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CALENDAR
OF
HOME OFFICE PAPERS
OF THE REIGN OF GEORGE Hi.
1766-1769.
CALENDAR
OF
HOME OFFICE PAPEES
OF THE REIGN OF GEORGE III.
1766-1769,
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PREFACE.
The papers hereafter described extend from 1st
January 1766 to 31st December 1769. Period over
■^ which the
The following persons were during this period Sccrc- Ciileiidar
taries of State :— '^^'*^"^^'-
KOETHEKN DePAKTMEXT.
Augustus Henry Fitzroy,
Duke of Grafton.
Henry' Seymom' Conway.
Transferred from the
Northern Department.
Announces his appoint-
ment 23rd May 1766.
(148.)
Thomas Viscount Wey-
mouth. Received the
seals, &c., 20th January
1768. (739 and 7M.)
William Henry Earl of
Eochford. Received the
seals, 21st October 1768.
(1015.)
Southern Department.
Hem-y Seymom* Conway.
Charles Duke of Richmond.
Received the seals 23rd
May 1766. (149.)
William Earl of Shclburne.
Patent dated 18th Au-
gust 1766. (252.)
Thomas Viscount Wcy-
mouth. Transferred from
the Northern Department
21stOctoberl768. (10] 3.)
Wills Earl of Ilillsboroiigli was appoiutcd one of Ilis
Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, 21st January
17G8 (p. 1.22), [Colonial affairs being assigned to him.]
riiucipal The correspondence with the Lord Lieutenant of Irc-
Milijucts oi
the papers, laud occupies a large portion of the volume. The letters
of Commodore Spry in relation to the affairs of this
country with the Empire of Morocco are numerous ; and
there are several papers touching upon the struggles for
American independence. Troubles in the Isle of Man
on its acquisition by the Crown, and riots in Jersey,
produce many papers ; whilst in and about London the
riots arising out of Wilkes' election, arrest, trial, and
imprisonment, the riots of the sailors, the coal meters,
the tailors, the Spitalfields weavers, the labourers in Kent,
and the sailors at Newcastle, also contribute their quota.
Restrictions imposed by Government on the British
workman in his endeavours to carry his skill to other
countries continue to produce correspondence.
All the above subjects vnW now be noticed seriatim.
Ireland. The Lord Lieutenants of Ireland during this jieriod
were successively the Earl of Hertford, the Earl of Bristol,
and Viscount Townshend. Of the conduct of affairs by the
two former uotliing need here be said, such papers as there
are being of little interest ; but during the administration
of the government of Ireland by Lord Townshend the
letters which he wrote to Lords Shelbm-ne and Wey-
mouth from 1767 to 1769, and their replies, are so full
of interest, and contain so much of the political history
of Ireland, that the Editor has thought it deskable
to attempt a somewhat more detailed sketch, or rather
chronicle, of the more important political events of this
period than is contained in Mr. Eroude's second volume
on the EnrjUsh in Ireland in the Eighteenth Geniury,
pp. 52-87. Mr. Eroudc has made frequent quotations
PREFACE, iii
from and reference to these papers. If any apology is
necessary for the appearance in this Preface of much that
is also contaiiied in the ahove volume, it must he found
in the facility it will afford the reader in tracing the
progress of events as detailed in the correspondence.
Very many of the letters are marked " Private," " Private
and coniidcntial," "Secret and separate," "Most secret,"
or -with some other equivalent term.
15th Oct. 1767.— George Viscount Townshend having 1767.
been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, his safe arrival
there was announced on this day (578) ; and on —
20th Oct.— The Irish Parliament met. (585.)
27th Oct. — One of the earliest questions which engaged
the attention of Parliament related to the terms on
which the Judges should hold their appointments.
The Lord Lieutenant says that his recommendation that
they should hold their offices during good behaviour had
met with universal approbation, A second question was
the appointment of a Chancellor, which had been already
deferred ; many thought it was a settled point never to
give the oflSce to a native. A third question was the
dm-ation of the Parliament ; and a fourth (and one that
was ever recm'ring) the augmentation of the army to the
extent of three or fom- thousand men. In respect to this
last, guarantees were asked that 12,000 men should remain
in Ireland, (593.)
29th Oct. — His Escellency the Lord Lieutenant was
blamed in the Earl of Shelburne's letter of 29th Oct.
1767 (595) for his explicitness in the speech at the open-
ing of Parliament, in which his words ought to have been
general, and further because in His Majesty's name he
had recommended a provision to secure the Judges in
their offices during good behaviour, which was expressly
IV PREFACE.
1767. contrary to tlae opinion of the Lords who met at the
Lord President's on the eve of his departure. (595.)
5th Nov. — The Lord Lieutenant made a spii'ited reply.
He thouglit he ought rather to have been commended
than reprimanded. Though at first he had hoped to
obtain the augmentation as fully as His Majesty could
■wish, he found the country was unable to bear the
exjDense. It would be dangerous to attempt an augmenta-
tion of more than 2,000 private men ; nor would any one
advise him to propose this, until he could say what security
His Majesty would' give that the 12,000 men should con-
stantly reside in Ireland. His Excellency asked if the
King would give such an assm'ance. He says if anything
could have enabled him to carry on the King's affairs
with better success, it would have been punctuality on the
part of Lord Shelburnc in mforming him (the Lord
Lieutenant) of His Majesty's determination with respect
to the appointment of the Chancellor, the determination
of the Government as to the Septennial Bill, and His
Majesty's determination respecting pensions, &c. His
Lordship's letter, his Excellency says, is little short of an
arraignment, and for this reason he must insist on his
defence being laid before His Majesty, whereupon, if it
should not be thought a full answer to every charge, he
must request to be recalled. (602.)
5th Nov. — A letter from the Earl of Shelburne, of
the same date as the last, must have crossed that of
the Lord Lieutenant. In this it is mentioned that His
Majesty was unanimously advised to give the assm-ance
as regards the 12,000 men, as far as was consistent with
the safety of both kingdoms in case of any sudden or
extraordinary emergency. The Government were of
opinion that the dvu'ation of the Parliaments should be
for eight years. As to the surmise on the part of the
Irish that the seals were never to be given to a native of 1767
Ireland, no such exclusion had ever been thought of. The
Earl further conveys His Majesty's approval of the zeal
of his Excellency. It was His Majesty's determination
to keep the granting of pensions in his own hands. (605.)
13th Nov. — The Lord Lieutenant says that the two
great obstacles to the augmentation were the state of the
revenue, and the jealousy of the advocates of the militia
lest the measure should preclude their carrying the Militia
Bill. (616.)
loth Nov. — The Lord Lieutenant was very anxious to
get the power to make use of these grants of pensions, or,
as he puts it, to transmit the wishes of the persons whose
services he was desirous of using at such critical times as
the present, when he was making an effort to obtain the
augmentation. (622.)
15th Nov. — In another letter of the same date the Lord
Lieutenant writes that he was startled by the project of a
Short Money Bill, in which the supplies were only to be
granted for three months at a time. This arose fi-om the
great discontent which had grown up among all ranks
of the people at the non-appointment of a Chancellor.
As this measure would be a great indignity to His
Majesty, the Lord Lieutenant did what he could to resist
it. A council was summoned, and the opinion of i^art
of the King's servants seemed to be that such a motion
could not be resisted. The members of the House of
Commons thought tliis was the only certain method which
they had of obtaining the popular Bills about which they
were anxious. (623.)
16th Nov. — Ml*. Ponsonby (who was the Speaker and
also head of the Bevenue Board), and Lord Shannon (Master
General of the Ordnance), prevailed upon their friends to
desist from their motion as to the Short Money Bill, but
1767.
yi PREFACE.
■vverc of opinion that an inquiry into tlie state of the nation
might I)e taken uji. The Lord Lieutenant again pressed
upon Lord Shelhurnc tliat some marks of tlie Eoyal
favour shoukl be bestowed upon tliose who had stood
" early and tirmly against the torrent." If the Lord
Lieutenant could prevent an address relative to the Courts
of Judicature, and could satisfy the people that the Bill
for limitation of Parliaments would be retm-nod from
England, he thought His Majesty's wishes with regard to
the augmentation might be gratified. (621.)
18th Xov. — There seems to have been a considerable
misunderstanding between the King's Ministers in Eng-
land and the Lord Lieutenant as regards the instructions
given to the latter. His E^-celleucy acted upon a minute,
given to him by jNIr. Conway, of what took place at a
meeting the night before he left. This minute, the Earl
of Shen)iu"ne says, could have been nothing more than
private notes, the Lord Lieutenant having received by
word of mouth the fullest instructions, and the whole
being a fitter subject for confidential conversation
than for a minute of a Cabinet. The Earl continues
that the limitation of the duration of Parliaments would
be supported in council by the King's servants, and that
the King wondered at the difficulty that was made about
the augmentation in the army, as it would not be much
above 3,000 men. His Majesty wished to know the names
of the principal persons who were for or against it, with
their reasons ; and as to the promise of 12,000 men con-
stantly remaining in Ireland, His Majesty would only
authorise general words to be used, such as — " as far as
" is consistent with such a defence as the safety of both
" kingdoms, in the case of any sudden or extraordinary
" emergency, may require." (G27.) The Earl of Sliel-
burnc in this letter also touches upon a delicate subject.
PREFACE. VU
viz., the tlraATing in question of the nature of the con-
nexion between Great Britain and Ireland, which, he says,
it liad always been thought sound policy to avoid.
21st Nov. — The surmises of the Irish as to the indis-
position to appoint a native to the vacant Chancellorship
were fulfilled, for the Earl of Shelburnc announces the
appointment as Lord Chancellor of Mr. Justice Ilewitt, of
the Court of King s Bench in England, who was made
Lord Lifford. (631.)
21th Nov. — The Earl expresses His Majesty's extreme
surprise at a motion made in respect to the vacancy of
the seals, and at the unreasonableness of the clamour.
In England the seals had at times been kept open many
months longer. lie says fm'ther that it was impossible
to express the astonishment felt in England at the design
of a Short Money Bill, a measme which struck at the
dignity of the King and the very being of government.
The contrivers of such a Bill stood condemned both in the
sight of God and man. It could not be looked upon in
any other light than as one of the meanest stratagems
which low cunning, narrow parts, and interested motives
could suggest to any set of men in public atlairs. His
Majesty expressed his approval of the Lord Lieutenant,
and was persuaded that he would be aljle to defeat any
attempts made to sow mistrust between His Majesty and
his people. (637.)
29th Nov. — In an interesting letter the Lord Lieu-
tenant again returns to the subject of what he should
have introduced in the speech to the Irish Parliament,
and gives Iiis recollections of what took place at the
Lord President's on the evening of 8th Oct. He says
that he thought and still thinks, both from Mr. Conw^ay's
note and his own recollection, that he had exactly followed
what was then absolutely fixed, and what at former meet-
viii PREFACE.
iugs had beeu universally agreed to, not without the
participation of the King himself. He again suggests
whether it would not he more advisable that he should he
recalled. (G42.)
12th Dec. — The Lord Lieutenant gives some indication
of the means hy which he thought that the augmentation
might probably be carried. If certain points could be
obtamed for Mr. Speaker and Lord Shannon they would
heartily support and carry through the ordinary business
of the Government, it being understood that they shoiild
have their share of the disposal of the other f avovu's of His
Majesty. They thought it absolutely necessary to have the
assistance of the Duke of Leinster and Lord Tyrone, together
with that of some of the popular speakers in the House
of Commons, such as Su- William Osborne, Mr. Flood, &c.
His Excellency again retiu-ns to the matter of the pensions,
and says that unless power was given him to be explicit to
some few persons, as well as to create some new offices
in the different departments of Government, he feared the
augmentation would not be carried. {6G4i.)
In the succeeding letter of the same date (12th Dec.)
the offices and grants demanded by Lord Shannon, Mr.
Ponsonby, the Speaker, and the Prime Sergeant are ex-
plicitly set down ; viz.. Lord Shannon to be one of the three
Lords Justices, and the office of Examinator of Customs
now in possession of the eldest son of IMi". Ponsonby, to
be given to him and his brother. The Prime Sergeant
expected that a grant should be made to his two sons, and
the sm-vivor of them, of some office for life of the value
of 500Z. a year at least, and that his wife should be created
a viscountess at the end of the session. (665.)
12th Dec. — The Lord Lieutenant says that he is sorry
to sav that these are their terms, for he thinks the two
former at least ought to carry on the King's liusiness
without any consideration whatever. (065, see also 6G9.)
16th Dec. — • His Excellency recommends an advance
in military rank for Lord Bellamont, and that a place
should be given to Mr. Gore, a brother of Lord Aunaly,
for his zeal in jiromoting the augmentation, the last
having conduc d the King's business through the House
of Lords with great alnlity. (073.)
19th Dec. — His Majesty still held on to his determina-
tion not to have the granting of pensions taken out of
his hands, but promised, however, that he would consider
the cases of those who should exert themselves for the
support of the Government and the good of Ireland.
(678.)
19th Dec. — A measure which it was thought would be
popular engaged the attention of the Lord Lieutenant and
the King's servants in Heland, viz. a tax of 4*. in the
pound on absentee placemen and pensioners. It was
originally proposed solely for the purpose of augmenting
the army. The Earl of Shelburne writes that it was a
mark of respect due to the Crown, that the King might
be enabled to exempt from its operation some persons on
the pension hst, and others who had rendered great ser-
vices. (67S.) These exemptions, the Lord Lieutenant
saw, would make the tax produce little or nothing.
(725.)
3rd Jan. 1768. — The opening of the year 1768 produced
a letter from his Excellency in reply to the mortifying
observations of Lord Shelbm-ne, charging his Excellency
with inattention in respect to the Money Bill and the
tax on absentees. He goes very fully into the business,
and says that the disagreeable parts of the Bill were things
he could not prevent. He also proposes additional points
to carry the augmentation through with success. (725.)
VOL. II. JKj
X PREFACE.
lltli Jan.-— Mr. Speaker and Lord Shannon tvould not
agree to support the aiignientatiou, and v^'cre of opinion
that any attempt to augment the army hy any other than
an Irish Act would occasion great dissatisfaction ; and
the Prime Serjeant judged it in vain to undertake the
measure without their support : nor woukl the Attorney
General lend his assistance. His Excellency thought
that every art would be used to pi'ejudice the minds of
the people against the measure during the delay, especially
as the return of the Septennial Bill was deferred. (733.)
26tli Jan. — Affairs were in a very critical state, and
his Excellency summoned a meeting of His Majesty's
principal servants and conductors of the business of the
Government in the House of Commons, to consider the
embarrassing motions expected from the Opposition ; but
he could not get any explicit answer from them in regard
to their support of the Government. His Excellency
complains of the weakness of the Government, and the
impossibility of executing His Majesty's commands.
(750.)
28th Jan. — Motions embarrassing to the Government
continued to be introduced, and his Excellency says that
Lord Shannon, Mr. Speaker, the Prime Seijeant, and the
Attorney General had finally deteruiiucd not to take any
share in conducting the business of the Government ; in
fact they had gone into determined opposition. His
Excellency asks for full and explicit instructions in this
very critical conjunctm'c, and, fm'ther, to whom he was to
resort ; and whether it would be prudent to apjjly to those
who were generally in opposition, who were called the inde-
pendent gentlemen ; also what ought to be done with this
Parliament. In the present weak state of the Govern-
ment perhaps nothing less than a prorogation would serve.
(750.)
2ncl Feb. — The Earl of Slielhurne mites that His
Majesty had on the previous day approyed of the Bill for
limiting the duration of Parliament in Ireland, reserving
a few alterations. Eight years was to he its limit, and
the present Parliament vras to determine on the 2ith of
Jtine next. This -was to be considered a most gracious
condescension on the part of His Majesty.
The Earl enclosed a draft of an Act proposed in
the English House of Commons on the previous day,
to raise 15,235 men in Ireland. The intention was that
12,331 men should be kept in Ireland for its defence. The
King trusted that it Trould meet with the support of the
majority in both Houses in Ireland. If it failed, the King
could be no stranger to the scandalous cause of the mis-
carriage. Those who distinguished themselves in the
support of the measiu?e would reap in due time the fruits
of their zeal. (763.)
10th Feb. — Lord Shelbm'ne observes, in regard to the
explicit instructions for which his Excellency presses,
that as he was on the spot, he must be the best judge of
what would give vigour to the Government ; and whatever
he suggested would be immediately considered. His Majesty
left it to his Excellency to make a change amongst his
servants, and to send for the independent gentlemen as
suggested, as well as to prorogue Parliament, if the case
should requu'B it. (772.)
16th Feb. — The country gentlemen, with the Duke of
Leinster and Lord Tyrone's friends, had entirely defeated
the designs of the other prevailing party, and had put an
end to the inquiry into the Military Establishment,
The Eoyal assent was given to the Octennial BiU, which
gave universal satisfaction. His Excellency was much
afraid, from the dissolution being fixed, it would not
promote the augmentation; because most of its best
b2
friends dared not, as candidates, avow an additional vote
of credit to augment a standing army. (778.)
2Gtli Fel). — Tlie Lord Lieutenant thought it desirable
only to consult with such of the King's servants as were
hearty in their support ; and with then- aid, and that of the
independent gentlemen, he hoped to carry the augmenta-
tion. The country gentlemen were anxious to go to their
constituencies to look after their elections, and yet would
be sorry to leave the King's service exposed to the enter-
prises of ambition. (791.)
5th March. — The Lord Lieutenant held a confidential
meeting as to the method of introducing the augmentation
before Parliament. The opinion seemed to be that there
would be a difficulty in getting a suQicicnt number of
members to attend so late in the session, the indepen-
dent gentlemen being intent on securing their elections.
There was hardly a county where there was not a contest.
The meeting submitted that the question should be put off
till the next Parliament. (800.)
14th March. — The Earl announced the King's directions
for the Augmentation Bill to be proceeded with, to be
proposed in the House of Commons by a message from the
Lord Lieutenant. In regard to the security, his Excel-
lency Avas to keep within the words of Lord Shelburne's
letter of 5th Nov. 1767. (805.)
19th April.- — The augmentation was proposed on the
19th of April, when the Lord Lieutenant writes that he
believed many who wished well to Ilis Majesty's service
would be afraid to sup]-)ort the Bill on the eve of a general
election with the same zeal they would exert at another
time. (844.)
3rd May. — A motion for an address to His Majesty in
relation to the augmentation was proposed in the Irish
House of Commons and lost, the numbers being 108
against 104. The Lord Lieutenant says tbat the Earl of
Shannon, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Prime Serjeant, Mr. Attorney
General, and Mr. Serjeant Dennis had, both in public and
in private, taken every method by themselves and by their
friends to defeat the measure. (862.)
10th May. — The Lord Lieutenant proposed that a dis-
solution should take place immediately ; as, after the Eoyal
assent was given to the Octennial Bill, the candidates had
been almost totally employed in soliciting votes and
interest. Considerable sums had been lavished, to the
great encouragement of idleness and riot, amongst tlie
common peop)le. (871.)
In a second long letter of the same date he sent three
lists to show how the members voted, that the King
might know how many of his principal servants, and those
peculiarly indebted to his goodness, had ventured to sup-
port the interest and ambition of a few individuals. Ilis
Excellency says he is more than ever of opinion that the
absolute disposal of the several ollices of the revenue,
subject to the control of the Treasury in England, should
be placed in his hands. He is the more confirmed in that
opinion from the great weight some of the Commissioners
have been able to exert over several members who are
officers imder them. Asks if there are not some in the
dilferent branches of the services who ought to be marked
out as particular objects of His Majesty's displeasure.
On the other hand, there are men of the first abilities,
integrity, and property, who have supported the Govern-
ment, who can be recommended to His Majesty as servants
to carry on the public business with safety and credit.
(872.) Is anxious that the Earl of Tyrone, and his brother
Mr. John Beresford, and others, should have some mark
of the Boyal favour, (pp. 335, 336.)
14tli May. — The Eaii of Shelburne writes expressing
His Majesty's approA'al of liis ExceUeuey's zeal and
endeaToiu's, and takes it for granted tliat his Excellency
will prorogue the Parliament in order to a dissolution.
(880.)
The Judges' Bill was rejected by the Irish House of
Commons on 13th May, on account of the additions made
in Great Britain. (881.)
17th May. — The Lord Lieutenant was apprehensive of
interference in the elections by Irish priests, who were
in some credit in Prance, and who had set out from thence.
(887.)
31st May. — The Lord Lieutenant says that this is now
the crisis of the Irish Government. If a system is at this
time wisely formed and steadily piu-sued, His Majesty's
affah's may hereafter be carried on with ease, with dignity,
and safety. But if only a few changes are made, and this
particular man raised, and another depressed, possibly to
be restored in a few months with double power and weight,
as in 1755, it will only add fuel to the fire, and at last
bring the Kling's authority in Ireland, low as it is, into
stin greater contempt. His Excellency again presses the
carrying out of the recommendations he made on the 10th
inst. He exjiresses a desire, if a better plan should be
suggested, which His Majesty would w^sh to be carried on
by other hands, to be recalled from his government.
(90G.)
12th Jiily. — As a little change from the more trouble-
some business of his government, the Lord Lieutenant,
with the sanction of His Majesty, made a tour in the
southern parts of L-eland to acquire a fiu'ther knowdedge
of the military state of the kingdom. (919, 980.)
2nd Oct.— The new Parliament was prorogued from
time to time, " long prorogations being for the ease and
benefit of tlie subject." Tbe first prorogation " wbich
■would be yerv acceptable to tbe people in general " (1003),
was to 20tb Jane 1709, and was followed by successive
prorogations to 22nd Aug. (1208), and 17tb Oct. (126i).
2nd Nov. — Tbe Lord Lieutenant recommended certain
members of Parliament wbo bad supported tbe Government
to be advanced to tbe peerage of Ireland, to sbow tbat tbe
support of tbe Crown was to be obtained by bonourable
service, and not tbrougb tbe recommendations of servants
wbo, bolding tbe first ofiices and emoluments, bad accus-
tomed tbemselves to expect tbat tbey were to extend tbcir
respective followings, wbilst tbey distressed and defeated
tbe most salutary measm-es of Government. (1023.)
9tb June 1769. — After lying in abeyance for several
montbs, tbe questions whicb bad agitated tbe Iving's
Government on tbe one side, and tbe Parliament and
people of Ireland on tbe otber, came up again, and Lord
Weymoutb writes to tbe Lord Lieutenant tbat be sball
bave every support in tbe administration of tbe affairs in
Ireland ; for, tbougb tbe picture di'awn by bis Excellency
is extremely unpromising, and tbe case seems desperate,
yet, from anotber part of bis Excellency's letter, be does
not seem to despair of a majority. Instead of general
support of tbe Government measures, bis Excellency was
directed to be satisfied witb an explicit declaration on two
points from members, viz., as to tbe Money Bill and the
Augmentation, wbicb tbe King was as anxious as ever to
bave carried. (122Ii.)
2itb Jime.— Tbe letter of tbe 24tb of June is in reply
to tbe above. An alpbabetical list of tbe members
accompanied it, witb a description of bow tbey were dis-
posed, and by wbom tbey Avere influenced. It was tbougbt
by no means unprobable tbat tbe business of tbe Crown
migbt be carried on witbout tbe support of tbe Duke of
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Leinster and the priucipal servants of the Crown. His
Excellency says, however, he cannot confer separately
with each iudiridual. Those who are douhtful may be
brought to support Government, and many who are under
the influence of Mr. Ponsonby and Mr. Lof tus Avill, if
Goverinneut heep its hand shut against those who oppose
themselves, quit connexions from which they Avill derive
no advantages. As to the Money Bill, which was granted
to cii^jpl^ ihe deiieiency of the hereditary revenue, there
is not the smallest foundation to imagine it will be
refused ; and in regard to the augmentation the generality
of the kingdom acknowledge the necessity of it. Those
^^'ho stood by the Government, and are still ready to do so,
should have all the marks of favour which the Govern-
ment has to bestow, before those Avho, without any pro-
vocation, have, by all means in their power, involved it in
difficulty and distress. His Excellency adds as a post-
script, that he was about to set out imms'diately to finish
a view he had previously begun, of the southern parts of
Ireland, in order to make a general report of the de-
plorable state of military affairs of the kingdom, and to
suggest remedies. (1233.)
6th July. — His Excellency could not think but that the
Government would have a full share of the doubtful list
of 63, exclusive of those persons of great personal abilities
who would be secured to GoA'ernment if the situations he
j)roposed were opened to them. (12-14.)
Sth July. — In Lord Weymouth's letter in answer to
that of the 21th of June, he says that it is not His Ma-
jesty's pleasure that any of his servants who shall obstruct
his rcasoDable views shall remain in their present situations ;
Init should they, on mature deliberation, give his Excellency
reason to expect that he shall not be dissatisfied with their
conduct, other opportunities must be found as soon as
possible for providing for some of tlic most emineut of
the gentlemen who so honourably supported Govern-
ment during" the last sessions. By His Majesty's express
permission his Excellency is to contradict the idle report
that he is to be remoyed. (1248.)
17th Aug. — His Excellency writes tliat whenever he
shall be empowered to dispose of the revenue employ-
ments, as mentioned in his most secret despatch of 21st
April, the augmentation may be carried in opposition to
all those alliances which defeated it in the last Parlia-
ment. In a friendly conference with the Duke of
Leinster on the same subject, his Grace would not make
any engagement in regard to this measure. His Excel-
lency says it would be endless to go over the A'arious
propositions which have been started on this most im-
portant matter. There are some who think this a proper
occasion for acquiring to the Irish Parliament the right
of voting theii- own army every session, as is now done in
the British Parliament ; nor can any man say what new
ideas may be sported in these times, imless Government
be put upon a fii'mer footing. As for finding other
opportunities for providing for the friends of Government,
its favours have been anticipated to such a degree by
grants of employments for life, and in reversion for life,
and by filKng others with double names, that he (the
Lord Lieutenant) has hardly anything to dispose of,
however pressing the occasion may be for the better
carrying on His Majesty's business ; whilst, by the variety
of valuable places Avhich the first Commissioner of the
Revenue is allowed to give away, his influence is univer-
sally diffased, and operates every hour in every part of
the kingdom. He reiterates his proposal, contained in a
despatch to the Duke of Grafton of the 21st April (not
among these papers), for the immediate transfer to himself
7^'>- i'rom the Board of Ptcveuiie of the disi)osal of tlie places
specified in that dcspatcli ; viz., to remoA'c, before the
meeting of Parhament, Lord Shannon, Lord Laneshorough,
and Mr. Ponsonhy, and to substitute the Earl of Drogheda
to the Ordnance, and Sir Wm. Osborne and Mr. Beresford
to the Board of Kevenue, and to empower him (the Lord
Lieutenant) to promise to Mr. Flood the next vacant seat
at that Board, and to make the other removals and
promotions therein mentioned, at his o-mi discretion, and at
his ovra time. Nothing could be so fatal to His Majesty's
service as that his aifairs should be suffered to relapse into
the same precarious and subordinate situation in -which
they stood the last session ; and there was no one who might
not meet the ensuing Parliament with a better prospect
than himself, if he were not only to lose the confidence, but
to expect the reproaches of the former friends of Govern-
ment. To enlarge the ground of Government, and to
recover its vigour and authority, had been his first and great
object. It depended upon English Government to piu'sue
and confirm this system, but, iintil this should be done,
the Lord Lieutenant was a mere pageant of State. (1268.)
In another letter of the same date his Excellency
mentions that he had received in the most cordial manner
the fullest assiu-ances of support from Mr. Tisdall, the
Attorney General, without stipulation for himself or
others. This would also secure the support of two others,
who, in the alphabetical list, were put doA^ii as against the
Government. Mr. Ponsonby had been very active to keep
his old friends steady and acquire new ones, but had only
gained two relatives. " These are a people ever ready to
make aU the advantages they can of Government for their
own pru'poseSj at the same time that they abide by the
factions of thek own country, — a game which they have
often played with the greatest success at the expense of
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English Government." Did not recollect a single person
of any consequence in tlie neighbourliood of Dublin whom
he had not discoursed with, and endeavoured to gain, save
only Mr. Prime Serjeant. Thought he would he best secured
by seeing Sir William Osborne and Mr. Plood received
into His Majesty's service. If his recommendations were
adopted the strength of the Government would be estab-
lished on a very honourable footing, (p. 492.)
6th Sept. — The Lord Lieutenant was informed that it was
intended that he should have the powers which he desired
over the Revenue employments, and that tbe changes
which he proposed to make in the Ordnance and Revenue
Boards would be approved. (1279.)
13th Sept. — The Lord Lieutenant was again on a tour,
and wrote a long letter, in which he says that he found
the people in general well convinced of the expediency
of the much debated measure. He enclosed two
addresses to show how ineffectual every attempt had been
to prejudice the people against the Government. Lord
Shannon and Mr. Ponsonby still continued tlieir opposi-
tion ; but it was the power they derived from the Crown
and exercised so largely over the kingdom, which sub-
jected the minds of the people to them ; and there was
good reason to suppose that neither of them could preserve
even their common provincial influence without tlieu'
offices. He says that the Octennial Bill gave the first
blow to the dominion of aristocracy in Ireland. It rested
with the Government to re-establish its own authority by
disarming those who had turned against it. (1283.)
11th Oct. — The long asked for assm'ance was given
from His Majesty to the Lord Lieutenant that 12,000
men should always be kept in Ireland ; and if the augmen-
tation could not be carried without, its security was to be
guaranteed by a clause in an Irish Act. (1310.)
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17tli Oct. — Altliougli by this time tlie Lord Licutcnaut
must have received the letter of 6th Sept., he seemed to
be under the impression tliat lie had not yet obtained the
po\ver of removal of tliose wliom lie Avas most anxious to
dismiss, and so things remained as they were. (1314.)
22nd Oct. — He again writes submitting modes of carry-
ing tbe augmentation. His Majesty's servants proposed
a message from the King under bis sign manual ; whilst
the Prime Serjeant, on tbe other band, advised a message
from the Lord Lieutenant, and a security given in an
Irish Act. Tliese were great constitutional points, and
tbe Lord Lieutenant desired directions. And he again
earnestly recommends that those who had exerted them-
selves in the last session should have some distinguishing
marks of His Majesty's goodness. He says be waits
with a good deal of impatience for some decision relative
to the Revenue employments. (1321.)
24th Oct. — Lord "Weymouth writes that the powers over
the Revenue appointments have been granted in the terms
wliich his Excellency desn-ed, and that after this very
explicit declaration he is at a loss to understand the cause
of his Excellency's hesitation. (1324.)
1st Nov. — Lord Weymouth transmitted the sign manual
as the means for carrying forward the augmentation ; but
he says that the plan of the message from the Lord Lieu-
tenant might be adopted if bis Excellency preferred it. His
Majesty observed that if it were ever proper to distinguish
in a very particular manner those who supported Go-
vernment from those who opposed it, it was at this junc-
ture. His Majesty considered that tbe augmentation,
with the secm'ity of 12,000 men kept in Ireland, was a
measure of obvious national utibty, and he could not
suppose but that a majority of the gentlemen of pi'operty
in Ireland, Avho consulted their own interest and the
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public good, must be for the measure. The peerages
asked for on tlie 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 1th of the previous
November were granted to the gentlemen named, and
these favom's were to be connected as much as possible
with the question of the augmentation. (1333.)
About 15th Xov. — On a meeting of the King's servants
the Prime Serjeant's plan was adopted. A motion to take
into consideration the number of forces to he maintained
within the kingdom had been carried against the Govern-
ment by a majority of thirty. Lord Shannon and the
Speaker would give the Lord Lieutenant no answer as to
whether they would support the plan. The Duke of
Leinster in pretty plain terms expressed his disap})roba-
tion of any augmentation whatsoever. (1314.)
21st Nov. — A short Money Bill was the occasion of a
trial of strength between the Government and the Opposi-
tion. The latter moved that it should be totally rejected,
and this was carried by 91 to 71 ; and they resolved that
it was rejected because it did not take its rise in the
Hou.se of Commons. The Lord Lieutenant says, these
extraordinary proceedings are not to be paralleled in the
history of the country from the year 149G, the era of
Poyning's law, down to the present time, except in 1C92
under the government of Lord Sydney, when the House
of Commons determined the same question exactly in the
same manner. Their conduct at that time was judged so
unwarrantable, and so contrary to that constitutional
dependence in which Ireland then stood and still stands
to England, that three days after their rejection of the
short Money Bill Lord Sydney prorogued the Parhament
for six months. He (the Lord Lieutenant) cannot advise
His Majesty whether to prorogue, dissolve, or continue
this Parliament. Their conduct hitherto has pretty well
unmasked their real sentiments, and shown they mean to
XXll PREFACE.
1769. ac'kaowlccl2:c as little as possible the superiority of the
mother country.
Tlie Duke of Leinster declared his hostility to every-
thing cither coming from or connected with the present
Administration in England ; and when the Lord Lieutenant
sent for Lord Shannon and Mr. Ponsonby to consult them,
they begged to be excused from coming to Dublin Castle,
because their attendance there had occasioned many
reports injurious to theii- reputation. The Lord Lieu-
tenant further says that the constant plan of these men of
power was to possess the government of this country, and to
lower the authority of English government, which must in
the end destroy that dependeace which this kingdom had
on Great Britain. (1347.)
30th Xov. — In consequence of the above, the English
Government were unanimously of opinion that His Majesty
should dii-ect his Excellency to prorogue the Parliament
for two or three months, and, that as in the year 1692,
the Lord Lieutenant should euter his protest. (1357.)
8th Dec. — His Excellency discusses the possibility of
maintaining the civil and military establishments out of
the hereditary revenue alone, and postpones the proroga-
tion until he hears further. (1308.)
11th Dec. — Upon a consultation with the King's
servants they expressed the greatest concern at the
situation into which the proceedings of the 21st of No-
vember had flung His Majesty's atfairs and the coimtry,
and thought if the protest were entered it ought to be
immediately followed hy a prorogation ; for if the House
were allowed to meet again it would break out into all
manner of excesses. They also urged the insufficiency of
the hereditary revenue to support the expenses of Govern-
ment, and said everything they could to prevent the
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experiment from being tried. For tliese reasons liis 1769.
Excellency put off the protest. (1371.)
23rd Dec. — The Lord Lieutenant in a very long letter
recommends tliat Mr. Ponsonby and Lord Lanesboroug'li
should be superseded, and that John Bcresford, Esq., and
Sir William Osborne, Bart., should replace them. Mr.
Beresford was brother to the Earl of Tyrone, and Sir
"William Osborne was a very able member of Parliament,
and bad a good knowledge of BoA^enue matters. One or two
members of the Board of Rerenue should be Englishmen
resident in Ireland, and regularly bred in the Pievenue of
England ; — men in whom the English Government could
confide, for discharging their duty themselves, for prevent-
ing others from abusing theirs, and for acting eatirely
with the Chief Governor. He also recommended that Lord
Shannon, the Master General of the Ordnance, should
be removed, and replaced by Lord Drogheda ; and that Mr.
Staples should be one of the Commissioners of the Barrack
Board, in the room of Lord Loftus, who had attacked the
Government with Id gratitude and insolence. Mr. Staples
had been a strenuous supporter of the augmentation. The
letter also proposes many other similar changes, remarking
that it is a common trick in this kingdom for people, the
moment they have obtained a good thing from Govern-
ment through one Lord Lieutenant, to take the earliest
occasion of quitting Parliament under his successor ; by
which means the intention of obliging them is defeated,
and the influence of the Government is as enfeebled as it is
at this period. He fiu'ther remarks that the principal share
of the power and influence of those parties in Ireland,
which had so long embarrassed Government, was owing to
the favoiu' as well as the forbearance of the Crown, under
which they had been cherished, &c. (1391.)
1769. 23rcl Dec. — The Opposition snatched a yictovy over the
Govenimcnt on a motion for an address to the Lord Lieu-
tenant to inform the House -whether he had any instruc-
tions to prorog'ue the Parliament sooner than iisual. On
the question of adjourning the dehate upon the Lord Lieu-
tenant's reply to this motion, howerer, the Government beat
the Opposition by 111 to 99, notwithstanding the iitmost
exertions of the great powers, viz., the Duke of Leinster,
Mr. Ponsonby, Lord Shannon, Lord Lanesborough, and
Lord Loftus. (1392.)
26th Dec. — Tlie Lord Lieutenant announces that he has
giA'en the Eoyal assent to the two Money Bills, has made
a speech to both Houses, has ordered his protest to be
entered on the journals of the House of P(}ers, and has
prorogued the Parliament till 20th March, He also men-
tions that the augmentation is carried, and all that is com-
monly called the King's business is finally settled. (1393.)
olst Dec. — With a letter of his Excellency at the close
of the volume, announcing that nothing new had happened
since the prorogation, this notice of the first portion of the
administration of Lord Townshend may very appropriately
terminate. (139S.)
Morocco. The relations of this country with the Emperor of
Morocco were, as in many previous periods, very unsatis-
factory ; and amongst the causes for this there were three :
(1) the crew of the ship "Pitt," which had been cast
away near Cape Bajador, Avere imprisoned ; (2) Mr. Pop-
ham, His Majesty's Consul at Tetuan, had been ill treated ;
and (3) the treaty regulations with regard to exports were
not observed by the Emperor.
Commodore Spry says (on 26tli Aug. 17GG) that he was
invested with full powers to treat with the Emperor, and
was anxious to prevent an ambassador being scut from the
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latter to England. In order to aA'oid going liimself to
the Coiu't at Mequinez, lie wrote to the Emperor, and scut
the letter by Mr. Popham, the Consul, who was then at
Gibraltar. The Commodore hoped in this way to settle
everything satisfactorily. (2.55.) The Commodore on 13th
Dec. gives an acconnt of the result of his negotiations
with Sidi Abdallali Bumelsoe, a man of great weight and
influence, who was authorised to treat on the part of the
Emperor, and was attended by Samuel Sumbel, a Jew,
who was much in the esteem of the Emperor, and was his
Secretary of State for European affairs. The hrst two articles
were seciu^ed without altercation, but the third they refused
to grant, as they alleged that the Emperor had an undoubted
right to estabhsh what regulations he pleased in his own
dominions ; this, however, the Commodore also obtained by
a threat of leaving, and by some money and presents well
disposed. He fiu'ther says that he had effectually destroyed
the monopoly which the Spaniards had been endeavouring
to accomplish, and had amply provided for the refreshment
of His Majesty's ships ; and lastly, that he had destroyed
the private agreement between the Spaniards and the
Emperor as to the export of cattle. This, he feared, had
cost 1,000/. (352.)
16th Jan. 1767. — In the Commodore's interview with
Mr. Sumbel the latter said he could as easily set aside the
Spanish treaty as take a pinch of snuff. He complained
that though he had often been a friend to the English,
they had never taken the least notice of him, whilst
the Spaniards were very liberal. A Spanish am1)assador
was every hour expected, who would bring great presents
in order to set a finishing hand to the treaties; and Sumbel
intimated that he could be of service in these affairs. Of
this the Commodore was very sensible, and promised if he
would have a regard to British interests be should be men-
xxvi PEEFACE.
tioiied to tlic Principal Secretary of State. Sumbcl tlaere-
upon undertook to take care of English interests. The
Commodore furtlicr states that the Spanish ambassador
to the Court of Morocco was carrying thither a present of
140,000 hard dollars, including a yelvet teut embroidered
Avith gold. The Commodore was anxious to make a hand-
some present to Sumbel if he disclosed the secrets of this
negotiation. He was convinced that a Little occasional
bullying would have more weight with that Court than
all the Spanish presents. (-107.) No business could be
carried on with the Moors but by bribes, and if the
Commodore had been obliged to go to the Emperor's
coiirt at Mequincz, 3,000/. would scarcely have defrayed
the expenses. (420.)
31st March 1768.— A convention had been concluded
between the Moors and Spaniards, which, in the opinion
of the Commodore, could by no means be advantageous
to us, and he would gladly embrace an opportunity of
setting them at variance again. (824.)
In July 17G8 affans in Morocco were again in an un-
satisfactory state, and the Earl of Shelburne was appre-
hensive that the Emperor's cruisers might molest the
British trade. Commodore Spry was again charged with
the duty of explaining matters to that Prince. He was
to urge that it could not be to the Emperor's interest to
break off the constant intercourse between Gibraltar and
his dominions, in consequence of any new engagements
he might have entered into with a power which had for
ages been the enemy of his nation. (960.)
The Dey of Algiers objected to supply Gibraltar, lest
he should give umbrage to the Emperor of Morocco ; but
Commodore Spry says the Moors w^ere so sensible of their
weakness, and dreaded a naval force so much, that, rather
than suffer a single shell to he thrown into their town,
they would oblige tlie Dey to settle matters amicaljly, or
clej)ose liim. (996.)
12tli Nov. — The Commodore had written to the Emperor
and to his Minister for European affau's, and apologises to
the Earl of Shelburne for his letters which he says will
requu'e his utmost indulgence, as he has been bred a seaman,
and is little used to correspondence without the limits of
his own profession. He hopes, however, that things will
be restored to their former footing, but, if not, promises to
answer for little damage being done to His Majesty's
trading subjects, provided he has an addition of two or
three sailing frigates. The shutting up of the commimi-
cation between Gibraltar and the Emperor's dominions
arose from an additional duty of 25 per cent, on exports
to Gibraltar, in contravention of a treaty of two years
before. The Commodore says in his communication to
the Emperor, that he flatters himself that the Emperor
will not suffer our enemies to gain their ends by per-
suading him to distress Gibraltar, under the supposition
that it may one day fall into their hands. Not all the
Powers in the Mediterranean combined, will be able to
wrest it from the King his master, while His Majesty's
fleets command the sea. (1030.)
The Commodore on 28tli Nov. encloses the Emperor's
reply, in which he says that men of sense would have
sent a great man of oiu' nation to treat with him, when
the matter might have been settled. " Letters are only
toys for children. If the Consul was good for anything,
he might have settled it ; biit, poor simple mian that he is,
he is fit for nothing but to amass the salary he receives
from the King, and to serve his own family pm'poses, &c."
He asks, what would the world think if he gave way, and
suffered vessels to load according to the former rule, i^c.
He demanded payment of 9,000 Mexican dollars, and con-
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1769. fonnity with the additional duties, &c., or the giving up
of a jicrson engaged in contraband trade. (1011.)
The application for the addition of the three sailing
frigates Avas responded to on 27th Jan. 1709, by an order
for two frigates of 32 guns, and two sloops of 14< guns
each, for the service required. The Commodore's conduct
was approved, together with that of the Governor of
Gibraltar (Lieut.-Gcneral Cornwallis). (1120.)
2nd March. — Mr. Popham, His Majesty's Consul
at Tetuan, had been put in prison, and when released
proceeded to Gibraltar, from whence Commodore Spry
wrote to the Emperor, comj)laining of the indignity. In
his letter to Lord Weymouth he asks for instructions on
this flagrant violation of treaties. He further says it is
very plain that his Imperial Majesty wants a person from
England to be sent to him with a present ; which would,
doubtless, reconcile all differences for some time ; but it
is certain no reliance can be placed on so capricious and
avaricious a Prince. (1125.)
On the 7 th of March Lord Weymouth informed the
Commodore of the reinforcements sent out, and in his
instructions left it pretty much to the discretion of the
Commodore whether it should be peace or war with the
Emperor ; but he said a rupture with the Emperor was to
be avoided, if possible, and recommended the utmost temper
and calmness in all his proceedings, to make the strictest
inquiry into complaints, &c. (1133.)
The Consul was by no means to return from Gibraltar
till proper satisfaction was made. (1117.)
The Commodore intended immediately (11th April
1709) to proceed to the port of Mogador, from whence he
Avould despatch Sir Jacob Wheate, one of his lieutenants,
to the Emperor's Court. Was of opinion that it would
bring the Emperor to temper and moderation, and would
settle matters. If this failed he would blockade their
ports. (11G5.) Sir Jacob Wheate was received at Moga-
dor by the Alcaide or Governor with the highest marks of
distinction and friendship, but Avas not sull'ered to proceed
on his journey till the Emperor had been informed of his
arrival. There was every reason to hope that all dilR-
culties would vanish, (1191.) These hopes were fulfilled,
for the Commodore writes on 22nd May that Sir Jacob
had executed his commision to the Emperor entu-ely to his
(the Commodore's) satisfaction, and his Imperial Majesty
had reopened all the ports and restored things to their
former footing. (1203.) The Commodore writes on 7th
June more particularly how these matters had been
settled. The Emperor had apologised for confinmg the
Consul, and had returned him double the amount which
was asked ; and on our side the smuggler was to be
banished from Gibraltar. Sir Jacob Wheate was de-
spatched to England to lay before the King the subjects
of the conversations he had had with Muley Idris, who
was very instrumental in reconciling these differences.
(1223.) But on the return of Consul Popham to Tetuan,
although he was well received, further complications arose
about the supply of provisions to the King's ships.
(1225.)
In June 1769 Captain Charles Proby was appointed to
relieve Commodore Spry in the command of H.M.'s ships
in the Mediterranean (1232), but the Emperor having
assembled a force at Tangiers, and thus given rise to some
suspicion, Commodore Spry was still keeping a watch over
the cruisers, not knowing what their destination might be.
(1265, 1271, 1280.)
Eurther letters show how difficult it was to keep satis-
factory relations with the Emperor. ]\lr. ildams, writing
to the Commodore, says he had been ten years in Barbary,
Araericn.
and hficl seen almost every nation at variance with him,
one after another, and every one at last had been obliged
to come to his terms. From these letters it vrould seem
that the Emperor had then no immediate intention of
breaking with His Majesty. (1290, 1297.)
The Alcaide of Tangier, by orders of the Emperor, again
refused towards the end of 1769, to let British men-of-war
have anything without paying duty, not even a drink of
Avater, and they were to be considered his worst friends.
The Vice-Consul was about to send away all British vessels,
whether laden or not, whilst the Spanish men-of-war were
to have everything they wanted, duty free, and without
paying anything. (132G.)
Commodore Spry's affairs with Morocco finish by his
asking for payment of his account. (1360, 1365.)
N.irth It will be seen by resorting to the Index how many
references there are to North American atfairs. At the
commencement of rebellion against the mother country,
tiunults arose at Boston, Rhode Island, &e. It was
apprehended (3rd Jan. 1766) that when the stamped pajjer
arrived at New England it would only be safe on board
the King's ships ; and the Governor of Massachusetts Bay
expected that the violent proceedings of the House of
Assembly, and the increasing licentiousness of the people,
would oblige him to quit the government. The distributor
of stamps for the province of Maryland was forced
by the violence of the mob to flee to New York ; and
Governor Eranklin requested that if the stamps for the
Jerseys arrived at Ncav York they should be put on
board the King's ships, the fort there being full of men
and military stores. A ship arriving in the Delaware
River, with stamped paper for Pennsylvania and Mary-
land, was received by the vessels with ensigns half mast
high, or with the Union downwards. (1.) Virginia was
also in a state of tumult, and if tlie military were called
upon to act civil war was apprehended. (27.) The
people of New York Averc quieted by the declaration of
the Grovernor, Sii- Henry Moore, that he would not meddle
with the stamped papers. (J;l.) Major-General Gage,
the Commander-in-chief of the forces in America, ex-
pressed his sorrow at not receiving any requisition from
the civil magistracy for military aid, as the disturbances
had been so much beyond riots, and so much like the
forerunners of open rebellion, that he wanted a pretence
to draw the troops together. (83.) Riotous proceedings
continued to prevail, and at New York, &c. stamped
papers were burnt, and any one who dared to purchase a
stamped paper was threatened with destruction, and this
by people calling themselves the respectable populace. (81.)
It is, perhaps, unnecessary here to go fiu-ther into
the progress of events than to refer the reader to the
correspondence of the Earl of Shelburue with IMajor-
General Gage, the Commander-in-chief, which shoAvs the
repressive measures resorted to, proposals for quartering
troops, management of the Indians, &c. The conduct of
these affairs by the Commander-in-chief received His
Majesty's approbation. One of the most important letters
on these matters is numbered 34=8.
The Crown had taken possession of the Isle of Man, isle of Mar
as Avas mentioned in the last volume. Governor Wood
details his proceedings in relation to the new acquisition.
He sends an important letter on 28th Jan. 1766, giviug
the nature of the revenue, and other interestmg parti-
cvilars. He was anxious to ascertain the extent of the
rights of the Crown, as well as what he was to give up to
the Duke of Athol. (30.)
Major Pennington, a young gentleman on whom it had
been necessary to hold a court-martial, gave the Governor
great concern. (76, 90.) The Major was Uamcd by the
Secretary-at-War, who directed hiiu to make a proper
submission to the Governor, but the latter was instructed
to give all orders to the troops through the Major. (133.)
The Governor replies that he never had given aiiy orders
relative to the troops but through the Commanding Officer.
(110.) In addition to the Governor's other troubles, he
had not received a farthing salary, nor funds for any
service whatever, from the 17th May 17G5, when the
Island was vested in the Crown, till 11th Aug. 17GG, and
all the public entertainments formerly allowed by the late
Lords Proprietors had been defrayed at his own expense.
(IIG, 215.)
The inhabitants complained much of want of employ-
ment, and sent a deputation to London to represent their
^■rievances. The best remcnly the Governor could suggest
was the promotion of agriculture and manufactures, and
he started a society for that purpose, called " the Manx
Society." (125.) As the Governor had been informed
that the deputation Averc making representations to the
Treasury as to the manner in which the government of
the Island was conducted, he took the opportunity to
relate bow he had carried out his duties, — and makes the
very satisfactory statement that there had been no felons.
lie said he had no funds, but he would pay charges out
of his own pocket rather than suffer the public business to
be interrupted. (183.) -V very unsatisfactory appoint-
ment the Governor must have had, for, after having tilled
it for fourteen inonths, l;o takes the liberty, on 2Sth Aug,
17GG, of asking v^'hat his appointments are worth, in
order that, if he cannot have his salary at present,
he may regulate his expenses and form his plans
accordingly. (258.) He had not yet obtained a settle-
ment on 10th Oct. 1707. (573.) In one of his letters
he mentions a scheme to annex the Island to the county
of Cumberland, Trliich was causing the greatest coustcr-
nation. (lil.) In September 17G8, the Governor's
salary and that of the Attorney General had been settled,
and the Governor made j^i'oposals for the salaries of other
officials likewise to be fixed. His letter gives in addition
information as to the duties, &c. of the officers. (1000.)
The Governor on 8th Feb. 17G9 forwarded a petition
of the " Keys of the Isle,'' with liis warmest recommenda-
tion. The principal gentlemen and merchants had had
a meeting to promote a scheme for the repeal of certain
restrictive clauses in the late Acts relative to the Island.
The people were most loyally attached to His Majesty's
person and government both in Church and State, al-
though rents had fallen in the trading towns. The
merchants were asking that the Island should be put on
the same footing as Ireland. (IIIG.)
A series of letters, &c. from 9th Oct. to 3rd Dec. 1709, Eiots in
relating to the riots in Jersey, the people having caught the '^^^^^'
epidemic for riot which was then raging, is fully described
between pp. 528 and 533. The mob forced the Lieut.
Governor and other officials to pass some extraordinary
Acts, highly derogatory to His Majesty's authority, —
keeping them confined in the Courthouse for five hours,
in continual apprehension of falling a sacrifice to the fury
of the multitude. (1361.)
The spirit of disaffection fostered by John Wilkes Tviots ana
1 • J 1 • • ■ , . ,1 , - . - , , ilisturliances
culmmated m very serious riots m the year IvOS, and tliese ,,..,, ,_,
engaged the most anxious attention of the Government.
Sir John Melding, Chairman of the General Quarter
Sessions of "Westminster, fell under the blame of
Lord Weymouth, for not having rendered assistance
against the riotous mob on the night of the illumination
on the occasion of the election of Wilkes as member for
Middlesex, and was asked for an explanation of his con-
duct. Sir John replied tliat he had done everytliing in his
power to preserve peace and good order. (830.) As a
precautionary measure the Duke of Northumherland
suljuiitted to the Secretaries of State whether it might
not be expedient that the arms belonging to the Middle-
sex militia, deposited in places of little security, should
be removed to the Tower. (840.)
The letters in the Domestic Entry Book, vol. 25, be-
tween pp. 54 and 159, detail the measures taken against
the riotous proceedings which occvirred upon the election,
arrest, trial, and imprisonment of Wilkes. The abstract
of them contains a minute narrative of the proceedings
in London, Westminster, and Southwark at this very
critical time, running over the three months which ended
on 30tli June 17G8. (936.) The riots of the sailors and
the coal-heavers are also alluded to in this correspondence,
(pp. 356-7.) The magistrates during this harassing
time were sometimes cautioned, sometimes commended,
sometimes blamed ; but they probably made the best
arrangements in then power under such trying circum-
stances. In regard to the rescue of Wilkes, Lord Wey-
mouth dccKned to exculpate them, until he had reasons
for changiug his opinion (p. 359) ; but, in the end. Sir
John Fielding, and the magistrates who had acted
with him, all received his Lordship's hearty thanks,
(p. 36L)
Other riots lu addition to riots in connection with John Wilkes,
others by sailors about their wages took place in May
1768. The spirit of dissatisfaction manifested in the
Xortli showed itself also in London, where the sailors
unmanned the ships, and disabled them from going to
sea. (866, 869, 870, 871, 891, 910.) The rate of wages
demanded by the sailors was 37*. a month. (978.) The
Hiidson's Bay Company conipli<>d with the still higher
iu London.
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demands of their crews for 4,0s. per month, and the ships
proceeded on their voyages. (899.) The coal-meters
were threatened by the coal-heavers if they should assist
in doing sailor's work. (902, 903.) Sir John Fielding
considered that the coal-heavers lahom-ed under some
grievances which required to he redressed by Parliament.
(924-.) Certain of them were executed at Shadwcll in
July. (959.)
To add to the disturbances in London, the tailors in
May 1768 were cndeavovuing to compel their fellow
journeymen to join them in obliging the trade to raise
their wages, and Lord Weymouth was very earnest with
the Lord Mayor and Su' John Fielding to prevent their
rising. (883.) Though they were unable to prevent a
meeting, which took place in Lincoln's Inn Fields, yet
they persuaded them to send a deputation of six persons
only with their petition to the House of Commons.
(884.)
The persons charged with the outrages in Spitalfields
in Sept. 1769 were prosecuted by the Government.
(1302, 1303.) The outrages were perpetrated by weavers,
or, as they were called, " cutters," from their practice of
cutting the looms. They seem to have been in combina-
tion with journeymen weavers in Dublin. (1317.) On the
question of the place of execution of two of these cutters,
who, it was proposed, should be put to death in Spitalfields,
where the outrages were committed, there was quite a
correspondence. It arose because there had been no
order of the Cou.rt for their execution in an imusual place,
as was the case with the coal-heavers. (1356.)
A collection of letters, &c., from 2Sth Sept. to 18th
Dec. 1769, relative to the proceedings of these cutters or
" banditti," and to the steps taken by the magistrates and
others for their suppression, is described under No. 1382.
XXXri PREFACE.
Riots at 111 the spring of the year 1768 riots of sailors and others
occurred at Xewcastle, and the measures taken to assist
the magistrates are alluded to in letters numbered 837,
839.
Appre- 111 Kent also, in the month of May 1768, the poor
bended riot
in Kent. people ■^vcrc incited to raise a mob to force the farmers to
sell their Avheat to the millers, or to poor people, at 101.
a load, and the millers were threatened with destruction
of their mills if they paid more. (896.)
Riots at There were also riots in the county of Oxford, more
otiior places. "
particularly at Oxford and Woodstock, on account of the
high price of wheat and proyisions, (285,) and at Leicester,
Gloucester, and Xottinghani (300).
The iron i^ fj^e last Yolume Mr. Samuel Garbett occupied a
and other
trades, and prominent position in regard to measures for restriction
on tlie * "jf imports in the iron trade ; and in this Tolume there are
various letters written by him, complaining of the import
of iron in its manufactured state from Sweden and Russia,
and also of the seduction of workmen to foreign coimtries.
He states that although he had succeeded in a trial of
some offenders, the punishment vras in a great degree
evaded. (82.) Much information is afforded in papers
numbered 112 and 312, as to the importation of plate-ii'on,
chiefly from Sweden by the Carron Company, with which
Mr. Garbett was connected.
Mr. Garbett's opinion was that some one was sorely
needed, who was intelligent, and who bad enlarged views,
to take the lead in. considering om- commerce as a subject of
politics. lie says he would be heartily glad if Mr. W. Burke
were a member of the legislature, to lend a steady band
to the protection of manufactures, and the establishment
of commerce. (131.) lie further wanted a committee
of the House of Commons appointed to consider the state
of British manufactures for exportation. (320.) The
British
■workman.
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success of the Englisli workmen at Gothenburg was still
a vexation to liim (134), and he Avould fain have hatl them
ontLawed if they did not return (309). Tlie Law was
brouglit to bear upon one of his apprentices, who was in
prison at Edinburgh (203), for his intention of going
abroad to forward foreign ironworks. Mr. Secretary
Conway, under a pressure that had been put on him,
■writes to the Lord Advocate to have the laws on this
subject stringently enforced. (222.) The Lord Advocate
sends his reply on 16th Aug. 1766. (251.) He mentions
the Acts which regulate these matters, the bail to be
taken, &c., and says that he had written to the sheriiTs
to apprehend any persons concerned in the seduction of
artificers. Additional steps were taken in respect to
these runaway artificers, the Attorney General's opinion
being asked as to whether they had brought themselves
under the law\ The influence of the chaplain at Gothen-
bm'g also was exerted, and he ehcited from them that they
could make more money there, and did not care for the
outlawry. Kennaway, who was one of them, accused
the Carron Company of villanies on then part, and of
employing British subjects improperly in foreign countries.
(414.)
The care of the Government was further exerted that
the British workman should not carry his skill abroad in
the steps taken to break up the manufacture of iron and
steel in HoUand. (107.)
The miners in Cornwall were also under siirveillancc lest
they should go off to Portugal, where a mine had 1)cen
discovered. (1267.)
The subject of the sale of army commissions is illus- Price of
trated by the copies of various printed letters described |^i"s'lunT."
under No. 45. The highest priced commission for the
fii-st lieut.-colonelcy of the first and second troop of
PREFACE.
The Ogilvie
case.
Horse Guards -was estimated at 5,500/. Other values are
also gircu, and tlie letter numbered 85 is on the same
subject.
The sequel to the Ogilvie case, alluded to in the former
Preface, will be found in the letter numbered 89, where
the particulars are given of the escape of Mrs. Ogilvie
from her prison at Edinburgh. She was to have received
sentence of death on the following Monday, but she made
her escape in male attire, and with four horses distanced
her pm-sucr.
The question of the reception and entertainment at
Court of an Infidel Ambassador is discussed, and as a
question of law was referred to the Attorney General.
(226, 229.)
A convict condemned to die deshes that the laws may
not be broken by his being transported, death being all
he requires. (2ii.)
The state of trade and commerce in the East is much
illustrated by divers copies of reports transmitted by the
Board of Trade to the Earl of Shelburne, numbered 264.
Tardon of John Bcuham, under sentence of death for housebreak-
conditiou of iiig) has a pardon granted to him, on condition of having
a limb amputated, in order to try the styjotic medicines
discovered by Mr. Thomas Pierce (510. )
An Infidfl
Ambassador.
Strange
petition of
a convict.
Trade
East.
limb.
the
IJequest of
pardon for
criminals.
Mr. Humphrey Morice, M.P. for Launceston, was most
anxioixs about the pardon of two criminals, apparently
not so much for the criminals' sake as to stand upon
good terms "vvith the electors, it being the eve of a
general election. One of them was reprieved by the
Judge, and the people were more than ever anxious that
the other should be saved. (548, 551.) His Majesty,
however, did not see fit to comply with their wishes, as it
had been his invariable ride to pay the greatest regard to
tlie opinion of the Judges, and in this case tlie Judge's
opinion was adverse to a pardon. (56i.)
Various papers relating to Lieutenant James Cook, Lieutenant
tlie great circumuayigator, are noticed under 21tli April
1708. He was then complaining of the ill-treatment
he had received from the Portuguese Viceroy at PJo-de-
Janeii'o. (1171.)
Lord Weymouth sent a circular to varioiTs foreign Conti-ibu-
ministers, instructing them to communicate such articles Lotion
of foreign intelligence or news as might appear proper to Gazette.
he inserted in the London Gazette, as the writer of that
paper had complained that the reputation of his paper
was greatly lessened, and the sale diminished, hy the small
portion of foreign news supplied. (1215.)
It only remains to the Editor to acknowledge his great
indehtedness to E. A. Roberts, Esq., Barrister-at-Law,
of this Department, for his valuable assistance in the
jH-eparation of the volume. The abstracts have been
made by him, as well as the Index, and he has largely
helped in carrying the whole through the jn-ess.
Joseph Piedixotgn.
5th April 1879.
r,r.. Seventh line from /jultiwi. For rake rcail take.
152. No. 40.3. Misplaced. For 12 Jan. rear! U June.
3 IS. Ten Ih hue from top. Insert ani before a^pTonng.
336. Last line of No. 872. For Henry Deane read Robert Deane.
CALENDAR
1I03IE OFFICE TAPE lis.
G i'ORGE 111,
A.D. 1766.
1 Jan. 1, J. C. Roberts to Charles O'Hara, Esq.
nom.EntryjJk., Informing liim, in order that he may give tlie necessary direc-
V. -,p. ,.. tions before his departure, that when the transports that are to
carry out the three companies to Senegamhia shall have arrived
at Senegal, orders have been given by General Conway for one of
them to proceed to the River Gamliia with such a number of
soldiers and others as he (Mr. O'Hara) shall direct. — St. James's.
2 Jan. 2. Moxs. Stapletox to the Duke of [Grafton].
Dora.^Geo. III., jjas written to His Majesty to beg him to consider the cruel
'"^ ' ' ' ^' ' position in which he is placed, being unable to satisfy his creditors
without the present which is usually given to Ministers of his
rank. Represents that he has not a sou to set out from hence, and
to satisfy the demands of some domestic spies, who, without it,
will betray him. Places his case in his Grace's hands. (French.)
2 pp.
2 Jan. 3. Moxs. Roubaud to " [Williaji] Burke, Esq., Under Secretary
Dom. Geo. III., of State for Southern Province, at General Conway's, in
i.cl.78, No.2. Privy Garden, at London."
The decree for his destruction is pronoimced. Never was man
so unfortunate as himself Mr. Larpent is in error in saying that
the voyage to Holland by the packet only costs a shilling. It
costs more than two guineas, without provisions. Captains of the
packet, when charitable enough, sometimes give beggars a free
passage, but no one would do so for a man like himself Came
to Dover, having been told that it was the starting-place of the
packet for Holland. Finds now that it goes from Harwich
{Erage). Is obliged, therefore, to return to London, where he will
arrive without a penny. Makes no demand, having no right to
do so ; but asks, as he came to London by order of General
Murray, and with the consent of the Jesuits, wliether that Society
CALENDAR OF
170(1.
cannot be compelled to pay for his support. In some Catholic
countries he would but have to apply to a magistrate, and an
order would immediately be issued to the Jesuits to pay for his
support. When once he found a subsistence, would work for
England, and for her willingly sacrifice his blood. Alludes to his
devotion for Mi-. Conway. Now waits for release fi-om his position
through the Jesuits, one of whose Aumber he is, being compelled
to support him. — Dover. {French) 2| pp.
3 Jan. 4. The Lords of the ADiaRALXY to Mr. Secretary Conway.
Dom. Gio. in., Sending copies of letters from Bear Admiral Lord ColviU,
No 5^ a' toe Commander-in-Chief of H.M.'s ships in North America, giving an
account of the proceedings of himself and some of the captains
iinder his command, in respect to some tumultuous transactions at
Boston, Rhode Island, &c., on account of the stamps ; and also of a
coiTespondence that passed on the subject between Governor
Ward at Rhode Island, and Captain Leslie, of the "Cygnet"
frigate.
The enclosures : —
(No. 52 b.) Lord Colvill says that Governor Bernard was
apprehensive it would be necessary for the stamped paper, when
it arrived for New England, to be secm-ed on board the King's
ships, except what was intended for Boston. The " Viper " should
be sent for a short time to Boston until the present tumults should
subside.
(No. 52 c.) Again he says, Governor Bernard, of the Massa-
chusetts Bay, informed him that he was apprehensive the violent
proceedings of the House of Assembly, and the increasing licen-
tiousness of the people, would oblige him to quit the government
or at least the town of Boston, before the winter. As it was
impossible to foresee what turn the affairs of his government would
take, Captain Wallace was to receive his Excellency and family,
and proceed with them to Spithead if all other expedients failed.
If the Governor was not forced to quit his government he wished
that it might not be known that he had had any such thoughts.
Mr. Zachary Hood, distributor of stamps for the pro\'ince of
Maryland, had acquainted him (Lord Colvill) that the violence of
the mob had forced him to fly to New York, and he had desired that
a sloop might lie off Annapolis for the security of the stamps then
daily expected. An application had been made that in case the
stamps for the Jerseys arrived at New York they should be lodged
in the fort, but the fort was full of men and military stores.
Governor Fi-anklin had therefore requested that the stamps might
"be put on board the King's ships. He presumed these riotous
proceedings with regard to the Stamp Act were regularly sent
home by the officers.
(No. 52 d.) When the ship with the stamped paper for the
provinces of Pennsylvania and Maryland arrived in the River
Delaware, the '• Sardoine " attended her vip to Philadelphia. As
soon as they " opened " the harbour, all the vessels in it either
hoisted their ensigns half mast up, or spread them in the topmast
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pel. 136.
176G.
shrouds with the Union downwards. The merchants wanted the
ships to go alongside the whai'f, and to land the stamps as com-
mon merchandize, in order that it might be destroyed. Since the
31st [of October] the people had been extremely riotous.
(No. 52 e.) This is a correspondence between Capt. Leslie and
Governor Ward, arising from a rumoured attempt to be made by
the inhabitants of Newport on the fort at Newport, Rhode Island,
in order to turn the guns of the fort on the " Cygnet " in case it
should endeavour to protect a sloop, on which an attempt was also
to be made by armed boats. This rumoui- the Governor treats as
idle. But the Captain, in his reply, reiterates his belief in its truth-
fulness. The town had been in the possession of a mob for four
days, led by a vagabond named Crandall. In his letter to Lord
Colvill he says, " They seem to be determined, and I verily believe
will burn the stampt paper when it arrives, without it is put on
board the 'Cygnet.' " ly pages or parts of pages.
4 Jan. 5. The Lords of the Treasury to Mr. Secretary Conway.
Dom. Misc., In answer to the memorial of Prince Ferdinand, claiming re-
payment of money said to have been advanced to the British
Commissariat by Mr. Meinecke, the Hanoverian Held cashier, out of
the chest of contributions in Germany, which advances are stated
to have been made mostly without any order or note from Baron
Behr. The memorial further states that the Hanoverian Chan-
cery of War could not repay these advances to the Prince because
their demands for the same had been disallowed in part by the
Commissioners for German Demands.
These advances were not made to the English Commissariat, as
alleged, but to the Hanoverian Chancery of War ; and it is. not
pretended that the British Treasury or Commissariat ever directed
the Hanoverian Chancery to borrow these sums or any other from
the said chest. Contributions of forage and provisions and money
levied in Germany during the late war were at the sole disposal
of his Serene Highness, and never subject to the care, custody, or
control of the British Commissariat. These same sums, now
demanded, were claimed at the office of the Commissioners of
German Demands by the agent for the Electorate of Hanover, as
expenses defrayed by the Chancery of War for the use of the
combined army. The second and third of these claims wei'e allowed,
but the first and fourth were examined, according to the general
instructions, and upon the same principles which have been applied
to other German demands already liquidated.
Everything has been allowed to the Hanoverian Chancery which
the Commissioners had a right to allow. If claims not founded on
the authority of the British Commissariat, nor supported by proper
vouchei-s, were now to be met, it would be contrary to rule, and
unjust to those whose claims have been already liquidated. His
Serene Highness's demand remains on the Chancery of War only,
and the disallowance of the articles of expenditure of these sums
by no means alters the claim of Prince Ferdinand as the original
lender upon the said Chancery, to whom the advances were con-
CALENDAR OF
4 Jau.
Scotland,
V. 46,
No. 151.
10 Jan.
Draft in
Isle of Man,
V. l,No.2G.
Entered in
Isle of Man
Entry Book,
1765-1817,
10 Jan.
12 Jan.
Militia,
pel. .3, 1 761-7 i
No. 22 a, b.
1-i Jan.
Dom.EntryBk.,
V. ?.4, pp. SO-3.
1.5 Jan.
Isle of Man,
V. l,Xo. 2S.
fes.seclly made, and that without any intervention of the British
Trea.sury or Commissariat.
A translation of Prince Ferdinand's letter to Capt. Lutterloh,
giving particulars, is annexed. 7 j'i-^-
6. Chas. Lowndes to Richaed Stonehewee, Esq.
Transmits a copy of a report of 14th December ult. from the
Commissioners of Forfeited Estates in Scotland, on an addi-ess
from the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and on a
report of the state of the Highlands and Islands made by
Dr. Walker. The Lords of the Treasury are of opinion that the
matters proposed in Dr. AValker's report are highly proper to be
carried into execution, and that the Commissioners .should be
dii'ected to jiroceed thereon as fast as they can consistently with
the completion of such other jjlans as have been akeady approved.
— Treasury Chambers. 1 p.
7. Duke of Grafton to Governor Wood.
Has received his letter of the 10 Dec. enclosing a list of the
present establishment of peace officers of the Isle of Man, and
of those he proposes to be continued. This and several other
points have been refen-ed to the proper offices. The warrant to
the Ordnance for the colours mentioned is preparing. — "\^^litehall.
8. Mr. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to the [Duke
OF Grafton].
Acknowledging the receipt of letters, &:c. — Castletown. 1 }).
9. Lord Exeter to the Sajie.
Returns liis Grace's letter with the blanks filled. Captain
Tudor is an old officer on the half-pay list, and received his com-
mission in the militia when it was first raised.
List of commissions for the Rutlandshire nulitia enclosed.
'parts of 2 pp.
10. AiiERicAN Affairs.
" List of papers laid l;>efore Parliament the 14th January 176G,"
relating thereto.
11. Lord Lieut, of Iiseland (Hertford) to Mr. Secretary
COXWAY.
Has issued the necessary orders, in j^nrsuance of his Lordship's
letter of 20 Dec. 17C5, for monthly returns to be made of the
cavalry and infantry regiments on the Irish establishment. —
Dublin Castle. 1 p.
12. Jonx Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to the [Duke of
Grafton].
Has received his letter containing the melancholy account of
the death of H.R.H. Pi-ince Frederick William, and condoles with
his Grace on this truly sorrowful occasion.— Castletown. 1 p.
1 70.3-7
pp. 15
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1766.
15 Jan. 13. Mr. Secretary Coxway to the Lords of the Treasury.
Treas.EntryEk., Eucloso.s a state of the casc of Capt. Jean Francois Martinet.
-, , p. .3-. rpj^^ King thinking it reasonable that .some indemnification be
made to him for his sufierings and los.ses in having been phuidered
l;)y a lawless rabble when shipwrecked on the coast of Cornwall,
if their Lordships shall think the net sum of 400Z. sufficient
indemnification, desires them to take the King's ]ileasure there-
upon, and give such directions as they shall think proper. —
St. James's.
The enclosure is entered on pp. 1-54-6 ; to which there is this
note : " That the humanity showed to Capt. Martinet may not be
construed as a precedent for other persons in future to claim
indemnifications in this way for goods they may be plundered of,
it is necessary to observe that no part of this sum was granted l)y
the King as an indemnification, but merely as a mark of His
Majesty's generosity to the Captain, anil in compassion to his
personal sufferings."
1.5 Jan. 14. J. C. Roberts to Mr. Nuttall, Sohcitor to the Treasury,
'^'^''^-ni"'--^'''' Encloses a bill of Mr. Rennett, an attorney, who, in consequence
of orders from the then Secretary of State, was employed by Sir
John Fielding in carrying on a prosecution for the late Morocco
Ambassador. Mr. Conway desires that Mr. Rennett be paid what is
just and reasonable.
The bill, and a certificate signed " J. Fielding," are also entered.
The amoimt is 10?. Is. -Id.
17 Jan. 15, Commissioners of Trade to Me. Secretary Conway.
^°™- Geo. III., J^s to the expediency of establishing another Consul on behalf of
^' ' "■ ■ His Majesty at Bilboa, in the room of Mr. Lawrence Barrow, who
occujiied that office from 1749 till his decease in 175.5. The
trade to that port being considerable, especially from Newfound-
land, (of late much enlarged), there does not appear to them any
objection whatever of a commercial nature to the appointment of
such an officer. — Whitehall. 2 jrp.
IS Jan. 16. M. P. Morin to the Clerk of the Council in w.uting.
Dom. EntryBk., jjj. MuiTay, H.M.'s Minister at Venice, has sent accounts of the
' ^'' ' ■ continuance of the plague and of the further progress it had made
in the Turkish dominions contiguous to the Venetian state ;
and also of the escape of nine persons out of Venetian ships at
anchor in Port Quieto, in Istria, which obliged the magistrates of
health to lay a cpiarantine of 2,s days upon several places in that
province. Forwards the two circular letters of the magistrates
thereon. — St. James's.
18 Jan. 17. Earl of Hertford to Mr. Secretary Conway.
Ireland, jjis Majesty having approved of a plan foi- a considerable re-
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duction in the Royal Regiment of Artillery in Ireland, his E:>
leiicy has received several aj plications from the couunandi
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officers of diflerent foot regiments for pennission to enlist such of
the discharged men as shall be thought fit for, and be willing
to enter again into, His Majesty's service. But as, by His
Majesty's express commands, no Irishman can be enlisted into the
infantry in Ireland, and as almost the whole of the artillery
regiment are Irishmen, he has deferred giving an answer to these
applications. The foot regiments here are very low in numbers,
and the parties sent to Great Britain to recruit have met with
little success. The men who are to be discharged from the
artillery regiment are said to be very fine men and extremely
well disciplined. It will be for the good of the sei-vice if His
Majesty will dispense with the order against enlisting Irishmen on
this particular occasion. — Dublin Castle. 2 pp.
21 Jan. 18. John Pownall to J. C. Roberts, Esq.
Dom. Geo. III., Relative to an extract from a letter from Major Genl. IrwjTi,
^■"'■^°'^^" concerning the encouragement and protection which the Emperor
of Morocco has promised to British subjects trading to Mogador.
The Lords of Trade communicated the same to the principal
London merchants interested in the commerce of those parts, who
have represented in return that the measures taken by the Em-
peror for opening this new channel of commerce have been so far
from producing any advantage or encouragement to British mer-
chants that they have been attended with very great oppression
and discouragement, and have compelled them to establish a house,
at a A-ery great expense, at this new port of Mogador, the situation
of which they represent to be inconvenient and disadvantageous
to the trade in the articles of export and import of that commerce,
and which articles are, in consequence of this measure, loaded vdth
double duties at Santa Cruz, where the trade has been long
estabhshed. — Whitehall. 1^ pp.
21 Jan. 19. Lord Lieutexaxt of Ireland (Hertford) to Mr. Secre-
Iieland, TARY CONWAY.
v.4.30, i 0.40. Acknowledges his letter with the King's speech to both Houses
of Parliament. The manner in which His Majesty has referred to
their consideration the several important matters now depending
with regard to his colonies is a fresh proof of that justice and
wisdom which have been the invariable ride of all his actions. It
has been received with universal approbation by all his faithful
subjects of this kingdom. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
21 Jan. 20. CoL. Wm. Forster to the Duke of Grafton.
Scotland, Jjas received his Grace's letter enclosing His Majesty's speech to
v.i!j, i o. 132. iiQ^]^ Houses of Parliament. As all the papers relative to the
late disturbances in America are ordered to be laid before Parlia-
ment, hopes their deliberations wiU soon restore a dutiful sub-
mission to the laws in the colonies. The referring these papers
to the wisdom of Parliament gives him singular pleasure. — Edin-
burgh. 1 p.
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1766.
Nov. 1761 21. Cash Book.
*° l^QQ^' Cash book of the Earl of Egremont and Earl of Sandwich, when
Secretaries of State, showing amount of fees, salaiy, &c., and
'p'crrs^'No^s'' <^-'^penditure for the office, frc. Some of the receipts for the
■' ' ■ ■ balances are signed "Alicia Maria Egremont." A book in stitf
'paper covers.
23 Jan. 22. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lord Lieutenant of
Iivl. Entry Bk„ IRELAND.
-I , p. , . jj^^ Excellency's plan for the rotation of General Officers in
Ireland has met with the King's approbation.
23 Jan. 23. Duke of Grafton to the Attorney and Solicitor
Law Officers GENERAL.
1762-95, p. 91. Encloses an attested copy, transmitted by the Bishop of London,
of an impious and blasphemous book, entitled the Fruit Shop,
for their o}iinion whether the contents subject the author, &c. to a
prosecution. — Whitehall.
2.5 Jan. 24. The Same to the Lords of Trade.
Doni. Entry Bk., Sending an address of the House of Lords to His Majesty,
'^" ' desiring that lists of the several officers, civil and military, em-
ployed in North America, should be laid before them. Such lists,
so far as they relate to their Lordships' department, to be forthwith
prepared. — Whitehall.
2.5 Jan. 25. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Sub-Governor and Deputy
Dom.EntryBk., GOVERNOR OF THE SoUTH SeA COMPANY.
\ . - , pp. b-/ . rjij^^ adilress of the Company having been laid before the King,
His Majesty has condescended to comply with the request con-
tained therein that he would continue their Governor, and show
them, upon all occasions, every proper mark of countenance and
regard. — Dated 1765 in orlg., bid a mistaJie.
Their address is also entered.
25 Jan. 26. The Same to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Irei. Entry Bk., Conveying the King's permission for Major Sir George Osborne,
"' ' ^' ■ Bart, to dispose of his majority, and His Majesty's approbation
of certain successions and grants of certain dignities.
27 Jan. 27. Lords of the Admiralty to the Right Hon. H. S. Conway.
Pom. Geo. III., Enclosing copies of letters from Capt. Stirling, of H.M.S.
No 53 a' tod " Rainbow," and Capt. Hawker, of H.M.S. " Sardoine," both dated
at Virginia, relative to the tumidtuous proceedings of the populace
in those parts 'on account of the Stamp Act.
The enclosures, including a letter from Governor Franklin to
Capt. Hawker, and an extract from the minutes of a Council held
at Burlington, sent therewith, to the effect that they did not thinlc
it advisable to send for the stamjjs from under Capt. Hawker's
protection, nor to have recourse to the militaiy aid offered by the
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General, even if he could afford it (which was much to be doubted,
considering the commotions in New York), as there was the
strongest reason to expect that in such case the peace of the
provinco would be immediately bi-oken, and nothing less than a
civil war would ensue. ^ pp- or parts of pages.
27 Jan. 28. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Board of Trade.
Doni.i:ntrjBk., Directing them to prepare and lay before the House of Com-
\. 24, p. 8'j. jQon^ ti^e states mentioned in their resolution of 22nd inst., a copy
of which is enclosed.
The resolution is entered, and relates to the expense and debts
of the several establishments of the British colonies in North
America and the West Indies.
28 Jan. 29. The Same to the Lord President.
Doiii. Entry Bk., Requesting him to receive His Majesty's commands upon the
^ • - , p- bs. enclosed address of the House of Commons relative to the Vico-
Admiralty Courts in America.
The address is also entered.
28 Jan. 30. Governor of the Isle of Man (Wood) to the Duke of
Isle of Man, GRAFTON.
v.i,No.20a,ii. Yn order that his Grace may be fully informed of the nature and
particulars of the revenue of this Isle, it appears to him not im-
proper to transmit a general state of it, and to lay before his
Grace some other particulars which will necessarily fall soon under
consideration, as the time is approaching when the Duke of
Athol's rents and revenues are to be settled and collected. As
he, the Governor, holds every right to which the Crown has any
appearance of title. His Majesty's pleasure directing which he is to
retain, and which to give up to the Duke of Athol, may be neces-
sary. By the Act passed the last Sessions of Parliament relative
to this Isle, all fairs, fair days, mai'kets, «fcc., are specifically
reserved to the Duke of Athol. The construction and extent of
this power may bo worth considering. Cannot help observing
that if the Duke has tlie power of appointing fairs and fair days,
thousands may assemble, under pretence of a fair, at the will of a
steward, from which in critical times bad consequences may be
apprehended. Besides, it is expressly contradictory to the law
and constitution of the Isle, which vests that power in the
Governor only. All chapels and the rights of presentation thereto
are also reserved. There is a chapel in this town for the use of
the Government and garrison. The Lords Proprietors always paid
the chaplain his stipend. His Majesty's pleasure in this particular
may also become necessary. By the same Act all the messuages,
houses, gardens, frc, are in like maimer reserved ; and, by what
he can learn, the Duke claims the house, out-ofEces, gardens, and
other accommodations, which he and all the preceding governors
of this Isle immemorially have enjoyed rent free.
As he looked on the lairs to be a prerogative of the sovereignty,
has, as His Majesty's Governor, taken the only opportunity that
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offered of appointing a fair, and still holds possession of the chapel,
governor's house, gardens, Szc, judging them to be comprehended
imder the article of public buildings mentioned in the instructions.
Although no one on behalf of the Duke has as yet claimed them,
he nevertheless desires directions in order to be prepared for such
an event. Has just now received his Grace's letters of 10th and
14th inst. The ])eaco officers have ever acted by commissions
from the Governor : submits the propriety and continuance of it
to his Grace's consideration. — Castleto\vn.
" The Articles of the Revenue of the Isle of Man, with explana-
tions." They are the following, to which some (if the explanations
are here added : —
Land farm. — Fee-farm or quit rents payable l)y the landowners
to the Lords of the Isle out of land of every denomination ; to wit,
quarter-land, particles, intacks, and cottages.
Boon services. — By original tenure every possessor of a quarter-
land pays annually " four carriages " (or four days service of men
and labour of horses), and one day of the like service out of every
intack and cottage. Ever since the Act of Settlement, anno 1703,
and the Explanatory Act of the year following, the Governors
have had the sole ajiplication of these services, and these boons
were never brought into account as an article of the revenue.
Mill-farm and freshivater Jishinr/. — Rents certain, payable for
the privilege of converting the rivers, &c., and having certain
tenements " bound to suit and soaken," at the several mills, 14 of
which also pay annuallj^ a hog each.
Brass and lead farm. — Rents arising out of brewing coppers or
pans provided by the Lords, and farmed at small rents assessed
upon houses.
The Moar's office and the Coroner's office. — These officers were
annual, and paid a certain line or composition for their offices.
The Sumner (i.e. Summoner) General's Ojficc. — Analogous to
that of an apparator, held by lease for 21 years, at commence-
ment of which a ffiie is paid.
Fines and amercements, spiritual fines. — Imposed by the
several courts for contempt, &c.
Pinfold fines.— K penny a piece for cattle found trespassing and
put into the pinfold, paid to the Lords, besides the trespass to the
injured. _ The Governor ever licensed the erection of these pinfolds.
" Quere, is this power continued ? "
Alienation fines. — Paid, by stipulation of the said Act of Settle-
ment, to the Lords, out of every tenement, on death or aUenation
of each landowner.
For pardoning felons. — This produced nothing for ages past.
Felons' goods.
Freedom of cdiens. — Fines on enfranchisement (a prerogative
of the Lords) of persons of a nation in amity with England.
Waifs and straijs. — Beasts which have strayed a°year and a
day.
Forfeitures.
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Trecmire trove, deodands, rvrecks of the sea.—" Require no ex-
planation."
3Iines.
Customs of ingates and outgatcs. — Duties payable on importa-
tion and exportation ; the duty on expoi-tation of flags was
abrogated in 1736.
Herring customs. — The native pays for each boat (" if 5,000 fish,
or upwards, are caught in the season ") ten shillings ; the stranger,
double. But the Whitehaven Chamber, after the first year, pleaded
the charter of the British White Herring Fishery and certain Acts
of Parliament, and refused paying the Lords for theii" " busses."
Seizures.
Perquisites in Chancery.
Abbey spiritualities.
Abbey temporalities.
Demesnes " set " to tJie Governor at a lovj rent.
Bents from certain houses, cellars, dr.
Custom oats from the Foresters lodge. — The Lords' forester has
a small house, &c. annexed to his office, and pays a small quantity
of oats as an acknowledgment.
Wreck and tang. — Rent paid by the farmers of the seaweed
thrown in upon the shore, which they bum into kelp. This
burning being complained of as a gi-eat nuisance, and the rent
trifling, a lease has been latterly refused.
The kitchen, the cellar, and the brewhouse in Castle Rushen.
Venditions in Castle Rushen, Peel, Ramsey, and Douglas.
Bay fisheries at Douglas, Ramsey, Peel, Darby haven, Laxey,
and Garwick. — Rents paid for right of fishing for salmon, imme-
morially granted by lease. But Laxey and Garwick Bay fisheries
have not been leased. 4 smcdl 2'>p. ('■lid 3i large.
30 Jan. 31. Willia^i Bueke to Sir Robert Wilmot.
irei. Entry Bk., In consequence of Lord Beauchamp's letter to Sir Robert,
''^'r.^'g' Mr. Conway has obtained His Majesty's leave of absence for six
^^' " ' months to Lieut. Hope Luther, of the 48th regiment, that he may
attend his affairs in the Isle of Rhea. — St. James's.
Lord Beauchamp's letter to Sir Robert Wilmot referred to,
dated 18 Jan., from Dublin Castle, and a letter from Lieut. Col.
Ross to Lord Beauchamp, dated from Dublin the 14th Jan., on the
same subject, are also entered.
31 Jan. 32. Secretary-at-War (Lord Bareington) to Mr. Secretary
War Office, CoNWAY.
^ ■ ""' "■ ■* ■ Desiring him to communicate to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
certain orders as to the bounty money to be given by officers
recruiting in England for regiments in Ireland. 1 j?.
1 Feb. 33. Authentication of Notarial Acts, &c. by the French
Dom. Geo. III., AmBA.sSADOR.
pel. (8, No. 5. Report of the Advocate General (Marriott) upon an advertise-
ment which apitearcd in the public papers from the French
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1766.
Embassy, giving notice that the French Amliassador ■would not
authenticate any acts, deeds, or writings, but such as were passed
before Messrs. Benjamin Bonnet and Abraham Ogier, public notaries,
whose handwritings were well known to his Excellency.
The want of authentication by his Excellency of notarial acts
does not make them invalid generally abroad, but only in France,
if the courts there require such countersigning, in which case
parties concerned cannot in prudence avoid complying with such
regulations ; nor can any person oblige his Excellency to subscribe
his name to the attestation of any notary but such as he knows
and approves ; nor is he liable to any civil action here on account
of damages sustained by such refusal as may be in consequence of
the laws or regulations of France, or of policy in his instructions.
But, if thereby the interests of British subjects are afiected, or
the facilities of trade checked, or commercial law or usage of
nations contravened, it may be an object of complaint to the
Court of France. But Ministers making their countersigning a
necessary authentication is indirectly contrary to the national
authority, which commissions the drawers of such public instru-
ments, for it superinduces the necessity of a foreign authority over
a national one. 1 i pp.
1 Feb. 34. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Hertford) to Mr. Secre-
Iieland, TARY CONWAY.
p. 43 a^, be. Transmits the addresses of condolence from both Houses of
Parliament to His Majesty, on the death of H.R.H. Prince Fre-
derick William. — Dublin Castle.
The addresses. 3 pp.
1 Feb. 35. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lords of the Treasury.
'reas.^Caii., Encloses copies of a letter from the Lords of Trade, and of a
memorial sent therewith from Capt. Joseph Smith Speer, stating
the hardships he sustained, and the expenses he incurred, on a
service on the " Mosketo " shore, in which he was employed by
the superintendent of that shore. Their Lordships are of opinion
that although the testimonials he has adduced may not be
suiiicient to bear his memorial through an official liquidation, yet
the services were real, and that if such sei'vices are allowed he
ought to be paid. A draft. 2 pp.
6 Feb. 36. The Same to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Hert-
Ireland, FORD).
■ "■ ■ In consequence of the reasons submitted by his Excellency in
his letter of the 18th past, the King has, upon this particular
occasion, been pleased to dispense with his order against enlisting
Irishmen. — St. James's. A draft.. 1 p.
6 Feb. 37. Secretary-at-War (Barrington) to Mr. Secretary
War Clfficc, CONWAY.
V. 20, No. 49. With intelligence of the embarkation of three independent com-
panies of foot for Africa. 1 p.
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1766.
6 Feb. 38. The Same to the Same.
War Office, Sending an extract from a letter from Major-Gen. Gage, and
V. 20, No. oo. coj ,ie.s of two papers enclosed therein.
The enclosures, — being the extract, dated from New York ; a
letter from Gen. Gage to Governor Moore ; and resolutions of the
Assembly of New York, of 13th Dec. 1765. They relate to an
apjilication made to the Assembly, in accordance with the new
Mutiny Act for North Amei'ica, for raising the expense of quarter-
ing the troops. The Assembly resolved, 1st, that when H.M.'s
forces were quartered in barracks belonging to the King, they
were always provided with the required necessaries, without any
expense to the countries in which they were quartered. And, 2nd,
therefore, that as there were barracks belonging to His Majesty
in New York and in the city of Albany, sufficient to accommodate
double the number of forces contained in the return laid before
the Assembly, an application to them appeared altogether unneces-
sary. Also, 3rd, that the expenses of troops passing through the
province ought to be considered after such expense was incurred.
Gen. Gage explains that the King's barracks referred to were
some buildings in Albany built by the Crown during the war,
and others built long back in New York at the expense of the
l^roYince, and constantly repaired at their expense, but the
situation of which, either in the fort or under its protection, they
made a pretence of to call King's barracks. The Act had been
reprinted there ; and he, Gen. Gage, had never heard any clause
complained of liut that which subjected the provinces to furnish
the soldiers -udth beer, cider, and rum in barracks, barns, &c., — some
pretending that this was an extraordinary imposition on America,
not laid elsewhere.
6 Feb. 39. Ixventiox.
^Petitions, Petition of Robert Lane and Paul Benson, both of Cork, in the
' P' ■ kingdom of Ireland, James Benson, of Doctors' Commons, in the
city of London, and Benjamin \''aughan, the elder, and Benjamin
Vaughan, the yoimge}-, both of the parish of St. Mary Abchmxh,
in the city of London, all merchants, praying the grant of letters
patent for the sole use and benefit m Ireland for 14 years of their
invention of a new method of making hard soap, equal in value to
any made at Marseilles or Castile.
Referred to the Lord Lieutenant for his opinion, Feb. 6.
An affiilavit is also entered.
7 Feb. 40. Lords of the Admiralty to Mr. Secretary Comvay.
Af'.iiiiiaity, Sending an exti-act from a letter from Commodore Harrison,
NM^^^iaii Co!nniander-in-chief of H.M.'s ships in the Mediterranean, giving
an account that the Amba.ssador of the Bey of Tripoli, at Leghorn,
having refused paymejit of his master's bills for balance of the
3471 Venetian Zcquins, import of the funds of the pink
" St. Vinsenzo Ferrerio," he had despatched H.M.'s sloop " Vulture "
to Tripoli, to make the Bashaw acquainted therewith.
The extract. Paying a visit to Algier, the Commodore foimd
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1766.
everything in a perfect state of tranquillity, as indeed appears from
proper information at every other place within the district of his
command. 3 pp.
7 Feb. 41. Master General of the Ordx.\^X'e (Granby) to the Same.
Dom. Geo. III., Enclosing a report of the principal officers of Ordnance in
No j4 a'to (1 I'elation to the ordnance and stores at New Yorlv.
The report, and an extract enclosed therein from Mr. Fm'nis,
Comptroller of Artillery at New York, stating that on the arrival
of Sir Henry Moore, the Governor of the province, the people were
quieted on his declaration that he would not meddle with the
stamped papers, having no directions relative to them ; and that,
on application from the Governor to the Commander-in-chief all
the artillery, ammunition, &c. deposited in Fort George were
removed back among the rest of H.M.'s stores. The report adds
that the storehouses were such buildings as could occasionally be
hired, and had no kind of security or defence whatsoever.
Also an abstract of the guns, &c. supposed to be at New York.
4 pp.
8 Feb. 42. Mr. Secretary Co.wvay to the Lord Lieutenant of
Iicl. Entry Bk., IRELAND.
i<6 -/0,p. ,j. Giving notice of the appointment of the Earl of Shannon to bo
Master General of the Ordnance in Ireland, and conveying His
Majesty's approbation of the grant of a pardon to Mr. Joseph
Moore, and of exchanges i-ecommended. — St. James's.
8 Feb. 43. Ch^veles Lowndes to "William Burke, Esq.
Treas. & Cust., Transmits the enclosed copy, for the information of Mr. Secre-
V. 3, .0.10 a, . ^^^^ Conway, of a report of the Commissioners of the Customs
on the memorial of the Spanish Ambassador, complaining of the
seizure of the ship " Notre Dame." The Lords of the Treasury have
signed a ]-eport agreeable to the said report. — Treasuiy Chambers.
The enclosure. It relates to brandy seized for being imported
in casks containing less than GO gallons contrary to the Act. The
ship was also seized for importing this brandy, being of less
burthen than 100 tons. But the Commissioners, the master being
a foreigner, and perhaps ignorant of a law so lately made, will
suTimit to the delivery of the vessel, upon a reasonable satisfaction
to the seizing officers. 3^ pp.
10 Feb. 44. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lords of the Treasury.
Treas. & Cust., Encloses a memorial of Lieutenant Hodgson, who was sent by
N n a'to d ^^^'^ Governor of Jamaica to destroy all the foi-ts, &c. built by the
English in the bay of Honduras, and all other parts belonging to
the King of Spain. Then- Lordships will determine if the whole,
or what part of Lieut. Hodgson's claim shall be paid, and take His
Majesty's pleasure for the payment.
The memorial, and a letter on the same subject, and statement of
his account from Lieutenant Hodgson. S pp. or parts of 2xtgc's.
Mr. Conway's letter and the memorial are also entered in Treas.
Entry Book, 17G3-75, pp. 157-GO.
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3 Oct. 1705
to
10Feb.l7G6.
AVar Office,
pel. 24, No. 2.
45. Sale of Commissions in the Army.
Printed copies of letters relating to the sale of commissions,
viz., reference to the Judge Advocate General, 3 Oct. 1765, and
report of the Board of General Officers as to the prices, dated
31 Jan. ; a letter to Charles Gould, Esq., from Lord Barrington,
asking for information as to what princijiles the report is founded
on, and the rejjly ; another letter from Lord Barrington to the
same, dated 8 Feb. ; and the general order issued to the army,
10 Feb., in consequeuce of the report.
In cavalry regiments, the highest-priced commission, the fu-st
lieutenant-colonelcy of the First and Second Troop of Horse
Guards, was estimated at 5,500Z. ; the lowest, a lieutenant-
colonelcy in the Dragoon Guards or Dragoons, at 4,700?. (including
the amounts paid at each step). A cornet in the latter regiments
paid 1,000?. for his commission; in the former 1,200?. ; and in the
Horse 1,600?. A lieutenant-colonelcy of Foot Guards was valued
at 6,700?., and of a marching regiment at 3,500? ; ensigncies in the
same at 900?. and 400?. respectively.
Mr. Gould states that the Board, in fixing the prices, proceeded
on the general principle of considering the value of the pay and
rank distinctly, and, after fixing what appeared a reasonable price
for commissions of cornet and ensign in the respective corps, of
proceeding to estimate every increase of pay after the rate of 100?.
for each shilling per diem, in a general view, not attending
minutely to fractional sums ; and, in the next place, they endeavoured
to fix a certain proportionate value on each advancement in rank,
such as might, if possible be extended to all the different corps.
Lord Barrington, in his letter of Feb. 8, after signifying His
Majesty's approval of the report, and stating that it would be
adopted, proceeds to detail the reasons why an officer who had
not bought his commission was not, under any circumstances,
to be permitted to sell, the consequence of such permission being
that the men who came into the army with the warmest dis-
positions to the service, whose business became their pleasure, who
distinguished themselves on every occasion that offered, were kept
all their lives in the lowest ranks because they were poor. It
concludes, " It frequently happens in the army, as elsewhere, that
want of money is also accompanied by a want of assisting friends ;
but the poor tho' deserving officer should always fuid at the War
Office a constant assertor of his rights, and faithful guardian of his
interests." IS pj^. of print.
11 Feb.
A draft in
Ireland,
. 430, No. 42.
Entered in
ing's Let. Bk.,
.12,
,48.
46. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lord Lieutenant of
iREL.-iND (Hertford).
The King having directed that no ofBcer recruiting in Great
Britain for any of the infantry regiments on the British establish-
ment should permit his recruiting party to give more than one
guinea and a half to each recruit, the officers who recruit in Great
Britain for the Irish regiments are ti3 be sulijcct to the same
limitation. \h pp.
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12 Feb. 47. Henry Potts, Secretary to the Post Office, to William
Post Office, Burke, Esq.
' °' ''' ■ Encloses a copy of an information just received from the Deputy
Postmaster General for the southern provinces of America, at
Charlestown.
The enclosure. It contains an account of the respective visits
of two captains to Havannah, and the intelligence they were able
to gain. There had been an insui-rection in Mexico, which had
been quelled, and some uneasiness was still felt in Havannah.
4 2}]y-
15 Feb. 48. The Lords of the Admiralty to Mr. Secretary Conway.
Admiralty, Enclosing an extract from a letter from Capt. Saxton, of H.M.S.
No^'aafb. "Pearl," lately arrived from Cadiz, giving an account of the
motions of the Spaniards upon that coast.
The extract. 3 j^P-
1.5 Feb. 49. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lord Lieuten^int of
Ireland, IRELAND.
Encloses a copy of the report of the Lords of Trade upon the
memorial of the Irish refiners of sugar. A draft (a).
The letter (h) of the Lords of Trade to Mr. Conway, enclosincr
the said report or representation (c). It appears to them that the
complaint on the part of the Irish sugar refinere has not a solid
foundation; and that the advantages which they have from
receiving the raw sugars free from that duty which is paid by the
British refiners, together with the diminution of the bounty from
12s. to 6s. M. upon the exportation of the inferior specie of the
British refinery, do carry with them every encouragement that
can be reasonably desired. At the same time their Lordships
would not propose that the case of the Irish refiners should be
concluded, and the matter decided upon the evidence of these
papers, seeing that the arguments on both sides have reference to,
and depend upon, a variety of facts not in the least proved.
Hence, they called upon the Commissioners of Customs in England
and Ireland for accounts of the imports and exports of sugar,
which might furnish such a state of the trade as, together with
the facts and informations which should arise out of an examina-
tion of the several parties interested, might enable them to form a
clear opinion upon the whole. But as no returns have yet been
received, and the examination of parties will take up a great
deal of time, they submit whether it will not be most advisable
that the further consideration of this business should be
postponed, and all proceedings superseded, until the next session
of Parliament.
(cl.) Mr. C. Lowndes's letter from the Treasury to John Pownall,
Esq., for the Lords of Trade to make a report on the memorial ;
and (e) Mr. J. C. Roberts's letter to Mr. Lowndes, asking him to
lay the same memorial before the Lords of the Treasury.
(/.) The Earl of Hertford's letter to [Mr. Conway], enclosing-
and commenting upon the memoiial and other papers ((/, h, i). He
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says he is persuaded that it was not an object of the British Parlia-
ment to discourage the refining of sugars in Ireland.
[For the contents of the memorial see Vol. I. of the Home Office
Calendar, No. 2038.]
Also (j.) "An impartial state of the case between the refiners
of sugar in Great Britain and those of Ireland " ; (/i.) " Case of the
English sugar refiners " ; (?.) " Remark of the sugar refiners of
London on the case of the Irish sugar refiners " ; and (m.) " Objec-
tions from Bristol to the Irish state of the sugar refiners."
The Irish refiners state (44/) that all sugars must come through
Great Britain into Ireland, and therefore they have to buy from
the Irish importer, who must have a profit, and who is obliged
to buy at the British market ; and they specify other disad-
vantages under which they labour. Then the English refiner ha.s
an unlimited export, and can always choose a favourable market.
The Irish refiner is absolutely confined for his sale to the con-
sumption of Ireland alone, without any power of export, as uo
bounty is allowed, but even a duty imposed on exportation. The
policy of Great Britain has been, and continues to be, to prevent
all importation of refined sugar into their kingdom,- by laying a
duty on it there.
The English refiners (44 k.) in reply, show that, after all, the
Irish refiners have an advantage of 9 per cent. They say (44 I.)
that the latter set out with a supposition extremely wide of the
truth, in supposing that 2 cwt. of raw sugar wiU produce 1 cwt.
of lumps or loaves. The British refiner requires 3 cwt. of raw to
produce that amount of loaf, and the remainder is converted into
bastard sugar or molasses, or thrown away as dirt. " The pro-
ducing so large a quantity of lump or loaf sugar from 2 cwt. of
raw is a degree of skiU in manufacturing to which the British
refiners do not pretend ; but, on the contrary, utterly disclaim and
deny. The British refiners leave this alternative to the option of
the Irish, either to admit their case not to be strictly impartial, or
to allow that they manufacture to much greater advantage than
the British refiner. If they insist on the latter, the British
refiners apprehend that, instead of discouragement, they stand in
need of further assistance to enable them to contend with the
superior skill of the Irish." As the quantity of bastard sugar
produced from 3 cwt. of raw is nearly equal to the quantity of
lump, and, being cheaper, is more used by the poor, the Irish
refiners will be considerable gainers in that article, as the exclusion
of all rivals must tend to enhance the price of it. The cheapness
of provisions, and of articles employed in the process of refilling,
as well as the low price of labour, are also advantages enjoyed
by them.
The Bristol refiners (44 m.) in their reply further state that
many of the Irish import their own sugar, and all may if they hke ;
and if they do not, it is more equitable that they shoidd pay for
their folly than that the English should be taxed for it. The
laying in a large stock at once is a hardshi]) that every Englisli
refiner an'Iio has money and warehouse room is glad to submit to,
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it being almost an invariable rule that raw sugars are cheaper at
their first importation than at any other period of the year.
The regard that ought to be paid to the representation of the
melancholy state of the sugar-refining trade in Scotland (sic, for
Ireland) may be asceiiained from the following undoubted fact.
The number of sugar houses in that kingdom is more than
double within these twenty years, which is a sufficient proof of
the hardships they labour under. The English refiners, notwith-
standing that the Irish have an advantage of 9 per cent, over them,
by their superior application, or being contented with a more
moderate profit, enjoy a small share of the trade, and they hope
that it will not violently be forced from them by the imposition of
a tax ; more especially as they are now rendering an essential
service to the consumers in Ireland, by preventing their refiners
from exacting an unreasonable price for their goods ; a memorable
instance of which latelj' happened ; for by the arrival of refined
sugars from England they have been obliged to lower their lumps
(which were at a most exorbitant price) seven or eight shillings
per hunch-ed. " It is not, therefore, surprising that they should bo
angiy, and endeavour to make up with invective what they want
in argument. Their assertion that the English refiners want to
destioy their trade is as well founded as their calculation, and as
their late accusation against the English refiners for making their
lumps of scum and trash." 41 ji/i. or parts of pages.
15 Feb. 50. The Samk to the Same.
Drafts in xiie King having received in the most gracious manner the
V. 430,' addresses from the two Houses of Parliament, he (Mr. Conway)
No. 45 a to c. enclo.ses His Majesty's answers to the same.
Entered also in The answers to the addresses. 3 ?>w.
Kincj's Let. Bk., ^ "'
V. 12, pp. 52-3.
17 Feb. 51. J. C. Rubkrts to the Clerk oe the Council in Waiting.
nom.EutryBk., Enclosing a copy of a circular letter from the Magistrates of
%.- ,p. .. Health at Venice, which gives advice of the continuance of the
plague in the Turkish dominions, and of the Venetian state
remaining free from it, but that they had laid a quarantine of
40 days upon Dalmatia and Albania, on account of four men having
clandestinely come out of Bosnia. — St. James's.
19 Feb. 52. Philip Stephens to W. Burke, Esq., Secretary to
Admiralty, Me. SECRETARY CONWAY.
pel. 155, No. 3. Captain Onslow, of the "Aquilon," will be cUrected to carry to
Tunis Mr. Trail, who is appointed H.M.'s Consul there, with his
family and baggage. — Admiralty Office. \\ pp.
19 Feb. 53. Lords of the Adm.iralty to the Right Hon. H. S. Conway.
Horn. Geo. III., Sending copies of two letters from the Navy Boaid relative to
No 5^5 a' b c ^^''^ vessels proposed to be stationed v.'ithin^the bar of the liver
of Senegal.
The enclosures, ol pp.
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19 Feb. 54. J. C. RoBEKTS to Mr. Merry.
Dom.EntryBk-,, Oivcs information as to what has been done with regard to the
v.i-t,p.u3. detention of Mr. Merry's ship at Malaga. Mr. Conway has
recommended to the Earl of Rocliford at Mackid to exert himself
to obtain proper reparation, but no answer has been received. A
memorial, however, if sent in, shall be forwarded with a strong
recommendation.
The regulation of the Newfoundland fishery, and that fi-om the
Coast of Labrador, have been ah-eady taken into consideration by
the Lords of Trade. — St. James's.
20 Fell. 55. Duke of Grafton to the Lords of Trade.
Dom.Entrylik., Enclosing a copy of a resolution of the House of Lords of the
V. 23, p. 299. j^^j^ |j^^^ rpj_^^^ states therein mentioned to be accordingly
prepared and laid before that House. — Whitehall.
20 Feb. 56. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lord President.
Doni.EntiyBk, Desiring him to receive His Maje.sty's pleasure upon the
V. L'4, pp. '.i,,-ij. ^.Qelosed order of the House of Lords of the I7th inst., and
re.solution of the House of Commons of the 1.5th. — St. James'.s.
The order and resolution are entered, and relate to the Vice-
Admnalty Comis in America.
20 Fell. 57. Duke of Grafton to Governor Wood.
Isleof J[;in, Encloses an Order of Council of the I7th inst. relating to the
No^^'-'iVVui'^i' appointment of peace officers, on which he desired instructions in
Tiio itttJr ''i*' letter of 10 Dec. last. The other parts of that letter con-
cnt.-rKi in cerning coroners, the copjier coinage, the appeals from the Courts
Isk' (.1 >hin Qf Justice of the Island, the pay due to the captains of towns on
i7Gr)-i^si7,p'3S. their discharge, and the proposal for an additional allowance of 3?.
to each coroner, being pomts more properly belonging to the
revenue, their Lordships have refeiTed the consideration of them
to the Lords of the Treasury, to whom also they have referred the
paper contained in his letter of the 28th Jan. — Whitehall.
A copy of the Order in Coimcil, and the letter from Mr. Robert
Walpole, Clerk of the Council, to R. Stonehewer, Esq., transmitting
it to the Duke of Grafton. G^- 'p/t.
21 Feb. 58. The Same to the Lord President.
Dom. EntiylJk., Desiring him to receive His Maje.sty's commands upon the two
V.2.., ]). .iou. enclosed resolutions of the House of Lords of the 14th and I7th
inst., for addresses to His Majesty that he would order copies of
such representations, letters, kc. as are therein mentioned, relatmg
to the Coui'ts of Vice Admiralty m America, to be laid before that
Hou.se. — Whitehall.
22 Feb. 59. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Hertford) to Mr.
Iielana, SECRETARY CoNWAY.
.430, No. 46.
Sends the third " transmiss " of the se.stion, consisting of four
ills. There was one Private Bill, sealed at the same time, entitled
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" A Bill to confirm a settlement, beariag date the 28th day of
August 1756, made in pursuance of articles entered into byLovett
Ashe, Esq., previous to his inter-marriage with Waller Lloyd, and
for other purposes," which will be sent by the parties interested. —
Dublin Castle. 1^ 2^P-
2-1 Feb. 60. Giovanni Xeno, an Ottoman Subject.
)cf 'i35"no '4 *^°P-^ °^ ^^® acknowledgment of a debt to Sigr. Brander, Consul
i.c . oj, i o. . ^^ „ Suezia," to be paid out of proceeds of a cargo of grain illegally
sold at Gibraltar. Italian. 1 2>-
25 Feb. 61. Secretary-at-War (Barrixgtox) to Mk. Secretary Con-
War Office, WAY.
' " ' ■ "^ ■ Proposing to fit up an apartment belonging to the Castle of
Chester, in which the rebels in 1 747 were confined, for the reception
of deserters firom the troops in Ireland.
P.S. — " I shall take care to pay the expense necessary on this
occasion." 2 pp.
'il Feb. 62. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Dom. Geo. III., Directing them to give the nece.s.sary orders for fitting up the
^' ' """ ■ vessel already purchased for the Senegal, and to decline engaging
any other till it be seen how this answers. To report also whether
a smaller complement of men than the seventy proposed may
not be sufficient, as the vessel would be a floating battery, and
to send an account of the whole expense comiected with her. —
St. James's. A draft. 1 1 pp.
27 Feb. 63. Mr. Milbanke to Mr. Burke.
Dom. Entry I5k., The name of the Jew he mentioned is David Zamiro. Has
V. 24, p. 100. enclosed a specimen of seven diflerent languages that he writes,
but he is not to be trusted further than for mere translation.
27 Feb. 64. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Hertford) to Mr.
Ireland, SECRETARY CONWAY.
'"''■ ' ^ "■ "■ Inconsequence of a letter from Lord Bai-rington, of 5th Dec.
last, to his Secretary, orders were issued on the l(3th of tJie said
month, limiting the bounty money to recruits in England to one
guinea and a half. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
1 March. 65. Master General of the Ordnance (Granby) to the
Dom. Goo. III., Right Hon. H. S. Conway.
V. 3, 0. Jia, . Transmitting the report of the piincipal ofiicers of Ordnance,
together with the report, estimate, and plans made by Engineer
Capt. Debbeig (or Debbieg), for the further security of the capital
of Newfoundland.
The Ordnance ofiicers' letter only. 2 pp.
1 March. 66. The Same to the Same.
Isle of Man, With another report of the same ofiicers, together with the plans
\. ,io..32afo(. ^^^_| j.ppQj.^ made to them by Eugim-er Captain Dawson relative
to tlie Lsle of Man. Ayrrcs witli the report.
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The (^nlnance ivi^ort, and copies of two reports made l)y
Caiitaln Dawson as to the accommodation of the soldiers, the
erection of barracks, kc. ; but the plans referred to are not now
with these reports. The officers of Ordnance call attention to the
following paragraph in one of Captain Dawson's reports : — " This
Island has been in a measure protected from any invasion, either
of the French or Spaniards, by the beneficial trade the inhabitants
always carried on Avith those nations, even when at war ; but since,
by the purchase of the Island, that trade has been entirely stopt,
that protection is now no more, and they are become liable to the
insults of every privateer." 91 ^ip.
1 March. 67. Secretary-at-Wau (Baeiunc;tox) to the Same.
War Office, Submits to his consideration an extract from a letter from
^^ -°; Lieutenant Governor Johnstone, with a state of the barracks at
No. 5: a, b, c. ^^^^ ^^ Philip's [in Minorca]._
The enclosures. The soldiers' barracks in the " Arraval " or
" Arreval " of this place were scattered all over the town, the walls
cracked, the timber of the roofs decayed, and many of tlie floors
sunk lower than the street. The officers' quarters were not fit
for them to live in ; and the poor inhabitants, both British and
native, were at the same time greatly disti'cssed in having had
these houses taken from them, for they received no consideration
in lieu. C jjjj.
3 March. 68. Williaai Bueke to Col. John Scott.
nom.EntryBlc, The comnussion from Col. Moncrieffson is made out, but not
V. 24, p. ys. signed by His Majesty ; and General Conway submits it to Colonel
Scott whether it is advisable to delay it, on the expectation of a
regulation which, if it should take place in Ireland as it has in
England, may at least meet many delays. The commission is,
however, stopped, pending a reply. — St. James's.
3 March. 69. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Secretary-at-Wae.
Mil. Entry VAi., In answer to his letter relative to the fitting up of an apartment
V. 28, p. 1G2. belonging to Chester Castle for the reception and confinement of
deserters from the forces in Ireland. If the expense will be
trifling, it may be immediately ordered ; if more considerable,
an estimate must be prejiared and laid before His Majesty for his
consideration. — St. James's.
4 IMarch. 70. The S.uiE to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
irel. Kntry Bk., The Iwng has consented to Col. Gisborne's being appointed
i7Gi-:o p.su. Colonel of the KJth Regiment of Foot, in the room of Sir William
^litiand," Draper, and to allow Sir William to liuld Ids government here
v.4ao, No.'47. together with Colonel Gisborne's half-paj'. 1 'p.
5 Jlarch. 71. Lord Gower to the Duke of [Grafton].
Bom.^Gio. Ill , Has i-eceived a letter from some friends at Lichfield, asking
pel. ,b, No. /. i^jj^^ ^^ make application on behalf of one of their fellow-citizens of
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Elliott's Light Horse, condemned to Tse hanged for highway rolAiery.
If on inquiry he is found an oVijcct of compassion, is sure no
solicitation in his favour is necessary ; if not I'ouud such, has
nothing further to saj-. 1 p.
72. Lords of the Admiralty to Mi;. H. S. Conway.
Sending a copy of a letter from the Commander-in-chief of
H.M.'s ships in North America, ]'epresenting that great incon-
veniences arise to the service from the large number of rum
retailers at Halifax, by which the seamen are drawn into drunken-
ness, and then enticed to desert, and that it is impossible to put
a stop to this practice while these retailers are licensed by the
Governor ; asking that the evil may be supjiressed.
The enclo.sure.
The Commander-in-chief says drunkenness was remarkably
prevalent with the lower class of people. The most severe corporal
punishment that he ever knew had been inflicted on the criminal
sailors; even six and seven hundred lashes had been given. The
sailors attributed their crimes to drunkenness. G fijh
7 March.
Dom.EntiyBk.,
V. 24, p. 98.
March
73. Vn'ii.liam Burke to Mr. Delaval.
Will with gTcat pleasure inti-oduce his friend, Mr. Lnvin, to
(lenend I'ouway, and be glad to he useful to liim. The man he,
Mr. Burke, formerly mentioned is still here, shifting and doing-
nothing.
Encloses, by direction of General Conway, a Moorish letter,
which our interpreter cannot make out. It is meant as a sort
of trial of the skill of a Mr. Uri, formerly recommended by
Sir J. Yorke to Lord Sandwich. There is a plan on foot to pro-
vide elsewhere for the present interpreter ; and General Conway,
always attentive to Sir Joseph Yorke, means to make Uri his
successor, if he is capable of the office, and continues honoured
with Sir Joseph's good opinion. Sends also a paper which
contains the several languages of which it seems the Moorish
letters are composed. Supposes they should more properly be
styled dialects than languages ; but, indeed, it is a kind of thing
of which he has so little imdei'standing, or even comprehension,
that it would be imjjertinent in him to make any supposition ;
but Uri vdll know how that is, and it maj^ be material that it
should be ascertained whether his knowledge runs through this
variety. — St. James's.
74. M. P. MOKIN to CH.VELES LOAVXDES, Esq.
Sends a letter received from Browse Trist, Esq., a justice of the
peace for the county of Devon, enclosing seven depositions and
examinations taken before him relative to the seizure of a quantity
of smuggled tea at Habcrton, and to the rescue of the same near
Totness in the said countj^ — St. James's.
Mr. Trist's letter, dated from I'owden, near Totnets, is also
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9 March. 75. Prince Fekdixaxd to Capt. Lutterloh, London.
Dom. Misc., Returns the injurious and sui'prising rejjort of the Commis-
^'^ ' ^ ■ sioners delivered to the Treasury on the 11th of November last
past, concerning the Britannic Legion ; and in answer thereto sends
a memorial, signed by himself, and elated Brvmswick, the 7th of
March, to be delivered in original, with an English translation, to
the Lords of the Treasury. Sends likewise a sealed writing for
Mr. Secretary Conway, to be presented to him with the Prince's
best respects, and a true translation of the memorial, that he may
take an opportunity, in case it should be necessary, to report it
to H's Majesty. For Captain Lutterloh's own information, has
enclosed a copy of a letter from Col. d'Estortf to him, the
Prince, and another from his Adjutant to the High Seneschal of
Westphalia, as thei-e are many circumstances contained therein
which serve to clear and justify the case. — Magdeburg.
Annexed is a copy of Capt. Lutterloh's memorial to the
Treasury, delivered Oct. 16, 170.5, on the subject of Prince Ferdi-
nand's demands. It states that Meinecke, to whom the Hano-
verian Chancery had entrusted the contribution chest, advanced
money, without the knowledge of his Serene Highness, for purposes
within the department of the British Commissariat. By these
advances the chest was so exhausted that his Serene Highness
was compelled not only to advance money to the chest out of his
own private cash, but also to borrow from his brother, the reigning
Duke of Brunswick, and from the Langrave of Hesse Cassel, upon
assignation given of his own hand upon the said chest. 'The
Commission settled at Minden for the revision and liquidation of
the account of the contribution chest was dissolved before the
Crown of Great Britain had settled these advances made by
Meinecke ; and the accounts were transferred to Hanover, and
tendered to the Office of Control by one Schmidt, assistant cashier
of the said chest. But before the certificate and warrant could be
obtained, this ofiiee was like^vise dissolved. But the Hanoverian
Chancery of War took care to give special order to their agent in
London to deliver into the office for German demands the account
of these advances of the contribution chest as a just demand on the
Crown of Great Britain.
Also a translation of the Prince's "memorial in which the
objections of the Commissioners concerning the Britannick Legion,
as contained in their report of the 11th Nov. 1765, are answered
and refuted."
He states that at a time when the Crown of England would
have been glad to have taken foreign troops into its service if
they could have been got, rather than pay subsidies, he apjilied
himself to the raising of this considerable corps, chiefly out of the
occupied provinces, and to form them in a short time, even before
the opening of the campaign of 1700. The calculation made by
General Freytag did not include extraordinary expenses, such as
keeping men, horses, &c. in a condition fit for service. As nobody
could suspect his Serene Highness of seeking advantage to himself
from this business, it would be very hard and singular if the
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■ of Man,
, No. 33.
1766.
Treasury, instead of paying wliat had Vieen cx})onded for the
service of the Britannic legion, should free themselves by ai)pealing
to General Freytag's estimate, and treat the Prince like a forage
contractor. The memorial then enters into particidars ; and at the
end are two lists, — one a state of the monthly maintenance of the
Britannic legion, the other a state of the monthly economy for
one battalion of the same, according to the settled allowance.
2-2 pp.
76. GOVEEXOR OF THE ISLE OF MaX (WoOD) to the [DUKE OF
Graftox].
As there has happened an affair which gives him great concern,
this letter is sent by a Liverpool pilot boat, the packet not being
as yet arrived. Has made it his constant study to cultivate a
l^erfect friendship and good understanding with the troops, and
succeeded to his wishes while Col. Raitt was at the head of his
regiment. But upon his going to London for a few months, the
command devolved upon Major Pennington, a young gentleman
to whom he (Mr. Wood) had shown every kind of civilit}^ His
conduct has often been such as coidd not be passed over, luiless he,
the Major, had made such concessions as most people in the like
circumstances would gladly have done. Considering his youth,
his Excellency was un\villing to proceed to extremities, and
therefore called the captains together to hold a court of inquiry,
judging that method might bring him to a sense of his duty.
When the captains were assembled, and had the articles of accu.sa-
tion delivered to them, they begged half an hour's respite (before
sitting) that they might have a conversation with Major Penning-
ton upon the affair. This was readily granted, but all to no
purpose. The court sat, the Major made his defence, and the
report made is, that Major Pennington's conduct was both un-
military and unbecoming. So unwilling stiU is Mr. Wood to take
any step which might lessen his rank in the esteem of the people,
that he will await the arrival of Lieut.-Col. Raitt, who is hourly
expected ; and if then under the necessity of proceeding to
extremities, the whole proceedings shall be laid before his Grace.
— Castletown. '^ pp.
11 March. 77. Mr. Secretary Coxway to the Lords of the Treasury.
Treas.EntryBk., Referring to them Lord ColviUe's proposition that the licenses
'*' ~"^' should be taken away from the rum retailers at Halifax, in Nova
Scotia.
7 & 12 Mar. 78. Grey Cooper to William Burke, Esq.
Treas. & Cust., The Lords of the Treasury desire that copies of any letters
V.3, OS.12&13. i-giating to Capt. Hodgson's application for allowance for services
in the Bay of Honduras, received by Mr. Conway from the
Governor of Jamaica, may be commimicated to them. — Dated
7 March.
The reply, dated 12 March, enclosing what were requested,
and a list of them. " They are numerous, and some of them show
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tlio Governor to have lieen dissatisfied; but their Lordships will
pi-olialj]y, on the whole, think the officer did essential service in
not hastily executing orders, whicli, tho' the Governor did not
chusc to give any explanation of to him, yet he thought proper
to recpiire an explanation himself upon that point from the
Ministry." A copy. 2 pp.
Mr. Burke's reply, and a list of the enclosures are also entered
in Trcas. Enivy Bool; 17G3-75, pp. KU-.j.
i:> ilarclu 79. Commissioners for Forfeited Estates in the Highl^inds
scctii.iui. OF Scotland to the [Duke of Grafton].
*—'''"' ' ■ ' They think it their duty, when any ecclesiastical living becomes
vacant within these estates, to point out proper jJersons to succeed.
Accordingly the kirk of Boleskine, in the forfeited estate of Lovat,
and within the presbytery of Abertarf, being vacant by the death
of Mr. Thomas Fraser, they recommend as his successor Mr. John
Cameron. — Annexed Estates Office. 3 pp.
13 March. 80. Mr. Secret.uiy Conway to the Secretary- at-Wae.
War ()flict\ Communicating His Majesty's orders as to the augmentation of
■t. ^ , i 0. .J.J. .|^|^^ garrison of Gibraltar, and the arrangements for the transport
of the draughts to that place. — St. James's. 1 p.
li .March. 81. DuKE of Grafton to the Postmaster General.
Dom. Entry uk., jjig Grace has, pursuant to the Act, licensed Mr. Charles Colins
^" '^' ■ to frank votes, proceedings in Parliament, and printed newspapers,
without covers, or in covers open at the sides. — Whitehall.
1.5 March. 82. Samuel Garbett to Wm. Burke, Esq.
Don,, ik'o. III., Alludes to a letter from Mr. Sykes, of Hull, upon the subject of
No. 11 a,' b. *^"^" iiic'easing quantity of plate iron imported from Sweden, which
will soon lie practised by Russia. Iron has been lately brought
from Russia also, in part formed for ship-bolts, kc. ; and unless the
spirit of the law is soon executed to prevent the importation of
iron in any other form than common bars, in another year there
will be many dexterous evasions of the law, by which the revenue as
well as manufacturers will be considerably injured. Indeed, he will
be forced " to do it " in self-defence ; and when the Russians have
felt the advantage of the trade, their Minister will probably
remonstrate against restraining it. An eminent Russia house, in
consequence of the application to the Custom House oflScers,
acquainted him, in confidence, that he was losing his time, for
that his design would probably lie opposed by the Russian
Minister.
Is under great obligation for the letter «hich was written to
the Lord Advocate of Scotland upon the prosecutions of the
seducers of workmen to foreign countries. Had the good luck to
succeed on the trial, though the punishment of the ofibnders is in
a great degi'ee evaded by the inconsiderai)le bail taken ; which,
however, is .said to be for as great a sum as the law would admit
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of. Has the ill-luck to meet with an opposition before Parliament
to the amending an Act foi- a turnpike road in so important a line
as the nearest passage by land between the German and Western
Oceans, and by v.diich the price of carriage will be reduced one third
of the present rate. There are at present two roads in difierent
lines, about 29 and 24 miles long- respectively ; but the lattei', by
some infatuation, has been made over such hills as to render it im-
practicable for a cheap conveyance ; whereas, if the tract (sic) was
altered in some places about a mile at most from the present line,
there ^vould be a practicable and easy road whereby a thousand
per annum for carriage would be saved. He applied last year to
the gentlemen of the country and to the city of Glasgow, and at a
numerous meeting at Glasgow it was resolved that a view should
be taken of the " premises " by some gentlemen of considerable
fortune whom he attended. They unanimously condemned the
present tract, and approved the alteration he proposed, and made
a report to a numerous general meeting accordingly, which was
entered into their books. There were several general meetings
afterwards by public notice, at every one of which the alteration
was approved; and at last it was determined, at his expense,
(which he offered,) to apply to Parliament for jjower to make the
alteration. And now it is opposed, particularly by Mr. Campbell
of Shawfield, under the pretence of injuring the tolls of the longest
road. This pretence would have been more plausible if the Act
now applied for had been c^uite a new plan, instead of a more
effectual execution of one ah-eady passed. Mr. Edmonstone and
Lord Fi-. Campbell, as members for the county and Glasgow re-
spectively, have the conduct of the Bill. Though they behave
veiy genteelly to them (the Carron Company), yet the latter's
connexions are so inconsiderable in Scotland that, "however appa-
rently it may be for the public good, he fears for the fate of it.
Encloses another copy of Mr. Sykes's letter.
The enclosure. Mr. Sykes thought plate iron was within the
spirit of the Act. He suggested that in case of a new Act it
ought to extend to all iron about 5 inches broad ; the demand for
iron of 7, 8, and 9 inches broad, which was entirely calculated for
English uses, having increased tenfold in ten years. These broad
sizes were of the same metal as the common sizes, and were only
dearer on account of the extraordinary degree of labour spent upon
them. He says he was speaking against his own interest, which,
however, he never had and never would wish to see promoted
against that of his countrj-. Russian iron ought to be included in
any exclusion of this kind, as he foresaw tliat in a few years more
iron would be imported from thence than from Sweden. He also
suggests that perhaps an order from the Commissioners of Customs
to the collectors at every port to inform the importers that no iron
above o inches would be allowed to be imported but as manufac-
tured iron might bo sufficient. This should be done at onco, and
then he himself (being the largest importer of Swrdihli irun
in the kingdom out of London) would venture to import nun ■,
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1766.
17 March. 83. Secretaey-at-War (E:.rrixgton) to Mr. Secretary Cox-
way.
Enclo.sing copies of a letter fi-om Major General Gage, and of an
extract from a letter from Capt. Stirling, commanding a detach-
ment of the 42nd regiment at Fort Chartres, in the Illinois
country.
The enclosures. The Major General expresses his sorrow that
no requisition for the aid of the military from the civil magistrates
has been made to him, as the disturbances which have happened
have been so much beyond riots, and so like the fore-runners of
open rebellion, that he has wanted a pretence to draw the troops
together from every post they could be taken from, that the
servants of the Crown might be enabled to make a stand in some
spot if matters should be brought to the extremities that may not
without reason be apprehended. He has been the more anxious
in this affair as, from the distance of the troops and the season of
the year, it would require a considerable time before a respectable
force could be assembled ; and if the requisition fi-om the civil
power is postponed till sudden emergencies, it will not be in his
power to give the assistance required.
Capt. Studing gives a long account of his proceedings in receiving
possession of Fort Chartres and other places m the Illinois coimtry
from the French. lOi pp.
20 March. 84. Lords of the Admiralty to the Sajme.
Dom. Geo. 111., Sending copies of two letters from Capt. Antrobus, of H.M.S.
No 60 1' to e " Maidstone," giving an account of the riotous proceedings of the
peojile at Rhode Island, as well on account of a seizure he had
made of a vessel concerned in an illicit trade, as of the late Stamj)
Act.
The enclosures, with copy of the correspondence that took place
between Governor Ward and Capt. Antrobus and his lieutenants
in consequence of an attack made by a mob on one of the " Maid-
stone's " boats which had taken the second lieutenant ashore, and
which the mob carried through a part of the town and then bui'nt.
The second lieutenant was afterwards attacked, and was supposed
only to have escaped being mmxlered through the intervention of
two gentlemen passing. The Governor and magistrates at the
time of the i-iot were all "not at home," and Capt. Antrobus
complains that he was not able to get any rech-ess. The report
was that tlie cause of the outrage was the impressment of some
men belonging to the colony ; but Capt. Antrobus thinks it was
entirely owing to the seizure made by him. Out of the impress-
ment a dispute arose between the Governor and Capt. Antrobus,
the former claiming jurisdiction over the King's ships in harbour,
and the latter repudiating his claim. An accoimt is also given
of a merchant who, at the head of 40 or 50 men, endeavoured to
]irevent the merchant who contracted for the \'ictualling of the
King's .ships from sending some provisions on board. Complaint
was made to the Governor, but no notice taken of it. In short,
(from the confused state this colony particularly is in,) no one
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need expect any redress of these licentious acts, the magistracy
Ijeing composed of a very ignorant and turbulent set of people,
and being rather the planners and countenancers of these riotous
measures than supporters and protectors of regular government.
Many of the delinquents, being the electors of their Governor, &;c.,
carry then' audacity to such a height as at times to say, " If
attempts are made to bring them to justice, he shall not be
Governor, or they in the magistracy, in the ensuing year."
Capt. Antrobus's second letter, dated 29th Jan. 1766, gives an
account of the burning of stamped paper at New York, &c. In
New England any one who dares to purchase a stamped paper is
threatened in the public newspapers with destruction by a set of
people calling themselves " the respectable populace," not com
wholly of the lower class of people. 38^)^:*. or jjurts of pages.
20 March. 85. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, IRELAND (HERTFORD).
V. 430, No. 49. Encloses printed copies of the papers received from the Secretary-
at- War relative to the report and estimate of the board of general
officers appointed to consider what sum should be given for each
of the commissions in the army specifically, when the same shall
be permitted to be sold ; which estimate, the King, having approved
of, has directed to be strictly conformed to. In case it .should be
necessary, from the difference of pay or other particular circum-
stances of the Irish establishment, to make any alterations in the
price of commissions in Ireland, it is to be on the same principles
as the regulations made here, and a report of any necessary
variation from the enclosed regulation must be sent for His Ma-
jesty's approbation, together with the reasons on which such
proposed regulations may be grounded. A draft. 2^ pp.
20 March. 86. Duke of Grafton to the Earl of Findlater.
Scotland, Is extremely sorry that he cannot comply with the joint request
V. 2.), ^ o. 134. ^^ j^jg Lordship and the other gentlemen in favour of Mr. John
Cameron to succeed Mr. Fraser, the vacancy having been .supplied
some time before he received their letter. On any future occasion
will be very glad to show all possible attention to their recom-
mendation.—Whitehall. 1 p.
11 March.
87. Seals.
Order in Council relative to new seals for Scotland.
Ip.
22 March.
Dom. Geo. III.,
pel.78,No.I2.
88. Sam. Garbett to the Marquis of Rockingham.
Relative to the evasions practised at the Custom House upon
the importation of iron.
[The information is given in abstracts of other letters to
Mr. Burke, &:c.]
Mr. Benjannn Roebuck, of Sheffield, was of the same opinion as
himself on these matters. — Birmingham. A copy. 2 j^p. large
size.
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17G(3.
22 March. 89. Lord Advocate for Scotland (Miller) to the Duke of
ScntiiiiKi, Grafton.
V. ij, No. i:jg. jjj^g j.Qcgived advice from Edinbm-gh that Mrs. Ogilvie, who some
months ago was convicted of incest and poisoning her husband,
made lier escape from i)rison, but her escape was not discovered or
known to the magistrates till the day after. This has happened by
the corruption or connivance of the under-keei">er. The magis-
trates made a thorough search of the city, and the Lord Justice
" Clerk immediately despatched a messenger to trace and overtake
her on the London road. But he was too late, and only dis-
covered that a 3'ouiig gentleman, very thin and sickly, mufHed up
in his big coat, and attended by a servant, had passed through
Haddington on Saturday' at midnight, and had puslied on with
four horses day and night from stage to stage to Durham, where
he desisted fi-om the pursuit. This answers to the time of her
escape and the state of her person, for .slie had been delivered of a
cliild in prison about three weeks before, and was to have received
sentence of death on the Monday after her escape. The
magistrates of Eilinlnu'gh offered a reward of 100 guineas. —
Suffolk Street. 3 pp.
22 March. 90. J. C. Egberts to the Clerk of the Council in Waiting.
Dora.EntryBk., Encloses a copy of a circular letter from the magistrates of
V.24, p. 100. health, which mentions the state of the contagious distemper in
those parts of the Turkish dominions that border upon the Vene-
tian, " and that it was broke out in Sm_>Tna, and supposed either
to come from the island of Scio or from the interior parts of
Natolia."
23 March. 91. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lords of the Treasury.
Treas.EntryBli., Desiring them to lay the proper instrument before His Majesty for
^"''fce^' transferring Col. Gisborne's half-pay on the Irish establishment to
^' ' Sir William Draper, to be hchl with the governorship of North
Yarmouth.
N.B. — This li_tti;r was returned from the Treasury, the half-j.iay
not being transferase. Sir AV. ]3raj>er had an Irish pension equal
to it.
24 March. 92. J- C. Roberts to Chas. Lowndes, Escp
Trcas^.EntnBli., Informing him, to save time. General Conway being much
indisposed, that the King has signified his pleasure that any
further letters or papers received from America relative to the
business now imder the consideration of Parliament, and not yet
laid before the House of Commons, be fortlnvith prepared for tliat
]-.urpcse. The pruper office letter for this purpose shall be .sent as
Men as General Ccnvay can convenient]}' sign it.
93. I". Trice, Under Sheriff of Bucks, to the Duke of Grafton.
Ael.nowledging receipt of letter of 22nd inst., containing reprieve
for John Kelsey. - Aylesbury. 1 p.
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27 llarch. 94. Dr. " Messu." Monsey to the Same.
Dora. Geo. III., Sends a letter from "a most worthy, benevolent, honest man,"
No'^iVa^'l) *^"^ High Sheriff of Norfolk. ' Asks his Grace to give it a perusal,
and, if po.ssiijle, at least to get a re.spite. Apologises for troubling
him, i&rc. — St. James's.
The enclosure. It is signed "John Norris," and dated from
Witchingham, and is in favour of John Parish, condemned at Thet-
ford for burglary. 3 ^)j).
28 March. 95. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lord Lieutenant of Ire-
Irel. Entry Bk., LAND (HERTFORD).
Sends directions as to transports for the two troo]is of Colonel
Hale's Light Horse, now in tlie Isle of Man, liut ordered to return
to Ireland. — St. James's. 1 J /iji.
17C1-7
pp.
29 March. 96. Isle of Man.
I^le of Man, " Letter fi'om Govr. Wood, of the 29th March, missin"-."
N"o 34 'i to o '^^^® enclosures. They consist of a correspondence between the
Governor, Major Pennington, and Mr. Charles Lutwidge, who was
at the head of the Revenue Department, relative to the sendino- of
troops to Peel, where a " very abusive and seditious disposition
among the inhabitants " had arisen, which broke out in an attack
upon a soldier, who, as he was passing quietly down the street,
received a most violent blow on the head from a stone. Mr. Lut-
widge desired to have an officer and six light horse sent, but the
Governor (3-i y.) (for the reason that " it would not be possible to
get forage and ' stabling for seven diugoons, and that there is
neither hay nor oats to be had there," and also on account of the
additional expense) (34 c), ordered a company of foot to march
there, or such part of a company as should be thought sufficient,
as soon as the weather and roads (which were impassable for the
depth of snow) would permit. Mr. Lutwidge (34 h.) objected to
sending a company of foot, as he considered the application for
light horse the most proper, also because when a company of foot
had been sent from Douglas there would not remain there more
than 30 serviceable men besides 10 light hoi'se ; and as it was
the most centrical port, and had always been the mart of the
illicit trade, and was the place where the greatest quantity of high
duty goods were then lodged, and as the inhabitants we're
nearly equal in number to the three other principal towns, he
thought the troops then there were barely sufficient, especially if
the service of the revenue .should require a sudden detachment to
the northern parts of the Island, which it was very probable
might become requisite. This necessity, Mr. Lutwidge, in a post-
script of the 13th Feb., stated, had occurred. Being at the head
of the revenue, lie claimed, also, the right to judge what trooiis
were necessary for such particular service, the Lords of the
Treasurj^ having thought him the proper person to consult wliat
troops were sufficient to protect and secure the officers of the
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revenue in the Island. This claim the Governor repudiated,
(S-i li. dorse,) adhering to his original resolution. These lettei-s are
dated the 12th, 13th, and 17th of Feb.
Out of these circumstances arose the " misunderstanding "
between the Governor and Major Pennington, "which resulted in
the court of inquiry of the captains mentioned in the Governor's
letter of the 11th March (No. 33), and which held several sittings.
A detailed account of these proceedings, the Governor's charges,
the Major's justification, the examination of witnesses, fcc, form
another part of the enclosures (34 j, &c ). It appears that Major
Pennington only ordered four men and a corporal to Peel, for t4ie
reason that Lieut, Shaw, who was quartered there, had represented
that the company he then had was in a miserable situation, — fasting,
nay, starving, — the deep snows that had fallen having prevented
the usual supply of bread getting to him. Cajit. Barker, one of
the officers at Douglas, was ordered by the Major to take the
conuuand at Peel ; which order, though he complied ^vith it, he
complained of, as it was out of his tui-n to go on such duty, and
no part of his company was stationed at Peel, but the whole at
Douglas, where his wife and family also were. A conversation
took place between the Governor and Major Pennington, in the
jiresence of Capt. Barker and Ensign Ellison, in which Mr. Wood
charged the Major mth conduct " unmilitary and unbecoming."
The greater part of the examinations and ju.stification relate to
this conversation, in which the Governor got very hot and
angiy, but Major Pennington remained " perfectly cool." The
court of inquiiy were of opinion that, in not having reported to
the Governor his proceedings. Major Pennington's conduct was
" unmilitary," and that, in regard to one circumstance which took
place dm-ing the conversation, it was "very improper and
unbecoming."
The enclosures also include the " Governor's remarks on the
report of the court of inquirj' ;" a statement of " several unbecoming
remarks made use of by the Major in public court, and not
inserted in the proceedings;" and a letter (34 7n.) from Captain
Barker to the Governor, with the vindication enclosed in it, in
reply to an insinuation which Major Pennington made in his
justification against the Captain, of a " confederacy, a private
manner of conveying and managing " an order of the Governor's.
Capt. Barker desired that this vindication might be sent with
any account of the proceedings transmitted to England, and stated
that he had the greatest reason to believe that it was merely out
of pique that Major Pennington ordered him out of his turn,
away from his company and from his famil}^
There is also (34 o.) a "memo, relating to papers sent to
Mr. D'Oyly, Apl. 10, 1766," which ai-e the above-described en-
closures ; and a letter from Major Pennington to the Governor,
dated Douglas, March 26th (34 i.) stating that he had received
orders from the Secretaiy-at-War to hold the two troops of light
dragoons in readiness to embark for Ireland. 46 2Mgcs or parts of
pages, mod of lunj,' size ai:il vloschj vrrlttcn.
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1766.
.30 March.
31 March.
Dom.Geo.III.,
V.3,
Nos. Gl.a,b,c,
and G3.
97.
to the Lords of Trade and Plantations.
')om. Geo. Ill ., Sending an extract from a letter from H.M.'s Minister Plenipo-
T. 2, No. -20. tentiary at Lisbon, with the copy of a petition from the Deputy
Consul and British Factory, and directing them to report their
opinion as to any remonstrances they may think advisable to
make to the Court of Portugal upon the jjarticular com]3laint in
the petition, till their Lordships shall be enabled to make their
report upon the general state of gTievances the Factories of Lisbon
and Oporto labour under, as referred to then- consideration on July
10th last. — St. James's. A draft, lij'^x
30 March. 98. J. C. EoBERTS to the Interpreter to the Tripoline
:)om.EiitryBk., AMBASSADOR.
^ ■ ' ' ''■ ^ ' Enclosing a copy of a letter received from the Secretary of the
Admiralty in answer to the request of that Ambassador that the
Secretary of State would give directions for four persons of his
Excellency's retinue to have a passage in the first of H.M.'s ships
that should sail for the Mediterranean. — St. James's.
30 March. 99.
Ireland,
V. 430,
No. .') I a, b, .
30 March.
Ireland,
V. 430,
No. 52 a, b.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Hertford) to Mr. Secre-
tary CONWAT.
Encloses a list of 16 Public BiUs sent by the messenger, con-
stituting the last transmiss of the session, as also of six Private
Bills sealed in the Council at the same time, to be sent by the
persons severally interested. As the business of the session is
much later than usual, requests that all possible despatch may be
used in regard to them. Both Houses stand adjourned to the 28th
of next month. — Dublin Castle.
The list. 5 pages or parts.
100. The Sajie to the Same.
Encloses a memorial received from Catherine Countess Dowager
Tyrone, representing that in 1764 she exhibited her claim to the
barony of Le Poer, as lineal and rightful heir of Nicholas le Poer,
who was summoned to the Parliament of Ireland as a baron by
writ in the 4Sth year of Edward III., and afterwards in the reign
of King Richard II., and died seised of the honour- and dignity to
him and his heirs ; that the Earl of Northumberland, then Lord
Lieutenant of this kingdom, referred the consideration of the claim
to H.M.'s Attorney and Solicitor General here, who reported their
opinion that the memorialist had proved her title to the barony ;
and that the report, as the memorialist has been informed, was
transmitted to the Earl of Northumberland to be laid before His
Majesty, but that his Lordship having soon after been removed
from this Government, no further pi'oceedings were taken. Asks
that the King would make an order thereon. — Dublin Castle.
The memorial. 2^ pp.
101. Lords of the Admiralty to the Same.
Sending copies of a letter from Sir W. Burnaby, Commander-in-
chief of H.M.'s ships at Jamaica, enclosing a state of the' trade in
the Bay of Honduras since his being last there, and representing
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tliat tlie Ic'gwood cutters there are rinming again into the same
state of anarchy and confusion they M'ere in before his arrival, ibr
v hich icE.'on it is alsolntely uecessaiy to appoint seme person to
sii];eiintend their trade and enforce obedience to their laws;
and enclosing also a state of the marine and land forces at
C'arthagena.
The copy of Sir W. Eiunahy's letter on the state of the Honduras
trade. In six months there had Leen remitted from thence to the
amount of near 73,000?., entirely purchased with the manufactures
f.f the mother country and the produce of the North American and
West Indian colonies. G fp.
Ihe report as to Carthagena, made on a " perspective view,"' is
separated from the ethers, being No. G3 in the same volume. 4//j\
31 ]\rarch. 102, Tlic Same to the Same.
Doni. Geo. 111., Enclosing an extract from a letter from the Commander-in-
No^C'^'-i b chief of H.M.'s slii] s in Noith America, giving an account of
seveial vessels having been cleared out by the Custom House
officers at New Ycrk with unstamped paper, \\hich by the late
Act ought to be stamped, and of his proceedings in consequence
thereof.
The enclo.-ure. 4 i>ii.
81 March. 103. C. D'Oyly to 'William Eukke, Esq.
"War Office, In the absence of Lord Barrington, sends, for Mr. Conwa3''s
No 54 a't'o d information, extracts from two letters from Major Gen.. Gage.
The enclosures, being the extracts dated from New York, the
first relating to the disposition of the troops. He proposes to
abandon as many of the posts as shall be advisable, and bring all
the force he can into the inhabited country, though the great
distance, and the obligation of waiting till the lakes and rivers are
free of ice, will not permit the troops being drawn from the upper
country as eaily as could be wished. The second relates to and
encloses the answer of the magistrates of Albany to a requisition
for (piarters for H.M.'s troops, in conformity with the Mutiny Act
passed for America. To prosecute the magistrates according to
the tenor of the Act will avail very little should they be cast in
the penalty of 5/., and even that would be of very little conse-
quence. He nmst at present yield to the temper of the times, but
will not acquiesce in these reiusals the moment it is in his power
to do otherwise v.-ith anj' jirospeet of redress. 4 'pp.
3 April. 104. P. Stephex.s to John Chiustopiiee Kobeets, Esq.
(Jrders Lave been given to Capt. McCleverty, of the "Hind," to
] locced imm.ediately to New York with Major James and his
servants and baggage. — Admii'alty Office. 1 pi.
3 April. 105. J. C Eoele'is to the Chaiemax of the Canada Com-
Dom.EntrylJk., MITTEE.
V. L'l, 11. 101. Sending a copy of the convention for the first adjustment of the
(?auada bills, .signed the 2yth of last month by his Excellency on
l.-.5,Ki
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the one part, and the Most Christian King's Ambassador, the Count
de Guerchy, on the other. The reason for the Most Christian
King and his Plenipotentiary's names preceding those of His
Majesty and his Plenipotentiary in the copy sent herewith was,
that the same had been prepared for the ratification of the French
Court ; but the English having been written on the wrong side,
another copy was made for the French Ambassador's signing. It
must be observed, however, that in the convention first signed by
the British Plenipotentiary, the King and his Ministers' names are
set first, and wherever the two nations are named the word British
stands hviovii French.— Ht. James's.
3 April. 103. Stores at Pondicherrv.
\V.'irrant Bk,, Caveat on behalf of the East India Company against any
A.--, p. 4(1. ^^^ any person or persons of the military stirL's taken t'roi
Frcncla at Pondicherry.
rant
tlie
81 March
to
•5 April.
Dom.Geo. III.,
.5 April.
Scotland,
7 April
Dom.Entry I"
107. EsrAl',LISI[Mr,.\-T ^)F MaNL'F.\.CTU11ES AllKiiAl'.
Letters, ^:c. relating to Edward Cator, a native of Banbury, and
John Hill, who were employed in establishing a manufacture abroad.
About six or eight months before this time, Cator took Hill, an
e.xpert artificer in the iron and steel manufacture, and j)articularly
in the making of coach springs, over to Holland, where they esta-
blished workshops, &c. at a place called Rhooa-iu-the-Overmaasel,
near Rotterdam, of which place Count Benting had the lordship
(18 c). Other information (18 d) states that Hill was at Cator's
works, " Op de O\'ertoonse Weg," out of the Linden Gate, about 1|
miles from Amsterdam. Cator, on returning to engage more work-
men, was apjjrehended when on the point of departure (IS ff). It
was requested that Sir Joseph Yorke at the Hague might be
applied to to take steps to compel Hill to return (18 «), so that
the manufacture might be entirely broken up. Sir Joseph Yorke
was accordingly written to on April 8th (Indorsement). The
papers are —
Mem., signed Sam. Tongue. 31 March.
Mr. Biu'ke to Mr. Fraser.
Mr. Tongue to Same. 2 April.
Mem. as to HlII's whereabouts, (kc. '-> April. 5 pp.
108. Lord Glasgow to the [Duke of Graftox].
Was His Majesty's High Commissioner to the last two meetings
of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and has to
ac(piaint his Grace that he appointed their meeting for this year at
tlie usual place, the 22nd of Ma}'. Begs to have his Grace's re-
commendation to His Majesty to be his High Commissioner at the
ensuing meeting. —Kilburn. 1 ^).
109. J. C. Roberts to Sir Jos. Ayloff and Astle, Esip
Asking, for Mr. Conway's information, wln'th./r it appears Ijy
the papi'rs in their otfice that in IGiJl King Wiliiam Hi. proi)O^A
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tlie Sr. D'Hui'vart to reside at Geneva as his Minister ; and if it
be true that, in consequence of the representations and the reasons
given Ly the republic, that monarch dispensed with their recei\'ing
him as a public Minister, but that the Sr. D'Hervart had, never-
theless, charge of the King's affairs ? Whether the said Kmg
William afterwards committed the charge of his afl'airs to the
Marquis D'Arzilliers, who resided there in like manner without
any public character? Whether King George I. likewise con-
sented that the Sr. Desrolles (whom he appointed his Eesident at
Geneva in 1715) should not present his credential letter, but
should, nevertheless, have charge of the King's affair's without
being qualified as Minister ? And whether the Count de Marsay
(who succeeded the Sr. Desrolles in 1717) only acted in conse-
quence of the King's letter addressed to himself, which he com-
municated to the fii-st Sjaidic'?— St. James's.
Before 110. The Solicitor for Scotland, Jajies Moxtgojierv, to
S April. the DuKE OF Grafton.
Su.itbud, Received eight seals for Scotland, — a great seal, quarter seal,
V. 2.), ISO. 138. privy seal, exchequer seal, admiralty seal, .signet, justiciary seal,
and a cachet, so denominated by a label put up with it ; and, in
pursuance of orders, saw the old seals defaced, and the new ones
delivered to the deputies of the respective keepers. But some
mistake has occurred with regard to the cachet ; for, in place of a
cachet, he received a seal, an impression of which he transmits as
the easiest method of making the mistake understood. — WithoiU
date, hut endorsed "Received 8th April 17G(3." 2 2il')-
S April. 111. Thos. Waite to William Burke, Esq., at Mr. Secretary
iiviand, Conway's Office.
V. toO, i. o. o" . Acknowledges, for the Lord Lieutenant, the receipt of Mr. Con-
way's letter of 28th past, containing directions as to transports. —
Dublin Castle. 1 jj.
1) April. 112. Grey Cooper to the Same.
Tre:is. & Oust., Sends, for the information of Mr. Secretary Conway, by order of
Kn.^if a b. ^'^^'^ Lords of the Treasury, a copy of a report of the Commissioners
of the Customs on a letter from Mr. Garbett, of Birmingham, con-
cei'niug the fraudulent importation of ii'on.
The enclosure. On inquiry, Mr. Garbett appears to be a con-
siderable manufacturer of u'on and iron wares, and to be principally
concerned in carrying on the iron-works in North Britain known
as the Carron Company. Some time since the Company's agents
in London, Messrs. Adam and Wiggin, memorialised them, setting
forth that a species of iron imported (chiefly from Sweden) in
plates from 20 to 70 inches long, and from 9 to 30 inches broad,
Avas suffered to pass at the Custom-house under the denomination
of uuwrought iron, though they were wrought by the hammer at
near ten times the expense, and a waste of 10 per cent, more than
the making iron into liars, whereby the revenue was deprived of
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the duty in such waste, and the nation ot the advantage of the
labour ; that the manul'acturing the said plates was attended with
five times the expense of manufacturing rod iron or iron drawn or
hammered less than | inch square, which are subject to con-
siderably higher duties on importation than unwrought iron or
iron made into bars ; that tlie said plates were principally used
to make bailers for fire engines, and boilers to make salt in, and
were manufactured for use in the form in which they were im-
ported, witliout alteration of shape further than that of riveting or
fixing them together. That their opinion was tliat they ought to
pay duty. That H.M.'s Solicitor General, whom they had consulted,
had given it as his opinion that these iron plates came under the
denomination of ii'on wares manufactured and not otherwise rated.
The Commissioners referred this memorial to the Land Surveyors
of this port, whose duty it is to see that the revenue be not
defrauded by goods being entered imder wrong denominations.
They, after a consultation with the agents of the Company, who
promised to indemnify them if they would prosecute all the plate
iron imported as unwrought iron, sto})i")ed a parcel imported from
Holland, the proprietors of which, rather than stand trial, (the
c^uantity being small,) jiaid duty for the same as iron ware manu-
factured, declaring at the same time that they woidd never
import any more if that duty was insisted on. About the same
time a parcel of plate iron was imported into Whitby, and another
into this port from Sweden by Messrs. Lindegreen and Co., both
which parcels were for some time under stop, but the importers
thereof would not pay the high duties required, and declared their
intention to stand trial in the Court of Exchequer ; and as it has
been the practice from time immemorial to permit plate iron to be
imported as unwrought iron, they, the Commissioners, did not
think it advisable to try the same, but ordered both the parcels to
be delivered on payment of duty as unwrought iron. At which
time the Carron Company's agents, upon a consultation with some
of the principal importers, reconsidered this matter, and resolved
to apply to Parhament for a clause to subject the iron in question
to a higher duty on importation. As Mr. Garbett coidd not but
be acquainted with this resolution, the Commissioners are at a
loss to account for the surprise he ex])rcsses at the trial being
stopped, o'l pp.
11 April. 113. Lords of the Admiralty to Mr. Secretary Conway.
Dom. Geo. III., Relative to the vessel which is to lie within the bar of Senegal.
No. 64:i'b c. ^^ ^^^^ assistance of men from St. Louis, necessary to defend the
passage of the bar against the enemy, can be depended on, a master,
a mate, a boatswain, and seventeen seamen, including servants, will
be sufiicient to navigate her to Senegal, and to do all other duties on
board after her ari'ival there. Then- Lordships enclose estimates,
prepared by the Navy Board, of the charge of her first outset and
annual expense.
The estimate and letter accompanying it. 4 pj),
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114. Lords of Trade to the Sajie.
As to whether it is advisable to make remonstrances to the
C-ourt of Portugal about a late decree which debars the Deputy
Consul and British Factory there from having wines and other
jjrovisions for their private use duty-free. Mr. Hay having pre-
sented to the Count de Oeyras a memorial on this jjoint, it does
not seem necessary to make any further remonstrances till the
result of this application is known. Their Lordships are engaged
in considering a general state of the grievances of the Factories of
Lisbon and Oporto. 2 -pp.
12 April. 115. Newton Ikix to .
Dom, (;c(i. III., Relative to a request of one Taylor in connexion with the
po .,.■>, 1 o. 21. possession of a cottage in the manor of Audley.
Relative also to the convict Bould in Staflbrd gaiil., who had
discovered a conspiracy among the prisoners to murder the gaoler.
— Stafford. 3 pyp.
l.j April. 116. Governor of the Isle of Man (Wood) to the [Duke of
Isle of Man, GRAFTON.]
V. i,io. ,5o. jv^qj. ijgjj^g. Ijnown to his Grace, nor able to claim more of his
notice than proceeds from the course of business, yet from his
Grace's known character hopes that the circumstances under which
he lies may recommend him to his Grace's notice. In obedience
to His Majesty's commands he ordered five " king's arms " to be
jirovided from Liverpool, to be set up in the Courts of Justice, &c.,
and reserved the remaining twenty for the churches and chapels
to be provided here. As people here are not acquainted in trans-
actions with the Treasury, is obliged on such occasions to under-
take for the payment of their bills. Major Pennington, now in
command, . declined paying the expenses of the vessel provided, in
consequence of Lord Barrington's order, to transport to Scotland
drafts of the Queen's Royal Regiment stationed here, alleging that
he had no funds, and the Governor had to take them upon himself
This leads him to observe, that since the I7th of May last (when
this Island bieaine vi/sted in the Crown), he has not received a
farthin- salmy hi- ]und U> answer any service whatsoever; and all
the iiiililu/ (iilcrhiiiiiuriits formerly allowed by the late Lords
Pro})rietors have breu defrayed at his own expense. — Castletown.
- vr-
17 April. 117. Lords of the Admiralty to the Duke of Grafton.
Admiralty, Sending a copy of a letter fi'om Commodore Proby, commander-
No Gal in-eliief of H.M.'s ships at Chatham and Sheei-ness, relative to a
S\\(/dish merchant ship which lately sailed from the Medway, and
was ibrced back the day before by the crew, who had put the
Captain into confinement, but released him again when the ship came
to anchor. The Commodore took such men from the vessel as the
master desired, and they still remain on board H.M.S. " Augusta."
The enclosure. 2 pp.
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17 April.
Dom.Gco.UI.
^"0. 65 a toe.
118. llie Sajie to Ml!. Secretary CV)Nway.
Stiuliiig co];ics of a letter, and tlie papers enclof^ed therein, from
Capt. Lobb, of H.M.'s slcop " Viper," dated at Cape Fear, in North
Carolina, relative to the tuninltiions proceedings of the populace
on account of the late Stamp Act.
The enclosures, con.sisting of (.'apt. LohlTs litter, -who, fearing an
attack on Fort Johnston, caused the guns to 1 e sjukcd ; an order
fiom the Governor to the Commander of the fort at BrunsAvick to
oLey the directions of Capt. LobL ; a letter from the Governor,
and another from f=ome gentlemen in the country Avho h.cadccl
GOO or 700 men, desiring a redress of their grievances. 13 pp.
IS April. 119. Francis d'Honoeato Beete, of Leghorn, Merchant.
^o"-s'x''o^'' Memorial of, relative to a cargo of wheat belonging to the
pi..!?, 0.26. jiiemorialist, which John Wilson, jun., master of the brigantuie,
" Margaret," had di.sposed of and never accounted for. Prays
■2-2 April. 120. AVilliaji Burke to Samuel Garrett, Esq.
1)0111. Geo. HI., Sends a coiiy of the report of the Commissioners of the Ciistdui.-i
rcl. 78, ^o. 27. 1 ■ 1 ii ■ xi • r .
upon his letter concerning the iron inamitactnre.
The places where the runaway maniirartiun-, n/trcat to abroad,
and the place of their employment at Iimih,- In ini; in the Duke of
Grafton's department, it has been otticially iKcrssary to remit all
those affairs to Mi-. Stinithcwrr, his Grace's secretary. Hence it
is not that he, Mr. liiiikr. mrans to decline any trouble, but only
to expedite the business, that he advises him (Mr. Garbett) to
address himself on these occasions to Mr. Stonehewer, a gentleman
of great worth, extreme good understanding, and of the politest
manners. Genl. Conway and himself Avill always be glad to be of
any service. A draft. 3 pp. [
121. J. C. Roberts to the Chairman' of the Canada Committee.
The ratifications of the convention for the final adjustment of
tlie Canada bills were this day exchanged with Count tie Guerchy,
Amliassador from the Most Christian King. — St. James's.
122. Thos. Harrison, Commander of H.M.'s Ships in the Medi-
terranean, to Philip Stephens, Escp
Has returned to Port Mahon, after paj'ing his congratulations
to the Dey of Algiers upon his accession to the throne, who re-
ceiA-ed him Avith every mark of I'espect. Touched strenuously
upon the subject of the " Florida" storeship. The Dey seemed quite
sensible of the error the Captain of the cruiser had committed, and
promised he should be punished Avith all the severity his Britannic
Majesty thought proper, to Avhom he had addressed himself on the
occasion.
Is now under the necessity of calling attention to the very
extraordinary conduct of Mr. Kiike, the Consul at Algiers, Avho
has thought proper to put a stop to the supply of provisions to the
King's ships in the customary manner, and has set himself aboA-e
2'2
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liiin (the Commtincler), and as to other things. As to the reduction
of SafiVon Island, he must observe, in justice to Mr. Warren's
merit and assiduity, that it goes on A^ath amazing progress, and
that the plan has all the appearance of being executed with skill
and I'jropriety, and most undoubtedly, vrhen finished, will prove of
the gi-eatest utility to His Majesty's service. — Centurion, Port
Mahon. 7| 2^P-
17 ^larch 123. Mr. Secret.vrt Conway to Commodore Haeeison.
^11' 1 . Directing him, in consequence of the neglect of the Bey of
23 April. Trijioli to pay the bills given in satisfaction of the ^'iolence done
Admiralty, to the ship " Vincenzo," either to repair to Trijioli himself or to
Nos* i' and " '""^'^^^ °^^ °^" ^^'^ captains under his command thither, to inform the
Bey that it is His Majesty's pleasure that these bills shall be paid
ofl'. The payment is peremptorily to be insisted on, and no argu-
ment or pretence in contradiction to the payment to be listened to.
When this has been settled he is to appoint some proper person to
take care of Briti.sh affairs at Tripoli upon the departure of
Mr. Fraser, whom His Majesty has ordered home to account for
his conduct towards the Imperial Consul. The Bashaw is to be
made to understand that the recall of the British Consul does not
in any sort proceed from any displeasure conceived against him
for his conduct in the affaii- of the " Vincenzo." " On the contrary,
had that gentleman in other things carried himself with the same
propriety as he seems to have behaved with in the whole course
of the affair of the ' Vincenzo,' he would not have wanted His
Majesty's countenance and protection." Fm-ther, if Mr. Fraser
should not have depai-ted from Tripoli before his an-ival, the Com-
modore is to institute a strict examination into his treatment of
the Imperial Consul, and if it be found that he could so far forget
decency as to have forcibly entered the Imperial Cousid's house,
and maltreated him and his wife pei'sonally, it is His Majesty's
command that before his departure he .should acquaint the Bashaw
and the European (.Consuls there residing that he lias been recalled
on account of the outrages committed by him. At the same time
the Commodore will be very attentive that nothing should be done
derogatory to equahty of the British with the Imperial consular
character. [A draft, dated 17 March.]
Commodore Hai-rison's acknowledgment of the same, dated
23 April, on board the " Centurion " in Mahon harbour. 5^ pj).
25 April. 124. Samuel Gaebett to Wm. Burke, Esq.
^""'cPts ■'"" Acknowledges the receipt of the letter of 22nd inst., with the
Xo.Vs'a.'ii. report of the Commissioners of Customs, kc. Encloses a sketch of
Mhat he has drawn up by way of note upon the Commissioners'
niKirt. Thanks him for his a.ttention. — Birmingham.
The enclosure, in which it is asserted that it M^as possible, by the
method of enforcing the laws at the Custom-house, among other
things to import as unA\TOught iron three gun barrels (formed in
siieljis in one liar of iron), and iron in part manufactured for rods,
ship bolts, anchor Hues, &c. 2 pp. and 1| pi'- of larger size.
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25 April. 125. Governor of the Isle of Man (Wood) to the Duke of
Isle of Man, GrAFTOX.
V. 1, o. 36. Though several of the " Keys " and principal people of this
Island made repeated representations to him of the mihappy
circumstances of the inhabitants for want of employment, yet,
thinking it a delicate point to interfere in, he has hitherto declined
troubling his Grace upon this subject ; but as they have now sent
a deputation to implore the attention of Government, thinks it his
duty to apprize his Grace that Mr. George Moore, the Chairman
of the Keys, and two others, have set out for London on that
occasion. Upon taking possession for the Crown, he did, according
to instructions, assure the people of His Majesty's inclination to
promote their happiness, which has prompted them to claim from
him, Mr. Wood, a representation of their distressed state. Far be
it fi-om him to point out particulars ; but as the j^romoting agri-
culture and manufactures was the most eligible plan he could
devise for employment and support of the people, he formed, and
put himself at the head of, a society (called the Manx Society) for
jjromoting those branches of industry, which is supported by their
annual subscriptions, and promises all the success that can be
ex]iected. The people are natm-ally active and industrious, and if
properly employed might become useful subjects in many respects
to their King and country. — " Isle Mann." 2 pp.
2G April. 126. General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Churcli Bk., Instructions, private instructions, and additional private in-
nci-so' structions for the Earl of Glasgow, H.M.'s High Commissioner to
pp. 09-7.3. the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, being the same,
except in one article, as are entered at p. 53 of the same volume;
a letter to Grey Cooper, Esq., to move the Lords of the Ti'easury
to cause the usual warrants for the salary of the High Commis-
sioner to be prepared ; and His Majesty's letter to the General
Assembly.
28 April. 127. Duke of Grafton to the Earl of Glasgow.
Church Bk., Informing him of his appointment as High Commissioner to the
i76'i-''89!Vr.3 General Assembly, and sending his commission, &c.
29 April. 128. Grey Cooper to William Eraser.
Doni.Gw.iiL, Relative to the request of Mons. Alt, Minister of the Landgrave
pe . ,b, X o. 29. ^|. jjgggp^ ^i^j^^ (-l^g Landgrave's demands on accoimt of the Hessian
troops shoiUd be revised. The Lords of the Treasury are of
opinion that they are precluded from further consideiing this
matter, the reports upon these claims having been approved of bj-
Parliament.— Treasury Chambers. 1 p.
29 April. 129. William Burke to Mr. Freemantle, Secretary to the
Doni. Entry 13k., Commissioners of Customs.
''■-'V- *^- To inform the Commissioners that Mons. Brian t, a Pi-omrai
Catholic gentleman, now, by permission of Government, in a con-
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sidiralilc office in the Roman Catholic Church in Canada, is going
tliither, and meaus "to take certain books with him of that peiv ■
suasion," which it is thouglit it would be unreasonable to deny
him the permission of doing ; and to desire that his books may not
1)0 stopped. — St. James's.
2!) April. 130. Sei'retary-at-War (Barrixgtox) to Mr. Secretary
^\•■.iT (_)fficp, COXWAY.
V. i>o, No. 0.5. Communicating His Majesty's orders for the 1-tth regiment to
relieve one of the regiments in America, in order that directions
may be sent to the Lords of the Admiralty to provide transports for
the same. 1 p.
1 May. 131. Lords of the Admiralty to the Duke of Grafton.
Adiuiraliy, Send a copy of a letter from Lieutenant Clayton, commanding
pci.^i5.j, ofhcer on board H.M.S. " Augu.sta " at Sheerness, giving an account
that, at the request of the Swedish Ambassador's Secretary, he had
confined in irons the four Swedish seamen who put their master
under confinement, and had sent the other seven on lioard their
own ship. For His Majesty's plea.sure as to how the four men
are to be disposed of.
The enclosure. 2i iY>.
2 May. 132. Baron de Nolkex to the Same.
Admiralty, Requesting that, as the season is too far advanced to procure a
]icl. 155, No. 0. ygggei to convey to Stockholm the Swedish sailors detained at
Sheerness for a serious crime, they may be kept either at Sheerness
or in some other prison belonging to the King in some place or
vessel, in order to avoid disagi-eeable discussions Avith the civil
magistracy, until an opportunity for sending them presents itself.
He will be responsible for the cost of their maintenance, and his
Court will oblige His Majesty on any similar occasion. (French.)
2 May. 133. Duke of Grafton to Governor AVood.
Isk- of Jhm, In regard to the misunderstanding of which he gives an account.
-\', ,, the whole of that matter was refeiTed to the consideration of the
Secretary-at-War, and his Grace now encloses a copy of a letter
iiitrnd in received from him, that he may see his Lordship's opinion thereon.
j.iLi.f .Muu The necessary orders in consequence of that opinion will be sent
!''"!l^^' ^^j^' to Major Pennington from the War Oflice ; and his Grace has only
' 'p. 3'J. ' ' to add that he must desire for the futui'e that aU orders he (the
Governor) may think proper to give, which relate in any degree
to the troops, should be first sent to the commanding officer, by
whom the detail and execution of them should be regulated. The
letter relating to money matters has been referred to the Lords
of the Treasury.— Whitehall. A draft.
The enclosure. The Secretary-at-War has examined the papers,
and has conversed with some ofiicers of experience upon the
subject of the dispute, who all agTce with Iiim in opinion that
.Maj(,ir rcnningtuu has acted inconsistently with the respect which
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is due to the King's commission ; that he ought, therefore, to make
a proper submission to the Governor, and take care to yn-event all
further disagreements ; and tliat the Major is blameable for not
having informed himself of the power of the King's commission before
he decided upon it according to his own opinion. It seems neces-
sary, however, that the Governor should be apprised that all orders
which he may give relative in any degree to the troops should be
first sent to the commanding officer. — Dated 2Gth April. 4 pj.'-
■i JIay. 134. Samuel Garbett to William Burke, Esij.
Dora. Geo. III., Ackuowledg.-s Irtt.T nf :Ust ult. Has made som,' altrration in
XoVi'a'b ^^^^ I'eply to tlic ( 'ii-toin-liouse report, and enel'>-i's a sketch of
what he will proljalily si/nd. Will gratefully accept of liis counte-
nance and that of Mr. [Edmund] Burke if he should attempt a bill
by petition from the Carron Company or him.self, which he did
not intend, but will make no scruple of doing. Has an old
acquaintance with Sir Charles Mordaunt and Mr. Bromley, the
members for the county, and nmst apply through them and some
of their friends whom he knows, and wlio would be offended if in
his owni name he should petition Parliament through any other
hands, viz.. Sir Roger Newdigate, Mr. Bagot, and Lord Grey.
These old country families look upon themselves as the patrons
of the trade of the neighbourhood, and really have great inclination
to serve it when they distinctly understand the subject ; but they
are seldom troubled ; and indeed somebody is sorely wanted, Avho
is not only intelligent but hath enlarged views, to take the lead
in considering our commerce as a subject of politics. His, Mr.
Burke's, most ingenious cousin gave him hopes of his coming to
Birmingham this summer. Will be at home in May or June, and
September and October. Mr. Burke would certainly find con-
siderable amusement by spending a week or two in this busy
coimtry. It would be an amazing scene to him. His, Mr. Gar-
bett's, Avife and family will be in Scotland till towards Christmas,
so that he wiU have cpiite a bachelor's house ; and if Mr. Burke
would bring Mrs. Burke for the recovery of her health, would
hope the journey would be doubly agreeable to him. Whilst
wi-iting, has received a most obliging letter from the Duke of
Grafton relative to the men who are gone to Gothenburgh.
Is very sorry that he, Mr. W. Burke, is not in Parliament.
Heartily wishes to hear soon that so warm a friend to the country
is a member of the Legislature, to lend a steady hand to the
protection of manufactures and the establishment of commerce,
points that have been little attended to with real political skill.
Encloses a copy of his reply to the Duke of Grafton. — Bir-
mingham.
The letter to the Duke of Gi-afton (the other enclosure not
being forthcoming). It relates to the runaway workmen at
Gothenburgh. Mr. Garbett saj-s that he has not the least ex-
pectation that Sir John Goodricke can persuade them to return,
or obtain any material intelligence about tlieir seducers. He
himself would fear more from tlieir return, unle^^ sufHcieiit
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security were given for tiieii- continuance in Britain, than from
what they can now effect witliout more workmen. Therefore, in
point of security to the manufactures, would prefer their being out-
lawed to their return. Gives some information about their seducers.
Shows the ill effects in Scotland from the insufficient bail taken,
the Company's want of old family connexions in Scotland, and
power of sometimes obtaining some of the little offices in the
ueighboui-hood for the lower people. States that one of the work-
men at Gothenburgh, \iz., Graham, has sent 20 guineas to his
•wife in Scotland, which has had a dangerous effect upon their
servants. 6 2^P-
G May. 135. Lord Glasgow to the [Duke of Grafton].
Scotland, Acknowledging, his Grace's despatch of the 28th April, and
V. 1'.), No. 133. u ji 'g commission appointing him his High Commissioner to the
ensuing meeting of the General Assembly of the Church of
Scotland, with the instructions, kc. — Kilburn. 1 p.
7 May. 136. William Burke to Lord Viscoltn't Beauchamp, &:c.
A draft in Desires him to apply to the Lord Lieutenant to write an office
\!'*'{,'!j"(f ' letter to the Secretary of State, recommending Sir William Draper
Xo. 54 a toe. to a pension on the military pension list of Ireland, equal to a
Entered colonel's half-pay. This is, it seems, the official method for Sir
(without the William to obtain ' the half pay of Col. Gisborne which he is to
IreT'l'!ntry''Bk li^ve, and it can be done no other way.
1761-70, p. 82.' P-S. — The enclosed memorial relative to the cargo of the .ship
" Earl of Sandwich," just put into General Con\\'ay's hands, to lie
laid before the Earl of Hertford, for his directions thereupon.
The memorial and an affidavit. 2 pp.
7 May. 137. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Hertford) to Mr.
Ireland, SECRETARY CONWAY.
No^5t'a''b Transmits an addi'ess of the knights, citizens, and burgesses, in
Parliament assembled, to the King, presented to him this day. —
Dublin Castle.
The address, praying his Majesty to return to his most faithful
subjects, "the Bill transmitted to Great Britain for limiting the
duration of Parliament this session." 2 jj^;.
10 May. 138. French Boat Sunk.
DoTii. (ii-n. III., Affidavit of the captain and crew of a French fishing boat, made
\. 2, . 0. 21. ^^ Dover, rola^'-e to the sinking of their boat by a boat belonging
to H.M.'s armed cutter, the " Marklenburgh." 3 closely luritten
10 ]\Iay. 139, Duke of Grafton to the Postmaster General.
Doni.EntryBk., Having appointed George Brown, Esq., to be his first clerk in
'^' ■ the room of Joseph Richardson, Esq., deceased, has also authorised
him, pursuant to the Act, to direct all letters and papers on tlie
public V)UsinLv>s of the ofhco, and to signify tlie same to be on
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H.M.'s service, according to the specimen enclosed, and to be
sealed with his Grace's seal, in order that they may pass free of
postage.
The specimen referred to, and a letter thereon.
10 May. 140. Goverxor of the Isle of Man (Wood) to the [Duke of
isicofMiin, Grafton].
V. 1, i 0. 38. Received by the last packet his Grace's letter of the 2nd inst.,
and its enclosure. It gives him concern that he omitted in his
reply to the Majoi-'s justification, that he never had given any
orders relative to the troops but through the commanding officer ;
for which he can appeal to Lieut-Col. Raitt or the Major liim.self,
and is sorry to appear in so unmilitary, so absurd a light. As to
the affair of Capt. Barker, which gave rise to such an opinion,
that was in consequence of a remonstrance made by the Captain
to him, the cu'cumstances of which appeared so reasonable that
he could not avoid complying with Capt. Barker's request.
Submits with what propriety he could at any time send his order
to the Major, who so lately before, in his own presence, treated it
with so much contempt ; a repetition of which would have neces-
sitated his arrest. Has not seen Major Pennington lately ; but as
it appears to be his Grace's inclination to have the aftair amicably
adjusted, peace and harmony have ever been his maxim, and he
will accept such submission as may be consistent with his public
and private character. Has written to Lord Barrington to the
same eifect. — Castletown. 2 pp.
13 May. 141. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Hertford) to Mr. Secre-
Ireland. T.UiY CONWAY.
Ko \&Th c ^^ obedience to His Majesty's commands, he referred to the
consideration of a Board of General Officers here the prices which
should be given for commissions in the army in this kingdom,
when the same shall be permitted to be sold. Ti-ansmits their
report as to the variations from the regulation of prices in Great
Britain, with the reasons for the same. — Dublin Castle.
The report, and an estimate, showing the paj- per day, the
whole cost of each commission, and the amount paid on each step.
In Briti.sh money the whole cost of a lieutenant-colonelcy of Horse
was valued at 4,7-50/.; of Dragoons, at 4,1.50/. ; and of Foot, at
3,500/. 4 pp.
14 Ma3^ 142. J. C. Roberts to the Chairman of the Canada Com-
Dom. Entry Bk., MITTEE.
^' " ' **■ ■ Mr. Secretary Conw^ay has just received a letter from Lord
George Lennox, informing him that the 500,000 livres have been
actually paid to his Lordship for account of the proprietors of
Canada paper, and that the " reconoissances " of the other
2,500,000 livres Avere in the press, and would be marked with the
lottery number, as desired by the Committee, who will, of course,
let General Conway know what further directions they wish him
to give. — St. James's.
44 CALENDAR OF
. 420, Nc
17 Mny. 143, Tlic Master General of the Ordnance (Granby) to
orciiNiiKr, Mr. Secretary Conway^
A,;,, 1 '., j„ c. Sends, in order that His Majesty's pleasure may le taken
tliereniion, a demand from the respective ofBcers of the Ordnance
in the Ceded islands, for a considerable supply of ordnance, with
the letter from the principal officeis of the Ordnance transmitting
the same. — Knightsbridge.
The enclosures. 5| pp.
On or before 144. John Page, of Dundalk, in the co. of Louth, Grocer, to
I'J May. the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Hertford).
■I'land, Petition that the iirotection enjoyed by one Kountree in con-
''°'^' nexion with the Bavarian Minister may be withdrawn in order
that ho may be sued for a debt incurred.
Docquetted: — " Eec. 19 May GG." 1 p.
I'.i May. 145. Lords of the Admiralty to Mr. Secretary Conway.
'*'!."'J ''"'"■,"'■' Sending an extract from a letter from Capt. Hughes, of
■v.o, . o. Oj.i, ). jujg " Boreas," giving an account of his having met with, at
Santa Cruz in the island of Teneriff, two French vessels, com-
manded by King's lieutenants, freighted with merchandise on the
King's accormt, in order to trade for slaves on the coast of Africa,
and to carry them from thence to Guadeloupe and Cape Francois.
The extract. 2 pp.
21 May. 146. Charles Lowndes to William Burke, Esq.
Treas. & Cust., Sends a copy of a report of the Commissioners of Customs on
\. ; , i 0. .) a, 1. ^ translation of a memorial of the Spanish Ambassador, requesting,
in the name of the King his master, that wines of the growth of
the Canary Islands may be imported directly to America and the
British Colonies. — Treasury Chambers.
The report. The Canary Islands being understood to lie in
Africa and not in Europe, they see no objection in the Acts for
wine of the growth thereof being imported directly from thence
to any British colon}- or j^lantation in America in British-built
ships navigated according to law, and paying the duty of 7?. per
tun laid by the Act of the fourth of His present Majesty. .Si pp.
1-2 May. 147. Mr. Secuktaiiv ('unway to the Lords of the Treasury.
Kiiv^'sT.ct^Bk., Directing thnu to prepare tlic lU'oper letter to be laid before
\.\i,\\b,. His Maji'sty for allowing a pension of 15s. a day on the niilitaiy
establishmmt of Ireland to Major Lewis Marcell, Director of
Engineers in Ireland, who has been upwards of oO years in the
jervice, a great part of which he has served abroad. — St. James's.
23 May. 148. The Same to Sir Joseph Yorke.
Ciiciilar lik., Announcing his appointment to the Northern Department, and
i>p''!is-o ^'"''^^ ^^ ^^^^ Duke of Richmond to succeed him in the Southern ;
his Excellency's coire.-pi. ndencc is conseciuently to be held for the
future witli liini, Mr. <Jon\vay. — St. James's.
ho:me office papers. do
Like letter to Viscount Storinont, Aiiiliassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary at Vienna ; Benj. Langlois, Esq., Secretary to
the Embassy at ditto ; Sir Geo. Macartney, Envoy Extraordinary
at Petersburgli ; Samuel Swallow, Esq., Consul General at ditto ;
Sir John Goodricke, Bart., Envoy Extraordinary at Stockholm ;
Walter Titley, Esq., Envoy Extraordinary, and Robert Gunning,
Esq., Resident, at Copenhagen; Philip Stanhope, Esq., Envoy
Extraordinary at Dresden ; Will. Gordon, Esq., Minister Pleni-
potentiary at Brussels ; George Cressener, Esq., Minister Pleni-
IJOtentiary at " Bown " ; Sir And. Mitchell, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary at Berlin ; Thos. Wroughton, Es(|.,
Resident at Warsaw; Ralph Woodford, Esq., Resident, and Emanuel
Mathias, Esq., Agent with the Hans Town's, at Hamburgh ;
Mr. Wolters, Agent at Rotterdam ; Mr. Fenwicke, Consul at
Elsinore ; Mr. Wallace, Consul at Bergen ; Mr. Corry, Consul
at Dantzig; Mr. Hatton, Consul, and Mr. Mortimer, Vice-Consid,
at Ostend ; Jno. Wood, Esq., Governor of the Isle of Man, by
Whitehaven ; Fulke Greville, Esq., Minister Plenipotentiary at
Munich, and Minister to the Diet at Ratisbon ; Lord Justice Clerk
at Edinburgh ; and Lord George Beauclerck, Commander-in-cliief
of H.M.'s forces in North Britain, at Edinburgh.
23 May. 149. Secretary of State.
Dora.EiKivisk., Mem. — That the Duke of Grafton resigned the seals, Wednesdav,
V. 2.3, p. 303. ^^_^^ J ^^j^ jjg^^^^ £^^. ^j^g Northern Department ; and that the Duke of
Richmond, fcc, received the seals on Fridaj'. the :iord May, fur the
Southern Department.
2f> ilay. 150. Duke of Richmond to the Lord Lieutexant of Irelaxp.
^'■t*':"|'i. _ The King having charged Mr. Secretarj- Conway with the
^' "-'"•■''• business of the Northern Province, and delivered to his Grace
the seals uf the Southern Department, desiring that his Excellenc3-"s
dispatches be directed for the future to him, the Duke of Richmond.
—St. James's (sie). A draft. 1 p.
2-t May. 151. Rev. Johx Hamiltox, Moderator, to the [Duke uf
Scotland, Grafton].
No Vau'a b Transmits the General Assembly's answer to His ^rajesty's
letter to them, with a copy for his Grace's perusal. — Edinburgh.
The enclosure. 3 I'lp.
27 May. 152. Duke of Richmond to the Lord Presidext of the Council.
Dom. EntiyBk., Enclosing a copy of a letter from H.M.'s Consul at Leghorn,
\.i , p. 10/. together with a copy of a representation transmitted by him from
the British Factory established at that place, concerning the
quarantine which all ships from that port have for some yeai's
been obliged to perform in England, and desiring him to take His
Majestj-'s pleasure thereon. — Whitehall.
30 May. 153. J. C. Roberts to the Secretary-at-Wai;.
Mil. Entry Uk., Encloses copics of a letter and enclosure just received from tlio
Y. 28, pp. 1 CG-s. j.^^^, Governor of Senegal.— Whitehall.
46
CALENDAR OF
30 May.
30 j\Iay.
Petitions,
1763-84, p. 20.
31 May.
Dom. Geo. III.;
V. 3, No. C9.
31 May.
Drafts in
Ireland,
V. 430,
No. 58 a, b.
Entered in
Kings Let. Bli.
Governor Barnes's letter to Mr. Secretary Conwaj', dated from
Fort St. Lewis, Senegal, Feb. IG, 17G0, is also entered, and a
state of the garrison
In consequence of H.M.'s proclamation of 21st June last (which
did not reach him till some time in December) thinks it
his duty to send a state of the establishment. By their last
letter from the African Company, of Mar. 27, 1765, they at
Senegal were told that as the Company's management here was
to end after Oct. 29th, no further assistance must be expected
from them. This letter was accompanied by a cargo of mer-
chandise and provisions amounting to about 2,.500?., Ijeing part
of what they had demanded for the service of the last year. In
order to make this small provision last as long as possible, they
were obliged, soon after its receipt, to discontinue the repairs of
the fort, and to retain only so many artificers, &c. as were neces-
sary for its preservation. Yet, notwithstanding the utmost
frugality, they are now reduced to about three months' provisions ;
the store of merchandise is entirely exhausted ; they are already
indebted near 1,500/. to the Moorish and Negro chiefs, their
neighljours, and have no means left either to pay the people in
service, or to support their credit in the country. Mr. Conway
will likewise perceive by the enclosed report to what a contemptible
number the garrison is reduced.
The number of the white men amounted to thirty-seven, of
whom twenty-four were private soldiers.
154. Master General of the Ordnance to the Duke of
Richmond.
To know how certain supernumerary men of the Royal Artillery,
and officers from the half-pay list in the Ceded Islands, are to be
subsisted for the future, no provision being made for them on the
establishment of the Royal ArtUlery. Sends an extract from a
letter from Governor Melville relating to the same.
The enclosure. 3 pp.
155. Samuel Norman.
Petition of, for leave to bring in a wi'it of error returnable in
H.M.'s High Court of Parliament, in regard to a judgment obtained
in the Court of King's Bench by William Inglis.
Allowed May 30.
156. Newfoundland.
" Particular oixlers and demands rcrpiircd liy Captain Debliieg
for the service of Newfoundland." 1 \ pji.
157. Duke of Richmond to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
(Hertford).
Transmits His Majcsiy's answer to the address of the House
of Commons in iivlaiid [irhitivr to the Bill iur limiting the duration
of Parliament].-^St .lanirs's (sic).
The answer. " His Majesty will always have the highest satis-
faction in complying with the wishes of his faithful Commons ;
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
47
fG6.
28 & 31 May.
War Office,
31 May.
Dom. Gin.ITL,
l)cl. 78, No.ao.
2 June.
2 June.
Admiralty,
pel. 155,
Mo. 1 1 a, b
but no consideration can prevail with His Majesty to swerve from
that indispensable duty which the Constitution prescribes to him,
of concurring in such provisions only as, on matiu'e deliberation
and advice of his Council, ap})ear to him, at the time, calcidated
to promote the true interest and happiness of his people." 3 lyp.
158. The Same to Lord Barringtox.
For the immediate recall of Major General Burton, as his iiresence
will be necessary on Governor Murray's arri^-al. — Wliitehall.
A draft. 1 p.
The reply thereto, dated 31 May. Will not fail to rei)eat the
orders to hasten General Burton's return. Hopes the General will
shortly arrive here, as, by the last letters, he had quitted his
station. 1 p.
159. Cash Book.
Showing recei])ts and payments for the following : —
Duke of Bedford, H.M.'s Ambas.sador Extraonhnaiy and Pleni-
potentiary to the Court of France, from Sept. 17G2 to Jan. 1701 ;
Richard Neville Neville, Esq., from Sept. 17C2 to Felj. 17G4 ;
Earl of Hertford, H.M.'s Ambassador Extraortlinary at the Court
of France, from May 1763 to Feb. 17G4 ; Sir Joseph Yorke,
H.M.'s Ambassador Extraoixlinary and Plenipotentiary to the
States General, fi'om Nov. 1703 to 31 May 17G0.
A hook in stiff pjaper covers.
160. Lords of the Admiralty to the Right Hox. Seymour
Conway.
Relative to the complaint of the French Ambassador of a want
of attention in the Commander of one of H.M.'s ships towards the
Commanding Officer of the French King's marine at Marseilles.
They have directed Commodore Spry, who will very speedily sail
to take upon him the command of H.M.'s shi^JS in the Mediter-
ranean, to make a strict enquiry into the complaint, and, if there
shall have been gi-ound for it, to signify to Captain Dent the
disapprobation of their Lordships in regard to his conduct, and to
give strict orders to the captains under his command to pay the
same attention on their part as the Count de Guerchy represents
is .shown by the French in like circumstances. 2 pp.
161. The Sajie to the Duke of Richmond.
Enclosing a copy of a letter from Commodore Harrison, giving
an account of his proceedings at Algier with respect to the
"Florida" storeship, and complaining of the misbehaviour of
Mr. Kirke, H.M.'s Consul there. They cannot help observing that
if the behaviour of Mr. Kirke is not totally discountenanced, and
effectual orders given to prevent the like behavioui' for the future,
not only to the Commander-in-chief but to the captains of any of
H.M.'s ships, it will lessen the dig-nity of the King's officers in the
eyes of those people, and be attended with bad consequences.
The enclosure, the same as described under 23rd April. (See
No. 122.) 9 pjx
48
CALENDAR OF
1766.
2 June.
Scotland,
3 June.
Churcli Bk.,
Scotland,
17G1-S9,
pp. 74-3.
162. LiiiiD Justice Clerk (Thomas Miller) to Mr. [Secretary
COXWAY.]
Congratulates him on his appointment as Secretaiy of State for
the Northern Department. Will endeavour to give as little trouble
by his correspondence as the public service will permit ; and
desires that his representations may have no greater weight in the
royal consideration than their own importance, and the motives
from which they proceed, shall appear to deserve. Has but one
motive in his public conduct, — the honour and stability of His
Majesty's Government, on which the peace and happiness of his
country depend. — Edinburgh. 2\ jip.
163. ^1r. Secretary Conway to the High Commissioner of
the General Assembly.
Acknowledging the receipt of the answer of the Assembly to
His Majesty 's'letter. The King was pleased to declare his entire
satisfaction in regard to it, and approbation cf his Grace's conduct
on the occasion. — St. James's.
A letter to similar efiect to tlie Eev. Mr. Hamilton, Moderator
of tlie Cliureh of Scotland,
3 June.
164. Lords of the Admiralty to the DriCE of Eichmoxo.
As to transports to carry the 14th Foot to N. America. 1 j^k
3 June.
Dom. Geo. 11
V. 4,
No. 3 a, b.
3 June.
Scotland,
,2,"i, No.14::
.5 June.
Ireland,
. 430, No. Co
165. L(_)RDs of Trade to the Same.
Enclosing a representation to His Majesty, prepared hy their
Liiiilsliijis, r.-sjHX-ting a proposed regulation of the Court of Naples
fur I'^tiiMi.^liiiig a common search of all single-decked vessels
entering tliat port.
The enclosure. The search or visitation of anj' British ship or
vessel by any of the subjects or within any of the ports of his
Sicilian Majesty would be a direct violation of the tenth article
of the Treaty of Mach'id made in 1GG7, which treaty is the ba.sis
of our commerce with that nation. 3 pp.
166. L(iRD Glasgow to Mr. [Secretary Conway].
Yesterday he dissolved the Assemblj' of the Church of Scotland,
and appointed their next meeting for 21 May 17C7. They have
given the strongest proofs of their dutiful attachment to H.M.'s
Government, and in all their decisions showed a laudable zeal for
tlie promoting religion and virtue, and a just attention to the
]ieace and good order of this country. — Edinburgh. 1 p.
167. The King's Birthday.
" Dublin, June ."ith, 17GG. Yesterday being the anniversary of
His ALajesty's birthday, the great guns were tired in His Majesty's
Pai-k, the Pha?nix, and answered by volleys from the regiments in
garrison, which were drawn out in tlie Royal Square at the
ks. At noon there was a splendid apiiearance of the nobility
1
and oth
distinction at the Castle, to compliment h
pel.
IIO.^IE OFFICE PAPERS,
Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, before whom tlic followmg ode,
set to miisick, was performed. In the evening a play was gi-s-en
by his Excellency to the ladies ; and at the Castle the ball and
the several entei'tainments were extremely grand, and conducted
with the utmost regularity, and the decorations of the supper
room particularly elegant. His Excellency, Lady Hertford, and
the ladies and gentlemen, who were veiy numerous, were dressed
in the manufactui-es of this kingdom ; and at night there were
bonfires, illummations, and all other demonstrations of joy."
Probably an extract from a netcspaper report. 1 p.
G June. 168. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Hertford) to the Duke
iiL-iaiui, OF Richmond.
No. ^G2^a "to d. Encloses copies of the addi-esses of both Houses of Parliament
to him, with his answers thereto. — DubUn Castle.
The addresses and answers ; that of the House of Lords, and the
answer thereto, being printed.
7 June. 169. ] to Lord Egmont.
i^i'"'"'w'?i.'> '^^ ^'^ *-'^'^ advisability of sending out provisions by the trans-
jjorts taking the 14th Regiment to America, for the use of the
regiment, which it has been left to the discretion of General Gage to
send home, or not, as he shall see occasion. Any enc[uiry necessary
for obtaining information, the writer is persuaded, his Lordship
■ will think it right should be made in a private manner. — White-
hall. A draft, marked "Private." l^ pp-
7 June. 170. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Hertford) to the Duke
Ireland, OF RICHMOND.
NoVc3 a' b Transmits the address of the House of Commons to the King,
returning their humble thanks for His Majesty's most gracious
answer to their address relative to a Bill for limiting the duration
of Parliaments, with his Excellency's answer thereto. — Dublin
Castle.
The enclosure. 2^ pp.
7 June. 171. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Encloses a copy of his speech to both Houses of Parliament
No. 64 a, b c. ^^^^ ^^Y' "when he put an end to the session ; also a list of the
Bills to which he gave the Royal assent. The Parliament i.s
prorogued to the 10th July next. Pro[ioses to embark for England
in a few days.
The enclosures. 18 pp.
7 June 172. Governor of the Isle of Man (Wood) to Mr. Secre-
ofilan, TAUY [CoNWAY].
Received his letter of the 23rd ult., signifying that His Majesty
had delivered to him the seals of the Northern Department. The
honour and pleasure of his correspondence cannot fail giving the
utmost satisfaction. — Castletown. 1 ^^
D
V. I, No. 39.
50 CALENDAR OF
17G6.
7 June. 173. Right Hon. Aethuk Earl of Axglesey and Baron of
Pjjtitjous, Newport Pagnell in the kingdom of Great Britain, kc.
7G5-84, p. 21. Petition for a writ of summons to the British 'Parliament as
Earl of Anglesey and Baron of Newport Pagnell. Referred to the
Attorney General for his opinion, 7 June.
[His claim to the Irish titles of his father had been contested by
John Annesley, Esq., but imsuccessfiilly].
" This petition, not having been reported upon before Mi-. Yorke
resigned his office of Attorney General, was returned, and another
petition in lieu of- it referred to William De Grey, Esq., entered
page 43." — Margin.
8 June. 174. The Master General of the Ordnance (Geanby) to
o,.,iu:,iico, the Duke of Richmond.
V. G, No. -1. jg i;ionoured with his letter desiring a state of all H.M.'s stores
in America and the West Indies, and has given orders for its being
immediately prepared and sent. — Knightsbridge. 1 jj.
9 June. 175. Duke of Richjiond to the Secretary-at-War (Bar-
w nffi RINGTON).
War OffifP, ^
V. -20. Nu. 58. Communicating His Majesty's orders for the 1-ith Regiment to be
sent to Halifax in Nova Scotia. — Whitehall. A draft. If pp.
10 June. 176. Commodore Tho. Harrison to the Rt. Hon. H. S. Con-
Admiraltj-, '^^'AY.
N ^3 'a to d '^^^ ^^^" ^~^'^^ '^^' ^^^^ month anchored before Tripoli, and
acquainted the Bashaw with the object of his visit. His reply
conveyed strong sentiments of prevarication. Wrote in a more
peremptory style to effect by force what words could not ac-
complish, which produced the immediate payment of the money
for the " Vincenzo. " Mr. Eraser departed 1 9 days before his (the
Commodore's) arrival. Has appointed Mr. Robert Wilkie to take
charge of the British affairs of Tripoli. Begs he may be confirmed
in the appointment if Mr. Eraser does not return. Made the
Bashaw sensible, in tlie presence of his whole Court, that the recall
of Mr. Eraser did not proceed fi'om His Majesty's displeasure for
his conduct in the afiair of the " Vincenzo." Ear from it, assured
him that whenever His Majesty thought his dignity touched, or
the right of his subjects infringed, he was as speedy in resentment
as on the contrary he was calm, benevolent, and good ; and desu-ed
that the liighest respect might be paid to the British colours ; — to
which he assented. The first umbrage was occasioned by his (the
Commodore's) not saluting a present of refreshments which it was
customary at Tiipoli to send on the arrival of a man-of-war. This
was soon set right. The other related to the Consul he had
appointed, whoju they refused to salute, as he did not bring a present.
In this he thought it essential to get the better of them, observing
that he was sorry they should excuse themselves on lucrative
motives from paying due honour to His Majesty'.s representative.
He (the Commodore) made no doubt that what was customary
would be given, but it rested with His Majesty. The salute was
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17C3-75,
17CC.
accordingly given. In his -way to the coast of Barbary paid his
respects to the Bey of Tunis. Everything there Avas in a perfect
• state of tranquillity. Has demanded satisfaction of the Dey for
the insult to H.M.'s storeship " Florida," and for damages to the
schooner bound from Boston to Lisbon, which was fired into and
plundered. The Dey replied that he had akeady delivered the
commission of Ahamet Benzezo Rais (the oflender) to the Consul,
and had broken him from ever commanding another vessel, and
would pay the damages to the proprietors of the schooner. He
had also given command that the greatest respect should be paid
to Engli.sh colours. Encloses the Ba.shaw of TripoU's letter to
His Majesty, and two for his Ambassador in London, a copy of the
commission he had given to the acting Consul at Tripoli, and a
plan of that port. — " Centurion," Algier.
Three enclosures, among which is a well executed plan and
survey of the harbour of Tripoli, loh ixujcs and one sheet.
10 June. 177. Duke of Rich.moxd to the Lords of the Treasury.
rreas.EntryCk., Refers to them the complaint of the French Amliassador of
certain ill-treatment sustained by a French fishing boat from one
Joseph Anson, of Dover, commander of the Custom-house cutter
the " Mecklenbm-gh." — Whitehall.
11 June. 178. Master General of the Ordxax'ce (Graxby) to the
Dom. Guo. III., Duke of Richmond.
No.^Gs'a 1). Enclosing a letter from the principal officers of Ordnance,
I'elative to the fortifications of Newfoimdland. He agrees with
them in opinion, and thinks it very material that some deter-
mination should be speedily come to, as to the repair of those for-
tifications, which daily gi'ow more ruinous. Asks that His Majesty's
commands might be obtained thereon.
The enclosure. 3 ^;p.
11 June. 179. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Earl of Drogheda,
ireiaiui, and JoHN PoNSONBY, Esq., to the Duke of Richmond.
' ' °' ■ The Lord Lieutenant embarked yesterday upon his return to
England. The wind being fair and the weather favourable, they
have no doubt of his having landed at Parkgate this morning.
They therefore summoned a Council, and were sworn Lords Justices.
— Dubhn Castle. 1 j).
12 June. 180. Capt. Robert Hodgson to .
Dom. Geo. IIL, Relative to his memorial for reimbursement of expenses incurred
V. 2, No,
for H.M.'s service. 1^ pp.
12 June. 181. Charles Lowndes to John Christopher Roberts, Esq.
'^''^''|- ^ Cust., The Lords of the Treasury have no objection to such orders
T. 3, No. 16
as are proposed by Lord Colville being sent to the Governor of
Halifax in Nova Scotia in regard to the licences granted by him
to the retailei-s of rum there, to the great incouvenience and
detriment of the sea service, 1 p.
d2
52 CALENDAR OF
1706.
13 June. 182. PtiCHAKD Stonehewer to Col. Carletox.
Crirai. Papers, Enclosing an attested copy of His Majesty's free pardon to John
^' ^'' ^81^"' Barry, a private in the 2Sth Regiment, convicted of the murder of
a female child in Quebec. — Whitehall.
13 June. 183. Governor of the Isle of Max (Wood) to Mr. Secre-
MeofMan, TARY [COXWAY.]
V. 1, No. 40. jjg^g heen informed that the gentlemen from this Island who
are now soliciting favours from the Lords of the Treasury have
represented the Government here to be in a neglected and inactive
state, the Coiu'ts of Justice shut up ; that there is a contention
between the sovereign and " manerial " jurisdictions, and the
separation of their particular records ; that the police of this
country is in confusion ; and that it would be proper to continue
the intermediate Court of Appeal between the Courts of this Isle
and His Majesty in Coimcil. Though this camiot be meant as an
attack upon his cobduct, yet he must set these aftairs in their true
Ever since His Majesty honoured him with the government of
this Island, it has been his constant endeavour to see his Royal
Commission and instructions executed to the utmost, and
there has not been an article of any consequence neglected or
omitted. The several Courts of Justice, in all their departments,
have been held in His ilajesty's name, in the same case of pro-
cedure as formerly under the Lords Proprietors, except the courts
of T;ynwald, general gaol delivery, and common pleas for eject-
ments. At the first (as there were no statute laws to promulge)
the management of the public funds would have been the only
business, and that would chiefly serve to open a breach between
the natives and revenue offices, who have received one public fund,
which the natives say the Lords Proprietors did not pretend the
least right to, or direction in, but was a tax imposed by and upon
themselves, and vested by law in a committee for public pm-poses.
This point, he hoped, would have been before this represented by
the Receiver General of this Isle, and cleared up by the Lords of
the Treasury. As there have been no felons, a court of general
gaol delivery did not become necessary ; and with respect to the
common pleas, the deemsters are judges, and have regularly heard
and determined all actions at law other than ejectments, which
being hitherto concomitant with the manorial courts, till the Duke
of Athol holds his manor Courts, no inconvenience can accrue from
the want of them. Moreover, there is an expense attending these
courts, which tlie late Lords Projjrietors defi-ayed, which he repre-
sento.l to the Duke of Grafton the 10th Dec. 1765 ; and though
lie Imd no funds now to answer this or any other expense, j-et he
]iropu^^eil in Council that, should they think there was an immediate
necessity for holding a Tynwald, he would pay the charges out of
his (jwn ]iocket, rather than the public business should be inter-
rupted. By his letter of the 2Sth Jan. last, he also laid before
his Grace the several branches and nature of the records of this
Isle, and waited His Majesty's pleasure upon them without the
HOiME OFFICE PAPERS. 53
least contention or murmur, either from tlie Duke of Atliol or the
people, and has lately received from the Board of Treasury the
.Attorney General's opinion for his direction. He can assure
Mr. Conway that the laws and government of this Isle have met
with no interruption of any consequence, nor could he ever per-
ceive the least confusion in any branch of the ])o]ice.
As for the jjlan of an intermediate jurisdiction between the
Courts of the Isle and His Majesty in Council, the prerogative of
the Lords Proprietors heretofore required that all causes and suits
should first pass their cognizance before an apjieal lay to His
Majesty in Council ; but as that prerogative is now vested in the
Crown, the jurisdiction seems therein to be likewise uu rged. a)id
the necessity of supporting it of course to cease. Suggests the
eligibility of transmitting, before any steps are taken, plans of this
kind to the Governor, lest the rights and prerogatives which the
Crown is now possessed of mav be encroached ujion. — Castletown.
IGtlTJune. 184. Duke of Richmond to the Secretary-at-War.
War Office, With His Majesty's orders for augmentation of the 5-tth
Nos 59 "and 60 Regiment on the Irish establishment, and in gan-ison at Gibraltai-,
to the number of the British establishment. — Whitehall. A draft.
The reply thereto, dated 17 June. 1 p.
IS June. 185. Commodore Harrison to Rt. Hon. H. S. Conway.
Admiralty, Complaining of the conduct of Mr. Kirke, Consul at Algiers, for
No ^9 a^b c which, had it not been more out of respect to His Majesty's com-
mission than the person of the man invested with it, he should
have thought it an everlasting reflection upon his honour as an
officer and a gentleman if he had omitted chastising him for his
opprobrious treatment. Mr. Kirke was lirought up a litigious
limb of the law, and values himself uj)on having practised his
talents in that hapjiy occupation with success against almost every
man that business or occasion gave him dealings with, even
against the best friend he has in the world, to whom (to use his
own expression) he is indebted for the shift upon his wife's back ;
and he has more than once foimd gi'eat pleasure in letting the
Commodore know how much he got the better in suits at law of
three or four ofticers who now bear high rank in H.M.'s navy.
Gives particulars of Mr. Kirke's proceedings, and encloses a de-
position of a female servant of the Consul's, who fled for protection
to the " Centurion " from his house, and of the Acting Lieutenant of
the " Centurion," giving an account of his proceedings in the
matter. — Port Mahon.
The enclosures. 17 }>p. and 2 halves.
18 June. 186. Lords of Teade to the Duke of Richmond.
Dom. Geo. III., Enclosing a representation prepared by them, upon a ix-ffrence
No^it' b ^''°'^ ^^^^ Factory at Leghorn, concerning their right of excluding such
candidates as shaU be engaged in partnership with foreign houses.
54
CALENDAR OF
1766.
2o June.
Dom. Geo. III.,
pel. 78, No. 36.
24 June.
Dora. Geo. III.,
V. 3.
Nos. "Oand 71.
24 June.
Ordnance,
V.6,
No. 5 a, b, c.
The enclosure. Such power of exclusion having been heretofore
exercised in several instances, their Lordships advise that His
Majesty signify his approbation of the Factory's negativing the
admission in every case where the majority of the Factory think
such admission would be prejudicial to the interests of the king-
dom. 3 2^p.
187. Prince Ferdinand's Claims.
Mem. as to letters in the German correspondence relative to
the contribution chest : of reports relative to Prince Ferdinand's
claims. Parts of 2 pj).
188. Ordnance Affairs.
Enclosures in. the Master General of the Ordnance's letter of
24th June 1766; viz.—
" Return of the ordnance and stores in each of the foiis and
garrisons in His Majesty's dominions and plantations, according to
the latest accounts transmitted to the OiSce of Ordnance ; " and
" Report of the state of the forts and garrisons in aU His Majesty's
dominions and plantations abroad." 12 ^jjj.
189. The Master General of the Ordnance (Granby) to
the Duke of Richmond.
Encloses the following, " Report of the state of the forts and
gaiTisons in Great Britain," and a " Return of the ordnance and
stores in each of the respective garrisons in Great Britain." 16
large pages and a slip of paper.
24 June. 190. Secretary-at-War (Barrington) to Mr. Secretary
Coxway.
Lieut.-Col. Prevost, of the Royal American regiment of Foot, has
made a proposal to recruit that coi-ps by raising 300 German
Protestants, upon terms which His Majesty has approved of Begs
to sohcit for Col. Prevost, in order to facilitate this scheme, a letter
of introduction fi-om him, Mr. Conway, to the King's Ministers at
the Hague and at Hamburgh, and another from Baron de Behr to
the Regency of Hanover. — \\kv Office. 1 p.
191. Duke of Richmond to Admiral Holburxe, or the
Commanding Officer of H.M.'s ships at Portsmouth.
Enclosing a packet of letters directed to the commanding officer
of the 14th Regiment, just embarked at Southampton. If the
transports have sailed, the packet to be returned. — Whitehall.
192. Vice Admiral Holburne to the Duke of Richmond.
Acknowledges the receipt of the preceding. There is no prospect
of their sailing while the westerly winds continue. 1 p.
28 June 193. The Duke of Richmond to the Postmaster General.
Dom.EntryBk., (1.) Giving notice, in order that they may enjoy the customary
'ifo-io privileges, that he has appointed Richard Stonehewer, Peter
^^' "' IVIicliael Morin, and Jolui Christopher Roberts, Esq.s., imder secre-
War Office,
pel. 24, No. 3,
26 June.
ora. EntnBk.,
28 Juno
Admiraltv,
:1. 155, No". IE
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17G6.
taries in his office ; also (2) tliat, in pursuance of the Act, he has
licensed Messrs. Geo. Brown, Willni. Duck, Jer. Sucyd, Chas,
Brietzcke, Jno. Hajaies, Wm. Pollock, Jas. Jno. Fenoulhet, Chas.
Collins, and Jno. Morin, to frank votes, proceedings in Parliament,
and printed newsj^apers, sent by the post, without covers or open
at the sides; and (3) has authorized Mi\ Geo. Brown and
Mr. Wm. Pollock in his office to subscribe his Grace's name with
an indorsement, according to the specimens transmitted, upon each
letter or packet which shall concern the public business of the
office, signifying that they are on H.M.'s service, and signed with
the Duke's seal, in order that they may pass dutv-fi'cc. — White-
hall. Three letters.
30 June. 194. Henry Potts, Secretary to the Post Office, to R. Stoxk-
Dom. Geo. III., HEWER, Esq.
No.V2^a b. Enclosing intelligence just received from the Deputy Postmaster
General at Charlesto^\^l, South Carolina, for the information of
the Duke of Richmond.
The intelligence, consisting of queries tliat were put to several
masters of vessels, and a gentleman lately arrived at Charlestown
from the Havannah. Answered chiefly by the lattei-. They
relate to the insin-rection in the kingdom of Quito, in Mexico,
which arose on the 1st of March iTOo, and was not then sup-
pressed, occasioned by an order from the Court of Spain to enforce
a resolution for laying an additional tax on all estates there, ttc,
and as to the fortification, condition, i^-c. of Havannah. 1 small
and 3^ closely tmtteii large pages.
30 June. 195. Duke of Richmond to the Field Officer in waiting.
Dom. Entry Bk., file papers are removed which made it peculiai-Iy necessary to
T.J4, p. ii.>. pifipg f^ sentinel at his Grace's office; but, at the same time, he
thinks it proper that one should be continued for a constancy, as
is done in the other Secretary of State's office in Clevland Row.
"\Vislii?s to know whether orders can be given for that purpose
without any further application, or whether it is necessary to
mention it to the King. — Whitehall.
30 June. 196. Grey Cooper to William Burke, Esq., at ]\Ir. Secre-
IslcofMan, TARY CoNWAY's OFFICE.
Ni.s. 7i ind 42 '^^^ Lords of the Treasury direct that the Governor of the Isle
of Man may be allowed the expense of the entertainment of tlio
two circuit courts, and also of the Tynwald court, if any such shall
be heldl; but my Lords do not think it necessary to give any
directions to the Governor with respect to the other necessary or
contingent expenses mentioned in his letter, till it shall appear
whether the fees and perquisites destined for, and applied to, such
services, in the time of the Lords Proprietors, are found sufficient.
My Lords have also du-ected Mr. Lutwidge, Receiver General
of the Isle of Man, to allow Governor Wood the exjienses incurred
by setting up the King's arms, and in providing the vessels for trans-
porting the drafts of troops to Scotland. — Treasury Cliambers.
Two separate letters. 2 pp.
56 CALENDAR OF
17CG.
30 June. 197. Tlie Same to Richakd Stoneiiewer, Esq.
Trca-^. S: Cast., Eiiclo.ses copie.s of papers relating to the complaints of Mons.
J. "'■ Guerchy of the ill-treatment of the master of a French fishing boat
of Boulogne, in the Channel.
The enclosures ;— being a letter from Mr. Freemantle at the
Custom House, and a report of the Collector and Comptroller ot
Dover, in regard to the aftau' ; and an affidavit of the marines in the
boat belonging to the Mecklenburgh cutter sent therewith, alleging
that the accidents which the French fishing boat met with were
entirely owing to the misbehaviour and misconduct of the master
of the French boat. 7i p}).
1 July. 198. Lords of the Admiralty to the Duke of Richmond.
Admiraltj-, Sending a copy of a letter from Capt. Carkett, of H.M.S.
N^'ii^a'' b " A-ctive," dated 1st April last, at Pensacola, giving an account that
Don Antonio d'Ulloa, with Mons. Yillemont, second in command,
and 90 soldiers, in a Spanish fi-igate and a bi-ig, amved at New
Orleans the beginning of March, and had taken possession of
Louisiana.
The enclosure, and the cover of the letter, with several endorse-
ments. 2 jip.
2 July. 199. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Attorney General.
Law Officers Application having been made to the King that the Justice
i76'i°-*95 ^'^92 Clerk of Scotland, who has hitherto had no assigned rank in the
Court of Session in Scotland, may for the future be allowed to take
rank in the said Court after the President, esce]:)t when the Courts
of Session and Exchequer shall sit together, and then to take rank
after the Chief Baron of the Exchequer ; — and the substance of the
enclosure having been proposed -as an instrument for His Majesty
to sign on the occasion ; — desiring him to report his opinion
thereon. — St. James's.
The enclosure is also entered.
2 July. 200. The Same to the Same.
Law Officers The aljove having been referred to him, Mr. Conway conceives
,-^|'"_*,',\. /g,, that it will not be disagreeable to him to know what has been
done already in the affair, and how it comes now to be a question.
This officer, wdro presides in the chief Criminal Court in Scotland,
and sits also in the Court of Session, used only to take place accord-
ing to his own seniority ; the impropriety of which seemed so
strong that the Court of Session, by an act of their own, decreed
him to rake place for the future immediately after the Lord
President. But as the Courts of Session and Exchequer sometimes
sit together, and as the Barons of the Exchequer have taken no
step towards giving the like precedence, the Duke of " Queens-
borough " strongly pressing the propriety of the measure, applies
to the Crown to establish the rank of the Justice Clerk, which His
Majesty is inclined to do, if it is not contrary to law.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
57
17GG.
3 July.
Admiralty,
3 July.
Admiralty-
pel. 1.5.J,
No. 16 a,t
3 July.
4 July.
201. Lord Egmont to the Duke of Eichmoxd.
Sunding an extract from a letter from Captain Corner, of H.M.S.
" Coventry."
The enclosure. It contains inteligence that the Governor of
the Spani.sh part of St. Domingo came about six weeks before to
Cape Fran9ois, and, Ijy particular order from the French Court,
was treated with the honours duo to a Marshal of France ; that, in
company with the Count d'Estaing, he visited all the French sea-
ports, and staid some days at St. Nicholas Mole, ^^■hich they were
fortifying, and where they were building casernes for 4,000 men,
who were to be supported at the joint expense of the two Crowns,
to be held in readiness for a future war. 2 pp-
202. Lords of the Admir.vlty to the Same.
Relative to a demand of the French Ambassador for justice for
an outrage by the crew of an English vessel near Calais. They
enclose a copy of a letter from Captain Webster, of the " Hazard,"
one of the two vessels stationed on that pai't of the coast. He
denies the charge, but says that his master's mate, being in a cutter
on the 18th of May off Calais, spoke with the Custom-house cutter
of Dover, whose master told him " he had drove in a lug sail boat
about a mile to the westward of Calais pier, but was prevented
carrying her off by the timely assistance of soldiers who kept
firing musket shot at them."
The enclosure. 3^ pj).
203. Samuel Garbett to Mr. Secretary Conway.
Refers him to the enclosed narative of what relates to Thos.
Lewis, who is now in prison at Edinburgh ; and Mr. Garbett fears
he will be set at liberty upon his hndiiii;- bcnidsmen for 1.5/. sterlino- •
that he will return to their servicr in tlii- plae- until the expii-ation
of his apprenticeship; and that if ln' .slmulil obtain his liberty
without giving sufficient security not to leave the kino-dom, he
will. soon go to Gottenburgh. He can be legally detained until he
finds such security.
He (Mr. Garbett) is now ajiplied to not to oppose Lewis's release
and he is expected to behave in it as though the offence was
against them and their interest only. His reply hath been that
he considers it as an offence against the State, and that an example
shoidd be made of Lewis to intimidate others. This is said to be
crael. Is therefore in the disagreeable situation of declaring he
will no way act further in it, but leave the man to the law and his
superiors. — CarTon, near Edinburgh. 2 j^p.
204. Mr. Secretary Coxway to Governor Wood.
Has received his letters of the 17th and 13th {last, but cannot
at present give any instructions on the subject of the last of them.
However, would not omit sending copies of two letters received at
his office in answer to some points contained in his Excellency's
former correspondence. — St. .lamcs's.
CALENDAR OF
176C.
6 July. 205. Chaxcellor of the Exchequer (W. Dowdeswell) to
Doni. Geo. III., the DUKE OF RICHMOND.
V. 2, No. 23. Desiring him to order a copy of the an-ets of the King of
France, establishing several duties in Canada, to be sent to
Ml'. Lowndes for the information of the Lords of the Treasury. 1 ^j.
7 July. 206. Duke of Richmond to the Lokd.s of the Treasury.
Treas.EntryBk., Sends, in order that enquiries may be made, a copy of a letter
^^^ffis^' from the French Ambassador demanding justice for an outrage
^' ' alleged to have been committed by the crew of an English vessel
in the neighbourhood of Calais. See the Lords of the Admiralty's
letter of 37x1 of this month, above.
10 July. 207. Lords of the Admiralty to the Duke of Richmond.
Atiniiraity, Sending an extract from a letter from Rear-Admiral Tyrrel,
rci._i55. Commander of H.M.'s ships at Barbadoes and the Leeward Islands,
^ ■ ' ' ' dated on board the " Princess Louisa " in English harbour, Antigua,
the 10th May 17G6, representing that two frigates belonging to
the French King had been lately at Antigua, and at all His
Majesty's islands in those parts, where they had been veiy bu.sy in
soimding and making observations.
The enclosui-e. The fiigates arrived just about the time when
the uproar occasioned by the importation of stamped paper was at
its height. 8 2^p-
10 July 208. The Same to the Same.
Admiralty, Enclosijig another extract from Admiral Tyrrel's lettei-, repre-
pci.^i.5s, senting that the French seem to pay great attention to the settling
the islands of Cayenne and the Triangles, and in his opinion have
something more in view than the profits that can arise from the
produce of such settlements to their mother country ; and that in
case they should once be able to collect a force there superior to
the English in those parts, they would have it in their power,
whenever they thought fit, either to take or destroy the island of
Barbadoes and all the Leeward Islands. Their Lordships send
also copies of one to Admiral Tyi-rel from Captain Knowler, whom
he had sent to Cayenne to make observations, and of the enclosure,
Ijeing a memorandum and two letters which passed between
Captain Knowler and the Lieut.-Governor of Cayenne.
The enclosures. Admiral Tyrrel says further, liy Captain
Knowler's letter their Lordships will find that the French are once
more disappomted in their attempts to establish settlements about
Cayenne, from the gi-eat mortality that happened among the people
that came out " to settle them colonies ;" for, out of 14,000, 10,000
died ; notwithstanding which they seem to persevere in their
resolution to settle them. Captain Knowler says, in addition, that
there were not above 50 officers at Cayenne and 100 soldiers, and
they had about 44 guns mounted ; the number of inhabitants did
not exceed 500, and many of them came to the Commandant for
leave to return to France, and he gave some of them leave; indeed
they were all tired of it. Was informed that more settlers and
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10 July.
Admiralty,
pel. 155,
No. 19 a, b.
10 July.
Dom. Entrjl!k.,
V. 24, p. 11.3.
12 July.
Admiralty,
pel. 155, No. 20.
13 July.
War Office,
pel. 24, No. 4.
16 July.
A Draft in
Treas. & Cust.,
V. .3, No. IS.
Entered in
Treas.EntryBk.,
1763-7-5, p. 174.
troops were coming. The French from Cayenne or any part of the
province of Guiana would be unable to disturb any of our Islands
for several years to come. 17^ 2^P-
209. The Same to the Same.
Enclosing a third extract from Admiral TpTel's letter in answer
to a complaint from the Spanish Ambassador of some ill treat-
ment the master and crew of a Spanish vessel named the
" St. Stephen " received from Captain Smallwood, commanding one
of H.M.'s frigates, so long back as January 17C3, near the Island
of St. Domingo. He has made all enquiry possible, but cannot
find that any person in those parts is acquainted with either the
name of the ship or captain mentioned in the complaint.
The enclosure, and two covers of the letters, with several endorse-
ments. 2 2^P- and 2 halves.
210. Duke of Richmond to the Lords of Trade.
Draft of commission and instructions to be prepared for the
King's approbation for William Campbell, Esq., commonly called
Lord William Campbell, whom His Majesty has appointed Governor
of Nova Scotia vice Montague Wilmot, Esq., deceased. — Whitehall.
211. Lords of the Admiralty to the Eight Hon. H. S.
CONWAV.
Relative to a complaint from the Danish Secretary against
Capt. Grant, commanding one of H.M.'s frigates, for having acted
with violence against a Danish armed bark near the Lsland of
St. Croix. Having learnt from Admiral Tyrrell the circumstances
of the case, their Lordships have sent directions to Vice-Admiral
Pye, the present Commander of H.M.'s sliips in those parts, to
signify to Capt. Grant their displeasure with his proceedings.
2 j>p.
212. Dr. Jean Uki to [Mr. J. C. Roberts ?]
Has had little trouble in translating the Turkish letters sent
him by order of the Duke of Richmond. The longer one has its
English translation attached. The other, excepting the titles and
benedictions, contains no more than the following : " Before this
letter was written, one of our ships of war met upon the sea one
of your Majesty's merchant .ships, and demanded the customary
passport, which the merchant ship had not got, and which, since
it had only bills of health (patentes), was carried into our port.
But, as a mark of consideration to your Majesty, it was afterwards
released to Consul Robert Kirke." — Oxford. (French.) 1 ^ x>p.
213. Duke of Richmond to the Lords of the Treasury.
The King has commanded Robert Kirke, Esq., H.M.'s Consul at
Algiers, to ix-turn home to give an account of his conduct, and has
appointed John Le Gros, Esq., to manage the consulate till his
further pleasure with regard to the former be made known, with
the usual salary of 600?. per annum, and customary allowances for
cxtraordinaries. ^l PP-
60 CALENDAR OF
17GG.
17 Jiilv. 214. Instructions for Comjioboee Richard Spry.
Adniiralty, Tliey relate chiefly to the negotiations to be entered into with
pel. 15G, ^]^^ Emperor of Morocco, in conseciuence of complaints from Major
*"'^' ■'' ''' ■ Genl. Irwin, Lieut.-Governor of Gibraltar, andJoseph Popham, Esq.,
Consul at Tetuan, of some unfriendly proceedings on the part of
the Emperor, more especiall}^ in regard to his treatment of the
Consul, and to certain new regulations established in his ports
]irejudicial to the commerce carried on betwixt that state and
Gibraltar. He was also to enquire as to the conduct of the
Emperor towards Capt. Hall and his crew, who were in the hands
of the Aj-abs. If he failed to establish satisfactory arrangements
with the Emperor in respect to provisions for Gibraltar, he was to
negotiate with the Dey.
The King's letters to the Emperor of Morocco and (two) to the
Dey of Algiers, to be delivered lay Commodore Spry. 29 ^jp.
IS Julv. 215. Lords of the Admiralty to the Duke of RicroioND.
Admiralty, Sending copies of a letter from Commodore Harrison, dated the
pel. 153, jQ^].^ Qf jg^g^ month at Algiers, to [Mr. Stephens], giving an account
No. 21 a to . Qf i-i^g success of his negotiations with the Bashaw of Tripoh and
Dey of Algiers, and of the correspondence with the Bashaw,
enclosed therein.
The enclosures referred to, giving exactly the same information
as is contained in a letter from the Commodore to Mr. Secretary
Conway of 10 June, which is fully abstracted, and will be found
under that date. {See No. 176.) IG jyjx
18 July. 216. Duke of Richmond to Commodore Harrison.
Admiralty, Sif^'nifyiug the King's approbation of his conduct towards the
r. 156, No. 4. -gg "^^ Tripoli, and of his remonstrances made to the Dey of Algiers.
His Majesty saw with concern the representation against Mr. Kirke,
the Consul at Algiers, and in consequence thereof has directed his
return home to give an accomit of his conduct. In the meantime
His Majesty has observed in his letter to the Dey, with which
Commodore Spry is charged, that as the tenth article of the treaty
renewed in 17G2 gives the right he. Commodore Harrison, con-
tended for, without restriction or limitation, the King will expect
that and every other article of the said treaty to be strictly
observed ; and that, with regard to the claim set up by Mr. Kii-ke,
no captain of any of H.M.'s ships, much less the commanding
oflicer of his fleet in the Mediterranean, can acknowledge a superior
authority in his Consul, or be obliged to apply through him for
anything they might be entitled to by treaty. A draft. SJ jj^i.
20 Julv. 217. Alistract of letters which passed relative to the ship
\dn,;riltv '■ Sautissiina Trinidad," and the ransom of Manilla, from Aug. 20,
tu'.-X'No.V^a. ]7(i.-,, to July 20, 17GG. ^h pp. dosebj u-r'dtcn.
'^•^ Julv- 218. A yiapcr docquetted "State of our claim to the Juilge Dele-
"vdiiirait- !4^t^' at Naples," 1 eing notes or abstracts of treaties and corre-
:'U55,lSo.22b. spuudcnce on this subject. 3 pp.
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1766.
22 Jul}-. 219. William Burke to the Advocatp: General (]y[ARRii>TT).
Dom. Entry 15k., The treaty of marriage was .signed "yesterday was sevennight,"
V. 23, p. .306. 1^^^^ ^.|^g contract is not yet signed, nor indeed drawn, as that must
1)0 done by him (Dr. Marriott) and the Attorney General, as well
as some other things to be notified to them. — St. James's.
22 July. 220. The Same to the Lord Advocate.
Scotch Warrts., He will See by the Order in Council which accompanies the new
i,uj-,4, p. 5(. cachet for Scotland that the mistake in regard to that seal has
been rectified. Desires him to return the WTong seal, as it must be
sent back to the Council Office to bo defaced, ami returned to the
King's engraver of seals. — St. James's.
23 July. 221. Capture by Algerixes.
Admiraliy, Abstract of letters running over tlio period from 10th February
pel. loj.Xo.jic. ^^ j.jjg 2:3rcl July 1766, relative to the complaint of a Spanish sluj)
taken and carried into Gibraltar by an Algerine cruiser. [In one
of Major Genl. Irwin's letters it is stated that the Algerines were
" our strictest friends amongst tlie Moors."] 3;^ closely uritten pp.
23 July. 222. Mr. Secretary Coxway to the Lord Advocate of
Scotch Scotland.
*^n''6.3-9r'" '1''^'^ ^"'^'^' 0*' Grafton's letter of Oct. 17, 176-), has, he is per-
p. 19;' suaded, sufficiently fixed his Lord.ship's attention to the enforcing
and of the laws for prevention of our manufacturers from benefiting
foreign parts by their art and skill. Yet he is so strongly pressed
by a very considerable manufacturer upon the inconvenience our
manufacturers suffer from the ill-judged lenity that is shown to
those who are guilty of these practices, that he troubles his Lord-
ship again upon this head.
Understands that there is one Lewis now confined at Edmburgh,
who is convicted of an intention of going abroad to forward foreign
ironworks, and who may probably soon find the means, by obtain-
ing his liberty by giving bail of 15?., to return to his master (for
he is but an apprentice), and to stay with him till his term is
expired. MJr. Conway does not take upon him to decide how the
law stands, much less does he wish to be understood that his Lord-
ship could take any step, even for a good purpose, which was not
strictly conformable to law ; but is informed that it will be of
great hurt and detriment, if the laws for detaining our manufac-
tures at home are not very strictly put into execution. For
example as well as punishment, the principal gentlemen in the
trade wish that Lewis's bail might not be confined to lol., but
might be of such weight as to ensure the end it is to be given for,
and that it might extend to his not leaving the kingdom.
He cannot take it upon him to say how far these points are
conformable to law.
23 Jul}-. 223. ILiJiQUESs of Rockixgham to Richard Stoxehewer, Esq.
Treas. & Cust., Asking for information as to what has been done respecting the
T. 3, 0. 19. appointment of Mi-. Martin Howard to be Chief Justice of the pio-
Scotch War
1705-74, p. 5
CALENDAR OF
vince of North Carolina ; which affair he, Lord Rockingham, wishes
may be completed as soon as possible. — Grosvenor Square. 1 jj.
2-t Jul}-. 224. Lords of the Admiralty to the Duke of Eichmond.
A(imii:iity, Enclosing an extract from a letter from Vice- Admiral Pye, dated
No'^''3 i^'b l-ith May from Madeira, giving an account of four French ships of
war having appeared off that Island [some of which are conjectured
to have troops on board].
The enclosure. 2:^^ pp.
24 & 25 July. 225. Duke of Richmond to Commodore Spry.
Admiralty, Enclosmg a letter for Commodore Harrison, and a copy of the
Nos 10 1 1 same for his own information ; also a letter to Mr. Wilkie to
acquaint him that His Majesty has confii-med Mr. Harrison's
appointment of him to manage the business of H.M.'s consulate at
Tripoli, till the King's further pleasure is known ; and another for
Mr. Forbes, whom Mr. Fraser had appointed to execute the same
employment, to inform him that, for the above reason, the King
■will not have occasion for his service at that place ; and directing
him to sail at the first opportimity after the presents for the
Emperor of Morocco and the Dey of Algiers shall arrive. — Dated
24th July, A\Tiitehall.
Commodore Spry's acknowledgment of the same. — Dated 2-')th
July, fi-om "Jersey at Spithead." 4 pp.
25 July. 226. The Same to the Attorney General.
Law Reports, Would be obliged for his opinion whether there is any founda-
No't^a^bc tion for the assertion contained in the enclosed letter and note
from Mr. Timothy Brecknock, that the King cannot receive and
entertain at his court an Infidel Ambassador consistently with the
law of the land, and that such Ambassador is not entitled to the
privileges and immunities which the Ambassadors from Christian
princes and states are understood to enjoy. A draft.
The enclosures. Mr. Brecknock attended Mr. Kennet, the
sheriff of Middlesex, and demanded a warrant to arrest and hold
to bail "the Tripoline Infidel, Hamed Aga;" which, under the
advice of Mr. Grig, the Under-sheriff, was refused. Mr. Brecknock
refers his Grace to " Viner's Abridgment, under the head ' Infidel,'
p. 407." He says it is also evident that the law of nations does
not justify the reception of an Infidel Ambassador, nor does a Pagan
one come within the description of the 7th Anne, cap. 1 2. ; for, to
be entitled to the privileges, kc. specified in that Act, the Ambas-
sador must come from a Sovereign Prince who is not only a friend
but a good friend of Great Britain, which cannot be in the present
case, since our laws hold all Infidels not only to be hiimici, but
■perpetid inimici ; and for this reason Mr. Serjeant Hawkins, in his
Pleas of the Crown, p. 434, says it seems to be a good exception
to a witness that he is an Infidel. If some few of the Christian
powers have of late years received Ambassadors from the Infidel
states, such procedure doubtless is an innovation upon the law of
nations, the law of Moses, the law of Christ, and (in Great Britain)
the law of the land.
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In the note Mr. Brecknock threatens to print the state of his
case in the public papers if the determination in respect to his
demand be not obtained and notitied to him before Thursday
1 evening ; and if he cannot find redress by tliese mild applications,
he will most assuredly carry his complaint before 25 barons of this
realm, who in such case will be imder a necessity of compelling the
King to render an injured subject immediate justice, agreeable to
the express tenets of our Magna Charta. — Dated respectively the
Stli and 1 5th July. . 5 -pi^-
2G July. 227. Cojdeodoee Spry to the Duke of [Riciijioxd].
Admiralty, The presents for the Emperor of Morocco and Dey of Alo-iers
V. 1jG,>;o. 12. have arrived and been embarked. Mr. Le Gros has also come
down. Will sail with the fii'st favourable wind. — Portsmouth. I p.
28 July. 228. The Same to the Same.
Admiralty, Mr. Le Gros, whom His Majesty has appointed Consul to Algiers
V. loG, No. 13. jj^ ^j^g absence of Mr. Kirk, is in a state of delirium. He has been
visited by Mr. Cuthbert, an eminent physician of the place, who
has learnt that Mr. Le Gros was, about seven months back, in a
melancholy way for some time. Dr. Cuthbert thinks it by no
means prudent for him to go to sea. He is now sitting up in his
bed, with his sword and a brace of pistols by his side, calling fur
a clergyman to give him the sacrament that he may die contented.
— Portsmouth. 2| 2U^-
28 July. 229. Hamed Aga, Tripoliue Ambassador, to the Sajie.
Dom. Goo. III., Desiring that his protection accorded to Aima Eliza Forrest in
quality of his housekeeper may be registered in his Grace's office
and in that of the slierift's of London and Middlesex, as he hopes
thereby to get that rascal Brecknock punished, who has been the
cause of all the trouble. — Soho Square. 1 -p.
The reply. The Duke of Richmond thinks it would not be
right for the Tripoline Ambassador to give his protection to the
person mentioned, as it might have the appearance of a considera-
tion for mducing her to turn evidence against Mr. Brecknock.
However, endeavours will be used to accom2)lish this by some
means less liable to exception.
28 July. 230. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Earl of Winchelsea.
Dom. EntryRk., Desiring him to attend His Majesty on Wednesday mornino- at
V. 23, pp.300-/, gj.^ James's between twelve and one o'clock. — St. James's.
A like letter sent to Mr. Dowdeswell.
A letter to the same effect to the following, with the addition
that their attendance was required for the purpose of kissinrf His
Majesty's hand on their appointment; viz.,
Lord Viscount Howe, as Treasurer of the Navy.
Mr. Stanley, „ Ambassador to Russia.
Mr. James Grenville, „ Joint Vice-Treasurer of Ireland.
Mr. Charles Townshend, „ Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Lord Camden, „ Lord High Chancellor.
Eaii of Nortliington, „ Lord President of His Majesty's
Council.
Nos.23 and 26.
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29 July.
Admiraltv.
v.lSO, No. !■
29 July.
Dom.Geo. 11
231. Dike of Eiciimond to Commodore Spry.
To inform him tliat the King will appoint another per.son to
execute the employment Mr. Le Gros was intended for, who will
Le ready in two or three day.s. — Whitehall. A draft. 1 2'-
232. Lords of Ti;ade to the Duke of Richmond.
Enclo.sing extracts from a letter from Charles O'Hara, Esq.,
No 74 .'\'t(i e H.M.'s Governor of Senegamhia, on the coast of Africa, giving an
account of the proceedings of the French in re-establishing the
settlements they formerly possessed at Albreda, Portudal, and
Joual, on the coast of Africa, and in forming a new establishment
on that continent in the neighbourhood of Goree ; and represent-
ing the weak and defenceless state of the fort on the island of
St. Lewi-s.
Also an extract of a letter from Governor O'Hara to the Governor
of Goree, relative to the new settlement at Bain upon the con-
tinent over against Goree, and the reply. (French.) 13 jjjj. and
2 halves.
29 July. 233. Dtke of Richjioxd to George Selwyn, Esq.
Post Office, According to Lady Townshend's desire signified in his letter, his
V. G, No. , . (jiace has written to H.M.'s Postmaster General, authorising the
opening of such letter or letters as described. A draft, i p.
29 July. 234. The Same to the Lords of the Treasury.
Treas.Entryn_k., ^^ly Le Gros, wlio was appointed to manage the consulate at
17G3-7J, p. 1,0. ^]g.jgj.i. j^ tijg absence of Mr. Kirke, having met with a misfortune
which makes it impossible for him to execute that employment,
the King has .substituted James Sampson, Esq., who is to have
the usual allowances. In consideration of the expenses of his
outset, Mr. Le Gros is, however, to be allowed the fii'st three
months' pay which their Lordships will have advanced to him. —
Whitehall.
30 July. 235. Duke of Richmond to Commodore Spry.
Admiralty, ^ The King has substituted Mr. Sampson for Mr. Le Gros, whose
friends have been informed of his condition. A draft. 2^ pj).
V. 1.56, No. 1.5.
30 July. 236. Lord Barrixgton to the Duke of Richmond.
Dom.tieo. III., Enclosing a copy of a letter from Major Farmer, of the 34th
V. a. No. 7.) a, I). -[} _ ,• , ,,
Regiuieiit.
Major Farmer's letter, I'elating to some Missouri Indians whom
lie found means to get into the fort, and who, after receiving
jiresents and a " peace belt " to take with them to show to the
different nations in that part of the country, went away very
well pleased. 2 pi'-
[About 1] 237. The Earl of Shelburne to the Hon. Ma,ior Gen. Gage.
-'^"S- Ciieuhu' on his receiving the seals of the Southern Dei)art-
Com.-iu-chicf, mcilt.
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1766.
1 Aug. 238. Circular from Mr. Secretary Coxway to all the
Circular Bk., MINISTERS, &C. OF THE NORTHERN DEPARTMENT.
^ 'P- • Annoiinciug the changes in His Majesty's Administration.
As it is natural that a new aiTangement of the Ministry should
attract the attention of foreign Courts, in order to obviate the
efiect of any alarm which weak or designing men may endeavour
to raise on the occasion, directs them to give to the respective
Courts where they reside the strongest assurances that these
internal mo\'ements will produce no alteration whatsoever in His
Majesty's disposition to cultivate the good understanding now-
subsisting with his allies, to preserve treaties, and to maintain the
genei-al system of tranquillity in Europe.
1 Aug. 239. .Sei'retary-at-W.vr (Barringtox) to Mr. Secretary
nom. Geo. TIL, C< jNWAY.
■ ' "" '''' ' " Sending an extract from a letter of Lieut. Col. Eyre Massey, of
the Inniskillen Foot, commanding officer at Montreal.
The extract, relating to a suspicion entertained by His Majesty,
that military men were concerned in the horrid attemjit on
Mr. Walker, merchant of this city, the 10th of Dec. 1705. Neither
officer nor soldier of H.M.'s " Enniskilling " Regiment of Foot was in
the least concerned. 2 p^).
1 Aug. 240. Earl of Shelburne to the Postmaster General.
Dom.EntryBk., Giving notice, in order that they may enjoy the usual privileges,
^■' ' ''■ "■■ of his having appointed Richard Sutton, Peter ilichael Morin, and
John Christopher Roberts, Esqs., Under Secretaries in his office. —
Whitehall.
2 Aug. 241. Commodore Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
^'J""^;^''-^ ' ^i"- Sampson has arrived. They are now getting under sail for
' '' ' ■ ■ the Mediterranean. — " Jersey " at Spithead. 1 }).
4 Aug. 242. Lords of the Admiralty to the S.vme.
AilmiKiliy,^ Relative to a complaint of Mous. Durand, the French Minister
pc . jj.io. - . jj^ England, that a fishing vessel belonging to Calais had been
boarded and robbed by the crew of a boat supposed to be English.
Capt. Roche, of H.M.'s sloop " Cruiser," stationed on that part of
the coast, has made enquiries, but has not yet been able to
discover either the crew of the boat, or the vessel to which she
lielonged. 1 p.
9 Aug. 243. Earl of Shelburne to Major Gen. Burton.
Com.-iu-cliief, Relative to the speech made to liim, upon liis departure from
V. 1, p. K Montreal, by the chiefs and warriors of tlir (litHi-ent Indian tribes
within his district, desiring him to repirstiit their behaviour while
under his government, to His Majesty, and to solicit for them his
royal protection. It is the King's pleasure that he should in
return inform the several nations of the Sault, St. Lewis, and
Lake of the Two Mountains, Nej.isingues, Algontieus, Abenakis
F723. E
66 CALENDAR OF
Hurons, ami Nontagues, in His Majesty's name, that theii" beha-
viour has met with his entire approbation, and that they may
assure themselves of his regard and protection. — Whitehall.
11 Auo-. 244. Robert Webber, a convict in Maidstone Gaol, to the Earl
Dom. Geo. in., OF Shelburne, " in Hill Street, Berkley Sq., London."
pel. 78, No. 43. Enclosing a petition, [which is not now with the letter,] to be
presented to His Majesty. Was sentenced to death at Maidstone
for a robbery committed on board H.M.S. " Medway," but reprieved
by the judge, which he did not ask for nor desire. Hopes the
laws won't be broken by transporting him, death being all he
requii-es. If his request is granted he promises to discover some-
thing that will be of very great service to H.M.'s subjects. 1 p.
14 Aug. 245. Mr. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to
Isle of Man, Mr. SECRETARY [CoNWAY].
\.i,No. 4.3. jjg^g received his letter of the 4th idt., accompanied by
Mr. Cooper's letters relative to the allowance of expenses by the
Lords of the Treasury. Hopes he wiU be pardoned taking this
opportunity of representing the disagi-eeable position he has been
in for some time past. Here has he been without salary or any
fimd to answer the contingent expenses of the government of the
Isle since the 17th day of May 1765 ; and though the superior
magistrates and officers I'cst satisfied with the assurances in His
Majesty's proclamatinii, yet tlie inferior officers and constables, who
were paid quarteily \<y tin/ Lords Proprietors, though importunate
at first, were pad lied liy his jiromises, but many are now really
indigent. And though, by his letter of the 10th Dec, he requested
the Duke of Grafton to du-ect from whence their pay was to be
drawn, as they expected to be paid ofl' upon their discharge, he
has not yet been able to relieve those that are to be continued, nor
to discharge those that are to be reduced. As to the funds arising
from the fines and perquisites of the courts, it is well if they
answer for providing fire, candle, and other necessaries for the
court-rooms and record repositories. But these fines and per-
quisites are matters of record, and therefore can be accounted for
w\i\\ the greatest certainty in such manner as shall be directed.
Tliev Avere hitherto levied together with the Lords' quit-rents by
the Moars, whom, being in most i-espects manerial officers, he also
recommended to be in no ]3articular employed by the Crown ; but
that the coroners should be discharged from executing any duty
which appertained to the manerial, and confined to the business of
the Crown only, and have an amiual allowance in lieu of the
territorial privileges and emoluments which they received from the
Lords Proprietors. But till some measures of this kind are taken,
should there be a Debet Court, it -svill remain a doubt which are
the proper officers to collect these fines, &c. He also informed the
Duke, in January last, of his having taken possession, in behalf of
the Crown, of the houses, &c. which he and all preceding Governors
under the lato Lords Proprietors enjoyed. These houses were
ueulected since the death of tlie late Duke of Athol ; and though
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the present Duke claims them under the reservations of the Act of
ParUament, yet, as he, Mr. Wood, retains possession, he cannot
allow him to repair or exercise any right therein ; and these old
fabrics, without proper reparation, will not be habitable next
winter. As to the charges necessarily incurred in public enter-
tainments, upon his taking possession of the Isle in behalf of the
Crown, and also upon His Majesty's birthdays and like occasions,
which the Lords Proprietors provided in Castle Rushen, these he
had in his own house, and at his own expense, and will submit
entirely to Mr. Conway's consideration. But really it will be
extremely expedient that the other exigencies of government, and
proper directions as to other matters, should be adjusted. If he
might be allowed, he would propose that a sum of money be
api^ropriated, and an agent appointed in London, to answer the
several exigencies of this little State. — Castletown. G pp.
1.5 Aug. 246. J. C. Roberts to Me. Webber.
Cnmi. Papers, jjjg Majesty can pay no regard to his application, and has
^' ' ^' ■ confu-med the sentence last passed upon him. — Whitehall.
Sent under cover to the keeper of Maidstone Gaol.
1.5 Aug. 247. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Earl of Bessborough
Dom.EntryBk., and LoRD Grantham, H.M.'s " Postmaster General."
^' ■ ' ^'' ■ Encloses a list of his office. Has licensed the first clerk, senior
clerks, and clerks, pursuant to the Act, to frank votes, proceedings
in Parliament, and newspapers. — St. James's.
The list: —
William Burke, Esq., "I tt i o x •
^nr.,,. -n, 77 >■ Under Secretaries.
William J<raser, Esq., J
John Larpent, - First Clerk.
Richard Shadwell,
Francis Wace,
Cuchet Jouvencel, "^
James Wright, I
William Taylor, |
Bryan Broughton, )>C1
George Aust,
Geoig'e Cooke,
Thomas Bidwell,
1 G Aug. 248. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. Geo. IIL, Four Indian men (one of whom is their Sachem) and three
V- a, p. . Indian women, belonging to the Wappinger tribe, have been
brought from America without the consent of the King, or a
recommendatory letter from any of his Governors, in order to
petition His Majesty in Council for the recovery of a tract of
land which they complain has been unjustly taken from them.
Encloses for their Lordships' consideration all the papers pre-
sented by them upon the subject of their complaint. Directs
them also to consider of the properest method of having these
E 2
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Senior Clerks
Treas.EntrvBk
17G3-7.), p."l7G
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Inilian.^ taken iininecliate care of, and of sending them Ijack to
N. America, and to settle with the agent of Massachusetts Bay,
and report an estimate of the expense of their re-embarkation,
presents, fcc, as in tlie case of the Cherokees. As, however, these
Indians have been brought over without any authority, His
Majesty does not think projjer to reimbm-se any expenses hitherto
incurred for their passage and maintenance. — Whitehall.
16 Aug. 249. The Same to the Lords of the Teeasuey.
Desires them to receive the King's pleasure (in reference to the
Cdmplaint of the Count de Guerchy) for restitution to be made to
the owners, and the officers of the "Frederick" cutter to be \iyo-
perly reprimanded for the violence committed. — Whitehall.
16 Aug. 250. Lord Advocate of Scotland (Jajies MoNTGOirERv) to
Scofiami, William Burke, Esq.
V. 2.1, No. 144. Has received the new cachet for Scotland, saw the old cachet
defaced, and delivered the new one to the proper officer. Mr. Burke
will please receive the seal formerly sent in place of the cachet. —
Edinburgh. 1 jh
16 Aug. 251. The Same to Mr. [Secretary Conway].
Scotland, _ ^ By a Scots statute, equally revered here as the Habeas Corpus is
pc .46,^ o. lui. jj^ England, all persons imprisoned for crimes not inferring a
capital punishment must be set at liberty upon their finding bail
to appear and answer to any prosecution that .shall be carried on
against them ; and the sum of such security is regulated by the
rank of the pnisoner. It is: — for a nolilrman, '.V.VAl. (i.v\ SiL ; a
landed gentleman, 166?. 13s. id. ; any other g(.'iitl<'!iian and burgess,
5.5?. 11.S. l^f?. ; and any other inferior person, li;/. LS.s. 4(/. These
sums the judges, by a British statute, are allowed to double when
circumstances require it, Imt further they cannot go. In spring,
176-5, the partnei's of the Carron Company, in Scotland, applied to
the Judge Admiral for a warrant against two persons, Croswell
and Chrystie, who had bargained with some of their workpeople
to go to Sweden, in consequence whereof Croswell was appre-
hended, but, upon application, was liberated upon giving double
bail as an ordinary gentleman or burgess. By the Act 23 Geo. II.
cap. 13. all persons who contract with, entice, or persuade any
manufacturer to go into any foreign country incur a penalty
of 500?., besides a year's imprisonment; notwithstanding which,
the Judge Admiral thought himself bound to give effect to the
Scots ;.;tatute, and to limit the sum in the bail bond to 111?. 2s. 2^d.
Some time after the matter was laid before Mr. Miller, then Lord
Advocate, who directed a prosecution against Croswell and
Chrystie, and they, not appearing, were outlawed, and Croswcirs
bail bond declared to be forfeited, which was all that could lie done.
He, the Lord Advocate, never knew of any ill-judged l.nity sImavh
to anj^ one charged with transoxessing the laws madi- ioi' juiAcnt-
ing seduction of mamifactm-ers into foreign countrii^, nnle^.s ilie
Judge AtUniral's admitting Croswell to bail is to lie considered an
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instance, as it lias tlio apprai-ance of absurdity tliat a person
should bo liberated njion liail for a lesser sum tlian tlie jienalty
forfeited by him if guilty; but which he dues not t\ih\k merits
that name, as the inaccuracy of the British statut's tdUcliiiiL; this
matter, so far as concerns Scotland, has left tlic ijiii/stidii wliether
the bail is to be regulated by the Scots statute or not, so very
doubtful that judges will probably continue to differ in opinion
about it until the doubt is removed biy a new enactment. By the
Act 5 Geo. II. cap. 27. sec. 4. any manufacturer who hath con-
tracted, promised, or is preparing to go out of the kmgdom, may
be bound to answer with reasonable sureties for his appearance,
and, ui)on refusal, may be committed for trial until next assizes,
and, if convicted, is to bo imprisoned till he finds such security.
The first information he, the Lord Advocate, had of Lewis being
so imprisoned was his [Mr. Conway's] letter. On enquiry, he
found Lewis in a course of judicial proceedings before the Court of
Session against the Carron Company, for procuring his liVierty
without bail, on account of some irregularities in his commitment ;
but tlie defect was supplied as well as possil)le, and the Court
declined to judge in it, being a criminal matter projior for the
cognizance of the Court of Justiciary, the criminal court in Scot-
land. Lewis next applied to tlie Court of Justiciary to be
admitted to bail, which brought on the question whether the bail
was to be regulated by the Scots statute or not. He, the Lord
Advocate, urged the inexpediency of the construction of the law
in that manner, as very properly suggested in his (Mr. Conway's)
letter. Of the five judges present, two were for regidating it
according to the Scots statute, and three not ; and the sum in the
bail liond was fixed at 100/. sterling.
He tries Lewis at one of the circuit criminal courts to be held next
month at Stirling, a town near to the Carron Company's works ; and,
in onler to prevent the seduction of artificers in this part of the
kingdom as much as possible, has written to each of the sheriffs,
recommending to their attention the making of a discovery if any
such thing is practised in their respective counties, and apprehend-
ing the parties concerned, to be puni.shed according to law. Ho
thought it right to explain the matter thus fully in order to
remove any imfavourable impression Mr. Conway may have
received of the conduct of the judges and officers of the law in this
part of the kingdom. — Edinbui-gh. 4 p/i.
IS Aug. 252. William Eael of Shelburne.
Dom. Misc., ( )riginal patent appointing him Secretary of State.
20 Aug. 253. Case of J(jiix Welfoed [a Shipowner.]
Admirahy, Report by Lord Mansfield on the petition of John A\'elford
ro^'25 a't'od [^ shipowner], who had been unjustly imprisoned by Consul White
at Tripoli. The latter having died, his partner, Mr. Trail, was
indicted before Lord Mansfield, and condemned in damages of .500/.
His Lordship, after making remarks on the case, says that as the
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petition does not complain that the money recovered has not been
paid, he takes it for granted it has.
The petition ; a further petition praying an appointment to the
vacant consulship of Tripoli ; and two certificates respectively from
some sailors whom he had befriended, and from certain members
and merchants, in his favour. 6| 'pp. of different sizes.
24 Aug. 254. Mr. Geouge Geenville to Thos. Mortimer, Esq.
Doni. Geo.iil., jg very glad to hear that the apprehensions he was under of
pc . , s, o. 45. ijgijjg removed from his post of Vice-Consul at Ostend are at an
end. Had he heard anything of the kind he would have informed
him of it, and would very willingly have given testimony of his
good behavioiu' in his situation, as far as he (Mr. Grenville) had any
means of being acquainted with it. Offers hearty congratidations
that there is now no occasion for it. — Wotton. 1 p.
2G Aug. 255. Commodore Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Admiralty, Arrived at Gibraltar on the 22nd inst. After an interview with
KoK a' b Major-Gen. Irwin, immediately wrote to the Emperor. This letter
Mr. Poidiam, H.M.'s Consid, will proceed with to Tetuan the
moment the wind will permit him to sail. Enclosing a copy of a
letter received from Tetuan by Mr. Popham, in consequence
whereof he despatched Cajot. Cosby, in H.M.S. " Montreal," to
look into Sallee and Marmora, -with orders to prevent, if possible,
the departure of an ambassador for England, by making known
his, the Commodore's, arrival, and informing them that he was going
to the Court of Morocco invested with full powers to treat with
His Imperial Majesty. Hopes, if Capt. Cosby is so fortunate as to
meet with the vessel, thus to induce them to put a stop to the
intended embassy. From the favom-able disposition the Emperor
seems at present to be in, hopes to be able to settle everything
satisfactorily without going to the Com-t of Mequinez, as he is but
ill able to undertake the journey at this time, having had an
" intermitting " fever ever since he left England.
The enclosure. The Emperor was gone to Fez, and had .sent
Muley Idris with -5,000 men, and Muley Aley with 4,000, to the
" Coast of Reef" to conquer the Arabs. 3i jop-
26 Aug. 256. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
])om. Geo. III., Enclosing an Order of Council of the 8th inst. revoking an
v.."), p. .3. order of lltli March 1752 concerning the correspondence to be
carried on between the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations
and the Governors of H.M.'s colonies, who are to correspond with
the Secretaries of State, sending duplicates to their Lordshi]is.
For the futm-e also all measmes relative to commerce and the
colonies shall originate and lie taken up in tlie Ministerial execu-
tive oftices of Govenunent, their Lordships acting as a Board of
Advice upon such points only as shall be referred from His Majesty,
by C)rdei- in Council, or from the Lords of the Council, or a
Committee of the Council, or from His Majesty by one of the
Principal Secretaries of State ; and the estimates for colony services.
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and the direction and application of money granted tlierenpon,
(a business of late years transacted by their Lordships,) is to be
resumed into its proper chaiuiel. — Wliitehall.
The Order in Council also entered.
27 Aug. 257. The Same to the Same.
Dom. Geo. III., Yov their opinion whether the trade of Turk's Islands is of such
' ^' ■ importance as to make it necessary to appoint a salary for H.M.'s
agent there, His Majesty ha\Tng granted the office to ill-, Symner
according to his application.
28 Aug. 258. Mr. John Wood, Governor of the Lsle of Man, to Mr.
Isle of Man, [SECRETARY CoNT\'AY.]
v.i, 0.44. Received tliis day a letter from ili-. Lowndes, of the Treasury,
enclosing an extract of his letter of 28th Jan. to the Secretary of
State, with the Attorney General's opinion relative to the fairs,
the chapel, and the houses, &c. possessed by him and all the pre-
ceding Governors rent-free, and which he held possession of as
public buildings. The opinion specifies that all fairs and fair days
are expressly excepted out of the Act of 5 Geo. III., and that
messuages, houses, and gardens, including the chapel as part of the
Governor's house, are also excepted. Will, therefore, now be
obliged to rent the house, &c. at what the Duke thinks proj^er, as
also the demesne, consisting of 54 acres, for which he and all
preceding Governors paiil a trifling acknowledgment of 71. yearly.
The Duke will, no doubt, demand rent from May 17th, 176-5, as he
intimated that from that day all expenses of government devolved
on the Crown. Takes the liberty to ask, therefore, (if he cannot
have his salary at present,) what the amount of his appointments
is to be, that he may regulate his expenses and form his plans
accordingly. As to the chapel, it appears absolutely necessary to
continue the use of it until His Majesty's pleasure be known, there
being no other place for Divine worship in this town, and it was
ever appropriated for the Governor and officers, and now serves for
the use of the troops. — Castletown. 2| 'pj^-
29 Aug. 259. William Burke to John Holms, Esq., Mayor of
Criml. Papers, Al-midel.
"■ -'^ • Lord Mansfield has reported Peter Card a proper object of mercy
for transportation, on condition that he will make a discovery of
his accom|ilices. — St. James's.
20 Aug. 260. Mr. Secretary Coxavay to the Advocate axd Attorney
Law Officers GENERAL.
i-g"!j'^j p 94 Enclosing, for their consideration, the instrument sent o\'er by
the King of Denmark, naming H.R.H. Eilward Duke of York his
proxy on the occasion of his espousals with H.R.H. Pi'incess
Caroline Matilda, according to the treaty ; a copy of which is also
enclosed. — St. James's.
72
CALENDAR OF
1766.
2 Sept.
Dom.JlDtryBk.,
2 Sept.
Petitions,
I G5-S4, II. 3
3 Sept.
Admiralty,
pel. lo5,yo".26.
3 Sept.
Dom. Geo. III.,
pel. 4,
Ko. 5 a to q.
261. ^Ir. Secretary Conway to Thomas Custians, Esq.,
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the province
of Massachusetts Bay.
Acknowledges the receipt of the vote which the House of
Representatives have been plea.sed to pass, containing the most
honourable and flattering testimony of their sentiments in his
favour. Is truly sensible of the gi-eat honour conferred upon him,
and will always be happy when his public conduct may be thought
in any degree to merit tlie approbation of so respectable a l)ody. —
St. James's.
262. George Lookup.
Petition for a noli prosequi to be entered against the second
indictment preferred against him for perjury hy Sir Thomas
Frederick. The case arose out of card-playing at Sir Thomas's
house in Nov. 1757. Six years afterwards he was convicted of
perjury, and sentenced to be set in the pillory and transported for
seven years. This jvidgment was reversed on being brought into
Parliament in pui'suance of a writ of ^error, but the petitioner
underwent 1 1 months' imprisonment. He was executor to the
late Sir William Dudley, Bart., and near 73 years old. A second
prosecution was quite new and imprecedented.
Referred to the Attorney or Solicitor General for an ojiinion
thereon, 2 Sept.
263. Lords of the Admiralty to the Earl of Shelburne.
For His Majesty's pleasure to enable them to issue their war-
rant to the Marshal of the High Court of Admiralty to take into
his custody, in order to their being dealt ^vith according to law,
15 persons brought home as prisoners by Capt. Macartney, of
H.il.S. " Phcenix," lately arrived from the coast of Africa, being
severally charged with divers felonies, piracies, and murders
committed on the high sea on the said coast.
The names of the men on the back. 1 i ^T-
264. Lords of Trade to the Same.
Transmitting copies of such of the reports made l;y' the Factories
in foreign states withm the Southern Department relative to the
state of commerce in those places as are not duphcates of what
have been already transmitted to one of H.M.'s Principal Secretaries
of State, or appear not to have been acted upon by the late Com-
missioners of Trade.
The enclosures, and a list of them (5 h.) The reports come from
Minorca, Turkey, Smyrna, the Levant Company, Constantinople,
Madeira, Messina, St. Lucar, and Naples.
(5 d.) Minorca. The complaints are the non-prohibition of French
trade, hcavj' port dues, the revival of old Spanish ordonnances by
the liia-istiati's, such as the demand made upon the merchant to
Icniiw tlic piiee he has paid for goods imported, for the magistrates
to rcgulatr tin: price of sale ; the want of a lazaretto to receive
and air the cargoes of ships performing quarantine, >.^c.
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73
17GG.
{ocj. &L) Turheij. The English trade i.s in a state of o,.p«f
dechne, affected chiefly by the increase of that c5 tL Fr^eich
which IS to be a tributed to the vast improvement of Lir doth
Seetoo"th '-^^^^^^i— ^-1 facilities for introduc ng t
Heie, too, the great want is a proper lazaretto for ships to neiform
quarantme The admission into England of any l\ ppin^fr^^^
Inrkey with foul patents being absolutely denie.lfforSers W
It m their power on any frivolous suspicion to ra se Tep^or of the
plague, so as to constitute foul bills of health and thuroiL tl
navigation profitable employment. The ImpeHal a d^KT '
coloiu-s were thus introduced and, thou^Tvir' to hSv
known in hose parts, are become the principal canS of tie
Levant products to Leghorn. The slight cloth inventec by FiLee
so peculiarly adapted to the taste of these people has became ?W
go^Uh ot Tu key but from the usual ports or places of loadino
them in the Grand Seignors dominions, in Eno-lisLbuilt si i^ps bv
members of theLevant Company, and not othenvise o be 3rt 5
into Great Britain and Ireland, these commodities nrbSi^
purchaseable by any of the members but with tt moduce o?
English manufactures or merchandize, to the exclusion of buUion
tie Want^ r "°" f ' .?"*^^^^ "^'"^ ^'^ become ni:mbefof
the Levant C.ompany by the payment of 20/. The Dutch have
attanied the reputation of fabricating a stout fine doth much
cheaper a.id better than any yet imported from E^anT ' "'"
,,-i i,^^ /'"f * Cojryjaiiy represent that their exports are chieflv
woollenmanufacture,and their imports rawmaterias. The fS
tte T-t' "'"T'^' .*,° ^r' 1^^^*'^^^*'"' and extremely poper for
Pev-l '' T- f'^^^^ r'?''"-''''^ *'^^ Company's trade^ ^ F^ime rly
Pei.ia was chiefly supplied with wooUen goods by the ComZv
As the exports of the East India and the Russia Pon^^f^"
increased in that kingdom, the Turkey Con ^any d creas^ ^nd
smce the breaking out of the civil war in pL a (wh cJi' S
continues) very little doth has been sent, and no silk a be n
rStr?, itT "*' Tiu-keyformanyyears. Thec^^p n
sion rV,S ^ " ^'''f ^ decreased by the increase of oppres-
sion. Gruft goods, such as cotton, goats wool, fruit &c can
e imported from Italy, which is prejiulidal to the Levant Com
anj. They also complain of the intrusion of the East TnT.
Company m trading to Turkey by cvoino- round fhp l,t 't- n ^
Hope, having succee^led in estabUsIirno^a" Comid a b2 ' f
Factor at Bagdad. The trade to Ba^s^i'a ^nd BaStdT'ofl:
greatest_ importance to the Turkey Company, as £ trarle to
Aleppo IS nauch the most considerable of any they have There
IS an alteration, to their injury, in the trade tJ Ireknd °
(oj.) Mr. H Grenville, in taking his leave of the Porh^ f,n-
England appointed in his absence°Mr. Consul Kii loch to t^i
diarge ot His ilaiesty s service. ^^
74 CALENDAR OF
1766.
(5 k.) The Factors at Constantinople attribute the decay of the
Britisli commerce in the Levant, (1) to the want of a proi)er place
where sliips coming from the Levant in time of plague may, under
proper regulations, perform quarantine ; and (2) to the Levant
Company's not having an entii'e exclusive charter. All the pro-
perty of the Levant Company, upon any accident or report of an
accident of the plague, is shut up in the warehouses. If the
Government should not cany into execution the design of building
a quarantine house, no other method can be taken to prevent the
total ruin of the British commerce to the Levant but to imitate
the example of the Dutch, and to allow ships to sail with a foul
bill of health.
Excepting mohaii-, yarn, and silk, the rest of the Turkey trade,
consisting of cottons, fruit, goats wool, carpets, and drugs, is chiefly
can-ied on by way of Leghorn, by the Dutch, Jews, Armenians, and
Italian merchants, without a yard of English manufacture being
given in exchange. Wlieii the cotton and fruit crops are brought
to market, upon the arrival of any of the Company's ships to load
for Great Britain, the Dutch, Jews, and Italians trading to Leghorn
immediately propagate reports of the plague ; the Consuls con-
sequently give foul patents, and the Company's sliips are obhged
to depart, leaving their loadings behind them. The consulages
cannot be paid to deii-ay their public expenses if the ships are not
allowed to load home.
Since the Levant Company cany on their trade by means of
" manufactories " exported from Great Britain only, whilst foreigners
by way of Leghoi'n import into England cottons, fruit, goats' wool,
carpets, and di'ugs, to a considerable yearly sum, by means of
moneys sent from Leghorn, and moneys produced fi-om Dutch
cloth sold in Turkey, where not a yard of British manufactm-es
is vended on account of these purchases, it appears evident that
the granting an entire exclusive charter to the Company must be
a very great national benefit. Existing arrangements are aU in
favour of foreigners. The great support of the Dutch cloth trade
is then- making their returns to England ; could they be deprived
of this advantage, their trade in cloth to the Levant would ch-op,
as their retm-ns to Holland almost always render a loss.
If all the nation's commerce were carried on only by means of
money, the consequence of such a commerce would be, that all the
specie would in the long run be carried out of the nation. The
balance of such a trade is entirely against us, for it is the quantity
of " manufactories " exported that gives the balance in favour of a
nation. It must be a point, therefore, of the highest consequence to
increase the imports of the Levant Company, since every such
increase will uifallibly produce an adequate increase in the exports
of the national industry. The French carry on their trade in a
way analogous to this. Without such remedies as these pi'oposed,
the British commerce to the Levant will inevitably be lost.
(-5 m.) Island of Madeira. The Consul and Factory give the
following accounts of the Island : — A circumscribed spot, of about
20 leagues in length, and 7 in breadth ; very mountainous ; of an
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 75
1766.
S.^f^l"t'°.V''^''r''''^'^^^^" it« elimate so as to grow
hut am plants of the southern and northern gi-owth indifferently.
Ui on set mg the Island the inhabitants fii-st%pplied themselve
0 the culture of the sugar cane, and for some yeirs were pretty
successful, carrying on with the mother country and France a
gettmg mto the cane, their crops failed, and obhged them to o?ve
ip he culture, and apply to that of the .-ine, which answers well
to the natm-e of then- soil, and produces a wine generaUy Isteemec
The inhabitants, by cominitation, number 1 20,000 ; who beSs The
^ane, raise ikewise a sufficient quantity of wheat, rye, and barley to
waXf th "■ ^«Ti"P'^°"/"" '''''' "^°"*'^'^- F«^' -'^-t they "urth ;
want of these artic es, and every other of their consumption they
depend upon supphes from abroad sent in exchangj for'tS
wines, p,e,ei-ved citron, and brandies. The consumption "f
Madeira wmes first began in the British American colonies the
nhabitan s of which, being indulged by the Govei-nment with the
cZ\V, .""P°ffg/";e«t adventures to these countries from
Gieat Britain and Ireland, generally on their- way used to touc
at the Island, and, in exchange for coarse and fine woollens, whea
flour, flax, herrings, Irish provisions, and staves, lay in theh- wines
ISZr'flf-y- ^T'-''"^' "*■*"•' '^'' No^-th Americans, fi^d n"
that most of their productions were staple in the Island, f^m less
to more, fel into the trade, and not only supplied themselves wSi
wine advantageously, but also ventured trade in them with the
southern colonies But in little more than 20 years the Trade is
greatly altered; for by an increase in the demand for Madeira
wines m America, the introduction of the use of them nto Great
fnlil h w'' ""^ '^" ^"^^" q-ntityrequiredforsettlem lite
ninda, which for many years the Island could hardly furnish
the natives not only had an opportunity of making their own
prices, which have been and are still extravagantly high but aTso
otaltermg the mode of payment, by insistin| on havin. b Us of
exchange on Lisbon or London for their best^ines, bein^ thereby
able to become importers and serve themselves. This in reiid to
the manufactures of England, is prejudicial, as theraflfectTench
stufts woollen, and silks, which they get very che'lp vil L Zn
interfering m a particular manner with the sale of English S
goods. Broad cloths especially, formerly used very much" are nj^^
very little worn._ The British trade in Madeka i likewise hurt
by a late reguation in the exports fi-om thence to BiazH and by
a late order from Court forbidding the entry of train oif-ith
which they are to be supplied in future from the Brazil isW
coS'aTr^"'^""'^'^"™^^"^^' ^'-^^^^^ ^-^ I-l-d, and th'e
100,000 bushels of wheat,
•50,000 bushels of Indian corn
10 to 12,000 barrels of flour, '
2 to .3,000 barrels of beef,
500 barrels of pork,
1 to 1,200 hogsheads of rice,
76 CALENDAR OF
1 to 1,500 barrels of herrings,
4,000 quintals of codfish,
400,000 staves,
500,000 feet of boards,
1,000 firkins of butter,
5 to 6,000 lbs. of beeswax,
2 to 300 boxes of candles,
and woollens, linens, and other nianufactmes, to the amount of
25,000?. sterling, paid for in wines and a little preserved citrons,
the brandies being almost all made use of in the trade to Brazil.
The Island produces, one year with another, about 15,000 pipes of
Avine. Of these 8,000 are generally exported for the British
dominions, of which two thirds are sent to America, and the rest
to Great Britain and Ireland and the settlements in India, — what
remains being carried ofl:' by the Dutch and Danes, consumed in
the Island, and made into brandy for the Brazil trade. The Dutch
and Danes generally traffic for the low-priced wines, in exchange
for cordage, canvass, and some India goods to no great extent, and
even that is frequently carried on with salt provisions from
Ireland ; so that in effect the British have no rival of any con-
sequence except the French. Provisions of all kinds upon impor-
tation are exemjDted from every sort of duty ; if exported again,
pay 11 per cent, ad valorem. Everything else pays 10 per cent,
ad valorem, or in specie, at the will of the importer. Upon expor-
tation 11 per cent, is insisted upon. The situation of British
traders on the Island is attended Avith many disagreealile circum-
stances.
(5 n.) Sicily. The trade is much decreased of late, but more
particularly in the city of Messina, which was fonnerly not only
the mart of the whole kingdom but likewise of a good part of
Calabria. The causes of the decrease are many. The city of
Naples drives away the trade of Calabria, and the plague of 1743
has turned the course of trade. By the best information, the
importation and " consume " of English manufactures is about one
third less than formerly, owing chiefly to the poverty of the
inhabitants in general, occasioned by the oppression of the barons
in their estates, and want of justice in other parts, and no proper
steps being taken for the promotion of trade. The fabric of
coarse cloths, established of late years at Naples, has prejudiced
and diminished the consume of o\n' Yoik.shire cloths, as they come
out cheaper. The other sorts of English wooUens and manu-
factures are in the same repute as formerly. In general the Eng-
lish trade has been maintained better than that of other nations.
The products taken fi'oni the Island for English consume are raw
and thrown silks, oils, manna, Lipari raisins, wines, cantliaridt-s,
argoll, iS:c. ; the value of which, however, excejiting sUks, is in-
considerable. The duties paid upon foreign merchandize are
1 ]ier cent, in Messina as being a porto fraiitu, alxnit 7 jier cent, at
Palermo, and 3 per cent, for the other pai't set the l^ingdom. Upon
exjioifs, corn pays " tarys " of 15 per geinTal .-aim, answering to
the English quarter; silks, either thrown or raw, G.V per cent.
ho:me office papers
17G6.
beside a gabell of 30 grains per lb. of 1 2 oz. ; most other articles
(not subject to gabell), about 34- per cent. The principal olistacle
to our trade is the not being able to obtain justice against fraudu-
lent debtors, wlio, whilst they have money in hand, generally find
means to evade justice, especially as the retiring upon the estates
of the Barons or upon the Church equally protects their persons.
The remedy would be the appointment of a giiklite conservatore
to try causes, not only between English and English, but likewise
between English and n: Lives. Amongst other hardships and pre-
judicial novelties is an order published some years ago to oblige
all merchants, without exempt! >n, to reveal every ])arcel of silk
they buy, and the price paid. The merchants (not to prejudice
themselves by conforming thereto) make use of the expedient of
purchasing and ■' dispending " their silks under the name of some
native of the country. With regard to the navigation, the con-
tinual quarantines that all neutral vessels are subject to may be
considered one of the greatest hardships, as they are imposed
generally on frivolous pretexts, and probably with second views.
The remedy is to have decent and Hxed salaries allowed to the
physicians, master notaries, and subaltern officers of the health office.
(5 0.) St. Lucar. Nothing novel has intervened since the last
report, either to the prejudice or advantage of our commerce,
except what has beeu occasionally so in the past season, from the
damage done the fruit trees at Seville by the great frosts (unex-
ampled in the memory of man), the vast scarcity of oil (not
permitting one di'op to be embarked), and the King's taking all
the salt made to his own use. These were severe disappointments
to our trading vessels, but leave no room for complaint of any inno-
vation. The wi-iter only guesses the effect of the treaty between
His Christian Majesty and the Emperor of Morocco on commerce.
(o q.) Xaplc3. One great grievance the Euglisli merchants labour
under, viz., tliat this Court, since the death in 1758 of our Dele-
gate, the President Ventura, has, without the least pretence, most
Tuijustly deprived them of this office of justice. The Commissary
apiiointed instead has such diminished powers as not to be able to
afford sufficient protection. Another grievance is the l^ankruptcy
laws. A delegate, a judge on whom they can depend foi- justice,
is much desired. 10(3 jyp. or 2xcrti of pages.
3 Sept. 265. Lords of Trade to Mr. Secretaey Conway.
Dom. Goo. III., Send their representation upon the proposition for estalilishing
No'lTa'b ^ Consul at Trieste in the Adriatic Sea, referred to them the 2()th
of June last.
The representation. They recommend such an appointment on
the ground of general propriety, as the British trade to Trieste has
greatly increased of late years, and continues to increase, and is
therefore able to bear such ■ consulage duties as will supjjort a
Consul. But there is already some person at Trieste wlio acts as
British Consul ; but whether Ijy appointment from the Court of
Vienna, or by what other authority, they are not able to sa3^
3i pp.
78 CALENDAR OF
1766.
3 Sept. 266. Royal Marriage.
Dom^ Geo. III., Report of the King's Advocate (James Marriott) and tlie Attorney
pc . ,8, 0.48. Qy^yi-al (\Vm. De Grey) upon the letters of procuration sent over
liy the King of Denmark, appointing H.R.H. the Duke of York
h's proxy for espousing H.R.H. Princess Caroline Matilda. They
are of opinion that they contain all such clauses as are lit and
expedient. — Doctors' Commons. 1 p.
6 Sept. 267. Invention.
Petitions, Petition of Jedediah Strutt, of the parish of Blackwell, in the
"'''''■ ■ county of Derby, wheehvi-ight, and William Woollatt, of the same
place, hosier, for letters patent for the exercise in Scotland of their
invention of a machine on which is fixed a set of turning needles,
which machine is fixed to a stocking frame for making turned
ribbed stockings, pieces, and other goods.
Referred to the Lord Advocate for Scotland, Sept. 6th.
10 Sei)t. 268. Isle of Max.
Isle of Man, Order in Council that the captains of the towns and peace
Xo^s'a 1) officers under them be continued to be paid, from the l7th May .
176.5 to the time of their reduction, out of the revenues of the
Isle, and that an allowance of 8?. be made to each of the coroners,
being near their former allowance, for their trouble in the
execution of the late and present Acts of Parliament relative to
the Isle ; and that, with respect to the allowance to the officers
directed to be established by Orders in Council of 23 Oct. 176,5
and 17 Feb. last, the same be paid agreeably to what is suggested
by the Lords of the Treasury in a letter from their Secretary to
the Clerk of the Coimcil in waiting.
The letter from Mr. Grey Cooper to the Clerk of the Council in
waiting referred to. Endorsed : " Copy sent to Govi". Wood,
Sept. 13, 1766. ' 2^ pp.
9 & 10 Sept. 269. Mr. Secretary Conway to H.M.'s Advocate and Attorney
Law Officers GENERAL.
Directing them to prepare a proper form, in the English language,
105. of a ceremonial to be observed in the espousal of H.R.H. Princess
Caroline Matilda with the King of Denmark, which His Majesty
has appointed to be solemnized on the 1st of October. For their
assistance herein sends a copy of the ceremonial used on the mai--
riage of the Princess of Hesse. — Dated 9 Sej^t.
"The reply, dated the 10th. The words to be spoken, and the
forms to be observed, kc, making a complete account of the
ceremony, are also entered.
The origmal of the report is in Dom. Geo. III., pel. 78, No. 49.
12 Sept. 270. The Same to Governor Wood.
Dom.Eutry Bit., Sends an Order of Council on the salaries claimed by the
^ " ' ^' ■ cajitains and peace officers imder them within his, Mr. Wood's,
government. Is glad this point is settled.— St. James's.
•:iitry Bk.,
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176(j.
13 Sept. 271. Eael of Shelburne to Major Gen. Gage.
Com. -in-chief. With re.spect to the quartering of the troops in New York, hl.s
V. 1, pp. 2-G. Lordship wrote by the last packet to Sir Henry Moore, stating
that His Majesty both expects and requires a due and cheerful
obedience on the part of the provinces to the Acts of the Legis-
lature of Great Britain, and among others to that jiassed last
session for quartering H.M.'s troops, in its full extent and meaning.
His Majesty is persuaded the discretion and moderation appearing
in every part of the Major General's conduct will make the burthen
as light as is consistent with His Majesty's service. It is unneces-
sary to suggest how desirable it is that ever}' officer should remove,
as much as possible, prejudices amongst civilians with regard to
the military, by promoting a temperate and amicable intercourse
between them. His accounts of the conduct of the settlers and
traders in regaixl to the Indians are certainly most alarming and
interesting. Sir William Johnson has also written accounts to the
same puqiose. Some general i)lan appears necessary for the regu-
lation of the Indian trade and the restraining of violences. Mean-
while he is to use his utmost endeavours to enforce obedience to
His Majesty's ]ir.irlaiiiati(iii, wliicli, if strictly attended to, would
prevent tin-'- 'liswnlci-. 'I'lir si-ttl^rs at Red Stone Creek seem to
have placed tli<iii^i.'lv(.s not (jiil}- Ix.yond the limits prescribed by
H.M.'s proclamation, but beyoml the boundaries, and consequently
out of the protection, of any province. Orders are therefore not
only to be given to the Commanding Officer at Fort Pitt to warn
them of the danger of their situation, but, if that be not found
sufficient. General Gage is to consider what further steps may be
taken to make them entirely qviit those settlements.
His Majesty is concerned to find, by accounts from West Florida,
that his orders given two years ago for ascertaining the right of
command between the several Governors and the Commanding
Officers shordd be misimderstood. It is the King's decided deter-
mination that the orders of his Commander-in-chief in America
shall be implicitly obeyed by the troops in every part of the
provinces ; also that the orders of the several brigadiers shall ho
obeyed independently of those of the Governors, but that all
inferior officers, in the absence of the Commander-in-chief and
lirigadiers, be imder the orders of the Governors.
His Majesty approves extremely Major General Gage's attention
to the steps taken by the Spaniards on their fh'st settlement at
New Orleans. All accounts as to the navigation of the Mississippi,
the settlements on both sides of the river up to the Illinois country,
and the course of the Indian trade, will be very acceptable to the
King. — Wliitehall.
13 Sept. 272. The Same to the Same.
Com.-in-c-hief, Enclosing the case of Ca]5t. Troup and the owners of a snow
■>'-bp-6. impressed in 1759 for the service of the garrison at Quebec, and
du-ecting the payment of the demand. — Whitehall.
80 CALENDAR OF
17G(j.
19 He\,t. 273. Me. Seceetary Conwav tc the Losd President.
Doni.EntryBl;., 'r}|f. accoiints from difici'ent quaiter.s of the country relative to
V. -J:., pp. '.1-11. the price of com, and the riots committed, growing more seriou.s
fVL-vy daj-, Hi.s Majesty's servants now in town, particularly the
] )uke of Grafton, the Eail of Chatham, and the two Secretaries of
.State, have thought it absolutely necessary that this important
matter should be the subject of a further consideration in Council ;
and, that no time should be lost in so critical a situation, have
resolved, in his Lordship's absence at so great a distance, that a
Committee of Council be summoned to meet on Wednesday next,
in order to consider of the necessity of laying an embargo on the
exportation of corn. If it suited his Lordship's convenience and
health, nothing could be more desired than to have the assistance
of his counsel and opinion on the occasion. It is hoped that he
will think this application proceeds from a desu'e to show every
possible respect and attention to his character and station, and
that the thus summoning a meeting of Council in his absence will
stand excused from the weight and importance of the matter to be
the subject of it.— St. James's.
A letter to the Lord Chancellor, in every respect the same, with
the exception of the omission of the words underlined, and the last
paragraph.
20 Sept. 274. The Same to the Lord Mayor of Loxdox.
Dom.Entniik., j^-sircs his attendance at the above Committee of Council.
■*'• -^' !'■ ■*■ Like letter sent to Mr. Farrer and to Mr. Prescot.
22 Sept. 275. The Same to Wm. Dellaway, Esq.
Dom.Enti-yBk,, Eetunis thanks for the exact account he has transmitted of the
T. 2.5, p. 5. xmfortunate riots in the county of Gloucester, and cannot but add
that the vigilance and activity exercised by him on the occasion,
however ineffectual to suppress so general a spirit of discontent
and tumult, did him great honour. Could have wished that the
horses of the squadron of dragoons nearest at hand, Avhich was imme-
diately ordered to march into the country, had not been at grass.
23 Sept. 276. The Same to Lord Berkeley.
Pora.EiitryRk., Acknowledges the receipt of his Lordship's letter giving an
V. 2j, I.. .X account of the riots m the county of Gloucester, &c.
2.5 Sept. 277. Secketary-at-War (Barrixotox) to Mr. Secretary Cox-
War OUice, WAY.
No .-, t h. Has gi\i-n orders for all the regiments of dragoons in South
Britain tu take up their horses immediately from grass, and also
for all the rcgiuK-nts of dragoons and infantry in South Britain to
give assistance to the ci\il magistrates upon reipiisition in case of
any riots.
P.S. — Sends a copy of his letter to tlie Commanding Otlicer [at
York] on this occasion.
The enclosure. 2 2'r-
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26 Se]it. 278, The Advocate General (Marriott) to General Conway.
Law Officers Received this day a letter from Mr. Burke, stating that he
762°-95 p iu7 (General Conway) not knowing any person in the profession, desired
him, the Advocate General, to name a person to be recommended
to His Majesty to act as procurator general and notary public at
the ceremonial of the marriage of the Princess Mathilda, and that
Dr. Paul was applied to in like manner on a former occasion.
Names, therefore, Eoger Altham, Esq., of Doctors' Commons, one
of the procurators of the Ai'ches Couit of Canterbury and High
Court of Admiralt}-, and notary public. He is a gentleman of one of
the best families of Essex, of very strict honour, of property, much
respected in his profession, and of great modesty and deference to
his superiors. Mr. Burke asks if Mr. Tyndall (who is dead), men-
tioned in the Couii Register as King's proctor, is of the rank that
is styled procurator general in the report ? The King's proctor
and the procurator general are the same person, as the King's
Advocate is the King's Advocate General, ami all proctors are
notaries, tliough all notaries are not proctors.
P.S. — WiU he in town at his house in Southampton Street,
Bloomsbury, on Sunday night. Has written very fully to the
celebrated French advocate, Mr. Elie de Beaument, as Lord Shel-
burne desired, concerning notarial authentications and the practice
in France, but will not send the letter before communicating it
to him (Mr. Conway) and Lord Shelburne. — Twinsted Hall, near
Sudbury, Suffolk.
P. 106 is left blank for Mr. Burh's letter, irhich, hoivever, v:as
not entered.
27 Sept. 279. Loed.s (if the Admiralty to the Earl of Shelburne.
Admiralty, Relative to a complaint laid against the master of an Algerine
No^-i? ii'h c corsair for firing on a British schooner, and taking some fish and
wearing apparel out of her. Enclosing an extract from a letter
from Capt. Gower, of H.M.S. "^olus," who was sent to Lisbon to
enquire into the complaint, Avherein he states that the commander
of the cor.sair is the same man who detained H.M.'s storeship
" Florida," for which he has been already punished, and that the
damage done was trifling ; and a copy of an aflBdavit of the
schooner's consignee.
The enclosures. 4 j^p-
30 Sept. 280. Birth of a Princess.
1^,'m'^'qc'^ ,1"1q Circular from Mr. Secretary Conway, announcing the birth of
a Princess, and sending letters of notification to Sir J. Yorke,
Mr. Langlois, Sir G. Macartney, Mr. Gunning, Mr. Stanhope,
Mr. Cressener, Sir A. Mitchell, Mr. Wroughton, Sir J. Gcodricke,
Mr. Greville ; also to the following, the paragraph as to the letter
of notification being omitted, viz., Messrs. Titley, Woodford,
Swallow, Mathias, Welters, Wallace, Correy, Gordon, Wood, Fen-
wick, Lord Justice Clerk, and Lord George Beauclerck.
In a postscript Mr. Conway desires thenr to number their letters
from No. 1. onwards, as he has done himself This postscript was
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aililed to all except Sir J. Yorke, Sir G. Macartney, Messrs. Gun-
ning and Cressener, Sir A. Mitcliell, and Messrs. Greville, Wood-
ford, and Titley.
80 Sej^t. 281. Mr. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to
isieofMafl, Me. [Secketaky Conm'Ay.]
V. 1, No. 46. jjj^g received his letter enclosing the Order in Coimcil relative
to the pay of the peace officers. As Mr. Lutwidge, the Receiver
General, is not at present in the Island, will upon his return inquire
as to the directions he may have received upon that subject ; and
when money is ordered for that purpose, those that are to be
discharged shall ):>e immediately paid off. The commissions for
tliose to be continued are made out, and lie ready to be delivered
upon the discharge of the others.— Castleto\vn. 1 'p-
30 Sept. 282. W. Bueke to the Advocate General.
Law Officers Informing him and Mr. Crespigny that they will receive diroc-
.^.°fyj !?'',';,<: tions from the Lord Chamberlain in regard to their attendance
to-morrow.
62-95, p. 108.
[30 Sept.] 283. The Advocate General (Marriott) to Geneeal Con-
Law Officers WAY.
i^,"gj^\'us There .should be three sets of instruments, proxies, and attesta-
' ' ' ' ' tions, and words of contract ; one set to be delivered to the Queen
of Denmark, one to the Danish Ambassador for the King of Den-
mark, and one to remain here. It will be also proper that there
.should be a previous meeting between all the persons concerned in
reading, an hour before the ceremony, finally to adjust any little
matters of form, which, if not imderstood, will occasion a disagree-
able and not very honom-able confusion. Has just now persuaded
the King's proctor (who is very imwilling to appear otherwise than
the heau gari^on) of the necessity of his wearing his proper habit.
Hopes, if General Conway sees him, he will let him know he must
do so. Desu-es to know where they shall meet General Conway
before the ceremony. — " Southampton Street, Tuesday."
2 Oct. 284. P. Stephens to [Richaijd] Sutton, Esq., Secretary to the
Admiralty, Earl of Shelburne.
N^'^-'s'a'b c With a letter and translation, received smce his return to
England, by Capt. Harrison, late Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s sliips
in the Mediterranean, from the Bashaw of Tripoli, relative to the
behaviour of one Forbes, a person deputed by Mr. Frazer to act in
the character of Consul in that state.
P.S. — " This letter should properly have been adch-essed from
the Board to the Earl of Shelburne himself, but there are not
Lords enough in town to-day to compose one."
The enclosures ; — the original having the Bashaw's signature
roimd the seal. 5 5 jip.
2 Oct. 285. Me. Seceetary Conway to the Duke of Maelboeough.
Dom.EutryBk., His Majesty having received repeated advices of the riots and
v.2j,i)p. 12-14. jiyQij^Ts committed in different parts of the county of Oxford, par-
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ticularly in the towTis of Oxford and Woodstock, and of the
outrageous proceedings of the mob under pretence of distress from
the high price of wheat and other provisions, — and there being-
reason to think that, notwithstanding the steps taken by Govern-
ment for removing these complaints and suppressing disorders,
they have rather increased than diminished, and that the mobs
have become daily more numerous and insolent from a want of
strength or due exertion of the civil powers, — and H.M.'s troops
being, in consequence of the numerous applications from a great
variety of places, almost entirely disposed of in the neighbourhood
of the places chiefly infested, — Mr. Conway acquaints his Grace
with these particulars. The King, having the greatest confidence
in his Grace's prudence, and his spirit and zeal for the public
service, thinks that, from his weight and influence both as Lord
Lieutenant of the county of Oxford and from his personal cliaracter
and great property, the most essential service may be expected, —
and as a want of activity in the use and exertion of the civil
powers by the ordinary magistrate seems in many instances to be
amongst the chief causes of these continued outrages, — His Majesty
trusts that he will, by his authority and advice, give that vigour and
energy to the exercise of the several powers of Government which
may effectually tend to the suppression of this evil. — St. James's.
A letter of the same date, and to the same effect, to the Earl of
Berkeley, refeiring to the county of Gloucester.
The following notice is entered immediately after the above : —
" A letter to Mr. Dallaway, of Oct. 7th, ought to have been
entered here, but the draught will be found amongst the domestick
letters in the little press by the fire-place in Mi-. Eraser's )-oom."
3 Oct. 286. P. Stephens to [Richard] Sutton, Esq.
Admiralty, Sending an extract from a letter from Vice-Admiral Pye, Com-
No'^ag a^'b mander-in-chief of H.M.'s ships at Bai-badoes and the Leeward
Lslands, representing that those Islands were greatly alarmed on
the arrival of the French squadron under Prince Montbazon
[Chevalier de Rohan], and that it was apprehended they had
landed a large quantity of stores at Martinico.
The enclosure, o^pj)-
3 Oct. 287. Royal Marriage.
(iicuiLu- Bk., Circular from Mr. Secretary Conway announcing the performance
,Gi-sG, p. 60. ^^ ^1^^ ceremony of the espousal of H.R.H. the Princess Caroline
Mathilda with the King of Denmark, the Duke of York standing
proxy ; and the embarkation of Her Majesty the day before.
[Finds that it has not been usual to send a formal notification
on these occasions till after the final ceremonial has been con-
cluded, yet] he would not omit giving information of this happy
event. Sent to Sir J. Yorke, Mr. Langlois, Sir G. Macartney,
Messrs. Gunning, Stanliope, and Cressener, Sir A. Mitchell,
Mr. Wroughton, Sir J. Goodi-icke, and Mr. Greville.
The part between brackets was omitted to those who had no letter
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of notification to deliver, viz., Messrs. Title}-, Woodford, Swallow,
Matliias, Wolters, Wallace, Correy, Gordon, and Fenwick, Gov.
Wood, Lord Justice Clerk, and Lord Geo. Beauclerck.
7 Oct. 288. iLiEQUESs of Lorne to Mr. Secretary Co>rwAT.
Scotland, With congratulations on the good news of the Queen's having
V.25, No. 14.). }j(,Q^-^ happily delivered of a Prmcess. — Edinburgh. 1 p.
8 Oct. 289. Earl of Shelburxe to W.m. Henry Lytteltox, Es(|.
Bom.EutiyBk., Directing him to attend at the levee at St. James's on Friday
v. 24, p. 119. next, to kiss His Majesty's hand on his appointment as Envoy
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary " to the Court of his Most
Faithful Majesty."— Whitehall.
8 Oct. 290. The Same to the Postmaster General.
Doin. Entry P.k.,- Jjas appointed Lauchlin Macleane and Maurice Morgan, Esqs.,
V.24, i>. 119. Under Secretaries in his office, jointly with Messrs. Sutton and
Morin, His Majesty having conferred an employment in America
on Mr. Roberts, late one of the Under Secretaries in the Southern
Department. Desiring that they may enjoy the privileges of free
postage. — Whitehall.
8 Oct, 291. Marquess of Lorne to Mr. Secretary Conway.
Scotland, Returning his sincerest congratulations on the occasion of the
V. 25, No. 14G. espousal of H.R.H. Princess Caroline Matilda with the King of
Denmark by proxy. — Edinburgh. 1 p.
10 Oct. 292. Commodore Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Aamiralty, Enclosing a copy of his letter to the Emperor of Morroco, written
'■'■^■^''' to inform him of the commission lie bore, a duplicate of his letter
°' "" ^ '" ■ to his Lordship, and his orders to Capt. Cosby to endeavour to stop
the Emjieror's Ambassador from proceeding to England ; with an
extract from a letter from Capt. Cosljy, from Cadiz, stating that the
Ambassador had sailed. Enclosing also a translation of the answer
of his Imperial Majestj-, brought l)y Mr. Popham ; in consequence
of which he, the Commodore, will jiroceed immediately to Tetuan
to treat with the Alcaide of that place, whom the Emperor has
nominated for that puri)ose. In case he finds it necessary, wiU go
to the Court of Mequinez, and treat with the Emperor in person. —
" Jersey in Gibraltar Bay."
The enclosures, except the duplicate. 11 pp- or jMrts of ])p-
There is also another copy of the letter of Jas. Deze to Joseph
Popham, Esq., previously referred to as an enclosure (17 h) to the
letter of Commodore Spry of 26 Aug. 17G6. (See No. 2.55.)
10 Oct. 293. P. Stephens to Richard Sutton, Esq.
Dcm. Oeo.lll., Relating to the transport of a detachment consisting of the
V. 3, No. 76 a, b. jj^iij^'iier of officers and men mentioned in the enclosed return who
are to be sent to Senegal. — Admiralty Office.
The return. l\ pp.
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10 Oct. 294. Me. Secretary Conway to Sir Arji. Woodhou.se, Bart.,
Dom. Entn-Rk., and C'harle.s de Grey, E,sq.
"••-''P-^- Their letter being immediately laid before the King he was
pleased to order that the contents of it .should be communicated to
the Lord Chancellor, and if his Lordship thinks it advisable that a
special commission should issue for the trial of these disturbers
of the public peace, their application shall meet with the readiest
compliance. — St. James's.
Like letters sent to Harbord Harbord and Edward Bacon, Esqs.
10 Oct. 295. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Mr. [Secre-
IsIcofSIan, TARY CoXWAY].
v.]. No. 4,. jj^^ received his letters giving the joyful account of Her
Majesty's happy delivery of a Princess, and signifying the espou.sal
of the Princess Caroline Matilda witli the King of Denmark.
Immediately communicated them to the Lord Bi.shop of the Isle,
&c. In obedience to directions, has numbered this letter, and
will continue so to "do, — a method he always followed witli tl)e
Loi'ds Proprietors. — Castletown. No. 1. 1 ^).
10 Oct. 296. Right Hon. Arthur Earl of Anglesey, &c.
Tetitions, A second petition for a writ of sunnnons. *SVe under 7 Juno
1765-84, p. 43. ^f this year. (No. 17:1)
Referred tiD the Attorney General, 10 Oct.
11 Oct. 297. Earl of Sherburne to Ma.tor Genl. Gage.
ICom.-iu-chiff, Announcing the birth of the Princess, and ofteriug congratulations
^' '' ^' ^" on the espou.sal of H.R.H. the Princess Mathilda to his Danish
Majesty. Desiring him also to conform to the regulations of
numbering his letters. — Whitehall. No. 1.
11 Oct. 298. P. M. MoRiN to Mr. Potts.
Dom.EntryBk., Enclosing a maj) of Connecticut, transmitted l)y the Governor,
120.
to be laid before the Postmaster General.
13 Oct. 299. Consul of Algiers.
Dom^Geo. III., Copy of a letter from the Dey and Divan of Algier to His
pc . ,s, . 0. o2. ;Majesty in favour of Robert Kirke, Esq., Consul of Algier. 2 'pp.
14 Oct. 300. Earl of Shelburne to the Mayor of Leicester.
Dom.EntryBk., In consequence of the general accounts from Leicester of the
V. 24, p. 122. 1-iotous disposition in the town and neighbourhood, and of the
commitment of several persons on account thereof, desiring him to
send up the several examinations of the per.sons so committed,
taken upon oath, fixing the crimes of each ofl'ender accurately and
circumstantially, in orcler that they may be laid before the Kino-
—Whitehall.
A like letter sent to the Mayor.s of Gloucciler, Oxford, and
Nottingham, at the same time.
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15 Oct. 301. Mb. Secretary Conway to the Mayor of Nottingham.
Dom. Entry Bk., To the same effect as the preceding.
V. 2a, p. 7. pg — jj^ consequence of his, the Mayor's, letter of the 3rd, and
of Mr. Hornbuckle's, the necessary orders were immediately sent
to the War Office.
A letter of similar purport, and of the same date, to Wm.
Dallaway, Esq., Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
1.5 Oct. 302. The Same to H. Harbord and E. Bacon, Esqs.
Dom.Entrj-Bk., jjas received their letter of the 11th, enclosing the petition of
V. 2.5, pp. 8-9. ^j^g Mayor and Magistrates of Noi-wich to His Majesty, together
with copies of the informations taken, relative to the persons under
confinement, and will not fail to send the earliest of His Majesty's
pleasure thereon.
Similar letter to P. Finch, Esq., Deputy Clerk of the Peace for
the county of Norfolk, acknowledging the ])etition of the Justices of
the Peace of that county, and the depositions annexed.
16 Oct. 303. Greeks at Minorca.
Dom.^^Geo. III., A paper headed " Species factum." It is a memorial on behalf
pc . (8, ^0.53. p^ ^jjg Greeks at IVIinorca, representing the persecutions they have
suffered from the Roman Catholics there. They complain that the
Roman Catholics hindered for many years the building of the
Greek church ; that they tried to deprive them of their salt-works ;
that they endeavoured to ruin Mr. Blakeney, the Lieut. Governor,
who pi'otected them ; and that at the taking of the Island by the
French all the Greeks were banished, and their property seized.
They ask that a sentence by which their rents for houses occupied
by the French were confiscated, pronounced against them, in the
absence of the Lieut. Governor, by the Judge, who, they say, had
for a long time been gained over by the Catholics, should be
revoked. They also ask for a continuation of the pension which
was granted to Theodore Alexiano, Principal of the Greeks, but
discontinued in 1703, and for pi'otection from the persecution of
their irreconcilable enemies. {French.) 4 pp.
17 Oct. 304. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Admiralty, Signifying His Majesty's pleasure that the artillery officers and
NoraoamisL men, with women and children, going to Senegal, should have a
passage on board the vessel intended to lie as a floating battery
witliin the bar of Senegal. — Whitehall. A draft. \\ j^p.
Draft of another letter, ordering the vessel to proceed ^vithout
delay, f ^).
17 Oct. 305. The Same t(5 the Governor of Guernsey.
ClKmndl^-lands, Sending' a copy of a complaint received from M. Durand, the
Frencli Ministi'r; for information as to the circumstances of the
casL', and wlictlior the cargo was bought up by the magistracy on
His Majesty's account, or how the purchase was made. — Whitehall.
The reply from John Mylne, Lieutenant Governor, to the effect
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that the corn was not purchased on account of His Majesty,
but as set forth in the enclosed certiiicate of the Lieutenant-Bailiff
and Jurates of the Island.
The enclosure. (French.) The "Benjamin," Captain Pierre
Martin, bound for Brest, laden with corn, was detained, and the
com appropriated on account of the dearth in the Island.
[Lord Shelburne's letter and its enclosure are also entered in
Channel Islands Entry Booh, 17G1-98, p. 13.]
17 Oct. 306. Mr. Secretary Conway to Lord le Despexcer.
Dom.^EntryBk., jg gj^^^j ^q £q(| q^^^ i]^q disturbances apprehended at Aylesbury
V. -■>, p. . i^i^yQ not come to any head. In regard to the paper sent, takes the
liberty of returning it ; and as it seems a matter to be determined
upon merely from a knowledge of the situation of things at the
place, his Lordship and the other gentlemen can best judge whether
the circumstances may make it now prudent or necessary to take
notice of such a paper. If he should judge it proper, he (Mr. Con-
way) will very readily apply to His Majesty for a promise of
pardon to the person who discovers the writer, together with the
offer of a reward. — St. James's.
17 Oct. 307. The Same to Sir W. Codrixgton.
Dom.^Entry Bk., jg obliged for the observations he sent upon the riotous proceed-
"'^' P' '^' ings of his county, — now, it is to be hoped, subsiding, — and for the
paper enclosed. Agi-ees entirely with him that there is a very
unjustifiable licence in that kind of publication, yet does not sec
how it can be prevented. It ought certainly to be discouraged ;
and possibly, if the gentlemen of the county in concert would
attend to it, the law might afford means of punishing the jjrinter
for his impudence, to call it no worse ; but nothing can be done
from any other quarter.
20 Oct. 308. Lords of the Admiralty to the Earl of SHELBrRXE.
Admiralty, ^ ^ frigate of Sallee, ha\'ing on board an Ambassador from the
pc . 00, ^ o Emperor of Morocco, who has been forty-tlu-ee days at sea, and
bound for Portsmouth, which is, by contrary -^x-inds, driven into
Plymouth. 1 ^).
20 Oct. 309. Samuel Garbett to William Burke, Esq.
^oj"-^Geo. III., Thanks him for his esteemed favour relative to Groves, Craghill,
'' " '^ ••'•'■ and Johnson, who have settled in the Austrian dominions. Not-
withstanding all his disappointments, has not lost his inclination
to preserve the trade of the coimtry, and will put his neighbours
on the watch. He sometimes blushes when he sees his conduct in
this particular has the appearance of knight errantry, though he has
several times succeeded to his satisfaction. Is delighted with the
attention Genl. Conway and he (Mr. Burke) give to this threaten-
ing evil. Gives the names of some of the men employed by one
Cabman, who hath erected an iron foundry in the Enghsh manner,
and hath a consideraljle work for curing of herrings. If Sir John
Goodricke would send to Gothenburg, many English artists would
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lie found tliere. If such as did not return on being served with
notice Avere outlawed, ami their outlawry pubh.shcd in the papers,
it -would surely intimidate others. — Birmingham. 2 pp.
22 Oct. 310. Mu. Secretary Conway to the Hox. Robert Herbert.
D(.i:-.Ki!iijl!k., Desires him to transmit an account of the extent of Epping
V. L'.., p. iij. Forest and Endfield Chace respectively, specifying the number of
acres they contain ; as also of such grants from the Crown, rights
of common, or other rights whatsoever, as are now subsisting
thereon, as far as can be ascertained. — St. James's.
" Reported Oct. 24."
2o Oct. 311. Lords of the Admiralty to the Eael of Shelburne.
Adniii;iity, Enclosing a copy of a letter from Commodore Pallisser, dated
K "^ti \^h c '^^^^^ °^ ^^^^ month, from Newfoundland, giving an account that the
information he had received of several vessels being seen on that
coast proves to be without foundation, and that the fishery has
been carried on with perfect tranquillity.
The enclosure, and a copj' of a letter sent therewith, from
Commodore Pallisser to Mous. Dangeau, Governor of St. Pierre,
sending a permit for him to send boats, &c. to save the cargo and
material of a French vessel wi-ecked upon the coast. He also adds
that the Governor was quite right in understanding by his (the
Achnkal's) letter that he thought they had no right to fish to the
eastward of St. Pierre and Miquelon. 3 pp. and 2 halves.
23 Oct. 312. Samuel Garbett to Will. Burke, Esq.
Pom. Geo. III., States what he has learnt about Thomas Groves, Craighill and
Groves' nephew. One Joseph Adams, of Birmingham, will be at the
"White Horse Inn, in Friday Street, Cheapside, London, on Wednes-
day next, and make minute inquiries how this affair was transacted,
and will be very hearty in giving any intelligence he may procure.
States the proper time for a messenger to meet him. Will next
post lay before the Duke of Grafton particulars of the means he
has taken to prevent plate iron being imported as unmanufactured,
an evil miu-li iiK-rcasing. Will also acquaint him that at a little
port [til" ( ',u I'.'ii < 'ompany] have in a manner created in Scotland,
hehas pnniuscd tn -ive the Custom-house officers 100/. a year certain,
as a present, over and above all fees that they are entitled to by
Act of Parliament upon their ships, and which they refuse to accept,
insisting on his paying the arbitrary fees they had by their own
power imposed upon little shippers before the Company came into
the country, and which never amounted at this port to 51. a year.
Indeed, has for some years acquiesced in paying what they said
was customary, and to the amount of a larger sum than lie now
offers, but this he did as a stranger desirous of avoiding quarrels.
But as their trade is increasing, these arbitrary though customary
fees will amount to an enormous perquisite, such as was never
known in Scotland, nor, he believes, in England. What aggravates
the imposition is, that it is laid upon articles that are either the
jiroduct or manufacture of the neighbourhood. Will lay before his
pul. 78,Ko.
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Grace tlio cam.Iid inet]io:ls he has ta'voii to avoiil complaining to
the Treasiuy.
Lord Rockingham spent an hour or two here on Sunday, and
advised him to apply to the Duke of Grafton on the subject of
plate iron, and gave assurance that if he had the opportunity he
Avuuld very heartily promote the design. — Birmingham. 3 pp.
313. Mr. Secretary Conway to Robie Swax, Esq., Mayor,
and the Aldermex of Nottingham.
Has received their letter and the informations contained therein.
Hopes that the good etfects of the prudent measures pursued by
the civil power, assisted by the activity and good conduct of the
mibtary (whom they are pleased to mention in a manner that
does that service much honour), will be evident, and that the peace
of the county is perfectly restored. — St. James's.
2.5 Oct. 314. Samuel Garbett to William Burke, Esq.
Dom^Guo. III., Gives particulars of what he has learnt about C'otterell, the
'"^ ' "^'^ °""' seducer of the workmen who have gone abroad, and about Groves,
one of these workmen. Suggests that, if possible, Gotterell should
be secured. — Birmingham. '2h pp.
2-5 Oct. 315. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Hon. Robert Herbert.
Dom. EutryBk., Has I'eceived his report relative to the extent and otlier pro-
^ ■ ■^' ''" ' ■ jierties of Epi^ing Forest, by which he finds the country jiroperly
so called is but a walk within the forest of Waltham, which also
contains " eights " of other walks. De.sires him, therefore, to suj^ply
the fullest and most detailed account of each of those walks, as
far as the information of his office can go ; also an account of any
other chase or forest, by whatever denomination, that is contiguous
or near to Enfield Chase or Waltham Forest. — St. James's.
2.5 Oct. 316. The Same to Lord Strange, Chancellor of the Duchy of
Dom. EntryBk., Lancaster.
, '*'■ ~''' P' ^*' Asks him to transmit an account of such grants of lands, offices,
or franchises in Epping Forest and Entield Chase respectively
as have been made by the Crown, ami are now subsisting and
enrolled in the Duchy Court.
27 Oct. 317. James Coutts to Mr. Secretary Conway.
Scotland, _ Sends the address of the city of Edinburgh, and Ijegs him to
V.25, No. 147. ^^T^^ j.j^g gj^.gj. oppoi-tunity of presenting it to His Majesty. Cannot
help expressing his mortification in not being able to do so him-
self, but he is unfortunatelj' confined to the house by a sprained
knee.— The Strand. 1 p.
28 Oct. 318. Mu. Secretary Conv>-ay to William Delaway, Esq.
Doin.EntiyT.k., Has regularly received his letters containing the information
V. 25, p. 18. against the rioters in the gaols of the county of Gloucester ; and in
returning his thanks for his (Mr. Dela way's) punctuality in inform-
ing him of the steps taken to restore the [leacc of the count}-, ha; a
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veiy particular satisfaction in observing that they have had the
desired eti'ect, - which, indeed, was contirmed by Lord Bottetourt.
Being very sensible that the additional number of sessions for the
trials of the rioters must occasion an extraordinaiy expense to him
as High Sheriff, will take the earliest opportunity of representing
it in the proper manner.
28 Oct. 319. William Burke to Edmuxd Baeha:*!, Esq., Agent for
Lett.Bk., See's, the Packet Boats at Dover.
i/66-7i,p. 1. YoY information whether a Mr. Forster has lately come over
fi'om Calais or Ostend m any of the packet boats. He is a clergy-
man, and comes from Russia ; and if he is not ah-eady arrived,
Mr. Barham is to take particular care that he does not pass
unobserved, and to send an account by express when he arrives,
and, if possible, where he comes to, if he comes to London, or
where he goes to, if he takes another road. — St. James's.
A similar letter to James Clements, Esq., to know if Mr. Forster
had come over in any of the packet boats from Helvoetsluys.
29 Oct. 320. SA3IUEL Gaebett to "William Bxjeke, Esq.
Dora. Geo. III., Asks whether his letters of the 23rd and 25th inst. have come
^"^ ■ ' " ' "■ ■ to hand. The encroachments that are making in various ways
by foreigners on our manufactures, the fraudulent tricks practising
in our o^^ti country which bring our articles into disi-epute, the
little, very Mttle, attention given by Administration to support our
manufactures, afford a very mortifying prospect to such as himself
who see the gi'ound which is being lost daily. Would rejoice to
hear of a committee of warmhearted men being formed to take
into consideration the state of British manufactm'es for exportation.
Till that is done there is little chance of anj'thing effectual being
done for their support at foreign markets. There would then be an
evident place for men of real business, who cannot lose much time
in attendance, kc, to give intelligence and make application.
Siu'ely a set of gentlemen coidd be found in Parliament who would
give some attention to a point of such importance. If manufac-
tiu-ers .should believe our legislators are so far lost to the public,
common prudence may .soon influence the most judicious to accept
(if not seek for) the advantages they may obtain by leaving Britain.
It .shocks him to view what passes in his mind on this subject.
— Birmingham. 2 pl^.
31 Oct. 321. Mr. Secretary Coxway to the High Sheriff of Warwick.
Dom. Entry Bk., Great complaints being made that the .sale of cheese from his
V. 2.5, p. lu. ^^^ j,j_jg neighbouring counties, and particidarly the transport
of it down the Trent for the London market, is almost, if not
enth-ely, stopped by means of the opposition given thereto by the
populace, and of the apprehensions the dealers are under on that
account, desires him to transmit the fullest account of the state of
this matter in his coimty, and that he will, in conjunction with
the other magistrates there, by ail means in his po\\-er, ]>rovide an
effectual remedy against the evil. — St. James's.
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Like letter, mutatis mutandis, of the same date, was sent to
the High Sherifls of Nottingham, Leicester, Stafford, and Derby.
The last two answered 8th Nov.
31 Oct. 322. Lord Willoughby of Paeham.
Petitions,
1765-84, p. 47
Petition of Hemy Willoughby, Esq., for a writ of summons to
Parliament as Lord Willoughby of Parham.
Referred to the Attorney General, 31 Oct.
[?Oct.l766.] 323. Francis Garbett to W. Burke, Esq.
Dom^ Geo. III., Has this minute received his obliging note, and has written
pel. 78, No. 59. ^^ desired to his father. But surely it was unnecessary, as he,
Mr. Burke, has on so many occasions shown his regard for him.
Adams is not yet come to towTi.
P.S. — Always receives copies from his father of every material
letter he wi-ites. 1 j).
[About Oct. 324. The Same to the Same.
1766.] ^^Yi\l send to Adams to be at the White Horse in Friday Street, at
Dom. Geo. III., 8 o'clock on Thursday evening. Would have had great pleasure
•"^ ■ ^ ' "' ■ in attending himself if his presence could have been of the least
use, but he can't suppose it will. 1 />.
31 Oct. and 325. Jas. Montague to Lord Shelburne.
1 ^ "3^ • Giving his ideas of the reasons of the high price of corn and
Dom. Geo. III., other pi-ovisions, and some probable method to prevent it, —a
^"^ ' ' ^ °' ' matter to which his thoughts have been much turned since he
waited on his Lordship at Boughwood.
Considei-s that the boimty on the exportation of com, which
when fii'st settled had certainly a good effect, should be dis-
continued, as great abuses had been committed. While corn is at
such a price that it is not entitled to the bounty, yet vast quan-
tities are eagerly caught up and exported. The ingrossing of farms
is another cause of the evil. A farmer who rents 1,000Z. per
annum is master of all the markets within reach. A few of these
will, by withholding their corn, raise the price at any time to
what pitch they please. Though he would not debar a man from
extending his business and advancing himself by aU fair and
honest means, yet he should not be allowed to do this by oppres-
sion, and at the cost and hazard of the community, to which he is
as much obliged by their consumption as they are by his industr}-.
Every rank and degree in the community is obliged byaU the ties
of society to help every other, and therefore no hardship is put upon
any part of it, if, by a penal law, this mutual assistance is enforced.
Wheat now sells at Chippenham market at 9.s. the bushel. This
is not owing to scarcity, there being at least as much corn grown
this year as last, but to confederacy. He himself sent to market
for a quarter of wheat, and though there were many loads there,
and it was soon after the market bell rang, wherever his agent
applied, the answer Avas " 'Tis sold." So that, though 'tis too true,
to avoid the penalty of the law, they bring it to market, yet the
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liargain is made before, and the market is but a farce ; which if
l)ennitted to be acted, his Lordship and he must think themselves
much obliged to the miller if he will let them have bread for their
families at his own price. This confederacy then miist be broken.
Has heard many farmers say, and it is in the mouth of them all,
that if they could be sure of never having less than 5s. a bushel
for wheat, they would not desire more, and that would content the
])0or. It is impossible to limit the price of provisions, but, at the
same time, it would be no haidship to oblige the farmer, when com
is above a certain stated price, to bring it to market. Suggests heads
of a law for this purpose, the intention of them being to put a stop
to forestalling ; to create a distrust between the confedei-ates, — the
only way to break the confederacy ; to ascertain the price of com ;
to ])ut a stop to ingrossing and other Ijad ]iractices of the miller;
and to prevent the farmer from witliliiildiiiL;- Lis corn in order to
raise the price. He proposes, among otlur tilings, that while every
sale must be made in the open market, the cleric of the market
should enter in a book all sales of corn, with the names of the
buyer and seller, the quantity sold, and the price per bushel.
Something must be done, and that speedily, or he trembles to
think of the consequences. Is certain that if the troops quartered
in the county were to be removed, they would be in a much
worse state than before their arrival. Winter coming on, com
greatly advanced in price, manufactures dead, and labour scarce,
how are the poor to live ? Does not wonder at their mutinous
disposition when they see themselves oppressed with hunger in
the midst of plenty. It is not only to corn, but to every article of
food, that this evil has spread itself, and all owing to the infamous
practices of jobbers, the most pestiferous vermin that ever infested
the kingdom. — Dated Oct. 31.
A postscript,- acknowlcdgmg a letter received, is dated Nov. 1.
Qpp.
1 Nov. 326. J. BuKXABY to [William] Bukke, Esq.
Doni. Geo. III., Askmg for the return of a memorial and original letter annexed,
pel. 78, No. (,-1. ^\Q^{-y-'mg an allowance for his journey home from Switzerland.
The letter is necessary to prove the date of his revocation from
Bern, and to be laid before the Treasury for his voucher. — Duke
Street, Westminster. 2 pp.
1 Nov. 327. The Ju.stices of the Peace for Surrey to [Mr. Secre-
Dom.F.ntryBk., TARY C'oNWAY].
V. i.i, p. ai. Enquire whether the buying and selling of com. by .saiiiyilo in
the jiublic market or elsewhere be punishable by law, and in what
manner, and for instructions thereon.
3 Nov. 328. Lords of the Apjiiralty to the Earl of Sheliiurne.
Admiralty, Eelative to a complaint from Mons. Durand, the French lliiii.stor,
pfl. hir-, coiiceining a French fishing vessel having been searclird and
''' ■ pilundered, and her people ill-treated, by the crew of H.M.'s cutter
" Swiil." Sending a coj^y of a letter fi'om Lieutenant Prittie in
answer thereto.
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The enclosure. The Lieutenant excuse? the search on the
ground of having suspected them of smuggling, denies tlie ill-
treatment, and complains, in return, of the conduct of the French
fishing vessels on the English coast. 5 pp. or parts of pp.
3 Nov. 329. Samuel Garbett to William Burke, Esq.
Pom^ Gfo. III., i^ extremely indebted to him for his much esteemed favour of
pc . , , o. 03. Saturday's date. He never for a moment supposed a neglect on
his, Mr. Burke's, part, but his impatience arose from an appre-
hension of his letters miscarrying. Asks pardon for giving the
name of Joseph Adams instead of Joseph Brown, and explains how
the mistake arose. Expresses his satisfaction with the attention
lately given by some eminent characters to the manufactures, and
his sense of obligation to him, Mr. Burke, for his assistance and
advice. — Birmingham. -1 pp.
4 Nov. 330. ilR. Secretary Cdnway to the Surveyor General.
Dom.EiitnBk., Returns thanks for the plan of Waltham Chase. Asks to l>e
V. 2j, p. 2 . furnished with the names, boundaries, and extent of all ll.^l.'s
forests, chases, and parks, specifying, as near as may be, ^v'hat
quantity of laml they respectively contain. — St. James's.
5 Nov. 331. Earl of Siielburxe to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. (ieo. III., Directing them to draw u]i instructions for ^indrew " Synnner,"
^- '^' P- "• Esq., H.M.'s Agent in Turk's Islands.
G Nov. 332. S. Garbett to W. Burke, Esq.
Dom^ Geo. III., Finds that Jos. Brown twice saw the person who came to
pel. , s, Ko. 64. L'ni|uire for Jos. Adams at the inn. It is vexatious. However, he
could not learn anything material from Groves' brother, except
that he knew Cotterell was concerned in the seduction. A jockey
who had been with 20 horses to Vienna had told Groves that he
had met his brother and the other two men ; that he had seen
the house provided for them in Vienna, and beard great talk about
them, and that many were expected. Brown says that, no doubt,
many will go if they hear good accounts of the usage these meet
with. Hopes it will be thought right to outlaw those that are
gone. The trade hath a melancholy jirospect, and if somewhat is
not soon done to prevent the encroachments that are constantly
making by foreigners in various modes, the consequence may be
very serious. — Birmingham. -1 pp.
8 Nov. 333. Earl of Shelburxe to his Excellency the MoR(X'('o
Dom. EiitryBk., AMBASSADOR.
Upon receipt of his letter lost no time in obtaining an order of
the King in Council to take the ship which brought him to
Plymouth out of quarantine. Will forthwith send a coach down to
convey him to London, and a proper person to attend him on the
road. Cautions him not to tnist any person but such as shall
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come properly authorized ; and desires him to give orders for his
ship, with retinue and Laggage on hoard, to come round to Ports-
mouth, or up the river to London. — Whitehall.
10 Nov. 334. The Sasie to the Saaie.
Doin.KBtryBk., Mr. Knight, who will present this letter, is the person appointed
24, p. 1
to attend his Exeelleney, and conduct him to London.
12 Nov. 335. JosiAH Tucker, Dean of Gloucester, to the Eael of
Dom. Geo. III., ShELBUENE.
V. _, o. 2 . Recommending one William Swain for the vacancy among the
four pensioners appointed by the constitution of the cathedral to
he paid by the Dean and Chapter a stipend of about G?. each. The
r'riAvii, at the giving of the statutes, reserved the nomination of
tln'sc ]H'iisinners, who ought to be viri jxuvpertate gravati,vel hello
'iKiitihiti, ol senio confecti, and whose duty consists in attending
daily the Divine service of the church, and in sweeping and
keL']iing it clean. They are immediately under the eye of the Dean,
who is required by the statutes to mulct and even to expel them
if thej^ behave amiss. 2 pjj.
12 Nov. 336. Me. Secretaet Conway to the Justices of the Peace
Doin.EutryBk., OF THE COUXTY OF SUEEEY.
"' "'' ^ [Reply to the letter of 1 Nov.] Is sorry that it is not in his
power to give any satisfaction in regard to the doubts they entertain
concerning the extent of the laws for punishing the bad practices
that are used to enhance the price of provisions ; but he is not, by
his office, entitled to give an interpretation to the laws ; he can liy
no means presume to take upon him so to do, nor can they, as
he apprehends, want much better information than he is able to
give on such an occasion. — St. James's.
12 Nov. 337. The Same to Wm. Dallaway, Esq.
Doni.EutrjBk., Has received his letter enclosing the continuation of the calendar
V. 2o, p. 23. pf y^g rioters already committed, as also the incendiary pai)er
herewith returned. It has most ]irobably been meant only to
intimidate ; agrees, therefore, with Mr. DaUaway that it may be
best to endeavour, by a secret enquiry, to discover the writer of it.
If, however. Lord Ducie Morton, or himself should at any time
think it advisable to have it printed in the Gazette, with a promise
of i^ardon to the person who discovei-s the author, he will endeavour
to obtain it. Some reward at the same time must be offered.
The queries sent to him relative to the evidence contained in
the examinations are for the information of the Attorney General.
Mr. Conway will not fail to represent to the Secretary-at-War the
necessity of letting the dragoons remain where they are ; but there
has not hitherto been any intention to remove them. — St. James's.
14 Nov. 338. Lords of the Admiealty to the Eael of Shelbuene.
Admiralty, Xo know how four French sailors who have been brought home
pel. 1.55, No. 35. j-j.^^j ^j^g ^^^g^. ^f Newfoundland by Capt. Hamilton, of H.M.'s sloop
" Merlin," are to be disposed of 2 2U^-
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19 Nov. 339. Edw. Stanley to William Burke, Esq.
Dom^Gco. III., Asking that the King's pardon may be offered, ^vith a reward,
pc./^, o.b . ^^^. ^iiggQygpy of accomplices concerned in the burglary at the
Swansea Custom House. — Custom House. 1^ ^j^>.
20 Nov. 340. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Hon. Mr. Herbert.
Dom.Entrj-Bk., Jq the return there are some denominations without any par-
^'''^' P' ^"'' ticulars of the extent, fcc, from whence he concludes that the office
does not supply particidars of such places ; but begs to know for
certain whether it does or not. — St. James's.
24 Nov. 341. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Mr. [Secre-
IsleofMan, TARY CoNWAY].
V, i,No. 48. Has received his letter enclosing the King's .speech, &c. In a
former letter mentioned his having continued the use of the
chapel. Begs leave now further to observe (lest there should be
a scheme of renting or purchasing that or the houses possessed
by the Governor) how far it would be eligible fii-st to have them
surveyed and reported on, as the tradesmen here say that no
repaii's can make the dwelling-house sufficient or even habitable
for any time. — Castletown. No. 2. Ip.
2.5 Nov. 342. P. M. Morin to the Agent for the Packet-boats at
Dom.EutiyBlc, DOVEE.
V.24, II. 128. rpj^g gg^^.j q£ Rochford, H.M.'s Ambassador to the French King,
intends to despatch a messenger every week from Pari.s, who will
set out from thence on Thursdays, and deliver his Excellency's
letters to the master of the packet at Calais, and wait there
till the arrival of the packet from England with the Earl of
Shelburne's. Directing the Agent to take a receipt fi-om the
master of the packet at Dover for any packets or letters delivered
to him there, and the master to do the like by the messenger
awaitmg him at Calais. — Whitehall.
28 Nov. 343. Grey Cooper to Williaji Burke, Esq.
Dom. Geo. III., Sends a copy of a memorial from the Commissioners of the
No'cz'a^'b Customs Concerning gangs of smugglers that frequently assemble
■ ' ' " in the county of Devon. — Treasmy Chambers.
The enclosure. 2| 2^P-
2 Dec. 344. Invention.
__ Petitions, Petition of William Blakey, of the parish of St. Mary le Bone,
1,65-84, p. 51. jj^ ^j^g county of Middlesex, engineer, for the grant of letters
patent for the sole making and vending in Scotland of a machine
invented by him, working either by fii-e or fall of water, or both
together, by which a third of force may be saved, to be applied to
all sorts of mills.
Referred to the Lord Advocate for Scotland. — 2 Dec.
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5 Dec. 345. Ji iiix Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Mr. [Secre-
.slcofMnn, TAEY CoNWAY].
■''■■' Tliink.s it his duty to state that Mr. George Moore, Chairman
of the Keys, has set out for London to solicit the Lords of the
Treasury for indulgences in trade and encouragement of the
manufactures of the Lsle. In his speech to tlie people upon taking
possession in behalf of the Crown, he, the Governor, did, according
to instructions, assure the people of His Majesty's inclinations to
promote their happiness. The Keys have had their meetings to
consult upon plans for employment of the poor people in the pre-
sent exigency. But their ])ropositions ran so" much upon trade
that he judged them foreign to the intention of Government when
the jurisdictions of this Isle were purchased. Yet, upon finding
their Chairman violently lient upon pursuing the measures they
had adopted, he thought it expedient to acquaint him by letter
that he understood the general sense of the people, as well as of
several merchants, to be to confine their present application
entirely to the internal advantages which the Isle might derive
from a proper encouragement given to agriculture, manufactures,
and fisheries. These Avere the objects he, the Governor, had
always recommended, and to wdiich he promised his best support.
He likewise intimated that the takmg off the duties upon Briti.sh
manufactures imported into the Isle might probably be listened
to. With respect to the articles of trade, his design was (without
their privity) to have first laid them before Mr. Conway, to obtain
directions how far they might be couirtenanced or discouraged.
Mr. Moore by letter acknowledged that this plan corresponded
with the sentiments of the gentlemen of the landed interest, but
that the intended application had been set on foot and carried on
by the merchants ; and though tlie apphcation should more pro-
jierly be made by the Governor, yet as it had begun in another
channel he could not now recede.
The people have ever been, taught to believe that no public
favours were granted but through the Governor, and that all
]irderments and commissions Avithin the Isle, both in Church and
State, w-erc obtained from him, or by his recommendation ; which
enaliled him hapjnly to rule a people whose obedience he has
experienced more from motives of regard than authority, and most
jiarticularly in the late critical times, both before and after this
Isle became vested in the Cl'own, when his peisonal interest
and influence were of the greatest consequence in supporting
him in the preservation of peace and good order. Submits to
Mr. Conway how far these happy efiects may be looked for in
case new avenues to power are laid open. Would not start difti-
culties, but in case His Majesty extends any marks of royal favour
or commerce to the poor people of the Isle, he suggests the
propriety of their being communicated through him, who, in
obedience to His Majesty's commands, had impressed the people
with a sense of his royal inclination towards them. — Castletown,
No. 3. 5 pp.
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10 Dec. 346. Authentication of Notarial Acts.
Dom^Cieo.lll., Memorial of John Sta])le.s, of the Eoyal Exchange, London,
pc./8, 0.69. p^IjUc notary, upon the advertisement in the public papers from
the French Emba.ssy relative to the authentication of acts and
deeds by the French Ambassador. 1 1 pp.
The advertisement, cut out from a newspaper, is annexed to the
memorial.
10 Dec. 347. Invention.
Dom.Geo. III., Report of the Attorney General upon the petition of James
No''?') a^to c Parkinson, of the city of London, scrivener, and John Sherratt, of
the same place, notary public, foi- a patent for their machine f<:>r
making two or more copies of the same -writing at one and the
same time.
The petition and an affidavit, ^ih pp.
11 Dec. 348. Earl of Shelburne to Major General Gage.
Com.-iQ-ciiief, Signifying His Majestj^'s approbation of the disposition of the
V.I, pp. 8-15. tj.Qopg^ The King was pleased to find quiet restored in Albany
and Duchess county, and hoped that the punishment inflicted
on some of the delinquents would have prevented any complaints
for the future, but late accounts from Boston give room to think
that the whole of this affair has not been transacted with the
requisite prudence, it being feared that the Sheriff of Albany may
have rather exceeded the bounds of discretion, if not his legal
powers. It is to be hoped that the rights of the parties were well
ascertained before the aid of the military was called in, for few
exigencies can justify such a kind of decision. Since his last, has
read more of the Major General's correspondence. Observes
throughout his, the Commander-in-chiefs, conduct a diligent
regard to the dignity of Government, tlie discipline of the army,
and the felicity of H.M.'s American .subjects.
The importance of North America and its commerce, the dis-
connected state of the provinces, the particular interest of each,
the general interest of the whole, the subordination to the mother
country, the variety and extent of the service, and the management
of Indian affairs, are points of such mighty importance that they
demand not only the utmost attention at home, but also the utmost
vigilance and prudence abroad. Acquaints him, therefore, with
three very material points which are thought to require the
deliberation of the King's servants : —
1. A proper system for the management of the Indians, and foi-
the carrying on the commerce with them on the most advantageous
footing.
2. The most eUgilile manner of disposing of the troops, as well
for convenience as foi' offence and defence.
3. A reduction of the contingent expenses of the establishment
in North America, and the raising an American fund to defray
American expenses in part or in the whole.
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Directs him to pay the utmost attention to these three points,
and from time to time to transmit such information and reilections
as shall occur to him.
In regard to the fii'st article, that of Indian aifairs, a plan tbrDied
some time back has been under deliberation, which, having been
transmitted to aU the Governors in Noith America, probably came
binder the Commander-in-chief's notice. Many articles in it,
however, appearing not so well calculated for the end proposed as
could be wished, and several others being rather detrimental to it,
there is a necessity either of reforming it or of substituting an-
other. But his Lordship doubts whether any method of managing
Indians can be foimd preferable to that of leaving the trade of each
province to the particular care of that province, under some
general rides and restrictions, to which all the provinces must be
subject. The only province in which the above-mentioned plan
has been tried is West Florida, and it has not been at all recom-
mended thereby.
A plan drawn up by Lord Barrington has been some time under
consideration for quartering the troops. It is possible in the end
that His Majesty may leave it to the Commander-in-chief's pru-
dence and judgment. In any changes of the present disposition
there may be occasion to make, regard is to be had to render the
military as little burthensome to the inhabitants as possible, by
disposing them preferably among the young colonies, where in
many respects they must be considered as advantageous, than in
the more settled colonies, except where they are wanted.
The third article is of the greatest consequence. The forming
an American fund to support the exigencies of Government, in the
same manner as is done in Ireland, is what is so highly reason-
able that it must take place sooner or later. The most obvious
manner of laying a foundation for such a fund seems to be by
taking proper care of the quit rents, and by turning the grants of
land to real benefit, which might tend to increase rather than
diminish the powers of Government. Very great abuses have
taken place in both respects. Proper regulations for these pm-poses
might be the means of preventing Indian disturbances for the
future, which now in great measure arise from individuals possess-
ing themselves of their lands without the knowledge of Govern-
ment. It is far from His Majesty's intention that any rigom-
should be exercised in respect of quit rents long due, but nothing
can be more reasonable than that the proprietors of large tracts of
land (which ought to have been cultivated long since) should either
pay their quit rents punctually for the time to come, or relinquish
their grants in favour of those who will. Desires the best infor-
mation possible as to the manner of making out grants of land for
the futm'e.
Although the reduction of expense in America is a very necessaiy
point, the Treasury do not wish to retrench any expense which
can contribute to the advance of the country. Their intention is
that no expense shall be spared which is really useful, but that none
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shall be incuiTed which is not so. This can only be eflected by a
thorough digest and judicious arrangement of the diflerent depart-
ments in America. Every hint as to the best manner of suppress-
ing smuggling will be attended to.
By latest advices from West Florida, there is reason to fear that
affairs are not so well managed with the Southern Indians as they
might be. The King by no means approves the policy of foment-
ing wars among the several Indian nations, and setting them at
variance on every tiivial occasion, for if the Indians were once
induced to look upon the English as their friends and protectors,
and as the arbiters of their differences, we should find our account
in it. The propriety of managing Indian affairs in the northern
district by one superintendent only is obvious. Major Gorham is
therefore to look for His Majesty's intentions to Sir W. Johnson,
whose activity and integrity cannot be too much commended.
Bequests the Commander-in-chief to allot a separate letter
to eveiy separate subject. — Whitehall. " No. 2."
11 Dec. 349. Sir Chas. Cotterell Dormer to Mr. Eraser.
Doui. Ge<j. III., " Secretaries, charges des affaires," have certainly a right to a
pc . , 8, o. / 2. 2^ resent if they have audiences of the King, which alone constitutes
them foreign ministers. A person ordered to quit the kingdom,
of whatever rank he is, is by that precluded from any kind of
pretence to the present usually given to those of his rank. —
Chesterfield Street. 1 p.
11 Dec. 350. WiLLiAJi Burke to Rev. Mr. Marriott, at Dr. Marriott's,
Lett. Bk.,Sec.'s, Doctors' Commons.
Asking for information whether, when he was chaplain to the
Factory at Gothenbourg, he notified to the British subjects employed
by Mr. Cahman in the ironworks there, in the name of Sir John
Gooch'icke, that if they did not retm-n to England they would be
j^rosecuted according to law. — St. James's.
351. Sir Charles Cottrell Dormer to Mr. Eraser.
As to his questions about Coxmts Gyllenbourg and Wassenbourg,
he must be totally mistaken as to dates. Imagines that Coimt
Gyllenbourg was Minister here, and was afterwards seized in
Holland and his papers sent over, in Charles the Twelfth of
Sweden's time. At least it was on a supposition of a designed
invasion of these kingdoms by him and the Czar Peter. Now the
former was killed in 1718, the latter died in 172.5. However, is
sure Count Gyllenbourg never had a present. Remembers Coimt
Wassenbourg well, having introduced him himself. He died in
1743, was never ordered to depart the kingdom, and his sister,
after his death, received the present he would have had, had he
taken leave. Assures him there is no such thing as giving presents
to those who are cither ordered to go or depart, by order of their
own Court, without taking leave. 1^ pp.
g2
i,p. :;.
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18 Dec. 352, Commodore Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Admiralty, Giving an account of his proceedings with the Emperor of
Ko ist' h Morocco. After certain ceremonial observances and visits, which
engaged the whole of the 24th of October, finding that the Alcaide
had only a very limited authority, he wrote to the Emperor
requesting the appointment of some person with full powers, and
entreating that the crew saved from the ship " Pitt," of Liverpool,
which had been cast away just before his arrival, near Cape
Bajador, might be delivei'ed to him ; at the same time acquainting
the Emperor with the service which he had rendered to one of his
ships of war which had put into Gibraltar bay in distress. On
the IGth of November he received advices that his Imperial
Majesty had ajipointed Sidi Abdallah Bumelsoe, a man of great
weight and influence, to treat with liim, attended by Samuel
Sumbel, a Jew, a man well acquainted with ti-ade and business,
very sensible, much in the Emperor's esteem, and his Minister for
transacting his business with foreign powers. Finally, on the 8th
instant, the additional articles which he, the Commodore, encloses,
were signed. By the first, he secured the release of the " Pitt's "
crew. By the second, finding on his an-ival that Mr. Popham had
been re-established in his consulate, and that his Imperial Majesty
had apologised for his ill-treatment of him, the Commodore had
only to settle matters so as to prevent any such proceedings for
the future. These articles were agreed to without the least alter-
. cation, but he met with great difficulty in obtaining the third.
This they positively refused to grant, alleging that his Imperial
Majesty had an undoubted right to establish what regulations he
pleased in his own dominions, Ijut it was obtained by a threat of
leaving, and by some money and presents well disposed. By this,
though he could not prevail with them to lessen the present
duties, which have been many years established, he has prevented
any future augmentation, has eflfectually destroyed the monopoly
which the Spaniards have been endeavouring to accomplish by
theii- peace, and has amply provided for the refreshment of H.M.'s
ships, before restricted to a certain quantity. Ho has also obtained
for H.M.'s subjects the jn-eference in every new branch of com-
mei'ce, which may probably he advantageous, as the Emperor's
thoughts are entirely turned on accumulating money ; for which
jDurpose he is encouraging trade in all his ports, and removing
whole villages at a time from the inland country to the sea coasts,
which are but thinly inhabited. And, lastly, he has destroj-ed
the private agreement between the Spaniards and the Emperor,
which stipulates that they shall be allowed to export cattle from
the port of Laraeho at a nuich lower duty than British subjects
pay at Tetuan and Tangicrs. For those jjrivileges the Spaniards
jiaid a very great sum of money. As soon as the articles were
signed he delivered His Majesty's present, and received a letter
from his Imperial Majesty to tlie King, which he encloses. The
sum of l.OOOL is, he fears, scarcely sufficient to defray all expenses.
— Gibraltar.
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176G.
The additional articles, in English and Arabic. 24 pp. or 'parts
of pp.
IGDec. 353. William Bceke to Mr. Burxaby.
Le^tt.Bk. See's., Would have answered his letter sooner, but waited for the
''*'■■ result of the enquii'ie.s Gen. Conway ordered to be made on the
l)oints contained in his memorial. It has been found an invariable
rule never to give presents to ministers who are ordered to depart
without taking a formal leave ; and as it appears by Lord Harting-
ton's letter to him of the SOth June 1741 that he was directed to
do .so, the General thinks he eaimot make a demand of this sort
in his, Mr. Burnaby's, favour. Mr. Burke wishes he could make
a satisfactory answer to the other point in his memorial, viz., the
ill-usage he met with in the long detention of his baggage, and the
high duties exacted from him, founded upon an obsolete law not
enforced on other foi-eign ministers contemporaries of his at the
court of Stockholm ; but the General fears that the King would
not, at so great distance of time, make this the object of a nego-
tiation. If any recompense is proper on this head, it would seem
that it ought to be from his o^vn Court, and to have been settled
on his return home. Did he make the demand at that or any
other time, and what were the oljections then made to it ? —
St. James's.
17 Dec. 354, George Lookup.
^I'etitions, A second petition for a ■)!(>?( prosequi to be entered upon the
' ''■ ■ second indictment preferred against him by Sir Thomas Frederick.
(See former petition, 2nd Sept., No. 2G2.) Represents fiu-ther that
Sir Thomas would have comiiounded the ofl'ence, and proposed terms
of accommodation, by which he would have reaped a considerable
private advantage, but the petitioner rejected his proposals.
Referred to the Attorney General, 17 Dec.
17 Dec. 355. Invention.
_retitions. Petition of John Downes, of the parish of St. Leonard, Shore-
' ■>- . P- ^. ditch, in the county of Middlesex, watchmaker, for letters patent
for the sole making and vending for 1 4 years in England, &c., of
instruments on any principles or constructions whatever for
deepening clock and watch wheels by measuring or gauging
them.
Referred to the Attorney or Solicitor General, 17 Dec.
19 Dee. 356. Mr. Secretary Conway to Mr. Dallaway.
Dom.EutryBk., -Win not fail at the proper time to mention to the rest of His
^' '^' ^' ' Majesty's servant.s the application he proposes, after the commission
is ended, for H.M.'s act of grace or general pardon, which, for the
reasons given, will probably have a good effect in encouraging
persons to return to their several callings. The proper time for
obtaining an allowance on account of the extraordinary expense
incurred in the execution of his office will be when his exjjenses
are regularly laid Ijefore a Master in Chancery.
102 CALENDAR OF
17G0.
19 Doc. 357. The Same to the Attorney General.
Law Officers Enclo.se.s ail extract from a letter from Sir Joseph Yorke, H.M.'.s
i76'-97p\o9 Amliassador Extraortliuary at the Hague, as also the case of Capt.
Davis therein referred to, for his opinion what directions may be
proper to be given to his Excellency in regard to the unhappy
situation of Capt. Davies, and whether a commission of kmacy can
be legally executed abroad, &c. — St. James's.
2G Dec. 358. The Sajie to Mr. Ju.stice Gould.
Dom.EntiyBk., The enclosed letter from Mr. Sheriff Harvey will explain the
V. .J, p[i. -o- . Jif]Jculty he is in. Is informed that it is doubtful whether the
commission mider which he lately acted in the trials of the rioters
is not so totally expired as that there is no longer any power or
authority vested in him to appoint the day of execution. Desu-es
his opinion upon this head, as also what method seems the properest,
in the present situation of things, in regard to the unhappy persons
Long and Hall, or when it was His Majesty's intention that the
law should take its coiu-se. — St. James's.
The enclosure entered ; from the Sherifl' of Norfolk to Mi-. Nut-
hall, Solicitor to the Treasury. States that the Judge fixed no
time in the calendar for the execution of any of the prisoners
condemned, and [in the respite] no mention is made of Long
and Hall.
Entry Bk.,
2G Dec. 359. The S.uie to the Attorney General.
Law Officers Encloses a paper received from a gentleman who styles him-
self Sir Richard Perrott, setting forth his claim to the dig-nity of a
Baronet, although his ancestors, for the reasons therein contained,
did not take out the patent under the Great Seal, or even obtain
the Sign Manual from the King. At the same time, in two votes
(enclosed) of the House of Commons, when the gentleman was in
Parliament, he has the title of Sir Richard Perrott. He now asks
His Majesty to grant him a warrant of rank and jjrecedence as a
Baronet fi-om 1st JiJy 171C, when the dignity was first intended
to be granted to his uncle, James Perrott. Desires the Attorney
General to state liis opinion, and, in case he shall see no reasons
against complying ^^^th the request, to prepare a warrant for the
purpose.
The followmg is also entered : — " Admiral Cornwall, when he
" sailed to the Mediterranean, had it given him in charge, in con-
" junction with James Perrott, Esq. by George the Fii-st, to redeem
" all British subjects who should be found in slaveiy in the Barbary
" States. They expended on that expedition a much larger sum
" than ever they received, and often solicited the balance m the
" King's lifetime ; and afterwards the late King, who, while at
" Hanover, to make them some return for their sei-vices and losses,
" created them Baronets with precedency from the 1st July 1716 ;
" but, though promised the patent at the expense of the Cro^vn,
" found, on their application here for theii- warrants, before they
" could obtain them with the limitation as stipulated, (viz., that of
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 103
1766.
" the Admiral, in default of heii's male, to his relation Sir Robt. de
" Cornwall, late member of Leominster, and his heirs male, and
"^that of James Perrott, in default, to his nephew Richard Perrott,
" son of his brother Richard Perrott, and his heirs male,) it would
" cost them a considerable sum, and, unwilling to expend a further
" sum, they never was taken out ; yet the Admu-al and James
" Perrott bore the title to their deaths ; and the Admiral's
" successor, Sir Robt. do Cornwall, was elected member for
" Leominster under that title, but on a rumom' that it woidd
" be deemed a false return, no person being to be foimd of that
" name and distinction, he applied to the late Duke of Grafton,
" his friend, who undertook to obtain a Sign Manual from the
" late King before the sitting of the House, a copy of which you
" have here subjoyn'd, which the Duke carried to the King, who
" signed it. The validity of the election, when that was known,
" was never disputed. After the death of Sii- Jas. Perrott, his
" nephew Richard, according to the intention of the limitation,
" was reputed the Baronet, and bore the title ever since ; and in
" the dispute in the House of Commons, which commenced on the
" 4th day of March 17G1, with Charles Fitzi-oy Scudmore, Esq.,
" was therein treated, stiled, and reputed Sir Richard Perrott."
80 Dec. 360. Commodore Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Adinirait)^, Relative to Mr. Sampson, who was ajipointed to oiiiciate as
'^ °-- ■ Consul at Algiers in the absence of Mi-. Kirke, and who has com-
municated to the Commodore some letters received from some
private correspondents, informing him of his removal from that
employ. Expressing a high opinion of his qualifications for that
service, and of his personal character, and recommending him for
re-uistatement in this, or appointment to some other, considate. —
Gibraltar. 2| j^p.
80 Dec. 361. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. Geo. III., Referring to them the petition of Madame la Marquise de
V. d, p. . Rigaud do Vaudreuil, on behalf of her husband and herself, with
the papers on which they found their right. Sending 'also an
extract from Gen. Gage's last letter touching the inexpediency of
admitting this and other similar French claims. The coirespon-
dence of the Governors of New York and Quebec contains argu-
ments to the same purport. — Whitehall.
30 Doe. 362. Richard Sutton to Philip Sharpe and Thomas Chet-
Dom.EutryBk., HAJVI, Esqs., Clerks of the Cheque.
V.24, p. ii29. -p^^. ^j^^ futm-e the appointment and management of H.M.'s
messengers are to belong entirely to both H.M.'s Principal Secre-
taries of State. Desiring them to transmit copies of all warrants
and forms used for these purposes, with every information they
may think the Earl of Shelburue should be apprised of in relation
thereto.— Whitehall.
104 CALENDAR OF
17GG.
30 Dec. 363. The Same to the Clerk of the Council in waiting.
Dom.EiitryE!;., Sending an extract from a letter from Mr. Murray, H.M.'s Am-
U4, p. 130. iiassador at Constantinople, so far as relates to the plague. —
Whitehall.
31 Dec. 364. Invention.
Dom.Geo. HI., Report of the Attorney General upon the petition of John
No''74 a^t'o c Hopkins, of the city of London, druggist, and others, praying a
patent for a medicine invented by them, called " Beaum de Vie."
The petition and an affidavit. .5^ pp.
[? Dec] 365. Authentication of Notarial Acts.
Dom^Gco. HI., Memorial of John Mason, and others, public notaries of the city
pc . /8, 1 o.,j. p£ Lqj-,|-|qq^ fQ^. themselves and the rest of the notaries of England,
stating their grievance in consequence of the advertisement from
the French Ambassador giving notice that he would authenticate
no acts but such as were passcl before Messrs. Bonnet and Ogier.
— 1 larrje shed.
[?Al:)Out Dec. 366. " A letter to his Excellency the Right Honourable the Earl
17GG.] of Shelburne. By Solomon Schomberg, public notary." It relates
nom. Geo. III., to the Same subject as the preceding entry. 7 /p- of ^y int.
pel. 79, No. i>-2.
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1766.
T ABLE S.
January to December.
367. Appointments, fre.
Appointments, Nominations, and Approbations of Elections to various
otticcs by the King.
Name. ',
Office, S;c. j
Date.
Page-
In Church Book, 1761-78.
Eomilly, Kev. John -
One of the ministers of the French church
in Thre.iclneedle St. (, Approbation.)
13 March -
8G
In Church Book {Scotland),
761-84.
Hamilton, Dr. Robert -
Dean of the Order of 'the Thistle and Dean
of the Chapel Koyal in Scotland.
25 June -
105
In Warrant Book, vol. 31, 17
5.5-69.
Panton, Thomas, Ksq., vice
Charles Duke of Urafton,
deed.
Sole Master of the game for 12 miles round
Newmarket.
24 Jan. -
30
Rockingham, Charles Marquis
High Steward of the town or borough of
Kingston-upon-HuU.
7 April -
56
Crespiguy, Philip Champion,
Esq., vice Thomas Tyndall,
Esq., deed.
H. M.'s Procurator in the Courts of the Eccle-
siastical and Civil Law.
20 Sept. -
113
Marlborough, George Duke of
[A certificate of election
Geo. III., pel. 78, No.
High Steward of the corporation of New-
Woodstock, in the co. of Oxford. (Appro-
bation.)
s also entered ; for original of which, see Dom.
51.]
15 Oct.
120
Stanhope, John, ofHorsforth, in
the CO. of York, Esq., vice
Robert Eoper, Esq.
Recorder of the borough of Doueaster, in the
West Riding of York. (Approbation.)
2 Dec. -
124
106
CALENDAR OF
1766.
368. Appoixtmexts.
Warrants to swear in and admit the several persons below to their offices.
To whom rtirecte
Person appointed.
Date.
Page.
In JVarrant Booh, vol. 31.
Captain of tlie Band
of Pensioners
(Earl of Lichfield).
Desse, William, Esq. -
Clerk of the Cheque to the
Band of Pensioners.
-Aug. -
102
Steward of the
Household (Earl
Talbot).
Hertford, Francis Earl
of.
Master of the Horse
27 Sept. -
115
Vice - Chamberlain
of the Household
(Viscount VUliers).
Do. Do.
Chamberlain of the Household
29 Nov. -
123
In J1'((rrant Booh;
■ol. 32.
Steward of the
Household.
Ancaster and Kesteven,
Peregrine Duke of.
Master of the Horse -
13 Dec. -
64
369. Army, &c. Commissions.
Appointments, in the form of Commissions, of a somewhat special character.
*^ Commissions granted in 1766 to officers in the army, chaplains, &c., are to be
found in the series of Military Entry Books, vols. 27 and 28. Also the Military Com-
missions granted in Ireland in this year will he found m King's Letter Book, vol. 12;
and Letters from the Lonl Lieutenant, containing recommendations for the same, in
Ireland, vol. 430 ; and approhations of these recommendations in Ireland Entry Book,
1761-70. As Army Lists puhlished by permission of the Secretary-at-War exist ibr this
period, the Commissions, &.c. are not here more particularly described.
Appointment, &c
In Military Entry Book, vol. 27.
Agnew, Alexander,
Cockran, Esq., deed.
Howard, Lieut.-Genl. George,
vice Sir Richard Lyttleton.
Godolphin, Lord, vice Francis
Earl Godolphin, deed.
Carleton, Guy, Esq.
Maxwell, John, Esq.
Gamble, Thomas, Esq.
Deputy Judge Advocate and Clerk of the
Courts-martial in North Britain.
Governor of the Island of Min
Do. of Island of Scilly, otherwise Sully, othe
ivise Sorlingues.
ieut. Governor of the town of tiucbec, in the
province of Quebec, in America.
Assistant Deputy Quartermas
the forces in North America
In Military Entry Book, vol. 28.
Honeywood, Philip, Esq., Lieut.
General, vice Henry Pulteney,
Mompessou, Col. John
Governor and Captain of the town of
Kingston-upon-HuU.
Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Wight
18 „
1 6 May
2.5 June
4 July
18 Dec.
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1766.
). Army, &c. Cojimissions— co«f.
Appointmeut, &e.
Page.
In KiiKfs Letter Booh, vol. 1
2.
VallaDcey, Charles, Esq.
Director of Engineers upon the Establislmieut
of the Office of Onlnance in Irehmd : to
rank as Major of Foot.
"^^
Jarratt, Thomas, Esq.
Engineer in ordinary on the same : to rank
as Captain of Foot.
„ „ -
89
Shewbridjro, Thomas, Gent. -
Engineer extraordinary upon the same : to
rank as Lieutenant of Foot.
„ „ -
9U
Nash, Matthew, Gent. -
A practitioner Engineer on the same : to rank
as Ensign of Foot.
" -
91
370. Church. Appointments, &c. {Sec also Ireland and Scotland.)
Warrants, counter.signecl by one of the Secretaries of State, and addressed to the
Clerk of the Signet attending, for the preparation of Bill.s for the
Royal signature to pass the Great Seal or the Privy Seal.
*^* Where an election to a bishopric is concerned, a letter recorameiidatory is also
directed to be prepared.
Nature of the Bill.
Date.
Page.
In Chiirck Booh, 1760-66, — to pass the Great Seal.
Dcring, Heneage, M.A., vice \ Grantof the place, &c. of Canon ofCanterbury
Dr. George Seeker. Cathedral.
Hinchcliffe, John, D.D., vice : Presentation to the Vicarage of Greenwich, in
Dr. Samuel Squire, Bishop of the co. of Kent and diocese of Rochester.
St. David's, deed. |
III Church Book, 1761-78,— to pass the Great Seat.
SejTBOur, Francis, clerk, (com- Grant of the place, &c. of Dean of .Wells
monly called Lord Francis
Seymour,) vice Dr. Samuel
Creswicke, deed.
Hurdis, Thomas, M.A., vice
Lord Francis Seymour.
Carjl, Lyndford, D.D., vice
Dr. John Davis, deed.
Constable, Thomas, clerk, B.A.,
vice William Tomlinson, deed.
Lowth, Robert, D.D. -
St. David's, Robert Bishop of
Do. of Prebendary of the free chapel of St.
George in Windsor Castle.
Do. of Canon of Canterbury
Presentation to the rectory of Sigglcsthorpc,
otherwise Sigglesthorne, in the co. and
diocese of York.
A conge d'elire — empowering them to elect a
Bishop in place of Dr. Samuel Squire, deed.
Robert Lowth, D.D., recommended.
Royal assent to his election to the bishopric
of St. David's.
Grant and restitution of the temporalities of
the see.
7 Apri
9 May
108
1766.
CALENDAR OF
370. Church. Appointments, &c. — cont.
Congi.' d'Olire — empoweriiif; them to elect a
Bishop of that see, vice Dr. John Thomas,
deed. Dr. John Hume, Bishop of Oxford,
ided.
Deau and Chapter of SaUsbury ■
Oxford, John Bishop of
Hume, Dr. John, Bishop of
SaUsbury.
Dean and Chapter of Christ
Church in the University of
Oxford.
Lowth, Dr. Robert, Bishop of : Koyal assent to his election to the bishopric
St. Da^-id's. I of Oxford.
Royal assent to his election to the bishopric
of Salisbury.
Grant and restitution of the temporalities of
the see.
Conge d'elire — empowering them to elect a
Bishop of that see. Dr. Robert Lowth,
Bishop of St. David's, recommended.
Oxford, Robert Bishop of
Grant and restitution of the
the see.
7 „
10 Oct.
Precentor and Chapter of St. I Conge d'elire — empowering them to elect a
David's. j Bishop. Charles Moss, D.D., recommended.
Gary, Briggs, clerk. " Not j Presentation to the vicarage of Terrington, in
used:" — margin. ' the co. of Norfolk and diocese of Norwich.
Moss, Charles, D.D. - - Royal assent to his election to bishopric of
St. David's.
Powell, William Samuel, D.D., | Presentation to the archdeaconry of Col-
lect' Dr. Charles Moss. I Chester, founded in St. Paul's Cathedral,
London.
St. David's, Charles Bishop of - | Grant and restitution of the temporalities of
I the see.
Potter, John, D.D., one of the
King's Chaplains in ordinary-,
vice Dr. William Friend, deed.
Gascoigne, Wade, clerk, LL.B.
Durell, David, D.D.,
John Potter.
Presentation to the Deanery of Canterbury
In JVarrant Book, vol. 31, 1765-69, — to pass the Frivij Seal.
Chatham, Earl of. Lord Privv I Allowance in lieu of the ancient diet
Seal. " I
In Petition, 1 765-84, — as a Kole to a Petition or Pceonimcndation.
Spurlock, John
Jones, Peter, of the city of | Do. of the same in Chester Cathedral -
Chester, journeyman tobacco- |
27 Feb.
1-2 Aug
HOME OFB^ICE PAPERS.
109
17G6.
371. Chupx'h. Letters Recomjiendatory.
Letters Reco.\diendatory to Deaxs and Chapters, kc.
In Slffiict Office, vol. 23, 1765-70.
Lowtli, Robert, D.D., vice Di\ Samuel Squire,
deed.
Salisbury
Oxford
St. Paul's, Londou
St. Dai'id's
Hume, Dr. .lohn, Bishop of Oxford, vice Dr. ] 14 Aug.
Johu Thomas. |
Lowth, Dr. Robert, Bishop of St. David's, ' 16 Sept.
vice Dr. Hume. I
Lichfield and Coventry, Frederick Bishop of, j 29 „
to be Dean of St. Paul's, vice Dr. Hume,
Bishop of SaUsbury.
Moss, Charles, D.D., vice Dr. Robert Louth - 28 Oct.
372. Church. Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous Warrants and Letters, countersigned or signed by one of the
Secretaries of State, connected witli Church and University Affairs, &c.
To whom directed.
Nature of Warrant or Letter.
Date.
Page
Li Church Book, 1729-82.
Spence, Joseph, Prebendary of Durham,
dispensation with statutable residence of,
turns of preaching only excepted.
21 Aug. -
Ill Church Book, 17(i()-66.
••To all" - - . -
Farrant, Charles, D.D., Dean of Peterborouiih
and one of the Prebendaries of Bristol,—
dispensation for five years mththe residence
of, as Prebendary, to enable him to attend
on his deanery.
■1 Jan.
143
Lord High Almoner
Ringelman, Mary, reconnuended to be one of
the .Maundy women.
26 Feb. -
145
Dean and Chapter of St. Paul,
London.
Seeker, George, D.D., to bo elect.d Canon
Residentiary of St. Paul's, London, vice
Dr. John Taylor, deed.
7 April -
145
Bishop of Salisbury
Smart, Christopher, to have a Poor Knight's
place in St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
22 „ -
147
" To all "...
In Church Booh, 1761-78.
Moore, Dr., one of the Prebendaries of Dur-
ham, dispensation with whole residence of,
for two years.
" " "
147
Ricliard Bishop of London
A collection to be made for the poor -
17 Feb. -
83
Lord Mayor of London
Do. Do.
„ „
83
Archbishop of York
Silvester, Sarah, recommended to be one of
the Maundy women.
lU March -
80
110
CALENDAR OF
1766.
372. Chukch. Miscellaneous — cont.
To -n-hom directed.
Nature of Warrant or Letter.
Page.
Vice-chancellor of the Un
^■ersity of Cambridge.
[Do.
Do.]
Ai'chbifhoji ol Canterbury
;ierk of the Signet attending
President and Chapter of St.
Paul's, London.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Hurdis, Thomas, M.A., of Clare Hall in the
University of Cambridge, and Canon of
Windsor, to be admitted to the degree of
Doctor in Divinity.
Foster, John, M.A., late Fellow of King's
College in the University of Cambridge,
and Master of Eton School, to have the
same degree. [Ineligible for want of suf-
ficient standing.]
St. Da%-id's, Robert Bishop of,— His Grace to
grant his dispensation to, to hold in com-
mendam the eighth prebend of Durham, and
the rectory of Sedgefield, in the co. and
diocese of Durham.
Malet, Alexander, clerk, M.A., Prebendary
of Gloucester ; dispensation mth residence
of, whenever the smallpox shall break out
in the city, or any sickness or infirmity
shall happen to him.
To prepare a letter for the King's signature,
directed to the Bishop of London and the
President and Chapter of St. Paul, London,
recommending the Bishop of Lichfield and
Coventry to be chosen Dean of St. Paul's,
rice Dr. Hume, late Bishop of Oxford.
Lichfield and Coventry, Frederick Bishop
of, recommended as above.
To grant his dispensation to the same to hold
in commendam the deanery of St. Paul,
London, the prebend or eanonry of Weld-
land, otherwise Wyldland, otherwise Wylder-
land, and the residentiaryship in the same.
Oxford, Robert Bishop elect, — similar dispen-
sation to, to hold in commendam the eighth
prebend in Durham Cathedral, and the
rectory of Sedgefield, in the co. and diocese
of Durham.
St. David's, Charles Bishop elect of, to hold
in commendam the eanonry of Husberme
and Burbach in the Cathedral of Sarum,
and the rectory of St. George, Hanover
Square, in the Uberty of Westminster and
diocese of London.
Beckington, Ann, recommended for the royal
bounty at the ensuing Christmas Day.
[Her petition also.]
In King's Letter Book, vol. 12, 1765-76.
Trinity College, near Dublin,
Provost and Senior Fellows of.
[This is also entered in
Siiincl Office, vol.23, p. 185.]
Palmer, Patrick, barrister-at-law, dispen-
sation in his favour with the two years'
pleading at the Bar, necessary for eligibility
for election to the professorship of Common
and Feudal Law in the College.
11 Sept.
10 Nov.
27 Sept.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
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1766.
373. Creations. (See also Ireland.)
Warrants, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, and addressed to
the Attorney General, to prepare Bills for the King's signature to pass
the Great Seal, containino- Grants of Dignities in Great Britain.
Style and Title or Dignity.
Ill JVarrant Booh, vol. 30, 1760-66.
Corni.sh, Samuel, of Sliarn- Baronet
brooke, in the co. of Bedford,
Ksq., Vice-Admiral of the
Blue.
//( JVarrant Book, vol. 31, 176.3-69.
Biirrel, Merrick, of West Grin-
sted Park, in the co. of Sus-
sex, Esq.
Cheerc, Sir Henry, of the city
of Westminster, Kiit.
Andrews, Joseph, of Sh
the CO. of Berks, Esq.
Pitt, AVilliam, Esq.
Ligonicr, John Viscount, of the
kingdom of Ireland, and Lord
Ligonier, Baron of Ripley,
in the co. of Surrey, in the
kingdom of Great Britain.
Do. do.
Nortliumberlaud, Hugh Earl of
n.U.U. Prince Henry Frederick
Campbell, John, Esq., (com-
monly called Marquis of
Lome,) mth remainder, in
default of heirs male, to
his brother Lord Frederick
Campbell.
Champueys, Thomas, of Or-
chardly, in the co. of Somer-
set, Esq.
In Warrant Book, vol. 32, 1
Pringle, John, of Pall Mall, in
the parish>f St. James, West-
minster, Doctor of Physic.
Viscount Pitt of Burton-Pynsent in the co. of
Somerset, and Earl of Chatham in the co.
of Kent.
Viscoimt Chertsey in the co. of Surrey, and
Earl Ligonier. " Cancell'd and not used."
Earl Ligonier ...
Earl Percy and Duke (^f Northumbei land
Jlarijuis of Monthermer and Duke of Montagu
ii „
IG Dec.
112
CALENDAR OF
17GG.
373. Creations— co«^.
Kamo.
Style and Title or Dignity.
Date.
Page.
East, William, of Hall Place, in
the CO. of Berks, Esq.
A Baronet ....
22 May -
19
Thomas, George, of Yaptou
Place, in the co. of Sussex,
Esq., Governor of the Lee-
ward Islands.
Do. ....
28 Aug. -
3 a
Mavnard, Charles Lord, Baron
of Little Eastou, or Kaston ad
Turrim, in the co. of Essex.
Baron of Much Easton, othenvise Easton ad
Montem, in the co. of Essex, and Viscount
Maynard of Easton Lodge in the said
county, with remainder, in default of male
heirs, to Sir William Maynard, of Waltons
iu the said county, Bart.
1 1 Oct. -
51
Wolff, Jacob, of Townhill. in
the CO. of Southampton, Esq.
A Baronet - . - - .
52
374, Crlminals. Petitions.
Petitions iu favour of Crlminals, aud from Criminals convicted.
From whom.
Name of Convict. Crime.
Sentence.
Where
tried or
confined.
Olijcct
Petition.
Date.
Page
In Criminal Fapcrs, vol. 12, 1766-70.
Alves, Tliomas, a
Jamaica mer-
chant and planter.
Innes, George, a 1 StcaliuK -
native of HugKlcy
in Bengal. 1
7 years
transjm.
Old Bailey
Pardon, the
potilioner of-
fering to take
llim to Ja-
maica.
— Oct.
43
In Criminal Pa
icrs, Scotch, volA, 1762-86.
The convict -
Douglas, David, Horsc-slcalins -
tinman, of co. of
Durham.
Death -
Jedburgh
Pardon, on
condition of
trauspn.
10
50
615
375. Criminals. Letters to Judges.
Letters addressed to the Judges, k.c., for report to be made on the Cf
Criminals convicted.
! !
Name of Judge. , Name of Convict. ; Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
confined.
1
Date.
p....
//( Criminal Papers, vol. 10, 1760-66.
Chairman and Paxton, William , -
7 years trans|.n.
Durham
27 Jan.
323
Justices of the
Peace. 1
Mr. Justice Gould , ilitehelson, James Stealing
Transportation
Newcastle -
15 Feb.
325
or Yates. | '
Kecorder of Lon- j Barlow, William Highway rob-
Death
Newgate
7 Mar.
330
don. 1 1 bery.
HOME OFFICE PAPEUS.
113
1766.
375. Criminals. Letters to Judges — cont.
Name of Judge.
Name of Convict.
1
i Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
confined.
Jd...
1
1
Page
Mr. Baron Adams
Kelsey, John -
Higl™-ay rob-
1 berv.
Death
Ayle.bury -
l.SJIar
332
Mr. Justice Wilmn
or Jlr. Ikuon
I'errott.
Evans
„;. .
Do.
Gloucester -
-'2 „
335
Jlr. Baron Adams
Parish, John -
Bur-lary
Do.
Thetford
-" ..
33(5
Mr. Justice Wilmot
Israel, Moses -
Pocketpicking
Do.
Shrewsbury -
TApr
338
Mr. Baron Perrott
Bould, John
Burglarv and
felony.
Do.
Stafford
340
Mr. Recorder -
Holies, Vincent -
Not staled -
Transportation
Old Bailey -
S „
342
Mr. Baron Perrott
RatelifF, Charles -
Not staled -
Do.
Stafford
342
Mr. Justice Gould
Lamprey, Thomas
Highway rob-
bery.
Death
Taunton
10 „
345
Mr. Recorder - 1
Ricbards.Frederick
Donelly, John -
1 Not st.itcd -
Transportation
Old Bailey -
2S „
35G
In Criminal Pap
■rs, vol. 11, 1761-67.
Mr. Recorder -
Scott, Robert
Robbery
Death
Newgate
2 Jan.
261
Lord Camden & /
Baron Adams 1
Jones, Ro£;er
Howard, Samuel
1 Highway rob-
1 bery.
Do.
Aylesbury -
lujiar.
272
Mr. Baron Perrott
Guy, John
Stealing
Transportation
Gloucester -
^» M
275
Mr. Recorder -
Jones, John
Not stated -
Not stated -
Newgate
13Jun.
278
Do.
Ranger, Isabella
Do.
Transportation
Do.
IJuly
296
Do.
Smith, Thomas -
Highway rob-
bery.
Not sentenced
Do.
10 „
307
Mr. Justice Gould
Oatridge, James -
Killing sheep
Death -
New Sarum -
25 „
310
Lord Mansfield -
Trail, Mr.
Not stated -
12 Aug
311
Mr. Justice Clive
Moore, William,
the elder.
Horse-stealing
Co. of Surrey
25 „
313
Mr. Justice Aston
Osbourn, Moses -
[Do.] -
[Death] -
[Stafford] -
51 Dec,
319
In Criminal Papi
rs, vol. 12, 1766-70.
Mr. Justice Gould
Paradise, Francis,
the younger.
Stealing
Death
New Sarum -
GJuly
^
Mr. JustieeYates |
Yong, Robert -
Weeks, John -
1 Robbery -
Do.
Southampton
3
Mr. Justice AVilraot
Hazell, John -
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Now Sarum -
5 „
5
Mr. Recorder -
Elliot, Robert -
Buying stolen
coals.
Transportation
Newgale
,. ).
5
Mr. Justice Batb-
Low, Maiv
Not stated
Death
Durham
5 Aug.
12
urst.
114
CALENDAR OF
1766.
375. Criminals. Letters to Judges-
—cmt.
Name of Jud^e. , Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
confined.
Date.
P^ige.
Lord Mansfield
and Mr. Jus-
tice Clive.
Coates, Francis,
Peachey.sonof.
Highway rob-
bery.
Death -
Guildford -
8 Aug.
I5&
Mr. Justice Clive
or Mr. Baron
Smythe.
Watkins, Walter
Sheep-stealing
Transportation
Maidstone -
" "
18
Chairman of the
Andrews, John -
Stealing
Do.
Guildford -
19
Sessions.
Lord Mansfield -
Card, Peter
Felony - -
Death
Horsham
21
Mr. Justice Clive
Moore, William -
Hor>e-stealiDg
Do.
Guildford -
26
Mr. Justice Gould
or :\Ii-. Justice
Aston.
Rogers, Thomas -
Do.
Do.
Stafford
5 Sep
34
Mr. Baron Adams
Holmes, John -
Stealing
Transportation
Northampton
0 ,.
36
Mr. Baron Pen-ott
Bodily, John Pur-
fect.
Highway rob-
bery.
Do. for 14
years.
Stafford
15 „
37
Mr. Kecorder -
Inness, George -
Stealing -
Transport;ition
Old Bailey -
22 Oct
42
Do.
GriflSths, William
Burglary
Death
Newgate -
lONov
44
"Mr. Judge Per-
rott and Aston."
Ecland, Daniel ■
[Riot]
Do.
[Co. of Berks]
ITDec
47
In Criminal Papers, Scotch, vol. 1
, 1762-86.
Lord Justice Clerk
Keith, WilUam -
Watt, Helen
j Murder
Do.
Aberdeen -
20 Sep
47
Do.
Douglas, David -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Jedburgh
15 Oct
49
Do.
Haddow, James -
Housebreaking
and robbery.
Do.
Air
29 „
57
376. Crimixals. Reports.
Reports and Certificates of the Judges on the Cases of Criminals.
Na.ne
of
J,KlL-e.
Name
Cr.m^^nal.
Crime.
Sen-
tence.
■miere
tried or
conlined.
Condition
of
Pardon.
Remarks.
Date.
..
In Dom. I
Sir T. Cla-
vering,
Chairman
of the
Sessions.
7eo.in.pc
late ol East
Ord, in CO.
of Durham ,
Teoman.
/. 78.
Petit larccn.v
7 5TS.
transpn
Durham -
The ship had sailed with
the convict before the
Judge received the order
to report. Annexed is a
petition from the prisoner
and a certificate in his
ber of freeholders, &c.
31 Jan.
a,b.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
115
1766.
376. Criminals. Eepoets — cont.
Name
of
Judse.
Name
of
Crime.
Sen-
tence.
■Where
tried or
confined.
Con^^tion
Pardon.
Remarks.
Date.
No
Goukin. -
Tracey, John
HoirSu-
sannah.
Highway
■ robbery.
[Death]
Lancaster
Transpn.
Some favourable circum-
1-
S
Do.
Sudders, Ro-
bert (witli
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Adams.
Ricliard.
Parish, John
Biirsrlary
Do.
Thetford -
The prisoner having lived
a servant in the house, the
Judge on the trial
thought it of too danger-
ous exami.le for him to
interpose.
....
15
^^^'
Evans, Tho-
mas.
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Gloucester
Not au object of mercy -
5 April
16
Do.
Gny. John -
Privately steal-
inginaware-
Trans-
portn.
Do.
Free -
The Judge (lid not think
it a case where he should
interpose to prevent a
pardon.
„ ,.
17
Wilmot,
Eardley.
Israel, Moses
Stealing from
the person.
[Death]
Co. of Salop
Transpn.
forU
years.
A proliable first offence, ic.
9
20
Mr. E«-
?James
Byre).
Hollis, Vin-
cent.
Steahng
7 yrs.
transpn
Xewgate -
Not a proper object of
mercy.
]•■!
23
GoiddH. -
Lamprey,
Thomas.
Highway rob-
bery.
Death
Co. of
Somerset.
The facts are fully stated.
Annexed is a petition in
piisoner's favour with six
signatures.
1*
iCh
Perrotl,
Geo.
Bould, John
Breaking into
a honsc in the
daytime.
Do.
Stafford -
Not an object of mercy.
An Act which has for its
ol-pject tlie protection of
the industrious poor ought
not to be a dead letter,
and transportation in the
case of common offenders
had almost ceased to be a
pimishment.
16
24
Do.
Ratcliff,
Charles.
Receiving
stolen goods.
Trans-
portu.
Do.
Free -
Youth of prisoner and pre-
vious good character.
18 „
25
Mr. Re-
corder
(Eyre).
Richards,
Frederick.
Stealing
7 yrs.
transpn
Newgate -
Not a proper object of
mercy.
11 June
33
Do.
Donolcy,
John.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
34
Do.
HilUlitch,
William.
Price, John -
Sheep-stealing
Burglary -
Death
Do.
Chester -
Co. of Flint
Do.
Favourable circumstances,
&c.
Do.
•4 July
J
37
Do.
Cambell,
Charles.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Adams,
Eichd.
Bassett,
Burglary
[Do.]
Bedford -
Not a proper object of
mercy.
76
H 2
116
1760.
CALENDAR OF
377- Criminals. Pardons, &c. (See also Scotland.)
Warrants and Letters relating to Criminals convicted, being Pardons,
Respites, &c.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
confined.
Date. ! Page
//( Criminal Papers, vol. 10, 1760-66.
Commutation to
1 4 years trans- -
portation
Major, John, alias
John Markerson
Page, William -
Chenuer, William
Cox, Philip
Orchard, John -
Oroonoko, Henry
Boon, Mary
Norman, George -
Ilorse-stealing
1 Housebreak-
} ing -
Horse-stealmg
Sheep-stealing
Robbery
Burglary
Sheep-stealing
[Death] -
j- Do,
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
New Sarum -
Do.
Wells
Do.
Exeter
Do.
Do.
"Feb.
324
Not to be re-
moved for 3
Mitchelson, James
[Stealing] -
Transportation
Durham
18 „
326
weeks.
Commutation to ]
14 years trans- -
portation
Pear.son, Joseph -
Meade, Thomas -
Gardiner, PhiUis-
Winslett, Samuel
Winslett, John -
Dimmock,William
Stealing
Horse-stealing
Housebreaking
1 Hunting fal-
/ low deer -
Sheep-stealing
[Death] -
Do.
Do.
1 Do.
Do.
Chelmsfor.l -
Do.
Lewes
Do.
Hertford -
1
J
326
Do. to transpn.
for life.
North, Thomas -
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Co. of Lincoln.;
Do. -
Do. "
Do. for 14 yrs. -
Do.
Do. -
Ilunslay, Robert -
Harling, John,
aUas_ Richard
Davis, alias
Williams, alias
Benjamin Powell.
Adams, Robert -
Stanley, Samuel -
Oxiey, Anthony -
Ilorse-stealing
Horse-stealing
Do.
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Derby
Coventry
1
Lincoln
Do.
Derby - ^
•21,.
J
328
- - -{
Tracey, John -
Holt, Susannah -
1 Highway
; robbery -
}
Do.
Do. -
Sudders, Robert,
alias Southurst,
alias Richard
Sutcliff.
Horse-stealing
Do.
-L.incastcr -
7 Mar
330
Free pardon
Dickie, James -
Obstructing a
Customs' offi-
cer in the
executiim of
his duty.
'3
ears transpn.
Durham
11 „
.331
Respite till 28th
Kelscy, John
Highway rob-
bery.
D
L-ath
Aylesbury -
3 „
332
Commutation to
transportation
for life.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
1
M „
333
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
117
176G.
377. Ceiminals. Pardons, tc.—cont.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
Date. [Page
To be kept in cus-
tody till further
order.
Kelsey, John -
Highway rob-
bery.
Death - -
Aylesbury -
22Mar
334
Respite for 3 weeks
Evans, -
Do.
Do.
Gloucester
., ..
3.34
Not to be removed
till further order.
Purdew, Thomas
[Receiving
stolen goods.]
'J'ransportatiou
Reading
25 „
335
Respite for 14 days
Parish, John -
Burglary -
Death
Thetford -
"-' „
33G
Free pardon
Purdue, Thomas -
(As above.)
.
31 „
337
Respite till the
24th.
Israel, Moses -
Pocket-picking
Death
Shrewsbury -
7Apr.
33S
Free pardon
Garth, Ehzabeth
Receiving a
stolen sheep.
Transportation
York
339
Sentence not to be
carried into
execution.
Parish, John -
(As al
ove.)
-
,, „
339
Respite till sand-
Bould, John
Burglary and
felony.
Death
Stafford
340
To be detained till
further order.
Ratcliff, Charles -
Not stated -
Transportation
Do.
341
Do. -
Holies, Vincent -
Do.
Do.
Newgate
„ -.
341
Commutation to
transportation
for life.
Parish, John -
(As abo
ve.)
' "
343
Not to be removed
till further order.
Reddall.WiJliam -
Petty larceny -
Transportation
Warwick -
10 „
.344
Respite till May 7
Lamprey, Thomas
Highway rob-
bery.
Death
Taunton
344
Not to be removed
till further order.
Guy, John
[Stealing] -
[Tran.'ipn.] -
Gloucester -
34.1
To be received
back from the
transport at
Bristol.
Do.
Do. -
Do.
Do. -
11 „
340
Free pardon
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
„ -,
34G
Commutation to
14 years trans-
portation.
Israel, Moses
Stealing a purse
[Death]
Shrewsbury -
14 „
349
Free pardon
Reddall, William
Petty larceny
Transportation
Warwick -
„ ,<
350
Commutation to
transportation
for life.
Lamprey,Thomas
Highway rob-
bery.
Death
Co. of Somer-
IG „
351
Do. .
Bould, John
Housebreaking
Do.
Stafford
IT „
353
Reprieve
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
19 „
354
118
17G(;
CALENDAR OF
377. Criminals. Pardons, &c. — cont.
Name of Couviot.
Crii
Sentence.
Date. ' Page
Sentence to be put
into execution.
Free pardon
Holies, Vincent
Ratlclifle, Charles Receiving
I stolen g(
(As above.)
Transportation
I» Criminal Papers, vol. 11, 1761-67.
Free pardo
Do.
Do.
Comraut;ition
14 years trans--
portatiun
Do. for 7 years -
Commutation to
transpn.
Do. for 7 years -
Sentence not to be
put into execu-
tion.
Piospifefor lOdays
Do. Do.
Free pardon
Respite till )ur--l
tber order - J
Commutation to]
7 years trans- l
portatiou -J
Free pardon
Barry, John, a
private soldier.
Croughton, John
Hall, Rebecca -
Bird, Elizabeth -
Vaughan, Philip -
Wiiliams,Thomas
Dee, Thomas
Stop, John
Fuller, John
Ruffhead, ulias
Seabright,Tho-
mas.
Carpenter,Willian
Betson, Thomas -
Wells, Thomas -
Lawton, John
Sprout, Joseph
Steel, Elizabeth
O'Hara.Brabazon,
Esq., Captain in
the 14th Regt.
Howard, Samuel -
Jones, Roger
Langham, Joseph
Howard, Samuel -
Jones, Roger
Howard, Samuel •
Jones, Roger
Murder of
child.
Burglary and
felony.
Forgery
Death
Do.
Do.
Sheep-stealing [Death]
1- Stealing - Do.
i Housebreak- 1 1 j.
Horse-stealing I
Sheep-stealing
Horse-stealing
Cow-stealing -
Sheep-steal
Horse-steal
Sheep-stea
Burglary and
felony, con -
victedin 1763
Horse-stealing
Burglary
Jlurder of Ser-
geant Wing.
Highway rob-
bery.
Death ; but re-
prieved.
Death ; but r
spited.
If convicted -
r - , I years transp
(As above")
Quebec in
America.
GibraUar in
Spain.
Calcutta in
Bengal.
Oxford
Worcester -
Hereford
Gloucester
Buckingham -
J)o.
Bedford
Huntingdon
Cambridge
Norwich
Lichfield
Chester
Co. of South-
ampton.
Aylesbury
Do.
Old Bailey -
3 Apr.
7Jun
OJan.
8 Feb.
I (As above.) [Re-entered at p. 280.]
Stealing - , Transportation I Leicester
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
119
1766.
377. Criminals. Paedons, fee-
cont.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
confined.
Date.
i
jPage.
Commutatiou to
Bryan, William -
Highway rob-
Death
Taunton -
22Maj
277
7 years trans-
bery.
portation.
Do. for 14 years -
Eicbard/riiomas-
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Glamorgan
Sessions.
13Jun£
279
Do. for 7 years - -
How.ard, Samuel -
Jones, Eoger
} (As ab
ove.)
„ „
280
Sentence to be
carried out - "
Richards, Frede-
rick.
Donolly, John -
i Not stated -
Transportation
Newgate
„ „
282
Gower, Thomas -
Burglary
[Death] -
Hertford
1
White, afo/sTow-
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Commutation to
ser, George.
transpn. for •
Tiverton, Joseph -
Do.
Do.
Chelmsford -
14 years.
Watkins, Walter -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Blackburn, John
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Taylor, William -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Dugmore, John -
"^ Being at large
~
Lockeskegg, Tho-
before the
Do. for life - -
mas.
Tisely, John
Hills, Matthew -
y expiration of
their term of
J transpn.
I Do.
Maidstone -
Do. for 14 years -
Jennings, Abel,
alias Smith,
alias Pennings,
alias Walters.
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Do.
•20„
282
Heath, Robert -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Tolhurst, .John -
Do. -
Do.
Do.
Bousden, John -
Webber, Robert -
}SU,„.. -
Do.
Do.
Commutation to
Green, Edward -
Pullen, Joseph -
\ Sheep-Stealing
Do.
Do.
14 years trans-.
portation
Williams, WlUiam
Clarke, Thomas -
IHighway
/ robbery -
} DO. -
Do.
Markwick, John -
Horse-steahng
Do.
East Grinsted
Kemp, Cornelius -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Horner, John -
Highway rob-
Do.
Kingstou-ou-
Tiiames.
Green, Joseph -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Ottway, James -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Crookhorne, Tho-
Do.
Do.
Co. of Rutland -
Parker, John -
Stealing
Do.
Co. of Lincoln
Robertson, Isa-
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
beUa.
Do. -
Bolton, Francis -
Lilley, John
1 Sheep-stealiug
Do.
Do.
Astell, Thomas -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Co of Notting-
ham.
Bark, Francis -
Housebreaking
Do.
Co. of Derby -
i-,, „
Rigley, Richard -
Horse-steaUng
Do.
Do. ^"-
285
Do. for Ufe
Wilcox, John -
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Co. of North-
ampton.
Do. for 14 years 1
Manning, Samuel
Neale, John
Do.
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. for life
Woodward, Wil-
Burglary -
Do.
Coventry
-
Parker, John
Housebreaking
Do.
Co. of Warwick
Do. for 14 years -1
Overton, Thomas
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
I
Ward, William - |
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
120
CALENDAR OF
17GG.
377. Criminals. Paedons, &c. — cont.
Naturp
of Document.
Name of Convict. 1 Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or ' „.,,
confined. j '^^"=-
I'age.
1
Hagerston, John -
]:)igweed, William
I Horse-stealiii;_
[Death] -
Winchester - ^
Commutation to
transpn. for-
14 years.
Jigo, Dennis
Snow, William -
Crook, Mary -
Robbery
1 Burglary -
Do.
Kxetor -
Do.
1
288
Marchant, Charles
, Ilorso-stealing
Do.
Now Sarum -
Blakely, George -
Glynn, Thomas -
1 Robbery -
Do.
Taunton
-
' Gibberd, John -
Housebreaking
Do.
O.xford
1
Kimher, Joseph -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
1
Sanford, William
Do.
Do.
Do.
1
Mantle, Edward -
Pearce, Thomas -
} Sheep-stealing
Do.
Shrewsbury -
Elton, alias Dal-
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
tou, Thomas.
Hodnet, Elizabeth
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
Bury, John
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. -
Lloyd, Mary
Shoplifting -
Do.
Do.
"25,,
Rosier, John
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Reading
L89
Lypiatt, George -
1)0.
Do.
Gloucester -
Yemm, John -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Burke, William -
Robbery
Do.
Stafford
Benson, George -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Phillips, William
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Bntler, Henry -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Attwood, Henry -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Bodily, John Par-
fett.
Robbery
Do.
Do.
Powell, John
Stealing
Do.
York -
1
Johnson, Robert,
" Horsebrcak-
Do.
Do.
alias Lancelot
ing"
Brackien.
[? Housebreak-
ing]
Stealing
Prince, William -
Do.
Do.
Fall, alias Smith,
Being at large
Do.
Northumber-
Do.
William.
before his
land.
time.
Beney, William -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do. - 1
Pearson, John -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Westmoreland 1
25 „
292
Ileslop, Andrew -
Do.
Do.
Cumbeiland -
Turner, Isaac -
Grand larceny
without bene-
fit of statute.
Do.
York
Morton, George -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. for life
Bell, John
Being at large
before his
Do.
Do.
Do. for 14 years -
Do. do.
Garth, James -
Garth, George -
I Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Phillips, Richard,
of St. David's,
iu the CO. of
Pembroke.black-
smith.
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Co. of Pem-
broke.
294
Not to ho trans-
Ranger, Isabella,
Not stated -
Transpn.
Newgate - 3
0 „
295
ported till
widow. .
further orders.
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1766.
377. Criminals. Pardons, Szc.—cont.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
confined.
^
.
Tellour, Henry -
Sheep-stealim; ! [Death]
Aylesbury -
Jefts, Thomas -
Burglary
Do.
Bedford
Corauiutation to
May, James
Do. -
Do.
Do.
tnuispn. for 14-
Neile, Joseph -
Housebreaking
Do.
Huntingdon -
4
j-ears.
Filbv, John
Horse-stealing
Do.
Thetford
■July
Narle, Christophei
Do.
Do.
Do.
^
Browne, Joseph -
Do.
Do.
Bury St. Ed-
munds.
Do. for 7 years -
Jones, John
Forgery
Do.
Old Bailey -
~
Do. for life
Dunn, Elizabeth
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Aldridge, John -
Burglary -
Do.
Do.
Do. for 7 years -
Wilford, Joseph -
Horse-stealing | Do.
Do.
Do, do.
Redmond, Francis
Robbery - 1 Do.
Do.
J. j J
Do. for life
Froud, Jane
Stealing - [ Do.
Do.
Do. for U years -
Bevan, John -
Burglary - 1 Do.
Do.
Do. for 7 years -
Curti.s Deborah -
Stealing - I Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Bletsley, William
Do. - I Do.
Do.
J
Free pardon
Lamphrj-, Ann -
Murder
Death
0.-!iford
7 „
Do. -
DaiIey,John, a/ios
Peterson, alias
Walter Gaha-
gan.
Being at large
after being
ordered for
transpn.
Do. -
Newgate
Do. -
Ilickey, Peter -
Stealing -
Do.
Old Bailey -
„ ,.
Do.
Stanley, Sarah -
Do. -
Do. -
Do.
., ,-
Commutation to
Lungreen, Jurgon
JIurder
[Death] -
Lancaster
1
Vio„
transpn. for
life.
Lawrence.
Do. for 14 years
Holding, Richard
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
J
Do. do.
Hillditch, William
Sheep-stealing
Death
Chester
I
Do. for life
Price, John
Burglary
Do.
Co. of Flint -
11..
Do. for 7 years -
Cambell, Charles
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do. - J ■■
Respite during
Oatridge, James -
Killing sheep
Do.
New Sanim • \-2l „
pleasure.
Imprisonment re-
Bray, George -
Concerned in
6 months im-
Winchester -
IG „
mitted.
a riot at
Andover.
prisonment.
Respite during
Smith, Thomas -
Highway rob-
In case of sen-
Old Bailey -
2 Aug.
pleasure.
bery.
tence of
death.
Respite till further
Moore, William -
Not stated -
Death
Kingston
18 „
order.
Sentence to be
Oatridge, James -
(As above.)
.
3 Sep.
can-ied out in
14 days.
To be detained till
Pleasants, Charles
Obtaining mo- Transpn.
Westminster
9
further order.
"re't^/c^f ' i
sessions.
Respite sine die -
Oatridge, James -
(As above.)
12 „
Commutation to
7 years transpn.
Do. Do. -
.. . .
■30 „
122
17CG.
CALENDAR OF
ont.
377. Criminals. Pardons, tc—
Nature
of Document.
Name of Con\-ict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
confined.
Date.
Page
Sentence remitted
London, Thomas
Keeping a
bawdy house
3 months im-
prisonment,
to stand in
the pillorj-,
and pay a
fineof6s.8rf.
Hicks's Hall -
22 Dec
i
317
Free pardon
la Criminal Pup
KcspitcforSweeks
Prendergast, Wil-
rs, vol. 12, 1766-
Paradice, Francis,
the younger.
Treasonable
practices.
-70.
SteaUng -
Hanged, drawn,
and quartered.
Death -
Dutchess county
in New York
America.
NewSarum -
26 „
16 July
318
1
Do. do.
Do. do.
Young, Robert -
Weeks, John
1 Robbery -
Do.
Southampton
17 „
2
Respite till fin-ther
order.
Do. do.
Young, Robert -
Weeks, John -
}- ■
Do.
Do.
25 „
3
Do. do.
Do. do.
Breare, David -
Cornelius, Law-
}- ■
Do.
Do.
4
Do. for 3 weeks -
Hazell, John -
Highway rob-
Do.
New Saruni -
4
Not to be trans-
ported till
further order.
Donelly, John -
Felony
7 years transpn.
Old Bailey -
" "
6
Free pardon
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
27 „
6
Respite till further
order.
Paradice, Francis,
the younger.
(Asal
ove.)
\ Aug.
8
Respite for 1
month.
Low, Mary
[Being at large
before her
tune.]
Death
Durham
1 .
9
Free pardon -
Elliot, Robert -
Receiving stolen
coal.
IJ years transpn.
Old Bailey -
4 „
«
Do.
Allen, Mary
Stealing
7 years transpn.
Do.
10
Do.
Ranger, Isabella -
Petty larceny
Do.
Do.
. „
11
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Grainger, William
Fletcher, William
AUsop, Mary -
Allen, George -
Having in cus-
tody goods
not belong-
ing to him.
Keeping a dis-
orderly house.
Assault
10/. fine; im-
prisoned in
default.
Maidstone -
Do.
Do.
Do.
■7„
13*
Do.
Richards, Frede-
rick.
Felony
7 years transpn.
Old Bailey -
8„
16
* Grainger, Fletcher, and AUsop rendered assistance to the gaoler's wife when the felons broke gaol and
murdered the gaoler, and, at hazard of their liTes, refused to escape.
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377. Criminals. Pardons, kc.—cmit.
Nature
of Documeut.
Name of Con-rict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
Date.
Page.
Free pardon
Markwick, John -
Horse-stealing
Death, com-
muted to
transpn.
East Grinstead
8 Aug.
17
Respite for 14 days
Stratford,Benjamiii
Forgery
Death
Guildford -
19
Not to be removed
till further order.
Webber, Robert -
Transpn.
Maidstone -
20
Further respite for
3 weeks.
Hazell, John
Death
New Sarum
20
Respite for 14 days
Card, Peter
Felony
Do.
Horsham
1-4 „
22
Respite till further
order.
Low, Mary
(Asa
hove.)
-
15 „
22
Commutation to
transpn. for life.
18 „
25
Respite till further
order.
Hazell, John -
(Asii
bove.)
16 „
20
Do. for 10 days -
Moore, William -
Horso-stealing
Death
Guildford -
18 „
27
Do. till further
order.
Coats, Francis,
alias Francis
Peachey Coats.
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Do.
22 „
27
Do. do.
Card, Peter
(As above.)
-
23 „
28
Further respite for
lu days.
Moore, William -
(As.
bove.)
25 „
29
Do. till further
order.
Do.
- - -
29 „
29
Free pardon
Compton, John -
Murder
Death - -
Chichester -
„ „
31
Pardon on con-
dition of trans-
porting himself
for 7 years.
Coats, Francis,
alias Francis
Peachey Coats.
(As a
)ove.)
ISep.
32
Sentence to be
carried into
execution.
Paradice, Francis,
the younger.
[Stealing] -
Transpn. -
[New Sarmn]
3 „
34
Sentence not to
be put into
execution till
further order,
if passed, or if
it should pass.
Haynes, John -
Stealing
Transpn.
Newgate
6 Sep.
35
Pardon on condi-
tion of self-
transpn. for 7
years.
Do. -
Do.
Ti-anspn. for
7 years.
Old Bailey -
15 „
38
Free pardon -
Rogers, Thomas,
of Hampton-on-
Arden, yeoman.
Horse-stealing
Death
Stafford
20 „
40
124.
17GG.
CALENDAR
OF
377. Criminals. Pardons, Szc.—cont
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
Date.
Page.
Tree pardon - i Boddiley, John
Purfett.
Ilighwaj- rob-
bery.
Death
Stafford
27 Sep
41
Kesinte till further \ Ilil], John
order.
Robbery
Do.
Old Bailey -
8 Oct
41
Pardon on coudi- , Inness, George -
tion of self-
S.tealing -
Transpn. . for
7 years.
Do.
ISNov
45
transpn. for 7
years.
Respite till further Royce, Robert -
order.
Do. - , Crowforth, John-
Do. - 1 Fleming, James -
Do. - Kohbs, Henry -
Do. - Codner, James -
^Riot
J
Death
fNorwich -1
1 [special !,
1 zr'j
15Dec.
and
29Dec.
40
&
48
Do.
Lincoln, James -
Do.
Do.
Do.
46 &
48
Do.
Do.
Do.
Ecland, Daniel •
Cheer, John -
Stowers, James -
}-■ •
Do.
rCo.ofBerks-l
1 [Bpecial 1
T commis- f
L sion]. J
47
The law to take
its course.
Do.
Long, Daniel
Hall, John
}-- ■
Do.
fNorwich T
1 [special 1
1 commis- f
L sion]. J
29 „
48
Respite fori week
Do.
Do.
Do.
Vennel, Richard -
Redman, James -
Jenkins, Priscilla
Kettleby, alias
Ketteby, James
1
J
Do.
f Salisbury T
1 [special 1
1 commis- f
L sion]. J
27 „
49
378. Deputy Lieutenants.
The Najies of Gentlemen submitted to His Majesty by Lord Lieutenants of
Counties to be Deputy Lieutenants, and approved of by the King.
Page.
I?i MilUcmj Entry Booh, vol. 27, 1 760-8 L
Cornwall, County of.
Boscaweu, Edward Hugh, Esq.
Welsh, Thomas, Esq.
Vyvyau, Thomas, the younger, Esq.
BuUer, James, of Shellingham,
Esq.
Buller, John, of Morval, Esq.
Stackhouse, John, Esq.
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17G6.
379. Grants of Offices, kc.
Warrants, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, and addressed to
the Attorney or Solicitor General, to prepare Bills for the King's
Signature to pass the Great Seal, containing Grants of Offices,
Licences to enclose, &c.
In Channel Islands Entry Book, vol. 1, 1761-98.
Lyttelton, Liciit.-General Sir
Kichard, K.B., vice John Euil
Delawarr, deceased.
/,* Church Book, 1729-82.
Darlington, Henry Earl of
Governor of Guernsey
Cornet, and other the i
belonging (Alderne\' oi
Grant of the next advowson of Middh'ton in
Tristall alias Teasdale, in the co. of IJur-
In King's Letter Book, vol. V2.
Bristol, George Willi.im Earl Lieutenant General and General Governor of
of,
Earl of Hertford.
In Military Entry Book, vol. 27.
Manners, John, Esq. (commonly i Commauder-iu-chief in Great Britain -
called Marquis of Granby), |
Lieut.-General of the forces,
vice John Viscount Ligonier. ]
In Military Entry Book, vol. 28.
Berkeley, Frederick Augustus 1 H.M.'s Lieutenant in and of the co. of Glo
^ ' ' " " '~ ester, the city and CO. of the city of Bristi
In IVarrant Book, vol. 30.
Lords of the Admiralty -
In IVarrant Book, vol.Zl.
Kilby, Christopher, Esq.
Seddon, Samuel, Esq.
Crewe, John, Esq
Woodcock, Edward, Esq., and
his assigns.
and the citv of Liloue
Authority to appoint a
proper officers for a Vi
at Senei^ambia.
Admiralty Court
Licence to enclose a highway in the parish of
Bctchworth, in the co. of Surrey. [For his
petition, order of reference, and Attorney
General's report thereon, advising the
grant, ieeLaw Papers, 1751-68,No.96 a,b.]
Grant of office of Secretary to the Governor
of Queen Anne's Bounty.
Licence to enclose a highway in Crewe, in the
CO. of Chester. [For his petition, and report
of the Attorney General thereon, see Lair
Papers, 1751-08, No. 97 a b.]
Grant of office of Register of Affidavits in the
Court of Chancery, for the lives of Elleu-
boiough Woodcock, Henry Valentine Wil-
niot, sou of Henry Wilmot, of Bloomshury,
Esq., Thomas VVoodeoek, sou of the Rev.
Edward Woodcock, and the longest liver of
them.
126
CALENDAR UV
1766.
379. Grants of Offices, 6cc. — cont.
Date. Paire.
Colcbrooke, George, Esq.
„ James Edward, Esq.
„ Henry Thomas, Esq.
Sons of Sir Geo. Colebrooke.
Lee, Samuel, surgeon, convicted
of perjury at the trial of Jane
Leckie for the same offence.
Grafton, Augustus Henry Eitz-
roy, Duke of.
To-wnshend, Charles, Esq.
Townshend, Thomas, jun., Esq.
Onslow, George, Escj.
Campbell, Pryse, Esq.
Townshend, Right Hon. Charles
Do. do.
Chatham, William Earl of
Shelburne, William Earl of,
of the kingdom of Ireland,
and Baron Wycombe, of
Chepping Wycombe, in the
CO. of Bucks, in Great Britain.
Canterbury, Mayor, .
of I
Maidstone, Mayor, Jiu-ats, &c.
of town and parish of, in Kent,
Saunders, Sir Charles, K.C.B.
Keppel, Augustus, Esq.
Townshend, Charles, Esq.
Meredith, Sir WUliam, Bart.
Buller, John, Esq.
Palmerston, Henry, Viscount.
Yonge, Sir George, Bart.
Hood, Alexander, Esq. -
Do. of Chyrographer of the Court of Common
Pleas, for their lives, or the life of the sur-
vivor of thera, on surrender of Robert
Howe, Esq., and Sir George Colebrooke.
Free pardon - - - - -
I Commissioners for executinj; the office of
( Treasurer of the Exchequor.
J
Chancellor of the same
Under Treasurer of the same - -
Keeper of the Privy Seal (Lord Privy Seal) -
One of the Principal Secretaries of State
Grant of a market on Wednesday in every
week, tor the buying and selling of hops.
[Their petition, and the usual reference to
the Attoruey or Solicitor General for report
thereon, is in Petitious l76.5-8i, p. 28.]
The same as above every Thursday. [Petition,
&c., see Pelifions 1765-84, p. 30.]
Commissioners for ex'
Lord High Admiral.
Treasurer and Receiver General of Greenwich
Hospital.
Hertford,
Earl of
Hawke, Sir Edward, K.C.B.
Townshend, Charles, Esq.
Buller, John, Esq.
Palmerston, Henry Viscount.
Yonge, Sir George, Bart.
Brett, Sir Piercy, Knt.
Jenkinson, Charles, Esq.
In Warrant Book, vol. 32, 1
Howell, John, formerly of Tre-
newydd, in the co. of Pem-
broke, drover, a bankrupt in
Master of the Horse
I Commissioners for executing the office of
I Lord High Admiral.
Free pardon for felony in not surrendering
himself to the acting Commissioners.
25 Apri
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17CG.
379. Grants of Offices, &c. — covt.
Office, &c.
Date.
Richmond,Lennox, and Aubigny
Charles Duke of.
Cavendish, George, commonly
called Lord Geo. Cavendish.
Berkeley, Frederick Augustus
Earl of.
York and Albanv, II.K.H.
Edward Augustus'Duke of.
I«rd Chancellor.
First Lord of the Treasury.
President of the Council.
Keeper of the Privy Seal.
High Admiral or First Lord of
the Admiralty.
Principal Secretaries of State.
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Bishop of London.
Surveyor and Auditor General
of the Revenues in America.
(All for the time being.)
Hillsborough, Wills Earl of.
Jenyns, Soame, Esq.
Eliot, Edward, Esq.
Rice, George, Esq.
Roberts, John, Esq.
Dyson, Jeremiah, Esq.
Fitzherbert, William, Esq.
Palmerston, Henry Viscount.
3, Thomas, vice Viscount
Palmerston.
The rest as above.
Nugent, Right Hon. Robert, vice
Earl of Hillsborough.
The rest as above.
Ancaster and Kesteven, Pere-
grine Duke of.
Joye, Mary Margaret, of London,
widow of Jeremiah Joye,
formerly of London, mer-
chant, but last of Wotton in
the CO. of Surrey, deceased,
an alien.
Comwallis, Charles Earl -
Bolton, Harry Duke of
Terrie, Thomas, stationer and
bookbinder.
One of the Principal Secretaries of State
H.M.'s Lieutenant of and in the co. of Derby
Constable of the castle of St. Briavels in the
I"orest of Dean, and Keeper of the deer and
woods in said forest.
Keeper and Lieutenant of Windsor Forest, &c.
Commissioners for Trade and Plantations -
Do.
do.
^ Do. do.
Master of the Horse
Free denizen of Great Britain
Warden, Chief Justice, and Justice in Eyre of
all the forests, &c. on this side Trent.
Governor and Captain of the Isle of Wight
and Carisbrook Castle, &c.
23 May
7 June
26 June
5 July
24 Sept.
128
CALENDAR OF
1766.
380. IXVENTIOXS.
Warrants, addressed to the Attorney or Solicitor General, to prepare
Bills for the King's Signature to pass the Great Seal, gi-anting " the
sole use and benefit" from Inventions for a period of 14 years in England,
Wales, and the to\vn of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and (in some cases) in the
Plantations and Colonies abroad, according to the Statute.
[A particular description of the invention bad to be enrolled within four months in the
Court of Chancery.]
Nature of Invention.
In Warrant Booh, vol. 30, 1760-66.
Marie, Daviil, of Crown St., in
the city of Westminster,
watchmaker.
A fire machine for escape from precipitate
fires ; will gain, in the space of a second of
time, the aid of those without to any part
of the house, and, as quick as thought, eon-
rey persons or then- eifects out of danger.
In IVarrant Booh; vol. 31, 1765-C9.
MacCarthv, Dennis, of the parish A certain eomposit
of St. James's, Clerkenwell, for statues, chimney piti
in the co. of Middlesex, Esq. &c
Fall, Robert, Esq.
npsfield,
Lindsice, Thomas, of the par
of St. George in the East,
the CO. of Jliddlesex, potter
Foster, Abraham, of Seething
Lane, in the parish of Allhal-
lows, Barking, ]>cruke maker.
Lauraguais, Count de
Knight, Gowin, of the British
Siuseum, Doctor of rhysic.
iImUcv, William, r
Mary-le-Boue, i
Middlesex, cugii
'S, door frai
A cheap method of heating all kinds of fluids
by a new mechanical contrivance. [For
his petition and atfidavit, and the report of
the Attorney General thereon, see Dom.
Geo. III. , pel. 78, No. S a, b, c]
British herb tobacco. [For his petition and
affidavit, and report of the Attorney (^.cneral
thereon, see Dom. Geo. III., pel. 78, No. 9 a,
b,c.]
A composition for the making of fictile pipes
for conducting water and other fictile wares,
and a method of making and burning the
same. [For petition, atfidavit, and usual
report, see Dum. Geo. III., pch 7S, No. 10
a, b, c]
A composition called " Foster's Compound,"
which, after a few hours' taking, is an
effectual cure for the ague. [For peti-
tion, affidavit, and usual report, see IJom.
Geo. III., pel. 78, No. 19 a, b, c]
A new method of making porcelain ware -
New construction of compasses in general, so
as to prevent their being afi'ccted by the
motion of the ship.
A machine worked either by fire or water, or
both together, the friction being " thereby
reduced so as to luivc no solid bodies to
rub, but the in,iccting vapour or water-
cocks or sluices ;" applicable to ail sorts of
mills.
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1766.
380. Inventions — conf.
Inventor's Name, &c.
Nature of Invention.
Page.
Cranage, Thomas, of Bridgnorth, I"! Art of making pig or cast iron malleable in
in the co. of Salop, forge- 1 | a reverberator}- or air furnace, with raw
man ; and }- pit coal only. [For petition, affidavit.
Cranage, George, of Colebrooke \ j and usual report, see Dniii. Geo. III.,
Dale, in the said no., founder. J pel. 78, No. 32 a, b, c]
I'eele, John.ofCheapside, in the
city of London, linendraper.
!abu, Charles [Nicolas] Michel,
of Jerrayn St., in the parish
of St. James's, Westminster,
engineer in hydraulics.
Stewart, John, of the parish of
St. George-in-the-East, Mid-
dlesex, merchant.
Tredwell, liichard, of the par.
of St. Paul, Covent Garden,
in the co. of Middlesex, spring
maker.
of the
Yonge, John Greenhill,
city of London, Esq.
Ilarclay, Alexander, of Allhal-
lowsLane, Thames St., in the
city of London, [iron] founder.
A method of printing images, songs, maps,
" landskips," and oea pieces, by copper
plates on linen for handkerchiefs. [For
his petition, and the usual reference of the
same to the Attorney or Solicitor General,
see Petitions, 1763-84, p. 18.]
A pump for raising water out of ships and
mines, for draining marsh lands, &c., and
an engine for extinguishing fire or flames.
[For his petition, &c., see Petitions,
1765-84, p. 25.]
A machine worked by the common fire-engines,
answering all the purposes of wind, water,
and horse mills. [For his petition, &c., see
Petitions, 1765-84, p. 34.]
New springs for coaches and carriages with a
worm and pin, and either with or without a
plate. [For his petition, &c., see Petitions,
1765-84, p. 32.]
TA new method of constructing sugar mills
by application of friction wheels. It was
J Jlr. Yonge's invention, but a mill of the
I kind had been constructed by Mr. Barclay.
I [For their petition, &c., see Petitions,
1^ 1763-84, p. 42.]
Ill JVaTrant Book, vol. 32, 1766-70.
Delaval, Thomas, of Seaton De-
laval, in the co. of Northum-
berland, Esq.
Battiscorabc, Christopher, of
the par. of Yatton, in the co.
of Somerset, Gent.
Martin, Benjamin, of Fleet St.,
in the city of London, optician.
Purnell, John, of Framptou-
upon-Severn, ironmaster.
A composition or flux for making glass, con-
sisting of ashes, sea-water, copperas, and
other ingredients, and also away of making
gunpowder from sulphur stones, commonly
called " brasses," found in coal mines, with
other ingredients, and without charcoal.
[For his petition, &c., see Petitions, 1765-
84, p. 14.]
Contrivances whereby the danger arising to
persons falling from their horses, by cn-
tangUng their feet in the stirrup, will be
prevented. [For his petition, istc, see
Petitions, 1765-84, p. 17.]
A hydraulic engine in the nature of a pump
for raising water. [For petition, aflidavit,
and usual report, see Dom. Geo. III.,
pel. 78, p. 35 a to c]
A new machine for making ship bolts, large
round rods of iron and steel, and iron and
steel wire of various sizes. [For petition,
affidavit, and usual report, see Dom,
Geo. III., pel. 78, No. 38 a to c]
31 May
4 July
23 May
130
1766.
CALENDAR OF
380. Inventions— co?ii.
Inventor's Name, &c.
Nature of Invention.
Ycrbury, Francis, of Bradford,
in tlie CO. of Wilts, clothier.
Pease, Thomas, of the parish of
St. George, Hanover Sq., in
tlie CO. of Middlesex, smith
and spring maker.
Sutton, Robert, of Framingham
Earl, iu the eo. of Norfolk,
surgeon ; and
Sutton, Daniel, of Ingatestone,
in the co. Essex, surgeon, his
son.
Mareuard, Daniel Augustin, of
Eagle St., Ked Lion Sqaare,
in the parish of St. Andrew,
Ilolbom above the Bars, in
the CO. of Middlesex, mer-
chant.
Dickinson, Robert, of the par.
of St. Clements Danes, in the
CO. of Middlesex, upholsterer ;
and
Scdgier, Henry, of Shire Lane,
in the liberty of the Rolls, in
the said eo., cabinet maker.
Ilatchett, John, of Longacrc,
in the par. of St. Martins-in-
the-Fields, in the co. of Mid-
dlesex, coachmaker.
Barber, John, of Standsby, in
the CO. of Derby, Esq.
Liddell, Richard, of
London, Gent.
city of
A new method of making thin superfine cloth 17 3r\ly
for the summer season at home and warmer
climates abroad, more durable than that of
greater substance made in the common way.
[For petition, affidavit, and usual report, see
Dum. Geo. III., pel. 78, No. 39 a to c]
A machine and spring for rendering coaches
and any other vehicle " to hang more steady,
safe, and easy " than any hitherto invented.
[For petition, affidavit, and usual report,
see Dom. Geo. III., pel. 78, No. 40 a to c.]
A specific medicine that will certainly pro-
duce a favourable species of the small-
pox. [For petition, afiidavit, and usual
report, see J'om. Geo. III., pel. 78, No. 41
J a to c]
A machine for making women's mitts and
gloves. [For petition, affidavit, and usual
report, see Vom. Geo. III., pel. 78, No. 42
a to c]
A bedstead in which, by the turning of a
winch, the occupant may be raised to a
sitting posture, and which may be also
then converted into a settee. [For petition,
affidavit, and usual report, see Dom.
Geo. Ill, pel. 78, No. 46 a to c]
A floating machine for conveying timber,
staves, boards, iron, &c., from one part of
the world to another, -n-ithout shipping. [For
petition, affidavits, and usual report, see
Dom. Geo. III., pel. 78, No. 50 a to d.]
A uewspringfor hanging the bodies of coaches 30 Oct.
and carriages, &c. [For petition, affidr
and usual report, see i>o«i. Geo. //7.,pcl. 78,
No. 54 a to e.]
A new method of raising water out of ships and
mines, for supplying towns with M-ater, and
for raising ponderous weights of all kinds,
by fire or water or both together. [For
bis petition and affidavit, see Bom. Geo. III.,
pel. 78, No. 44 a, b.]
A method of unloading coal, culm, corn, mer-
chandize, &e. from ships and boats, and
weighing and measuring the same. [For
petition, affidavit, and usual report, see
Dom. Geo. III., pel. 78, No. 65 a to c]
A machine for winding raw and unmanufac-
tured silk, as well the short-reeled as the
long-reeled silk, now wound by hand. [For
petition, report, and affidavit, see Dom,
Geo. III., pel. 78, No. 71 a to c.]
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
131
1700.
380. LwEXTioNS — cont.
Inventor's Name, &c.
Nature of Invention.
Date.
Page.
Champion, William, of the city
of Bristol, merchant.
Art of refining copper for making braes by 1 18 Dec. -
■svronght iron, and of making brass by a |
mineral black jack or Brazil instead of t
calamy or lapis calaminaris, and for making
brass into brass wire by stone or pit coal
instead of wood now used. [For petition,
affidavit, and report, see Dom. Geo. III.,
pel. 78, No. 68 a to c]
69
381. Licences to Plead.
Name of Counsel.
On whose behalf.
Page.
It Book, vol. 30, 1760-66.
Attorney General
(Charles Yorke, Esq.)
Cholmondeley, Robert,
Esq., Auditor General
of the revenues in
America.
Mackintosh, Capt. iEneas
Loft, William, of the
parish of St. John,
Southwark, Gent.
Kellj'jfTohn, of the parish
of Rotherhithe, Gent.
Atkinson, Edward, of the
parish of Sholden, in
the CO. of Kent, Gent.
Ill Warrant Booh, vol. 31, 1765-69.
Bishop, Michael, of Cook-
ley,intheco.of iSuffolk,
yeoman.
Hervey,Eliab,Esfi.
King's counsel.
Norton, Sir Fletcher,
Knt., King's coun-
sel.
Davy, John, Esq.,
serjeant-at-law.
Willes, Edward,
Esq., King's coun-
sel.■
Norton, SirFIetcher,
Knt., King's coun-
sel.
Cornforth, Charles, of
New Bond St., in the co.
of Middx., Esq.
Langford, Richard, of
the parish of St. James,
Clerkenwell, hat
presser.
Rodbard, John, of Ips-
wich, in the co. of
Suffolk, surgeon and
man-midwife.
Wright, William, of
White Friars, in the
city of London, dis-
tiUer.
Construction of the patent with
regard to the right to audit
the accounts of the newly-
acquired territories in Ame-
rica.
Appeal to the House of Lords
against a judgment of the
Scotch Court of Session in
his favour.
• Misdemeanor (Kent assizes)
JIurder of Samuel
(Kent assizes).
Burnhag and destroying a will
Trespasses, assaults, and
demeanors.
Rape
Irregularities contrary to the
Act in regard to exportation
of British-made spirits.
12
132
CALENDAR OF
176G.
381. Licences to Plead— coni.
On whose behalf.
Page.
Whitiiker, William,
Es(i., serjeant-at-
Norton, SirFletcher,
Knt., King's coun-
Whitakcr, William,
Esq.
Steward, Heniy, of the
borough ofBurj'St. Ed-
mund's, in the county
of Suffolk, upholsterer.
Gates, John, the younger,
of the parish of St. Paul,
Covcnt Garden, broker.
Ilumstoii, Hugh -
Chatham, William, of the
parish of Downham
Market, in the co. of
Norfolk, schoolmaster.
In Warrant Book, vol. 32, 1766-70.
Willes, Edward, Esq., Lempriere, Thomas, ~|
King's counsel. Le Cras, Noah, I
Gruchy, Pliilip de, and J-
Merchants and inha- |
bitants of Jersey. J
Norton, SirFletcher,
Knt.jKing's coun-
sel.
Pearce, Jacob, ofthe parish
of St.Mary, Matfellon,
othem-iseWhitechapel,
in the co. of Middx.
Murder of his maidservant
Libel, " Asmodeous, or a New
Devil upon Two Sticks," a
" satyr " reflecting on the
character and memory of
Edmund Saffery, Esi]., de-
ceased.
Against a matter depending in
Council relative to the esta-
blishment of a custom house
in the Island.
Perjury
May
25 July
382. Licences to Print.
Warrants granting the sole right to print, publish, ami xqwA the
specified, for the term of 14 years, within H.M.'s dominions.
Name of Publisher, &c.
Title of Work, &c.
Date.
Page.
In Warrant Book, vol. 31, 17
65-69.
Crowder, Stanley, bookseUer -
" Reading made perfectly Easy : " written by
Thomas Dyke, Gent.; con'ected and im-
proved by Daniel Penning, Gent., author of
the Royal English Dictionary, a New
System of Geography, the Universal Spell-
ing-book, the Schoolmaster's most useful
Companion in the knowledge of Arithmetic,
the Young Man's Book of Knowledge, a
Treatise on the ITse of Globes, and other
•works.
8 March -
48
Burton, John, musician
Ten sonatas for the harpsichord, and several
other pieces of vocal and instrumental
12 July -
SO
In Warrant Book, vol. 32, 17
66-70.
Heaton, Isaac, jun., of Norfolk
Street, Strand, Gent.
Works of vocal and instrumental music
30 Sept. -
40
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
133
1766.
MiLiTAEY Commissions. Bee Army.
383. Ordnance.
Warrants, kc, addi-essed to the Master General of the Ordnance, during-
the year 17GG, for the issue of Tents, Arms, Ammunition, and other
Stores to the various Regiments, &e., with lists annexed, are to be found
in Ordnance Entry Bools, vols, for 17C0-7G and for 17(il-75. The warrants
are not, for the most part, of sufficient importance to merit individual
description, but among them are the following : —
For whom aud what purpose.
Page
of the Royal Regiment of
In Ordnance Entry Book, 1760-76.
Webdell, Captain Philip, a superannuated office
Artillery, 10*. per diem to.
For sending ordnance and stores for the settlements on the rivers Senegal and
Senegambia, with a detachment of artillery engineers, civil officers, and
artiilerj-. [A letter, dated Feb. 13, ordering the preparation of this warrant,
is entered on p. 3.i9, and the estimates and a list of the proposed establishment
on pp. 362-72.]
To cause a ship to be taken up for conveying the above " stores aud people "
to Senegambia, and to prepare a daught of a proper warrant.
To send a state of all the King's stores in America and the West Indies
Roy, Lieut.-Col., — to order payment of 3/. a day to, in consideration of extra-
ordinary service at Dunkirk. [Lieut.-Col. Roy's letter on the same subject
is also entered, and a draft and copy of both letters will be also found in
Ordnance, vol. 6, 1766r-78, No. 3 a,b.]
To give directions for the subsistence of the supernumerary officers and men in
the Ceded Islands, and to place the same to the charge of Extraordinaries for
the Ordnance Service. [A di-aft of this letter is found also in Ordnance,
vol. 6, No. 6.]
To comply with the enclosed request of ilons. de ilello, the Portuguese Jlinister,
provided it does not interfere essentially with His Majesty's service.
The Tower guns only to be tired i
that happy event shall happen.
occasion of Her jSIajesty's delivery, when
13 March
C June
23 Aug.
IS Sept.
384. Packet Boats.
Letters relating to the Packet Boats.
To whom directed.
For what purpose.
In Dom. Entnj Book, vol. 23, 1760-71.
Agent at Falmouth
Henry Potts, Esq., [Secretary to
the. Postmaster General].
Col. Carleton, Lieut.- Governor of the province
of Quebec, and two other gentlemen and
three servants, to be accommodated in the
next packet going to N. America.
The mail of the 14th inst. for New York not
to proceed till Col. Carleton shall have got
on board.
134
CALENDAR OF
1766.
384. Packet Boats— coiif.
To whom directcHl.
For what purpose. Date.
Page.
In Dom. Entry Book, vol. 24
1765-79.
Henry, Totts, Esq.
To stop the New York packet till further
orders.
llJan. -
"S
Do. - - -
Enclosing packets to be sent by the above
detained boat.
A list of those sent -
18 „
79
SO
Do. - - -
New York packet to be detained till further
orders.
8 Feb. -
yi
Ageut at Falmouth -
With a packet for Mr. Hay, H.M.'s Minister
Plenipotentiai7 at the Com-t of Portugal,
to be placed in the hands of the Captam of
the Lisbon packet boat, with strict orders
to place it in Mr. Hay's hands himself;
which method and directions are to be
observed for the future by every captain
of H.M.'s packet boats earrj-ing packets
from the Secretary's ofBce for that Minister.
Henry, I'ott^^, Esq.
Despatching the detained New York packet -
25 „
'.)G
Do. - - -
Detaining the New York packet till Saturday
nest.
27 „
07
Do.
New York packet to sail immediately on
Col, Carleton's embarking with the Duke
of Richmond's despatches to N. America.
IS June -
109
Do. - - -
New York packet to be detained till further
orders.
11 Oct. -
120
Do. - • -
The same to be despatched, the Earl of Shel-
burne being unwilling to detain it.
„ „ -
121
Agent at Dofer
An extraordinary packet boat to convey
Hanbury Potter, one of H.M.'s messengers,
to Calais, going to Paris on H.M.'s service.
25 „
123
Agent at Falmouth (Geo. Bell,
Esq.)
To accommodate on H.M.'s Lisbon packet
boat first sailing, Mons. de Salema, who
was his Most Faithful Majesty's Minister to
the repubhc of Holland, but now in Eng-
land, with his secretary, retinue, and
baggage.
IS Nov. -
12.^
Agent at Dover
An extraordinary ])acket boat for David Lau-
zun, one of H.M.'s messengers, despatched
to Paris.
20 „
127
HOME OFFICE PAPEES.
135
17GC.
385. Paeks.
Permissions to pa.ss through the Paek Gates, <S;c.
*^.* These are addressed, in the case of St. James's and the Green Parks, to the Earl of
Orford, and in the case of the Horse Guards to the Gold Stick in Waiting.
Name.
Extent of permission.
Date.
Page.
Li Dom. Entry Book, vol. 23, 1760-71.
Fife, Earl and Countess of - On horseback through the Horse Guards
31 May -
304
Portland, Duke of, Lord Cham-
berlain.
In his coach through the gates of St. James's
and the Green Parks, and through the Horse
Guards.
20 June -
304
and
305
In Dom. Entry Booh, vo/.24, 1765-79.
Dowdeswell, Eight Kon. Wil-
Uam, ChanceUor and Under
Treasurer of the Exchequer.
Do. do. - - -
17 May -
IOC
Richmond, Duke of. Secretary
of State, and the Duchess.
Do. do.
31 „
108
[Two letters gifing the same permission, and dated July 29th, are entered
on p. 1 16 of this voliune.]
In Dom. Entry Book, vol. 25, 1766-75.
Shelley, Sir John
On horseback through the gates of St. James's
and the Green Pai-ks, and through the
Horse Guards.
5 Sept. -
3
Townshend, Eight Hon. Charles,
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
In his coach through the same
30 Dec. -
27
386. Passports or Passes countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State.
Language. I Date
Iti Passes 1760-84.
Eussell, Thomas, courier of H.M.'s
Cabmet.
Mitchell, Sir Andrew, Envoy
Extraordinary, &c. to Prussia.
Clements, Thomas, Esq. -
Lauzim, Mr. David, courier of
H.M.'s Cabinet.
St. Petersburg
Berlin -
Foreign parts
St. Petersburg
Do.
French
1 May
5 Aug.
13G
CALENDAR OF
387. Treasury Letters.
Office Letters from one of the Secretaries of State to the Lords of the
Treasury, desii-ing them to make various payments. Usually expressed
Ly the form that their Lordships are to receive the King's pleasure for the
pajnnents.
Page.
Ill Treasv.rtj Entry Book,
763-75.
£ s.
</.
Desmaretz, Col. John Peter,
II.M.'s Commissary at
Dunkirk.
Contingent expenses for
176.5.
[Thebillalso, p. 150.]
4 Jan. -
149
Stock, Capt. Willm., owner
of the snow " Charming
Nancy."
Freight for certain horses
and wild beasts for the
King's use, from Gib-
raltar.
And for extraordinary
expenses.
315 0
20 0
0
0
i-13 „ -
151
Ambassador from Tripoli,
lately arrived.
Passage money, &c. of
himself, attendants, &c.
[The bill on p. IGl.]
187 5
G
1 1 Feb. -
ICO
Brown, Mr. George, 1st clerk
in the Uuke of Richmond's
office.
Presents to the Emperor
of Jlorocco and Dey
of Algiers, to be sent
by Commodore Spry.
Separate letters.
500 0
(each)
llJuly -
109
Hodgson, Capt. Robert
Services on the Mosquito
shore set forth in his
memi)rialenteredp.l71.
] 7.3 12
} 70 0
J 80 17
0
li
" .,
170
Spry, Commodore
In the execution of a
commission 'for the
King's service.
1,000 0 0
(bills drawn on
Mr. George Brown.)
IC „
173
Popham, Joseph, Esq., H.M.'s
Consul General in Morocco.
Extraordinary service -
300 0 0
(drawn on same.)
" " -
1-3
Symmer, Andrew, Esq., ap-
pointed H.M.-s agent in
Turk's Islands.
Salary
100 0
0
20 Sept. -
177
Brown, Mr. -
men and three women
oftheStockbridgeand
Wappinger tribe of
Indians, lately in Eng-
land, till they could be
sent back to Ajuerica.
The particulars on
pp. 179-81.
555 12
S'i
25 Nov. -
Entered
also in
Lett.Bk.,
Sec.'s,
1766-8,
pp. 1-4.
Harrison, Capt. Thomas,
charged with commissions
for His Majesty in Barbary
and Malta.
Expenses incurred in the
execution of those com-
missions.
1,500 0
0
19 Dec. -
182
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
137
1766.
388. MiSCELLANEOUi
Warrants and Letters from the Offices of the
Secretaries of State.
To whom directed.
For whom and what purpose.
Page
In Admiralty Entry Book, 1
Lords of the Admiralty -
The four Frenchmen mentioned in their letter
of the l4th to be conveyed to any part of
France, and there set on shore.
One of H.M.'s vessels to convey despatches to
Major-Gen. Irwin at Gibraltar.
In Criminal Papers, vol. 10, 1760-66.
Mr. Edward Sedgeley, merchant
High Sheriff of Warwick, &c
Mr. Edward Sedgeley, &c.
Sheriffs of London and Mid-
dlesex.
Mr. John Stuart, contractor for
the transports.
Guy, John, if delivered into his custody, to
be sent back to Gloucester, and
Reddall, William, in the like contingency, to
be detained.
Reddall, William, a convict, to be received
back into the gaol.
The same to be sent back
Richards, Frederick, a convict, to be received
back into Newgate.
The same to be sent back
III Criminal Papers, vol. 12, 1766-70.
J. F. Sydenham, Esq., con-
tractor for transports.
Hi-h Sheriff of Berks
Ailesbury, Thomas, a convict, to be sent back
to Reading gaol.
The same to be received back into the
In Dom. Entry Book, vol.24, 1765-79.
Postmaster General - - r Maclane, Hugh,-
Clerk of the House of Commons
or his Assistant.
Duke of Portland
Master of the Jewel Office
(Earl of Darlington').
all letters from beyond the
directed for him at Mr. Howard's,
apothecary in Tower Royal, London, to be
opened, and copies sent to Mr. Secretary
Conway's oiBce. [A letter from Mr. Gilbt.
Francklyn, on behalf of the assignees,
requesting this authorization, is entered on
p. 91.]
To send to General Conway's office copies
of the resolutions which passed yesterday in
the House of Commons relative to Ameri-
can affairs.
Howard, George, Esq., Lieut.-Gen. of H.M.'s
Forces,— to issue the necessary orders for the
customary allowance of plate, &c. to, on his
appointment to be Captain General and
Governor-in-chief of the Island of Minorca,
&c. in the room of Lieut. Gen. Sir Richard
Lyttelton, Knight of the Bath.
To deliver a silver box, with His Majesty's
arms engraven thereon, for the use of his
Grace's ofiBce.
2 Sept,
22 May
138
CALENDAR OF
17GG. 388.
Miscellaneous Warrants— co«t.
To wliom directed.
For whom and what purpose.
Date.
Page.
Lord Chancellor
Berkeley, Frederick Augustus Earl of,— com-
mission to be issued for him to be Gustos
Eotulorum of the co. of Gloucester, vice
Norborne Berkeley, Esq., now Lord Bote-
tourt.
25 June -
110
Lord Chamberlain
Porten, Stanier, Esq., appointed Secretary
to the Extraordinary Embassy to the Court
of France,— customary allowance of plate.
&c. to.
11 July -
114
Muster of the Jewel Office
Two silver boxes for the use of the Duke of
Richmond's ofEee.
18 „
114
Lord Chamberlain
Wentworth, John, Esq., Captaiu General and
Govemor-in-ehief of New Hampshire,—
customary allowance of plate, &c. to.
22 „
115
Do.
Campbell, William, Esq., (Lord William
Campbell), Governor of Nova Scotia, — do.
„ „ -
115
Postmaster General
Slater, Mary, otherwise Mary Braper,— to
open and send copies to the Duke of
Richmond's office, of all letters from Ire-
land directed to her, either at Lady Towns-
hend's house in Wliitehall, or at Thomas
Slater's, in High Timber Street, near
Brook's Wbarf, Upper Thames Sti-eet.
29 „
115
Do.
Butler, Joseph or Samuel, nailors and natives
of Staffordshire, — to open and send copies
of all letters directed to them.
29 Sept. -
118
Do.
Eaybold, John. ~1
Parks, Daniel, in Scotland.
Jones, Joseph, .at the King's Head, t
Tower Hill, London. \^°-
Hill, Mr., at the Anchor and Vine,
Charing Cross. J
3 Oct. -
,„
Lord Chamberlain -
Woodley, William, Esq., appointed Captain
General and Governor-in-chief of H.M.'s
Leeward Charibbee Islands, in the room of
George Thomas, Esq., now Sir George
Thomas, Bart.,— customary allowance of
plate, &c.
13 „
121
Clerk of the Stnbles
The Morocco Ambassador,— to send a coaeh-
and-six down to Pljnnouth to bring him up
to town, and to allow the charges.
9 Nov. -
124
Master of the Ceremonies (Sir
C. C. Dormer).
To provide for the reception and accommoda-
tion of the same, in the usual manner.
125
Totts, Henry, Esq.
The letters (see above, 3rd Oct.) to be no
longer stopped or opened.
18 „
126
Lord Chamberlain
Gray, Sir James, Bart., and Knight of the
Bath, appointed Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary to the Catholic King, —
customary allowance of plate.
19 „
126
Do. . . -
Erskine, David Stuart, Esq. (Lord Cardross),
appointed Secretary to the preceding Em-
bassy,— similar allowance |
" "
127
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
139
388. Miscellaneous Waee ants— cot? f.
To whom directed.
For whom aud what purpose.
Master of the Je
A silver box for the Earl of Shelbm:ne'i
office.
In Military Entry Booh, vol. 28, 1763-82.
Secretary-at-War (Lord Bar-
rington).
Lord Chaucellor
Secretar}--at-War
To send a li>t of all the General Officers
absent fi-om their respective corps in North
America, with the time when the leaves
were obtained.
Draper, Sir William, to hold his government
of North Yarmouth, notwithstanding his
exchange with Col. Gisbome.
To give the orders necessary in consetiuenee
of His Majesty's determination to augment
the garrison of Gibraltar by 400 men, so as
to raise the two Irish battalions there to the
British establishment.
Hale, Col., — the two troops of his regiment of
Light Dragoons stationed in the Isle of
Man to return to Ireland.
Burton, Major Gen., — to return to England
immediately, as his presence will be neces-
sary on Governor Murray's arrival.
Cavendish, Lord George, — to issue the neces-
sary commission, the King having appointed
him CiJStos Rotulormn for the co. of Derby,
vice the Marquess of Granby.
To give orders to augment the 54th Foot now
on the Irish establishment, and in garrison
at Gibraltar, to the nimiber of the British
establishment.
In Treasury Entry Book, vol. 1, 1763-75.
Lords of the Treasury - - i L'Arbiel Misteri, Morocco Ambassador,— to
send orders to the Commissioners of Cus-
toms to deliver to him certain skins duty
I free, &c.
In Warrant Booh, vol. 30, 1760-66.
er of the Great Wardiobe, Liveries for the Yeomen of the Guard and
Warders of the Tower of London.
Deputy Earl Marshal of England
President, Vice-President, &e.
of the Artillery Company,
London.
Keate, Htmgerford, Esq., and his heirs, — to
take, in addition to his own name, the name
of Hungerford, and to use and bear the
arms of the late Walter Hungerford, of
Studiey House, in the par. of Calne, in
the CO. of Wilts, Esq., deceased.
Authority to exercise the Company in arms in
the Artillery ground near Moorfields, aud
elsewhere, and to hold courts, free and
public, for the annual choice of officers, and
other occasions.
;8 May
140
CALENDAR OF
1766.
388. Miscellaneous Warrants — cont.
To whom directed.
For -nhom and what purpose.
In ffurraiit Book, vol.31, 1765-69.
Treasurer of the Chamber (Right
Hon. Gilbert Elliot).
Chief Justice of King's Bench,
Treasurer of the Chamber
Keeper of the Privy Seal
(Chatham).
Lord Chancellor (Baron Camden)
Do. do.
[Treasurer of the Chamber]
Castle, William, Esq.,— bill for stationery
supplied by him allowed.
Lee, Samuel, surgeon, convicted of perjury,
to be discharged from custody on giving
bail to appear to plead his free pardon.
To pass grants dependiug
Authority, &c. to grant the custody of idiots
and lunatics.
Do. to grant briefs for collections on behalf
of losses sustained by fire, shipwreck, &e.
Do.
In War rant Book, vol. 32, 1766-70.
Surveyor and Auditor of the
Accounts of the Great Ward-
robe.
Master of the Great Wardrobe -
Treasurer of the Chamber
Deputy Earl Marshal
Asburnham, John, Earl of. Master of the
Great Wardrobe, — livery e\ery year at the
Feast of the Nativity.
Lord Chamberlain of the House-"^
hold (Duke of Portland). | t;.^„ ■„,
Tailor in ordinary ( Mark Gueneau). I J4"v
Musicians in ordinaiy (Richard ! ^ ^
Adams, Rouse Crompton, and | ^
Charles Scola). J
Castle, William, — bill for stationery allowed -
Mill, John, of Bisham Abbey, in the eo. of
Berks, Esq.,— license to use the surname of
Hoby-Mill, and arms of Hoby.
28 April
2S June
12 July
15 July
12 Sept.
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IRELAND.
389. Irelaxd. Creatioxs.
Kixg's Letters, countersigned hy one of the Secretaries of State, and addressed
to the Lord Lieutenant or other the Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland
for the time being, to cause Letters Patent to pass the Great Seal,
containing Grants of Dignities in Ireland.
*.^* The usual official letters from the Lord Lieutenant, recommending these Creations,
are to be found in Ireland, vol. 426, and a])probations of the same in Ireland Entry Booli,
1761-70.
Date. m&^V;l
Name.
Style and Title or Dignity,
iLet Bk. «'S.Ofr.
In King's Letter Booh, vol. V.
f<t. George, Richard, Ksq., mem-
ber of Parliament for Athlone, |
in the co. of Westmeath.
Bhmden, John, Esq., member of ,
Parliament for the city of
Kilkeniiy.
Annesley, William Lord, of
Castlewillan.
Kingston, Edward Lord, of ,
Rockingham.
Meade, Sir John, Bart.
Parnell, John, Esq., of Rath-
league.
Mackenzie, Kenneth, Esq.
I, 176.5-76 ; and also in Signet Offiee, vol. 23,
A Baronet of Ireland - -31 Jan.
Viscount Glcrawly, in the co. of Fcr- 2.3 Sept.
managh.
Viscount Kingston, of Kingsborough,
in the co. of Sligo.
Earl of Ely, in the co. of Wicklo
Baron Gillford, of the manor of Gill-
ford, in the co. of Down, and Vis-
count Clanwilliam, of the barony of
Clanwilliam, iu the co. of Tipperary.
Stewart, Robert, of Newtown,
Esq.
Kildare, James Marquess of - : Duke of Leiuster
Nugent, Robert, of Carlanstan,
in the co. of Westmeath,
Baron of Ardelve and Viscount Fort-
rose, in the co. of Wicklow.
Ardes, iu the co. of Downe
iaron Nugent, of Carlanston, in the I 9 Dee.
said county, and Viscoimt Clare.
I
Grandison, Elizabeth Viscoun-
tess, of Dromand, in the co.
of Waterford.
14i2
CALENDAR OF
390. Iret-and. King's LettePxS (Secretary of State).
King's Letters, countersigned liy one of tlio Secretaries of State, and addressed
to the Lord Lieutenant or other the Chief Governor or Governors of
Ireland for the time being, to issue out the usual pi-ocesses for the Appoint-
ments in Ireland undermentioned, or to give the necessary directions
for other i^vn-poses.
*^* The usual official letters from the Lord Lieutenant to the Secretary of State,
desiring that these King's letters be jDrepared, are to be found in the series for Ireland,
vols. 426 and 430.
Ill King's Letter Booh, rol. 12, 1765-76; a7id also in Siejnet Office, vol. 23.
Printer general
Grierson, Boulter, executors,
administrators, and assigns.
Shannon, Richard Earl of
Branden, William Baron, of the
CO. of Kerry.
Butler, Brinsley, Esq., com-
monly called Lord Viscount
Newto-nn.
Mayne, Sir William, Bart.,
Member of Parliament for the
borough of Carysfort, in the
CO. of Wicklow.
BroTrnloTT, William, Esq., knight
of the shire for the co. of
Armagh.
Devonshire, William Duke of -
Meath, Arthur Bishop of
Maxwell, Dr. Henry, Bishop of
Dromore, vice Dr. Arthur
Smith.
Newcome, Dr. Wi
Chief Justice of the King's
Bench for the time being.
Mason, Henry Mark, Esq.
Hertford, Earl of
Master General of the Ordnance
To be of the Privy Council
To be of the same
To be of the same
To bo of the same
Archbishop of Dublin and Bi.shop of
Glandelagh.
Bishop of Meath
Bishop of Dromore - . .
Occasionally to supply the place of the
Chancellor in the Upper House of
Parliament in Ireland.
Chief Engineer - - -
Leave to return to England, and to
appoint John Baron BoTves, of
Clonlyon, Charles Earl of Drogheda,
and John Ponsonby, Esq., Speaker
of the House of Commons, to be
Lords Justices during his absence.
10 Jan.
8 Feb.
19 „
13 March
10 April
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14.3
176G. 390. Ireland. King's Letters (Secretary of State) — cont.
Name.
Office, &c.
Date.
Pagept
Let'^Bk.
Page ot
Conway, Henry Seymour, Esq.J
Conway, Robert Seymour, Esq.1
Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, Pro-
thonotary and Clerk of the Common
Pleas, and Keeper of the Writs,
Rolls, &c,, in reversion after Henry
Boyle Carter, Esq.
U April -
76
132
Hutchinson, John Hely, Esq.,
Prime Serjeant-at-Law in
Ireland.
Principal Secretary of State in Ireland,
and Keeper of the Signet or Privy
Seal there, after the decease of Philip
Tisdal, Esq.
3 May -
81
156
Ponsonby, Jolin, Esq., Spealier
of the Irish House of Com-
mons, and one of the Lords
Justices.
Licence to come to England for six
months.
12 June -
92
174
Donegal, Arthur Earl of
To be sworn of the Privy Council -
13 „
93
175
Clanbrassil, James Earl of
To be sworn of the same
.. „
94
176
Wynne, Owen, Esq., knight of
the shire of the co. of Sligo.
To be .sworn of the same
„ „ -
9-i
176
Pole, William, Esq., knight of
the shire of Queen's county.
To be sworn of the same
„ „ -
94
176
Averell, John, D.D., vice Charles
Massey.
Dean of Limerick
25 „
95
183
Hawkins, James, D.D., vice Dr.
John Ayerell.
Dean of Emiy
„ „ -
96
184
Bayly, Edward, clerk, rector of
KiJkeel and Kilmogan, in the
CO. of Down, vice Sir Philip
Hoby, Bart., deceased.
Dean of Ardfert, in the diocese of
Ardfert, united to the see of Lunerick.
11 July -
98
191
Foster, Anthony, Esq., vice Ed-
ward Willes, Esq.
Cliief Baron of the Court of Exchequer
5 Sept. -
101
217
Digby, WilUam, JI. A., vice Wil-
liam Crowe, M.A.
Dean of St. Kevin, in the diocese of
Clonfert.
25 „
108
222
Hervey, Augustus, Esq.
To be sworn of the Privy Council
U Oct. -
109
225
Foster, Anthony, Esq., Chief
Baron of the Court of Ex-
chequer in Ireland.
To be sworn of the same
11 Nov. -
110
243
Malone, Edmund, Esq., Second
Serjeant-at-Law in Ireland.
One of the Justices of the Court of
Common Pleas.
1!) Dec. -
115
252
Ill
CALENDAR OF
391. Ireland. King's Lettees (Treasury).
King's Letters, countersigned by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, and
addressed to the Lord Lieutenant or other the Chief Governor or Governors
of Ireland for the time being, to give the necessary orders or to issue out
the necessary processes for puii^oses as below.
For the Warrants in the Signet Office Books, countersigned by the Secretary
of State, see preceding list.
For whom and ivhat purpose.
Page.
Li Signet Office, vol. 23, 1765-70.
Seaton, Christopher, Chief Engraver of the Seals,— .566/. 2s. 7rf. to, for seals, &c.
for Ireland.
Commissioner of Revenue, vice .Sir Richard Cox,
Vice Treasurer of Ireland, — aceounts of, to be settled quarterly
Governor and Corporation of Horse-breeders in the count}- of Down, —
100 guineas per aniuim to be paid to, for a plate to be run for yearly at Doivn-
patrick and at the Maze meeting alteniately.
Eyre, Thomas, Esq
Blair, Thomas, ^'
Mercer, Luke,
Hamilton, Henry
Dinglecoushe, otherwise Dinginicushc, Comptroller of Custoius,
400/. per annum to be placed on the civil establishment for the ofhce
IS, Esq., "1
as, Esq., Il,.50
e, Esq., and ( SI
[enry, Esq., J
Ordnance, officers of, in Ireland,— 1,750/. to, to pay for arms
Eoyal Hospital, — 3,000/. to, out of revenues at large in Ireland
Albemarle, Earl of,— pension of SOO/. on the Civil establishment of Ireland, ]
determined, and in lieu thereof - - - - - - I
Keppel, Henrv, Esq.,— pension of .300/. per annum - - -(
Adair, Lady Caroline,— pension of 500/. per annum - - - J
Grierson, Boulter,- 6,252/. 2s. 9d. in full discharge of his account for printing
and binding the Statutes at Large of Ireland.
Greene, William, — 1,292/. ls.4(/. to discbarge several accounts relating to Public
Bills passed in Ireland.
Ordnance in Ireland,— alterations to he made in the establishment according to
the annexed estimate [which is also entered].
•en high and low
• of Down.
Ward, Bernard, Esq., — grant of that part of the seashore
water, commonly called the Strand of Killough, in the (
Officersof the House of Peers in Ireland,— 4,476/. lSs.4(/.fortheirserviccslast session
Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament, Clerk of the Council, Attorney aiid
Solicitor General, and others, — 2,385/. rewards for services ; part to be paid in
Ireland, part in Great Britain.
S Jan.
5 March -
1 1 April -
[Nos. 142-9 inclusive
here omitted in the
paging.]
2 May
.[Second
] num-
bering.]
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176G. 391. Ireland. King's Letters (Treasury) — cont.
For whom and -what purpose.
Page.
Iloiighton, Capt. Charles, — his pension of 200/. per annum determined, and
100/. per annum granted to him, and 100/. to his wife Elizabeth, during
the King's pleasure.
Armagh, Archbishop of, — grant of a piece of ground in Phoenix Park for a
hospital for soldiers" children.
Royal Hospital in Ireland, — 5,000/. out of the revenues at large
Ossory, Bishop o^ "1 j_ j.^^, g^^^-^^^ Queen's Bridge, in the county of
Mossom Eland, Esq., and ^ Kilkenny. "
Waite, Thomas, J •'
Lord Chancellor of Ireland, — 1,000/. in addition to liis customary allowance this
session of Parliament.
The going Judges of Assize and Gaol Delivery, — increase of allowance, lOO/.
per annum each for each circuit.
Ordnance in Ireland, oiEcers of, — 3,179/. 5s. Sd. out of the revenues at large to
enable them to discharge sundry accounts.
Commissioners and overseers of the barracks, — 46,720/. for building, rebuilding,
and repairing barracks. A list of those most wanted on p. 2U6.
Certain regiments on the Irish establishment, — sufficient allowance to each for a
surgeon's mate.
Draper, Sir WiUiam, — 12s. 6d. a day half-pay as a reduced Colonel of Foot,
in the room of Colonel Gisborne.
29th, o2ud, and o9th Regiments discontinued on the military establishment of
Ireland, and the 40th, 44th, and 45th placed thereon.
Commissioners of First Fruits,— 6,000/. to be laid out in building new churches
and rebuilding old ones.
Humphry, Margaret, — 400/. per annum as housekeeper of Dublin Castle, in full
satisfaction for coal and candles, servants' wages, and all other necessaries for
keeping, airing, and cleaning, according to the report of the Committee in
Council of 13th of last month. The report entered on pp. 207-9.
Majors of Foot in Ireland, — augmentation of 1 s. a day each in pay
Camden, Charles Baron, of Camden Place, in the county of Kent, Chancellor of
Great Britain, — 1,500/. pension in Ireland for life, but determinable, never-
theless, as soon as the grant of the office of one of the four Tellers of the
Exchequer to his only son, John Jeffreys Pratt, Esq., shall take place.
Wilmot, Sir Robert, \ 200/. each for extraordinary services performed here dur-
Sharpe,William,Esq., J ing the last Session of Parliament in Ireland.
Oswald James, Esq., | ^ ^ j. yice-Treasurer and Receiver
%'::i:^:'Jr^':if''-' ^°' j -^ Pa,-master-General of Ireland.
Fees arising from wool licenses,^deficiency from 4,000/. between 7th Aug. 1765
and 6th Aug. 1766, to be made good, being a part of the revenue of the Lord
Lieutenant.
Bristol, George WiUiam Earl of — 3,000/. for equipage and expenses of the
voyage as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
10 June
3 July
■4 »
Aug.
]1G
CALENDAK OF
391. Ireland. King's Letters (Treasury) — cont.
vliat purpose.
md the
ilarv of
Jocej'Iyn, Robert Viscount, and 1 searcher of the port of Galwav
Jocelyn, Robert, his son, J survivor of thorn,— additional
600/. per annum during pleasure.
Auditor General,— 200/. per annum augmentation to office of, and! jj^^^j^ <TrintB
Jocelyu, Robert Viscount, Auditor General of Ireland,— -i 00/. per l . t , i
annum additional salary to - - - - - J
additional
f Engineers, — 1").«.
Seneschal of tin
-200/. per annum
Barry, Robert, Esq., — 400/. per a
manors in Ireland.
Marcell, Major Lewis, Director (
establishment during pleasure.
Lyndon, Anne and Helena, spinsters, and survivor of then
pension on the military establishment during pleasure.
Skiffington, Umigerford, Esq., — 150/. per annum pension on the same -
Cliff, Aime, an officer's widow, — 100/. per annum pension on the same
Cowse, Nicholas, Esq.,— So/, per annum pension on the same
Candler, Edward, Gent.,— 70/. per annum - - - ] pj,nj.;on5 „„
Stannus, Lieutenant Thomas, — 3o/. per annum in addition to the J- tijisanie
50/. he now enjoys - - - - - J
Southwell, William, late a Lieutenant in the late Corps of Inniskilllng Light
Dragoons, — 3s. a day pension on the militaiy establishment of half pay, as an
additional reduced Lieutenant of Dragoons in Ireland.
Willes, Edward, Esq., late Chief Raron of the Court of E.xchcquer in Ireland,—
1,000/. per annum pension for hfe.
Conway, Henry Seymour, Esq., — grant of office of Constable of the Castle of
Dublin for life, on surrender or other determination of the grant to Thomas
Hatton, Esq.
Coleman, Edward, Esq.. Captain in the 1st or Royal Regiment of Dragoons, —
grant of office of craner and wharfinger within the port of the city of Dublin,
&c., for life, after-decease of Henry Tilson, Esq.
Webb, Lieutenant Thomas, late of the 48lh Foot, — to continue on half-pay as a
reduced Lieutenant in the 120th Regiment on the military establishment of
Ireland, notwithstanding his being barrack -master of Albany; and dispensing
with his taking the oath required.
20/. 10.«. for keeping arms in repair, one year
Royal Hospital,— 6,000/. out of revenues at large in Ireland
Houghton, Elizabeth, widow of the late Capt. Charles Houghton,- 50/.
pension on military establishment of Ireland, from death of he
husband, and during pleasure.
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1766.
SCOTLAND.
392. Scotland. Apivjint.ments, \-c. (Great Seal).
Warrants, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, for Patents to lie
pas.sed, per saltwm, under the Seal appointed by the Treaty of Union to be
made use of instead of the Great Seal of Scotland, containing Grants (jf
Offices, &e. in Scotland.
In Church Booh, Scotland, 1 \
Glasgow, John Earl of
In Scotch JVarrants, 1765-74.
Lauderdale, James Earl of - j
Falconer, Mr. Alexauder
Falconer, George, his son
Lauraguais, Count
the city of Londo
Miller, Thomas, of Barskiming,
Esq., late H.M.'s Advocate
for Scotland.
Montgomer}-, James, Esq.,
Advocate, late II.M.'s
Solicitor for Scotland.
Dundas, Henry, Advocate
Fall, Kobert, Esq.
Cranage,ThomaB,of Bridgnorth,
in the co. of Salop, forgeman.
Cranage, George, of Colebrook
Dale, in the same co., founder.
Mackenzie, James Stuart
61-8y.
ILM.'s High Commissioner to the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
One of the Commissioners of I'olice
Deputy Keeper of the Particular Register of
Seasines and Iteversions iu the borough of
Lauder.
Sole vending and making for 14 years of
porcelain made by a method invented by
Lord Justice Clerk
H.M.'s Advocate
Sole use and benefit for 14 years, arising from
his discovery by heating iliiids by a new
mechanical contrivance for the application
of the fire.
f Do. Do. from art of making pig or cast
I iron malleable in a reverberatory or air fur-
J nace, with raw pitcoal onl}'. [Their petition,
1 and a reference to the Lord Advocate of
Scotland for a report thereon, is entered in
[_ Petitions, 1765-84, p. 27.]
Keeper of the
vy r>
al of Scotia
2G Apri
30 „
26 April
148
CALENDAR OF
1766.
393. Scotland. Appointments (Peivy Seal).
Warrants, covintersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, for Patents, kc. to lie
passed under the Privy Seal of Scotland, containing Grants of Offices
in Scotland.
Name.
Office.
Date.
Page.
In Scotch Warrants, 1765-74.
Cockburn, Mr. Thomas -
Writer to IT. M.'s Signet -
14 March -
19
Gregory, Dr. John, vice Dr.
Robert -White.
H.M.'s First Physician
12 May
52
Stevenson, Dr. Alexander,
physician in Glasgow, and
member of the Royal College
of Physicians at Edinburgh,
vice Dr. Joseph Black.
Professor of Medicine in the TTnivcrsity of
Glasgow.
.30 June
.55
Clark, Samuel, vice John Hynd
Clerk of the Commissariat of Dumfries
18 Nov. -
73
Mackenzie, Mr. Charles, vice
Mr. James Campbell, deed.
Deputy Keeper- of the Particular Register of
Seasines and Reversions within the co. of
Caithness.
16 Dec. -
(8
394. Scotland. Appointments made by the Secretary of State (Conway).
Name.
Office, &c.
Date.
Page.
In Scotch Warrants, 1765-7^
Clark, Mr. Samuel, vice John
Hind.
Mackenzie, Mr. Charles
Clerk to the Justices of the Peace within the
CO. of Dumfries.
Do. Do. within the co. of Caithness
29 Nov. -
31 Dec. -
75
80
395. Scotland. Church,
Warrants for Letters of Presentation, &c. to be passed under the Privy Seal
of Scotland.
In Church Booh, Scotland, 1761-84,
Fergus, Mr. Thomas, preacher Preacherof the Go.spel to the parish of Denny,
of the Gospel, vice Mr. Turn- in the presbytery and co. of Stirling,
bull.
Forsyth, Mr. James, preacher
of the Gospel, y/cc Mr, Thomas
Ragg, deceased.
Grant, Mr. Patrick, minister of
Daviot, vice Mr. Thomas
Fraser, deceased.
Forbes, Mr. Cienrgc, vice
Mr. Garden, deceased.
Minister of the church and parish of Belhelvie,
in the presbytery and shire of Aberdeen.
Do. do. of Bole.skine iu Stratherick, in the
presbytery of Abertaff and shire of
Inverness.
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17GG.
395. ScoTLAXD. CnuKCH.— eon^.
Drysdale, Mr. Jolm, miuister of
the Gospel.
Wallace, Dr. Robert,
Wishart, Dr. George,
Drysdale, Dr. Johu,
three of H.M.'s chaplains in |
Scotlanil. J
Fraser, llr. John, preacher of
the Gospel, vice Mr. Robert
Thompson, deceased.
Maitland, ilr. William, preacher
of the Gospel.
Bogie, Mr. Robert, preacher of
the Gospel, vice Mr. West,
deceased.
ordinary
Grant to, of the few and teind duties, &c.
belonging to the Chapel Royal iu Scotland,
comprehending therein ihe Abbacy of
Cross-Regal and Dundrennan.
Minister of the church and parish of Kirkhill,
in the presbytery and co. of luverness.
Do. do. of Mulhill, in the presbytery of
Auchterarder and co. of Perth.
Do. do. of Tarland, in the presbytery of
Kincardine and co. of Aberdeen.
Minister of the church of Logic, in the
presbytery of Coupar and shire of Fife.
10 July
21 „
19 Aug.
25 July
11 Dec.
Page
396. Scotland. Criminals, Pardons, &c.
Warrants for Letters of Kemission to be passed under the Seal appointed by
the Treaty of Union to be made use of in i)lace of the Great Seal of
Scotland, or Letters containino- Respites.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
confined.
Date.
Page.
la Church Book, Scotland, 1761-84.
Free pardon - : Preston, Helen - Murder of her
; i child.
Death -
Inverness
June
lOS
In Criminal Papers, Scotch, vol. 1, 1762-84.
Respite for one
Watt, Helen
Murder
Do.
Aberdeen -
3 Oct.
48
Respite for three
weeks.
Douglas, David,
late tinman, iu
the CO. of Dur-
Horse-scealmg
Do.
Jtdbiugh -
15 „
49
Do.
Haddon, James -
House -break-
in!^ and rob-
bery.
Do.
Air - -
J9 „
57
Sentence not to]
be put into \
execution. J
Watt, Helen -1
Keith, David -/
Murder
Do.
Aberdeen -
6 Nov.
58
Free pardon
Watt, Helen
Do.
Do.
Do.
., „
59
Do. -
;Keith, David
Do.
Do.
Do.
„ „
61
Do.
Grant, John -
Riot -
Transportation
Inverness -
26 „
6.3
[This I
riction, served with credit in the •
150
1766.
CALENDAR OF
397. Scotland. Miscellaneous.
Mlscellaxeous Warrants, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State,
relatiiio- to Scotch Affairs.
i'or whom and -nhat purpose.
In. Scotch JJ'arrants, 1765-74.
Keeper of HohTood Palace
(DiikeofHamiltou).
Dunmore, 'William Earl of, to have the
lodgings iu the palace of Holyrood House,
lately possessed by James Lord Somerville.
President of the College of [ Dalryniple, Sir David, of Hales, Bart., to be
Justice and rest of the Sena- admitted a Lord of Session, vice George
tors. Carre, of Nesbet, Esq.
n.M.'s Advocate (Mr. Thomas"]
JlillerV I
Lord Justice Clerk (Sir Gil- I
bert Elliot). (
H.ll.'s Solicitor (Mr. James |
Montgomery). J
of
H.M.'s Advocate.
Lord Justice Clerk.
H.M.'s Solicitor.
Kecommended to deliver the new seals
directed by Order in Council (which is also
entered) to be used in Scotland, to the
proper officers, and to see the old ones
defaced.
Miller, Thomas, of Ruskiniing, Esq., Lord
Justice Clerk, to be admitted a Lord of
Session, vice Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bart.,
deceased.
Dundas, Mr. Henry, Advocate, H.M.'s Sole
Solicitor iu Scotland, to have a seat within
the bar of the Court of Session.
Recommended to deliver the cachet sent by
the accompanying order of His Majesty in
Council to the proper officer, and to see
the old one defaced.
Signet Bills.
*^,* A series tints called contains Signed Bills jirepared pursuant to Warrants
from the Secretary' of State. Those for ITUU are in Imndle 1:20.
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A.D. 1767
After 17CG. 398. Copy of a petition of Juan Pons y Axdreu, residing in
AJmiraltv. the city of London, in the capacity of Syndic to the Court of
PlI. 155, No.3C. Royal Government in the Island of Minorca, relative to a suit
liy which he claimed the title to the secretaryship of the University
of Mahon, &c. 2^ closely ivritten pp.
I Jan. 399. The case of Sir James Stuart, Bart., against whom, on
Scotch account of his behaviour during the rebellion in Scotland, a bill
Cone.^pnce., was found by a grand jury in IT-tS, upon a clause in the statute
i,63-9j, p. :ii. rendering it criminal to have any inter-communing with the
Pretender or his adherents.
It contains further information about him, mentioning that he
was imprisoned in the Castle of Charlemont, in France, on sus-
picion of corresponding with the English Government ; and gives
an accoTmt of the efforts made to obtain a pardon. Referred to
the Lord Justice Clerk on the above date.
G Jan. 400. Wm. Fraser to Grey Cooper, Esq.
lA'tt.l!k.,Sec-'s, Encloses a copy of a letter from Mr. Wood, Governor of the Isle
i70G-7i,p.4. ^f jj-^j^^ ^f Dec. 5, 17(JG, to be laid before the Lords of the
Treasury for their information. — St. James's.
9 Jan. 401. Circular to Ministers.
Circular Bk., Circular from Mr. Secretary Conwa}-, acknowledging letters
1,61-80, p. 62. Jown to No. , and desiring them to begin fresh numbers
with the new year. If this letter should not arrive in time to
prevent them having continued the numbers of the last, Mr. Con-
way will make the necessary alterations. Sent to Messrs. Gunning,
Wroughton, CarroU, Fenwicke, and Cressener ; Lord Stormont ;
Messrs. Greville, Correy, and Gordon ; and Sir A. Mitchell.
P.S. to Mr. Greville, Mr. Cressener, and Sir J. Yorke, enclosing
His Majesty's answers to the letters of congratulation upon the
new year, respectively, from the Elector of Bavaria, the Elector
of Cologne, and from the Elector of Treves and Prince Ferdinand,
• — St. James's.
II Jan. 402. Josiah Tucker, Dean of Gloucester, to the Earl of
Dom. Geo. III., ShELBURNE.
No^'i a*'b Encloses a copy of an incendiary letter that was put in the bo.K
of the post office last night. Does not find there is any need of
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taking the least alarm on the occasion, for the common people in
all the clotliing counties are siilticiently frightened at the late
executions ; and a scheme is likewise begun, mirnificently encou-
raged by Lord Botetourt, for selling household bread to the poor at
a low price. However, has just now sent to the gaol to get the
rioters under sentence of death and respited during His Majesty's
pleasure, to insert immediately in the Gloucester Journal an
earnest supplication to their companions to desist from all such
attempts, lest it shoidd provoke the Government to withckaw its
mercy. Had the plan which he proposed at fu-st been adopted,
viz., to associate in defence of Government, and to j^reserve the
peace with one hand, and to subscribe for the relief of the deserving
and meritorious poor with the other, all the mischiefs and expenses
woidd have been prevented. — Gloucester.
The enclosure. 3 2'>P-
12 Jan. 403. The French Inhabitants of Grenada.
Law Reports, Case Submitted to the Hon. C. Yorke with regard to Grenada,
i7CG-8c,No.2. -^vhere the French residents have taken the oaths of allegiance,
supremacy, and abjiu-ation, but cannot make the declaration against
transubstantiation. Of the 24 meml^ers composing the Assembly,
they desire to have six chosen out of their own people ; and of the
12 members in Council, they desire two; and one justice of the
peace in each quarter, of which there are fom- ; and they are now
applying to the Administration to be indulged in these respects.
In the Leeward Islands, Barbadoes, and Jamaica, they do not admit
a person to be of the Council, Assembly, or a justice of peace, but
such as not only take the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and
abjuration (which all the French at Granada have done), but also
subscribe the declaration against transubstantiation ; and in Granada
they follow the same rule. The questions submitted are : — ■
I. " Can or ought the Act dii-ecting the test, made so long before
the conquest of these countries, inhabited by Roman Catholics only,
to be considered as a prohibitory law, excluding every Roman
Catholic from any civil office in his own country ? Or ought it to be
considered as a law of Great Britain not extending to conquests ? "
II. " Is it in the power of the King, on any good consideration,
to dispense "nnith the test against transubstantiation in his new
subjects in these conquered coimtries, either for ever or foi- any
certain time ? Or can this test be dispensed with by Act of Parlia-
ment only ?"
Mr. Yorke's reply is wi-itten on the blank pages of the
" case " submitted to him, apparently by his own hand. He
says that in the new conquests, ceded by the late treaty, it is
matter of political judgment whether His Majesty will require it
to be taken by aU persons who may become members of the
Assembly or Council, or be appointed justices of the jieace ; but that
the statute does not extend to them. The treaty of peace stipidates
only the free exercise and toleration of the Roman Catholic
religion in the countries ceded by France. His Majesty is still the
judge whether he will demand the test from persons emploj^ed in
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'offices of trust, or in any function relating to Government, so as to
exclude his new subjects from any share in it. French Papists
will readily enough renounce the supremacy of the Pope, and
disclaim a foreign ecclesiastical jurisdiction ; but the test relates to
a tenet of their religion and worship, and therefore cannot in con-
science he taken by them.
[It is mentioned that Canada was iuliabited by 80,000 French
Roman Catholics, and 200 or 300 English only.]
On the ha ck is .— " For Mr. Yorke's opinion. ,3 Ga^. Your opinion
on this case is much wanted. Wilmot. Bloomsbury Square." 2^7m.
13 Jan. 404. Invention.
i76^-84''"'g9 Petition of Isaac Femi, of Oxford Street, in the liberty of
' ''• ■ Westminster, watchmaker, for a patent in England, &c. for his in-
vention of a new kind of horizontal clocks and watches, denotino-
so nice a time as thirds, being the sixtieth part of a second, having
four hands, going round every second, minute, hour, and twelve
hours respectively.
Referred to the Attorney and Solicitor General, 13 Jan.
13 Jan. 405. L. Macleane to Chaeles Lowndes, Esq., Secretary to the
Lett.Bk.,.See.'s, Treasiuy.
i,oc-c8,p.4. Transmits a copy of the affida\'its of the Deputy Collector and
Controller of Boston, and other affidavits, relative to an informa-
tion of brandy and other liquors having been lodged clandestinely,
kc. by one Dan Malcolm.— \^liitehall.
14 Jan. 406. The Sa^^ie to the Sa3IE.
^''-cSjs^"''-?' Transmits, for the uiformation of the Lords of the Treasury,
' ^' ''' copies of affidavits and other pajiers sent by Deniiys de Berdt, Esq.,
Agent to the colony of Massachusetts, relative to " Malcolm's
affair."
16 Jan. 407. Commodore Spry to the Earl of Sheleurne.
^v^isg""^ ' , ^'^^losing letters from Messrs. Hosier and Adams, merchants at
No.'-iiatof. St. Cruz, Mr. Jacob Benider, H.M.'s Vice-Consul at Tangier, and
Mr. Sumbel, the Emperor of Morocco's Secretary of State for
European Affairs ; fi-om which will be seen his Imperial Majesty's
present sentiments with regard to us ; and laying before his Lord-
ship what passed in a private interview between him and this
Sumbel. The latter stated that he could as easily have set aside
the Spanish treaty as take a pinch of snuff ; but complained that
though he had often been a friend to the English, they had never
taken the least notice of him, while the Spaniards were very
liberal. He said, however, that there was no need to entertain
such jealousy of them, as, the whole nation being greatly dis-
satisfied with their alliance, it was impossible long to continue
friends, notwithstanding that they expected every horn- a Spanish
Ambassador, who would bring great presents, in order to set a
finishing hand to treaties that were already made, and othei's that
were proposed. He intimated also that it would be in his power
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to be of service on many occasions. Being very sensilile of this,
he (the Commodore) promised that if Sumbel, in the negotia-
tions which the Spaniards were carrying on, would have a regard
to the interests of Great Britain, he should be mentioned to His
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State, who woiild, no doubt,
reward him. He answered that he knew very well it was the
Emperor's interest to be friends with the English ; that he would
take care of their interests at the Court of Mequinez, and that
he expected no reward till his services .should merit it. He
then said the Emperor was so much di,sgusted with the French
King for his late attack upon Larach, that he swore solemnly
he never would forgive that nation, and that the truce he made
with them was only to gain time to fortify that harbour. The
Emperor had ^vTitten to the King of England to send him an
engineer and some masons. Sumbel promised to send through
the channel of Mr. Benider, the English Vice-Consul at Tangier,
who is a Jew, and speaks Arabic perfectly well, accounts of what
should pass from time to time at his Court ; and at parting, said he
was strictly charged by the Emperor to desire the appointment of
a Vice-consul at Sallee. This, the Commodore observes, is, a thing
much wanted, which would be of great benefit to trade, as there is
scarce any communication by land, and none at all by sea, between
Tetuan, the residence of the Consul General, and the ports of Safty,
Sallee, St. Cruz, and Mogador, all lying on the southern coast,
where the chief of our trade, except the supplies of provisions for
Gibraltar, is carried on, and from whence we fetch mules for West
India Islands, corn, flour, wax, copper, and morocco leather. For
this appointment recommends Mr. Jacob Benider, the Vice-Consul
at Tangiers ; who, beside being a perfect mastei' of the language, is
well known to the Emperor and his Ministers, and would therefore
be very acceptable to them. He is willing to remove for a salary
of lOOZ. a year, Avhich is as little as can be given him, considering
the Emperor visits all this country at least once a year, and is
generally two or three months on his tour, all which time the
Vice-Consul will be obliged to attend him.
The Moori-sh Ambassador, who has been some time at the Court
of Madrid, has arrived at Cadiz on his return to Morocco. The
very extraordinary reception he has met with in Spain, his Lord-
ship will see by the enclosed extract from a letter from Capt.
Dickson, of H.M.S. " Jersey." He is accompanied by Don Jorge
Juan, a man of rank, who goes Ambassador to the Court of Morocco.
The presents he carries are exceedingly rich and magnificent, and
valued at 140,000 hard dollars, among which is a velvet tent, em-
Ijroidered with gold, for the Emperor, that cost 50,000. Should
Mr. Sumbel disclose the secrets of this negotiation, submits
whether he may not make him a handsome present. They want
to distress the garrison of Gibraltar biy purchasing all the cattle
near Tangier. From being in Barbary, has learnt this lesson, that
tlie Emperor fears, and the common people love, us more than any
other European nation. Is convinced that a little occasional
bullying will have more weight than all the Spanish jiresents ; for
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should this peace he made to our prejudice, and occasion the least
rupture, it is his opinion that an insurrection would verj- soon
follow.
Begs to have the appointment of Minister to the Republic of
Genoa, like his predecessor, Commodore Harrison. — Gibraltar.
The enclosui-es, Mr. Sumbcl's, two in number, being in French.
20 2^2^- und j)arts of pp-
17 Jan. 408. Mr. Secretaey Conway to Sir Chas. Frederick.
Dom.EntryBk., His Suggestion relative to the firing of the Tower guns on the
V. .0, 11. ... occasion of Her Majesty's birthday has been complied with. —
St. James's.
20 Jan. 409. P. M. MoRiN to the Clerk of the Council in waiting.
Dom. Entn-Bk., Sending an extract from a letter from Sir James Wright, H.M.'s
V. 24, p. 13U. Resident at Venice, so far as relates to the plague said to have
broken out on the confines of the Austrian Croatia, adjoining the
Turkish territory.— Whitehall.
20 Jan. 410. House of Commons.
Doni.EntiyBk., List of papers laid before the House of Commons by the
V. 24, p. r . Treasurer of the Household, in consequence of their address of
Dec. 9, 17G6 ; consisting of the petition of the East India Company
to His Majesty in 17-57, and documents relatmg thereto.
21 Jan. 411. Richard Wolfall to Mr. Burke.
Dora. (leo. III., Enclosing a letter to himself from Mr. Stonehewer in rejily to
No^'a'Vtoc "^'^"^ ^® wi'ote Jan. 9th, a copy of which is also enclosed.
From these letters it appears that this Mr. Wolfall first applied
to Genl. Conway, offering to supply an account of the state of the
French finances ; and the result was a negotiation, which extended
over 18 months, during which time he attended Mr. Conway, and
met with much kindness from him. His affair was then passed over
to the Duke of Grafton, and his proposal entertained ; viz., that he
should be constantly employed in getting over from France all tlie
ordonnances, arrets, edicts, declaration.s, and other publications
relating to their commerce and finances as they occurred, and in
properly arranging them in order to be laid before the difi'erent
departments. For these services he asked for an establishment for
life of 500Z. a year. This the Duke of Grafton would not under-
take to advise, but said he would be ready to recommend to His
Majesty whatever Genl. Conway should think a suitable satisfac-
tion for his attendance upon him ; Mr. Wolfall's papers being at the
same time returned to him, with the assurance that in regard to them
the strictest secrecy had been observed, that not a word had been
copied, and that the confidence with which he communicated them
would not at any time be in the least degree abused. In consequence
of this, Mr. Wolfall again applied to Genl. Conway, through
Mr. Burke, asking him to speak to the Duke of Grafton upon the
subject, oflering to accept, in case it should be inconvenient to
settle upon him a pension for life, any employ in England or the
settlements ; or, if this should be inconvenient too, throwing himself
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upon Genl. Conway's humanity for what he and the Dnke of
Grafton should think an equitahle imdemnifieation for his loss of
time and f^reat expense during this " unhappy negociation."
7 and 2 half pi).
23 Jan. 412. Eael of Shelburne to Commodore Spry.
Admnaity, Conveying His Majesty's approbation of his conduct, kc, and
pc . 15/, 0. 1. (lii-ecting him to assist Venetian vessels with such offices of friend-
ship as may not be inconsistent ^vith the amity siibsisting between
His Majesty and the Regency of Algiers, in the event of a rupture
between the latter and the Republic of Venice. — Whitehall. 1 ^).
24 Jan. 413. P. M. Morin to the Clerk of the Council in waiting.
Dom.EntryBk., Enclosing copies of another letter from Sir James Wright, and a
Y. 24, [1. 132. circular letter from the " Magistrates of the Health Office at Venice,"
sent therewith, which contains not only a more circumstantial
account than that in Sir James's of the 2nd, of the breaking out
of the plague in Austrian Croatia, but also of a great mortality
among horned cattle in other parts of the Austrian dominions. —
Wliitehall.
27 Jan. 414. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Attorney General.
Law Officers In consequence of information received in Apiil last from some
''rcL^'^ ' '-'^ ^^^^ principal persons concerned in the Garron (sic) Company in
P]..' 11 1-1-1. Scotland, of artificers, manufacturers, &c. being enticed from Great
Britain in foreign countries, Sir John Goodricke, H.M.'s Envoy
Extraordinary in Sweden, was directed to endeavour to prevail
upon some of these persons who were gone to establish themselves
near Gothenbm-gh to return to England, and to inform them of the
penalties to which they were liable in case of refusal. The enclosed
narrative of what passed between them and Mr. Marriott, then
residing at Gothenburgh as chaplam to the English Factory, will in-
form him of the steps taken in consequence. The Attorney General
is to report his opinion whether these persons, as described by
Mr. Marriott, come within the meaning of the Acts made for
preventing manufacturers, &rc. establishing themselves in foreign
countries ; whether the notice given to them by Mr. Marriott will
be sufficient for prosecuting them ; and, if not, what are the proper
steps to be taken.
" The Rev. Mr. Marriot's narrative." Authorized by Sir John
Goodricke, he enquired after, and found out with great difficulty,
James Kennaway, George Graham, Nieman Wise, and Peter Clark,
Scotch manufacturers, and spoke with them frequently ; once at
his own house, a]iprizing them that if they did not forthwith
return to their own country, they would be prosecuted according
to law, and outlawed. He dealt the same way with Robert
Bowie, a lad who was enticed over by Croswel, who is already
outlawed, and was the inveigler of them all. They said they
could make more money there, and did not value the outlawry,
nor would be prevailed on to go to speak with Sir John Goodricke,
who was willing to bear the expense of any of them to Stock-
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holm. Kennaway, the principal of them, accused the Company of
" villanios on their part," and that they had employed British
subjects in the same way in foreign countries. This man is a house-
builder ; Graham, Wise, and Bowie (brother-in-law to Graham) arc
improvers of land ; and Clark, a smith. They Avcre engaged in
Mr. Cabman's works, about foiu' miles fi-om the town.
29 Jan.
L;m Officers
Entry 13k.,
1762-95, p. 114
29 Jan.
Law Officers
Entry Bk.,
1762-05,
pp. 115-19.
Petitions,
1765-84,
pp. 71-2.
415. Lord Lieutenant of Ieeland (Earl of Bristol) to the
Earl of Shelburne.
Desires him to call for the papers transmitted by the Earl of
Northumberland, relative to the petition of Catherine Countess
Dowager of TjTone, setting forth her claim to the barony of
Le Poer, and to obtain His Majesty's pleasure thereon. — St. James's
Square. 1 p.
416. Mr. Secretary Coxway to Me. Attorney General.
Eeturns the petition of the Earl of Anglesey relating to his
claim of a peerage, and the several papers thereunto annexed,
together with his report to His Majesty thereupon ; for that report
to be re-considered, and for his opinion upon such original evidence
as the claimant upon notice shall think fit to lay before him. —
St. .James's.
417. The Same to the Same.
Eeferring the petition of Henry Fisher, of New Bond Street, in
the county of Middlesex, hosier, and Richard Kemp, of White
Cross Alley, in the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, in the same
county, hosier, praying a patent for 14 years for their invention of
a new method of making silk pieces in gold and silver figm-ed in a
stocking frame. In case the petition should be brought to him, ho
is also to take into consideration in his report another petition
relative thereto, a co\tj of which is enclosed, setting forth that
Thomas Davies and Heniy Hardy, hosiers in Bond Street, are in
the actual practice of making the same sort of work ; and that, by
leaving the trade in this commodity open to competition of different
manufacturers, it will be brought to market at a cheaper rate ; and
therefore praying that no exclusive patent should be granted.
Mem. — A like letter, &c. sent to Mr. Solicitor General.
The petition of Messrs. Hardy and Davies is also entered.
Entries of Messrs. Fisher and Kemp's petition referred to in
the preceding entry, and of an affidavit made by them relative
thereto.
29 Jan.
Lett. Bk., See's,
1766-88, p. 6.
80 Jan.
Admiraltv
Entry Bk'.,
418. House of Commons.
" List of papers laid before the House of Commons, January
29th, 17G7, in consequence of their Address of 22d January 1707!"
419. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Sends a Mediterranean pass transmitted by Nathaniel Ware,
Esq., H.M.'s Consul at Malaga, with an extract of the Consul's
letter and a paper enclosed. — Whitehall.
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31 Jan.
Admiralty,
V.156,
No. 22 a, b
2 Feb,
AdD
No. -21
: Feb.
. Entry Bk.,
420. CoMMODOEE Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Relative to tlie enclosed memorial of Mr. Popham. It appears
very just, and the charges he craves allowance for absolutely
unavoidable. No business is to be carried on with the Moors but
by bribes. If he, the Commodore, had been obliged to go to the
Emperor's Court at Mequinez, .3,000/. would scarcely have defrayed
the expenses of the mission. Mr. Popham's expenses are small,
compared with those of the Dutch, Swedish, and Danish Consuls.
The last paid 6,000 hard dollars for an intervie^w with the Emperor ;
and the Dutch Consul's visit to his Imperial Majesty about two
months ago cost him upwards of 1,.500?. To keep up a good under-
standing Mr. Po]iham must sometimes make the Emperor and his
ministers small presents, and his zeal for his master's service has
led him into such distress that his situation really merits com-
passion.
Will give a recent instance of the venality of these people. This
morning he received the enclosed letter from Prince Muley Idris,
the Emperor's cousin. General of his Forces, and the first man in
his dominions, thanking him (the Commodore) for a present made
to him (the Prince). The messenger who brought it waits at Tetuan,
and he will be obliged to send him 20 hard dollars for himself, and
a further present of 6 lbs. of tea and 1 2 loaves of sugar, or some
such trifle, for the Prince, or his Highness would be highly dis-
gusted ; and such small presents as these the Emperor is not above
accepting. — Gibraltar.
The Prince's letter. (French.) 4 pp.
421. The SAsrE to the Sajie.
Having, in view of the two plans formed by the Spaniards for
the surprise of Gibraltar, the one by land, the other by sea, com-
municated by his Lordship, gone to inspect those places where
there was the least probability of an attack being made by water,
it is his o]iinion that they are all so well fortified and secured
that no attack can be made on the sea side with the least prospect
of success. Will not, however, be the less on this account on his
guard. Requests a reinforcement of two frigates, or a frigate and
a sloop. Enclosing a list of Spanish ships of war at Cadiz. The
Spaniards are sending all their largest and best ships to Ferrol,
and it is said that a very formidable fieet will l^e assembled there
in the spring. — Gibraltar.
The enclosure, and, intervening, an extract from a letter from
Commodore Spry to Mr. Stephens, Secretary to the Admiralty, dated
in Gibraltar Bay, the 2nd of Feb., and endorsed as being in the
Lords of the Admiralty's of oth of March 1767, to the efl'ect, that,
having inquired into the allegations of Mr. Trail, H.M.'s Consul
at Tunis, against Capt. Gower of the " ^olus," he finds the com-
plaint ill-grounded and extremely frivolous. .5 1 2W-
422. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Adsiiralty.
Encloses an extract of a letter from the Earl of Roclifoi-d, of
22 Jan., together with the deposition of John Cookson, a midshij)-
man, deserted from H.M.S, " ^olus." — Whitehall.
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3 Feb. 423. The Same to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. Geo. III., Relative to an extract from a letter from Mr. Mutler, Chief of
\.o, p. .. Q^^^^^ Coa.st Ca.stle, to the Committee of the Comj^any of Merchants
trading to Africa, representing the injurious conduct of the Dutch
Governor of Eliinina in exciting the natives of that coast in the
neighbourhood of Appolonia to attack Ammoniah, the cabboceer
of that place, under whose protection the Committee were then
making an establishment there. Enclosing, for their report on
all the points of dispute, a memoire and document delivered by
Count Weldcren in reply to representations, by which it appears
that the Dutch East Iiidia Company have complained of the
conduct of the above Chief, and have exhibited claims of an
exclusive right to Cape Appolonia and the coast in question. —
Whitehall.
8 Feb. 424. Mr. Secretary Conway to Wm. Dallaway, Esq.
Dom.EiitryBk., jjg^f^ spoken to Mr. Townsend concerning his demands ; supposes
V. .0, p. . . they are regularly transmitted to the Exchequer ; and hopes they
will meet with all the attention he can desire. Has also laid
his request for the promise of the receiver-generalship for the
county of Gloucester before the Duke of Grafton. His Grace was
not at all disinclined to his desires ; .said that he had had other
appKcations, on which account he could not make any promise ;
but that if Lord Berkeley and Lord " Boetitout " joined in
recommending him, which his Grace thought would have par-
ticular weight on this occasion, he would very willingly lay the
same before the King ; and did not doubt of His Majesty's ready
condescension to grant the request. He (Mr. Conway) will be
extremely happy to find that he has had the good fojtune of
serving him. It is His Majesty's intention to spare the lives of
the rioters who stand respited from the sentence of the law, and to
mitigate their ])unishDrent to transportation only. — St. James's.
13 Feb. 425. Commodore Spry to the Earl of Shelbcrxe.
Admiralty, Amiouncinij his arrival at Portmahon. 1 /).
T. 156, No. 24. ° ^
13 Feb. 426. E.iRL of Shelburxe to the Lords of Trade.
Domj^Geo. III., Returning a letter from Sir Henry Moore enclosing a petition
"' ''' ^' ' from several merchants in New York, addi-essed to the House of
Commons ; directing them to acquaint the House of Commons of
their having received the said petition and letter. — Whitehall.
13 Feb. 427. The Same to the Same.
Dom. Geo. III., Referring to them, for their consideration, a petition from several
^' '^' ■ of the colonies, as well as from the merchants of Londcm trading
to North America, representing, previous to an application to
Parliament, the distresses to which they are reduced for want of
a medium of commerce ; — the scarcity of gold and silver coin
current among them rendering it impossible for them to make
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remittances to their creditors, to extend their trade, or even to
pay their internal debts ; and jiraying to be indulged ^vith the
power of issuing such emissions of a paper currency as may be
adequate to their -wants, and secm-ed by proper fluids to guaixl
against its depreciation.
17 Feb. 428. Lord Lieutexant of Ireland (Bristol) to the E^vel of
Ireland, SHELBUEXE.
V. 426, No. 27. Encloses the report of the Attorney General for Ireland upon,
and other papers relating to, the petition of Thomas Greg, of
Belfast, merchant, prajdng a patent for the sole making and
vending of aquafortis and oil of vitriol in L-eland. It appears
to be the Attorney General's opuiion that His Majesty may gi-ant
his Roj-al letter for the sole making, though not for the sole
vending of the same, in regard that' such grant for the sole vending
would establish a monopoly of the said commodities. Concurs
-with the Lords Justices that there is no objection. It may be
desii-able that ih: Greg should clearly retract his request for the
sole vending, before the matter is brought liefore His Majesty. —
St. James's Square. 1^ 'pl^-
19 Feb. 429. Earl of Shelbuexe to Major General Gage.
Com.-in-chief, His (the Major General's) opinion of the impropriety and inexpe-
Y. 1, p. 16. cliency of an Indian war is certainly just, and accords entirely with
His Majesty's sentiments, who wishes that every means may be used
to conciliate the tribes, and who was, therefore, greatly displeased
to receive accounts that the Governor of West Florida had resolved
on a war with the Creeks without waiting for instructions, or
even for answers to his letters on the subject. He has, therefore,
been recalled from his government, which will devolve, till another
Governor can be apjDointed, on Moiuitford Browne, Esq., the
Lieutenant Governor, who will, at the same time, receive His
Majesty's commands to use every eflbrt to terminate this rash and
xmad\'ised war, taking care to make the Indians sensible that they
owe the cessation of hostilities to His Majesty's clemency. His
Majesty has permitted a congi-ess to be held for this purpose, if
absolutely necessary.
The accomit of the probability there is of avoiding an Indian
war, contained in the Major General's letter just received, gives
His Majesty gi'eat satisfaction. His Majesty highly approves Col.
Taylor's prudent and sensible conduct. — "\\1iitehall. (No. 3.)
19 Feb. 430. The Lord Lieutexant of Ireland (Bristol) to the Earl
Dom. Geo. III.. OF ShELBURXE.
N^'e'^'b Encloses the report of the Attorney General [for Ireland] on
Tudo*.' ' the petition of Thomas Cranage, of Bridgenorth, forgeman, and
George Cranage, of Colebrooke Dale, founder, praying H.M.'s
Royal letters patent for making pig or cast iron malleable, in a
reverberatory or air furnace, with raw pit coal only. Also enclosing
the petition and reference. 1 2^-
The enclosures are numbers 6 a & b of this parcel.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 161
17G7.
19 Feb. 431. Earldom of Axglesey.
Petition^;, Coin' of ]jetition of Lady Dorothea Du Bois, eldest lawful
pp. 73^87. daughter of Richard Annesley, late Earl of Anglesey, by Ann
Siuipson, late Countess of Anglesey, his wife, in behalf of herself
and her two sisters, Lady Caroline White and Lady Elizabeth
Hyde, against the issue of a writ of summons to the claimant
of the title of Earl of Anglesey and Baron of Newport Pagnell,
pending a suit touching the validity of their mother's marriage,
and also prajnng a reference of their petition to the Attorney
General at the same time as that of the claimant. The petition
enters into particulars as to the marriage, &c.
Referred to the Attorney General, Feb. 19.
20 Feb. 432, Mr. Justice Bathuest to Lord .
^°f":J'™- ^-^■' Enclosing a petition from the principal inhabitants of Cirencester
on behalf of a boy [apparently under sentence of death for some
crime.]— Dean Street.
The petition is not forthcoming. 1 2'.
21 Feb. 433. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Earl of Hillsborough
Dom.EntryBk., and LoRD Le Despencer, H.M.'s "Postmaster General."
^ ■"'''■ '" Has appointed David Hume, Esq., to be Under Seci'etary in his
office in the room of William Burke, Esq., resigned. Desires that
he may enjoy all the privileges of free postage. — St. James's.
2.5 Feb. 434. David Hume to Grey Cooper, Esq.
Lett. Kk., See's, Encloses a copy of a letter from Mr. Dillon, and of the schedule
pp. G-k' therein referred to, by which it will be seen that he is authorized
by the Elector of Mentz to act as his agent in sohciting the
payment of some demands for deliveries made by his Highness's
subjects to the allied troops in the last war in Germany ; to be laid
before the Lords of the Treasury for their consideration and
determination. — St. James's.
Mr. Dillon's letter and the schedule are also entered.
2(i Feb. 435. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. Geo. IIL, Sending for their report thereon, a petition from Miles Barber,
V. o,p. .. ^^ Liverpool, merchant, representing that he has entered into a
contract for the delivery of negroes in the river Gambia to the
French trading there, which he did upon good advice that the
French had a right to trade in that river from their settlements
at Albreda, but that he is hkely to suffer much by the contract
as Lieut. Philip Du Perron, Governor of James Fort, would not
allow any slaves to be shipped on board French vessels in that
river. — AVhitehall.
2G Feb. 436. Mr. Secretary Conway to Wm. Dallaway-, Esq.
Dom.EntryBk., Applied to the Duke of Grafton in order to know his intentions
^' "'' ^'' '■ and engagements with regard to the office of receiver. His Grace
said that he had been very strongly solicited by Lord Berkeley
F 723. L
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CALENDAR OF
in favour of another person ; and that, though he did not at the
time conceive himself to be engaged by any j^romise, my Lord's
recommendation had, as is natural, a great weight with him.
Finding since, that Lord Berkeley persisted earnestly in the same
recommendation, his Grace does not think himself at liberty to
give the preference to any other person.
Upon this appointment on the side of the Duke, he (Mr. Conway)
applied to Lord Berkeley, who, however, still adheres obstinately
to his point. On the whole, is not able to give any encouragement
to hope for success in that application. Meanwhile, has been more
successful in seconding his application in favour of William Basset,
for whom he has secured His Majesty's free pardon. — St. James's.
437. The Same to the Eael of Findlater.
To inform him that His Majesty was pleased to appoint
Mr. Ross to the professorship of oriental languages in the King's
College of Aberdeen. — St. James's.
3 March. 438. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Directs him to refer to the House of Peers in Ireland the peti-
tion of Catharine Countess Dowager of Tyrone, for the barony of
Le Poer, and other papers connected tlierewith. — Whitehall.
28 Feb.
Scotch
Correspnce.,
1763-95, p. 24.
Irel. Entry Bk.,
1761-70, p. 84.
4 March.
Lett.Bk., See's,
1766-71, p. 9.
439. William Fraser to the Earl of Hillsborough and
Lord Le Despencer, H.M.'s Postmaster General.
To add to the list of clerks in Mr. Secretary Conway's office
the name of Mr. George Dey\'erdun, to whom the usual license for
franking printed votes, &c. has been granted. — St. James's.
5 March.
Criml. Papers,
Scotch,
V. 1,1762-86,
440. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lord Justice Clerk.
Relative to William Stewart alias James Smith, a convict. On
his, the Lord Justice Clerk's, recommendation, His Majesty has
signed a remission in consideration of transportation for life. —
St. James's.
9 March. 441. Mr. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Mr.
Isle of Man, SECRETARY [CONWAY].
. 1, 0.50 a, . rpj^g enclosed is a letter from Mr. Heywood, Deemster (Judge),
and one of the principal gentlemen of the Isle, the particulars
which he mentions being, in the present situation of affairs, of
consequence. Mr. Lutwidge is the Receiver General of the Isle,
and now in London ; Mr. Betham is Collector of Douglas, and in
Mr. Lutwidge's absence at the head of the Revenue Department ;
Mr. Cln-istian is one of the first merchants in Douglas ; and
Ml". Younger, Postmaster and Deputy Commissary for the troops.
The Keys having received intelligence fi-om Mi'. Moore, their
chairman, now in London, that a plan of Mr. Lutwidge's was laid
before the Board of Treasury for annexing this Isle to the county
of Cumberland, they are now assembled, and in the greatest conster-
nation. Submits to Mr. Conway's consideration how these alarms
HOME OFFICE PAPEES.
163
1767.
U March.
Lett.Bk.,8ec.'s,
1766-71, p. 10.
and jealousies may be increased by this report to Mr. Betham ;
and how his (the Governor's) credit with the people must be
injured by a gentleman of Mr. Lutwidge's character asserting and
propagating in this manner that he is privately opposing the
measiu-es of the country, and representing the little regard paid
to what he (the Governor) writes. It wovdd be presumptuous in
him to point out the consequences which may arise from the com-
municating to the people his correspondence with the Secretaries
of State, and particularly on such an occasion. Asks what support
he is to expect. — Castleto^Tn. (No. 4.)
The enclosui-e, which a a letter to the Governor from Mr. Hey-
wood, stating that Mr. Younger informed him that Mr. Betham
had received a letter fi-om Mr. Lutwidge, saying that the Governor
had wi'itten to the Duke of Grafton, to the prejudice of Mr.
Moore's present application to the Ministry, particularly with
respect to his requests for trade, and that this letter was likewise
communicated to Mr. Christian. Mr. Heywood soon after called
on Mr. Christian to know the particulars, and was told that the
above was true, that he had read Mr. Lutwidge's letter, which
likewise intimated that the Govenror's letter Avas laid before the
Board of Treasury, and that what he said on the subject would
not be much regarded. Mr. Christian seemed extremely concei'ned
at this intelligence, and said that nothing but indisposition coidd
prevent his waiting upon his Excellency upon it. — Dated from the
" Nunnery," Sth March.
442. Wm. Fraser to John Pownall. Esq.
Sends six papers received from Mi-. Consul Swallow at Peters-
burg, containing an account of exports and imports at Petersbiu'g,
Riga, and Narva in 176G, to be laid before the Lords of Trade and
Plantations. — St. James's.
17 March.
Admiralty
Entry Bk.,
17 March.
Lett.Bk., See's,
1766-68, p. 7.
18 March.
Law Officers
Entry Bk.,
443. Earl of Sheleurne to the Lords op the Admiralty.
Encloses an extract of a letter of 2nd Feb., lately received from
Commodore Spry. — Whitehall.
444. M. MoRGANN to ChxVrles Lowndes, Esq.
Two letters, (1) requesting him to transmit, for the Earl of
Shelbume's use, an account of money di-awn for by Governor
Melvill, or otherwise issued for the service of the islands under
his government ; (2) enclosing an extract from a letter of Nov. 6,
1766, from the Governor of Rhode Island. — Whitehall.
445. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Attorney General.
Sends a copy of a memorial lately received from Count Welderen,
Envoy Extraordinary from the States General, as also of the
papers therein referred to, containing accusations against a Mons.
Van Teylingen, who was Governor of a Dutch settlement [Nega-
jjatnam on the coast of Coromandel] in the East Indies, of having
defrauded their Company ; and also a complaint against Mr. Polk,
Governor of Madras, for having refused to deliver him to the
l2
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CALEKDAR OF
17G7.
Dutch deputies sent to Madras in pursuit of him. And as j\I. Van
TeylLngen is nov*' in England, Count Welderen has received in-
structions from the States to desire that search may be made after
him, and, if he should be found, that he may be detained till they
can come to a resolution as to how to proceed against him. Desires
him to take the whole of this matter into his consideration, and to
report his opinion thereon. — St. James's.
Count Welderen's letter, and a full account of the escape in
Avoman's clothes, the robberies, cruelties, Szc. of this Christiaan
Van Teylingen, formerly Governor of the Dutch establishment at
Negapatnam, on the coast of Coromandel, and of his two accom-
plices (p. 122), Philippe Francis Harsz and Pien-e Matthew Joell,
and particulars of the pursuit (p. 127). (French.)
19 March.
Lett.Bk., Si-c.S
1766-71, p. 10
446. David Hume to Mr. James, Secretary to the East India
Company.
Enclosing papers as in the foregoing. — St. James's.
20 ilarch.
Admiralty,
pel. l.'J7, No. 2
20 March.
Admiralty,
iCl. 157,No.J
20 March.
Lett.Bk., Sec'
17G6-6S, p. 7
447. Earl of Shelburne to Commodore Spry.
Acknowledging letters, and signifying His Majesty's approbation
of his conduct in the negotiations, and particularly of the three
additional articles concluded with the Emperor of Morocco. The
King also approves of the proposal of appointing Mr. Jacob Benider
Vice-consul at Sallee, at a salary of 100/. a year. His charges for
the expedition to Algiers will be paid. "The greatest economy
must be practised, as the expenses for that service have constantly
increased without adequate advantage. The King is pleased to
honour him (Commodore Spry) with the same character to the
Republic of Genoa as was borne by Commodore Harrison. This
character, however, was fii-st granted to Capt. Hervey, and on the
express condition of no salary being annexed to it ; nor is it His
Majesty's intention to gi-ant any extra allowance in consequence
of it.— Whitehall. A draft, s'pp.
448. Privateers.
Ca,se of the proprietors of the " Lord Clive " and " Ambuscade,"
private ships of war, which were hired into the service of the King
of Portugal. 2 printed pp.
449. il. MoRGANX to the Clerk of the Council in
waiting.
Transmitting an extract from a letter of -tth Dec. 17GC from
Lord Wm. Campbell, together with the draft of a bill therein
mentioned, and the observations drawn up by the Chief Justice of
Nova Scotia. — Whitehall.
22 ]\Iarch. 450. Mr. Baron Perrott to Lord .
Dom.Oeo. III., Relative to one Sawj-er under sentence of transportation,
pel. 79, No.i5. Thinks he was tried by Mr. Justice xVstou, whom he asks may be
written to. — Worcester. 2 pp.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 165
.Geo. III.,
5, p. 13.
1767.
2J? March. 451. Earl of Sheleurxe to the Lord President.
:*?,'?'^'^\'{?H;' Dii'ectiug him to take Hi.s Majesty's pleasure on the enclosed
'" ' resolution of the House of Commons of the 20th inst., for an
addre.ss requesting His Majesty to order a copy of the memorial
presented to His Majesty in Council by Admiral Cornish and
other officers who served in the East Indies in the expedition to
Pondicherry. — Whitehall.
The resolution is also entered.
2G March. 452. Courts-martial.
'^''■.,f ""'L^'^'' -^ list of the regiments for which orders to hold coiu-ts-martial,
■■"'''■ ^ ■ dated 2Gth March 17G 7, were signed by the King, and (being
sent from the War Office for that purpose) were countersigned by
Mr. Secretary Conway.
27 March. 453. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
Sending, for theii- consideration and opinion, an extract from a
letter fi-om Lord William Campbell, Governor of Nova Scotia,
and a copy of a Bill transmitted thei-ewith, entitled, "An Act for
partition of lands in coparcenary," together with remarks on the
Bill by the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia.— Whitehall.
28 March. 454. Mr. Justice Aston to Lord .
Dom.^Geo. III., Thinks that Sawyer was tried before Mr. Baron Perrott, but on
i'^-' '-"■ ■ his return to London will make a report if he finds the trial was
before himself — Warwick. 1 ja
31 March. 455. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. Geo. III., Transmitting a copy of a letter from Lieut.-Governor Carleton,
^' ' P' ■ with the petitions of Messrs. Cugnet and Tachct, and other jtapers
relative thereto, for their opinion as to the validity and propriety
of the grants therein mentioned.
31 March. 456. The Same to the Same.
Dom. Geo. III., Referring to them the petition of Mr. Turnbull, for their opinion
V. 5,p. 14. ^^ ^^ ^1^^ utility of inducing Greeks skilled in the culture of silk
and cotton to settle in H.M.'s southern colonies of North America,
and as to the propriety of gi-anting Mr. Turnbull the aid he
requires.
The petition is also entered. The petitioner jjrays that one of
the laid-txp sloops of war may be fitted out as a transport, which
he offers to man, victual, and navigate at his own expense, by
which means he presumes he can carry himdreds of useful subjects
to the province of East Florida.
3 April. 457. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Same.
Dom.EntryBk. Encloses the copy of a letter from Mr. Fenwick, H.M.'s Consul
V. 2j, p. 33. ^^ Elsingoer, as also of a paper signed by a great number of
merchants trading to the Baltic from Great Britain and Ireland ;
by which it Avill be scon that they hnve agreed to pay him a con-
166
CALENDAR OF
1767.
sulage of five roubles for eveiy ship belonging to them that shall
pa.ss the Sound, in conformity to the same sum granted to him by
the Russia Company on all their shij^s loading at Petersburg and
Narva. But as Mr. Fenwick represents that the advantage of
this agi-eement falls far short of the intention, from his not being
able to find a pi'oper person to collect this consulage for him in the
several ports of the Baltic within the King of Denmark's dominions,
he begs that His Majesty would direct his ]\Iinister at Copenhagen
to desire the King of Denmark to order his officers of the Soimd
Ciistom House to collect it foi' him, in the same manner as the
Dutch consulage is collected from ships of that nation. Desires
their Lordships to report their opinion as to Mr. Fenwick's
recpiest.
3 April.
Entered in
Isle of Man
Entry Bk.,
p. 40.
A draft in
Isle of Man,
T. 1, No. 51.
458. Mr. Secretaey Conway to Govekxoe Wood.
It was necessary for him to transmit to the Duke of Grafton a
copy of his (Mr. Wood's) letter of the -jthDec. last, as the object of
it regarded pi-incipally the department of the Treasmy ; and he
had the less scruple in making this communication, because the
whole of it was open, and fair, and honest, and contained no
sentiments but what had been previously and avowedly acknow-
ledged by letter to Mr. Moore. If Mr. Lutwidge, therefore, has said
that he received at the Treasury any other inlbrmation to his (the
Governor's) disadvantage, either his informer has been mistaken,
or he himself has misunderstood it, or possibly the person to
whom he A\Tote has taken his letter in a different sense from what
he intended it. Wherever the mistake lies, it appears that no blame
can justly be thrown on the Governor, nor any imputation which
could render him the least obnoxious to the people under his
government. It is true that Mr. Lutwidge has given in some pro-
posal relative chiefly to the affairs of his Revenue department.
That of the annexation forms no part of what he (Mr. Conway)
has been informed of. Mr. Lutwidge declares that he has confined
himself to such informations and propositions as he thought for the
general advantage, without reference to anything the Governor
had written or done ; and for the rest, though Mr. Conway will be
ready to report, and, in his department, to forward any salutary
schemes he (Mr. Wood) may propose for the benefit of the Island,
he doesn't think it possible to prevent hearing of such as may
come through other channels, particularly those mentioned. li2^P-
3 April.
Lett. Bk., Sec'
1766-68,
459. A:wEKiCAX Affairs.
List of papers laid before Parhamcnt.
9 April.
Admiralty
Euti-y Bk.,
176fi-84, p. 7.
460. P. 1*1- MoEiN to the Clerk of the Council in waiting.
No accounts having been received of late relative to the plague
but a few lines in one of Sir James Wright's lettei-s, dated 11 March,
to the Earl of Shelburne, sends an extract of it for the Lord
President's intormation. — Whitehall
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 167
.5, p. 16.
1767.
9 April. 461. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. Geo. III., Asking for an exact account of the civil establi.shment of the
V. 5, p. 16. Governors, Judges, and other officers concerned in the administra-
tion of justice in the several colonies of North America.
9 April. 462. The Same to the Same.
Dom. Geo. III., Referring for their opinion a memorial from Mr. Turulnill, re-
presenting that the 500?. per annum granted by Parliament for
three years past for encouraging the culture of cotton, vines, silk,
and other articles of commerce in East Florida, remain yet
unapplied, no attempt for raising those commodities having been
made for want of settlers ; and praying that the above bounty may
be applied in premiums for carrying to that province such Greeks
as are accustomed to the culture of cotton, vines, and silk, at the
rate of SI. a head. Also praying that 400L of the future annual
bounty, if granted by Parliament, may be applied in making
roads and bridges, and establishing ferries over the rivers, that a
communication may be opened with the provinces of Georgia,
West Florida, &c., and that the remaining 100/. may be given as a
stipend to the parson and schoolmaster who accompanies the first
500 Greeks.— Whitehall.
10 April. 463. Charles Lowndes to Richard Sutton, Esq.
Com. Geo. III., Encloses a memorial and accounts from Charles O'Hara, Esq.,
Governor of Senegambia, for Lord Shelluu-ne's opinion how far
they ought to be paid. — Treasury Chambers. 1 p.
pel. 79, No. 18
13 April. 464. L. Macleaxe to Philip Stephens, Esq.
Lett.Bk.,See.'s, Transmits, in order to be laid before the Lords of the Admiralty,
1766-8, p. 13. ^^ extract from a letter (3 Feb. 1767) fi'om Mr. Tryon, Governor
of North Carolina, and an extract from the journal of the Assembly
of that colony, relative to a misbehaviour of Jeremiah Morgan, Esq.,
Commander of H.M.'s .sloop of war "Hornet." — Whitehall.
14 April. 465. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lords of Trade.
Dora.EntryBk., Encloses a copy of a letter from Mr. Woodford, H.M.'s Resident
V. 2,5, p. a,";. ^^ Hamburgh, together with the three papers therein referred to,
giving an account of a herring fishery intended to be established
by some of the King of Denmark's subjects, for which a society
is forming at Altona. Their Lordships will see by the " octroy "
granted by the King of Denmark, the encouragement given by him
to the imdertaking ; and as it may be prejudicial to the fi-ee British
herring fishery, desires them to take it into their consideration.
— St. James's.
15 April. 466. Earl of Shelburne to H.M.'s Postmaster General.
Dom.EntrjBk. Encloses extracts from two letters from Mr. Hay, H.M.'s Minister
v. 24, p. 135. ^^ Lisbon, giving his opinion that the late disagreeable accident at
Lisbon (any bad consequences from which his application has
happUy prevented) was in gi-eat measure owing to the imprudence
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1767.
of the mate of the " Expedition " packet, by too open a violation
of a law, the evasion of which " that " Government seems not
unwilling to connive at. Desii'es their Lordships to give the
masters of ]iackets such admonition as they shall judge proper for
that purpose. — Whitehall.
20 April. 467. Lords of the Admikalty to Mr. Secretary Conway.
Admiralty, Relative to a memorial of Mons. Hamieken, charged with the
Ko 4^a"b affairs of his Danish Ma,jesty, comidaining that a Danish vessel had
been piratically treated by the crew of an English one, therein
described. Most of the vessels in the different ports of the neigh-
bourhood where the piracy was committed being painted in the
same manner as the one described, so that it is impossible to tlx it
upon any without a fuller description, suggesting that a reward
of 500/. be oflered for the discovery of the offenders.
The memorial. {Frcndi.) 5 2>j>-
20 April. 468. Mr. Secretary Conway to Alexander Butler, Es,p
CrimL Tapers, To inform him that the Elizabeth Cornick, for whom he sent a
V. 12, p. 101. respite on the 8thinst., is the same person as he (Mr. Butler) pre-
viously received a respite for from the Earl of Shelburne. —
St. James's.
23 April. 469. General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Church Bk., Instructions, private instructions, and additional private in-
i76\-8y.' structions for the Earl of Glasgow, H.M.'s High Commissioner to
pp. 79-86. the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ; His Majesty's
letter to the Assembly ; and a letter to Charles Lowndes, Esq., to
move the Lords of the Treasury to cause the usual warrants to be
prepared for the salaiy of the Lord Commissioner.
These instructions are similar to those of previous years.
24 April. 470. Postmasters General (Hillsborough and Le Despencer)
Dom. Geo. III., to the EARL OF ShELBURNE.
T. 2, No. 2 . Relative to his Lordship's letter of the L5th inst., and the
extracts from Mr. Hay, H.M.'s Minister at Lisbon. They v/ill give
such directions in consequence thereof to the several commanders
on the Lisbon station to be particularly careful and circumspect
when they carry any money on board their packets, as wall
prevent such disagreeable accidents for the future. — General Post
Office. 1 2>.
25 April. 471. Richard Sutton to Mr. Lowndes.
Trcas.EntryBk., His Majesty is satisfied that the amount of the several articles
^'j®gg~2y., AS sct fortli lu thc memorial of Charles O'Hara, Esq., Governor of
Senegambia, has liecn properly expended, and approves of the
payment of the same. — Whitehall.
The memorial is also entered. The expenses incurred were for
repairs, arreai's of customs due to some of the nio.st powerful eliiefs
in the river, particularly to the Moors from whom the gum was
purchased, kc.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 169
1767.
2S April. 472. Secretary-at-WxVR (Barrixgton) to the Earl of Shel-
Dom. Geo. III., BURXE.
No^77^'ii b Relative to the extraordinary mortality which ha.s prevailed
among H.M.'s troops in Senegambia. Several of the officer.? and
a considerable number of the private men are already dead, and
the remainder are left in a very sickly state. Recruits ought to
embark between the 1st of Nov. and the 1st of March, in order to
avoid arri\'ing in the sickly season. Enclosing a return of the
effective state of the gan-ison.
The return. The establishment had dwindled down to 81
persons, and there were wanting 124 private men to complete
it. ^pp.
28 April. 473. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. Geo. III., Mr. Douglas, late Collector of H.M.'s Customs in Jamaica, having
v.. '5, p. 17. ijeen removed from his office for maladministration, and having
been called before the Governor and Council several times to give
his reasons for detaining from his successor the books of office and
the moneys which had arisen from the revenues during his adminis-
tration, was at last committed by the Governor and Council for
contempt, but released by the Chief Justice, who alleged that
the commitment Avas illegal ; referring, for their Lordships' o})inion
as to the jjovver of the Governor and Council in Jamaica in cases
of contempt, several extracts from the minutes of Council, the
Lieut.-Governor's letter, and the Cliief Justice's reason for enlarging
Mr. Douglas. — Wliitehall.
28 April. 474. The Same to the Same.
Dom. Geo. III., Relative to the petition and other papers from Mr. Houdiu,
T. 5, p. IS. attorney for Mr. Jean Tachet and the hens of Messrs. Bissot and
Joliet, Canadian subjects of His Majesty, representing that by -the
limits settled in 17G3 between the provinces of Quebec and New-
foundland, agreeable to H.M.'s proclamation, the greater part of
the possessions of the said Tachet, fcc. were included within the
government of the latter province, and that thereby they have
biL-n disturbed in the enjoyment of the several possessions and
pri\il.'ge,s to which they have a right, particulai-ly in the lands
and Islands of Mingan, the Island of Anticosti, and the fi.shkig
post of Grand Mecatinat. Desu-ing their Lordshi]is' opinion as
to the validity of the petitioners' claim.
28 April. 475. The Same to the Same.
Dom. Geo. III., Transmitting, for their ojiinion, a petition of the principal
^" ' P" ■ inhabitants of Louisbourg, in the Island of Capo Breton, on behalf
of themselves and the other inhabitants of that Island, transmitted
by Mr. Cumbeidand, Agent for Nova Scotia.
28 April. 476. The Same to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Lett.Bk., See's, rvrnuests them to send an account of the establishment of the
1706-8, p. 13. Admiralty Courts in North America, specifying the salaries of the
Judges, &c., in onler that the Board of Trade may complete their
170 CALENDAR OF
1767.
rejjort on the salaries of the Governors, Judges, and other officers
concerned in the administration of justice in the colonies of
Nortli America. — Wliitehall.
30 April. 477. Lords of the Admiralty to Mr. Secretary Conway.
Admiralty,^ JJa^dng Sent directions to their solicitor to prepare a di-aft of an
•"^ ■ ' ''■ '^' advertisement offering a reward of 500?. for the discovery and pro-
secution of the persons concerned in the piracy on the Danish
vessel, he proposed to stipulate with the Danish Minister, that in
case of a discovery through the advei-tisement, the master and men
of the ship, who are foreigners, shall, at their own expense, come up
to town to prosecute ; and that though they will be allowed sub-
sistence from him (the solicitor), yet they are not to expect any
allowance for the loss of time and trouble ; because, in former pro-
secutions, the Government has been obliged to pay very large sums
of money for want of such previous stipulations. Desiring him to
cause the matter to be settled accordingly. 2 'pj^.
30 April. 478. The Same to the Earl of Shelburne.
Admiralty, To know whether they are to make any additions to or altera-
P '' '• tions in the instructions to Commodore PalUsser under which he
sailed last year, he lieing about to proceed to Ne"s\'foundlan(;l.
4 May. 479. Commodore Palliser to the Earl of Shelburne.
Admiralty, Has attended 'Mx. Attorney General twice upon the .subject of
pel. 157, No. 7. j^^^^ serving on the fisheries in Ne^vfoundland being discharged in
a distressed condition in that country, and thereby is .sufficiently
instructed to act for the present, till a law shall be made for
remedying the many and great evils occasioned by that practice,
and for recovering the great advantages thereby lost to this
coimtry on the head of seamen. — London. 1 p.
4 May. 480. Eairl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Admiralty In reply to their letter of the 30th past, relative to Commodore
T^fi'JL^^'io Pallisser's instructions. His Majesty does not think it necessary
" ' ^' ' to make any addition to or alteration in those he has received ;
he is therefore to sail as soon as possible for Newfoundland. —
Whitehall.
5 May. 481. The Same to the Lord Chamberlain.
Dom.EntryBk., Directing the advance of 2201. net to the Morocco Ambassador,
V. 24, p. 135. .^yhicli he has requested to be allowed him, to bear the travelling
charges of himself and his attendants to Plymouth, where he
proposes to embark for home.
7 May. 482. Mr. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Mr.
Isle of Man, SECRETARY [CoNWAY].
vol.i,No.52a,b. j^^^ received his letter of the .3rd, which gave him the utmost
satisfaction. Kelative also to a three months' leave of absence
granted by the Marquis of Granby to Ensign Grieves, of the
HO:iE OFFICE PAPERS.
171
17G7.
10 May.
Admiralty,
pel. 157, No. 6
ill May.
Dom. Geo. III.,
V. 5, p. 20.
Queen'.s Royal Eegiment, stationed in the Island. Major General
Harvey's letter (a copy enclosed) persuaded Mm the more that it
was His Majesty's intention that leave of absence to officers shovild
fall under his, the Governor's, department. As he would not
choose to over or under act his character, he wishes to be informed
whether his Lordship's leave of absence extends to this Island,
and whether any, or what, part of that power still remains with
him. — Castletown. (No. 5.)
The enclosure, being the Adjutant General's letter enclosing the
regulations for the attendance of oificers at quarters. 3 fp.
483. Algiers.
"Briti.sh Chancery Office, Algier, 10 May 17()7. Register of
Consul Kirke's letter to James Sampson, Esq. ;" — in which he
delivers up the books of the consulate, &c., and gives a list of
them. A copy. 2 pp.
484. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
Directmg them to lay before the House of Commons the printed
jom-nal of the House of Representatives of the province of Massa-
chusett's Bay, from October to December 1766 ; and the votes
and proceedings of the Assembly of the province of New Jersey
in June 1766.— Whitehall.
12 May.
IreL Entry Bk.,
1761-70, p. 92.
485. Richard Sutton to the Mayor of Cork.
Directs him to demand from the ship containing convicts, con-
signed by Messrs. Sedgley, Wdhouse, and Randolph, contractors
at Bristol, to Messrs. Thomas and William Ringold, in Maryland,
Thomas Sa'Nvyer, one of the convicts, for whom His Majesty has
signed a fi-ee pardon (attested copy enclosed), which, liy accident,
did not arrive at Bristol tiU after the ship had sailed. His Majesty
wiU make good any loss to the contractors. — Whitehall.
14 May.
Doni.Entrj-Bk..
v. 24, p. 136.
1.5 May.
Dom. Geo. III.,
V. 5, pp. 20, 21.
486. The S.uiE to the Clerk of the Cheque.
The Earl of Shelburne desires him to appoint another messenger
to wait at his Lordship's office in the room of Robert Jackson •
and, fm-ther, that Jackson may never be put upon the bill of
messengers to attend his Lordship. — Whitehall.
487. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
Enclosing a copy of an order of the House of Lords of yesterday.
Copies of all papers, proceedings, and reports relative to their
Board, and referred to in that order, to be transmitted to be laid
before the House. — Whitehall.
A similar letter, enclosing an order of the House of Commons.
1.5 May. 488. The Same to the Lord President.
Desires him to take His Majestj-'s pleasure upon tlie enclosed
der of the House of Lords and resolution of the House of Com-
D be presented to His Majesty that he would
Lett.Bk., See's
or
mous, for adch't
172 CALENDAR OF
oi-(]er the papers, kc. [relating to the bill passed by the AssemTily,
&c., of Massachusetts Bay, for granting compensation to tlie
sufferers, and of free and general pardon, &c. to the offenders in the
late times,] to be laid before both Houses respectively.
The order and resolution are entered.
18 May. 489. Miss Susanna Bradley to Lord .
Dora^ Gen. III., Being from home could • not sooner inform his Lordship that
pel. / 9, No. 24. ^yi^Q^-^ giie came of age in January last she gave her father's
" Observations " to his very particular friend and her uncle, Mr.
Saml. Peach, not doubting but they were her sole right, because no
application had ever been made for them by her guardians, or any
other person on behalf of His Majesty, the Board of Longitude, or
the Royal Society. Has also been lately informed that several
very eminent counsel have conciu-red in opinion that they were
her sole property. — Chalford. 1 p.
19 May. 490. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Dom. Entry Bk., In consequence of their letter of 3rd Jul}-, last year, on the
v.2.5, p. 36. subject of a British vessel seized by the Collector of Customs at
" b""'misf.ke''° Barbadoes for a breach of the Acts of Trade, but which had been
—mTryhi. ^ ' forcibly carried away, and had taken refuge at St. Eustatia, he
wrote to Sir Joseph York the same month, and now sends an extract
from the letter. Also sends an extract from a letter from Sir
Joseph, received by the Dutch mail yesterday, and copies of
several papers therein referred to, for their information.
19 May. 491. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord President.
Lett.Bk., See/s, Desires him to take His Majesty's pleasure upon the enclosed
1,66-8, p. 1/. order of the House of Lords of the 18th inst., for an address to be
presented to His Majesty that he will give directions that there
be laid before this House copies of precedents of Orders in Council
declaring Acts of Assemblies in America null, illegal, or void,
together with reports of the several Attorneys and Solicitors
General in similar cases, read at the Council Board the 9th inst.
21 May. 492. The Same to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. Geo. III., Sending a copy of an order of the Hou.se of Lords of the 20th
■p. 5, p. 21. jj^g|. £^j. ^^ adckess to be presented to His Majesty for directions
that there be laid before them copies of the commission and
instructions given to the Governor of Quebec, and other paper.s
relative to that i)rovince. Copies of such papers as relate to their
office, and are referred to in that order, to be immediately trans-
mitted.
21 May. 493. The Same to the Lord President.
Lett.Bk., See's, Requests him to take His Maje.sty's pleasure upon the enclosed
'"i8-i9 order of the House of Lords of the 20th inst. (same as foregoing).
The order is also entered.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 173
1766-71, p.
1767.
22 May. 494. David Hume to Grey Cooper, Esq.
LiU.Bk., See.'s, Sending a copy of a memorandum just received from the Loixl
' " Advocate of Scotland relative to an attempt made to assas.sinate
Mr. Gordon, Collector of the Customs at Ayr, in March last ; to be
laid before the Lords of the Treasury for their consideration as to
what reward they think proper to ofler for the discovery of any
of the persons concerned. — St. James's.
27 May. 495. P. M. Morin to Ph. Stevens, Esq.
Admiralty Sends copies of a letter from the Secretary of the Lord Lieu-
-T'r-?4^'^ 1 1 tenant of Ireland, and enclosures therein, relative to transports. —
'"" ■"■ ■ Whitehall.
1766-84, p. 11
Correspnce
1763-9.
27 May. 496. Courts of Judicature and Civil Government of
Lett.Bk., See's, QUEBEC, &C.
' 'oo-^3 " ^^^^ °^ papers laid before the House of Lords, the 27th May
17G7."
28 May. 497. Mr. Secretary Conway to the High Commissioner of
Church Bk., THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
^-"f^Q*^' Acknowledging the answer of the Assembly to His Majesty's
pp. 86^ 87. letter. The King received the assurances of the zeal, loyalty, and
attachment of that venerable body with the strongest marks of
approbation, and was also pleased to express his entire approbation
of his Grace's conduct.
A letter to similar effect to the Moderator.
28 May. 498. The Same to Dr. Robertson.
Scotch His Majesty received very graciously the memorial of the Pro-
fessors in the University of Edinburgh for an augmentation of
their salaries. Before anything can be concluded, however, on
that matter, it must be referred to the Lords of the Treasury. —
St. James's.
28 May. 499. R. Sutton to Mr. Hervey.
Irel. Entry Bk., Relative to the transports for the 10th Regiment. — Whitehall.
1761-70, p. 93.
28 May. 500. Leave of Absence.
Warrant Bk., Royal licence for Jaime Aibona, H.M.'s interpreter of oriental
V. 32,p. 138. languages, to go to Gibraltar or Minorca for his health.
29 May. 501. Regiments going from Ireland to North America.
Ireland, Certain letters, with enclosures, fi-om the Secretary of State,
the Lord Lieutenant, and others, relative to these regiments, and
transports for their accommodation. Between 1 Jan. and 29 May
1767. 22 lyj. or farts of pp.
The letters from the Secretary of State to the Lord Lieutenant,
with one of April 1.5, of which there is not a draft forthcoming,
are entered in Ireland Entry Book, 1761-70, pp. 82-91.
.430,
Nos. 68,
174 CALENDAR OF
1767.
2Q May. 502. Ixvextion.
Petitions, Petition of Benjamin D'Israeli for a patent in England, &c., for
i,eo-84, p. 93. j_^^^ invention of the art of making women's chip hats and bonnets,
and the materials called platt or platting.
Referred to the Attornej' or Solicitor General, May 29.
2 June. 503. Me. Secretary Coxway to the Attorney General.
Law Officers Eucloses a copy of an anonjTuous letter lately received, in con-
^]°-Ro ?!"'' sequence of which he made some inquiries, and found the facts
l)p.'i4Ti,'i4i. stated to be well founded in eveiy particular but that of the two
persons mentioned being Jesuits. They are said to be Roman
Catholics, but not of that order, and have set up a school in the
house described, for the education of youth and the advancement
of their own rehgion. Desires an opinion as to what steps should
be taken on the occasion.
The letter is also entered. It is signed " H. E.," and dated from
Walsall, and states that Lord Viscoimt Dudley has let his house
called Sedgley Park to two Jesuits, who have converted it into a
seminary, and have already above 100 pupils. The aftair makes
a great noise in the countiy, as, imder his Lordship's protection,
thej' have grown sufficiently insolent ; and, unless a stop be put to
it, it will be attended with serious consequences.
3 Jime. 504. Richard Sutton to the Clerk of the Council in
Dom.Entr.vBk., WAITING.
T. 24, p. 137. Sends an abstract of a publication of the Board of Health at
Venice, dated March 11, 1767. — Whitehall.
The abstract entered. " That two months are passed since their
" last certain advices that the contagious disorder in Janina and
" Ai'ta was so subsided that the prohibitions to those parts were
" much lessened ; whereupon the Super-Providitors and Providitors
" of Health resulwd tu iv.juce the quarantine of the Islands of
" Corfee, Santa Mauta. < italug-na, Zante, and their neighborhood,
" to the usual tinn' nf :^^ days, except the fortress of Provesa and
" Venizza, which are the most exposed, being situated on the
" confines of the continent."
3 Jime. 505. L. Macleane to Stephen Fuller, Esq., Agent for Jamaica.
Lett.Bk., See's, Lord Shelburne has received intelligence (but not yet authenti-
1766-s, p. 24. cated) that the Spaniards have ceded all their part of the Island
of Hispaniola to the French, excepting the capital town alone.
As this news, if true, must be very detrimental to the interest and
commerce of Great Britain, his Lordship will be very glad to see
him and the West India Agent at his house on Friday evening
about ten o'clock, with any of the West Incha merchants he may
choose to brmg. It would be improper to have this fact talked of
before confirmation of it.
Like letter sent to Henry Wilmot, Esq., Agent for the Lee-
war<l Islands ; Richard Maitland, Esq., Agent lor Grenada ; and
Walker, Esq., Agent for Barbadoes.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
175
1767.
8 Jime.
Lett. Bk., See's,
1768-8, p. 25.
506. The Same to the Clerk of the Council in waiting.
Desiring hiin to lay before the Lord President the enclosed copy
of a letter from the Governor of Bermuda, dated March 20, 17C7,
relative to the sloop " Newbury," Lawrence Furlong, master,
seized and condemned there.
11 June.
Admiralty,
pel. 1.57, No. f
12 June.
15 June.
Treas.Entrj'Bk.,
1763-75, p. 208.
17 June.
Criml. Paper;
17 June.
Criml. Papers,
V. 12, 1766-70,
p. 109.
17 Jime.
Dom. Geo. IIL,
pel. 79, No. 27.
19 June.
Petitions,
1765-84, p. 95.
507. Ph. Stephens to L. Macleane, Esq., Secretary to the Earl
of Shelburne.
In reference to extracts from a letter from Mr. Tryou, Governor
of North Carolina, and from the journals of the House of
Assembly of that colony, relative to a misbehaviour of Capt.
Morgan, of H.M.S. " Hornet." The said sloop is ordered to return
to England in the ordinary course of relief, and on its arrival
proper enquiry will be made. 1 p.
The French Inhabitants of Grenada. 8cc No. 403, p. l.")2.
508. R Sutton to Charles Lowndes, Esq.
Sends copies of a memorial from Prince Maseran, and one of
Mr. Galabert's, adcb-essed to the Prince, to be laid before the Lords
of the Treasury.— Whitehall.
509. P. M. MoRiN to the High Sheriff of Lancaster.
Sending H.M.'s pardon for Isabella Connick, upon condition of
transportation for life, which, although signed by Mr. Secretary
Conway in the absence of Lord Shelburne, is to operate equally as
if it had been countersigned by his Lord.ship himself.
510. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Eecorder of London, &c.
John Benham, under sentence of death for housebreaking, having
petitioned the King for a pardon on condition of undergoing the
amputation of one of his limbs in order to prove the efficacy of
the styptic medicines discovered by Mr. Thomas Pierce, His Majesty
has granted the prayer of the petition. Directing that the convict
be removed on the 2.3rd inst., at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to
the Sessions House in the Old Bailey, where the experiment is to
be performed. When it is over the prisoner is to be considered no
longer in custody. — St. James's.
511. Rolls of Parliajment.
" Mr. Webb's account of the Rolls of Parliament from the
1st of Ed. 1st. to the 1st of Ed. Cth. DeUvered in by P. C. Webb,
Esq., and read at the Table, Jime 17th, 1767." 21 pp.
512. Invention.
Petition of Thomas Parker, of St. Mary Axe, in the city of
London, mei'chant, for a patent in Scotland for his invention of a
machme for sawing and cutting timber and other purposes by the
help of a fire-engine.
Referred to the Lord Advocate for Scotland, June 19.
176 CALENDAR OF
1767.
20 June. 513. Ixventiox.
Dom. Gon. IH., Petition of Paul Metivier and Francis Brogi, both of London,
v.G.i 0.1-2. iii(.ix-hant.s, for a patent in England, fcc, for inf5truments, &c.
invented by them for manufacturing wood growing in this king-
dom into chip hats and bonnets ; and also a method of raising
straw in this kingdom for manufacturing bass or straw hats.
Referred as usual, 20 June.
21 June. 514. Mr. Secretary Cunway to the Recorder of London, &c.
Criml. Papurs, Directing that John Benham, the convict mentioned in the letter
'it''"'^' of 17 June above, be not removed till further order. In the
meantime the kee]ier of Newgate is to sufl'er him to be taken to
tlie press-yard for the benefit of the air.
p. 11
22 June. 515. L. Macleaxe to the Canada Committee.
Lett. Bk., See's, Jji-. Porten has made his report of the termination of liquidating
1766-8, p. 27. ^Yic Canada paper in France. Lord Shelburne therefore desires
that th. y will admit to tlnir ]iroportion of bonum all such papers
as have lii'iH li(|\ii(lati'd in I'V.-im-c in consequence of the certificates
of the Eiiglisli anil l''iencli < '(umiu.ssaries.
As this attair is now finished, begs leave to remind them of their
promise to make a suitable recompence to Mr. Changuion and
Mr. Porten.
N.B. — The six enclosures in the above letter are states of
certificates signed at Paris.
24 June. 516. Commodore Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Admiralty, Transmitting a letter from the Dey of Algier to His Majesty,
No -''a" a' b '"^^^^^ yi^'iiiy' ^ detailed account of his proceedings at Algier. Upon a
representation of the distressed condition of the Island of Minorca,
his Highness was prevailed upon to allow two vessels from Mahon
to load with corn, which was all he could possibly grant till
the new corn came in. Was amazed to find that the presents
given by his predecessors far exceeded Avhat he brought from
England for like purposes. Mr. Kirke said it was a custom which
had crept in long before he came to Algier, and that he, the
Commodore, would be obliued t" cmqily with it, if he meant to
do any business. All which lie tiiiuid to be too true ; for when his
secretary went with the TreaMu it's present, who is the person next
to the Dey, he told him he would receive it as coming from the
King of England, but otherwise it was not worth his acceptance.
The Aga, and the other great officers of the Court, being likewise
out of humour at not having their customary presents of gold
watches, he, the Commodore, had to promise to send one to each,
before he could entertain the least hopes of doing any business.
Having thus in some measure satisfied these people, and the Dey
being highly pleased with his presents, he endeavoured at the next
conference to establish an intercourse of trade with Gibraltar, and
prevailed upon his Highness to issue orders to the Governors of
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 177
17G7.
Zafavina and " Arasgon," two ports in the western part of his
iloniinions, tliat in case any vessels slionld arrive there with letters
from H.M.'s Governor of Gibraltar, demanding a supply of cattle
and provisions, they should be allowed to load immediately, which
could never be done without the express leave of the Dey. To
this, however, his Highness would not bind himself by treaty.
Remonstrated upon their cruising in sight of H.M.'s Mediterranean
])orts. A Spanish zebeque has been taken under the shelter of the
Island of Minorca. The Emperor ]ii'omises to pay his proportion,
but they never give up what they have once possession of
After detailing other negociations, says he met with great
difhculty m establishing Mr. Sampson in the consulate, as the Dey
absolutely refused to receive him unless he gave the customary
presents, and insisted on keeping Mr. Kirke ; but after a great
deal of altercation, and upon telling his Highness that the i-efusal
of Mr. Sampson, and the detention of Mr. Kirke, would be looked
upon as a declaration of war, he consented at the last audience to
acknowledge him for three months, when he should expect the
presents from him, or that some other Consul should be appointed.
Finding it necessary that Mr. Kirke should be removed from
Algier before his (the Commodore's) departure, he gave him every
assistance to get away. Mr. Kirke sailed for Gibraltar at the same
time he did for Mahon.
A circumstance that occurred during his stay at Algier sets in a
strong light the disposition of the people. The Moors who inhabit
the Atlas mountains which extend near east and west close to the
back of the city, having been extremely oppressed and ill-treated,
I'evolted, and refused to pay their annual tribute ; upon which an
army, commanded by the Aga in person, was sent out to compel
them. The Moors suffered the Algerines to enter the mountains
without resistance, but in the night attacked them with great
success, and with great slaughter obliged them to retreat to their
camp on the plains of Meticlia. As soon as this news came to tha
Dey, he wrote privately to an officer in the camp, that it Avas God's
will, and his own, that the Aga should be put to death imme-
diately. This, though a difficult task, the officer and some of his
fi'iends succeeded in doing, by strangling him when they went to
the Aga's tent, as customary, to kiss his hand and receive his
orders for the night. The anny was then ordered to disperse and
the expedition laid aside for the year, without a Turk or Moor
daring to open his lips about the matter. But should another
misfortune happen on the back of this, most people think it
would occasion a revolution, in which case the Dey himself would
be the next to undergo the discipline of the bowstring or the
scimitar, the majority of the people being by no means satisfied
with the administration. To this event the Commodore attributes
in part the ill-success of the negociations, but altogether more to
the cabals of the Treasurer and other Ministers than to the Dey
himself and the present Aga, who appears to be less mercenary,
and much better disposed towards the Engli.sh, than the rest of the
people in })ower. — Mahon Harbour.
178 CALENDAR OF
1767.
An enclosure, being a letter from Commodore Spry to the Dey,
demam.ling the release of some Spaniards, kc, wliich jiroved
ineifectiial. 17 2^P-
[The letter and enclosure are not bound into the volume.']
26 June. 517. The Same to the Sajie.
Admiralty, Acknowledging a letter, and expressing his gratification at the
V. 0 , i 0. . . niarks of His Majesty's approval, comuamicated by his Lord-
ship, &c. 2 px).
[This is not hound into the volume.]
28 June. 518. Earl of Essex to Lord .
Militia,^ "The Ordinance people" having condemned the whole of the
^ No 23~' ' Hertfordshire arms, will be glad to know wdien an order will be
issued for new ones. — Stanhope Street. 1 jj.
29 June. 519. Consul Kirke.
Admiralty, Extract from a letter from Lieut.-Governor Johixstone to the
pc . , , ^ o. . -£n;^.\ Qf Shelburne, dated from Mahon, relative to the conduct
of Mr. Kirke, who, by intrigues and presents, had prepossessed
the Dey against Mr. Sampson. He believes it past doubt that that
Consul has, from private views and pique, greatly prevented the
Island from receiving the supplies so necessary ; and foresees,
except his Lordship will interest himself to obtain fi-om the Dey
of Algiers either a port where vessels from Minorca may at all
times export corn or cattle, or by settling a certain number of
licences yearly for that purpose, that they will be much distressed
before the winter is over, as the crop has turned out but badly. 1 p.
3 July. 520. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Admiralty, Encloses for enquiry an extract from a memorial lately pre-
i766-'84 p 12 sented by the French Ambassador, containing a complaint against
a boat's crew of the " Mecklenliurgh " cutter, together with a copy
of an extract from the registers of the Admiralty of Boulogne
accompanying it. — Whitehall.
3 July. 521. The Same to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Dom. Entry Bk., Signifies His Majesty's pleasure that he should give directions to
V. , I'P- - • g^|2 ^i^g bishops, his Grace's sufl:ragans, to procure fi-om the parochial
clergy, in their respective dioceses (and like\vise in his Grace's
own diocese), and, in His Majesty's name, should requii-e from all
persons interested with peculiar jurisdictions within the same, as
correct and comjilete lists as can be obtained of the Papists or
reputed Papists within their several parishes and jm-isdictions,
[distinguishing their parishes, sexes, ages, and occupations, and
how long they have been there resident], to be laid before the
House of Lords the first day of the nest session, pursuant to
their order for an address to His Majesty for the same, which is
enclosed.
A like letter was sent to the Ai'chbishop of York.
The order is also entered.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
179
1767.
3 July.
Treas.EntryBk.,
1763-7.5,
7 July.
Channc4 Islands,
pel. U,No. 1.
S July.
Dom. Geo. III.^
9 July.
Ireland,
V.42G, No. 2
10 Jul
Dom. Entr
V. -24,
pp. 142-7,
Sajie to the Lords of the Treasury.
, for enquiry to be made, an extract from
522. The
Encloses, for enquuy to be made, an extract from a memorial
from the French Amliassador, containing a complaint against some
English seamen, supposed to belong to one of H.M.'.s Custom-house
cutters.— Whitehall.
523. Report of H.il.'s Advocate General (Marriott) on the case
of Capt. Gautier. If the facts are true as stated, he, his officers
and cre^', are liable to prosecution in H.M.'s High Court of
Admu-alty. Any act done merely against the laws of France, such
as smuggling or attempting to smuggle in that kingdom, is not
a crime cognisable by the law of England, but the assaulting,
firing shot, wounding, or killing upon the seas, is punishable by
that law. Gives dnections as to what steps are necessary to be
taken. 3 iip.
524. Petitiox for Licence to enclose.
Petition of Sir John Webb, Bart., for a licence to enclose a
highway and three footways in the parish of Hatheiop, in th^
county of Gloucester.
Referred to the Attorney and Solicitor General.
525.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Bristol) to the
OF Shelburne.
Earl
Has appointed (on the resignation of his brother, Mr. Augustus
Hervey,) Theophilus Jones, Esq. to be his chief secretary ; and
Richard Jackson, Esq., to be his secretary for the provinces of
Ulster and Munster, in the i-oom of the said Theophilus Jones. —
St. James's Square. 1 p.
526. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord President of the
Privy Council.
Encloses an account of the estancjue duty of Minorca for 17C6,
and of the anchorage duty for the same year, transmitted by
Lieut.-Governor Johnston, together with an extract from his letter
relating to the same, to be laid before His Majesty.
The extract and accounts are entered, that of the anchorage
duty on p. 1.51. Mr. Johnston sends the balance of the fund with
the account of the stanque duty on brandy, but begs His Majesty
to favour him with the balance, or some part of it. This indul-
gence he a.sks from the following reasons : — At the first establish-
ment of this fund, in the time of Lieut.-Governor Kane, there was
an agreement between him and the then magistrates of the Island
(at whose solicitation he then apphed for and obtained it) that
one half of the fund should be appropriated for public works, tiU
that time a burthen upon the community, and the other half for
his own private emolument. But Mr. Kane, finding afterwards
that the magistrates here made a very mischievous use of their
share of this duty, took it again out of their hands, and employed
it for such services as he judged most beneficial for the public.
180 CALENDAR OF
1707.
So this duty remained till long after his death. In 1752, from a
false representatioji made by the Minorquin syndics, the Court
gave the whole of this duty to the magistrates. But the Ministiy
soon perceiving that this step, instead of remedying public evils
and abuses, very considerably increased them. His Majesty in
Council, Aug. 10, 1753, took this duty once more out of their
hands, and put it again under the Lieut.-Governor's direction,
ordering him to appoint a receiver, and also a receiver of the talla
book ; which he, Mr. Johnston, proposes doing this spring, as it
will ]irevent much fraud and injustice, which too frequently ]iass
in Minorca. The magistrates of the Island would very gladly and
quietly have come into a compromise of giving him one half, and
taking the other half themselves ; but he did not think that he had
any right to dispose of it to others, nor authority to appropriate
any of it to his own use, without having His Majesty's warrant
for so doing; though all his predecessors did appropriate the
greater part of it, and some the whole to themselves, -wathout any
such sanction. He, however, excepts the balance for 17C3 out of
this rule ; because that was a present made particularly to liim-
self by the Marquis de Puysineux, the French Governor, and his
predecessor, who might have carried away the whole sum if he
had pleased. The chief point Mr. Johnston has in view in this
matter is to act as agreeably as he can to His Majesty's will, and,
nevertheless, not willingly to let his successors in his office suffer
a loss in their emoluments by any negligence of his. And also,
unless His Majesty grants this emolument, or some other in lieu
of it, this Government will not be of half the value of that of
Gibraltar, though the trouble of it is infinitely greater, the garrison
equal, and the consequence of it not much inferior.
The Rev. Mr. Edw. Clarke was Mr. Johnston's agent, and Peter
Mir and Theodore Alexiano, collectors of the stanque of brandy
and anchorage respectively in Minorca. The total amount of the
stanque was 1,009/. 8s. lO'rf., and the balance 548/. 5s. lit/. The
anchorage amounted to 90/. 16s. 1(7., and had a balance due oi
IGs. 1(/.
15 July. 527. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. Geo. III., Referrmg for their consideration a petition from the merchants,
V. 5, p. 22. traders, and inhabitants of Dominica, as well as several merchants
of London and Liverpool concerned in the trade of that Island,
praying His Majesty to order the establishment of a Government
and Legislature for Dominica, independent of Grenada or any other
island.
15 July. 528. The Same to the Same.
Dora. Geo. Iir., Sending, for their opinion thereon, a memorial on behalf of the
V. 5, p. 23. inhabitants of South Carolina, presented by Mr. Garth, agent for
the jirovince, petitioning that county sheriffs may be appointed
ill lieu of a provost marshal.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 181
No. 153 0
17G7.
15 July. 529. Lord Advocate of Scotland (Moxtgomery) to Mr.
Scotland, [SkCRETARY CoN^VAY].
The remarkable cause peuclent in the Court of Session here for
some time respecting the birth of Mr. Douglas, who, as the reputed
son of Lady Jean Douglas by Sir John Steuart, succeeded to the
estate of tlie late Duke of Douglas, was determined yesterday
against Mr. Douglas by the casting vote of the President of the
Court, the ordinary judges being equally divided in opinion.
Sends herewith a letter from the Com-t concerning two threaten-
ing lettei's sent to the President in regard to his conduct in the
cause. Suggests the offering of a pardon and reward in the usual
form for discovery of the writers. Likewise sends letters from the
parties in the cause, begging that a premium of 300^. for each may
be offered by them in the Gazette. He suggests oOOl. or 1,000?.
as a proper sum to be oifered by Government. — Edinburgh.
The enclo.surL's, including copies of the threatening letters.
17 July. 530. Mr. Secretary Conway to Governor Woud.
Isle of Man, The Marquis of Granby, in virtue of his commission as General-
V. 1, J. o. 53. in-chief, thinks himself empowered to grant leave of absence to
Isie^oman ^"J officer stationed in the Isle of Man. But at the same time
Entry Bk., he acknowledges that he thinks it proper that Mr. Wood should
1765-IS17, ]j^ uiformed, as Governor, at anytime when he employs that
''■ ■ authority. If this has been omitted, he .says, it shall be more
carefully observed for the future. A draft. 1 p.
•21 July. 531. CojiJK.iDORE Spry to the Earl of SiiFLiiUKNE.
Admiralty.^ Enclosing an extract froiu a letter from Mi: Traill, H.M.'s Consid
■ •' > '■ °-'^'- j^(; Tunis, with the information that the Bey of that place ha.s made
restitution of his share of the capture of the " St. Antonio de Padua."
In coasequence thereof has written to Mr. Sampson, directing him
to endeavour to obtain from the Dey of Algiers satisfaction for his
proportion of the said prize ; and in order to facilitate his applica-
tions, has also written to his Highness, claiming the performance
of his promise that he would pay the same as soon as the Tunisines
gave up the other two thirds. — " Jersey," in Marseilles Road.
21 July. 532. P. M. MoRiN to Dr. Morton and Dr. Maty', Secretaries
Ddui.EiitryBk., of the Royal Society.
V. 24, p. 148. yends, for the information of the President and Council, a copy
of a letter which Lord Shelburne has written, by order of His
Majesty, to the Master General of the Ordnance, directing him to
pay such bills as shall be certified to him by the Council of the
Royal Society, for printing the Observations made at the Royal
Observatory at Greenwich. — Whitehall.
182
17G7.
23 July.
Scotch
Correspnce.,
1763-95,
pp. 26-29.
CALENDAR OF
29 July.
ctt.Bk., Sec'
766-71, p. 12
30 July.
Admiralty
Entry Bk.,
1766-84, p. 1.3.
533. Mr. Secretary Coxway to the Lord Advocate of
Scotland.
Relative to the two incendiary threatening letters sent to the
President of the Court of Session since the determination of the
cause depending between the Duke of Hamilton and Mr. Douglas.
His ilajesty has consented to the offer of a free pardon to any
])erson who shall discover the authors or persons concerned in
writing either or both (except the wi-iter or writei's themselves) ;
and, in addition to the rewards offered by Mr. Douglas and Mr.
Stuart, the Duke of Hamilton's tutor. His Majesty is also pleased
to offer an additional reward of 500?. for the discovery.
Letters to the same effect to the Lords of Session, Mr. Douglas,
]\Ir. Stuart, and the Duchess of Douglas.
534. William Fraser to Edward Stanley, Esq.
A |ictitiiin. si-ni.'<l I'V the owners of two ships lately arrived at
Bristn], ];i(l.n with wlioat from the coast of Airica, praying that
tliL'y may be rrloascd from quarantine, having been referred to
the Commissioners of Customs, he encloses a copy of a letter from
Mr. Mortimer, the Vice-consul at Osteud, relative to these two
ships, for the Commissioners to make their report. Another ship
from the same place, loaded with wheat, was hourly expected at
Ostend, which in all probability will sail fi-om thence to England.
535. Richard Sutton to Philip Stephens, Es(i.
For leave from the Lords of the Admiralty for the Hon. Archi-
liald Campbell Fraser, appointed H.M.'s Consul at Algiers, to
cmliark, with his sei'vants and baggage, on board one of H.M.'s
ships that shall shoifly sail for those seas ; the captain to have
orders to land him at Algiers. — Whitehall.
30 July.
lom.EntryBk.,
v.24,p. 149.
30 July.
Passes,
1760-84, p. 61.
4 August.
Treas.EntryBk.,
1763-75,
pp. 210-11.
536. P. M. Morin to the Clerk of the Privy Council in
WAITING.
Sends an extract from a letter from Sir James Wriglit, H.M.'s
Resident at Venice, relative to the jilaguo having lately liroken
out in a A'enetian village in Dalmatia.
537. Passport for Major General Lloyd. Fjrni-h.
538. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Treasury.
Had some time since an application from Mr. John Urings, of
London, merchant, for the payment of the hire of the snow " Polly,"
employed in H.M.'s serWce in North America in 17-59. Referred the
same to Geul. Gage, H.M.'s Commander-in-chief in America, to pay
it out of the contingent money of the army there ; but Genl. Gage
having objected to the pajnnent of the mone}-, his Lordship now
transmits to them aU the paj^ers relative to the said demand, together
with Mr. Uring's report, in order that they may proceed thereupon
as they shall think proper. — Whitehall.
A list of the enclosures.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 183
1767.
7 August. 539. The Same to the Goverxor of Guernsey.
Channel Islands Transmitting a eoiiy of a memorial from the French Ambassador,
iTGL^R 16 °'^ behalf of the syndics and proprietors of the Insm-ance Com-
pany of Paris, on the siibject of the ship " Mary Joseph," of
Dunkii-k, wrecked on the Isle of Guernsey ; for enquiry to be
made into the truth of the facts, and whether the 5 per cent,
commission set forth to be demanded by Mi-. Bood, and the salvage
of one third said to be insisted on, are more than are legally due in
such cases, and whether it be the legal course to oblige the owners
on such occasions to sale of vessel and cargo, in order to ascertain
theii- value. Mr. Bood, or Budd, as the name should be properly
spelt, was agent to the Commissioner's of Sick and Hurt, for the
care of prisoners at Guernsey in the late war, Init lias at present
no puljlic employment. — Whitehall.
12 August. 540. LiEUT.-GovERXOR JoHX Mylne to the Earl of Shel-
Channel Islands, BURNE.
j^^\ i*b Enclosing a deposition made before him and the Koyal Coiu-t. —
St. Peter's Port, Island of Guernsey.
The enclosure (French). It relates to two ships laden with
corn from the coast of Barbary, supposed to be English, and
suspected to be infected with the plague, against which a " pub-
lication " was issued by the Commissary of Caen, and which had
been driven from St. Malo and Cherbourg. All intercourse with
them was forbidden. 2i 2^P'
About 541. The Landgrave of Hesse.
13 August. u Mem™ of monies due to the Landgraviate of Hesse." 1 ^a
Dom. Geo. III.,
pel. 7'J, No. 34.
17 August. 542. Ship carried to Algiers.
Admiralty, Certificate and affidavit relative to the brig " Isabella," of Leith,
No^n^a'b which was boarded and carried to Algiers, and, having been
released, brought from thence to Mahon certain despatches from
the Consid to the Earl of Shelburne. 3^ pIK
18 August. 543. L. ILvcleane to Grey Cooper, Esq.
Le_tt.Bk., Sec.'s, Euclose.s, for the information of the Lords of the Treasury, a
' ' " ' P' ^ ■ copy of a letter from George James Bruere, Governor of the
Bermuda Islands. — Whitehall.
20 August. 544. Lieut.-Governor John Mylne to the Earl of Shel-
Channel Islands, BURNE.
pel. 14, No. 3. Relative to the wrecked ship '■ Mary," of Dunkirk. The affair
was determined some time ago by the Roj-al Court in Guernsey,
Mr. Budd, H.M.'s Receiver General, had for his trouble 5 per cent.
The salvors were paid by the day according to the risk they had
to run, and the time they had worked. — Guernsey.
18-1 CALENDAR OF
1767.
20 August. 545. P. M. Morix to [tlie Clerk of the Couxcil ix waiting].
Dom.Emryiik., Euclo.se.s jjapcrs to Lc laid before the Lord President.
V. J4, p. Ijo. ,. Like letter, mutatis mutandis, to Grey Cooper, Esq.
" Philip Stephen.?."
" L' Guv. of Gucrn.sey, I- August," in the margin.
21 August. 546. L. Macleane to Grey Cooper, Esq,
Left.Bk., See's, Sends, for the information of the Lords of the Treasury, a copy
1,66-68, p. 2'j. ^j- a paragraph from Lord Shelburne to Lord William Campbell,
relative to his first application for leave to appropriate the quit
rents and coal mines in the province of Nova Scotia ; as also a
copy of his last letter on this subject, which will be answered next
mail. It would seem that Lord AVilliam Campbell did not wait
for any answer to his first letter, or he certainly would not have
ventured to allow any part of the collieries to be wrought, and
therefore it is very likely that he put an immediate stop to their
being kept open as soon as he discovered his error. — Whitehall.
28 August. 547. Earl of Shelrurxe to the Lords of the Adjiiralty.
Admiralty Sends, for enquiry, an extract from a letter i'rom the Spani.^h
• -(,^l7x li Ambassador, containing a complaint against Lieut. Edgar, of H.M.S.
" "^ ■''■ ■ '• .Eolas."— Whitehall.
ol August. 548. Hu-Mphrey Morice to Lord .
Dom^ Geo. in., Asking him to intercede for a pardon for two criminals, whose
^"^ ' ' '^°' '■ petitions are enclosed. Can't in any way avoid interceding for "em,
as the borough of Launceston, which he represents, and also that of
Newport, where he chooses two members, both interest themselves
that they should bo saved. If it shouLI bo improper to grant
their requests, asks the favour of an ostensible letter. — Werington
in Devon. 2 pj?.
The enclosures are not with the letter.
o Sept. 549. Sir Christopher Treise to Lord [Shellurxe (]
Doui. Geo. III., Making (at the particular desire and request of Mr. Serjeant
pc . ,'.!, 1 o. 38. (^{}ynn ^1^,1 jXi- Popham, counsel for the convict, supported by
many i-espectalile gentlemen in the neighbourhood) an ajjplication
in favour of WiUiam Pearce, convicted and condemned at the last
Cornwall assizes for taking an inconsiderable quantity of cotton
from a wreck on the coast of Cornwall. — Trenant. 3 j)}).
4 Sept. 550. K. SuTTOx to Philip Stevexs, Esq.
Adminilty Finds that orders have been sent from the War Office to Ports-
mouth some time ago, to dispose of the troops exjiected from
America. — Whitehall.
Eiiti-yUk.,
4 Sept. 551. H. Morice to Lord [Shelburxe?]
^°P: ^™-l'l- Is extremely obliged for the respite that has been sent for the
pc . < . , . 0. ;'. ^^^.^ convicts in Launceston gaol. One of them was reprieved by
the Judge since he Avrote, and the people of tliis neighbourhood
are now more anxious than ever to have the other saved. It is
HOME OFFICE PAPEKS.
185
very much owing to their being jjersuaded that he is not guilty,
ami that the witnesses on the trial were jjerjared. Neeiis not
explain to his Lordship the situation one is in with voters of
boroughs just before a general election, and how apt they are to
fancy one has not done one s utmost if one fails of success in a
point that they have set their hearts upon. Hopes this will be
his excuse for troublijig his Lordship with this second express, to
explain how material it is for him (Mr. Morice), now that this
William Pearce, who is above fourscore years, and condemned for
stealing rope from the wreck of a ship, .should have the same
mercy from His Majesty that the other convict has had from the
Judge. — Werington in Devonshire. 2 yy.
5 Sept.
Channel Island;
pel. 14, No. 4.
552. Salvage.
Report of the Advocate General (Mariiutt) on the case of the
"Joseph Marie," of Dunkirk. In this case the proprietors are
entitled to have their property immediately delivered up to them
by Mr. Bcod, the King's naval officer and a salvor, who is repre-
sented to have the same in his custody, upon tlie owners at the
same time paying the salvage. The proportion that the salvage
dues bear to the value of cargoes is not fixed, but the law of the
Admiralty (which is the general maritime law of all Eurojie) rates
it according to the circumstances of distress and danger attending
the saving. The difficulty in this case arises from Bood, the naval
officer and a salvor, and the other salvors who Avere with him,
insisting upon a sale of the cargo, and Bood going further, and
insisting that he should be the seller and have live per cent,
commission for the selling; whereas the o^vners are unwilling.
Both these pretensions of Bood and the other salvors are tmjust
and without reason. Nobody can compel the owiaers to sell the
goods ; their value must be appraised. Gives his idea as to where
Bood and the salvors got tlieir notion of selling the cargo. The
true reason, he supjiosrs, \vliy the owners do not choose to sell the
cargo is that it would suit tliem better to run it into England.
The reason which the nirmurialists give, viz., that the cargo would
sell for more at Dunkirk, can hardly be true, unless in the above
idea of smuggling. The true valuation of the cargo must be taken
at the prices of the actual place whsre the will of Providence has
thrown it. o\ pp.
15 Sept. 553. P. M. Muiun to the Clerk of the Council in waiting.
Dom.EntryBk., Sends a copy of a letter from the Rev. Mr. Burnaby, chaplain oi
V. 24, p. . 2. ^^^ British Factory at Leghorn, who acts as H.M.'s Consul there
in the absence of Mr. Dick, relative to a report of the plague
having broken out at Malta. By a letter received yesterday from
Sir James Wright, at Venice, it appears that the plague, which
had broken out near Cataro, in Dalmatia, (of which an account
was given in the letter of 30th July,), had not extended further,
ami that no ])er;.(in luul died of it from the Gth July to the 6th
August.— Whitehall.
186 CALENDAR OF
17G7.
17 Sejit. 554. ("'oMMODORE Spry to the Eael of [Shelburxe].
Admiralty, Announcing the death of the Duke of York. He expu-ed
^ ''■°-- ■ precisely at eleven o'clock this morning. Has directed Capt.
Cosby, of H.M.S. '• ilontreal," to receive on board his Eoyal High-
uess's remains and attendants, and to proceed to England. —
Monaco. 1 J 2^P-
17 Sept. 555. L. Macleaj^'e to John Powxall, Esq.
Dom. Geo. III., Enclosing a copy of a letter from the Lieut.-Govenior of Vir-
T. 0, p. 23. o-inia, doted 30th July 1767, for the information of the Lords of
Trade.
Lett.Bk.,Sec.-s, 556. Like letter {rauiati^ mntandii) to Thos. Bradshaw, Esq.,
iT66-s,p.3o. j^t the Treasury.
21 Sept. 557. P. M. MoRix to the Clerk of the Council in waiting.
Dom.EntryBk., iy;i-. Burnaby having, according to his promise, transmitted
v.24,pp.io3-4. fm-ther accoimts relative to the alarm taken of the plag-ue's being
on Ijoard a Maltese vessel, sends an extract from his letter, so far
as it relates to that matter.
The extract entered. The ilhiess on board the Maltese vessel
was no other than a putrid fever.
22 Sept. 558. Commodore Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Adrairalt)-, From Marseilles went to Naples. During his stay there three
^^}^^'. Turkish slaves swam on board the "Jersey" in the night, and
'""''' claimed protection, and afourth made his escape on board the "Mont-
real." The iii'st that escaped was demanded by one of his Sicilian
Majesty's ofheers ; but he, tlie Commodore, refused to deliver him up,
alleging that it was contrarj- to treaty, particidarly as he had
swum at least seven miles to the ship. Four Englishmen also
came on board the " Jersey," and declared themselves deserters.
Encloses copies of a letter from the Hon. William Hamilton, H.M.'s
Plenipotentiary at Naples, stating that the Marquis Tanucci, his
Sicilian Majesty's Secretary of State, had claimed them as deserters
from Neapolitan regiments ; and of his, the Commodore's, answer.
From Naples, proceeded to Genoa to deliver His Majesty's letter
to the Doge of that Republic. On his arrival, hearing that the
Duke of York was ill at Monaco, he lost no time in despatching
the " Montreal " to his Royal Highness, and followed himself as
soon as he had had an audience of the Doge. Got to Monaco on the
nio-ht of the 16th. Immediately waited on his Roj'al Highness
at the palace of the Prince of Monaco, but found him so iU of a
miliary fever as to be quite insensible, and past all hopes of
recovery, and the next morning he died. His Royal Highness
was treated by the Prmce, both before and after his death, with
all the humanity, attention, and politeness imaginable. The same
honours v%-ere paid to the remains by the good Prince as would
have been .sho^vn to a Prince Royal of the blood of France on the
like occasion. — [H.M.S. ] "Jersey," in Yillafranca Bay.
The enclosiu'es. 7i pji.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 187
1767.
22 Sept. 559, Johx Larpext to Geoiige Broavn, Esq., ITnder Shcritf of
Criml. Paiiers, Cornwall.
p. i!")4. ' ' It was not known to Mi'. Secretaiy Conway, when he sent the
respite for three A\-eeks for William Pearce in Laimceston gaol,
that any other respite, either from ]Mi-. Justice Yates or Lord Shel-
hurne's office, had been before sent. The respite from Lord Shel-
burne's office bemg " till signification of the King's pleasure," it
will be imdoubtedly proper for hiiu to comjaly ^Ylt\\ that order.
2.5 Sept. 560. George Browxe, Under Sheriff of Cornwall, to Lord
Dom. CxL-o. in., .
'^'"' ■ ' ' ' ^ *'' ■ Sends a petition, by desire of the gentlemen subscribing it, on
behalf of this " poor unfortunate old man," whose respite expires
on the .5th of October, liefore which time he hopes for his Loi-d-
ship's further directions on the melancholy occasion. — Bodmin.
1 p.
[There is no petition forthcoming. The " old man " is most
probably the William Pearse referred to in the preceding and other
letters.]
2.5 Sept. 561. Kicilvrd Suttox to H.M.'s Posx.ArASTER Gexeral.
Doin. Entry Ek., Desires that there be added to the list of clerks in the Earl of
, p. oj. Shelburne's office the names of Mes,?rs. Daniel Leautier, Thomas
Stewart, George Randall, and Thomas Shadwell, Avhom his Lord-
ship lias als(.) licensed, pur.suant to the Act, to frank printed votes,
piocr, .liiii:- in Parliament, and ])rinted newspai)ers sent Ijy the
p,,,t.— Whitehall.
Before 562. Report of Mr. Baron Adams on the case of Willm. Keech,
[29] Sept. tried at Bedford for highway robbery, and sentenced to death, but
Dom. Geo. III., recommended to mercy. The Judge sees no objection to a free
T. 7 9, No. 7. pardon. 2 pp-
29 Sept. 563. Circular to Mixisters, &c.
Circular Bk., Circular from Mr. Secretary Conway, announcing the death of
i/61-bC, p. 03. .(;]-j^, ])^,i-Q of York, and sending letters of notification. Sent to
Sir J. Yorke, Lord Stormont, Messrs. Shirley, (.Junning, Stanhope,
and Cressner ; Sir A. Mitchell, Sir J. ClDodricke; and Messrs.
Greville and Wroughton. The paragrajih as to the letter of noti-
fication, omitted to Messrs. Titley, Woodfoi'd, Swallow, Mathias,
Welters, Wallace, Gordon, Correy, and Fenwick ; Governor Wood,
Lord Justice Clerk, and Marquis of Lorn.
P.S. to Mr. Gunning and Mr. Titley only. — The King has written
a letter in his own hand by this post to the Queen of Denmark,
and, in order to prevent surprise as much as possible, it has lieen
delivered to M. Dieden, the Danish Minister, to forward.
30 Sept. 564. Earl of Shelbubxe to the Right Hox, Hujiphky
Dom. Geo. in.. MORICE.
pel. 79, No. 4.5. The ca.ses of Richard Williams andWilliamPear.se have been
referred to the Judge, on whose recommendation His Majesty has
extended his mercy to the former, on condition of transportation
188
CALENDAK OF
for life. But the circuuistauces of William Pear.se's case are so
alnmdantly worse a,s reported by tlie Judge, tliat His Majesty does
not think himself at liberty to extend the same raercy to liim.
Since his Lordship has been in office, it has been His' Majesty's
invariable rule to pay the greatest regard to the opinion of the
Judges, not having, to his Lordship's knowledge, differed in any
one case from it. The reason and justice of it must be clear, since,
on the one hand, it is highly reasonable that country convicts
should have the same chance as those of the capital, whose cases
are always reported by the Recorder. On the other hand, after
trial, sentence, and reconsideration by the Judge, it is highly
expedient that justice .should take place, for the good of the com-
munity, on whichever side it appears. In the present case the
inhumanity of plundering the distressed, and increasing the cala-
mities of the unfortunate, are circumstances mentioned in the
Judge's report, which do not leave this imhappy man an object
of His Majesty's clemency. Has received the petition, addressed
to Geiil. Conway and himself; and Genl. Conway's sentiments
agreeing with his own, asks him, Mr. Morice, to inform the gentle-
men who have signed it (most of whom his Lord.ship has the
honour of knowing personally, and to whose application in any
matter of favour he would he proud to show the greatest regard)
of His Majesty's determination, and Mr. Conway's and his Lord-
ship's concern on so unhappy a case. — A copy. 3 pj).
1 Oct. 565. R. SuTTOX to Philip STEPHEi\.s, Esq.
Admiralty To know whether any of H.M.'s ships arc under orders to
Entry Bk
1766-84, p. 1.";,
ail
within a short time for the Mediterranean. — Whitehall.
1 Oct. 566. P. ?*!■ MuRix to the Cleek of the Couxcil in waiting.
Dom. Entry 15k., Sends copies of a letter from the Lords of the Athnii'alty, and
V. -24, -p. 15C. ^^^^ enclosed therein from Mr. Lyttelton, H.M.'s Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Plenipotentiary at the Court of Lisbon, to Mr. Stephens.
—Whitehall.
" Like letter to Mr. Cooper, Secy, to tjie Lds. of the Treasury."
1 Oct.
Ireland,
v. 431, No. 1.
Entered iu
Ircl.EntryBk.,
1761-70, p. 93.
567. Eaiil of Sheleuene to Loed Lieutenant of Ieeland
(Townshexd).
Transmitting intelligence received from the Lords of the
Admiralty (.30 Sept.) in order that directions may be given for
the proper precautions to be taken in the ports of Ireland. A
draft, hp.
0 Oct.
Dom. Geo. Ill
V.5, pp. :24-3.i
568. The Same to the Lords of Trade.
Transmittmg for their consideration copies of several memorials
and ]ietitions from merchants trading from hence to N. America,
or residing in the colonies, setting forth the present state of the
Lillian trade, and representing the necessity of some new regula-
tion.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 189
17G7.
In regard to the enormous expenses of N. America, arising in
great measure from the present manner of managing Indian ati'airs
by the intervention of superintendents, who have a power of draw-
ing for such sums as they shall judge expedient, as well as from
the number of forts existing ever since the late war, and the
distant stations in which the troops have remained for want of
any regular plan having been adopted since the peace, their
Lordships are to state their opinion how far the appointment of
superintendents remains longer necessary, their first institution
being sup])Osed to be chiefly, if not solely, for the purpose of a
general union of the colonies, under His ]\Iair>ty's iimiirdiate
direction, to resist the encroachment of the Freurh at tlu- licuiiiiiing
of the last war ; or how far it maybe propir t.. ^trL■ll^tlH■ll the
hands of these officers, who are independent li. ili of the civil and
military power, agreeably to their repeat- d a] -plications. But as
the regulations imposed by the superiiitiiidnits are asserted in
the petitions rather to clog the trade with useless and vexatious
restrictions than to remove evils complained of, and as the
Governors of several of the colonies do not keep up a regular
correspondence with these officers, paying little or no regard to the
rules laid down by them, if their Lordships should think their
further continuance imnecessary, they will then state their opinion
as to the proper method to intrust both the trade and managiMuVnt
of the Indians to the care of the colonies themselves, leaving them
to pass laws which shall be adapted to the circumstances of the
respective provinces, which shall in course be sent over for His
Majesty's approliation or otherwise, the provinces defraying what-
ever expense they may judge necessary for their own security
ao-ainst Indian incursions. Also, the several forts now maintained,
serving solely as a barrier against the Indians, they are to consider
whether most of them may not be reduced, and others of them
entrusted to the provinces themselves, stiH preserving the neces-
sary communications by means of a few forts remaining in the
hands of H.M.'s troops on the great lakes and rivers which lead
from Canada to the Mississipjji and the frontiers of New York,
and which, with a small number of vessels to command the
navigation, may answer every intention of Government.
Referring also to their Lordships extracts from several letters
from Sir J. Amherst and Genl. Gage, recommending the establish-
ment of further new governments on the Mississippi, the Ghio,
and at Detroit, at one or more of which places a considerable body
of French have been suff'ered to remain since the peace without
any form of government ; also diflPerent proposals from pi'ivate
people for undertaking establishments in those parts. The argu-
ments in favour of these settlements are the securing of the fur
and peltry trade to His Majesty's subjects, preventing smuggling
with the French and Spaniards, now amounting to so considerable
a sum annually as to become a national object; the promotion of
the great object of population, and increase of the demand for
British manufactures, particularly by aftbrding to the Americans
an opportunity of following their natural bent for the cultivation
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of land, and offering a convenient occupation for tlieir superfluous
hands, who, otherwise, miglrt be forced into manufactures to rival
the mother country ; the raising of provisions ; and the jDrotection
of the old provinces by forming of themselves an exterior line of
defence, and keeping the Indians in awe. The savages, who are
hemmed in by our settlements on both sides, must either become
domiciliated and reconciled to our laws and mamiers, or be obliged
to retire to a distance.
His Lordship sends all the papers which can furnish any lights
in these matters, which, with the materials in their office, exami-
nations of merchants, and such of H.M.'s military servants as
have been in America, will enable theii- Lordships to present their
report.
A list of the jiapers enclosed also entered.
8 Oct. 569. R. SuTTOx to Philip Stephens, Esq.
Admiralty Asking for leave from the Lords of the Acimiralty for Edward
i766-84^p' lu. Barker, Esq., appointed H.M.'s Consul at Tripoli, to' be received
together with his servants and baggage on board the .i5!]olus, and
to be landed in Tripoli.— AVhitehall.
9 Oct. 570. Mr. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to ill;.
Isle of Man, [SECRETARY CoNWAY].
T. 1, No. 54. Acknowledges the letter of the 29th Sept., containing the
melancholy account of the death of H.R.H. the Duke of York,
an event which fills him with the deepest concern. — Castletown.
!/'■
10 Oct. 571. Commodore Spry to the Earl of Shelbiirne.
Admiralty, Enclosing an extract received at Leghorn from Sir Horace
No^so^a'b Mami, H.M.'s Envoy Extraordinary at Florence. To which he
had answei'ed that if His ilajesty's service would admit of it, and
it did not interfere with orders received from England, he would
use his best endeavours to comply with the Grand Duke of Tus-
cany's request. In case, therefore, he receives no orders from
England to the contrary, and after refitting, he will proceed to
Leghorn so as to be there at the proper time. — Mahon Harbour.
The enclosure, containing a request that he would be at Leghorn
to enable the Emperor [of Germany], who would be in Tuscany,
to visit the ships, he having expressed a curiosity to see the sea
and ships as a sight totally new to him, the Grand Duke also
having seen no ship bigger than his own frigates. SJ pp.
10 Oct. 572. Lord Lieutenant of Irel.vnd (Town.shend) to the Earl
Ireland. OF ShELBURNE.
No^-'lf b 0 Upon his arrival here on his way to Ireland, recei\'ed the
enclosed letter from the Lords Justices, stating apprehensions that
the letters patent authorizing the Chief .Justice of King's Bench
in Ireland to supply the place of the late Chancellor as Speaker
of the House of Lords in Ireland, determined upon the death of
the Chancellor. Concvu-ring in opinion with the Lords Justices
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that it is a matter of importance that new letters patent should
be passed before the meeting of Parliament, transmits the said
letter and a copy of the foi'mer letter signed by His Majesty, and
requests that the King be moved to comply without loss of time
with the suggestion of the Lords Justices. — Chester.
The enclosures, 8i 2^p.
10 Oct. 573. Mr. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Mr.
Isle of Man, [SECRETARY CONWAV].
^' ' °"' ' Has received his letter of the 5th Sept. ; and in reference to what
Mr. Bradshaw observes, if his, the Governor's, appointments are
not settled till the funds of the Island are sufficient to defi-ay the
expense of the civil and revenue departments, he fears that that
will not be immediately, owing to the number of families who
have supplied themselves with the most considerable articles
mentioned in the late Act, at a time when they could be purchased
at low rates. At the same time (when these are exhausted) he
has no doubt but the plan adopted will sufficiently answer the
intention of Government. After a delaj^ of nigh three years, and
now that a fund is allotted, he hopes the desire of having his
appointments at least fixed will not appear unreasonable. The
salaries of the revenue officers have been so from the beginning,
and are paid up to July. — Isle of Man. 2 pp.
12 Oct. 574. L. Macleane to Philip Stephens, Esq.
Lett.Bk.,See.'s, Sends, as requested, a list of the Attorneys General in the several
^''<i!f~<fi provinces of North America. — Whitehall.
pp. do, 61. mv V i.
The hst :—
Jamaica, Gilbei-t Ford.
Bai'badoes, Jonathan Blenman.
Leeward Islands, Thomas Warner.
Grenada, William Lucas.
Bermuda, John Slater.
Bahamas (none).
West Florida, Edmund Rush Wegg.
East Florida, James Box.
Georgia, Charles Price.
South Carolina, Egerton Leigh.
North Carolina, Thomas M'Guire.
Virginia, John Randolph.
New York, John Fabor Kemp.
New Jersey, Joseph Worrell.
Quebec, Francis Maseres.
Nova Scotia, Nesbitt, appointed by Gov.
Massachusetts Bay (none).
New Hampshire (none).
13 Oct. 575. The Same to John Pownall, Esq.
Dom. Geo. III., Sending extracts from several letters received fi-om N. America,
V. 5, p. 35. ^^ ^_^g jg^. _^ ^g^^j.g ^j^g ^^^^^ ^^ Trade.— Whitehall.
A list of the enclosures.
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13 Oct. 576. E.vp.L OF SnELErRXE to the Lord Lieutenant of
Irdaml, IRELAND.
''"■'■ l^iccoivcd this mornini^- liis letter rd' the 10th inst., and lost no
time in ]>repaiiiiL;' and laying hefore His ilajesty tlie instrmnent
desired, no\v transmitted hy a S})ecial messeng-er. A draft, i jk
14 Oct. 577. The Sajie to the Hon. Charles Sloane Cadogan.
Dom.EntiyRk., Order.s having been given to the Commander of one of H.M.'s
''■"'*•''■'"'■ yachts to proceed to the Kore, and receive the body of his late
lloyal Highnes.s the Duke of York from H.M.S. " Montreal " when
she shall arrive there, and convey the same to Greenwich, and
there deliver it to his care, signifying His Majesty's pleasure for
him to attend on that occasion, Avith such persons of his late
Pi,oval Highness's household as shall be thought proper. — White-
lial!.
1.5 Oct. 578. THr).s. Waite to Lauciilin Macleane, Esq.
Ireland, Aunoimcing the safe ariival of the Lord Lieutenant, and giving
v.43i,No.4 a.ii. ^ description of the ceremonies which took place thereupon; — a
UK.ire particular account of which, however, is contained in the
enclijsed paper, which Lord Frederick Camjibell desires may lie
inserted in the London Gazette. — Dublin Castle.
Till.' enclosure. 2^ pp.
IG Oct. 579. Papers j-elative to the case of iiartin Kuyck Van Microp,
Dean. Geo. III., i" connection with a claim upon Mr. G. ^Y. Emmerman, of Cassel,
pel. 79, ' agent for liquidating demands for forage, and on his agent, Mr.
No. 47 a to e. ( 'hristian Konigstein. "With them are also a .specification of forage
delivered in Germany, ite. .S jjp>. or pari yf of pp.
17 Oct. 580. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Admiralty Transmits, for inquiry, cojiies of three extracts from the Admiralty
Jp!.'*" ■'^'^'', - registers of St. Malo and Havi-e de Grace, received from tiie French
Tf '^' Rk Minister, containing depositions of acts of piracy connnitted by the
i7B3-75Tp^2V2! crew of a vessel supposed to be English.— \Aintehall.
17 Oct. 581. P. M. MoEiN to the Clerk of the Council.
Dom.EutryBk., Sends an extract from a letter from Sir James Wright, H.M.'s
V. 24,p. i.-iS. Resident at Venice, enclosing the copy of a circular from the
Health Otiice there relative to the plague.
18 Oct. 582. Dr. Cha. Morton to Lord [? Shelburne].
Dom. Geo. III., To mention a particular (relative to his pubKcation of Domesda}-
pel. 79, No. 48. gpok) lately hinted to him by Mr. Onslow, senior. Immediately
iipon His Majesty's approbation of his estimate, and the subsequent
vote of Parliament, and notice to him fi-om the Treasury, he had,
and still has, free admission to the original of Domesday Book
in the Chapter House, Westminster, upon the notoriety of his
appointment. But as it is in the breast of any of the officers
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there, and iiarticularly of Mr. Morley, the principal, to require of
him a written order under .sign manual for his admission to the
use of it, and, indeed, to refuse him without it, asks his Lordship,
by Mr. Onslow's advice, for such an order. It was done in the
Duke of Newcastle's time to Dr. Hunt, of Oxford, for free access
to the Royal Library, and even to remove to Oxford a considerable
]>art of it, for the ]3ublication of Dr. Hyde's ]iapers, lately completed
by him and Dr. Sharp. Thanks his Lordship for the kind manner
in which he mentioned him on his maniage v,n.th Lady Savile. —
Twickenham. 3 ^)j). A jwrtion of the letter has been torn.
IS Oct. 583. iLvKQUEss of Lorxe to Mr. [Seceet.vry Conway].
Pcothmd, It, ^vas with the utmost concern that he received the letter of
^'■■**''^°''''"'- Sept. 29th, informing him of the death of H.R.H. the Duke of
York, which he apologises for not having an.swered sooner. —
Rosneath. 1 ^).
20 Oct. 584. Lord Frederick Campbell to the Sasie.
Ireland, _ Having brought to Ireland the petition of John Theoljald Dillon,
' ""'■ and inquired into the usual course of proceefling upon such peti-
tions, has been informed that it is the constant practice to refer
them to H.M.'s Attorney or Solicitor General for his opinion,
whether, upon consideration of the several Acts of Parliament for
preventing His Majesty's subjects in this kingdom from entering
into foreig-n service, any legal objection lies against the pardon
desired, and whether, if the same may be granted, His Maje.sty's
letter should be obtamed, or whether the jiardon may properly
be passed, in pursuance of a warrant from the Lord Lieutenant,
without the authorit}' of a King's letter. As no agent for
Mr. Dillon has appeared here, he must be informed that he should
employ some proper person to attend and fee His Majesty's counsel,
and to pass the pardon through the several offices. — Dublin Castle.
- PP-
20 Oct. 585. ' Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Town.shend) to the
Ireland, EaRL OF SUELBURNE.
r.43i, No.Ga, . rpj^^ Parliament of this kingdom met this day. Encloses a copy
of his speech at the opening of the Session. Both Houses have
unanimously resolved upon addresses to His Majesty. — Dublin
Castle.
The enclosure. 4 2^p-
21 Oct. 586. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Admiralty Encloses a copy of a memorial lately' presented by Mons. Durand,
i766°-84^''r!? the French Minister, relating to the detention, near the Island of
' ' "' Newfoundland, of a French vessel, called "La Chere Marie," of
Grandville, by an officer acting under the orders of Capt. Pallisor ;
a copy to be sent to the last for information as to the exact state
of the fact, and the reasons of the said detention. — Whitehall.
194
1707.
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587, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Earl of Shelburne.
Acknowledging the receipt of His Majesty's letter authorizing
John Baron Annaly, the Chief Justice of King's Bench in Ireland,
to supply the place of His Majesty's Chancellor of Ireland in the
Upper House. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
22 Oct.
Channel Islands,
pcl.l4,Nos.5,6.
588. Capt. Pomeroy Gilbert, Lieutenant-Governor of Jei'sey,
to Mr. Secretary Conway.
Enclosing a dangerous and incendiary writing publicly affixed
in St. Heliers, not only threatening to deprive the inhabitants of
the liberty of trade, and to burn, sink, and destroy their shipping,
but also to murder him. To show that such an unwarrantable
proceeding cannot arise from a scarcity of the necessaries of
life, encloses also the prices of provisions at the market in Jersey,
the 26th of last month.
The second enclosure only. 3 irp.
22 Oct.
Ireland,
Y.431,
!fo. 7atoe.
589. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Earl of Shelburne.
Encloses the addresses of both Houses of Parliament to the
King, and copies of those to himself, with his answers. — Dublin
Castle.
The enclosures. Great satisfaction is expressed in regard to
the recommendation by the King for securing the judges in the
enjoyment of their offices and appointments during good be-
haviour. 14 j)p.
27 Oct.
Dom. Geo. III.,
pel. 79, No. 49.
590. The Attorney General (De Grey) to Lord .
In reference to the petition of Edward Coldham, Esq., for a
pardon for his brother, Mortlock Coldham, who has been convicted
of perjury, upon which he was directed to report. Has lately
found that upon some former application a report was made by
Lord Mansfield, before whom Mr. Coldham was tried. This
renders it improper for him, the Attorney General, to make a
report. 2 'pp.
27 Oct. 591. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. Geo. III., Transmitting several letters lately received from Mr. Symmer,
T. 5, pp. 36-8. ^-^^Q v\7as appointed H.M.'s Agent for Turks Islands, in consequence
of their Lordships' representations of 15 Aug. 1704 and 10 Dec.
1765, proving His Majesty's right to these Islands, &c. : their
Lonlships to consider the proposals contained therein, and the
regulations which appear to have been made by Mr. Symmer.
Sending also his Lordship's letter to Mr. Symmer, directing him to
pi-oceed no further till he has received H.M.'s orders.
A list of the enclosures.
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27 Oct. 592. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Ireland, EaRL OF ShELBURNE.
' "' ■ Desires him to lay before His Majesty the pretensions of CoL
Cuninghame and General Armstrong for the Irish regiment vacant
by the death of Sir Da\'id Cuningham. As His Majesty allowed
him on a former occasion to mention how useful a mark of his
Royal favom' to Mr. Cuninghame, from the connections and in-
fluence he has in this country, would be to his service, will not
now presume to say any more on th.e subject. — Dublin Castle.
27 Oct. 593. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, jjas had several conferences with the servants of the Cro^vn
.431, No. 12. ^^^^1 those supposed to have the leading intere.st in this kingdom,
and has met -with a very general disposition to promote the King's
service in eveiything which he can with certainty represent to be
His Majesty's pleasm-e. The recommendation made to Parliament
to secure the judges in their offices during good behaviour hath
met with universal approbation. He called together the three
chief judges and the principal servants of the law, previous to
forming the speech to Parliament, and by their advice avoided
touching upon the increase of the number or salaries of the judges.
This advice seemed to arise partly out of a delicacy to themselves,
but more from an apprehension that from hence an opportunity
might be taken La the House of Commons by the Opposition to
raise suspicions that this step was chiefly calcidated to increase
the value of the office of Chancellor, in order to tempt some men
of eminence in England to accept the seals. Is in great hope,
however, that some independent person will move this session to
have the number and salaries of the judges increased. The general
imeasiness in men's minds that a Chancellor has not yet been
appointed, and the disgust conceived by many from thinking it
to be a settled point never to give the seals to a native of this
country, are stronger than he represented them whilst in England.
Is assured that it is owing to the attention and temper of Mr.
Attorney General that a motion was not lately made in the House
of Commons to lay before the King the great inconveniences that
must arise from not appointing a Chancellor ; and if the seals are
not soon disposed of, it may perhaps be impossible hereafter to
resist such a motion, which might be the beginning of much ill-
humour between the two countries. Has opened confidentially
to many persons here the favourable disposition there is in the
King and his servants to reconsider the question of a Bill for
limiting the dm-ation of Parliaments. Heartily wishes he had
been authorized to .speak out on this important subject. Has,
from his fii'st landing, endeavoured to find out the real sentiments
of men of weight upon the subject of the augmentation of the
army to three or fom- thousand men, and to obtain their support
for the measure, which ought to be brought before the House of
Commons as early as possible. The Money Bill will otherwise be
hurried through, the surplus disposed of in jobs under the pretence
of improvements, and the Committee of Supply closed. From the
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conversations alreadj^ had, is not without hopes that this augmen-
tation may he brought about, though all men avoid ]iositively
engaging themselves till he can say with precision what security
is to be given that 12,000 men shall for the future remain in
Ireland. Earnestly requests, therefore, that the absolute deter-
mination of the King and his servants upon this point may be
communicated by express. Imagines that the true reason why
people speak with reserve in regard to it is, that this augmentation
will be the means of withdrawing a very considerable sum " from
the purposes of supporting ]irivate interests," besides, perhaps, at
the same time, forcing in a militia, which will be a great additional
expense. Is inclined to believe, however, that a strong letter,
expressing His Majesty's earnest wLshes for this augmentation,
and commanding him, in all his recommendations for favours, to
attend piarticidarly to such persons as shall be assisting in it,
might enable him to obtain the consent of Parliament to this
measure, — early attention being likewise paid in Great Britain to
the Act of King William, with regard to the number of forces
allowed to be kept up in Ireland. Hoped to have received by the
first messenger the final determination of the King's servants
relative to the Bill for limiting the duration of Parliaments, and
also depended for having His Majesty's orders as to pensions for
life or years, and reversions. Is very impatient to receive this
despatch, because the more he is enabled to resist solicitation,
though some, he fears, must at last be given way to, and the more
he is authorized to speak out, the better able he will be to execute
His Majesty's commands with expedition and success.
Harked " Private and confidential." 4 JW-
29 Oct. 594. Earl of Shelbuene to the Loed Lieutenant of Ieeland.
Ireland, Acknowledges the receipt of letters, kc. Transmits His Ma-
No. 9 a to c jssty's answers to the addresses from the Irish Houses of Parlia-
ment.
The enclosures. Draffs, o-i ])p.
Also entered, the letter in Ireland Entry Bk., ]7Gl-70, j). 100 ;
and the ansivers in King's Lett. Bk., v. 12, pp. 147-8.
29 Oct. 595. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, jjis Majesty is very much surprised at not receiving before now
' °- '^- a particular account of the state in which his Excellency has
found things in Ireland ; and as there was not time for him to send
over a draft of his speech for His Majesty's aj^probation, the King
ex]5ected' he would have wrote a particular letter containing his
reasons in explanation of it. His Excellency will, upon reflection,
be sensible how much the King's servants must have been
astonished to find mention made, in the King's name, of his having
it in charge from His Majesty to recommend a provision to secure
the judges in their offices during good behaviour, as it was
expressly contrary to the opinion of the Lords who met at the
Lord Pre.sident's the evening before his departure, when, atthe
same time that they approved the measure, upon full consideration
of his Excellency's proposal to mention it in his speech, did, for
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very material reasons, recommeiad it to him rather to make use
of ojeneral wurds, leaving it to him in jjrivate conversation to
acquaint such persons as he should judge it to be for His Majesty's
service to talk contiilentially with, of the determination of the
King's servants to support in Council the Septennial Bill and tlic
judges for life, and to hear with a favourable disposition whatever
should be offered towards the forming of a Militia and Habeas
Corpus Actj concerning which no other difficulty presented itself
than that peculiar to Ireland from the number of Roman Catholics.
He must, then, easily conceive how impatient His Majesty as well
as his servants must be to know what reason could possibly
induce him to mention so particularly the second ]ioint, that of
the judges for life, after being in person apprized of the opinion
of the King's Cabinet servants, and their reasons for it. It is also
much wished that he had not made so strong a declaration of his
desire to exclude all foreigners from a share in any article of the
linen trade, since he may remember it was the principal objectimi
to the BiU that passed the lasit sessions of Parliament, that tV)reign
nations would be alarmed by it to such a degree as to induce
them to lay fresh duties on the woollen trade of England, which
it might not be able to bear. His Majesty is, however, persuaded
that he has not neglected to apprize, in the most explicit manner,
his chief servants, and such persons as his Excellency shall have
judged proper, of the plan for the new regulation for the army,
and of the share of it which His Majesty expects Ireland to bear.
The design itself of setting the infantry in every part of the
British dominions upon the same establishment is so wise, and the
benefit which will arise to Ireland by their troops not being liable
to be weakened by frequent draughts is so obvious, and at the
same time their proportion of paying six regiments on foreign
stations so equitable, which leaves their share of the general
burden so light in comparison of the benefit they receive, that it
is scarce possible to conceive the least (ibjeetion should arise to
such a projjosal at any time, ]iai ti(.'iilai ly wlion his Excellency is
gone over apprized as well of His 31 aji sty's constant regard to the
welfare of Ireland, as of his present favourable disposition upon
IJoints which have been so long and so eagerly desired by the
people of that kingdom. He will perceive that the King's answer
to the House of Commons is drawn up with the view to convey
his gracious inclinations in terms as strong as the occasion would
properly admit of, at the same time that he expects a cheerful and
unanimous compliance in the grant of such supplies as shall be
asked of them, both for the support of Government and for the
public safety, which last expression aUudcs to the plan the King-
put into his hands himself, nothing further being meant l;y it.
A draft, marl-ed " Private." 8 jip.
31 Oct. 596. The Same to the Same.
^■■•^•j Knt^^Bk., Encloses the petition of John Theobald Dillon, Esq., of the
pp. 94-u'. kingdom of Ireland, praying a pardon for the crime of having
entered into foreign service. It was transmitted by Genl. Conway,
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who received it from Count Seilern, the Imperial AmLassador,
who represents that the Empress Queen interests herself much in
favour of the petitioner. As the King is desirous of doing a thing
agreeable to her Imperial and Royal Majesty, it is his pleasure
that the same be referred to the Attorney General of Ireland.
The petition is also entered.
3 Nov. 597. Circular to Ministers.
Circular Bk., Circidar announcing the birth of a Prince, and sending letters
i,ci-SG, p. G4. ^^. notification. Sent to Sir Joseph Yorke, Lord Stormont,
Messrs. Gunning, Wroughton, Stanhope, and Cressner ; Sir A.
Mitchell, Sir J. Goodricke, and Messrs. Greville and Shu-ley, The
paragraph as to the letter of notification omitted to Messrs. Titley,
Woodford, Swallow, Mathias, Wolters, Wallace, Gordon, Correy,
and Fenwicke ; Governor Wood, Lord Justice Clerk, and Marquis
of Lorn.
8 Nov. 598. Earl of Shelbuhxe to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
irel. Entry Ek., The Queen was happily brought to bed yesterday of a Prince,
17C1-70, p.ys. between 12 and 1 afternoon. Both Her Majesty and the young
Prince are, God be praised ! as well as can be expected. — Whitehall.
599. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
OF Shelburne.
'*'■ Acknowledges his letter enclosing His Majesty's answers to the
addresses of the two Houses of Parliament m Ireland. — Dublin
Castle. 1 'p-
600. The Sajie to the Sajnie.
Encloses a memorial from Lieut.-Colonel James Cuninghame,
1^ Captain in the 4.5th Regiment of Foot, praying for leave to go
abroad for twelve months for the recovery of his health. As his
Excellency knows the Colonel to be in a very dangerous way, and
that nothing biit an immediate alteration of climate can save his life,
he has ventured to permit him in this exigency to go to England.
The enclosui'e. 2 pp.
601. The Same to the Same.
Has just received his private letter of the 29th past. Had
before prepared dispatches for him in consequence of a meeting of
the King's servants on Monday night, relative to the augmenta-
tion of the army. This, from the unexpected tenor of liis
Lordship's letter, must now become a part of his defence, which
shall be sent by the next packet.— Dublili Castle. 1 p.
602. The Same to the Sajie.
It now becomes him to answer his Lordship's letter of the
29th past very fully, as it contains a most heavy charge against
him in every part of his conduct since his arrival. Will do it
with all the duty and submission due to His Majesty, to whom
he insists upon his Lordship's immediately communicating his
defence.
4 Nov
Irelanil,
V. 43 1, No.
4 Nov.
Irelaml,
4 Nov.
IrL-land,
,431, No.
.3 Nov.
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Did, as soon as he could with any degree of certainty, send for His
Majesty's information a very particular account of what appeared
to be the true state of aflairs in this kingdom ; and Ls convinced
that when His Majesty considers how very late he was appointed,
and that he did not arrive until the 14th ult., His Majesty vnH be
of opinion that he could not have formed any tolerable idea of this
kingdom, and the weight of different persons in it, sooner than the
27th, when a very explicit dispatch was sent.
In forming his speech to Parliament, he conducted himself by
what he remembered to have been the King's gTacious inclination
towards Ireland, and from what appeared by the minutes taken
at the Councils on the 7th and Sth of October to have been " the
" universal sense of all His Majesty's servants " then present. His
Lordship will observe that the only thing he mentions to have in
charge fi'om His Majesty is that provision be made for seeming
the Judges in the enjoyment of their offices and appointments
during good behaviour, which is less than the minute of the 7th,
because he says nothing of an augmentation, and not more than
the minute of the Sth, which says, " the Septennial Bill and the
" Judges for life, with augmentation, &c., approved of, if found
" convenient by the Lord Lieutenant." His Lordship must like-
wise remember that the Lord Chancellor, who was very explicit
on the 7th, was not present on the Sth. This lieing the case, did
not apprehend it woiild be necessary to enter into any exjDlanation
of the speech, but did transmit, as was usual, a copy of it on the
day of its delivery. When his Lordship comes to reflect on what
passed at these Councils, and to read over with attention the
minutes alluded to, he will be convinced that his Excellency's
authority on the 7th was absolute, and on the Sth discretionary.
And if his Lordship had considered the detriment to His Majesty's
affairs arising from the uncertamty of the instruction, he would
rather have found an opportunity of commending than reprimand-
ing the use of that discretion.
Cannot, surely, be expected to have had in view the objections of
particular j^ersons to the Act which passed last Session of Pai-lia-
ment, for prohibiting the importation of French lawns and cambrics.
But the law passed ; and the clause enclosed, marked A., will show
that if French cambrics and lawns are not efiectually prevented
from being brought into Ireland, the people of this kingdom will,
after the 24th June 1768, be prohibited from sending any manu-
facture of that sort into Great Britain; and his Lordship must
recollect that a cambric manufacture has been long established
here under the protection and encouragement of Paiiiament, for
which reason he thought he could not too strongly enforce what
the Legislature of Great Britain and the policy of this kingdom
seemed to demand.
Hopes His Majesty will believe that nothing could have made
him neglect for one moment the explaining and enforcing the plan
communicated by the King himself for a new regulation of the
army ; but thought it nnnecessarj^ to make professions of zeal,
best shown by the effects produced by his earnest endeavours.
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Accordingly, in his do.spatcli of the 27th past, he informed his
Lordship that lie was not without hopes of obtaining an augmenta-
tion full as considerable as that which His Majesty wished for, the
expense whereof will amount annually to about 40,000Z., and in the
first year to G7,000?. Very soon found that the reserve met with on
that point, and which he attributed to certain other reasons, had
a much deeper foundation ; for those who were best acquainted
with the state of the revenue were of opinion that in fact the
country was not able to bear such an additional expense. Upon
examination, he found these opinions too well grounded. This
put him upon searching for various methods of supplying the
expense without any new aggressive taxes ; and for this purpose
he has suggested the increasing the revenue by lowering the duty
upon tea, and by raising a tax of 4s. in the j^ound upon absentee
placemen and pensioners. These, with such a reduction of parlia-
mentary grants as could in prudence be made, he thought would
have been sufficient ; but had the mortification to find, at a very
general meeting held last Monday evening, that it was the
unanimous opinion of all present, that, from the state of the
national debt, which appears to be greatly increasing, it would be
dangerous to attempt an augmentation of more than 2,000 private
men ; nor would any one advise him to let even this be proposed
in Parliament, until he could with certainty say what security His
Majesty would give that 12,000 should be constantly resident in
Ireland ; for which reason it was recommended to be submitted to
the King and his servants, whether, upon an addi-ess from the
House of Commons, His Majesty would give such an assurance.
Transmits, in order to justify these apprehensions, a state of the
revenue for four years past, with a short account of the national
debt, and an explanatory paper amiexed.
If anything could have enabled him to carry on the King's
aflTairs with better success, it would have been a punctuality on the
part of his Lordship in informing him, in the first place, of His
Majesty's determination with respect to a Chancellor ; and, in the
next, of the final resolution of His Majesty's servants with regard
to the Septennial Bill ; and, lastly, of His Majesty's pleasure with
regard to pensions for lives or years, and reversions.
Heads of a Bill for the limitation of Parliaments were moved
the fiii'st day of the session, but no ste[i has been since taken,
owing to the absence of several members wlio are attending upon
contested elections. • The Habeas Corjius and Militia Bills have not
hitherto been mentioned in Parliament, though they are certainly
to be moved and much pressed. How they ought to be received
depends upon their being properly framed, which, in the present
state of the country, will be very difficult.
The expressions in his Lordship's letter are so strong that they
appear little less than an arraignment ; and for this reason ho
must insist on this his defence being laid before His Majesty, who, he
hopes, will think it a full answer to every charge. If not, he must
with all submission request to be recalled from a government in
which it seems impossible for him to continue with advantage to
Ilia Majesty or satisfaction to himself — Dublin Castle.
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The enclosures. From these accounts it appears that, notwith-
stancUng the reduction of the forces in 17G3, and an increased
revenue in the two years to Lady Day 170-5, from the large
importation of .spirits and other merchandize on the peace, and the
keeping of all extraordinary expenses as low as possible, in order
to avoid raising money on the vote of credit of 17G3, the produce
was barely sufficient to defray the charge of tlie two years, and
that in the succeeding two years, the revenue felling short and the
extraordinary expense increasing, the debt uf tlie nation was
augmented by 73,089;. 17s. ll|f?. 16 jjp.
5 Nov. 603. EiijiL OF Shelburxe to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
^T-'^r^V" ^^^ answer to his recommendation for either General Armstrong
v.43i^^No! 13. *^^' t^olonel Conynghame to succeed to Sir David C'unniiiLjliaiu's
Entered in regiment, is to acquaint him that regiments which art' statimiid in
Irel. Entry Bk., other parts of the King's dominions have always been cimsidered
17G1-7U, p.98. distinct from such as remain in that kingdom, and that in con-
quence this regiment has been already disposed of to Major-Gen.
Irwin. 1 2)-
5 Nov. 604. The Same to the Same.
Irelanii, In regard to the security desired upon the subject of the army,
' °' ■ as his Excellency did not mention any particular mode of security
suggested in Ireland, his Lordship thought it necessary to see the
Attorney General upon it. From his conversation with the latter,
is apprehensive (however desirous the King and his ministers cer-
tainly are to give every proper assurance of the intentions of Govern-
ment in this respect) th.at it will be imposslblr to have any such
security made part of the Act which is tu I^ pa--, .1 liere to enlaro-e
the King's powers, on account of very mati.-rial dbji-etions reo-ardino-
the King's power, as well as the .service of both kingdoms, in case
of any actual invasion, or such uncommon emergency.
A draft, marJced " Secret and separate," 2| pp.
5 Nov. 605. The Same to the Same.
i^f'''^l' 1 r, -^i^ Majesty extremely approves of his early attention in talking
to His Majesty's servants, and to the principal persons in Ireland,
upon an augmentation of the army. Eecounts the reason of tlie'
necessity for, and the benefits to arise from, this measure ; and has
no doubt that, in the light of the general disposition represented
to exist, to promote the King's service, he will find a cheerful
concurrence of the Kings servants and principal men of property
to support this measure. Has, therefore, nothing more to add on
this head, than that His Majesty was unanimously advised to
give every assurance of 12,000 men remaining in that kingdom,
as far as is consistent with the safety of both kingdoms in case
of any sudden or extraordinary emergency. Consequently his
Excellency must proceed in sounding the opinions of the principal
interests in Ireland, and transmits his opinion how far the success
of this measure may be relied on. As no parliamentary step can
be taken in Ireland till an Act is passed here to remove the
restraint imposed by the Act of the 10th of King William, all he
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can do, lurtlici- thai^ .sounding tliu iirincipal ijoi'sonw in regai'd to it,
Avill be to take proper care that in respect to parliamentary
business the way to this measure be kept clearly open, and that
no engagement be entered into in connection with public money
which can interfere in any way with this important object.
In regard to the Bill for limiting the duration of Parliaments, has
only to repeat the determination of the King's servants to support
it in Coivncil, as ivell as to hear luith a ffirmi r'lhlr ilisjHisition
v.'hatever shall he offered toiuards formimj <i Mil ilia und Jhdieas
Corpus Act, concerning which no other dijjicidtij auyijeds itself
than that pecidiar to Ireland from the nwnher of lioman Catholics ;
and to suggest that it will be necessary to have it for eight years
instead of seven, to avoid the confusion attending a general
election in both kingdoms the same year, as well as that the even
number is more adapted to Ireland on account of the Parliament
there meeting every two years only.
As to the uneasiness in respect to a Chancellor not being yet
appointed, arising from a surmise that it is a settled point oiever
to give the seals to a native of Ireland ; — besides that no such
exclusion has ever been thought of, it is scarce possible to conceive
that a suspicion so ill-grounded, and which so directly tends to
reflect on His Majesty's care of his j^eople of Ireland, should be the
foundation of a motion in the House of Commons at a time when
His Majesty's regard for them is so strongly manifested by His
attention to promote the administration of justice, as well as to
every point which can advance their welfare and happiness. Nor
is it possible, were such an address to pass, to say what effect it
might have upon His Majesty's present most favourable disposition.
He may, however, acquaint him (the Lord Lieutenant) that he will
shortly be able to inform him of a proper person being fixed on.
Has the pleasure to convey His Majesty's approbation of the zeal
which his Excellency professes in his service, and to signify that he
will never want the King's support in all proper instances ; but, at
the same time, has to acquaint him that His Majesty, in regard to
the granting of pensions for life or years, or reversions, perseveres in
his resolution to allow him to declare to the i^rincipal members of
both Houses, that, unless for weighty and impoitant reasons, and
vmder particular circumstances, of which His Majesty is the only
judge, it is not his intention to grant any pension for life or years,
or any places in reversion ; and that neither His Excellency, nor
any of the King's servants here, do intend to recommend any
such grants.
A draft, marhed, " Private and confidential." G pp.
G Nov. 606. The Same to Commodore Spey.
Adinualty, Acquainting him with His Majesty's approbation of his conduct
i.,G,Xo.3i. jj^ regard to the negotiations with the Dey of Algiers, frc.
Mr. Eraser has instructions to procure as free a trade as possible in
corn for the supply of Minorca, either liy obtaining a poi't to load
at throughout the year, or a certain number of Tiscarees 3'early.
H.M.'s Consul will be instructed to reclaim the Portuguese slaves
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taken out of an English ship at sea, as it cannot be questioned that
the British colours ought to protect every free person on board,
of whatever nation, and the contrary practice would occasion
endless searches and examinations contrary to treaties. But if
they were the property of the Algerines before their escape it
would very much alter the question. As to the presents for the
Dey's officers, as experience shows that their demands are always
rising, and are encouraged by gi^dng way to them, it is His
Majesty's pleasm-e that, for the future, the distributors of his
presents should keep witlrin the sum he has thought proper to
allow. His Majesty approves of the protection given to the
deserters who returned to their colours. Suggests that the Tiu-ks
mentioned by him, if they should be Levant Turks, should be sent
to the Dey, in case they are wiUing to enter into his service, as he
complained that there were only one Levant Turk and three Moors,
instead of four Levant Turks, as he expected, returned in the
place of the Spaniards. Mr. Fraser has received a caution that
His Majesty expects all persons acting under his commission to
behave with a proper degree of respect and decency towards the
powers to whom they are commissioned, without assuming a
dictatorial language, which is more calculated to irritate than to
promote the interest of their master. He (the Commodore) is to
pay Adams and Co., at Santa Cruz, for the redemption of the
" Pitt's " crew.
P.S. — He, the Commodore, judged properly in being inclined to
gratify the Emperor's curiosity in attending him at Leghorn.
A draff. 8i 2^P'
0 Nov. 607. R. Sutton to Pomeroy Gilbert, Esq., Deputy Governor
ClnmiK-i Islan.ls of Jersey.
V ^i!'i76i-98, ^^^ answer to his letter of the 22nd of October. His Majesty
p. 17. ' has authorised Lord Shelburne to promise his pardon to any one
of the accomplices who should discover the writer of the threaten-
ing paper, or those concerned in it, with a i-eward of 100?. upon
their being convicted.
6 Nov. 608. L. JLvcLEAXE to Grey Cooper, E.sq.
Lett. Bk., See's, (1.) In answer to his letter to Mr. Sutton, asking for a reply
PP*^3i-3! *° ^ ^^^^'-'1' ^'^^^ ^"^ ^*^i'*^^ Shelburne's office the 10th of April, with
a memorial and accounts from Governor O'Hara. A letter was, by
Lord Shelburne's order, sent to Mr. Lowndes on the 2.5th of April,
copy herewith transmitted, stating that His Majesty was satisfiecl
with Governor O'Hara's accounts, and approved of the payment
of them.
(2.) Sends an extract fi-om a letter from Mr. Tryon, Governor
of North Carolina, recommending the establishment of a comptroller
for Port Beaufort in that province.
(.3.) Sends copies of a letter and enclosures from the same
Governor relative to some difficulties in point of law, which
occurred in respect of a sloop seized by Capt. Morgan, of the
" Hornet," for illicit trade, and condemned in the Vice*^ Admiralty
Court of the province. 3 letters.
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7 Nov. 609. Lord Lieutenaxt of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
IrelaDd, OF ShELBURNE.
V. 43i,.o. Ji. jj^^ signed a reference to the Attorney or Solicitor General of
Ireland, on the petition of John Theobald Dillon, Esq., for pardon
for entering into foreign service ; and will, if no objection lies
against the pardon, and he can grant it of his own aiithoiity, lose
no time in signing the proper orders for its being passed under
the Great Seal, without troubling His Majesty for his royal
letter.— Dublin Castle. 2 x>p-
9 Nov. 610. The Same to the Sajie.
Ireland, Transmits the resolution of the House of Lords and the address
No^>*"'toc ^^ the House of Commons, containing their most humble thanks
for His Majest3^'s answers to their respective addresses.
The enclosures. 3 pp.
11 Nov. 611. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Acknowledging the receipt of his letter of the .Srd inst., with
v.43i,No. 24. the intelligence of the Queen's being happily brouglit to bed of a
Prince. 1 p.
12 Nov. 612. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, _ Desires him to lay liefore the King the apjjlication of Col. Erie,
V. 431, No. 2a. commanding the 14th Regiment of Dragoons in this kingdom,
that Cornet Oliver de Lancey, at present absent by licence of
absence in France, may obtain a further leave of six months, in
order to enaljle him to i>ursue his studies. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
12 Nov. 613. The Sajie to the Same.
Ireland, The Earl of Carrick, whose eldest son. Lord Ikerrin, was on the
V.431, Xo.2G. ^^j^ ^j. -Qpg Y'JG^ appointed a cornet in H.M.'s First Regiment of
Horse in this kingdom, having represented that Lord Ikerrin has
been mostly in foi-eign parts since his appointment, and still
continues there, and has not fixed any time for his return to
Ireland ; and having therefore made application that his second
son, the Hon. Pierce Butler, may be appointed in his brother's
]ilace, desires his Lordship to lay the matter before the King. —
Dublin Castle. 1 p.
12 Nov. 614. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Desircs him to lay before the King the application of Lieut.-Col.
Coman, Captain in the 4.5th Foot in this kingdom, whose merit and
long services are very fully stated in the enclosed memorial, and
whose health, from a variety of climates, has been so much impaired
as to make it necessai')' for him to quit the army entirely ; tliat he
may be allowed to exchange his present commission as captain
with Capt. William Stephenson, late of the 75th Regiment, on the
British half-pay, giving up all pretentions to any rank. — Dulilin
Castle.
The memorial. Si i).
V.431
Ko. 28
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1767.
1.3 Nov. 615. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Apologises for having so improperly renewed his request in
,431, 0.29. favour of Col. Cuninghanie. Had he been Letter informed,
he had never presumed to trouble His Majesty ; nor would
have " encroach'd upon L(ird Oranby, wliose situation is most
" sacred to me from fricndsliip and veneration." — Dublin Castle.
I p.
13 Nov. 616. The Sajie to tlie Same.
Ireiam', Received his letter of the .5th on Tuesday evening, the lOtli in,st.
.4.31, 0.33. rpj^^ packet sailed again at 12 the .same night, and there has since
been no packet on this side.
The two great obstacles to the augmentation are the state of
the revenue of the country, and the jealousy which may arise in
the breasts of the advocates of the militia that this measure is
meant to preclude the latter. Whenever the augmentation shall
be again touched u]3on in Parliament, or the militia proposed, care
may be taken to remove this suspicion, especially since he is
authorized to make known the favourable disposition of His
Majesty's servants to a Militia and Habeas Corpus Act. Nor will
he omit to do the same M'ith the Septennial Bill whenever such a
communication may dispose the minds of men to support the
augmentation of the troops. However, a communication of these
sentiments may not have that extensive influence in favour of
the measure which his Lord.ship seems to expect. Had it been
judged expedient to communicate His Majesty's favourable dis-
position towards a Septennial Bill in the speech, it would have
carried an authority to the ]ieople in general, and acquired a
jjopularity to Government, which might have probably carried
through the augmentation without any material opposition. When
it is recollected how frequently a Septennial Bill has been rejected,
and that it was returned last year when the Lord Lieutenant
countenanced it, it will possibly be seen why the hopes which a
Chief Governor may give do not bear the same authority as a
recommendation from the Crown. Will, nevertheless, as directed,
apply this communication of the sentiments of the King's servants
where it is certain to promote his service, and wishes most
heartily that it may he as much in his power, as it is in his
inclination, to prevail, so that His Majesty's kindness to his
subjects, and the points he has at heart, may go hand in hand.
May be right to state that the augmentation of the troojos was
so generally understood from the words in the speech, " trusting '
" at the same time to your wisdom and zeal to make further pro-
" visions, if the necessary sujiport of Government and the safety
" of this country shall require it ; " or, jierhaps, likewise from
the language he held v.-ith those whom he had consulted upon it,
that on the 6th a debate arose upon this very subject in the House
of Commons. It was opened by Mr. Perry, who endeavoured to
call upon Lord Frederic]^; ti.i siieak tlie sense of Ciovernment upon
this point ; and a quotluii \\-as proposed, such as would have
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declared the sense of Parliament in favour of a militia as the oiiJ.y
effectiud security for the country. The necessity of an augmenta-
tion was avowed by Lord Frederick ; the incompatibility of it
with a militia denied. He was supported by the King's servants,
and the question was defeated for that time.
Will be equally attentive to prevent any motions on the subject
of a Chancellor's not being appointed, on which he is still more
anxious, if possible, since the receipt of his Lordship's last express,
mentioning not only the ungracious appearance it would wear, but
also the bad effects it might have on His Majesty's service in this
country. It is impossible to prevent the conclusions mankind
will draw from so long asu.spension of filling this office. Confesses
that his anxiety has gi-eatly increased since the courts have sat,
without business, in the view of Parliament, where the yirincipal
members are of the profession of the law, and in general most
indejiendent. Is assured that it is o-ndng to Lord Annaly and
Mr. Attorney General that two motions in Parliament, upon the
situation of the courts, have been prevented. Has explained to
the other servants of the Crown, and to the principal persons, how
iU received any steps of this kind must be in England at a time
when His Majesty's regard to the people of Ireland has been
manifested by his attention to promote the administration of
justice, as well as to every point that can advance the welfare and
interests of his people. Will convey some particulars in a more,
private despatch.
p.S. — With regard to the keeping open parliamentary business
.so that no engagement may interfere with the augmentation of
the army, the Money Bill must be carried through the House of
Commons and pass the Council here before the end of this month,
or there will be great danger of its not being returned to Ireland
time enough to be passed into a law before the 25th Dec, when the
present Bill granting the additional duties expires. The Committee
of Supply is always closed when that of the Ways and Means
opens ; and the alarms that would be raised if an attempt was
made to keep it open longer would, he is adv-ised, be dangerous in
the highest degree. With regard to the engagements for public
money, he has not countenanced any one proposal. Many persons
of the greatest weight have promised to do all they can to restrain
these grants; but the petitions are so numerous, and so many
members are mutually interested in forcing through their respective
g]-ants, that he very much fears no great saving Avill be made. —
Dublin Castle. Marked " Secret and confidential." 8 jj/).
14 Nov. 617. Earl of Shelburxe to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Admiralty Encloses a copy of a memorial lately received from the Spanish
-^T-fi-i ^^in Ambassador, complaining that H.M.'s .ships frequent the Bay of
Cadiz, and remain there alonger time than is a-rcealilr to treaties.
It is His Majesty's pleasure that the necessary urdcrs 1m.' given to
the commanders of H.M.'s ships for the due ol 'servance of treaties.
— Whitehall.
-84, p.
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1767.
14 Nov. 618. Mr. Secretary Coxway to the Lord President of the
Scotch Court of Session.
n6"-93°r3 ^^^'- '^^°''^- Groi'clon, who has a commission from the States
General, regularly approved by His Majesty, to act as their agent
in Scotland, has comi)lained to Count Welderen, the Dutch Mmi.ster
residing here, of the injustice as well a.s cruel usage met with from
some persons acting under the Vice- Admiralty Court, while in the
execution of his duty, and desired the Count to make a jjroper
representation to the Secretary of State. As Mr. Gordon has now
a process depending before the Court of Session with the above-
mentioned persons, it is unnecessary for him, Mr. Conway, to enter
into further particulars, as they will be fully laid before his Lord-
ship, when there cannot be the smallest doubt that the strictest
justice will be done. But if it .shall appear that Mr. Gordon has
met with the ill-treatment he represents, it is His Majesty's pleasm-e
that the offenders should be prosecuted according to law. Desiring
also a state of the case to satisfy the Dutch Minister.
l,pp. 18-2.3.
14 Nov. 619. Earl of Shelburne to Major General Gage.
Com.^in-chicf, Signifying His Majesty's approbation of his conduct. His
answers to the points under consideration, confidentially commu-
nicated to him, have been also very satisfactory. The King has
referred to the Lords of Trade and Plantations the consideration of
the establishment of new governments on the Ohio and Mississippi,
and at Detroit ; likewise how far the reduction of the forts
occupied by H.M.'s troops may affect the Indian trade ; as also the
consequences of entrusting the management of Indian affairs to
the respective colonies under certain general restrictions.
The enormous expense attending the present method of supply-
ing the troops cantoned in the back settlements and frontier posts
of North America, with the heavy contingent charges arising from
the transportation of stores, and the danger to which the discipline
of the army is exposed by the regiments being broken up into
small detachments, have all been very often and justly represented
in his, the Major General's, letters. By establishing governments
where provisions, &c. may be furnished on the spot, half the posts
now kept up will be unnecessary ; while the remainder may be
partly transferred to the care of the several provinces, and partly
maintained at a much less expense. The illicit trade with the
French and Spaniards will be in a great measure" cut off, as the
goods must be intercepted by our traders ; the Indians will be
prevented from inciu'sions into the back settlements ; precise and
definite boundaries will be j^ut to the old colonies ; the trade and
manufactures of Great Britain will be extended into the remotest
Indian nations, and such posts only will be required to be gar-
risoned as command the different Indian communications or the
intercourse between the colonies by the great rivers and lakes.
These are the principal points at present under delibei-ation with
regard to the colonies. The quit rents and grants of land will
next be taken into consideration.
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His Majesty approves of the attention given to Don Anthonio cle
UUoa at New Orleans. He cannot be too narrowly watched.
Instructions have been sent to the Lieutenant-Governor of
Virginia to complete the boundary lino between that province
and the western Indians, in the same manner as it has been run
liy the provinces of South and North Carolina, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania. Governor Carleton has been directed to keep a
watchful eye on the Jesuits, who have been represented as
endeavouring to send part of their effects and moveables clan-
destinely to Italy. Governor Grant has established a post by land
between the provinces of East and West Florida. Governor Wright,
of Georgia, has written that the magazines of that province are full
of gunpowder, no less than 1,100 barrels having arisen from tlie duty
imposed upon all ships which enter at the Custom House. He has
desired leave to assent to a law for the commutation of this duty
into money, until circumstances render it necessary to collect it
again in kind ; and recommends (the magazines being smaU and
ill -constructed) that a part of the stock should be sold. — Whitehall.
(No. 4.)
14 Nov. 620. Eael of Shelbukxe to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. Geo. III., Yov their report on the following matters : —
V. 5, pp. 39-42. 2 rpj^g ^^gg ^^ John Kerr and others, who represent that they
have served durmg the late war as deputy commissaries of stores
and provisions in North America, with a pay of 5s. a day, but that
they have been totally reduced without any pay whatever ; and that
the Governor and Council of New York have given their opinion
that they were not, by virtue of the King's proclamation of 1763,
entitled to any grants of lands.
2. Govei'nor [Wright's] proposal to take the powder duty in
Georgia in money instead of in kind. See preceding letter to
General Gage.
3. What steps are necessary to be taken for the adjustment of
disputed or interfering claims to lands lietween the provinces of
Quebec and New York, particularly to Lake Champlain, — great
inconveniences having arisen therefrom.
4. An extract from a letter from Mr. Tryon, CJovernor of North
Cai'olina, relative to a Court of Exchequer in that colony. Four
letters.
14 Nov. 621. The Same to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, His Majesty consents to the grant of leave of ab-sence for
V. 431, No. 20. 12 months to Lieut.-Col. Cuninghaine.— Whitehall. A draft. 1_2'.
1.5 Nov. 622. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, ShELBURNE.
v.43i,Ko.34. deceived with the most grateful satisfaction His Majesty's
declaration that he shall not want his gracious countenance and
support in such proper instances as he shall lay bclbrc him for his
services. Trusts that all his applications will appear to have this
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foundation. However, to avoid any mistake, begs to lie further
informed whetlier it is not Tmderstood by the communication of
His Majesty's commands relative to pensions for life or years, and
reversions, tliat, notwithstanding His Majesty's resolution to dis-
courage applications for grants of this nature, yet, should there
appear in the coui-se of endeavours to carry on his business a time
particularly critical when it may greatly contribute to the
success of any leading point which His Majesty may have at
heart (as, for instance, the ]n'esent augmentation of the army),
he may in such case be permitted to lay before the King what
shall appear so immediately to interest his service. Mankind
judge pretty well how to time their requests. Since the general
idea of the augmentation in this country, has had full reason to
know it. And, as so large a share of the principal offices and
emoluments have not been disposed of in this country, it may be
thought probable that he (the Lord Lieutenant) should hear of this
circumstance when the Crown is known to have any particular
object in view. It may be expedient for His Majesty's service (when
such interesting points as the ]iresent, and others which may arise
from the Opposition, come forward, and men of the first abilities
are forming expectations,) that he may be permitted to transmit
their wishes, without loss of time, for His Majesty's decision.—
Dublin Castle. Marked " Secret and separate." ii pp.
15 Nov. 623. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, ^ Jia,(\ scarcely finished his despatches of the l.Oth, wlien a
■ ' ' "' very unexpected and important matter arose, which obliges him
to hire a vessel on purpose, lest public rumour, forerunning hi.s
information, should make him ajjpear negligent in the King's
service. Yesterday morning, Mr. Attorney General, to his Excel-
lency's great astonishment, came to say, that, besides an address
relative to the vacancy of the Seals, which might perhaps be
carried, he had certain intelligence that a motion would be
made in the House of Commons to grant the supply from three
months to three months, or, as they term it here, a short Money
Bill ; the ground for which motion, he said, was the very general
discontent which had been long gaining ground amongst all ranks
of people throughout the kingdom, and which was now brought
to a point by depriving the country of the usual course of justice
in not appointing a Chancellor. By which means the business of
that Court did not proceed, whilst the attendance of the Common
Law Judges there put a stop to the proceedings in the other courts.
He (the Attorney General) said, likewise, that, whatever might be
the consequence of such a step, he was afraid that the discontent
at this time was too general to resist such a question with success ;
but that Lord Shannon and Mr. Speaker, who knew the temper and
numbers of the House of Commons better than he did, would more
fully inform his Excellency on this point. They soon afterwards
confirmed everything Mr. Attorney had said. His Excellency used
every argument to encourage them to resist such an ill-timed
indignity to the King, and a blow which would be so fatal to the
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welfare of this coimtiy. They said that, whatever theii- own
opinions might be, they were convinced, if such a motion were
made at this time, it would be carried. They urged the same
arguments which Mr. Attorney had stated were very generally
u.sed by members of the House of Commons ; and said that, day
after day, as gentlemen had come to Parliament from the country,
this discontent had increased to such a degree as to make it
impossible now to resist the torrent. Nor, as additional expenses
would certainly be proposed for the army, and perhaps for a
national militia, would gentlemen be induced to grant any supplies
that were to continue, mitil they knew the utmost of the sums
which would be wanted ; the more so as they thought this was
the only certain method they had of obtaining those popular Bills,
which had been so often demanded and so constantly refused. This
seemed so very different from all that had passed before, and so
unaccountable, that he summoned the very next instant as general
a meeting as he could in so short a time, of His Majesty's principal
servants. There were present at this meeting, held last night at
nine o'clock, the following ; viz.,
The Primate. Lord Dungannon.
Lord Shamion. Lord Newton.
The Speaker. Prime Serjeant.
Mr. Clements. Attorney General.
Sir Henry Cavendish. Solicitor General.
Mr. Mai one. Mr. Serjeant Dennis.
The Provost. Mr. Serjeant Lill.
Having called upon them all to state their opinion what was
necessary to be done with regard to the information received. Lord
Shannon and Mr. Speaker repeated very fidl}' what they had said
in the morning, and that, having consulted with their friends, they
were obliged to say that it was not in their jjower to resist such a
measui'e, if proposed in the House of Commons. Mr. Malone, who,
except the Provost, was the only person not immediately in the
service of the Crown, gave his opinion strongly as to the impropriety
of this measure, which, he said, would be the highest indignity to
the Crown, and of the utmost danger to the public. He was very
warmly and vejy explicitly supported in this by Lord Annaly,
]\L-. Solicitor General, Lord Dungannon, Sir Hemy Cavendish,
Mr. Clements, and Mr. Serjeant Lill. My Lord Primate did not
speak upon the occasion. Mr. Provost seemed to think this measure
very dangerous, but fell into what was the general sense of all the
other i)ersons present, which was to take time until next Tuesday
moi'ning to consider whether it ought in propriety at this time to
be resisted, and, if it should, what was the probability of success.
It is impossible for his Excellency to express his surprise at finding
himself in the midst of the King's servants, and hearing a question
of this sort treated by a part of them in this manner, and so late
a daj' pressed for the further consideration of a measure which
ought to have been rejected with indignation.
As he foimd that the vacancy of the Seals, and an apprehension
that the popular Bills would be again refused, were now combined
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to form a pretence for this extraordinary proposition, his Excellency
urged in the strongest manner the favourable disposition of the
King's servants towards them, and the information relating to a
Chancellor contained in his Lordship's letter of the 5th. Nor will
he hesitate to extend this communication further to such con-
siderable persons with whom it may weigh on this occasion. Can
never think that the independent men in Parliament, and the
several great interests, can concur in so extravagant a measure.
Will use his utmost endeavom-s to obtain the grant of supply. —
Dublin Castle. Marked " Secret and confidential." 6^ 2''P-
1(3 Nov. 624. The Sajie to the Same.
In4anij, Lq^.j Shannon has just been with him to say tliat Mr. Ponsonby
■ ' "' ' and he had prevailed upon their friends to desist from the motion
described in yesterday's despatch, being determined that nothing
which might caixy the least appearance of disrespect to the King-
should take i^lace ; but that, nevertheless, an inquiry into the state
of the nation might yet be taken wp in the present situation of
things. He informed his Lordship that he was glad to hear a
business so extremely disagreeable was laid aside ; that lie hoped
nothing of a similar nature woidd follow it, especially as His
Majesty had received from hence a state of this country relative
to its ability to support the augmentation, to which he (the Lord
Lieutenant) had not had a reply ; and that it deserved well to be
considered if the King's servants in England had not given, in
their despatch communicated to his Lordship, all the satisfaction
which the nature of the case and the constitution of Great Britain
would permit. Lord Annaly came early yesterday morning to
declare on his part and that of his friends against this motion of
the Money Bill. Mr. Prime Serjeant, whose abilities and know-
ledge are of the first rank in this country, did the same this
mornmg, and so has the Provost.
Has ever been cautious in entering into any engagement to
recommend persons to His Majesty before he has seen the event
of the measures in this country ; but submits whether it may not,
after this critical and unexpected event, contribute to the future
success of his measures, if some of those who stood early and firmly
against this torrent should receive some marks of his Royal favour.
Is in hopes that if he can but ward ofi" or prevent an addi-ess
relative to the Courts of Judicature, and can satisfy the minds of
the people that the BiU for limitation of Parliaments would be
returned, such a temper might then prevail as woiUd carry His
Majestj^'s wishes into execution. Is heartily sorry to dwell upon
this subject, much more to be told that those strong expressions
contained in his (Lord Shelburne's) last despatch regarding this
point (and which have been fully communicated) have not carried
the entire satisfaction to be expected from them. But as he
sees there is something that strangely embarrasses the King's
service, and that the avowed cause is the apprehension that this
Septennial Bill will, like many former, not be returned with the
Money BiU, for which so many gentlemen have jiledged themselves
and their interests to the general expectation of the country, fears
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17 Nov.
Ireland,
it would lie unpardonable to omit the information, and to request
earnestly of the King's servants, after what has already passed,
some further assurance upon this head, if the nature of things will
in prudence admit of it ; and the more speedily, as he is assured
that the fixing the confidence of the people on this point is the
likeliest means of carrying into execution His Majesty's intentions
repecting the augmentation. — Dublin Castle. Mai'hcd "Seci'et and
confidential." 4 pp-
625. The Same to the Same.
Encloses the addresses of congi-atulation from the Houses of
Lords and Commons in this kingdom to His Majesty, on the safe
delivery of the Queen, and the birth of a Prince.
The addresses.
17 Nov.
Ireland,
. 431,Nu. 37.
IS Nov.
Ireland,
,431, No. 32.
626. The Same to the Same.
Not being able to get any vessel to carry over the several
despatches received herewith, has now an opportunity, by the
return of the packet, to inform his Lordship that at the meeting
which was held this Tuesday morning. Lord Shannon and Mr.
Speaker stated that they Jiad been able to persuade their friends
to lay aside the motion intended for a short Money Bill, as it
might be liable to an inter jiretation of an indig-nity to the Crown.
Had the pleasure to find that the whole meeting was unanimous
that, this being the case, Mr. Long-field's motion would be very
easily rejected. Is not without hopes that what they have said
will be the case, — as he has just been informed by Lord Frederick,
who is this instant returned from the House, that upon a motion
made by Sir Lucius O'Brien to address His Majesty relative to the
vacancy of the Seals, the same was, upon the previous question
being put, passed in the negative, 78 to 32 ; and this great majority
was chiefly owing to Lord Shannon and the Speaker's friends
assisting the servants of the Crown, who, to do them the justice
they deserve, did most of them speak, and all vote, against the
motion for an address. — Dublin Castle. Marked " Secret and
confidential.'
z pp.
627.
Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland.
There have been two meetings of the King's servants to consider
his letter of the .5th inst., in answer to the private letter of the
29th Oct. Is first to acquaint him that the paper, of which his
Excellency transmits a cojiy, as a minute given him by Mr. Con-
way, could have been nothing more than his private notes,
containing his particular sense at that time iqinn the subjects then
under consideration, — not only as these sulijects did not fall within
Mr. Conway's department, but as
pap^
is not in the form of
inute. Nor Avas it, according to the indispensable custom of
those meetings, road over to the Lords present, to know whether
it exjn-essed their sentiments as they wished them to be laid before
His Majesty. There must have been a mistake in supposing it to
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have been " the universal sense of all His Majesty's servants," as
some of the Lords present declare that they then expressed a
contrary opinion. Mr. Conway, indeed, remembers that he had
at one time that opinion, but that he afterwai'ds saw reason to
concur with the rest of His Majesty's servants. The meeting on
the next day of the Lords then left in town was to consider of the
inconveniences (suggested over night, but not then discussed for
want of time, and, having been the subject of general conversation
between them at court, mentioned that morning to the King,) that
might ai'ise from mentioning any of the proposed Bills in the
speech, as having it in command from His Majesty to do so, on
account of the constitution of Ireland, which lequires that the
King shall act, in matters of legislation, with the advice of his two
Councils. The constitution of Great Britain being different in
that respect, the example of what was done here was thought no
precedent for doing the like in Ireland. It was likewise foreseen
that that method of recommendmg all or any of the measures
under consideration might draw in question the nature of the
comiexion between Great Britain and Ireland, which it has been
always thought sound policy to avoid, and which, at this time, for
various reasons, seems particularly desirable. Besides, every end
was thought equally attainable in the manner proposed in the
note of the 8th ; and, further, this note was only meant to assist
his memory, and nothing more, he having received by word of
mouth the fullest instructions, the whole being a fitter subject for
confidential conversation than for a minute of a cabinet, as there
would, at the least, be an impropriety in any Lord going further
to His Majesty in matters of this nature than by suggesting what
is likely to be his opinion when the subject comes to be properly
considered in the Privy Council. But the note, however considered,
shows upon the face of it that it must have expressly meant to
denote a difierent mode of communication ; as, had it been intended
that he should mention in his speech one of the Bills as by com-
mand from the King, that Bill could not with any propriety be
joined in the same words with that for limiting the duration of
Parliaments, and approved of only equally with it, if found con-
venient by the Lord Lieutenant. Besides, the words which follow,
" that a language should be held by j'our Excellency to such as
" you thought proper, of the favoiirabli' disjKJsition of the King's
" sei-vants in regard to both till SI ■ I'.ills," \\oiil,l be sufticient to make
the intention quite clear, as tlii_y wi.iuld luive been in the one case
improper and even contradictory, but follow naturally from the
considerations mentioned, and, had the opinion of the King's
servants been different the night before, are sufticient to show an
alteration of that opinion on reconsideration. These circumstances
are so clear in the recollection of the other Lords of the Council,
as well as in his own, that it is not possible to omit stating them.
At the same time can assure his Excellency that there is not one
who is not convinced of his good intentions through the whole, or
who attributes the misapprehension to any other cause than the
hurry and " variety of distress " which naturally agitated his mind
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at that period. His Majesty also is j^ersiiailed tliat it will not
prevent or slacken the activity or zeal with which his Excellency
is so properly animated in his service, and from which he promises
himself as great an eifect as the situation of things will admit of
It is supposed, however, that care will be taken in this Act to
make it la^^^ul for His Majesty to remove any of the judges in
Ireland upon the representation of the Privj^ Council and the two
Houses of Parliament. A clause likewise must be inserted giving
the same weight to the two Houses of Parliament in England.
In regard to the BiU for limiting the duration of Parliaments,
the same reasoning applies to it as to the other. It is impossible
to send any resolution of the King's sei-^'ants more decided than
that carried over by his Excellencj^ and more than once repeated
in his. Lord Shelburne's, letters, that it is their " determination to
" support it by theii- opinions in Council."
In regard to an augmentation of the army, His Majesty cannot
hear without both wonder and concern that there should be any
difficulties made among the principal persons consulted, of coming
up to the extent of his wishes, which does not go much above
3,000. At the same time that it appears by the accounts sent
that the whole amount raised on the subject in Ireland is not
more than 1,505,761?. for two years, a sum far from heavy com-
pai'ed with what this country bears, — and that a far larger share
of the revenue than the King now desii-es apjDcars to be destined
to purposes not particularly recommended by His Majesty, the
misapplication of which has been so generally understood, that it
has been the object, not only of former Lord Lieutenants, but also
of some of the most respectalale persons there, to reduce that branch
of public expense by resolutions not to grant any more money for
carrying on old or new work.s, unless under the most particular
circumstances, — it is hoped the endeavours of his Excellency will
still awaken in the principal persons in Ireland a sense of what is
necessary for their own securit}', and will prevail uijon them for
this end to " exert " a part of the resources of that kingdom.
Upon the whole his Excellency's answer to the last letter on the
subject is expected, in which His Majesty directs him to mention
the particular persons from whom assurances shall be received in
regard to it, as well as those who object to it, and their reasons for
such objection.
As to the point of the security desired, if the Irish people have
any doubt about it, after all the assurances given, it is always to
be remembered that the Commons of Ireland retain the true
constitutional security m theii- own hands, by having it in their
power to refuse the continuance of such additional duties as shall
be granted for this pur^jose. However, on the fullest considera-
tion, and on examining a variety of modes, there does not seem
the least possibility of giving any further satisfaction in that
respect, except by using general words setting forth the intention
of Government that 12,000 men shall constantly remain in Ireland,
as far as is consistent vAth such a defence as the safety of both
kingdoms in the case of any sudden or extrcwrdinary emergency
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may require, in the preamble of the Act which shall be passed
here to take off the restriction laid on His Majesty by the 10th
of King WiUiam. Or, if the address fi-om the House of Commons,
mentioned by his Excellency, is intended to set forth the exposed
situation of the kingxlom and the necessity of such an augmenta-
tion, adding their wish that 12,000 men should be constantly
stationed in Ireland, His Majesty's answer may be so cbawn as
to contain the same assurances, either in those ivords, or words
to the same effect, provided the address be hj^t within the plan
mentioned.
Is not yet able to answer him in regard to the Chancellor, no
person having been yet decided upon ; nor is it to be presumed
that so small a delay as has been in the appointment of a fit
person can have any other effect in Ireland than a sense of His
Majesty's paternal care and caution not to ajipoint an improper
one.
In respect to the order relative to pensions and places (the only
point where his. Lord Shelburne's, pimctuality can be called in
question), it was sent in his despatch of the 5th inst. "Was rather
induced to defer it, as his Excellency at the Lord President's had
expressed a wish not to receive it immediately. Is persuaded
that he is too intent upon supporting the dignity of the King and
his Government, not to take proper care to prevent any address
of Parliament being grounded on it, as no satisfactory answer can
be given to it.
A draft, marked " Secret and confidential." 16 j)}).
19 Nov. 628. L. Macleane to John Pownall, Esq.
"T's^p^ia™'' Sending, for the information of the Lords of Trade, (1) an ex-
■ ' ' ■ tract from a letter fi-om Major-Genl. Gage, of 10 Oct. 1767, and
(2) a copy of one from Mr. Stuart, Superintendent of Indian Affairs
for the Southern District of North America, dated South Carolina,
3 Oct. 1767. Two letters.
19 Nov. 629. The Same to Thos. Beadshaw, Esq.
Mch^a'p'si'' Sends, for the information of the Lords of the Treasury, copy
• ' • • of a letter from Lord Chas. Greville Montagu, dated South Caro-
lina, .5 October 1767.
19 Nov. 630. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
^'"■''""' Eakl of Shelbuene.
Acknowledges receipt of letters of 12th and 14th inst. This
day the same question was moved in the House of Lords relative
to the Seals as was in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Lord
Annaly put the previous question, which was carried against a
minority of two. There is a circumstance in the last^returns,
which he desires may be laid before His Majesty,— that is. General
Carpenter's regiment having no field officer with it. When Lieut.-
Col. Burton came to attend Parliament, the Major, who should
have joined, was here with his wife, who was sick and near lying-
in. He had leave on that account to stay a little while.
Ireland.
No. 4-2 a
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WouW not have been so lono- in reporting the state of the
garrison and troops here, but that his whole time and utmost
api>lication have been directed to other affairs. Can, notwitli-
standing, assure His Majesty that the pai-ade is one of the finest
he ever saw, and the troops in the highest order and discipline. —
Dublin Castle. 2 j)p.
19 Nov. 631. The Same to the S.\jie.
Ireland, Encloses a resolution of the House of Peers of this kingdom,
upon the petition of the Right Hon. Catherine Countess Dowager
of Tyrone, and other papers connected therewitli, submitted to
them by command of His Majesty, aftii-ming that she hath fully
proved her claim to the barony of Le Poer in fee, and hath a right
to the said barony in fee.
The resolution. 3 pj?.
20 Nov. 632. Eahl of Shelburxe to Dr. Morton.
Dnir. Entry Bk., After a diligent search in the offices, no precedent can be found
V. -24, p. i.^g. p^ a sign manual in the case of Dr. Hunt, or any other of the
same kind. Has directed Mr. Sutton to write to Mr. Morley for
Dr. Morton to liave free access at all times to Domesday Book.
The letter to Mr. Morle/ referred to. Dr. Morton designed its
publication.
20 Nov. 633. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Mr. [? Se-
J>V- of Man, CRETARY CoNWAY].
V. i,Xo. 50. With his congratulations upon tlie occasion of the Queen's
happy delivery of a Prince. — Castletown. 1 j).
21 Nov. 634. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, IRELAND.
V. 4:51, No. 23. u^^ Majesty has appointed James Hewitt, Esq., one of the
Justices of the Court of King's Bench in England, to be Lord
High Chancellor of Ireland, and has at the same time ordered
a Avarrant to be prepared for creating him a Baron of that
kingdom.
21 Nov. 635. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Ireland, EaRL OF ShELBURNE.
V. 431, No. 43. Desuing him to lay before His Majesty the application of the
Commissioners and Overseers of the Barracks for authority to jndl
down an old bastion adjoining the north gate of Galway, for
reasons which are fully set forth in this letter. — Dublin Castle.
2 pp.
23 Nov. 636. Petition of Anna Barnard, of Kingston-upon-Thames, in
Dom. Gco.in., the county of Surre3% widow, for a hcence to enclose a footway in
v^ G, No. 43. the parisli of Kingston-upon-Thames.
Referred as usual, 23 Nov. 1707.
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24. Nov. 637. Earl of SHELBrR^•E to the Lukd Lieutexaxt of
Ireland, IRELAND.
.43i,No..38. Acknowledges his Excellency's despatches of the IStli, 15th,
IGth, and 17th, received yesterday morning.
As to the motion made in the Honse relative to the vacancy of
the Seals, he acquainted him by the last post of the appointment
of Mr. Justice Hewitt to the ottice of Chancellor of Ireland, who.se
known attachment to Revolution principles, great knowledge, and
unspotted integrity, will, it is hoped, give satisfaction. Cannot
conceal His Majesty's extreme surprise, not only at such a motion
being made and supported at the very moment when his care and
attention to his people has been shown in the strongest manner,
but at the gi-eat unreasonableness of such a clamour, when it is a
fact of public notoriety that in this kingdom, where the business
is not less important nor the causes less numerous, the seals have
at times been kept open many months longer.
As to the design of a short Money Bill, it is impossible to express
the astonishment with which the account of such a measure was
received by everybody here ; a measure which strikes not only at
the dignity of the King, but at the very being of Government.
Could it be possible to suppose for a moment that it was to meet
with success, great coafusion in Ireland would not only be the
inevitable conse(|uence, but it would be the just occasion of
rejecting the very Bills that were the pretended object of such
unprecedented conduct, in which case the contrivers of such a
measure must have stood condemned both in the sight of God and
man, and experienced the certain indignation of the public, who
must soon see tlu-ough the flimsy pretext of founding their un-
justifiable jealousy upon a comparison of what happened in the
administration of the late Lord Lieutenant with the commrmication
now made by his Excellency ; the one being only the Lord Lieu-
tenant's personal approbation of a Bill, whereas his Excellency
went out apprized of the unanimous determination of the King's
servants to support two of the Bills in Council, and of their
favourable disposition to hear whatever should be offered in regard
to the two others. Nor is it to be supposed that the guarded
manner of making this communication recommended would have
produced any other effect than that of increasing the confidence
of every intelligent person, by showing with what deliberation
this measure had been adopted, as far as the King'.s servants could
with safety or propriety go. Could it be meant as an alarm only,
it cannot be looked upon in any other light than as one of the
meanest stratagems which low cunning, narrow parts, and interested
motives could suggest to any set of men in public affairs. The
King's servants persevere, notwithstanding, in the same resolution
as to the several Bills when they shall come over. Mr. Malone's
behaviour at the meeting convened on this occasion has confirmed
the King's servants in the very high opinion they expressed, before
his Excellency's departure, of that gentleman's wisdom as well as
great abilit}'. Has the satisfaction to sta,te that the Kinr' took
particular notice of his conduct. His Excellency will therefore
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acquaint him of the King's approbation, as well as the Lord Annaly,
whose moderation does him great honour, and Mr. Prime Serjeant,
with the other lords and gentlemen, according to the several degrees
of zeal towards His Majesty and true regard to their country with
which they have acted. And though His Majesty does not think
proper to recede from his resolution with regard to places and
pensions, and His Majesty's servants stand precluded from men-
tioning any such to him by the terms of the despatch of the -5th
inst., yet the King wUl take into consideration such other just
marks of his countenance and protection as his Excellency shall
at the end of the session, or at his return into the Royal presence,
submit to him as proper to be shown to those who have con-
tributed strength and facility to his affairs.
As to the augmentation of the army, has already written so fully
on the subject that there is nothing to add. It will remain to be
seen whether, after so many instances of His Majesty's inclination
to gratify the wishes of his people, the principal persons in Ireland,
in their conduct upon that head, as well as in the manner of
carrying through the whole sessions, have had the public interest
in view, or have been actuated by motives of a less honourable
and disinterested nature. In regard to a militia, could a well-
digested and safe plan be offered, it must meet with the approbation
of His Majesty's servants, who are too intent on the security of
Ireland not to see with particular satisfaction every addition which
can be made to it. But this, so far from rendering an augmenta-
tion unnecessary, makes it a measure of essential utility to the
safety of that kingdom, till such a scheme can be brought to
perfection, which must be a work of some time ; and even then the
number of regular forces will in time of danger not be found too
great, when they may be wanted to relieve the militia fi'om too
continued fatigue. It appears by the paper marked B, sent over
in his Excellency's despatch of the 5th inst., that it was proposed
to jirovide for this augmentation by a vote of credit, in which case
there wiU be no hazard in letting the Money Bill pass, and the
Committee of Supply be closed. If the Money Bill, however, should
come over loaded with a number of private grants, his Excellency
must be sensible with what an ill appearance it can afterwards be
urged that " the state of the revenue of Ireland eamiot bear " what
is absolutely necessary for the public security.
Has the pleasiu-e of acquainting his Excellency of the King's
approbation of his spirit and activity, and that His Majesty is
persuaded that by making the public the great object of his (the
Lord Lieutenant's) administration, "enabled" as he is on the
several points which the people of Ireland have at heart, (not to
mention the single point desired by His Majesty, which can be
suggested to him only by his concern for the good of his kingdom,)
he (the Lord Lieutenant) will be able to defeat any attempts which
shall be made to sow mistrust between His Majesty and his people,
with a view to satisfy private ambition, and to cany on his
administration with satisfaction to the King and honour to himself.
A draft, marked "Secret." 15 jj^j.
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24 Nov.
cl. Entry Bk.,
701-70,11.99.
26 Nov.
Ireland,
V. 431,
No. 40 a, b, c.
The letter
entered in
Irel. Entry Bk.,
1761-70, p. 97;
and
the answers in
King's Lett.Bk.,
V. 12,p. 146.
28 Nov.
Ireland,
V. 431,
No. 44 a,b, c.
28 Nov.
Ireland,
V. 431, No. 41.
Entered in
Irel. Entry Bk.,
1761-70, p.99.
29 Nov.
638. The Same to the Same.
Encloses His Majesty's speech on the openmg of Parliament
this day. Has given orders for the addresses of both Houses to
he sent on Saturday next, as it will he impossible to get them in
time for this post. — \^T2itehall.
639. [The S.ame] to the Same.
Transmits the King's answers to the addresses of the two Houses
of Parliament on the Queen's delivery and birth of a Prince, which
His Majesty received in the most gracious manner. — Whitehall.
The answers. Dmfts. 3 2'>p-
640. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to the Earl of Shel-
BURNE.
Transmits, in order to be submitted to His Majesty, a memo-
rial from Lieut.-Col. William Burton, of the 12th Regiment of
Diagoons in this kingdom, with a scheme annexed thereto ; which
has received the approbation of his colonel, General Carpenter, for
converting that regiment into a regiment of light cavalry, without
any additional expense to the public. — Dublin Castle.
The enclosures, containing reasons for the change, Szc. 8| j)^'.
641. Lord Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
His Majesty has consented to the grant of a further leave of
absence to Cornet Oliver de Lancey, and approves of his Excel-
lency's several recommendations. A draff. 1 p.
642. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to the Earl of Shel-
burne.
Has to open a little further the result of his mind relative to his
own situation. Would wish to avoid all altercation with the King's
servants — hates it at all times with others ; wishes them veiy
well ; and there is scarce anything he would not endm-e rather
than distress His Majesty's Government. But they will pardon
him if he says that upon the most thorough recollection he cannot
charge his memory with any positive instruction to alter the
determination of mentioning the Judges in the speech. The idea
still remains strong with him that some one at least of the popular
points was intended to be recommended therein, nor does he
remember that at any meeting that of mentioning the Judges to
hold their offices during good behaviour was ever objected to. As
to his attending the King's servants at the Lord President's on
Thursday evening, October 8th, he considered it as merely casual
by his having staid in to^\Ti to pay his duty to the Queen ; nor
has he the least recollection that his attendance there was to
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consider that or any other of the great points ; but, hearing at
court from Mr. Con-\\ay that the Duke of Grafton -was to be at the
Lord President's tliat night, he gave up his design of leaving
London in the evening from the hopes of hearing liis Grace's final
opinion relative to the Chancellor and the Septennial Bill ; which
latter was thought a requisite to his instructions, that he might
speak with the greater confidence to the King's servants and
l)rincipal j^ersons here. So that, had he set out as proposed, he
could only ha^•e had the notes of Mr. Conway, and not his, Lord
Shelburne's, memorandum (which, singly taken, he confesses is not
verj' explicit), to direct him what plan to adhere to on his arrival
in Ireland. Mr. Conway's notes are very positive and clear ; the
meeting, when they were taken, was very full. The Chancellor, in
jiavticular, was present; and Mr. Conway, though it might not be
in his department, was the jierson who had writ both to the
Chancellor and to the Lord President, if possible to attend, and
tinally to determine what was to be the rule of his, the Lord
Lieutenant's, conduct in this kingdom. He thought, and still
thinks, both from Mr. Conway's note and his o-^-n recollection,
that he had exacth- followed what was then absolutely fixed, and
what at former meetings had been universally agi'eed to, not with-
out the participation of the King himself, to whom he communi-
cated what had been proposed relative to the Judges, to which His
Majesty was graciously pleased to give his thorough approbation.
His Excellency could have no temptation to deviate from what
he understood to be the sense of the King's Government. He
could not l)e supposed to seek pojiularity at the hazard of endan-
geriuu the eraistitntinn nf L-claud, nor to have any view in
euil>aria--iii;^ Hi- Maj'-ty's a^hiiiiiistration. The expressions in
his L<ir<lslii|i's last ile-pateli ae(|uit him amply, in the opinion of
the King's servants, of all the folly and guilt of such an intention ;
but at the same time they leave him loaded with the anxiety of
the prospect of the transaction being attended hereafter with very
serious circumstances, when the alterations which are jiroposed
shall bring the subject rmder consideration, and may, perha]>s,
occasion this Bill relating to the Judges being lost. And therefore
he would, with the greatest humility, and from no other motive
but the truest attachment to a kind master and the prosperity of
his service, suggest whether, in the present situation, considering
the sentiments of his other servants, and how far it may appear
to the King to aftect the stability of his Government, it may not
be more advisable for his Excellency not to continue here. Has
ever held it a maxim, that whoever wished to be honoured with
the King's commands should consider his service in the first
instance. And God forbid that at the hour he is disting-uished by
His Majesty's favour and patronage, any poor consideration to his
own personal interest should contribute to diminish the dignity
and lustre of his Sovereign's reign. Let his Lordship think of this,
and consider well the situation of this Bill, and the King's service,
and view his Excellency in the light of a willing sufierer and an
honourable subject.
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Is sony to state that he has been as unsuccessful as his pre-
decessors iu endeavouring to lower the Parliamentary grants, for
the sum granted amounts to 118,000/. Is not certain whether
tliis has arisen from the want of inclination or of power to check
this "shamefaced" abuse. Has not, indeed, for sometime expected
any great saving on this head unless something could have been
previously substituted in place of them ; nevertheless, from the
repeated communication with the Speaker and Lord Shannon and
their friends, he did flatter himself but in vain, that the King's
servants by their assistance would have succeeded in obtaini'no-
some reduction on this head. The tax of 4s. in the pound on all
salaries and profits of employments payable to persons who shall
not reside six calendar months in. each year in this kingdom, was
moved by Mr. Longfield yesterday in the Committee of Ways and
Means, and was considered by the servants of the Crown, from the
circumstances of the time, irresistible ; the more so as it was most
probably known that this tax, together with the lowerino- of the
duties upon teas and the reduction of Parliamentary gi-ants, were
the means suggested at the several meetings to defray the expense
of the augmentation, upon which tax his Lordship's despatches
gave no directions. The King's servants did very properly propose
excepting such pensions as are payable to any of the descendants
of the late King, which was immediately agreed to. The other
exceptions were proposed by Mr. Longfield, and are agi'eeable to
a former Act of this sort, now repealed. His Excellency knew
nothing of this tax before a resolution was taken upon it in the
House. The duties upon tea were in the same Committee lowered
with a view to increase the revenue, and will be made a part of
the Money Bill, in exact conformity to the plan sent over to the
Duke of Grafton, and unanimously approved of by the Kmo-'s
servants. Tliis plan A\-ill l>c of great use to the fair trader, increase
the revenue, and be of infinite advantage to tlie East India
Company.
The heads of a Bill for limiting the duration of Parliaments,
after having met Avith some small but ineffectual opposition, were
lirought up on Wednesday last by the Speaker, attended by the
House, desiring that they might be transmitted as the general
sense of the Commons of Ireland. This sort of address, though
not usual, is not without precedent. It will be seen from the
printed votes of the 27th, that his Excellency has been very
guarded in his answer, not engagmg for more than to transmit
them with the utmost expedition, and to represent them as the
general sense of the Commons of Ireland, as soon as it was in his
power,— meaning thereby when they should be constitutionally
approved of by the Council here. The Committee would by no
nieans come into the suggestion to fill up the blank with the word
i-hlht, though he believes many mem):)ers do in truth wish for even
a longer term. It was proposed to enlarge it to icn, but that met
with a negative. At the same time, he has gi'eat reason to believe,
that, should the Privy Council in England make tlie Bill octennial,'
though it would in some degree take away from the pojnilai-itv
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of the measure, it woxild liy no means endanger its being rejected
here.
The Bill concerning the Judges is committed for Friday next,
when his Lordship's suggestion relative to the Privj' Council here
and the two Houses of Pai-liament in England must, if possible,
be inserted. Upon both these points has very gi-eat doubts of
success, nor does he think, with such alterations in Great Britain,
the Bill upon its return ^\^ll be received. But his doubts arise
merely from the temper of the times.
A clause of credit is given for raising the sum of 100,000?. for
supplying the deficiencies of the aids granted, and carrying on
public works. But his Lordship must not imagine this is meant
as a provision for the augmentation of the army ; for there will
be a deficiency to near this amount in the next two years, between
the ordinary exig-encies of Government and the produce of the
hereditary reveniie and additional duties. Will not trouble his
Lordship at present with anything upon the head of the augmen-
tation of the army, because he is convinced that in three or four
days' time he will have completed a negotiation which is now on
foot, and from which he will be enabled precisely to state upon
what terms this measure may be eflectually carried into execution.
PS — A. motion for a short Money Bill was made very earl}' in
the last week by Mr. Longfield, but, not being supported by one
member of the Committee, was given up. — Dublin Castle. Marked
" Secret." 1 2 pp.
1 Dec. 643. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Acknowledging the receipt of letters, — one being of the appoint-
„ '^' ■*?'' ment of the Cbancellor (Hewitt), and his creation as Baron Lifford,
r»os. 47, 48, , ,
and 49. — ^-nd enclosures.
Three letters, all dated from Dublin Castle. 3 pp.
2 Dec. 644. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, The Attorney General having reported that, in his opinion. His
V. 431, Ko. 50. Majesty's letter is not ueces.sary for granting a pardon to John
Theobald Dillon, Esq., but that the same may be passed under the
Great Seal of this kingdom, in piu-suance of his (the Lord Lieu-
tenant's) own warrant, his Excellency has this day signed the proper
order for that purpose. But as it will be seen from the enclosed re-
port that Mr. Attorney is apprehensive that the granting this pardon
may be an " open " to many applications and much importunity for
like pardons, and as the Government here have always held this
ofience in a light of the most dangerous tendency, and against
which the laws of Ireland are pointed with peculiar severity, must
request His Majesty's Ministers to throw all the difficulties they can
upon petitions of this nature for the future. — Dubliu Castle.
The report is not now annexed. 2 pp.
3 Dec. 645. The Same to the Sajie.
Ireland, Transmits, by a messenger, a Bill sealed this night in Council,
V. 431, No. b\. intituled " An Act for limiting the duration of Parliaments," as the
general sense of the Commons of Ireland. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
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3 Dec.
Ireland,
V. 431,No. ,:
3 Dec.
V. 431, No. 53.
646. The Same to the Same.
The messenger carrying this letter will also deliver the two
Money Bills sealed this night in Council. Indicates what altera-
tions have been made in them as compared with those of the
previous session, and how the increased i-evenue expected is to he
appropriated. The tax of four shillings in the pound on places
and pensions is an old tax revived. It was first imposed in the
reign of King George I., and was continued until the session of
17-53. It is calculated to produce a revenue of 20,000^. per
annum at least. 4 pp.
647. The Same to the Same.
The hurry of business which there has been in Parliament and
Coimcil till this very instant, in order to get transmitted the Bills
now sent by the messenger, has prevented him from obtaining a
final answer from the principal persons of this country, who have
desired time to consult their friends relative to the carrying into
execution His Majesty's wishes for an augmentation in the army.
His Lordship may depend upon hearing from him on Saturday
next in the common course of the post. A delay in the Bill for
limiting the duration of Parliaments would, at all events, from
what he can collect at present, defeat the measure so strongly
recommended by His Majesty. — Dublin Castle, " 12 o'clock at
night." 2 2>1)-
4 Dec. 648. The Same to the Same.
Transmitting the address of congratulation to the King of the
Lord Mayor, Sherifi's, Commons, and Citizens of the city of Dublin,
on the bii-th of a Prince and the recovery of the Queen. ^Dublin
Castle. 1 p.
649. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Mr. [Secre-
tary Conway].
Has received his letter of the 14th ult., enclosing His Majesty's
speech to Parliament, &e. StiU solicits Mi\ Conway's good offices
to get his appointments fixed. It is unnecessary to repeat the several
circumstances. Refers him to other lettei-s on the same subject. — ■
Castletown. 1| ^jp.
650. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to the Earl of Shelburne.
Acknowledging letters received. 1 /).
Ireland,
V. 431, No. 56.
4 Dec.
Isle of Man,
V. l,No. 57.
5 Dec.
.5 Dee.
War Office,
pel. 24, No. 6.
651. Lieut.-Col. Ae. Graham to [George] Brown, Esq., at the
Earl of Shelburne's Office.
Lord Ligonier has no objection to continue the prisoner, George
Eades, in his regiment, nor has he, Col. Graham, any to receive
him into his company, as they are both convinced that this was
his first fault, and that he was in a measure led into it. He, the
Colonel, told Mr. Recorder, as much in his fii-st application in the
man's favour, by desire of Lord Ligonier, but supposes it may have
been forgotten. — Cobham. 1 p.
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7 Dec.
Dora. Geo. 1
V. 5, r- 4-i
CALENDAR OF
652. E.vp.L OF Shelburne to the Lords of Trade.
Ciovcrnor Bernard having represented in several of Ills Icttor.-i
(extracts from two herewith enclosed) that the House of Repre-
sentatives of Massachusetts Bay have repeatedly endeavoured to
make innovations in the manner of appointing an agent for that
province, by choosing a partial agent for their House, without the
concurrence of the Governor and Council, and to the exclusion
of a regular provincial agent who ought to be jointly chosen by
the Governor, Council, and House of Representatives ; — desiring
their opinion whether the said House have a right to choose an
agent for themselves ; whether such an agent should be received in
a public capacity or not, and what the usual practice of Government
has been in similar cases.
8 Dec.
A draft In
Ireland,
V. 431, No. 54.
Entered in
Irel. Entry l!!; .
1761-70,11.101
8 Dec.
Ireland,
. 431,Ko. 5
653. The Same to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
His Majesty highly appi'oves of Lieut.-Col. Burton's proposal
to convert the 12th Regiment of Dragoons in Ireland into a
rc^nmcnt of light cavalry. His Excellency is therefore to give
the necessary orders for carrying it into execution. It is the
Kinri-'s intention to permit the said regiment to be called hence-
forward the 12th or Prince of Wales's Regiment of Ligiit Horse.
2 pp.
654. The Same to the Same.
Acknowledging letters received. A draft. 1 'p-
8 Dec.
Ireland,
8 Dec.
Ireland,
V.431,
No. 63 a, b.
655. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
OF Shelburne.
Encloses a printed copy of a proclamation issued in Council here
on the 21st past, ofiering a reward for ajjprehending and securing
Lieut. Alexander Gordon and Surgeon John Meade Traverse, of the
4f)th- Reo-iment, and Clotworthy Thompson, Ensign in the 69th
Regiment; both which regiments are at present cpiartered at
Cork. It appeared that upon the 8th past, about five o'clock in
the morning, these tliivc rintdusly entered the house of Peter
Ashenhurst, of the said rity of ( 'm-k, publican, with swords drawn,
and murdered one Patrick CoiuK.ir. Desires his Lordship to move
His Majesty to supersede them, and to lay commissions before him
for their successors. — Dublin Castle.
The proclamation. 2 urittcn and 2 printed JT-
656. The Same to the Same.
Encloses a proclamation issued on the 2Cth past, for prohibiting
the exportation of corn from this kingdom. This proclamation
beino- grounded upon an Act of Parliament passed last session in
Great Britain, and extending to Ireland, exception was taken in
the House of Commons that it should be published here a,t a time
when the Irish Parliament was sitting, and had it in their power
t(j make a provision of the sort themselves ; and yesterday a
motion was made in the House to address his Excellency to know
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wlio advised him to issue it. But the Opposition finding that
ground not tenable, an amendment was moved to the question,
That an address should be presented to his Excellency to give
orders to the printer of the Dublin Gazette to discontinue the
printing thereof in that paper. The debate lasted several hours,
and late in the evening was ended by the question of adjournment,
which was carried in the aifirmative, — Ayes 111, Noes 35.
Desires that Ireland may not be included in the Act which
Mr. Cooper, of the Treasury, brought in in the British House of
Commons, for amending and continuing the Act mentioned in the
proclamation. Leave has been given for bringing in heads of a Bill
in this House of Commons for preventing the exportation of corn
from this kingdom, which _ will be made very efi'cctual for tlie
purpose, and it will be invidious to pass a law for them in that
particular during the sitting of their own Parliament.
The enclosure. 2 icritten and 2 imntecl pp.
8 Dec. 657. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Transmits two memorials to be laid before His Majesty. As the
^05 1' tod ^^^^ gentlemen think that their families have each a better right
"■ ^ " " ■ than the other to claim this favour from His Majesty, he judged it
would not be proper for him to give any hopes of his recom-
mendation in favour of either, as it would, of course, disgust and
disappoint the other. At the same time, as they are each so
convinced of the merits of their case, and pressed so earnestly to
have it laid before the King, the apprehension of disobliging them
both, at a time when every aid is so necessary for the King's
service, has induced him now to prefer them. — Dublin Castle.
Mem. — Mr. Sentleger is now in London, probably to solicit this.
He is himself in Parliament; and if he should wait upon him,
Lord Shelburne, it would not be amiss to let him know how glad
the Lord Lieutenant would be to see him here to support the
measure likely to be proposed for the security of Ireland.
The memorials ; being from John St. Leger, of Grange Mellon, in
the county of Kildare, Esquire, eldest son and heir of Sir John
St. Leger, Knight, deceased, and from Sentleger Sentleger, of
Doneraile, in the kingdom of Ireland, Esquire, both praying for
the grant of the title of Viscount Doneraile and Baron Kilmaiden,
which became extinct this year ; and setting forth their respective
claims to the same. 7 pp. or parts of pp.
8 Dec. 658. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Sends copies of two letters to be laid before His Majesty ; the
j^^^Pg^^'^ c °^® ^^'°™ General Greeme, in justification of himself,.upon the state
^' '*^' of his regiment (upon which subject his Excellency wrote him
before leaving England by His Majesty's particular direction) ; the
other from Col. Pc]iper, of that regiment, upon the return to him of
his memorial to sell out. His Excellency had told that Colonel that
he had uo objection to forwarding his memorial to His Majesty, as
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well as that of the eldest captain, who is an officer of long service,
and has met with great disappointments ; but that he could not
consistently now recommend Major Calder to purchase, he being a
Major of not twelve months standing, while his coming in over the
heads of such a vast number of old and meritorious officers would
occasion a great deal of noise ; but he had no other objection
to recommending him, having heard of him as an alert young
The enclosures. General Greeme answers the seven articles
against the regiment in detail. The seventh accusation is that
the regiment was unfit for service. He admits the charge in it,
and says that when he had an opportunity to mention on former
occasions to His Majesty the state of the regiment, he ever repre-
sented it as by far the worst in the service. He should not be
made accountable for what he can neither prevent nor remedy ;
but if rules of service, regulations of His Majesty, or the standing
orders in Ireland can leave him at liberty to act to his own liking,
he will most readily become responsible for everything [that] may
be formd amiss.
Col. Pepper says that he had no thought of selling out till Major
Calder made him an offer of 4,000 guineas for his commission,
which he accepted, upon being assured by Major Calder that he had
sufficient mterest to have it carried into execution. The latter gave
two conditional notes, the one to the Colonel for 3,5001. English,
the other to Mrs. Pepper for 700?. English, the value of her pension
in case she outlived her husband. These were the inducements
to sell, and he coidd not agree to it on other terms, well knowing
that less would not be a sufficient provision for himself, his wife, a
daughter, and five grandchildren. 7 pp.
8 Dec. 659. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Recommending Mr. Richard Steel, a memlier of the House of
^f-^^'d 68 Commons here, and Col. Graham, son-in-law to Lord Ligonier, for
baronetcies ; also Lord Howth, the only one in the Commission of
the Seals who has not been made a Privy Councillor, for that
honour. It will not only oblige that nobleman, but also be
extremely agreeable to Lord Tyrone's party, of whom his Excellency
expects to be able to send good accounts to-morrow or the next
day. This immediate mark of favour to this nobleman wiU not,
on the other hand, necessitate the laying before His Majesty the
almost innumerable solicitations of this nature from many other
persons of considerable weight here.
Two separate letters. 2 jjjj.
8 Dec. 660. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Irei. Entry Bk., Acknowledging the receipt of his letters of 3rd inst., accompany-
1761-70, p. 100. jj^g ^YiQ heads of bills which were transmitted without loss of time
to His Majesty's Privy Council.
P,S. — Also the receipt of other letters.
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12 Dec.
Ireland,
V. 431,
Nos. 58, S9,
and 6U.
Entered in
Irel. Entry Bk.,
1761-70,
pp. 102-4.
661. The Sajie to bhe Same.
Signifying His Majesty's directions with respect to the rehef of
regiments abroad at the beginning of the next year; also his
consent to the removal of the old bastion in Gal way ; and returning
the two Money Bills, 1 .earing the approval of the King in Council,
with two small aiiicndiiK^nt^ to one of them. — ^^^litehall. Three
separate draffs. -5 pj'. vi' jmrls of pp.
12 Dec.
Ireland,
v. 431,
Nos. 69,, 70 a, (
12 Dec. 662. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Has received his secret letter of the 29th past, and waits with
'^°' ^' impatience the letter promised, containing the issue of the negotia-
tion with regard to the desired augmentation of the army. A
draft, oiucrked " Secret."
663. LOED LlEUTEXAXT OF IRELAND (ToWNSHEXD) tO the EARL
OF Shelburxe.
Desires to lay before His Majesty the application that Joseph
Sirr, Esq., Town Major of Dublin, (who has served as a commissioned
officer upwards of twenty years, and has always been a diligent and
good officer, and who gave up a company for the said employment,)
may exchange it with Thomas Sankey, Esq., one of the pratique
masters in this port, who hath also served as a commissioned
officer nine years, and during the late war at Belleisle, Martinico,
and the Havannah.
.Another letter as to certain army appointments. His Excellency
will not, upon this occasion, recommend his first aide-de-camp. Major
Eraser, who is an old officer, and has served with great reputation
under different generals, to succeed to Lieut.-Col. Williamson, of the
39th Regiment ; because at this time, when His Majesty has the
important point in view of the Augmentation to carry, the disposal of
such a commission to an officer who has very strong connexions
here may be of great service. Will, therefore, only request His
Majesty's permission at a more proper time to lay an application in
favoiu' of Major Eraser at his feet. Lord Belvedere earnestly wishes
for this succession for his son. Major Rd. Rochford Mervj'n. His
Lordship has sevei-al members attached to him in the House of
Commons, and will support the augmentation zealously. Lieut.-Col.
Sandford has memorialised for the same, but now asks for the
governorship of Galway, vacant yesterday by the death of Capt.
Ayre. He has strong connexions in Parliament, and has taken
great pains about the augmentation. Recommends Captain Willm.
Fleming, of the 50th, for the majority which Major Rochford Jltivyn
may vacate, and Captain Thomas Pringle, of the 20th, to succeed
Captain Fleming. Lieut.-Col. Beck with is too old an officer for
his Excellency to hesitate to lay his memorial before His Majesty,
but he cannot on his part, at this junctiu-e, recommend it to His
Majesty. — Dublin.
A memorandum as to certain exchanges (.sec No. 73), and
Lieut.-Col. John Beckwith's memorial, giving an account of his
P 2
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services, ^-c, and praying for the succession to the vacancy in the
39th Regiment, occasioned by the death of Lieut.-Col. Williamson.
12 Dec. 664. The Same to the Same.
iruiand, _ After the distrust and want of cordiality which followed between
' * ' ' ■ him and the principal persons here, after that violent measiu-e of a
short Money Bill, it will occasion no surprise that he has been
hitherto prevented from sending, with any degree of precision, any
opinion with regard to the success of the augmentation. As soon as
this motion had been universally rejected, he took up the business of
the augmentation with Lord Shannon and Mr. Speaker in the same
manner as he had formerly done, knowing from the present
situation of things by far the greater support in point of numbers
was to be expected from them. JFound, by the means of Mr. Prime
Serjeant, with whom they arc now strongly united, and upon
whom as their man of business for conducting the matter through
the House of Commons they intend to relj', that this late trans-
action had made the political connexion between Lord Shannon
and Mr. Speaker much stronger than ever ; and if certain points
could be obtained for them, they would heartily support and carry
through the ordinary business of Government, and even the
augmentation itself to the extent wished for by His Majesty, if
certain persons could be brought to lend their names and co-operate
with them, it being understood they themselves should have their
share in the disposal of His Majesty's other favours here, in
proportion to the number of their friends and their weight in the
country. They thought it absolutely necessary to have the Duke
of LeirLster and Lord Tyrone, together with some of the popular
speakers in the House of Commons, such as Sir "William Osborne,
Mr. Flood, &c., persuaded to give their a-ssistance ; otherwise such
a party would be raised against so expensive and unpojudar a
measure as might in the end ruin them, and in the meantime
prevent this measure from being carried through by a respectable
majority. His Excellency used all the prudent methods to sound
and conciliate those popular members to such a measure ; and, from
what he is told (for he^did not choose to enter into this matter him-
self without encouragement), the plan of augmentation cautiously
opened to them did not meet vnth such objections as seemed to
make them very violent or determined against it, though they
would give no promise of support. Neither the Duke of Leinster
nor Lord TjTone could be induced to engage heartily in this
business, though they showed great readiness to support His
Majesty in all the ordinary matters of government. It was but
within these two days that he was enabled to transmit, with
precision, the opinions of these two noblemen. Gives the reasons
which they advanced for their objection.
As to individuals independent of those whom the Government
have a hold upon, has met with a very general approbation of the
measure ; one thing being always taken for gi-anted, that 1 2,000
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shall always remain in Ireland, except when the immediate
defence of Great Britain from an invasion or j-ebellion shall
require it ; and this seciu-ity must be absolute and certain, and
not in general words, such as those contained in his Lordship's
letter of 5 Nov., wherever inserted. On the whole there does not
seem to be any doubt that this great point, though not absolutely
undertaken by any, may be carried by a very respectable majority,
though not without giving w^ay to several things now to be
mentioned.
It will be necessary to return as soon as possible the Bill for
limiting the duration of Parliaments, without enlarging, at least to
any great degree, the term of seven years.
The points pressed by Lord Shannon, the Speaker, and Mr. Prime
Serjeant must be complied with, though he does not mean to
insinuate that Lord Drogheda can be left out of the Government
on his Excellency's return to England, for he is an able, steady
man, well-connected, and of great weight, whom he means to
recommend to be one of the Lords Justices.
The security of 12,000 men must be explicit, and to the effect
before mentioned, and will be most satisfactorily inserted in the
Act proposed for taking off the restriction of the 1 0th of King
William.
Considering the independent situation of the chief officers of the
Crown, and the events which have happened since his arrival,
cannot help wishing that His Majesty should be entreated to recede
from the strict rule laid down with regard to pensions for life or
years, and reversions ; for unless this is done, and power is given
him to be explicit to some few persons here, as well as to increase
the estabUshment by being able to create some new offices in the
different departments of Government, he fears the augmentation
will not be carried through in the way expected. On the whole,
if it shall be thought advisable to attempt this measure, which,
with the precautions and powers mentioned, may safely be done,
an ostensible letter from his Lordship, making it little less than
a requisition from the King, would ensure its success. Is now
taking every means possible to be acquainted with the real
sentiments as well as the objects of the several members of the
House of Commons. Marked " Secret and confidential." 9h p/'.
12 Dec. 665. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, ^ Stating, for his Lordship's private information, the points
,431, 0. /2. about which Lord Shannon, Mr. Speaker, and the Prime Serjeant
wished to be explicitly satisfied.
Lord Shannon wishes to be appointed one of the three Lords
Justices. Mr. Ponsonby expects that the office of Examinator of
the Customs, now in possession of his eldest son, should be given
to him and his brother for their joint lives. The Prime Serjeant
expects that provision should be made for the lives of his two sons,
by a grant to them, and the survivor of them, of some office of at
least the value of 500/. a year. If no vacancy should happen
before the rising of Parliament, that either a pension or a salary to
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that amount should be added to some office to be enjoyed by his
two sons during their joint lives, and that his wife should be
created a Vicountess at the end of the session. The Pi-ime Serjeant
is by far the most powerful man in Parliament, of gi-eat abilities
to conduct a debate, holds but little that is dependent on Govern-
ment, has great profits from his profession, and is most essential to
Government. Is sorry to say that these are the terms on which
they promise to suppoi-t and carry on the King's usual and
ordinary business, because, from the situation they are in at'present,
he thinks it is the duty at least of the two former to do so without
any consideration whatever. Nor can he omit stating that they
expect to have some ostensible authority communicated to him on
these pomts from his Lordship. Cannot yet bring them absolutely to
undertake the carrying through the augmentation, unless the Duke
of Leinster and Lord Tyrone, who, they apprehend, may become
the heads of considerable parties hei-e, or Sir William Osborne
and Mr. Flood, who are the most popidar speakers in the House of
Commons, could be brought to lend their name and assistance, it
being still considered that if this change should be brought about,
they should contmue to have their share of recommendation to
places of trust and profit m proportion to their numbers and
weight in Parliament. If His Majesty agrees to these demands,
cannot doubt but that the business of this session would be carried
through in the way the King Abashes it with the utmost ease.
At the same time, if they should be thought too unreasonable,
does not despair, with the discretionary powers mentioned in
his former letter, and with the attention which he will pay to each
particular member of the House of Commons, of being able to
bring about what His Majesty has so much at heart. Marled
" Secret and separate." 4 2yp-
12 Dec. 666. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Treasury.
Tieas. Entry Bk., AcfiuaLutuig them with the proposition that three companies
' "' ■^' ''■ " ■ from one of the regiments of infantry in Ireland shall relieve the
2nd Foot stationed in the Isle of Man, in order that, as the said
regiment was sent to the Isle of Man at their desire for the pro-
tection of the revenue, they may state their opinion whether the
said three companies appear to them sufficient for that service.
12 Dec. 667. Secretary- at- War (Baerington) to Lord Shelburne.
War cjffice, Apprehends that when regiments have been lately sent from
V.211, No. 61. Ireland, they have been permitted to complete with Irish recruits.
Suggests the propriety of giving the same permission to the
regiments which are shortly to be sent abroad from that kingdom,
and which are not complete. 1 -p-
13 Dec. 668. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to tlie
Ireland, SaJIE.
Begs him to state to His Majesty the request 'of Col. Robert
Cuninghamc, and that of General Ai-mstrong, for the regiment
,431, No. 73.
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1767.
vacant by the death of General Anstruther. Having immediately
ill view, in his recommendations, the great object of the augmenta-
tion, as Mr. Cuninghame has several relations in Parliament and
considei-able connexions in this country who wiU be greatly
indebted for so considerable a mark of His Majesty's favour, he
conceives that to confer the vacant regiment on him would have
a very good effect.
Requests also the King's consent for Major Simon Fraser, of the
24th Regiment, his Excellency's first aide-de-camp, to purchase
the commission of Lieut.-Col. Edmonstone, in Lord Lome's first
battalion, who is very much inclined to sell out at the usual price.
[An exchange proposed ; placed as an enclosure to a letter of
1 2 Dec, and marked 70b, belongs here.] 2 pp.
13 Dee. 669. The Sajvie to the Same.
Ireland, Omitted, in his despatch, describing the terms on which the
■ ' °' ' ' persons mentioned would carry on the King's business, one material
demand of the Prime Serjeant's, for an old promise to the amount
of 4,000?. which he claims and insists upon as a debt of Govern-
ment declared to him by Lord Hertford. As the King's service
now so much depends on this gentleman, it is impossible to avoid
stating it, lest, if the augmentation be pursued, he should not be
so ready as could be wished to conduct this plan through the
House. Refers it to Lord Hertford how far this is a real debt. —
Dublin Castle. Marl-ed " Private." 1 p.
14 Dec.
3111. Euti-yBk.
14 Dec.
Dom.EutryBk.,
V. 25, p. 37.
15 Dec.
670. Richard Suttox to the Clerk of the Council.
Sends an extract from a letter from Sir James Wright, H.M.'s
Resident at Venice, enclosmg a translation of one from the Health
Office there, giving an accoimt of the plague having broken out on
the coast of Barbary, and in some parts of the Morea. — Whitehall.
Like letters sent to the Secretary to the Treasury, and to Philip
Stephens, Esq., Secretary to the Admiralty.
671. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Lords of Trade.
Encloses the copy of a dispatch from Mr. Woodford, H.M.'s
Resident at Hambiu'gh, on the subject of a treaty now under
negotiation between that city and the Court of France. Their
Lordships will therein see the reasoning which he makes use of on
such ai'ticles of this treaty as have come to his knowledge, as well
as the precautions he is taking to prevent any prejudice to our
trade from the conclusion of it. Desires them to report their
opinion thereupon.— St. James's.
672. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to the Earl of Shel-
BURNE.
Acknowledging letter of the 8th inst. received, as to the con-
version of the 12th Dragoons into a regiment of light cavalry.
— Dublin Castle. 1 p.
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17(37.
IG Dec. 673. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, The service of His Majesty at this time seeming to require
No sg'i b *^'^^ some requests of persons whose abilities and zeal are of use to
tlie points he has immediately in view should be laid before His
ilajest}^, bogs liis Lordship to present the two following applica-
tions.
■ ■ . Lord Bellamont hopes His Majesty will bestow upon him the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel, which, he understood from Lord
Hertford (who misconceived the King' s intentions), was to have
accompanied his commission in like mamier as it was held by his
two predecessors, and the duty of which he has done ever since
without paj'. No one has been more early or zealous than Lord
Bellamont in promoting the augmentation.
Lord Annaly has a brother, Mr. Henry Gore, for whom he is
givatly liitcivsted. Mr. Gore is much respected in the House of
(.'uiiiiii.in^, :\ui\ indeed the estimation and weight which the family
ami loiiiicxioMs carry in this country are very considerable. His
Excellency -s\-ould earnestly recommend the enclosed provision for
him Avith a salary of 400/. or .500/. a year, being assured that the
military situation of the Pass of Lanesborough is of the greatest
importance.
The distinguishing some persons of those families who have in
the unsteady conduct of last month maintained a uniform resi)ect
for the King's Government will have a most salutary eft'ect upon
the King's measures here. Lord Amialy has been most decided
u|ion every occasion where the honour of the King's Government
has Viuen engaged. He has conducted the King's business through
tlic House of Lords with great ability, and defeated every motion
there which tended to embarrass it. The increase of the net
revenue for the six months preceding Michaelmas 1767 appears to
be no less than 26,.540?., when compared with the accounts of last
year for the .same term, which will not a little diminish the
objections against the expense of the augmentation. — Dublin
Castle. AJarked "Private."
The enclosure, being a memorial, signed " Henry Gore," propos-
ing the appointment of a Governor to Lanesborough, as had been
done to Athlone, these two towns being the two great passes over
the river Shannon, the great barrier between Leinster and Con-
naught, which is chiefly inhabited by Papists ; and in case of an
invasion from the West, the invaders' direct and almost only way
to Dublin lying though one of these passes, i 2'I'-
17 Dec. 674. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Acknowledging the return of tlie IVIoney Bills, orders as to
kJs flo'si regiments, and the taking down of the bastion at Gal way.
ami 92. ' Tliive Separate letters. 3 pp.
17 Dec. 675. The Same to the Same.
Ireland. Acknowledges his Lordship's secret letter of the 12th. Has only
431, No. 9.3. ^^ ^^jj ^|j^^ ^Y-iQ issue of his negotiations with regard to the desii-ed
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augmentation will be known from his despatch of that date, and .
that he has no doubt, if the security shall be sufficiently explicit
and satisfactory to the Parliament of Ireland, and his instructions
with respect to the leading parties described be decisive, of his
ability to carry into execution this measure to the extent of the
King's wishes. MarJicd " Private." 1 p.
19 Dec. 676. Earl of Shelburne to Major Gen. Gage. '■
Com.-iu-chii-f, Acknowledging letters, and sending an affidavit of one Potter
V. 1, pp. 23-1. against Major Rogers, and a copy of Brigadier Carloton's letter in
which it was enclosed. This Potter, unluckily, (bed in the Channel,
and no papers of his which could give the least ailditiuual light in the
affair have been discovered. When Potter found liiuiself dymg, he
desired Messrs. Baxter and Bostwick, who came over in the same
ship, to take charge of his trunk, and to account for his few effects
to his family. They have been examined twice, and declare that
Potter did not communicate to them the nature of his charge
against Major Rogei-s, but that he had often said on the voyage
that he had very serious crimes to lay to his charge. Being
interrogated as to what they knew concerning Major Rogers
themselves, they declared that the Major told them at Michili-
makinac, that he had received repeated invitations to enter into
the French service, which he certainly would do if not rewarded
up to his merit in the English ; that he would wait the event of
his solicitations, and that he would recompense in a most liberal
manner any person who would convey to him by exj^ress from
Philadelphia the earliest intelligence of what turn his solicitations
would take at home. They declared that they were in the utmost
apprehension for their property, as well as that of many other
traders, now lying at Michilimakinac and Lake Superior, for that
they were sure he had intentions to debauch the garrison of
Michilimakmac, in which they feared he would have too much
success ; as, by his familiarity with them, he has gained such an
ascendancy over them as to prevail on them to give him all their
pay, circulating his notes in lieu thereof; which money, they say,
was very considerable, the soldiers having no great opportunity to
spend their pay in a place wher« it is so easy to subsist by hunting.
They further say, that Rogers, by running in debt to the traders
for goods which he distributed very lavishly among the Indians,
had very much strengthened the good opinion which the Indians
in general entertained of him, and that, therefore, they could not
avoid representing him as a very dangerous man, who meditated
much mischief The persons who can give the best account of him
are Stanley, Goddard, and Tuite, at present sent out by him on
discoveries westward of Lake Superior.
It has been found necessary to delay for a short time the deter-
mination of His Majesty's intentions relative to the boundary lines
not j-et completed. — Whitehall.
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19 Dec. 677. The Same to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Iri'limd, 111 answer to letters. His Majesty confii-ms the resolution of
■Nfos^ 75^to' 78 ^^^*^ House of Lords that " The Right Hon. Catherine Countess
Entered in Dowager of TjTone hath fully proved her claim to the barony of
Irel. Entry Bk., Le Poer in fee, and hath a right to the said barony in fee."
1761-70, jjis Excellency's letter of the 8th instant, enclosing the memo-
pp. 104-^. ^.j,^|g ^£ Sentleger Sentleger, of Doneraile, Esq., and John St. Leger,
of Grange Mellon, Esq., have been left in His Majesty's hands for
consideration.
His Majesty is pleased to admit General Greeme's justification,
since he has sent the proper orders to his regiment for putting it
in a proper condition, and ordered all officers to join the regiment.
His Majesty also approves his Excellency's reasons with respect to
Major Calcler, and of his discouraging on all occasions a deviation
from those regulations for the price of commissions which have
been laid down ; and.
His Majesty also approves of the recommendations for successions
in his letter of the 12th inst.
Four separate drafts. 8 p^). or parts of pp.
19 Dec. 678. The SiViiE to the Same.
In-land. _ As both the Money Bills have passed without any material
v.43i,No. ,9. amendment, will only observe, in regard to the tax upon absentee
placemen and pensioners, that it was originally proposed solely for
the purpose of augmenting the army, — a measure not sufiiciently
certain of success to make the consideration of the particular mode
of providing for it necessary. In the meantime, it was not possible
to conceive that this fund could be applied to defray the increased
expense of private grants, which, it was hoped, would have been
reduced instead of being augmented, and still less that this tax
should have been revived at this time for such a piu-pose, without
inserting in this Bill all the exceptions in the Act of 1751, par-
ticularly that which regards the King's sign manual, which seems
to have escaped his Excellency. It was a mark of respect due to
the Crown ; it was necessary, even in point of justice, that the
King might have been enabled to exempt some persons upon the
pension list, in consequence of actual purchases made for the
avowed and general benefit of both kingdoms. It were likewise
much to be wished, for the dignity of His Majesty and the honoiu'
of his people, that others which were the rewards of great and
never-to-be-forgotten ser\'ices, siich as those of Prince Ferdinand
of Brunswick, and of Sir Edward Hawke, whose intrepidity and
good conduct so very lately saved Ireland from the dreadful con-
sequences of invasion, should not suffer a diminution, as they are
likely to do, from this tax.
Is noAV to answer his Excellency's two secret letters of the 12th
inst., containing his opinion as to the augTQentation of the army,
as well as of the several favom's expected fi-om His Majesty ; and
further, desii-ing an ostensible letter fi-om him, making it little less
than a requisition fi-om the King. In regard to the last point,
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his Lordship's expressions already used were of the strongest kind ;
His Majesty's commands to his Excellency in person were explicit ;
the opinion of his Ministers was formed upon a variety of circum-
stances arising as well from foreign intelligence, of which it may
not be proper to enter into all the particulars, as from the most
serious consideration of the internal state of Ireland ; his Excel-
lency has fully made the communication to those who, by their
situations, are best able to judge of the necessity of this measure,
and who must be convinced that the good of Ireland is the sole
motive of His Majesty's wishing it.
In regard to the rest of the letter, his Excellency must be
sensible that several of the terms mentioned fall within the rule
laid down by His Majesty as not to be departed from, and that
his Ministers stand precluded from proposing to him the granting
of places and pensions for life or years. It must, therefore, remain
with the leadiiig persons in Ireland to act as they can answer to
their OAvn consciences, as servants to His Majesty, as men of
property, and as representatives of the people, to whom they wiU
be accountable for their conduct, and for the evil consequences
which may ensue from the failure of this measure, so strongly
recommended to them by His Majesty. At the same time, the King
will consider the merits of those who shall have exerted themselves
for the support of his Government and the good of Ireland ; nor
is it to be supposed that the conduct of those who shall have acted
from motives of a less honourable nature can escape His Majesty's
notice. It wiU then likewise be the proper time to determine
upon the persons whom His Majesty shall think proper to be named
Lords Justices of Ireland.
The Enabling Act will be proposed here after the recess of Par-
liament, whatever is done in Ireland ; and in the drawing of it
the point of security will be attended to, as far as the several
considerations before mentioned will allow.
P.S. — Since writing the above has received his private letter of
the 1.3th inst.
A draft, marked " Secret." 7h pp-
22 Dec. 679. L. Macleane to John Pownall, Esq.
nom. Geo. HI., Enclosing papers for the mformation of the Lords of Trade.
• '' P- -^5- N.B.— Letters fi'om Philadelphia. —Whitehall.
22 Dec. 680. Exrl of Shelbuexe to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland.
His Majesty has granted, in accordance with his Excellency's
request, a baronetcy to Mr. Richard Steel. The request in favour
of Col. Grahame remains under the King's consideration.
Has appointed Lord Viscount Clare to be of his Privy Council
in Ireland.
Approves also the recommendation of Lord Howth for the same
dignity.
Ireland,
V. 431,
Nos. 80 to 8G.
Entered in
Irel. Entry Bk..
1761-70,
pp. 108-1.3.
23G CALENDAR OF
17G7.
Consents to the successions and exchanges recommended in the
letters of the 8th inst., superseding the officers concerned in the
murder of Patrick Connor.
Approves the recommendation of Colonel Robert Cuninghame
to the command of the regiment vacant by the death of General
Anstruther. The exchanges desired by Major Frazer, kc, 'await
conference with Lord Granby. And —
Approves of the exchange between Jo'seph Sirr, Esq., and Thomas
Sankey, Esq.
Seven separate drafts, all frorii WJiitcliaU. 10 jij). or j)a;-fe
22 Dec. 681. Richard Suttox to Lord Fkedekick Campbell.
Ireland, _ Xo iuforui the Lord Lieutenant, in the absence of the Earl of
T.4.oi,Iso.s,. Shelburne, who is gone into the country for a few days during the
I T°EnmBk I'ecess, of His Majesty's directions for the relief of the 2nd or
1761-70, ' Queen's Regiment in the Isle of Man, &c. It is His Majesty's
l.p. 113-iG. pleasure to permit the regiments destined to embark for Gibraltar
to recruit with Protestants raised in Ireland, as they may pro-
bably be incomplete, and there is not sufficient time for raising
men in England for the purpose of completing them. — Whitehall.
A draft. 3 j^p.
22 Dec. 682. Jkhx Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Mr. [Se-
IsleofMan, CRETARY CoNWAY].
Has received his letter of the Sth inst., signifying His Majesty's
pleasure with regard to the embarkation of the 2nd or Queen's
Regiment for Gibraltar, and immediately gave the necessar}^ orders.
Thinks it his duty to represent the expediency of having troops
here, as he has found them by experience very essential in the
suppression of smuggling, which is not yet put a period to. And
9 as the Crown has been at a considerable expense in erecting
barracks, the troops can be the more easily accommodated. —
Castletown. No. C. 1 p.
[Ml-. Conway's letter referred to is in Isle of Man Entr)/ Bl;,
■ 17C5-1S17, p. 42.]
24 Dec. 683, " Form of affidavit inserted after ilr. Fraser's certificate
Admiialtv, C't' the i)urchase of a vessells being made liy a British subject."
pel. 1. ■57,'" 1J7'7'.
No. I'i.
24 Dec. 684. The Lord Justice Clerk (Miller) to Mr. Secretary
Scotland, Conway.
. 40, No. 15.1. jj^ pursuance of an Act, 10 Geo. II. cap. 34., transmits tlie
information of James Hutchinson, chai'ging the several persons
therein named with having broken open the Excise office at Elgin,
and carried off a quantitj- of brandy and rum which had been
seized by the officers of Excise. — Edinburgh.
Endorsed: " The original information was sent to the Clerk of
the Council in Waiting'^ Dec. 31st." 1 p.
l,17fil-7-l.
No. .'iS.
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17G7.
24 Dec. 685. Grey Cooper to Richaed Slttox, Esq.
WarOfBco, i']je Lord.s of the Treasury arc of opinion that h;ss than four
' ■ '■ companies will not be sufficient for the protection of the revenue
in the Isle of Man. 1 p.
26 Dec. 686. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Ireland, EARL OF ShELBURNE.
NoI'.os.'do. Desiring His Majesty's pleasure on the application from Col.
Pomeroy, commanding the 64th Regiment, that Ensign Burton, of
tliat regiment, who is at present absent by His Majesty's leave at
Brunswick, may obtain a further leave of absence for 12 months
from the 8th of January next, in order to enal)le him to pursue liis
studies. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
Similar letter for an extraordinary leave of absence for Major
Chas. Wilson Lyon, of the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons, to
remain in Great Bi-itain until the 10th of April next, for the
recovery of his health, his phj-sicians having recommended to him
the use of the Bath waters. 1 p.
26 Dec. 687. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Transmits a copy of a petition of William Warren, president,
No.^otf.i'to f. Joliii Swete, treasurer, David Hutchison, and Nicholas Ho\vel],
in behalf of themselves and other members of the Second
Annuity Society of Cork, presented to the Earl of Halifax
in the time of his administration, together with others of a
like nature, praying that they may obtain His Majesty's ro3-al
charter to incorporate them and their successors by the name
of the Second Protestant Annuity Society of Coik, with a power
of purchasing lands to the value of 300?. by the year, and of making
and forming bye-laws for the regulation and good government of
the society, &c. Encloses also copies of his Lordship's order of
reference to the Commissioners of H.M.'s Revenue, and their report
thereupon ; which, having been laid before the Lords Justices, was
referred by them to the Attorney and Solicitor General, whose
report, together with a draught of a letter for His Majesty's signa-
ture, is annexed hereto. These papers were transmitted to'^the
Earl of Drogheda, with a letter from the Lords Justices, of 24th
Aug. 1764, to the Duke of Northumberland, then Lord Lieutenant ;
but no effectual steps having been since taken, desires that the
same may be laid before the King. As the formation of this
company is calculated for the useful purposes of enabling a set of
merchants and other industrious ]iersons in a commercfal city to
make provision for their wives if they survive their husbands,
and as there have been many delays, though not any difficulties^
must request his Lordship to give his assistance in forwarding the
conclusion of it.
The enclosures. 20 pp. or parts of pp.
26 Dec. 688. The Same to the Same.
■ 43'i''x'^'ni '^'^^' SO^'cinment of Cork being vacant by the promotion of
'"' ' " °' ' Lord Robert Bertie, desires his Lordship to lay before the Kinrr
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a recommendation in favour of Lieut.-Col. John Wynne, the present
Lieutenant Governor, to succeed Lord Bertie. Col. W;yTine has
served many years, has very considerable weight in this country,
has constantly supported Government, and is well disposed, "wath
his ii-iends, to support the augmentation. Is likewise very
earnestly pressed by the Speaker to recommend Capt. Charles
Tottenham, his nephew, a member of the House of Commons, and
one of his Excellency's aide-de-camps, to succeed Lieut.-Col. W;yTine.
But as Mr. Speaker has not yet given assm-ance of his support of
the augmentation, but imder certain terms with which his Lord-
ship is acquainted, it is A^dth concern that his Excellency must
recommend it to His Majesty to postpone the consideration of
Mr. Tottenham until this event is further cleared. Marked
" Private." 2 2>P-
28 Dec. 689. The SA-ME to the S.uie.
Ireland, The heads of a Bill for making the Judges' commissions to con-
.431, No. 102. i^^Q during good behaviour having been imexpectedly moved the
fii'st day of the session, were by that means taken out of the
channel in which he intended they shoidd have gone, being that
of the King's servants only. The consequence of which was that
many very improper things were introduced, which have since,
though with difficulty, been removed. As to what his Lordship
mentioned, that cai-e should be taken to make it lawful for His
Maje.sty to remove any of the Judges of Ireland upon the rej^resen-
tation of the Privy Council and the two Houses of Lords and
Commons, and to insert a claiLse giving the same power to the two
Houses of Parliament in Great Britain, he did thereupon, before
the heads of the Bill were committed, call the King's servants
together, and desii-e them to get the same inserted in Committee.
LTpon which they unanimously advised him not to insist upon
anything of that sort, which would cei'tainly be rejected with
indignation, — beseeching liim, at the same time, not to let such an
idea get abroad, as it might disturb the quiet of the session, and
raise so much distrust and iU-wUl as would afterwards fi-ustrate
every great object of Government. The heads of a Bill for the
better securing the liberty of the sulject have gone imanimously
thi-ough the House of Commons, and will meet with the general
approbation of all ranks of people, should it be thought expedient
to retiu-n the same so as to be passed into law. — Dublin Castle.
Marked " Secret and confidential." 2i jj^^.
28 Dec. 690. The Same to the Sajie.
Ireland, What the Housc of Peers have done by then- addi'ess in favour
,431, No. 103. ^^ their present Speaker, out of personal regard, as he supposes,
for Lord Annaly, may give an opportunity to His Majesty of
adding strength to his Government here by giving a salary during
pleasure to the Chief Justice of the King's Bench, who is now veiy
properly appointed to officiate as Speaker in case of the death,
absence, or removal of the Chancellor. The office of Chief Justice
of the King's Bench is of less value than that of the Common Pleas
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29 Dec.
Ireland ,
.431, No. 104.
29 Dec.
Ireland,
31 Dec.
Ireland,
r. 431, No. 108.
by at least -500^. or 600?. a year ; for which reason, though it is
usually given to a gentleman of this country, it seldom becomes
an object for any person liigh in business to look up to, — which,
considering that the lawyers of eminence here are always in Par-
liament, may often become prejudicial if not troublesome to'His
Majesty's affairs. The present Chief Justice is highly deserving
of His Majesty's favour ; for, whatever his pretensions to the Great
Seal might be, he has submitted as becomes him most cheerfully
to the King's choice, and has iipon every occasion given the most
hearty and disinterested support to Government ; nor has he
himself expressed a wish for anything more than the small pro-
vision for his brother, Mr. Gore, mentioned in the letter of the
16th. Will not suggest Avhether any or what additional salary
ought to be given to the Chief Justice for occasionally officiating
as Speaker in the House of Peers, but begs his Lordship to lay
before His Majesty what he has said, adding only that this office
is not at present worth more than 1,400?. per annum.
Marked " Secret and confidential." 2^ pp.
691. The Same to the Same.
Giving notice of the despatch of two Public Bills, sealed in the
Council on Saturday. One Private Bill was sealed at the same
time, intituled " An Act to dissolve the marriage of Phineas Riall
with Mary Riall, otherwise Bolton," &e.
692. The Same to the Same.
Encloses a copy of a proclamation issued by the Council in
consequence of an address of the Houses of Lords and Commons,
to prohibit the exportation of corn, &c. to any parts beyond the
seas (Great Britain only excepted), for two calendar months from
the 24th inst. This address was occasioned by representations
laid before both Houses on the 23rd inst. from several merchants
of this city. Heads of a Bill have been presented to Parliament
for empowering the Chief Governor and Council of this kingdom
to prevent the exportation and distilling of corn for a limited time,
which were on the 23rd inst. received, read, and ordered to be
committed. But as the House is not to resolve itself into that
committee till the 27th of January, it was judged absolutely
necessary for the secui'ity of the kingdom that this proclamation
should be issued immediately. — Dublin Castle.
The proclamation. 2^ pp. and 2 sheets of print.
693. The Same to the Same.
His Majesty's pleasm-e relative to the surgeons who are recom-
mended to succeed to commissions in the regiments in this
kingdom shall be most strictly obeyed. It is already a standing
order of the Government here that no recommendation for a
surgeon's commission shall be received without a certificate
annexed thereto, signed by His Majesty's Sm-geon General, that
he hath examined the person so recommended, and that ho is
duly (pialified for the office of a surgeon in H.M.'s army, and that
240 CALENDAR OF
a like certificate for the qualification of surgeon's mates newly
appoiuteil shall lie returnefl and entercil in the office of Muster
Master General, before such mate shall be entered for pa}-. — Dublin
Castle. 1 i 2>2^.
31 Dec. 694. Lord FuEDEracK Campbell to Richard Sutton, Esq.
Ireland, Has received and laid before the Lord Lieutenant his letter
431, No. 100. ,.^.iative to the relief of the regiment in the Isle of Man, &c.—
DulJin Castle. 2 pjx
31 Dec. 695. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to the Earl of
Irehind, ShELBURNE.
lias received his Lordship's secret letter of the 19th inst., v/hich
he will answer very soon, and at the same time lay before him
the result of his endeavours to learn the sentiments of people on
the augmentation. 1 j).
.431, No.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 211
1767.
TABLES.
January to December.
696. Admiralty Orders.
Letters, kc. from the Earl of Slielbiinie to the Lords of the Admiraltj^
signifying His Majesty's pleasure for proper orders to be given for purposes
as below.
For whom and what purpos'
III Admiralfi/ Entry Book, 1766-84.
The EmpcTor of Jlorocco's frigate, the " Tj-gcr," which bioujiht his Ambassador, ' 15 Jai
to be taken into one of H.M.'s docks at Plymouth, and to be repaired, re-
fitted, and supplied with provisions and necessaries withont any charge to the
Emperor, to enable her to return with the Ambassador; and any of the crew
neeiling it, to be received into H.M.'s hospital there. <
The crew of the same frigate to he supplied with daily provisions during her stay 30 ,,
in port.
Cokburne, George, Esq., one of the captains of Il.il.'s fleet, to continue in his i 4 Ma
half-pay, notwithstanding his being also Comptroller of the Navy, and not to I
be obliged to take the onth required of naval half-pay officers that they have
no other employment.
Transports for certain regiments going from Ireland to relieve other regiments j 6 „
in North America.
Elliot, John, Esq., appointed Captain General and Governor-in-chief of West | 16 „
i'lorida in America, vice George Johnstone, Esq., to have the usual powers i
granted to captains general of the provinces in America.
The Emperor of JIorocco"s firigate " Tyger " to have her quarter-deck lengthened ' 25 ,,
so as to join the forecastle, and to be altered so as to steer upon deck.
Williams, Griffith, Esq., a Captainof H.M.'s marine forces, to continue on half-pay, ! IC Ap
notwithstanding his holding the office of agent to the marine forces, and not to
be obliged to take the oath.
To detain the transports for the regiments going to North America till a com- I l."! „
plete set of arms for the said regiments be put on board. I
Lyttelton, William Henry, Escp, appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipo- ' 5 May
tentiary to the Most Faithful King, — a ship of war to convey him and Lis family, !
&c., to Lisbon. 1
24-2
CALENDAR OF
17G7.
696. Admiralty Orders — cont.
For whom and what piu-pose.
Spry, William, Esq., appointed Captain General and Governor-in-chief in and
over H.M.'s island of Barbadoes in America, to have the usual powers of
captains general.
Trewlaivny, Sir William, Bart., appointed Captain General and Governor-in-
chief of Jamaica, to have the usual powers.
Hadge Ben Nasser, son to the late Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco,
to have his passage to Gibraltar on board the frigate destined to convey General
Cornwallis thither.
H. E. Hamed Aga, Ambassador from the Bashaw of Tripoli, to be received with
his attendants and baggage ou board the "iEolus," and conveyed directly to
Tripoh.
Capt. Cosby to proceed with the body of his late Royal Highness the Duke of
York from Monaco to the Nore without touching at any port in England if
it can be avoided ; and one of H.M.'s yachts to repair to the Nore, to wait the
arrival of the " Montreal," and convey the body to Greenwich, there to be
delivered to the Treasiu'er of his late Royal Highness.
Shirley, Thomas, Esq., appointed Captain General and Governor-in-chief of
U.M.'s Bahama Islands in America, to have the usual powers.
The 18 Frenchmen mentioned in their letter of 10th inst., and enclosure, to be
conveyed to any part of the coast of France, and there set on shore.
Transport and subsistence of certain regiments
697. Appointments, &c.
Appointments and Approbations of Elections to various Offices liy the King.
Name.
Office, &c.
D.„..
Page.
In Channel Islands Entry Booh, vol 1, 1761-98.
Mariuel, Charles, Esq. - - , Keeper of the Game within and about the
1 Isle of Jersey.
3 July -
14
la IVarrant Booh, vol. 31, 1765-69.
Williams, Thomas, of Denbigh,
Gent.
Town clerk of the borough of Denbigh.
(Approbation.)
9 Fob. -
HO
Ashby, John, Gent., skilled in
the laws, and a burgess of
Shrewsbury, vice Sir Henry
Edwards, Bart., deceased.
Town clerk of the town of Shrewsbury, in the
CO. of Salop. (Approbation.)
18 April -
169
Walker, Thomas, of Begbrooke,
in the co. of Oxford, Esq.
Do. of New Woodstock, in the co. of Oxford.
(Approbation.)
19 May -
172
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
243
17G7. 698. Army, &:c. Cojimissioxs.
Appointments, in the form of Commissions, of a somewhat special chavactei-.
*#■* Commissious gi'anted in 1767 to ofRcers in the army, chaplains, &c., are to he
found in the series of 3Iilitari/ Entry Books, vols. 27 and 28. As Army Lists puhlished
hy permission of the Secretary-at-War exist for this period, the Commissions are not here
more particularly described.
Name.
Appointment, &c.
Date.
Page.
In Military Entry Book, vol. 27.
Sloper, Robert, Esq. - - Captain or Keeper of Iliirst Castle, in the
CO. of Southampton.
20 May -
245
In Military Entry Book, vol. 28.
Campbell, J., Esq., (commonly
caUed Marquis of Lome,)
vice Lieut,-Gen. Lord George
Beauclerck.
Commander-in-chief of the forces in Scotlan.l
■10 March -
187
Collet, Abraham, Esq. -
Captain and Commander of Johnston's Fort
in North CaroUna in America.
l.-)ilay -
189
Dallinp;, Robert, Esq.
Governor of Fort Charles in Port Roval in
Jamaica.
2 June -
190
Hill, William, Esq. -
Lieutenant-Governor of the town and garrison
of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
23 Sept. -
194
Another notice of this appointment
., ., -
226
Beauclerk, Charles, Esq.
Deputy Governor of Fort Georfje, near In-
verness.
7 Aug. -
226
//( Kinr/s Letter Book, 17(3-5-76. |
Saudford, liobert, Esq., vice
Stratford Eyre, Esq., deceased.
Governor of the town and port of Galwav, in
Ireland.
12 Dec. -
154
Bertie, Robert, Esq., (Lord
Robert Bertie,) vice John Earl
of Rothes.
1
Governor of Duncannon Fort, in the co. of
Wexford in Ireland.
21 „ -
157
699. Church. Appointjients, &c. {See also Ireland and Scotland.)
\Yarrants, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, and addressed to the
Clerk of the Signet attending, for the preparation of Bills for the
Royal signature to pass the Great Seal or the Privy Seal.
Nature of the Bill.
In Church Book, ] 761-78, — to pass the Great Seal.
Du Val, Philip, clerk, LL.B., Grant of the place, &c. of Prebendary of , 13 Jan.
vice Dr. Rice Williams. Worcester. I
Foord, Henry, clerk, vice James Pre
Berwick, deed. in th
isentation to the rectory of West Heslerton, j 28 Feb.
- '' 1, and diocese of York.
Q2
244
17G7.
CALENDAR OF
). Church. Appointments, &c. — cont.
Name.
Nature of the Bill.
Date.
Page.
Bedford, John, clerk, vice Jo-
seph Bishop, clerk, deed.
Presentation to the rectory of Llandulphc, in
the CO. of Cornwall and diocese of Exeter.
10 March -
115
Colos, John, M.A., virc Charles
Be:in, deed.
Do. to the vicarage of St. Mary, in the town
of Warwick and diocese of Worcester.
"'-
119
liennel, Thomas, clerk -
Do. to the vicarage of Stockiugham, otherwise
Stokenham, in co. of Devon and diocese of
Exeter.
29 July -
121
]Markham,William,LL.r).,Dcan
of Rochester, vice Dr. David
Gregory, deed.
Grant of the place, &e. of Dean of Clirist
Church, ( )xford.
9 Oct.
121
Selwyn, Charles Jasper, clerk,
B.A., vice Alien I3athurst,
clerk, deed.
Presentation to the rectory of Beverston, with
the chapel of Kingscot thereunto annexed,
in the co. aud diocese of Gloucester.
123
Newcome, Benjamin, D.D., vice
Dr. Markham.
Grant of the place, &e. of Dean of Rochester
23 „ -
124
8tockwood, William, clerk,
M.A., vice Dr. Ke«come.
Do. do. of Prebendary of Worcester
28 „
125
In Bo,,,. Geo. in., vol. 6, 1767-81.
Nickless, John
Do. do. of almsman in Rochester catlicdral.
[His petition also entered.]
2 June -
'
Jenkins, Joseph
Do. do. do. [His petition and a certificate
also entered.]
20 Oct. -
3G
//( Petitions, 1765-84. [As a minute to their petitions, cte. here enter
.1.]
Mitchell, Thomas, of Durham,
recommended by " J. Lamb-
Grant of place of almsman of Durham
cathedral.
3 iMarch -
87
Bourn, James, freeman of
Gloucester, recommended by
'^ J. Selwyn."
Do. do. of beadsman of Gloucester cathedral
13 Jlay -
89
Bond, Anne, widow
Do. do. of almswoman in Clark's Hall near
Bishopgate.
31 Aug. -
105
McCriver, Robert, recommended
by the Mayor and another.
Do. do. of almsman in Rochester cathedral -
9 Sept. -
lOfi
Jackson, David, who had served
in the 4th Foot, recommended
by Lord Barrington.
Do. do. do. in Christchurch in Oxford
-0 „
110
700. Church. Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous Warrants and Letters, countersigned or signed by one of the
Secretaries of State, connected with Church and University Affairs, &c.
To whom directed.
Nature of Warrant or Letter.
In Church Booh, 1729-82.
Lord Ilia;h Almoner -
Jngelnian, Mary
b(iuuty.
Coplin, Sarah, do. do. [Her
on p. 246.]
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
245
1767. 700.
Church. Miscellaneous— coh t.
To whom directed.
Nature of Warrant or Letter.
Date.
Page.
Jlorison, John, one of the Poor Knights of
Windsor, leave of absence to.
9 July -
247
Bishop of Si.lishiiry
Boodle, Bobert, to have a Poor Knight's place
in St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
„ „ -
24S
Do. - - -
Boyle, John, do. do. - - -
14 Dec. -
249
hi Church Booh, 1761-78.
Vice-Chancellor of University
of Cambrid<;e.
Bell, AVilliara, B.A., late Fellow of St. Mary
Jlagdaleue College, Cambridge, Prebendary
of Westminster, to be admitted to the
degi-ee of Doctor in Divinity. [Ineligible
for want of sufficient standing.]
20 Jan. .
112
Arclibishop of York -
Silvester, Sarah, recommended to be one of
H.ll.'s Maunday women.
3 Feb. -
113
Bishop of London
Collection for the poor
IG „
114
JIayor of London
Do. do.
114
Vice-chancellor of University
of Camhridge, &c.
Barrett, Thomas, fellow commoner of Trinity
College, Cambridge, to be admitted to the
degree of Master of Arts. [Ineligible for
want of sufficient standing.]
3 April -
ur.
Lord Bishop of Salishury
Ardouin, Daniel, to have a Poor Knight's
place in St. George's Chapel, Wiudsor
Castle.
2 July -
.20
Provost of the College of Eton
Cooke, William, D.D., to hold, together with
the rectory of Stoke-Newingtou in the co.
of Middlesex, and the rectory of Denham
in the co. of Bucks, his fellow.ship in
Eton College, notwithstanding the statutes
of the said College.
20 Nov. -
12C
Lord High Almoner
Beckington, Ann, recommended as a proper
object of the royal bounty on the ensuing
Christmas.
"
127
III K/iiff's Letter Booh, vol. xi
i., 1765-76 ; and Signet Office, vol. 23.
Provost and Senior Fellows of
Trinity College, Dublin.
Wilder, Theaker, D.D., one of the senior
fellows, dispensation to reside abroad for
another three years. [For the Lord Lieu-
tenant's letters ordering this to be prepared,
see Ireland, v. 426, No. 29.]
13 „
117
and in
Sig.
(Jff.
254
246
I7i
CALENDAR OF
701. Creations. (See also Ireland.)
Warrants, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, and addressed to
the Attorney General, to prepare Bills for the King's signature to i)ass
the Great Seal, containing Grants of Dignities in Gi-eat Britain.
Style and Title or Dignity.
In JVarrant Book, vol. 31, 1765-69.
Campbell, Caroline, commonly Baroness of Greenwich :
called Countess of Dalkeith.
Denis, Peter, of St. Maries and
Blackmanstone in Romney
Harsh, in the co. of Kent,
Esq.
Bumaby, Sir William, Knt.,
Rear- Admiral of the Red.
In Warrant Booh, vol. 32, 1766-70.
Foley, Robert Ralph, of Thorpe
Lee, in the co. of Surrey,
Esq.
Ilort, .John, of Castle Strange,
in the co. of Middlesex, Esq.
1.3 Aug.
7 Sept.
il .July
702. Criminals. Letters to Judges.
Letters adch-essed to the Judges, for report to be made on the cases of
Criminals convicted.
Nameof Jiulge.
Name
of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
Date.
.....
la Criminal Papers, vol. 11, 1761-
67.
1 1
\
Jlr. Recorder
Miller, John -
SteaUng
Transportation
Old Bailey - 29 Jan. 320
Sir Edward Clive
Taylor, James -
Do.
Do. for 14 years
Hertford - 3ilar.
330
ilr. Baron I'crrott
Sawyer, -
Riot at Ciren-
cester.
Do.
Co.ofGIouces- 17,,,
ter. j
3.32
Mr.JusticeAshton
Do. - -
.
r "
332
Lord C. J.Wilmot
or
Mr. Baron Adams
■Ba.ssct, Benjamin
Burglary
[Death] -
1
Bedford - 18 „
.334
Mr. .Justice Yates
Hemmings, Sarah
[Stealing] -
Do. - -
Stafford - 29ilay
342
Mr. Justice Gould
Royce, John
Riot -
Death
Norwich - 24 „ 342
Chairman of the
Sessions.
Hooker, Roger -
[Assault] -
[Fine]
Hicks'sHall- 11 June 343
Mr. Baron Smythe
Ellis, John
.
-
Kingston - 14Aug. 354
Recorder of Bristol
Daniel, [John] -
Stealing
7 years trans-
portation.
Bri^ tol
^7 „
356
HOME OFFICE PAPERS,
247
1767. 702. Criminals. Letters to Judges — coiit.
Name of Judge
Name
of Convict.
Crime
!^entence.
Page.
Mr. Recorder
Mr. Justice Yates
Do.
Mr. Barou Adams
McCormick, Mi- 1 Stealing
chael.
Pearse, William -
Williams, Richard
Keach,Williat
King, George
[Stealing] ■
[Sheep-steal-
ing-]
In Criminal Papers, vol. 1 2, 1766-70,
Scandrett, Henry
Do.
Sir Jno. Fielding,
Knt.
Mr. Justice Yates
Dyde, Jlichael
Gould, William
Breare, David,
Cornelius, Lau-
Killing two
geese.
Stealing
Trespass ami
Lord Chief Justice 1
Wilmot I Ilitchin, John, a
or I I soldier.
Mr. Baron Adams !J
Jlr. Recorder - White, Mary
Mr. Baron Adams Smith, Patrick ■
Baron Smith - , Ilarrod, Edward
Rape
Stealing
Baron Adams
Mr. Serjeant Jeph-
son.
Mr. Baron PeiTOtt
or
Mr. Justice Yates
Mr. Justice Ba-
thurst.
Mr. Justice Clive
or
Mr. Baron Smythe
Mr. Baron Perrott '
Mr Justice Yates
ashet, Philip - : Robbery
AjTCS, Charles - I Returning from
I transpn.
1 RatcliflFe, Eliza-
I beth.
Cornick, Elizabeth
• Smith, Richard .
■ Griffith, Henry
Stealing
Accessory
a forgery.
Rape
Lord Mansfie
Do. I Ilobbs, Daniel - I Stealing
Transportation
Transportatioi
Do.
Death, com-
muted to
transpn.
Death
Do.
Do.
Do.
Transportation
[Death]
Death
[Death]
Death
Do.
Bodmyn
Ilicks'sHall-
Do.
IGSept.
14 Jan
IG „
Old Bailey
Huntingdon
Chelmsford
Bedford
Reading
2-18
CALENDAR OF
17G7.
702. Crimixals. Letters to Judges
—cont.
Name of Judge.
Name „ .
of Convict. j '^'■""'^•
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
1
Date, j Page.
irr. Baron renott
Mr. Justice Yates
I Ilemn.ings.Sarah , Stealing
Death
Stafford
13 June
.,S
Jlr. Justiee A.ston
(ilover, Thomas '. liiot and mis-
drmeanour.
Is. fine, and 5
prisoument.
Leicester
25 „
113
Jfr. Baron Adams
V;nco,.T,ihn,son of Stealing
Transportation
Newgate
2Jnly
IIG
ifr. Recorder -
Goodsoii, Cithe- Kohbery
Do.
Do.
31 „
131
Lord Man:ifield -
Ilamngton,
Charles.
Burglary -
Death
Chelmsford -
l"Aug.
13G
Mr. Justice Clivo
Bosc, William -
Ilighwav rob-
1 bery."
Do.
Oxford
18 „
138
^rr, Baron I'errott
Boys, Kichard - 1 „
Boys, Thomas - | ^°'
Do. -
York
3 Sept.
142
Mr. Barou Smytlie
Mar.iux,Mathurin Do.
Do.
Croydon
" „
143
Lord Cliief Baron
Parker
and
Mr. Jnsiice Ba-
thurst.
"1
lllolyoak, David Sheep-stealing
Do.
Warwick -
3 „
143
Mr. Justiee Gould
Hudson, William liape -
Do.
Lancaster
11 „
146
TSh: Baron Berrott
or
Mr. Justice Yates
I Shaw, David - j Riot
Do.
Gloucester -
21 Nov.
15C
Jlr. Baron Smythe
Hali, Arnold, Stealing
bricklayer. |
Transportation
for 7 years.
Old Bailey -
20Dcc.
157
In Cnminal Papers, vol. 13, 1767-72.
Jlr.Bceorder -
Eades, George -
Stealing
Transportation
Do.
I2N0V.
2
Sir J. Fielding -
Kitson, Mary -
Stealing a
"mignonette,"
&c.
Do. for 7 years
GuildhalI,West-
minster.
14 „
4
Sir .\. I. Klton, '
Bart., Bristol.
Surl.utt, James -
Oxley, Daniel -
1 Stealing
Do.
Taunton
21 „
G
yh: r.ecorder -
Arnold, Rowland
Do.
Do.
Old Bailey -
» ,.
C
In Crhmiial Papers Scotch, vol. 1, 1762-86.
Lord Ju.-tiee Clerk ^
Maeleod, John -
Stealing a colt
and calf. '
Death
Inverness
19Jne.
"^
Do.
Gordon, John -
Ilorsc-biealing
Do.
Edinburgh -
31 July
72
la Ptfllums, 1765-84.
Chairman of the Dovle, Michael -
Sessions.
Stealing to the
value of 9./. I
portation.
Hicks 's Hall -
101
[The petition, and a recommendation to merev, signed, a
entered.]
uong others, by
he prosecutor, ar
e here also
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
249
17G7.
703. Ci'JMixALs. Repoets.
Reports or Certificates of the Judges, kc, on the Cases of Criminals
CONVICTED.
Name
Name
of
Criminal.
Crime.
Sen-
tence.
Where .Condition;
tried or 1 of Remarks. 1 Date,
confined. | Pardon. 1
No.
In Dom. Geo. Ill, j,
cl. 79.
Ailams.
Riclul.
Reed, Roljerl
Killing one
sheep.
Death
Coventry -
Free ■
The jury found the prisoner
guiltv, contrary to the
direction of tiie Judge.
10 Feb.
7
(Recorder)'.
™l!omas
Stealing o.en-
Do.
Bristol -
U years
transpn.
Some favourable circum-
stances.
■27 „
13
Rooordcr of
(J. Eyre).
:Hiller, John
Stealing
7 years
transpn
Newgate -
Not a proper object of
mercy. Annexed is a peti-
tion from the prisoner,
and a recorameudatiou
from his employei', who
otfers to take him back
into his service.
13 liar.
a,b.
Perrott,
Geo.
Sawyer, Tlio-
mas.
Do.
Trans-
portn.
Gloucester
Not an improper object of
20 April
19
Recorder of
Oxford
Hntton,
Tliomas.
Stealing in a
dwelling-
house.
Death
Oxford -
It years
transpn.
Some favourable circum-
stances.
18 May
■20
Yates,,!. -
Hemmings,
Sarali.
Shophfting -
Do.
Stafford -
luncxed to the report is a
loimei letter from Mi
Justuo Yates relatne to
1,' ,
ll'uni 1 I 1 1 I't
i^add, dan h ilj nt tin
place 01 execution ot John
Roy(.e,the>orwichiiot. 1
3 June
28
a, b
Cliairman of
Sessions
(John
Hawkins).
Rooker.
George.
Assanlt -
507. nne
Hicks'sHall
The nil. w 1^ cl onliiiu.n
It' 11 111
Otill', II 1 1 111'
tWOHU It- (htP.ll.^l.K
ti\clj lithand23uljunc
17 & 23
June.
29
a,b
Aston, R. -
Freeman,
Tliomas.
Horse-stealing
Death
Co. of Rut-
laud.
Do.
'rd^ard.
Shccp-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
'f^'
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Co. of Lin-
coln.
Do.
Fletcher,
Thomas.
Hoi'se-stealing
Do.
Do.
14 yrs.
Some favonralile ciicniu-
■25 June
30
Do.
Wilton, John
Killingasheep
Do.
Co. of Lei-
cester.
!■ trans-
pn.
stances.
Do.
Greon,Joseph
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Do.
Holyoake,
D.anicl.
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Co. of War-
wick.
1
D...
Howl, John
Horse-stealiug
Do.
Do.
Do.
Haywood,
John.
Killingasheep
DO.
Coventry -
250
CALENDAR
OF
17G7.
703. Criminals. Repoets— co7)f.
Same
of.
Xamo
ot
Crimin.il.
Crime.
•
Sen-
tence.
-Where C
tried or
confined.
ondition
of
Pardon.
Remarks.
Date.
No.
Bathxirst, J.
Do.
Ellisheyn/ws
Ellershaw,
Thomas.
Bolton, Tho-
Sheep-slealinpr
Horse-steaUnK
Death
Do.
Lancaster
Do.
11 jrs.
ranspn.
Do.
Some favourable circnm-
stances.
1 July
SI
Do.
Parr, Peter -
Felony in re-
tnrningtrom
transportn.
Do.
Do.
r ranspn.
for life.
1
J
Sin.Ttlic,S.S.
Samuel, Tho-
mas.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Hertford - ~
Do.
Hodses,
Frances.
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Do.
Grirawood,
Thomas.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Clielmsford
Do.
Wai-d, Thos.
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Do.
Lord, John -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Deljart,
Joseph.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Hoblis, TYil-
Uam.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Cosins, John
Do.
Do.
Do.
Uyrs.
Do.
„ „
32
Do.
Pewter, John
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
• ;r^-
Do.
Bramblehy,
William
Do.
Maidstone
Do.
^S:t.o.
Highway roh-
heiy.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Henry.
Sheep-stealing
and burglary.
Do.
East Grin-
stcd.
Do.
Sweetman,
John.
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Do.
Greenfleld,
John.
Housebreaking
in daytime.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Ellis, John -
Horse-steahng
Do.
Kingston-
on-Thamos
Hewitt, J.
James,
Joseph.
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Winchester
1
Do.
Drew, John,
alias John
Ridout.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
1
Do.
"Wright,
Stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Bowers.John
o/w,'.- Ed-
ward Power
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Dawes, Wil-
liam.
Eobbery
Do.
Do.
Do.
Jones, Tho-
mas.
Burglary -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Skinner,
Moses.*
SteaUng
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Brooke. Na-
thaniel, the
youneer.
Cowlins
alias Cow-
Sheep-stealing
1 House-
r breaking
Do.
Do.
Dorchester
Exeter -
1
Trans-
Do.
7 ,.
SS
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
251
1767.
703. Criminals. Reports — coat.
Where Condition
tried or of
confined. P.ardon.
iSIason, Clias.
H.irvey,
Humphrey.
Hayrnan,
Thomas.
Frend alias
Frind.Johu.
Cortis alias
Hutchin-
son, Geo.
Evans, John
Smith, Geo.
Ayi-es, James
Manning,
Richd.
Smith, Roht.
Ham, (Jeorge
Graul, George
the.S.S Ellis, John
■) Stealing in
f dwelling-
) house.
Burglary
Sheep-stealin?
Burglary
Horse-stealin?
Do.
} Horse-steal-
ing.
transpn
tninspn.
Xewcastle-
upon-
Tyr.e.
Co. of York
rco.
proper object for
A proper object of mercy
The prisoner's father,whose "
character was good, en-
joyed a tenement by the
life of his son.
In some respects the
prisoner was not so cri-
minal as others who were
not brought to justice.
But the inhumanity of
pluuderingthe distressed,
and increasing the cala-
mities of the imfortimate,
determined the Judge to
leave him for execution.
As there were many c
mon people in court, the
Judge took the opportu-
nity of inveighing very
warmly against so savage
a crime, and of declaring
publicly that no impor-
tunities whatsoever
should induce him to re-
prieve the crimiual. In
order not to disappoint
any intended access to the
Royal clemency, however,
he sent a week's respite,
adhering to his declared
resolution of not repriev-
ing the prisoner himself.
The Judge did not recom-
liiend him for mercy.
252
CALENDAR OF
17G7.
703. Criminals. Repouts—
-cont.
Judge, &c.
■ Name
of
Criminal.
Crime.
Sen-
tence.
Where
tried or
confined.
1
Condition
of
Pardon.
Remarks.
Date.
...
Eecorderof
Bristol
tDimning).
Daniel, John
labourer.
Stealing
7 yrs.
tr,inspii
Bristol -
Annexed to the report is a
copy of the prisoner's
confession.
22 Sept.
42
Adams,
Richd.
Keec-li, Wil-
liam.
Hifshway rob-
bery.
Death,
but re-
prieved
by
Judge.
Bedford -
Free -
A first offence, and pro-
bably driven to it by ne-
cessity The Judge^saw
no objection to the gi-ant
of a pardon.
46
Mr. Recorder
(Eyre).
Eady, George
Stealins
transjin
Old Bailey
Do.
If the prisoner's ofRcers
think well enough of him
to receive him again into
the service, on that con-
dition he may be a proper
object of mercy.
19 Nov.
50
Yates, J. -
Pen'v,Georjre
.Williams,
Thomas.
1
)■ Robbery
[Death]
New Sa-
^
Do.
Sclby, Joseph
Stealing heifers Do.
Do.
Do.
Jenkins,
James.
Burglary
Do.
Bodmin -
1
Do.
Barrett, Tho-
Housebreaking
B.
Do.
1
'
Do.
Do.
?^f,it'or'
John.
Goodland,
John.
-1 Stealing in a
} So-u--
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
Wells -
1
. U yrs.
"Some favourable cireuni-
slnnces,"
U Dec.
51
Do.
Rumpson,
John.
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Hewitt, J.
"t^-
Horse-stealing
Do.
Exeter -
Do.
younger.
Stealing a cow
Do.
Winchester
Do.
Woods, Tho-
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
1
J
704. Criminals. Pardons, kc. (.sVc also Scotland.)
Warrants and Letters relating to Criminals Convicted, being Pardons,
Respites, Szc.
Nature ! Name of Convict. Crime,
of Document. i \
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
Date. ' r.age
III Criminal Papers, vol. 10, 1760-66.
To be detained till 1 Miller, John - -
Transportation
Ne-n-jrate
21 Jan.
3r.G
further order. ]
In Criminal Papers, rol. 11, 1761-67.
To be detained till
Miller, John
(As above.)
319
further order.
Commutation to
Osbourn, Moses -
Horse-stealing
Death
Stafford
"1
transpn. for 7
k,
320
Do. do. - ' Greensate.George
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
]!on;er§, Thomas -
Do.
Do.
J
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
253
1767.
704. Criminals. Pardons, kc.— cont.
Commutation to
transpn. for 14
years.
Do.
Pardon
Commutation to I
transpn. for 14
years. J
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. for 7 years •■
Do.
do.
Do. for 14 years
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Free
pardoi
Do.
Com
mutatic
14
years t
Do.
Sheep-stealing |
Ilorse-stealing i
Killing a sheep
1 Hoiisebrcak-
Stealing
Harrison, Franeii
Ormond, David -
Hanger, Thomas
Chambers, John,
alias Bate. .
Powell, Thomas -
Pepper, Francis -
Reed, Roliert
Bnrcher, \Villiam
Hearsay, Thomas
Ashton, William -
Laws, Samuel -
Brear,Daniel,a/(as
James Burroughs
Cornelius, Law-
rence
CoUess, James -
Park, John
Scott, William -
Jlartley, liichard
liing, Cyprian -
DaYv, l-dward -
Lloyd, Klizabeth -
Sarridge or Sa-
vidge, Thomas.
Staplefon, Ben-
jamin.
Sealy, Simon
Harvev, Martha -
Bnssell, William -
Grimson, Samuel-
Hart, Thomas
Johnson, Ann
Catt, Ciirteis -
Surgeon, John -
Taylor, James -
Edmonds,^^'illiam
Lee, Eli.sha,a//as
Duke, Lee, the
elder, alias
John Lee.
White, George -
Lee, Sarah
iMoore, William.
jun.
Beldam, John
Richards, John -
Mitchell, Dorothy
Taylor, Richard - Do.
Woods, Henry - Sheep-stealing
Phillips, Thomas 0»stcaliug -
Robbery
Hor.^e-stealing
Housebreaking
Robbery
Stealing ^ -
Sheep-stealing
Housebreaking
Burglary
bo.
Sheep-stealing
Robbery
Stealing
Burglary
Do.
Stealing
Housebreaking
Stealing
Burglary
Stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Maliciously
shooting at.
Stealing
[Death]
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Found guilty,
though or-
dered by the
judge to be
acquitted.
[Death]
Do.
r years transpn
Death
Do.
Nottingham -
Lincoln
Warwick
Do.
Do.
Northampton
Coventry
Winton
Do.
Southampton -
Dorchester -
Do.
E.xeter
Do.
Do.
Do.
New Sarum -
Bridgewater -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Horsham
Do.
Hertford
JIaidstone
Do.
Do.
Do.
Guildford
Do.
Gloucester
Huntingdon
Bristol
254
CALENDAR OF
1767.
704. Criminals. Pardons, &c.—
cord.
Nature
ofDocumeut.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
^tn^^ i^-
Page
Free piudon
Fawcet, John -
Breach of trust
and tiiking
away a boat
on the Coast
of Africa.
Death
Old Bailey -
4 Mar
331
Do. -
Miller, John -
Stealing
Transportatiou
Do.
16 „
333
llespite till further
order.
Basset, Benjamin
Burglary -
Death
Bedford
18 „
334
Do.
Connick, Isabella
Forgery
Do.
Lancaster
4Apr
33.5
Commutation to
transpn. for life.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
15 „
335
Do. - -
Basset, Benjamin
(As above.)
-
14 „
33G
Do. -
[T
Connick, Isabella
his was signed by 1
(As above.)
r. Conway in the absence of Earl
Shelbume.]
30 „
336
Eespite till further
order.
Smith, Richard -
Highway rob-
bery.
Death
Co. of Surrey
^" ,.
337
Free pardon
Sawyer, Thomas-
Stealing
Transportation
Gloucester -
29 „
337
The law to take
Smith, Richard -
(As al
ovc.)
5 May
338
its course.
Kespite till further
order.
Eoyce, John
Riot - -
Death
Norwich
29 „
338
Commutation to
transpn. for 14
years.
Hutton, Thomas -
Stealing above
40s.
[Death] -
Oxford
20 „
341
Do. for life
Hemmings, Sarah
Stealing
Death
Staflford
13 June
343
Pardon - - 1
Osborn, Moses -
Greengate,George
1 Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
20 „
344
Eemission of fine
and imprison-
ment.
Eooker, Roger,
late a Marshal-
sea Court officer.
Assault
50/. fine, and
imprisonment
in default of
payment.
New Prison,
Clerkeuwell.
29 „
345
Commutation to
transpn. for 14
Freeman, Thomas
Horse-stealing
[Death] -
Co. of Rutland
years.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Kemp, Edward -
Spavold, John -
Sheep-stealing
Highway rob-
Horse-stealing
Killing a sheep
with intent
to steel.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Co. of Liucohi 1
Do. do.
Do. do.
Fletcher, Thomas
Wilton, John -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Co. of Leicester;
9
■July
347
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Green, Joseph -
Holyoake, Daniel
Howl, John
Heywood, John -
Burglary
Sheep-stealing
Horse-stealing
Killing a sheep
with intent
to steal.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Co. of Warwick
Do. -j
Coventry
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
255
1767.
704. Cri.min'als. Pardons, kc.—cont
Nature of
Documeut.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
■ confined.
Date.
Page.
Commutation to
Ellisliey o/»/s EI-
Sheep-stealing
[Death]
Lancaster
1
transpn. for 14
lershawThomas.
u
340
Do. do.
Bolton, Thomas -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
rjui)
Do. for life
Parr, Peter
Returniugfrom
transpn.
Do.
Do.
J
Do. for 14 years -
Samuel, Thomas -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Hertford
■ Do. do.
Hodjjes, .James -
Burglary -
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Grimwood, Tho-
Horse-stealing
Do.
Chelmsford -
Do. do.
W.ard,"Thoraas -
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Lord, John
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Debart, Joseph -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Hobbs, William -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Cosins, John -
Do. -
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Pewter, John -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
3.50
Do. do.
Brambleby, Wil-
liam Henrv.
Horse-steahng
Do.
Maidstone -
Do. do.
Wilson, Thomas -
Robbery
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Haynes, Henry -
Sheep-stealing
and burglary.
Do.
East Grlnstead
Do. do.
Sweetman, John -
Burglary" ■
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Greenfield, John -
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Ellis, John
Horse-stealing
Do.
Kingston-on-
Thames.
Do. do.
James, Joseph -
Sheep-stealing
Do,
Winchester
Do. do.
Drew, John, alias
John Eidout.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do. ^ 1
Do. do.
Wright, James -
Stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Bowers, John,a/!as
Edward Power.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Dawes, William -
Robbery
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Jones, Thomas -
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Do. for 7 years -
Skinner, Moses -
Stealing -
Do.
Do.
Do. for 14 years
Brooke, Nathaniel,
the younger.
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
14
.July
Do. do.
Cowling alias
Housebreaking.
Do.
Exeter
302
Cowley, John.
Do. do.
Haynes, John -
Do. do.
ilason, Charles -
l Stealing -
Do. do.
Harvey, Humphry
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Hayman, Thomas
]
Do. do.
Frend alias Frind,
John.
U^heep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Cortis alias Hut-
chinson, George.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Evans, John
Burglary
Do.
New Sarum -
Do. do.
Smith, George -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Ayres, James -
Manning, Richard
}..,.. .
Do.
Taunton -
Do. do.
Smith, Robert -
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Ham, George
Horse-steahng
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Jenkins, Thomas,
of the par. of
Llanstadwell in
the CO. of Pem-
broke, labourer.
Stealing
Do.
Co. of Pem- :
broke.
OAug.
355
Re.^ipite till further
Alder, John
Death
Gloucester -
355
order
256
CALENDAR OF
1767.
704. Criminals. Pardons, kc—coiit.
ofSment. U-e of Convict. Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
Date.
Pago.
Free pardon
Hew], John - Horse-stealing
Death
Warwick -
aiAug.
358
Respite till further
order.
Do. - -
Tearse, William - T
Williams, Richard J
Do.
Launcestou gaol
2 Sept.
359
To be detained till
further order.
Sparey, a//as Parry, T
JoSViUiamor burglary -
David. J
Death, but re-
prieved.
Stafford
4 „
360
Do. -
Keach, - -
Transpn. -
Bedford
10 „
361
Free pardon
MeCormick, Stealing
Jlichael. \
Transpn. for 7
years.
Old Bailey -
leSept
362
Do. -
Keach, WiUiam - Highway rob-
Death, but com-
muted to 14
years transpn.
Bedford
•29 „
363
Sentence to be
Pearse, William - Stealing
Death
Bodmyn
lOct.
364
Commutation to
transpn. for life.
AVilliams, Richard Shecp-stcaling
!
Do.
Do. ' -
2 „
363
Sentence to be
carried into
execution.
Sparey a//a« Parry, "1
John. 1
Jones, William or (
David. J
Transpn.
Stafford
27 „
S66
Do. do. -
Daniel, John - -
Do. for 7 years
Bristol - -
» .,
366
To be detained till
further order.
King, George - [Stealing] -
!
Transpn. -
Newgate
6 Nov.
367
In Crlmvutl Papers, rol. 12, 1766-70.
Commutation to
transpn. for life.
Do. do.
Do. for 7 years
Do. do.
Young, Robert -
Weeks, John -
Breare, David -
Cornelius.Lawrence
I Robbery -
Death
Southampton
lOFeb.
'
Do. for 14 years
Moore, WiUiam,
the elder.
Ilorse-stcaling
Do.
Co. of Surrey
„ „
36
Do. for life -
Card, Peter
Felony - -
Do.
Do.
„
37
Kespite till further
order.
Do.
Do.
The law to take
its course.
Vennell, Richard
Redman, James -
Jenkins, PrisciUa
Kittleby alias
Kittletv, James.
1
I Not stated -
J
Do.
Salisbury Spe-
cial Corn-
IJan
50
Respite till further
order.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. -
Basset, William -
Carter, William -
Smith, Thomas -
Cambridge, KathI,
Field, John
Hodses, John -
y Do.
1
J
Do.
Gloucester Spe-
cial Corn-
51
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704. Criminals. Pardons, kc.^cont.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime. 1 Sentence.
1
Where tried
or confined.
Date.
1
Page.
The law to take
Eclaud, Daniel -
1
its course.
Respite to con-
Cheer, John -
VNot stated -
Death
Rea.lh,g Spe-
1 Jan.
52
tinue.
cial Com-
Do. do.
Stowcrs, James -
J !
mission.
Not to be trans-
Scandrett, Henry
[Killing two
Transpn.
Newgate
5 .,
5.3
ported till fur-
geese.]
ther order.
Free pardon
Jackson, Mary -
Stealing
Do. for 7 years
London - 1
9 „
.50
Do.
Heley, John, a
-^ Assault and
1
Do. -
constable
Wright, Henry -
false im- |
y prisonraent.
1 Fines audim-
r prisonment.
Hicks's Hall -
5 Feb.
57
Do. -
Bond, Thomas,
(3 convic-
assistants
J tions).
J
Do. -
Lincoln, James -
Riot - -
Death
Norwich Spe-
„ .,
59
Commutation to
Baily, William -
Highway rob-
[Death]
Buckiugham -
1
14 years transpn.
bery.
Do. do. -
Eolt, John
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. for life -
Smith, John
Do. do.
Smith, William -
. Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Smith, Joseph -
Do. for 14 years
Burraway, Thomas
Burglary -
Do.
Bedford
Do. do.
Do. do.
Rainbow, Charles
Heai-tsworth, Wil-
liam
] Shcep-steal-
Do.
Do.
l„,
GO
Do. do.
Ashbot, Thomas -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Huntingdon -
Do. do. -
Wood, Henry -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Dorman alias Sims
George.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Bury St. Ed-
nuiu s. ^
Do. do. -
Layt alias John-
son, John.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Smith, John -
Stealing -
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Allyson, William
Burglary
Do.
Norwich
-
Do. for life -
Royce, Robert -
Riot -
Death
"&iSS!,
"
Do. do.
Crowforth, John-
Do.
Do.
Do.
^
Do. do. -
Fleming, James ■
Do.
Do.
Do.
'" "
'"
Do. do.
Do. do.
Nobbs, Henry -
Codner, James -
}»«■ •
Do.
Do,
,
Do. do.
Do. do.
Vennell, Richard
Redman, James -
1 Stealing -
Do.
Salisbury Spe-
-|
04
mission.
■j! )>
Do. do.
Jenkins, Priscilla
Do.
Do.
Do.
,
Do. fori 4 years
Stowers alias
Durgin, James.
Do.
Do.
Reading
Do. for life
Cheer, John
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Basset, William -
Do.
Do.
Gloucester -
Do. do.
Carter, William -
1
(■,• ;
05
Do. do.
Smith, Thomas -
(Burglary and
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Cambridge, Na-
thaniel - -
r felony.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Field, John
Hedges, John -
1 Burglary -
Do.
Do.
J
258
CALENDAE OF
17G7.
704. Celminals. Paedoxs, &c. — cont.
Nature
of Document.
NameofCon™t.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
Date.
Page.
Commutation to
trauspn. for life.
Hazeli, John -
Hiffhwav rob-
bery. '
Death
New Sarum -
10 Feb
66
Free pardon
Basset, William -
Stealing
Do.
Gloucester -
20 „
67
Do. -
Martin, Andrew -
Do.
Transpn.
Old Bailey -
21 „
69
Do.
Aylesbury,
Thomas.
Do.
Do.
Abingdon -
.„
70
Imprisonment re-
mitted.
Gould, William -
Assault - 6s. S<1. fine and
three mouths
imprisont.
Guildhall,
Westminster.
27 „
71
Commutation to
transpn. for 14
Do. ' do. -
Do. do. -
Keene, John -
Smith, Samuel -
Dyson, John
■ Cow-steaUng ' [Death]
House-break- Do.
Oxford - -
Worcester -
73
Do. do. -
Do. do. -
Do. do. -
Preston, Thomas -
Daw, Joseph -
Kear, alias Caear,
Thomas.
Sheep-stealing Do.
Do. - Do.
Stafford
Hereford
Gloucester -
'Mar.
Free pardon
Do. -
Breare, David -
Cornelius, Lau-
Robbery -
^ Death, but
commuted
to transpn.
for 7 years.
Southampton
5 „
74
Respite for three
weeks.
Hitchin, John, a
solflier.
Stealing - -
Death
Cambridge -
17 „
75
Commutation to
transpn. for 14
IT-. -
Evans, Richard -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Denbigh
l,„
78
Smith, Ralph .
Assault and
hitrhway rob-
bt^ry.
Do.
Chester
J
Kespite for three
weeks.
Smith, Patrick -
Rape - -
Do.
Huntingdon -
79
Do. do. -
Harrod, Edward -
Stealing
Do.
Chelmsford -
19 „
SI
Do. do. -
Bashet, Philip -
Robbery
Do.
Bedford
26 „
82
Do. till further
order.
Hitchens, John -
(As above.)
1
" "
83
Do. do. -
Smith, Patrick -
(As above.)
„ „
84
Commutation to 14
years transpn.
Do.
.
-
-
7 July
85
Do. do. -
IIarrod,a//asHeu-
rord, Edward.
Burglary, &c.
Death
Chehnsford -
'• ■•'
87
Respite till further
order.
Do. -
-
28Mar.
88
Pardon ; to enlist
iu a regiment in
the W. Indies.
Kitchens, John -
(Asa
bovc.)
" "
89
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
259
17(17.
704. CRnnxALS. Paedons, &c. — cont.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or confiued.
Date.
Page.
Respite for three
weeks.
AjTes, Charles -
Returning from
Death
Reading
30Mar.
90
Do. do. -
Cornick, Elizabeth
Accessory to
a forgery.
Do.
Lancaster
8Apr.
92
Do. do. -
Griffiths, Henry -
Rape -
Do.
Hereford -
fl „
93
Free pardoa
Lotta, Stephen -
Receiving stolen
goods.
-
Greenwich -
94
Do. -
Rutter, Thomas -
Stealing -
7 j'ears transpn.
Old Bailey -
11 „
93
Respite till further
order.
Ayres, Charles -
(Asa
3ove.)
13Apr.
9G
Commutation to
transpn. for life.
Do. -
-
-
7. July
96
Respite for three
Smith, Richard -
Highway rob-
bery.
Death
Kingston-upon-
Thames.
I. 3 Apr.
97
Do. till further
order.
Basset, Philip -
[Robbery] -
Do.
Bedford
15 „
99
Commutation to
transpn. for life.
Do. -
- - -
- - -
7 July
100
Respite for three
weeks.
Williams Thomas
Horsc-stealmg
Do.
Shrewsbury -
16 Apr.
100
Further respite
for three weeks
Griffith, Henry -
Rape -
Do.
Hereford
^3 „
102
Do. till further
order.
Do. -
- - -
■2 May
102
Do. do. -
Williams, Thomas
(Asa
bove.)
.
\m
Free jiardon
Raekley, Elizabeth
Stealing
Transpn. .
Gloucester
Special Com-
mission.
-Apr.
103
Do. -
Scandrett, Henry
Killing geese -
Do.
Hicks-s Hall -
3May
106
Respite till further
order.
Benham, John -
House-break-
ing.
Death
Old Bailey -
SJune
107
Do. for three
weeks.
Hemmings, Sarah
Stealing
Do.
Stafford
3 „
lOS
Free pardon - -
Benham, John -
(Asa
ove.)
.
3 „
110
Respite till further
order.
Hemmings, Sarah
(As .11:
ove.)
-
9 .,
111
Commutation S to
transpn. for life.
Do. -
- - -
7July
111
Do. do. -
Benham, John -
(As a
bove.)
-
9Juue
114
Fine and imprison-
ment remitted.
Cilover, Thomas -
Riot and mis-
1.S-. fine and 5
mouths im-
prisonment.
Leicester
11.)
CALENDAR OF
1767.
704. Criminals. Pardons, &c. — cont.
Nature
of Document.
Name of ConTict. Crime.
1 !
Sentence. i
^^f^!::^! D^'te.Page.
Commutation to
Cockburn, Mar-
Forgery
[Death]
Neweastle-on- "]
transpn. for 14
garet.
Tyne.
years.
bo. do. -
Foster, John -
\ Grand lar-
; ceny.
Do.
Do.
Do. for life -
Davison, Margaret
_
117
Do. do. -
Turner, Margaret
Do.
Do.
York -
■July
Do. for 14 years
Wheatley, Thomas
]
Do. do. -
irasharw, alias Brad-
shaw, Thomas.
Isheep.stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do. -
Battersby, John -
J
Do. do. -
Farguson, Ed^-ard
Horse-stealing
Do.
Westmoreland
Do. for life -
Griffith, Henry -
Rape - -
Death
Hereford
., ,.
119
Free pardon
Nobbs, Henry - Riot - -
Do.
N'orwieh Special,
Commission.
0 „
119
Commutation to
Smith, Tliomas -
transpn. tor life.
Do. do. -
Griffiths, William
Do. do. -
Leach, Richard -
Do. do. -
Hobbs, Daniel -
.
Do. do. -
Spines, Thomas -
Do. do. -
ColUns, Samuel -
Do. do. -
Johnson, Henry -
-
Do. do. -
Peck, Mary
Do. do. -
Morehane, Joseph
.
Do. for 14 years
Jacocks, Thomas
Do. do. -
Collens, William -
• Do.
Newgate
3July
121
Do. do. -
Simpson, James -
-
Do. do. -
Roberts, David -
-
i
Do. do. -
Harris, John
Do. do. -
Williams, Edward
. - -
Do. do. -
Peake, Thomas -
- . -
Do. for 7 years
Wise, Thomas -
- . -
Do. do. -
Bratton, Richard
Do. do. -
Hill, John -
. . _
Do. do. -
Winter, John -
a)o. do. -
Pattison, William
Do. do. -
Hudson, Benjamin
Do. do. -
Smith, Thomas -
-
-
Do. for 14 years
Harris, WiUiam -
Sheep-stealing
[Death] -
Worcester -
Do. do. -
Jones, Mary -
Stealing
Do.
Shrewsbury -
Do. do. -
Brooks, Charles -
Forgery
Do.
Do.
Do. do. -
Lewis, Hugh
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do. -
Jones, Robert -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do. -
Williams, Thomas
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do. -
Do. do. -
Robins, l^hilip -
Robins, Richard -
} Burglary -
Do.
Gloucester -
Do. do. -
Hinton, William -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do. -
Watkins.John -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Hereford -
Do. do.
Smith, Thomas -
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
14
122
Do. do. -
Jones, John
Do.
Do.
Do.
.July
Do. do. -
Hadley, Joseph -
Cow-stealing -
Do.
Stafford
Do. do. -
Underbill, James
House-break-
Do.
Do.
Do. do. -
Warburton. Tho-
"d;.
Do.
Do.
Do. do. -
Sparey, a/(a« Parry
1
John.
I Burglary -
Do.
Do.
Do. do. -
Jones, AVilliam -
J
Do. do.
Becket, John •
Housebreaking
Do.
Stafford
Do. do. -
Do. do. -
Spaish, James T
Barrett, William /
Sheep. stealing
DO. -
Reading
,
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
261
17C)7.
704. Criminals. Pardons, Szc.—cord.
Nature ;
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
AVhere tried
or confined.
Date.
i
Rage.
Commutation to
Smith, Susannah
Burglary
Death
Aylesbury -
1
transpn. for 14
!
years.
Do. do.
Alleock, alias
Hawks, alias
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
•
H.awkins, John.
Do. do.
Hale, George -
Highway rob-
bery.
Sheep-stealing)
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
.Joico, Benjamin -
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Clarke. John -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Jliller, alias Mill-
ward, William,
the younger.
Housebreaking
Do.
Bedford
Do. do.
Keech; William -
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Do. -
14
•July
124
Do. do.
Brown, William -
Cattle-stealing
Do.
Cambridge - i
Do. do.
Webber, Richard
Horse-stealing
Do.
Thelford
Do. do.
Reeve, John
Stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Weeds, Stephen -
Do. -
Do.
T><:
Do. do.
Green, John, a/;as
James Seaman.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Bunfield, ,Tobu -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Dr. - 1
Do. do.
Studd, William -
Burglary -
Do.
Burv St. Ed- 1
munds.
Do. do.
Brock, Elizabeth
Stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Stannard, Eliza-
beth.
Do." -
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Cable, Charles -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
J
To be detained till
Viuce, John
.
Transpn.
Newgate -
20 July
12C
further order.
The law to take
its course.
Do. - -
„,. -
Do.
2.3 „
126
Remission of fine
Spraugs, .John,
Conspiracy -
[A fine.] To
Co. of Wilts -
28 „
127
and imprison-
late of Oakhill,
stand twice
ment.
in the parish of
Foxfield and eo.
of Wilts.
in the pillory
2 years im-
prisonment,
and find
sureties for
good be-
haviour for
3 years. In
prison since
1758.
Free pardon
Norbury, Edward
Sheep-stealing
Death
Chester
29 „
129
Commutation to
Thomas, Daniel -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Montgomery -
130
14 years trans-
and break-
portation.
ing gaol.
Free pardon
Doyle, jNIichael -
Stealing
Transpn.
Hicks's Hall -
6Aug
132
Ko to be removed
Crowforth, John
[Riot]
[Death com-
Norfolk
7 „
133
till further
muted to
order.
transpn. for
life].
Do. do. -
Smith, George -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Wilts - -
„ „
133
Free pardon
Do.
.
.
12
134
CALENDAR OF
17G7.
704. Criminals. Pardons, kc.—cont.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict. ! Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
Date.
Page.
Free pardon
Crowforth, John -
1
(As above.)
,=..,
135
Respite till fur-\
ther order - j"
Geodeve,Thomas\
Philips, John -/
- - -
Death
Chelmsford -
21 „
136
Do. for 3 weeks
Rose, William -
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Oxford
17 ,,
■ 137
Do. do.
HaiTington.Charlc.
Burglary -
Do.
Chelmsford -
18 „
137
Do. do.
Howard, James -
Do.
Maidstone -
23 „
139
Do. till further
order.
Harrington,Charles
(As above.)
-
25 ,,
139
Do. do. -
Rose, WilUam -
(As above.)
„ ,■
140
Do.for 3 weeks |
Boys, Richard - \
Boys, Thomas - J
[Highway
robbery].
Death
York -
31 „
141
Do. do.
Maraux, Mathurin
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Croydon
3 Sep.
141
Pardon on condi-
tion of self-
tran.spn. for 7
years.
Dyde, Michael -
Stealing -
7 years transpu.
Hicks's Hall -
' "
144
Respite for 3 weeks
Hudson, William
Rape - -
Death
Lancaster
8 „
145
To be detained tUi
further order.
Wythe, Richard -
Transpn.
Ipswich
9 „
145
Respite for 3 weeks
Pearse, William -
Felony
Death
Launceston -
11 „
146
Further respite 1
for 3 weeks - /
Boys, Richard - "1
Boys, Thomas - J
(Asal
ove.)
12 „
147
Pardon on condi-
tion of self-
transpn. for 7
years.
Wythe, Richard,
of Dennington,
gentleman.
" CTime ""'*'"
7 years transpn.
Bury St. Ed-
mund's.
" "
147
Do. for 14 years
Jeacock, Richard
Highway rob-
bery.
14 years do.
Old Bailey -
17 „
148
Free pardon
Goodsou, Cathe-
rine.
Stealing
Transpn.
Do.
149
Do. -
Cooper, George -
Do.
Do.
Do.
„ „
150
Respite till further
order.
Hudson, William
(As al
ove.)
18 „
151
Free pardon
In Criminal Papc
To he detained]
till further \
order - -J
Vinee, John -
rs, vol. 13, 1767-
Surbutt, James - 1
Oxley, Daniel -J
Stealing
72.
Stealing
Transpn. for 7
years.
Transpn.
Old Bailey -
Ilchester
9 Oct.
6 Nov.
155
1
Do. do.
Do. do.
Fades, George -
Kidson, Mary -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. -
Newgate -
Do.
h..
2
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
263
17(37.
704. Criminals. Pardons, &c. — cont.
Name of Convict.
Page
Free pardou
To bo detained "
till further
order -
Free pardou
The law to take its
Kitson, Mary
Stealing
" Mignc
a • Transpn. for
ette," years.
Fades or Eaden,~j
, ^'■°;'S<^ . - I Ste
Arnold or Ar- f
nott, RowlandJ
Fades, George -
Arnold, Rowland
In Warrant Book, vol. 32, 1766-70.
Free pardo
Blowers, Jonathan
late a llarshal-
sea Court officer
Arresting the
wrong wo-
Nassau, for the
Bahama Is-
lands.
Newgate
Fine of 10/.;
imprisoned
in default.
8Ap,
705. Grants of Offices, &c.
Warrants, countersigned by one of the Secretarie.s of State, and addressed to
the Attorney or Solicitor General, to prepare Bills for the King's
Signature to pass the Great Seal, containing Grants of Offices,
Licenses to enclose, &e.
Name. Office, &c.
Dete.
Page.
In Church Book, 1729-82. '
Vansittart, Eoliert, LL.B., vice \ Professor of Civil Law in the University of
Dr. Robert Jenner, deed. Oxford.
29 June -
246
In King's Letter Book, vol. 12, 1765-76.
Townshend, George Viscount - Lieutenant General and General Governor of
Ireland.
13 Aug. -
134
In. MUHury Entry Booh, vol. 28, 1763-82.
Conway, Rt. Hon. Henry Sey-
mour, Lieut.-General.
Lieutenant General of the Ordnance, and to
have the custody of the mansion house
called the store house, belonging to the
office of Ordnance, situate without Aldgate
near London, and the custody of the
garden commonly called the Artillery
Ground.
20 ,,
191
In Warrant Book, vol. 31, 1765-69.
Wilkinson, Montagu, Esq.
Grant of office of one of the Clerks of the
Signet in reversioi.
20 March -
15G
264
CALENDAR OF
705. Grants of Offices, &e. — cont.
St. John's College iu the Ur
versity of Oxford.
Archbisllop of Canterbury
Ilolraan, otherwised Iloman,
Thomas, convicted of murder
of Jlichael Bath.
Cottrell, Stephen, Esq., vice
William Sharp, Esq., deed.
Gray, Dame Hester
Mansfield, William Lord, Chief
Justice of the King's Bench,
vice Charles Townshend,Esq.,
deed.
Licence to hold in mortmain lands, &c.,
beyond -what they are enabled at present,
to "the value of 800/. a year.
Licence to unite the rectory of Tatching and
the vicarage of Terringan.
Free pardon. His sentence had been pre-
viously commuted to self-transportation for
life.
Grant of the office of one of the clerks of the
Privy Council.
Licence to enclose a highway and bridleway
iu the parishes of Barham, Kingstone, and
Womenswold, in the co. of Kent. [For her
petition, and a reference to the Attorney or
Solicitor General for report thereon, see
Petitions, 1765-84, p. 98.]
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Do.
do.
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitz-
roy, Duke of.
North, Lord.
Towushend, Thomas, juu., Esq.
Onslow, George, Esq.
Campbell, Pryce,. Esq.
The same, with exception of
Mr. Townshend, and addition
of—
Jeukinson, Charles, Esq.
Ill Warrant Booh, vol. 32, 17
Lacy, John, of OUington, iu
the CO. of Kent, labourer.
Seott, John. Esq. - --1
lirumell, George, Esq. -J
Do. do.
Under-Treasui'er of do.
1
! CommiBsioners for executing the office of
( Treasurer of the Exchequer.
66-70.
Free pardon for
irant of office of water-bailiff of the Thames
between the Great Bridge of Staines and
the head of the river. [For their petition,
and the Attorney General's report thereon,
see Dom. GVo. ///., pel. 79, No. 4 a, b.]
Ans
h.
utz, Valentine,
of the
•is
1 of St. Giles,
West-
ns
er, clockease and ea-
bii
pt
maker.
Hah
1,
■rederick, of the
parish
(.f
I'auU Covent Garden,
i.;i
maker.
Win
in
js Nicholas,
•.f the
■i-
, of St. Andre^i
, Hoi-
bo
■n,
ironmonger, &c.
7 April
16 June
29 „
27 Aug.
Sept. -
22 Jan.
23 „
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
265
1767. 705.
Grants of Offices, &c. — cont.
Name.
Office, &c.
Date.
Page.
Saraler, Harman, of the parish
of St. Ann, Black Friars in
the city of London, sugar
baker.
■Free denizens of Great Britain
2r, Feb. -
91
Sporman, Frederick William,
of the parish of St. Marj-,
AVhitechapel, sugar refiner.
Deichman, George, of the parish
of St. Andrew-hy-the-Ward-
robe in the city of London,
sugar baker.
Kuies, Andrew, of the parish
of St. John, Wapping, sugar
refiner.
(All aliens born.)
J
Jouvencel, Peter Cuchet, Esq.,
Grant of the office of one of the Clerks of the
C April -
105
on surrender of Frederick
Privy Seal, and Itegister of the Court of
Hervey, Esq., now Bishop of
Requests.
Cloyne.
Warmly Company, in the parish
Do. of charter of incorporation. There are
24 „
108
of Siston in the co. of Glou-
also entered "Heads of clauses, powers.
to
cester, for manufacture of
regulations, and restrictions to be inserted
117
copper and brass. (Norborne
in" the Charter."* [The petition from the
and
Lord Botetourt, the fii-st
Company, with a copy of the heads of
15.5
Governor, and W. Champion,
clauses, to which is added a list of the
to
Esq., the first Deputy Go-
first Governor, Directors, &c., is in Dom.
163
vernor and Treasurer.)
Geo. III., -pel. 79, No. 17.]
Southwell, Edward, Esq.
Licence to enclose a road in the tything of
Kingsweston in the parish of Henbury, in
the CO. of Gloucester.
28 May -
128
Townley, Richard, of Poelfield
Grant of the office of writing to the Great
2 June -
131
in the co. palatine of Lan-
Seal all presentations to advowsons, &c. in
caster, vice William Greaves,
H.iM.'s donation (except archbishoprics
of the Inner Temple, Esq.
and bishoprics).
ilorin, John, Esq.
Grant of the office of one of the Clerks of the
Signet in reversion.
11 Sept. -
15.3
Gloucester and Edinburgh,
Keeper and Lieutenant of Windsor Forest, &c.
8 Dec. -
171
lI.E.n. William Henry,
Duke of.
Johnson, Charles, Geut., and
Licence to have a market every Tuesday,
22
17C
heirs.
Thursday, and Saturday, for buying and
selling undressed skins of sheep and lambs,
in a place called Mulberry Garden, <ir the
Lay Stall, in the parish of St. George the
Martyr, adjoining Dirty Lane and near
Blackman Street, in the co. of Surrey.
* Petitions against the grant of this charter were presented by the following : — .
The Societies of the city of London of and for the Mines Royal and of and for the Mineral and Battery
Works ; Thomas Paiten and Co., of Warrington, copper and brass manufacturers ; the Master, &c. of
the art or mystery of Pinmakers in the city of London ; the Corporation of the city of Gloucester in
council assembled ; several manufacturers of pins in the same city ; Charles Roe and Copper Company
of Macclesfield [names of the partners occur]. They are all to be found in Dom. Geo. III., v. 6, pp. 2,
9, 16, 19, 20, and 31. These petitions were presented before the bill above was signed, and therefore the
matter was again referred to the Attorney General, who a second time reported favourably to the grant
of the charter. Accordingly, a second warrant, &c. was issued to prepare a bill (as above, p. 155), which
is also entered in this volume of the Warrant Books.
266
CALENDAK OF
17G7.
706. IXVEXTIONS.
WAiiRAXTS, ackb-essed to the Attorney aud Solicitor General, to pix'ijare
Bills for the King's Signatxire to pass the Great Seal, granting " the
sole use and benefit " from Inventions for a period of 14 years in England,
Wales, and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and also (in some cases) in
the Plantations and Colonies abroad, according to the Statute.
Inventor's Name, &c
re of Inventiou.
Page.
la Ifarrant Booh, vol. 31, 1767-69,
Donues, John, of the parish of
St. Leonard Shoreditch, in
the CO. of Middlesex, watch-
iker.
Higgins, Bryan, of Chancery
Lane, doctor of physic.
S^iiin, John, of ^
Shadwell, in the c
dlesex, shipwright.
Stokoe, Thomas, of Sisson's
House, in the parish of
lleworth, in the co. of Dur-
ham, viewer of collieries.
Bissy, Stephen Baron de, of
Princess St., Leicester Fields,
in the co. of Middlesex, Gent,
[younger son of John Baptist
Count de Bissy, of Tortona,
in Lombardy. He had passed
through all the stations of a
mariner, from a common sea-
man to a commander of ships
of force] .
Fought, Henry, of Sahsbury
Court, Fleet St., in the city
of London, Gent.
Laycock, Thomas, of Great
Windmill St., in the parish of
St. James, Westminster,
coach joiner.
A deepening tool for deepening clock aud
watch wheels. [For his petition, and the
usual reference to the Attorney or Solicitor
General for report, see Petitions, 1765-84,
p. 58.]
An oil lamp made to represent a candle and
candlestick of any convenient figure. [For
his petition, &c. see Petitions,^ 765-84,p. 88.]
A machine to get a rope ashore from a ship
in distress, to convey persons, &c. from
and to such ship, to provide escape in case
of fire, &e. [For his petition, &c., see
Petitions, 1765-84, p. 91.]
Machine for drawing coals, stone, &c. ii-om
collieries aud coal pits, and other shafts, to
bank, aud conveying the same any distance,
with or without a wagon-way. [For his
petition, &c., see Petitions, 1765-84, p. 96.]
An oar, new in coustruction and substance,
and different machines and appurtenances
for applying the same to sailing and rowing
vessels. [For petition, affidavit, and usual
report, see Dom. Geo. III., pel. 79, 43
a, b, and c. His petition is also entered,
see Petitions, 1765-84, p. 107.]
Art and method of making types for printing
music notes as well as is at present done by
engraving. [For petition, &c., see Petitions,
1765-84, p. 112.]
New kind of window blind for coaches, &c.
to exclude sun and rain, and admit a free
current of air. [For his petition, &c., see
Petitions, 1765-84, p. 114.]
In Warrant Book, vol. 32, 1766-70.
Hopkins, John, of the city of
London, druggist ;
Becket Thomas, and
Henderson, Christopher, of the
same place, merchants.
caUed Beaumc de Vi(
April
29 Sept.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
267
1767.
706. Inventions — cont.
Parkinson, Janies, of the city of
London, scrivener.
Shcrratt, John, of the same place,
notary public.
JIayfield, Matthew, of Sutton in
Ashfield, in the co. of Notts,
framework-knitter.
Unwin, Samuel, William, and
Samuel the younger, of the
same place, hosiers and part-
ners.
Delaval, Thomas, of Seaton
Delaval, in the co. of North-
umberland, Esq.
Long, Thomas, of Mitcham, in
the CO. of Surrey, calico
printer.
xley, Joseph, of Floddan, in
tlie CO. of Northumberland,
[barley miller] .
Clunie, Alexander, of Thames
St., London, -wharfinger.
Thuvois, Peter, of Moorfields, in
the CO. of Middlesex, Gent.
Buncombe, John, of Ludlow, in
the CO. of Salop, mathemati-
cian.
Pohle, Joseph, of the same
place, engraver.
Brodie, Alexander, and
Williams, Richard,
both of parish of St. Cle-
ment Dane's, in the co. of
Middlesex, Gents.
Nature of Invention.
fA machine for writing two or more copies
of any writing on parchment or paper,
exactly similar in figure and shape, and at
one and the same time, " which would he
of great dispatch to public business in the
various departments under our Govern-
ment."
Certain hfting hooks, fixed in a presser upon
springs (in slots) placed upon a stocking
frame in a manner entirely new, for open
work, mitts, handkerchiefs, aprons, &c.
[For report of the Attorney General and
their petition, see X>o»i. Geo. III., v. 79,
No. 1 a, b. The grant of the patent was
opposed by a certain Thomas Morris, and
his son John ; but the report is in favour
of the petitioners.]
A means of making kelp by burning sea-
weed at all seasons of the year, wet, imme-
diately after being cut from the rocks or
di'iven upon the shore. [For petition, aifi-
davit, and usual report, see Soni. Geo. III.,
pel. 79, No. 5 a to c]
A machine for blotching, prinliug, mixing,
and variegating with copper plates, purple
and red, and red and black colours, on cali-
coes, cottons, and all other kinds of " whit-
ster'd " linens, for furniture, garments, and
handkerchiefs. [For petition, affidavit, and
usual report, see Dom. Geo. III., pel. 79,
No. 8 a to c]
A machine or water-wheel for di-iiwing coals,
or for other purposes, by water, which also
coimterbalances ropes. [For petition, affi-
davit, and usual report, see Do7n. Geo. III.,
pel. 79, No. 10 a to c]
A machine for working cranes used in land-
ing goods from vessels, &c. [For their
petition, affidavit, and usual report thereon,
see Dom. Geo. III., pel. 79, No. 12 a toe]
fA machine for turning spits for roasting
meat which will go for six hours and
upwards without winding up. On an
enlarged plan the same machine will draw
and raise water out of mines. [For peti-
tion, affidavit, and usual report, see
Dom. Geo. III., pel. 79, No. 20 a, b.]
An instrument for measuring standing timber.
[For petition, affidavit, and usual report,
see Dom. Geo. III., pel. 79, No. 21 a, b.]
fA new method of making fire-stoves and
I registers, remedying most of the imperfec-
tions and inconveniences heretofore attend-
ing them. [For petition, affidavit, and
usual report, see Dom. Geo. III., pel. 79,
No. 22 a to c]
4 Jlay
268
CALENDAR OF
17G7.
706. Inventions — cont.
Hanly, Ileury,
Davies, Thomas,
Dorila, Andrew,
Bowen, Samuel, of the province
of Georgia, in America, mer-
chant.
Cobb, William, of St. Clement
Danes,in the CO. of Middlesex.
Dominiceti, Bartholomew, of
Chelsea, in the co. of Middle-
sex, doctor of phjsic.
Ilayne, Richard, of Ashhcm, in
the CO. (if Derby, Esq.
Smith, Joachim, of tht
of St. Giles, in the
Middlesex, Gent.
Berlienhout, John, Gent.
iV new method of making velvet, shag and
brocaded silk, plain, cut, figured, and in
gold and silver, upon a stocking frame.
[For petition, affidavit, and usual report,
see Dom. Geo. III., pel. 79, No. 23 a to c]
A method of preparing sago, vermicelli, and
soy, from plants growing in Ameiica. [For
petition, affidavit, and usual report, see
Dom. Geo. III., pel. 79, No. 28 a to c]
A uiacliine whereby immense quantities of
fish may be taken. [Petition, affidavit, and
Attorney General's report thereon, see Dom.
Geo. III., V. 79, No. 28 a, b, c, ; and the
petition also in Dom. Geo. III., v. 6, p. 8.]
Method of making the arbitrarily heated and
medicated baths, pumps, and stoves, both
moist and dry, and a variety of fumigations
from herbs, seeds, &c., and an infinite
variety of machines for applying the above
to the human body. [His petition, see
Dom. Geo. III., v. 6, p. 34.]
A mill that may be set up and conveniently
worked in any small room, as well for
grinding corn, &c. as for preparing uten-
sils and materials used in divers manufac-
tories. [His petition, &c., see X'om. Geo.///.,
V. 6, p. 38.]
A composition to preserve the bottoms of
ships, &c. from being eaten into or honey-
combed by worms or other insects. [His
petition, &c., see Dom. Geo. III., v. G,
p. 41.]
A method of dyeing, flowering, colouring, or
marking playing cards, so as to render
packs distinguishable. [His petition, sec
Dom. Geo. III., v. 6, 49.]
A method of and machine for making starch
from other ingredients than wheat, wheat
flour, pollard, bran, or potatoes. [His peti-
tion, S;c., see Dom. Geo. III., v. C, p. 48.]
May
707. Licences to Plead.
Name of Couns.
On whose behalf
Page.
la JJ'anant Book, vol. 31, 1765-69.
*^°)'^'1°' ;, w",?""' ~|Egremont, Alicia Maria
(Edward WiUes, | "countess of, and
An'^bL'c^arles.Esq., f Eg^mont, George Earl
King's counsel. J
of, an infant.
Chancery
pre
of Kirkbi
the Court of
in regard to
to the living
vcrblows.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
269
1767.
707. Licences to Plead— coh^.
Name of Counsel.
On whose behalf. Cause, &c. |
Date.
Page.
Norton, Sir Fletcher,
Knt., King's coun-
Sbirel, John, Gent.
Assault
19 May -
174
Do. - -
James, William, Gent. -
Perjury
„ „
175
Do.
Smith, Thomas, of the
city of London, banker.
Do. - - -
.30 June -
189
Do. -
Hawkins, Francis, and
Nicldess, Daniel.
} -■ - ■ ■
8 July -
191
Davy, John, Esq.,
seijeant-at-law.
Guest, William -
Traitorously diminishing the
current coin of the realm.
IS Aug. -
195
Attorney General
(W. De Grey,
Esq.)
rCholmeley, John, Esq.,
\ Hopkinson, John, Esq.,
[Nidd, George.
I Appeal to the House of Peers
2.3 Nov. -
217
Ill Warrant Book,
lol. 32, 1766 -70.
Norton, Sir Fletcher,
Knt., King's coun-
sel.
Steele, John, Gent.
Murder on the high seas
23 Feb. -
90
Nares, George, Esq.,
serjeant-at-law.
Davy, -William, and
Burland, John, Esq.,
serjeants-at-law.
Tluirlow, Edward,
Esq., King's coun-
Freeman, John, the
younger, of the par.
of St. Peter in Droit-
wich, in the CO. of
Worcester.
1 Jlace, William, and
1 Weston, Henry,
f Excise and Custom
1 officers.
Perjury
1 Assault iu endeavouring to
[ secure apareel of run goods.
3 March -
6 „
96
97
Nares, George, Esq.,
serjeant-at-law.
Conibere, George
Trespasses, contempts, &c.
Tried at Gloucester.
20
100
Burland, John, Esq.,
serjeaut-at-law.
Andrews, Ely, late mayor
of the borough of Ax-
hridge.
Misdemeanoiu-s in his late
office of mayor.
27 „
101
Attorney General -
Downing, Dame IMar-
garet, widow and relict
of Sir Jacob Gerard
Downing, Bart.
Cause in the Court of Chancery
as to the erecting, &c.,ofthe
college in the University of
Cambridge.
6 April -
1(13
Attorney and Soli-
citor General.
United Company of Mer-
chants of England
trading to the East
Indies.
Against petition of Admiral
Cornish and other officers
for the booty taken at Pon-
dicherry, Kerrical, and other
forts on the Coromandel
coast.
15 May -
12G
Norton, Sir Fletcher,
Knt., King's coun-
sel.
Fricker, William, of the
parish of St. Leonard,
Shorediteh. in the co.
of Middlesex, bleacher.
Nuisance
2.3 June -
139
Davy, Serjeant,
Burland, Serjeant,
Thurlow, Edward,
Esq., King's counsel
1 Rainforth, Oliver, of
Malmesbury, in the
r CO. of Wilts, Excise
J officer.
Assault
17 July -
142
270
CALENDAR OF
1707.
707. Licences to Plead — cont.
Name of Counsel.
Ou whose behalf.
Cause, &c.
Date.
Page.
Norton, Sir Fletcher,
Knt., King's coun-
sel.
Harvey, Eliab, Esq.,
King's counsel.
Perryn, Richard, J
Esq. 1
.Norton, Sir Fletcher,
Knt., King's coun-
sel.
Do. -
~{ Strock, John,
1 Lyon, John, and others
( (Kingston-upon-
J Thames).
Ilesketh, Fleetwood, Esq.,
Patten, Thomas, Esq.,
Weld, Edward, Esq.,
Standen, James, Gent.
Le-Cointe, John Robert
Smith, Benjamin, of
Rotherhithe, in the co.
of Surrey, mariner.
i. Misdemeanour
Information against them in
■ the Court of Chancery for
the Duchy, &c. of Lancaster.
Cause in the King's Bench -
Forgery - . . .
28 July -
27 Aug. -
26 Nov. -
3 Dec. -
148
150
167
169
708. Licence to Print.
Warrant granting the sole right to print, publish, and vend the work
for the term of 14 years, Avithin H.M.'s dominions.
specified,
Name of Publisher
Title of Work.
Page.
Li Warrant Book, vol. 31, 1765-69.
Almon, John, of the city of 1 The Military Register
Westminster, bookseller.
709. Ordnance.
Warrants, &c. addressed to the Master General of the Ordnance, during the
year 17G7, for the issue of Arms, Ajimunition, and other Stores to
the various Regiments, &c., are to lie found in the Ordnance Entry Boohs,
vols, for 17C0-76, and for 1701-7-5. They are not, for the most part, of
sufficient importance to merit individual description, hut among them are
the followino- : —
For whom and what purpos
/;; Ordnance Entry Book, vol. for 1760-76.
To cause a proper person to inspect the arms of the Hertfordshire Militia
To order the repairs of old and supply of new gun carriages, necessary in cou-
sequeuce of the alteration made by His Majesty's order, to the Emperor of
Morocco's frigate, the "Tyger," now lying at Plymouth.
To pay such bills for printing the observatlous made at the Royal Observatory at
Greenwich as shall be certified by the Council of the Royal Society, pro\-ided
they do not exceed 60/. for one year. [Entered also in Ordnance Eiitri/ Book,
vol. 1761-75, p. 144.]
The Tower guns only to bo fired immediately fired, ou the occasion of Her
Majesty's delivery of a Prince, this day about noon.
Page.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
271
1767.
710. Packet Boats.
Letters from the Secretaries of State's Offices relatino- to the Packet Boats.
To whom directed.
For what purpose.
Date.
Page.
In Dom. Entry Booh, vol. 24,
1765-79.
Agent at Dover (Edmund Bar-
ham, Esq.)
To detain the Calais packet boat (o sail this
uight, till the arrival of Hanbury Potter,
one of 1I.M.-S Messengers, with despatches
for the Earl of Kochford.
3 July -
139
Do. - - -
A packet boat or other proper vessel to sail
fi-om Calais with the hearer, Wm. North,
one of the King's Messengers.
16 Sept. -
153
Agent at Holyhead
A similar boat to Ireland for Joseph Hinde,
one of H.M.'s Messengers.
13 Oct. -
1.5fi
Do.
Do. do. for .John Garstin, one of H.M.'s
Messengers.
r. Nov. -
158
Agent at Dover
To transmit regularly lists of persons who
pass and repass through Dover to and from
Calais and Ostend.
19 „
159
In Letter Book (Secretaries')
1766-71.
Agent at Harwich
To detain the boat carrying this night's mail
to Holland till the ai-rival of a messenger,
to be despatched from H.M.'s German OfBce
this evening.
20 Nov. -
15
III Letter Book {Secretaries')
1766-68.
Henry Potts, Esq.
To detain the New York mail appointed for
to-morrow till further orders.
22 May -
20
Do.
The same to sail with the enclosed packets for
North America.
24
Do.
To detain the West India Mail for this night
and the New York mail for Saturday 'until
fiirther orders.
11 June -
26
Do.
The same to sail with the enclosed packets -
20 „
26
Do.
To detain this night's West Indian mail
and Saturday's New York mail till further
order.
9 July -
28
Do.
The West India mail detained, to sail
11 .,
28
Do.
The New York maU detained, to sail with the
enclosed packets.
IS „
2S
Do.
To detain this night's West India mail till
Saturday next, the 14th inst.
12 Nov. -
.■33
272
CALENDAE OF
711. Paeks.
Perjiissioks to pas.s through the Park Gates, &c.
*** The.se are addressed, in the case of St. James's and the Green Parks, to the Earl of
Orford, and in the case of the Horse Guards to the Gokl Stick in Waiting.
Extent of Permission.
Page.
In Dom. Entry Booh, vo/. 24, 1765-79.
Barre, Eight Hon. Isaac - ' On horseViack through (
Horse Guards
Ambassadors andMinisters from
Foreign Princes and States.
Their coaches to pass and repass through the
gates of the stable yard and the Green
Park during His Majesty's residence at
Eichmond.
712. Treasury Letters. (No. 1.)
Lettees from Mr. Wm. Fraser, at Mr. Secretary ConAvay's Office, to Charles
Lo\\Ticles, Esq., or Thomas Bradshaw, Esq., desiring him to move the
Lords of the Treasury to cause to lie paid the Bills deawx as under.
By whom.
Upon whom.
For what purpose.
Amount.
Date.
Page.
In Letter Book {Secrcfari
■Welters, Mr., H.M.'s agent
at Eotterdam.
"«'), 1766-71.
Davis, Mr.
Secret scri-ice
£ s. d.
222 5 0
16 Jan.
5
Do. do.
Do.
Do.
72 17 U
24 „
5
Goodrieke, Sir Johu, H.M.'s
Envoy Extraordinary in
Sweden.
Amyand,SirGeorge
Not stated .
4S0 0 0
9 Feb.
■ 6
Welters, Mr. (as above) -
Davis, Mr.
Secret service
128 16 0
9 April
10
Do. do.
Do.
Do.
73 4 0
24 „
11
Do. do.
Do.
Do.
136 19 0
8 July
12
Do. do.
Do.
Do.
73 4 0
31 „
13
Goodi-icke, Sir John (as
above).
Amyand,SirGeorgc,
and Co.
Not stated
480 0 0
6 Aug.
14
Welters, Mr. (as above) -
Davis, Mr.
Secret service
133 6 0
13 Oct.
14
Do. do.
Do.
Do.
72 17 6
3 Nov. 15
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
273
1707.
713. Treasury Letters. (No. 2.)
OFFiCii Letters from one of the Secretaries of State to tlie Lords of the
Treasury, desmiig them " to receive the King's pleasuii;' " for Payments
Fur various purposes as below. [Particulars of tlie exiiemliture, &c. are
very frec^uently also entered,]
In Tn
To ivliori
VII Eatr,iB,mk, vol.], 1763-75.
White, Mrs., -ividow of Kol.ei f
"White, E.sq., late Consul at
Tripoli.
[Her memorial, S;c. aL-o
entered.]
munanenieut ot
from ' deeeaso ol
the arrival of
successor, e.\ti
presents, &c.
allowance for
the consulate,
her husband till
Mr. Fraser, his
aordinaries for
Crui.se, Siniou Peter, Briti^^li
nierch.iut at Al^ricrs.
^iMuii^'.'mcnt of th
frfini .fanuarv
arrival of i\l"r
c consulate there
28, 1762, till
Bruce, end of
•Desmaretz, Col, Peter,
Frazer, Capt. Andrew,
lI.M.'s Commissaries
Dunkirk.
Br
own, Mr. George,
n the Karl of Sh
)ffice.
1st clerk
elburne's
I'resents to he srut to the Dey of
Algiers, as is usual on the ap-
pointment of a new consul (Hon.
Archibald Fraser Campbell).
MO
Do. do
I'resents to the Southern Indians -
200
un, Major Gener
1
Contingencies
"(a
Ir«
Brown, Mr. George
Do. do.
I'ictet, Col. Jami's
Brown, Mr. George
Dick, John, Esq., H.M.'s.
sul at Leghorn.
Forbes, Jlr. (empowered by Duke
of Richmond).
Usual present to the Barbary States
on setting out of a new consul '
(Edward Barker, Esq.)
Services at Geneva
Disbursements by Capt. Robert
Hodgson for maintenance, &c. j
of the Mosquito Cacique [Indian |
chief], General Tempest, his
attendant, Capt. Pindnr, and
servants.
For utteiulance on the Morocco
Ambassador, and acting as intiM-
preter, S;e.
Postage of letters from 1 July 1763
to end of Jan. 1766.
500 0
4.S9 6
274
CALENDAR OF
176/
713. Tkeasury Letters — cont.
To whom.
For what.
Amount.
Date.
Page.
Irwin, Major Gcnl. -
Release, maintenance, and clothing
of the "l^itt's " crew, wrecked ou
the coast of Jlorocco.
il S. (.'.
ir,5 4 10
10 July
:209
Bruwn, Mr. George (bill
.Irawn ou, bv Commodore
Spry).
Carr} ing on the King's service with
the State of Algiers.
jou 0 0
-5 Sept.
•J\2
named Aga, Ambassador
ironi the liasliaw of Tripoli.
Passage nioucj' from Trijioli to
Gibraltar.
iG'.i \-i i;
14 Nov.
■213
Logie, Alexander, Es(|., In-
terpreter of Oriental lan-
guages, vice Jaime Arbona,
deceased.
Annual allowance
1 0 Dec.
a 14
714. Writs of Error.
AVrits of Error, letinnahle in Pai-liami'iit, i)i'titioueil fur and allowed.
Xamcs of Petitioner;
'
Names of Respondents.
Date.
Page.
I„ Uoin. Gen. III., vol
(i, 1767-8L
Powler, John, and
Jopling, Robert
1 Ward, George
-
3 June -
G
llaunntli, Jolui
/Smith, Abel, and
jPayncRene - - -
-}
22 „
1.3
B<mike, Michael
Dalrymple, James, Iv-q.
-^ ,<
14
Rybot, Fras. -
-
r Smith, Abel, and
1 Payne, Rene
-}
2-, „
14
Cornel)s, Teresa
Bodicoate, Henry
26 „
14
Wilson, ,Iohn
Sedley, Sir Charles -
•. „
15
Alexander, ]!enjn.
Denny, Jonathan
,. •.
1.5
Ha'.vlings, William
Dunnage, Thomas, assignee of Brae
Kennett, Ksq., surviving sheriff of the
of London.
kley
city
■• •• -
15
Rybot, Francis
Manger, Joshua, Esq.
-
■2'J „
18
Hunter, William
Keavc, Richard, elder and younger
„ ., -
18
Logan, John ^
Fuller, William and Thomas
IS
Merry, Anthony
Neave, Richard, elder and yomiger
3 July -
22
Fearon, Peter, and
Bond, AVm.,
bail for one John Ke
union.
1 Glyn, Sir Richard, Knt. and Bart., and
J Halifax, Thomas
-}
,. „ -
22
Dclswortb, \Vm.
r Moorey, John, and
\ Welch, Wakelin
.}
2.3
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
275
17G7. 714. Writs of Error — c
mt.
Xaiiies of I'etitioners.
Names of Kcsponde
its.
Date.
Page.
Dennis, George
Norman, James, Ks.i.
-
- S Jnly -
■>i
Hall, Thomas, clerk
Moxou, Thonuis
- 1 0 „
24
Tanner, John
; Smith, Abel, and
lrayne,Reue
.} .. .. ■
24
Baille\ , Wni.
Gibson, Thomas
- : " - -
27
Irwin, Joseph
r Laue, Thomas, and
\ Booth, Benjamin
■}'
28
Cohen, Joseiih
J Kennedy, John, and
1 Flight, John -
■}
28
Kidin-, John
/ Heckford, Nathaniel, and
1 Scarlet, Nathaniel - -
.} . .. -
28
Jackson, Thomas
Sill, James
- >, ,. -
29
Agus, Joseph - -
Trible. John, deed., .'xeeulors
Trible, John Gerard, and \Vi
of ( Magda
.. Gny).
en 1 „ „
29
Cock, Uavid
St. Clair, I'atriek -
-
1 " "
30
Stephen, James
Gibson, Thos.
30
Machell, Robert -
Treves, Pellegriu
- -
- „ „ -
30
Williamson, Robert au.l John -
f Lee, Geo., an.l
1 Ayton, Riehd. and Wm.
1
31
Shepcutt, Kdwara
Dundass, William -
'J „
34
Relle, John
Hodgson, I'eter
-
:J'J Uet.
37
Frjer, Wni.,
Jackson, Gregory,
Parmintcr, Saml.,
Luke, Jas., and
Battersby, John
Idoo, John
5 Nov. -
"
Surtees, Peter
Rose, George
-
9 ,.
39
Chisim, Thos. ami Wm.
I'epys, Edmund, Kmi.
-
„ „ -
39
Hunter, Wm.
Inge, John
11 .,
40
Dorset, Charles Duke of
Wallis, Matthew, deed,, adn
(Thomas Jefferies and I'liilii
inistrators
Goddard).
of
13 .,
40
Alexander, Bcnjn., ami
Levi, Lyon,
bail for Salomon Hartog
Wetzlar.
Iralmer, Thomas and Wm.
n „ -
46
Bird, Thomas
West, Frances, widow
2.5 „ -
47
Chisim, Thomas and William
niankcv. Sir Joseph, Knt,
J Hanke'y, Joseph Chaplin,
i Hankey, Thomas, the youngei
Lllall, Stephen
, and
1
-J
_
276
CALENDAR OF
715. Miscellaneous Warrants and Letters from the Offices of the
Secretaries of State.
To whom directed.
For whom and what pm-pose.
Date.
Page.
Id Criminal Pa-pers, vol. 11,
1761-67.
High Sheriff of Gloucester
Sawyer, Thomas, a eonnct on hoard a ti'ans-
port vessel at Bristol, to be received hack
into the gaol.
8 May -
"'
Mr. Sedoclev, at BiistuI, cu-
tractor, &c.
The same to he sent hack
., ,.
339
Do. do.
Daniel, a convict ou board a transport vessel
at Bristol, to be sent back to the gaol.
26 Aug. -
356
Keeper of Bristol Gaol -
The same to be received back -
., .:
357
III Criminal Papers, vol. 12, 1766-70.
Jlr. Stewart, conti-actor for the
transports.
Dye, Michael, a convict on board a transport,
to be sent back to Newgate.
U .Tan. -
54
Keeper of Newgate
The same to be received back
55
John Stewart, Esq., contractor
of the transports.
Scandrett, Henry, a convict on board a trans-
port, to be sent back to Newgate.
7 May -
104
Keeper of Newgate
The same to be received back
„ ,. -
105
John Stewart, Esq., contractor
for transports.
Hall, Arnold, a convict ou board a transport,
to be sent back to Newgate.
31 Dec. -
158
Keeper of Newgate
The same to be received back -
158
III Dom. Entrij Booh, vol. 24
1765-7i».
Lord Chamberlain
Elliot, John, Esq., customary allowance of
plate, &c. to be made to, on his appointment
to be Captain General and Governor-in-
chief of H.M.'s province of West Florida in
America.
16 IMarch -
1.33
Master of the Jewel Office
To deliver a silver box with His Majesty's
arms engraven thereon for the use of the
Earl of Shelburne's office.
8 April -
134
Lord Ciiambcrlam
Walpole, Hon. Robert, appointed Secretary to
the Extraordinary Embassy to the Catholic
King, customary allowance of plate, &c. to
be made to.
9 .,
134
Governor or Commanding Clficei
at Plymouth.
Hadgc El Harbi Mistevi, Ambassador from
tlic Emperor of Morocco and Admiral of
hi. Fleet, Ijeiug on his departure for Ply-
uioutli ou his return home, to be treated on
his arrival and departure with the usual
Miilitary honours towards persons of his
rank.
19 May -
130
Deputy Clerk of the Crown
To prepare a cony of H.M.'s commission to
the Hon. James jNInrray, as Governor of
tjuebee, which passed the Great Seal in
17(33, to be laid before the House of Lords.
...
137
IIOJIE OFFICE PAPERS.
277
1767.
715. Miscellaneous Warrants, &c. — cont.
To whom clircctL'd.
For whom and what pm-pos
Spry, WilHam, Esq., appointed Captain Gene-
ral and Governor-in-ehief of Barbadoes in
j America ; customary allowance of plate, &c.
^ Trelawuy, SirWilliara.Bart., appointed Captain
1 General and Governor-iu-chief of Jamaica
i in the room of William Henry Lyttelton,
\ Ksq. ; customarj- allowance of plate
Dawsons, the Miss ; to open and send copies
of all letters directed to them at Lime Kiln
Hill, Greenwich.
Delaporte, Peter ; to open, &c. the letters
addressed to him at his house in the Curtain
! [Road], near Shoreditch.
I Shirle}', Thomas, Esq., apjiointed Captaiu and
Governor-in-chief of H.M.'s Bahama Is-
; lands in the room of Lieut.- General William
i Shirley ; customary allowance of plate, &c.
Lord Chamberlain
Postmaster General
Lord Chamberlain
ed Aga, Ambassador from
ipoli, being on his return home, to be
I received on his arrival and departure with
i the usual military honours.
//( Dom. Entry Booh, vol. 25, 1766-7.5.
Lord Berkley - - - The guns round the line of the Tower to be
fired in celebration of Her Majesty's birth-
day, instead of those on the Triumph I>at-
tei'y, that the ships made fast to the Tower
wharf, just before that battery, may not be
damaged by the firing of its gims, or be ex-
posed to danger by putting off into the
stream while the river is so full of ice,
Bowers, Thomas, and Hull, Isaac, suspected
of having fled with a large sum of mone}-
belonging to Mr. Edward Payne, merchant,
of Coleman Street ; to open all letters and
aiUnit Mr. Payne to peruse them, addressed
to Mrs. Bowers, pawnbroker, in Bunhill
Row, near iroorfields, or to Mrs. Hull, in
George Yard, Coleman Street, near Bell
Alley, or to said Thomas Bowers or Isaac
Hull". Also to Mr. Richard Bennett and
Elizabeth Bennett, cabinet-maker, in Brown
Street, near Bunhill Row ; j\Ir. Seabvook,
cabinet-malcer, at the sign of the Oak Tree,
iu Houndsditch ; and Mr. Miller, cabinet-
maker, in St. Catherine's.
The proper person to attend at the investiture
of H.R.H. Prmce Frederick, first and priu ■
cipal Companion of the Bath, with the
vacant red ribbon late H.R.H. the Duke of
Cumberland's, on Wednesday the 30th inst.,
at St. James's.
Postmaster General
Master of the Jewel Office (Ea
of Darlington).
In Military Entr
Lieutenancy of the
Loudon.
-ll Booh, vol. -21, 1760-81.
the city of i To levy the Jlilitia tax
278
CALENDAR OF
715. Miscellaneous Warrants, &c.—cont.
To wl.om directed.
For uhom and what purpose.
Date.
Page.
/;/ Militdii/ Kiitrii Booh. col.
28, 1763-82,
Secrctiuy-at-War
To prepare the papeis (as far as hi'! office is
concerned) mentioned in the enclosed reso-
lution of the House of Commous. [The
resolution is also entered. The required
papers are,— all orders and instructions
given to officers commanding in the East
Indies from 1 Jan. 175fi to 1 Jan. 1763.]
[4] April -
188
Piincipal nfficei- ofth.' Oidnance
To make a yearlj- allowance of .300/. to Lieut.-
Geu. Conway, Lieut.-Gen. of the Ordnance,
in lieu of a house in the Minories alienated
fnjm the (Office by Kiug (diaries II,
a Sept.
192
Jh JVurnint Tiooh, vol. 31, !7
(i.-j-6f).
Deputy Karl JIarslud of England
(Scarborough).
Terrott, Sir Richard, Bart, to take rank and
precedence as from 1 July 1710.
3 Jan. -
131
Treasurer of the Chamber (Right
Hon. Gilbert Elliot).
Castle, William, Esq.,— bill for stationery
allowed.
5 ,.
1.38
Master of the Great Wardrobe
(Earl of Asbburnliam), or
deputy.
Liveries for the yeomen of the guard and
warders of the Tower of London.
- Feb. -
138
Attorney General
Troughton, Joseph, indicted for forgery—
ci-sset processus. [His petition, and a refer-
ence to the Attorney or Solicitor General
for report thereon, is entered in Petitions
170,5-84, pp. 60-G8.]
20 „ -
141
to
153
Tieputy Earl Mai>l.L.l -
Johnstone, William, of Solway Bank, in the
CO. of Dumfries, Esq., and Frances his wife,
only daughter and " heir " of Daniel I'ul-
teney, F^sq., deceased,— to take the surname
and bear the arms of Pulteney.
14 March -
154
L..rd Cbancellnr (Baron Cam-
den).
Willoughby, Henry, Esq., writ of summons to
Barliament, as Henry Baron Willoughby,
of Parham. [His petition, &c. is entered iu
Petitiviis, 170.5-84, p. 47.]
23 „
157
Deputy l-arl. Marshal -
Aldworth, Sentleger, Esq., nephew and heir of
late Viscount Doneraile and Baron Kilmea-
don,— to take surname and bear the arms of
Sentleger.
« May -
171
"To all-
Salvyn, Thomas, Esq.,— licence to enter the
service of the Emperor of Germany.
4 July -
190
Treasurer of the Chamber
Castle, William,— bill for stationery allowed -
3 1 „
202
Langlois, Peter, E.sq., Maj(.r
Licence to continue in the service of the Em-
0 Oct, -
209
General in the Imperial ser-
peror of Gerniany.
Treasurer of the Chamber
Castle, William, Esq.. -bill for stationerv
allowed.
1.5 July -
214
H.R.H. I'lince Frederick, ap-
pointed First Companion of
the Bath.
Dispens.ation with the ceremonies of bathing
and vigils attending it.
20 Dee, -
223
Treasurer of the Chamber
Castle, William, Esq.,— bill for stationery
allowed.
31 „
224
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
279
1767.
715. Miscellaneous AVarrants, &ic.—cont.
To whom diicc
For whom and. what purposo.
Li n'arrmit Booh, vol. 32, 1766-70.
Treasurer of the Chamher - Castle,
E-iq., — hill for station er ;
Do.
Deputy Earl Marshal
Do.
do.
do.
Treasurer of the C'hamhc
Deputy Earl Marshal
Radeliffe, Thomas, of Ormskirk, iu the eo. of ' 4 .June
Lancaster, Esq., and the heirs under the
will of Nichohis Easakerley, Es(|., deceased,
as they shall severally come into the estates,
I — to take the name and arms of Fasakerley. i
' Rivers, Sir Peter, Bart., licence to take sur- I 24 .Tuly
name and arms of Gay.
Licence to purchase tithes in parish of Ilderton,
I and freeholds and glehe in parish of Bvwell
I St. Peter, for the use of said hospital. "
[rastlc, William,]— hill as ahove allowed - j ^3 Sept.
Bruce, Thomas Bruce Brundenell, Baron, of 9 Dec.
Tottenham in the co. of Wilts, to take the
name, arms, crest, and supporters of Bruce.
i Castle, Vv'illiam,— as ahove - - - 14 Dec.
716.
IRELAND.
Ireland. Creations.
Kino's Letters, cmiiitev.sio-ne(l li_v one of tlie Secretaries of State, and aiLIressed
to the Lord Lieutenant or other the Cliief Governor or Governors of
Ireland for the time being, to cau.se Letters Patent to pas.s tlie Great Seal,
containino- Grants of Dionities in Ireland.
Th:
usual (.Hi.'
IrclamI,
A. -126.
I
from tlie Lonl Lictitennnl
Style and Title or Dignity.
prep.nr
of
//( Kiui/s Lcttci
Ilciwtli, Thomas :
Booh, rol. 12, 176.5-76 ; and Si;/ net Office, vol.
Colloony, Charles I'aron of
I'hipps, Constantine, Esq.
Hewitt, .James, Esq.
justices of King's
Great Britain.
Ilowth.
Earl of Be
B.iron Mulgrave, of Ne
CO. ofWe.'tford.
Baron Lifford, of LitTord,
Donegal.
Ross, i
iu the (
280
CALENDAR OF
1767.
717. Ireland. King's Letters (Secretary of Statej.
King's Letters, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, and- addressed
to the Lord Lieutenant or other the Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland
for the time Leing, to issue out the usual processes for the Appointments
in Ireland under-mentioned, or to give the necessary directions for other
purposes.
*.^* The usual ofliciiil letters from the Lord Lieutenant, desiring ihat these letter.? bo
prcpareil, will be found in Ireland, vols. 426 and 430.
1)1 King's Letter Booh, vol. 12, 1765-76; andin Siynct
Bishop of Cloyne
Hervey, Frederick, clerk, M.A.,
vice Dr. Eobert .Tohnsou,
deceased.
rol. 23.
2 Feb
Ecilly, Pierce, native of Ireland
Cranage, Thomas, of Bridg-
north, in the co. of Salop,
forgeman ; and
Cranage, George, of Colobrooke
Dale, in the same county,
founder.
Meath, Henry Bishop of
Jones, Theophilus, Esq.
Dublin, Arthur Archbishop of,
Cloyne, Frederick Bishop of,
Ilowth, Thomas Lord,
vice Jolm Baron Bowes, of
Clonyon, the late Chan-
cellor, deceased.
Cloyne, Frederick Bitliop of -
I'ptoi), Arthur, K ij.
Campbell, Frederick,, lOsq. (com-
monly called Lord Frederick
Campbell.)
1
Tarduu fo
foreign
me of entering into
[His petition is to
lie found with the Lord Lieutenant's
letter in Ireland, rol. 426. He was
sent into the French service at the
age of 12 by his mother, and conti-
nued therein 20 years.]
f Patent in Ireland lor 1 ! \car^ loi the
I or cast ironuKilloiililr In ;i nvcrliera-
j tory or air I'ununi- wiih raw pit coal
1 only. [For their petitions and afii-
I davit, and report of Attornev
I General thereoii,sce Dum.Ocn. III'.,
L pel. 79, No. 6 a to c]
Patent for sole making for 14 years
(but not sole vending) of oil of
vitriol and aquafortis. [This letter
is also entered in ^Ytlrl■(mt Booh,
vol. 32, p. 140.]
To be sworn of t
Covinci
the Great Seal,
To be sworn of the
Do.
\0^\y, OFFICE PAPEl
281
1767, 717. Ireland. Kino's Letters, &c.—
-cont.
Name.
Office, &c.
Date.
Pase of
KniK's
Let.Bk.
Si?!' Oil
Fulton, Robert
Free pardon for kilhng William Uuiack,
of Cork, in a duel in 1752. An
outlawry had been issued against
him for not standing liis trial for the
2.5 Sept. -
137
302
Dublin, Arthur Arcbbishop of -
To be sworn of the I'rivy Council
t; Oct.
139
304
Annaly, John Barou, t'liief
Justice of the Court of Kiuf'"s
Bench in Ireland.
To supply the place of the Chancellor
in the Upper House of Parliament.
13 ..
140
305
Hewitt, James, Esq., one of the
Justices of the Court of
King's Bench in England.
Chancellor of Ireland, vice John Baron
Bowes, deceased.
24 Nov. -
142
315
Do. do.
To be sworn of the Privy Council -
145
317
Clare, Robert Viscount -
Do. do.
1 Dec. -
149
321
Howth, Earl of
Do. do.
1 S ., -
149
321
718. Irkl.vxd. King's Letters (Treasury).
King's Letters, countersigned by tlio Lords Commissioners (.if tin.' Trt/asuv}-,
and addressed to the Lord Lieutenant or other the Chief Ccjxeriior or
Governors of Ireland for the time being, to give the necessary orders or
to issue out the necessary processes for purposes as below.
Fur the Wan-:iiitrs in the Si.^uel Office Books, eoiuiter;
State, .SCO pi'oeeiliiig list.
S<H
of
III Signet Office, vol. 23.
Concordatum and other funds overdrawn, — 32,672/. 4s. &iil. to be made f
Fees fi-om wool licences,— deficiency made good to 4 Oct. 1766
Ordnance in Ireland, officers of, — 384/. 6s. 6(7. for lodgings for the otiicer
Eoyal Irish Regiment of Artillery.
Do. do. 6,570/. for arms
3,000/. pel
Gloucester, William Henry Duke of,
Cumberland, Henry Frederick Duke of,
nsion each, during
pleasure, ou the civil establishment
in Ireland.
Shroder, Christian, Esq., — 1,000/. per ann. additional pension (having at present
one of 1,000/. per ann.) from the death of Frederick Ernst, Gent., during
pleasure, on the same.
Marshall, Robert, Esq., late one of the Justices of Common Pleas in Ireland, —
800/. per anu. pension on the same.
May
Page.
282
CALENDAR OF
17G7.
718. Ireland. King's Letters, Sic.—cont.
For whom and what purpose.
Armash, Archbishop of,— frrant of tlirec other acres of land in Phoenix Park,
DnbUn, for the hospital for soldiers' children, on the high ground where the
foundations are now laid, on surrender of the former grant of land in a lower
situation.
Ward, Bernard, Esq., — grant of a lease for 99 years of the strand of Killough,
in the co. of Down, in Ireland, containing lOU acres or thereahouts. at a
rental of 5l. a j-ear.
Clements, Nathaniel, Esq., Deputy Receiver and Paymaster General in Ireland,
— 12,00.5/. Is. 4hl. allowed on the Vice-Treasurer's account for extraordinary
expense of forage for the cavalry in Ireland.
Nevill, Arthur .Tones, Esq., — 1,980/. ."is. ]?,(!. out of revenues at large for ])uhlic
works carried out by him while Surveyor and Engineer (ienrv:il. and for a
deposit in the Court of Chancery to obtain an injunction to .'^toi. a suit-at-luw
against him on account of several public works. The said sum relates entirely
to civil works executed by Mr. Nevill many years antecedent to the censure
passed upon him by the House of Commons in relation to the building of the
barrack .s.
luc for
Ordnance in Ireland, officers of,-
clothing delivered to the Royal
U. 1 Os. Sf/. to discharge the 1
sh Regiment of Artillery.
Surgeon General in Ireland, — 10.?. a day addition to the salary of the late .Toliu
Nicholls, Esq., while holding this office, to cease from the day of his death.
Eedneed officers in Sir James Caldwell's late corps of dragoons,— to" be put
upon the same footing as the reduced officers of dragoons in Great Britain,
except Lieutenant John Grace, who is to continue at 3.«. "(/. a day.
Officers of the Ordnance in Ireland, — to apply the sum of 8,778/. 17s. &^il. and
66.')/. 4s. llirf. tow.ards the discharge of their account, and to pass the wliole
of their contingent accounts before the Commissioners of Accounts.
ed officers and soldiers in Ireland,— 6,000/.
pension of 2,ooii/.
ieneral in Iieliuul,
1 for provisions for the pour,
quipage as Lord Lieutenant of
:cd of .1,2011/. in the Viee-'l'rea-
Royal hospital for ancient and
out of revenues at large.
runswick and Lnncnberg, Frederick Duke of,— addit
per ann, in Ireland during pleasure.
Clements, Nathaniel, Esq., Deputy Rece
— discharged of O.^l/. .'j.s. 6(/. advancei
Townshend, George Viscount,— 3,(K)ii/,
Ireland.
• and
Clements, Nathaniel, Esq. (as above)
surer's account.
Concordatum and other funds overdrawn,— 4.3,427/. \U. 10,/. to
good.
be made
Officers of Ordnance in Ireland,— 220/. los. for keeping arms one ye
May 17C7.
irto 19th
no do. 1S8/. 17.-'. (■„!. for lodgings for the
the Roy.al Irish Regiment of Artillery.
officM-s of
Wool licences,— deficiency made good to 1 Sth Aug. 1 7G7
-
Jephson, Robert, Esq.,— 300/. per ann. pension on the civil establishment of
Ireland, he having enjoyed since 1765 the pension gr.anted to Edmund Burke
in 1703, but which ceased when the latter entered the English Parliament.
HOJIE OFFICE PAPERS.
283
1767. 718. Ireland. King's Letters, &c.—con
For whom and what purpose.
Date.
irage.
Boyle, Bellinsham, Esq.,— to be one of the Commissioners of the Revenue in
Ireland in the room of Benj. Burtou, Esq., deceased.
20 Nov.
1
- 1 317
LitFord, James Baron,— 1,000/. equipage as Chancellor of Ireland
17 Dee.
- ' .320
Corporation for carrying on an inland navigation in Ireland,— 2,414/. (is. 11./.
for completing the harbour of Wioklow.
20 „
- ' 322
SCOTLAND.
719. Scotland. Appotxtments, frc. (Great Seal).
Warrants, countev.signed by i m
pas.sed under the Seal ai'|i<
in.siead of the Great Seal
in Scotland.
>r the Seeretaiies of State, for Patent ;, \c. t.i lie
trd hy the Treaty of Union to l.e inade nsr uf
Scotland, containing Grants of (Jffk.ts, \:c.
Li Church Booh, Scothnid, 1761-
Page.
/;/ Scotch jr<
liarelay, .h,
rants, 17G5-7'
es Robertson,
lohn Erskine,
Clerk of the Admissicjn of Nottars
Chalmers, Mr. Williai
Dnndce, vice Patrick Yt
Esq., deceased.
of I Ordinary Clerk and Keeper of the 1
Register of Seasines and Keversic
sheriffdom of Forfar or Angus.
Stmtl. Jedediah, of the par.
of lllackwell in the co. of
Derby, «lieelHri;;lit.
Wuollatt, \Villiam,dr the same
place, hosier.
Blakey, William, of the parish
of St. Mary-le-Bone, in the
county of Middlesex, en-
gineer.
Morris, Thomas and John, of
Nottingham, hosiers.
Betts, John and William, of
Mansfield in the county of
Notts, framesmiths.
Sole use and benefit for 14 years arising from
their invention of a machine on which was
fi.'ced a set of turning needles, which ma-
chine is fixed to a stocking frame, for
making turned ribbed stockings, &c. [Their
petition, with the usual reference to the
Lord Advocate of Scotland, is entered in
r,liti<ms, 17C5-S4, p. 39.]
Sole use, &c. from a machine working cither
by fire or fall of water, or both together, "and
the friction is thereby reduced so as to have
no solid bodies to "rub but the injecting
vapour or watercocks and sluices," appli-
cable to all sorts of mills. [For the petition,
&c., see Petitions, 1765-84, p. 51.]
Sole use and benefit for 14 years arising from
their invention of a machine on which was
fixed a set of working needles, which
machine was fixed to a stocking frame, for
working of oilet holes, or network, in silk
thread, cotton, or worsted, as mitts, gloves,
(S:c. [For their petition, &c., sec Pclilions,
1711,5-84, p. 102.]
28 i
CALENDAR OF
17G7.
720. Scotland, Appointmexts (Peivy Seal).
Wap.raxts, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, for Patents to be
^lassL-d under the Privy Seal of Scotland, containing Grants of Offices
in Si'iiTLAND.
Office, &c.
Ill Scotch IVarrants, 1765-74.
Ogle, John, writer in Lanark, . Cleric of the CoraDiissari;if of L
vice Allan Ogle.
Felfar, Mr. John,i.»-c Mr. David j
Agnew. I
Weaver, Kichard, Esq..
Robert Brisbane, Esq.
Felfer, John, f»-<- David Agn
;coud Under-keeper of II.AL's wardrol
Scotland.
Deputy Keeper of the Register of Seasines
andRevirsious in horongh of Wigtouu.
Dunbar. Jlr. 'Williara, writer I Clerk of the Commissariat of JIurray
in Elgin, vice William Grant.
9 Feb.
22 May
4 July
Page.
721. Scotland. Church, &c
WvRR VNTS for Letters of Presentation, frc. tn V>e passed under the Privy Seal
of Scotland.
Office, &c.
In Church Booh, Scotliaicl, li
Ross, Mr. John, vice Jlr. George
Gordon, deceased.
Henderson, Mr. Robert, i
preacher of the Gospel, vice j
Mr. Hart, deceased.
Ramsay, Dr. Robert, physic
in Edinburgh.
Stuart, Mr, William, preache
of the Gospel, vice Mr. Gaul.:
deceased.
Tait, Mr. Thomas, probatlonei
vice Mr. James Allen, de
ceased.
Sangster, Mr. Henry, preach*
of the Gospel, vice Sir. Robe:
Dundas, deceased.
■61-84.
Professor of oriental languages in the nui-
versity of Aberdeen.
Minister of the united churches and parishes
of liirkinner ar.d Longcastle in the pres-
bytery and county of Wigton.
Regius Professor of Natural History and
Keeper of the Museum or Repository of
Natural Curiosities in the University of
Edinburgh.
Minister of the church and parish of
Auehterless in the presbytery of Turret!'
and shire of Aberdeen.
Do. of Eyemouth, in the presbytery of Chirn-
side and county of Berwick.
Do. of Bar'
presbyter
Ross.
Do. of Hu
IS in the Isle of Lewes, in the
of Long Island, and county of
t)ie presbytery of Had-
Date.
3 March
9 April
IIO?.IE OFFICE PAPERS.
285
721. Scotland. Church — cont.
Bertram, Mr. John, preacher of
the Gospel, ivcejMr. Thomas
Conilie, deceased.
Minister of the chm'ch and parish of Darsey,ia \ 22 July
the presbytery of Coupar and county of ]'"ife. !
Do. of lii)-ie and Pert, in th- presl'ylt-ry
Briehen'aud comity of Forfar.
Do. of Kirkaldie
Stephenson, j\Ir. David, vice \ Do. of I'ltsligo
Mr. WilliamMercer, deceased. 1
Duncan. Mr. Alexander, pro- ' Do. of Gordon, in the presbytery of Earls
bationer, t-icc Mr. John Bell, j and county of I'.erwick.
deceased. ;
722. Scotland, (.'ruiinals : Pardons, ice.
Warrant.s for Letter.s of Rejiission to pass the Seal appointed liy tlie Treaty
of Union to be u.sed in [)lace of the Great Seal of Scotland; or Letters
containino- Resrites, &rc.
L> Criminal Papers, Scotch, vol. 1, 1762-S6
Pardon on con- I Stewart, Williaii
(lition of self- ! alias Jam
transportation I Smith.
its course.
soldier.
Respite for three
jMaeleod, Jol
weeks.
The law to take
Do. -
Its course.
Not to be e.Ke-
Gordon, Job
cuted; his sen-
tence being
commuted.
Pardon on con-
Do. -
dition of self-
transportation
for hfe.
Crime.
1
Senten'je.
Wlicre tried
or confined.
Date.
Page
62-S6.
1
ttle-slealing
De:.th
Edinburgh -
CMar.
65
t ;.tated -
Do.
Not stated -
1" »
G9
alin- a eolt
\nd calf.
Do.
Inverness -
I 9 June
70
Do.
Do. -
„„. -
7 July
72
rse-stealing
Do.
Aberdeen -
20 An.
73
Do.
Do.
Do.
■n „
74
286
CALENDAR OF
17(37.
723. SCOTLAXD. MiSOELLANKOUS.
Miscellaneous Wakkants, countLTsigned by one of the Secretaries of State,
relating to Scotch Affairs.
To whom directed.
I"oi' wlioiu and what purpose.
Ill Svolck Warrants, 1765-74.
President of the College of Burnett, Jlr. .Tames, advocate, to be admitted
a Lord of Session.
Mackenzie, Ladies Margaret, Ann, Katherinc,
Frances, and Euphemia, sisters of Kenneth
Viscount Fortrose, to be put in possession
of the lodgings in the palace, lately held by
John Earl of Hyndford, deed.
Keeper of the Palace of Holy-
rood House.
12 Aug.
724. Scotland. Siiei!1ffs Depute.
Appointed by Waii'ant from the King, countersigned liy the Secretary of State.
Page.
Ill Scotck Jl'urraals, 1765-74.
Campbell, Walter, Esq., advo-
cate, oicc Jamci Burnett,
Esq.
Sh
•riif Di
laite
of Kinc;
rdiue
■
■25 Feb.
86
Gneme, Patrick, of G
advocate, vice Willi
E..q.
;cmeshall,
Sh
■riff Di
nd Zet
i;::;;
and atew
ard Dt
pute of Urkn
cy
'IS, „
" ,
[At 11.11.5 of the above volume of SmUh Warrants is a warrant from Mr. Conway as Secrctar
State, dated 24 June, appointing Mr. .Tolin Felfar Sheriff Clerk of the sheriffdom of Wigton,
Mr. Uavid Agucw, deed., which is, however, marked in the margin as " Not taken out."]
Signet Bills.
A werie.s thus called contains Signed Bills jirejiared pursuant to Warrants
from the Secretary of State. "Those for 1707 are in Bundle 127.
HOiME OFFICE PAPERS.
A.D. 1768.
3 Jan. 725. Lord Lieutenant of Ikeland (Towxsiiend) to the
i,.(.i.„i,i, Eakl of Shelbukxe.
,432, No. 8. His Lnnlslnp liavin- iiiado in his letter of 19 Dec. .some very
iiiortif\iii'.; ()1isi'i\atii.>iis seeiiling to infer that the disagreeable part
of the Moiiry Hill rL4ati\(.' to the tax upon placemen and pensioners
was owing to his Excellency's inattention, he is obliged for his
own justification to go fully into that business.
Having observed, the instant that he communicated His
Majesty's wishes for the augmentation of the army, that the
expense of it appeared very alarming, he made it his business to
consider of ways and means to defray the same ; and in his letter
of the .jtli Nov. he informed his Lordship that at a veiy general
meeting he had suggested three expedients, one of which was the
tax of is. in the pound on absentee placemen and pensioners, if
the same should be approved by His Majesty. It was evident
this tax must be very agreeable to the country. It would produce
22,000?. per ann. if proposed without any exception as to His
Majesty's sign manual, Avhich, from the experience of a former
Bill, was well kno^\^l to render that tax inconsiderable to the
public, at the same time that it boj'e very hard upon those
individuals who most wanted favour, but had not interest to
jirocui-e it. It appeared to hun, too, that if this tax were proposed
by the King's servants the dignity of the Crown woidd not be
hurt, and that reasonable exceptions would be readily assented to.
But, not receiving any answer to this letter of the 5th Nov., he
did not think himself justified in suffering any such tax to be
jiroposed on the part of the Crown, though, from the unexpected
and immoderate grants in the Committee of Supply, he was still
more convinced how necessary it was to have some resource for
the augmentation besides the duty upon teas, the plan of which
was of course sent to the Duke of Grafton, and luianimously
approved of by H.M.'s servants on the KJth Nov. In the mean-
time, it having been generally kno^vn that this tax upon absentees
had been considered by the King's servants in Ireland, when it
was observed that no proposal of that sort had been made Ijy them,
Mr. Longiield (the same gentleman who was to have moved the
short Money Bill), without any previous notice, on the 27th Nov.,
took up this matter in such a manner that any opiJosition by the
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King's servants must certainly have tailed, the Committee being
at that time very thin.
When he mentioned in his despatch of the 12th Dec. that he
Ivnew nothing of this tax till it passed, he meant the appropriation
of the tax. Mr. Malone, the chairman, as the Committee were'"
rising, having imexpectedly made the proposal of an appropriation,
another difficulty was thrown in the way. So that, considering the
circumstances, his Lordship will, he hopes, view the disagreeable
parts of the Bill as thmgs which did not escape him, but which
he could not prevent ; and that the same prudential reasons which
induced the Privy Council in England to consent to this Bill
compelled him to acquiesce in what neither time nor the strength
of (lovernment in Ireland enabled him to op}iose with success.
With respect to exceptions of the noble personages his Lordship
mentioned, it Avas judged upon the spot that any attempt to push
such clauses would have been unsuccessfid, and have probably
introduced distinctions and questions having the most disagreeable
consequences.
Most entirely agrees that the leading persons in Ireland ought,
as they will answer it to their consciences as servants of the
Crown, as men of property, and as representatives of the people,
to support the augmentation of the army, so strongly recommended
by His Majesty, and calculated solely for the benefit of Ireland.
But lieing upon the spot, and seeing the general disposition of the
House of Commons in its true light, he cannot be so sanguine as
to hope that these sentiments are sufficient grounds upon which
to carry a measure of this sort through Parliament. At the time
he left London he knew. that His Majesty's intentions were not
to grant any pensions or places in Ireland for lives or years, nor
has he given any person in Ireland the smallest hopes, though he
could not help listening to their proposals ; but when he observed
how very weak this Government was become by a very different
conduct held by his predecessors, he thought it his duty to submit
this matter again to His Majesty's further consideration, being
convinced that until the system of Govei'nment in Ireland can be
totally changed, and the true weight and interest of the Crown
brought back to its former channel, there must be some relaxation
of this rule. Camiot help being extremely sorry that H.M.'s
Ministers consider themselves as precluded from proposing any-
thing of this sort to His Majesty, for he is much afraid that a
strict adherence thereto will at this time be of great prtyudice to
H.M.'s service, and peihaps entirely defeat the augmentation of
the army, which His Majesty has so much at heart.
His Lordship having assured him when in London that H.M.'s
servants would, in Coimcil, support the BiU for Umiting the
duration of Parliaments, and having repeatedly since in several
letters authorised him to hold this language to all with whom he
should confidentially converse, cannot wonder at having been in-
formed in his (the Lord Lieutenant's) letter of the 12th past that it
would be necessary to retm-n that Bill as soon as possible. No answer
having l)eon received to that jiart of the letter, hopes to be excused
reminding' him that if the measure is really to be sujiported in
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f!oimcil, and the Bill to lie returned, every delay therein creates
distrust, and may in the end very much diminish the effects
meant to l)e produced by His Majesty's gracious intentions towards
Ireland. It is impossible for liim to express how very anxious
t' he is to receive the draft of the Enabling Act, becanse, if he imder-
stood rightly, he will jihere find the point of security attended to,
as far as His Majesty and his servants can thmk advisable and
]iroper. Is every day more convinced that people in Ireland A\'ill
by no means engage to support the augmentation till he can say
Mdth precision what security is to be given that 1 2,000 men shall
always remain in Ireland, as he has stated in almost every letter.
Desires to be informed whether, after the Christmas recess, he
is to have the plan of augmentation proposed in Parliament,
supposing that Lord Shannon, the Speaker, and some other con-
siderable persons, which he very much suspects will be the case,
should not undertake to give their hearty support ; and whether,
in forming this proposal, he is to make the papers which His
Majesty himself delivered to him the rule of his conduct, not
having any other instructions to direct him.
Proposes three additional points which will greatly contrilmte
to carry through this measure with success.
First, to reduce immediately the great expense of the staff, or
to let the same diminish by degrees as the general officers may
happen to die or be provided for. Although he has been ajiplied
to by some to mention them to His Majesty for the succession to
the command of his army here, he would by no means (viewing
his own inferior situation in military service) presume to mention
to his Sovereign his opinion upon the merit of officers so far his
superiors, especialty at a time when he is assured that any mark
of economy would be one of the strongest arguments in favour of
the augmentation, and when it is universally oliserved in Ireland
that the army in England is commanded under His Majesty by a
general in chief without pay, and three reviewing generals.
Second, to disband two or all of the four regiments of horse,
whose annual expense is 44,286L, as they are considered, from the
circumstances of the country and the service in time of peace, not
to be in any degree so useful as the lighter cavalry.
Last, to "constitute upon some well concerted plan a small Board
of Control for examining and checking the contingent expenses of
the armj'. A plan of this sort, while it would provide for some
of the members of the House of Commons, and increase the
influence of Governmi'ut, wnnM also make great savings to the
public— Dublin Castle. J/. (,•/.■../•• Secret."' i\ 2'1>-
5 Jan. 726. Earl of Shelbuune to the Lords of the Adjiiraltv.
[1/G/ in Encloses for inrpiiry a copy of a memorial from Jlons. Durand,
original, but tj^e French Minister. '
a mistake.] The memorial entered (Frmvli), which relates that a French
Admiralty fisherman and liis brother, returning to St. Piei-re in their boat
^KGG-si"' ^''■'^''''' fi"^'""'-''' perceived a fire and something likr a t^nt on I'llc-
Pi:.'. ■2\--j:i Yerte, ainl, thinking it to be a signal for succour, in:vlr I'lr the spot.
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Ari'ivofl there, three armed Englishmen appeared, one of whom
stated that they had Ijeen put on the Isle the evening Ijefore by
the captain of the sloop of war " Peai'l," with orders to attract
French boats there, and afterwards cany them to Fortune Bay.
Tlie French fishermen threw themselves on the Englishmen and
•lisarmed them, when they cried for qiiarter. They were left on
the Isle and supplied with provisions, they stating that the priva-
teer would return to fetch them.
The memorial prays that they might lie punished on the spot,
where the example would produce more effect than anything that
coulil lie done in Euroioe.
5 Jan. 727. The Same to Major-General Gage.
Com -ni-chief, jjjs. Majesty's orders have been signified to Sir W. Johnson to
comiilete the boundary line between the several })rovinces and the
Indians, the line to be run " conformable " to a report of the Lords of
Trade and Plantations on that subject. It is to be hoped that
this measure, if properly carried through, will ettectually remove
all those jealousies and complaints which have given Sir W.
Johnson so much uneasiness of late. — " No. G."
C, Jan. 728. L. Macleane to Mr. Pownall.
Boin. Gu". iir, 'J'ransmits, for the information of the Lords of Ti'ade, an extract
^'■■'^'' ■'■ from a letter of 28 Oct. 1707, from Mr. Rous, relative to "the
" present state of the Council in that Island." [The name of the
Island not mentioned.]
7 Jan. 729. Earl of Siielburne to tlie Lord Lieutenant of
iiei.,„,i, Ireland.
V. -432, N(i. .1. Though the Earl of Bellamont's zeal for the King's service does
him honour, and is extremely agreeable to His Majesty, yet as his
advancement to an earldom was understood b}' the King to be a
full compensation for his pretensions to the lank of Lieutenant-
Colonel, the expectations of wliich induced him to purchase the
place of Deputy Quartermaster General, he, Lord Shelburne, cannot
give any hopes of the King's complying with his i-equest. His
Majesty judging it improper that such a rank should continue
annexed to that commission.
The repeated account of Lord Annaly's steady and uniform
conduct hitherto, as ^\'ell as the tlisposition wliich he shows to
facilitate the King's luisiness and that of the public, have made
His Majesty so fully sensible of his merits as to incline him to give
the most favourable ear to any i-equest coming from his Lordship ;
His Majesty will therefore take the proposition of Col. Henry Gore
into considei-ation. A draft, marked " Private." 2 pp.
7 Jan. 730. The Same to the Same. •
Ireland, His Majesty approves of his Excellency's reconnnendation of
V. 432. Xo 4. Lieut. -Col. Wynne to the government of Cork, and his reasons
for deferring the appointment of a Lieut.-Governor to succeed
Lieut.-Col. Wynne. Also marked " Private." 1 p.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 291
17GS.
8 Jan. 731. R. Sutton to Edward Stanley, Esq.
)om. EntryBk., Eiicl<3.se.s a copy of a memorial from Prince Masseran to be laid
^' ~ ' ^' ' liefore the Commi.s.sioner.s of H.M.'s Custom.s, for information
AV'liether any further assurance can be properly given to Mr. Gala-
liert about the matter in question. — Wliitehall.
9 Jan. 732. Commodore R. Spry to the Earl of Shelp.urne.
Admiralty, Sends congratidations on the bii'th of a Prince.
No^3-^'a'''i) 0 Encloses letters from Messrs. Hosier and Adams, merchants at
Mogador, and account of disbursements made by them at his
request for the " Pitt's " crew, cast away on that part of the
coast of Barbary, and in the hands of the Arabs. Has drawn on
Mr. Geo. Brown of his Lordshijj's office for the amount, in favour
of their correspondent, Mr. Abram Taurell, and entreats that it may
be paid. — Gibraltar Bay.
The enclosures. 5 pp.
11 Jan. 733. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Ireland, EARL OF ShELBURNE.
No7io^a'i) Having communicated to the Speaker and Lord Shanni)n,
and ii>'. ' through the Prime Serjeant, the answer received by his Lordshiji's
desjiatch of the 19th Dec. in answer to his secret letter of the 12th,
they desired to know whether it was determined to push the
measure of the Augmentation this year, or whether some step
could not be taken for its success in a futiure session. He told
tliom that he expected to receive soon after the holidays the draft
of the Enabling Act, and His Majesty's further orders ; that he
could not take upon him to enter into any stipulations that might
lie contrary to them ; that all the security would be given for
maintaining the 12,000 men in Ireland that the case would admit
of ; and as tlic kingdom was undeniably in a very critical and
defenceless condition, it was his opinion he should have orders to
pursue this measure this session. Since this they have informed
him, through Mr. Prime Serjeant, that they cannot undertake to
support this measure, as their friends think it too late in the
session, and are averse to a new vote of credit, or to opening the
supplies again. Nor do they think that any security given by a
British Act of Parliament will be sufficient ; on the contrary,
that an attempt to augment the army here by any other than an
Irish Act would occasion gi-eat dissatisfaction.
Is greatly concerned to be disappointed of the support of the
two most considerable interests in this kingdom ; and it may be
judged from this and other preceding circumstances how little it
has hitherto been in his power to represent this measure as certain
of success without their concurrence. The Piinie Serjeant judges
it in vain to undertake this measure without their support. Mr.
Attorney General declines his assistnncc, ;ind tliinks a saving-
should be made in the military 1 -i.ilili^liiiiciit in>t.',iil of increasing
the debt: .so that of the King's -ri\;iiits in tlic Ibmse of Com-
mons there are oidy Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Serjeant Lill, and
Ml-, Serjeant Dennis to wlium he can look for assistance. Is in great
T 2
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lioiics of Mr. Mai one's support, if any saving as far as 17,000/.
annually was judged proper to be made in the military establish-
ment, which, added to the 22,000/. from the tax on pensions,
would defray the amiual expense of the augmentatioji. The
securing 12,000 men for the defence of the kingdom will, Mr.
Malone thinks, be a strong inducement to come into the augmen-
tation of the six battalions abroad.
With respect to the numbers which will, it is hoped, support
Government on this occasion, and for which he is greatly ol.iliged
to Lord Drogheda's interest mimI w li^lit, the calculations turn out
better than expected. I\i \.i ilirl, -s he would be singidar if he
were to presume to ansA\fi' I't.r cair^ing this question without the
strong interest of Lord Shannon and the Speaker ; with them,
there are few would doubt of success.
Every art will be used to prejudice the minds of the people
against this salutary measure the longer it is delayed, as may be
seen by some public prints he transmits. Addresses may be
procured against this measure from boroughs, which will greatly
influence members now inclined to vote for it, especially as the
expectation of the return of the Septennial Bill grows languid.
The popularity which would follow the return of that Bill
would pievejit any unfavourable impressions circulated against
the Augmentation.
Encloses a paper, which, as it comes from a person of great
abilities and weight, and contains those arguments which will
probably be strongly ui-ged upon this measure in Parliament, may,
for that reason, merit the attention of His Majesty's servants. —
Dublin Castle.
The paper referred to, unsigned, and submitted as "Loose
thoughts" by a " Sincere lover of both countries."
Not bound in their proper place, but after the next letter and
its enclosure are cuttings from a newspaper, apparently the " Free
Press," which, probably, are from the "public prints " sent in this
letter. They consist of a letter from a correspondent, who signs
himself "Ho]iufu]," ;iiid the first paragraph of an article. The
letter expresses cuilidence in " the tM'o great men" as to tlieii-
support to tile Limitation Bill and opposition to the Augmenta-
tion.
12 Jan. 734. Earl of Shelp.ukne to the LoRn Lieutenant of
ii-eUmd Ireland.
Correspnce., ij^,_ ^^^,^ ^^,j^^ ^^^^^ j^^ _ j^^, preferred to lead His Majesty's band
p. lis.' of music in Ireland, has been aj^pointed to be of His Majesty's
pri\'ate band here. His attendance upon his duty in Irelami is
accordingly to lie dispensed with. — Whitehall.
12 Jan. 735. P. M. Morin to the Clerk of the Council in waiting.
D.im.Entiyiik., Eucloses extracts of a letter from Sir James Wright, H.M.'s
\.-4, p. i(,. . Resident at Venice, and of one from the Magistrates of Health
Office at Venice to him, with an account of the plague having
entirely ceased in Dalmatia.
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17GS.
12 Jan. 736, Earl of Shelburne to the Attorney General.
'."|.^'gg' '^^'-■';-j*' Transmitting-, foi- his opinion, a state of the case reLative to the
"'''"' Act for punishing mutiny, &e. in Bermuda, taken from the cor-
respondence of Governor Bruere and General Gage, with tlie
original letters referred to. — Wliitehall.
l(j Jan. 737. The Same to the Lord Lieuten^vnt of Ireland.
J.jo'''^-''' , I'l consequence of his Excellenc^-'s letter to Sir Gilbert Elliot,
-, ± <j. . jjj^ Majesty has signed a commission for John Stuart, Gent., to be
ensign in the 4!Jth Regiment, in the room of Mr. David Muri-ay,
cancelling at the same time that before granted to Mr. Hudson.
Desii-es his Excellency to write a letter recommending Mr. Stuart
to this commission, of the same date v:ith tJtut ivhich reconnncndcd
Mr. Hudson, that this Im.siness may ajipear perfectly regular. A
draft, marked " Private." 1;^ iqi.
IG Jan. 738. The Sa.me to tlie Same.
Ireian.i, _ £)[([ ^q^ fail to lay before His Majesty his Excellency's recom-
mendation of affixing a certain salary to the Lord Chief Justice
of the King's Bench in Ireland, during the time he shall officiate
as Speaker in the House of Peers in the absence of the Chancellor.
In regard to the Bill for appointing the Judges during good
behaviour, can add nothing to what has already been said on the
subject, till the heads of the Bill are transmitted hither and taken
into consideration. A draff, marked " Confidential." 1 p.
20 Jan. 739. Secretary of State.
^Ci-iiul.^rapers, Mem. — "The Right Honorable Tlmnuxs Viscount Weymoutli
received the Seals, and was sworn Principal Secretary of State,
the 20th January 17G8."
176G-70,p. 163.
Warrant Book,
20 Jan. 740. Lord WeyjMi-»uth to H.M.'s Postmaster General.
Dom.EntryBii., Euclosiug a list of his office as it stands at present. In
V. 2j, 11. 39. accordance with the late Act, has licensed the first clerk, senior
clerks, and clerks, to fi'ank printed votes, proceedings in Parlia-
ment, and printed newspapers.
The Ust :—
Robert Wood, Esq., James Wriglit,
William Eraser, Esq., William Taylor,
Under Secretaries. Bryan Broughton,
John Larpent, George Aust,
First Clerk. George Cooke,
Ricliard Sliadwell, Thomas BidweU,
Fraiieis Wacr, George Deyverdun,
S-'inurClrrks. Clerk.s.
21 Jan. 741. Loud Lieutenant of Ireland to the Earl of Shelburne.
Iroland, Enclosing a memorial from Col. Parke Pepper, Lieut.-Colonel
No'i\^"i'ij ^*^ ^''^ 49th Regiment, praying His Majesty's pennission to dispose
of his commission at the regulated price. — Dublin Castle. 2h ■pp.
294
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21 Jan.
742. The Same to the Sajie.
Recommending the Bishop of C'loyne, the Earl of Br
lirother, to succeed to the bishopric of Derry. 1 p.
5t0l'
21 Jan. 743, The Same to the Same.
Acknowledging letters
army, &c. — Dublin Castle.
3 to successions, exchanges, i:c. in the
I'ieven letters. 7 pp.'
22 Jan.
Circular Bk.,
1761-S6, p. 6.5.
744. Circular to Ministers, iScc.
Lord Weymouth to Sir Josejjh Yorke ; Messrs. Langlois and
Shirley ; Sir Andrew Mitchell, Sir John Goodricke ; Messrs. Titley,
Gunning, Wroughton, Stanhope, Cressener, Greville, Woodford,
Swallow, Mathias, Wolters, Goirlon, Correy, and Fenwickc ;
Governor Wood : Lord Justice Clerk, and Marquess of Lome.
His Majesty lia\hiL;- honoured him with the Seals of the
Northern Di'partiiieiit in the room of General Conway, his Lordship
desires eacli to ad(hv>s jiis letters to him for the future.
22 and 23
Jan.
Dom. Geo. III.,
745. Mr. STjVxley to Me. Sutton.
Relative to a distinction made in the warrant upon importation
of grain the growth of France, and grain the growth of Spain ami
other nations, in consequence of a memorial from Mr. Galabert's
correspondent. — Custom House.
There are two letters, nearly wovA for word, dated respectively
as above. 2 pip. and 2 halves.
23 Jan.
Ireland,
itercd in
Ireland
rresimce.,
761-70,
.120-21.
746. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
1. Has received his Excellency's letter of the 29th Dec, enclosmg
the proclamation to prohibit the exportation of com. Sends a
printed copj^ of the Act i>a-si.'il this sessions in England, which must
have been for some time pa^t in (lie hands of the revenue officers
of Ireland. His Excellency s Irttvv. though dated the 29th Dec,
did not come to hand till the 20th inst., with those of the 7th inst.,
whereas those of the 81st Dec. arrived on the 11th inst. A draft.
U pp.
2. Acknowledging the receipt ol letter,s, &c TItree drafts, o 2^p-
23 Jan, 747. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
Ireland, OF ShELBURNE.
.432, No. 28. jjjy Lordship having answered every part of his letter of the
12th Dec, except that which relates to Lieut.-Col. Sandford, who
wishes to succeed the late Col. Eyre in the government of Galway,
his Excellency is very anxious to know what was His Majesty's
pleasure as to this recommendation, Col. Sandford liaviug strong-
connexions in Parliament, and being one of the oldest Colonels in
Ireland. Besides, this favour may have some weight with the
Duke of Leinster, to whom the Colonel is nearly related. Marked
" Private."
HOME FFICE PAPERS. 29t
1768.
2(J Jan. 748. to the Clerk of thk Pe.vc.k for the County of
3om. G(.o. Ill,, Middlesex.
pcLso.No.i. Relative to precautimi,. to V„. tahm a-aiii -t exiiretpd riotous
assemblies in and about SpitallieM...- -Wliit.liall. .1 ^/roft. -1 pp.
20 Jan. 749. Earl of Shelburxe to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, Havino- .sounde.l His Maje.sty'.s inclinations in regard to per-
V. 43-2, No. 17. ^^-^ittino■ Lieut.-Col. Edmonstone, of Lord Lome's First Battalion, to
Entered in ^^jj at "the iisual price in case he should desire to do so, his Lord-
Con'e'pnl. , ship tbund the King not averse from it. As soon, therefore, as the
i76i-7o,p.iJJ. official letter and recommendation of Major Simon Fra.ser are
transmitted, ho will lay the same in form liefore His Majesty. A
,lrojl 1 i>.
20 Jan. 750. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
Ireland, OF SlIELBURNK.
V. 432, No. y:;. It havino- been rumoured thai upon tli.' ui.'elni.- of the House
of Counnons after the recess, (Jovrinuiml woul.l br embarrassed
by motions from the Opposition, he summoned a meeting this
morning of the gentlemen who are understood to be His Ma-jesty's
)u-incipal servants and conductors of the luisiness of Government
in the House of Commons, viz., Ui: Prime Serjeant, Mr. Attorney
General, Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Serjeant Dennis, and ]\L-. Serjeant
LiU, and informed them of the rumours, telling them at the saine
time that he had not received any particular information relative
to the Septennial Bill since the recess, an<l that he was e<inally
uninformed as to any new matter since then as to the augmenta-
tion ; but that he had not lost sight of either the one or the other,
and that they might depend on any intelligence thereupon being
communicated to them the moment it came to hand. He entreated
them, in the strongest manner, to exert themselves to prevent
any nwi\im» being made to preclude the scheme of the augmcuta-
ti.m from brin- hiid before the House, or for addres.sing His Majesty
(■uiicrniiiiu tlM"s.|itrnnia] Bill, desiring them to give their assist-
ance in ■Miu.ial against any attempts which might be calculated to
draw disagreeable conseipiences upon Government.
Is sorry to state that he did not receive any explicit answer lioin
■ them whether they would or would not stand forth as rc.[uesteil.
To say the truth, as to the Prime Serjeant and Attorney General,
he has not at present the smallest hopes of their assistance, though
as to the others lie is convinced they are perfectly well inclined to
support Government if they thought there was any chance of
their being properly assisted so as to do it effectually. It during the
remainder of this session matters should take a disagreeable turn,
which he is inclined to think they will, notwithstanding his most
strenuous endeavours shall be exerted to prevent it, his Lordship
must not be at a loss to know how impossible it is for him m his
present situation to be responsible for the events of this session.
Had also a conference this day on the same subject with the
Speaker and desired his assistance, and that of his friends, to resist
every motion in the House which might tend to embarrass and
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discredit the King's service. He has given reason to hope that his
wishes are, and his endeavouis shall lie, as far as is in his power,
to suspend any measure that Avas not of the most moderate
nature.
Something of what hu finvt^ld tln^se gentlemen in the morning
did happen as soon as the Ihnwi' nut, when a motion was made by
Mr. Perry to enquire into tlic applieutiun of the money granted for
the support of the military establishment from the 31st of March
1751, and also into the present state of the military estalilishment ;
which Committee was accordingly apj^ointed to meet to-morrow
morning. Its intention is, he apprehends, to show to the public
the increase of the expense of the military establishment since
1751 ; and from thence, and from other expenses of Government,
undouV)tedly much increased since that period, to form resolutions
in order to prove that this country in its present situation is not
capable of bearing the charge of the intended augmentation. It
would have been imprudent, perhaps impossible, to have prevented
this Coromittee ; but as it very much depends on the leading men
in the King'.s service to prevent them from coming to resolutions
which may not only be very disagreeable to His Majesty, but
absolutely destructive of the augmentation, his Excellency will
to-morrow call upon them separately and solemnly for the last
time to declare how far he may dej^end upon their assistance.
His Lordship, from this despatch and others, cannot but see the
weakness of H.M.'s Government, and how impossible it is to
execute His Majesty's commands, or to resist the attacks which are
likely to be made against his authority ; for which reasons his
Excellency cannot help submitting whether it may not be projjer,
before it is too late, to consider of such means as shall give force
and vigour to the Government. — Dublin Castle. " Confidential."
Endorsed: " R., Feb. 3, late at night." 5\ i^p.
2G Jan. 751. Richaed Sutton to Viscount Babrington.
Mil. icutry Ek., His Majesty has consented that Capt. Matthew Leslie, of the
V.28, p. 196. -iSth Regiment, may exchange with and retire upon the half-pay
of Ca] it. Ger\-as Hall, who was reduced with tliu late 7Cith Regiment.
—Whitehall.
27 Jan. 752. The Attukney General (De Grey) to Lord .
l)om. Gt-o. IH., Enclusing a minute for the warrant for the appointment to
Nc.''.3*a''h. '^'"-' '^'^^'^ °^' Pi'i'^T '^'^^^y which is agreealile to tl'c opinion of my
Lord Chancellor.
The enclosure. 2^ pi>.
27 Jan. 753. Feeony and Murder on Board Ship.
Dom.^GetKllI., Report of the Advocate General (Dr. Mariioit) on an extract
rci. bti, ^o. 4. ^.^.^.^^^^ ^ letter from Sir James "Wright, as- to the jiropi'v sti']i.s in be
taken in case of felony and murder committed liy li.M.'s subjects
on board English ships, or in the house or privileged circuit
H.M.'s accredited Minister.?, and what jurisdiction sucli crimes
fall rmder. — Trinity Hall, Cambridge. 2\ pp.
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28 Jan. 754. Lord Weyjiouth to H.M.'s Postmaster General.
Puiiiuaiit to the Act, has authorized John Larpent and Richard
. ^0, p. 4u. Shadwell, Esquires, of his office, to endorse, according to the
specimens transmitted herewith, all letters concerning the public
business of his office, and to seal them with his seal, that they
may pass free of postage.
2S Jan. 755. Earl of Shelburxe to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Acknowledging letters of the 2]
nted to the translation of the B:
shopric of Derry. A draft. 1 p
In-iuna, _ Acknowledging letters of the 21st iust. His Majesty has, con-
f. 432, No. -J,, f^ented to the translation of the Bishop of.Cloyneto the vacant
Entered in - - ~ . - .
Ireland
Correspnce,
761-70, r-1:
28 Jan. 756. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
Ii-olaud,' ^>V ShELBURNE.
.432, No. 3-1. Yesterday a motion was made in the House of Commons by
Mr. Bagwell, " That any application to His Majesty by King's
'■■ letter to grant money after it has been refused in the Committee
" of Su]iply is highly improper and derogatpry to the privileges of
" this House." After a debate of three hours, it was ended by
the question of adjournment, moved Ijy the Solicitor, and carried,
— Ayes 92, Noes 85.
Hafj called this morning u})on the sevei-al persons mentioned in
his despatch of the 2Cth separately, to know for certain how far he
could depend upon their assistance, and likemse had a very
explicit conversation with my Lord Shannon ; the result of all
which has been that his Excellency has not the least reason to
expect any solid support cither from his Lordship, Mr. Speaker,
the Prime Serjeant, or the Attorney General. The latter expresses
a readiness officially to defend the rights of the Cro^\■n, liut
w(_iuld not engage in any share in conducting the measures (if
Government. The Solicitor General, indeed, has engaged to stand
forth upon every occasion where it shall be necessary to support
His Majesty's authority ; and the rest of the King's servants have
been veiy ready in promismg their assistance. Mr. Malone, too,
though not in the service of Government, has promised his support
whenever any improper motion should ai'ise from a spii'it of
party to distress Government.
The account now about to l)e given will convince his Lordship
that Lord Shannon, and the three other gentlemen mentioned
above, have finally taken their part, — which, whether it is really
to distress His Majesty's affairs, or only to alarm his Government
so as the more effectually to carry their points, is more than his
Excellency can at present tell ; but he apjirehends that the present
temper of the House of Commons may in the meantime force
them into such measures as must weaken, and perhaps make
it impossible again to restore, His Majesty's authority in this
kingdom.
Mr. Bagwell liaving again taken vqi the motion of yesterday,
■with some variation, moved, " That any application to His Majesty
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" to grant money for any purposes which shall have been ivnder
'• the consideration of this House, and which shall have been
" refused to be provided for by the House, will be considered as
" highly improper and deserving the censure of this House." To
which a motion being made by Mr. Cavendish (the son of Sir
Hemy Cavendish mentioned in the despatch of the loth Nov. on
the short Money Bill), that betweeji the words " Majesty " and
" to " the words " during the sitting of Parliament " should be
inserted, it passed in the negative, — Ayes 61, Noes 111. Then
the main question was put, and agreed to without a division.
Mr. Solicitor General did stand forth and endeavour to pievent the
question from being carried. Mr. Malone, too, though he did not
enter into the debate, voted with the minority. The Provost gave
Government in this, as he has done in former debates, a most
hearty and cordial suppoit. The Prime Serjeant voted with the
majority ; and Mr. Attorney General, though in the House at the
beginning of the debate, did not wait for the division ; which,
together with Lord Shannon's and Mr. Speaker's friends, made the
majority so very considerable.
These two motions, threatened tr>iu> time to time liefore the
recess, arose from a transaction in this kingdom during Loixl
Hertford's administration, which is shortly this : — The House of
Commons in 1763 granted a sum of money for rebuilding several
bridges which had been carried away 1 iv a ■j:voat immdation in the
county of Kilkennjr. One of these l.ridu.-^ brlungs to the borough
of St. Kennis (or Irish To^vn) atljiiiiLiiLi; Kilkomiy, and this not
having been completed with the sum allotted in 1763, the House
of Commons, on an application for more money, resolved on the
19th Nov. that the rebuilding and completing of Green's Bridge on
the direct road Ijetwixt Dublin and Cork was a work useful to the
public, and deserved the further aid of Parliament, and that the
further sum of 600/. would be necessary for finishing it. But,
nevertheless, the proper persons who should have attended par-
ticularly to the laying of this case before the Committee of Supply
happening to be absent at the proper time, this particular sum was
not voted amongst those for navigation and public works. The
circumstances of the case, which were trul}^ distressful and of great
consequence to the public, having been represented to Lord Hert-
ford, he, in the following March, whilst the Parliament was sitting,
stated the same very fully in a letter to the Lords of the Treasury,
who laid it liefore the King ; and he, by his Royal letter of
4 July 1766, after the Parliament had been prorogued, gi-anted the
sum of (500?. for completing the necessary work.
Doubtless a motion of this sort was at first framed in order to
reflect on the conduct of Lord Hertford. But it being very well
known that what he had done was meritorious in itself, and had
been suggested to him by some of the leading men in the House
of Commons, it was thought proper to treat this matter as a public
grievance, and to turn it into a general patriot resolution.
This question was no sooner carried than another motion was
made by Mr. Poer, of a very extraordinary nature, " That the several
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" branches of the public revenue of this kingdom not appropriated
" by Parliament, have been from time to time granted to the
" Crown for public uses." This a]'|irarin^ inn strong to the Prime
Seijeant, he immediately moved till' ■|iiiv,i ion > if adjournment ; which
the House agreed to, much against the inclination of Mr. Poer, who
declared that he woidd to-morrow make the same motion ; which
will, doubtless, in the meantime be softened by others Avho are
somewhat less violent than he is, though his Excellency expects
it will still remain a question very prejudicial to His Majesty's
authority.
Must again beg his Loidship and the rest of the King's seivants
to consider of, and send as soon as possible, some plan which may
give force and vigour to the Government. Has sent for this
purpose the present dispatch by a messenger, hoping to have
returned by him full and explicit instructions for this very critical
conjuncture. His Lordship must have long observed that those
who could, and from their offices ought to have carried on His
Majesty's aft'airs with ease, would by no means engage to lend
their assistance but under such terms as, upon due consideration,
were rejected ; also that they are now gone into a determined
opposition, not upon trifling or personal grounds, but against the
King's Government itself It is now, therefore, to be considered
to whom his Excellency is to resort, and whether it would be
prudent to apply to those who are generally in opposition, and who
are called the indcpi^ndi/nt gentlemen of this country. Upon the
whole, begs tli.n iIm' King's servants will consider, before it is too
late, what ou-lit to hr .loue with this Parliament, which, under the
present weak slatr uf ( iowrnment and the temper of the prevailing
parties, nntliini; l.ss, p. rliaps, than a prorogation can prevent from
being carried sni'li Imgtlis as it may hereafter be very difficult to
remedy. — Dublin Castle. Marked " Contidentia]. !) pp."
29 Jan. 757. Secretai;y-at-War (Barrikgtox) to the Earl ov Shel-
W.ir Offico, BURXE.
V. 24, No. 8. Relative to tlie «th Regiment, ordered to relieve the l.")th, in
America.
P.S. — 54 women, 10 servants, and 50 tons for baggage, is the
common allowance for one regiment. — War Office. 1 p.
30 Jan. 758. Earl of SnELRFRXE to the Lord Lteutexant of Ireland.
As to exchanges, &c., which His Majesty has ajiproved. As to
Lieut.-Col. Lushington, Lieut.-Col. Pepper, Capt. HiU, and Capt.
Grant, who all desire to retire upon more or less jiay, His Majesty
doth not relish that mode of retiring, which in many instances
hath been attended with great inconveniences to the service, and
hath left a long and heavy incumbrance on regiments. The King-
did not seem to understand the meaning of the elder Captains
in the 8th Regiment of Dragoons having declined the purchase,
and quitted to Capt. Stewart their pretensions to their succession,
as if Col. Lushington was not only to retire on the Major's pay,
but at the same time to receive money from the Captain for his
Ii-elaiicl,
V. 432, No. 29.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
1761-70,11.122.
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promotion to the majority. His Majesty observed, also, in the
succession to Capt. Hill, that Ensign Engel is recommended to
succeed Lieut. French, but that no reason is assigned why Lieut.
Bishop, who seems to serve as an Ensig-n on Ensigir's pay, should
not be posted on the muster-rolls as Lieutenant, by which means
the regiment would have had its full complement of Ensigns.
These points might have required some explanation, if the King-
had approved of those officers retiiing in the mamier proposed ;
but that is not the case. His Majesty, however, will permit them
to retire in any other manner that his Excellency shall jiropose.
A draft, raarlvd "Particular." ^ ^'jk
SO Jan. 759. Lued Lieutexaxt ov Ireland (Towxshexd) to the Earl
Ireland. OF ShELBURNE.
v. 4.32, A o. 3j. There has been no opportunit}- till to-day of despatching the
messenger with the confidential letter of the 2Sth. The motion
which Mr. Poer intended to have made yesterday is by him deferred
till Tuesday next.
Is told that the independent gentlemen at last see what the
conduct of the Speaker and some of the King's servants now
in opposition points at, and that they are resolved to -svithdraw
their assistance from any motions hereafter which may tend to
show any disrespect to the King, or distress his Government.
Hopes, for this reason, to receive full instructions, before any
violent measures can be carried into execution. The Committee
appointed to enquire into the application of the grants for the
military establishment is going on from day to day in its enquiries,
which, as they are very minute, will take up a considerable time
before any report can be made to the House. This report
is meant 'at present to be a special one. ilarl-cd " Confidential."
- l^P-
1 Feb. 760. Mr. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Lord
Mr. Quilliu, H.M.'s Attorney General of the Isle, died on the
2Srd lilt. Will take no ste^i in this case till His Majesty's pleasure
be signified, though upon such vacancies the Governor gave a
]:iro-tt_-iii]Miir couuiiis^^iuii, and the i)erson so appointed was always
n]i]ii..\.-l .if. Xr\ri ilirlrs^, rucummcnds Mr. Daniel My kua, who
was )-egul;irly rdueatcd to the law, many year's Attorney General
and has been in eveiy other post of trust and consequence
in this Isle; was the Governor's deputy dm'ing absence, and
acquitted himself in all with uprightness. Can answer for his
zeal for H.M.'s Government. As Mr. Mykea was Receiver General,
when the Isle became vested in the Crowji, it was thought proper
to confer that ofiice upon Mr. Lut^vidge, and he was therefore the
only person superseded, and has continued so, though the Duke
of AthoU repeatedly wrote that he had the assm-ance of the then
Ministry that he and the other officers shoidd be provided for.
Besides, begs leave to submit to his Lordship's consideration how
proper it may be to listen to this recommendation, that it may
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wear the appearance of some interest, as tlie prevailinL;- ojiinion in
the Isle allows him (Mr. Wood) little or none, being neither able
to procure appointments for himself, nor salaries for those under
him. Gives information relative to the arrival, quartering, &c.
of the troops.— Isle of Man. " No. 1." 3 /)/'.
2 Feb. 761. Gexl. Conway to Lord Weyjiouth.
om. Geo. III., Sends a letter received from Mons. de iSaldern, addressed to
pel- sn, jjjg Majesty, with its copy, ami a certificate of D. Ferdinand in
favour of the officer recommended, as also the letter to himself
enclosing them. His Lordship will best judge how far the peculiar
situation and character of M. de Saldern entitle him to attention,
and the reception of so uncommon an application. — "L." Warwick
Street.
The enclosures. (French.) They are strongly in favour of an
officer named During, in the Rns-irm > r\ iec, who was born a
British subject, and had served wiih ■li-iinetion in the Allied
army. The reque.st made on his brhall' was that he might be
received again into His Majesty's service in Germany as a lieu-
tenant colonel of cavalry. 9 j;^^. or 'parts of pp.
2 Feb. 762. Earl of Shelburxe to the Lord Lieutenant of
Iveland, IRELAND.
r. 432,10.30. jj|^ Majesty approves of the recommendation of Lieut.-Col.
^n*eianV" Sandford to succeed to the government of Gah^-aj-, vacant by the
Correspnce., death of Capt. Ej're. A draft. 1 p.
1761-70,
p. 120,
2 Feb. 763. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, His Excellency's despatches of the ord and 11 th January have
No 'Mn'b been before H.M.'s principal servants, who have given them the
fullest consideration. The utmost attention has been shown to
his Excellency's pressing and repeated instances, grormded on the
wishes of the public, for the return of the Bill for limiting the
duration of Parliaments, which the King approved in Council
yesterday, with a few alterations agreeable to the true spirit of the
Bill. The necessity of the first, regarding the preamble, must be
so obvious as to require no explanation. The second is that of
changmg the term of seven to eight years, being better adapted
to Ireland, the Parliament tlinv usually i tiiiL'' only every second
year. The third, which makistln' |.ivs,ni I'ailiament determine
on the 24th June next insd'.nl cT liltli .liiiir 1771, is not only
particularly agreeable to the whole spirit of the Bill, the present
Parliament liaving already sat nearly the time marked out by this
Bill as most expedient for the duration of future Parliaments,
but must be considered as a most gracious condescension on the
part of His Majesty, who gives his Parliament thereby an oppor-
tunity of concurring in this salutary measure, which he might
otherwise cany into execution by liis own undoubted jire-
rogative.
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The other two Bills for making the Judges' commissions quam-
(liii se bene gesserint, and for the better securing the liberty of the
subject, are under the consideration of the Council. His Excel-
lency's several proposals are all of them of so new a kind as to
require the most matm'e delibei'ation before any opinion can be
formed concerning them.
Encloses a draft of an Act which was proposed yesterday in the
House of Commons, for enabling His Majesty, his heirs and
successors, to raise and keep up on the military establishment of
Ireland any number of troops, consisting of His Majesty's natural-
born subjects only, not exceeding in the whole in the time of
peace the number of 1.5,235 men. His Excellency will observe
that no expi-ession is therein wanting that may demonstrate the
most clear intention of Parliament that the number of forces to
be ke])t within the kingdom of Ireland foi' the defence thei-eof
shall consist of 12,331 men, commissioned and non-commissioned
officers included. And as the King has declared his resolution to
comply with the spirit of this Act, he has the strongest reason to
expect that a measure so calculated for the welfare, peace, and
safety of Ireland should, and trusts that it irill, meet with the
suppoi't of a majority in both Houses of Parliament in Ireland.
As nothing can be done in Ireland till the Act proposed here
receives the Royal assent, his Excellency is to consider with the
King's servants and others in what manner tlie said Augmentation
(as soon as the above-mentioned Act is jiassed) may lie proposed
in the House of Commons. If it fail there, his Excellency will
imagine that when the King comes to reflect on certain passages
in his Excellency's letters, he can be no stranger to the scandalous
cause of such miscarriage. There is, however, yet time for persons
to recollect themselves, to deliberate upon a plan of such utility
to the public, and for that reason so earnestly espoused by His
Majesty, and to reflect upon their stations and duty. His Lord-
ship most sincerely hoj^es they will take advantage of the oppor-
tunity, and, especially as he is commanded to renew the assurances
already made, that those who distinguish themselves in the
support of that important question cannot fail of reaping in due
time the fruits of their zeal for His Majesty's service, and for the
real security of Ireland. A (Inift, mud-cil " Confidential."
Copy of the Act enclosed. 12 jip.
3 Feb. 764. L(.ird Lieutenaxt cif Ireland (Townshend) to the
i,.^ianj_ Earl of Rhelburxe.
V. 432, No. 38. Acknowledging his Lordship's letter of the 2.Sth, Avhich he sent
to the Bishop of Derry as desired.
4 Feb. 765. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Mr. Poer has again deferred his motion, which he intended to
y.432,No.4i. j_^^^.^ brought on on Tuesday last, in such a general manner as to
make his Exeellencj- believe that it will not be again resumed,
because the latter is every day more and more convinced that the
independent gentlemen, who have some considerable following,
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Doni.E
are resolved to go on with great moderation. Sir Charles Bingham,
indeed, has mentioned in the House to-day that he means to make
some motion to-morrow relative to the Septennial Bill ; but as his
Excellency camiot at present find on what grounds he means to
proceed, or whether he will lie supported, it is unnecessary to say
anything more upon that subject, as it can only be mere conjecture,
and as he is still in hopes to receive some explicit letter from his
Lordship relative to this Bill Viefore the House meets to-morrow,
there being a packet due at this time. Murkcd " Private."
2 pp.
C) Feb. 766. p. M. MoRiN to the C'lekk of the Council in Waiting.
Enclosing a copy of a letter lately received from H.M.'s Consul
at Cadiz, dated 21 Dec. 1707, which confu-ms the account on tlie
same subject tramsmitted some time ago by Sir James Wriglit,
and sent U> the Council Office on the 14th Dec. last.
C Feb. 767. Lord Lieuten^vnt hf Ireland (Townshend) to the
Irelaiul, EARL OF ShELBURNE.
Since his letter of the 4th, another remarkalile motion has lieen
made. Sir Charles Bingham mo\ed that Dr. Lucas, j\Ir. Henry
Flood, and Mr. William Ponsonliy should be sent to England to
lay before His Majesty the great advantages that must arise to
this kingdom by passing the Bill for limiting the duration of
Parliaments, and to endeavour to obviate such objections as may
have been made to the said Bill. Though this motion seemed to
lie seriously made by Sir Charles, and was as seriously seconded
by Mr. Bush, it was hardly possible to have imagined tliey were
in earnest, till Mr. Flood endeavoured to support the motion by
precedents taken from the jouinals in the times of James I. and
Charles I., and by that means brought on a debate which lasted
some hours, and at last ended in the motion being withdra^\•n, in
order to be moved again in case the Septennial Bill should not in
a very short time be returned. Mr. Prime Serjeant, in a very
long and popular harangue, made to justify himself fron^ the great
aliuse that has lately been flimg out against him, thought yiroper
in the strongest manner to assert, that as, on the one hand, he was
resolved to give the most strenuous opposition to the intended
Augmentation, so, on the other, he was determmed to give every
support in his power to a National Militia, either by lending his
assistance to such a Bill as might he brought in, or, if that should
not soon be done, by bringing one in himself This very remark-
able and public declaration as to the Augmentation was considered
by the House as the fixed opinion both of Lord Shannon and
Mr. Speaker, with whom he still continues to be closely connected,
anrl from whom, of course, his Excellency has not now the smallest
hiilH's (if assistance. The Connnittee relative to the Military
E-t;il.li^liiih nt is .still going on, and, having branched into several
diffriviit b.ails of encpiiry, it may still lie some time before any
report can Ije made. Cannot exactly leain to what sort of resolu-
tions they intend to come. Marked " Confidential." S pp.
304 CALENDAR OF
17GS.
0 Felx 768. The Same to the Same.
iiviami, Su1)mitting whether it may not be advisable that the recruiting
^' "* '' "■ ''■ parties now under orders to join their regiments on the 10th April
next shoidd remain on this service longer, it appearing from tlie
reports transmitted that the necessary numbers cannot be raised
against that time. 1 p.
9 Feb. 769. Tlie Same to tlie Same.
l'-la_n;i, Yustorday brouglit his Lordship's despatch of the 2nd, ^vlt]l tlie
N() 4-'"i' b -^''^^ ^'^^' liiiiitiiiy the duration of Parliaments, whicli w.n-i tii-da\'
read for the first time in the House of Commons, and luw gi\i;ii
universal satisfaction. It will be seen from the enclosid mlnutrs
what has already happened in consequence of it. In addition to
this, a motion which was to have been made on Friday next
relative to pensions was immediately given up, and is not again
to l)c stirred this sessions. Marlcecl " Confidential."
The enclosed minutes. On the BiU being read it was resolved,
■iicra. con., to present addresses to the King and the Lord Lieu-
tenant. There are notices also of the heads of Bills presented by
members. 3 pp.
10 Feb. 770. Militia in Irelaxd.
Irtiand, Heads of a Bill for regulating the militia of Ireland, presented
V. 4-2(;, No. 40. y^^. j^jj._ p,,,,^^| 33 ^^^^ ^.;j ^^^.; ^_^^^
10 Feb. 771. Lord Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, Relative to the disposition and transport of the COth and .J7th
^o^'nUs. I'egiments. T^vo drafts. 2 pp.
One entered in
Ireland
Corre.spncc.,
I7Cl-7(i,p.l28.
10 Fel). 772. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, [n answer to letters of the 2Gth, 28th, and oOth Jan.
v.43-_', No. 44, j^^ ^Q ^j_^g "positive and explicit instructions" desired bj' his
E.Kcellency, his Lordship must observe that he has not failed from
time to time to give the fullest answers to all those points on
Avliich the King's commands or the opinions of his servants were
desired ; and further, that Ins Excellency, being on the spot, and
in consequence alone piosM- .d .if tliat variety of lights which is
absolutely necessar}^ to f nin ;l ; . n.-ial plan for giving iniincdi.'ite
vigour to Government, as w-W as Kcing the person on wIk.ih the
execution of it depends, can alone properly suggest any such for
His Majesty's consideration. Accordingly, his Lordship has the
King's commands to state that whatever plan he, the Lord Lieu-
tenant, shall think proper to offer for that important end, will be
taken into immediate consideration, with all the regard due to
his E.s;ee]lency's zeal for the King's service, not doubting that it
will be accompanied with that distinct view of both men and
things which is essential to the coming to a final determination
Tipon it.
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In regard to the next point, neither the King nor liis servants
have any predilection for any man or set of men whatever ; ami
having nothing else in view than to condnct the King's affairs
honourably and safely, to the mutual satisfactioji of the Crown and
people, they must naturally choose to see the public business
carried on without being obliged to make any change whatsoever
among his servants, as long as they are both able and willing to
serve it ; but if they shall prove deficient in one or other I'Cspect,
so as to leave his E.Kcellency "no reason to expect any solid
support fi'ora them," His Majesty not only sees no objection, but
highly ;i|i])r(iM-s of the sending fpr such gentlemen, under tlie
desci i])ii(.ii of independent gentlemen, or any other description
not inconsistent with that character of duty and atfection which
eveiy good subject owes the King, and who shall be believed
ec]ual to the execution of what they may be desired to undertake.
If such a measure appear necessary, the result of any such com-
munication is to be transmitted as early and particularly as
possible for His Majesty's consideration.
As to what ought to be done with the Parliament, the uncer-
tainty at this time wdiat reception the Bill for limiting the
duration of Parliaments may meet with in Ireland, makes it
impossible to send particular instructions with regard to the dura-
tion of the present Parliament, till information is received of the
fate of that Bill, and the consequences to be expected from it.
The first motion raentioneil to have been carried in the House of
Commons is a melancholj' proof of that want of zeal in the King's
servants which his Excellency has so often lamented, and which
has encouraged ill-judged reflections upon the power of the Crown,
where it was only exerted for the most salutary purposes. It is
scarce possible to believe that a motion such as [Mr. Poer's] is
intended to be carried, without denying that wisdom to the Par-
liament of Ireland which has in some measure always restrained
it in the times of its greatest agitation, or to hear of its being moved
without expressing astonishment at so unjustifiable an attack
upon the prerogative of the Crown, at a time when His Majesty
is graciously pleased to anticipate the wishes of his people, and
to agree to the strengthening of the constitution of that kingdom
in the manner most desired. But if his Excellency should not be
able by persuasions and every other conciliating m.Tliod tu pr.'\'i'nt
this resolution from passing, his Lonlshi]' is L'xpi.s.jy cMimiianded
by His Maje.sty, with the unanimous opinion of his srrvnnts, to
recommend to his Excellency the use of that power, lodged in his
hands, of proroguing the Parliament as soon as such a resolution,
or any to the like eftect, .shall have actually passed.
P.S. — The Enabling Act has passed the Committee in the House
of Commons, with one slight alteration. Since writing as above,
has received his Excellency's letter of Feb. 4, which makes him
hope that upon the whole a better temper will take place, and
that his Excellency's views for the public service will not be
impeded as they have hitherto been. ^-1 draft, marked " Secret
and confidential." S pp.
306
1 7GS.
10 Feb.
Mil. KutiyBk.,
V. 28, p. 19C.
War Office,
y.-2i,^n.<J.
11 Feb.
Ireland,
V. 432,
No. 51 a, b, c.
Ireland,
V.432,
Xo. ,V2 a,
1 G Feb.
Ireland,
V. 432, No. 49.
Entered in
Ireland
Coirespuce.,
1761-70,
CALENDAR OF
773. The Same to tlic SEcHET.utY-AT-WAR.
His Majesty has ordered the (iDth Regiment, which was destined
to relieve the 57th at Minorca, to be left at Gibraltar, and added
to the garrison there, and the said .57th to be neverthele.ss In-ougiit
Ijack to Ireland as at first ordered. — ^^^utehall.
774. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Town.shend) to the Earl
OF Shelburne.
Transmitting the addresses of thanks to His Majesty and his
Excellency, from the House of Commons, upon the i-eturn of the
Bill for limiting the duration of Parliaments, and his Excellency's
answers.
The addresses. 3^ pp.
775. The Same to the Sa.me.
Transmitting an address of thanks on the same Bill, from the
Lord Mayor, kc. of Dublin.
The address. {T/«' md
nr,l.) 1
,/ 1
776. R. S[utt(in] to Richard Ja(.'KS(in, Esq., Secretary to the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
In reference to the several papers relative to a Second Annuity
Society at Cork, whicli came enclosed in the Lord Lieutenant's
letter of 2G Dec. last, and to the First and Third Annuity Societies.
)F Ikel.axi) (ToWNSHEXii) to the Earl
777. LiiuD LiErTEN.\.Ni
OF Shelburne.
Acknowledging his Lordship's letter of tlie lOtli
landing of the 09th Regiment of Foot at Cibraltar.
inst. as to tlie
l(j Feb. 778. The Sa.me to the Same.
Ireland, Has the satisfaction now to ac(|uaint his Lordship that he has
432, No. .')!i. j^^^^j. ,^^,jj^j^ ^|_^^ j^^Qj^^ hearty assistance of the country gentlemen ; and
that they, with the Duke of Leinsterand my Lord T3'rone's friends,
ha\e enabled him, for the present, entirely- to defeat the designs of
the other jnevailing party here by putting an end to the Committee
of Inquiiy into the Military Establishment in such a manner as
will not, his Excellency thinks, be disagreeable to His Majesty, or
obstruct the augmentation. The crisis, therefore, being come, in
which it appears to him absolutely necessary that His Majesty
should give immediate vigour to his Government here, and lieing
very anxious that his Lordship, for His Majesty's information, should
be fully acquainted with the real state of the kingdom, he has
determined to send over his Secretary, Lord Frederick Campbell,
in whom he has always placed an entire confidence, and who, iroin
1 1 ting perfectly acquainted with the temper of the Parliament, and
with every transaction that has happened, will lie able to state all
the necessary grounds for such a plan as may be etfectuallj' and
immediately carried into execution.
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Has tlii.s day given the Royal a.ssent to the Octenuial Bill.
This Bill has given great and universal satisfaction, and will have
most of the useful effects expected to arise from it. But his
Excellency is much afraid, from the dissolution being fixed, that it
will not so eftectually promote the augmentation ; it being almost
impossible, immediately before a general election, to prevent the
minds of men from being not only hurried away, but even irre-
trievably bound down, by popular jjrejudice.s. It may, perhaps,
therefore, now not only be difficult, but dangerous, to push on the
augmentation, because most of the best friend.? to thi.s measure dare
not now, as candidates, avow an additional vote of credit in order
to augment a standing army. As Lord Frederick Campbell will set
out on his way for London in two or three days, his Excellency will
not at present go more at large into this business ; but if it shall be
thought advisable to propose this plan to the present Parliament,
his Excellency will immediately do it in such manner as His
Majesty shall direct; and in the meantime, by persuasion and
every other conciliatory method, continue to dispose not only the
King's servants, but all the principal interests of this country, to
concur in promoting this great and necessary oljject. Marked
" Secret and confidential." 4 2ip-
18 Feb. 779. Earl of Shelburme to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, _ Acknowledging the receipt of his letters of 0th and 9th inst.
.432, No. .^,3. ^ym j^^^ ^^.j ^^^ j^^^^, ^j^^^j^^ before His Majesty at the first audience.
A draft, ^p.
LS Feb. 780. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Town.shend) to the Earl
Ireland, OF ShELI'.URNE.
os%ia"'i) c ^ Transmitting the addresses of thanks to the King, and his
c,3 a, b. ' Excellency, from the House of Lords, upon the Bill for limiting
the duration of Parliaments, with his Excellency's answers.
The enclosures. .3 pp.
2. Transmitting an address from the House of Commons to
His Majestj', to lay before His Majesty the report (also enclosed)
of the Committee of Inquiry into the application of the money
granted for the support of the Military Establishments fi'om
March 25th, 1751, and also into the present state of the Military
Estalilishment.
A copy of the resolution for an addre.ss only. 2 pp.
19 Feb. 781. Commissioners of Excise to Lord Viscijunt Wev-
im. Gto. III., mouth.
S'oV^'i") c Send copies of letters from John Repton, their collector of
Norwich, and Edward Girling, their supervisor of Yarmouth,
giving an account of a large gang of smugglers having murdered
one of their officei's, and dangerously wounded several others who
had seized a large quantity of excisable goods, which the .said
smugglers rescued and carried oft" with them. By direction of the
Lords of the Treasury, asks that His Majesty's pardon may be
advertised in the Gazette to any person or persons, not actually
the murderers, who .shall discover his or then' accomplices therein.
The enclosures. 6 pp.
U2
308
1768.
20 Fel>.
Admiralty,
pel. 157, No". 13.
20 Fel..
CALENDAR OF
782. ilR. Bkooksl.vxk, at tlie Excise Office, to Mr. .
Sends the enclosed draft of an advertisement in answer to his
letter to Mr. Stonehewer, desiring to know what reward is proposed
to be given by this Board for the discovery of the person or persons
concerned in the murder of the Excise Siu-veyor near Yarmouth.
The Commissioners are very desirous that the advertisements
should appear in the Gazette of this night. 1 p.
783. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland,^ His Majesty entirely approves of the proposal that tlie recruiting
^' '' ; ■* ■ parties should remain on the recruiting ser\'ice till their respective
Ireland" ^orps are completed. A draft. 1 p.
Correspnce.,
1761-70, p.l33.
19 and 23
Feb.
Treas.Ii^utrjBk.,
703-
il8.
23 Feb.
Admiralty,
pel. 157, No. 14.
784. Richard Sutton to Mr. Beadshaw.
Prince Masseran has acquainted Lord Shelburne that Mons.
Escarano is about setting out from Paris to replace Mons. Ottamenoi
here, as Secretary to the Spanish Embassy. His Lordship desires
the Lords of the Treasury to give the proper orders for the indul-
gence to be showai him in regard to his baggage. — AMiitehall.
The reply. Secretaries to Embassies have been considered as
ministers of an inferior character. Has therefore sent the neces-
sary orders to the Commissioners of Customs thereon.— Treasury
Chambers.
785. Clergy of Minorca.
A memorial presented in their name to the Earl of Shelburne,
praying His Majesty's intervention to protect them against
Governor Johnston, in regard to attacks made by him upon the
honours, privileges, and customs secm-ed to them by treaty and the
practice of the Isle. They set forth that a theft having been
committed in the house of Dr. Vilar, " Pi"o y Cura " of the suburb of
St. Philip, he was thereujjon put under arrest. He applied to the
Governor for release, or to be remitted to the Vicar General of the
Isle to be tried by the ecclesiastical tribunal, according to the expi-ess
privilege of the clergy and the custom of the Isle. This the
Governor refused ; and also, in a letter to the Vicar General in
answer to a similar application from him, advanced various
pretensions contrary to the privileges and practices of the Isle,
particularly forbidding the dependence of the clergy of Minorca
on the Bishop of Majorca, in whose diocese the Island was,
and threatening to banish the Vicar General if he should apply for
or receive any " providencias " from that prelate.
The clergy, judging themselves aggrieved, met in Congress at
Ciudadella (as customary when it was necessary to deliberate
(in ecclesiastical matters), and di-ew up a memorial, and appointed
(le]uitics to present it to the Governor, who would give no answer
to it, whereupon the Congress resolved to apply to His Majesty.
The Kith January, the Governor summoned the Vicar Cieneral to
Mahon, which summons the latter obeyed the next day, and was
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309
23 Fel>.
Clmicli BU.,
Scotland,
.761-84, p. 126.
::3 Ful.,
V. 432,
Kos.55, 56.
Eutered ia
Ireland
Correspnce,,
1761-70,
pp. 133-4.
23 Feb.
Ireland,
V. 432, No. 57
Eutered in
Ireland
Corrospiice.,
1761-70, p. 13;
25 Feb,
pel.
25 FeVi
Ireland ,
\'.432,
accompanied voluntarily l.iy the superior ecclesiastics who had met
at Ciudadella. They wei'o all immediately dismissed, except tlie
Vicar General. Then the Governor said he was satisfied with his
conduct, but forbad the continuance of the Congress. He further
asked the Vicar General, whether he and the other ecclesiastics
Avho had met at Ciudadella would take the oath of fidelity to His
Majesty. This they all very promptly did in open court, and
desn-ed the Secretaiy to record the satisfaction with which they
took it, and that they would have taken it at the entry of H.M.'s
troops into the Island, had they beeir so required. {SiKmish.)
786. Lord Viscount Weymouth to the Commissioners for
Managing Forfeited Estates in Scotland.
His Majesty approves of their recommendation of Mr. Robertsijn
to supply the vacancy in the parish of Callendar.
787. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of Iiikland
His Majesty received the addresses from tlie House uf (.'cmimuns
and the Lord Mayor, &c. of Dublin, in the mdst gracious manner,
&c. Separate drafts. 2 2>p-
788. Tlie Same to the Same.
Having received advice from H.M.'s Consul at Oporto that
several artificers in the different branches of the woollen manufac-
ture were lately arrived there from Dublin, bringing with them
various tools and utensils for carrying on the said business, in
order to set up a manufacture in the neighliourhood of that city,
and that many others were expected from Ireland, encloses a
Gazette of 15 Dec. last, containing an abstract of the laws for
preventing so great an evil, in order that the same may be made
public in Ireland. Orders to be issued also to the Revenue
officers to search for and seize such tools and utensils as shall
be put on board any vessel to be carried to foreign parts. A
draft.. 2 pp.
789. Edward Stanley, at the Custom House, to William
Eraser, Esq.
The Commissioners of the Customs intend to ofter a reward of
1001. for the discovery of the person or persons who broke open
the Custom House at Bridlington, in the night-time, and robbed
it of upwards of 7U. Requestr^ that His Majesty's pardon may
also be promised to any of tlie-oftenders who shall discover one
or more of his accomplices.
790. Lf.iRD Lieutenant of Ireland (Townsiiend) to the Earl
OF Shelburne.
Transmitting a memorial, for His Majesty's pleasure thereon,
from the Master General and tlie Triuciiial Officers of Ordnance in
310 CALENDAR OF
17C8.
Ireland, for an order to break up certain unserviceable arros lying
in H.M.'s stores, which ai-e only an incinnlirance.
The memorial. - pp-
2(J Feb. 791. The Same to the Same.
i^'o"''^'''- Since Lord Frederick's deiiaiture, has endeavoured to obtain a
' "' " ■ ' ■ declaration from the Speaker and Loid Shannon to support the
])oint His Maje.sty has in view. The result has been that
Mr. Ponsonby, although he declares himself no enemy to an
augmentation, will not undertake to support this. He dwelt
much on a militia, and the report of the Committee sent over.
The result of the whole was, that he could not at present support
the augmentation as it now stands. Lord Shannon, though he
expressed great respect for the service of the Crown, yet declared
frankly that he did not think the security sufficient, nor had he
any prospect of the means of supporting it, and that he could
not get his friends to agree to it. His Excellency had also a
con\ersation with the Prime Serjeant, lieing willing to see if any
uf tluse gentlemen would come back upon the grounds of His
]\Iajesty"s service. To his surprise, after what he had heard, the
latter did not declare against an augmentation, but apjieared not
to comprehend the .state of the thing that was to be proposed.
His Excellency, mentioning that it Avas exactly the same with that
opened to the King's servants at the beginning of the session, and
Avhich had long been generally knowni to be the plan the King
wished, gave him a copy of it. He has taken time to consider it,
but there is little doubt that his answer will be just the same
with that received from the others, as they are too closely connected
in views and situation to separate at present.
From this disposition his Lordship will see the inutility of
holding a council with them upon the mode of proposing a
measure they disaiiprove of He thought it better, therefore, to
consult only with such servants of the Crown as are decided and
hearty in the King's service, whose counsel he can dejiend upon
from their approbation of the measure ; and with whom, with the
aid of the independent interests and gentlemen of weight, he will
hope to carry it into execution whenever His Majesty shall judge
proper to have it pursued.
Both Houses of Parliament seem at present in a state of
tranquillity and .suspense. The very honourable support which
Govei-nment has found from quarters where it was so little expected
hath checked at })resent any steps to embarrass it. The country
gentlemen are very earnest to go mto their several counties to
look after their elections, and yet would be sorry to leave the
King's service exposed to the enterprises of ambition. Believes
they in general wish to carry through the augmentation upon the
most honourable footing when their elections are over ; and many
would, even before that, give it their best assistance, if they were
assured that the weight of the Crown would not be exerted against
them hereafter by those -ndiose designs they now defeat by their
zealous support of His Majesty's Government. — Dublin Castle.
Marl'cd " Confidential," 6 pp.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
311
1768.
2!) Feb.
Dom.Kiidynk.,
\ . lM.'
20 F,-l>.
1 Mai
am
■eh
CllUllll
Sella
17i;US4, 1
Ilk.,
ml,
|). IS.
1 March.
Ireland,
v.VM, Xo. 6:
Eiiteitd in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
1701-7u,p. 13
2 March.
Adiuinilty,
2 March
Admiralty,
3 March
Dom. Geo. III.
pcl.80, No. 9.
792. — to tlic Lup.n PijKsiDEXT of the CorxciL.
Enclosing a inciiioiial I'roui [hr rresidrnt, ('onncil, ami Fellow
of the Royal Society of Ijon
; Natural -Knowledge,
the necessary orders
(o lie laid before tlie King in (.'oiinc
thereupon.
The memorial entered, as to preparations for observing the
transit of Venus.
793. E.\KL OF Moray to the Duke of Graftox.
Hopes his application for the presentation to the vacant church
of Callendar, in the presbytery of Dumblane and co. of P.rth, will
not be thought unreasonable, as, next to the<'iM\vii, he has the
greatest property in the parish If the pefereiuc is glviii to him,
lie will always look ujion it as a particular favour. — Doniliri.sle.
A reply from Lord Weymouth.
Is sorry that his application is too late, the leeoiiimeiidation of
the Trustees for Forfeited Estates having lieen already favourably
received. — Dated 1 March.
794. Earl of Shelburxe to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
To aci[uaiiit him with His Majesty's great satisfaction in the
sentiments of gratitude contained in the address of thanks from
the House of Lords [in Ireland] to the King, lor the return of the
Bill for limiting the duration of Parliaments in Ireland. A dnift.
I p.
795. Richard Jackson to Richard Suttux, Esq.
Relative to the ati'airs of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Annuity Societies
of the city of Cork.
796. Grey Cooper to William Eraser, Esq,
Notice has been posted up in all the Custom-houses of Great
Britain and Ireland of the I'stablishment of the Company of
Pilots at Stadt, as recommendeil by J\lr. Wood fonl— Treasury
Chambers. 1 p.
797. L. Staxhope to Robt. Wood, Esq.
Is honoured with his letter, enclosing the draft of the pardon for
John Morris, Esq., in order to know whether Mr. Laipent has
observed the proper form in drawing it up. Will always obey the
Secretary of State's commands with great readiness and pleasure ;
but if these papers are sent to him othcially as- Law Clerk, as they
seem to be, it may be necessary to state that the duty of the Law
Clerk is by his patent confined to the examination of jiersons and
papers taken by the Secretary of State's warrant; and for this
obvious reason, that in all other law matters the Secretary of
State has, ex offi.cio, the assistance of the Solicitor of the Ti-easury
and the Crown Lawyers, who are paid for it, and who settled his
predecessor's patent most certainly with that view. Has hold his
office above 20 years, and Mr. Wood will do him the justice to
allow that he has never been sparing of himself on any occasion.
312 CALENDAR OF
17G.S.
Therefore this explanation must not be considered as any un-
willingness to obey the commands of the Secretary of State, but
that in the present case it is not his duty as Law Clerk. -^Charles
Street, St. James's. 3 pp.
4 March. 798. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Irukuid, EaEL of ShELBURNE.
No*^-4 vjd 7) Acknowledging the receipt of his Lordship's letters of the 23rd
pa.st. Two letters. 2 pp.
5 Jilarch. 799. The Sajie to the Same.
J''-'';;n''. (1.) Acknowledging the receipt of his letter of the 23rd past
''^^'-^f, relative to the arrival of artificers in the woollen manufacture at
Oporto, &c. Will lose no time in issuing proper orders thereupon.
pp.
(2.) T]-ansmitting a letter from Mi-. George Carleton, a merchant
of Dublin, who managed the transport of the troops sent to the
Isle of Man, with an account of the expense. Desu'es his Lordship
to order the payment of the same.
The enclosures. 4i pp.
(3.) Acknowledging also the receipt of his letter of 20th past,
as to the recruiting parties. 1 p.
800. The Same to the Sajme.
Sends the Prime Serjeant's answer upon the points mentioned
in his despatch of the 26th past, in his own words, his Excellency
having received it in -m-iting. " The particular circumstances of
" our present situation at the eve of a dissolution of Parliament,
" and so very late in the session after the Committee of Supply has
" ' been long closed, and at a time when applications for money have
" not been usually made in Ireland, disincline many gentlemen to
" concur in the proposed augmentation ; and the sufficiency of the
" security under the late Act is also doubted by m&ny, who think
" that the words ' it is expedient ' do not relate to future times and
" altered ciixumstances."
In consequence of this answer, his Excellency did not think it
advisable either to invite him or the persons mentioned in the last
despatch to the confidential meeting which Avas held, and which
consisted of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Annaly, the Solicitor General,
Lord Chief Baron Forster, Mr. Malone, and the Provost. It was their
opinion that the best way to bring the measure before Parliament
would be by a message from the Crown ; and that His Majesty's
answer to the address of the House of Commons might be a part of
this message, in which might be mentioned at the same time such
regulations as His Majesty might make relating to the army, and
such a declaration of the intention of the Crown, corresponding
with the spirit of the Act, as His Majesty shoidd think proper.
They thought the security would be sufficient without an Irish
Act ; that a Committee would follow, and that this would be good
ground for those who approved to sujiport the measure. At the
same time, they could not but obsei-ve that there might be great
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 313
1768.
difficulty to get a sufficient number of members to attend closely
to the question so late in the session, — the independent gentlemen
in particular, who in general at another time would lend their
assistance, being now intent to secure their elections ; and if pains
were taken by "designing men to render an augmentation and a
new vote of credit at this unusual stage of Parliament unpopular,
these gentlemen might be deterred by political tests (too commonly
put to candidates in Ireland) from espousing this measure ; at
least, they might be influenced from attending. There is hardly
a county where there is not a contest, and where specious topics
cinl larrassing to Government may not be agitated by men who
iiia\- have particular views in proposing them. For these reasons
they ^\■ould humbly submit to His Majesty whether this measure
might not be proposed with more advantage and certainty in a
new Parliament which naight be called upon the necessity fur it,
and which would only make a break of one year in the order of
Parliaments. This step does not appear to break in upon the
revenue or any system of Irish affairs. Nor does it in its con-
sequences to them appear liable to any other inconvenience than
the presence of a Lord Lieutenant somewhat sooner than the
usual time. The revenue would also in the interim be greatly
increased by the consumption arising from the ensuing election.
His Excellency is persuaded that there is not one of these very
respectable men whom he has consulted but will support his
Majesty's service with a true and becoming zeal, and that he may
expect an honourable support from them during the remainder
of the sessions. His opinion of the good intentions of the indepen-
ilcnt -iiitlrmen in Parliament has been confirmed by an instance
of iL-|" if I'T the Crown on the part of Mi-. Pery, who has laid
asidi' fiT till' present a motion leading to an augmentation of the
salary of thu Commissioners of Appeal, on being informed that
Lord Frederick Campbell had directions to lay the same before
H.M.'s servants in England. Marl'ed " Confidential." oh pp.
11 March. 801. The Same to the Samk.
iruiand. Received this day several printed copies of the Enabling Act,
T. 432, Ko. 82. Q^^ substance of which he had before communicated to the
principal persons here in order to prevent any unfavom'able im-
pressions which might have been made against the augmentation.
It will gTcatly contribute to the success of this measure if his
Majesty shall make any military regulations which may aflbrd
ground for the support of it to the Duke of Leinster and Lord
Tyrone's friends, who will thereupon be very zealous in giving
their assistance. It will be seen from the newspapers printed
here what pains are taken to procure addresses against the
measure. Nothing material has passed in Parliament since the
5th, except that leave was granted to bring in heads of a Bill for
a repeal of the statute of Henry VII., which directs that the
Chancellor and Treasurer, Judges of the King's Bench and Common
Pleas, the Chief and Second Baron of the Exchequer, the Clrrk
or Master of the Rolls, and all otlicers accomptants, shall have
314 CALENDAR OF
17G8.
their offices only at tlie King's will and pleasure. But iijioii it
being represente<l to the gentleman that moved it that it' this
Act were to take i)lace it would probably jirevent the great offices
of Master of the Rolls and Chancellor of the Exchequer being
granted to the natives of Ireland, the experience of the session
being sufficient to prove how little it is for the interest of the
Crown to have more indeiiendcnt great offices liere, he engaged
not to proceed further in it.
Has endeavoured to prevail updii the Speaker to keeji the
House sitting, and forward the Revenue Bill, but fears the recess
must take jjlace to-moirow or the lieginning of next week. In
that case, will endeavour to bring gentlemen together again as
early as possible after the assizes to receive this measure if it is to
be proposed to them. Marlxd " Confidential." 3^ pp.
12 March. 802. Eakl of Shelburxe to the Lord President.
Dom. EntiyBk., Enclosing, for the necessary orders thereupon liy His Majesty in
^il^'.g Council, ]iapers relating to the Island of Minorca. They refer to a
^''' ' '' ■ dispute concerning the extent of the ecclesiastical jurisdiction and
innuunities of the clergy, which ha,s arisen out of the imprisonment
of Dr. Joseph Vilar, curate of the subiub of St. Philip, by
Lieut. Governor Johnston, on suspicion of theft, which has occa-
sioned his Catholic Majesty's interposition. Others of the enclosures
relate to a complaint by the inhabitants of great violence and
hardship used in quartering an officer upon an inhabitant of
Aleyor, as well as of a new regidation relating to quartei-s made by
H.M.'s Lieut. Governor, which is likewise a matter in dispute.
There are also enclosed plans and proposals for the better govern-
ment of the Island^ and for the improvement of the trade thereof,
offered by the Lieut. Governor.
A list of the papers sent.
12 March. 803. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshendj to the
Earl of Shelburne.
Enclosing a memorial, to be laid before His Majesty, from
Col. Robert Cuninghame, praying that Capt. John Grant, of his
regiment, may be permitted to retire upon his pay. The circum-
stances appear to his Excellency to be of a very unconnnon nature.
The memorial. Capt. Grant served throughout the Avar, re-
ceived eight gunshot wounds, one ball going through his body,
and another being still lodged in his abdomen : he prayed to
retire on full pay, and accept oOOl. from the regiment. 2 j)}}-
ibiiL Another letter, transmitting an address from the House of Lords
No.87a, b, c. ^y ijjy Excellency, praying him to lay before His Majesty the
special report from the Committee for settling the allowances of
the servants of that House, together with the several resolutions
entered into in consequence thereof; — which he also sends, and his
answer.
The enclosures. The persons examined were Mr. Edmond
Fenner, who was brought into the Parliament Office by Mr. Sterne
in 1755, and Dr. Gayer, one of the patentee clerks. The confession
Irelan
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No. 86 i
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1768.
was forcril fioin tlic latter, under a tlireat of Cdiiiuiittal, that he was
nnder a jioiiit of lionour to L(inl Viscount Beanchamp to part
with all of the emoluments above 200^. for a year or se.s.sion, to
some person unknown. The Committee resolved that the .several
fees and sums appointed by the House for its clerks were in
consideration of their services, and intended for the .sole use of
them, and of no other person whatever. To which the House
agreed, and further resolved that Dr. Gayer was bound by a point of
honour to Viscount Beauchamp to part with all the emoluments
of his office, except 200?., to a person unknown ; and that this last
snm appeared to the House sutHcient for the j^erson uxercisiiig the
office of Clerk of the Parliaments, and that the Lord Lieutenant
ought not to be addressed for more than that sum.
14- March. 804. E.VRi. of Shklbuuxe to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Irclnml, Autliorising liim to grant to tlie Master General and Principal
■ ■' "■ "■ Officers of the Ordnance tlie order for lireaking up the unservicealile
'1Xt ^''"^^ as r..4uested. .1 draft. 1 ^.
Corrs.'ipnce.,
761-70, p. 139.
14 March. 805. The Same to tlie Same.
Iieliinci, Shortly to inform him of the King's pleasure upon the points
Xu^sl a'b contained in his letters of the 18tli and 26th of February and
.5th Mai-ch, as Lord Frederick Campbell has some thoughts of
returning by way of Scotland. Lord Frederick will Ijc able to
give more jDarticulars, as he, Lord Sliell.nrne, has not onlj^
conver.sed with him, but he also attnideil a meeting of the King's
servants when the afiairs of Ireland were under consideration.
The King's principal servants were unanimous in the opinion
that the reasons offered for postponing the aiigmentation to
another session were not sufficient after the several steps that
have been taken, particularly that of the Act of Parliament passed
in England. His Majesty therefore directs that the same be
proposed in the House of Commons, and by message from the
Lord Lieutenant, as on former augmentations this mode has
mostly been followed. His Excellency will use the preamble of
the English Act, or such others as he shall think more proper,
taking care only in regard to the point of security to keep within
the words of his Lordslnjis letter of .5th November last, " as far as
" is consistent with suel I a defence as the safety of l)oth kingdoms
" in case of any sudden or extraordinary emergency may require."
Sends a most gracious answer from His Majesty to the address
of the House of Commons of 16 Feb., transmitting the Report
of their Committee of Inquiry into the military establishment,
which was pnt immediately into the hands of H.M.'s military
servants, who have no doubt but that it may be the foundation
for some useful alterations, although it is impo.ssible for them to
determine upon them finally till there is time for a due examina-
tion into the military service in Ireland. It is needle.ss to observe
that it is His ]\Iajesty"s olject by this augmentation to remedy
.■some of the very inconveniences pointed out by this Report. Tlic
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King will agree that, provided the pay for the proposed establish-
ini'iit takes ])lace on the 2.5th of this month at latest, the execution
(if the plan sliall not be begun till Dec. 1, which will enable money
eiiMii-li t(i arcumulate to answer all the expenses of levy money,
extra rL.tliiiii; and arins, and also that the regiments shall fmiiish
tlh' dctacliiiii'iit:-. Id- til"' Isle of Man, and consequently only pay
tivc ivgiiuciits on luicign stations. The grateful .sense which
the House of Commons must have of the repeated instances of his
Majesty's condescension and goodness, and the attention he is
inclined to show to their late address, which cannot but be highly
flattering to those independent gentlemen who proposed it,
persuade his Lordship that when this measure comes to be pro-
posed on its own bottom, all parties will be happy to join in
showing their duty to the King, and that regard which is incum-
bent upon them to the security of the kingdom.
In answer to what his Excellency says, that the country gentle-
men would give their best assistance to this measure, provided
they were assured " that the weight of the Crown would not be
" exerted against them hereafter by those whose desi'_;iis they now
" defeat," is to say that it i,s by no means the Kin;^s inlention at
present that his Excellency should leave the kingdum ; and that
those who have exerted themselves at this time in support of the
King's Government may be assured that they may depend on its
future protection.
The answer to the address enclosed. 2 drafts. 13 pp.
1.5 March. 806. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Ireland, EaRL OF SjiELBURNE.
^"•■'■"- Tliree letters:—
Ko. gia, b. (1.) Transmitting an address of thanks to the King from the
Higli Sheriti' and (Jrand Jury of the co. of Waterford, for the
return of the Bill for limiting the duration of Parliameiits.
The address. 1 p. and 1 ■iiinnh.
No. 1)2 a, li. (2.) Enclosing a list of Bills sealed this day in Council, foi-ming
the third transmiss of the ses.sion, ^\•llich will be receivei.l by the
messenger.
The list. 3i 2>P-
No. 93 a, b, c. (3.) Enclosing returns of the 1st Battalion of the 1st or Royal
Regiment, and of the G9th Regiment, which embarked at Cork
on the .3rd and 9th inst. I'espectively.
The returns. 5 j'P-
IG March. 807. Me. John Wood, Governor of the Lsle of Man, to Lord .
Isle of Man, Mr. Searle, a gentleman who hath resided here for some years,
-, 7'^' . yesterday presented a petition, setting forth that he had been
No. 60 a, b, c. J , T ^ i- • T i J- ii /-( i !■ /-ii !•
arrested upon an action issued out of the Court oi (Jhancery oi
this Isle, alleging that he had received an account of his being-
appointed Attorney General of the Isle, claiming certain pri-
vileges, particularly the protection of his person, and praying to be
discharged from this arrest. Mi-. Searle has given bail to this
action. The brief of this action, a copy of the petition, and hisj
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
317
17G8.
17 March.
Ireland,
V. 432,
No. 94. a, b.
17 March.
Ireland,
V. 4S2, No. 95,
Mr. Wood's, reference thereon, are ench:)se<i As such privileges are
new here, would be glad to know what protection and immunity
the Attoi-ney General and other H.M's servants in the Civil and
Kevenue departments are to be entitled to in the Island. — Castle-
town, Isle Man. " No. 2."
The enclosures. The plaintiff in the action was Henry New-
num, of Dorking, in the co. of Surrey, Gent. Mr. Chas. Searle is
described as " late of Farnliani, in the said co., Gent., but now of the
" Isle of Mann, Esq." 5 pp.
808. Lord Lieutenant of IraiLAXD (Townsiiend) to the Earl
OF SlIELBURNE.
Transmitting a memorial from the Committee of Merchants
appointed, by the Bill now depending, trustees for erecting a
new Exchange in the city of Dublin, praying to be pej-mitted to
call it the Royal Exchange,
The memorial, signed liy the Committee. 2 pp.
809. The Same to the Same.
Upon account of the approaching assizes in different parts of
the kingdom, so many members of the House of Commons absented
themselves from Dublin that it was with great difficulty a House
was made for transacting the ordinary business. Judged it proper,
therefore, to press the Revenue Bill through the common forms,
and then to adjourn the House till the l[)th of next month. Was
for making the recess as short as possible, but Mr. Speaker urging
that if gentlemen were brought to town before the assizes were
fully ended they might possibly retiu-n in ill-humour, he thought
it best to give them a long day. The House of Lords was
adjourned at the same time ; and both Houses expressed great
pleasure at this temporary relaxation. On the 7th of this month,
the Earl of Carrick (a nobleman who on many occasions has
distino'uished himself in support of Government) moved a resolu-
tion, which was agreed to without a division, calcidated for the
very good purpose of restraining that profusion of grants in the
Money Bill which for some years past the House of Commons
has made for public works. As soon as the Houses meet after
the recess, the Lords intend to notify this resolution by a formal
message to the House of Commons.— Dublin Castle. 3 pp.
IS March,
Ireland,
v. 432, No. 90.
18 March.
Treas. Entry Bk.,
17C3-T5, r.228.
Same to the Sa.me.
Dr. Benjamin Barrington, Dean of Armagh, having
810. Th.
The Re „ „ . _ _
requested to be permitted to exchange his deanery for the vicarage
of St. Ann's, Dublin, of which the Rev. Dr. Hugh Hamilton is now
vicar, and the Archbishop of Dublin, patron of the vicarage, having
consented thereto, hLs Excellency requests His Majesty's grant of
the said deanery to Dr. Hamilton. 1 p.
811. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Treasury.
Encloses a copy of a memorial from the Count du Chatelet,
too-ether with an extract from a letter from the master of a French
ship ^vl•eeked on the coast of Wales which has been plundered and
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liroken up Ijy the inlialiitants, in order that their Lord.shijw may
issue proper orders for the officers of H.M.'s revenue to give their
assistance in securing and recovering any jjart of the effects of the
sufferers, and in discovermg the persons concerned in this act of
inhumanity. — Whitehall
1!) March. 812. The Same to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, Two letters :—
Nos.t's"'s9. (!■) Acknowledging the receipt of letters of the 4th and oth
Entered io
inst., &c. A draft. ^ p.
ireTaud, " (2.) Acknowledging those of the 9th and 1 2th inst. approving
Correspnce., exchanges, kc. In regard to Lieut. Col. Pepper's application for
' i4olVi leave to sell out, as it is a case which his Excellency seems
particularly to wish, and in consideration of the Colonel's long
service, His Majesty consents to the same. But as to Col. Cuning-
hame's memorial in favour of Capt. Grant, though he appears to
have suffered in the service, and to merit proper notice, His
Majesty does not approve the proposition, it being against his
determination as to officeis retiring upon pay. In this particular
case also His Majesty by no means approves the idea of permitting
a Colonel of a regiment to pay any of his subaltern officers out of
his own pocket. A draft. 2^ pj).
1!) March. 813. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
Ireland. OF SlIELBURNE.
V. 432. No. 98. Has received this day his Lordship's letter of the 14th in.st.,
which contains matters of such high importance to His Majesty's
service, and to his Excellency's character and situation, that he
must recpiest a little time to consider it l)efore he can ans«'er it as
explicitly as he would choose to do. Hopes to be more readilj'
])ardoned this delay, as Lord Frederick Campbell is upon the load
on his return to Ireland, with whom it will be necessary to have
much serious discourse upon some jDoints therein mentioned, and
from whom his Excellency expects to receive fuller information
than could be contained within the compass of his Lordship's
letter. In the meantime will do his utmost to jiromote ever}'
measure committed to his care. —Dublin Castle. 2 jyi.
21 March. 814- " Memorandum relative to a claim of tlie country of Ritberg "
for provisions supplied to the Allies. 1 ji.
815. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
OF Shelburne.
Two letters : —
(].) Enclosing a return of the 2nd Regiment of Foot, which
embarked at Cork on the IGth inst.
The enclosures. 3 pp.
(2.) Sending a memorial praying leave for Capt. French, of the
4Sth Regiment, to sell his commi.ssion, &c.
The memorial. 2 2^p-
Don,. Geo.
pel. 80, N<
II
>. 1
22 Mai
•ch
Ireland,
V. 43:>.
No. 99 a, b.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 319
1708.
2o March. 816. Tlie 8ame to the S.v.mk.
^rlTsa' Enclosing a li«t of live BiJk sealed in Council on the 22nd
No. 104 a,'h. c. inst-, and also one of six Bills sealed this day, making together the
fourth transmis.s of the session. — Dublin Castle.
The lists. 4 pp.
2.") Alarch. 817. jMr. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to
Isle of Man, LORD .
^' ' "■ ' ' Has this day received an account of the death of Daniel Lace,
Esq., one of H.M.'s Deemsters of this Isle. This is an office
which cannot be long vacant without inconvenience to himself as
Governor, and to the country in general. Whenever a Deemster
was indisposed and incapable of doing the duty of his office, the
Govei-nor was always obliged to a]ipoint a deputy, and in case of
death to give a conmiission to a successor pro temporr. For the
two Deemsters, in their respective districts, are the Judges of the
Common Law, hear and determine actions of debt, trespass, &c.,
in a summary way, are of H.M.'s Council in the Isle, assistants to
the Governor in the Conrt of Chancery and on other occasions, and
are Justices of the Peace, and in this complicate office constantly
employed in one public busine.'^s or other. Reminds his Lordship
of his recommendation of Mr. Daniel Mylrea to succeed the late
Attorney General ; yet as, from the contents of his, the Governor's,
letter No. 2, it may be presumed that His Majesty hath ap|)ointed
another to that office, now recommends that gentleman to succeed
the late Deemster Lace. Will only add that Mr. Mylrea is master
of the Manx language, which is most essential for the discliarge
of that office. — Isle of Man. " No. :>." .') pp.
20 March. 818. Lop,r) Liei'tkxaxt of Ip,Ei..\xn (Towxshexd) to the Earl
Irelaiia, OF SHELBURXE.
No.Vo5a!\., c. Transmitting a memorial from the Earl of Shannon, Master
General of the Ordnance, and C^olonel of the Royal Irish Regiment
of Artillery, together with a memorial thereunto annexed, to his
Lordship from Lieut.-Col. (Jhenevix, commanding the said regi-
ment, as to a mode of creating a finrd for pensions for the widows
of officers of the regiment.
The memorials. :] pp.
2G March. 819. The Same to the Same.
Ii-elaml, ^ Relative to two Bills to be sent over in this transmiss, one for
V. ^, o. oil. ^j^^ encouragement of tillage and navigation by granting a
Ijounty on the carriage of corn to the city of Dublin by water
coastvvays, and another for the encouragement of tillage by
giving a bounty for the land carriage of corn to the city of Cork.
"The Bills in themselves, particularly the former, which 'may be a
great nursery for sailors, are calculated for useful purposes, and
the only objection to them is that no jn-ovision is made in them
of any fund for paj'ment of the bounties and salaries therein
320 CALENDAR OF
17GS.
proposed, wliicli will, tlifi'cioi-e, be charged to the re\'enue at large.
The premiums on the inland carriage of corn to Dublin in the two
years to Lady Day 17(37 amounted to u)jwards of 15,000?. If
notice should not be taken of the practice, of charging such
expenses on the revenue at large, without making an augmenta-
tion to that revenue, such Bills may in time be considered as
ruling precedents. In the present case these Bills were not intro-
duced until it was so late in the session that no particular provi-
sion could be made for the expense but by a vote of credit, for
which the amount of the charge seems to be too small. But if
these Bills be passed into law, and if it be thought proper, a
proposal may be made in the next session for a separate provision,
not only for the bounties and salaries now to be established, but
for all such others as have already been granted by Parliament,
and made payable out of the revenues at large.
The gentlemen who carried these Bills through the House,
introduced them \Wthout any intimation of any sort to his
Excellency of any part of their intentions, as is often the case
upon other material matters. Marhed " Private." 4 j)p.
29 March. 820. Lord Weymouth to the Duke of Northumberland.
Doni.Eiitrj-Bk., Though His Majesty's thorough confidence in his Grace's
A.-o, p.4-. vigilance and activity makes it almost superfluous to remind him
of any part of his duty, yet the very unseemly and riotous dispo-
sition which broke out yesterday among the common people after
the election at Brentford makes highly incumbent the signification
of His Majesty's pleasure that precaution be taken in order to
prevent a continuance of these riotous proceedings. It is needless
to observe that it will be highly improper to take any steps that
may show suspicion and alarm imless there be very substantial
reasons ; yet if there should appear any grounds to fear this matter
going any considerable length, it is the King's pleasure that orders
be given to the proper persons to be prepared for such an event,
and to call for military force if absolutely necessary. Is to recom-
mend his Grace to make no further use or communication of this
letter than he shall judge absolutel}" necessary.
30 March. 821. Riot,
Dom. Geo. III., Information of Nicholas Coga and others taken before Sir John
pel. 80, No. 1 3. Fielding, touching a riot on the pre\dous day, and more particularly
as to the part taken in it by Matthew Christian, a " gentleman of
character and fortune," lodging in St. Paul's Churchyard. .3 ^j/).
31 March. 822. Thos. Collixgwood to the Eael of Shelburne.
Dom. Geo. III., Sends a minute of the Committee of the FoundJing Hospital
r^'^}'.^?',, which was made on their reading the letter of John Hawkins,
Esq., of the 21st inst., the case of Henry Ludlow, and the said
letter of Mr. Hawkins.
The minute only. It is in answer to Mr. Hawkins's report on
the case of Henry Ludlow ; — for which, see reports of the Judges for
this year. 2| pj).
No. 14;
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
321
1768.
31 March.
Ireland,
V. 432, No. 107
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
1761-70, p. 142
31 Mai-ch.
31 March.
Church Bk.,
76I-7S,p. 13:
2 April.
Trehind,
V. 433,
No. 1 a, b, I
1.5 Feb.
to
4 April.
Admiraltr,
pd. 157,"
No. 18 atoj.
VOL. II.
823. [Earl of Shelburne] to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Has laid his Excellency's letters of 12th, 17th, 18th, and 19th
inst. before the King, who approved of the proposals, &c. contained
in the same. His Majesty also received very graciously the
address of the High Sheriff and Grand Jury of the county of Water-
ford. Acknowledges the receipt of his Excellency's confidential
letters, which have also been laid before the King. — A draft. 2A p^j.
824. Commodore R. Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Announcing the arrival and departure of troops.
At present there is not the least dispute subsisting between the
Emperor of Morocco, or any of his subjects, and us ; and his
Imperial Majesty seems inclined to continue in this disposition.
But the Spaniards have, since the peace with the Moors, taken
from Barbary so much cattle, corn, Hour, fcc, that he fears the
garrison of Gibraltar will not be in future so well supplied as
heretofore. This convention between the Moors and Spaniards
can by no means be advantageous to England, and he would
gladly embrace any opportunity of setting them at variance
again, if he thought it would be approved of at home, especially
as the Spaniards are doing everything in their power to give the
iloors an ill impression of us. — Gibraltar Bay. 2^ JU^-
825. " Monsieur Jaques Renaud Boullier, elected one of the
ministers of the French church in the Savoy on the 18th of
November 1767, and presented to the Secretary of State by the
Bishop of London on the 81st of March 1768."
" Note delivered to my Lord Weymouth."
Earl of Shelburne to
Ireland.
the Lord Lieutenant of
Lord Ravensworth having, during his, Lord Shelburne's, absence
from town, acquainted Lord Weymouth that he was in expectation
of an answer from his Excellency in regard to the request of
Lieut. Joseph Liddell Farrer, of the 61st Regiment, who purchased
his commission, and now desired to sell out at the Regulation price,
but that the thing would bear no delay, as Mr. Farrer had a
promise of a captain's commission in the East India Company's
service, and in that case ^vould be obliged to go on board one of
the Company's ships on Monday or Tuesday last. Lord Weymouth
laid it immediately before the King, who gave his consent. Desir-
ing his Excellency, therefore, to write an official letter for this
purpose, dated some days before the 2.5th of March, the daj^ of
Lord Ravensworth's application. A draff, marked "Private."
Also, the application from Lord Ravensworth, and a certificate
from General Gray, commanding the 61st Regiment. 6 pp.
827. Mediterranean Pa.s.ses.
A series of letters and reports about the misbehaviour of Peter
Horseman in connexion with a Mediterranean pass, an unjust
prosecution of three of the crew for cftences alleged to have ))eeii
eonunitted at Spithead, and the complications that arose out of
X
322 CALENDAR OF
17G8.
the same with the magistrates of Ostend, — Mr. Thomas Mortimei-,
the Vice-consul i at Ostend, having forwarded the passport to the
Lords of the Admiralty.
The pass was said to have been made out for another vessel of
the same name, which was sunk l;y the master to defraud the
insurers. 25 pp. or parts of p)p>.
4 April. 828. Earl of Shelbuene to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Admiralty Encloses a copy of a memorial from Count Viry, representing
iTec^si^^'^'g ^^^^ desire of his Sardinian Majesty that orders may be given to
prevent the slaves employed in the works at Limpia from making
their escape on board the boats of any of H.M.'s ships, and also a
copy of a late letter from Mr. Potter, charged with His Majesty's
affairs at Turin, and of the enclosures therein, on the same subject.
It is His Majesty's pleasure that they give any orders thereupon
they shall think proper, and communicate them or their opinion,
so that an answer may be given to the Sardinian Minister, His
Majesty being inclined to show all the attention which the nature
of the case will admit.
■3 April. 829, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshexd) to the Earl
Ireland, OF SHELBURNE.
'&oA:fii\ c. Transmittmg lists of nine Public and three Private Bills, sealed
this day in Coimcil, forming the fifth and last transmiss of the
session.
The lists. o\ pp.
5 & G April. 830. Robert Wood to Sir J. Fielding.
■^""Vr'"''-^^'^'' " ^0^'^ Weymouth has been informed that Mr. Stuart, the wine
^ ■"'''''■ " merchant, iipon application to you for assistance against the mob
on the night of the illumination, had not met with that support
Avhich he had I'easou to expect from the civil magistrate. Though
this account does not agree with what his Lordship had conceived
of your vigilance and activity, yet he has ordered me to acquaint
you with it, and to add that though, on the one hand, he relies
much on your zeal, and is ready to do justice to your diligence at the
time of the late riotous proceedings, yet, on the other, he thinks it
his indispensable duty to take notice of any remissness in a
magistrate upon whom so much of the public order and tranquillity
depends ; and if Mr. Stuart's account of this matter be founded,
his Lordship desii'es that I will let you know it wiU very much
change that favourable opinion which he wishes to preserve of
you. His Lordship thinks it would be unfair towards you as weU
as to the public to keep this matter from you, though Mi\ Stuart
has not given it in as matter of formal complaint, but merely for
the Secretary of State's information. Lord Weymouth is willing
to suppose there must be some mistake in what ho has heard.
"P.S. — As Lord Weymouth had taken every j^recaution that
could be imagined in order to support magistracy and give weight
to your proceedings, he is disappointed to find that there should
be any complaint ; and though he despises clamour he must pay
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 323
attention to facts lU'gecl liy a citizen of eliaracter ; and I heartily
■\visli yon may put it in his power to set you clear of imputation,
wliich is his wish also."
kT'siP xo^'ig' '^''"-' ^'^'^^y *° *^"^ ^^^^'^^' ^^ ^^'^^^^'-^ ^''^^ ■"'^^^•
'"^ ■ " ' ^ "■ ■ Sir John Fielding gives a history of the transactions of the night,
and says that, to the best of his knowledge, and to the best of
his abilities, with unwearied attention, diligence, and application,
he has done everything in his jDower to jDreserve peace and good
order, and to detect oiJenders and bring them to justice, from the
beginning to the conclusion of the late unliappy disturbances. Is
sincerely concerned if in any respect Mr. Steward mistook his
meaning, and more so that Lord Weymouth should be dissatisfied
with his conduct as a magistrate. Unfortimate he has always
been ; at present particidarly so, when hi.s warmest endeavours to
discharge a public trust with loyalty to his Sovereign, fidelity to his
country, and obedience to his superiors have been so far inefli'ectual
as not to secure him the confidence of those by wdiom he would
wish to be approved. — Bow Street.
6 April. 831. Lord Lieutexant of Ireland (Towx.shendj to the
Ireland, EaRL OF ShELBURXE.
' ' ^ ■ " Lord Frederick Campbell arrived last Thursday, from whom
his Excellency received such further lights upon the sentiments
of the King's servants as it was judged proper he should bring.
Thought it unnecessary, as everybody was before engaged in their
elections, to communicate till his Lordship's aiiival the determina-
tion of His Majesty that the Augmentation .should be laid before
Parliament. No instructions from other counties have hitherto
followed the example of those from the county of Dublin ; and
as most of the assizes have been held, has great hopes that
the acclamations upon the gracious marks of His Majesty's
favour will not be turned into an opposition to this ineasui'e
calculated for its preservation. Nothing shall be wanting on
his part to carry His Majesty's orders into execution exactly
as he is commanded. Nor will he again trouble His Majesty's
servants with any further representation, however earnestly it is
the general wish of every person here, from the highest to tho
lowest, that this Parliament should instantly be dissolved, and the
Augmentation be proposed in the next, which might meet in the
month of June or July next, where men woidd be at liberty to
act freely, and where no other material business need bo gone
into. Can have no doubts Avhen he receives His Majesty's com-
mands ; and hopes to be pardoned if, when he humljly laid befoi-e
him the sentiments of the principal persons and circumstances of
Ireland, he has appeared tedious. The only motive for being so
particular was that His Majesty might the better judge of the
event. Will esteem it one of the most fortunate ]3eriods of his
life if any credit which he may have derived from the high
situation assigned to him, or from the communication of the most
gracious marks of the King's Royal favour to the pe ople, may
enable him to contribute to the success of His Majesty's service.
324.
CALENDAR OF
17G8.
April.
i.EntryPA-.,
7 April.
Ireland,
V.433, No. 3.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
1761-70, p. 143.
Between
2 Feb. and
9 April.
Lett.Bk., 8ec.V,
1700-71, p. 17.
12 Apri
Ireland,
r. 433, No.
13 April,
Church Bk.,
Scotland,
761-89, No.SS
Begs his Lordsliip to assure the King of his dutiful submission
to His Majesty's commands on all occasions. For his own par-
ticular, he will never think himself at liberty to distinguish
between climate or situation when His Majesty shall think fit to
employ him. — Dublin Castle. Marhcd "Private." 3 p^j.
832. Eaul of Shelburnk to Lord Hillsborough.
Enclosing a copy of a letter from the Earl of Rochford, H.M.'s
Ambassador at Paris, and of the memorial therein mentioned of
Mr. Le Jcuiie, concerning a suit which he has depending in the
Court of Chancery of the Island of Grenada, to be I'ecommended,
if his Lordship shall think proper, to the Governor of the said
Island.
833. The Same to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Relative to the request that Capt. French, thr tenth cajitain of
the 48th Regiment, who purchased all his comini-sujus at a higher
price than what is established by the late Regulations, may have
leave to sell at the regulated price. His Majesty has not thought
proper to comply with the same, and cannot permit tenth comjaany
officers to sell out as if they were actually serving in the regiments
in which they were reduced. ^1 draft. 1 j tip.
834. RoBT. Wood to Mr. Sutton.
Enclosing an exti'act from Sir Joseph Yorke's letter of the 2Gth
past, relative to a proposal of the Greffier to submit the disputes
subsisting between the two Consuls at Algiers to an amicable
adjustment. Asks for Lord Shelburne's opinion whether that idea
is to be adopted or rejected.
835. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Earl of Shelburne.
Acknowledging the receipt of his Lordship's private letter of the
2nd inst. as to Lieutenant Farrer. Had before received a letter
on the same subject from Sir Robert Wilmot, and had directed
that the commanding officer of the regiment should as soon as
possible lay before him a memorial for the purpose aforesaid ;
which has not yet been done, from a difficulty of finding a proper
person to purchase the colours. The moment the succession is
settled, will transmit it in proper ofKce form. 1^ j)p.
836. Earl of Glasgow to Lord Weymouth.
It is his duty to state that, having been appointed H.M.'s Com-
missioni.T td tlic last inciting of the General Assembly of the Church
of Scutluiid, \\v aiiiH.inti'd their next meeting for 19 May 17<JS.
R.-quoststn bi' ivcdiiiinciided to His Majesty to be continued in the
otHce of High Commissioner for this year. — Edinburgh.
18 Apri
Dom.EiitrvI
V. 25, p.' 5
337. Secretary- AT- War (Barrington) to the SaiMe.
There are at Newcastle four companies of BrudneU's, and one at
Gateshead, a suburb of Newcastle. There is also a squadron of
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17G8.
Waklegrave's dragoon guards at Newcastle, and a company of
invalids at Cliftbrd's Fort, which is in the neighbourhood. Is very-
desirous that a whole regiment should always he at Newcastle,
but there are such demands everywhere for troops to assist the
civil magistrate that he does not know from whence such a force
can conveniently be taken. The magistrates of Newcastle seem
well contented with the number of troops now there, but there
will often be fresh riots in that country till some proper example
is made by punishment of the oflenders.
13 April. 838. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshknd) to the
Ireland, EaRL OF ShELBUENE.
Xov^ -'Oa b Transmitting addresses of thanks to the King upon the return
and 21 a,'ii.' of the Bill for limiting the duration of Parliaments, from the High
Sheriff and Grand Jury of the county of Kilkenny, and from the
Sheriff, Grand Jury, and fi-eeholders of the county of Down.
Separate letters.
The addresses are also bound in. 2 iip. and 2 mernhs.
12 and 14 839. Duke of Northumberland to H.M.'s Principal Secre-
April. taries of State.
Dom.Entry Bk., jj^g received within these few days several letters from New-
^■"^'''''' ''"^ ' castle, giving an account of a very riotous spirit having broken
out auKUi^- the .■<ail(>rs and ntln'i- ]MTsuns in that place and its
neighlxiiirlHHiil, wlm Imxc (•niiiniiii id many outrages, a continuance
of which is still -ivatly to !"■ apiTrliciidrd. His Grace enters into
full particulars. The Mayor and (itjnr iiia-istiat<;s i.f Newcastle,
and the justices of N.ntliiinilK rland ami Diiiliam, lia\c ]ivvn very
vigilant and active on this (lecasidu, but it is their iiniti/d request,
in which his Grace joins, that a regiment might be quartered and
continued in Newcastle and the neighbourhood. — Northumberland
House, 12 April.
Eeply fi'om Lord Weymouth, dated the 14th, enclosing a copy
of the letter written in consequence to the Secretary-at-War,
directing him tn gi\'e orders for detaining the ti-oops at Newcastle
and the miMlilioiulioodwhich are now there, and to report whether
the present disposition of the troops in that part of the world may
not admit of an alteration winch may answer the pui'poses of
support to the civil magistrate.
The letter referred tn.
13 and 14 840. The Same to the Same.
April. Submitting whether it may not be expedient that certain arms
Dom.EntryBk., belonging to the Middlesex militia, deposited in the vestry rooms
v.2o, pp. ai-4. am^l other places of little security in Westminster and the neigh-
bourhood of London, should be removed to the Tower, in case
there should be reason to fear a renewal of the mobs and riotous
assemblies.
Lord WcynK.iith's reply, dated the 14tii. It is higldy improper
that armu should at any time lie de}iosited in jilaces of little
CALENDAR OF
14 April.
Criml. Papers
1766-70, p.22:
14 April.
Dom.EntryBk.,
V. 25, p. 47.
Recurity, and particularly at present when so riotous a disposition
appears among the populace. But as there are objections to de-
positing those arms now in the Tower, his Grace is to take all
possible precautions for the present by giving the necessary orders
for particular attention and vigilance upon this occasion ; and in
case of an attempt by the populace to possess themselves of the
arms, is to call out the military, orders having been issued to the
Secretary-at-War to support the civil magistrate upon every
necessary occasion.
841. Lord Weymouth to John Calcraft, Esq.
Is extremely sorry to find that any expectations of mercy should
have been raised in the mind of the unhappy young man who was
found guilty of forgery at Pool. Did not delay a moment laying
before tlie King the petition in the condemnecl's favour ; but HLs
Majesty was cleaidy of opinion that no reference should be made
to the Judge, nor any respite sent, in a crime of so dangerous a
natiu-e, particularly in a commercial cormtry, unless there appeared
some new circumstances which could not have come to the
Judge's knowledge to authorize it.
842. The S.uiE to Lord Onslow.
The same as that of March 29 to the Duke of Northumberland,
with some verbal changes.
14 April.
Ireland,
V. 433, No. 13.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
I761-70,p. 146
19 April.
Ireland,
V.433,
Ko. 26 a,b,c.
843. [Earl of Shelburne] to the Lord Lieutenant of
1kel.\nd.
Relative to Lieut.-Col. Chenevix's proposal as to a mode of
creating a fimd for pensions for widows of oiEcers of the Royal
Irish Artillery. His Majesty did not come to any immediate
determination thereupon. A draft, '^k fP-
844. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Town.shend) to the
Earl of Shelburne.
The House . of Commons met this day, when Lord Fredei'ick
Campbell presented his Excellency's message concerning the
Augmentation, a copy of which is enclosed, and which is to be
considered in a Committee of the whole House on the 2nd of May,
on which day the House is to be called over. As there was no
business depending. Lord Frederick had dii-ections, in order to
prevent any disagreeable motions that were expected, to signify
his Excellency's pleasure to the House to adjourn till May 2.
But this was opposed on the pretence that the Militia Bill could
not be considered ; and though no instance could be produced of
a negative given to a message of this kind coming in form from
Government, the House was divided upon it; it was, however,
carried in the affii-mative, — 80 to 4G. Wishes he could
form any judgment of the success of the main question ; but at
present there is a strong appearance of opposition to it. Believes
• many who wish well to His Majesty's service will be afraid to
sup]iort it, on the eve of a general election, with that zeal that
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21 A|.
21 April.
Treas.EntryBk.,
1763-75, p. 228.
23 April.
Church Bk.,
Scotland,
1761-89,
pp. 92-8.
they would exert at another time. Will use, however, every
mean,'! in hi.s power to engage them to the support of it. — Dublin
Castle.
A copy of the message, and a report of the proceedings of the
House of Commons on April 19. 5^ 'pP-
845. The Same to the Same.
iMicloses a copy of a message delivered to the House of Lords
this day concerning the Augmentation, when Tuesday the 3rd of
next month was appointed for taking the same into consideration,
when all the Lords in town are to be summoned to attend. Imme-
diately after this the Lord Chancellor signified his Excellency's
pleasure to the House to adjourn itself till Monday the 2nd of
next month, which was carried on a division, — contents 28, non-
contents 7. Nothing extraordinary passed, but that, after the
division was told. Lord Moimtmorres gave notice in form that
some of the Lords in the minority intended to protest. Finds
upon enquiry that this was the first division in the House of Lords,
as well as in the House of Commons, upon a message for adjourn-
ment signified m form from the Lord Lieutenant.
The message. 4 pp. or parts of pp.
846. The Earl of Shelburxe to the Lords of the
Treasury.
Encloses the copy of a letter from the Count du Chatelet, the
French Ambassador, containing a complaint of the captain of the
French vessel, the " Marianne," of Nantes, stranded near Laugharne,
in Carmarthenshire, that he has not met with the assistance he
expected from the officers of the Crown, and that an exorbitant
salvage has been exacted from him. Suggests measures to be
taken in consequence, &c.
847. Earl of Glasgow, H.M.'s Commissioner to the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Instructions, private instructions, and additional private in-
structions. [Similar to those of previous years.]
A letter from Lord Weymouth, enclosing the aliove, and his
commission, &c.
23 Aprd.
Church Bk.,
848. Mr. Egbert Wood to Thomas Bradshaw, Esq.
Asking him to move the Lords of the Ti-easury to order the
usual warrants for the salary of the Commissioner, and His
Majesty's annual gift for propagating the Reformed Religion in the
Highlands and Islands.
23 April. 849. Earl of Siieleurne to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, IRELAND.
V. 433, No. 24.
^Irdami'" addresses transmitted very graciously.
Correspnce.,
1761-70,p. 147.
Acknowledging receipt of letters, .S:c. His Majesty received the
328 CALENDAU OF
1768.
23 April. 850. Tlie Same to the Same.
Ii\-i;ind, His Excellency will have received by the return of the mes-
V. 4.3.3, No. -2.5. s^enger such Bills as have been approved in Council. The Bill for
the better securing the liberty of the subject has not been thought
proper to be returned, from the opinion of all H.M.'s law servants
that its provisions are not yet safe in Ireland, where the Roman
Catholic religion is still so ]irevalent, and where there is not yet
such a check on riots and clisordrrs, wliicli are but too frequent
from their not being, in certain casr,~, capital oti'ences as in England
by stat. 1 Geo. I. cap. 5., whereas in li'rland they remain only
misdemeanours at common law. This Bill likewise goes further
than that sent over in 17CG, by transcribing from the Act of
31 Car. II. certain clauses declaring it false imprisonment where
any inhabitant or resident of Ireland shall be sent prisoner to
England or elsewhere out of Ireland, and giving damages not
under 500?., with the exception only of such resident being sent
for trial to another country if he should have committed a capital
ofl'ence there. The established course of the Courts of Justice
with regard to the writ of Habeas corpus is also, as the law now
stands, very easy in practice and salutaiy to the subject. A draft.
" Private." 2| 2^P-
23 April. 851. Robert Wood to Mr. Francis.
Lett. Bk., See's, Lord Wcymouth, on hearing the account of the liehaviour of the
1766-,!, p. 18. Sheriff's officers relative to the orders they had received to arrest
Mr. Wilkes, expressed much surprise at the shameful and negligent
manner in which that matter has been conducted. As his Lord-
ship has already spoken to the Attorney General on that head, he
makes no doubt but all proper attention will be paid to it, and
that he, Mr. Francis, will have directions how to proceed. —
St. James's.
8to25April. 852. Proceedings as to a Reprieve.
Crimi. Papers, Letters, reports, and affidavits relating to the case of three
^'fss-'"'" soldiers, John Styles, James Oliver, and James Owen, who were
223-4, and' convictcd before Mr. Justice Willes at Exeter, and sentenced to
2-28-40. death, for a rape, attended with many atrocious and affijcting cir-
cumstances. It finally comes out that in one particular regarding
herself the prosecutrix had committed perjury on the trial, but
nothing ap]3ears to lessen the atrocity of the crime. The Judge,
nevertheless, desired to prevent "so dreadful a carnage " (p. 188)
as the death of the three criminals, but could not point out any
one for mercy. At first the clergy and gentlemen of the army at
Exeter were very much at variance with each other on the
occasion (p. 189), but afterwards worked in concert (p. 234), and
at last were so fully convinced of the prosecutrix's perjury that
they most ardently and sincerely wished His Majesty's mercy
might be extended to all the prisoners rather than be confined to
any one or two of them (p. 239). The last letter (p. 240) from
Lord Weymouth to Mr. Justice Willes concludes thus: — "His
" Majesty well remembers that under your last reprieve their
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" execution is fixed for Monday the 2nd of May next, but as you
" suggest nothing, he has no further orders to give on that liead."
Indri'd, throughout, it is clearly shown that His Majesty would
do udthiiig without an explicit opinion from the Judge as to which
111' till- pris'iiiiTs sliould have mercy shown to him or them ; which
ojnnion tlie Judge said he could not give.
The details of tlie crime, and many other circiunstances, are fully
set out.
2.5 April. 853. Lord Weymouth to the Secretary-at-War.
Dora.Enfrylil;., Directing him to give orders for carrying into execution the
■^•"•>>p- /'*■ alterations proposed m the Quartermaster General's report relative
to the disposition of troops, in order to have a regiment in tlie
town and neighbourhood of Newcastle.
20 April. 854. Earl of Sheli!ltr\e to the Lord Lieutenant of
IreUmd, IRELAND.
V. 433, No. -27. Writes only to acknowledge the private letters of the 6th and
19th inst. His Majesty is entirely satisfied with his zeal, and is
persuaded that nothing will be wanting on his Excellency's part
towards carrying his orders into execution. Has nothing left to
add, except sincere wishes for the success of this measure of the
Augmentation. A draft, marked "Private." Ih pp.
27 April. 855. The Same to Lord Hillsborough.
Dom.EntrjBk., Enclosing a copy of a letter just received from Mons. du C'ha-
V.24, p. 1,8. i^i^.^^ the Fi-ench Ambassador, in favour of Mr. de Cazenovc, who
has some concerns in H.M.'s Island of Grenada. His Lordship, if
he sliall think ]iroper, is to recommend him to the protection of
Mr. ilelvill, H.M.'s Governor, and to such assistance as he may
pr(.)perly affoixl him towards the recovery of his just debts.
28 April. 856. Guey Cooper to Eichaed Sutton, Esq.
Doin. Geo. III., Encloses copies of two letters relating to the French ship wrecked
Nos^'Hab c ^"^ ^^^ coast of Wales.— Treasury Chambers.
The enclosures. They relate to the ship " Mary Ann," wrecked
at Laugharne, and plimdered by the inhabitants. It was imagined
that the prosecution of the wreckers was the business of Lady
Maud, the lady of the manor. 3 j pp.
29 April. 857. The Attorney General to Lord Shelburne.
])om. Geo. III., Asks for the communication of any information from Ireland
pc.^o.iO. -2. ^Y^^^ maybe proper for perusal in settling the Public Irish Bills
now lying before him and the Solicitor. 1 p.
29 April. 858. Sir Robert Wilmot to the Same.
Dom. Geo.lll., Relative to the insertion of the word " Royal '' in the Bill for
pel. so, No. 23. b^iijing an Exchange in the city of Dublin, 'l p.
29 April. 859. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Treasury.
Trciis.EntrvBk., An unavoidable expense has been incurred in the liianngement
IT*23l-i. *^'' Ji-^l-"« 'affairs at Algiers since 14 Dec. I7(i.'), bey(jnd the usual
charges of that Consulship, particularly from the accession of a
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17G8
new Dey, and from Mr. Sampson having been sent out from
England with the full salary and extraordinaries, and the leng-fch
of time elapsed before his arrival there. Explains the several
demands that have been made, and what part His Majesty has
allowed.— Whitehall.
SO April. 860. Opokto Merchaxts.
Dom. Geo. III., Eepresentatiou liy the Committee of Oporto Merchants of the
pel. so, No. 24. grievances arising out of the King of Portugal's edict of 16 Jan.
last, which is a comSrmation and extension of the power granted
to the monopoly company of Alto D'Ouro, thereby enhancing the
price of wines. — London. Ih pp-
30 April. 861. Lord Lieutexaxt of Ireland (Towxshexd) to the
jjgjanc,^ Earl of .Shelburxe.
^^ ^- -iS'l-' , Has received the letter of the 23rd inst., &c.— Dublin Castle.
Nos. 34,3.Ta,b.
1 2h
Another letter, transmitting a memorial recommending an
exchange.
The memorial. 2 pp.
3 May. 862. The Same to the Sajie.
Ireland, Yesterday the House of Commons resolved itself into a Com-
o'/^\ mittee of the whole House to consider his message of the 19th; to
" ' ' which IVIi'. Conolly made the enclosed motion for an address to His
Majesty, and was seconded by Mr. Thos. Dawson, knight of the
shire for the county of Monaghan. The reason of his Excellency's
concurring in this address was the certain intelligence he had
received that, after the utmost canvassing on each side, the
numbers would run very near, and that there was no other
chance of obtainmg a majority than the holding out the strongest
security that this country should not at any time be left with
less than 12,000 men within it, except in the case of an actual
invasion or rebellion in Great Britain. Was the more inclined
to give way to an address of this sort, as he was certain that
the whole tm-ned upon the answer His Majesty would give
to the demand. Is very sorry, however, to say that, notwith-
standing every effort which was made, and every support given
bj' the country gentlemen, who, to secure the success of this
measure, had advised to have it postponed to another session, the
address was rejected by 108 against 104. A motion was then made
for an address to his Excellency, setting forth the inability of the
country to bear the additional expense of this augmentation ; but
it being then two o'clock in the morning, that motion was not gone
into. The chairman not being directed to ask leave to sit again, the
Committee, of course, was closed. This day the enclosed motion
w^as made, which is considerably altered from that proposed before,
and which, after a debate lasting from three in the afternoon till
nine at night, was at last carried by 10-5 against 101.
It is impossible for him immediately to submit to His JIajesty's
consideration what may be necessary to be done in support of
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those who have during the whole of this session uniformly sup-
ported Government, or in resentment to those who have as
uniformly obstructed the carrying into execution His Majesty's
intentions. Will only say at present that the Earl of Shannon,
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Prime Serjeant, Mr. Attorney General, and
Mr. Serjeant Dennis have, both in public and in private, taken
every method, by themselves and by their friends, to defeat the
measiu'e. Will very soon, however, lay his sentiments befoi-e
His Majesty upon this important business. A motion of the same
sort with that which was first proposed in the House of Commons
was this day moved in the House of Lords by Lord Carrick (whose
zeal for His Majesty's service his Excellency cannot too highly
commend), and was carried by 49 against 9. Not having as yet
seen the Chancellor, it is impossible at present for him to send
the addi-ess, or to say exactly what passed in that House. —
Dublin Castle.
Copies of the two motions. 5A jyp.
19 April
and
2, 3, & 4 May.
Ireland,
v. 43.3,
Nos. 29-31.
5 May.
Entered in
Ireland
CoiTespnce.,
1761-70,11.148.
May.
Ireland,
V. 433,
Nos. 37 a, b
and 39 a, h
863. Ireland.
Printed Votes of the House of Commons of L'eland, of these
dates. 21 jip.
864. Eakl of Shelbukne to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland.
Acknowledging letters of 18 March and 21 April, &c. ^1 draft.
I p.
865. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townsiiend) to the Earl
OF Shelburne.
Transmitting the address from the House of Lords to the King,
relative to the proposed augmentation, and a copy of their address
to his Excellency, with his'answers thereto. — Dublin Castle.
The addi-esses. 4 2^p.
Another letter, enclosing returns of the 54th and 53rd Regiments,
which arrived at Cork on the 23rd and 24th past respectively.
Has ordered a General Officer forthwith to repair to Cork, to
examine the men, and discharge such as are unfit for service-
Dublin Castle.
The returns. 3 pl'-
7 May.
Dom.EnlryBk.,
V.25, p. 119.
866. Sir John Fielding to Mr. Wood.
Sends an account of his proceedings in connexion with the
assembling of the seamen at the Queen's House with an intention
to petition His Majesty relative to their wages. Eeports every-
thing in a state of tranquillity. — Bow Street, 9 o'clock.
332 CALENDAR OF
1768.
7 Maj^ 867. Earl of Shelburxe to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, Hopes he will have received the seven Bills retiu-ned by the nies-
T.43.!, No. 33. ^f.j-iger. The Bill for the encouragement of tillage and navigation
hy granting a bounty on the carriage of corn coastwise has been
returned with the alteration of being made temporary. If a Bill
should be proposed in the next Parliament for the continuance of
this liounty, it is expected that care will be taken to make some
other provision without breaking into H.M.'s hereditary revenue,
Avhich should not be touched without previously knowing His
Majesty's pleasure. The Bill to enable Papists to lend money to
Protestants on mortgages of lands, &c. in Ireland, has been far
from being disajjproved by the Council ; but as some of the Council
suggested certain effects it would have in regard to the system
of laws against Popery, as well as some other dangerous con-
sequences, and as his Excellency had not written anything on the
subject, it was thought more secure to let it go over to another
session, when, in the meanwhile, His Majesty may be informed
more particularly of the grounds on Avhich it was proposed, and
the sentiments of principal persons upon it. A drajf, marked
" Private." 3| 2>/>.
7 May. 868. Ireland.
Ireland, Printed Votes of the House of Commons of Ireland of this
V. 43.3, No. 43. ,,^_^, g ,^,^,
9 May. 869. Intelligence received from the' Earl of Hillsborough.
Dom.Entr.vl5k., The confusion is still increasing. The sailors have this morning
Y. 2j, p. 80. completed what was before unfinished with respect to immanning
and otherwise disabling all the ships in the river from sailing.
One only attempted to escape, but unsuccessfully. They have
appointed Stepney Fields for their rendezvous, where about 5,000
or 0,000 are now assembled. The watermen have likewise been
]in'ssing all then- corps to join them, and this morning the coal-
ht:n ers have taken the same resolution. They have given out
tliat they intend by and bye to pay a visit to the Corn Market in
Mark Lane, which causes much confusion there. — Navy Office,
" near 12 o'clock."
9 May. 870. Daniel Ponton, Chairman of the Southwark Session.s, to
Dom.EntryBk., MR. WOOD.
^^•j^'^^^ Enclosing a letter to Lord .Weymouth on the alarming pro-
''''■'"'' ' ' ceedings of the sailors. [See preceding.]
The letter to Lord Weymouth. The origin of those disturbances
ajipears most certainly to be that of Newcastle; and from the
ailvautages (which for Avant of power could not be prevented)
obtained liy them at that place, they are encouraged to make this
dangerous ' attempt here. The consequence has been a total
stagnation of trade on the river. In regard to the article of
wa"-es, there can be no stipulated contract on that accomit. The
trade and shipping is so much reduced, that there are few or none
that proceed upon a voyage, allowing for the decrease of caiiital, but
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 333
1768.
what sink money. Suggests amendment of the Provision Bill by
extending the importation, and of the Seamen's Act, " in the merchant
" service, to the support of which, every seaman, when emjiloyed,
" pays Gd. per month ; but at present is by much inadequate to
" the many claimants." Something of this sort might do service,
and " keep at least the marine of the kingdom pacifique, with the
" assistance of Providence by plentiful seasons."
Makes suggestions for dispersing the dangerous assembly, (ice.
10 May. 871. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
Ireland, OF [ShELBURNE].
.4.33, i 0.42. Proposes, as soon as the Bills which remain to be retui-ned from
England shall have been transmitted hither and passed through
the Houses, to prorogue Parliament to some short day previous
to June i-ith next, when it will be determined. From the day
on which the Royal assent was given to the Octennial Bill, the
gentlemen have been almost totally employed in soliciting votes
and interest. Many of the counties and boroughs are strongly
contested, and considerable sums of money have been already
lavished, to the great encouragement of idleness and riot amongst
the common people, and to the great injury of the private fortunes
of the candidates. It is, therefore, highly important to put a stop
to these mischiefs, which can only be done by the immediate
dissolution of the present, and issuing writs for a new Parliament
as soon as po^silile. This is most ardently desired and recom-
mended, ii'.t (.Illy by His Majesty's principal servants, but by other
persons of tln^ first weight and distinction. Concurring with them
in opinion that it will not only save the country from becoming a
scene of dissipation and animosity, but be received as a peculiar
mark of His Majesty's goodness, proposes that the Parliament be
dissolved on the day next after the iirorogation, and writs for a
new one issued as soon as proper Bills can be transmitted from
the Council to England as the cause for calling a new Parliament,
and to be offered to each House as usual at the opening of the
session, and returned under the Great Seal of Great Britain with
His Majesty's commission for calling a new Parliament. As the
writs will not be returnable in less than 40 days, there will be
sufficient time for His Majesty to determine whether the new
Parliament shall assemble upon the return of the writs, or be
prorogued from time to time, as was done in 17G1 on the acce.ssion
of His Majesty. — Dublin Castle.
10 May. 872. The Same to the Sa.me.
ireLiDci, Is confident that when the King comes to reflect on certain
Xo^44 ff til i passages in Iris Excellency's letters, he can be no stranger to the
scandalous cause of the miscarriage of his gracious intentions for
the public service and the particular security of Ireland ; — the
more so from the manner in which this matter was laid before the
Committee. It was clearly made out that, so far from any addi-
tional vote of credit being wanted, the money already voted would be
sufficient until the meeting of Parliament again in the usual course,
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to answer the whole expense of the estimate enclosed., marked A.,
which was in that manner proposed to the House. The enclosed
estimate marked B. will explain why no vote of credit was neces-
sary. And when it is considered that the expenses of Government
therein are put upon the highest calculation, and the revenue upon
the lowest, it will be seen that no reasonable doubt could be
entertained on that head ; particulaily as, from the enclosed com-
jtarison marked G. of the nine months ending at Christmas 17GG
with the nine months ending at Christmas 1707, the revenues, even
under their present management, are increasing to a considerable
degree. It is impossible to ex2:ilain the state of the country more
fully than has been already done in his letters, and through Lord
Frederick Campbell. From these representations His Majesty will
be convinced upon what grounds many of the leading interests of
this kingdom have hitherto xmdertaken to carry on H.M.'s affairs ;
and why, when difficulties have arisen or been artificially created,
Government has generally been defeated by its o\m. strength. At
all events, this last shameful refusal cannot leave a doubt m His
Majesty's mind on the subject. That the King may know how
many of his principal servants and of those peculiarly indebted to
his goodness have ventured to support the interest and ambition
of a few individuals, has sent the (three) enclosed lists, taken with
all possible exactness, setting forth in what manner the several
members voted who could by any means be prevailed upon to
attend this important question. As he formerly ventured, thi-ough
Lord Frederick Campbell, to submit to the King and his servants
his opinion that the most effectual means to restore vigour to this
Government would be keei^ing Ireland imder the constant atten-
tion of a resident Governor, in whose hands ought to be pilaced,
subject to the control of H.M.'s Treasury in England, the absolute
disposal of the several offices of the revenue, so is now confirmed
more and more in that opinion, from the great weight some of the
Commissioners have been able to exert over several members who
are at present officers under them, and whose conduct on this
occasion cannot otherwise be accounted for. But as these are
remedies which can only operate by degrees, if approved of, cannot
helji wishuig to know whether some pei'sons in the diflerent
branches of the service ought not to be immediately marked as
the particular objects of His Majesty's displeasure. For his own
part, will only say that amongst those who, during this remark-
able session, have supported the King's Government with constancy
and firmnesis, without so much as . hinting at any consideration,
there are many men of the first abilities, of the gxeatest .integrity
and property, who, if changes be thought necessary, could be
recommended to His Majesty as servants who woidd carry on
public business with safety and credit. Can say this with the
greatest certainty, because, after having repeatedly given their
advice to postpone the augmentation till their elections should
be over, and themselves at liberty, yet, from the instant they knew
the King's deteviniiKitiun to try this measure immediately (which
in principli' aiipraivd to tliLia right), they did, in ptiblic and in
private, with tlieir interests and abilities, at tho hazard of their
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elections, give the utmost support to carrying it. In this point,
indeed, they have not been able to succeed ; yet with uncommon
application they have hitherto been able to resist the temper of the
people in general fi'om breaking out into violence,— which factious
and interested men, by great management, thought themselves secure
of Is not without hopes, too, that when it shall be observed that
His Majesty's disapprobation is strongly shown to the principal
opposers of so salutary a measure, the tide of popular resentment
will be dii-ected against those who have endeavoured to direct
it against Government itself Has in the private letter of this
date submitted to His Majesty's consideration some of those
o-entlemen who ought, he thinks, immediately to be the objects
of his favour ; the doing which at this time will give great force
to the Government here, which has hitherto been defeated by
the weight and through the interests of a few individuals who
have consulted their own consequence more than the honour and
dignity of the Cro^vn. Amongst the few things which his Excel-
lency has had in his power to dispose of, he has only consulted the
great objects of His Majesty's wishes ; and neither in the promises
to recommend, nor in the assurances to the independent gentlemen
Avhich he was authorised by the letter of Feb. 10 to make, has he
once suffered anything but the merit of those who exerted them-
selves in the support of Government to have the least effect
upon him.
p.S. — To show the increase of trade between Ireland and the
Plantations since the last war, has sent the enclosed paper, marked
C, which was very fully stated in the House of Commons. — Dublin
Castle.
A printed " Scheme for the Military Establishment of Ireland,
" and Estimate of the expence for augmenting it to 15,235
" men," and the enclosures mentioned. A. is headed, " Reasons for
" having fixed the 1st of January 1769 for placing the intended
" augmented numbers on the Irish Establishment." There are lists
of the members who voted for and against the augmentation, and
of those who were absent, with the places which any of them held.
33 pp. and G ^'i^. of print
The two " private letters " of this date alluded to in the pre-
cedino-. In the fii-st, his Excellency recommends the grant of the
dignity of an Earl to Lord Viscount Kingston; of a Viscount to
Barons Blayney, Mounteagle, and Gore ; of a Baron to the following
members of Parliament, who are persons of considerable property,
viz., Abraham Creighton, Jolm Eyre, and Dudley Alexander Sidney
Cosby, Esquires ; and of a Baronet to James Nugent, Esq., (recom-
mended by Lord Clare,) John Freake, Esq., (recommended liy the
Earl of Arran,) and Edward Loftus, Esq., a member of Parliament.
His Excellency requests that the King's pleasin-e upon these
recommendations may be signified as soon as convenient, that the
same may be generally known before the ParHament is prorogued.
In the other private letter his Excellency says that he camiot
but be very anxious to have some mark of His Majesty's favour con-
ferred on the family of the Earl of Tyi-one and his brother, Mi-. John
33G
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1768.
11 May.
Dom.KntryBli.
12 May.
Dom.EntrvBk.,
12 May.
Ireland,
r. 433, No. 40.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
761-
149.
12 May.
Ireland,
V.433,
No. 4'.t a, h.
13 May.
Circular Bk,
Eeresford ; Ijoth of whom, by themselves, their relations, and theii-
fi-iends, most zealously supported His Majesty's measures at this
critical conjuncture, and who were the first persons to declare their
fixed resolution to give all the assistance in their power to the
augmentation when his Majesty's determination was known. But
as no immediate opportunity occurs of distmguishiug Lord Tyrone's
services as they deserve, his Excellency entreats that Mr. Beresford
may bo immediately appointed of H.M.'s Privy Council in Ireland.
Also that the like mark of favour be extended to three other
members of the House of Commons who have given the utmost
assistance, and who from their characters and estates are \ery
deserving ; viz., Sir Henry Cavendish, Sir Thomas Maude, and Sir
Henry Deane, Barts. 4 irp.
873. Lord Weymouth to Mr. Stephens.
Asks what assistance the Admiralty can give towards putting
a stop to the proceedings of the sailor.-^. The merchants propo.se
that six armed cutters should be in the river.
874. Me. Ismay to Lord Weymouth.
Is just returned from the Pool and the general ]>lace of rendez-
vous of the seamen. Finds them still embodiiMl, and continuing to
commit depredations on the ships; but this thh- tlicy liave stopped
all Gravesend boats and sailing vessels of evriy ilrii..iiiination, being
resolutely determined that none shaU pass. Has instructed the
landlord of the house where they chiefly assemble to fix up in a
conspicuous place some of the Royal proclamations, but fears they
will not produce the desired eflect. — Thames Street.
875. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Sends the speech which the Loixls aj^iiointed by commission
under the Great Seal to meet the new Parliament mai.ie to both
Houses yesterday. A draft. 1 /).
876. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
OF Shelburne.
Enclosing a'Ust of 14 Public Bills and five Private Bills, to which
he gave the Royal assent this day in the House of Peers. — Dublin
Castle.
The list. 6i irp.
877. Lord Weymouth to Messrs. Delaval, Langlois, and
Shirley ; Sir A. Mitchell, Sir J. Goockicke ; Messrs.
Gunning, Wroughton, Carrol, Cressener, Greville, Wood
ford, and Gordon.
Acknowledges letters. Encloses the speech to both Houses, on
Wednesday la.st, of the Dukes of Cumberland and Gloucester,
and other Lords, H.M.'s Commissioners mider the Great Seal to
oi)en the new Parliament. The same day the Plouse of Commons
re-elected Sir John Cust, Bart., to be their Speaker.
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Addition to Mr. Langlois. Sends His Majesty's letter to tlie
Empress Queen, in ansAver to H.I.JI.'s notification of the espousa'
of the King of Naples with the Archduchess Maria Carolina.
13 May 878. Deputy Govekxor axd Committee of the H' I'^on'.,
Dom.EiitrvEk., BaY COMPANY to LoRD WeT MOUTH.
^'"''^'- ''■ Representing the dangers to which their factors and servants
in Hudson's Bay will be expcsed if the vessels fitted out to provision
the settlements, which have been forcibly detained in the river
by the seamen since Friday last, cannot proceed on their voya'-'-e.
Asking for relief and protection.
H May. 879, Lords of Trade to the Earl of Shelburxe.
Dom. Ge-.i. III., Transmit, for investigation, copies of papers relative to a com-
N^rij li' b plaint against the British Vice-Consul in the port of Gion, in
Spain, of his having neglected to give proper assistance to the
memorialist, the Captain of the ship '■' Margaret " or " Pewoy,"
in his business there, and of his having demanded from him several
sums oi: money upon pretence of allowances to himself and to the
Consul General at the Groyn.
A portion of the enclosures ; viz , a copy of a letter from
Mr. Peter Hodgson, merchant, of Mark Laue, and of the memorial
of Codner, the master of the ship. .3 pp.
14 May. 380. Earl of Shelburxe to the Lord Lieutexaxt of Ireland.
Ireland, Acknowledging the private letter of the 3rd inst. relative to the
^' ' ^ "■ ■ fate of the Augmentation, &;c. Would not defer acquaintino- lug
Excellency of the King's approbation of his conduct ; — the event
of which, though not answerable to His Majesty's wishes or his
Excellency's endeavours, does not prevent His Majesty seeing very
clearly, and with great satisfaction, his zeal and disinterestedness.
Takes it for granted he will immediately prorogue the Parliament
in order for its speedy dissolution, as is usually practised here,
before the time of its legal expiration, as well to preserve the
King's prerogative as to prevent that degree of confusion in which
the kingdom must naturally be kept till the approaching elections
are over. A draft. 2 pj^.
14 May. 881. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
Ireland, OF ShELBURXE.
^' ' ' °' ^ " Has received his letter of the 7th, and will wait witli gi-eat
impatience for the arrival of the last transmiss, which was to leave
London on Thursday last. The alteration in the Bill for the
encouragement of tillage and navigation, &:c., is, in his opinion,
extveiiiely proper. The Bill to enable Papists to lend money to
Protestants on mortgages of lands in this kingdom was introduced
by Lord Annalj^ The letter which accompanied it from tlie Privy
Council contained all the reasons which were thought necessary
here for explaining its use and tendenc^y. Did not think it
necessary to write a se])arate letter himself upon it ; it not beinf
usual for the Lord Lieutenant singly to wriie explanations
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upon Bills, unless they carry something extraordinary which may
require it. Had he known of any objections on the other side
time enough to have given an answer to them, would have applied
not only to Lord Annaly, but to other persons of knowledge, for
further information. If it is pointed out what particular explana-
tions are wanting, will take care to have the subject reconsidered
in due time, and stated in the fullest and clearest manner, in order
to have the Bill resumed in another session. Yesterday the Judges'
Bill was rejected in the House of Commons, as he expected, on
account of the additions made in Great Britain. — Dublin Castle.
Marked " Private." 2^ 2^P-
14 May. 882. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland Informing him of the death of H.R.H. the Princess Louisa
i76i-?o,Tu9. Anne.-Whitehall.
15 May. 883. Rising among the Tailors.
Doiii. EiitryBk., Lord Weymouth to the Lord Mayor of London. Has just been
V...), i.p. .- . j^fQj-mg(j that the tailors intend to assemble to-morrow morning,
and go round to the several masters in London to compel their
journeymen to join them, in order to oblige the trade to raise
their present rate of wages. Is persuaded his Lordship will take
every measiu'e possible to prevent the rising.
Mr. William Fraser to Sir John Fielding. With information to
the same efiect. Lord Weymouth desires that he and the rest of
the justices will do their utmost to prevent the rising ; but cannot
give more particulars, either as to the place of rendezvous or hour
of meeting.
Same to the Same, " late at night." Lord Weymouth approves
of his proposal of endeavouring, with the rest of the magistrates, to
dissuade the tailors from going to the House to-morrow in the
very large body of which they are expected to consist, and, by
every argument he can devise, to try to prevail on them to disperse.
To do the like also with the coopers, who have the same intention
of assembling to-morrow, and for the very same motives.
IG May. 884. Sir John Fielding to Mr. Fraser.
Dom.EnirvBk., Every possible step was taken this morning by the magistrates,
V. 2 J, p. luo. ^^^ ^jj^y ^Q prevent the meeting of the tailors by going themselves to
the houses of call, but to disperse them when met in Lincoln's Inn
Fields ; but in vain. The magistrates, being defeated in this point,
went in a body with the peace officers to Westminster, and stopped
the whole body near Guildhall, and persuaded a gi'cat number to
go into the Hall, Avhere they agreed to send six persons only with
their petition to the House of Commons, which consisted of two
]jarts, the fh'st requesting the repeal of a late Act relative to tailors,
the second to raise their wages. Every member refusing to accept
of the petition whilst the tumultuous assembly was there, the jour-
neymen tailors went away gradually, and, he dares say, will never
meet again in the same manner.
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17 May. 885. Circular to Ministers, &c.
Cire^^iarBk., Lord Weymouth to Messrs. Delaval, Langlois, and Shirley;
-^j, p. . j^j^, j^^ Jlitchell, Sir J. Goodricke, Messrs. Wroughton, Stanhope,
Cressener, Greville, Woodford, Swallow, Mathias, Wolters, Gordon,
Corry, and Fenwicke ; Governor Wood, Lord Justice Clerk, and
Marquess of Lome.
Announcing the death of H.R.H. the Princess Louisa Anne, and
enclosing letters of notification, fcc.
17 May. 886. EjUil of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, jjj answei' to his letter of the 10th iust. His Majesty entkely
Nor'47 48 concui's in the judgment that an immediate dissolution of the
present Parliament, and the issuing writs for calling a new one as
soon as possible, is a neees.sary measure. His Excellency is there-
fore to act as he proposes A draft. ^ pp.
Draft of another letter from the same, marked " Private," stating
that his Excellency's letter of the 10th inst., and his two private
letters of the same date, have been sent to the King, who has been
at Richmond for some days past. His Lordship will see the King
to-morrow, and receive his directions upon their contents. 1 /).
17 May. 887. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
Ireland, OF ShELBURNE.
lTo^'53 a' b. Sends an extract of a letter received by Mr. Clements from his
son, Lieut.-Col. Clements, of the (J9th Foot, from Paris, stating that
certain Irish priests, whose names are set down in the inclosure,
and who are in some credit in France, are set out for this kingdom,
to be present during the ensuing elections, and to feel the pulses of
the commonalty ; and that there are many Roman Catholic Irish
persons, both of the cloth and the sword, coming over at this time,
as well from France as the Empress's dominions, as he apprehends,
for bad purposes. Has given the necessary orders to the Revenue
officers hereupon. — Dublin Castle.
The extract. The writer states that he knows for certain that
the views of the French are bent towards Ireland whenever they
shall be in a situation to make war, which they are making all
preparations possible for. One of the persons named is described
as a surgeon ; two others, as students in medicine. 3 pp.
19 May 888. Lord Weymouth to John Smith and Francis Wood,
Criml. I'Mpers, Esqs.
1 , Go-, 0, p. 249. Their report on the case of William Dyson, who was sentenced to
transp(jrtation at the Wakefield Quarter Sessions for stealing an iron
axle-tree, makes iro answer to a material part of his Lordship's
reference, which required their opinion whether the said WiUiam
Dyson may or may not be a proper object for a free pardon. They are
therefore to take the case again into their consideration, and report
whether they have any objection to such pardon being granted.
Encloses, for their assistance, a letter from Mr. Wedderburn, one of
H.M.'s coimsel, which seems to have great weight.
340 CALENDAR OF
1768.
19 May. 889. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, IRELAND.
.433, iSo. 50. jjjj^ Majesty approves of the several recommendations contained
in his Excellency's private letters (45 and 4G) of 10th inst. It i.s
also His Majesty's pleasure that Mr. Bligh, late Lieutenant General,
be acquainted that the King took particular notice of his name on
this occasion, and that it confirmed his good opinion of that gentle-
man's disinterestedness and honourable conduct. The clearness of
his Excellency's last despatch, and the state of the revenue, gave
the King the greatest satisfaction. He, however, could not read over
the list of those persons who voted against this salutaiy measure
without being surprised to see that so many of his principal servants,
and of those who are peculiarly indebted to his goodness, abusing
the mildness and the tenderness of his government hitherto, should
have ventured to su]3port the interest and ambition of a few
individuals against the public good. His Excellency's suggestions
have, therefore, been referred to the consideration of H.M.'s principal
servants, who will also submit their opinion upon the expediency
of assembling the new Parliament immediately for the desj>atch of
business, in order to renew the proposal of the Aifgraentation, the
grounds and reasons for which have sufiered no variation. Mean-
while, his Excellency is to transmit his ideas at large on the
changes likely to produce the desired effects, and to point out
particularly those persons who have most deserved signal marks of
His Majesty's disapprobation, as well as those fittest to replace them,
anil any other arrangements which he may think wisest and best.
— Whiteliall. A dntft, marhd " Private.'" G| pp.
19 May. 890. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
Irel.ind, OF ShELBUKNE.
Acknowledging his letter of the 12th inst., enclosing the speech,
kc. — Dublin Castle. 1 jj.
v. 433, No. 54.
20 May. 891. Viscount Maynard to Lord .
Militia, Has enclosed a letter from Lord Orwell, containing a complaint
No^2!i'a'b against Eu.sign Levell, of the Eastern Battalion of the Suffolk
Militia, upon the receipt of which his Lordship immediately wrote
to his secretary at Ipswich to demand Mr. Levell's commission,
which was refused to be delivered; neither did he write to him.
Lord Maj'nard, as Mr. Kilderboe sujjjdoscs. Rccpiests directions how
to proceed. — Eastou Lodge, Essex.
Lord Orwell's letter, stating that Mr. Levell, an ensign in his
battalion, has lately hired an alehouse in Ipswich, and by taking
up so low and contemptible a profession has brought such discredit
upon the corps he serves in as an officer, that they will no longer
i-oll with him ; nor, indeed, would his Lordsliip continue in a service
so mr.cli debased by being united to the lowest of all trades,
exercis;ed only by the di-egs of the people. Had sent a message to
him to desire ho would resign his commission, and he promised to
do so ; but, finding he does not do so, is under the necessity of
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1768.
requesting Lord Maynard, for himself and ofEccrs, to siL^nify to
Ml-. Levell by letter that he is no longer to act under the com-
mission of ensign in tlie Eastern Battalion. — Orwell Park.
At the foot of the letter is a representation, with the signatures
of the other oiScers of the battalion, approving of Lord Orwell's
sentiments. "> jW-
21 May. 892. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
Ireland, OF ShELBURNE.
NosT 55 56. Has received his Lordship's letter of the 14th inst. Eecpiests
liim to present his most humble ami grateful acknowledgments to
the Kmg for the very gracious manner in which he has accepted tl 6
endeavom-s for his service, though in the late event they did no
prove answerable to his Avishes. The House of Commons, having
no business before them, adjourned on Tuesday last until Monday
next, when the last transmiss of Bills will be laid before them.
As it will require three days to pass them through that House in
due form, he will not be able to prorogue the Parliament till the
27th or 28th inst., by which time he hopes to receive His Majesty's
pleasure relative to the dissolution. — Dublin Castle. 2 2>p-
Another letter from the same, acknowledging Lord Shelburne's
letter of the 14th, containing intelligence of the death of H.R.H.
Princess Louisa Anne, the King's second sister. 1 j).
23 May." 893. Lord Weymouth to the" Hon. Mr. Justice Bathurst.
CrimL Papers, Jq consequence of his letter of the 5th inst., enclosing the petition
,p.-o . of William Townsend, signed and recommended by a great number
of persons, the case was referred to Mr. Justice Yates, who made a
favourable report, when the free pardon was immediately signed
by the King, and sent without delay to the Clerk of Assize ;
but by a letter from the Under Sheriff, it appears that he was
transported so long ago as the 30th March. His Lordship writes
this letter that it may be clearly understood that there has not
been the smallest delay in his office since the receipt of the petition,
and that the poor man not having obtained the mercy intended
for him was entirely owing to the petition not having been sent
tin above a month after his sentence was put in execution.
23 May. 894. Lord Barrington to Mr. Wood.
Dom.EntryBk., The bearer, Bell, who has been extremely useful in managing the
V. -J, p. -■ • seamen, says that a number of rascals of that profession (under a
hundred) unrigged two or three ships yesterday, and intend to-
morrow to begin the former riots. The good seamen, he says, are
quiet, and are not inclined to be otherwise. Such risings should
be stopped at the beginning.
25 May. 895. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Adjiiralty.
Adni.Entn-Bk., Encloses, for their consideration, a cojjy of a late letter from Count
17CC-84, p. 31. yjj,,^.^ Minister from his Sardinian Majesty, together witli an
extract from a letter from the Chevalier Eaibaiti to him, accom-
pan}-iug it, — both relating to the slaves at Liuipia.
342 CALENDAR OF
1768.
2.5 May.
Jlil.EutrvBk.
V. 28, p. 198.
896. The Same to the Secretaey-at-War.
The mayor and jurats of Tenterden, in the county of Kent, have
represented that on the 20th or 21st inst. an incendiary paper had
Leen fixed on the sign-post of the White Lion Inn there, and
many more of the like import on the sign-posts and church doors
of several of the neighbom-ing parishes, inciting the poor people of
that country to meet at Wood Church Green on the 30th inst.
in order to raise a " mob," and to force the farmers to sell their
wheat to the mdlers or poor people at 10/. a load, and threatening
to destroy the mills of such millers as should give above the said
l^rice. A detachment is to be ordered to march from Romney or
other convenient place to the assistance of the magistrates if
required. — Whitehall.
26 May. 897. Secretary-at-Wae (Baerington) to Lord Weymouth.
Dom.Eutry Bk., jf^ g^g ]-^g supposes, the Tower be the place at which the sailors and
' ^' ■ coalheavers are expected to meet, the civil magistrate, upon appli-
cation to the commanding officer of the battalion of Foot Guards
doing duty there, may be furnished with any necessary detachment
fi-om that battalion.
26 May. 898. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
Ireland, OF ShELBURNE.
Kos. 5!»a'b,c Transmitting the addresses of condolence to His Majesty on the
ami CO. death of H.R.H. Princess Louisa Anne, from the Houses of Lords
and Commons.— Dublin Castle.
The addresses. 8 pj^.
Another letter from the same, stating the titles which the gentle -
men who are to be elevated to the peerage desire to take. — Dublin
Castle. U;.'/'-
27 May. 899. Hudson's Bay Company to Me. Wood.
Dom.EntryBk., Present their acknowledgments for Lord Weymouth's very
A.-o, p. . . o"biigi]2g attention to the Company's welfare. There were no other
acts of violence committed on board the Company's ships than the
crews being daily forced, against their inclination, to join the riots,
and each night they returned voluntarily to their respective ships.
The disturbances on the river had ajjparently subsided from
Saturday evening, the 14th, upon which some ships sailed down
the river, having complied with the exorbitant wages of 40s. per
month, and the committee of the Comjoany (considering the very
critical situation of their affairs, that several days of shi]Dpkig the
cargoes had been lost, and that the Company's sailors, though well
disposed in themselves to accept of moderate wages, had been
threatened that they should not depart from London for less
than the prices that had been stipulated by the majority,) found
tlieniselves under the absolute necessity of complying with the
unreasonable demand of 40s. per month. Immediately uj)0u the
acquiescence in these terms, all business on board the Company's
ships has been conducted with the utmost decorum, and the cargoes
fully completed. The Company's ships are now proceeding on their
voyage with the utmost ex]iedition.
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17GS.
28 May.
Church Bk.,
Scotland,
17G1-S9,
pp. 100-101.
28 May.
Ireland,
900. Lord Weymouth to His Grace the Lord Comjiissioxer
TO THE General Assembly.
His Majesty saw vrith the utmost satisfaction the spirit of duty,
loyalty, and afiection which so happily subsists in the Assembly ;
and was pleased to express liis approbation of their unwearied and
truly laudable endeavours for the support and advancement of true
rehgion and of every Christian virtue. His Majesty also expressed
his approbation of his Grace's conduct.
A letter to similar effect to the Rev. Mr. Hamilton, Moderator.
901. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
OF Shelburne.
Transmitting copies of the addresses of both Houses of Parlia-
ment on the conclusion of the session, with his Excellency's answers
thereto. Also a copy of his speech to both Houses, with a list of
the BiUs to wliich he gave the Royal assent. The Lord Chancellor,
by his order, prorogued the ParKament to June 14th next ; and this
day his Excellency signed a proclamation for dissolving the present
Parliament, a copy of which is also enclosed.
The enclosures. 11 jV- or parts, and 1 sheet of print.
30 May.
Dom.EntrvBk.,
V.25, p."l02.
30 May.
Dora. Entry Bk.,
v.25, p. 131.
31 Maj^
Admiralty,
902. RoBT. Wood to Mr. Pell and Mr. Hodgson.
Lord Weymouth has received information that the coal-meters
who are this day to attend their duty on board the coUiers have
been threatened by the coalheavers that they will be revenged
of them if they give the least countenance or assistance to the
sailors who dare to undertake that work that properly belongs to
them, and which they refuse to do except at an advanced price.
The coalheavers also intend to insult the coal-meters as they come
on sliore about six o'clock this evening. Recommendin<j- the matter
Troops may be had, if recpiired, on
to their care and attention.
application at the Tower.
903. Mr. Stephens to Mr. Wood.
Sends the enclosed billet just received from Mr. Cockburuo.
The enclosure. Having sent down Wapping way for intelligence,
finds the sailors are at work unloading the ships, but the Irish
coalheavers are assembling, and swearing vengeance against them,
threatening death and destruction, burning the houses, shipping,
&c. — " Navy Office, " half-past eleven.
904. Commodore R. Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Acknowledging a letter, &c. Mr. Sampson's Chancellor must
have been mistaken in his representation of the affairs of the Por-
tuguese, as there were nine of those unhappy people instead of eight,
and the particidars were exactly as he has stated them in the
enclosed memorial, a copy of which he transmitted with his letter of
24 June last. Purposes visiting Tunis, Tripoli, and Algier the latter
end of this summer, when he will re-demand these people in case
the Dey shall nut have delivered them up. Hopes to find in liis
Mi CALENDAR OF
17C8.
Highness a more friendly disposition to the English nation than
when lie vrcir, there last. According to orders of the Lords of the
A.dmiralfcy, has sent the four Turks who made their escape on board
the " Jersey " and " Montreal " back to their own country, — two to
Tripoli, with the Tripoline Ambassador, and two to Algiers, with
a letter to the Dey expressing satisfaction at having the oppor-
tunity of testifj'ing his friendship and regard for his Highness
and his subjects by recovering tv%^o of them from slaveiy. Three
months before he also wrote to Mr. Fraser, acquainting him of the
protection shown to these people, in order that he might make a
merit of it v/ith the Bey.
Apprehends that it Avould have been more regular if the demand
for sums expended by Adams and Co. at Santa Cruz for the redemp-
tion of the " Pitt's " crew had been satisfied by the Governor of
Gibraltar. Has himself, however, paid them, as stated in his letter
of 9 Jan. last, and also a further demand of 5/. Hopes the expenses
of his mission .to the Emperor of Morocco and Dey of Algiers
are now at an end. Has given this day bills for 561/. 10s. over
and above what he has already drawn for. — Marseilles Road.
The extract enclosed. Eelative to certain Portugese taken by
a zebeque cruiser from an English ship, on board of which, quitting
their own fishing boat, they had gone for protection. 5^ 2T-
.31 May. 905. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
Ireland, OF SlIELBURNE.
■ - ' ^ ■ ■ Yesterday informed the Lords, in a meeting of H.M.'s Privy
Council, of H is Majesty's intention to call a new Parliament as soon
asthe necessaiy and constitutional forms would permit. A Committee
was appointed for preparing Bills to be transmitted to England as
the causes for calling a new Parliament, of Avhicli a Money Bill was
to be one ; and such Bill was unanimously agreed upon, and a Bill
for allowing further time for persons in office to qualify ; — which two
Bills will be reported and taken into consideration on Thursday
next.- Dublin Castle. U pp.
V. 433, No.
.31 May. 906. The Same to the Same.
j^^fi'^^ Expresses his satisfaction that his several recommendations have
met with His Majesty's entire approbation, because he is sure those
persons have been eminently assisting in carrying into execution
Ilis Majesty's wishes for an augmentation, and Avill upon every
occasion continue to exert their utmost interest in the support of
the King's measures and government. Has acquainted ^Ir. Bligh,
late Lieutenant General, that the King took particular notice of his
name ; for which distinguished mark of attention Mr. Bligh desires,
with all duty and respect, to rtturn his most grateful acknowledge-
ments.
Upon the determination of the points suggested by his Excel-
lency as the most efi'ectual means of restoring vigour to H.M.'s
Government in Ireland, and -svhich have been referred by the King
to the consideration of his principal servants, turns every mode of
alteration which his Excellency's mind can suggest for the better
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 345
1768.
management of Ireland, and therefore he depends upon his Lord-
ship's sending him the result (jf their deUberations as soon as
possible, because till then it will not be in his power to give any
sound advice.
This is now the crisis of Irisli Government. If a .system is at
this time wisely formed and steadily ptirsuud. His Majesty's affairs
may hereafter be carried on with ease, with dignity and safety.
But if only a few changes are to be made here and there, and this
particular man is to be raised, and another depressed, possibly to be
restored in a few months with dou'ole power and weight, as in 1755,
it will only add fuel to the fire, and at last bring the King's
authority in Ireland, low as it is, into still greater contempt. If
the plan which he has proposed in his letter of the 10th inst. shall
he adopted, and the King and his servants shall have that confidence
in him as to think him a fit person to carry it into execution, he
hopes His Majesty will allow him, by degrees and upon proper
occasions, to submit the changes which shall appear necessary at
the time. But if the plan he has proposed shall not appear
advisable, or if a better shall be suggested by the King's
servants which His Majesty may wish to be managed by abler
hands, it is his earnest desire, as soon as H.M.'s affairs will permit,
to return into the Royal presence and lay this government at his
feet, with as much satisfaction as he did at first receive so very
distino-uished a mark of His Majesty's favour, his utmost wishes
beino- to do that which may contribute most to the ease, the honour,
and the safety of the Government. — Dublin Castle. "Private."
G pp.
1 June. 907. Me. Philip Stephens, Secretary to the Lords of the
Admiralty, Admiralty, to Mk. PacHARD Sutton, Secretary to the
pel. 157, ' Earl of Shelburne.
''^'"' '■"''' ' Transmits an extract from a letter of 2 G Feb. last, from Vice-
Admiral Pye, Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s ships, i:c. at Barba-
does and the Leeward Islands, stating that of the seven sail of
French men-of-war which, as stated in Mr. Stephens' letter of
3 Oct. 17GG, remained in those seas, five have proceeded on to
St. Domingo, and that, by the best intelligence, there remain but
two in the said seas.
The extract. -2 h pp.
1 June. 908. Lords of the Ad.miralty to the Earl of Shelburne.
Admiralty, Send an extract from a letter from Vice-Admiral Pye, dated
pcL 107, J ^^^^.jj ij^g^,^ ^^ Antigua, giving an account of a conspii-acy among
Sso.iQa, . ^^^^ slaves at Montserat, and of his proceedings in consequence
thereof; as also an acconnt of the state of the Ceded Islands, and
of the French marine in those seas.
The enclosure. The Ceded Islands are, every time he goes, in a
more flourishing condition. The activity and vigilance of General
Melvill, their Governor, does not a little contribute to it. The
French are very quiet.
346
CALENDAR OF
1768.
2 June.
Church Bk.,
Scotland,
1761-84,p. 133.
2 Juno.
Ireland,
V.433, No. 63.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
1761-70, p.l50.
3 June.
Admiralty,
V. 1.56,
No. 3.5 a.b.
909. LoED Gray to Lord Weymouth.
The chiux-h of Nigg, near Aberdeen, is vacant, and is in the gift
of the Crown, but the magistrates of that to^vn are proprietors
of half the parish. Application is made by them to Lord
Strathmore to procure a presentation for one John Cruden. It
being doubtful whetlier Lord Strathmore may not have left
London before he received the application, he. Lord Gray, would
inform Lord Weymouth of it, that it may not be got out privately
for another, as some of late have been procured. — Kinfanns
Castle.
The reply, dated 7 June. Lord Strathmore had applied to
him, Lord Weymouth, for the church of Nigg, and he only waited
for some proper informations in order to comply with his Lord-
ship's request. Asks in what instance livings in Scotland have
of late been procured jrrivately, as such information will be of
singular use to him in the recommendations he will make to the
Crown in future.
P.S. ■ — Is sorry to find that Col. Hopburn, member for the
county, has recommended another person, at the request, as he
says, of a majority of the heritors. Will be very cautious in lay-
ing before the King any one, till he is well informed of the true
state of the matter.
910. [Earl of Shelbuexe] to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland.
Relative to certain successions recommended by him. His
Majesty does not approve of staff commissions being sold with the
rank attendmg them. His Majesty, therefore, has no objection
to Major Grant succeeding Lieut.-Col. Hepburn as Deputy Adju-
tant General, as it is proposed he should remain with Major's
rank, but does not approve of Capt. Stopfoi'd having the rank of
Major of Foot on succeeding Major Grant as Major of Brigade. —
Whitehall. A draff. Ih pp.
911. Commodore R. Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Transmitting a copy of a letter just received from Mr. PurneU,
Pro-Consul at Leghorn, the contents of which, he fears, are too
true, as upon his arrival here be foimd the town of Marseilles
crowded with troops, and great quantities of military stores
embarking with all expedition, and there is not the least doubt
here that their destination is Corsica. The troops, 'tis said,
amount at least to' 10,000, and are to be escorted by three men-of-
war. Proposes to sail immediately for Genoa, where he wUl use
his utmost endeavours to find out all particulars. — Marseilles
Road.
The enclosure. It is contidently reported here (Leghorn) that
the Genoese have ceded all the Island of Corsica to the French,
and entered into the Family Compact. A twenty-gun ship is
latelj' launched here, which makes the Tuscan squadron three
ships. They are designed to bring the Grand Duke liack from
Naples in May next, should ho choose to come back by sea. —
Dated 1.5 Api-il 1768. 3 pip.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
347
1768.
4 June.
Ireland,
433, Xo. 7
Ireland,
.433, No.:
4 June.
Isle of Mai
912. Lord Lieutexaxt of Ireland (Towxshexd) to the
Sajie.
Transmitting the two Bills reported to the Coimcil, and unani-
mously agreed to, as the causes for calling a new Parliament.
Eequesting that they may be returned in due form, and with all
possible despatch, and that H.M.'s commission under the Great
Seal of Great Britain for calling a new Parliament be transmitted
at the same time. — Dublin Castle. 2 fp.
Another letter, stating the title which Viscount Kingston desires
to take on his advance to an earldom. 1 p.
of the Isle of Man, to
913.
Mr. Johx Wood, Governor
Lord
Acknowk-dging his Lordship's letter of the l7th inst., containing
the melancholy account of the death of H.R.H. Prince.ss Louisa
Anne. — Isle of Man. Not nwiibered.
June. 914. R- Wood to Mr. Pell.
Dom. EntryBk., Lord Weymouth has heard that the riots not only continue, but
5, p. 143.
8 June.
Dom.EntryBk..
V. 25, p. 136.
10 June.
Dom. EntryBk.,
that some persons have been killed by the coalheavers. Enquires
what truth is in the report, and other particulars with regard to
the quarrel between the coalheavers and the seamen.
915. B. Pell to Mr. Wood.
The steps immediately taken in consequence of his, Mr. Wood's,
favour of the 80th past, inclines him to hope and believe that no
such insm-rection, as was suggested, was intended, or if it was, the
measm-es taken by way of precaution happily prevented it. As
to lives having been lost, no such intelhgence has reached him ;
but on Friday last he granted a warrant against three coalheavers
for beatino- a sailor, who, when brought before him, compromised
the diilerence, and gave the sailor half a guinea to make it up. —
Wellclose Square.
916. B. Wood to Lord Baerixgtox.
Mr. Nuthal, the Solicitor to the Treasury, has this moment
called with intelligence that the inhabitants at Wapping are
removing their goods and children for fear of an insun-ection of
the coalheavers this night, and that much mischief will be done
unless about 100 men be sent to protect them. He said there was
not time to get the magistrates' requisition. This is sent merely
for his Lord.ship's information.
P.S. — Lord Shelburne has told the King that Alderman Beck-
ford is against sending troops.
Ml-. B. Wood to Messrs. Pell and Hodgson, to inform them that
troops are ready when they call for them.
Mr. Wood to Mr. Nuthall. Lord Shelburne has told the King
that it will lie wrong to send troops without the requisition of the
civil magistrates.
348 CALENDAR OF
10 June. 917. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Ireland, EARL OF ShELBURNE.
V. 433, No. n. Enclosing a letter from Lieut.-Gen. George Boscawen, requesting
permission, on account of his iU state of health, to resign the staff
as Major- General upon this establishment: to be laid before the
King. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
11 June. 918. Ph. Stephens to Kichard Sutton, Esq.
Atlr.iiraity, Encloses copies of letters to the Lords of the Admiralty from
Ko''-''io\Vc ^^^'- P"™eU, Pro-Consul at Leghorn, dated 23rd and 27th of last
^' ''^' month, in relation to a French vessel which arrived at that port
with an envoy on board from Tripoli, m Barbaiy, going to
Holland, which vessel was said to be infected with the plague.
The enclosures. 5 j^P-
11 June. 919. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
-irt.\„„,\. Earl of Shelburne.
V. -i33,No. 7S. Making a special report of a review of the 4th Regiment of
Light Dragoons, commanded by the Earl of Drogheda, although
it IS not usual to do so. His Excellency speaks in high terms of
their efhciency. — Dublin Castle. 1 jj.
13 Jmic. 920. Sir John Fielding to Mr. Wood.
Dom. Entry Bk., Four of the coalheavers concerned in the mm-der of John Beattie
v.25,p. U6. -^QYe this day apprehended and committed to Newgate; but as
James Murphy, the principal in this murder, and some other of
the ringleaders, are still at large, suggests the expediency of adver-
tising a handsome reward for their apprehension. The evidence
against Murphy is very clear.
14 June. 921. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, IRELAND.
V. 433, No. To. Transmitting H.M.'s commission under the Great Seal of Great
Britain for calling a Parliament in Ireland, and also the Bills to
be proposed. It is the King's pleasure that the Avrits be issued
with all practicable speed, and be returnable at tlie earliest con-
venient day.— Whitehall. A draft. 1 2>.
17 June. 922. R. Wood to Lord Barrington.
Dom.EutryBk., The party which is sent up to Wapping duty may be reduced
V. 25, r- 150. ^Q 5Q j^en^ and in a day or two to 25. Wilkes is to be brought
up to-morrow morning about 9 o'clock to receive sentence, of which
the Marshal of the King's Bench Prison has given Lord Weymouth
private information, in order to prevent a rescue or any riot when
the mob shall find that his sentence is more severe than they
expect. As the sentence will be pronounced and the prisoner sent
back perhaps before 10 o'clock. Lord Weymouth thinks that it
would be effectual if it could be contrived on any pretence to
have some horse on the way.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 319
1768.
18 June. 923. Commodore R. Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Admiralty,^ AiTived tlio lltli, and the next day sent the Consul to demand
^' ^'''^'^■'■'- an audience of the Doge, who appointed the following evening
(Monday). Having represented the rumour as to the cession of
Corsica, and requested an answer, the Doge replied that he could
of himself say nothing without consulting the Senate, which he
would assemble the next day, and doubted not but a satisfactory
answer would be given. Thus far he, the Commodore, proceeded
with the advice of Lord Stormont, who was hei'e at this time. On
Thursday the Consul was sent for to the Scci'etary of the Senate,
who gave him a very vague and evasive reply to what he, the
Commodore, had asked;— which by no means corresponding to
what the Doge had promised, he went himself to the Secretary, who
said he was directed by the Senate to say that since 1763 the
Republic had applied to almost all the pov/ers of Europe for
assistance against the rebels of Corsica, and particularly to
England, but that no attention had been paid to them by any
nation except France, with whom they had entered into a treaty
to send troops to that Island to their support, and that it was in
consequence of that treaty the French were now sending troops
there. Replied, that since his arrival he had seen three gallies
with a number of vessels come from Corsica with Genoese troops,
and that it was certain they had totally evacuated the Island, and
giveii the entire possession to the French ; and as this was a step
greatly prejudicial to the King his master, he thought it his duty
to demand an answer whether it was so or not. The Secretary
then said he would acquaint the Doge of what had passed ; to which
he consented, and the conversation ended. Will transmit results
in his next. Proposes sailing in three or four days for Leghorn.
— Genoa Mole. 4 j)j).
19 June. 924. Sir John Fielding to Mr. Wood.
Dom. Entry Bk., Relative to the conduct of the magistrates during the late
v.2j, pp. -- . unhappy disturbances.
From a conference he lately had with some of the coalheavei-s,
there is a great probability of the disturbances amongst them
"subsisting" (.^subsiding), though it is clear from their stating
their case that this body does labour under some grievances which
require Parliamentary aid or redress ; for they have been tossed
about between undertakers, register office, and other interested
agents, greatly to their injury.
20 and 21 925. John Hewitt, Alderman of Coventry, to Lord Wey-
June. mouth.
Dom.EntryBk., Has just received an express from his clerk of his having pur-
v.2D,pp. loc-/. ^^j^,j ^^^ taken the four coalheavers, as advertised for the murder
of John Beattie, viz., James Murphy and three others. They are
lodged in Coventry Gaol. As they are desperate fellows, desires
the assistance of the military to guard them whilst in gaol, and to
assist in conveying them to London. — Paddington St., Marybone,
the 20th.
350
CALENDAR OF
21 June
Ireland,
V.431!,
No. 85 a, I
22 June.
Admiralty,
V. 156,
No. 37 a, b.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
1761-70, p. 153.
24 June.
Uom. Geo. m.,
pel. 80, No. 28.
Lord Weymouth's reply, dated 21.st. The Secretaiy-at-Wav
has, on application to him, given orders for the military stationed
in Coventry to give the required assistance.
Mr. Wood to Sir John Fielding, informing him of the capture.
926. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Earl of Shelluene.
Encloses a copy of a proclamation issued by him yesterday in
Council, publishing His Majesty's pleasure for calling a new
Parliament, to be held in Dublin on the 1st of August next. Also
signed a warrant to the Lord Chancellor for the issue of the writs,
which will be sent out by this post. — Dublin Castle. 14- pp.
The proclamation. 1 large sheet of 'print.
927. Commodore R. Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Has the satisfaction of ti'ansmitting a paj^er delivered by the
Secretary of the Senate yesterday, in answer to his demand as to
the truth of the cession of Corsica to France. — Genoa Mole.
The enclosure. (Italian.) To the effect that the irew treaty is
only a sequel to the old treaties with France, by which troops have
been sent thither to assist in quelling the revolt, and that the
Republic will be able to re-enter on full possession of the Island
as soon as the state of affairs and its own convenience shall permit.
II Ministro Ageno has set out for London to enter into fuller
particulars. S-j- j.jp.
928. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland.
Relative to the disposition of the G2nd Regiment of Foot. —
Whitehall. A draft. 1 p.
929. Dean of Westminster.
Resignation by Zachary Bishop of Rochester of the office of
Dean of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster.
24 Jmie.
Ireland,
V. 433,
Nos. S2, 83.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnee.,
1761-70,
pp.
53-4.
24 June.
Ireland,
V. 433,
Nos. 87, 88.
930. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord LiEUTENiVNT of
Ireland.
Two letters : — (1) relative to the request of Lieut.-Gen. George
Boscawen to resign the staff as Major-General on the Irish esta-
blishment. His Majesty agreed to the same with the most gracious
expressions in regard to that gentleman. — Whitehall. A draft.
Ip.
(2) Expressing His Majesty's satisfaction with the state of the
4th Regiment of Light Dragoons, as reported by his Excellency.
Adrafi. Ip.
931. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Earl of Shelburne.
Recommending William Scott, Esq., one of the Justices of King's
Bench, to succeed Mr. Baron Mountney in the Court of Exchequer,
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 351
1768.
and William Henn, Esq., one of H.M.'s connsel-at-law, to succeed
Ml-. Justice Scott. 1| 'pp.
Another letter, asking for early information as to whether Par-
liament is to meet on Aug. 1, or be prorogued to a further date,
as it will be very material to the gentlemen elected that they
should receive timely notice, and proposing the prorogation to be
till 6th of Sept. next, if the Parliament is not to meet on the
former day. — -Dublin Castle. 1 J pji.
25 Jime. 932. Earl of Shelburnk to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, IRELAND.
V. 433, No. 84. Relative to letters for creations in Ireland ordered to be pre-
^irdand" V^^''^'^ ^^v His Majesty's signature. A draft. 1 p.
Correspnce.,
761-70, p. 154.
25 June. 933. Secretary-at-War (Barrington) to the Earl of Shel-
War Office, BURNE.
f.24,No.ioa,b. Enclosing an extract of a letter from Liout.-Governor Johnstone.
As it contains a request which ought not to have been made
through his, Lord Barrington's, department, must beg his Lordship
to lay it before His Majesty. — War Office.
The extract. The request was for leave, without further appli-
cation, to take a trip, if necessary, in one of the men-of-war on the
station, he having had two or three attacks of ague, for which
change of air was sometimes thought absolutely necessary. —
Mahon. If 2^1)-
28 June. 934. Coilmodore R. Spry to the Earl of [Shelburne].
Admiralty, Encloses duplicates of two letters before transmitted by him
V. i5c,No.39. ^j.Q^ Genoa byway of Leghorn. When the Secretary of State
delivered the paper accompanying them, he stated that the Senate
had despatched a Minister to London to satisfy His Britannic
Majesty that nothing prejudicial to the interest of England was
intended by the late treaty respecting Corsica. He, the Commo-
dore, replied, that the Senate surely could not be ignorant that
the delivery of Corsica into the hands of the French must be
extremely prejudicial to the trade and interest of Great Briain,
particularly in a future war with France, as Corsica was to be
seen from Toulon, their chief seaport within the Straits, and
consequently a few ships stationed in the ports of that Island
would now greatly distress, if not put a stop to, our trade in the
Mediterranean. To which no answer being returned, he took his
leave. The Genoese in general seem to be much dissatisfied with
the treaty. Believes the Senate themselves begin to think they
have been too precipitate. — [H.M.S.] "Jersey," at sea. 2 2>p-
50 June. 935. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Ireland, EARL OF ShELBURNE.
Koa' 90^93 '^^^''-' l*-*ttwi's ;— the one acknowledging his letter as to the G2nd
Regiment. I p.
352 CALENDAR OF
pp. 54-
Tlie other, recommending that Ensign James Segrave, of the
G5th Regiment, who has been returned absent without leave since
15 February last, having refused to join his corps, though
frequent orders have been sent to him lor that pm-pose, ma}' be
superseded. But as Mr. Segrave, the father of this young man,
is a gentleman of family and character, and purchased this com-
mission for his son, his Excellency requests His Majesty to permit
him to dispose of it to Mr. Robert Llostyn. — Dublin Castle.
31 March to 936. Riots, &c. connected with Mr. Wilkes.
80 J uue. ji^ series of letters, Szc, that passed between Lord Weymouth's
Dom.EntryBk., office, the Duke of Northumberland, the Justices of the Peace of
tlie city and liljorty of Westminster (represented by Sir John
Fielding, Chairman of the General Quarter Sessions), the Ju.stices
of the Quarter Sessions of the county of Surrey (whose Chairman
was Daniel Ponton, Esq.,) and others. This correspondence relates
to the precautionary measures taken against the liotous pro-
ceedings apprehended, and which actually occurred, in connexion
with the election, arrest, trial, and imprisonment of John Wilkes.
It has not been thought necessary to give individual abstracts of
the entries, which are most irregularly made as to date ; but the
following general abstract contains the particulars which have
been thought of greatest interest and worthiest of notice.
[The election for the county of Middlesex, when Mr. John
Wilkes was returned at the head of the poll, came on, on the 2Sth
March, at Brentford.] It was probably on this occasion that
(p. 103) Sir John Fielding had to inform Lord Weymouth that the
Sheriff of Middlesex had ordered the High Constable of West-
minster, with his peace officers, to attend at Brentford (where
he could not help thinking they were out of their jurisdiction,)
and that not one constable was left in Westminster. Under these
circumstances, he said, it. might be right to be provided with
•military assistance, but that nothing of that sort should appear
till necessity called for it, lest it should provoke what it was
intended to prevent.
(P. 104.) On the 30th, Sir John Fielding and Mr. Kelynge put
into execution a plan (which is detailed) for preserving tran-
Ciuillity in Westminster, and for securing peace at Lord Bute's house
in South Audley Street, without mentioning his name to any
of the peace officers. But the latter part of the scheme was so far
counteracted, that some of the constables of the county (by whose
directions Sir John Fielding did not know) came to Lord Bute's
house about ten, thus evidencing their intent to be that of
protecting that particular house, which, he vras always a])pre-
hensive, invited rather than prevented mischief Sir John Fielding's
chief clerk, on going his round, armed with a piivy searcli warrant
on th.e statute of 17 Geo. 2., found every part of Westmin.ster in
a state of perfect tranquillity. It was di.scovevcd (p. 100) that
Mr. Robert Chandler, a tea-broker in the C.ty, headed one mob,
and that Mattlicw Christian, a gentleman of Antigua, lodging at
St. Paul's, headed another.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 353
1768.
[In view of Mr. Wilkes's appearance] at the Court of King's
Bunch on Wednesday, the 20th April, the magistrates of West-
minster held a meeting on the previous Saturday, in order
(p. 107) to " prepare everything necessary for the prevention or
" punishment of any riots" that might happen. By Sir John
Fielding's desire (p. .5.5), he being chairman of the meeting, a letter
was written to him by Lord Weymouth (p. .5 0), reminding him,
in connexion with the then recent alarming instances of tumult
and riot, how much depended upon the measures he should take
upon the occasion, and how much was expected from the vigilance
and activity with which they should be carried into execution.
His Lordship also informed him that every precaution had been
taken to support the dignity of his office, and that the civil
magistrate, upon ap])lication at the Tower, the Savoy, or the War
OIHce, and also at the Tilt Yard (p. Gl), would find a military
force ready to march to his assistance. His Lordship also said he
• had no reason to doubt his caution and discretion in not calling
for troops till they were wanted, but hoped there would not l:ie a
moment's delay in calling for their aid where there was occasion,
that occasion always presenting itself when the civil power was
trifled with and insulted, as a military force could never be
employed to a more constitutional purpose than in support of the
authority and dignity of magistracy. This letter was communi-
cated (p. 55) to the Duke of Northumberland, Lord Weymouth
thinking it his duty to apprize his Grace of every precaution
taken in order to preserve the public peace. Sir John Fielding
reported the magistrates who held their meeting at Guildhall,
to have been (p. 107) extremely unanimous on the occasion, and
determined to do their duty with spirit and resolution. A method
recommended for preserving the public peace on 2S April,
sig-ned by two of their number, and dated the 17th, is entered on
pp. 108-11.
The magistrates for the same division met again, to the number
of 25, for the same purpose, on the 18th April (p. 69), when they
resolved that all then present would attend on the 20th by eight
o'clock in the morning. They divided themselves into parties, and
appointed the place where each party should sit. The places
chosen were Guildhall, Westminster ; the vestry room of St. Martin's
and St. Clement Danes chiirches respectively ; " near Buckingham
Gate ;" St. James's Coffee House, and Litchfield Street. They also
arranged for the attendance of the constables, and each magistrate
had a printed proclamation delivered to him (p. 71).
A letter from Lord Weymouth, to the same effect as that written
to Sir John Fielding, was also written (p. 57) to Daniel Ponton, Esq.,
Chau-man of the Quarter Sessions at Lambeth, in consequence of
which (p. 62) a special meeting was also held on the ISth April
by the Justices of Surrey at St. Margaret's Hill, Southwark. They
re]K_)rtcil tliat they did not find, upon the fullest inquiiy, that any
riotous di>]H)sition had appeared amongst the common people in
tlirir (li\ ision, nor that any part of the indecent spirit of tumult
and disorder N\hich had discovered itself in Westminster had yet
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spread to Southwark ; luit that they had, nevertheless, the neces-
sary preventive measures under their deliberation. Their zeal
and expedition were specially commended by Lord Weymouth
(p. 64).
The Lord Mayor was also communicated ^vith (p. 6.5). He
replied on the 19th, that Lord AVejonouth might rely on his
attention to preserve good order in the City ; and that for that end
he had ordered every constalde to be on duty at the watch-house
in their respective wards liy 9 o'clock in the morning ; 1 lut he
flattered himself, as the business of the next day woidd be in the
morning, that nothing ofiensive would happen, as, from observa-
tion, he had found very few daring enough to commit an open
breach of the peace in daylight. This " prophesy" was fulfilled
(p. 6G). The behaviour of the magistrates on the occasion received
the commendation of the Duke of Northumberland (p. 67).
Mr. Wilkes's solicitor having informed the Attorney General
that he, Mr. Wilkes, would submit to be arrested on the 26th
April (p. 73) by suffering himself to be served with the C'apias
(p. 72), the fact was communicated on the 2.5th privately and
confidentially to the Duke of Northumberland (p. 71), Sir John
Fielding (p. 73), and John Pownall, Esq. (p. 67), that preparations
might be made for whatever might happen ; for it was much to
be apprehended (p. 68), if the court should send him to the King's
Bench Prison, that riots might ensue, and attempts be made to
rescue him ; for the mob went to the King's Bench Prison on
the night of the day when Wilkes appeared at Westminster, and
alarmed the keeper, who gave them beer to keep them in good
humour (p. 68).
The information was trusted to Mr. Pownall (p. 68), rather than
put in Lord W^eymouth's letter to the Justices, and left to his
judgment to make such use of as he should think most proper.
On the morning of the 26th, the magistrates and peace officers of
Westminster met at Guildhall (p. 111). The meeting was numerous,
unanimous, and spuited. They sat with the outward door shut
(j). 112) ; and resolved that no magistrate then present should
absent himself -without leave of the bod_y, and that two of them at
a time should go out to reconnoitre the state of Westmiuster Hall
and parts adjacent, and make their report to their colleagues at
Guildhall. 'This was done every half hour from ten o'clock till
two, when, everything being quiet, they adjourned (p. 113).
It was at fii'st intended (p. 75) that Mr. Eobert Wood, Lord
Weymouth's secretary, should wait on the Attorney General on
the evening of the 26th, in order to fix upon measures for the
arrest of Wilkes, which had been " so shamefully neglected by the
" Sheriff's officers." But Mr. Nuttall, [Solicitor to the Treasury,]
seeming confident of having him soon in custody, Mr. Wood wTote
to Mr. Francis the same day to inform him that Lord Wepnouth
concluded that it woidd be unnecessary for his office " to attend
" further to the execution of this service," and that it would
imply a diffidence in those whose immediate duty it was to attend
to this matter, if he, Mr. Wood, were sent on such an errand.
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This correspondence does not show exactly when Mr. Wilkes was
arrested,* but on the 28th (p. 114) Sir John Fielding wrote to
Mr. Wood, sajdng that the in.stant he received Lord Weymouth's
letter he got together at Guildhall as many magistrates and peace
officers as the shortness of the notice would admit of. They
continued there, constantly reconnoitring the neighbourhood, till
the whole was ended, and there was not the least appearance of mob
or apprehension of disturbance ; and if Mr. Wilkes had been called
into court before they had given judgment in the case of the phy-
sicians, which took up a great deal of time, he might have gone to
prison with the utmost secrecy. The moment the commitment of
Mr. Wilkes appeared the least probable, >Sir John Fielding sent an
express to the magistrates on the Surrey side to acquaint them
with it, and to desire them to be prepared. Everything being then
quiet, as soon as the court broke up, Mr. Wilkes was put into a
coach, attended by the Marshal of the King's Bench and the Chief
Justice's tipstaft'. The magistrates and peace officers still waiting
at Guildhall, Mr. Welch, one of the justices, attended the coach to
the Surrey side of Westminster Bridge, and then returned to
Guildhall '; -but before he got there on a sudden a number of
persons took off the horses, turned the coach round, and, with an
expedition beyond conception, drew the coach through the Strand,
and through Temple Bar, and into the City, so that stopping it
was impracticable ; and nothing could well have prevented the
accident, unless the constables had been upon the bridge to
receive him. Sir- John Fielding, Mr. Kelynge, and Sir John's
clerk got into a coach, and pursued to Temple Bar, but found the
streets perfectly quiet, without the least bustle or noise. Then
Sir John Fielding despatched the High Constable, his clerk
(Mr. Marsden), and other persons, to pursue Mr. Wilkes's coach, in
order to be useful where they could by giving notice, and to wait
the event. They did not return till near one o'clock, when
Mr. Marsden reported that the mob had drawn Mr. Wilkes's coach
to Spital Square, and afterwards to the Three Tuns Tavern by
Spital Fields Church, where Mr. Wilkes remained some time,
biit he was in the King's Bench Prison before eleven o'clock.
On the evening of the 2Sth (p. 116) there was a riotous
assembly before the King's Bench Prison, when the military wei-e
called out, and dispersed the mob before the prison ; but the mob
gathered again in the High Street, and committed some acts of
violence, and compelled the inhabitants to illuminate their houses.
This lasted till about two in the morning, when, the streets being
quiet, the magistrates departed, leaving a Serjeant's guard. Similar
occurrences took place the next night, the mob begimiing to pull
down the fences before the prison. Mr. Ponton, with other magis-
trates and the constables, destroyed the intended bonfire ; but the
prison not being thought safe, military aid was again sent for, but
the consfables had dispersed the mob into the High Street before
their arrival. At twelve at night all things were again quiet..
*April 27tli. " This morning Mr. Wilkes's attornej' acquainted the Attorney General
that Mr. Wilkes was in custody by a writ of Capias idlagatum, ;Vc." — Annual Register
vol. 11, p. 99.
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On Saturday [the oOtli] the magistrates again attended with
the jieaco officers (p. IIS). A large crowd of people continued
about the King's Bench Prison, but no riot nor outrage was
offered, and about nine o'clock all were peaceably dispersed. The
next day (Sunday) the magistrates did not attend personally, but
appointed proper persons to observe the behaviour of the people,
and the day ended without any outrage being attempted. The
next two days the magistrates again met, and agi-eed to meet
frequently while the people continued to assemble.
On the 6th of May a guard of 100 men was ordered to do duty
at the prison in such manner as General Harvey should direct
(p. 7(3). The same day the magistrates of Surrey received, through
Mr. Ponton, a commendation from Lord Wepnouth- for their
vigilance and zeal (p. 77), and an intimation that proper attention
would be paid to their just demands for expenses incurred by
extraordinary attendance. On the 9th it was reported (p. 78) that
the disorderly assemblies of loose and dangerous bodies of people
round the prison rather increased than abated, and it was requested
that a resjjectable body of soldiers might do constant duty there,
as the Marshal represented it to be in the utmost danger. At the
same time the insurrection of the seamen was submitted to the
high department of Government, as it was impossible, from its
magnitude and the situation in which the mischief and violence
operated, for the civil power to deal with it, though (p. 120) the
inclinations of the magistrates were to serve effectually, and not to
alarm the high departments of Government.
It was feared that there might be a great concourse of peo])le
at the opening of Parliament on the 10th (p. SI), and the magis-
trates v.-ere therefore desired to attend with as great a number
of constables as could be collected. But before this intimation was
received (p. 82) Sir John Fielding had given notice to the magis-
trates of Westminster, and they accordingly met at Guildhall at
11 o'clock (p". 83), thirteen justices being present. Another justice
attended at Bow Street. Their resolutions are entered on pp. 83-4.
Two of their number attended at the Tilt Yard Coft'ee House, and
four at the doors of the House of Lords and House of Commons,
with the peace officers. A troop of horse, and afterwards a
hundred men, were sent over to support the civil magistrates at
the King's Bench in Surrey, a man having been killed there. The
reports of the different magistrates were that everything was free
from outrage, the passages to neither House obstructed, but that it
was difficult to prevent the " hollowing " of the common peojjle
in Palace Yard. Their zeal and attention received the approval
of Lord Weymouth (]3. 85), who earnestly recommended them to
continue without further notice the same prudent and active
measures, and to be particularly watchful to preserve the peace
about the House of Commons the next day.
The night before (jx 80), there had been a riot at the King'.s
Bench Prison, when the magistrates, endeavouring to read the
Ijroclamation and seize some of the rioters, were obliged to retii'e
into tlie Marshal's house for shelter. The Guards were ordered out ;
and, finally, about eleven, the mob in a great measure dispersed,
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tluc.atcning, ho-^vevcr, to return the next day. To meet this
threat, and to preserve the peace, the magistrates were assemliled
ill Southwark before ten-o'clock in the morning. They feared it
would be necessary to make a requisition of further military aid
(p. 87). The prudent conduct and genteel behaviour of Col. Wright,
who was the commandmg officer the night before, received their
acknowledgments.
The 11th of May brought the magistrates together again at Guild-
hall, to the number of ten. A number of coalheavers appearing at
Guildhall, carrying a flag and drum, two magistrates, Sir John
Fieldinff and Mr. Reid, went out am} dispersed them, and got their
drum and flag away. On its being reported that a very large body
of sailors, with flags flying, were near the Parliament House,
Mr. Welsh, Mr. Spimiage, and Mr. Read went out to disperse them.
The sailors immediately agreed to put away their flags, stating
that they came thither to receive an answer to the petition de-
livered the previous day to some of the members of Parliament
relative to their wages. The state of the King's Bench Prison was
reported to be quiet the whole day.
In sending to Mr. Wood an account of the day's proceedings, the
complexion of which gave ho]ie that the riotous disposition of the
people was sinking into order. Sir John Fielding gave him a hint
(p. 90), which he might mention or not as it appeared to him, that
if Lord Weymouth in a few days should think proper by a line to
express his satisfaction as to the general proceedings of the magis-
trates, it would not only be useful then, but create a zeal and
readiness on a future occasion.
On the 1.3th, the Surrey magistrates reported (p. 91) that for
the two days past the rioters had been less numerous in the day-
time, but that in the evening circumstances Avere different, and
tumults and outrages attempted to be committed, which, how-
ever, had been restrained by military forces being disposed of in
different quarters. The same day they granted a warrant against
Capt. Mm-ray for aiding and abetting the soldiers in shooting
William Allan, jun.
On the 18th a letter was -sn-itten by Lord Weymouth to Daniel
Ponton, Esq., (p. 99,) stating that his Lordship had received His
Majesty's commands to thank him for the continuation of his
vigilance and care, and to assure him that nothing could be
more agreeable to His Majesty than to see him persevere in the
discharge of his duty with a caution and firmness which had
already produced the most salutary effects. The next day Mr. Frasor
conveyed to Sir John Fielding Lord Weymouth's approval of his
punctuality and attention, and a recommendation to him and tho
rest of the gentlemen in the commission to contmue their diligence,
and to exert their utmost vigilance and care.
There was no civil magistrate attending with the troops at the
Kmg's Bench Prison on the 22nd (p. 101), and this gave the
ofiicer in command great uneasiness. Lord Barrington wrote two
letters to inform Lord Weymoutli of tho fact the following day
(pp. 12G-7), and submitted it to his consideration whether it would
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not be necessary to remove the detachment of Guards from the
Tower on duty there, unless a civil magistrate could be prevailed
on to be constantly with them. Mr. Wood wi'ote to Mr. Thomas,
Marshal of the prison, about the matter (p. 101), and he communi-
cated the contents of the lettei' to Mr. Ponton (p. 120), whereupon
that magistrate waited on Lord Weymouth, and satisfied his
Lordship as to the vigilance and activity of the magistrates of
Surrey under the critical circumstances of affairs. They, however,
in order that the officers of the army might have no cause of
complaint, immediatel}' resolved to attend, so that one or more of
them would be at the Knag's Bench Prison every day.
On the 24th the magistrates of Westminster assembled at
Guildhall (p. 127), and resolved to meet the first Monday in term
to be prepared for any disturbances that might arise on Mr. Wilkes's
being brought uj) on the Wednesday to attend the arguing of his
case ; which resolution, they fulfilled (p. 142). Of this Lord Wey-
mouth was informed by Sir John Fielding, through Mi-. Wood,
who wrote in reply, on Tuesday, the 7th of June (p. 144), that
Lord Weymouth highly approved of every instance of the affection
and vigilance of the ci\dl magistrates upon these occasions ; and
as he had not only constantly approved this conduct, but frequently
attempted to rouse and stimidate magistracy to an exertion of
their duty, giving both praise and blame where he thought it was
due, so he though it right now to apprize Sii' John that if the same
indecent contempt of the civil power should appear on this
occasion that was shown when the magistrates were assembled at
the same place, and permitted Mr. Wilkes to be rescued anddra^\ni
through the City without anj^ person being taken into custody, he
woidd think it necessary to make strict enquiry, and would
expect to have a more satisfactory account given than he had
received of that affair. He concluded by observing that if civil
magistracy were disgraced when the Secretary of State had so
often exhorted them to their duty, and had prepared the miUtary
to support them legally as their last resource, it must be their own
fault.
A copy of this note was sent to Mr. Ponton (p. 143), in order
to show him that Lord Weymouth could distinguish between the
conduct of magistrates " on this and the Sm-rey side of the water,"
and was ready to do strict justice to both. Mr. Ponton was re-
minded that his vigilance and activity were the more wanted in
proportion to the remissness and supineness of others.
On Jime the «th, the day of Mr. Wilkes's trial, as it was appre-
hended that some attempts might be made to illuminate at night in
consequence of the favourable issue of it, Sir Jolin Fielding was
desned by Lord Weymouth (p. 146) to request the Secretary-at-
War for a patrol, in order to j^i'cvent a chsgrace similar to that
which had happened on a former occasion, unless he was certain
that it would be unnecessary. This Sk John declined to do
(p. 132), as he had not the least cause to imagine that any illu-
minations were intended ; and a patrol for horse patrolling the
streets without peace officers attending all of them would be
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dangerous, and had lately given rise to some inconveniences ; but
the constables had been on duty all day, and he prevailed with
the High Constable to go with some peace officers to the watch-
houses in the different parishes in order to assist the inhabitants if
any such attempts should be made. On this day the magistrates
of Westminster met at Guildhall, at eight in the moming (p. 138),
and went through the duty of the day with great zeal and alacrity
(p. 132) ; but Sir John reported that Mr. Wood's note to him had
greatly mortified them, as they deemed their conduct through the
whole of the unhappy disturbances quite irreproachable. He wrote
that he had very much fear that on a future occasion he would
have a difficulty in getting them together, and that he would take
■an opportunity of speaking to Mr. Wood on the subject, as he was
much distressed about it himself; and, in conclusion, most solemnly
declared he had never taken more pains in his life to discharge a
public trust than at that time.
The minutes of the resolutions and proceedings of the magistrates
this day are entered, pp. 133-6. They acquainted the Court of
King's Bench and the Marshal of the Prison that they were in readi-
ness to affiDrd any assistance. They communicated with the Surrey
magistrates, who were assembled at the Ordnance Arms, West-
minster Bridge. It having become known to them that the Marshal
intended to take Mr. Wilkes back to the prison privately by water,
a plan was formed of amusing the mob at Westminster Hall door,
by directing aU the constables to be there, as if waiting for
Ml'. Wilkes, till he should be landed at Lambeth, and then all to
repair to the centre arch of Westminster Bridge, where the Surrey
constables were to meet them, in order, in case of any rescue, to
prevent his retm-n through Westminster. At three o'clock, notice
having been brought that Mr. Wilkes was safely lodged in the
King's Bench Prison, they adjourned. At night everything was in
a state of perfect tranquillity (p. 137).
The next day Mr. Wood wi'ote to Sir John Fieldmg (p. 137), to
say that Lord Weymouth was very sorry that anything transmitted
by his directions should have given the magistrates any degree
of uneasiness. His Lordship was very sensible of the trouble Sir
John had been at, and of the diligent attendance of the magistrates
at Guildhall on those occasions when their presence was thought
necessary ; but at the same time he had thought it his duty to put
them in mind of what had happened on a former occasion when
they attended there, lest anything of that kind should be repeated,
in which case it would have been impossible not to take notice of
it in another manner. Mr. Wood further said, that Lord Weymouth
had made strict enquiry into the circumstances of Mr. Wilkes's
rescue ; and though the information which he had collected from
some of the magistrates and others who were eye-witnesses of it
was by no means satisfactory, he had not thought it proper to take
further notice of it then, knowing the magistrates' intentions
to have been good, however unhappy they had been in carrying
their preventive measures into execution. If Sir John could
justify what then happened, his Lordship would be glad to have
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reasons for changing- his opinion of it. Till then he must continue
to tliink that Mr. Wilkes's rescue was a disgrace to civil govern-
ment, which called for his animadversion when he had to give
instructions on a similar occasion. But he was as happy now in
an opportunity of being able to bear favourable testimony to tbeir
diligence and activity, as he vras mortified when he found it his
duty to disapprove.
Sir John Fielding was desired (p. 142) to order the eon-
stables to attend at Westminster Hall on the 14th June,* with
any magistrate he might think proper. The Westminster magis-
trates met on this day again at Guildhall, seven being present.
Their resolutions are entered, pp. 147-50. The magistrates of
Surrey were also ready at the Ordnance Ai-ms, on the Surrey side
(p. 148), with peace ofiicers and troops at hand, to execute any
plan of conjunction with them for the preservation of the public
peace. At one time a message was sent to Mr. Keid, the magis-
trate who had gone to the Horse Guards to conduct the troops, if
necessary, for the Horse to be ready to mount and the Foot ready
to march at a moment's warning, a disturbance from the behaviour
of the mob being then expected. However, the troops do not
ajipear to have been called for. Mr. Wilkes went at six o'clock by
water, and was safely delivered at the prison, when it was resolved
to adjourn. A numerous populace assembled at the King's Bench
Prison (p. 141), but no riot nor outrage was attempted.
On the 17th (p. 151) Sir John Fielding was informed that Lord
Weymouth desired that the constables might be collected at
Guildhall, or any place in the neighbourhood of Westminster, on
the following day, at half-past eight, but that they might not
a]ipea.r in the Hall, unless the 'mob made it necessary, or they
should be sent for. Sir John replied, that previous to this com-
munication, having received information by Lord Mansfield's
tipstaff that Mr. Wilkes was to be brought up,t he had sent a
messenger to the magistrates, and precepts to the constables, to be
at Guildhall by eight o'clock in the morning. The magistrates
accordingly met (p. 152) at the time and place appointed, and
took care that both Horse and Foot should be ready at a moment's
warning at the Horse Guards to support the civil power ; but
there was no attempt whatsoever to ])revent tlie execution of
public justice. In reporting this, Sir John Fielding wrote that as
he hoped it was the last time he should have any occasion of
troubling Mr. Wood on Mr. Wilkes's coming to Westminster Hall,
he felt himself in duty bound to the magistrates of the city and
liberty of Westminster (who had done him the honour to make
him their chairman) to assure Mr. Wood that their zeal, attention,
and attendance (often to the injury of their private affairs) on the
late unhappy disturbances deserved every commendation, and, he
" There is a discrepancj- tetween the date of this appearaace of Mr. Wilkes at the
Court of King's Bench, as given by the Annual Regiser (vol. II, p. 125), and as settled
hy these Papers. The Annual Register places it to June 15th, a day later.
t The sentence on him -nas a year's imprisonment for the Jssioi/ on Woman, ten
months for the JVorth Briton, Ko. 45, 500/. fine for each offence, and security for seven
years' good behaviour, (p. 152.)
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flattered liimsclf, had been of infinite service towards j-irescrving
tliu public peace ; and that, -when leisure would permit, he did not
doul it but' that he could convince him. Mr. Wood, that the' misrein-e-
sentation 'of some facts had thrown blame where prais-e was due
(p. 1.5S). Ten magistrates met on the l.Sth-; their resolutions are
entered, p. 154. These resolutions, with Sir John's letter, were
communicated to Lord Weymouth, who directed Mr. Wood (p. 155)
to convey to Sir John Fielding, and the magistrates who had acted
with him, his Lordship's hearty thanks for their assistance, and an
assurance that he would not fail to do them ample justice in
taking the first opportunity of stating their services to the King
in a proper light. For which, being communicated to them in the
(Jeneral Quarter Session assembled on the 30th June, they returned
their acknowledgments through Sir John Fielding (p. 159).
2 July. 937. Me. R. Dingley to the Earl of Hertford.
Dom. Geo. III., Eecites the substance of a former petition to Lord Shelburne
pel. 80, No. 2!i. ^.^.^^^ himself, as treasurer to the Magdalen Home, and Sir John
Fielding, as treasurer to the Asylum, stating that Mr. Page, late
member for Chichester, having given for the use of the public the
receipts left him by Mr. Ward, His Majesty then granted to
Jno. White and J. F. D'Osterman, the two chymists emiiloyed liy
Mr. Ward for making the medicines, salaries for life resiioctively
of 300?. and 200?. a year, on condition of then- making the medi-
cines at prices fixed by Mr. Ward, which brought them witliin the
reach of the meanest of H.M.'s subjects. Sir Jno. Fielding and
Mr. Dingley were entrusted with the management and direction
of the sale, of the medicines, the profits being divided between the
Asylum and Magdalen Home. D'Osterman having died, his
widow continued to supply the medicines. The petition prayed
. an allowance for life for her at least of 100?. per ami., on the same
condition as her husband held his. Mr. Dingley says Lord Hert-
ford promised his good ofiices. The widovs^ is equally capable
with her husband, and in indigent circumstances, and will not be
able to supply the medicines at the low prices fixed without such
allowance. — Lamb Abbe}', near Foots Cray. 3 jY'-
2 Juty. 938. Earl of Shelburne to the J.Lvster General of the
Orcln.Entr.vBk., ORDNANCE.
i7(;o-70,p.39i. Relative to barrack .sheets wanting for H.M.'s troops in the
Island of Minorca. —Whitehall.
3 and 5 Jul}'. 939. Tho. Car Mew, one of the Justices of the county of
Dom.EutryBk., Suflolk, to LORD WeYMOUTH.
\cm'ig'i 104 '^'^"^ house of industry lately erected at Melton has of late been
'"'*■ ' ' ■ much threatened to be pulled down or otherwise destroyed. Re-
quests that the several parties of dragoons now quartered at
Woodbridge, Saxmundham, and the neighbouring villages may
have orders from tlie Secrctaiy-at-War to assist the civil magis-
trates in suppressing any riots. — Dated at Woodbridge, the Srd.
3G2
CALENDAR OF
Lord Weymouth's letter to the Secretary-at-M^ar accordingly,
dated the 5th.
Reply from the same to Mr. Car Mew (p. 164), also dated
the 5th.
5 Jidy.
Doui.EufryBk.,
July.
7 July.
Ireland,
v.434,No. 1.
Entered iu
Ireland
Oorrespuce.,
,701-70, p. 1:V
Ireland,
V. 434, No. 2.
S July.
Admiralty
Entry Bk.,
7GG-S4,p.34.
940. RiOlS AMOXG THE SAILORS.
T. Nuthall to Lord Weymouth. Supposes his Lordship will have
heard the disagreeable news of a body of sailors rising yesterday and
striking the sails of two ships off Shadwell Dock. They were only
40 or 50 in number at fu-st, but after coming ashore from sti-iking
the sails, they called at the public-houses, and the number increased
to 200, and then with flying colours they marched past the house
where the soldiers keep guard. As these proceedings will probably
be continued, hopes that at least 50 soldiers will be ordered to be
in the barrack, and that the magistrates will be written to to secure
the ringleaders, and especially those who carry the flags, &c., and
to send them up immediately to Sir John Fielding, for examination,
which will not be safely done at that end of the to^^^^.
A letter to the Secretary-at-War, ordering the re-inforcement
as desu-ed.
Rejily from Mr. Wood to Mr. Nuthall. Lord Weymouth is
informed that one Ellis, a lawyer of Grays Inn, is drawing up an
indictment against the active magistrates, under the direction of
Serjeant Glyn, for the trial at Guildford.
Letter written, according to Mr. Nuthall's request, to Mr. Alder-
man Shakespear, Mr. Pell, and Mr. Scot, and their reply, both dated
5th. They report " all quiet."
941. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Earl of Shelburne.
Stating what titles Lord Mount Eagle and Lord Gore desire
to take on their elevation to the dignity of Viscount. — Dublin
Castle. 1 2'-
942. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland.
Two letters : (1.) His Majesty approves of his recommendations
for the successions in the Courts of Exchequer and King's Bench.
(2.) Signifying His Majesty's pleasure that the Parliament should
be prorogued to the 6th of Sept., according to his Excellency's
proposal. 2 drafts. 2 2)p-
943. The Same to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Encloses, for their information, an extract from a late letter from
Gf'neral Cornwallis, H.M.'s Governor of Gibraltar, relating to the
conduct of the Judge of the Vice- Admiralty Court there.
HOME OFFICE PAPEES.
1768.
8 July.
Dom.EutryBk.,
8 July.
Dom.EutiyBlc,
8 July.
Treas.EntryBk.,
1763-75, p. 236.
Entered by
mistake also in
Dom. Entry Bk.,
V. 24, p. 180.
9 July.
Ireland,
v. 434, No. 5.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
944. The S.A.ME to the Lord President.
Enclo.sing an extract of 7th June, lately received from the
Lieut.-Governor of Minorca, together with a copy of minute.s
relative to the choice of the .superior and guardians of the three
convents of Franciscan Friars at Minorca ; and a copy of a letter
from Francis PalKser, friar of that Order, to the Commissary
General at Rome, enclosed in it.
945- The Sajie to Lord Hillsborough.
Enclosing a copy of a letter lately received from Count Chatelet,
the French Ambassador, together with the memorial of M. Le
Jeune, the son, annexed to it, concerning a suit which he has
depending in the Court of Chancery in the Island of Grenada,
that his Lordship may, if he shall think proper, further recommend
the expediting of this matter.
946. The Same to the Lords of the Treasury.
Encloses, for their consideration, a copy of a memorial from
Giovanni Xeno, an Ottoman subject, complaining of an unjust
sentence passed against him by the Judge of the Vice-Admiralty
Court of Gibraltar in 17G4, together with vouchers, copies of the
proceedings of the Court, the memorial of Hew Craig, Esq., the
judge, with the papers accompanying the same, and the report of
H.M.'s Advocate General on the case. — Whitehall.
947. The Same to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
His Majesty consents to his Excellency's request with regard to
Ensign James Segrave, of the Goth Regiment. A draft. 1| jj^j.
11 July.
Dom. Geo. HI
pel. 80, No. 30
12 July.
Ireland,
V.434,
No. 10a,b,c.
948. Earl of Hillsborough to the Earl of Shelburne.
Encloses the memorial of Allan Auld, merchant, trading to the
Bay of Honduras, and on behalf of his correspondents there, com-
plaining of the Spanish Governors m those parts ; for such
application to be made thereuiion to the Court of Spain as may
be thought proper.
There is no enclosure. 1 j^.
949. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townsiiend) to the
Earl of Shelburne.
Transmits a letter received from the Commissionei-s of the
Revenue, together with an extract from a letter enclosed therein
fi'om Henry Hewitt, Commander of the " Thunderbolt " revenue
cutter, to be laid before His Majesty, as the intelligence in it is
of so much importance not only to the revenue, but also to the
trade and commerce and security of Ireland, and the case being
such that no steps to prevent the mischief, or its consequences,
can be taken m Ireland. This leads him to say that as H.M.'s
service does not, at present, requii-e his constant residence in
Dublin, he proposes very shortly to visit the southern parts of the
364 CALENDAR OF
17G8.
kingdom. Is extremely anfloiis on many accounts to acfiuive a
iiirtiier knowledge of the military state of Ireland, wliicli, he has
reason to believe, is frequently examined and well known to oflicers
of rank in foreign service. — Dublin Castle.
The enclosures. The intelligence refers to a great number of
French fishing-vessels which Mr. Hewitt met on his cruise, and
which he strictly rummaged, and gave all the trouble to in his
power. These vessels, he says, may be of the utmost detriment
to the kingdom, as they have the best opportunity of bringing
teas and brandy, and taking off wool, beside the ill consequences
that may attend on a futui-e war, as they are making themselves
complete pilots, and have been and are taking a survey of the
coasts, as one of them had on board a most accurate chart, lately
printed in France, of all the bays, x'ivers, and harbours on the
coast from the Skellixto Gape Clear. 3| pp.
14 July. 950, R. Sutton to Philip Stephens, Esq.
Admiralty In consequence of his letter containing the extract from the ex-
i-'^"'_s4^'''33 amination on oath of Gio^i Battista Tassea, a Genoese, charging
ij i> , p. • ■ . gj,,.j^Qj, Dominico Marassi, British Vice-Consul at Genoa, with
encouraging him to make use of a Mediterranean pass for a vessel
to which it did not belong, Earl Shelburne, by His Majesty's
command, directed Mr. Holford, H.M.'s Consul at Genoa, imme-
diately to displace the Vice-Consul for so flagi-ant an abuse of his
office. By a letter received yesterday, Mr. HoKord acquaints his
Loi-dship that he has actually taken away the patent of the said
Marassi.
14 July. 951. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Irela
Eakl of Shelburne.
■*f.^' , 1 Acknowledgmg letters of the 7th inst. 1 p.
us. , :.a 01 . j^iother letter,"enclosing a petition from the Mayor, Commonalty,
and Citizens of Londonderry, praying His Majesty to grant them
a new charter, by which all the Aldermen who have served or
shall serve the office of Mayor shall, from the time of the expiration
thereof, and at all times during their continuance in the office of
Aldermen, be Justices of the Peace in and for the city, &c., with
like powers and authority as were granted by King Charles II.
to the Mayor and Recorder and four senior Aldennen. Enclosing
also the report of the Attorney General thereon. Is of opinion
that His Majesty may grant the petitioners' request, so far as
relates to the additional clause of apjiointing the Aldennen Justices
of the Peace. Sends likewise a draft of a letter for His Majesty's
signature.— Dublin Castle.
The enclosures. 9 pp. or parts of pp.
1.5 July. 952. Edwd. Stanley to William Eraser, Esq.
Dom. Gco.lil., Asks that His Majesty's pardon to any person discovering his
pel. 80. No. 31. ficcomplices maybe added to the advertisement to be published
by the Commissioners, offering a reward of 2.01. for the discovery
of the persons concerned in sending an anonymous threatening
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
365
1768.
15 July.
W.-vr Office,
16 July.
Admiralty
Entry Bk.,
1766-84,
pp. 35-0.
20 July.
Dom. Geo. Ill
pel. 80,
No.3:; ;i, b.
21 July.
Ireland,
V. 434, Xo. 14.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
1761-70, p. 158.
,■ 23 July.
Dom. Geo. III.
pel. 80, No. 33.
23 July.
Ireland,
V. 434, X'o. 15.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
1761-70, p. 159.
letter to the Southwold Custom House. — Custom House, London.
Hit-
953. Secretaky-at-Wau (Baerixgton) to the Same.
Eelative to the 2.jth Regiment, ordered to embark this autumn
for ilinorca, to relieve the 37th Regiment. — War Office. 1 p.
954. Earl of Sheleurxe to the Lords of the Admiralty.
In answer to their letter of the 1st inst., enclosing a copy of
Capt. Bennett's letter, giving an account of the stejjs he had taken
to protect the British trade in case the Eiii])cr(ir (,f ilorocco should
send out his cruisers to mole.st it. His Majr-ty approves of the
same, and it is his pleasure that effectual ilin'etii-iis bo given for
the security of British navigation in those part.s. Encloses, for
their further information, an extract from a letter from Mr. Pop-
ham, H.M.'s Consul at Tetuan, to Gen. Cornwallis.
The extract from Mr. Popham entered. It anticipates hostilities
on the part of the Emperor.
955. Mr. Powxall to Mr. Suttox.
Sends a copy of the Earl of Hillsborough's letter to Lieut.-Gov.
Fitzmaurice upon the case of Mons. Le Jeune, fur Lord Shelburne'.s
information.
The enclosure. It refers to a suit about the sale of some planta-
tions depending in the Court of Chancery in Grenada, in regard
to the decision of which Lord Hillsborough enjoins all pos.sible
despatch, and directs that a full accoimt of all the proceedings be
sent to him. 1 j). and 2 half pp.
956. Earl of Sheleurxe to the Lord Lieutexant of Irel^vxd.
Acknowledging the receipt of his letter containing the titles
which Lords Mounteagle and Gore desii-e to bear as Viscounts. —
A draft. ^ p.
957. Edward Payxe, Joint Syndic (with Josias de Ponthien)
for the English Creditors of the Firm of Larnac Fivres,
of Martinico, to the Eael of Sheleurxe.
Asks for his Lordship's interposition in their favour in respc^ct
to a suit necessary to be commenced at Paris against the bank-
rupts, the above Larnac Brothers. — London. 4 jp.
958. Earl of Sheleurxe to the Lord Lieutexaxt of Irelaxd.
His Majesty approves of the vigilance and activity of the
Commander of the " Thunderbolt " revenue sloop, by closely
searching all French fishing vessels he meets with. The utmost
strictness is to be used in seizing and condemning all such as shall
be foimd concerned in smuggling in any degree whatsoever. His
Majesty also highly approves his Excellency's intention to visit
the southern jiarts of Ireland. — Whitehall. ^1 draft. 1^ pp.
366 CALENDAR OF
176S.
25 July. 959. Robt. Wood to Lord Barrington.
Mil. Entry Bk., The actiug Justices of the Peace near Wapping have settled
"'■-''V-- ■ with the )Sheriff that the coalheavers are to be executed at Shad-
well to-morrow morning, and that they shall call for no military
assistance if they can jDOssibly avoid it ; but they request, there
being now 75 men ujjon duty at Shadwell, that the same number,
or even 50 men, be ordered there at 5 o'clock to-morrow morning
under the pretence of relieving the guard, to stay till the executiou.s
are over. In Lord "Weymouth's absence, can only transmit this
account, but will venture to say that whatever order his Lordshiji
may give in consequence of this request, without waiting for a
formal signification of the King's pleasure fi-om the Seci-etary of
State, will much oblige Lord Weymouth, who will send the proper
letter on his return. —St. James's.
26 July. 960. Earl of Shelburne to Commodore Spry.
Admiralty, Has received his letters of the 18th and 22nd June. His
V. 156,^0.38. Majesty entirely approves of his conduct in requiring of the Doge
of Genoa an explanation of the report as to the cession of Corsica
to Fi-ance. The treaty, which is now become public, confirms
too fully the suspicions he then had, as well as refutes the pretences
used towards him, that this new convention was only a sequel to
former treaties with France for the support of the Repulilic's
interest in that Island.
Flatters himself that in case the Emperor of Morocco should
have ventured to order out his cruisers to molest the British trade
as apprehended, he, the Commodore, will have disposed of the ships
xmder his command so as to protect most effectually H.M.'s subjects,
and will send a fidl account of the state of affairs there, with his
sentiments thereujDon, after consulting with General Cornwallis.
Recommends him at the same time to make use of any opening,
not inconsistent with His Majesty's honour, of esplaming matters
to that Prince, and making him sensible of the unreasonableness,
in case the fault he charges should have been really committed
by an English vessel, of making such a demand on the nation in
general, when it is the constant known practice of all nations to
make the punishment of contraband fall on the offenders only by
forfeiture of their vessel and cargo. He is also to " observe " the
friendship always shown by His Majesty towards the Emperor,
especially in the late' instance of the Ambassador and the crew of
his frigate, and to dwell particularly on the , constant intercourse
between Gibraltar and his dominions, which it caimot be his
Imperial Majesty's interest to break off, in consequence of any new
engagements he may have entered into with a power which has
for ages been the enemy of his nation, and which, if the particular
tm-n which they seem to have in view could be served by their
present temporary friendship, would not fail to become so again.
At the same time he is to give a right impression of His Majesty's
power to do himself justice, which he would be sorry to exert
against an ancient and natural ally. A draft. 4f 2^P-
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
367
1768.
27 July.
28 July.
Ireland,
V.434,
No. 24 a, b
29 July.
Dom.EntryBk.,
v.2.5,p. 167.
29 July.
Ireland
Correspnce.,
1761-70,
pp. 160-3.
Ireland,
V. 4.34.
Kos. 18, 19,20.
Ireland,
V. 434,
Nos. 25 to 28.
961. Secretary-at-War (Barrixgton) to the Earl of Shel-
BURXE.
Relative to tran.sport of the 13th Regiment to Ireland.— War
Office. 1 p.
962. Lord Lieutenant of Irel.^nd (Townshend) to the
Same.
Transmits, in order to be laid before His Majesty, a memorial
from Lieut.-Gen. Peregrine Laseelles, Colonel of the 47th Regiment
of Foot, praying leave to resign his regiment.-- -Dublin Castle.
The memorial, setting forth his services, &c. 2 pp.
963. Robert Wood to Mr. Nuthall or Mr. Francis.
" Mr. Ponton and Mr. Gillam have a very grateful sense of the
" attention which you have paid to their case ;" and Lord Wey-
mouth, upon their report, " has not failed to do justice to your
" activity and diligence upon that occasion in a proper place. . . .
"... Mi\ Ponton and the other justices are apprehensive that
" something of the same sort will be attempted at Guildford, and
" his Ldp. begs that you will continue those good offices to the
" justices at Guildford, which you have been already so serviceable
" to them upon a late occasion, in case they should stand in need
" of your assistance."
964. Earl of Shelburne to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ikel.\.nd.
Two drafts, containing His Majesty's orders for the despatch of
C4th and 6-5th Regiments to relieve the 9th and 34th in America,
&c. ; the 13th Regiment to go to Ireland till the arrival of the 9th
and' 34th.
Another draft, to the Lords of the Admiralty, for transports for
the 13th Regiment. 6 pjp. and 2 hdves.
965. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Earl of Shelburne.
Four letters : —
(1.) Acknowledgmg letters of the 29th past, as to the movements
of the regiments, &c.
(2.) Acknowledging also that of the 23rd past, as to French
fishing vessels, fcc, and stating his intention to set out on his tour
this day, and to make the fullest and best observations he can by
the 25th inst., when it will be necessary for him to be present at
a meeting of H.M.'s Privy Council in Dublin upon particular
business. If he cannot complete what he proposes in the time,
hopes to receive His Majesty's permission to make a second
progTess.
(3.) Proposing the further prorogation of the Parliament to
Oct. 31.
(4.) Acknowledging letter of 29th past, as to the 13th Regiment
of Foot. — Dublin Castle. -5 pp.
368
17GS.
o Aug.
Church Bk.,
Scotliind,
1761-84, p. 13.)
20 May
to 4 Aug.
Dom. Geo. III.
pel. SO,
Nos. 34 a to d.
CALENDAR OF
4 Aug.
Admiralty,
156, No. 41
966. Lord Weymouth to Lord Gray.
Had recommended, before receiving his letter of the 25th past,
Mr. David Cruden to supply the vacancy of the church at Nigr--.
The warrant is actually signed. ^ Is very sorry that the interest
which has been made to obtain this living for another gentleman
has been the occasion of his (Lonl Gray's) having -svi'itten so much
on the subject, but it affords him great satisfaction to lie able to
comply with his Lordship's wishes in favour of a pei'son for whom
he so very warmly interests himself
967. Giovanni Zexo.
Papers relative to the case of Giovanni Zeno or Xeno, a Greek
suiyect of the Ottoman Porte. They arise out of a cause before
the Vice-Admiralty Court of Gibraltar in 17G4, in which a decree
was pronounced by Hew Craig, Esq., H.M.'s Commissary and Judge
of the Court, adverse to the said Zeno. Tlie pajDers are the
following : —
20 May. — Report of Dr. James Marriott, H.M.'s Advocate
General, giving his opinion that the decree of the Judge' had l.)een
erroneous and irregular. 15:^ ]yp.
1 July. — Letter from Zeno, and (enclosed) his memorial to the
King. 14i2?j).
4 August. — Letter from Mr. Thos. Bradshaw to Richd. Sutton,
Esq., stating that the Lords of the Treasury had directed Mr.
Nuthall, their solicitor, to solicit at the instance of Zeno an appeal
from the decree, at His Majesty's expense. 1 ^y.
968. Commodore R. Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Arrived in Naples the 2nd of last month, and in the evening-
was presented to the Grand Duke and Duchess of Tuscany by Coimt
Caunitz, the Imperial Ambassador, who had that night made an
entertainment for their Royal Highnesses, at Avhich the King and
Queen of Naples were also present. The Grand Duke and Duchess
having expressed a desire that he would accompany them to their
own dominions, whither they were going by sea, he availed him-
self of the opportmiity of obliging them, and proceeded with them to
Leghorn, where they landed on the loth. Part of their escort lost
company, and were not seen afterwards ; so that, had he not been
there, they would have been but slenderly guarded, had they met
with the Algerine fleet, which, it was said, was at sea, looking out
for them. Their Royal Highnesses warmly expressed their thanks
for the attention shown to them, and, as it by no means interfered
with the service of the King, hopes it will not be disapproved of.
The Grand Duke talked several times to him about the affaii-s of
Corsica, and seemed greatly to disapprove of the proceedings of
the French, and to hope sincerely they will not .succeed ; for, says
lie, if they get ]iossession of that Island, my port of Leghorn will
Ije ruined. Having no instructions, could only reply that our trade
in the Mediterranean would likewise be rained, and that therefore
he hoped we should never suffer the French to possess it quietly.
Has brought away with him three Turkish slaves, who swam
on board the " Jersey " at Naples in the night, as no demand was
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
369
17G8.
10 Aug.
Ireland,
V. 434, No. 29.
10 Aug.
Isle of Man
Entry Bk.,
11 Aug.
Ireland,
V.434.
Nos. 32, 33.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
1761-70, p. 171
made for them, and it was publicly known they were on board :
will send them to their re.spective countries at the first oppor-
tunity.
On his return to this place the 30th of last month, found a
Mr. Murray, who said he was charged with affairs of importance from
the ministry to General Paoli, and was waiting for a conveyance
to Corsica. On the 1st inst. Mr. Murray sailed with Captain
Onslow, of the " Aquilon," without giving the least suspicion to the
Genoese, who knew of no such person being in the town. Tells all
the inquisitive people that the ship is gone to Mahon to refit,
being leaky.'
The same day received a letter from Capt. Cosby, of H.M.S.
" Montreal," dated off" Monaco, stating that he had carried a gentle-
man from this place to Corsica, who was charged with a com-
mission to General Paoli, and that, having executed the business
he went upon, he was on his way to land him at Nice ; stating also
that he had sent to demand an English ship detained at Macinagio
by a Corsican corsair. She was found to be a Genoese polacca,
with a pass " old, foi-ged, erased, and false." As it is probable the
Genoese Mdll represent this affair to the Court of London, has made
particular enquiry. Gives the result. In regard to her pass, it
was never presented to Mr. Hollford for endorsement, and he is of
opinion that the owner must have bought it clandestinely, and named
the vessel to correspond with it. Is confident a great many
Genoese vessels are navigated with passes no better than this. It
is, however, very difficult to get at them, as their general practice is
to hoist their own colours in port, and only make use of the Enghsh
colours and passes at sea. Purposes to proceed to Mahon the
moment the wind will permit, calling on his way at Villafranca to
forward this letter to the care of Mr. Potter, charged with His
Majesty's affairs at Turin, being unwilling to trust it through the
Genoese territory. — [H.M.S.] " Jersey," in Genoa Mole. 7 i^jx
969. Lords of the Admiralty to the Earl of Shelburne.
As to transports for conveying the 13th Regiment to Ireland. —
Admiralty Office. 1 p.
970. Lord Weymouth to Governor Wood.
The King has named Mr. Searle Attorney General and Mr.
Mylrea Deemster [of the Isle of Man], and has ordered H.M.'s
Attorney General to prepare drafts of proper instruments for
grantuig these two offices. It is resolved that he, the Governor,
shall have a salary of GOO?, a year from the time of his appointment,
and the Attorney General a salary of 100?. — St. James's.
971.
Earl of Shelburne
Ireland.
to the Lord Lieutenant of
His Majesty ajiproves of his making a second progress through
the southern parts of Ireland. The Parliament is also to be pro-
rogued till Oct. 31st, according to his Excellency's proposal. Two
drafts. 2 2U>-
370 CALENDAR OF
1768.
12 Aug. 972. K. Sutton to Sir Robert Wiljiot.
Dom.EntryBk., Relative to arms for the G4th and 65th Regiments.
T.2-t, p. 183.
13 Alio-. 973. Eakl of Shelburxe to the Lord Lieutexant
Ireland,
Ireland.
■X ^'m*' h Relative to the emliarkation, &c. of the two regiments going to
'"^&35.' ' America. Tivo drafts of the mmelctter. 4 pp.
The last eutered Draft of another letter, directing that the Fu-st Battalion of the
in Ireland Royal Regiment of Foot, now at Minorca, and the 69th Regiment
ireT-ToTiuJ ^^ "Gibraltar, are to continue to lie paid l:iy Ireland, and to be
therefore replaced on that establishment. 1 pt.
16 Aug. 974. Commodore R. Spry to the Eakl of Shelburxe.
Admiralty, Ai'j'ived here the 9th, having sailed from Genoa the 5th inst.
V. 156, No. 41. jjgtaQjj tije precautions which he took for the security of Gibraltar
and H.M.'s trading subjects, on hearing accounts of the communica-
tion between that garrison and the Emperor of Morocco's ports
being shut. The moment the " Jersey's" repaii-s are completed, wiU
proceed to Gibraltar himself. If the wind shoidd prove favourable
when he sails from hence, and it be not likely to occasion any great
dela}-, pm-poses calling at Algier in hopes of prevailing on the Dey
to open the ports of Zafarina and Ai-asgon in the western part of
his dominions, for the supply of Gibraltar, which will be of great
use in case the Emperor's ports should still be shut, and may
induce His Imperial Majesty to take off the additional duty he has
lately laid on all refreshments wanted for that place. The
" Aquilon " arrived this morning, ha^^ng performed the service he
had her sent on. The pass he mentioned belonging to the vessel
taken by the Corsicans he has now in his possession, and will
transmit it to the Secretary of the Admiraltj^ with his remarks
thereon ; for, notAvithstanding it is the most barefaced forgery ever
committed, it is Imcked l\v Mr. ibigel Rutter, who styles himself
Consul at Malta. [H.M.S.]"" Jersey," in Mahon Harbour. 4 2)p-
17 Aug. 975. Earl of Shelburxe to the Lords of the Treasury,
Treas.EntryBk., Encloses, for enquiry', copies of three depositions delivered by
i763-.5,p. 23,. -jj^. pj.j^j-^ggg^ ii^Q French Minister, charging the crews of two
English boats with three different piracies in the Channel on two
Dutch ships and one Danish .ship bound to different ports of
France. — "\\liitehall.
20 Aug. 976. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
Ireland", OF ShELBURNE.
V. 434, No. 43. jj^^ ^j.^jg ^j^^^ received his letter of the 13th. The moment His
Majesty's commands were signified to him, every necessary order was
issued to complete the 64th and 6oth Regiments with proper di-afts.
Since the desire of further expedition has been received, not a
moment has been lost to accelerate the same. Genl. Dilkes has
issued them on the spot, although his Excellency was absent on
this tour. Will to-morrow morning review the di-afts from this
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garrison, and reject such as are not perfectly good, although the
strictest orders lia.ve already been given on this head. Will also
send a full power to Lieut. Genl. Douglas (appointed to review
them at Cork) to reject aU such as are not assui-edly fit for service,
and, moreover, to take a sufficient number from the regiments at
Cork and Kinsale, which will be replaced from the other regi-
ments ; and in case the ships arrive, and the embarkation be ready in
other respects, to draft the regiments in the town and neighbom--
hood, without detaining them for the proportion of the regiments
on the march. — Limerick. " Private." 2^ pp.
23 Aug. 977. Stanier Portex to the Uxder Sheriff of the County
Criml. Papers, OF BERKS.
1767-72, p. 54. Transmits a copy of the King's warrant of 4 April last, which
was sent the following day, containing H.M.'s pardon to John Adam
Smith on condition of transportation, the Kev. Mr. Merrick repre-
senting that he, the Under Sheriff, had not received any orders
for the convict's transportation : to be communicated to the High
Sheriff, that the proper orders may be forthwith given.
24 Aug. 978. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Admiralty. ■
Admiralty Encloses copies of two letters received this morning, from which
^76'J-'84 ' ^* appears that a tumultuous body of seamen have yesterday evening
pp. 39-41. and this morning begun to repeat their late riotous proceedings in
stopping divers vessels, and threatening to do the same throughout
the river Thames, unless their masters consented to raise their
wages. A proper number of H.M.'s vessels to come up forthwith
into the river for the assistance of the magistrates, particular
attention being had to the protection to the ship mentioned in one
of the letters to have felons on board for transport to H.M.'s
colonies in America.
One of the enclosm-es, a letter from Mr. Jonathan Forward
Sydenliam, of Fenchiu-ch Street, London, " contractor with the
" greatest part of the counties in England for the transportation of
" their felons to His Majesty's plantations in America," is also entered.
The rate of wages demanded by the rioters was 37s. per month.
24 Aug. 979. The Same to the Lords of the Treasury.
Treas.EntryBk., Two letters :—
1763-75, p. 238. ^^.^ -pov the proper orders to be issiied in connexion with the^
baggage of Mons. Imberti, appointed Resident of the repuljjic of
Venice at this court, and lately arrived,
lb., p. 239. (2.) Enclosing a copy of a letter from the principal contractor for
the transportation of felons ; and as (besides the outrage of hindermg
vessels from proceeding on their voyage without an increase of
wages) " the desire intimated of turning the felons on shore " is a
particidar insult to H.M.'s Government, suggesting the propriety of
offering, together with His Majesty'.s pardon to any accomplice, a
certain reward for the conviction of any of the persons concerned.
—Whitehall.
a A 2
372 CALENDAR OF
17G8.
25 Aug. 980. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Ireland, EaRL OF ShELBUENE.
Nos. 39 40 41. Has received his letter of the lltli, and accordingly signed
a proclamation for the further prorogation of Parliament till
31 October. 1 p.
Two other letters from the same ; the first announcing his retui'n
that day from visiting the southern parts of Ireland, and detailing
the orders given, &c. in connexion with the embarkation of the C4th
and 65th Regiments for America ; the other acknowledging the
receijit of Lord Shellnirne's letter of the loth, kc. — Dublin Castle.
^pp.
25 Aug. 981. RoBT. Wood to Mr. Bradshaw.
Lett. Bk., See's, Enclosing an extract from a letter from Mr. Woodford, H.M.'s
' ~' ' P- • Resident at Hamburgh, to be laid before the Lords of the Treasury.
— St. James's.
Entry of the enclosure. In order to prevent the contraband
trade between the colonies and Hamburgh, some regulation seems
necessary about the cockets of ships coming from America and
touching in England. At present they are produced to nobody, for
want of some proper authority to call for them. Moreover, until
the Act of Parliament fixes the time for producing in Europe the
certificates of East India goods, calicoes, &c. being landed abroad,
the intent of entering into bonds at the Custom House for exporting
them will always be evaded.
20 Aug. 982. Ph. Stephens to Richard Sutton, Esq.
Admiralty, In ]iursuance of the Earl of Shelburne's letter of the 2-lth inst.,
pel. 157, Ko.a2. y-^e Lords of the Admiralty immediately gave orders fur H.M.'s
sloop the " Cruizer," and six cutters, to come up to Deptford and
other places in order to assist the civil magistrates and the ".Spy"
cutter to protect the felon ship. 2 A 'pV-
20 A\tg. 983. Robert Wood to Mr. Francls.
Lett. Bk,, See's, The Duke of Grafton is of opinion that the present which is
17GG-71, p. 20. j-iiade to Mons. Roussel, the Bp. of Liege's Minister, upon his taking
leave, should not remain as a precedent for future presents to
Ministers of that rank ; and though there are I'easons for letting
Mons. Roussel have 300L, his Grace thinks it advisable that only
200?-. should pass through Islv. Cottrell, the master of the
ceremonies, and that \00l. should be paid directly by the Treasuiy.
Gives, therefore, by Lord Wcyin'iutirs direction, this introduction
explaining the reasons of M. Rimssirs pretensions to 100/. — St.
James's.
SO Aug. 984. Richard Sutton to Thomas Bradshaw, Esq.
Treas EntryBk., Enclosing an extract of a letter lately received from Mr. Lj^ttle-
1703-75, p. 242. ^^^^ H.M.'s Envoy extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Lisbon, in
order to be laid before the Lords of the Treasury, that they may
refer the same, if they shall think proper, to the Commissioners of
Customs. — Whitehall.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
373
17G8.
31 Aug,
Irolaud,
V. 434, No. 4r,
1 Sept.
Ireland,
V. 4.34,
No. 48 a,h
1 Sept.
tt.Bk., See's,
00-71, p.21.
3 Sept.
Ireland,
r. 434, No. 42.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
761-70, p. 1G5.
985. Lord Lieutenaxt of Ireland (Townshend) to tlio
Earl of Shelburxe.
Announcing a delay in the embarkation of the C4th and Goth
Regiment.?, owing to tlie non-arrival of transports. — Dublin Castle.
986. The Same to the Same.
Sends a copy of a letter from Gen. Douglas, relative to the
embarkation of the 64th and Goth Regiments. Hopes they have
sailed this day. As these regiments have objected to every draft
above 30 years of age, has the stronger hopes that they will prove
perfectly satisfactory. Col. Mackay arrived here last night, and
is under great concern that he has not been able to join his corps
in time, though he made all possible expedition for that purpose.
He has just left to set off express for Cork, where, if the transports
have sailed before his arrival, he proposes to hire a vessel, and
follow them. Could not but commend his zeal, wishing that ho
would take care to provide a vessel proper and tit for such a
voyage, lest H.M.'s service should lose so good an officer. If he
fails of meeting such a vessel at Cork, he will go directly to
Falmouth and embark for America. — Dublin Castle.
The enclosure. 3 pP-
987. RoBT. Wood to the Justices of Surrey.
Relative to Thomas Mason and John Bowerby, for whose discharge
Mr. SpinnagB, who is in the commission for Surrey, sent an order,
but whom Mr. Hamet, keeper of the county gaol of Surrey, refused
to discharge, not knowing upon what authority Mr. Spinnage, who
had not seen the jirisoners, sent such an order. liOrd Weymouth
is at this time taken up with the Foreign Ministers, and can't
write, but has directed him to say that then- account of the above
commitment has been transmitted to the Solicitor to the Treasury
to be laid before the Attorney General. — St. James's.
[Earl of Shelburxe] to
Ireland.
the Lord Lieutenant of
In reply to his letter of the 2.5th August relative to the
embarkation of the G4th and G.5th Regiments, signifying His
Majesty's approbation of the steps taken for the purpose, &c. —
Whitehall. A draft. 2 pj).
5 Sept.
Ireland,
V. 434,
No. 49 a, b, c.
989.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to
Earl of Shelburne.
the
Encloses copies of two letters from Gen. Douglas, which contain
the latest accounts from Cork relative to the embarkation of the
G4th and G5th Regiments. — Dublin Castle.
The enclo.sures. The regiments were expected to sail on the
3rd. Gen. Douglas wi'ote that Pomeroy's was a remarkably fine
battalion, and, he dared to say, the completest that ever had
embarked. 4^ pp.
374
CALENDAR OF
17GS.
7 Sept.
Ireland,
8 Sept.
Irelaud,
T, 4.34,
No.. 54 11, b.
9 Sept.
Dom. Geo. III.
pel. SO, No. 44.
10 Sept.
]OSept.
Law Officers
Entry Bk.,
] 3 Sept.
14 Sept.
Admiralty,
990. The Same to the Same.
Enclosiug a copy of a letter from Genl. Douglas, giving au
account that on the morning of the 4th instant signals had been
thrown out for the transports to be ready to sail, and that
Col. Maekay arrived at seven o'clock that morning at Cork, and
immediately went to Cove and embarked.
The enclosure. 2| pp.
991. The Same to the Same.
Enclosing an embarkation return of H.M.'s 64th and 65th
Regiments.
The return. 2 pp.
992. JCIXATHAN FORW^VRD SYDENHAM to the EaRL OF ShEL-
BURNE.
Thanking him for the a.ssistance rendered to the " Middleton," a
hired vessel for transporting felons to America, which was protected
liy the " Spy " cutter.— Fenchurch Street, London. 1 p.
993. Li HID Lieutenant of Ireland to the Same.
Tlie transports with the 64th and 6oth Regiments sailed from
* 'ork the morning of the 7th. — Dulilin Castle. 1 p.
994. Lord Weymouth to the Attorney General.
Directing him to prepare and transmit draughts of the proper
warrants or instruments for the Royal signature, for legally granting
the offices of Attorney General and Deemster in the Isle of Man.
— St. James's.
995. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Earl of Shelburne.
Relative to the 64th and G.5th Regiments embarked on board
the transports at Cork. From the 5th to the 9th they regularly-
sailed every morning from the cove of Cork, and were as regularly
obliged to put back in the evening. They finally sailed on the
10th.— Dublin Castle, U- pp.
996. Commodore R. Spry to the Same.
Left Mahou on the 24th, and anchored in Algier Bay the 2Uth.
The next morning waited on the Dey, and endeavoured to prevail
upon him to open the ports Ai'zeau, Zafarina, and Arasgon, for
the supply of Gibraltar with cattle, &c. Details the conversa-
tion. Finding he was losing time, and that the Dey made
objections merely to evade his supplying Gibraltar lest he should
o-ive umbrage to the Emperor of Morocco, of whom, since his late
defeat by the mountaineers, he seems to be in some fear, and on
enquiry learning that the same person who had lately been sent
Amljassador from Mequinez to Madrid to conclude the treaty of
yirace with Sjiain wa.s then at Algier to bring about a treaty
between the Spaniards and that Regency, thought it vain to have
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 375
170S.
any further altercation, so took his leave and sailed that evening.
It appears very plain from all those people's behaviour that
nothing but fear keeps them our friends ; and if ever we should be
imder the necessity of sending three or four sail of the line to the
Mediterranean on any other occasion, their calling at Algier, and
discussing those few points which want settling, would have a very
good effect, and make them quiet and submissive for some years.
For, notwithstanding what has been said about the strength of
Algier, the Moors ai'e so sensible of their own weakness that they
dread nothing so much as a naval force ; and, rather than suffer a
single shell to be thrown into the town, they would oblige the Dey
to settle matters amicably, or dejaose him ; — of which he, the
Commodore, has more than once had hints.
On the 21st Aug. the master of a merchant ship fell in with two
French ships-of-war of the line, one frigate, two zebeques, and four
tartanes steering towards Corsica, and saw a number of soldiers
on the deck of one of the tartanes. — [H.M.S.] " Jersey," at sea.
6 pp.
10 Sept. 997- Eakl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Treasury.
T^'eas.KutiyBk., Enclosing copies of depositions taken in the several Admiralties
1 1 63-, o, p. 242. ^£ Brest, Havre de Grace, and Quillebceuf, concerning divers piracies
committed in the Channel on Dutch vessels by the crews of boats
supposed to be English. For enquuy, iS:c. — Whitehall.
19 Sept. 998. Ph. Stephens to Eichard Sutton, Esq.
Aiimiraliy, Tile Lords of the Admiralty have received a letter from C!apt.
pel. i.-,7,No. 23. Barrington, of H.M.S. " Venus," dated in Gibraltar Bay, the 23rd
of last month, informing them of his arrival there, and that
H.R.H. the Duke of Cumberland had continued in perfect health
and the best sjjirits during the passage. 1 p.
2.3 Sept. 999. to P. Michell, Esq.
Dom.EutryBk., Sending copies of a memorial presented by the Earl of Rochford
V. 24. |i. 191. ^^ ^j_^^ Duke of Choiseid, on the demand of the Hon. East India
Company on that of France, for the maintenance of French prisoners
in India during the last war, and of the Duke of Choiseul's answer
to the same. Also an extract from a letter from Mr. Mun-ay,
H.M.'s Ambassador at Constantinople, containing the demand of a
" Schaich " of a considerable convent of " Dervises " in India, for
the maintenance of himself and attendants, and for the protec-
tion of the Company, as the revenues of the said con\-ent have,
as he alleges, been dissipated during the late war. All to lie laid
before the Court of Directors.
23 Sept. 1000. Mr. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to .
Isle of Man, Was favoured with his letter, giving the agreeable accounts that
y. i,No. C3. ^j^g salaries for himself and the Attorney General were fixed, and
that Mr. Mylrea is appointed Deemster. Had also a letter from
Lord Weymouth to the same effect. In order to make the officr
of Deemster worthy the acceptance of gentlemen (iroperly qualified,
376 CALENDAR OF
and to .set them in a respectable light, proposes for each 100?.
salary. The Clerk of the Rolls is next to the Governor in the
Law Department ; and as the nature of this office admits of a
distinction, would propose 150?. salary. In H.M.'s proclamation
these officers are particularly mentioned to be continued in their
respective places, with the usual salaries and emoluments, until
further signification of His Majesty's ])leasure ; and each of them
had his salary, and also additional offices, to make them more
adequate to their characters. The quantum of salary for the
water-bailifi" is entirely submitted to consideration. This officer
has under his charge Royal fish and .shipwrecked goods, and holds
a court for the recovery of petty debts within the ports. He
comes under the department of the Governor, to whom an appeal
lies from him in like manner as fi-om the other coui-ts. A salary
of 251. to each of the captains of CastletoAvii and Douglas, and
15?. to each of the captains of Peel and Ramsey, may be an
inducement for reputable men to hold the office. Their salaries
formerly were from 20?. to 71. ; but they were also deputy searchers
of the port, and the appointments were thereby made equal to the
character. Refers to some minor ajjpointment, such as the turnkey
in Castle Rushen (the only gaol in the Isle), which escaped him in
a former proposal. As ilr. Castley has presented a memorial to
the Board of Treasury to be continued the Governor's chaplain, at
his former salary of 25?., it is unnecessary to make any further
representation on that head. Upon the contest between my Lord
Sandwich and Lord Hardwick at Cambridge, Mr. Castley (who
was then a fellow, but is since married), at his, the Governor's,
solicitation, and with his permission, went there and gave my Lord
Sandwich his vote. Proposes to continue him, knowing it to be
agreeable to his Lordship. Submits to consideration the pro-
priety of the Governor's appointing his own domestic chaplain.
Enters into details as to the constables. Since the jurisdictions
became vested in the Crown, found himself under some difficulty
in levying the fines and ainercements. But since there was a
prospect of the Coroners being paid for their additional dutj', has
oi'dered those fines to be estreated and levied by them. They
amount to about 25?. or 30?. a year. They pass under his, the
Governor's, examination, and then become matters of record.
The perquisites in Chancery (which are part of this fund and
regularly paid) have supplied the court-room, public offices, and
gaol with coal and candle, as formerly allowed by the Lords
Proprietors, and paid for such reparatioiLS as were absolutely
wanting. But when the fimds are collected, a thorough repau-
will be necessary to keej) them wind and water tight this winter.
Hopes his and other salaries will be paid fi-om 17 May 17G5, hke
those of the captains of towns and peace officers imder them. —
Isle Man. 7 j^p-
Isle of Jiun, Another letter from the Same, of the same date, to [Lord Wey-
T.i,No.c4. niouth], acknowledging the receipt of the letter alluded to above.
" No. 4." 1 /).
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
377
17GS.
2G Sept.
Ailmiralty,
pel. 157, No. 24.
29 Sept.
Ireland
Con-espnce.,
17C1-70, p. 170.
2 Oct.
Irel:iiia,
.434, No. 70.
G Oct.
11 Oct.
Treas.Eiitrj-Bk.
17C3-75,p. 244
13 Oct.
Iri'lund,
V. 434,
No. 73 a, b.
1001. Pn. Stephens to Richard Sutton, Esq.
The Lords of the Admiralty have received a letter from Cayit.
Barrin>Hon, of H.M.S. " Venus," dated the 1st of thi,s month
informing them of his arrival at Portmahon after a fine passage ot
six days from Gibraltar, and that H.E.H. the Duke of Cumberland
continued in the best health and spirits. 1 p.
1002. Earl of Shelbuene to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland.
Enclosing a printed copy of a new regulation for the clothing of
the regiments of infantry in Great Britain, in onler that the same
may lie likewise observed in Ireland.— Whitehall.
1003. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Earl of Shelburne.
Relative to the meeting of Parliament, now standing prorogued
till 31 Oct. Long prorogations being for the ease and benefit of
the subject, it has been the constant practice of the kingdom for
many years past, in the winter between session and session, to
]3rorogue the Parliament so as to give two entire terms free from
privilege. In 1766 it was prorogued from 30 Aug. to 21 April
1767;°and if His Majesty's service will admit of the continuance
of this gracious mark of his indulgence, Avhich will be very accept-
able to the people in general, his Excellency would propose that
the Parliament be prorogued from the said 31 Oct. to 20 June
1761). But if the situation of public affairs renders it necessary
for Parliament to meet this winter, he must humbly submit the
particular day of such meeting to His Majesty's determmation.—
Dublin Castle. ^ vp.
1004. The Same to the Same.
Has received the letter of the 29th past, enclosing H.M.'s warrant
for establishing a new regulation for the clothing of the regiments
of Infantry inlareat Britain, and has directed the same to be printed
and published in order to its being observed in Irelaml.
1005. Earl of Shelburne to the Lords of the Treasury.
Relative to the allowance which two successive consuls at
Tripoli engaged to make to Robert Wilkie, Esq., for doing duty
during .their absence. — Whitehall.
1006. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
Earl of Shelburne.
For a renewal of the commission to the Chief Justices and
Justices of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, and the
Chief Baron and Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland,
empowering any three of them to determine causes in the Court of
Chancery in Ireland on death or during absence of the Chancellor.
— Dublin Castle.
A coiiy of the former commission, which determined upon the
passing of the patent of Lord Litibrd, the present Chancellor. 6 i >p.
78
CALENDAR OF
1768.
13 Oct.
Ireland,
Correspnce.
761-70, p. 17
1007. R. SuTTox to the Lord Lieutexant of Ireland.
Count Sar.sfield having presented to Lord Shelburne [a letter ?]
of 25 July 1768, desii-ing him to authenticate the same, as his
Lordship could not cei-tify the signature of the Ai-chVjishop of
Dublin, semis it in order to be certified by the Lord Lieutenant. —
Whitehall.
13 Oct.
Lett. Bk., Sec.'
1766-71, p. -2
1008. Robert Wood to Mr. Nuthall or Mr. Francis.
Sending some papers -vdth directions thereupon.
A memorandum of the inclosm-es, which were informations
relative to certain persons ha^^Ilg fire-arms in the Marshalsea, &c.
14 Oct.
Ireland,
.434, No. ;
1.5 Oct.
Ireland,
r. 434, Xo. 7:
Entered in
Ireland
Con-espnce,
761-70,1). IT
16 Oct.
Ireland,
V. 434, Xo.
1009. Lord Lieutexaxt of Irelaxd (To^^^'shexd) to Lord
[Shelburxe.]
Relative to the sei'vices of Col. Gisbome and Col. Cunningham
dui'ing the last session of Parliament, particulaidy upon the Aug-
mentation, that His Majesty may have before him the real impor-
tance of theii- support if this measm-e be again brought before ParHa-
ment this winter. Both took a veiy active and aseful part in the
debates ; and the former in particular is not only one of the best in-
formed, but also one of the ablest debaters, in this Hou.se of Commons.
Does not presume to suggest when their presence on any military
destination may be spared, but woidd only lay the circiunstances
before His Majesty for his consideration in case his service shall
again require a renewal of so important and salutary a mea-
sure. Ought not to omit doing justice to both these gentlemen
in assuring His ^Majesty " that an exemption fi-om any destina-
tion is far from their desire." Had lately occasion during the
torn- to see Col. Gisborne at Cappoquin, in a severe fit of illness,
when he expressed far other sentiments ; and Col. Cunningham,
upon his regiment being the next in turn for foreign serWce,
has already made a disposition of his aftaii's to attend the same.
— Lexlip. 3 pp.
1010. Earl of Shelburxe to the Lord Lieutexaxt of
Irelaxd.
It is His Majesty's pleasure that the Parliament of Ireland be
prorogued fi-om the 31st inst. to the 20th of June 1769, as pro-
posed Viy his Excellency. — Whitehall. A draft. 1 p.
1011. Lord Lieutexaxt of Irelaxd (Towxshexd) to the Earl
of Shelburxe.
Lord BeUamont having often desked that recommendation to
His Majesty which his con.stant attention and zeal deserve, his
Excellency cannot reftise the testimony due to this nobleman's
conduct. His Lordship's wishes are for rank in the militaiy line.
In whatever shape His Majesty's favour- may be bestowed, it will be
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 379
1768.
Circular Bk.,
1761-80, p. 68
conferred on one who has given Hls Majesty's measures the most
steady support from the most honourable motives. — Lexlip. 1 p.
17 Oct. 1012. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Geu. Dilkes has represented that it would be for the good of
vT '"'■4^^^ H.M.'s .service that a greater number of officers .should attend on
-°- '^ ^' • the Dublm duty. By H.M.'s orders, signified through Lord Bristol,
the colonel or field officer commmandmg each regiment and bat-
talion may gTant leave of absence to all officers above a certain
number. The opportunity which this garrison afibrds of in-
structing young officers in their duty, and by a constant exercise
and uniformity of discipline creating an emulation between the
regiments composing it (to which the General has been extremely
attentive), calls upon his Excellency to request His Majesty's
permission to restrain the commanding officers of regiments in this
garrison from granting leave of absence to officers tmder their
command while they attend on Dublin duty. The extraordinary
pains which have been taken of late by ill-designiag men to iafuse
a spirit of discontent among the soldiers against the discipline of
the army and the military law, and likewise to render the troops
odious to the coimtry, are further motives for wishing that this
garrison may be as strong as possible.
Encloses a list of deserters from 1 Jan. 17G7 to 30 Sept. 1768.
When he fii-st arrived ui Ireland, the variety of stoppages made by
different corps had occasioned some discontent among the soldiers.
Having ad\'ised with the Commander-in-chief and Generals then
on the staff, who were of opinion that the extent and application
of several were improper and unauthorized, he suspended them
until he should Ine better guided by His Majesty's future regulations,
which, he believes, prevented many publications, some courts-
martial, and perhaps something worse. The soldiers can have now
no pretence to plead to palliate desertion where past lenity has had
so little effect, and in a kingdom where they live so well, and
which incurs so much expense and hazard by their crime. For
these reasons, hopes His Majesty will not think it an exercise of too
great severity if he shall, even in the time of peace, find himself
under the painfid necessity of ordering one or more notorious
offenders to suffer according to the rigour of the law. — Lexlip.
The enclosm-e. The number of deserters from 1 Jan. 17G7 to
30 Sept. 1768 was 839. 4 pp.
21 Oct. 1013. Circular to Ministers, &c.
Lord Wejmiouth to Sir J. Yorke, Lord Stormont, Lord Cathcart,
Sir A. Mitchell, Sir J. Goodricke, Messrs. Gunning, Wroughton,
Stanliope, Cressener, Swallow, Wolters, Gordon, Correy, Fenwicke ;
Gov. Wood and Lord Justice Clerk.
Announcing his change to the Southern Department in the room
of the Earl of Shelburne ; — Lord Rochford, late ambassador in Paris,
succeeding him in the Northern Department, with whom they are
for the future to correspond.
380
CALENDAR OF
21 Oct. 1014. Circular to Ministers, ^-c.
Circular Bk., The Same to Lord Townshend, Sir James Gray, Messrs. Mnrraj',
i,Gi-wi, i>. 09. Waipole, Hamilton ; Sir Horace Mann, Sir James Wright, Mr. Nor-
ton, Gov. Cornwallis, Lieut. Gov. Johnston, Commodore Spry, Capt.
Fraser at Dimkirk ; Sir John Hort, Bart. ; Consuls Fraser, Barker,
Popham, Traile, Bru,sliy (Consul-Genl.), Jamineau, Whitehead,
Hardy, Hollford, Bomcester, Paalej^, Marsh, Beawes, Tatem, Udny,
Whitham, Sir John Dick, Taverner, Sargint, Coxon, Bankes,
Miller, Ramsey, and Cheap ; Messrs. Potter, Catt, and Lyttelton.
Giving the same information, and directing them to correspond
with him for the future. That to Lord Townshend is also entered
in Ireland Correspondence, 17G1-70, p. 176.
21 Oct. 1015. Secretary of State.
Dom.EntiyBk., " The Right Honble. William Henry Earl of Rochford received
V. 24, p. 192. u ^i^g Seals of Secretary of State for the Northern Department on
" Friday, the 21st of Octoljer 17(38, and was sworn in the .same
" day."
21 Oct. 1016. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
IrelanJ.- OF ShELBUKNE.
V. 434, No. 80. jj^jj received his letter of the 1.5th inst., sig-nifying His Majesty's
pleasure for the prorogation. — Dublin Castle.
2 Oct.
Qtered in
pp. 17G-7.
Ireland,
V. 434,
Nos. 7G, 77.
2.5 Oct.
Dom. Entry Bk.,
25 Oct.
Irelaud,
r. 4.34, No. 79.
Entered in
Ireland
Correspnce.,
■761-70, p. 178.
1017. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Two letters :—(l.) In reply to his letter of the 16th inst.,
relative to Lord Bellamont. His Majesty, when it was laid before
him, exprei3sed in very gracious terms his regard for the i-ecom-
mendation, and his sense of Lord Bellamont's merit. Is permitted
to say that, in proper time, his Lordship may expect another mark
of His Majesty's favour, which at present it is impossible to think
of without indisposing others, and raising pretensions which it
would be highly inconvenient to satisfy.
(2.) Relative to the new commission for trying causes in the
Court of Chancery in Ireland. The proper instrument for that
purpose is executed, and will be forwarded through Sir Robert
AVilmot. — St. James's. Tivo drafts. 2 pp.
1018. R. Wood to the Chairman of the Secret Committee
OF the East India Company.
Transmitting a copy of a letter from H.M.'s Minister at Paris to
the Earl of Shelburne in answer to one his Lordship had written
at the desire of the East India Company.
1019. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
In reply to his letter of the I7th inst. His Majesty^ liighly
approves of the proposed restraint upon commanding officei's of
regiments in regard to the granting of leave of absence to officers
under their command whilst they remain on Dublin duty. In
reference to desei-tion, the King is under no apprehension of liis
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 381
17G8.
Excellency's making some examples of the most notorious offenders,
and therefore leaves it entii-ely to his discretion to have recourse to
those disagreeable hut necessary extremities when the case shall
ajjpear to require it. — St. James'.s. A draft. 2 pp.
28 Oct. 1020. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, ViRCOUNT WEYJIOrTH.
Nos.81,'82. Two letters: — (1.) Acknowledging his letter of the 21st inst.,
announcing the new arrangement in the offices of the Principal
Secretaries of State. — Dublin Castle, li lyp.
(2.) Acknowledging letters of the 22nd inst. 1 p.
31 Oct. 1021. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Transmits the proceedings of a General Court-martial held at
v.434,No.83a,b. j^iUj^g^^y foj. ^jie trials of two private soldiers of the names of
Mackenzie, in H.M.'s 53rd Regiment, for falsely accusing that
regiment of defrauding them of their pay when in garrison in
Gibraltar. The prisoners were acquitted by the Court-martial,
which, however, found " that during the trial, it having appeared
" that whatever deductions were made in the prisoners' pay during
" their being soldiers in Gibraltar were in exact conformity to
" two several orders given out, the one by General Bland, the
" other by Lord Tyrawley, Governors of Gibraltar, the Court are of
" opinion that the -SSrd Regiment is entirely free from any aspersions
" that are or may be thrown on it for having defrauded the soldiers
" of their pay." As it did not appear that tlie deductions made
from these two men were authorized by His Majesty under his
sign manual, according to the 34th clause of the present Act of
Parliament for punishing mutiny and desertion (p. .51), his Excel-
lency desires his Lordship to lay these proceedings before His
Majesty for his commands thereupon, this being a matter of great
expectation and consequence. In the meantime he has issued orders
that the two Mackenzies should not be kept in close confinement.
—Dublin Castle.
The proceedings referred to. 35 pp.
31 Oct. 1022. Lord Justice Clerk (Tho. Miller) to the Earl of
Scotland, ROCHFORD.
V. 4e, No. 1j6. Acknowledging his letter giving notice of his appointment as
Principal Secretary of State for the Northern Department, &c. —
Barskiming. 1 p.
2 Nov. 1023. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Irelaud, ViSCOUNT WeYMOUTH.
V. 434, No. 87. ^^ £^ appears extremely advantageous to H.M.'s service that
some persons of considerable rank and property should be brought
forward, to mark out to the opponents of Government the fixed
resolution of tho King to distmguish and protect those who have
given His Majesty's measures a firm and honourable support,
requests his Lordship to recommend to the King Mr. Thomas
Dawson, late memljer for the county of Monaghan, Mr. William
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Henry Dawson, of the Queen's county, and Mr. Bernard Ward,
member for the county of Downe, for the dignity of Barons of
Ireland. They are aU gentlemen of very considerable property,
ancient Protestant families, and of characters and conduct highly
respectable. His Excellency had not the least connexion ^vith
these gentlemen but what arose from His Majesty's service here,
in which they bore a very lionourable and distinguished part.
The Mr. Dawsons are not of the same family ; but should His
Majesty disapprove the creation of two gentlemen of the same
name at the same time, Mr. Dawson of the Queen's county (who
was the last who received hopes of this recommendation) would
most cheerfully wait for this mark of Koyal favour upon a futiu-e
day, although he would vacate a seat for a very able fiiend of
Government now out of Parliament. There is one person more
whose merits must be laid before the King. In his despatch of
S Dec. last, his Excellency transmitted memorials fi-om Mr. Sent-
leger Sentleger and Mr. Jolin St. Leger, in which they both soHcited
the title of Doueraile. As each of them thought he had the better
ground to hope for this mark of Royal favom-, he, the Lord Lieu-
tenant, declined making any representation thereupon, but told
them that he left it to their conduct during the session to merit
this favour of the Crown. Mr. Sentleger Sentleger tried different
methods to draw his Excellency into an engagement, and voted at
length against the Augmentation. He was closely connected with
Lord Shannon. Mi'. John St. Leger acted the very reverse, and
gave His Majesty's measures a very hearty and useful support.
These memorials were laid before the King by Lord Shelburne ;
and, should His Majesty determine that tbe pretensions of the
former are not superior either by blood or inheritance, his Excel-
lency hojaes he will distinguish so honourable a conduct as Mr.
John St. Leger 's.
Enters thus into particulars that his motives may be known,
and the special advantage it will be to H.M.'s affairs at this time
to give mankind here this fresh proof that the cormtenauce and
support of the Crown is to be obtained by honourable services,
and not through the recommendations of such servants who,
holding the first offices and emoluments, have accustomed them-
selves to expect that they are to extend their respective foUowings,
whilst they distress and defeat its most salutary measiu-es. — Leix-
lip. " Private." 3| irp.
2 Nov. 1024. Col. Jas. Adolphus Oughton to [Lord Eochfoed].
Scotland, Acknowledging, in the absence of Lord Lome, his letter notifj--
• ■*^' ^^°- 15 '• ing his appointment as Principal Secretary of State for the Northern
Department. — Edinburgh. 1 p.
4 Nov. 1025. Eael of Rochford to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Dom.Entrj-Bk., Enclosing a copy of the letter written by His Majesty's corn-
Y.24, p. I9i. inand to Sir .Joseph Yorke, in consequence of his letter of the
1st inst., enclosing a copy of one received from the Directors of the
1708.
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East India Company, and other papers, relative to the violent and
unjustifiable proceedings of the Dutch on the Island of Java. —
Whitehall,
4 Nov. 1026. The Same to the Postmaster General.
Dom.EntiyBk., Pursuant to the late Act, has authorized George Brown aud
V. 24, p. 194. Jeremy Sneyd, Esqrs., of his office, to endorse, according to the
specimens transmitted herewith, each letter or packet on the public
business of the ofiice, and to seal it with his seal, &c.
4 Nov.
Ireland,
.434, No. 90.
10 Nov.
Ireland
Correspnce.,
11 Nov.
Circular Bk.,
1761-f!6,p. 71
12 Nov.
Admiralty,
V. 156,
No. 44 a, b, c
1027. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Viscount Weymouth.
Enclosing a memorial from Lieut.-Gen. Dilkes, requesting to be
appointed to succeed Major-Gen. Marcus Smith, who died yesterday,
after a few days' illness, in the command of the 63rd Regiment of
Foot. Gen. Dilkes's rank and service are too well known to His
Majesty to need a particular description of them. Will only,
therefore, add a testimonial to his constant application and zeal,
and recommend him to His Majesty's favour. — Dublin Castle.
Mem. " Genl. Dilkes's memorial is kept by His Majesty." Ij 2>1>-
and a slip.
1028.
Lord Weymouth
LAND.
to the Lord Lieutenant of Ire-
Acquainting him with a change and succession in the command
of the 4th and 5th Regiments. — St. James's.
1029. The Same to the Ministers, Consuls, &c. in his De-
partment. (Same as under Oct. 21, except Mr. Norton
and Commodore Spry.)
Circular announcing the birth of a Princess.
1030. Commodore R. Spry to the Earl of Shelburne.
Acknowledges letter of 26 July. Immediately wrote to the
Emperor of Morocco such a letter as he imagined most likely to
succeed, and brmg him back to a sense of his own interests, which
is the first and principal object considered in the court of Morocco.
This, after being shown to and approved by General Cornwallis,
was sent by the Vice-Consul of Sallee. Knows not what the
event will be, but the Emperor cannot help explaining himself
one way or other, which is preferable to the present uncertain
state. The enclosures are copies of the letter to the Emperor, and
one to his Minister for Em-opean afl^airs. They will stand highly
in need of his Lordship's utmost indulgence, but he hopes it will
be considered that he has been bred a seamen, and little used to
a coiTcspondence without the limits of his own pi'ofession. He
has, however, endeavoured to adapt his style to the temper of the
man, and the present circumstances of aflairs m that country, and
is inclined to think things will be restored to their former footino- ;
but if not, he will be answerable that little damage shall be done
to H.M.'s trading subjects, if jirovided with two or three good
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sailing frigates in addition to his present squadron, at tlie same
time drawing whatever cattle and provisions shall be wanted for
the supjjort of Gibraltar from the Emperor's dominions, without
paying any duty for them, as well as harassing and keeping his
Avhole coast in constant alarm. — " Jersey," Gibraltar Bay.
The enclosures, addressed respectively to the Emperor and Mr.
Samuel Sumbel, Mequinez. The shutting up of the communication
lietween Gibraltar and the Emperor's dominions arose from an
additional duty of 2.5 per cent, laid on exports to Gibraltar, in
contravention of the treaty concluded two years before. The
Commodore represents what an ill return it was for the treatment
"* of the Morocco Ambassador in England, when he was not only
received with the highest distinction, but the ship which carried
him over was, by His Britannic Majesty's order, perfectly repaired
and made as good as new, and fitted out and supplied in the most
complete manner with all kinds of stores, provisions, ammunition,
and rigging to the amount at least of 30,000 "pesas duros." What
must the King think when told that one of his ships of war
coming to Tetuan has been i-efused to purchase a single bullock,
sheep, or fowl for the relief of her company, by the express order
of his Imperial Majesty, in violation of treaties, and in breach of
that ancient and strict friendship which has for so many years
sul.)sisted to the mutual benefit of both nations ? The Commodore
further details what has been done, and what he is willing to do,
to ]irevent contraband. After his Imperial Majesty has considered
these things, the Commodore flatters himself that his resentment,
which seems chiefly pointed at Gibraltar, will subside, and that
his Majesty will not suffer our enemies to gain their ends by
persuading him to distress Gibraltar, with the view that it may
one day fall into then- hands, after which they will no longer court
his Majesty's fi-iendship, nor want his assistance. But this is a
vain and idle surmise ; for not all the Powers in the Mediterranean
combined will be able to wrest it from the King his master, while
His Majesty's fleets command the sea. Intimates also that the
latter has other friends, who daily supply the garrison, which now
feels as little want as when his Imperial Majesty's ports were
open.
The Commodore tells Mr. Sumbel, in confidence, that the
25 per cent, duty on cattle, &c., exported to Gibraltar, will never
be submitted to, though at the same time His Majesty would be
sorry to break with so old an ally as the Emperor ; and also the
sec7'ct that, if driven to the necessity, he would get whatever cattle
he pleased out of the Emperor's country without paying any duty
at all. But this he will never attempt until compelled to do so.
14 Nov. 1031. Mr. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to [Lord
Isle of Man, RoCHFORD].
v.i,No.65. Acknowledging his Lordship's letter of 2Lst ult., signifying his
Ijeing appointed H.M.'s Principal Secretary of State for the Northern
Department, &c. — Isle Man. " No. I."
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385
1032.
LoED Weymouth
LAND.
to the Lord Lieutenant of Iee-
Acf|nainting him with His Majesty's commands
9th and 34th Reaiments.
regard to the
1768.
17 Nov.
Ireland
Correspnce.,
1761-70, p. ISl
19 Nov. 1033. Lord Lieutenajs^t of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Irelaud, ViSCOUNT WeYMOUTH.
Nos.'9i, 93. Acknowledging his letters of the 10th inst., as to changes in the
command of the 4th and 5th Regiments, and annoimcing the birth
of a Princess. — Dublin Castle. Separate letters. 2 pp.
21 Nov. 1034. Petition of the Dean and Chapter of Bangor for leave to
Dom. Geo. III., elect a Bishop.
pel. 80,^0.55.
24 Nov. 1035. Lord Weymouth to the Lords of the Treasury.
Dom.EntryBk., Sends a copy of a letter from Prince Masserano, the Spanish
v.25,pp.i69-/6. ji^m]jas,sador, and also one to General Conway, dated 28th Nov.
17G5, referred to therein, as containing more fully the advantages
which, he says, would result to the King's subjects, and to those
of the King his master, as well as to the public revenues of the
respective kingdoms, if wines the growth of the Canary Islands
were permitted to be imported immediately into the British
colonies in America without obliging them to be first landed in
England, in the same manner as wines from Madeira and the
Azores. As this is a matter in which the revenue is concerned,
and as he does not find from the books in his office that anything
has ever been done upon it, desires their Lordships to take it into
their consideration.
The enclosures are entered. (French.)
24 Nov.
Dom.Entryl
pp. 1
1036. The Same to the CHAiRMiVN and Deputy Chairman of
THE East India Company.
gj On the subject of those papers which they put into his hands
relative to the very imjustifiable behaviour of the Dutch towards
the Company's servants in India, and to the taking possession of
the Island of Balambamgan.
As to the first, His Majesty gave directions to have it imme-
diately represented to the Dutch Ministers through his Ambas-
sador at the Hague. Sends a copy of the memorial which his
Excellency laid before the States General on that occasion.
As to the taking possession of the Island of Balambamgan, His
Majesty highly approved the Company's attention to the extension
of their trade, and expressed his readiness to promote every com-
mercial object which shall appear advantageous to their interests
by a continuation of his protection. As the plan is not sufficiently
open for H.M.'s servants to form a just judgment on its utility, so
His Majesty trusts entirely to the Company's knowledge of then-
own affairs for what it may produce in a commercial view. But,
considering it in a political light. His Majesty is extremely sur-
prised to find the East India Company desire his protection to a
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17G8.
lueasm-e upon wliich lie has never Ijeen consulted, and to lieai-, for
the first time, that they have ordered their servants to take
possession of an Island without the least information of any other
right upon which that measure is founded, except that of utility,
nor any account by which His Majesty might judge whether it
can interfere with the subsisting treaties with other States, or
give umbrage to those Powers with which he is upon terms of
amity. If, therefore, they are ajiprehensive that any objections
may be made by any European Power to this measure, or that it
can be considered as an infrmgement of the rights of any Power
in India, it will be highly proper for them to transmit without
delay the orders they have given upon this occasion, with such
descriptions of the Island, and such informations relative to it, as
induced them to take possession of it, with the dates of all papers,
&c., in order that His Majesty may judge whether it wiU be
proper for him to grant the Comjiany his protection and support
on this occasion.
" The memorial presented by Sir Joseph Yorke relative to
" Captain Netherton's^aifair on the coast of Java."
24 Nov. 1037. The Same to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Irehnd jjis Majesty's commands are that the 13th and 39th Eegiments
i76*i"^ofp.'^i8i. ^^ch he allowed to recruit witli 50 Irish Protestants. — St. James's.
25 Nov. 1038. The Same to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Admiralty Encloses a co]!}' of a letter from Mr. WaJpole, charged with
1766-84 p'43. H.M.'s affairs at Paris, dated 12th of last month, by which, and the
papers therein referred to, their Lordships AviU see there is great
reason to suspect that the ship " Revolution," whose captain and
crew have been imprisoned by the Admiralty officers of Granville,
was wilfully sunk in order to defraud the insurers. An advertise-
ment inserted in the " Gazette" of 18th Oct. not having produced
anything, and the captain and crew still remaining in prison,
desiring their Lordships to take any necessary steps for the dis-
covery of the truth of the matter.
25 Nov. 1039. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, ViSCOUNT WeYMOUTH.
' °- ■ Acknowledging letter of the 17th inst. relative to the f)th and
o4th Regiments, &c. — Dublin Castle. 1^ 2^P-
2G Nov. 1040. Mr. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Lord
Isle of Man, [RoCHFORD].
Y.i,No.66. -j^y^^^j^ ^^^ 24th had the honour of his Lordship's letter of the
11th inst., giving the agreeable account of the Queen's being
happily brought to bed of a Princess. — Isle Man. 1 2^-
28 Nov. 1041. Commodore R. Spry to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Admiralty, Alludes to his letter of the 12th inst., enclosing those he wrote
No.4.5'a'',^b c *° ^^^"^ Emperor of Morocco and his principal minister, since dis-
graced. [" Not yet received " — marginal note] The day before
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yesterday the messenger arrived from Morocco with the enclosed
letter from the Emperor (wherewith he sends an English tra,nsla-
tion done here). As General Cornwallis and he are of opmion
that it is not in their power to comply with his Imperial Majesty's
extraordinary demands, hopes to receive orders for his future pro-
ceedings. As for cattle, has not the least doubt he could procure
whatever might be wanted from the Emperor's rebellious subjects
on the coast of Reef, which lies between Tetuan and Cape Tres
Forcas, should such a step be thought necessary. Waiting further
orders, will put to sea to protect our trade and watch the motions
of the Emperor's cruisers, should he send any to sea, though
apparently he has not the least intention of committmg hostUities.
Will also go off Faro, and attempt to get a temporary supply of
fresh provisions from the Portuguese, returning to Gibraltar ly the
time an answer to this letter may be expected.
Congratulates his Lordship on his removal to the Southern
Department. — Gibraltar Bay.
The Emperor's letter in Ai-abic, and the translation. He says :—
I think nothing of the additional duties laid on provisions, and
could excuse them without regi-et, but that the motive for my
persisting therein is because the fault proceeds from you ; for if
the Christian Marajan had not been guilty of contraband there
would be no cause for discord between the two nations.
Had you sent a great man of your nation, endowed with good
sense,' to treat wi'th me on the subject, I should in all probabihty
have been satisfied. * * * You are not to flatter yourselves
that by Avriting letters upon letters you will reduce me to more
favourable terms than what I have proposed, for letters alone are
only toys for children. Men of sense would have sent a great
man to my presence on the occasion, Avith whom I might have
canvassed the matter, and settled it to mutual satisfaction. This
stiU maybe done ifyoujudge it proper. * * * If your Consul
was good for anything, he might have taken upon himself to settle
the matter in the bud, before it blew to such great length ; but,
poor simple man that he is, he's fit for nothing but to amass the
salary that he receives from the King, to serve his own family
purposes, without regard to his master's service. I must tell you
that you have been the first promoters of the grievance in question,
for you were piqued at my demand of the nine thousand mexicos,
and in consequence thereof you hastily sent one of your frigates
to the ports of Tetuan, Tangier, and Larache, with orders_ to the
trading vessels not to load any goods if the additional duties were
laid on them ; and further, that if any vessels were already loaded
with goods that had paid the additional duties, they were to unload
them, and come away empty. Men of sense would not have acted
thus rashly ; for had you not been too precii)itate in sending those
orders to the trading vessels, I might possibly have countermanded
my order respecting the additional duty. I deny that I gave
orders against the ships of war taking their stock of provisions
duty free, * * * it was you that would not allow them to
take provisions from my ports, though exempted from all kinds
of duties.
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The accoimt of my having stopped the communication with
your garrison is now spread all over Em-ope ; wherefore, were I
to send for your vessels and suffer them to load agreeable to the
former rule or standard, what would the world think ? Why, all
Kings would say that I could not live without you ; that the want
of those duties I was used to receive for the provisions and goods
taken away by your vessels lessened my revenues ; and that I had
no princely honour in me, but that I would sacrifice my honour
and dignity for the lucre of a little money. This cii-cumstance
would highly offend me ; don't you think it would ? I have now
to propose three things for accommodating the differences : that
you give your note for payment of the nine thousand mexicos ;
that you conform to the additional duties ; or deliver up the
Chiistian Marajan who committed the contraband. You have
your choice of either of the above articles, * * * * What I
have said are the words of a high and powerful Prince who is
not to be trifled with. 10 2^2^- and a large sheet.
28 Nov. 1042. Lord Weymouth to Peter Michell, Esq., Secretary to
Dom.EntryBk., the East India Company.
V. 25, p. 181. Transmitting an extract of a letter of the I7th October, from
Mr. Murray, H.M.'s Ambassador at Constantinople, with a copy of
the Italian translation of a letter from the " Bacha " of Babylon to
the Porte, referred to in the above extract, to be laid before the
Directors for proper steps to be taken thereupon. This letter from
the Bacha is to the same purport with that of the " Sheriff' " of Mecca,
which Mr. Mm-ray transmitted last year ; but as it is of a later
date Ml'. Murray says the same reasons and promises Avhich the
Company gave on that occasion wiU not content the Porte, and
that an answer is now necessary. Their letter of the I7th inst.,
in answer to the demands of a supposed Sheik of a convent of
Dervises near Madras, has been sent to Mr. Murray.
SO Nov. 1043. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, ViSCOUNT WeYMOUTH.
T. 434, No. 96. Kelative to the appointments and discipline of H.M.'s forces in
Ireland, &c. — Dulilm Castle. 2 ^;ip.
1 Dec. 1044. Lord Viscount Weymouth to the Lords of the
Admiralty
Admiralty.
-6G°-84 p'^iV '^'^ know, for the information of Governor O'Hara and the
African Company, the nature and extent of the protection on which
they may rely in the present very dangerous and alarming situa-
tion of affairs in the River Gambia, arising from a war in which the
Barrah Negroes (a powerful nation inliabiting the north side of
the river) had very nearly possessed themselves of James's Fort ;
and from apprehensions of the Committee of Merchants trading
to Africa that the commimication between their blockhouse at
Apollonia and the other British settlements would be cut off' by
the Dutch, if they have not the necessary support. His Lordship
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17CS.
i-efers to letters, frc. which have passed on the subject, and on that
of an illicit trade carried on by the French, Portuguese, and others
on the coast of Senegamhia.
1 Dec. 1045. LoED Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, ViSCOUNT WeYMOUTH.
V. 434, No. 9,. Acknowledging his letter of the 2-ith past, with permission for
two regiments to recruit 50 Irish Protestants each. — Dublin
Castle. 1 p.
2 Dec. 1046. R. Sutton to John Hawkins, Esq.
Criinl. Papers, Lord Rochford was extremely surprised to be informed that he,
1/67-72, p. 78. Mr. Hawkins, should presume to make any delay, and to expect
the approbation of his brother justices for the discharge of
Elizabeth Humphreys, after His Majesty's command that she
should be forthwith discharged. His Lordship expects that due
obedience be immediately paid to H.M.'s warrant.
A note from Mr. Peter Jopson, attorney, stating that Mr. Hawkins
would not discharge the prisoner as above.
2 Doc. 1047. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland Two letters. (1.) Relative to the recommendations for elevation
mi-"o^ ' ^° *'^® peerage, and the reasons for the same, contained in his
pp. I83-4'. private letter of the 2nd Nov. His Majesty will take them into
his consideration.
(2.) As to the memorial of Lieut.-General Dilkes, which, as well
as his Excellency's recommendation, His Majesty received in the
most gracious manner, expressing at the same time entire appro-
bation of that gentleman's conduct and services. But the King-
having been previously engaged to dispose of the fii'st vacant
regiment on the Irish Establishment to Col. Grant, could not, in
this instance, comply with his Excellency's wishes. — St. James's.
G Dec. 1048. Circular to Consuls, &c.
Circular Bk., The Same to Consuls General, Su- John Hort at Lisbon, Bru.sby
i,Gi-8R,p. 72. __" gpain," and Jamineau — Naples; Consuls, Holford— Genoa,
Pasley — Canaries, Tatem — Messina, Udny — Venice, Whitham —
Majorca, Dick — Leghorn, Taverner — Cagliari, Sargint — Zant,
Buckland — Nice, and Cheap — Madeira ; and Governor O'Hara at
Senegal.
Directing them to send to the Secretary of the Treasuiy, under
cover to his Lordship, immediate advice of all British vessels, with
an account of their several cargoes, either aniviug at or sailing
from the ports (where they respectively reside), which there is
reason to expect may be carrying on an illicit trade to H.M.'s
colonies in America.
8 Dec. 1049. " List of papers sent to Lovel. Stanhope, Esq., from Lord
Dom. Geo. III., Weymouth's office." They relate to Mr. Kearsley's examination,
pel. 80, No. 00. and' the seizure of Mr. Wilkes's papers, J p.
390
1768.
9 Dec.
Pom.EntryBk.
CALENDAR CF
10 Dec.
Adminilty
EutryJik.,
10 Dec.
Church Bk.,
Scotland,
I7G1-84, p. 14
10 Dec.
10 Dec.
Irelniul
ron-espnce.,
1050. Wm. Eraser to Thomas Bradshaw, Esq.
In answer to his letter to Mr. Sutton on the subject of Governor
O'Hara's memorial, j^raying to be reimbursed his contingent
expenses as Governor of Senegambia from 1 Aug. to 31 Dec. 1767
(1,522?. 12s. 4f?.) On enquiry made at the other office, whether
there was any other objection to the amount, it appears that it is
attested in the usual manner, and that the articles have been
dlherwise proved. — St. James's.
Mem. of the signature and attestation.
1051. Lord Viscount Weymouth to the Lords of the
Admiralty.
Encloses a copy of a memorial from Prince Masserano, the
Spanish Ambassadoi', referring to one on the same subject presented
by him on Nov. 4, last year, complaining that H.M.'s ships of war
make a longer stay in the ports of Spain, particularly at Cadiz,
than can be necessary for any other purpose than that of a contra-
band trade ; and in order to justify these suspicious, giving an
instance of H.M.'s frigate " Carysfort " chasing a Spanish frigate
from Calao to Cadiz, which vessel, finding herself closely pur-
sued, took refuge in a Portuguese hai'bour, from whence, after
some explanations from the two commanders, the English frigate
made a merit of escorting the Spaniard to Cadiz, a measure
concerted to hide the contraband between the English and Spanish
officers. For enquiry, fee.
1052. Earl of Rochford to the Lord Justice Clerk.
Did not fail to lay his letter and Sir Robert Anstruther's pre-
tensions before the King, relative to the vacancy of St. Monance.
But Sir LaA^Tence Dundas, having been long promised the first
living that should be vacant, had applied for this, having " assured "
he should settle this aflair with Sir John Anstruther, who likewise
applied, by giving up his competition with him for another living.
He, Lord Rochford, was therefore overruled in his application,
and Mr. Gilles appointed. Sii- John Anstruther's recommendation
will undoubtedly be considered by His Majesty at the first proper
opportunity.
1053. " Note from Gen. Harvey on which the letter to the Lord
" Lieutenant of 10th Dec. 176S was founded." It refers to the
court-martial upon the soldiers at Kilkenn}'. [See next letter.]
1054. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Two letters. (1.) Relative to the proceedings of the general
court-martial held at Kilkenny for the trial of two jirivate soldiers
of the 53rd Regiment, upon which the King thought it advisable
to take the opinion of his military servants. Lieut. Gen. Bland
having been sent to Gibraltar with full powers to settle and
make regulations for the garrison, and he having settled the dis-
tribution of pay according to what appears in the orders of Julj^ 3,
1749, the King entirely agrees with the court-martial that the 53rd
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1768.
Regiment is totally free from aspersions thrown on it on account
of the pay of the soldiers ; but as the court-martial has found the
soldiers on the trial not guilty, he thinks it proper that they should
be set at liberty.
(2.) As to the number of cartouch boxes to be kept up by tlie
regiments. The rule observed among those on the British esta-
blishment is to have the complete number. His Majesty thinks
that the same should Ije oliservcil liy the regiments on the Irish
establishment. — St. James's.
10 Dec. 1055, The Same to the Advocate, Attoexey, and Solicitor
Law Officers GENERAL.
TG-^-l''/ p U" Some questions having arisen on tlie construction of treaties
with France, sends copies of the articles of the treaties referred
to, as also the questions arising thereupon, for their opinion how
far these treaties may be considered to extend to the cases arising
upon them. — St. James's.
IG Dec. 1056. Lords of the Admiralty to Lord Viscouxt AVey-
Admiralty, MOUTH.
No 43 a to d Send an extract from a letter from Commodore Spry, Com-
mander-in-chief of H.M.'s ships, kc. "in the Mediterranean, dated
IG Nov. last, in Gibraltar Bay, relative to the proceedings of the
Emperor of Morocco, and to a truce negotiating between that
Court and Spain, together with a copy of one to him from
Mr. Consul Fraser at Algiers, on the same occasion.
The enclosures, including one of the 13th Oct., delayed at Cadiz,
in which the Commodore states his opinion that his Imperial
Majesty has no hostile intention against H.M.'s subjects, but, on the
contrarj', would be glad of an opportunity to make up the difference.
In the second extract he expresses a fear, from the extraordinary
delay of the messenger sent to the Emperor, and no account
having been heard of him, that his Imperial Majesty was not so
amicably disposed as he was inclined to believe. Mr. Eraser's
letter gives an account of the visit of a Spanish Vice-Admiral
and a squadron to Algier, having on board, for form's sake only,
the " Fathers of the Redemption," and with them every captive
subject of Algier that was out of the hospitals in Spain, to the
number of 1,200. The Dey's avaiice led him to bargain for
releasing GOO Turks, meaning to receive for the other .300 Spaniards
he has in slavery a smn betwixt two and three huncked thousand
piasters. But his Catholic Majesty will not agree to a plan of
carrying on this slave war upon terms so unequal, and insists all
" Mussulmen " whatever, that are subjects of Algier, shall be
accounted for in the exchange of two to one, whetlier Turks or
Moois. If, from avarice, this squadron is allowed to cany back
the Algerine captives, 'tis to be supposed the Dey may apprehend
some disagreeable aflaii-. On the other hand, there is to be
suspected a circumstance somewhat more material to Great Britain,
and of infinite moment to some Northern Powers, because the
sj'stem of Algier will suffer thereby a very material, if not a total,
392 CALENDAR OF
change, — that is, a truce with Spain for ten yeai's ; 'tis without
doubt on the carpet. There is money enongh on board this
squadron.
The Spaniards never sent men-of-war here on the business of
Redemption, but the Fathers have always come in neutral merchant
vessels. 10 p2}. or parts of pp.
18 June 1057.
^^'^ Abstract of a memorial and letter relative to a complaint of the
19 Dec. master of a British brigantine, of an exaction by the Vice-consul
Admiralty, at Gion. | n.
pel. 157, No. 25. * '■
19 Dec. 1058. Robert Wilkie to the Earl of Shelburne.
Doin. Geo. III., Relates how, when Consul Barker arrived at Tripoli, although
pc.bo, 0. oi. -^vithout instructions from the Secretary of State's Office, he pre-
sented him to the Bashaw, and delivered up the seals and registers
of the office without the smallest incumbrance. Having himself
and family been carried to Mahon in the " Aquilon," and being
still -ndthout instructions, proposes to take the spediest means of
conveying his family to London. Gives an account of his appomt-
ment by Commodore Harrison, and the authority by which the
appointment was made ; his introduction by the Commodore to
the Bashaw, and reception from the latter as H.M.'s Consul General
for Tripoli ; also of the promises he received that his appointment
would be confirmed. Having exercised the office for two years and
a half to the entii'e satisfaction of the Prince of the Regency, and
without the least cause of complaint from any of H.M.'s subjects,
has not the least doubt of being rewarded, when he sees his Lord-
.ship, to his entii-e satisfaction, for the loss of time, trouble, and
expense he has been at. — Mahon. 4 p>p.
20 Dec. 1059. Lord WEViiouTH to the Attorxey General.
Law Officers Sends a petition fi-om Pierce Butler, of the kingdom of Ireland,
''r-'ef ^5 ' ^^'^[■> pi"a>Tng His Majesty's pardon for having served imtil lately
pp. 143-4. i" the French King's army without a Royal Licence, for his opinion,
in case there shall be no objection to gi'anting the request, in what
manner it may most properly be done. — St. James's.
The petition is also entered.
21 Dec. 1060. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshexd) to Lord
Ireland, VlSCOUNT WeYSIOUTH.
Acknowledging the receipt of the two letters of 10th instant.
Separate letters. — Dublin Castle. 2 pip.
21 Dec. 1061. Lord Rochford to the Secretary-at-Wae.
MU. Entry Bk., Enclosing a copy of a letter of 6 Dec. from the three Deputy
Y. 28, p. 200. Lieutenants acting at present as Lord Lieutenant for the East
Riding of Yorkshire, and town and county of Kingston-upon-
Hull, as the part of the request contained in it which regards the
recommendation of Mr. Gilchrist to half-pay belongs to his, the
Secretary-at-War's, department.
V. 434
Nos. 101,
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 393
1768.
23 Dec. 1062. Secretary-at-War (Barrington) to the Earl of Rocii-
"War Office, FORD.
V. 20, ^0. 02. In reply to the precedmg. Mr. Gilchrist is borne on the esta-
blishment of half-pay as Lieutenant, and upon his ceasing to hold
the commission, and to receive the pay of Adjutant of Militia, he
is entitled to receive his half-pay, taking the usual oath, which he
could not do while he remained Adjutant of Militia. — War Office.
21 May to 1063. Papers relative to German Demands.
28 Dec. One is a memorandum relative to the accounts delivered liy
Dom. Geo.lll., T. Bishop, Esq. The others relate to the claims of one Proviant
No.^52 ato f. Werwalter Winter, which were said by mistake not to have been
referred to the Commissioners. A letter and " response" from
Winter arc in French. G papers.
29 Dec. 1064. Lord Barrington to the Eael of Rochford.
^^^ar Officii Relative to the transport of the 13th Regiment to Minorca to
■ " ' ^ " ■ relieve the 33rd Regiment. — War Office. 1 p.
30 Dec. 1065, Lords of the Admiralty to Lord Viscount Wey-
Admiralty, JIOUTH.
N0V4C a b. Enclose a copy of a letter from Commodore Spry, dated 28th
of last month, at Gibraltar, giving an accoimt of his proceedings
in those parts, and enclosing a translation of a letter from the
Emperor of Morocco, &c. [»SVc under date Nov. 28.]
A copy of Commodore Spry's letter, o ppi.
Dec. 1066. Sir William Vigors Burdett, Bart.
Ooj^^Goo^m., Memorial of Sir William Vigors Burdett, Bart., setting forth his
v^ ■■- ' °- ■ ancestor's and his own services, and praying for compensation or
suitable employment.
The memoriahst relates that " being at the Hague in the yeai'
" 1747, was offered by persons, who told him they belonged to the
" most Christian King and Chevalier de S^^ George, the com-
" mand of a regiment to be raised, and a large sum of money, if
" he, memst, would be aiding and assisting in promoting a rebellion
" there intended to be raised in this kingdom. That mems'; o-ave
" immediate information thereof to the late Prince of Orange and
" Princess Royal, who were both pleased to graciously promise
" and assure mem^t that they would recommend him to the late
" King. The said traytor, being arrested, confined, and tryed before
" the Fiscal and Mr. Wolters, the King's Agent, acknowledp-ed
" memts allegations to be true. That menist, being ordered on the
" first of January 1748 to attend the Prince in his cabinet, his
" most Serene Highness was pleased to tell mem^t he was sorry
" to find that the hopes of those traytors to seduce him to
" rebellion was founded on his circumstances being emljarrassed ;
" also to present unto memst a bag containing one hundred ducat -^,
" and to desire memst, jf j^q should not be pro\dded for in England
" to his satisfaction, to return to the Hague, and that his Hio-hness
" would. This memst received shortly after orders from the Earl
394 CALENDAR OF
" of Chesterfield, one of his late Majesty's Principal Secretarys of
" State, by the Earl of Sandwich, Plenipotentiary, to return to
" England, when s'^ Lord Sandwich payed, by ordei's [of] Lord
" Chesterfield, the remainder of mem^ts debts to near four hun-
" dred pounds." 2 J pp.
1067. Army ix Ireland.
Ireland, An account of the numbers of commissioned ofiicers, non-com-
426,10.41. missioned officers, and effective men, which now are, and which
from time to time have been, in this kingdom (Ireland) since the
conclusion of the late peace ; disting-uishing their numbers as they
appear on the returns of the quarterly musters during that time.
1 large sheet of print.
1068. For bills for stationery ware supplied by Wm. Castle to
the offices of the Secretaries of State, aiad allowed, see Warrant
Bool:?, V. 31, pp. 224, 2.58, 201, 285 ; and vol. 32, pp. 170, 21G, 270,
300.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
395
1768.
TABLES.
January to December.
1069. Admiralty Orders, &c.
Letters from the Earl of Shelburne (Secretary of State) to the Lords of
THE Admiralty, signifying His Majesty's pleasure that they should give
orders for purposes as below.
For whom and wliat ijiirpose.
In Admiralty Entry Book, 1766-84.
Carleton, Guy, Esq., appointed Captain General and Governor-in-chief of
Quebec in America, to have the usual powers granted to Captains General of
II.M.'s colonies, &c. in America.
Transports for the 8th Regii
; of Foot,
elief to Quebec
Transports taking the 69th Regiment to Gibraltar, to proceed thence to Minorca
to bring the 57th Regiment to Ireland.
A proper vessel to be prepared to sail early this spring, according to the request
of the Royal Society, to convey the persons going to make observations of the
transit of Venus on the 3rd' of June 1769 to stations southward of the
Equinoctial line.
A French ship having been wrecked on the coast of AVales, and plundered by
the inhabitants (as stated in the enclosed memorial from the Count du Chatelet,
and extract from a letter from the master), the Officers of the Admiralty in
those parts to give their assistance in recovering any part of the effects of the
sufferers, and discovering the persons concerned in this act of inhumanity.
Payment of the charges of transporting and victualling regiments to and from
the Isle of Man and Ireland according to the enclosed account, &c. of
Mr. Carleton, agent for the transport service.
Such frigates, sloops, and cutters as may be soonest assembled, to proceed to the
Thames to preserve the public peace, it having been represented that a great
number of disorderly sailors have within some days past in a tumultuous
manner boarded outward-bound vessels, English and foreign, and disabled them
from proceeding on their voyage by unbending their sails, striking their yards
and topmasts, and compelling their crews to leave them.
spectivc stations, the distur-
Page.
2 Feb.
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396
CALENDAR OF
1768.
1069. Admiralty Orders, &e. — ccmt
1 and what purpose.
Page.
Immediate preparations for the reception of H.E.H. the Duke of Cumberland and
retinue, he intending to serve on board H.JI.S. " Venus," imder the command
of the Hon. Capt. Barrington.
Transports to convey the 13th Regiment from Uov
. Cork
The Commanders of H.M.'s ships in the Channel to make diligent enquiry for
the discovery of the offenders concerned in piraciee in the Channel, as set 1
forth in the" enclosed depositions delivered by Jlr. Frances, the French
ilinister. I
Transports to convey the 25th Regiment to iliiioroa
H.M.'s vessels ordered into the Thames by letter of 24 Aug. to rettirn to their i
respective stations, the disturbances having ceased. I
H.R.H. the Duke of Cumberland to have the rank of Captain in the Royal I
Xavy. i
29 July
17 Aug.
23 Sept.
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1070. Al'POIXTMEXTS, &C.
Appointjiexts and Approeatuixs of Electioxs to various Offices by the King.
Page.
Tn Channel Islands Entry Book, 1761-98.
Gosselin, Joshua, junior, Gent.,
vice his father.
In Church Book, 1761-78.
Gray, Thomas, LL.B. of Pem-
broke College, in the Uni-
versity of Cambridge, vice
Laurence Brockett, deed.
In Church Book {Scotland), 1761-84.
Clerk or Greffier of the Royal Court of
Guernsey.
Professor of Jloderu History in the University
of Cambridge.
Principal of St. Leonard's Coll. in the Uni-
versity of St. Andrew's, — mifmislud.
AVatson, Mr. Robert, cice Mr.
Thomas Tullideph, deed.
In n arrant Book, vol. 31.
Thomas, Benjamin, of Serjeant's
Inn, London, Esq., vice John
Ashton, Esq., deed.
In Tf 'arrant Book, vol. 32.
Homer, William, of Sutton Second Deputy Steward of Suuon Coldfield,
Coldfield, Gent. in the co. of Wanrick. (Approbation.)
28 July
Marshal of the Marshalsea of the Court of
King's Bench.
Valle, Signor Giovanni
Esq.,
Venetian Consul in the city of London. (Ap-
probation.)
Langley, John, Esq.. vice Steward of the Corporation of Shrewsbury, in
Edward Eli^ha, Esq. the co. of Salop. (Approbation.)
[For certificate of his election by the Corporation, &c., see Dom.
Geo. III., i,c\. 80, Xo. 41.]
16 Feb.
24 June
10 Sept.
liOME OFFICE PAPERS.
397
1768.
1071, Army, &c. Commissions.
Appointments, in the form of Commissions, of a somewhat special character.
*,;.* Commissions granted iu 1768 to officers in the army, chaplains and surgeons to
regiments, &c., are to be found in the series of MUitanj Entry Books, vols. 27 and 28.
Also the Commissions granted in Ireland this year will lie found in Ireland 3IiUtari/
Entry Book, 1768-84; and Letters from the Lord Lieutenant, containing recom-
mendations for the same, and approbations on the part of the King, in the series for
/;r/a«c?, vols. 432, 433, and 434. The last are also entered in Ireland Correspondence,
1761-70. As Army Lists published by permission of the Secretary-at-War exist for this
period, the Commissions are not here more particularly described.
Name.
Apiiointment, &c.
Date.
Page.
In Military Entry Booh, vol.
27.
Dunbar, Sir James, Bart.
Deputy Judge Advocate and Clerk of the
Courts-martial in Scotland.
29 Jan. -
249
Bo3-d, Robert, Esq.
Lieutenant Governor of the town and garrison
of Gibraltar.
25 May -
254
Aiiniger, Robert, Esq., Lieut.
General.
Governor of the fort of Languard Point, iu
the CO. of Suffolk.
" " -
255
Munster, Herbert, Esq.
Lieut. Governor of Fort St. Philip, in Minorca
10 Juue -
257
Gray, Alexander, Gent., vice
George Ross, Gcut.
Solicitor to the 3rd Regiment of Foot Ciuards
3 Nov. -
205
Howe, ^Yilliam, Esq. -
Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Wight -
- „ -
260
Maxwell, John, Esq. -
Captain of Cowcs Castle, in the s.mie Island -
267
In Military Entry Book, vol
28.
Howard, Lieut. Gen. George,
vice Sir Robert Rich, deed.
Governor of Chelsea Hospital
3 Feb. -
231
Mostyn, Lieut. Gen. John, vice
Lieut. Gen. George Howard.
Governor of Jlinorca, and the town and gar-
rison of Port Mabon, &e.
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231
Holmes, James, Esq., vice Capt.
Leigh.
Captain of Carisbrook Castle, in the Isle of
Wight.
2r, ,.
232
1072. Church. Appointments, &c. {See also Ireland and Scotland.)
Warrants, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, and adch-essed to the
Clerk of the Signet attending, for the preparation of Bills for the
Eoyal signature to pass the Great Seal or the Privy Seal.
*^* Where an election to a bishopric is concerned, a letter recommendatory is also
directed to be prepared.
Nam
Nature of the Bill.
In Church Booh, 1729-82,— to pass the Great Seal.
Stambury, Willoughby, clerk, I Presentation to the rectory of Stoke Clymes-
vice Samuel Truebody, clerk, land, in co. of Cornwall and diocese of
deed. I Exeter.
CALENDAR OF
1072. Church. Appointments, tc.—cont.
Nature of the Bill.
Iliiichcliflfo, John, D.D., one
of II.M.'s chaplains, circ Dr.
Robert Smith, deed.
Canterbury, Dean and Chapter
of.
Cornwallis, Dr. Frederick,
Bishop of Lichfield and
Coventry.
Bristol, Thomas Bishop of, vice
Dr. Cornwallis, Archbishop
of Canterbury, elect.
Canterbury, Frederick Arch-
bishop of.
Lichfield, Dean and Chapter of
Bangor, John Bishop of
Lichfield and C'
Bishop of, elcci
, Dean and Chapter
Ewer, Dr. John, Bishop of
Llandafif.
Grant of place of Ma
the University of (';
Conge d'elire, — empowering the election of
Archbishop in the place of Dr. Thomas
Seeker, deed. Dr. Cornwallis, Bishop of
Lichfield and Coventry, recommended.
Koyal assent to his election to
terbury.
jf Can-
Recommendation of, to the place of Dean of
St. Paul's, London. (This warrant is for
the preparation of a letter to the Bishop of
London, &c.)
Restitution oft
Conge d'elire.
Bangor, recc
iiporalil
Dr. John Egerton, Bishop of
nmendcd.
to his election
id Coventry.
Restitution of temporalil
Conge d'elire. John Ewer, D.D., Bishop of
Llandaff, recommended.
Royal ass(
Bangor.
to his election to the see of
In Church Booh, 1761-78,— /o ;)flw the Great Seal.
Toms, Benjamin, B.A.,
James Parker.
North, Brownlow, clerk, M.A.,
one of H.M.'s chaplains in
ordinary, vice Dr. Shute
Barrington.
Stockwood, William, clerk,
M.A., vice Dr. John Thomas.
Arden, William, clerk, M.A.,
vice William Stockwood.
Wake, Charles, LL.D., rice Dr.
Joseph Atwell, deed.
Young, John, clerk, A.M., vice
William Arden, deed.
Ayleway,
" Presentation claim'd by Lord
Chancellor -."—margin.
Presentation to the vicarage of St. Michael, in
the city of Coventry and diocese of Lich-
field and Coventry.
Grant of the place, &c. of Canon of Christ-
church, in the University of Oxford.
Do. of Prebendary of the collegiate church of
St. Peter, Westminster.
23 April
Do. do. of Worceste
Do. do. of collegiate church of St. Peter,
Westminster.
Do. do. of Worcester catheilral
intation (o the rectory of Ilaskard, in thi
. of Pembroke and diocese of St. David.
July
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
399
1072. Church. Appointments, kc. — cont.
Name.
N.ame of the Bill.
Dale.
Page.
Li Bom. Geo. III., vol. 6,— a
s a Note to the Petitions, Sfc.
Thomas, Lydia, widow, vice
Margaret Bostoek, deed.
Grant of the place of one of the almswomen
of Clark's Hospital, Bishopgatc Street,
London.
12 March -
6G
Dolmar, Charles, of the parish
of St. Margaret's in the eity
of Canterbury.
Do. of almsman in the nietropolitical church
of Christ, Canterbury.
19 April -
77
Nichols, Kichard, a private
soldier.
Do. of almsman in Christ Church, U.^ford -
C Aug. -
125
llayfield, James, served as a
volunteer.
Do. do. do. -
8 „ -
126
Cottinghara, Sarah, widow, vice
Mrs. Mouls.
Do. of almswoman, to enjoy l.aily Alley's
bequest for poor widows in Great St. Anne
Street, Westminster.
IS Dec.
142
Robinson, Robert, of Averham,
in the eo. of Nottingham.
Do. of beadsman in the nietropolitical church
of Christ, Canterbury.
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143
Ih Petitions, 176.3-84,— «4- «
Note to the Petitions and liecnmmendiit
ons.
Fleet, John, of the eity of Can-
terbury, turner.
Grant of an almsman's place in the metro-
political church of Christ, Canterbury.
13 Feb. -
120
Sadler. WiUiam,- served as a
private soldier.
Do. do. in Chri^t Church, 0.-;ford -
7 April -
128
Read, Rich.ard, of the parish of
St. Alphege, in the city of
Canterbury.
Do. do. in Canterbury cathedral
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129
Grew, Thomas, of the same,
silk-weaver.
Do. do. do. -
12 May -
130
Gorely, Richard, of the city of
Canterbury.
Do. do. do. -
131
Jocelyn, John, who served in
the 1st Regiment of Foot in
America.
Do. of beadsman's place in Norwich cathedral
21 June -
132
Wood, David, of Ely, within
the Isle of Ely and co. of
Cambridge, labourer.
Grant of a beadsman or almsman's place in
Ely cathedral.
7 July -
132
Keats, James, of the parish of
All Saints, in the city of
Oxford, smith. Had also
served as a soldier.
Do. do. in Christ Cluirch, Oxford
20 Sept. -
142
Shaw, Thomas, coachmaker and
citizen of Chester.
Do. do. in Chester cathedral
13 Dec. -
156
Cope, Edward, feltmaker, a
citizen of Chester.
Do. do. do. -
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400
CALENDAR OF
1072. Church. Appointments, frc. — coiit.
Name.
Nature of the Bill.
Date.
Page.
Upton, Roger -
Langley, John
Dawe, Thomas
Richards, Thomas -
Pollard, Robert
■ Grant of a headsman or almsman's place in
r Winchester cathedral.
20 Dec. -
158
Winbolt, David - - - i
Norris, John
Cooper, James - - 1
Filer, Martin - - -
Crockford, Henry
J
/?* Warrant Book, vol. 31,— to pass the Privy Seal.
Bristol, George William Earl Authority to the Commissioners of the Trea-
3 Nov. -
283
ot; Keeper of the Privy Seal. sm-y, &e. to pay his allowance as Lord
Privy Seal.
In Warrant Booh, vol. 32,— to pass the Prmj Seal.
Commissioners for executinc
Allowance
2 Feb. -
180
the office of Keeper of the
Privy Seal.
1073. Church. Letters Recommendatory.
Letters Eec:ommendatory to Deans and Chapters.
Cathedral.
In favour of :—
Date.
Page.
In Chureh Book, 1729-82.
St. Paul's, London
Egerton, Dr. John, Bishop of Bangor, to be
Canon Residentiary of St. Paul's, vice Dr.
Cornwallis, elected Archbishop of Canter-
20 Oct. -
258
In Signet Office, vol. 23.
Canterbury
Cornwallis, Dr. Frederick, now Bishop of
Lichfield (to be Archbishop). [For the
petition of the Dean and Chapter for leave
to elect, and certificate of the election of
Dr. Cornwallis, see Dom. Geo. III., pel. 80,
No. 38 a, b.]
15 Aug. -
380
St. I'aul's, London
Bristol, Thomas Bishop of, to he Deau
1 Oct. -
387
Lichfield
Egerton, Dr. John, now Bishop of Bangor, to
be Bishop. [For the petition of the Dean
and Chapter, and certificate of election as
recommended, see Dvjii. Geo. III., pel. 80,
No. 48 a, b.]
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HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
401
1768.
1074. Church. Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous Warrants ami Letters, countersigned or signed Ly one of the
Secretaries of State, connected with Church and University Affairs, &c.
To whom directed.
In Church Book, 1729-82.
Lord Iliffh AlmoniT
Uo do. -
Archbishop of Cuutcrbury
In Church Book, 1761-78.
Archbishop of York
Deau and Chapter of Durha
Vice-Chancellor of Un
of Cambridge.
Dean and Chapter of St. Paul,
London.
Nature of Warrant or Letter.
Kingelman, Mary Elizabeth, recommended for
II.JI.'s bounty.
Coplii
ah, do. do.
Newton, Dr. Thomas, Bishop of Bristol. His
Grace's dispensation to be granted to, to
hold in commendam the deanerj- of St.
Paul's, London.
Lichfield and Coventry, John Bishop of, elect,
• — similar dispensation to, to hold in com-
mendam the rectory of Ross, in the co. and
diocese of Hereford, the prebend of Cub-
lington, in Hereford cathedral, with the
prebend of Weldland, otherwise Wyldland,
otherwise Wylderland, in St. Paul's cathe-
dral, London, and the residentiaryship
founded in the same cathedral.
Bangor, John Bishop of, elect,— similar dis-
pensation to hold the canonry of St.
Cieorge's chapel, Windsor, the rectory of
West Ildesley, in the co. of Berks and
diocese of Salisbury, the rectory of Llan-
difnan, in co. of Anglesea and diocese of
Bangor, and rectory of Llandurnog, in Vale
of Clwyd, in co. of Denbigh and diocese of
Silvester, Sarah, a very poor widow, recom-
mended as a proper object for H.M.'s
bounty on Maunday Thursday.
Oxford, Robert Bishop of, holding in com-
mendam the eighth prebend or canonry in
Durham cathedral, — dispensation with
statutable residence of.
Buckworth, Everard, clerk, formerly of
Trinity Hall, in the said University, to be
admitted to the degree of Doctor of Laws.
Ineligible from not having taken the degree
of Bachelor of Laws.
Barrington, Hon. and Rev. Shute, D.D., one
of H.M.'s chaplains in ordinary, to be
elected Canon Residentiary of St. Paul's,
vice Dr. George Seeker, deed.
PrescDt, Dr. Kenrick, one of the Prebendaries
of Norwich, — dispensation with statutable
residence of.
: July
4.02
CALENDAR OF
17GS.
1074. Church. Miscellaneous — cont.
To whom directed.
Nature of Warrant or Letter.
Date.
Page.
Lord Iligli Almoner
Vice-ChanceUor of the Uni-
versity of Cambridge.
Becldngton, Ann, recommended for Her Jla-
jesty's bounty at the ensuing Christmas.
Hardinge, George, formerly student of Trinity
College in the said University, to have
the degree of Master of Arts. [Ineligible
from not having taken the degree of
Bachelor of Arts.]
11 Dec. -
17 „
154
155
1075. Criminals. Letters to Judges.
Letters addressed to the Judges, &c., for report to he made on the Cases of
Criminals coN^'ICTED.
Name of Judge.
Name of Con\-ict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
confined.
Date.
Page.
In Criminal Pape
rs, 1766-70.
Nathaniel Ponton,
Esq., Chairman
of the Sessions.
Dawson, Joseph -
Stcahng
Transportation
St. Margaret's
Hill, South-
wark.
13 Feb.
159
Adams, Baron -
Carter, John, late
of Houghton,
in CO. of Bed-
ford.
Sheep-stealing
Death -
Bedford
4 Mar.
166
Clive, Justice -]
or I
Adams, Baron - J
Dank, William -
Stealing
Do.
Hertford
10 „
169
Wilmot, L.C.J. "
Adams, B.
Davis, William -
Housebreaking
[Do.] -
Bedford
170
Gould, J. -l
Crouch, Richard
Death
New Sarum -
1-t „
173
Willes, J. -J
Smythe, B. - J
Porter, William -
[Reprieved by M
Sheep-stealing
. Baron Smythe,
Do.
n order for transj
Maidstone -
n. for 14 years.]
19 „
176
Perrott, B. -l
or I
Yates, J. -J
Ward, John
Moore.
[ A reprieve se
Burglar)' -
It by the Judge
Death -
rem Hereford.]
Gloucester -
21 „
177
Bathurst, J.
Floyd aKas Lloyd,
Samuel.
Forgery
Death
Lancaster
26 „
179
Clive, J.
or
Smythe, B.
Carter, Robert -
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Maidstone -
2S „
180
Parker, L. C. B. -
Dale, WiUiam -
Horse-stealing
Do.
(reprieved.)
Nottingham -
„ „
180
HOME OFFICE PAPERS,
403
1768.
1075, Criminals. Letters to Judges— ccM)i.
1
Name of Judge. ; Name of Convict.
Crime.
„ , i Where tried or
Sentence. , ^^^^^^^^^
Date.
Page
■; Stiles, John,
Wilier J -J Oliver, James, and
■ Rape -
Death
Exeter
2Apr.
181
J three soldiers.
.
Perrott, B. - Buddington, Cain
Stealing
Do.
Co. of Stafford
19 „
225
Yates, J. Townsend.William
Do.
Transportation
Gloucester -
7 May
247
Aston, J. - Briudley, Michael
Burglary -
Death -
Stafford
18 Aug
259
Piecorder of the Wright, Mary -
city of London.
Recei^-ing
stolen goods.
Transportation
Newgate -
25 Oct.
26.-;
Ill Cnminal Papers, 1767-72.
Recorder of Lon-
don.
Miller, John
Do.
Newgate
12Mar.
.8
Chairman of the
Sessions.
LudloTv, Henry -
-
Hicks's Hall -
IT „
18
Perrott, B. -1
Yates, J. - J
Smith, John
Adam.
" Respited til
[Horse-steahng]
6th April"— »w
[Death] -
rgin.
[Reading] -
19 „
19
Bathurst, J.
Floyd, Samuel -
Forgery
Death
Lancaster
25 „
20
Recorder of Lon-
don.
Griffin, Ann
Stealing
Transportation
Newgate -
20 „
21
Aston, J.
Lowe, John
Do.
Death
Derby
29 „
22
Wilmot, L. C.J.]
or I
Adams, B. -J
Houghton, Gibbon
Sheep -stealing
Do.
Thetford
lApr.
27
Aston, J. -|
Humphries,Charles
Green, Benjamin
}■ ■ ■
Transportation
Warwick
30
Smythe, B.
Anderson, Thomas
Death
Kingston -
12 „
.37
Aston, J.
Gamble, John -
Stealing
7 years transpn.
Leicester -
Irt „
40
Do.
Pleazant, Charles
Forgeiy -
Death
Derby
19 „
41
Chairman of the
Sessions.
Benny, John -
Stealing
Transportation
Ilicks's Hall -
21Jun
49
Recorder of Lou-
don.
Vevers, John
[Do.] -
[Do.] -
[Newgate] -
., „
49
Parker, L, C.B.-
Higton, Paul -
Robbery
Transportation
Nottingham -
2.3 Aug
53
Adams, B.
Scarlett, Peter -
[Burglary] -
7 years transpn.
Worcester -
GSep
G3
G. Hawkins, Esq.
Not st
ted.
-
-
29 „
70
Mr. Recorder -
Price, John
Tricking aman
of his watch.
Do.
[Old Bailey] -
4Nov
74
Smythe, B.
Greenwood,
Thomas.
[Riot]
[15 months im-
prisonment.^
G ford -
21 „
74
404
CALENDAR OF
17C8.
1075. Criminals. Letters to Judges— co7if.
Name of Judge.
Name of Convict.! Crime. { Sentence. h^'^S.^
1
Date. 1 Page
Chuirman of the
Justices.
Greenwood, [Riot]
[He sets forth in his petition
same fact, and on the fern
Hill) honourahly acqnitted.
prisonment.] Hill, South-
wark.
that he was tried twice for the
ler occasion (at St. Margaret's
aiNov.
75
Kecorder of Lon-
don.
Flanady, Jlar-
garet.
-
_
[Old Bailey]
24 „
76
G. Hawkins, Esq.
Rooli, Andrew -
.
13Dec.
7U
Sir. Kecorder -
Roberts, Sarah -
[Stealing] -
[7 yrs. transpn.]
[Old Bailey]
23 „
79
In Petitions, 1765-84.
Chaimian of the
Sessions.
UUman, Charles,
cabinet-maker,
served King
Geo. II., with
and now serves
HisMaiestv,&c.
[The referen
which is al
Enticing one
Thomas
Gamble to
go out of
the kingdom
to Potsdam.
ce to the J.ulge
so entered ]
100/. fine and
3 months im-
prisonment.
s put as a note
Guildhall,
Westminster
to the petition,
13 Oct.
150
1076. Criminals. Reports, &c.
Reports or I^ertificates of the Judges, kc. niion the Cases of Crimi
Where Conditic
contincd. Pardon.
In Doni. Geo. Ill, pel.
Parker, B.
Farnsworth,
Joseph.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Dale.WiUiam
Do.
Do.
Smeeton,
David.
Higlnvay rob-
bery.
Bathurst.H.
Wood, James
Burglary
31o.
Wilmot,
Henry.
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Kindar,
Samuel.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Barrs, James
Shoep-stealing
M.uisfield -
Green, Ed-
ward.
Housebreaking
Do.
PhJllips.John
Burglary
Scythe. S.
^&s.
Highway rob-
bery.
Co. of Not-
tingham
Assizes.
Transpn.
for life.
Do.
Do. for
14 years.
Co. of
North-
ampton.
Do.
Notting-
ham.
Do.
Co. of
Derby.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Co. of War-
wick.
Do.
Chelmsford
1
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
405
1768.
1076. Criminals. Reports — cont.
\yiicro Conditio!
:onlincd. I'ariloii.
scpli.
Battel
Stealing ii
ilwelling-
StealiiiK
rtwellii
house.
Cole, Join
Wayte, The-
Stealing in
dwelling-
house.
\Vdliuni.
Hard. Dyer
Ariss, John
Field, Peter
Harrop, Johi
Burglary
Horse-stealing
Stealing
Sheep-steal
Do.
IL I
The prisoner bad been
apprenticed by the Go-
vernors of the Foundl' "
Hoij.ital, whu rc|-u*a
Horse-steali
Green, Wil-
liam.
Corder, Tho-
Burglary
Do.
Housebreaking
Stealing a co
Sheep-stealii
ding bul-
406
CALENDAR OF
17GS.
1076. Criminals. Reports
— cont.
Name
of
Judge.
Name
of
Crimiual.
Crime.
Sen-
tence.
Where Condition
tried or of
confined. Pardon.
Remarks.
Date.
No
Smythe, S.
Oram, Ann -
StoiilniK in a
dwelling-
Death
Maidstone
rranspn.
for 11
years.
Do.
Huniijlirey,
John.
Horse-slealiug
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Carter, Ro-
bert.
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Do.
Do. for
life.
Do.
Lawrence,
William.
Stealing in a
dwelling-
house.
Do,
Do.
Do. for
1-1 yrs.
1)0.
Penn, Amy -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Bartliolo-
mew, Eel-
Do.
Do.
East Grin,
sted.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Martin, John,
Tidey, Wil-
liam.
1 Burglary -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Page, Tho-
Horse-steaUug
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Creed.James
Do.
Do.
Kingston-
on-Thames.
Do.
Do.
Gee, Jere-
Stealing in a
Do.
Do,
Do.
Do.
jamii'i.
SteaUng in a
Do.
Do.
Do.
1
J
Aston, K. -
Low, John -
Burglary
[Do.]
Derby -
The prisoner's youth was
his only recommendation.
1 Apr. -
15
Do.
Green, Beu-
Stealnig
1
Do.
jamin.
^cTal?e?^'
Receiving
stolen goods.
y.
Both proper objects of
mercy.
C ,.
17
Do.
Pollard, John
Shecp-steaUug
Death
Co. of Lin-
coln.
^
Do.
Ansell,
George.
Stealing heifer
Do.
Do.
Do.
'Sk.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do,
Do.
'^^:
.Shcep-stealiiit
Do.
Do.
Do.
Palmer, Ka-
therine.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Birkett, Sa-
muel.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Postle-
thwaite,
Thomas.
Do.
Do.
Co. of Not-
tingham.
Do.
Dethiek,
Charles,
Killing a sheei
Do.
Co. of
Derliy.
Do.
Rus.sell. Wil-
liam.
Stealing cows
Do.
Do.
1-1 yrs.
" Some favourable circum-
11 ,.
18
Do.
Allwood,
Stealing heifer
Do.
Co. of Lei-
cester.
portn.
Do.
Goulds-
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Yarner, Bcn-
Do.
Do.
Do.
i
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
407
17(18.
1076.
Criminals. Keports
—cont.
Name
of
Judge.
Name
of
Criminal.
Crime.
Sen-
Where
ellil^el
Condition
P„l,..
Remarks.
Date.
No.
Aston, R. -
Goodman,
Horse-stealing
Death
Leicester -
Do.
^^fS:
Do.
Do.
Co.ofAVar-
wick.
Do.
Edward
Banks.
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Mander,Wil-
Stealing heifers
Do.
Do.
Do.
Bedford, Sa-
muel.
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Smythe, S.
Anderson,
Thomas.
Do.
Do.
Kingston -
Not a proper object of
mercy.
11 AprU
19
Do.
Lovegrove,
HuTtf^'AVn-
liam.
Wood, Su.
samiah.
Do.
Do.
Stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Bristol •
Do.
Do.
Ml ,vi-s.
J'™'
'• Several favourable cir-
cumstances."
2(5 „
.0
Smythe, S.
Ward, ATil-
liam.
Burglary
Do.
Kingston-
on-Thames,
Do.
Do.
It; 3Iay -
2G
WiUes, E. -
Coverdale,
Thomas.
Do.
Do.
Winchester
Do.
~1
Do.
Do.
Domini.Tho-
mas.
Isheep-steal-
Do.
Do.
Do. for
7 years.
Do.
AVellar, John
Robliery
Do.
Do.
Do. for
life.
Do.
Do.
Colbourne,
Harvey ,.John
JBurglary -
Do.
Dorchester
Do. for
1
Do.
^^S.
Housebreaking
Do.
Eseler -
Do.
1
Do.
Do.
Do.
Saunders,
John.
Eveleigh,
John.
Manning,
Henry.
1 Sheep-steal-
1 "
Do.
Do.
Do.
1
1
Do.
sr
Robbery
Do.
Do.
Do, for
Gould, H.-
TiUin, Tho-
\sheep-steal-
Do.
New Sanmi
[Do.]
Do.
Crook, John
Do.
Hobbs, Ri-
chard.
Tates, John.
■miitleva/ms
AV'helpley,
Robert.
1
i-Burglary -
J
Do.
Do.
[Do,]
" Some favour.able circun]-
r stances."
27
Do.
Gilbert, Na-
1
I Horse-steal-
ES:
thaniel.
Butler, John
Roberts,
Henry.
Do.
Launeeston
[Do,]
Do.
Provis, Wil-
liam, the
younger,
alias Pro-
bus.
Burglary
Do.
Do.
[Do,]
408
CALENDAR OF
1768.
1076. Criminals. Reports
—cont.
Name
of
Judge.
Name
of
Criminal.
Crime.
Sen-
tence.
Where
tried or
confined.
Condition
of
Pardon.
Remarks.
Date.
No.
Gould, H. -
Blackwa.v,
Margery.
Arson -
Death
Launceston
&iS
1
Do
Cardiff.Chris-
topher.
Robbery
Do.
Taunton -
Do. for
7 years.
Do.
Bowles.
George.
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
[Do.]
1
Do.
Gaskj-ns,
Henry.
Stealing oxen -
Do.
Do.
[Do.]
1
Do.
Keedwell,
(icorpe, the
younger.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
[Do.]
1
J
Mansfield -
Walker, Ti-
mothy.
Stealing
Do.
Chelmsford
Do.
]
Do.
Moore, John
Highway rob-
berv.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Harris, Eli-
zabeth
Maria.
Stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Mason, John
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
White,James
Burglary
Do.
Horsham -
Do.
Do.
Paies.Eobert
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Smythe, S.
"do.
Covington,
Riohard.
"'lilin'. '^""
1 Sheep-steal-
; ing.
Death
Hertford -
Transpn.
foru
years.
1
Do.
Do.
Podmore,
Marston,
William.
}";.&y.
Do.
Maidstone
Do. for
life.
;."Some favourable cir-
IS Aug.
35
Do.
How. James
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
Do. for
Hyrs.
Do.
Parker,
Francis.
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Jerry,
Stephen.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Bullen,
James.
Burglary -
Do.
Guildford
Do.
Do.
Thompson,
William.
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Mullins, Ri-
chard.
Tliooipson,
1 Highway
1 robbery.
Du.
Do.
Do. for
life.
Do.
Fiilgeram,
Thomas.
Do.
Do.
DO.
Do.
J
Recorder of
Bristol
(J. Dun-
ning).
Do.
Bess, Ed-
ward.
Grant, Simoi
Stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Bristol -
Do.
1
Bevan, Tho-
Do.
Do.
Do.
I Do. for
f ll.vrs.
"Several favourable cir-
cumstances."
21 ,.
3(!
Do.
Parker, B.
Pagett,John
Horse-stealmg
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Co. of
North-
ampton.
I
Do.
Anherry,
Wilham.
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Do.
- Do.
■' Some favourable circum-
2.'i „
37
Clive, K. -
Nailer, Wil-
liam.
Do.
Do.
Coventry -
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
409
17G8.
1076. Criminals. Reports— co?if.
Name
of
Judge.
NmIIIL'
of
Criminal.
Crime.
Sen-
tence.
Wh.'ro Condition
tried or of
confined. Pardon.
R...marks.
Date.
No.
Parker, B.
Hightoft or
Higton,
Paul, late
llausfleld',"
Nottins-
hamshire.
Felony
7 yrs.
ranspn
Co. of Xot-
tnigliam.
Vot a iiriiper object of
mercy. Annexed is the
prisoner's petition.
27 Aug.
S9
,b.
Gould, H. -
Glenton, Ro-
bert.
Horse-Stealing
Death
York
Transpn.
for U yrs.
Do.
Wood, John
Shoplifting -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Armstrong,
Christoplier.
Horse-Stealing
Do.
Cumber-
land.
Do.
Yates, J. -
Parkinson,
Benjamin.
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Co. of York
Do. for
life.
Do.
^s^r
Stealing in a
dwellmg-
house.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
"lotr
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. for
U yrs.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Johnson,
Robert,
alias Wil-
liam Smith.
Soulsby,
John.
^,
Do.
Do.
Do.
, "Some favourable cir-
-■.
40
Do.
Davison,
~|
Do.
William,
alias Da\7.
Pearson,
■\Villiam.
Isheep-steal-
r ing.
Do.
Do.
Do.
1
Do.
Do.
Laidler.Tho-
Bntoii, Ro-
bert.
(Horse-steal-
Do.
Xorlhum-
l.erland.
Do. for
1
1
Do.
Brown.
Georise.
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
Do. tor
It yrs.
1
Do.
Dennison,
William.
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Westmore-
land.
'"-
j
Do.
Bramhall,
Jonas.
Burglary
Do.
Co. of York
Do. for
life.
J
Eficorderof
London
(J. Eyre)
Vevers, John
Stealing
t™."?'!!
Newgate -
Free par-
don.
That the convict has in-
volved liis family in dis-
tress is the oidy circum-
stance in mitigation of
his otTence.
5 Sept.
«
^Sd.
Scarlet,
Peter.
Felony
Trans-
portn.
Worcester
•
"No circumstances to re-
commend him to mercy.'
9 , ,.
43
Willes, E. -
Hickey, Da-
vid.
Robbery
[Death]
Winehestci
Transjin.
T
Do.
Whitemesh,
John.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Rcail, Wil-
1
Do.
^iE ^■"-
Isheep-steal-
1 ing-
Do.
'Do.
Do.
Do.
Dav";jolm
J
Do.
Farvell alias
Forrell,
-Burglary -
Do.
Do.
Do.
."Some favourable circnm
15
45
Do.
B'idsS'Elias
1
Do.
'^SSd.
Horse-stealing
Do.
K,\etcr -
Do.
i
110
CALENDAR OF
17G8.
1076.
Criminals. Eeports — cont.
Name
of
Judge.
Name
of
Criminal.
Crime.
Sen-
tence.
Where
tried or
confined.
Condition
Pardon.
Remarks.
Datf.
No
■Allies, E. -
Perrott.Geo.
Do.
Eussell,
Edwd.,
Senrancke,
trates.
Ex-corderof
London.
Grecnslade,
William.
Jefferies,
John.
Hillier.John
Bird, Jolui -
I Greenwood.
Thomas.
Roberts,
Sarah.
ShceiJ-stcaliiig
Riot -
Stealing
Death
Do.
Do.
7 yrs.
transpn
Exeter -
Newgate -
St. Marga-
ret's Hill.
Newg.ite -
Transpn.
for 7 yi-s
Transpn.
Freepar-
Not an improper object of
mercy, his petition being
subscribed by divers per-
sons of character, and his
master being desirous of
taking him again.
Judge recommends the
pardon. Annexed is her
petition.with several sig-
1 Oct. -
22 Nov.
29 Dec.
■46
49
a.b.
1077. Criminals. Pardons, &c.
Warrants and Letters relating to Criminals convicted, being Pardons,
Eespites, to.
Nature
of Document
Name of Convict.
Where tried or
confined.
Date. Page.
In Criminal Papers, vol. 12, 1766-70.
Jlitigatiou to
transportation
for life.
Do. do.
Do. for 7 years
Mitigation to 14
years transpn.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Rose, Wi
Highway
bery.
Ilarringtou.Cliarles Burglary, &c.
Phillips, John - \ Several offences
Hudson, William ) Rape
Shaw, David - ! Burglary
Wythe, Richard
iate of Denning-
ton, in the co. of
Suffolk, Gent.
Crendall, Samuel
Frees, William -
Pritchard, James
Suffolk, John -
Francis, Frances
Heath, Robert
Fardoe, Martha
Horse-stealing
Do.
Sheep-stealing
Forgery
Stealing above
40s. in a dwel-
ling-house.
Horse-stealing
Murder
Oxford assizes
Gloucestershire
assizes.
years transpn. Bury St. Ed-
[Death]
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Oxford
Worcester
Stafford
rewsbury
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
411
1768.
1077. Criminals. Pardons, kc.—cont.
Natm-e
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
confined.
Date.
Page
Mitigation to 14
years transpu.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Carter, .John -
Dauphey, John -
Gilding, John -
Dawson, Chris-
topher.
Ward, Francis -
Bacchus, Philip -
Sheep-stealiiig
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Horse-steaUng
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Bedford
Norwich
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
1
13
■Feb.
J
166
Free pardon
Daw.son, Joseph -
Stealing
Transportation
Sessions at St.
Margaret's
Hill, South-
wark.
19 „
167
Respite for 3 weeks
Dunk, William -
Do.
Death
Hertford
lOMar
169
Do. do.
Davis, WiUiam -
Housebreaking
Do.
Bedford
„ „
170
Law to take its
course.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
170
Not to be removed
till further order.
Carter, John
Sheep-stealing
Transportation
Do.
171
Free pardon
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. -
1-1 „
171
Respite for 3 weeks
Crouch, Richard -
Not stated -
Death
Fisherton gaol
,. „
173
Respite till Hirther
order.
Dunk, William -
(.As ab
ve.)
17 „
174
Mitigation to
ti-anspn. for life.
Do.
2xMa3
173
Further respite for
3 weeks.
Floyd alicis Lloyd
Samuel.
Forgery
Do.
Lancaster
i6Mar.
178
Free pardon
Partington, Esther
" A capital
crime."
Do. but re-
prieved.
Do.
C17o9)
2Apr.
183
Do, -
Dale, William -
Ilorse-stealing
Death
Nottingham -
" "
184
Respite till further
order.
Floyd, Samuel -
(As ab
ove.)
- - -
g
183
Pardon and remis-
sion of fine.
Randall, Bateman
Assault
Fine, &c.
Clerkenwell -
(since 1766)
186
Mitigation to 7
yeltrs transpn.
Floyd, Samuel -
(Asal
ove.)
-
2 May
187
Do. for 14 yrs. -
Cosby, John
Highway rob-
bery.
Sheep-stealing
Horse-stealing
Sheep-stealing
Do!
Death
Aylesbury -
1
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Heden, John -
Seckingtou, James
Taylor, Mary -
Kirby, Mary -
Freeman, Anne -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Cambridge -
Do.
Do.
Apr.
J
226
Respite til! further
order.
Buddington, Cain
Powell, James -
} Stealing -
Do.
Co.ofStaflford
26 „
227
Mitigation to 14
years transpu.
Porter, WilUam -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Maidstone -
2 May
240
412
CALENDAR OF
17G8.
1077. Crim
iNALS. Pardons, &c. — cont.
Nature
of Doeiiment.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
"^zi^:!-'^^--
Page.
' Baylies, William -
Horse-stealing
[Death]
Worcester -
Hooper, William-
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Ilavard, William
Do.
Do.
Monmouth - ,
Jones, Evan
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do. - 1
Powell, John -
Burglary -
Do.
Do. - !
Phipps, Mary -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Shuker, Betton -
Do.
Do.
Shrewsbury -
Jones, Morris -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Ives, Lucas
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Grimwood, Wil-
Do.
Do.
Do.
liam.
Sumerfield, Joseph
Stealing above
value of 40s.
Do.
Do.
Hodgson, John -
Robbery
Do.
Stafford
Mansell, Thomas
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Bayley, Robert -
Cow-stealing -
Do.
Do.
Fowkes, William
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Farrington, Sa-
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
muel.
Writus, Thomas-
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Hargrove, Daniel
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
1 Inmall, John -
Do. -
Do.
Do.
Mitigation to U _
Turner, William -
Turner, George -
1 Burglary -
Do.
Worcester -
5
May
241
! Owles, Joseph -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
245
Grimshire,Kichard
Do.
Do.
Reading
George, John -
Stealing above
40s. in a dwel-
ling-house.
Do.
Do.
Rylett, Edward -
Ridgway, WiUiam
Kirk, Thomas -
Killing and
' stealing sheep.
Do.
Do.
Steele, James -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Gloucester -
Snow, John Brown
Burglary
Do.
Do.
White, Thomas -
Highway rob-
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
James, John
1)0.
Do.
Churches, John -
Riot, &c.
Do.
Do.
Preston, John -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Phillips, Philip -
Housebreaking
Do.
Hereford
Booth, John
Stealing above
40s.in a dwel-
ling-house.
Do.
Gloucester -
Stansbur^■, Jona-
Horse-stealing
Do.
Hereford
than. "
Alder, John -
Riots, &c. -
Do.
Gloucester -
I
- Hoult, Thomas -
"1
Mills, John
Grand larceny
Do.
York
6 May
246
Do. do.
Stott, John
Robinson, John -
y without bene-
fit of statute.
J Spacy, John - jj
Free pardon
Townsheud, Wil- Stealing-
Ham.
7 years transpn.
Gloucester -
248
Pardon : to trans-
GwiUin, Lewis - Do.
Do.
Old Bailey - ■-
0 „
2oO
port himself for 7
years.
Free pardon
Dyson, AYilliam - Do.
Trausportation
Wakefield Quar-
S June
252
ter Sessions.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
413
1768.
1077. Criminals. Pardons, &c. — conf.
ofSment. U'ame of Convict, j Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
confined.
Date.
Page.
Jlitigation to
Page, John
1
transpn. for life.
Do. do. -
Abbott, John ■
Do. do.
Tudor, Samuel -
Do. do.
Tinsey, John
Do. do.
James, Thomas -
Do. do-
Turner, Ann Har-
Do. do.
vey.
Mitchiner, Thomas
Do. do.
Davis, Charles -
Do. do.
Caglev, William -
Do. do.
Hamilton, William
■Not stated -
Death
Newgate
12 July
253
Do. do.
Alders, John -
Do. do.
Bohannan, James
Do. do.
Johnson, William
Do. for 14 years -
Clark, riiilip -
1
Do. do.
Kohinson, Ann -
Do. do.
Reavell, Sophia -
Do. do.
Webb, Joseph -
Do. do.
Smith, John
Do. for 7 j-ears -
Windsor, Thomas
Do do.
Pangriffiths, Tho-
J
Free pardon
Sharadan, John -
Rape - -
Death
Old Bailey -
„
254
Do.
Domine. Henry -
Puhlishing a
forged pro-
Do.
Do.
•' ■'
253
f
Moores, Richard -
Horse-stealing
[Death] -
Buckingham -
Ladwicke alias
Do.
Do.
Cambridge -
Lodwick.Willm.
Mitigation to 14
years transpn.
Thorp, Thomas -
Stealing above
40/. in a dwel-
ling-house.
Do.
Bury St. Ed-
munds.
•Aug
256
Spencer, John -
StealingabuUock
Do.
Norwich
Baker, Giles
Stealing above
40s. &c.
Do.
Do.
J
Do. for life
Richardson, Tho-
Highway rob-
mas.
bery.
■ [Death] -
Durham
6 Aug
257
Do. do.
Adams, John -
Do. -
Kespite for 3 weeks
Brindley, Michael
Burglary -
Death
Stafford
18 „
258
Jlitigation to 14
Winthorp, Thomas
Horse-stealing
[Death] -
Lancaster
i* „
260
years transpn.
Kespite till further
Brindley, Michael
(As above.)
25 „
260
order.
Mitigation to 14
Do. do. -
.
261
years transpn. |
Brown, Aaron -
Stealing above
40s. in a dwel-
[Death] -
Salop - -
'
ling-house -
Roberts, William
Horse-stealing
Do.
Worcester -
Iladley, Shem -
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
1
Frainton or Tain-
Do.
Do.
Gloucester -
Do. do. -J.
ton ? William.
30
262
1
Ilussell, William
])o.
Do.
Do.
■Aug
Willis, Thomas -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Wintersale, Joseph
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Russ, Mary
Do.
Do.
Do.
1
Thornivcl, Thomas
Highway rob-
Do.
Stafford
J
414 CALENDAR OF
17G8. 1077. Criminals. Pardoxs, &c. — cont
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
conened.
Date. Page.
Mitigation to
Bell, James
Highway rob-
[Death]
Guildford -
1
3lAugi 26.3
transpn. for life.
bery.
Imprisonmentnot
Ullmau, Charles ■
Enticing, &c.,
Fine of 100?.
Guildhall,
14 Oct
204
undergone re-
a journeyman
and 3 months
Westminster.
mitted.
tanner to go
into a foreign
country.
imprison-
ment. ,
Free pardon
La-vvrence, James
Horse-stealing
Death
Tevcrsham
2Koy
266
Do.
Wright, Mary -
Receiying
stolen goods.
Ti-anspu. for
14 year.s.
Old Bailey -
267
Mitigation to
Crouch, Richard -
Burglary, &c.
Death
New Sarum -
28 „
268
transpu. for life.
To be detained till
Graeve, Elizabeth
Not stated -
Transportation
Newgate
lODec.
268
further order.
Free pardon
Leonard, Kichavd
Stealing -
Transpn. 7 years
Old Bailey -
20Dec.
209
Mitigation to
Ward, James,a?/as
Highway rob-
Death -
Bridgwater -
28 „
270
transpn. for life.
Jeremiah Ryan.
bery.
Free pardon
Lewis, John
Stealing
7 years transpn.
Old Bailey -
31 ,.
271
III Criminal Papers, 1767-72.
Free pardon
King, George -
Stcahnga hand-
kerchief.
Death -
Guildhall,
Westminster.
22 Jan.
9
Perry, George -
Williams, Thomas
} Robbery -
[Death]
New Sarum -
1
j
Selby, James -
Stealing heifers
Do.
Do.
Jenkins, James -
Burglary -
Do.
Bodmin
Barrett, Thomas -
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
Mitigation to 14
years transpu. ■!.
Boy, John
Youlton, John -
f Stealing in a
J dwelling house
Do.
Do.
10
■Feb.
10
Goodlaud, John -
Housebreaking
Do.
Wells
1
Eumpson, John -
Burglai-y
Do.
Do.
Goodman, William
Horse-stealing
Do.
Exeter
Merrett, James,
Cow-stealing -
Do.
Winchester -
the younger.
L
Woods, Thomas -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
J
Do. for life
Fai-ns worth Joseph
Do.
Do.
Nottingham -
•.
Do. for 14 years
Do, do.
Dale, WilUam -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Smeeton, David -
Highway rob-
Do.
Northampton
bery.
Do. do.
Wood, James -
Burglary -
Do.
Nottingham -
., „
12
Do. do.
Wilmot, Henry -
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Derby
Do. do.
Kindar, Samuel -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
J
Do.' do.
Barrs, James
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Warwick
Free pardon
Emery, John
Murder
Death
Huntingdon
15 .,
15
[All the Judges were of opinion that it amoimted to manslaughter only.]
HOME OFFICE PAPERS,
415
1768.
1077. Criminals. Pardoxs, &c. — cont.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
i
Date. ' Page.
1
,
Green, Edward -
Housebreaking
[Death] - -
Chelmsford - -
Phillips, John -
Burglary
Highway rob-
Do.
Do.
Adams, Francis -
Do.
Hertford
bery. '
Banks, Joseph -
Stealing -
Do.
Maidstone -
Batten, William -
Horse-stealmg
Do.
Do.
Mitigation to 14
Hartley, William-
Do.
Do.
Do.
18
16
Browneeld Eliza-
Stealing
Do.
Do.
■Feb.
years transpu. '
beth.
Ti-emble, George
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Croydon
Cole, John
Do.
Do.
Do.
Wayte, Thomas -
Stealing
Do.
Do.
GrifSths als. Jones,
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Thomas.
1
To be detained till
Griffin, Ann
Stealing
Transportation
Newgate
JMar.
19
further order.
Ludlow, HeniT
Do.
Do.
Respite till further
Floyd, Samuel -
Forgery
Death
Lancaster
20
order.
Do. do.
Lowe, John
Stealing
Do.
Derby
9 „
22
Mitigation to
Warner, William
Highway rob-
[Death] -
Hertford
transportation
bery.
for 14 years.
Do. do.
Hard, Dyer
Burglary -
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Ariss, John -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Field, Peter
SteaUng
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Harrop, John
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Betts, William -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Pomfret, Henry -
Horse-stealmg
Do.
Chelmsford -
Do. do.
Tomlhi, William -
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Heard, James -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
CracknalhWilliam
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Pennock, William
Cow-steaUng-
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Green, William -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Corder, Thomas -
Stealing bullocks
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Porter, William -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Maidstone -
30
23
Do. do.
Adams, William -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Mar
Do. do.
Oram, Ann
SteaUng
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Humphrey, John
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. for Ufc
Carter, Robert -
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Do.
Do. for 14 years -
Lawrence, William
Stealmg
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Peun, Amy
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Bartholomew, Ed-
mund.
Do.
Do.
East Grinstead
Do. do.
Do. do.
Martin. John -
Tidey, William
1 Burglary -
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Page, Thomas -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Creed, James -
Do.
Do.
Kingston-on-
Thames.
Do. do.
Gee, Jeremiah -
Burglary -
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Smith, Benjamin
" Privately "
stealing.
Do.
Do.
Respite till flirther
Hougbtou, Gibbon
Sheep-stealing
Death
Thctford
31 Mar
27
order.
Mitigation to
Smith, John Adam
Horse-stealing
Do.
Reading
4Apr.| 28
transpn. for life
CALENDAR OF
17GS.
1077. Criminals. Pardons, &c.~cont.
Nature
of Document.
1
Name of Convict. Crime.
Sentence.
■ftTiere tried or
confined.
Date.
Page.
Re.spite till further
Smith, John Adam
Horse-stealing
Death -
Reading -
2Apr.
29
order.
To be detained till
Humphries, Charles
[Stealing three
Transportation
Warwick -
4 ,,
30
iUrther order.
gun barrels.]
Do. do.
Green, Benjamin
[Receiving the
same.]
Do.
Do.
3 „
31
Kespitc till further
rieazant, Charles
Forgery
Death
Derby - -
7 „
31
order.
Free pardon - i
IlumphrieSjCharles
Green, Benjamin -
} (Asab
ive.)
33
The law to take
Houghton, Gibbon
Sheep-stealing
Death -
Thetford
„ „
34
its course.
Do. do.
Lowe, John
Housebreaking
Do.
Derby - -
„ .,
34
Pardon : to serve
Ludlow, Henry,
Stealing a sil-
7 years transpn
Hicks's Hall -
8 „
3.5
at sea till age of
aged 11 years &
ver teaspoon.
21.
8 months, a child
of the Foundling
Hospital, ap-
prentice to John
Price, of Isling-
ton, watch-
maker.
Pardon : to enlist
Trimbell, George
Highway rob-
Transportation
Co. of Surrey
,. „
36
in the East India
bery.
Company's ser-
vice.
Pollard, John -
Sheep-stealing
[Death]
Lincoln
-
Ansell, George -
Stealing heifers
Do.
Do.
Cooper, Daniel -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Priestly, Sarah -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Palmer, Katherine
Do.
Do.
Do.
Birkett, Samuel -
Horse-steahng
Do.
Do.
Postlethwaite, Tho-
Do. -
Do.
Nottingham -
mas.
Dethick, Charles
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Derby
Russell, Wilham -
Stealing cows.
Do.
Do.
Mitigation to 14
&c.
M2 ,
33
years transpn. "
Allwood, James -
Stealing heifers
Horse- stealing
Do.
Leicester
Gouldsborough,
Do.
Do.
Thomas.
Yarner, Benjamin
Do.
Do.
Do.
Goodman.Wilham
Do.
Do.
Do.
Robinson, Wmiam
Do.
Do.
Warwick
Genders, John -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
j Mander, William
Steahng heifer
Do.
Do,
Bedford, Samuel
Burglary -
Do.
Do.
The law to take
Pleazant, Charles
Forgery -
Death
Derby
-3 „
40
its course.
1
Mitigation _ to
1 Parry, William -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Bala - -
25 „
41
transportation
1
for 14 years.
1
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
417
1768.
1077. Criminals. Pardons, &c. — cont.
Nature
of Document.
Mitigation to
iranspn. for 7
years.
Free pardon
ilitifjation to 14
;q
Do. do.
Mitigation to
transpn. for 14
years.
Do. for 7 years -
Do. do.
Do. for life
Do. for 7 years -
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. for 14 years -
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. for 7 years
Do. for 14 year
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. for 14 years -
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Sentence to be
carried ont.
Rowkmd.Williai
Gamble, John
Lovegrove, J ames
Hunt, William -
Wood, Susannah
Ward, William -
Benney, John
Vevers, John -
Covcrdale, Thomas
Domini, Thomas -
Mortimer, Philip
Wellar, John -
Colbourne,Samuel
Harvey, John
Towning, William
Saunders John -
Eveleigh, John -
Manning, Henry
Skillarda/msKil-
lard, William.
Tillin, Thomas -
Crook, John
Hobbs, Richard -
Yates, John
Whitley alias
AVhelpley, Ro-
bert.
Gilbert, Nathaniel
Butler, John
Roberts, Henry
Profis alias Pro-
bus, William,
the younger.
Back-way, Margery
Cardiff, Christo-
pher.
Bowles, George -
Gaskyns, Henry -
Keedwell, George
Gaul, George
Parke, Richard -
Howcroft alias
Howlci-oft, Sil-
vauus.
Crosley, John -
EUerton, John -
Waite, Thomas -
Benny, John
I Burglar)
Stealing
Burglary
Stealing
Do.
Burglary
^ Sheep-stealing
Robbery
I Burglary -
Housebreak-
ing, &c.
[• Sheep-stealing
Robbery
I Sheep-stealing
!■ Burglary
I Burglary -
Arson
Robbery
Sheep-steahng
Stealing oxen
Horse-stealing
Horse-stealing
Do.
Highw
bery.
Sheep-stealing
ay rob-
. Horse-steahug
Steahng two
dog col' ars
/ years transpn
[Death]
Do.
Deatii - -
7 years transpn
Do.
[Death]
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
[Death]
Bristol
Do.
Co. of Surrey
Newgate
Do.
Winton
Do.
Do.
Dorchesti
Exeter
}-.,,
Do.
Taunton
Do.
Do.
Do.
NewcastIe-(
Tyne.
York -
Do.
Do.
Northumberland
Transportation Ilicks's Hall
418
CALENDAR OF
1768.
1077. Cbiminals. Pardons, &c. — cont.
Name of Convict.
Where ti-ied
or confined.
Tree pardon
Mitigation to
transpn. for 14
Do.
do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. for life
Do. do.
Do. for 14 years -
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. for life
Do. do.
Do. do.
Mitigation to
transpn. for 14
years.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. for life
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. de.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. for life
Do. do.
Do. for 14 years -
Do. do.
Do. for life
Hodgson, Jolin, of
Winslow Street,
Marylebone,
pawnbroker.
IligtOD, Paul
Walker, Timothy
Moore, John
Harris, Elizabeth
Maria, and
Mason, John
White, James
Paies, Robert -
Covington.Eichard
Levit, William -
Podmore, George
Marston, William
How, James
Parker, Francis -
Teny, Stephen -
BuUen, James -
Thompson, Wil-
liam.
Mullins, Richard -
Thompson, John
Fnlgeram, Thomas
Glenton, Robert ■
Wood, John
Armstrong, Chris-
topher.
Parkinson, Benja-
Tymperley, Tho-
mas.
Dawber, John -
Johnson, Robert,
alias William
Smith.
Atkinson, John -
Soulsby, John
Chadburne, Joseph
Davison aliasDavy.
William.
Pearson, William
Laidler, Thomas -
Hilton, Robert -
Bro^vn, George -
Dennison, William
Bramhall, Jonas -
Pagelt, John
Auberry, William
Nailer, William -
Receinng
stolen goods
[Robbery]
Stealing
Highw.iy rob-
bery.
I Stealing -
Burglary
Horse-stealing
Y Sheep-stealing
I Highwayrob-
J bery.
Housebreaking
Burglary
Horse-stealing
Burglary
Sheep-stealing
• Robbery
Do.
Shoplifting -
Horse-stealing
Highway rob-
bery.
Stealing in a
dwellinghouse
Do.
Horse-stealing
I Sheep-stealing
i- Horse-stealing
Stealing
Sheep-steahng
Burglary
Sheep-stealing
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Transportation
Do.
[Death]
Do.
Do.
Transportation
[Death]
Old Bailey -
(1764)
3 July
Nottingham -
9Aug.
Chelmsford -
1
Do.
Do.
Horsham
Do.
Hertford
Maidstone -
■24„
Do.
Do.
Do.
Guildford -
])o.
Do.
Do.
J
Worcester
3 Sep.
York -
Do.
Cumberland -
York
Do.
Do.
Do.
'Sep.
Do.
Northumberland
Do.
Westmoreland
Do.
Northampton
Do.
Coventry
[Sep.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
419
1077. Crdiixals. Pardons, &c. — conf.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
1 Where tried or
confined.
Date.
Page
Mitifjation to
transpn. for 14
Bess, Edward -
Sheep-stealing
1
years.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Grant, Simon -
Bevan, Thomas -
Jackson, John -
Stealing
Do.
Horse-stealing
I Death
J
Bristol
3 Sep
C2
Sentence to be
carried out.
Ilighton. Paul -
7 years transpn.
Nottingham ■
9 „
03
Remission of im-
prisonment not
yet undergone.
Barrick, William
Misdemeanor
prisonment.
Hicks's Hall
(1760).
12 „
64
Free pardon
^YeIch, Charles -
Stealing a waist-
7 years transpn.
Newcastle-on-
Tyne.
If, „
6.5
The sentence to be
carried out.
Vevers, John
Stealing -
Do.
[Old Bailey]
23 „
GO
Mitigation to
transpu. for 14
Hickey, Dnvid -
Robbery
[Death] -
Winchester -
1
Do. ~'do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Whitemesh, John
Read, WilUam -
Kitto, William -
Davies, John
Farrel alias For-
rel, James
Budden, Elias -
Granger, Richard
Greenslade, Wil-
Horse-stealing
. Sheep-stealing
• Burglary -
Horse-stealing
Sheep-steahng
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. - -
Exeter
Do.
2G
)■ Sep.
67
Do. do.
Do. do.
Jefferies, John -
Hillier, John -
}o„, . .
Do.
New Sarum -
J
Sentence to be
carried out.
Scarlet. Peter -
Burglary
7 sears transpn.
[Worcester]
C9
Free pardon
Tremble, George -
Highway rob-
bery.
Death -
Croydon
„„
69
Do.
Bird, John
Stealing cher-
ries, &c.
7 years transpn.
Hicks's Hall -
11 Oct.
72
Do.
Auphiah othermse
Ophiah,
Luchmurs, and
Niouudar,
three Lascars or
Indian sailors
belonging to the
vessel " Tryal
Ketch."
Murder of
• *e captain,
piracy, &c.
J
Death - -
Fort William
in Calcutta.
14 „
76
To be discharged
from imprison-
ment.
Humphreys, Eli-
zabeth, -wife of
Thomas.
Assault
6 months im
prisonment.
Hicks's Hall -
25 „
76
Free pardon
Roberts, Sarah -
Stealing
7 years transpn
Old Bailey -
31 Dec.
80
420
CALENDAR OF
1768.
1077. Criminals. Pardons, &c. — cont.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried or
confined.
""■
Page.
In Warrant Book, vol. 31.
Pardon and remis- Morris, John, Ksq,
sion of fine.
Perjviry
To stand in the
pillory one
hour, one
Court of King's
Bench.
16 Feb.
242
[He had remained in prison since Dec. 1760.
Became insolvent, and under the Insolvent Act
was discharged from all his civil debts in July
1767; but, there beingadoubt whether the justices
could discharge him from the fine, he was re-
mitted back to prison.]
year's impri-
sonment, to
find sureties
for good be-
haviour for
.•3voars,anda
fine of 100/.
1078. Grants of Offices, &c.
Warrants, countersigucd by one of the Secrctai-ie.s of State, and addres.sed to
the Attorney or Solicitor General, to prepare Bills for the King's
Signature to pass the Great Seal, containing Grants of Offices, Licences
to enclose, &c.
Name.
( HBce. &c.
Date.
Page.
In Church Book, 1761-78.
Cathedral church of York
Alterations in the statutes, viz., shortening
11 May -
135
the term of residence of the Canons, and
to
giving the Dean the selection of the Canons
148
residentiary, &c. [A petition from the
Dean and Canons, letter referring the same
and part of the statute concerning the Re-
sidentiaries to the Attorney General, and
his report, and a letter from the Arch-
bishop of York relating to the same, are
also entered.]
In Isle of 3Ian Entry Book,
1765-1817.
Scarle, Charles, Esq. -
Attorney General of and in the Island of Man.
[The bill was to contain a proviso obliging
him to actual residence in the Island.]
30 Sept. -
44
Jlylrea, Daniel, Esq., vice
One of the Deemsters of and in the same
45
Daniel Lace, Gent., deceased.
Island.
In JVarrant Book, vol. ^l.
■Weymouth, Thomas Viscount -
( )ne of the Principal Secretaries of State -
20 Jan. -
228
Hawke, Sir Edward, K.C.B.
1
Townshend, Charles, Esq.
1
BuUer, John, Esq.
Palmcrston, Henry Viscount.
Yongc, Sir George, Bart.
1 Commissioners for executing the office of
!■ High Admiral of Great Britain and Ire-
land, he.
J March -
238
Brett, Sir Piercy, Knt.
Charles Spencer).
.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
421
1768.
1078. Grants of Offices, &c. — cont.
Page.
Ilatsell, John, Esq., upon sur-
render of patent of Tlionias
Tyrwliitt, of the Middle Tem-
ple, Esq.
Tyrwhitt, Thomas, Emj.
Ex officio members [sttp. 127],
and
Jenyns, Soame, Esq.
Eliot, Edward, Esq.
Rice, George, Esq.
Ivoberts, John, Esq.
Dyson, Jeremiah, Esq.
Fitzherbert, William, Esq.
Robinson, Thomas, Esq.
Ilackett, John, of Jloor Hall, in
the par. of Sutton Coldfield,
in the co. of Warwick, Esq.
Rochford, William Henry, Earl
of.
Bristol, George William, Earl of
Gibbous, Sir John, Bart., of
Stanwell, in tlie co. of Mid-
dlesex.
Newcastle, Henry Eicnie:
ham Clinton, Duke of.
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitz-
roy, Duke of.
North, Frederick (Lord North).
Onslow, George, Esq.
Jenkinson, Charles, Esq.
Dyson, Jeremiah, Esq.
Ex officio members, and
Jenyns, Soame, Esq.
Eliot, Edward, Esq.
Rice, George, Esq.
Roberts, John, Esq.
Fitzherbert, William, Esq.
Robinson, Thomas, Esq.
Lisbume, Wilmot Viscount.
Under Clerk of the Parliament for life, to
attend upon the Commons of Great Britain
iu Parliament assembled.
after John Hatsell, Esq., for
Commissioners for Trade and Plantatii
Licence to enclose part of a common highway
iu the said parish on condition of making
another highway as convenient. [For peti-
tion and reference, see Petitions, 17G.")-S4,
p. 139.]
One of the Principal Secretaries of State.
[Entered again iu vol. 32, p. 3U1.]
Keeper of the Privy Seal - - -
Licence to enclose part of a highway in the
par. of Stanwell, he having already staked
out another highway equally convenient.
[For petition, &e., see Petitions, 17G5-84,
p. 1.54.]
H.M.'s Lieutenant of and in the co. of Not-
tingham, and of the town and co. of the
town of Nottingham. [The letter to the
Lord Chancellor, directing him to issue the
necessary commission for his Grace to be
also Custos Rotulorum, is entered p. 293.]
Steward, Keeper, and Guardian of the Forest
of Sherwood and Park of Tolewood, in the
CO. of Nottingham.
Commissioners for executing the office of
Treasurer of the Exchequer.
Comuiissioucrs for
Pardon for tlio crime of continuing in the
service of a foreign state without a Royal
licence.
20 May
3 Nov.
3 Dec.
422
CALENDAR OF
1078. Grants of Offices, &c. — cont.
One of H.M.'s Principal Secretaries of State
Commissioners to execute the office of Keeper
of the Privy Seal for the space of six
Licence to enclose certain common highways
in Great Loxly and Little Loxty, in the
par. of Uttoxeter, on condition of making
others. [For his petition, &c., see Dom.
Gc-o. 111., T. 6, p. 69.]
Charter of incorporation by the name, style,
and title of the College of Doctors of Law
exercent in the Ecclesiastical and Admi-
ralty Courts, agi-eeable to the heads here-
unto annexed. Heads of the clauses, &c.,
are also entered. [For the petition, .see
Dom. Geo. III., v. 6, pp. 89-95 ; and for
the report of the Attorney and Solicitor
General thereon, see Law Papers, l7ol-6S,
In Warrant Book, vol. 32.
Hillsborough, Wills, Earl of,
of the kingdom of Ireland.
Sutton, Richard, Esq.
Blair, William, Esq.
Eraser, William, Esq.
Kynnersley, Clement, Esq.
Hay, George, LL.D., Principal
and Dean of the Court of
Ai-ches and Judge of the
Prerogative Court of Canter-
buiy, and others. Judges and
Advocates in the Ecclesias-
tical Court or High Court of
Admu'alty inhabiting Doctors'
Commons, late Mountjoy
House, in the par. of St. Ben-
net, Paid's Wharf, in the
city of London.
Amherst, Sir Jefiery, K.C.B. -
Wilhelmina Catharina, wife of
Thomas Lord Iving, Baron
of Ockiam, in the co. of
Surrey, [a Protestant,] but
an ahen born.
Barnard, .Anna, widow - Licence to enclose a common footway along
the Round's Lane, in the par. of Kingston-
upon-Thames.
Similar Uceuce to enclose a common highway
called Bittom's Lane, and part of a com-
mon footway called the Roimds Lane, in
the same parish. — The grant of this licence
was opposed.
Cornish, Sir Samuel, Bart., Vice Authority to receive and distribute the booty
Admiral of the Blue, &c.; and ; and plunder taken at Pondicherry and
Coote, Eyre, Esq., Colonel of other places i a the East Indies among the
the 79th Regiment, &c. land and sea forces serving in the espedi-
p. 98.]
Licence to enclose parts of a common high-
way and footway in the par. of Sevenoaks.
[His petition, &c., Dom. Geo. III., v. 6,
p. 105 ; and Law Papers, 1751-68, p. 99.]
Page.
Free del
&c., S(
zeu of Great Britain. [Her petition,
Dom. Geo. III.. V. 6, p. 120.]
1.3 May
22 July
Phillips, James, of Penty Parch,
in the co. of Pembroke, Esq.
, Licence to hold three fairs annually in Kil-
maenllwyd Rhose, in the par. of Kilmaen-
! Uwyd, in the co. of Carmarthen, on July
1 19th, Sept. 27th, and Oct. 30th, respec-
] tively. [His petition, &c., see Dom.
Geo. III., V. 6, p. 144.]
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423
1079. Inventions.
Warrants, addressetl to the Attorney or Solicitor General, to prepare
Bills for the King's Signature to pass the Great Seal, granting " the
sole use and benefit" fi-om Inventions, for a period of 14 years in England,
Wales, and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and (in some cases) in the
Colonies and Plantations abroad, according to the Statute.
Inventor's Name, &e.
Nature of Invention.
Page.
Li M'arraat Book, vol. 31.
Hateley, Joseph, of Borrow-
stouness, in the shire of West
Lothian, North Britain, Gent.
Frceth, Samuel,
Freeth, Sampson,
both of Birmin<;ham, in the
CO. of Warwicli, merchants,
Whateley, George, of Birming-
ham, in the co. of Warwick,
plater of silver.
Brunhy, Martin, of Gains-
borough, in the eo. of Lin-
coln, sail-cloth maker.
Bring, Johu, of the par. of
St. James, in the co. of Mid-
dlese:
Whateley, George (,as above) -
A fire-engine and boiler, both of a particular
sort ; the engine so constructed that its
power is greatly increased without enlarg-
ing the cylinder, and the boiler so made
as greatly to save expense of fuel. [For
his petition, and the usual reference thereon
to the Attorney or Sohcitor General, see
Petiliuns, 1765-84, p. 116.]
A new way of tinning copper and brass ves-
sels, i.e., ship-kettles and kitchen furniture.
[For petition and reference, see Petitions,
1765-84, p. 134.]
Hand corn-mills for private use. [For peti-
tion and reference, see Ptiitioiis, 1765-84,
p. 137.]
A pump worked by a roll or sheave placed in
an aperture in the spear thereof, by which
the spear is kept perpendicular to the cham-
ber : also suitable levers for large or small
bores, and brass pistons and buckets, con-
structed so that the fluid will ascend to the
chamber. [For petition and reference, see
Petitions, 1765-84, p. 135.]
Method of plating silver and gold upon metal
wire, and drawing the same into wire of
very fine sizes, round, flat, and square, for
thread lace, fringe, and tinsel, as useful and
lasting as real silver or gold Mire, lace, &e.
[For petition, &c., see Petitions, 1765-84,
p. 144.]
A certain water or linuor for tanning or pro-
serving single or double thread sail-cloth
made of yarn, which, when laid or boiled
therein, he calls "tanned canvas." [For
petition, &c., see Petitions, 1765-84,
p. 146.]
A method of making ink into a cake or solid
body, which when mixed for use is as thin
as water, and never moulds.
Method (after plating silver upon metal wire)
of plating gold upon the same, and drawing
it out, &c. [For petition, &c., see Petitions,
1765-84, p. 152.]
424
CALENDAll OF
1079. Inventions — cont.
Nature of Inveuti(
James, William, of the Bauk
Buildings, in the city of
London, Gent. ; and
Mason, Nathaniel, of the par.
of St. Botolph, Aldgate, ia
the same, Geut.
1,1 If arrant Book, vol. 32.
Piiu'hhefk, Christopher, of
(,;ocks]iur Street, in the par.
of St. Jlartin's-in-thc-Fiekls,
toyman and mechanician.
Marchant, George, of I.sleworth,
in the co. of Middlesex.
iiuel, of Nottingham,
Cox,
Br
Albion, of Little
ndon, smelter and
Christoiiher (as
Cookwurtln
, -Willia
11. of PI
mouth, ii
tlie CO
of Devo
chemist.
Meikle, Andrew, of Houston
j\Iill, near Dunbar, in the co.
of Haddington, North Britain,
millwright ; and
Mackell, ]{obert, of Westfield.
near Falkirk, in the co. of
Stirling, N.B., engineer.
Po^vers, William, of Coventry,
journeyman leather-dresser.
Crookshauk, James, and
Norton, William,
both of the cily of Coventry,
I Improvements in carriages of the coach kind,
I to wit, coach, chariot, landau, chaise, &c.
f [For their petition, Sec.., see Petitions,
I 1765-84, p. 150.]
petition, &c
p. 52.]
and candlestick. [For his
see JJoin. Geo. III., v. G,
A method of milling raw hides and skins for
all the uses and purposes of leather. [His
petition, &c., see Dom. Geo. III., v. G,
p. 53,]
A machine or engine for raising water out of
mines and wells, and draining lands. [His
petition, &c., see Dom. Geo. III., v. 6,
p. 56.]
A new method of smelting and refining
gold, silver, coi)per, lead and its ores, and
ihe waste and sweepings thereof, and the
foul slaggs drawn therefrom. [His peti-
tion, &c., see Dom. Geo. III., v. 6, p. 57.]
A set of tablets, called the Nocturnal Ke-
membranecr, by which " every person of
genius, business, and reflection may secm-e
all their night thoughts worth preserving,
though totally in the dark." [His petition,
&e., see Doiii. Geo. III.,t. 6, p. 61.]
Porcelain made from materials of the same
nature as those from which Asiatic porce-
lain is made, which he has discovered in
great quantities in Great Britain, and
which, in Cornwall and Devon, are called
moorstone and growau, and growan clay.
[His petition, &c., see Dom. Geo. III.,
V. 6, p. 62.]
I A machine for dressing wheat, malt, and
I other grains, before they are ground, and
}- effectually cleansing them from sand, dust,
I aud smut. [Their petition, &c., see Dom.
Geo. III., V. G. p. G4.1
A method of splitting and dividing sheep and
lamb pelts and other skins, so as to render
the grain or upper part thereof more useful
for binding books and other purposes, and
at the same time preserving the under part
to be wrought into leather.
fAn original method of manufacturing a silk
stuff (never made in this kingdom before)
of the same sort and kind and equal in
goodness with Italian crape and tiffany.
[Petition, &c., see Dom. Geo. III., v. 6,
26 July
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425
1788.
1079. Inventions — cont.
Inventor's Name, &e.
Nature of Invention.
Date.
Page.
Appleby, Thomas, of Kuuts-
ford, in the eo. of Cheshire,
surgeon.
A balsam for the cure and bringing away of
sand and gravel lodged in the bladder and
kidneys, the cure of green wounds, &c.
[His petition, &c., see Dom. Geo. III.,
V. 6, p. 124.]
2 Aug. ■
282
Dnimmond, Anthony, of Gates-
head, in the oo. Jf Durham,
mason.
A machine for polishing or jilaning marble,
flag-stones, paving, &c. [His petition, &c.,
see Dow. Geo. III., v. 6, p. 114.]
e „ -
283
Watt, James
A method of les.seniug the consumption of | 19 „
steam and fuel in fire-engines.
288
Jackson, Humphrey
A method of hardening, toughening, and pre- ,, ,,
serving wood and timber in general from j
decay, particularly oak and elm, for ships, i
&c., and for preserving from the sea-worm. 1
[His petition, &c., see Dom. Geo. III., i
V. 6, p. 123.] 1
290
Debaufre, Peter, of the par. of
St. Dunstan-in-the-West, in
the city of Loudon, watch-
maker.
Engines or tools for the shaving, cutting, and 3 Sept. -
preparing of wood for the making of hats j
and bonnets of the same sort as those im-
ported from Leghorn and other parts of
Italy.
293
Norris, Thomas, of Duke Street,
Westminster, in the co. of
Middlesex, chemist.
A medicine, or drops, for the cure of fevers
and all inflammatory disorders. [Petition,
&c., see Dom. Geo. III., v. 6, p. 138.]
23 Nov. -
3UC
Arkwright, Richard, of Not-
tingham, in the co. of Not-
tingham, clockmaker.
Piece of machinery for the making of weft or
yarn from cotton flax and wool. [His
petition, &c., see Dom. Geo. III., v. G,
p. 109.]
28 „
3(i9
Cole, William, of St. Mary,
Lambeth, in the eo. of Mid-
dlese.\, engine-maker.
A chain pump, tried before A.lmiral Sir John
Jloore, Bart., on board the " Seaford," &c.,
and approved of. [His petition, &c., .-^ee
Dom. Geo. III., v. 6, p. 140.]
5 Dec. -
31 G
1080. Licences to Plead.
Name of Counsel.
On whose behalf.
Indictment or Cause.
Date.
Page.
In IFarrant Book,
)o/. 31.
Nares, Serjeant
Rees otherwise Reece,
Philip.
Perjury (at Monmouth )
23 Eel). -
237
Attorney General
(William De Grey,
Esq.)
Murray, Ensign Alex-
ander.
McLane, Donald.
McLawry, Donald.
1 Murder of William Allen,
J the younger.
IC May
2.'-) 2
Solicitor General. ~)
Norton, Sir Flet-
cher.
Harvey, EUab.Esq.,
"■ '
Do. do.
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252
426
CALENDAR OF
17G.S.
1080. LICENCES TO Plead — cont.
Name of Counsel.
On whose hehalf
Indictment or Cause.
Date.
Page.
Attorney General, "j
Solicitor General. 1
Norton, Sir Flct- f
Cher. J
Gillam, Samuel, and
others.
Murder of one Redman
7 July -
258
aud
2.5H
Davy .William, Esq.,
serjeant-at-law.
Quin, Catheriue
Perjury
20 Oct.
275
Solicitor General 1
(John Dimning, !
Davy ,ki-. Serjeant..)
Webb, Daniel, of the
city of London, sta-
tioner
Actious upon the statute of
Usury.
2 Nov. -
281
In Warrant Book, vol. 32.
Thurlow Edward,
Esq.,one of H.M.'s
counsel-at-law.
Smith, Benjamin, of Eo-
therhithe, in the co.
of Surrey, mariner.
Forgery
12 Jan. -
179
Dimning, John,!
Esq. (Solicitor 1
General). ,
Norton, Sir Flet-
eher,Knt., King's
counsel.
Han-ison, Robert, of the
par. of St. Dunstan,
Stebonheath, other-
wise Stepney, in the
CO. of Middlesex, Gent.
Assault -
10 Feb, -
190
Dumiing, John,"
Esq., H.M.'s So-
licitor General.
Davy, William,
Esq., aud
Burland, John, •
Esq., serjeants-
at-law.
Thurlow, Edward,
Esq., King's 1
Smart. Hugh, of the
parish of St. Andrew,
in the borough of Ply-
mouth, in the co. of
Devon, Gent.
Puckey, William, of the
same, Gent.
Lemon, George, of the
same, Gent.
■Misdemeanor
J
4 March -
210
Norton, Sir Fletcher,
Knt., King's coun-
sel.
Skelton, Samuel, late of
the city of London,
Gent.
Assault with intent to commit
a rape.
11 May -
216
r
Do. do. -•
L
Meyer, Gerhard, of the
par.ofSt.Mary.White-
chapel, Middlesex,
chemist.
Brown, Abraham, shoe-
maker, of the same.
Schidtz, Ernest, of the
same, labourer.
Geisler, Diederiek, of
the same, labourer.
• Assault aud riot
J
„ ,, -
217
Do. do. -
" Not taken out."
Knight, EUzabeth, of
Suffolli Street, in the
par, of St. Martin's-
iu-the-Fields, Middle-
sex, widow.
Perjury -
17 „
229
Do. do -
Arbouin, Gideon
Aiding aud abetting in unship-
ping a parcel of cambrics or
French lawns.
17 June -
246
Thurlow, Edward,
Esq., King's coiin-
Hague, Edward, of Lou-
don, merchant.
Usurious contracts
20 „
247
1768.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
1080. Licences to Plead — cont.
427
Name of Counsel.
On w hose behalf.
Indietmeut or Cause.
Page.
Dunning, John,Esq.,
Solicitor General.
Harvey, Eliab, Esq.,
King's counsel.
Nares, George, Esq.,
serjeantat-law.
Dunning, John,Esq.,
Solicitor General.
Stanhope, John,
Esq., Attorney
General in and for
the CO. palatine
of Lancaster.
Levy, Samuel, of Lon-
don, jeweller.
Oatridge, Miles, late of
Coaley, ia the co. of
Gloster, cheese- factor.
EUithoi-ne, Wni., of Lan-
caster, in the co. of
Lancaster, inn-keeper.
the Stat, of Usury
Informations iu the nature of
Quo warranto.
Indictment for
cheese."*
Assault
Do.
' lUOTOssmg ot
Do
cher,Knt.
eo\insel.
.10. 1
ir Flet- I
t.,King's
Solicitor General -■{
Norton, Sir Flet-1
cher,Kut.,King's
counsel. :
Loxhani, Kichard.
Ward, John.
Dickenson, John.
Harberson, John.
Cholniely, Montague,
Escj., "(for his father,
deceased).
Ilopkinson, John.
Nidd, George.
Harris, Thomas, Esq.
Rutherford, John, Esq.
Stewart, John Shaw,
Esq.
Overeud, William, of
Bentham, in the co. of
York, Gent.
Thomson, George, of
Bow Laue, in the city
of Loudon, linendraper.
Appeal to the House of Lords
from a decree in Chancery.
I Trespass and assault
iVssault with intent to commit
a rape.
Assault
21 „
1 Dec.
3 „
* "To ingross — to buy up all of a commodity, to forestall." — Bailey.
1081. Licences to Print.
Warrants granting the solo i-ight of printing, publishing, and vend
works specified, for the term of 14 years, within H.M.'s dominions.
Name of Publisher, &c Title of Work, &c.
Date.
Page.
Li Tf arrant Book, vol. 32.
Cooke, John, of Paternoster
Row, in the city of London,
bookseller.
The Tyburn Chronicle, or VUlauy displayed
in all its branches ; containing an authentic
account of the most notorious malefactors
of all denominations who have fallen a
sacrifice to the just and equitable laws of
their couutr.y.
13 May -
219
428
CALENDAR OF
1768.
1081. Licences to Print— conf.
Name of Publisher, &e.
Title of Work,
Robinson, George,
Roberts, Jobn,
of the city of London,
Cooke, John (as above)
A new and universal Collection of authentic
and entertaining Voyages and Travels,
■with maps and plates engraved by Grig-
nion and other celebrated masters, written
by Edward Cavendish Drake, Esq.
A new and complete History and Survey of
our Cities of London and 'Westminster,
Borough of Southwark, and paits adjacent,
from the earliest accounts to the beginning
of the year 1770 {^sic").
1082. Ordnance.
Warrants, atldrcssed to the Master General of the Ordnance, during
the year 17CS, for the issue of Arms, Ammunition, and other
Stores to different Regiments, are to be found in Ordnance Entry Bools,
vol. 1700-7(3 and vol 1761-75. They are not, for the most part, of
sufficient importance to merit individual descrijition, but among them is
the following: —
ud what purpose.
In Ordnance Entrij Book, 1760-76. !
Desaguliers, Col. Thos., who commanded the artillery at the siege of Palais in ' 25 Aug.
Belleisle, allowance of 25s. per diem to. j
Page.
1083. Packet Boats.
Letters from the Secretaries of State's Offices relating to the Packet Boats.
To whom directed.
For what purpose.
Date.
Page.
In Dom. Entry Booh, vol. 24
Agent at Falmouth
Hart [? Hort], Sir John, Bart., lI.M.'s Consul
5 April -
177
General at Lisbon, — passage for himself,
retinue, &c., on one of II.M.'s packet boats
gomg thither.
Asent at Dover (Edmund Bar-
Calais packet boat to be detained till the arrival
17 June -
ham, Es,].)
of .James Bullock, one of H.M.'s messengers.
In Letter Book ( Secretaries)
1766-71.
James Clements, Esq. -
Bcutiuk,irrs.,-thecal.inii, the Holland packet
boat sailing from Harwich on the 2Cth
inst. to be reserved for her, &c.
19 Oct. -
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
429
1768.
1084. Parks.
Permissions to pass tlirough the Park Gates, &c.
*.,.* These arc addressed, in the case of St. James's and the Greeu Pai-ks to the Earl of
Orford, and in the case of the Horse Guards to the Gohl Stick in Waiting.
Nam..
Extent of Permission.
Date.
Page.
In Dom. Entry Book. vol. 24
Boyd, Colonel
Through the Horse Guards on horseback -
19 Mar. -
177
Lennox, Lady Cecilia -
1),.. .!». ilo.
28 Nov. -
195
111 Dom. Entry Book, vol. 25
Portland, Duchess Dowager of
Gay, Rev. Sir Peter Rivers, and \
Gay, James, Esq. - - J
In her coach through the Horse Guards and
the gates of St. James's and the Green
Parks.
Do. do. do.
29 Feb. -
1.3 April -
41
Barrington, Lord Viscount,
II.M.'s Secretary at War.
Do. do. d.i.
(duriug His Maj. sty's residence at Uielnnoud. )
30 June -
1J7
and
158
Grauby, Marquess of -
Do. do. do.
(during the same period.)
8 July -
158
and
159
Kocliford, Earl of, one of H.M.'s
Principal Secretaries of State,
and the Countess of Eochford.
Do. do. du.
27 Oct. -
168
Lincoln, Right Rev. the Lord
Bishop of.
Un horseback through the same
30 Nov. •
183
Jlichie, John, Esq. 1
jMichie, Jonathan Esq. J
On horseback through the Horse Guards
„ :, -
183
1085. Passports or Passes,
From whom.
To whom. Destination, &c.
Language.
Date.
Page.
Ill Passes, 1760-84.
The King, counter-
signedby Lord Wey-
mouth.
De Visme, Lewis, M.A.,
Secretary of Legation.
Russia
Latin
2 Mar.
62
Lord Weymouth
Roworth, Atark, Courier of
H.M.'s Cabinet.
St. Petersburg
French -
30 Sept.
63
Lord Rochford -
Flint, William, servant of
Lord Cathcart, Ambassa-
dor at St. Petersburg.
Do.
Do.
25 Nov.
65
430
CALENDAR OF
1768.
1086. Petitions.
*^* A number of Petitions will be found noticed at the end of tbe entries of the'varloiis
Warrants granting the prayer of tbem. The following Petitions are such as were not
acceded to before the end of 1768.
Names of Petitioners.
Object of Petition.
In Dom. Geo. III., vol. 6.
Marchaud, George, of Isle-
rumpler, ,Iohn, of the city of
London, gauze weaver.
Alexander, Moses
man.
In Petitions, 1765-84.
Sutherland, George, of Forse,
Jacob, Joseph, jiin., of St.
Mary Axe, London, coach-
maker.
Finchctt, Arnold, of Spaw-
fields, Islington, in the co. of
Middlesex.
Patent in Ireland for his method of making
hides into leather. — Keferred to the Lord
Lieutenant.
A patent in England, &c., for a new method
of throwing silk to make crape and tif- ,
fany to imitate that imported from Italy,
and a machine for dressing and finishing \
the same. — Referred as usual to the At-
torney and Solicitor General.
A warrant for a Noli prosequi to be entered
against an indictment preferred against
him for ibrgery. — Referred as usual.
For the titles, &c. of Earl of Sutherland and
Lord or Baron of Strathnaver. — Referred
to the House of Lords.
Patent in England for a method for the better
constiTietion of wheel-carriages by the ap-
plication of united spiral springs, hoop-
wheels, and spiral boxes. — Referred to the
Attorney and Solicitor General.
Do. for a method of taking oflf the dis-
agreeable and rank smells of all sorts of
oils, and scenting the same with different
aromatic smells.
1087. Treasury Letters.
Office Letters from tlie Earl of Sliellmrne to the Lords of the Treasury
desiring them " to receive (or take) the King's pleasure touching the pay-
ment " of certain sums to persons and for purposes as below. Particulars
of the bills, &c. are in some cases also entered.
To whom directed.
For what pui'posc.
Amount.
Date.
Page.
In Treasury Entry Book, 1
763-7.5.
& s. ,1.
Eraser, A. C, Esq., H.M.'s
Money presents at the
70 16 0
6 Jan. -
21. 5
Consul at Algier.
Dey's house, to the
Dey and about 80 other
persons, "agreeable to
the ancient established
etiquette." [Itwasnot
provided for in H.M.'s
usual warrant for the
Dey's presents, the de-
mand having been dis-
puted by Mr. Kirke.]
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
1768.
1087. Treasurv Letters— CO)!/.
431
To whom directed.
For what purpose.
Date
Desmaretz, Col. Peter, H.M.'s
Commissary at Dunkirlc.
Hosier and Adams, Messrs.,
merchants at Mogador, by
their agent, Mr. Abraham
Taurell.
President, Council, and Fel-
lows of the Royal Society
of London.
Spry, Commodore, command-
ing H.M.'s squadron in the
Mediterranean.
Shirley, Mrs., relict of Henry
Sherdley (sic), Esq., in the
care of H.M.'s affairs at
Turin.
Dick, Sir John, H.M.'s Con
sul at Leghorn.
Murray, Mr., H.M.'s
sudor at the Porte
Fraser, Capt. Andrew, ap-
pointed to succeed Col.
Desmaretz.
Brown, Mr. Geo., of the Earl
of Shelbtirne's office.
Contingent expenses for
1707.
Disbursements for the
release, maintenance,
and clothing of part
of the " PitVs " crew,
wrecked on the coast
of Barhary.
Expense of observations
and Toyages proposed
in their memorial,
which was enclosed.
Expenses of an expedition
to Algiers.
Expenses of postage from
1 Jidy 1766 to end of
June 1768.
To make up the defici-
ency of a sum granted
by the King some
years since to two
Timisines who suffered
considerable loss by a
cargo of corn belong-
ing to them having
been taken by H.jVI.'s
ship on board a French
vessel, part of which,
bemg embezzled by the
officers of the Porte,
was never received.
Superintending the demo-
lition of the port of
Dunkirk.
per day.
366 0
20 Jan.
2C Feb.
•132
CALENDAR OF
1088. Writs of Erroi!.
Writs of Error, returnable in Parliament, petitioned for and allowed.
Xaraes of Petitioners.
Names of Respondents.
Date.
Page.
In Dom. Geo. III., vol. 6.
Linnell, John
Smith, Benjamin, and others -
27 Jan. -
51
Howell, Philip
Curteis, John and Samuel -
51
Jacobs. Solomon
-
Hanforth, John
28 „
Merry, Anthony
Hall, Sylvanus
29 „
55
Twycross, John, and
Hall, George
}
Irwin, Joseph
10 Feb.
"
Ogle, William
-
Webbe, Thomas, Esq.
8 „ -
5,
Jlyles, Thomas
-
Parsons, Thomas
11 „ -
60
Jackson, Thomas -
-
Ilewatson, Joseph -
.5 March -
66
Eastop, John
-
Atterbury, Abraham
l-t „ -
76
Ballamy, Samuel -
-{
Spencer, Joseph, and
Harrison, Abraham
-}
19 April -
78
Harrison, William -
-
Paxon, James
79
Levy, Judah
-
Wren, William
22 „
80
O'llara, Cornick, Esq., executor
Charles O'Hara.
of
Nixon, John
„ „ -
SO
Collins, Walsingham
Kyan, Edward
2.5 „
81
Bellamy, Samuel -
-{
Spencer, Joseph, and
Harrison, Abraham
27 „
84
Alexander, Moses -
■
Turner, Robert, and another -
„ „ -
85
Fearon, Peter
Bond, William
:}
Lechmcre, Charles, Esq.
29 „
86
Goldney, Edward -
Johnson, John
„ .,
87
Hammond, AViUiam
-
Stibbs, Joseph
88
Peace, William
Lewis, John
2 Jlay -
95
Maddock, John, and
Gray, Sarah
-}
Thomson, John
„ „ -
96
Strachan, Alexander
Dormar, James
4 „ -
97
Salomon, Henry
-
Wren, William
9 -,
97
IJybot, Francis
Norfolk, Richard -
„ ,.
98
De Mages, Joseph -
Jones, Henry, and others
9 ,.
99
BaiUey, WilUam -
Freheam (iic), Vincent
1-t .,
100
UePonthieu,Josias, Henry, and Joh
4
Crisp, James, and
Lester, Shadrach
-}
100
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
433
1088. Writs of Error— coxf.
Names of Petitioners.
Names of Respondents.
Date.
Page.
Irwin, Joseph
Frehearn, Vincent
14 May -
101
Rjbot, Francis
■{
Duthoit, John, and
Ogier, Lewis -
:}
„ „ -
102
Do. do.
ICarkland, John
„ „
103
Martin, William, ami
BaiUey, William
-}
Bond, James -
13 „
104
Brown, John
Barker, Edward
10 „ -
104
Ilassell, Samuel
-
Lee, William -
19 „
lOS
Ward, Ann, widow and executri.x; /
of Richard Ward. \
Morris, Spencer, and
Young, Robert -
■}
.3 June -
no
Gabriel, Moses
Fryer, Joseph, and others, assignees
the estate, &c., of John Bapt
Reboul, a bankrupt.
of
St
" "
111
Rybot, Francis
Tatham, Thomas
G .,
112
Liepmau, Abraham Wolf -
Townsend, VA\z. and John -
8 „ -
113
Wilson, John
-
Turner, Richard
10 „
113
Iloare, George
Jfayor, &c. of city of London
; „
113
George, Rees, and
Rees, Da^•id -
■}
Slape, Jolm, exor. of John Slape, dec
■1-
., ,. -
114
Richardson, Richard
-
Edwards, Arthur
13 „
IIG
Salomons, Henry -
Townsend, Elizabeth and John
„ „
no
Rose, John
"
Salomons, Jlicliael -
-
117
Lloyd, Sir Herbert, Bart,
Lloyd, David, Esq. -
•, „
117
Kvans, Richard, and
Hone, William -
-}
Lafontaine, John
lis
Hiblierd, Eliz., widow and exec
trix of John Davis Hiblierd.
"-
Flower, Thomas
1" „
118
Salomons, Henry
Whitmore, John
21 .,
ll'J
Leylnirn, James -
Nightingale, ililes -
119
Jones, Robert
■{
Kidnev. Benjamin
Klein,'Christian Godfrey
:}
121
Jones, Nathaniel -
Bray, Benjamin
2.-, „
122
Levy, Judah
Hendricks, Harman -
2 Nov. -
134
Morgan, William
riace, John, and others
'•' ., -
13,j
Belshes Anthony -
-{
Pewtress, Thomas, and
Roberts, Josiah -
1
-J"
. „ -
13G
rhillips, Jacob
Higffinson. George Joseph -
16 „
137
Morley, Robert
A'aiighan, Edward -
-
21 „
no
3M
CALENDAR OF
17G.S.
1089.
Miscellaneous Warrants and Letters from the Offices of the
Secretaries of State.
To whom directed.
For whom and what purpose.
Pa^e.
In Criminal Papers, 1767-72.
J. Stuart, Esq.
Higli Sheriff of co. of Surrey
Mr. Jno. Stuart and the Sheriffs
of Loudon and Middlesex.
In Dom. Geo. III., vol.
Lords of the Treasury
III Dom. Entry Book, vol. 24.
Postmaster General
Postmaster Genera
Major General Murray, com-
manding the 13th Re'^iment.
Master of the Great Wardrobe
(Earl of Ashburuham).
Trimbell, George, a convict on board a vessel
in the Thames for ti-ansportation, to be sent
back to the New Gaol, Southwark.
The same, to be received back
Bird, John, — similar letters to above, to be
sent back to Newgate.
To pay to the Earl of Shelburne, one of the
Principal Secretaries oT State, 3,000/. for
secret service. (Tlie oriqinal warrant, 1
vumh.)
To open and send copies of all letters addressed
to Jlr. Herdman, in Castle Street, Oxford
Market, London, and any from hence
directed ii Mons. Descartes, a la poste
restante a Paris.
Carleton, Guy, Esq., appointed Governor
of Quebec, in America, — customary allow-
ance of plate, &c. to.
Mostyn, Lieut.-Gen. John, appointed Go-
vernor of Minorca vice Lieut.-Gen. George
Howard, — similar allowance of plate, &c.
Persons employed in the Earl of Shelburue's
office to enjoy the privileges allowed them
by Act of Parliament ; viz.,
Richard Sutton, Esq., T tt j o » •
Stanier Porten, Esq , } ^''^'' Secretaries.
George Brown, First Clerk.
William Duck, "|
Jeremy Sneyd,
Charles Brietzcke,
.John Haynes,
James Fenoulhet,
John Morin,
Daniel Lautier,
Thomas Stewart,
George Randall,
Thomas Shadwell,
lis leguueui lo embark for Ireland imme-
diately on the arrival of the transports at
Dover.
Maun, Sir Horace, Bart., H.M.'s Envoy Ex-
traordinary at Florence, appointed one of
the Knights Companions of the Bath, — two
stars of the proper weight and fashion to
be provided for.
27 July
! Aug.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS
435
1768.
1089. Miscellaneous Warrants — cont.
To -whom directed.
For whom and what purpose.
Master of the Jewel Office
(Earl of Darliugtou").
Secretary-at-War
Lord Chamberlain
Secretary-at-AVar -
Master of the Jewel Otfic
Do.
Lord ChamlierUiin
Tostmaster General
Commanding Officer
Castle.
Proper badge or jewel of gold for the same - 23"Aug.
A detaclmient of Foot Guards to be sent to do
duty in Wapping as they have lately done,
to assist the civil magistrates in suppress-
ing the renewed riotous proceedings of the
sailors.
Mann, Sir Horace (as above), —dispensation
with bathing, vigils, &c., and authority to
constitute his proxy to be installed for him.
Walpole, Hon. Robert, appointed H.M.'s Se-
cretary to the Extraordinary Embassy to
.the most Christian King,— customary al-
'lowance of plate.— [" Not used,Mr.\Valpole
having had the plate ou his appointment to
Spain " — muTgin.']
The guard of soldiers lately sent to Wapping
to be reduced to a sergeant's guard, every-
thing being perfectly quiet.
Mann, Sir Horace, Bart., &c.,— a collar ot
gold as worn by the Knights of the Bath
to be delivered to.
A silver box with the King's arms engraven
thereon.
Harris, James, Esq., appointed H.M.'s Secre-
tary to the Extraordinary Embassy to the
Catholic King, — customary allowance of
plate.
The several per.<ons in the Earl of Rochiord's
office to enjoy the privileges allowed them
by Act of Parliament : —
Richard Sutton, Esc "
Stanier Porten, Es(
George Brown,
William Duck,
Jeremy Sneyd,
Charles Brietzcke,
John Haynes,
James Fenoulhet,
John Morin,
Daniel Leauticr,
Thomas Stewart,
George Randall,
Thomas Sliadwell,
■ Under
f- Clerks.
Wm. Hon. Higden, I
Geo. W. Carrington, |
Czernichew, Prince, Ambassador Extraordmary
and Plenipotentiary from the Empress of
Russia, — to be treated on his arrival with
436
CALENDAR OF
17GS.
1089. Miscellaneous Warrants— cowi.
For whom and what purpose.
In Dom. Entry Book, vol. 25.
Secretary-at-Wai-
Gold Stick in Waitinp
Lords of the Trcasin-v
In Letter Booh {Secretaries).
Thomas Bradsliaw, Esq., at the
Treasury.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
In MiVUnrij Entrij Booh, rol
Seeretan-atWar (Harrington)
The troops within call to be held in such
readiness as to be able to march at the
shortest notice in case the eiril magistrate
should apply for their assistance.
The proper officers under his command to be
ready to assist the civil power if called upon.
Stewart, John, Esq., employed for several
months in commissions for H.M.'s special
service, — 1,000/. for expenses and allowance.
1766-Vl.
Wolters, Mr., [H.M.'s agent at Rotterdam],
for payment of liis draft of 233/. 1 7*. for
secret service.
Goodricke, Sir John, H.M.'s Envoy Extra-
ordinary in Sweden, — for payment of draf>,
&c. of, on Sir George Amyand and Co.,
489/. 12s.
.£72
£134
A detachment of lliO men with proper officers,
to march from the Tower to aid the civil
magistrates.
The three regiments of Dragoons now quartered
in the neighbourhood of London to march
to their summer quarters, and a proper
escort to be appointed to conduct the persons
apprehended at Coventry for the murder of
John Beattie, of London.
The guard doing duty at the King's Bench
Prison to be reduced to a Serjeant's guard.
[ Arepresentatiou from the justices of Surrey
to this effect is aiso entered.]
Similar reduction of the guard at Wapping -
rs, Mr.
(draft as ab
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
The same to be withdrawn
The guard ;
To issue the necessary ordei
tile 2.;th Regiment goin
?7th at Minorca.
Wapping to be withdrawn
for cmbarkii
2 Feb.
9 April
5 May
7 July
10 Aug.
8 Oct.
7 Sept.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
437
1768.
1089. Miscellaneous Warrants— cow^.
To whom directed.
For whom and what purpose.
Ill Military Entn/ Book, vol.
Secretary-at-War
In Signet Office, vol. 23.
James Baroii Liffonl, of Litfor
Chancellor of Ireland.
In JVarraiits, 1768-1863.
Chancellor of Great Britain
In JVarruiit Book, vol. 31.
Weymouth, Thomas Viscount,
one of the Principal Secre-
taries of State.
Seton, Christopher, Gent., en-
graver of the seals.
Earl of Scarborough, Deputy to
the Hereditary Earl Marshal
of Enfflaud.
Master of the Wardrobe (Earl
of Ashburnham) or Deputy.
Master of the Great Wardrobe
Earl of Eochford, one of the
Principal Secretaries of State.
William Earl of Chatham,
Keeper of the Privy Seal.
Earl of Bristol, Keeper of
Privy Seal.
In IVarrant Book, vol. 32.
Earl of Cliatham, Keeper of the
28.
The guards to march to the assistance of the
ciril magistrates, if required, to put down
the disturbances in Spital Fields and neigh-
bourhood.
Grant to, of the power, &c. of giving order
for preparation of grants of custody of idiots
and lunatics in Ireland.
For affixing the Great Seal to two commissions
for seizing pirates, viz., to Brook Samson,
Commander of H.M.S. Duke of Grafton,
and Alexander Hamilton, Commander of
H.JL.S. Marquis of Rockingham. The
commissions are also entered.
Authorizing him to eoun
tary commissions.
For engraving signets for the Principal Secre-
taries of State.
Combmnc, Thomas, son of Lewis Combrune,
late of the city of London, merchant,
deceased, — licence to him and his issue to
take the surname and arms of Gardnor.
Johnson, George Henry, and issue, to take
and use the surname of Harrington.
Liveries for the guard of yeomen of the guard
and yeomen extraordinary and warders of
the Tower of London.
Andrewes, John, of Pen, in the co. of Bucks,
Ks(|.,and issue, to take and use the surname
of Baker.
Warrant dormant for liveries ...
Authorization to countersign military com-
[Entered again in vol. 32, p. 302.]
To deliver up the Privy Seal to the Lord
Chancellor.
To pass grants depending
Darell, Henry St. George, of Richmond, in
the CO. of Surrey, Esq., to take the surname
and arms of Trelawny.
Authority to deliver up the Privy Seal to the
Lord Chancellor.
29 „
3 Nov
438
CALENDAR OF
1089. Miscellaneous Warrants — conf.
To whom directed.
For what pui-pose.
Page.
Deputy to the Hereditary Earl
Manshal of England.
Mas-ter of the Jewel Uffice
Deputy to the Hereditary Earl
Marshal.
Radnor, William Bouverie, Earl of, &c., —
licence to take and beai' the original arms
of Bouverie.
Jones, William, lately called ■V\'iUiam Laug-
ham, late of Cottesbrooke, iu the co. of
Northampton, hut now of Kamsbury Manor,
iu the CO. of Wilts, Esq., — licence to take
the surname and bear the arms of Jones..
O'Reilly, Andrew, — licence to enter the Im-
perial service.
O'Reilly, James,— like licence
Thomas, Rev. Dr. John, LL.D., Dean of St.
Peter's, Westminster, Dean of the Order of
the Bath, — gold chain and badge, and a
lesser gold badge, to wear with a ribbon.
Scott. Thomas, of the city of London, mer-
chant, to take the additional name of
Jackson.
Grant, Francis, of the parish of St. James,
within the liberty of Westminster and co.
of Jliddlesex, Esq., — to take the name and
bear the arms of Gordon.
Ncwcastle-under-Line, Henry Fienes Clinton,
Duke of, and Earl of Lincoln, — to take the
suruame of Pelham. [For his petition, &c.,
see Lav) Papers, 1751-6S, p. )00.]
lid (Duke of i Glen
rchy. Lord, (John Campbell, Esq.)-
e another room in the palace.
May
1 July
21 Sept.
15 April
IRELAND.
1090. Ireland. Army : Leave of Absence.
Applications from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for the grant of Leave of
Absence to officers of the Aimy in Ireland, and drafts of letters from the
Secretary of State in reply, signifying His Majesty's approbation of the same,
are to be found in the series entitled Ireland, vols. 432, 433, and 434. Entries
of the Secretary of State's letters are also to be found in Ireland Entry Book,
17G1-70. The object of the leave of absence is often stated to be the prosecution
ol' the officer's studies in France.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS
439
176S.
1091. Ireland. Creations.
King's Letters, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, and addressed
to the Lord Lieutenant or other the Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland
for tlie time being, to cause Letters Patent to pass the Great Seal,
containing Grants of Dignities in Ireland.
*jj* The usual official letters from the Lord Lieutenant, recommending the grants of
these dignities, &c., are to be found in the series for Ireland, vols. 432, 433, and 434.
Name. i Style and Title or Dignity.
Date.
P.'jge of
l^-B.'.
Ill King's Letter Book, 1765-76 ; and Signet Office, vol. 23.
Steele, Richard, of the city of
Dublin, Esq.
Baronet ....
5 Jan. -
1.50
324
Nugent, James, of Donore, in
the CO. of Westmeath, Esq.,
with remainder (in default of
heirs male) to his brother
Peter Nugent, Esq.
Do. ...
17 June -
161
333
Freke,.Tohn, of Castle Freke, in
the CO. of Cork, Esq.
Do. - - - -
- " -
162
354
Loftus,Edward, of Mount Loftus,
in the co. of Kilkenny, Esq.
Do. . - .
„ „ -
162
354
Cosby, Dudley Alexander Syd-
ney, of Stradbally Hall, in the
Queen's coimty, Esq., late
H.M.'s Minister in Denmark.
Lord Sydney, of Leix, B.aron of Strad-
bally, in the Queen's county.
25 .,
167
372
Creighton, Abraham, Esq.
Baron Erne, of Cnmi Castle, in the
county of Fermanagh.
27 „
,68
373
Eyre, .John, of Eyre Court, in
the CO. of Galway, Esq.
Baron Ejre, of Eyre Court., in the co.
of Galway.
28 „
169
373
Mount Eagle, John Baron
Viscount Westport, in the co. of Mayo
26 .July -
173
377
Kingston, Edward Viscount, of
Kiugsborough.
Earl of Kingston, in the co. of Ros-
common.
„ „ -
174
376
Gore, Ralph Baron, of Manor
Gore.
Viscoimt Bellisle, of Bellisle, in theco.
of Fermanagh.
„ „ -
174
377
LuttrcU, Simon, of Lutterells-
town.in the CO. of Dublin, Esq.
Baron Irnham, of Lutterellstown, in
the said county.
16 Sept. -
174
38S
410
CALENDAR OF
17GS.
1092. Ireland. King's Letters (Secretary of State).
King's Letters, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, and addressed
to the Lord Lieutenant or other the Chief Governor or Governors of
Ireland for the time being, to issue out the usual processes for the Appoint-
ments in Ireland under-mentioned, or to give the necessaiy directions
for other puiposes.
*--,* Official recommenJatious for thoKe a])point,ments on the part of the Lord Lieu-
tenant, and approbations of the same on the part of His Majesty, are to be fouiiil in the
scries foi- Jrclanrl, vols. 432 and 433. The approbations are also found in Ireland
Correspondence, 1761-70.
Name.
Office, &c.
Date.
Pase of
L^t'.Bk.
PaBO of
SiR. OB.
In King's Letter Booh, \ 765-76 ; and Signet Office, vol. 23.
Cloyne, Frederick liishop of,
vice Dr. William Barnard,
deceased.
Bishop of Deny - . - .
2S Jan. -
151
324
Agar, Charlc?, LL.D., and Dean
of Kilmore.
Bishop of Cl03ne
12 Feb. -
152
Not en-
tered.
Webb, Thomas, elork, M.A. -
Dean of Kilmore -
4 JIarch -
155
Not en-
tered.
Hamilton, Dr. Ilngli
Dean of Armagh, in exchan-e with
Dr. Benjamin Barrington f(jr the
vicarage of St. Ann's in the city of
• Dublin.
5 April -
158
.331
Bercsford, .lohn, Ks.|.
To be sworn of the I'rivv Coimcil in
Ireland.
2,i May -
IGU
346
Cavendish, Sir Henry, Barf. -
To be of the same
,. .,
I GO
347
Maude, Sir Thomas, Bart.
To be of the same
„ „
161
347
Deane, Sir Robert, Bart. -
To be of the same -
., „ -
161
347
Bom-kc, Josq.h Doaiie, M.A.,
vice Dr. William Henry, de-
ceased.
To be Dean of St. Elanan, Killaloe, in
the diocese of Killaloe.
20 June -
163
355
Dickson, James.M.A., now Dean
of Elphin, vice Dr. Patrick
Delauy, deceased.
Dean of Down
" "
164
356
Blidi, [Blyth orBlith], Robert,
clerk.
Dean of Elphin
166
357
Scott, Wm., Esq., now one of
the Justices of the Court of
King's Bench in Ireland, vice
Richard Mountney, Esq., de-
ceased.
One of the Barons of the Court of Ex-
chequer.
12 July -
170
375
Henn, AA'm., Esq., one of H.M.'s
coun.-.el learned in the law,
vice Wni. Scott, Esq.
One of the Justices of the Court of
King's Bench.
" " -
171
374
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
441
1768. 1092. Ireland. King's Letters (Secretary of State) — cont.
Name.
'
Date.
S^se of Page ot
The Chief Justices of the Courts
of King's Bench and Common
Pleas, the Chief Baron of the
Court of Exchequer, and the
Justices and Barons of the
same, and the Masters in
Chancery (in Ireland).
New Commission for hearing causes in
the Court of Chancery in Ireland.
22 Oct. -
177
399
Smyth, George, Esq., f/cc Arthur
Dawson, Esq., who resigned
for a pension of 800/. ( l^uh
Signet Book.) ■
One of the Barons of the Court of Ex-
chequer.
180
405
1093. Ireland. King's Letters (Treasury).
King's Letters, countersigned by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, and
addi'essed to the Lord Lieutenant or other the Chief Governor or Governors
of Ireland for the time being, to give the necessary orders or issue out the
necessary processes for purposes as below.
For whom and what purpose.
Til Signet Office, rot. 23.
Cosbj", Dudley, Esq., — 200/. per ann. pension of, determined, and
Cotterell, Mrs. Marv, ' "1 , ,,„ , „ •»„„!,
•' l-lOO/. per ann. pen.sion to each.
Foye, Mrs. Elizabeth Magdalane,
Grenville, James, Esq., 1
Barre, Isaac, Esq.,
Rigby, Richard, Esq., J
grant of office of Vice-Treasurer and Re
and Paymaster-General in Ireland.
Officers of State iu Ireland,— 820/. to be issued to William Hawkins, lister King- |
at-amis, for their clothing.
Royal Hospital, — 6,000/. out of revenues at large iu Ireland - - -.
Ireland, — 2,3.31/. for repairs of firtifications at
6(/. for repair of barracks for the Royal Irish Regiment
-740/. for clothing
Do. do. 312/.
of Artillery.
Battle-axe Guards in Ireland,-
Drogheda, Charles Earl of. Constable of the Fort and Castle of Maryborough, —
grant of the mill and land, great and small Burress's, the land called
Cloonerible and Curriers Bog, lying in the barony of Maryborough and
Queen's county, for 99 years from determination of letters patent granted to
Arthur St. George, of Athlone, Esq., at rent of 6 marks yearly.
Grenville, James, Esq., "] grant of office of Vice -Treasurer and Receiver-General
Barre, Isaac, Esq., I and Paymaster-General of the revenues, &c. iu
Clare, Lord Viscount, J Ireland.
Officers of the House of Peers in Ireland, — 3,855/. 6s. 8d. for their services this
session. (The items are distinguished in the warrant.)
Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament in Ireland, ct ul., — 2,421/. reward for
services (part paid iu Great Britain, part in Ireland).
25 May
442
CALENDAR OF
1768. 1093. Ireland. King's Letters (Treasury) — cont.
For whom aud what purpose.
1,000/. in additioD to
Kanelagh, Lord Viscount, — 1,000/. as Chainnau
examining Bills of the House of Lords in Ireland.
1 customary allowance this
> several Committees for
Annaly, Lord,— 1,000/.
ker of the House of Lords in Ireland tliis Session
of baiTacks at Chapel Izod, &c:., and lodging for the oiEcers of the Eoyal
Irish Regiment of Artillery.
Des Voeux, Rev. Vinchon, miuister of the French church at Portarlington, and
his successors, — jo/, per ann. ou the Civil Establishment of Ireland.
Commissioners for governing the Infirmary for Sick and Wounded Soldiers in
Ireland, — 600/. for repairs of the said Infirmary, &c.
The 10th, 16th, 18th, and 26th Regiments of Foot to be discontinued ou the
Military Establishment of Ireland, and the 27th, 28th, 42nd, and 46th Regiments
to be placed thereon.
Officers of Ordnance in Ireland, — 2,909/. 6s. 9rf. for stores
Committee of the Governors of the Royal Hospital for Ancient aud ilaimed
Officers and Soldiers in In^land, — 6,000/. towards extra expenses, out of the
revenues at large.
Messrs. HughLawton and Francis Carletou, of Cork, merchants, — 642/. 18s. Mil.
for embarking and disembarking regiments in Ireland.
Coinage of copper halfpence aud farthings for Ireland - - - -
The 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment, the 2nd and 69th Regiments, and a Major
and four companies of the 4Sth Regiment of Foot, to be continued on the
military estabhshment of Ireland, and for pannent of the oJIrd, 54th, and 57th
Regiments there.
"Wool licences deficiency (from 4,000/.) to be made good between 19 Aug. 1767
and 18 Aug. 1768.
Officers of the Ordnance in Ireland,— 6,175/. for arms - - - -
The 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment, &c. (as above),— further warrant for
inserting a necessary clause.
,,.-, c- T> - i J r200/. each for extraordinary services performed in
TV ilmot, Sir Eooert, aud I j,^ ,^^^ ^^^. ^^^^ ,^,^j ^^^^j^^ ^j Parliament in
Sharpe, Phihp, Esq., | Irehind.-
Desbrisay, Theophilus, Gent., and Jlagdalen, his wife, aud the survivors of
them,— 100/. per annum on the military establishment of Ireland during
pleasure. [Had served as a captain and lieutenant 18 years ; had been then in
business upwards of 36 years with credit, but failed. In the last Session of the
Ii'ish Parliament an Act was passed for the relief of his creditors.]
Ashe, Lieut. James, a reduced lieutenant of the 24th Regiment, — 100/, per ann.
pension on the military establishment of Ireland.
Dawson, Arthur, Esq., one of the Barons of the Irish Court of Exchequer, —
800/. per ann. on the civil estabUshment during pleasure, on retu-ement.
Coote, Thomas, Esq., — 300/. per ann. pension on the military establishment
during pleasure, on resigntition of the office of storekeeper of the Ordnance in
Ireland,
25 May
1 5 Aug.
9 Sept.
April
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
443
1768. 1093. Ireland. King's Letteks (Tkeasury)-
rhom and what purpos
Date.
Page
Montgomery, Isabella, — 70/. pension increased to 100/., and
HaiTison, Elizabeth, 1 her daughters,— 50/. per ann. each on civil cstablish-
Heatley, AnnaHellena, J ment during pleasure.
Warre, Margaret, wife of Jlr. John Warre, of Dublin, — pension of 100/. per
annum on the same.
{.50/. per ann. on civil
establishment of Ire-
land during plea-
sure.
Hussey, Mrs. Mary, widow of James Hussey, late of Dublin, Esq., — 200/. per
ann. on the same.
Grant Capt. .John, of the oSth Regiment of Foot, — 100/. per ann. on the
military establishment.
Courcy, John Lord, Baron of Kinsale, — 400/. per ann. ou the civil establish-
Carrick, Somerset Hamilton, Earl of, — 1,000/. per ann. on the same
Five Commissioners of Appeals in Ireland to be appointed instead of three, at a
salary of 300^ per ann. each.
Dykes, Mrs. Catherine,— 50/. per ann. pension on the civil establishment
Concordatum et at. funds overdrawn,— 25,112/. 17s. SjV/. made good
Committee of the Governors of the Hospital for Ancient and Maimed (3fficers
and Soldiers in Ireland (Royal Hospital), — 6,000/. for extraordinary expenses.
Officers of the Ordnance in Ireland, — 19S/. 17s. 6(/. for lodging for the officers of
the Royal Irish Regiment of Artillery.
^26 April
7 June
25 June
6 Aug.
18 Oct.
23 Dec.
220/. lOs. for keeping arms one year to
19 May 1768.
SCOTLAND.
1094.
Scotland. Appointments (not under cithei
Seal).
By whom made.
Name.
Office.
Date.
Page.
Li Scotch JVarrants
1765-74.
Mr. Conway as Se-
cretary of St.tte.
Jameson, Mr. John - Clerk to the iustices of the
peace in the co. of Clack-
1 mannan.
19 Jan. -
137
Viscount Wey-
mouth, as Secre-
tary of State.
Durno, Mr. John, advo- Do. do. within the shire of
cate, vice Mr. Robert Aberdeen.
Turner.
23 March -
113
The King -
Campbell, Alexander, Sheriff Depute of the shire or
advocate, vice Mr. sheriffdom of Inverness.
David Scrimzeour.
2 Sept. -
151
44i
CALENDAR OF
17CS.
1095. Scotland. Appointments, &c. (Great Seal).
Waeeants, countersigned liy one of the Secretaries of State, for Patents to be
passed, imder the Seal appointed Ijy the Treaty of Union to be made use of
instead of the Great Seal of Scotland, containing Grants of Offices, kc.
in Scotland.
Office, S:c.
Page.
I?i Church Book, Scotland, 1761-89
Glasgow, John Earl of - i H.il.V
gh Commissioner to the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Li Scotch Warrants, 1 765-7 ■;
Marchant, George, of Isleworth,
ill the CO. of Middlesex, "one
of the people called Quakers."
Ilatclv, Joseph, of Borrowstou- '
ness, in the shire of West !
Lothian, North Britain, Gent.
Garlics, Lord, (John Stuart, Esq.,
commonly called,) vice his
father, the Earl of Galloway.
Campbell, Lord Frederick, vice
James Earl of Morton, deed.
Sole benefit in Scotland for 14 years, arising
from his invention of a method of working
and milling raw hides and skins for the
purposes of leather, by means of a liquor
containing no bark. [His petition, &c., see
Pf(i7/o«s,' 1765-84, p. 124.]
Sole benefit, &c. arising from a new fire-engine
and boiler. [His petition, &c., see Petitions,
765-84, p.
of Police in Scotland
Clerk of H.M.'s Registers and Rolls in Scotland
23 Apri
1096. Scotland. Appointments (Privy Seal).
Warrant for a Comjiission to pass the Privy Seal of Scotland.
Name.
Page.
//) Scotch War7-anls, 1'
74.
Ballantyne, Mr. John, vice 'i,h: I Co
James Denholm, deed. I
[This warrant was first made
afterwards cancelled.]
iry of the commissariat of Lanark " 9 Jimt
I favour of Mr. Alexander Weir, but
1097. Scotland. Church, kc.
Wakkants for Letters of Presentation to be passed unde
of Scotland.
the Pri\y Seal
Office, &c.
In Church Booh, Scotland, 1761-84.
Wilson, Mr. James, i
x\.lexander Mackay.
Minister of the church and parish of Lochs, in
the island of Lewis, within the presbytery of
Long Island and co. of Ross.
II0:N[E OFFICP] PAPERS.
445
17G8. 1097
. ScoTLAXD. Church.— coHf.
Name.
Office, &c.
Date.
Page.
Bertram, Mv. John -
Jliuister of the chm-ch and parish of Muiranside,
in the presbytery of Linlithgow and co. of
Stirling.
22 Jan. -
l2o
Robertson, Mr. James, vice
Do.ofCalleudar,in the i>resli\terv ofDunblane
2:? Feb. -
120
Jlr. James Steuart, deed.
andco. ofRerlh.
Robertson, J[,-. Joliu, vice Mr.
Do. of Little Diinkold, in the presbvtery of
2:5 March -
128
Alexander Jlacklagen, deed.
Dimkeld and co. of I'erth.
Charters, Mr. Samuel, preacher
2S „
12S
of the Gospel, vice Mr. John
ami shire of Perth.
Smith, deed.
Hope, John, M,D. [The pro-
Regius Professor of Botany iu the University
2 May -
129
fessorship whieh he held be-
of Edinburgh, with the care of the Royal
fore was of Botany and Ma-
Botanic Garden there.
teria Jledica together: now
separated.]
Home, F raneis, M.D. -
Professor of JIateria iledica iu the same uni-
versity.
„ ,. -
131
Fraser, Mr. John, preacher of
ilinister of the church and parish of Kilmorack,
_
132
the Gospel, vice Mr. David
in the presbyten' of Dingwell and co. of
Chisholm, deed.
Ross.
Stirling, Mr. Robert, assistant
Do. of church of Crieff, iu the presbytery of
3U June -
134
to Rev. Dr. Oswald at
Auehterarder and co. of Perth.
Methven, vice Mr. Stewart,
deprived.
Cruden, Mr. David, probationer,
Do. of church and parish of Nigg, iu the
12 Aug. -
13.)
vice Mr. John Farquhar,
presbytery of" Aberdeen and co. of Kin-
deed.
cardine.
Robb, Mr. William, preacher
Do. of Tunglaiid, in the prcsb^tl■rv and
30 July -
130
of the Gospel, vice Mr. xVlex-
stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
ander Brown.
Wright, Mr. William, preacher
Do. of New Abbv, in the presbytery of Dum-
l.T Sept. -
130
of the Gospel, tJ/ce Mr. William
fries and stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
Irving, deed.
Campbell, Mr. Colin, minister
Do. of Renfrew, in the presbytcrv of Paisley
211 „
130
of the Gospel, vice Mr. Robert
and CO. of lienfrew.
Paton, deed.
Campbell, Mr. Alexander, minis-
Do. of Dull, in the presbytery of Dimkel.l and
14 Oct.
137
ter of the Gospel, vice Jlr.
CO. of Perth.
James Stewart, deed.
GiUe-s Mr. Archibald, preacher
Do. of St. Monance, in the presbytery of St.
7 Dec. -
140
of the Gospel, vice Mr. John
Andrews and co. of Fife.
Chiesly.
Skinet Bills.
** A series thu.s called contains Signed Bills prepared pursuant to Warrr
from the Secretary of State. Those for 17(JS are in Inindle 12s.
446 CALENDAR OF
A.D. 1769.
G Jan. 1098. Commodore R. Spry to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Admiralty, Sending by Capt. Wilkinson, of H.M.S. " Niger," a duplicate of
V. 159, No. 3. j_jjj, l^^.tte^ of 28 Nov., which was sent b}- the post, and acknow-
ledging the receipt of his Lord.ship's letters of 21 Oct. last, fcc. —
" Jersey," in Cadiz Bay. 2 pp.
6 Jan. 1099. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, ViSCOUNT WeYMOUTH.
V. 435, No. 3. Rt^lative to the claims of officers who had been seconded in
Great Britain npon several regiments of foot on the establishment
of Ireland, to succeed to vacancies in the regiments, — Dublin
Castle. 2 pp.
7 Jan. 1100. Commodore R. Spry to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Admiralty, Encloses the letter of Mr. Wilkie, who was charged with the
No"^! a^o'd aftairs of H.M.'s consulate at Tripoli till he was superseded by
Mr. Barker. It contains a very faithful account of his situation.
Entreats his Lordship to take into consideration the peculiar
hardships Mr. Wilkie labours under in being left "without employ
with a family dependent on him, after the assurances he received
from Commodore Harrison that he would lie continued in the
consulate during his good behaviour, which was the occasion of
his leaving Mahon, where ho had been established as a merchant
for a long time, with a good prospect and fair character. During
the two years and more he has been emplo^'ed, there has been
no complaint of him ; and the Bey, in a letter just received, ex-
presses himself highly satisfied with his conduct.
Mr. Wilkie's letter to Commodore Spry, his inomorial to Lord
Weymouth, and an Italian translation of the Bey's letter.
Mr. Wilkie states that he had done the duty of the consulate for
the whole time, paying the customary presents (amounting to
2.50?, a year), and defrayed every other expense, without receiving
a shilling from the public, or the lu-eceding or succeeding consuls.
11 pip. or pjarts of pp.
\) Jan. 1101. Lord Weyjiouth to the Lords of Trade.
Doiii.EntryBk., Encloses an extract of a letter from Sir James Gray, H.M.'s
Y. -J.), p. 186. Ambassador at Madrid, on the subject of the memorial, complain-
ing of the conduct of the British A^ice-Cousul in Gion, in Spain,
for havint;- exacted unusual sums for consulage f-r himself and
HOiNIE OFFICE PAPERS. 447
17G9.
Mr. Banks, under whom he acted, by which it appears that enquiry
has been made into these allegations. Sends also a coTpy of a letter
from Ml-. Brusby, H.M.'s Consul General in Spain, to Sir- James
Gray, transmitting copy of the rules observed by Consul Parker,
and his successor Consul Jordan, for the charge of their consular
dues in Galicia and Asturias, together with the original attesta-
tions referred to in the first paragraph of Mr. Consul General
Brusby's letter.
Directs them to take these papers into their consideration, and,
according to their opinion, either inform the owners of the
" Margaret and Peggy," of Plymouth, that their complaints are
unfounded, or report to his Lordship, in order that the further
proper steps may be taken.
l.j Jan. 1102. Viscount Baiuungton to Lokd Viscocxt Wey.moutii.
Ireland, Relative to the subsistence of draughts from regiments in
^' ■ "'' °' ' Ireland on service in America. 2 p^i.
14 Jan. 1103. Lord Weyjioutu to the Loud Lieutenant of Ikeland.
Irel. Entry Blc, Enclosing a copy of a letter from the Secretary at War. Directs
i76i-,o,p. 194. ]_^.j_^^ ^^ g,-,^^g ^j^g necessary orders as to the draughts fror regiments,
&c.
14 Jan. 1104. The Same to the Same.
Irci. E__utry Bk., Relative to the transport of the relief to Gibraltar and Minorca,
i/Gi-,u,p. 195. ^^j ^^ ^^ recruiting, &:c.
14 Jan. 1105.
Ireland, Mem. relative to the disiDosition of regiments, Szc. 1 />.
V. 435, No. 5. i ._ J
20 Jan. 1106. Wm. Eraser to Mr. Bradshaw.
Dom.EntryBk., Sends a copy of a note and memorial from the Erench Ami )as-
%.2j. ]). bb. fjador, to be laid before the Lords of the Treasury. Lord Wey-
mouth wishes to show all proper attention to Mons. de Cluitelet,
and, if their Lordships do not think the I'equest unreasonalile,
desires that they will give immediate orders for Mr. Cadet to be
allowed to export the 1-j quarters of Canadian corn now detained
by the officers of the Customs. Asks to be informed of their
Lordships' determination.
■20 Jan. 1107. Lord Weyjiouth to the Si'u-Goverxor and Deputy
Dom.EntryBk., GOVERNOR OF THE SOUTII SeA COMPANY (Lewis Way
V, -25, pp. i"ss-y. and T. Coventrys).
His Majesty complies witli their recpie^t to continue the
Governor dl' the C'diiipaiu-. 1, eoiiunaiidcd to signity his Royal
inchnatiuii t.> ^liwu ,\ , i y prM|i,r mark ol' e, unUenance and regard
to so coiwi.leraMe a part nf hi^ trading siiKjeets.
The petition for this mark of favour is also entered.
M8
CALENDAR OF
17G9.
23 Jan.
Scotch
1 "^3-9^5 ^"'^3-' long as he shall fiiid it necessary for the recovery of his health.
1108. LoED RocHFORD to the Hon. Lord Colstone.
His Majesty has approved of his going and remaining abroad as
30 Jan.
Dom. Geo. III.,
pel. 81, No. 1.
4 Feb.
Ireland,
V. 435, No. G.
4 Feb.
Irel. Entry Bk.,
4 Feb.
Law Officers
Entry Bk.,
1762-95,
pp. 145-7.
G Feb.
Ireland,
435, No.
Ireland,
.435,Nos.S,9.
7 Feb.
Dom.EntrvBk..
1109. " Observations upon Mr. Winter's Memorial and Papers."
They relate to certain German claims which were not presented
by him until Jan. 176-5. 1 j).
1110. Secretary-at-War (Barrixgton) to Lord Viscount
Weymouth.
With information, as to the movements of regiments, &c. — War
Office. 2 2^p.
1111. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Enclosing printed copies of each of the new regulations for
clothing the cavalry and infantry of H.M.'s forces. Directs that
they may be given out in orders accoixlinglj^
1112. The Same to the Attorney General.
Encloses a letter from William Sharp, Esq., a subject of the
King, who is now a general officer, and has likewise a military
government in the service of the King of Portugal, and also a
paper accompanying it, setting forth the particular circumstances
he has been and is now under. His Majesty being inclined to gi-ant
him a free pardon, he, the Attorney General, is directed to take
the papers into consideration, and report his opinion, and, if there
should be no objection, to cause a draft of the pro]>er warrant to
be prepared.
The enclosures are entered. [French.'} The petitioner was the
only son of Sir Alexander Sharp, Bart., had joined in the rebellion
of 174.5 at the age of 14, was condemned for high treason, but
reprieved sine die, then escaped, and served first in the French
army, and then in that of the King of Portugal, under whom he was
now Brigadier General and Governor of 01iven9a.
1113. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Viscount Weymouth.
Has received his letter of the 20th, signifying His Majestj^'s
pleasure that the seconded officers of regiments on the establish-
ment of Ireland shall succeed to vacancies in their several ranks. —
Dublin Castle. 1 p.
1114. The Same to the Same.
Two letters, acknowledging receipt of letters of the 14th past,
frc— Dublin Castle. 2^ pp.
1115. RoET. Wood to Mr. Cooper.
Sends copies of two letters from Mr. Lyttelton, H.M.'s Minister
at the (Jourt of Portugal, showing that he has reason to suspect
that Lieut. Maine, to whom they relate, was returning to England
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in order to engage persons versed in the art of mining to go over
to Portugal to work a mine lately discovered there. It has been
found out that immediately on his arrival in England, on Dec. 17
last, he set out for the west of England, from whence he was to
embark in return to Portugal. Asks that these letters may be
laid before the Lords of the Treasury in order that proper orders
may be given to the Revenue officers to be particularly watchful
to prevent artificers leaving the kingdom.
8 Feb. 1116. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Lord .
Isle of Man, The Keys of the Isle have been assembled in consequence of
No g: a tl il their application. They addressed him to transmit the enclosed
petition to the King with his warmest recommendations. The
principal gentlemen and merchants also had a meeting in order to
concert some scheme for the repeal of certain restrictive clauses
in the late Acts of Parliament relative to this Island, and for
opening a commerce which may afford employment to the in-
habitants, and bring a revenue to the Crown. They have prepared
a memorial to bo laid before the Lords of the Treasury. Encloses
the articles of their request, arid a copy of their reasons.
Must, in justice to the people, represent them as most loyally
attaclied to His Majesty's person and government, both in C'luu'ch
and State ; and tlrough a very few (he believes not one in a tliousand),
for want of other employment, may have continiied the illicit
trade, yet it is contrary to the general sense of the people ; and,
upon proper encouragement, it is hoped, will be entirely at an
end. Unless this or a similar plan be adopted, is afraid the revenue
of the Island will never answer the intention of Government, and
the state of the ^leoplc will become truly deplorable. — Isle Mann.
"No. 1."
The enclosm-es. The petition of the Keys represents the dis-
tresses brought upon the Island by the restraining laws, stating,
among other things, that the rents in the trading towns had fallen
above 15,000/. a year, and that, as a further addition to their dis-
tresses, " so as to extinguish totally all circulating cash," the
regiment of infantr\' and two troops of cavahy had been replaced,
and their number-, iv.liHrd to four companies only. The " scheme "
of the merchants is (li\ iiIimI inider the three heads of Foreign Trade,
Interior Commerce, and Fisheries and Manufactures. They ask
that the Island should be put on the same footing as Ireland.
The " reasons " in support of the scheme is a closely written M.S.
of 8 pp. 15 p2). or 2M)'ts of pp.
9 Fell. 1117. Lord Rochford to Lord Weymouth.
Dom.EntiyBk., Sends an extract of a letter from Sir Joseph Yorke, together
V. 24, II. 19G. ^yj^j^ ^j^ extract of the resolutions of the States General, and a
letter from the Chamber of the Dutch East India Company at
Middelburgh, relative to the memorial presented by Sir Joseph
Yorke, complaining of the ill treatment of the crew of the brig,
■ Tartar" ly- the ofticers of the Dutch East India Conqiany.-^
Whitelial).
jno
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17 Feb.
Ireland,
V.435,
Nos. 10, 11,
12 a, b, c.
20 Feb.
ml. Papers,
7 Jan. and
21 Feb.
Admiralty,
V. 159,
Nos. 1 a, b,
and 2.
1118. LOKD LlEUTEXAXT OF IkELAXD (^ToWXSHEND) tO LORD
Weymouth.
Three letters : —
1. Acknowledging the receipt of letters of the 4th inst., and
enclosures. 1 'p.
2. Returning, m consequence of the resignation of Arthur
Dawson, Esq., the royal letter directing the passing of the com-
mission to authorise the several judges and masters in Chancery to
hear and determine causes in the Court of Chancery, for a new
one to be prepared. 2 pp.
3. Enclosing memorials from Lieut. Col. Eyre Massey, com-
manding the 27th or Inniskilling Regiment, and Lieut. Col.
Boughoy Skey, commanding the 49th Regiment, each recom-
mending an exchange.
The enclosures. 3 pp.
1119. Earl of Rochford to Mr. Recorder of Loxdox.
Directing him to transmit to the Court of Examiners of the
Surgeon's Company his report of the evidence [of the two Beales
and Mr. Foot, the surgeon,] given on the trial of Lawrence Balfe
and Edwd. McQuirk for the murder of George Clarke, theie
being some doubt whether Clarke's death happened in consequence
of the blow he received in the riot at Brentford, and His Majesty
having commanded that the opinion of the Court of Examiners
should be laid before him.
A similar letter to the Court of Examiners, dh-ecting them to
make a report as above.
1120. Lord "Weymouth to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Several despatches from Lieut. Genl. CornwaUis, Governor of
Gibraltar, and Commodore Spry, Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s
ships and vessels in the Mediterranean, relative to a dispute
between the Emperor of Morocco and the Governor of Gibraltar.
The Emperor demands that a person whom he accuses of carrying
on a contraband trade with his subjects should be delivered uji
to him, or that the Governor should pay 9,000 Mexican dollars
compensation, or agi-ec to certain additional duties laid upon j^ro-
visions exported from the Emperor's dominions for the use of the
garrison. These despatches have been laid before such of H.M.'s
servants as are considted upon his most secret affair's, who
unanimously resolved to advise the King to send out two or three
good sailing frigates to reinforce Commodore Spry. It is therefore
His Majesty's pleasvu-e that theii" Lordships should fit out and hold
in readiness two, three, or more such frigates or sloops, and that
they should suggest such measures as they shall judge best
calculated to protect our trade, annoy the Emperor if necessaiy,
and supply the garrison with provisions. A.sks them also to give
as soon as possible a general idea of their sentiments on this
head. — St. James's, 27 Jan. A draft, marked " Secret."
The enclosm-es in this letter, — being abstracts of letters from
Governor Comwallis and Commodore Spry relative to this matter
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wliicli were laid before His Majesty's servants. These letters
will be foimd described in the portion of this Calendar containing
Papers of 176S. The " state " concludes by saying that the con-
duct of Governor Cornwallis and Commodore Spry had been
approved, and that attention to the pi-otection of trade, &c. in
those parts had been recommended, but no orders given in case
things should come to extremities. This single Barbary state had
cost 100,000?. within the last twelve years. The remedy against
the insolent exactions of the Emperor had always been acknow-
ledged easy, but had always been postponed, and the temporizing,
expensive, and disgraceful plan of embassies and presents submitted
to. " Q. what is to be done now ?"
The reply of the Lords of the Admiralty, dated Feb. 21. They
had given orders for fitting out two frigates of 32 guns, and two
sloops of 14 guns each for this service. They thought that the
stationing of frigates, &c. on the coast of Barbary was the best
motlio.I of ]ir._.teeting the trade, and that the supplying of Gibraltar
witli ]>i(i\ i.^idiis must be left to the Commander-in-chief l'> pp.
■ awl p«rh,.f,,r.
24 Feb. 1121. Ro. Keith to the Eaei, of PtOCHFORD.
Scotland, Asking him to interpose his good offices with the King to
No'"i58^a' b obtain H.M.'s sign manual, du-ected to the Lord Lyon King-at-
Aj-ms for Scotland, to grant him supporters to his arms. It would
never have come into his head to have asked a thing of this kind ;
but from the present situation of the family, occasioned by '• Lord
Marischall's " attainder chiefly, and by some other circumstances,
he thought it might be of some advantage to their branch to have
a distinction of this kind.
Enclosed is a paper containing particulars of the ai'ms, crest,
motto, and supporters. 2^ iip.
After 1122. American Merchandize.
24 Fell. Answers to questions relative to ships coming from France to
Admiraitv, Hamburg with American meichandize, and to the "acquit de
pel. 1.08, No 2. caution" carried liy the captains of the .ships, &c. French. 4 pp-
28 Feb. 1123. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Irel. Euti-y Bk., H.M.'s letter of 22 Oct. last, for a commission for hearing and
176 1-70, p. 200. determining cau.ses in case of the death or absence of the Lord
Chancellor, has been cancelled, and another, with the necessary
alteration, ordered to be prepared.
1124. Threat to Burn the City of London.
Papers relating to some information of a public declaration
having been made in Dunkirk, that the city of London would lie
set on fire in four places before the month of Ajn'il. A note con-
taining the information, addressed to Mr. Wilkes, was enclosed
in a letter from a Mr. Thos. Green at Dunkirk to a son in London.
Mr. Wilkes referred the matter to the Lord Mayor as magistrate,
who then communicated with the Duke of Grafton Ijy mistake,
f f2
14 Feb. to
2 March.
Dom. Geo. III.
pel. 81,
No. 4 a to h.
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as Principal Secretary of State. The Lord Mayor's letter and
enclosures were handed over to Lord Weymouth.
The papers are the following : —
14. Feb. — Samuel Turner, Lord Mayor, to the Duke of Grafton,
with two enclosures, viz., Mr. Green's letter to his son, and the
note to Mr. Wilkes.
15 Feb. — [Lord Weymouth] to the Lord Mayor of London.
A draft.
15 Feb. — Lord Mayor to Lord Weymouth.
2 March. — Same to Same, with two enclosures, viz., letters from
Mr. Green to his son and to Mr. John Cannon.
11 'pp. or paHs of pp., and a slip of paper.
2 March. 1125. Commodore E. Spry to Lord Vlscount Weymouth.
Adimraity, Encloses copies of two letters from Mr. Popham, H.M.'s Consul
Kv'g a'ui l: ^^ Tetuan, together with a circular letter from the Emperor to the
Christian Consuls in his dominions, and their reply thereto, in
order that his Lordship may see the absurdity of that Prince.
After Mr. Popham was released from his confinement, he came
immediately to Gibraltar. Has written to the Emperor in the
strongest terms, complaining of the indignity offered to the King-
in the person of his Consul. Knows not what effect this may
have ; but General Cornwallis is of opinion wdth him, that, until
satisfaction is made for so flagrant a violation of treaties, the
Consul ought not to return into that country. Submits this to
his Lordship's- consideration, and entreats him to send orders for
his future proceedings as soon as possible. It appears very plain,
by. all his Imperial Majesty's letters and proceedings, that he
wants a person from England to be sent to him with a present,
which, doubtless, would reconcile all differences for some time,
but it is certain no reliance can be placed on so capricious and
avaricious a Prince. Begs his Lordship's pardon for giving his
opinion so fi-eety, which he would not presume to do, did he not
hope that it will be imputed to his zeal for the honour and service
of his Royal master. Has transmitted to the Lords of the Ad-
miralty a full and satisfactory answer to the complaint of the
Spanish Ambassador (which he did not receive till the 22nd of
last month) of illicit practices committed by H.M.'s ships luider
his command, in the ports of Spain, and on their coasts. Purposes,
as soon as he can do so with safety, to put to sea to cruise on
the western coasts of the Emperor's dominions, in order to protect
the trade of the King's subjects. — "Jersey," in Gibraltar Mole.
The enclosures. Consul Popham's first letter, dated the 29 th
January, gives an account of the three men saved at Mamora, and
the crew of the " Earl of Sandwich " being given up by the Em-
peror. The next, dated 16 Feb., of his having been thrown into
prison on his refusal to pay a penalty of 1,000 Mexicos, on account
of some Moors having landed in Barbary, against the consent of
the patron of the vessel in which they had come from Gibraltar
(where they had been 30 days in quarantine). The Emjieror
demanded that tliu patron should be sent to him, but he was not
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in Tetuan, and the Consul refused to pay the penalty. When the
patron arrived from Gibraltar, he was secured by two soldiers on
his entering the gates of the city (Tetuan), and carried to the
Governor, who then i-eleased Mr. Popham. The circular letter is in
French, and signed " S. Sumbel," and relates to a fine to be assessed
on all vessels coming to the ports of the Emperor with passengers
from the Levant, where the plague was raging. 13 2>p.
2 Marcli. 1126. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Irulaml, ViSCOUNT WeYMOUTH.
No! 16 a' b. Sends an account of provisions sent from the port of Cork to
France and its dominions, from the 29th Sept. 17GS to ITtli .Jan.
17G9.— Dublin Castle.
The enclosure. 1 ^x and 2 lialf pp.
3 March. 1127. Lords of the Admiralty to the Same.
'^''"'I yj*^ ' Send extracts of a letter from Commodore Spry, Commander-
No. 4 a b, c. in-chief of H.M.'s ships, &c., in the Mediterranean, dated 10 Jan.,
giving an account of his proceedings, the sailing of the Spanisli
tiota to the West Indies, fee, and a list of the Spanish ships-of-
war then Ipng in the Bay of Cadiz, with an account of their state
and condition, enclosed therein. — Admiralty Office.
The enclosures. The Commodore mentions that the supply of
H.M.'s .ships at Gibraltar being cut off by the communication
being shut with Barbary, he endeavoured to procure supplies at
Faro, but found everything so extravagantly dear that lie was
obliged to give up all hopes of getting them there. G p)p.
8 March. 1128. The Same to the Same.
Admiralty, Send an extract of a letter from Commodore Spry, dated 2G -Jan.
No.s":! b in Cadiz Bay, giving an account of the communication between
Gibraltar and the Emperor of Morocco's ports being still sluit,
but that several English vessels are now in the western ports,
loading with mules, &c. for the Mediterranean and the West Indie.s,
and are treated with the greatest civility, and that tlie Emperor
seems desirous of settling amicably the differences suljsisting
between the two Crowns.
The enclosure. .3i pp.
3 March. 1129. Libel on Lord Mansfield.
i)oni.^Ge^.^in., Report of the Attorney General relative to the prosecution of
William Moore and Thomas Braine, publishers of a libel upon
Lord Mansfield, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench. 1 p.
pel. 8 1 , No. 5.
3 March. 1130. Loud Justice Clerk (Miller) to the Earl of Eoch-
Scotland, ford.
■ Id, o. 48. \,3,fii night, upon the arrival of an exjuess from London with
the judgment of the House of Lords in tlie appeal between
Mr. Douglas and Duke Hamilton, a inob assembled, " 'iroclaimed
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Douglas for ever," and called for a general illumination, which was
accordingly complied with by most of the inhabitants. They early
discovered a high resentment against the judges who had given
their opinion against Mr. Douglas when the cause was decided in
the Court of Session, and, as soon as their numbers were sufficiently
large, went to my Lord President's house, broke most of his win-
dows, and endeavoured to beat open his door, to the very great
alarm of his family. His, the writer's, own house soon after
suffered the same fate, as did those of some of the other .judges
who were of the same opinion in that cause. An attempt was
made to break into Duke Hamilton's lodgings in Holyrood House,
but was prevented by the guard. The rest of the night was spent
in breaking the windows of those who were connected with
Duke Hamilton, or who had not illuminated. This morning the
spirit of the mob was not allayed. They insulted my Lord
President on his coming to the Court, and threatened to pull him
out of his chaii-, and were preparing for a second riot this night.
States what measures he has taken for preserving the public peace.
— Edinburgh, " 8 at night." 2i j)j).
5 March. 1131. Lokd LIEUTENA^•T of Ireland (Townshend) to Loed
Ireland, ViSCOUNT WeYMOUTH.
No 2'>^a' b. Relative to the two private soldiea-s of the name of Mackenzie,
of the 53rd Regiment, who were discharged fi-om confinement in
consequence of his Lordship's letter of 10 Dec. Being called on
next morning to join their companies at roll-calling, they refused
in an insolent manner, and persisting therein were again made
prisoners. In consequence, he, the Lord Lieutenant, signed a
warrant for a general couit-martial for their trial for disobedience
of orders and insolent behavioui' to their commanding officers,
which met at Kilkenny on the 15th past, and after several adjourn-
ments found them guilty, and .sentenced the first prisoner to a
thousand lashes and to be drummed out of the regiment, and the
second to six hundred lashes.
There is a great probability that these men have been privately
advised and supported by some persons in this country, one of
whom is a member of Parliament, and that, whatever may be the
determination upon these sentences, the matter may not rest there,
but that, either in the courts of law or in some other place, the
validity of the regulations at Gibraltar, which appear to be the
original foundation of all tlirsc jiroceeilings, will be brought into
qiTCstion, — James Mackenzie, tin first ]nisoner, having early informed
his Excellency, in a letter, tliat lie liad friends who would bring
the aflair liefore the British Parliament. And as, in canvassing
all military points, the utmost industry is used to throw reflections
ujion the conduct of Government, to kindle a flame against
oflicers, and to render odious the good discipline and service of
the army in this kingdom, of wliich a very disagreeable instance
occurred dming his (the Lord Lieutenant's) residence in Ireland
last winter, he thought he could not be too cautious in a matter
in the consequences of which English govermuent may be involved ;
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and therefore, before deciding on these sentences, encloses the said
proceedings and sentences of the coiu-t-martial, in order to be laid
before His Majesty, or otherwise considered. — Dublin Castle.
Marked, " Most private."
A copy of the proceediags of the court-martial, containing the
evidence, kc, which were inclosed. .334- pp-
0 March. 1132. Lord Justice Clerk (Miller) to the Earl of Eoch-
Scotland, FORD.
V. 25, No. 149. As to the further proceedings of the mob. After the example
of your London mobs, they insisted on a second illumination on
Friday night, which, from the terror of what had happened on the
preceding night, was generally complied with. The obnoxious
judges were suftered to remain imdisturbed in their own houses
that night, by the protection of a guard of soldiers. Since that
time they have remained in quiet.— Edinburgh. 1 p.
7 March. 1133. Viscount Weymouth to Commodore Spry.
Admiralty, Informs him of the reinforcement to be sent out to support him,
V. 159, No. 6. -j^ consequence of the unfortunate dispute for some time subsisting
with the Emperor of Morocco, on account of a supposed contraband
trade between Gibraltar and his coast. Communicates the opinions
of the Lords of the Admiralty as to the best method of protecting
the trade, &c. Without confining him to any precise method of
proceeding, transmits the following observations and instructions
as the general rule of his conduct. A rupture with the Emperor
is to be avoided, if possible, the great object of the reinforcement
being to give weight to the firm language it may be necessary to
hold° in order to restore the good humour which too much con-
descension may not obtain. Kecommends to him, therefore, the
utmost temper and calmness in all his proceedings, to make the
strictest inquiry into the complaints, and to give the Emperor the
most perfect satisfaction, by bringing the oflenders to justice, if
discovered, or, if not, by laying such a state of the unsuccessfid
inquiries before the Emperor, as ought to convince him that every
possible step has been taken in order to give him satisfaction. It
will also be agreeable to His Majesty to know the particular steps
which have been taken in order to get at the bottom of this sup-
posed contraband, as there is a vague report here that something
of this kind has been carried on, to the Emperor's prejudice. The
handsome manner in which the Emperor has given up the three
subjects saved at Mamora out of the Mahonese vessel, and the
crew of the ■' Earl of Sandwich " lost near Ceuta, consisting of ten
men, wiU give the opportunity of returning such thanks and •
making such compliments as may pave the way for an amicable
accommodation of the disputes. This late complaisance, however,
shown at so unexpected a time, and so very unlike his behaviour
upon some other occasions, looks a little suspicious, and may be
owing to his present attempt upon Mazagau. Notwithstanding,
he, the Commodore, is to acknowledge His Majesty's sense of this
act of friendship in proi)cr terms, and to give it all the merit
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wliicl) it appears to clcservc. If this liave not the proper effect, he
is to apprize the Consul and any of His Majesty's subjects in the
Morocco dominions that it ■svould be prudent to retire, and to give
the best notice in his power to all concerned in trade of the danger
of a rupture ; then to let the Emperor know that His Majesty
must consider his very unfriendly conduct as intended to break
off all correspondence between the garrison and his dominions,
and demand a categorical answer on that head. Should this not
produce an immediate satisfactory answer, he will then carry into
execution the necessary vigorous measures, and exert all the force
under his command in annoying and distressing the enemy in every
shape that is practicable.
Had so far signified His Majesty's commands when his letter of
26 Jan. to Mr. Stephens, of the Admiralty, was communicated to
his Lordship. Recites the contents. As also a letter from Mr.
Consul Fraser, dated Algier, 5 Feb., in which ho says, " The Dey
" has kept his promise of letting supplies be drawn from the
" western territory for Gibraltar, which will make the Emperor
" of Morocco more observant of treaties, and that the Emperor of
" Morocco is treated with great coldness by the Dey of Algiers."
Though these accounts give great reason to hope that he will find
little difficulty in biinging matters to a proper footing without a
rupture, yet it is thought proper that the reinforcement should
proceed, and it is left to his discretion and experience whether it
may not be advisable to let the Emperor imderstand the view with
which that force was sent out, even though a speedy amicable
conclusion of all differences should be come to, as it may have a
good effect to show him that His Majesty would rather be at
considerable expense to do himself justice than pay a trifle which
is mireasonably demanded. As he (the Commodore) is now pre-
pared for peace or war, it only remains to signify the King's
pleasure that in whatever way he may find it necessary to proceed
he will have it chiefly in view to settle matters upon as clear and
stable a footing as the temper of that Prince, and his indifference
to engagements which it is his interest to violate, will admit. —
St. James's. _ A draft. "No. 1." H ^'P-
7 March. H34. The Same to the Same.
Admlniity, Directs him for the future to pay particular attention to every
^;J''^''' circumstance which can give information with regard to the actual
state of the French or Spanish navy, and to transmit such obser-
vations as fall immediately within his own notice, as well as what
he can collect from other sources, being careful never to send such
intelligence by the post, but to take such opportunities as shall
offer, and as he can trust, of ships bound for this countr}-. — St.
James's. Headed : " Most secret circular." A draft. 1 p.
8 March. 1135. The Same to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Admiralty, Directs them to give immediate orders to the commander of the
^Tp g' best sailing sloop (of those two that are fitted out and ready for
the sea) to sail for Gibraltar, and to deliver the enclosed i)acket
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to Commodore Spry, and to obey such furtlier orders as shall lie
received from him. — St. James's. A druft. 1 p.
8 March. 1136. Secretary -at- War (Barbixgtox) to Lord Viscount
Ireland, WeYJIOUTH.
^^^^ As to the remittance on account of the pay of the surgeon's mate
to the companies stationed in the Isle of Man. 1 ^).
9 March. 1137. Lord Weymouth to the Lords of the Treasury.
Dom. Entry Bk.. Encloses an extract of a letter of 2nd inst. from Lord Townshend,
."jfjjlo relative to provisions sent from Cork to France, with a copy
of an account transmitted by his Excellency of provisions sent
from Cork to France and its dominions from 29 Sept. 17GS to
7 Jan. 1769.
The extract and account are entered.
10 March.
Ireland,
V. 435, No. 21
Ireland
Entry Bk.,
1138. The Same to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Relative to the account of provisiojis exported from Cork to
France and its dominions. Recommends vigilance and attention
to an object of this very great importance. — St. James's. A draft.
2ipp. '
10 March. 1139. The Same to the Same.
Relative to the pay of tlie surgeon's mate to the companies
stationed in the Isle of Man in 17G8.
10 March.
Isle of Man,
1761-74,
Entered in
Isle of Man
Entry Bk.,
1765-1817,
p. 46.
10 March
1140. Earl of Rochford to Governor Wood.
In answer to his letter. No. 1, enclosing the petition of the Keys
of the Island, fcc, which have been laid before the King. His
Majesty expressed great satisfaction at the account given of the
attachment of his subjects of the Isle of Man for his person and
government and of the illicit trade being almost extinguished, and is
desirous they should enjoy the benefits of commerce and industry
in common with his other subjects as far as is consistent with the
preservation of his revenue. The memorial shall receive a proper
consideration when laid before the Lords of the Treasury. A
draff. " No. 1." 1 ^).
1141. The Same to the Lord Justice Clerk.
In reply to his letter of the 3rd inst., whicli was laid before the
King. A draft. 1 p.
] 1 March.
Irohuul,
V. 435,
I^^o. 25 a,b.
1142. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to
Weymouth.
Encloses a return of H.M.'s
embarked at Cork on the 4th inst
The enclosure. 3 pp.
Lord
IStli Regiment of Foot as it
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1769.
14 March.
Admiralty,
pel. 158, No. 3
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1143. Lords of the Adjiiralty to the Earl of Kochford.
Relative to the request of Second Lieutenant William Carroll,
of the Marines, to be aiipointed a fii'st lieutenant in that corps
with the rank of captain, his conduct of H.M.'s afiaii's at the
Court of Dresden having merited His Majesty's entire apjjrobation,
and recommended him to his royal favour. Mr. Carroll came into
the Marine corps so late as Februaiy 1761, and was put on half-
pay at the general reduction on the 1st of May 1763. Their
Lordships are of opinion that his request is absolutely and totally
unreasonable, as indeed it is unprecedented, and that the com-
plying therewith would be a discouragement to officers who have
served long and meritoriously, and be very prejudicial to H.M.'s
Mai'ine service. Torn. 3 1)/).
14 March.
Ireland,
V. 435, No. 28
1-i March.
Scotland,
21 March.
Admiralty,
159, No. 10.
21 March.
1144. Thos. Waite to Robert Wood, Esq.
With intelligence of the sailing of H.M.S. ''■ Hero " with the
13th Regiment on board. — Dublin Castle. 1 ^9.
1145. Seizure of Fish.
" Report of John Davidson, Agent for the Crown, on the extract
" of a memorial for Thomas Gordon, Commissary in the Northern
" pai't of Great Britain from their High Mightinesses the States
" General of the United Provinces." Endorsed : — " Sent by the
" Lord Advocate of Scotland."
It relates to a seizure of a cargo of fish for a debt. 2 2^p-
1146. Lord Weyjiouth to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Encloses a duplicate of the despatch of the 7th inst. to Com-
modore Spry, and other letters to be delivered to the captain of
the second sloop under orders to join him, with directions for her
immediate departure. The two frigates are also to set out to join
the Mediterranean fleet with all possible expedition. — St. James's.
A draft, li pp-
1147. The Same to Commodore Spry.
His letter of the 2nd inst. from Gibraltar, and the enclosures
therein, have been laid before the King. The account of the
Emperor's behaviour to Mr. Pojiham, and the oioinion he (the
Commodore) has of that capricious and avaricious Prince, justify
the instructions sent in the letter of the 7th inst.. No. 1, the
duplicate of which his Lordship now sends by the second sloop of
war. It becomes needless to add anything to the directions
contained in that despatch. His Majesty highly approves his
writing to the Emperor upon the indignity ofiered to the Consul,
who is by no means to return till proper satisfaction is made.
His Majesty is pleased to find that Prince Masseran's complaints
are groundless. The King will be impatient to hear the result of
his proceedings, which, whether amicable or hostile, will, it is
hoped, terminate in such measures as will relieve the garri;,uu from
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
459
1769.
the present inconvenience it labours under with regard to pro-
visions. Asks him to forward letters.— St. James's. A draft.
21 March. 1148. Lords of the Admiealty to Loed Weymouth.
Admiralty, Send an extract from a letter from Caiitain Spry, dated the
Na I2ab. "^^^^ "^'^*- ^^ Gibraltar, giving an account of his intended pro-
ceedings with regard to cruising on the coast of Morocco, and
sending a couvoy with two vessels from Gibraltar to Algiers to
endeavom- to procure a supply of cattle there for the use of the
garrison.
The enclosiu-e, bound in before the foregoing. 2^ iH^-
1149. Loed Weymouth to the Loed Lieutenant of Ieeland.
The King approves the sentences passed by the court-martial
upon the two privates of the 53rd Eegiment, named Mackenzie,
whose behavioiu' was unjustifiable in the last degree ; but as there
is some reason to believe that their disobedience arose from a
persuasion that they were no longer subject to military law, and
they having lamented their error, acknowledged their crime, and
begged for mercy. His Majesty judges it right upon the whole to
remit their punishment, as their condemnation will make the law
equally known, and prevent all excuse on any future occasion.
All possible care is to be taken that an entire approbation of the
equity of the court shall be made as public as the remission of the
sentences. Asks his Excellency also to enter more extensively
into the causes of that dissatisfaction which is shown at exact and
orderly military discipline, and to suggest what occurs to him as
a remedy. A draft.
There is also bound in a rougher draft (29 a) of part of the .same
letter. 7A 'pP-
21 March.
Ireland,
V.435,
No. 29 a, b.
March. 1150. Edm. Boeiim to Lord •
Dom. Geo. III.,
pel. 81, No. 6.
To inform him of the obstruction the merchants have met with
in their procession to St. James's with their address to His
Majesty. It is impossible for him to advance, the rage of the mob
being directed against him as chairman, so that, after remaining in
his coach till it was broken to pieces, he has been obliged to take
refuge here (Nando'.s Coffee House). Asks, therefore. His Majesty's
excuse if he finds it impo.ssible to effect his earnest wish of
expressing his loyalty in the manner intended. Besides, being
quite covered with dirt, would be ashamed to appear before him
in such a condition.— Nando's Coftee House, Temijlo Bar. 1 ».
22 March.
Irel. Entry Bk.,
1761-70,
p. 201.
1151. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
In relation to a succession recommended for the majority in the
4.5th Regiment, His Majesty 'v. desirous of knowing whether
the officei-s of the regiment have or have not dc^clined the
purchase.
460
1700.
23 Marcli.
Dom. Entry Bk.
T. 2:'), p. 193.
CALENDAR OF
24. March.
Dom. Geo. III.,
pel. 81, No. 7.
25 March.
Ireland,
V. 435,
Kos.35, 36.
20 ^Slarch.
Irelaurl,
V. 43.1, Ko. 34.
31 March.
Ireland,
,43.5, No. 38.
31 March.
1152. RoBT. Wood to Mr. Coopee.
Asks for copies of all the regulations sent to Genl. Bland,
relative to the pay of the troops under his command, and to the
value of the coin in which they were paid, from the date of his
commission as Governor of Gibraltar to the espu-ation thereof,
there having been two general court-martials in Ireland upon two
private soldiers for having charged the officers of the regiment
with having defrauded them of part of their pay in 1749, when
the regiment was doing duty in Gibraltar. It appears the regula-
tions for fixing the value of the real (in which the troops were
paid) were settled by the Lords of the Treasury.
1153. Earl of Hillsborough to Lord Weymouth.
Encloses an extract of a letter from Mr. Stuart, H.M.'s Super-
intendent for Indian affairs in the Southern district, containing
firrther information respecting the intercourse between Spanish
subjects in America and the Creek Indians in alliance with and
under the protection of His Majesty. — Whitehall.
The enclosure is not with the letter. 1 j).
1154. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Viscount Weyjiouth.
Two letters :
1. Relative to the account of provisions exported from Cork to
France and its dominions. Gives an account of the orders issued
by him to the Commissioners of Revenue on that head. — Dublin
Castle. 2 pp.
2. Relative to the Irish pay of the surgeon's mate belonging to
the companies stationed in the Isle of Man. 1 ^).
1155. Marquess of Granby to " My dear Lord."
Requesting his interposition with His Majesty in favour of his
(the writer's) near relative, Capt. Monckton, who has been recom-
mended by Lord Townshend to succeed by purchase to the
majority of the 4.5th Regiment. — Wilsford. 1 p.
1156. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Weymouth.
In replj' to his letter of the 22nd inst. on the subject of Major
Gate's application for leave to dispose of his commission of Major
of the 45th Foot to Capt. Henry Monckton of the 1st Regiment of
Foot Guards. The purchase of that majority was not offered to
the officers of the 45th Regiment. Gives reasons. Requests
explicit directions, in matters of this kind, whether he should in
all cases follow directly the regimental seniority in service. —
Dublin Castle. 2 pp.
1157. The Same to the Same.
Has received his letter returning the original proceedings of the
court-martial on the two Mackenzies. Has remitted the punish-
ments accordingly. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 461
1709.
31 March. 1158. Earl of Rochford to the Attorney General.
Law Officers Enclosing a copy of a letter to Lord Plymouth, Lord Lieutenant
^n62-?^' °^ ^^^^ county of Glamorgan, from nine of the principal justices of
pp. 148-9. the peace of that county, giving an account of the inhuman
treatment a French ship named tlie " Concorde," which was driven
on the coast, had received from the inhaljitants, who have not only
plundered the cargo, but also set fire to the ship after having
taken everything valuable out of her. Encloses also copies of two
papers since received from the French Ambassador, which show
that the vessel might easily have been sa^■ed, if the inhumanity of
these hon-id plunderers had not most wickedly prevented it. The
whole was transacted in the presence of the magistrates and the
Custom-house officers, all of whom did everything in their power
to restrain these outrages. An advertisement, offering H.M.'s
pardon and 190?. reward for the discovery of the offenders, will
be published in the Gazette to-morrow. Directs him to exert his
utmost endeavours to bring the offenders to justice. His Majesty,
Avho has the matter greatly at heart, wishes to convince the French
Ambassador how much he desires that this should be done.
3 April. 1159. Sir George Mac.uitney to Lord Vlscount Weymouth.
Iiviaiid, Some ill-disposed persons in this city had entered into a
V. 4:j.), No. 41. resolution of proposing to give Mr. Wilkes his freedom of the
Guild of Merchants in a gold box ; but my Lord Lieutenant took
such measures as effectually defeated it, and the motion was this
day withdrawn. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
.J April. 1160. John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to Lord
iskM.rMan, Rochford.
On receiving his Lordship's letter. No. 1, he lost no time in
communicating to the Keys the purport of it, knowing well the
general satisfaction it would give, and at the same time signified
by letter to Mr. Moore, chairman of the Keys, the advantages he
thought might be derived from their giving some public testimony
of their acting conformably to the character his Excellency liad
given of them. This produced a memorial, a copy of which is
enclosed. — Isle Mann. " No. 2."
The memorial is addressed to the Governor ; signed by 22 Keys,
with a note that one member was H.M.'s Ambassador at Con-
stantinople at the time, and that there was a vacancy of one
member. They promise on every occasion to join in every salutary
measure to discourage and suppress illicit trade; and describe
themselves and their countrymen as " unknown to the persons in
" power but by a traflack which formerly gave them offence and
" now no longer exists, circumscribed by the narrow limits of an
" Island, scarce one-third whereof is cultivated, having no branch
" of commerce open to them, deprived of even supplying a ship on
" her passage with fresh provisions, unrejiresented in Parliament,
" and having no other avenue to the Royal clemency but thro' his
" Excellency." They ask him to represent the " distressed siUiatiun
17U1-74,
No. ey ;i,
462
CALENDAR OF
1709.
8 April.
Ireland,
pel. 426, No. 42
8 April.
April.
Ireland,
V.435, jS'o. 43.
9 April.
Ireland,
Y. 435,
No. 44 a, b
11 April.
AdmiraltT,
•' of near thirty thousand native subjects to the best of Kings,
" to a man Protestants of the Church established, and loyally
" attached to their Sovereign's person and government without
" one single exception." 3 pp.
1161. LoED Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the Earl
OF EOCHFORD.
Acknowledging the receipt of letter of the 29th past. — Dublin
Castle. 1 p.
1162. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
His Majesty approves of his reasons for not offering the majority
of the 4.5th Foot to the officers of the regiment. A strong recom-
mendation from Lord Granby, as well as fi-om General Monckton,
in favour of Capt. Henry Monckton, deserves particular attention.
Had he stated this before, His Majesty would not have demanded
a further explanation where the eldest captain has other views,
and there is no particular hardship put on other officers of singular
merit and of strong pretensions ua the regiment.
In reply to his question, it is not His Majesty's pleasure that he
should in all cases follow the regimental seniority in service ; but
in cases where the expediency of afiairs in Ireland, or recom-
mendations of the greatest weight from H.M.'s servants in England,
offer, he is permitted to lay them before His Majesty. — A draft.
■J I'V-
1163. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Viscount Weymouth.
llecommending an exchange between the Rev. Thomas Paul,
M.A., and the Rev. John Jebb, D.D., holcUng respectively the
deanery of St. Patrick, Cashel, and the rectory of St. Thomas,
Dulilin.— Dublin Castle. 1 p.
1164. The SAiiE to the Same.
Requesting that Capt. Irving, of the 47th Regiment, may have
His Majesty's leave of alisence for one year, and his attendance at
the returns dispensed \nih., for the particular reasons mentioned in
the enclosed letter of Major-Gen. Murray. — Dublin Castle.
Major-Gen. Murray's letter enclosed. Capt. Irving was going to
the Academy at Lisle for his improvement in military knowledge.
His father had borrowed money to purchase the company for him,
and the expense of a journey to and from Ireland was a verj-
interesting object to i>ersons in such circumstances. — Hastings.
^pp.
1165. Commodore R. Spry to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Has received his Lordship's letters, Nos. 1 and 2. Transmits a
copy of his letter to the Emperor of Morocco on the confinement of
H.M.'s Consul, together with copies of two letters wi-itten in bad
French, received from Tetuau yesterday, and sent hy order of his
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
11 April.
12 April.
Church Bk.,
Scotland,
1761-89,
Iiniierial Maje.st}-, as will Ijc aeen by that from the Vice-consul
which accompanies them. As from the last accounts the Emperor
is gone to Morocco, intends to proceed immediately off the port of
Mogador, from whence, it being but three days' journey, purposes
sending Sir Jacob WJieate, one of his lieutenants, up to that Court,
with a letter to the Emperor, and will give him instructions con-
formable to those jnst received from home. This will be attended
with only a trifling expense, as he will carry nothing with him but
a small present, which it will be necessary to make to the Emperor
on his introduction. As hi.s Imperial Majesty, by all his letters,
seems chiefly to desire that a person of character should bo sent to
him, is of opinion with General Cornwallis it will bring him to
temper and moderation, and be the readiest method of settling
matters on a more solid and lasting foundation than they have
hitherto been ; for, by this means, he wall be furnished with a
plausible excuse for accommodating those disputes which he has
long wished to put an end to, on account of the great deficiencies
in his revenues ever since the trade with the Jews of Gibraltar
and his subjects at Tetuan and Tangier has lieen stopped, and will
at the same time have the appearance of saving his honour.
Should this fail, has no alternative ; but will immediately put into
execution the latter part of the King's instructions by lilocking
up H.I.M.'s cruisers in their jiorts, or destroying them if they put
to sea.
General Cornwallis will inform his Lordship of the steps taken
to get at the bottom of the supposed contraband. Everything
possible has been done by him to discover tlie ofiender, and give
the Emperor satisfaction. — " Jersey," m Gibraltar Bay.
The enclosures. The French letters, the one from " Denis
Gregorio Mello Castro e M''^," [Portuguese] Governor of Mazagan,
to Mons. S. Sumbal, the other from the latter to the Consuls of
Christian nations at Tetuan, relate to the capitulation of Mazagan.
The Consuls were further requested to accpiaint their respective
courts with the treacherous behaviour of the Portuguese at Maza-
gan, by their setting fire to their mines after caintulating. 1 1 jjp.
1166. The Same to the Same.
His Lordship's despatch to Mr. Consul Eraser, and letters to the
difl"erent Consuls, shall Ix'. IbrAvarded b}^ the earliest conveyance.
I p.
1167. General Assembly of the CHUitcu of Scotland.
1. Instructions to the Earl of Glasgow, the High Commissioner,
pi-ivate instructions, and additional private instructions.
2. His Majesty's letter to the Assembly.
8. Earl of Rochford to the Earl of Glasgow, informing him of
liis appointment, frc.
■i. Mr. Richard Sutton to Thos. Bradshaw, Esq., relative to the
usual warrant for the salary of the High Commsssioner, and His
Majesty's annual grant of 1,000/. for propagating the Refonned
Religion in the Highlands and Islands.
These are all exact copies of those of the ]H-evious year.
464
1769.
25 Jan.
to
13 April.
Dom.tiiitnBk.,
pp. 194-203.
CALENDAR OF
1168. Pp.evkntion of Distlebakces (Me. Wilkes).
Letters from and to the Secretary of State's office relative to the
precaution.s taken to prevent disturbances on the occcasion of
Mr. Wilke.s being brought up to the bar of the House of Commons ;
the address to the Throne by the merchants, and the election at
Brentford. Some are mere reports of the state of the different
divisions of the town. They are the following : —
2.5 Jan. — Mr. Kobert "Wood to Sir John Fielding.
28 Jan. — Sir John Fielding to Mr. "Wood, with a list of the
magistrates present at Guildhall on the 27th.
2 Feb. — Same to Same.
17 Feb. — Same to Same.
20 Feb.— Same to Same.
15 March. — Mr. Fraser to Sir John Fielding.
17 March. — Sir John Fielding to Mr. Fraser.
22 March. — Same to Mr. Wood.
22 March.— Lord Wej-mouth to the Lord Mayor.
22 March. — Lord Mayor to Lord Weymouth.
13 April.— Mr. Wm. Fraser to Sir John Fielding.
13 April. — Sir John Fielding to Mr. Fraser.
13 April. — Mr. Wm. Fraser to Sir John Fielding.
14 April.
Scotland,
pel. 46,
No. 159 a.
1169. V,En. WlSIlAET to LOED .
Pieininding his Lordship that the General Assembly is appointed
to meet upon Thursday the 18th day of May ensuing. Edinburgh.
12, 13, and
10 April.
Admiralty,
V. 1.59,"
No. IS a, b, c.
18 April.
Ireland,
1170. COXTEABAXD AT GiBKALTAE.
" Translation and cojiy of thi-ee letters which passed between
" Commodore Spry and the Governour of the Syianish Lines before
" Gibraltar, in consequence of an information the latter had re-
" ceived that two Spaniards had bought some tobacco at Gibraltar,
" and brought it out of the garrison, with an intention to run the
" same on the coast under his [the Governor's] command."
The originals of Don Joachim de Mendoza Pacheco, the Spanish
Governor's letters, with a translation in the margin, are also bound
in. The search for the contraband, which Commodore Spry made
at the Governor's request, was unsuccessful. 10 j)yi.
1171. LoED Lieutenant of Ieeland (Towxshend) to Loed
Viscount Weymouth.
Transmits a petition from the governors and guardians of the
Hibernian Society for maintaining the orphans and children of
soldiers only, praying His Majesty to erect them into a coi-poration.
A subscription for raising a fund to support the establishment of a
hospital was first started in 17G4. On the first institution of the
charity in January 17G5, provision was made for the maintenance
of 20 boys only ; but by the encouragement given by the public,
and particularly by the regiments, the Society in the last year have
augmented the number to 140. The new hospital in Phoenix Park,
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 165
1769.
erected for the reception of 400 children, is ah-eady roofed, and
will he finished with all possible expedition. Encloses also a
reference to, and a report from, the Attorney General, and a
draft of a letter for His Majesty's signing, should he accede to the
prayer of the petition, with a list of the names and titles of the
several persons proposed to be inserted in H.M.'s letter for incor-
porating the Society.
The enclosures. 17 pp. or j^arts of pp.
IS April. 1172. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, j^ happy to find his reasons for not offering Major Gate's
No. 49 a' b. majority to the officers of the regiment approved of Encloses a
copy of the order which he issued on the 31st past upoji the
court-martial at Kilkenny upon the two Mackenzies. Has not
since heard that either they, or any persons on their behalf, have
taken any steps towards proceeding further in the affair.
The enclosure. C pp.
1!) April 1173. Hon. Charles Howard to the Earl of Rochforp.
)oni. Geo. III., A.sks for his good offices in support of the memorial he has lately
^'' ' •"*'•■ sent to Lord Weymouth to be delivered to the French Ambas-
sador at our Court. Can have very little doubt of his Lord.ship's
pai'don for this trouble, considering his assiduous endeavours in
this affair at the Court of France. If this application be unsuc-
cessful, hopes for his Lordship's assistance in procuring an Act of
Parliament for putting the French, who at present constantly draw
large sums out of this kingdom, on the same footing here. The
Dutch once did the same in a like ca.se, and it had the desired
effect in obliging the French to allow the Dutch liberty to inherit
which they before refused. — Dover Street. 1 p.
2i April. 1174. Lords of the Admiralty to Lord Viscount Wey-
Admiralty, MOUTH.
No.'^iato't. Send a copy of a letter from Lieut. James Cook, commanding
the " Endeavour " bark, in H.M.'s service, dated .SO November last,
in the Rio de Janeiro, at Brazil, complaining of ill treatment he
received from the Portuguese Viceroy at that ]ilace, and of several
memoi'ials and other papers relative thereto, enclosed therein.
The enclosures, which contain full pai'ticulars. Lieut. Cook's
lieutenant was detained on his first going ashore by the Viceroy.
An officer attended even Lieut. Cook himself everywhere ; but he
resisted strongly a sentinel being put with him in his boat, and
even stayed on board the " Endeavour " rather than submit to
it ; and Mr. Banks and the other gentlemen passengers in the
" Endeavour" were not allowed to go ashore at all. Lieutenant
Hicks refusing to return to the " Endeavour " in a boat in which
a guard had been placed, the boat's crew were driven out of her,
and carried to prison ; a pendant was also taken away from a boat
which had drifted. Memorials and lettei's, copies of which he
enclosed, passed between Lieut. Cook and the Viceroy. The latter
expressed doubts as to whether the " Endeavour " was a King's
4.66
CALENDAR OF
ship, and accused the crew of smuggling ; the truth of which
accusation Lieut. Cook denied. They, however, got a recruit of
provisions and water, with many other refreshments ; and Lieut.
Cook stated that, notwithstanding these embarrassments, they
would put to sea without loss of time, in as good a condition for
prosecuting the voyage as the day they left England. 4-5 pp.
5 April. 1175. Earl of Glasgow to Lord
2.5 and 2G
April.
Admiralty,
V. 159,
Nos. 13, 14.
26 April.
Dom. Geo. III..
pel. 81,
27 April.
Dom.Entrv Bk.
V. 25, p."203.
Acknowledging the receipt of his letter acquainting him with
his appointment as H.M.'s High Commissioner to the next meeting
of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and of the
other papers. With submission and gratitude does he receive this
repeated mark of His Majesty's favour, and with attention and
fidelity will he endeavour to discharge the high trust reposed in
him. — Edinburgh. 1 p.
1176. Robert Wood to Mr. Stephen.s.
Lord Wejauouth having heard that the two frigates which were
ordered by letter of 27 Jan., and which the Lords of the Admiralty
directed to be immediately prepared, are not yet sailed, has directed
enquiry into this matter. Asks, therefore, for information, as his
Lordship cannot help being uneasy at the delay, if thei-e should
lie any, in an office of so much importance to His Majesty's
service. — St. James's. A draft. 1\ pp.
The repty. Gives an account of the sailing of the " Swan " sloop
on the 17th of last month, and the other sloop on the 28th
following. The two frigates are ready, and have received their
sailing orders, and only wait for a favoiu-able wind. Their Lord-
ships do not conceive that there has been any delay in the
equipping these frigates, unless fi-om the difficulty of procuring
men, who have entered with reluctance into the King's service,
owing, undoubtedly, to the great wages given by the merchants, and
to the number of India ships, Greenland ships, and others that
have been fitted out for the sea this spring. — Admiralty Office.
2\pp.
1177. Surrender of Foreign Criminals.
Report of the Attorney General on a memorial transmitted by
Count Welderen, Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from
the States General, asking that Solomon Juda, a Jew who had
killed a soldier in the neighbourhood of Rotterdam, might be
taken iip, and sent to Holland, to be pimished according to the laws
of that country. Is of opinion that His Majesty is not enabled by
the laws and constitution of the country to comply with the
request.
A copy of the memorial, and a description of the Jew. French.
2i pp.
1178. RoBT. Wood to the Lord Mayor.
Encloses a copy of a petition from Sarah Bridgman, alleging
that her husband, while examining some hay in the new market
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. i.67
J, p. -21)3.
1769.
in St. George's Fields, was Icilled by a musket ball from the tire
of the soldiers, and praying relief. If the facts are true. Lord
We^Tnouth will recommend the poor woman's case to the King;
but as the application comes so late, he is afraid of some imposition.
Mr. Gates, one of the city marshals, has said that he is acquainted
with the aftau-, and really believes the circumstances to be as stated.
Asks him (the Lord Mayor) for any information he can give about
the matter.
Gives reasons why Lord Weymouth cannot refer to the judges
the case of Jane Spicer, the convict under transportation, according
to the petition recommendetl by his Lordship.
7 April. 1179. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Biv-, Acknowledging the receipt of his letter enclosing the order issued
■ '"^' upon the court-nmrtial at Killkenny for the trial of the two Mac-
kenzies. His Majesty is perfectly satisfied with the manner in
which ho has set that matter right.
■27 April. 1180. The Same to the Same.
iixi. Eutiy Bk., In answer to his letter of the 18th inst., enclosing the petition
1761-70, p.io'j. ^^^. i^).|-^,j.j^ Qf incorporation for the Hospital for de.stitute children
of non C(-immission officers and private men of H.M.'s army in
Ireland, &c., His Majesty has ordered the said letter to be prepared
for his signature accordingly.
29 April. 1181. S. Porten to Mr. .J. F. Sydenham.
Ci-iml. Papers, Relative to Ann Owle's case. His Majesty's warrant for pardon
13,^ i7i;_7-72, cannot be made out till the report from the justices comes. As it
''■ ■'■ would be absurd to send her back to Yorkshii-e, she is to be sent
to Newgate.
•29 Aiiril. 1182. Earl of Rochford to Henry Dundas, Esq., H.M.'s
Crinil. Papers, Solicitor for Scotland.
,-,-,^'°''''' «n Relative to the pardon, &c. of Wm. Phili, a convict in Aberdeen
gaol under sentence oi death.
29 April. 1183. LoRD Lieutenant of Ireland (Lord Townshend) to
l,eian,l, LORD ViSCOUNT WeYMOUTH.
,, ''-•.f I' u Relative to provisions exported to France from Ireland.
Encloses the representation from the Commissioners of the
Revenue, with the several letters and returns from the Collectors of
Dublm, Cork, Waterford, and Limerick.
The enclosures. 12 2)P- or jiarts of pp.
2 May. 1184. Robert Wood to Mr. Welford.
Dom.EntrvBk-., Ooiisul Trail having answered the letter which Lord Weymouth
T.2-., p.20.-,. y^-oiQ to him, and referred to papers in the office, on the subject
of the complaints he (Mr. Welford) has brought against him, His
Majesty, upon the whole of the matter, does not think proper to
recall hhu from Tunis.— St. James's.
G G -A
468
CALENDAR OF
1769.
3 May.
Dom.EntryBk.
V. 24, p. 201.
1185. Lord Rochfoed to Lord Pelham.
Asks for permission for a proper person to look out from
amongst the late Duke of Newcastle's books some manuscript
volumes of correspondence between the Secretaries of State,
H.M.'s Ministers abroad, and Foreign Ministers here, which belong-
to the offices, and are much missed. — Whitehall.
8 May.
Ordn.EntrvBk.
1761-75, p'. 162
1186. Lord Weymouth to the Marquess of Granby.
Encloses a copy of a letter from Charles O'Hara, Esq., Governor
of Senegambia, for such orders to be given thereupon as may appear
for the King's service. Also asks for the name of the officer whom
he will recommend for the survey of the forts on the coast of
Africa.
6 May.
Ireland,
V. 435,
No. 54 a tod.
Ireland,'
V.435,
No. 58 a to e.
1187. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Viscount Weymouth.
Enclosing letters and a return from the Collector of Limerick of
provisions exported from the 23rd of March to the itlth of April.
— Dublin Castle.
The enclosures, -i ^'p- or parts of jip.
8 May. 1188. The Same to the Same.
Encloses a letter from the Deputy Adjutant General, together
with a co]iy of one from Lieut.-Col. Barlow, giving an accoimt of
the arrival of a transport with troops, kc. — Dublin Castle.
The enclosures. 8 pp.
11 May.
Criml. Papers,
V. 13,
1767-72, p. 121.
1189. Earl of Rochford to the Chairman, kc. of the
Quarter Sessions at Pontefract.
His Majesty has granted Ann Owls a free pardon, and the
warrant has been sent for her discharge out of Newgate.
12 May.
Criml. Papers,
V. 13,
1767-72, p. 121.
1190. The Same to Lord Viscount Barrington.
His Majesty has approved of the proposal contained in the
letter from the Recorder of London, which is enclosed with a list
of the convicts in Newgate. Directs him, therefore, to order a
proper person to examine which of the convicts may be fit
for H.M.'s service, that warrants for pardon may be prepared
accordinglv.
13 May.
Dom. Geo. U
pel. 81, No. 1
1191. Mr. LuAZEs, Consul at Gixon.
Copy of Capt. Codner's petition to the Lords of Trade about
his dispute respecting a cai-go of fish, kc. with Mr. Luazes, Consul
for the English nation at Gixon in Spain ; of his affidavit re-
lative to the same matter ; and of a letter from Mr. P. Hodgson to
Mr. Pownall, Secretary to their Lordships. The date is that of
Mr. Hodgson's letter. 7 pp. or j*«r/.s of pp.
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13 May. 1192. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, ViSCOUNT WeYMOUTH
v. 435, No. 59. r> i- .-, ,
Proposes further to prorogue the Parliament till 22 August next
— Dublin Castle. 1 _^7. & - ■
13 May. 1193. Secretary-at-War (Barrington) to tlie Earl of Roch-
War Office, FoKD.
V. 20, No. G3. T , 1 ■ , , ,
In answer to his letter ot tli,> l^tli in.st. relative to some convicts
at present m Newgate. Will sen.l a proper person to examine them
accordingly. The commanding officers of the several corps abroad
are very much averse to accept of men under such circumstances
and have often solicited him not to send them to their regiments.'
It would further introduce great uneasmess and confusfon into
the service if these convicts should be put into H.M.'s regiments
. for a limited time, when the honest volunteer engages to serve for
life. — War Office, li pp.
15 May. 1194. Commodore R. Spry to Lord [Weymouth].
"^^159*-'' , '"'^^'^^^ ^^'"^"^ Gibraltar the 19th of April, and landed Sir Jacob
No. 20 a 'to e. ^heate, one of his lieutenants, at Mogadore on the 26th where he
was received by the Alcaid or Governor with the highest marks of
distinction and fnendshij), and was not sufftu-ed to move from
the^nce till an express had been sent to the Emperor to inform him
of his arrival, that he might have an escort (as was pretended) to
conduct him to the Court of Morocco. There is an Eno-lish mer-
chant, named Adams, who has a house at Mogadore, and anothei-
at St. Cruz. He has been a long time in that country well
acquamted with its customs and language, and well known to the
Emperor. Wrote to ask this gentleman to accompany Sir Jacob
Wheate to Morocco, but found he was already at the Emperor's
Court. Has now all the reason in the world to hope there will
be little or no difficulty in restoring things at least to their fonner
footing, imless some new frenzy should possess the Emiieror of
which no man can be absolutely certain. At present, some of the
people seem to think he is meditating an attack upon Ceuta which
he may probably be induced to do from his success at Mazao-an
Details the arrangements made for Sir Jacob Wheate's return
and the disposition of the ships under his, the Commodore's com-
'?^''u .^.^^'^^O'^es a copy of his last letter to the Emperor by Sir
Jacob Wheate, and also the private instructions for the ouidance
of the latter at Morocco. Gives an account of Spanish lihiiis of
war at Cadiz. Encloses a complete list of the Spanish Navv and
where they are stationed at present, by which it will be seen 'that
by far the greatest part of their force is- at Ferrol, and most of
those are new ships built since the last war. The last post brouo-ht
orders from Court for several of the captains and lieutenants^ of
their men-of-war stationed here to repair immediately to Ferrol
and reside there. Will, if possible, discover their motives for
this, as well as for their assembling so large an armament of
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their best and newest shiiw at that port. — [H.M.S.] " Jersey," at
Cadiz.
The enclosm-es. Also'" General Cornwallis's state of the ditterence
^vith the Emperor of Morocco." 19 pp. or parts of pp.
15 May. 1195. S. Poetex to Me. SvDENHAii.
Criml. Papers, Informino- him of the pardon of Ann Owls, &c.
V. 13, * ^
17C7-72,p. 125.
IG May.
15 May. 1196. Lord Lieutenant of Ieelaxd (Townshend) to Loed
Ireland, ViSCOUXT WeYMOUTH.
V. 435, Ko. 64. Gives an account of a re-vaew of the Infantry in the garrison of
Dublin on Friday Last. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
1197. Thos. Beadshaw to Richaed Sutton, Esq.
Sends a report from the Commissioners of Customs in Scotland,
Avhich has been laid before the Lords of the Treasury, on the
memorial of Isaac Newton, of Bogdall in the county of York, Esq.,
in relation to a quantity of fish which he alleged had been forcibly
and piratically taken at Shetland from some fishemien employed
by him. — Treasury Chambers.
The report is bound in before the letter enclosing it. The i-eason
for the seizure was that the vessels employed were foreigii-liuilt,
and the fish caught by Irishmen, and forfeited liy statute. 4 pj).
1198. Beitish Foets in Afeica.
Memorandum of receipt by Robt. Wood from Lieut.-Col. Bram-
ham of books and ckawings of the British forts in Africa, which
were prepared and presented, pursuant to an address of the House
of Commons of 22 April 1755, by Lieut.-Col. Justly Watson.
1199. Loed Lieutenant of Ieeland (Townshend) to Loed
Viscount Weymouth.
With intelligence of the arrival of a transport at Cork with
six companies of the 62nd Regiment. Encloses copies of two
returns from the regiment. — Dublin Castle.
The enclosures. 4 pj).
17 May.
Ordn.Entrj'Bk.,
1 761-7.5, p". 104.
19 May.
Ireland,
19 May.
Mil. Entry Bk.,
T. 2S, p. 2U3.
Eael of Rochfoed to the Seceetaey-at-War.
Majesty, considering the extreme unheal thiness of
1200.
His Majesty, considering the extreme unheal thiness of the
climate on the coast of Africa, is desnous that the troops stationed
there should be recruited rather with such men as must look upon
that duty as a mitigation of their sentences than with weU-deserv-
ing volunteers. Du-ects him, therefore, to communicate the report
of the person whom his Lordship shall have sent to examine the
convicts in Newgate in order that pardons may be made out for
such as are fit to serve ; and also to send a proper officer to
enlist such men for H.M.'s service at Senegal, and then to give
proper orders ibr them to be conducted to the transport at
Spithead.
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20 Ma}'. 1201. ( 'oiiMODORE R. Spry to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Admiralty, Sends copies of letters received from Sir Jacob Wlieate and
0 n a ^b c ^^^- Ad^'™!^- — " Jersey," in Cadiz Bay.
The enclosures. Sir Jacob wiites from Mogador, where he was
delayed till the arrival of the Emperor's answer and an escort.
In a postscript he informs Commodore Spry of the arrival of
Mr. Adams with people to conduct them to Morocco. The latter
gives an accoimt of eveiybody about the person of his Imperial
Majesty being perfectly disposed to serve them, which will be a
most essential thing in facilitating their business. Mr. Adams
says that he is well assured of the Emperor's regard for our nation
at bottom, and his desire of being on a good footing with us ;
more so since the taking pf Mazagan, which has put other plans
in his head concerning some of our neighbours, which next spring-
will bring to light, or Mr. Adams is very much mistaken. Finding,
by an express fi-om Court, that the Emperor is out a-huntiug for
eight days, proposes to join him, as nobody would then interrupt
them. 6 |ij;.
20 May. 1202. Lord Weymouth to the Marquess of Granby.
Orrtii. E^iitrjBk., Encloses a copy of his letter to Lieut. Beardsley (appointed in
i,Gi-7.5, p. 175. consequence of his letter of 3 May) for any necessaiy additions
or alterations. Acquaints him of the existence of some diuwiugs
brought home by Col. Watson when he went out with Lieut. Col.
Bramham in 1755, which there was not time to finish in order
to their being laid before the House of Commons, and which
he, perhaps, may think proper to put in Lieut. Beardsley 's hands.
Recommends as little delay as possible.
22 May. 1203. Commodore R. Spry to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Admiralty, The " ^"Eolus " is just arrived with Sir Jacob Wheate from
V. 1.-39, 1 o. 22. ]y;orocco. He has executed the commission to the Emperor on
which he was sent, entirely to his (the Commodore's) satisfaction,
and brings the agreeable news of his Imperial Majesty having
opened all his ports again, and restored things to their former
footing. Will now make the best of his way to Gibraltar. — " Jersey,"
in Cadiz Bay. 1 j).
22 May. 1204. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to
Ireland, ViSCOUNT WeYMOUTH.
No^TOii'b Enclosing a copy of a return of the oDtli Regiment upon its
embarkation. — Dublin Castle.
The enclosure. 2 pl^-
2.3 May. 1205. Secretary-at-W.ui (Barrington) to the Earl of
War Office, RoCHFORD.
No^64a b ■'■^^ addition to his letter of this day, enclosing a list of such
contacts as appeared fit for duty, sends a copy of a letter just
received from the agent to the troops at Senegal upon this subject.
Must confess the fear that the sending these men to Senes'-al will
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lie attended with great inconveniences. States a difficulty as to
tlieir transport tliither, &c. — War Office.
The enclosure, signed " Robt. Browne," and dated from Abingdon
Buildings. He represents the danger to property and life that
will result from a band of 19 " sturdy cut-throats " armed and
accoutred within its walls in a feeble garrison of 60 men only.
He says that, should this " embarkation of thieves " take place,
he will be glad to insure his property at 7-j per cent. 4 irp.
23 ]V[ay. 1206. The Sa3IE to the SaiME.
Wai Office, Major St. Leger, having examined the convicts in Newgate,
pc . 24, i 0. . j_^g^g reported six of them as fit for service. Gives a list of their
names. — War Office. 1 jk
24 May. 1207. Robt. Wood to Mr. Stephens.
Admiralty Sends letters, &c. relative to the brigantine " John and Mary,"
ncG-srp^'s'j whose crew (the vessel having foundered) were taken up and
carried into Marseilles by the Captain of a French vessel ; to be
laid before the Lords of the Admiralty for such directions thereon
as they shall think proper. — St. James's.
25 May. 1208. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Irel. Entry Bk., Iji answer to his letter of the 13th inst., .signifies His Majesty's
i,Gi-/o,i).2i4. api)roval of the further prorogation of Parliament as jDroposed.
2.5 May. 1209. Earl of Glasgow to Lord .
Scotland, Giving an account of the opening of the meeting of the General
No'^i'sgb e Assembly of the Church of Scotland on the 15th inst. Encloses
the answer of the Assembly to His Majesty's letter, and an
address. — Edinburgh.
The answer only. 5^ pp.
26 May. 1210. P. Stephens to Robt. Wood, Esq., Secretary to Lord
Admiralty, WoyUlOUth.
No^i--i'b Sends an extract from a letter received by the Lords of the
Admiralty from Commodore Spry, dated in Gibraltar Bay, the
11th of last month. — Admiralty Office.
The enclosure. (Described under 11 April.) 2.| pp.
20 i\[ay. 1211. The African Company.
Council office. Order in Council for the appointment of a proper person or
'''■'• '• persons to administer the oath requu-ed to be taken by the servants
and officers of the Company of merchants trading to Africa in
their accounts annually transmitted. 2| pp.
May. 1212. Lord Rochford to the Earl of Finlater and Seafield.
Dom. Entry Bk , Has received his letter of the 26th past, transmitting an address
V. 24, p. -in-i. ^^ ^1^^ j^jj^g ^^^^^ ^j^p University and Royal College of Aberdeen,
which was received by His Majesty in the most gracious manner. —
Wliitehall.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
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- May. 1213. The Same to Lewis Gordon, Moilerator.
.Entry Bk., Similar aekiiowleJgmont of the address from the Synod of
Moray.
, 24, p. 202.
1 June.
1 June.
Church Bk.,
Scotlanil,
1761-89,
pp. 113-115.
1214. Capt. Proby to Robert Wood, Esi],
Having been nominated for the command of H.il.'s ships and
vessels in the Mediterranean, asks for extracts from marine treaties
that may now subsist between Gi-eat Britain and other Powers, of
a later date than those expressed against their names as in the
mai-gin, which he has been furnished with from the Admiralty, as
well as any other public Acts which the Secretary of State may
judge proper for his guidance. — Portsmouth. 1| pp.
1215. Earl of Rochford to the Moderator of the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Acknowledging the receipt of his letter enclosing the answer ol
the Assembly to His Majesty's letter, and acquainting him with
His Majesty's satisfaction therewitli, and approbation of hi,«
conduct.
Similar letter to the Lord High Connnissioner.
1 June. 1216. The Sajie to the Earl of Leven.
Horn. Entry Bk., \^ honoured with his letter of the 25th )iast, with an address
V. 24, p. 201. ^^^ ^i^g King from the county of Fife. His Majesty received it in
the most gracious manner. — Whitehall.
1 June.
Law Officers
Entry Bk.,
1217. Lord Weymouth to Mr. Attorney General.
Encloses a newspaper called the Gazetteer and New Dnihj
Advertiticr of the 29th past, containing, under the article called
" Intelligence," a list of the French Ministers who have resided here
for the last 20 years, including the name of the French Ambassador
now accredited to the King, as well as that of the Minister who
has also a credential from the French King to His Majesty to act
in the absence of Mons. le Comte du Chatelet. He will see the
freedom that has been taken with the characters of these gentle-
men by the epithets annext to each name. Directs him to re]iort
whether the printer i.s punishable by law for the affront offered to
the French Ambassador and Minister.
1 June.
Scotland,
pel. 4B,
No. 1.59(1.
2 June.
Ireland,
r. 435, No.
1218. Earl of Glasgow to Lord .
A letter in the usual form announcing the dissolution of the
meeting of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The
Commissioner i-epresents favourably their conduct during the
sitting. — Edinburgh. 1 p., brief size.
1219. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Viscount Weymouth.
Acknowledging the receipt of his letter of the 25th past,
signifying His Majesty's pleasure for the further prorogation of
Parliament till 22 Aug. — Dublin Castle. 1 ji.
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2 June.
Irelaml,
V. 435,
No. 74 a to f.
2 June.
Scotland,
pel. 46,
No. 159 e toh.
1220. The Same to the Same.
Enclosing the petition of Franci.s Moore, of Cheapside, London,
linenchaper and warehouseman, praying His Majesty's grant of
letters j^atent in Ireland for his invention, the report of H.M.'s
Attorney and Solicitor General thereon, and a draft of a letter for
His Majesty's signing.
The enclosures, including Moore's affidavit and the order of
reference. 10 pp. or p>art8 of pp.
1221. Lord Rochfoed to Sir John Pringle.
With regard to the address of the Seceders from the Church of
Scotland, is of opinion that although their principles of loyalty
to His Majest_y and his Government are not at all to be questioned,
yet as they are not a body regularly established it is not possible
to have it presented to the King. Promises, however, to make
their sentiments known to His Majesty.
Annexed are : —
(1.) A letter fi-om Mr. Jolm Smith to Sir Jolui Pringle, physician
to Her Majesty, dated 25 May, at " Dimfr.," asking him to present
the address enclosed, fee. He mentions that the number of tlie
Seceders was about 70,000.
(2.) The address fi-om the " Ejected Presbyterian ministers and
elders in Scotland," &c.
(3.) A letter from " Chas. Hamilton, Provost," to the " Honble.
James Stuart, Esq.," dated the 2nd May, at Irvine, asking him to
present " our address " to the King. C pp. or ^Mi'ts of pp.
G & 7 June.
Criml. P.apers,
7 June.
Admiralty,
T. 159,
No. 20 a, b.
1222. Me. Baeox Perrott to Lord Weymouth.
The grotmd upon which he applied for a free pardon for James
Lamb was a desire that he might be made use of as an evidence
against that execrable gang who infest all parts of the kingdom,
and whose names he had discovered in his confessions. One of
them is now in Shrewsbury gaol, one William Evans. Submits
the projwiety of putting the free pardon and Lamb's confession
into the hands of the Solicitor of the TreasurJ^ with orders to
prosecute Evans at the next assizes, — the event of which, with the
amount of credit to be given to Lamb, may determine with respect
to any further prosecutions.
The reply, dated the 7th. The Solicitor of the Treasury, not
being under his Lordship's direction, can only refer Mr. Perrott to
the Lords of the Treasury.
1223. Commodore R. Spry to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
On the 1st inst. an accoimt was brought from Tetuan that an
Alcaide had, arrived there with the Emperor's orders to open the
communication for the supply of this garrison as heretofore. At
present there is so much cattle on the hill, occasioned by the
supplies lately received from the Dey of Algier's dominions and
other places, that General CornwaUis and he have been obliged to
order the vessels gone to the Barbary States not to bring any
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LuUocks for a fortnight or three weeks to come ; a circumstance
that cannot but be of nse, as he has been endeavouring all along
to persuade the Emperor that the garrison of Gibraltar can subsist
without any connection with his dominions. The knowledge of
this, and of the reinforcement of the Mediterreanean squadron
(which he took particular care should come to the Emperor's ears,
and did not a little alarm him), will make him more observant of
his treaties, as well as convince him that the King will never in
future submit to any of his imjustiiiable impositions. By the
Emperor's answer, a copy of which is enclosed, it will be seen that
his Imperial Majesty has made some kind of apology for confining
the Consul by returning him double what the messenger exacted
of him. Has, therefore, sent Mr. Consul Popham over again to
Tetuan, and given assurances, in compliance Avith the Emperor's
expectations, that Marajan (the smuggler who was the cause of the
late misunderstanding) shall be banished from Gibraltar for ever.
Has at the same time written to Muley Idris (the Emperor's
cousin), who was very instrumental in reconciling the diHerences,
to thank his Highness for his friendly offices, and to assure him
he would lay before the King the subject of two conversations
Sir Jacob Wheate had with him. But this camiot possibly be
done by letter in so particular a manner as His Majesty would
wish. Has, therefore, charged Sir Jacob Wheate with this despatch,
to whom he refers his Lordship.
On the lOth of March there were IS ships of the line and one
on the stocks in Toulon. Genei-al O'Reilly has departed from
Cadiz to inspect all his Catholic Majesty's forts and garrisons in
South America, and to put them in a proper state of defence ; and
six battalions embarked for the West Indies. — [H.M.S.] " Jersey,"
in Gibraltar Bay.
The enclosure. 74- pi'-
9 June. 1224. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, ^ I^ reply to his most secret letter, which was communicated by
• *^^' ^°' '^^' the Duke of Grafton to such of His Majesty's servants as are
usually consulted on such occasions. Conveys to his Excellency
His Majesty's approbation of the unanimous opinion of his servants
that he, the Lord Lieutenant, should have every sujiport in the
administration of the affairs in Ireland, and that his own ideas
as to' that support should be adopted if there is a moral certainty
of securing the reasonable views of Government. The picture
drawn by him of men and things in Ireland is extremely un-
promising, and his sketches of the principal leading characters in
that countiy are drawn with too much coolness and impartiality,
and with toogenuine an air of truth, to permit them to doubt
the correctness of the report. Considered under the separate view
in which his Excellency places them, they appear so adverse to
Government, and so decided in the part they have taken, that the
case seems desperate on his Excellency's side. But when his
Excellency afterwards talks m general, though he doesn't posi-
tively say lie will be able to secure a majority in the first Session,
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yet he does not despair of it. Upon this more favom-able part of
the account, is directed to build His Majesty's hopes that he, if
supported on this side the water, may be enabled to procure
positive and sufficient engagements on his side for eariying through
the principal measures of Government next Session ; and, in this
expectation. His Majesty directs that, instead of the general sup-
port on which he collected the sentiments of those with whom he
conversed on that head, he be satisfied with an explicit declaration
of their way of thinking on two material points. The first is the
Money Bill, with regard to which it will be very extraordinary
if those who have the honour to serve the Crown should hesitate
a moment or show the least difficulty ; indeed it would be im-
possible to consider their silence on this bead in any other light
than as an undoubted mark of their disinclination to Govei-nment,
and of a fixed plan to impede every measure which his Excellency
shall jiropose for carrying on the public business. The second is
the Augmentation, of which the King sees the real importance
and utility in so strong a light that he has its success greatly at
heart, and wishes much to see it carried into execution under any
modification which will not defeat its purpose. His Majesty relies
upon his exertions in promoting and caiTjang into execution the
other measures mentioned when more favourable opportunities
may offer. A draft. -If 2^I'-
10 June. 1225. Comjiodoee R. Spey to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Admiralty ,_ H.M.'s sloop " the Swan " is this morning returned from carrying
V. 139, No.:2,. -jyj-^. (jQjjgyj Popham over to Tetuan. He was very well received ;
but upon demanding some provisions for the use of his ship's
company, the Collector of the Emperors duties would not let him
have more, free of duties and port charges, than a limited quantity
of every article ; which Capt. Wilkinson refused, agreeably to the
directions he (the Commodore) had given him, on suspicion that
such restriction -yvould be attempted, alleging that by the treaties
the King's ships were allowed to take on board without limitation
any quantities of provisions they wanted, free of all duties. The
Governor and Collector pleaded ignorance of any such treaty, and
said they would write to Court to know the Emperor's 2)leasure.
Hopes the answer Avill decide this point in our favour. Thinks
it ought not to be given up. Intends to run over to Tetuan with
all the ships now with him, and demand a compliance with those
articles which he himself concluded with the Emperor's Minister
in that very town, as it may possibly be only an imposition of the
Governor and Collector. — [H.M.S.] " Jersey," in Gibraltar Bay.
3 pp-
12 Jime. 1226. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Toi^^nshend) to Lord
Ireland, YlSCOUNT WeYMOUTH.
Encloses a return relative to the state of the 62nd Regiment at
landing, the number of men deficient, &c.
The enclosure. 3 2>P-
T. 43.5,
No. 85 a,b.
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13 June. 1227. Circular from Lord Weysiouth to Sir James Gray,
Circular Bk., Messrs. Walpole, Lyttelton, Hamilton, and Lynch ; and
1761-86, p. 73. gij. Horace Mami.
Giving a particular account of a disagreeable affair wliicli passed
at the ball at Court, on Monday, the .3th inst., between the Russian
and French Ambassadors, when the latter pushed himself Avith
some violence in between the Imperial and Russian Ambassadors
on to the bench on which they were sitting, which occasioned
some warm words between them. Count Czernicheff going so far
as to tell Count Chatelet that it was imjiertinent. More high
words ensued at their going away, and on the staircase. By the
King's orders, Lord Rochford and he (Lord Weymouth) waited on
the French and Russian Ambassadors to prevent any mischief
happening. The next morning Count Chatelet Avaited on the
Russian Ambassador, and said he was sorry that such an atiair had
hajipened. The latter aiipcars satisfied with the excuses made
to him for the personal iiicix ility, but con.siders his Court highly
insulted; and thus the atfair rruiains Ijetween the two Courts of
Petersburg and France.
Encloses a copy of the note sent in consequence of tlie affair by
the Lord Chamberlain to all the Foreign Ministers, notifying that
His Majesty does not expect there sliould lie any ceremony at a
Court ball.
The note enclosed is also entered.
IG June. 1228. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, VlSCOUNT WeYMOUTII.
V. 43.-), i o. 66. jjg^g received his most secret letter of the 9th inst. Requests
his indulgence for two or three posts. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
•20 June. 1229. Lords of the Adjiiralty to the Sami:.
Admiralty, Send copics of two letters of 11th and 2:^nd of May, from
No^-'s'a^i) c Capt. Spry, Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s ships, kc. in the Medi-
terranean, gi\'ing an account of his negociations with the Emperor
of Morocco, and of the success thereof, so that communication is
again open with Gibraltar.
The enclosures. 5 'pp.
20&21Junc. 1230. Lord Le Despencer to Lord Weymouth.
Uom.EntryBk., jjas received this day a letter from Mr. Lowndes, who is Major
V. 2o, p. 20S. ^Q ^^ Bucks Regiment of Militia, and son to Mr. Richard Lowmles,
member for the county, stating that he and his father went to
attend the lialloting for militiamen to serve for the hundi'cd of
Costloe, when a mob of about 300 came to interrupt the putting
the militia laws into execution. The Riot Act was read, but they
would not disperse, and the constables were unwilling, or unable,
or both, to seize the oft'endei's. Is not lawyer enough to determine
what next step should be taken. — Dated the 20th.
Reply to the foregoing, dated the 21st. His letter was imme-
diately sent to the Secretary-at-W'ar, t(_i wIkjih application should
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be made when the aid of the military is found necessary to support
the civil magistrates. But in such case his Lordship must give
exact particulars as to place and time.
21 June. 1231. Lords or the Admiralty to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Admiraltj',
V. 159,
No.24a,b,e.
22 Jiuic.
Admiralty,
■. 159, No. 25.
24 June.
Send a copy of a letter of 20th May from Commodore Spry,
and of a list, enclosed therein, of his Catholic's Majesty's ships of
war, with the present di.sposition of them.
The enclosiu-es. ^i PP-
1232. The Same to the Same.
Acquaint him mth their appointment of Capt. Charles Proby to
I'elieve Commodore Spry in the command of H.M.'s ships in the
Mediterranean, in case his Lordship should have any commands
from His Majesty to signify to them on the occasion. 1 p.
1233. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Viscount Weymouth.
In reply to his Lordship's most secret letter of the 9th inst.
Since transmitting his most secret despatch to the Duke of
(iraftnn, has had made out an alphabetical list of the members of
till' House of Commons, in which the new members are particularly
luaiked, and the whole descrilx-d so as to show how they are
disposed, and by whom influenced, and containing an observation
on each individual. This work was not perfected while Sii' George
Macartney was in Ireland, and it was not possible to send it over
to him until the week before last. Refers his Lordship and His
Majesty's other servants to this list for information upon the head
of numbers. Sir George has orders to attend with it. It will
show that, allowing the Duke of Leinster and the principal servants
of the Crown to influence the numbers therein mentioned, it is by
no means iiliprobable that the business of the Government may be
carried without theii' support ; and irom this foundation it will bo
judged whether he (the Lord Lieutenant) was too sanguine in not
despairing of a majority in the first Session.
As to a moral certainty of securing the views of Government,
and producing positive engagements, is at a loss how to answer
that expectation. Cannot confer separately with each individual ;
nor has he the means of fixing fluctuating members. If that list
afibrds encouragement to think well of the present situation,
particular acquisitions must, and, in his opinion, may, without any
great danger, be left to the accidental operations of prudent
management. The numbers are calculated upon very mature con-
sideration, and with all possible exactness and impartiality. Has
reason to think that not only many of those who are termed
doubtful may be brought to support Government, but that many
of those who are put down against it as being influenced by
Ml-. Ponsonby and Mr. Loftus will, if Government shall continue
fii-m, and determine to keep its hands shut against those who
oppose it, make little difficulty of quitting connexions from which
they are likely to derive no advantages. Submits, therefore, to
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1769.
Hi>; Majesty's determination, Avhether another conference upon the
particular points of the Money Bill and the Augmentation lie
ad\nsable for the following reasons : —
With regard to the Money Bill or additional duties which are
granted from two years to two years to supply the deficiency of
the hereditary revenue, there is not the smallest foundation to
imagine that they will be refused. In his opinion such an idea
does not exist, and he woidd be sorry that the possibility of such
a measm-e should be first suggested by Government itself. In
the Duke of Dorset's last administration, when party raged with
a vehemence hardly ever known before in Ireland, the usual
supplies were granted nemine contradicente. In tlie last Session a
short Money Bill was, indeed, menaced by the servants of the Crown
or their followers, and it met with general disgust. It was,
however, moved, and, not being seconded by one member in Com-
mittee of Supply, was given up. But it was not in the contem-
plation of any man not to grant the supply at all ; and in fact there
is such a profusion of grants in the Money Bdl, such as for bounties
for encouraging the hempen and flaxen manufactures, for charter
schools, for the Dublin Society, for navigations and other works,
for paying the allowances to the Speaker and to the servants of
the House of Commons, and for so many other pm-poses, (all which
grants are taken out of the additional duties, and must of course
cease with them,) that the members of Parliament are almost as
much interested in passing the Money Bill as the Crown itself ; and
therefore, as matters stand at present, it is not to be supposed that
that Bill can possibly be rejected.
With regard to the Augmentation, notwithstanding the endeavours
to render that measure unpopular", is satisfied that the generality
of the kingdom acknowledge the necessity of it. Diu-ing the last
Session particular points of economy, and some Little concessions in
favom- of Ireland, were suggested in his despatches ; and if it had
been thought proper to comply with any of them, it would have
smoothed the way for the success of that measure ; and from the
opinions of the firmest friends of Government here, as well as from
the declarations of many who voted against it, is justified in con-
cluding that, with proper modifications, it may be carried without
the assistance of Mr. Ponsonby and his friends.
But if, notwithstanding this opinion as to these two points. His
Majesty shall think it expedient to have an explicit declaration,
will, upon hearing fiu-ther, implicitly obey His Majesty's com-
mands.
The plan proposed in his Excellency's letter to the Duke of
Grafton was calculated for the purpose of establishing the authority
of English Government upon an honorable and lasting foundation.
But if the circumstances of the times -will not admit an object of
such importance to be undertaken immediately, if the servants of
the Crown are to remain in then- present situations, it is his duty
to submit, and he will strenuously pursue any commands which he
shall receive for the conduct of aft'airs in this kingdom, trusting to
His Majesty's justice and goodness that opportunities shall be
480 CALENDAR OF
17G9.
made as soon as possible for providing for some of the most eminent
of those gentlemen who so honorably supported Government last
Session of Parliament, who are still ready to do the same, and upon
whom he will principally depend for the success of His Majesty's
affairs, and that they shall, in all marks of favour which Govern-
ment may have to bestow, be considered before those who, -uithout
any jirovocation, have, by all the means in their power, involved it
in difficulty and distress. His Excellency stands pledged to these
gentlemen that their fidelity and zeal shall be rewarded. The
application he made to them for assistance was pre\aously approved
of by His Majesty, and readily given by them when asked. Nor
was it asked while there was any prospect that the servants of
the Crown would do their duty. It is most essential to His
Majesty's service that some of the i^rincipal of those gentlemen
should be brought forward before the meeting of Parliament, to
mark His Majesty's determination, that although he may suffer
his servants before mentioned to remain as they are for the ]iresent,
yet that the power of this kingdom is not to return to its late
channel. If this be done, the numbers for Government will daily
increase. At the very moment of writing can assure his Lordship
that, notwithstanding all the reports of the strength of the opposi-
tion, and of his Excellency's being about to be removed, he has
received strong proofs of the disposition of many to decide for
Government who are not numbered for it in the list.
P.S. — Proposes setting out immediately to finish a view he had
begun of the southern parts of Ireland in order to make a general
report to His Majesty of the deplorable state of military aftaii-s in
the kingdom, and to suggest some remedies. Lord Shannon is at
Cork. Hopes to receive there His Majesty's further orders. Can
confer at that place with Lord Shannon, and on his return will or
will not send for Mr. Ponsonby according to His Majesty's com-
mands. It appears better at this critical time to take the o]ipor-
tunity of conversing with Lord Shannon at Cork, than to desire
his attendance in Dublin, which would give an idea of gi-eat weight
and importance to him and his party, and might diminish the
confidence of the friends of Government. — Dublin Castle. 11 J pp.
28 June. 1234. Stephen Cottrell to Robeet Wood, Esq.
Ireland, Sends co])ies of an account transmitted from the Treasury of a
No^go'a'tod declaration made by a master of a ship at Greenock relative to a
distemper having broken out among the horned cattle in and
about Dungarvan in Ireland. — Council Office.
The enclosures, being the letter from the Treasury with its
enclosures, viz., a copy of a letter from the Commissioners of
Customs in Scotland, and the declaration referred to. 4i pp.
28 June. 1235. Liir.n Weymoi'th to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, Sends copies of a letter from the Commissioners of Customs in
7^fii-7o^p"°'>''o Scotland, and of its enclosures ; viz., a letter from the Collector and
Controller of Port Glasgow, and a declaration by the master of a
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
481
28 June.
Scotland,
pel. 46,
No. 160 a, b,
29 June.
Ireland,
'. 43.5, No. 9'
— June.
Scotland,
3 July.
Ireland,
43.'), No. 101.
ship in Greenock that a distemper was raging in and about Duu-
garvan in Ireland. Direets that immediate enquiry be made.
1236. R. Sutton to Mrs. Katherixe Ixglis.
Lord Rochford is always willing to assist any of His Majesty's
subjects in their applications to His Majesty where he can do it
with propriety, but it is entirely unusual for His Majesty to lay
his commands on his officers to undertake the cause of a particular
person in a matter of civil right ; and his Lordship does not doubt
but that there are to be foimd persons of the profession of the law
in Scotland, of spirit and integrity, not to be intimidated or biassed
by the high station of her adversary if she has justice on her side.
Annexed is a letter from her, asking Lord Rochford to lay her
affau- before His Majestj^ and get for her the assistance of the Lord
Advocate, with a paper stating the case of her family against the
Lord President of Scotland. The latter relates to the sale of part of
her mother's estate, which was bought by the Lord President. She
says that, coidd a la^vyer have been had for money, she would not
have troubled his Lord.ship, but that the fear of the President
deterred the lawyers from taking the cause in hand. She dates
her letter from her brother's house, who was a surgeon at Stratford
near Bow. 7 pp.
1237. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Acknowledges his letter of the 24th iust. ; and though the King
is at Richmond, the Duke of Grafton and most of H.M.'s servants
out of town, and the post just going out, cannot help expressing
his satisfaction at finding his Excellency enter entirely into the
spirit and meaning of his letter of the 9th, and congratulating
him on the apparent prospect of his seeming the reasonable views
of Government. It is certainly impossible to confer separately
with each individual. Is of his Excellency's opinion that there
is no necessity for another conference on the particular points,
and wishes that he would not even speak to Lord Shannon unless
he should see an opening that may make it necessary.
Has got the alphabetical list ; hopes it will daily grow more
favourable. — Abingdon Street. A copy. 1 p.
1238. Church of Scotland.
Drafts of two letters to the Lord Commissioner and Moderator
of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, respectively
acknowledging the receipt of their letters, with the answer of the
Church of Scotland to the King's letter, and their dutiful address,
and signifying His Majesty's satisfaction with the same, and ap-
probation of their conduct as High Commissioner and Moderator
respectively. — Whitehall. Each 1^ pp.
1239. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Viscount Weymouth.
Relative to Robert Sabiston of Greenock's declaration that the
distem]:)er was raging among the horned cattle in and about the
H H
482
17G9.
CALENDAR OF
country " at Diingarvan." Will lose no time in causing the strictest
enquiry to be made. In the meantime IVIi-. Henry, collector of
the district of Dungarvan, who is now in Dublin, declai'es the
information to be absolutely false. He says that, about the time
mentioned, a great number of young cattle did die for want of
fodder, owing to the wetness of the latter season last year, and
the severity of the ensuing spring, but that there was not the
least sympton of infection. — Dublin Castle. 2^ pp.
3 July.
Ireland,
V. 4.35, No. 102.
1240. Thos. Waite to Robert Wood, Esq.
Sending intelligence of the landing at Cork of the 24th Regi-
ment from Gibraltar. — Dublin Castle. 1 pi.
4 July.
.''. July.
Admiralty,
V. 159,
No. 28 a, b.
I) July.
Admiralty,
V. 159,
Nos.29,30.
*G July.
Ireland,
.435, No. 106.
1241. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Weymouth.
Has received his letter of the 27th relative to the levy money
for replacing the men wanting in the 62nd Regiment, &c. — Dublin
Castle. 1 p.
1242. Lords of the Admiralty to the Same.
Send a copy of a letter fi'om Capt. Spry, dated the 7th of June,
with information [also contained in the Captain's letter of the
same date to Lord Weymouth. Bee No. 1223].
The enclosure. 2i -pp.
1243. Lord Weymouth to the Lords of the Admiralty.
In reply to their letter of the 22nd past. Commodore Spry has
almost entirely executed the commission with which he was
entrusted. Expects daily to learn that matters ai-e amicably
adjusted with the Emperor of Morocco, which was the great object
of that commission. A.s, therefore, there seems no occasion for
giving Capt. Proby a credential to the Emperor, which would
occasion a considerable expense in presents for no purpose, is
directed to signify the King's pleasure to Commodore Spry that
the moment he has brought affairs to a conclusion, the object of
his commission ceases. He is also to be directed to brmg home
the two frigates and two sloops which were sent out to him. —
St. James's.
A letter from the Same to Commodore Spry, to be delivered to
him by Capt. Proby, signifying His Majesty's approbation of his
conduct, &c. Tv.^o drafts. 44- 2^P-
1244. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to "My
dear Lord."
Is greatly obliged for the very polite and obliging manner in
wliich, in his letter of the 29th past, he expresses his kind wishes
for the success of his, Lord Townshend's, administration. Had
intended setting out for his visit to the southern parts of Ireland the
* Dated January in original, but clearly by
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very day on which he received his Lordship's intelligence concerning
the contagious distemper amongst the horned cattle at Dungarvan,
which appeared to be a matter of such very high importance that
he immediately postponed his journey. Will not proceed on it
until he can transmit the most authentic accounts on that matter.
Mr. Ponsonby is gone or going to Lord Shannon's, in the coimty of
Cork, to stay until the middle of next month. Will wait with
impatience for His Majesty's determination in regard to another
conference, but will freely own that his own inclinations are not
to _ speak to Lord Shannon or Mr. Ponsonby on the particular
points unless he sees an openuig that may make it necessary.
Will be very happy if His Majesty's commands shall allow him to
pm-sue that conduct. The Duke of Leinster last year expressed
himself a friend to the Augmentation in principle, but wished only
some modification, particularly in point of economical regulation.
Is told that his friends continue to hold the same language ; nor
ought he to doubt his Grace's consistency, should he, the Lord
Lieutenant, be authorized by His Majesty to open any terms of
that sort. Hopes Sir George Macartney has commrmicated the
fresh acquisitions since the last state of the numbers, and the
secret authorities upon which they are founded. Cannot but
think that we have a full share of the doubtful list of 6.3, exclusive
of those persons of gi-eat personal abilities who would be secured
to Government if the situations he proposed were opened to them.
Is siu-e his Lordship's discernment will then in a very few
minutes go to the true state of tilings. — Dublin Castle. " Private."
4 2:>p.
7 July. 1245. Loxdox Gazette.
rcTse"" ^'75 Circular from Lord Weymouth to Sir .Jas. Gray ; Messrs. Wal-
- . P- ' J- pQjg^ Murray, Hamilton, Lyttelton, and Lynch ; Sir Hor. Mann, Sir
Jos. Wright, Mr. Norton, Consul Hollford, and Consul Dick.
The ^vl■iter of the Gazette has represented that the reputation
of that paper is greatly lessened, and consequently the sale greatly
diminished, from the small portion of foreign news with which it
is supplied. Desires each, therefore, to send regularly, under his,
Lord Weymouth's, cover, directed to Mr. Weston under flying seal,
all such articles of foreign intelKgence or news as may appear
jDroper for that paper, taking particular care, as the Oazette is the
only paper of authority printed in this coimtry,' never to send
anything concerning the authenticity of which there is the
smallest doubt. It is not the meaning of this letter to prevent
them sending such articles of news or intelligence as may deserve
His Majesty's notice, and may not be proper foi' the Gazette.
7 July. 1246. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to Lord Viscount
Ireland, WeYMOUTH.
s^y'ioV^a b. Sends a '-state" of the 24th Regiment, landed at Cork from
Gibraltar, with infomiation as to its condition, &c. — Dublin
Castle.
The " state " enclosed. 1-i- 'p2''- '^"'f^ 1 large t<hcct.
H H 2
484; CALENDAR OF
1769.
7 July. 1247. Lord Weymouth to the Advocate, Attorney, and
Law Officers SOLICITOR GENERAL.
762^95, p. 151. "^^^^ Commissioners for the discovery of the longitude at sea
have renewed their application to the King with regard to the
recovery, for the use of the public, of the observations of Dr. Brad-
ley when Astronomer Royal, which, having been given by Miss
Bradley, after her father's decease, to her uncle Mr. Saml. Peach,
are now in his possession. Sends a copy of the case, which has
already been taken into consideration liy some of H.M.'s principal
law servants, with their several opinions thereupon, and a copy of
the letter from the Commissioners of Longitude, and directs them
to point out such measures as may legally be pursued for the
recovery of the observations.
8 July. 1248. The Same to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
irLiand, jjjg letter of the 24th inst. has met with His Majesty's most
i'. 4.35, No. 100. • 1 i- J J
gracious approbation.
Has received the alphabetical list of the House of Commons,
with some additional explanations from Sir George Macartney.
The method is clear and intelligible, and the observations so satis-
factory that he must own that his Excellency was not too
sanguine in saying that he did not despair of a majority next
Session. As the numbers are calculated upon very mature con-
sideration, and with all possible exactness and impartiality, is
clearly of his Excellency's opinion that the rest may be trusted
to prudent management and the firmness of Government. There
being no doubt of either, thinks it a moral certainty that his
Excellency will carry through the business of next "\vinter success-
fully. The reasons given against another conference upon the
particular points of the Money Bill and the Augmentation have
appeared to His Majesty satisfactory. The apprehensions in
England with regard to the first were, not that it would be
entirely refused, but that a short Money Bill might be attenuated, —
as menaces of that sort have been before thrown out, oven by
servants of the Crown. Is very glad, however, to find that his
Excellency talks with so much assurance on that head. AVill
say nothing as to the proper modifications which would make
the Augmentation go down until he hears the opinions which his
Excellency may have formed on that subject.
It is intended to pay all proper attention to a ])lan calculated
for the purpose of estal'lishin^- the authority of English Govern-
ment on an honouralile and last Jul;' foundation. Nor do the circum-
stances of the time distomagi' t lie undertaking an object of such
importance. Nor is it His Majesty's pleasure that any of his ser-
vants who shall obstruct his reasonable views of this kind should
remain in their present situation after they have given undoubted
marks of their opposition to the measures which shall be best
suited for that purpose. But should they, on more mature delibei'a-
tion, give his Excellency reason to expect that he shall not be
dissatisfied with their conduct, other opportunities must be found
as soon as possible for providing for some of the most eminent of
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
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1769.
9 July.
Dom. Geo. III.,
pel. 83, No. 1.
10 and 12
July.
Dom. Geo. III.,
pel. 81,
No. 11 a, 1).
those gentlemen wlio so honourably supported Government diuing
the last Session of Parliament. Asks for his Excellency's more par-
ticular opinion, as soon as possible, as to how this should be done.
He (the Lord Lieutenant) has His Majesty's express permis-
sion to contradict in any manner the idle report that he is to be
removed, as nothing is farther from His Majesty's thoughts. —
A draft. 5 j:*^).
1249. Fras. Ingram to Lord .
18 July.
Dom. Geo. II
pel. 83, No. :
21 Jidy.
Dom.EntryBk.,
In favour of Wm. Winman, who was convicted of petit larceny,
and condemned to transportation. The man is in chains in
Newgate, where last Aveek the prison, from the fulness of the place
as well as the heat of the weather, was so loathsome that his
(Mr. Ingram's) servant, who went to inquire after the man, was for-
bidden to approach the bars of the room from the danger he
might run from the stench of the place. — Temple. 1 ^».
1250, Capt. Shaw, of the G2nd Regiment, to Lord [Wey-
mouth].
Asking for an order from his Lordship for the release of three
convicts under sentence of transportation in Winchester gaol, whom
Mr. Justice Willes, in the presence of Sir Richard Aston, has con-
sented to let him (Capt. Shaw) have for H.M.'s service. Every
person transported costs the King 14 or 15 pounds.
P. S. — " They will sutler a part of their sentence by being sent
" to Ireland to join the i-egiment for to improve tlieir morals." —
Winchester.
Reply from Mr. Wm. Eraser, dated from St. James's, July 12. If
the Judge recommends the three men as j^roper objects of mercy,
Lord Weymouth will then receive the King's pleasure thereupon ;
and if His Majesty grants his pardon to them, an order will
immediately be sent to stop their being transported.
1251. Henry Van Sittart to Mr. .
Sends a letter received fi'om Reading with further particulars of
the case of Adam Hamilton, lying under condemnation for robbing
a house in that town. Asks for a respite. — Spring Gardens
There is no enclosure.
1252. Lord Weymouth to Sir Robt. Darling.
Has received his letter, inclosing information against one George
Stretton, of Spitalfields, the printer of an infamous and scandalous
ballad. Expresses satisfaction with the steps taken with regard
to that atfaii-.
22 July. 1253. Lord Panmure to Lord
Scotland,
V. 25, No. 155.
Recommendmg Mr. David Molison to the office of Clerk to the
Commissariat of the town of Brechine, vacant by the death of
his father, John Molison. The office is in His Majesty's gift, and
seldom exceeds 20?. a year, and sometimes not above 51. Hopes his
Lordship will consider his, Lord Panmure's, situation witli respect
to this borough. — Panmure. 2 pp.
A note in pencil on the back states that the request is to be granted.
486
CALENDAR OF
17G9.
25 July.
Irelaud,
V. 435,
No. 112 a, b,c.
2G July
Dom.Entry Bk.,
27 July.
Irelaud,
435, No. 114.
28 July.
Dom.EntryBk.,
V. 25, p. 212.
1254. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Towxshend) to Lord
Viscount Weymouth.
TraiLsmits the report of the Cominissioner.s of lE.M.'s Eevenue of
the 1-1 th inst., with a letter enclosed therein from the collector of
Youghal, relative to the distemper said to be raging amongst the
horned cattle in and about Dungarvan. There has not been the
least appearance of a contagious distemper in or about that i:iart of
the country. It is not improbable, as Mr. Hennis mentions, that
Sebaston might give the information to enhance the value of 22G
barrels of beef which he shipped at Dungarvan on the 10th May
last. — Dublin Castle.
The enclosures. 3 pp.
1255. Lord Weymouth to the Lord President.
Sends a copy of a letter from Lieut. Gov. Johnston, of Minorca,
complaining of the assessor of that Island in the matter of the for-
feiture of a bond given for the return of a Mediterranean pass.
1256. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to Lord Viscount
Weymouth.
Proposing the further prorogation of Parliament 'to the 17th
October next. — Dublm Castle. 1 p.
1257. Lord Weyjiouth to Mr. Justice Willes.
The King consents that the three convicts shall have a pardon
on the conditions recommended.
2 Aut
Crlm
ITCC-
Admiralty
Enti-y Bk.,
1766-84, p. o'.l.
1258. Lord Weymouth to the Kecorder of the City of
London.
Relative to [Moses] Alexander, who was to have been executed
this day. His Majesty was perfectly satisfied with his (the Re-
corder's) answer of the 24th past from Dartmouth, and Mr. Justice
Aston's letter of the 2.jth past (sent enclosed) from Bodmin, and
was determined that the law should take its course. But late last
night Alexander's wife came to his Lordship's office with the
enclosed affidavit of John Brown, declaring the innocence of
Alexander, and that he (John Brown) endorsed the note. As, upon
this indorsement, according to Mr. Justice Aston, the whole ques-
tion turns, his Lordship could not refuse a further respite till
Wednesday next, the 9th inst. Asks his opinion whether it is of
weight enough to recommend the man to His Majesty's mercy.
1259. Robert Wood to Philip Stephens, Esq.
In reply to one of yesterday's date, refei-s him to the letter written
this day by Lord Weymouth to the Lords of the Admiralty.
3 Aug. 1260. Earl of Rochford to the Secretary-at-Wab.
Mil. Entr}' Bk., Enclosing a copy of a letter received from Sir John Goodricke,
King's Minister at Stockholm, for him to take the Kino
thereon if he should think proper.
pleasure
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 487
17GD
4 Aug. 1261. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Irel. Enh-y Bk., Relative to the meeting of Parliament. His Majesty approves
. p of his Excellency's proposal that it should he further prorogued to
the 17th of October next, when the next Session is to begin.
4 Aug. 1262. The Same to Mr. Attorney General.
Law Officer
Entry Bk.,
1762-95, p. 1,
Sends a copy of the commission from the Director.s of the East
India Company to the gentlemen whom they have appointed to
supermtend their affaii-s in the East Indies. Asks his opinion with
regard to its legality, and whether it interferes with or suspends
the legal judicature at present established there.
Aug. 1263. John Swinton to Lord .
Scotland, Notifying the transmission, to be laid before His Majesty, of the
No^lc'a b annual report of the Commis.sioners for managing the " Aimexed
Estates in Scotland." — Annexed Estates Othce.
The report, with a schedule, giving the items under the several
heads of exjienditure. Among the heads are : — A Botanical Search
in the Highlands, Expense of Apprentices, Aids to Artificers, Roads
and Bridges, Expense of promoting Manufactures, Flax Seed and
Instruments for Manufacturers of Flax, and Salaries to School-
masters. 18^2)2).
9 Aug. 1264. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, ViSCOUNT WeYjMOUTH.
'^^■- Has received his letter for the prorogation of Parliament till
17 October, and has signed a proclamation accordingly. — Dublin
Castle. 1 p.
10 Aug. 1265. Commodore R. Spry to the Sajie.
Admiralty, Acknowledges the receipt of the letter of 6th of last month by
No aVa' b Capt. Proby, and returns thanks, &c. Yesterday had a consultation
with Mr. Proliy and Lieut.-Governor Boyd on the enclosed extract
fi-om a letter from Mr. Consul Popham, who is now here, and the
advices he has since received from La)-ache that the cruisers which
the Emperor ordered to be fitted out at that port are quite ready.
In consequence, purposes proceeding to Cadiz with the frigates and
sloops ordered home, and waiting there till he can discover the
reason of the Emperor's assembliiig that force at Tangier. From
there can communicate ^\'ith Capt. Proby by land, and easily join
the squadrons in case of any hostile intentions to our trade. Is
inclined to flatter himself that the destination of the Emperor's
cruisers is not against us. — " Jersey," in Gibraltar Bay.
The enclosure, with an account of orders given by the Emperor
for all his cruisers to be ready for sea with all expedition. In
Ml-. Popham's opinion, the Emperor would attack the trade of some
power in friendship with him ; but though he had lately harped
very much against the EngHsh, the Consul thought he would not
molest any of our ships.
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15 Aug. 1266. Treasonable Words.
Dom. Geo. III., Affidavits of George Willson, late of Charles Street, in the city
''^|- ^^' „ and liberty of Westminster, gentleman, and Paul Chambers, of
Dean Street, Holborn, coachmaker ; two reports of the Attorney
General, the one a sequel to the other, and \%Titten on the backs of
two of Chambers's affidavits ; and a copy of the re-examination
of Willson and Chambers. They relate to some treasonable words
said to have been uttered by one Samuel Spiller, of Gloucester
Street, in the parish of St. George the Martyr, professor of jjhysie
and man-midwife. 14 pi^. or parts of 'pp-
17 Aug. 1267. RoBT. Wood to Mr. Cooper.
num.lMitiyBk., Relative to Lieut. Maine, a half-pay officer in the British
,, \f^-\-, Artillery, and in full pay in the service of Portugal, who, having
discovered a mine in that country, was suspected of returning to
England to engage miners to go from hence to work it. Under-
standing at the time that there was a difficulty in sending
directions to the revenue officers in the western ports, as requested
in his letter written in February last, Mr. Hussey, member for East
Loe, ha\nng been consulted, a messenger was sent down with a
letter from him to Mr. Allen, a lawj'er at Truro, and principally
concei-ned in the mines in that neighbourhood, desu'ing him to
watch Lieut. Maine's motions in case he should arrive in that
country, and to prevent his succeeding in any design of the kind.
Notwithstanding this, as will be seen by the enclosed copies of
letters from Mr. Lyttelton, English miners have actually got over
to Portugal. Mr. Hussey had immediate notice of it. Enclosed
are copies of two letters from him, the last of which contains two
affidavits lie has with some difficulty prociu-ed. As Lieut. Maine,
to whom they relate, is now in London, and may be heard of by
sending to Henry Otto, one of H.M.'s messengers, who has attended
his motions since his arrival in town, Lord Weymouth desires, if it
shall be thought advisable by the Lords of the Treasurj^, that their
Solicitor ma.y be directed to take such steps therein as the law
directs. It is necessary that no time should be lost, and that the
strictest seci-ecy should be maintained, for if Lieut. Maine should
have the least suspicion that these affidavits have been made
(which he may possibly have heard from the parties), he will
certainly not remain here. Has written to Mr. Hussey, desiring
him to obtain more affidavits and further lights on this subject.
Entry of the letter to Mr. Hussey, also dated I7th.
17 Aug. 1268. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
ireUuicL [Weymouth],
V. 436, No. 3. rj^^^.Q despatches of this date :—
1. In answer to his letter of the 8th past. To the importance of
the matters contained therein must be ascribed his long sUence.
The detail entered into by him in the alphabetical list of the mem-
berg of the House of Commons, which proved satisfactory, certainly
opens a very favourable ])rospect ; but the numbers calculated for
Government will not remain steady, nor can anj' new acquisitions
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be fixed, unless gentlemen can be convinced tjiat they shall be
considered aftd firmly supported.
Witli regard to the modifications with which the Augmentation
should be qualified, in his Excellency's correspondence with the
Earl of Shelburne during the last Session of Parliament will be
found everything suggested that he was then able to collect. But,
as desired, hazards such opinions a,s he has been able to form.
The modification most desired is the security that 12,000 men
shall be kept in Ireland. Finds that some of the most consider-
able men of the country and best friends of Government are far
from adopting the idea flung out last Sessions that this security
should be in an Iri.sh Act, and would be fully satisfied with an
assurance from the Crown that the above number shall be at all
times kept in Ireland, except in the cases of an actual invasion of
or rebellion in Great Britain. If this security be thought proper,
and some economical regulations be made, whenever the sen.se of
Government .shall be marked by (•iii]...wriiu-- hiin (tlic Lord Lieu-
tenant) to dispose of the revenue cuiiiluviin'iit-- as mciitidiied in
his mo.st secret desjDatch to the Duke of ({'laftoii ..f tlir i^lst April
last, the Augmentation may be carried in ojjposition to all those
alliances who defeated it in the last Parliament.
With respect to the reduction of the regiments of horse as
proposed by the Duke of Leinster, cannot see that it will produce
any great saving to the kingdom. The officers, most of whom have
probably purchased, must have pensions, the men be disbanded,
and new ones raised. The dragoon is ah-eady so distressed that
he apprehends it will soon be necessary to increase his pay.
Regiments of horse are less adapted to Ireland than the lighter
species of cavalry ; yet, as the men r.re of a stature and shape more
fit for horse than any other corps, and are well inclined to serve
it were a pity their country should not avail itself of their service!
The clothing, arming, and accoutring the troops of the Irish
establishment when employed out of the kingdom would certainly
give much satisfaction. It is an indulgence of the same nature as
that wished for in point of trade. Whenever Great Britain can
allow Ireland some branch of the British manufactures which are
declining or gone to our enemies, particularly if Ireland might be
allowed a free exportation of woollen good.s, for instanee,°under
OS. a yard, or under such other price as should be thought more
proper, it would certainly lie a great blessing to His Majesty's
wretched subjects in Ireland.
The staflf seems to be the regulation that might best convey His
Majesty's attention to the address of the Connnons last Session
upon the Military Enquiry ; and, perhaps, with the least detriment
to H.M.'s service. Should it be reduced to a commander-in-chief
and four or five general officers, the Parliament, which has recom-
mended that measure, could hardly complain if those officers who
were discontinued had pensions on the Irish establishment ; or
perhaps, a declaration from the Crown that the staff" should be left
to diminish by degrees, by death or otherwise, might have nearly
the same effect. At the same time, the pay of the general officers is
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very unequal to the service. Represents the benefits wliich would
arise if these officers were to be stationed nearer the troops, and
the troops brought into closer proximity. Proposes soon to lay
a plan for this purpose at His Majesty's feet.
A friendly intercourse with the Duke of Leinster gave him very
lately a second conference. His Grace was in general steady to
his former opinions, but he mentioned that if Great Britain Avoidd
for the future take into her own pay such part of the 12,000 men
as she might at any time have occasion to draw from Ireland, it
would be better than any other security that could be formed ;
yet, when asked whether, if His Majesty should concur in all or
part of these points, ho would support the Augmentation, he
answered coolly, he never made any engagements.
Has not been idle since his, Lord [Weymouth's], despatch of the
8th past, even in the almost empty city, to collect the sentiments
of people on this important matter ; but it would be endless to go
over the vaiious propositions which are started by the different
views and passions of men the moment it is known that the Crown
is inclined to a modification. There are some who think this a
proper occasion for acquiring to the Irish Parliament the right of
voting their own army every Session, as is now done in the British
Parliament ; nor can any man say what new ideas may be sported
in these times unless Government be put upon a firmer footing. If
none of the before-mentioned expedients be approved of must request
that any other modification which His Majesty shall think more
proper may be signified to him. For himself, declares that he
cannot suggest any other which so well answers the purpose.
Asks what answer is to be given to the questions which will
certainly be put to him when the Augmentation comes to be
proposed again, concerning the report of the Committee appointed
last Sessions of Parliament to enquire into the military establish-
ment of Ireland, which was put into the hands of H.M.'s military
servants in England. They enabled Lord Shelburne to say that it
might be made a foundation for some useful alterations, but his
Excellencjr has not heard that they have come to any determination
thereupon.
Understands that it is intended to allow further time to His
Majesty's servants to recollect themselves, and that, if they should,
upon more mature deliberation, give reason to expect that their
conduct will meet with his Excellency's satisfaction, other oppor-
tunities must be found as soon as jiossible for the gentlemen
recommended for marks of favour. After His Majesty's apjjro-
bation of his reasons against a second conference, he certainly will
make no advance towards it, and he does not at all expect that the
persons in question will be the first to propose it to him. How far
they may declare in support of this measure by their friends on
the other side of the water he knows not ; but his own experience
of them will not allow him to make their support any part of his
calculation. As to finding other opportunities for providing for
the friends of Government, its favours have been anticipated to
such a degree, by gi-ants of employments for life and in reversion
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for life, and by filliug others with double names, that the Lord
Lieutenant (he speaks from his own knowledge and feelings) has
hardly anything to dispone of, however pivssin- tlio occasion may
be, for the ..better carrying on His Maji'siyV liii^iiiiss ; whilst, by
the variety of valuable places which the lirst < 'ouimissioner of the
Revenue is allowed to give away, his influence is universally
difl"used, and operates every hour in every part of the kingdom.
Knows of no provision which can be made for the gentlemen
whom he would wish to have brought forward, other than that
proposed in his most secret despatch of the 21st April to the Duke
of Grafton. Must recommend it as most essential that the plan
there submitted be steadily pursued : that a beginning be made,
by immediately transferring to H.M.'s Chief Governor from the
Board of Revenue the disposal of the places specified in the said
despatch (which may be done by letter from the Commissioners of
the Treasury to the Commissioners of the Revenue in Ireland) ; by
removing before the meeting of Parliament Lord Shannon, Lord
Lanesborough, and Mr. Ponsonby, and substituting in their places
the Earl of Drogheda to the Ordnance, and Sir Wm. Osborne
and Mr. Beresford to the Board of Revenvie ; and by empowering
him (the Lord Lieutenant) to promise in His Majesty's name to
Mr. Flood the next vacant seat at that Board, and to make the
other removals and promotions, &c. therein mentioned at his own
discretion and at his own time. Asks that no time may be lost in
informing him whether His Majesty will condescend to these several
particulars ; for, as he cannot expect that the friends of Government
will return a second time to the charge, or that they or the new
members will commit themselves in opposition to the old con-
nexions which they have so long ruled, and which they shall see
likely to rule this kingdom, it wiU be impossible for him to answer
for the success of any of His Majesty's measiires next winter. In
saying this, he speaks not only from his own judgment, but from
the opinion of the first men and of the best supporters of Govern-
ment. In a deplorable situation is the Lord Lieutenant who is to
undertake for the success of His Majesty's measures, whilst there is
a power in the kingdom able at any time to counteract him. Nor
is his Secretary less so, if he is to rely upon servants of the Crown
who may suddenly throw the whole weight of their measures upon
him whenever their capi'ice or ambition may prompt them, and
leave him almost single and unsupported after the services of the
fu-st gentlemen in the kingdom, both for character and abilities,
have been rejected. Nothing can be so fatal to His Majesty's
service as that his aflairs should be suffered to relapse into the
same precarious and subordinate situation in which they stood the
last Sessions ; and there is no one who may not meet the ensuing-
Parliament with a better prospect than himself, if he is not only
to lose the confidence but to expect the reproaches of the former
friends of Government. To enlarge the ground of Government,
and to recover its vigour and authority, has been his first and
great object. It depends upon English Government to pur.sue and
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confirm this system, but, until this be done, the Lord Lieutenant is
a mere pageant of State. — Dublin Castle. 13 pp.
Ireland, 2. Tlie second despatch is marked " Separate and secret."
V. 4.'<6, No. 4. Having lately taken occasion to talk with the Attorney General
upon the tumultuous and dangerous disposition of faction in
England, and the repeated though ineffectual efforts to raise the
same spirit in Ireland, his Excellency found him convinced of the
necessity of resisting such attempts here for the sake of both
king<loms, and received from him the fullest assurances of his
determination to support his (Lord Townshend's) administration.
Being immediately informed of the intention to renew the measure
of the Augmentation, accompanied with proper modifications, he
said that he was extremely well inclmed towards it, and only
wished for such modifications as might facilitate the measure
without drawing on any discussion on constitutional points. As
no one knows this country better, will hereafter lay before him,
Lord [WejTiiouth], his ideas on this head. This declaration fi-om
Ml-. Tisdall is the more satisfactory, as it was made in the most
cordial manner, and without any stipulation for himself or others.
He can bring with him two members, who in the alphabetical list
were put down against Government. Expects to gain two more
from the opposition by the death of old Mr. O'Neile. If the general
report, nay even the direct information of particidar persons, may
be credited, Mr. Ponsonby has been extremely active since the last
Session in his endeavours to keep his old friends steady, and to
acquire new ones ; but there is no reason to think that he has
been al)le to eff'ect any alteration in the list, except in two
instances; the one respecting a </''"'/'"'"" I'lJufril t,, A /r/i, for whose
brother he, the Lord Lieutenant, snnif tiiuc siiii'i' solicited a pension ;
and another, whose father was likuw is,_. ciiniiretril with liim. These
are a people ever ready to make all the advantages . they can of
Government for their own purposes, at the same time that they
abide by the factions of their own coimtry, — a game which they
have often played with the greatest success at the expense of
English Government.
Does not recollect a single person of any consequence in the
neighbourhood of Dublin whom he has not discoursed with and
endeavoured to gain, save only Mr. Prime Serjeant, from whom he
has not heard one syllable since the conference mentioned in his
despatch to the Duke of Grafton. Thinks he will be best secured
1 ly seeing Sir William Osborne and Mr. Flood received into His
^I.njrsty's service, in which case this opposition will give no disquiet.
His Lor.lslii]! maybe assured that if his (the Lord Lieutenant's)
reojimiieiKlations be adopted, friends will be confirmed, the support
of new and very able persons will be acquired, and the strength of
Government established on a very honourable footing. Proposes
in a few days to set out for his southern tour ; in his way will fall
in with several members whom there is reason to regard as well
inclined. Sir George Macartney wiU wait upon him. Lord [Wey-
mouth], with a list of such members as, it is hoped, through his
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Entry Uook
Lordship's intercession, will make their appearance at the opening of
the Session, their presence being particularly necessary to oppose the
money grants ; — against which, if Lord Shannon and Mr. Ponsonby
had made the stand that they might and ought, His Majesty had
neither heard of modifications, nor the country been alarmed with
the insidious rumours of fi-esh taxation. The establishment of an
Order like that of the Thistle or Bath would be received with the
greatest gratitude. — Dublin Castle. 5 pp.
1269. R. Wood to Mr. Solicitor General.
'^'^'■s Asking for an explanation in regard to the proceedings con-
05 p^ 15-^ nected with bringing Mr. Spiller before the Secretary of State.
V. 436, No. 5.
IS Aug. 1270. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, [WeYMOUTH].
Has sent Col. Fraser, who is a very intelligent and prudent man,
with these despatches, to explain particulars of his Excellency's
situation here. Is assured that there are many gentlemen at this
moment connected with Mr. Ponsonby, who only wait to see
whether English Government will or will not resume its authority
to quit or continue that connexion. Is veiy clear that, what-
ever modification His Majesty may approve of for the Augmen-
tation, it ought to make part of the speech from the throne,
especially as it will furnish the strongest argument to the friends
of Government for opposing the exorbitant grants in the Money
Bill, part of which grants ought to be reserved to pay the ex-
penses of that measure. — Dulilin Castle. 2 pp.
1271. Commodore R. Spry to the Sa.me.
>ty. Arrived here yesterday, having despatched the " Swan " to
Gibraltar with a letter to Commodore Proby (copy enclosed),
with an account of his having looked into Tangier and Larache,
and of eveiy occurrence that had happened since his departure
from thence. Would transmit also a co\)j of the account he left
Mr. Proby of the present situation of H.M.'s affairs in Morocco
and the other Barbary states, but that it, and the several papers
it refers to, would make too large a packet for this conveyance.
Hopes to deliver it very soon in person. WiU start for England
the moment he receives Mr. Proby's answer to enable him to
determine whether to leave the " Carysfort " and the sloops under
his command till it shall be discovered what the Emperor's in-
tentions are in fitting out his fleet. — "Jersey," in Cadiz Bay.
The enclosure. At Tangier, Mr. Spry learnt that Mr. Adams
was at Morocco, where he went to complain of the Alcaide of
Mogador in giving the Spaniards the preference in loading. The
Emperor told him that it was his order that the Spaniards should
have the preference in all his ports, and abused him very much,
and said he should try what the English would do in March next.
Capt. Spry's letter further contains information about the cruisers
at Tangier and Larache, &c. <S| pp.
V. L59,
No. 32
494
1760.
21 Aug.
Dom. Misc.,
pel. 208.
CALENDAR OF
1272. MIDDLE.SEX Election.
Petition of tlie fi-eeliolders of the co. of Surrey to His Majesty
upon the setting aside of the Middlesex election, presented
21 Aug. 1709 by Sir Francis Vincent. A roll of parchment.
23 Aug. 1273. Lords of the Admiralty to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Admiralty, Send a copy of a letter from Capt. Thomas Male, dated on board
No'^'s If b ^^"''^ " Merlin " frigate, off Senegal, the 4th of July last, giving an
account of that vessel's arrival from Arguin, and of Capt. Francis
O'Hara (her late Commander), with six of her people, having been
massacred by the natiA^es.
The enclosure. 2^ 2^P-
25 Aug. 1274. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireian<i, Acknowledging the receipt of his despatch by Col. Fraser, which
V. 43(;, No. 7. ^^ j^g^j^ jg^jii iiefoi-Q jjjg Majesty, but which he has not yet had time
to communicate to those of His Majesty's servants who are con-
sulted on his most important afiairs. A draft. 1 p.
2-5 Aug. 1275. The Same to the Same.
Irel. Entry Bk., Enclosing a copy of a letter from the Secretary-at-War, relative
1761-70, p. 233. to the 62ncl Regiment. Announces the day on which it is to be
considered as transferred to the Irish establishment.
27 Aug.
Dom. Geo. HI.,
pel. 81, No. 13.
31 Aug.
Ireland,
V. 436,
No. 8 a, t.
4 Sept.
Dom.EntryBk,.
Y. 25,
pp. 215-16.
1276. Mutiny and Piracy.
Abstract of papers relative to the mutiny and piracy on board
the ship " Black Prince,"' William Hawkins master, belonging to
Mr. John Fowler ancl others, merchants in Bristol. 6 pp.
1277. Thos. Waite to Robert Wood, Esq.
Encloses, by the directions of the Lord Lieutenant, who is at
present on a tour in the southern parts of Ireland, a return of the
state of the 34th Regiment landetl at Cork from America. —
Dublin Castle.
The enclosure. 1 p. and one large sheet.
1278. Robt. Wood to Me. Nuthall.
Relati\e to Mr. Cooper's letter of the 31st past. Refers him to
his letter of 17 Aug. to Mr. Cooper, to show that the Secretary
of State can do nothing with propriety in this business, were he
in town. It relates merely to the bringing the offender to justice
according to law ; and if he escapes, the omission must fall upon
those whose business it is to prevent it.
Entry of Mr. Cooper's letter to Mr. NuthaU referred to above,
enclosing papers which he found waiting for him on his return to
toAvn the day before, and desiring him to wait upon Mr. Wood, the
Under Secretary of State, for directions as to the proper steps to
be taken for further prosecuting the discovery of the dangerous
offence, it not being possible to take the pleasure of the Board of
Treasury on the matter dui'ing the recess.
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6 Sept. 1279. The Same to the Lord Lieutex.vxt of Ireland.
v.436^No' 9 . -^°"'- Weymouth, who i.s at Longleat, being very desirous tliat
his Excellency should have an explicit answer to the most material
part of his dispatch by Col. Fraser, sent orders to deliver the
assurances he had to make on that head to Sir George Macartney
or Col. Fraser. But neither of these gentlemen being about to
return to Ireland, sends Lord Weymouth's message in his own
words, which he borrowed from a paragraph in his, the Lord
Lieutenant's, separate and secret letter. "In order to contirm
" your Excellency's friends, to accpm-e the support of new and able
" persons, and to establish the strength of Government upon an
" honorable footing, it is intended that you shall have the powers
" which you desired over the Eevenue employments; and the
" changes which you have recommended at that Board and in the
" Ordnance will be approved."
P.S. — Lord Weymouth observes that after the handsome manner
in which the Attorney General has declared himself, his Excellency
cannot cultivate him too much, and thinks he will be found of
infinite use. — A iJraft. " Private." 2 pp.
8 Sept. 1280, Lords of the Admiralty to Lord Viscount Wey-
Admiralty, MOUTH.
N^e a,h, c. ^'^'^^ ^ copy of a letter from Commodore Spry, dated in Gibraltar
Bay, the 14th of last month, containing intelligence of the Em-
peror of Morocco having- assembled a fleet at Tangier, &c., and
enclosing a list of the said Emperor's navy.
The list and copy of letter enclosed. Commodore Spry says
that he will return to Tangier, and demand an explanation of his
Imperial Majesty's intentions ; and that nothing would be easier
than to destroy this whole armament in Tangier Bay, where there
is no kind of protection for them ; but this he cannot do without
orders, unless he finds their destination to be against His Majesty's
subjects. 4tV pp.
9 Sept. 1281. Lord Vernon to [? Robert Wood, Esq.]
^"""pcf sT ^"^ . Ei^closing [printed advertisements offering a reward for the
No. u'a, b, c. cliscovery of the persons who killed some fallow deer in his park
at Sudbury, and broke down a bridge.] Asks him to entreat Lord
Weymouth to obtain His Majesty's pardon for the person that
shall discover one or more of his accomplices.— Sudbury near
Derby.
The enclosm-es. li 2yp., and two slipjs of print, one tvritten over
on the back.
11 Sept. 1282. John Lockhaet Ross to Lord Weymouth.
vfrNcTlW ''^^■^•^^ inteUigence of the death of JL-. William Marshall
■ ' ■ ■ Macer of the Court of Session. Reminds his Lordship of a promise
made in Jan. 1768 to the Duke of Queen.sberry that Mr. David
Hamilton should succeed on Mr. Marshall's death.— Balnaoown
(Ross-shire), li 2^P- °
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13 Seiit. 1283. Lc)RD Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, ViSCOUNT WEYMOUTH.
V. 4.36, ^ Having upon his tour taken every proper occasion to sound the
intentions of such persons as fell in his waj^ with respect to the
measure which Hi.s Majesty has so much at heart, hasfoimd people
in general well convinced of the expediency of it. His opinion of
the success of it is confirmed, provided any assurance can be
given with regard to the 12,000 men remaining in the kuigdom.
Any military regulations made in consequence of the adch-ess of
the House o'i Commons the last Session will give this question a
further advantage. One idea, whicli prevails strongly in the minds
of many worthy and independent men, is that if England were
to take upon her own establishment such regiments as shall here-
after be removed from that of this kingdom, they would gladly
])ay 20,000 without any other modification.
His Majesty's commission was received with every demonstration
of respect at the city of Cork, and indeed in most places through
Avhich his Excellency passed. Encloses two addresses, which will
licst speak how inetiectual every attem])t has hithei-to been to
]irojuilice the minds of the people of this kingdom against views of
(icjvernment. Has seen both Lord Shannon and Mr. Ponsonby.
Dined with the former on the way, that he might not be supposed
to avoid any opportunity which they might wish to take of com-
municating their sentiments. Has had some communication with
them since, which ended only in their resolution to oppose the
Augmentation if proposed again in the same mode ; but they have
no particular mode of their own to suggest, furthei- than what a\ as
mentioned in his despatch to Lord Shelburne when they defeated
this measure the last Session. Upon this head as well as the
money grants Mr. Ponsonby was as undecided and unintelligiljle
as ever, referring everything to his friends in general, and to the
consideration of a future day. This is the critical situation of
His Majesty's affairs on the eve of the new Sessions, which he
thinks highly necessary to represent, and has therefore sent over
Mr. Swan from Dungarvan with this despatch. At the same
time there is nothing popular or formidable in these persons or
their party. It is the power they derive from the Cro\vn, and
exercise so fully and largely over the kingdom, which subjects the
minds of the people to them ; and there is good reason to suppose
that neither Lord Shannon nor Mr. Ponsonby could preserve even
theii- connnon provincial influence without their offices. The
Octennial Bill gave the first blow to the dominion of aristocracy
in Ireland ; and it rests with Government to second the good
effects of it, and to re-establish its own authority by disarming
those who have turned theii' arms against it. Must once more
protest that he has neither pei'sonal predilection nor dislike to any
man in this kingdom any further than as he stands disposed to
His Majesty's service and that of this country. The wishes of
His Majesty's subjects here are to second his intentions and merit
his favour and protection, instead of 1:)eing directed to the views
of a party ; but until Government shall re-assume its own just and
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constitutional authority, neither the army, nor the revenue which
is to support it, nor even the justice of the kingdom, can be
properly directed.
The army is by no means situated or quartered where it may
best assemble for the defence of the kingdom, or the support of
civil magistrates or the revenue. Has continual applications for
troops to execute the common civil duties of the country, and to
protect the possessions of H.JM.'s subjects, at the same time that
these difficulties are raised against the necessary increase of the
very thing which they call out for. And at the very hour they
complain of the insufficiency of funds to support this moderate and
'essential augmentation of the military establishment, the revenue
has suffered no less than from 12,000L to 13,000?. by an East
India ship this year in the port of Cork, and 10,000L in the
tobacco duty by smuggling in parts where a well placed barrack
or two would prevent it. No less than 3,800 looms have Avithin
a very few years fallen into disuse at Cork and its neighbourhood
(from these East India ships) which were worked only for home
consumption, whereby many of the jieople are starving, and many
others gone to France.
By the death of Mr. Agar, a gentleman comes into Parliament
who is certainly for the Augmentation. Upon the whole, the
numbers for Government are increased. And from the general
disposition of the people, is confirmed in his opinion that whenever
they shall be convinced that they are not to fall again under the
same management as they have been. His Majesty may easily
carry this and many other salutary measures into execution upon
that plan which he (the Lord Lieutenant) submitted in his last
despatch. — Youghall. " Most secret and separate."
Copies of the two addresses referred to, — from the Corporation of
Cork, and the Weavers and Manufacturers of the city and county
of Cork, respectively.
Another letter was also sent with this despatch, with a request
on the back from Lord Townshend that the leave asked might be
granted for the puqiose mentioned therein. It is from Mr. Nathaniel
Clements, at the Treasury Chambers, stating that a son whom he
intended to bring in for one of the boroughs for Avhich he himself
was returned, would be unable to attend the next Sessions of
Parliament on accoimt of ill-health ; and that therefore he intended
bringing in another son, Lieut.-Colonel of the 69th Eegiment, for
whom leave of absence was required. 13 jJ/>. or jMrts of lyp-
14 Sept. 1284. Lords of the Admiralty to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Admiralty, Send copies of two more letters from Commodore Spry, both
No.Vato'd dated in Cadiz Bay, the 21st of last month, containing further
intelhgence concerning the Emperor of Morocco's fleet, and also of
one which Mr. Spry had v/ritten on the subject to Commodore
Proby, Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s ships and vessels in the
Mediterranean.
The enclosures. Cummodoie Spry says he was mistaken when
he stated in his last letter tliat nothing would lie easier than to
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destroy H I.M. fleet in Tangier Bay, as some of the fortifications
have been repaired, and several pieces of cannon mounted, since he
was there in 1768. However, it would not even now be attended
with much difficulty. 8 'pp. and 2 halves.
14 Sept. 1285. R Wood to the Earl of Hertford.
Dom.EntryBk^, Asks wliat he recollects of the manner of delivering the presents
v.2.j,i)p.- b- ,. £.^,^^^ ^j^^ Mogul to the King and Queen through Lord Clive, who
says that Mr. Walsh was desired hy him to confer with him (Lord
Hertfoi'd) on that head. As Sir John Lindsay is ready to sail,
and it appears no notice has been taken citiin of the Mogul's
letter or present, it is much wished to take this oiijiortunity of
making the best apology that so shameful a piece of negligence
will admit of. Lord Weymouth will be obliged for a line on this
head. Nothing but indispensable Inisiness with the Foreign
Ministers should have prevented his writing himself.
There is also the entry of a letter from Mr. Wood to Mr. Walsh,
asking what he recollects of the matter.
14 Sept. 1286. Lord Weymouth to Mr. Attorney General.
Law Offieors Sonds the copy of the commission received from the chairman
176-^-95 n"i54 ^'^'^ deputy chau'man for the gentlemen appointed to superintend
their atiairs in India, as amended by him (the Attorney General),
Mr. Yorke, and Mi-. Sayei-. Though liis Lordshi]i has a thorough
reliance on what the chairman and deputy chairman have told
him, and has accordi-ngly given directions for the commissioners
to be received on board the frigate destined to carry them, yet, to
prevent all mistakes, and to satisfy the rigid forms of office, the
King thinks it proper to ask him whether the enclosed is a copy
of the commission as amended, and whether it is fi'ee fi-om those
ilifficulties in point of law from which the former was not.
14 Sept. 1287. Robt. Wood to Mr, Bradshaw.
Treas.EntryBk., Enclosing an extract from a letter (of July 20th) from Governor
1763-75, i,.248. Jol^^.,on, of Minorca, to be laid before the Lords of the Treasury.—
St. James's.
15 Sept. 1288. Lord Weymouth to Commodore Spry (No. 3), and Com-
Admiralty, MODORE PrOBY (No. 1).
v,i59,Ko.3.3. It being the Eniinvss ufPvussia's intrntion to send a fleet into
the Mediterranraii, diivct- (In :ii tn conlurm to the strict rules of
that exact neutialit}- wliieli His .Majesty professes on this occasion.
It is the King's wish that the present unhappy war between Russia
and the Porte may be of as short duration as possible. — St. James's.
A draft, npp.
19 Sept. 1289. The Same to the Lords of the Admiralty.
AdmiraJty Sends a copy of his answer to part of a memorial from Prince
i-66-84^°"e-^ Masseran, the Spanish Ambassador, containing matters of complaint
of the same nature as those of his memorial, a cojiy of which was
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transmitted to them on the 10th of Dec. last. Will lay the whole
of the matter before them on Cornmodoie S|iiy's arrival; but
authentic information having been recfixid of the arrival of the
" ^olus ■' at Genoa with a very consiilerablc (juantity of dollars,
directs them, unles.s there be good reasons against such a step,
to I'ecall the captain of the " ^olus " to give an account of his
conduct.^St. James's.
iri Sejit. 1290. The Same to the Lord Lieutexaxt of Ireland.
4jfi'"\''' n Acknowledges the receipt of his letter of the 13th in.st. from
Youghall, and congratulates him upon the appearance of things
on his tour. His Excellency may acquaint Mr. Clements that
leave of absence has been obtained for his son, Lieut.-Coloncl of the
C9th Eegiment, and that he may return to Ireland. A draft. 1 p.
10 Sept. 1291. LoRB Lieutenant of Irel.'Vnd (Townshend) to Mr.
Iroland, [ROBERT WoOD].
Pieceived last night his letter of the Gtli inst. Sends his best
coiiipliiiients and thanks to Lord Weymouth for his early com-
munication of the intentions of Government by Col. Fraser. Is
oliliged to his Lordship also for his observations as to the Attorney
General. It always gave him concern that the part taken by the
Attorney General placed him (the Lord Lieutenant) at a distance
in ])ublic affairs from a gentleman for whose talents, espexience,
and style he really had a very great esteem. Nothing can be
more forcible than both the Attorney's mannei- of engaging on this
occasion, and his Lordship's observation upon it. The part he has
taken will give a most singular satisfaction to many of the ablest
and wealthiest supporters of Government during the last Session.
— Curraghmere. " Private." 3 -pp-
20 Sept. 1292. The Same to Lord Weymouth.
Ireland, Acknowledging the receipt of letter granting leave of absence to
. 4;i6, No. lo. jj^i^^. p,,p^^oj^^ &c.— Dublin Castle. 1 p.
■2-2 Sejit. 1293, R. Sutton to Wm. Cooper, Esq., Deputy tJovernor to the
)oi!i. Entry 15k., Turkey Company.
, p. - .1. Encloses a copy of instructions already sent to Lord Cathcart in
consequence of the first mention of the Company's desire to Lord
Eochford, which will, doubtless, convince him, Mr. Cooper, of his
Lordship's readiness to take care of the interests of H.M.'s trading
subjects.— Wliitehall.
23 Sept. 1294. Lord Weymouth to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Admiralty Relative to Capt. Bennet. After what has passed between his
766-84, p.^es Lonlshiji and the Spanish Ambassador by the King's order, the
reasons which they offer do not appear sufficient to postpone that
officer's recall, especially as they do not enter into the whole of
that matter. — St. James's.
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23 Sept. 1295. The Same to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, jg glad to find that he has received the communication of the
' ^ °' ' intentions of Government on the material part of his despatch by
Col. Fraser. His Majesty is thoroughly persuaded that liis Excel-
lency would not wisli t(i come to those extremities could they be
avoided, and that the ]io\vers wliicli the comhict of some gentlemen
have made so necessary -svill be a]i]ilii'd to salutary purposes. Is
happy to find that he. Lord Wcynioiith, and liis Excellency agree
so entirely in their iileas of tli(' Attorney Central. The light in
wliieli that -vntlcuian's abilities and conduct on a late occasion
^vciv sot ^\■a^ \ Try a-rorab|o to the iCiug. Will h(jpc soon to see
the L'ood elTeits of his ExccUciu-y cultivating that gentleman, who
has it in his i>ower to do himself great lionour and to |iromote the
service at this conjuncture. Adrnft. "Private." If /'•
isth and 1296, Morocco.
LO bept. « (^^Qpjgg of t^^^Q letters from Mr. George Adams to Commodoi'e
Admiralty, « ^yvj, dated Mogador, the ISth and'^flth of September 17(J!I.
M 09, No. .'i , . .. Received 1 8th of November."
Can now confirm what he said in a jirevious letter, that the
orders given to the ci'uisers are not any M'ays ])reiudicial to our
nation; but the Emperor still seems detenniiied next spring to
biing things to extremities if they an.' not jireviously settled.
Should he once give liis cruisers an order to take all British vessels,
he would always have several I'ich cargoes and :20(1 or 300 slaves in
his country before oiu- Government could ]irevent him. And then,
pray, what satisfaction can be got from hirn, or in what manner
could the English do him an equivalent injury ? Should they fit
out vessels, and come and bombard and beat down every seaport
town on the coast, he would not be sensible of it, as the houses all
belong to Christians, Moors, and Jews, who would be obliged to
rebuild them at their own expense ; and he would not send his
cruisers any more to sea when the stroke was done, but lay them
up in Sallee river out of reach, and as soon as the vessels
disappeared send them out again to bring in others. Has been 10
years in Barbary, and has seen almost every nation ' at variance
with him one after anotlier, and every one at last has been obliged
to come to his terms, with the additional expense of an ambassador,
ransoms, presents, &c. In this Emperor's father's time the Dutch
made a large armament to come against Sallee, and it was supposed
by everybotly they would have Cjuite destroyed the place. He
asked some Europeans how much such an expedition might cost,
and, on being told, made answer, " Let them send me only one
cjuarter of the sum, and I will send my army and destroy the place
and every soul in it." The stopping his trade is impossible, as
it is carried on by so nmuy ditr'erent mUions, who will always
be ready to assist him. The Fi'eueli. altei- liaving made several
attempts in vain to molest his ports, wen- ohliged to beg for a
peace, and sent out an amba.ssador with immense presents. Sends
his sentiments on this affair, as lie would willingly see it settled
to mutual satisfaction, and not out of any consideration to his own
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riirs |i(
il-ts
■ tlu'x
•l.y.
■UlStTS
on
l)U8inoss or effects in the coiuitiy, as he is well assnred. even
the event of a war, the sums lie yeai'ly n'ives the Ei
would protect him, witlioiit iiiakinu "lihu any suli
Has excused to the EmiMTur the ai'rpcaiance "of om
the coast.
M^i' u^'^i'^^ '* ^""' ^^^'- ^'^'^"'«'«' ^"eiy good friend. He was with
Abdalla Bumelsoe to receive Commodore Spry in 176G at Tetuan.
hy his means knows all that is done at Court, having obliged him
wdien he was in distress. He told him (Adams) as to the contents
ot a letter that Col. Boyd sent by the Jcav Ben Amour, the Genoese
mterpreter, to the Emperor. The Genoese have made a truce as
well as the Portuguese. The Emperor is now at peace with
everybody but the Leghornese, who will also soon be here.
The second letter reports nothing new to have occurred. The
Emperor is preparing to make a stay at this place (Mogador) for
SIX or seven weeks. The Commodore's vr^., Is apjirarin-- mj often on
the coast at different places hashadaver\ L:^M„l,.tt;_,t ; 7..ithouo'h it
is not prudent to come to extremities with :i p,M,pl,. ^-hnv nefther
honour nor profit is to be gained, the offer of the sword or olive-
branch has a remarkable effect ; and one is never so well used by
them as when they are apprehensive you can hurt them. Esteem
or reuard tlu-y are strangers to. The Moors have a great opinion
ot tlir l-.iiulisl, ]„.ing able to ruin all their cruisers in a few days at
sea, and tlie sailors and officers would not willingly obey, were
they ordered out to sea, if at war with us. But were they once to
find we should do them no more harm than other nations have
done, we should lose an advantage their fears have o-iven us
2G Sept. 1297. Commodore Spry to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Admiralty, Qives an account of the iireeautions he took for the protection
S'o. 36 a to q. of our trade against any hostile attempts of the Emperor, of which
he was rather apprehensive from the late very unfavourable
sentunents of His Imperial Majesty. The letter received from
Mr. Adams (a copy enclosed) confirms, however, the advices
received three days before from him by express, that the Emperor
had no design of breaking with His Majesty at least for this
year.
Wan detained at Cadiz till yesterday l,y an unlucky accident.
Air. Hugh Tonken, master's mate, Messrs. William Carlyon, William
Fulk Greville, Nathaniel Stuart, midshiimien, and Mr. Jonatlian
Skinn, surgeon's mate, belonging to the " Jersey," being on shore
at Cadiz, the IGth inst., were seized by the guards on the Mole
with a quantity of money about them, which they were very im-
prudently attempiug to convey on board some merchant vessel
in the Bay, and Averc, by order of the Governor, confined in the
Castle of St. Catherine. Was in hopes their youth and ignorance
of the laws would have induced the Governor to give them
up on the application of H.M.'s Consul; but, that failing of the
desired effect, was obliged to make a formal demand of them by
letter of the ISth, in the King's name, which, the Governor havino-
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i-efuscd except on certain C(jn(.lition,s that ho did not tliink liiniself
authorised to subscribe to, he afterwards repeated by letter of the
2()th and 23rd; but the Governor still persisted in detaining
them in prison. Havino- tiansmitted to Mr. Harris, Secretary to
H.M.'s Embassy at Madrid, an aec(i\ini of the affair, and entreated
him to lay the same brfoic thr ('onil of Spain, does not doubt
but that they will be deliM red up iiiiiucdiately. Has, therefore, left
the " Otter " at Cadiz, to receive them on b(jard, and carry them to
England. Sends copies of the several letters that passed between
the Governor of Cadiz and himself upon this occasion, and of those
he wrote to Mr. Harris. As it cannot be denied but that those five
young gentlemen being sto]iped together, and money found upon
them, a]>pears as if they had been employed or authorised for this
pui'pose, begs leave to observe that this certainly is not the case ; for,
from his first arrival in the Mediterranean, he gave a stiict charge
to every captain under his command on no account to suffer their
ofKccrs or people to be concei'ned in conveying money or any other
Cdutraliand to or from the Spanish dominions. It appeal's to him
that till 'SI • youngsters were persuaded to do it in the mamier they
tliiiii-rl\rs ndate, and that, from their ignorance, it must have
lic'fii t1ic lirst time they ever attempted it.
Encloses also an account of his Catholic Majesty's ships at
the port of Cadiz the 25th inst., and of those which sailed from
thence between the 20th of August and that time ; and copies of
the several papers left for Mr. Proby's information with respect to
His Majesty's affairs in Morocco and the other Barbary states,
with an attested copy of his Lordship's most secret letter of
7th March last. — " Jersey," at sea.
The enclosures. The midshipmen declared (o6 b) both publicly
and }n'ivately that they were seduced liy a Spaniard whom they
were totally unacquainted with to take the iiioney, and carry it
on board a boat at the mole head. Tliree of thern (o(i e) were
under 17 years of age; — one the smi (if Mr. (Ji-fvillc, the ]ireseut
minister at Bavaria ; another the sou <>f ( 'aj't. Stuart, ol' tlir Nax-y,
who was killed in the late war, gaUaiitl}- liglitiug ii->r his c<iuiitry ;
and the other the son of a gentleman of very good family and
fortune in the West of England.
The papers left with Mr. Proby for his information with regard
to the state of afl'airs with Morocco consist of the following
letters : —
(1.) The Emperor of Morocco to Commodore Spry, I'cceived
22 May 17G9.
(2.) Commodore Spry to the Emperor, 5 June 1769.
(3.) The Same to Muley Idris, Prince of Morocco, same date.
' (4.) The Same to Viscount Weymouth, 7 June 1769.
(5.) Captain Clevlaud's agreement respecting the quantity ol'
refreshments allowed to be taken on board His Majesty's
ships arriving in the Emperor of Morocco's ports, 8 March
1762.
(6.) Commodore Spry to Viscount Weymouth, 10 June 1769.
(7.) Mr. Consul Popham to Commodore Spry, same date.
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(H.) Oommodoro S\ny to Mr. Consul Popliam, 1" June 1700;
and Mr. Popham's reply.
(9.) The Same to Mr. George Adams, at Mogador, 19 June 1709.
(10.) Mr. Adams to Commodore 'Spry, dated Morocco, 2 June
1709.
(11.) The Same to the Same, 4 July 1709.
(12.) Mr. Con.sul Popham to the Same, 27 July 1709.
(13.) Commodore Spry to Mi". Adams, 1 Aug. 1709.
(14.) The Same to Mr. Con.sul Fraser at Algier, 12 Aug. 1709.
Also copies of sundiy other papers relating to the affairs of
Morocco traiismitted to Commodore Proby, 21 September
1709.
Many of these have been already abstracted under previous
dates. Mr. Adams, in a letter of 2 June, says (30 p, p. 37)
that what the Emperor would have was an Ambassador, and that
he wished Captain Milbank to be the man, for whom he had
publicly expressed much esteem. Mr. Adams sent a note
(30 p, p. 39) of the most proper things for a present to the Em-
peror, which would cost altogether about 5,0001. The Emperor
shows great satisfaction in obliging the Spaniards. He believed
(30 p, p. 42) that he would " yet sell them (the Spaniards) the ports
" of Tetuan, Tangier, and Larache, to say the provisions," which,
if accomplished. Commodore Spry thought (30 p, p. 49) would
inevitably be the occasion of a war both with the Emperor and
the Spaniards. A fresh outrage had been committed on His
Majesty's subjects by a cruiser of Algiers (30 p, p. 52). As a sort
of apology for the imprisonment of Mr. Popham, the Emperor sent
back double the amount of cloth, dollars, &c., which had been
exacted from him. This being returned, his Imperial Majesty
took it very ill (30 q, }). 3), saying that it appeared as if the
English were determined to do their utmost to displease him.
The Moor that carried the letters to Tetuan for opening the
comjQunication had the box delivered to him there. He thought
it was some present for the Emperor, and had near lost his head
when it was opened before His Majesty ; but, fortunately for
him, he happened to be the nephew of the greatest Bashaw at
Com-t, who interceded for him.
Among others is a copy of a letter from the Emperor's cousin,
Muley Idris, Prince of Morocco, to Commodore Spry (30 q, p. 5),
in which he calls himself " a friend to the English." He describes
(30 q, p. 0) how a letter from a Jew named Tollidano, at Gibraltar,
containing information that Commodore Spry was coming on the
coast with four men-of-war and two bomb ketches, &c. to compel
the opening of Tetuan, was read to the Emperor by a Jew that
was not acquainted with the ways of the Court, but told him
word for word the contents. The Prince says that, had he had
any news of the said letter, it should never have reached the
Emperor's ears, as it very much displeased him. The Prince
interposed his good offices to preserve peace with the English, and
prevailed with difficulty (30 q, \). 7) upon the Emperor to leave
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things as they were till the following March, pledging his word
Ibr the English, "j-et making his [Imperial Highness's] pleasure "
before that time. For that purpose he strongly recomniendeil
(3G q, p. 8) the sending of an ambassador.
Mr. Adams was certain (Sfi c|, ]i. 10) that the Emperor was fully
determined to att'-mpt tli'' ca]itnre of Ceuta [at that time in the
possession of the Spanianl^], Imt would delay the same until a
war arose between England and Spain. He told Mx. Adams that
he only waited for that event to join the Spaniards ; but
Mr. Adams well knew he designed the contrary, and that was one
i-eason why he was so anxious to be on a good footing ^vith us.
Tlii'ir eiui.-fvs luiil orders to attack the Swedes. In his reply to
Princf Miiley Idris (^-SG q, J). 1-) Commodore Spry contradicts the
report that he had appeared on the coast with a hostile intent,
and promises on his return to England to recommend to the
Ministry to send an ambassador. Eit'jli^k and Sjxniish. 118 j^p-
2(j Sei't. 1298. Mediteeeaxeax Passes.
Commodore Sprj^'s " Remarks on the present abuse of British
" Mediterranean passes ; with a proposal for preventing the same
" in future."
The truly alarming circumstance of the great decline of English
seamen, as well as of trade, in the Mediteri'anean, Mr. Spry
attributes chiefly to two causes, which Parliament alone can redress.
First, the scandalous use made of our MecUterranean passes,
especially by the Genoese, who, by the construction of theii- vessels,
as well as from the difference of pay between Italian and English
seamen, navigate at a much cheaper rate than we can possibly aflbrd
to navigate at. Hence [secondly] English merchantmen lie idle in
]>ort foi- want of employment, which at length drives theii' masters
to the pernicious practice of quarrelling with ami discharging their
English seamen, and hirmg in their room Italians, with whom
they can navigate their ships at half the expense, both with
respect to wages and provisions ; and the poor Englishman is
often turned on shore in a strange place, to starve in the streets, or
to enlist in the first foreign service that will take him. Blames
the con.sids for inattention to the necessities of distressed seamen ;
but our misfortune is that there are only two ports in the Mediter-
ranean, Cadiz and Leghorn, where there are funds for this most
useful charity. Suggests as a remedy that the consuls should
have strict orders not to clear out any shij) or vessel imder English
col'iurs which did not com])ly with the Act of Parliament by
na\igating with two-thirds British subjects, without very suflicient
reasons for the deficiency. The Genoese constantly purchase, at
anv jirice, the passes of ships sold or cast away in the Mediter-
ranean, and navigate securely with them ; for as few of the
Algerines or Moors can read, they are generally satisfied if they
find the pass of the proper cut. Has known 800 and 1,000
dollars given for jiasses of this kind. Gives instances of the abuse,
and suggests the infliction of a higher penalty. Subjoins a list
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of vessels, masters, and their owners, who trade openly under
English colours, not one of which has, in liis i)]iiui(jn, tlie least
title or pretence to Mediterranean passes.
The list referred to. 7h j^p. note size, and :> lanje pp.
•2G Sept. 1299. Mukdei;.
Dom.Geo. III., Copy of an advertisement offering H.M.'s pardon and reward
^'^ "- ' "■ '• for the discovery of the persons concerned in the minxler, near
Ware, of Mr. Fi-ederick Brede, late of Racquet Court, Fleet Street,
London, jeweller. 2 large pp.
27 Sept. 1300. Lords of the Admir.vlty to Lord Vise t)unt Weymouth.
Admiralty, n.^v... in ol ifdimr.. t(i His .Mai.-stv's eoiuinaiid, appointed H.M.S.
pcl.ioS.No.s. <.y^^.,,,„|- turairy Count Viry, tJir Sanlinian .\ nd.a.sador, with his
faniily, scrxants, and liaggagr, tn sucli p^rt in Spain or Portugal
as his Excellency shall desire to be landed at. 1 p.
27 Sept. 1301. K. Sutton to Wii. Cooper, Esq., Deputy Governor to
Dom.EntnBk., the Turkey Company.
V. -24, 11. JUG. rpj_^^ -g^^j ^j. Rochford, desirous to remove the uneasine.ss of the
Levant Company arising from the Russian squadron going into
" those seas," has spoken on the subject to the Rus.sian ambas-
sador. Sends a copy of his Excellency's assurances in writing
that the Empress had always charged her commanders to give
every assistance to the English trade. — Whitehall.
29 Sept. 1302. Robt, Wood to Sir J. Fielding.
Dom.EutoBk., Was extremely glad to receive his letter relative to the
V. 2o, p. J .. allocking outrages in Spitalfields, as Lord Weymouth has been
greatly surinised to hear of so much disorder without any
regular complaint or information to ascertain the facts. His
Lordsliip will not be in town this day. He, Mr. Wood, therefore
iiiniiediatcly cairied his letter to Lord Rochford, and has his Lord-
ship's direetiims to thank him for his zeal and attention to what
regards tin/ jiulice, and to inform him that he will lay his letter
before the King.
29 Sept. 1303. The Same to Grey Cooper, Esq.
Ti-e;is.Ei.tryBi;., ,Sir John Fielding having recommended that the persons in
^'!'-'hv'' custody on account of the outrages in Spitalfields should be
prosecuted at the public expense, &e., His Majesty has approved
the measures. Begs him, therefore, to lose no time in taking the
proper steps for the same, and in giving Mr. Nuthall the necessary
directions. — St. James's.
3 Oct. 1304. Lords of the Admiralty to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Adminilty, Send coiiies of a letter from Commodore Proby, dated the 8th
Nt^ 9 'I'lo (1 ' ^'^^^ month, at Giliraltai', giving an account of the Emperor of
Morocco's Heet in the Mediterranean, and of the enclosed corre-
spondence that passed between him and Commodore Spry before
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thu latter sailed for England, and of some mtelligence he has since
obtained relative to the said fleet.
The enclosures. Much of the information contained in them
is given in other letters. [See 21 Aug., &c.] It further appears
that the Alcaide of Tangier received a letter from the Emperor,
which vexed him very much, oi'dering him to make a present of ,
provisions to any Spanish ship of war that might put in, and to
suffer them to purchase what they pleased without paying any
duty, and to use them better than the English, as they were the
best nation among the Christians, and the English the worst.
The writer of the intelligence from Larache states that the
Empcroi- was informed by the Jews of the minutest action that
passed in the garrison [of Gibraltar]. On the 30th Aug. orders
were received at Tetuan from the Emperor for all governors,
captains of ships, and " Proby " to look upon the Portuguese as
good friends, and to sujiply any of their vessels that should come
into the Moorish ports with whatever they had occasion for.
181 ,pp_
4 Oct. 1305. The Same to the S.uie.
Admiralty, Send copies of two letters from Capt. Jervis, Commander of
No'"ioa'1oo- H.M.S. "Alarm," dated the 11th and ICth of last month, in
Genoa Mole, giving an account of two Turkish slaves who had
escaped from one of the galleys, and taken refuge on board the
"Alarm's" boat, having been forcibly taken out of her by the
guard at the fort, and a musket snapped at the people in the
V)oat during the transaction ; and of some other letters that passed
ljetwe('n him and the British Consul at Genoa relative to this
matter.
The enclosures. On Captain Jervis's representation of this insult
to the British flag (10 d) the slaves were given up ; and the Doge
and Senate sent, through Mr. Holford, the Consul, a disavowal of
the whole proceedings, with an assurance that a process should be
commenced against the oftenders. Capt. Jervis, not judging this
concession adequate to the insult, the Doge and Senate sent to
know whether he would be satisfied with their ordering the
persons concerned in the transaction to be aii'ested in the most
public manner and committed to prison, but he declared that
nuthiiig less would juvveiit a e()iii])laiut to his Coiu't than (10 g)
the sending the offenders on board his ship. To this demand he
could get no reply (10 d). S^ j^jp.
4 Oct. 1306, Lord Gaklies to Lord .
Seotlaud, Mr. West, one of the Commissioners of the Customs in Scotland,
a.-), No. 158. j^ thought not likely to live long. Solicits the office for John
Agnew, Esq., in the event of a vacancy, either by Mr. West's death,
or any other of the Commissioners of Customs or Excise. Can be
answerable for his being qualified for the employment. He is a
particular friend of his Lordship's, and his being appointed would
be of great advantage to his Lordship's family interest. Hopes
his recommendation will have weight, for he has as good political
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interest as either the Duke of Queensljerry or Lord Marchmont,
who generally ask and get almost everything to be disposed of in
Scotland, except what is given to Sir Lawrence Dundas. — Carlisle.
If-
After 1307. Mr. O'Hara's Title Deeds.
G Oct. .. ^ iiy(^ y{- j£j. O'Hara's Title Deeds in the possession of
Ireland, ^,ly Grenville." Tlie paper is imdated, but the date above is that
'"^ " '^ °- • ■ attixed to the last document referred to m the list. 5 pp.
7 Oct. 1308. FiRE-AEMS SECRETED, &C.
Dom.Geo. III., Liformation of Aim Clarke, wife of James Clarke, of Grey Eagle
lie . s , o. b. Si^i-eet^ i]^ the parish of Christ Church, Middlesex, deposing that
hei- mistress, Sarah Rundell, had secreted and given a large quantity
of tii'e-arms, &c. to several persons, chiefly Irishmen, whose names
are mentioned. 1 h p.
7 Oct. 1309. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Irc'i. Entry Bk., Enclosing His Majesty's answers to the addresses of Ijoth
^p^-'3G°' Houses at the opening of the Parliament of Ireland.
11 Oct. 1310. The S-UiE to the Same.
Irel^m.l, It is probable that liy this time his Excellency is come to a
"" ■ '^"' ^' decisive determination as to the hands in which the management
of business is to be trusted. His Majesty, therefore, thinks it
proper that his Excellency should have his ideas with regard to
the Augmentation, in order that arrangements may be taken
accordingly. Of the modifications suggested to quality that
measure, that which seems mostly to coincide with his Excellency's
own judgment is the mode his Lordship has to recommend, viz.
a piroper secuiity that 12,000 men shall be kcj^t in the kingdom.
And it appearing from his despatch by Col. Fraser " that some of
" the most considerable men iii Ireland and the best fi-iends to
" Uovernment are far from adopting the idea flung out last Sessions,
" that their security should be an Irish Act, and would be fully
" satisfied with an assurance from the Crown that the above
" number shall at all times be kept in that kingdom for its better
" defence, except in the case of actual invasion or rebellion in
" Great Britain," he, the Lord Lieutenant, may consider himself
fully authorised to give such an assurance in His Majesty's name.
But should it appear necessary, contrary to expectations, to have
this security rest upon a clause in an Irish Act of Parliament, he
is permitted to adopt that method rather than lose the measure
A draft. 2J pp.
12 Oct. 1311. The Same to Sir Robert Dabling.
Dom.EntryBk., Shoidd not do justice to the favourable repi'esentation Sir John
V. 2d, p. L>19. Fieitiiug ijas made of the zeal and activity with which he, Sir
Robert, and his brother magistrates, are exerting themselves to
discover the authors of the disturbances in Spitalfields, if he did
not encourage and recommend a continuance of their attention to
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this matter. As he will think it his duty to report to the King
tlie good effects of their diligence upon the occasion, recpiests him
for the future to communicate directly to his Lordship the state
of affairs in Spitalfields. Sir John Fielding mentioned the names
of the other magistrates who exerted themselves on this occasion ;
thinks Mr. Wilmot, Mr. Camper, and another ; but, to prevent
mistakes, asks him to consider this letter as addressed to all those
who take an active part in this affair.
18 Oct. 1312. Lord Lieutexaxt of Ikelaxd (Towxshexd) to Lord
Ireland, WeYMOUTH.
r. 436, 0.23. Relative to the time from which the seconded officers in
regiments were to take rank. The matter arose out of the
succession of Capt. Robert Abercromby, seconded Captain of the
44th Regiment, to a company vacant by the decease of Capt.
Jonathan Rogers. His right to take rank from Dec. 25th, 17G-5,
was disputed by the Captains of the regiment, and, the matter
being referred to a Board of General Officers, they decided in
favour of Capt. Aliercromby. — Dublin Castle. G iip,
17 Oct. 1313. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Encloses a copy of his speech to both Houses of Parliament,
\ ^"•H^.'^'b which met this day. The Houses have unanimously resolved on
addresses to the King. — Dulilin Castle.
The enclosure. 5^ 'pp.
17 Oct. 1314. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Before the receipt of his despatch of the 11th inst., had settled
his .speech, and communicated it to the Sjieaker and the King's
servants here, which precluded him from making any alterations.
Has not failed on ever}- occasion to declare the intentions of
Government in England to support his administration in Ireland,
as signifieil in lotteis to him ; but as the power over the Revenue
employments, which he always proposed should precede any
removals, though intended to be given to him, lias not yet been
granted, lie has hitherto been prevented from making those
arrangeiiirnts and removals wliich lie had suggested. And he the
ratlii'i' dicliiird einiiing Xn any extremities, having all along
olisri-vcd in his Lordships despatches a kind of reluctance to any
nu^asnres that migiit lie thdught \i(il('nt, luiless they were un-
avoidable. Things remain as tliey wciv ; and he could not venture
to take anj' deciiled step, either ^itli regard to men or measures,
till he knew His ilajisty's final determination upon the sevei'al
modifications contained in his letters of the 17th August last from
hence. It naturally followed that he should be as guarded as
possible in his speech from the Throne, carefdly avoiding to mention
the word Augmentation, yet at the same time not precluding
liimself fi-om bringing it on at the proper season. In this opinion
all the servants "of "the Crown whom lie consulted unanimously
concurred. This caution was the more necessary, as it would be
i-.4:ii;,Xo. 2r.
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1769.
very hazardous to introduce it into the speech in express words,
lest ihr adihcss.'s in rrtiirn might be conceived in sucli terms as
to prejud-v and defeat tlic measure. In the speech traii^iidttr<l in
the otiicial litter will lie tnund the particular expressinns which
will he iimli TstMiiil plaiidy to point to tlie Aiiementation. Means
in a shoia time t.i |ii-o]i,is(j the measure it-elf. mitlmrised with the
assurance in Hi^ Majest^-'s name that li, ()<)() men shall at all times
be kept in the kingdom for its better defence, except in the case
of invasion or actual rebellion in Great Britain ; and if he finds it
cannot be carried upon such assin-ance, will then have recourse to
an Irish Act. Must desiic his Ijdnlship to give directions that the
following gentlemen, now resiiling in England, who are members
of the Irish House of L'ommons, may be spoken to, either in
person or by their connexions, to atteml here immediately, viz. : —
Lord Beauchamp, now in England, ~|
Mr. Price, nephew to Lord Hertford, ^Lord Hertford.
and did not attend last year, J
Mr. William Henry Fortescue, 1
Mr. Francis Pierpoint Burton, >l)idve of Grafton.
Mr. Nedham, J
Mr. Brodrick, an officer in the Guards, "| , i r< i
r< 1 v(-i -i. 11 r i-i /-I 1 ■ r-Lord Gran by.
Col. VV hitshed, ot the Guards, J ■'
Mr. John Hamilton, Earl of Alicrcorn.
—Dublin Castle. " Private." 3 pp.
19 Oct. 1315. The S.vme to the Same.
irolaud, Transmits the adtkesses of the Houses of Lords and Commons
No-^'iieTto ti. *° ^'^'-' I^"\? '"^"'l t'^ himself, which he received this day, with his
answers. — l3ul )lin Castle.
The addresses, iszc. H pp. or parts of pp.
20 Oct. 1316. Lord Weymouth to Sir Robert Daelixg.
Uoin.EntryBk., Has received his letter of the ISth. Is perfectly satisfied with
V. -a, p. ... . ^^^ account given of the manner in which this aflfair has been
conducted. Has transmitted to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
the original letter, as it may lead to a discovery of those concerned
in this dangerous combination on that side of the water. As he.
Sir Robert, ma}^ not have kept a copy of this letter, encloses one.
Recommends a continuance of the same diligence, &c.
20 Oct. 1317. The Same to the Lord Lieutexant of Ireland.
Ireland, Encloses a letter which has follen into the hands of one of the
No •i'-'V b magistrates who have been most active in bringing to justice
the gang of rioters called " cutters," by which it appears that there
is a combination between the journeymen weavers in Dublin and
London, and a regular correspondence kept up. Chooses to send
the original rather than a copy, as the handwriting may lead to
some discoveries. Has not yet been able to get any intelligence
of the persons to whom this letter is directed, nor of those who are
mentioned in it, but has instituted enquiries.
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A cojDy of the enclosure. The letter;- ,\vith seventeen signatures,
i.s addi'essed to the committee of silk-weavers in London. They
say, " We cannot enough express our grateful thanks to you of
" yoiu- unweaiied diligence in giving yom- estimates of works not
" in your l^ooks of rates, which was the chief play they master
" weavers of Dublin had to plead upon, except their obstinate and
" ungenerous temjiers, which, we can assure you, is inflexible, for
" their hearts are like adamant, not to be penetrated, as they glory
" in endeavoui-ing to distres.s ns." Again, " Your letter has not
" been shown to any of the tyrants yet, as Mr. Usher is come here
" (the d 1 welcome him), and we doubt not but he has brought
" over the whole, which we were never afi-aid nor ashamed to show
" to honest masters ; and that number was very small ; for Mr.
" Armstrong, young Webster, Baltiboys, Kennedy, &c. &c., makes
" it their business at unseasonable hoiu-s to go armed with
" blundei-busses, pistols, swords, and cutlasses, heading the army
" and watch, and lodging whom they think proper in Newgate."
Further, "Yet for all their" gross abuses we are peaceable, and
" yesterday and to-day the sprung-from-nothing masters had all
'•■ their works brought home lest they should be cut, as they
" intend to plead." 4^ 2^P-
■20 Oct. 1318. Secretahy-at-War (Barrixgton) to the Earl of
■\V;,r oiRce, Albemarle.
Ko'^i'f-i b Enclosing a copy of a letter from Lieut. Governor Ball, com-
manding in the Island of Jersey. — -Wai' Office.
The enclosure, giving an account of the riot in the Island.
[See No. 13G1.] i'l^j^- "
21 Oct. 1319. Philip Stephens to Robert Wood, Esq.
Admiralty Sends copies of a letter from Commodore Proby, Commander-in-
^'- ^■''^' chief of H.M.'s ships and vessels in the Mediterranean, dated
' ' ' -lo Sept., at Gibraltar, enclosing copies of some that had passed
between Mr, Spiy and Irimself, and also an extract of one from
Mr. Adams at Mogador, relative to the proceedings of tlie Emperor of
Morocco. — Admiralty Office.
P.S. — Writes this to save time ; there not lieing Lords enough in
town to sign a letter to Lord Weymouth.
The enclosm-es. The opuiions expressed are that the Emperor's
designs are not in any way jirejudicial to the 'English trade. Mr.
Adams believes tliat the Swedes, Portuguese and Genoese will be
taken, if any shmild br uu:t with. The Emperor told him, how-
ever, that he was fully ili-'termined to declare against the English
next year if things were not made u]). 7 jU^J or 2)a>'ts of pp.
21 Oct. 1320. B. Wood to Alderman Hewitt at Coventry.
Dom.EatryBk., Sir John Fielding has been with Lord Weymouth, and has
V. 2.5, p. 220. proposed that the rewards advertised for apprehending the cutters
should be sent to him, Mr. Hewitt, as he will distribute them
properly, and as the zeal and activity with which he has attended
to this business makes him the best judge of that distribution.
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States what descriptions, as to the rewards offered, the ofienders
resj^ectively come under. Tlie 20/, reward for Carmichael is
enclosed ; the rewards for the other two shall he transmitted on
the con\^ction of the offenders. Lord Weymouth cannot too
strongly recommend a continuation of the spirited and active part
he has taken on this occasion.
22 Oct. 1321. Lord Lieutenant of Irel-ind (Townshend) to Lord
Iroland, ViSCOUNT WeYMOUTH.
No. 30 a tog. The House of Commons having adjourned for a fortnight, has
time to submit to His Majesty's consideration the different modes
of carrying the Augmentation into execution which have been pro-
posed by those servants of the Crown whorn he has consulted.
Lord Annaly, the Attorney General, the Solicitor General, and
Mr. Malone advise a message from the King himself under his si(jn
manual, the form of which is enclosed, marked No. 1. Upon a
very accurate search of the Journals of Parliament of Ireland,
there is no example of the kind to be found. The grounds upon
which these gentlemen recommend these measures are that a per-
manent increase of the military establishment in time of jDeace is
likewise a new measure, and that this mode will be most likely to
carry it without having recourse to the Irish Act. The Prime
Serjeant, on the other hand, thinks that a message from the Lord
Lieutenant, and a security given in an Irish Act of Parliament, as
proposed in the scheme enclosed, No. 2, which was delivered by
himself to be transmitted to him (Lord Weymouth), would be fully
sufficient, and carry the measure in spite of all opposition. This
gentleman has offered this mode as a proof of his good intentions
to facilitate the Kmg's measures and support his Government, and
his Excellency has said everything in his power to engage him,
knowing his abilities, and wisliing much to have his assistance,
which, if given with sincerity, can't fail to be of great service.
These two modes appear to his Excellency to go to great and
important constitutional points, in which he desires to be dii-ected
by his superiors. Cannot answer how far either of them may bo
ch-awn into practice from this precedent, but hopes that no difficulty
may prevail on account of His Majesty's sign manual respecting'
Ids own particvlar situation, that may interfere with the success
of this great and national measure, for he himself will trust to the
good faith with which he has acted to all His Majestj^'s subjects
in Ireland to vindicate him. It would contril uite gTeatly to the
success of the measure if he might mention in the message that
His Majesty had determined that as the several officers now upon
the staff of the Irish establishment should happen to die or be
provided for, the numljers should be reduced, and consist of no
more than a commander-in-chief and five general' officers. Must
renew his request for a signification of His Majesty's commands
upon this proposal when the answer is returned to the other points
of this despatch.
Lord Shannon and Mr. Ponsonby and theii- followers have con-
tinued at the same distance from him, and made no declaration
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towards tlie King's service. Has, therefore, of late, made no advances
to them, especially as he would not preclude himself from making
such changes as the necessity of His Majesty's ser\dce shall require.
Nor would he lessen the o]iinion of mankind here that Government
hath ahvays in vu-w its own autlmrity ami cli-^nity. and the pvo-
teetinn of its fi-iend>. for tlii-- re:iMiii mii-t i';iiii..-t ly rrcommend
that smile distinguishing marks of His ]\!:ijcst\-'s gooihu-ss maybe
shown to those who exerted themselves the last Session in his
service at the time the Augmentation was tried under every disad-
vantage. Waits with a good deal of impatience to have some
decision relative to the Revenue employments, the delay of which
has kept off many persons who are only to be determined liy a
striking proof of that kind. But as that has not yet taken place,
and as tlie removals ought, at least for some time, to be jiostponed,
hopes His Majesty will grant the peerages which he asked in
No\'('iiiliir ITlis, This would be of great use liy encouraging the
friend- oft Mi\i rnment, and would enablr liini to bring a uriitlciiian
of distingnislit'tj abilities into Parliament in thf room of one of the
persons proposed to be promoted to the peerage. The Earls of
Drogheda and Tyrone have also pressed him extremely to recom-
mend them to be created ]\Iarquises. Encloses Lord Tyrone's
letter on the subject. This promotion in the peerage of these two
noblemen at this critical time would have the best eftect, as the one
has lost his situation as a Lord Justice, and has persevered in the
most uniform and hearty support of Government, and the other
now suffers from the weight of party on account of his conduct in
the Augmentation ; besides that the Duke of Leinster, who has
been placed in so singular a degree of elevation, is, according to all
appearance, a most declared opponent of the Augmentation in any
mode whatever. — Dublin Ca.stle.
The enclosin-es, being drafts of the King's messages to the two
Houses as proposed by the Attorney General and 'the Lord
Lieutenant's message ; an.swer to the same ; and heads of a Bill for
])aying the Augmentation, &c., as proposed by the Prime Serjeant ;
■ also Lonl Tyrone's letter, in which he states tliat, in consequence
of the position which he took up in regard to tlie Augmentation,
the whole artillery of those persons wlio might think they had
a right to assist their friends, or to punish him for the part he
acted, had been le^■elled, as he foresaw, against his two friends who
had been elected for the borough of Swards. 18 2)p- or imrts of fp.
23 Oct. 1322. Ph. Stephens to Robert Wood, Esq.
Admiralty, Sends Copies <.f a letter from f'omuiodoi-e Proby, and of one,
enclosed tlieiein. from tlie Coiisnl General at Tetiian, relative to
the procedings of tlie Emperor of 31 oiocco.— Admiralty Office.
P.S. — '■ Not being Lords enough in town to sign a letter to Lord
Weymouth."
"The enclosures. The Emperor has given orders for no provisions
to be given to English men-of-war without their paying duty for all
they lake, and continues to abuse the English on all occasions. 3 pp.
No. 35 a, b, e.
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1769.
24 Oct.
Admiralty
pel. 158, No.
1323. RoRKRT Wood to Mr. Beadshaw.
Encloses an extract from a letter from Lord Townsliend (" 17th
Oct. Private.") Begs him to let his Excellency know the succes.s
of any application he may make to those gentlemen, either in
person or through their connexions, as Lonl Weymouth thinks it
may be very important t(.i tlie Lurd i.ieiittiiant to know his num-
bers before ho brings oii any point of business which is to meet with
op}iosition.— St. James's. 1 p.
2-1 Oct. 1324. Lord Wey.mhuth to the Lord Likutexant of Ireland.
Ireland, ^_ Jq answer to his Excellency's private letter of the I7th inst.
V. , 0. .,. jjj^ reasons for not mentioning the Aug-mentation in his speecli, at
the same time not precluding himself from bringing it on in proper
season, are very satisfactory ; and his intention of proposing the
measure in the manner described is perfectly agreeable to His
Majesty's commands to him on that head. As to the powers
which he wished to have over the Revenue employments, and the
changes recommended at that Board and in the Ordnance, they
have been granted in the terms in which he desired them, and he
was referred to the Treasury for the official forms to carry into
execution the alterations in Revenue places. After this very
explicit declaration, is at a loss to understand the cause of his
Excellency's hesitation. He says he has all along observed in his,
Lord AVeymouth's, desi)atches a kind of reluctance to any measures
that might be thought violent unless they were iinavoidable.
Must, in return, observe that he (the Lord Lieutenant) has very
properly shown the same nduetanci', and ]\r flattered himself that
they were perfectl\- aui'MMl mi tliat li. ad. ( 'iiiil.l those extremities
be avoiiled, it would be highly iiiipio|iiT to suggest them; but his
Excellency had tlic King's assm-anr-f tlial His Majesty was persuaded
he AvouM Hot wish to come to tlmsr cxtrmiities if they could be
avoided ; and lie was permitted to have recourse to them because
they were thought necessary.
Has ah-eadj'- taken the steps suggested with regard to gentle-
men of the Irish House of Connnons residmg in England. — A draft.
2 pp.
24 Oct. 1325. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Acknowledging the receipt of his letters of the I7th and 19th
v.43b, io.1'8. ^^^^^^ ^j^j^ j^.g speech at the opening of Parliament, and the
addresses. A dmfl. 1 p.
27 Oct. 1326. Lords of the Admiralty to Lord Viscount Wey-
Admiralty, MOUTH.
No^i2 a'^b c Send, for His Majesty's information, copies of a letter from Capt-
Proby, Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s ships, &c. in the Mediter-
ranean, dated the 2nd inst., and of an enclosed narrative from Capt.
Goodall of the reception the " Winchelsea's " officers met with at
Tangier on the ISth of last month.
The letter and narrative enclosed. On going ashoi-e they
were informed that the Alcaide had received orders from the
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Emperor to let the British men-of-war have nothing ^vithont pay-
ing duty for it, not even a drink of water ; to consider them as liis
worst fi-iends, and treat them as ill as possible. In consequence of
these orders the Alcaide cautioned the English Vice-consul to
forbid all persons belongmg to vessels under English colours to take
off the most trifling thing, as theii" being detected in it would
oblige him to seize and send them in chains to the Emperor in
order to provide for his own safety, as the EDp)>?ror akeady sus-
pected him of favouring us too much, and had used him iU on that
account. The Vice-consul also said that orders were daily expected
to seize all the British vessels in that port, ^and that therefore he
intended sending them awaj^, loaded or unloaded, as soon as the
weather woiild permit. The Alcaide himself treated them with
gi-eat civility. The Emperor had ordered that the Spanish men-
of-war and cruisers should be supplied with what necessaries they
wanted, not only duty-free, but without paying anything for them.
G pp. or 'parts of pp.
27 Oct. 1327. Answers to Addresses.
Ireland, His ]\Iajesty's answers to the addresses of the Houses of Lords
^, "^'- ^f^' , and Commons in Ireland. Endorsed, " Sent Oct. 27th." 2 drafts.
No. -29 a, n.
2 2jp.
27 Oct. 1328. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, WeYMOUTH.
V. 436, No. 3.3. Acknowledging the receipt of the letter of the 20th, relative to
the rioters called " cutters," kc. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
29 Oct. 1329. Sir John Fielding to Robert Wood, Esq.
Dom. Geo. III., Reports all to have been quiet in Westminster last night. A
^^r"^].*^'', few single houses were illuminated, in all probability those of jiar-
' ' ' ' ticular friends of Jlr. W.'s. There is a carpenter near St. Clement's
Church that has always distinguished himself on these occasions.
— Bow Street.
Enclosed is the following " Query :" — " Bonfires in the streets of
" London have been attended with very mischievous eflects by
" collecting the mob together in an evening, — a circmnstance never
" to be wished for, particularly at present ; it encourages throwing
" of squibs and fu'ebi-ands, terrifies passengers, frightens horses, and
" seldom a bonfire is made but several lives are lost by these means.
" Bonfires are made on the 5th of November, as well as on other
" public days, before the Admiraltj^ Whitehall, St. James's, <&:c., at
" the public expense. If this was omitted by Government, would
" anybody else make them ? And if they were omitted in general
" would there be any harm ? " 1| pp.
31 Oct. 1330. RoBT. Wood to George Jackson, Esq.
Admiralty Relative to the transjiorts for the troops going to Jersey. — St.
Entry Bk., James's.
176G-S4,p. t)4.
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Mil.Entr
T. 27, p.'
1769.
31 Oct. 1331. The Same to Mk. D'Oyley.
Tlie ships are ready at Portsmouth to receive the detachment
for Jersey. The necessary Order in Council for quartering the
troops in the Island has been given to Mr. Lempriei-e, the Lieut.
Bailift'and Chief Magistrate of the Island.
1 Nov. 1332. Lords of the Admiralty to Lord Viscount Wey-
Admiralty, .MOUTH.
No^isa^b. "^t'nd a copy of a letter from Capt. Tonjni, of H.M.S. " Phrenix,"
giving an account of a salute which he gave to the Fort of Fayal
some months since, when he put into that port, not having been
answered with an equal number of guns ; and of a failure in the
salute given from the fort when he sailed from thence, contrary
to a solemn promise made him by the Portuguese Governor.
The enclosure. 4^ j^p.
1 Nov. 1333. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Irelan.l, In answer to his despatch of the 22nd past. As the King saw
■ ' '^"' ■ ni) disadvantage to the Augmentation from its not being mentioned
in the speech, and as it gave no disappointment on this side, (his
Excellency having had no positive commands on that liead.) it
was needless to take notice of it. His Majesty is glad to find
that the adjournment gives time to submit to his consideration
those points with regard to this object upon which opinions differ,
and in which his Excellency sees matter of so much constitutional
importance that he desires to have directions. Had his Excellency
slidwn a jircfrri'iicc for either of the modes for carrying the Aug«
iiiiiit:iti(in into 'xceution, it would have had great weight here,
but as tlie King finds it necessary to determine upon the lights
transmitted, he ad(3pts the mode which gives his Excellency the
ailvantage of numbers, and which is supported by four respectable
opinions instead of one. Transmits, therefore, His Majesty's
message under his sign manual according to the proi^osed form.
His Excellency's request upon the head of the reduction of the
staff supposes that the Prime Serjeant's mode, viz., a message
fi-om the Lord Lieutenant, will be adopted. If by that any pre-
ference of his Excellency to that mode is to be understood, he is
permitted to adopt it instead of the Kind's ni(-saL:v, tlmuoh it is
thought proper he .should be prepared fii liotli. .■ind in tliatease
his Excellency will mention in his message tlic Kind's determina-
tion to lay down the rule proposed with regai-d to the Irisli staff.
Has entered into this explanation merely with a view to follow
his Excellency's wishes as nearly as he can, and not to confine
his request literally to the terms in which it is expressed ; as his
Excellency will see when told that if he meant to say that such
a declaration from His Majesty is necessary at this time to carry
the measure in whatever mode it is proposed, he may make such
a declaration in whatever shape he shall judge most proper.
As to what his Excellency says of Lord Shannon, Mr. Ponsonby,
and their followers, it is impossible to be more explicit than he
(Lord Wejanouth) lias been in his former letters. Will, there-
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fore, only add that his Excellency has the powers which he desired
to have, that His Majesty is thoroughly persuaded he would not
ask them if he did not think them necessary for his service, and
has not the least doubt but whatever xise he makes of them will
be entirely ]>ointed at that object.
Witli ri'-ard to the peerages and Revenue employments. His
^Majesty (iliserved that if it is ever proper to distinguish in a very
]iarticular manner those who support from those who oppose
Government, it is at this juncture ; but that, in order to mark that
(list incf ion with most advantage to his Excellency's administra-
tion, a connected plan should be formed, in wliich a measm-e of
obvious national utility should be laiil down as the test of faction
His Mnjcsty c<msidors'tlio Augmentation, witli security for 12,000
\au<]. ;i- a jinipcr test uf this matter, and
t a iiinjiiiity "f t]\f •^ciith'men of property
tlieir' own iiiteivst and tlie [lublie good
for tliis measmv. rp.,n tlie soli, I -round
jrsty-s,lisappr..liation as well as his favour,
!■ >aiiii' time, would not only liave a better
co-opnating, but would atlbrd this advan-
disajiprobation would furnish the means
for a mark of favour ; for there seems no doubt but that a proper
resentment of the conduct of enemies will give an opportunity of
gratifying friends. Till this exjiei-iment is tried, is not jjermitted
to say anything to him on the ercation of iiiar(|uesses at ]3resent.
But with regard to the peerages asked foi- in his letters of the 1st,
2nd, 3rd, and 4th of last November, it is now thought a proper
time to grant them to the gentlemen then named, who are now
living, connecting these marks of Royal favour as much as possible
with the ipiestion of Augmentation, — which, as has been ah-eady
said.slimdd draw the distinct line between his Excellency's political
friemls and enemies.
His Lordship considered the powers over the Revenue employ-
ments as includerl in those of placing or displacing the Commis-
sioners, and that the jiowers over the superior im]ily the powers
over the inferior ofhcers, — whether directly from his Excellency, or
throiigli the Board, it matters not. But on this head refers him to
a letter which Sir George Macartney will receive in a few days
from Mr. Brad.shaw.
Adds his own Avarm wishes for his Excellencv's success. A
(Irtift. "Secret." ^l pp.
1 Nov. 1334. The Same to " My Dear Lord" [Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, IrELAND].
.4^6, .' 0.32. ( 'annot let his public despatch go without wishing him succes.s-
fuUy through this critical, and, it is to be lioi)ed, decisive point of
the Augmentation, though the wishes he has expressed of tliis
kind in his " official " require no comment, as they cover nothing of
the Minister. The King has ordered him to say that his Excel-
lency will soon receive a scheme for the staff which will even
exceed the economy of his proposal ; but as this is merely conti-
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ileiitially for his own information, he is to confine himself to the
declaration wliicl, ]„• is authoiised to make in the official. When
this plan is iully di-.'.ted, it shall be transmitted to him that he
may have the satisfaction of g,,ing- beyond the expectation which
he ha^s raised, and that of hi.s own accord, without solicitation.
The King is perfectly satisfied that, whichever of the two modes
shall be adopted for the Augmentation, it will be done in such a
manner as not to indispose the authors of the rejected one.—
Arlington Street. " Private.^' 1 p.
1 Nov. 1335. The Same to the Same.
^''''It!1'-7o^'''' -^^ answer to his letter of the 13th past, upon the subject of the
p. 237.' .seconded officers up.ni tin' iiifantrv iv-immts in Ireland. Those
officei-sareto be in all iv.p.ets upnu tl„- s.,,,,. footing as the officers
seconded upon the seviral r.-Miinits in (ovat Britain.
•2 Nov. 1336. James Am. Lempriere, of London, Merchant, to Eael
Dom. Geo. III., OF AlBEMARLE.
The cause of his country has emboldened him to wi-ite the
enclosed address to his Lordship, under the signature of " Cfesari-
ensis," which (if his Lordship does not forbid it) is intended for
pulihcation in a few days.— Abcluirch Lane. 1 p.
There is no inclosure.
3 Nov. 1337. RoBT. Wood to Mr. Stephens.
Fa'try Bk" , Encloses an extract from a letter of :28 Oct. 17G0 from Mr. Birk-
176.3-84, ' '»<^'ck- [agent to H.M.'s Postmaster General at Marseilles,] toMr Todd
pp. 05, 66. The extract is also entered. It refers to the sinkin- crew of
Englishmen brought in by a French captain to Marseille", and to
his, Mr. Birkbeck's, repeated but unsuccessful applications in
regard to them. He says, " I do not wonder that our nation is
" so badly served and often cheated by those they employ, when so
" little regard is paid to the remonstrances of those who do their
. ''^ duty and would serve their country. The forms of office is the
devil ; for want of proper cave of our seamen there are now within
" these 12 months 1.30 entered into the French service in thi.s one
" port."
3 Nov. 1338. Lord Lieutexaxt of Ireland (Towxshend) to Lord
Ireliind, WeYMOUTH.
Acknowledging the receipt of His Majesty's answers to the
addresses of both Houses of Parliament of Ireland.— Dublin Castle
1 p.
4 Nov. 1339, Ph. Stephens to Robt. Wood, Esq.
Admirahy, ,Sends an extract from a letter from Commodore Proby, dated
No 14 u b, c. ^l^t-' l«t Oct. last, in Gibraltar Bay, relative to the proceedings of
tlie Emperor of Morocco, and enclosing the cojjy of a letter which
lie wrote to his Imperial Majesty.— Admiralty Office.
_ The extract and letter enclosed. In reference to the orders
given by the Emperor to the Governors of his ports, ice. not to
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let H.M.'s ships have any provisions without paying duty for
them, the Commodore does not find that he moans to proceed any
further, and is therefore of opinion (although it is a manifest
breach of treaty) that the Emperor has done it out of resentment,
because H.M.'s ships which have touched at his ports lately have
not taken the quantity of provisions stipulated in Capt. Clevland's
private treaty with Ben Grimo. 4 pp.
8 Nov. 1340. LoKD Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, WeYJIOUTH.
^' ' °- • Acknowledging the receipt of his letter of the 1st inst., relative
to the seconded officers upon H.M.'s regiments of infantry in
Ireland.^ — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
11 Nov. 1341. The Sa3IE to the Same.
Ireland, Transmits the resolution of the House of Lords and the addi-ess
No ^44^!']} c *^^ ^^^^ House of Commons, containing their humble thanks for His
Majesty's most gracious answers to their addresses. — Dublin
Castle.
The enclosiu'es. 3 pju.
12 Nov. 1342, Sheriffs.
Dom. Geo.in., " The names of the sherifis for the three years ending on the
pel. 81, No. 18. „ mon-ow of St. Martin, in the tenth year of the reign of King
" George the Thiixl, and in the year of our Lord 1769 ;" and " The
'• names of those who were nominated for Sheriffs by the Lords of
" the Council at the Exchequer, on the morrow of St. Martin, in
" the ninth year of the reign of King George the Thiid, and in
" the year of our Loi'd 1708." G large 'pj).
14 Nov. 1343. Lord Weymouth to the Marquess of Rockingham.
Dom.EntryBk., Relative to the gang of villains near Halifax, who for some years
V. i.>, ]i ^^^^ have made a practice of diminishing the coin, and of late
years of coining Portugal pieces. The practice had become so
common that it put the merchants under great difficulties with
regard to theii- payments. Prosecutions Avere set on foot last
summer, and by the activity of Mi-. Deighton, supervisor of Excise,
seven or eight of the gang have been taken and committed
to York Castle ; and others of the gang, in revenge, waylaid
Mr. Deighton on the 9th inst. and shot him dead near his own 'house.
A rewai-d of lOOZ., and a pardon to all except the principal offender.s,
have been advertised for the discovery of the murderers. Recom-
mends the matter to his Lordship for .such steps to be taken as
will restore secmity to that part of the country, where some of
the iidialiitants are so much alarmed that they talk of being
obhged to leave it.
[About 1.5] 1344. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to Lord Weymouth.
Nov. Immediately on receipt of his letter of the 1st inst. he convened
Ireland, the Primate, Chancellor, Lord Annaly, the Prime Serjeant, the
V. 436, No. 4.5. Attorney and Solicitor General, Mr. Malone, and the Provost, who.
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upon considei-ing the two modes and the present circnmstances of
atiairs, unanimously agreed that the plan proposed by the Prime
Serjeant ought to be adopted. To this they were induced by a
very extraordinary transaction which passed two days before in
the House of Commons, where Mr. Pery moved that it should be au
instruction to the Committee of Supply to take into consideration
what number of forces are necessary to be maintained within this
kingilom for its defence. Mr. Attorney and Mi: Solicitor General,
the Prime Sergeant, Mr. Malone, and the Provost opposed the
motion strongly and ably ; but the Speaker and Lord Shannon,
joining their numbers to those who are always in opposition, beat
" us " by a majority of thii-ty, both on the question of adjournment
and the main question. Another inducement for preferring the
Prime Seijeant's plan was the word insurrection in the sign
manual, a? infinite ]3ains had been taken heretofore to persuade
mankind that the real object of this measvu-e was against the
Americans ; so it was not doubted but that the most malignant
interpi'etation would be applied to that word at this instant, to
the great prejudice of the measui'c, both in the debate and in the
seditious writings that abound no less in Ireland than in England.
The House, by means of Mr. Pery's motion, bemg ah-eady in pos-
session of the matter, the Prime Serjeant's plan was preferred, as,
had his Excellency sent the King's message, they could not prevent
its being followed by an Act of Parliament, which was thought
less disrespectful in such case than in that of the Lord Lieutenant's
message.
When this point was settled, he sent for Lord Shainiou and the
Speaker, and communicated to them this plan, and de.sired their
support. Neither of them thought proper, to give any answer at
that time ; and though this is the fourth day, they have made no
declaration of their intentions. During this suspense thought it
highly necessaiy to summon that larger meeting of the King's
servants usually consulted before the communication of a matter
of such importance, that the friends of Government might not
apprehend that it turned upon the decision of Loid Shannon and
Mr. Ponsonby alone. They were present,' but did not intimate
their intentions. Will not pretend to conjecture why they are so
long collecting the opinions of a set of gentlemen whom they can
at other times call to a question in ten minutes, as it might be
very little to their honour in point of decency, propriety, or good
disposition. The Duke of Leinster, on Sir George Macartney being
sent to him to ask his assistance upon the present plan, expressed
his disapprobation of any augmentation whatsoever at this time in
pretty plain terms, and two days after sent his son to Sir George
Macartney to say that he fontinued unalterable in his sentiments
on that head.
Thus matters stand at present with regard to those powers.
As to the measure itself has no doiibt of being able to carry it
through, though every attempt will be made to render it as little
as possible the g}-acious act of the Cro\\Ti, and as much as jjossible
to mark the power of a prevailing part}-. During the course of
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this business he will have great reliance on the abilities and
services of the persons mentioned in the first part of his letter.
Proposes to send his message on Thursday next.
P.S. — Since writing the above the Speaker and Lord Shannon
called on him while he was abroad, Avith a plan of their own for
the Augmentation. "Will see them to-morrow, and endeavour to
do the best for the King's service. — Dublin Castle. "Private."
3 pp. _
[This letter is not dated with the day of the month. It was,
hoM'ever, received on the 20th, and letters apj^ear to have taken
about five or six days to come from Dublin to London.]
20 Nov. 1345. The Same to the Same.
Ireiar.a, Transmits an address from the House of Lords to the King, in
No Vo'i'to a answer to his, the Lord Lieutenant's, message to their Lordships
relative to the Augmentation ; a copy of their address to himself,
and his answer ; and a copy of the address of the House of Com-
mons to himself, presented this day, with his answer.— Dublin
Castle.
The enclosures. 7 pp. or jiaris vf pp. .
21 Nov. 1346. Lords of the Admiralty to the Same.
Admiralty, Send a copy of a letter from Capt. Sjiry, late Commander-in-
N,riVa'^.,-. ^'l''''*' 0*' H.M.'s ships, fee, in the Ab'dit.Tiam.an, dated 20 Sept.
last, giving an account that some n\' {]\r jietty officers of the
" Jersey " having been detected at Cadiz in attempting to convey
a (piantity of money on board a merchant ship in the baj', were
oarrieil to prison by order of the Governor, and that he was not
alile to procure their enlargement before he left that port ; and
also copies of papers that came therewith.
The enclosures, — which, having been also sent direct to the
Secretary of State bv Connnodure Spry, are calendared under
20 Sept., the date of liis letter, (i(i j>p. or ports of pp.
21 Nov. 1347. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
iivbna, Same.
No'4: Iv'to u. Cives a detailed account of the circumstances of the dis,solution
of the last Parliament of Ireland, and the meeting of the new one,
and of the two Bills tran.smitted to England as the causes for
calling the new Parliament, viz., tlic <j)i!:iiificati()n Bill and a short
Money Bill. The former was read tlic lir^t day of the Session in
both Houses without oiiposition ; but tlie short Money Bill, on
account of a resolution of the House precluding a Monej^ Bill
from being read until the report from the Committee of Accounts
was received by the House, was not read until this day, when,
upon a motion for its being read a second time to-morrow morning,
it i)assed in the negative, 87 to 08. A motion then was made that
the Bill should be totally rejected, which, after a long debate, was
carried in the affirmative, d-i to 71. And the opposition, not con-
tented with this victory, resolved that the said Bill is rejected
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because it did not tal-ce its rise in the House of Commons, as will
he seen by the enclosed extract of the minutes. These extra-
ordinary proceedings are not to be paralleled in the history of this
country from the year 1496, the era of Poyning's Law, down to the
present time, except in 1G92 under the Government of Lmd Sydney,
when the House of Commons determine
in the same manner. Their conduct
unwarrantable, ainl so c<iiitiar\ t.> thai
in which Lvlaud thm ,st 1 ail. I ^till ^t;ii
days after thcii- ivjcction of thrvhuit M.
prorogued them for six mouths.
Encloses a copy of the whole transaction taken from the journals
of the time, with a copy of the protest on the occasion, and an
extract from the opinion of all the judges in this kingdom to
whom the consideration of that point was referred. Lord Sydney
prorogued them on his o^ti authority and without waiting for
orders from the other side. His conduct was approved, and the
same Parliament was never sufiered to reassemble. Wishing to
do nothing without the most mature deliberation and the most
explicit directions, he would not venture in the present circum-
stances of the time to adopt upon the instant Lord Sydney's
conduct. Thought it best to take no public notice of it, but to
let the proceedings of Parliament go on in their usual course, and
immediately to transmit a narrative of the fact and await His
Majesty's commands. The Duke of Leinster, Lord Shannon, and
the Speaker, who all supported Government upon this question in
17C1, by a majority of 147 to 37, deserted it on the present occasion,
and unanimously concurred to defeat the measure. To-morrow
the Committee of Supply meet, and will probably gTant the usual
supply, subject, however, to the Parliamentary grants as usual,
which absorb a very large ])art of it. The Augmentation will
probably be provided for in the new Loan Bill which they will
substitute for that just now rejected.
Cannot presume to advise His Majesty whether to prorogue,
dissolve, or continue this Parliament. Their conduct hitherto has
pretty well unmasked their real sentiments, and shown they mean
to acknowledge as little as possible the supeiiority of the mother
country. In case of a prorogation or dissolution, should imagine
that a thorough reform should be made in most of the offices in
this kingdom, and that the true Mends of Government, whose
cajiacity and integrity he has experienced, should be brought into
His ^lajesty's service according to a plan which he will transmit
as soon as he knows the King's sentiments upon the proceedings
• of this daj-. The Duke of Leinster has declared his hostility to
everything either coming from or connected with the present
Administration in England. Does not see how English Government
can ever with any degree of safety repose the least confidence in
Lord Shannon and Mr. Ponsonby. On sendmg for them a few
days since to consult them, as being in high office, relative to the
restraining of the money grants, he received for answer that they
begged to lie excused irom coming to the Castle because their
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attoiiilance there had occasioned many i-oiiorts which they thought
very injurious to their reputation.
Thinks lie may carry tlie Augmentation pretty nearly according
to the Prime Serjeant's plan, yet has no explicit answer or promise
of support in that measure either from Lord Shannon oi- the
Speaker, although he communicated it to them as early as possible
and called on them for their assistance. Such conduct as theirs
he would despise as a ]n'ivate man, but when marked towards
His Majesty's representative it becomes an object of serious con-
sideration. The constant plan of these men of power is to possess
tlie (lovernment of this coimtry, and to lower the authority of
Euglisli Government, which must in the end destroy that depen-
dence which this kingdom has on Great Britain.
P.S. — At this time there are several connnittees sitting who
have come to very intemperate re8i:)lutions relative to pensions
and other matters which are not yet reported to the House.
Ought also to mention that " we " had the most hearty assistance
in this great constitutional question from Mr. Malone, the Prime
Serjeant, Attorney and Solicitor General, and the Provost ; but
from the number of elections pending, and the non-attendance of
some of its friends, Government has not yet had an opportimity
of exerting its full strength. — Dublin Castle. " Most secret."
The enclosures. 22 pp. or parts o/ pp.
22 Nov. 1348. The Same to the Same.
Irelaud, Tliought it extremely necessary that his " seci'et " of last night
^' ' "■ ''■ should be followed by Mr. Allen, a member of Parliament here,
a man of great knowledge of the state of the revenue of this king-
dom, in whom great confidence may be placed. He is capable of
giving very satisfaetury information of the extent as well as abuses
of the finances ..>1' tlii< l^inL;(lom, from Avhence a judgment may be,
formed hiiw tar the circumstances of this kingdom Avill enable
His Majesty to support the necessary civil and military establish-
ment in case he shall judge proper to prorogue or dissolve Parlia-
ment.
Expresses the warm sense with which he received his, Lord
Weymouth's, most fi-iendly communication in his last private letter
of His Majesty's intentions upon the Augmentation, and his Lord-
ship's own good wishes for his Excellency's success.
Would be happy if he Avere able to give more ample assurances
of a prospi'iiius is^n(.' to that important business; but, however
convinced thi -rm ral srnsi- of mankind here apjiears of the ne-
cessity of till' nirasinv, anil at the same time jienetrated with
His Majesty's gracious condescension, yet against £he powers of
Mr. Pi )nsonby anil Lord Shannon and the terrors of their dominion
his Excellency will undertake to answer for no event, although
lie thinks that upon such ground they cannot carry a majority
against Government, and they therefore will not contend it.
P.S. — Thinks it right not to lose Mr. Allen's assistance upon the
Augmentation, and the moment that is over he shaU set out. —
Dublin Castle. 3^ pp.
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23 N<jv. 1349. r'oMJioDORE Prohy to the Same.
Admiralty, Has ruccivcil liis Irttev of 15 Sept. relative to the sendincf of a
y. io9,No.40. ^jgg^ ,.y ^]^^, |/,,,|„,,.^^ ,,|- Russia into the Mediterranean.^ Will
obey His ilaji^tys c-..iiiiiiauds as to strict neutrality contained
therein. — [H.M.S.] " Peialn-oke " in Gibraltar Baj*. If jW-
24 Nov. 1350. Eaiil of Kochfoud to the Lords of Trade.
Dom. EntryBk., Transmits an extract of a letter from Sir Joseph Yorke,
V. 24, p. 221. jj jil/s Ambassador at the Hague, and copies and translations of its
enclosures, (viz., the answer of the Dutch West India Company
to the memorial he presented in consequence of their Lordslu]is'
letter of 27 July last, enclosing the copy of a letter from the
Governor of Cape Coast Castle to the Company of Merchants
trading to Africa,) for their Lordships' observations on the same,
as a foundation for such new instructions as it may be necessary
to give Sir Joseph Yorke on the sixbject. Adds copies of his
(Lord Rochford's) letter of 4 Aug. to the Ambassador, of the
memorial presented by him in consequence of it, and an extract
from the letter which His Majesty has ai)})ro\-ed of his Lordship's
^vl-itulg to him for the present.
24 Nov. 1351. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, WeYMOUTH.
V. 436, No. 53. -jyjg^y ^^^j. ^p^^ q^q measure of the Augmentation as now secure
after the carrying of the three resolutions relative to it in the
Committee of Supply. Though Lord Shannon and Mr. Ponsonby
are supposed to have supported and did indeed by many of their
friends support this question, yet they either did not or could not
bring the same number to assist Govei'ument on this occasion that
they had brought to oppose it on every other during this Session.
Mr. Long-field, one of Lord Shannon's members, spoke violently
and voted against the Augmentation, and aU Lord Loftus's fi'iends,
who are nearly related to Mr. Ponsonby and hitherto considered
as under his influence, opposed it with their whole strength, as
did the Duke of Leinster's following. This measure, founded on
the security of an Irish Act of Parliament, as well as His Majesty's
gracious condescension, became so popular that Lord Shannon and
Mr. Ponsonby did not dare openly to go agamst it, and therefoi-e,
though they gave his Excellency no assurances on that head,
made a merit with the public and supported in some measm-e what
they had not in their power to defeat.
A militia scheme for 5,000 men has been proposed in Parliament
here. It will cost the public about 20,000^. in the two years.
Government not opposmg this measure had the good effect of
bringing* the country gentlemen to its assistance in restraining the
money grants, which this day in Committee have been brought
down to 60,000?., — a point of the utmost consequence, as that aiticle
in last Session amounted to 120,000?., and if not defeated woidd
have arisen to twice that sum in this Session, to judge by the
petitions.
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If His ]\Iajesty think fit, so soon as such Money Bills as shall
lie approved are returned here and passed, to prorogue the Par-
liament, and to remove the gentlemen who have so ill answered
the trust and confidence which the English Government hath
rejiosed in them, and to put ntlins uioir able and attached in their
room, has no doubt but that li^lniv the next Session everything
may be so settled that H.M.'s ( :(j\riiiment wdU be quiet and easy
tor the future. Must say that the rejection of the Money Bill on
Tuesday last by the first servants of the CroAvn is a most serious
consideration and calls for some signal mark of His Majesty's
disajiprobation. — Dublin Castle.
2.5 Nov. 1352. Sir George Macartney to the Same.
Ireland, Is -but this moment (half-past eleven o'clock) come from the
Ni.^ ju^i ' ii House of Commons. Encloses a copy of three resolutions which
Government carried in the Coimnittee of Supply to-day, the first
Ijy a majority of 175 to .51, the second by IGS to -53, and the third
without a division. — Dublin Castle.
The enclosure. The resolutions atfirm the necessity of 1-2,000
men being kept in Ireland, and of the augmentation of the army
to 1-5,235 men. 2^ jjp.
25 Nov. 1353. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to [the
Ireland, SaME],
v.4:iG,No. r.4. A letter to introduce ^Ir. Allen, the gentleman mentioned in his
former letter as mtv caiiable of giving information with I'egard
to the revenues cif tiiis kingdom.
ihist inform His Majesty of the true zeal and most efficacious
su}iport which Lord Clare has " expressed " for his service here.
^^'ould greatly fail were he to omit the most honourable mention
of Lord Clare's comluct. — Dublin Castle. 3^)^'.
28 Nov. 1354. L(_ird "WEYiiouTii to the Lords of the Treasury.
Trea^i.i'.iitiyBk., Relative to a memorial and other papers in the matter of the
'^'';,'. i'-'' expenses incurred by the Ea.st India Company in the expedition to
''■ ""' ' Manilla in 1702, several of the articles of which the Lords of the
Treasury conceive great doubts aliout, as to whether they ought
to be made good to the Company liy the public. No matters of
account between their Lordships and the East India Company
having ever been communicated to him, it is impossible for him to
state this matter to the King with the necessary precision.
Returns, therefore, the papers to their Board, where this business
has hitherto been transacted, and where alone it can be brought
into tliat form in which it may be proper to lay it before the
King.
29 Nov. 1355. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, [WeY.AIOUTH].
V. 4.3G, No. ,yj. ^^^1^^ j^j. 1^;^ patronage to Col. Fraser, his Excellency's first
aidr-ili-camii In iv, who lias served with no small reputation on
srxcial ncra~i.iii> ill the late war. Col. Gi-sbourne, the present
C^)uaitei' ilastLi General in Ireland, has greatly declined in his
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liCcaltli, and there is little prolialiility tliat he -will be able to take
the field on any emergency. He is otherwise a good officer, well
acquainted with this country, and a man of very considerable
abilities in Parliament, and a most able speaker, wherein he has
done the Crown no small service. The office of Quarter Master
General, like several others of the first importance in this kingdom,
has, through the influence of party and the former distress of
H.M.'s affairs here, unhappily become an object of sale, and it is
indeed highly necessary that it should be redeemed from this
situation, as well as those of First Engineer and Judge Advocate
General, upon which he will trouble his Lordship another day. If
His Majesty would bestow Fort William on Col. Gisbourne, and
appoint Col. Fraser, who will make up the difference to the former,
to succeed here as Quarter blaster General, this office Avill be
executed by one who will jiursue his service independent of all
private interests and party jobs. — Dublin Castle. 4 j^ip.
C> to 30 Nov. 1356. Place of Exe( utk ix.
])oni.EntryBk., Entries of documents relative to the place of execution of the
oo6-'i58 *-^^'° cutters, D'Oyle and Valline, Avho were sentenced to death. It
being thought advisable that they should be executed in Spital-
fields, where the outrages had been committed, the Attorney
General's opinion was asked whether, since thei'e had been no
order of the Court before which they were tried for their execution
in an unusual place, as in the case of the coalheavers, such an
order could be afterwards made, and if it could, in what manner.
He replied that the Recorder of London might, liy his warrant,
direct that the execution should take place in Sjutalfields, and
that His Majesty might, by his sign manual, signify his pleasure
to the Recorder for this pui-pose. A wai'rant was accordingly
sent, but the Sheriffs of Middlesex, Messrs. Townsend and Saw-
bridge, on receiving the Recorder's order, petitioned His Majesty
to respite the execution, in order tliat their doubts, whether they
ought not to look to the sentence of the Court for their warrant and
not to the Recorder, should be settled. It was, therefore, respited
for a week, and the Shei-ifl's were directed to submit to His
Majesty the opinions on which their doubts had arisen. The
Attorney General then a second time stated his opinion that the
sentence of the Court not specifying the time and place of
execution, they were left to be ascertained by the warrant of the
Recorder.
As requested, the Sheriffs transmitted a stati>ment of the
reasons on which their doubts were foimdeil, and tlie opinion of
Serjeant Glynne, with the case wliich they had sulimitted to him,
and requested either tliat the sentence of the Court should be
executed at the usual place, or that for any variation they might
have the sanction of the Judges. These papers were sent to the
Attorney and Solicitor General for their consideration, with direc-
tions to report as to the pro]ier mode of laying the matter before
the Judges, and to draw up such a .state of the case as they .should
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think necessary in order to have the Judges' opinion. They
accordingly transmitted a case to be laid before the Judges through
the hands and by the intervention of the Lord Chancellor. This
was clone ; and the opinion of the Judges was that the time and
place of execution were in law no part of the judgment, and
that the Eecorder's warrant was a lawful authority to the Sheriffs
as to the time and place of executing the two convicts. The Lord
('haneellor transmitting this opinion, informed Lord Weymouth
that the next regular step to take would be to take the King's
plcasiu'e whether he would respite the execution any further ; if
he did not, it would then take place when the respite was expired.
Lord Camden also enclosed a letter to himself, received from the
Sheriffs, in which they objected both to the case and the question as
submitted to the Judges. He said that he did not see much weight
in their objections, but suggested, nevertheless, the propriety of
submitting the letter to the Attorney General.
The King's pleasure being taken as to any further respite of
the execution, his answer was given in the negative ; and the
Lord C'liaiu-illitr. the Recorder, and the Sheriff of Middlesex were
intunihd 'if till' loult. The Lord Chancellor, in his reply to Lord
Wr\iii(iuth. cxiirrssrd a wish that a copy of the Judges' opinion
had" been sent as he desired to the Sheritis, as he had promised
that if they were dissatisfied with that opinion and would state
their own case, it should he considered, if it appeared that there
was any material defect in the ease l3cfr)re stated. He said he was
afraid that they would complain that they had had no opportunity
fif stating their objections, the King's pleasure having been taken
bridle til' y liad seen the opinion. But he mentioned this only as a
biciieii, iirrlia}is, in point of decorum, being clearly of opinion that
no further case ought to be put to the Judges, as he would be
ready to declare whenever called upon. He advised, however, that
when the King's pleasure was signified to the Sheriffs it should
be accompanied with a copy of the opinion, and information where
they might inspect the original.
"" Theletters which passed between the Lord Chancellor and
" the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, and between the Sheriffs
" and the Secretary of State," relative to this affair, are to be
found at length in the Appendix to the Chronicle of the Annual
Ecc/idcr for 17G9, p. 181. The papers from the entries of which
the precedmg narrative has been drawn are the following : —
(J Nov. Attorne}' General's report.
S „ Warrant to the Recorder for the execution near the
place where the offence was committed.
„ Petition of the Sheriffs to the King.
1 4- „ Letter fi-om Lord Weymouth to the Sheriffs.
„ „ 'Attorney General's report,
Letter from the Same to Lord Wepuouth.
lii „ Do. from the Sheriffs to the Same, and (enclosed) the
case submitted to Mr. Serjeant Glynne, and his
opinion thereon.
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17G9.
19 Nov.
•2i Nov.
2G „
29 „
30 „
Lord Weymouth to the Attorney and Solicitor
General.
Report from Attorney and Solicitor General and
(enclosed) the case to lie submitted to the Judges.
Lord Chancellor Camden to Lord Weymouth, and
(enclosed) the Report of the Judges and the case
sulniiittcd to them.
Sherirts r.l' Mi-ldlrsox to the Lord Chancellor.
Lord WcyiiHHitli to the Same.
The Ldvii ( 'liaiKvllr,!- to Lord Weymouth.
Lord Weymouth to the Recorder.
The Same to Sheriffs of Middlesex.
30 Nov. 1357. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, As to that part of his Excellency's most secret letter of the 21st,
'.436, No. .61. ^hich stated that the Money Bill is rejected because it did not
take its rise in the House of Commons, it was too weighty for him
to venture to advise the King. His Excellency's letter being
therefore commimicated to such of his servants as His Majesty
thought proper to consult, they are unanimously of opinion that
His Majesty should direct his Excellency to prorogue the Parlia-
ment for two or three months, and that he (Lord Townshend)
.shoidd enter his protest as Lord Sydney did in 1692, following
his example as far as the two cases agree. The only consideration
therefore for which his Excellency is at liberty to postpone the
prorogation is in ease that the circumstances of Ireland should not
be such as to enable His Majesty to suppoii the necessaiy civil
and military establishments by any management which his Excel-
lency (who is the only competent judge of this matter) can devise
and think practicable. Asks him to communicate immediately
the steps taken on this despatch, and to send the plan which he
said he had to submit in case of the prorogation or dissolution of
the Parliament. A draft, o j)^).
SO Nov. 1358. Answer to Address.
irelanfl.^^ Tlie King's answer to the address of the House of Lords [of
■eland]. " Sent Nov. 30th, 1769." i p.
30 Nov.
Ii-el. Entry Bk.,
1761-70, p. 241.
King's Let. Bk.,
Ireland,
176.5-7G.
I'P- -'-'■'^-■'■
1 Dec.
Admiralty,
V. 159, No. 3'J.
1359. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Enclosing His Majesty's answer to the address of the House of
Lords, transmitted the 20th inst.
The answer is entered.
1360. Co;mmodore R. Spry to Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Sends the accounts of his disbursements in the execution of
H.M.'s instructions relative to the afi'airs of Morocco and Alo-iers.
Asks for payment of the lialance due. — London.
" The thi-ee accounts referred to were sent to the Treasury,
" and no copies kept, Dec. 5th." — Margin.
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1769.
9 Oct. to 1361. Riots in Jersey.
3 Dec. 4 serirs (if letters, vtc. relative to the riots in the Island of
Channellslands, Jersey (ill the I'stli Se]iteiiilier, on whicli day (7 b) a large body
No'Vat'oz of ]ieo]ili.' fi-diii the iiei^hlKiurino- parishes assembled at the town
and an to jj. of St. H(.-liei-, Sdiiie iif whoin afterwards declared that they had
able heads to aid tlieiii, and, beiiie- ariiied with clubs or bludgeons,
entered H.^I.'s ( 'ourt House when the Lieut. Governor (Col.
Thomas Ball), the Lieut. Bailly (Mr. Charles Lempriere), and
Jurats, with others H.M.'s officers, were proceeding to open the
Chief Pleas of the King's Court of Heritage, and telling them that
as the mob ruled in England they would also govern in the
I.sland, extorted from them by threats of violence several most
extraordinary Acts, highly derogatory to His Majesty's royal
autlmrity, and tending to the annihilation of part of the King's
rights and revenues in the Island, as was done by the rioters in
17-")<>. These Acts the rioters forced the Lieutenant Governor and
the Lieutenant r.ailly and Jurats with tlie King's Procurenr to
sign and cause to be published. Tlieyal-o obliged them to release
a prisoner who had been committed for a contemptuous and
threatening behaviour towai-ds the Deputy ^"iscount in the
execution of his office in regard to the examination of the public
weights and measures ; and after they had compelled them to
grant an Act to re]>eal the King's Order in Council, by which
Mr. Nicolas Fiot had been condemned to make his submission
to the Royal Court in Jersey and to clear his contempt, they
further proposed that this Fiot should be made constable of the
town parish, and that 'Mv. John Dnrell, Avho was then constable,
should be electeil a Jurat; but "no Act was made of this last
demand." After having been kept confined in tlie Court House
for near five hours in continual a]iprehensi(in of falling a sacrifice
to the fury of the eura-cd nndtitnde, a number of them having
gone out in the market place to hear the puVilication of the Acts
they had extorted, they (the Lieut. Gc»s-ernor, ice.) at last found
means to retire, though with much difficulty, a great part of
the rioters still remaining to obstruct their passage, keeping
the doors shut, insulting them, and even offering to lay violent
hands on some of them. The rioters continued to assemble, and
to disperse anonymous and threatening papers, and to threaten
new deiii.'uids. Such of the magistridi^ ;i- iisuallj' resided in
the countiy. tn-etlier with the Deputy X'i^conut, took refuge in
H.M.'s castle Klizabeth, ap]irelieiiding th('y were in danger of
being drauged by the populace I'lmii their .several habitations to
the Conrt House, and considering the small number of the troops
in the Island (about 200 feeble invalids, 7 gl and the large number
of the rioters (though the last were greatly inferior to the better
sort of well-disposed persons who ^\•ere a-wcd by them). There
they waited for a fair wind to embark for England as requested
by the States, in order to lay the state of affairs before His
Majesty in Council, and to give Lord Albemarle, the Governor-
in-C.'hief, more iiarticular information. Copies of the Acts which
the rioters extorted, kc. (7 c and d) are among the papers. Col.
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Ball applied to Lord Barring-ton (7 f) for 200 rcgnlar troops, as
(7 g) it was not thought prudent to raise the militia, iho rioters
composing a part of it, and being consequently posM'sscd d' tin -
arms, and flattering themselves that they would be joiinil li\- Mjiue
of the Newfoundland sailors, who were daily exiiected home
to the number of 1,200 or 1,500 men.
In a letter of the 9th Oct. (7 e), Mr. Charles Lempriere, on
account of the injurious insinuations made in the pubbc news-
j)apers in England against the Royal jurisdiction of Jersey in
regard to their proceedings touching the exportation of corn out of
the Island, explains to Lord Albemarle that the States of the
Island, considering the great quantity of corn there was there,
and in order to encourage agricultm-e as the only means of pre-
venting a scarcity, permitted, by their Act of the 29th of August,
the exportation of corn from the Island, free importation from all
parts being at the same time allowed ; but that the Act had not,
when Mr. Lempriere wi'ote, been carried into execution by the
usual and regular publications. He further relates the circum-
stances of a riot which occurred on account of a baker, who had
a quantity of old wheat unsold which he had bought from the
King's receiver, attempting to ship it in a vessel at the pier of
St. Helier. It was firmly believed that at tlic time the riot happened
there was in the Island a sufficient quantity nf ci.ini to sustain the
inhabitants for a whole year at the least, brsi<lrs the liberty of a
free importation from all paiis. In 17G.5 a great quantity of corn
was permitted to be daily imported from France into the Island
and sold, the wheat at about 3^■. id. per bushel Winchester measure,
and the barley at Is. 8d. per bushel ; when the King's Receiver,
fiiiding it difficult to dispose of the King's wheat remaining
upon his hands, (which was of the best quality, and in which
consisted the principal part of the Governor's revenue,) attempted
to export a quantity to England ; but the then Commander-in-
chief took upon himself, without the knowledge or privity of the
civil magistrate, and by his own authority, to stop the vessel on
board of which the corn had been laden, and issued his orders
forbidding the exportation of corn out of the Island, doing this upon
the complaint of some of the inhabitants of St. Helier. Further,
though it had been expressly provided by an Act of the States
of the Island in 1097 that no corn should be imported whilst the
price of wheat did not exceed 30 sols the half bushel, and the
other corn in proportion, and notwithstanding the great dis-
advantages agTiculture was reduced to by the great number of
hands yearly employed in the Newfoundland fishery, yet the
Royal Coiu-t had not thought proper to forbid the importation of
corn, nor did the Receiver of the King's revenue demand it in 176-5,
when corn was sold under the price fixed by the said Act of the
States forbidding the inqiortation.
By the ISth ( let. Mr. ( 'harles Lempriere and two of the Jurats
(Messrs. Le Hardy and Pijion, 7 ee) had arrived in England (7 e) ;
and, in consequence of their representations, five companies of the
Royals (7 y) were finally embarked at Southampton under the
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1769.
command of Col. Bentinck (7 hh), and arrived in Jersey, part on
the 13th of Nov., and part a few days later (7 ii), Mi-. Lempriere
having preceded them (7 hh). Previously, however, the latter had
stated (7 n) for himself and the other magistrates that they could
not think of resuming their functions before eflectual measures
had been taken for their futiu-e security, for the better ^^reservation
of the public peace of the Island, and for the support of His
Majesty's authority. He also intimated a desire that their con-
duct should be enquired into, they being accoiintable to His
Majesty and the Lords of the Privy Council for their proceedings,
as the extravagant attack made upon them by the " intoxicated
and deluded populace " might be considered as the consequence
of the clamorous and factious proceedings carried on and en-
couraged for some time past against the King's civil jurisdiction
in Jersey, and of their having been stigmatised in the public
papers in England as tyrants and oppressors. On the 24th Oct.
His Majesty's pleasure was signified to Mr. Lempriere (7 y) that he
should return to Jersey to resume the functions of his office under
the military protection granted at his and the Lieutenant Governor's
request, and take the proper method of making such declaration
as His Majesty in Council should make for annulling and erasing
the Acts extorted, and then proceed to an enquiry into the authors
and gi-ounds of the distm-bances, declaring at the same time his
readiness to receive and transmit for His Majesty's information all
petitions and complaints with regard to supposed grievances, which
should be properly and legally presented. At the same time,
Mr. Lempriere was informed that the King was satisfied with his
conduct, and with that of Lieutenant Governor Ball. Before leaving
England, on the 2nd Nov. (7 e e) the Lieut. Bailly requested
Lord Weymouth's interposition in order that the two Jurats,
Messrs. Le Hardy and Pipon, who served that office at their own
expense, might have the charges of their voyage to England
defrayed. In the same letter he intimates that it would tend to
the King's service, and to the preservation of the public peace in
Jersey, "that persons of a factious disposition should not be
" appointed to fiU up vacant places in the Royal Court, and contraiy
" to the approbation of the person who executed the office of Chief
" Magistrate." The Governor-in-chief Lord Albemarle, offered (7 s)
to go himself over to Jersey, but was mformed by Lord Wey-
mouth (7 w) that the King dispensed with that attendance, being
of opinion that the force sent would be sufficient to restore legal
authority.
Among these papei-s is one unsigned, but dated Jersey, 30 Oct.
1769, (7 d d) headed, " Quseres for your Lordship's information."
It charges the Lieutenant Bailly and his brother with exporting
corn for the five years past, knowing the Island did not produce a
sufficiency for more than six or eight months at most, and of holding
back the corn from market ; whereby, as well as from the exportation
and monopoly of the bakers, the corn rents (yearly determined by the
market price) had risen to an exorbitant price. The wi'iter also
asks why the corn of the King or Governor's revenue (which was
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1769.
by far the greatest part of the produce of the Island) was not
brought to market, but sold to the bakers at an advanced price, by
which means tlie assizi.^ of bread was either out of the reach of the
poor, or the Ijread so liad as to afibrd no nourishment ? and why
the assize of bread had been totally neglected for many years ?
and fui'ther why an Act was made some weeks before to enable the
bakers to export the remaining corn which they had thus mono-
polized, notwithstanding that the inhabitants of the town were dis-
tressed, not knowing where to get corn ; and the baker who sup-
plied the garrison obliged to have recourse to France and England
in consequence of a royal permission to import, the King's Receiver
having refused to sell him corn ? and why this baker (an English-
man) was refused a licence when Frenchmen were allowed to follow
their- trade without reserve ? In this paper it is stated that the
people on the 28th Sept., however desperate, were particularly
attentive to the promise to hm-t no man, which they had made
the Lieutenant Govei'nor in the morning, and that they retired out
of town before it was dark without committing the least outrage :
that they did not offer the least insult to the Lieutenant Bailly,
who, with his wife behind him {en trousse), returned home that
evening ; or to the Procureur his brother, or to any of the Jurats,
who also returned that evening to their respective houses in
ditierent parts of the Island, and there remained unmolested till
the 1st of October, when the Lieutenant Bailly, the Procureur, and
three Jurats were seized with a panic, and tied to the Castle for
pretended security, but in fact to make the thing appear of greater
consequence to the Government, and forward their demands : that
it was certain that not the least insult had been offered to their
houses or any ]iart of their property, and that everything had
been and remained quiet in the country. The price of provisions
was considerably lowered since that day. His Lordship was also
assured that any gentleman with proper authority from England,
and versed in the language, would restore everything to proper
order without troops, or any expense to Government.
[Mr. Lempriere's account of the spirit of the people would appear
to be different.] On the 2nd Nov. from Southampton (7 ee) he
wrote that he had received information iVdin .lriv,-y that some of
the rioters continued to threaten the undi'i-fannrrs of the King's
revenues. On his arrival in Jersey he says (7 hh) he foimd that
it had been given out that no prosecutions were to be carried
on against the persons concerned in the riot, and that none of the
jirincipal ones were to be apprehended and committed to prison,
]3ut that the magistrates had only directions to take volimtary
informations, and transmit the same. He could not tell what
effect this report might have had, but the spirit of disobedience
and resistance to H.M.'s civil government in the Island, infused in
numbers of the lower class by persons who had clamoured against
the Royal jurisdiction, was not extinguished ; but, on the contrary,
some of the rioters continued to show a mutinous disposition, and
threatened that if the Acts extorted were repealed, they would
pay a visit to the houses of the magistrates, especially of those
who had gone to England to make representations. He says that
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they might be at a loss liow to proceed in Ccise of any fresh assaults,
as, by the Order in Council directing them to take voluntary infor-
mations upon oath in regard to the rioters (none of whom Avero
ordered to be apprehended), the powers vested in the jurisdiction
of the Island for apprehending and punishing all offenders, except
in cases reserved to the Royal cogTiizance, seemed to be suspended.
He expressed the fear that as the common people were addicted
to drunkenness, from the gi-eat plenty and cheapness of liquors,
and were very ignorant of religion, it would be diiBcult to bring
them to a due sense of their duty to Government, which had been
declining in Jersey since the riot in 1730, when no exemplary
punishments Avere made of any of the persons concerned.
After the arrival of the troops (7 i i) a meeting of the Royal
Couii was held, when the Orders in Council on the occasion of the
riots Avere directed to be registered and published. The States were
also assembled, and the necessary mdi-rs given, in the presence of
Col. Bentinck, for settling tlif tidnjis in proper barracks. The
magistrates declined apprehending ■•uid committing the known
chief actors amongst the rioters until liirtlicr orders, notwithstand-
ing a clause in the charter of their ]iiivilrgrs granted in the reign
of Henry VII. Mr. Lempriere representrd tlu- necessity of enact-
ing proper laws to deter daring persons from attacking, at the
secret instigation of others, the King's Ministers of Justice in the
Island, Avho Avere far from being in a state of absolute security, from
the continuance of the threats against them, from the mutinous
disj^osition continuing to subsist, and from a reigning spirit of
disobedience and resistance to the King's ciAdl government among
some of the inliabitants. Mr. Lempriere attributes the interrup-
tion of the peace and tranquillity Avhich the Island enjoyed for 1-5
years while he acted as Lieutenant Bailly under the late Earl
Granville to the infusion, by some factious and jealous persons, of
a spirit of disrespect in some of the lower class toAvards their
superiors, notwithstanding that none of the inhaljitants had had any
just cause of complaint, either from opjiression or for the want of
the most impartial justice. During the length of time he had
officiated as Chief Magistrate, three or four sentences only of the
Royal Court had been reversed upon appeals to the King in Council.
He speaks highly of the zeal and abilities of Col. Bentinck.
The last letter among these pa]iers is dated the 3rd Dec, at
Avhich time the orders made by the States of the Island for quieting
the inhabitants had not had the desired effect ; but, on the con-
trary, greater confusion had ensued, and the spirit of disobedience
seemed rather to have increased from the insinuations made by
the " enemies to the public peace " that these orders had proceeded
from fear. The rioters were rmder great consternation on the return
of the magistrates from England, from the apprehension that orders
had been brought for their seizure and committal to prison. But
this not being the case, they continued their nocturnal and tumul-
tuous assemblies and threatening proceedings, Avhile forcing persons
to sign petitions. The ]>ul)lieati(in of H.M.'s Orders in Council
had not induced the inhabitants to retiun to a sense of their duty,
<Mid it Avas apprehended that the threats given out Avould pre-
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vent persons from making voluntary affidavits, notwithstanding
the offer of a reward. Col. Bentinck continued with indefatigable
attention to exert his zealous endeavours to promote the King's
service, and to support the authority of the King's jurisdiction ;
and the arduous task in that respect lay chiefly upon him. The
militia was called out at liis request, and he purposed to deliver to
them a spirited speech suitable to the circumstances of the times.
In consequence of the threats given out against him and the other
gentlemen who went to England, the Lieutenant Bailly was
obliged to leave his usual place of residence upon his estate in the
country after having for 19 years supported with great troxible
and expense the King's authority, and promoted his interest and
the welfare of his subjects in various ways.
[A continuation of these papers will be found amongst those of
the next year.] The papers above described consist of the follow-
ing letters, kc. : —
9 Oct. — Mr. Charles Lempriere to Lord Weymouth.
„ „ Do. to Earl of Albemarle (1).
„ „ Copies of the Acts extorted by the rioters, &c.
„ „ Mr. Charles Lempriere to Earl of Albemarle (2).
„ „ Col. Thomas Ball to Lord Barrington.
,, „ Do. to Earl of Albemarle.
„ „ Do. to Lord Weymouth. (Copy of a pro-
clamation enclosed.)
13 „ Mr. Philip Lempriere to the Earl of Albemarle.
IS „ Mr. Charles Lempriere to Eraser, Esq.
„ „ Lord Weymouth to Lord Barrington. (A draft.)
19 „ Mr. C. D'Oyley to Lord Weymouth.
„ „ Mr. C. Lempriere to Do. {Copy.)
20 „ to the Lords of the Admiralty. {A draft)
to Secretary-at-War. {A draft.)
„ „ to Lord Albemarle. {A draft.)
21 „ Mr. Philip Stephens to Robt. Wood, Esq.
„ „ Lord Albemarle to Lord Weymouth.
„ „ Draft to Sir John Moore, Commander-in-chief of
H.M.'s ships at Portsmoixth.
Lord Weymouth to the Secretary-at-War. {A draft.)
23 „ Sir John Moore to Lord Weymouth.
2-i „ Lord Weymouth to Lord Albemarle. (A draft.)
„ „ Do. to Lieut. Gov. Ball. (A draft.)
„ „ Do. to Mr. Lempriere. {A draft.)
„ „ Mr. Stephens to Robt. Wood, Esq.
„ „ to Mr. Stephens. (A draft.)
„ Mr. Stephens to Robt. Wood, Esq.
2.5 „ Mr. Robt. Wood to Mr. Stephens. (.4 draff.)
30 „ " Quasres for your Lordship's information."
2 Nov. — Mr. Charles Lempriere to Lord Weymouth.
4 „ Lord Barrington to Mr. Wood, and list of papers.
13 „ Mr. Charles Lempriere to Lord Weymouth.
23 „ Do. to Do.
3 Dee. Do. to Do.
SG pp. or parts of pp.
534
CALENDAR OF
17(30.
4 Dec.
Dom.EntryBk.,
V. 25, p. 224.
4 Dec.
Ireland,
5 Dec.
Treas.EntryBk.,
1763-75, p. 253.
5 Dec.
Treas.EntryBk.,
1763-75, p. 253.
1362. Lord Weymouth to the Earl of Northington.
Did not fail to send his lettei* giving a very alarming account
of the danger which threatens of having the distemper among
honied cattle spread in this Island, to the Lord President, and has
since spoken to his Lordship on the subject. Every step shall be
taken that can be thought of to prevent so gi-eat a misfortune.
1363. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Weyjiouth.
Foiu- letters of this date : —
1. Aeknowlegding the receipt of His Majesty's answer to the
address of the House of Lords. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
2. Also the most secret despatch of the 30th, which did not
arrive here tiU three o'clock this afternoon. As it contains
matters of the highest importance, requests liis Lordship's patience
for a day or two. 1 'p.
3. Enclosing a printed copy of the scheme for the military
establishment of Ireland, which was laid before the House of
Commons, with a copy of the resolutions of the Committee of Supply
specifying the simis necessary for defrajang the expense of the
proposed Augmentation. Adds explanations.
The enclosures ;— among which is bound up an abstract made in
England of the Lord Lieutenant's letters of the 4th and 6th Dec, and
of Sir George Macartney's of the 7th. i)\ pp. and 4 2)p- of print.
4. Explaining the delay in the transmittal of the two Money
Bills. 1 2^-
1364. Lord Weymouth to the Lords of the Treasury.
Enclosing a letter from Lord Rockingham, and the answer to be
sent to it, and desiring the King's commands with regard to those
parts which are m then- department. It relates to the practice of
clijiping and coining.
1365. The Sajnie to the Same.
Enclosing papers received from Commodore Spry, late Com-
mander-in-chief of H.M.'s ships, &c. in the Mediterranean, stating
the several purposes to which the moneys paid to him have been
applied in the execution of H.M.'s mstructions relative to the
affaii's of Morocco and Algiers, and requesting the payment of the
balance due to him.
" Memorandum. — The papers enclosed were the originals."
GDec.
Ireland,
V. 436,
Nos. 60, 61.
1366. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Weymouth.
Two letters of this date ; the second marked " Most private."
The following is the abstract of them mentioned under letters of
4 Dec. above.
1. " Two Money Bills. The supply difiers from last in the
" admeasm-em* of the barrel, making the gallon 272| cub. inch.
" instead of 2l7y~; the Is. addition now laid on all writing or
" printing paper imported, except British, without limiting the
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" value ; 12,839^. 4s. is granted to support a militia of 5,661 men,
" and 7,992/. to clothe 5,328 of this militia ;— the whole of the grants
" in this Bill less than last by 17,606/,. Os. OH. The Loan Bill
" augments the troops to 3,235 ; if the supply proves insufficient
" to raise and clothe and pay them, the L'l L* may borrow at
" 4 p. c* 100,0001'. The surplus of aids and duties, when they
amount to 30,000?., to go toW^s paym* of the principal sums
I jrrowed ; the former Act limited the surplus to 5,000/. Pro-
" vision is made for paying Si p. c* int. on the 30,000/. borrowed
" by Ld L* last year. In other respects this Bill is the same with
" the last Loan Bill."
2. " The new measure of the barrel will produce great loss to
" the revenue, in proportion of 217 and 272. This was done with
" a view to sink the hereditary revenue ; was hard fought';
" carried by the Speaker's casting voice, 93 to 92, on a re-commit-
" ment. The descriptive words each gallon containing 272 cubicctl
" inches and \ of a citbieal inch sho*! not be suffered to remain
" in the Bill, the' by altering the Bill we run the risk of its
" being rejected." 8f 2yp-
7 Dec. 1367. Sir George Macartney to Mr. .
Ireland, Encloses, in order to be laid before Lord Weymouth, two repre-
No ^6-^ a to f sentations from Mr. Ponsonby and the other Commissioners of the
Revenue, relative to the gauging of the beer and ale barrels, received
by the Lord Lieutenant since signing his private letter of yestei"-
day's date. — Dublin Castle.
The enclosures, consisting of two letters from Sir George
Macartney referring the matter of the gauging of the ale barrel
to the Commissioners of Revenue ; their replies of the 4th and
6th Dec. respectively ; and the representation from Mr. Ponsonby.
The Commissioners state their inability to form an opinion as to
the consequences of the experiment. Mi-. Ponsonby, after entering
into the question of law, says that, considering the question in a
prudential light, it would be advisable to try the experiment of
reducing the ale gaUon to 217 cubic inches. By the accounts of
the excise on beer and ale, the brewery appears to be in a state of
gxadual decay ; one cause of which is that the duties on a barrel
of corn brewed into ale, are nearly double the duties on the same
quantity distilled into whiskey. This, with the frauds in the dis-
tillery, gives such an advantage and encouragement to that trade as
threaten the brewery with ruin. The malt liquor of the town is
scarcely drinkable, and some effort seems to be necessary to recover
it. A rivalship between persons of the same tmde always subsists ;
and if the brewers improve their beer orale, it will greatly increase
the consumption ; for it is notorious that in the county of Wexford,
and other counties where the beer is of a good quality, no other
liquor is drunk by the commonalty. Should success attend this
experiment so as to diminish the consumption of whiskey, the
advantage in the health, morals, and industry of the people would
fully compensate to the nation for a loss upon the revenue, —
which, no doubt, would be made good some other way.
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S Dec. 1368. Lobd Lieutexaxt of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, WeYMOUTH.
x/ct^!' b ^^ I'eply to his despatch of the 30tli past, relative to the rejected
Money Bill. Since the receipt of it, his whole attention has been
directed to procure the most exact information, whether by any
management the necessary expenses of the civil and military
establishments could be supported by the hereditary revenue
alone. Has had several conversations with Mr. Clements, who this
day delivered the enclosed paper containing tlie state of the
hereditary revenue for one year, ending at Lady Day 1769, and the
necessary rmavoidable expenses of Government, as well as of the
payments, which may be postj^oned even for such a leng-th of time
as two years (as once happened within Mr. Clements' memory) ;
by all which it "\^^1I be seen that iji one year only there would be
a deficiency of 34,514?. to discharge the necessary imavoidable
demands of Government. It is possible that the deficiency would
lie supplied by the rise of the hereditary revenue ; for as the
duties are principally laid on articles of which the hereditary
revenue consists, df the additional duties are taken oft', it would
not then be worth any man's while to smuggle, or brew or distil
clandestinely, and the commodities discharged of those duties would,
perhaps, become much cheaper, the consumption greatly increase,
and the hereditary revenue rise very considerably. But this being
eventual only, and not depending upon any management of his
Excellency's, and as at the end of any given time there must
remain a considerable sum unsatisfied, which will accumulate and
increase, and which never can be paid out of the hereditary revenue
as it now stands, he, the Lord Lieutenant, caimot take upon himself
to say that the necessary expenses of H.M.'s civil and military
establishments can be supported for the ensuing year without the
additional duties. It appears by Mr. Clements' paper, that if these
duties are not granted the debt of the kingdom will yearly
increase by the sum of 2G1,174Z. ; and if the Parliament should not
at their next meeting return to a sense of their duty, and discharge
those arrears, his Excellency can suggest no method of dealing
them unless very great reductions be made in the civil and military
establishments, or that Great Britain shall take upon herself the
payment of the outstanding debt. Whatever may be the increase
in the hereditary revenue by the great influx of goods upon taking
oft" the additional duties, it is not at all improbable that that
circumstance may in the end operate very much to its detriment ;
for the merchants wUl import such great quantities of all sorts of
merchandize as will stock the market, and consequently reduce to
the lowest ebb the revenue arising to the Crown upon imports for
many years to come. In the exercise of his discretion his Excel-
lency wiU therefore postpone the prorogation of the Parliament
until hearing fui-ther from him. Lord Weymouth ; but will, the
beginning of next week, go to the House of Lords, and make a
speech to both Houses, and enter his protest,' jmrsuant to His
Majesty's commands, folloAving the example of Lord Sydney, as
far as the two cases agree.
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If His Majesty rejects or passes the usual Bill of Supply and
the Loan Bills which have been transmitted, then will be the time,
in his Excellency's opinion, for the prorogation. And though it
may happen that in the interval between the protest and the
prorogation the intemperance and ill humour of the House of
Commons may break out into all manner of excesses, he will, with
the utmost readiness and jileasure, obey His Majesty's commands
Avithout regarding any i)ersonalities aimed at himself in the
execution of his duty.— DubHn Castle. " Most secret."
Mr. Clements' paper enclosed. 6h 'pp-
9 Dec. 1369, Loud Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
1761^0 " -Ma" . Encloses a copy of a letter from the Secretary-at-War. Gives
''''•" ■ directions as to the payment of the G4th and Goth Regiments, &c.
20 March 1370. Forts, &c. in Africa.
, }^ A paper, endorsed " Engineers," containing a precis of letters, fcc.
-iJyc. between the above dates, relative to the survey, &c. of the forts
^T\ N™'2T'' ^^^^ settlements on the coast of Africa, which the House of
A.-, io. .. Commons, in an address to His Majesty, desired might be made.
Most of the letters have been described under their respective
dates. The chief engineer employed on the service was Lieut.
Sam. Beardsley. The expedition ended in the death of the four
engmeers and twelve of the company of the " Weazle," the sloop
employed on the service. ':>{ pp.
11 Dec. 1371. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Irelauil, WeYMOUTH.
No.^'satod. His intention was to have gone to Parliament to-morrow, and
entered his protest ; but as he thought he could not conceal the step
he was about to take from His Majesty's servants here, whom he
has constantly consulted, he convened them together this morning at
the Castle, and informed them of it. They expressed the greatest
concern at the situation which the proceedings of the 21st of last
month had Hung H.M.'s affairs and this country into, and the
unhappy event that had brought it on, and earnestly represented
that if it were His Majesty's fixed resolution that his Excellency
should enter his protest against that vote, it ought immediately to
be followed by a prorogation; for that if there should be any
interval lietween the protest and the prorogation, and the House
of Commons should be suffered to meet again before they were
prorogued, their ill-humour would break out into all manner of
excesses in vindication of their own measure, and other matters
perhaps equally detrimental to the public service. Upon his
asking whether this intemperance might not be prevented by his
sending them a message by his Secretary, immediately after making
his speech, to adjourn for ten days or a fortnight, they all de°
clared it to be their opinion that the House would not adjourn
until they had gratified their resentment to the utmost, as they
would conclude the protest to be the forerunner of a dissolution
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aixl that his Excellency would proliably be soon compelled to
prorogue it by proclamation after the mischief was done.
Much was urged by these gentlemen concerning the insufficiency
of the hei'editary revenue to support the expenses of Government,
and of the great distresses which would arise if payments from the
Treasury should not be made as punctually as usual. They were
all unwilling that the hereditary revenue should be thought
sufficient, and therefore said everything that could prevent the
experiment being tried.
For these reasons, and the representations they have signed, which
he entreats may be laid before the King, he has ventm-ed to defer
for the present entering his protest. Nothing should induce him
to presume one moment to hesitate upon his orders, but a prospect
of taking with him the opinion and support of the ablest and
best subjects His Majesty has in the kingdom, — men whose ser-
vices have been experienced at the most critical times under his
jDredecessors, and also during his own endeavours against H.M.'s
other more powerful servants in 02:>position.
Transmits, for correction, the speech and protest which the
Chancellor di'ew up for him, and which he intended to have
made.
P.S. — The Lord Chancellor also requested him to postpone the
protest, but desired leave to offer his reasons in a separate paper,
which shall be sent by to-morrow's post. Enclosed is a copy of
the paper which his Excellency read to the King's servants in the
morning. — Dublin Castle. " Most secret."
The several enclosures mentioned above. 19 jjp. or parts of irp.
12 Dec. 1372. Liverpool.
Dom. Geo. III., " The protest of the town of Liverpool against the j^etition now
P'''' ''''^""*' " solliciting in the said town, desiring His Majesty for certain
" reasons to dissolve the present Parliament." Two skins, that
containing most of the signatwres having been detached from the
larger skin.
13 Dec. 1373. Lords of the Admiralty to Lord Viscount Wey-
Admiralty, MOUTH.
^ Send copies of two letters from Capt, Proby, Commander-in-
chief of H.M.'s sliips, &c. in the Mediterranean, dated the 24th
and 25th of last month, at Gibraltar ; the former giving an account
of some umbrage taken by the Commander-in-chief of the Spanish
camp at Gibraltar, at a xebeck of that nation, which was found at
anchor near an Algerine vessel within reach of the guns of the fort,
having been obliged to depart from that situation ; and the other
giving an account of the proceedings of the Emperor of Morocco's
cruisers ; and copies of two letters from Mr. Consul Popham at
Tetuan on that subject.
The enclosures. Some Enghsh vessels (41 d) were visited by
one of the Emperor's cruisers, and treated well, nothing being
taken from them ; by which it appears that the Emperor did not
intend to commit hostilities. Most of his cruisers are retm'ned
No,
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into difierent ports, where it is probable they will bo laid up for
the winter. Mr. Popham fancies the late armament was intended
to exercise the people. 13 pp. or parts of pp.
13 Dec. 1374. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, Two di'afts of this date, both marked " Duplicate by Eussel
Nos es^'U through Scotland."
1. Acknowledging the receipt of letter of the 4th, enclosing a
printed copy of the scheme of the military establishment of Ireland,
&c. Approving of his not having contested the variation fi-om the
scheme proposed, which would have met with warm opposition, and
might have endangered the whole. 1-t p'P-
2. Acknowledging also letters of the 4th and Gth inst., together
with the two Money Bills. His Majesty in Coimcil having this
day approved them with such small variation in one of them as
cannot endanger it, they are transmitted to Ireland by Capt.
Brown, who will set out this evening. If pp.
13 Dec. 1375. Robt. Wood to Sir George Macartney.
Ireland, Acknowledging the receipt of his letter of the 7th inst., &c.
v. 436, No. 05. o o r '
13 Dec. 1376. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, WeYMOUTH.
nJ 70 a' b. Sends a paper delivered by the Lord Chancellor, containing his
reasons for concm-ring with the other servants of the Crown in
requesting and advising his Excellency to postpone his protest. —
Dublin Castle.
The enclosure. His Lordship assigns eight reasons, which sum-
marily amount to these : — that the Lord Lieutenant would lie
acting according to the true spirit of liis instructions in delaying
to make his protest imtil he shoidd also be able to prorogue ; that
this delay woidd probably only be for a few days, and that if the
protest were entered, as first proposed, it would be followed by
proceedings which would necessitate a hasty prorogation, or would
occasion the loss of the Money Bills ; that the precedent of Lord
Sj'cbiey warranted a delay, which would not diminish the eflect of
the protest ; and that if the two Money Bills shoidd not be saved,
His Majesty as to the protest would be under no worse circum-
stances, but possibly in better, as, if the Commons should reject one
or both of the Money Bills, they might possibly be considered a.s
the persons responsible, and not His Majesty or his Chief Governor
or other servants. 4i pp.
14 Dec. 1377. The Sajie to the Same.
Ireland, Transmits the resolution of the House of Lords containing their
No 7-^^a b humble thanks for His Majesty's answer to their address of the
"■ " ' ■ ISth November.— Dublin Castle.
The resolution enclosed. 2 pp.
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15 Dec. 1378. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Relative to the subsi.stence, Szc. of the C4th and G5th Regiments
v.43G,^o.73. of Foot.— Dublin Castle. 1^, pp.
1.5 Dee. 1379. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Irelanii, ^ In reply to his most secret despatch of the 8th, enclosing Mr. Cle-
"• ' ' "■ '■ ment's paper. His Majesty approves the time which his Excellency
suggests for the prorogation. He is, therefore, to prorogue the
Parliament for two or three months after the Bills which are sent
over from this are passed, if he has lost all hopes of people
returning to their temper. But if there is reason to expect that, by
delaying this measure till after the recess, it might give some
gentlemen an opportunity of cooler deliberation, and bring them
back to their duty, he is permitted to postpone the prorogation
for that time. A draft. 1^ 2^p.
17 Dec. 1380. Journeymen Weavers.
Dom. Entry 15k., Letters from the Earl of Rochford to the JIagistrates named
"^'oy-is below, enclosing a copy of a printed handbill, in which the journey-
men weavers were desired to meet on the Monday following in
Moorfields, and proceed to St. James's to present a petition to
His Majesty about the three convicts under sentence of death ;
and desiring them to take the necessary precautions to preserve
the peace, &c. in their respective jurisdictions. The Magistrates
were : —
Sir Robert Darling, ~\ r^ t>- • •
Mr. Justice Wilmot,)^^^^'"- ^''^''''^''■
S^K.ncer Colepepper, E,ci.,l^.^ j^.^,.^.^^^^
John Hawkins, Esq., J •'
Mr. Justice Girdler, Holborn Division.
Sir John Fielding, Westminster.
The Lord Mayor.
A cop3' of the handbill itself is entered on p. 213.
17 Dec. 1381. Lord Weymouth to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Ireland, In rejily to his letter of the 11th inst. His Majesty approves
V. 430, No. 09. the opinion of his servants consulted upon that occasion; that it
will be more conformable to precedent in Lord S3'dney's time to
p(_istpone the protest till after the Royal assent given to the two
Supply Bills now sent to Ireland. He is therefore immediately
after to enter his protest, and prorogue the Parliament for two or
three months. 1 ^).
28 Sept. 1382. Disturbances among the Weavers in Spitalfields.
to 18 Dec. Letters and papers relative to the proceedings of the " ckeadful
Dom. Geo. III., banditti, called cutters of the looms, in Spitalfields" (23a),
pel. SI, ^^^^ j-j-jg steps taken by the magistrates and others for the sup-
pression of the disturbances, &c.
On the 28th Sept. Sir John Fielding informed Mr. Wood (22 a)
that they had obtained the long wished-for inibrmation on oath
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against the cutters, and tliat three of them ^vere in custody witli
positive evidence against them, and the parties bound over to
prosecute. But the manufacturers, ]irosecutors, and witnesses
being so temfied that he thought they deserved public protection,
and the offence being a public one, he advised that tlir pr, ,si_.cutions
should be carried on at the pubHc expense, a ivwaid (.H'civd by
Government, and two companies of the Guards ,,uart.iv.l in the
public-houses in Spitalfields. The Treasury undertook the pro-
secution (22 c), and offered a reward in the Gazette.
_ For the future prevention of these outrages. Sir John stated
his opinion (22 a) that an Act of Parliament, giving a clearer
authority to the magistrates to settle the wages between these
manufacturers and their journeymen, would alone suffice. He
thought they were already empowered by law to do it and
related how that, in order to bring it to bear, he had got the
masters and journeymen mutually to settle the prices of their
respective works, which they brought in a book signed and agreed
to, and then had recommended them mutually ^o petition the
session at Hicks's Hall to establish by law tlf j.'ii.vs s., a-ivol to •
but how that, the magistrates there ditt'erin- in npini.H'i Tis to the
Act of Parliament, this matter had been untnrtuiiat. ly dftrati'd
On Saturday afternoon, the 30th September, a papJr M'as brouo-ht
to_ the magistrates at Bow Street by a manufacturer (22 o-) con-
taining a demand from " the Conquering and Bold Defiance " of
4s. j,er loom, to be paid that evening at the Dolphin, in Spitalfields-
upon which the landlord was summoned to appear at Bow Street'
ihis he neglected to do, and information having been received
aljout 8 o'clock that the " cutters " were at the Dolphin to receive
contributions, a warrant was granted by Mr. Kelynge and Mr
VV right (22 f ) to search the house, and attempted to be i>ut into
execution by Mr. Wright and a party of constables and soldiers
Ihe " cutters '' (22 g) fired on the peace officers, and kiUed a soldier
at the foot of the stairs, and afterwards fired promiscuously out
ot the windows and down the stairs upon the soldiers, who under
the direction of the civil power, fired at them. But the arms of
the soldiers were not loaded, nor ordered to be loaded till the
"cutters" had fired several times upon the peace officers, and
upon the magistrate himself, Avho was on the staii-s desirino- them
to surrender. Most of the " cutters " made their escape, luit four
were taken, upon one of whom several papers were found. Upon
this (22 f). Sir John Fielding recommended the immediate quarter-
ing of troops in Spitalfields. ^
On the 14th Oct. (22 i). Sir Robert Darling was able to report
tliat the riots and disturbances were gradually aliatin.r in conse
quence of the steps taken by him and three brother magistrates
of the division, viz.. Messrs. Joseph Newsom, David Wilmot, and
Burford Camper, who all exerbd tlunisclvcs in great danger, and
with unwearied pains and dilig, ncr. Th..s. magistrates assembled
the_ petty constables, and requi.vd tl,,. assistance of troops. Upon
their recommendation Messrs. Chauvet and Co., and about 1.50 of
the otlicr master weavers, accommodated the officers at their
542 CALENDAR OF
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expense with everything they ^yanted, and provided for each
soldier, from the Three Tun Tavern, the value of ninepence a day
in proper food. The magistrates sat up several nights, in order
to put the law immediately into execution against the persons
seized by the petty constables in the different houses of resort,
and fi-equently went themselves to suspected houses, and foimd
several persons concealed, whom they caused to be apprehended,
though armed ^vith swords, pistols, &c. They also summoned all
the victuallers in and about Spitalfields to attend them on several
days, and required from them all the information in their power,
and forbad them, on pain of losing their licence and being pro-
secuted, to entertain any person or body of these men, and in case
any such should assemble to give immediate notice. These steps
were found, as stated above, to have answered in a great measure
the salutary ends intended.
Messrs. Townshend and Sawbridge, the Sherifls, being understood
(22 j) to be very active in stirring up an opinion that the troops
were improperly sent to Spitalfields, upon Sir John Fielding's
suggestion, a letter was written (dated 12 Oct.) to Sir Rt. Darling.
Sir John afterwards met the Sheriffs by aj^pointment (Bellas, and,
he Ijelieved, Parson Home, being present), and explained to them
the whole of the Spitalfields aft'air ; and vSir John's opinion being
that the Sheriifs meant to make the public believe that the master
weavers, under the protection of the troops, were oppressing the
poor workmen, to guard against that, letters were written, by
Lord Weymouth's direction, to Sir Rt. Darling and lli-. Chauvet.
[There are no copies of these letters among this collection of papers.]
On the 30th Oct. Su- R. Darling reported fi-om Mile End (22 k)
that the master weavers seemed quite disposed to pay tlie journey-
men their full price, and that, to prevent complaints on either side,
tbey hail appointed a committee to hear all complaints, and settle
any difierence that might happen. Also that the inliabitants of
that part of the to^vn (even a great many of those who had before
been attached to the Sheriffs' party) seemed well satisfied and
thankful to Government for its interposition, and, instead of being
dissatisfied, were very happy with the presence of the troops ;
while the conduct of the Sherifls (who were gi'eatly interposing
on behalf of the two convicts) was considered by all sorts of people
as totally inconsistent. The Sherifls, or one of them, applied to
each of the four magistrates separately, to discover their private
sentiments, but always received for answer that, as the business
was planned and executed by them jointly, they could not think
themselves at liberty to have any private conversation singly with
them. Mr. Sherifl' Townshend applied to Mr. Newsom, but the
magistrate was indisposed, and he went away seemingly not very
well pleased.
Although things seemed quiet. Sir R. Darling recommended that
the troops should be continued till His Majesty's pleasm-e was
known with regard to the convicts.
After the execution of the convicts [which took place in Spital-
fields] on the 6th Dec, the house of Lewis Chauvet, Esq., was
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 543
1769.
broken into, and much damage done (22 m). His Majesty offered
a reward of 501. and a pardon to any accomplice on the conviction
of the offenders. On the 18th Dec. (22 n), Sir John Fielding was
able to send a most satisfactory account of the quiet state of the
journeymen weavers.
These papers consist of the following letters, &c. : —
28 Sept.— Sir John Fielding to Mr. Wood.
30 „ The Same to the Same.
30 „ Mr. Grey Cooper to .
After Sept. — Printed paper containing a resolution by tlie master
weavers, Sir John Fielding's advertisement, and a
letter fi'om a weaver to the journeymen weavers.
1 Oct. — Ml'. Justice Wilmot to Lord Weymouth.
1 „ Sir John Fielding to Mr. Wood, and information given
by Justice Wright.
2 „ Sir John Fielding and Mr. Wright to Mi-. Wood.
14 „ Sir Rt. Darling to Lord Weymouth.
16 „ Precis of a letter from St. James's.
30 „ Sir R. Darling to Lord Weymouth.
6 Nov. — Attorney General's report as to the place of execution.
Before 13 Dec. — Draft of an advertisement.
18 Dec. — Su- John Fielding to Mr. Wood.
22 2)p- or parts of pp. of MS. and one of print.
18 Dec. 1383. Lord Rochford to Sir John Fielding.
Dom.EntryBk., Returns thanks for the activity of those justices this day, of
pp. 214-16. whose names he has sent a list, which his Lordship will not fail to
lay before His Majesty. Is pleased that they intend to continue
the same vigilance to-morrow.
Letters to similar effect also to iFcsMs. Darling and Newsom,
Wilmot andCamper, and Hawkins. ( 'oh jM'ppfi', and Keeling, with
a postscript that three of the jourinyiiicn weavers who had before
been with Sir John Fielding had been with his Lordship, and in a
very decent manner put their petitions into his hands.
18 Dec. 1384. Lord Lieuten.\nt of Ireland (Towxshend) to Lord
Ireland, WeYMOUTH.
"' ' ' °' ' • Received tliis day his letter of the 13th inst., with the two
Money Bills. Thanks him for the very great despatch which has
been given to them. — Dublin Castle. 1 p.
20 Dec. 1385. Parliament.
Dom. Gen. III., Petition of the mayor, bailiffs, and Ijurgesses of Berwick-upon-
pc . 81, 0. 20. 'p.^ygg,-]^ praying for a dissolution of the Parliament, &c. Presented
20 Dec. 1 large sheet.
21 Dec. 1386. Clerks of the Cheque to the Messengers (P. Sharpe
Dom. Geo. III., and Thomas Chetham) to S. Porten, Esq.
pcL81,No.21. -r, , . , ,. ,
Relative to the neglect of the Messengers to carry in their
Iiills of service ; point out the probable reason, &c. — Whitehall
1 ^>- ,
544 CALENDAR OF
1769.
20, 21, & 23 1387. Junius.
I^^c. Lqi-jJ Weymouth to the Attorney and Solicitor General. Encloses
Law Officers a letter, signed "Junius," published in the Public Advertiser of
^KC'-Oo ^'^"^ 19th inst., for their opinion whether it does not contain
pp. 155-8. matter highly criminal in tlie eye of the law, and whether the
Avritrr, puViIisher, and printer are not liable to a legal prosecu-
tion.—Dated 20 Dec.
The report. They are of opinion that it is a most daring,
scandalous, seditious, and dangei'ous libel, and that the WTiter,
printer, and publisher are giulty of a very high misdemeanor, and
may be prosecuted by indictment or information in the name of
the Attorney General. The most proper method of proceeding
Avould be by information. — Dated 21 Dec.
Airother letter from Lord Weymouth, dated the 2.3rd, directing
them to commence a prosecution accordingly.
23 Dec. 1388. Observations of the Astronomer Royal.
Admiralty, Report of the Advocate, Attorney, and Solicitor General upon
pel. io8,No. 16. ^|_^^ jggg^j measures to be taken for the recovery, for the use of the
public, of the observations made by the late Dr. Bradley during
the time he was Astronomer Royal, which, having been given by
]\Iisi-;. Bradley after her father's decease to her rmcle Mr. Samuel
Peach, are now in his possession. They are of opuiion that the
proper remedy for bringing His Majesty's right to these papers to a
decision, and for recovering them, is by an information in the name
of H.M.'s Attorney General in the Court of Exchequer. 1| y)p.
23 Dec. 1389. Ph. Stephens to Robt. Wood, Esq,
Admiralty, Scuds, agi'eeably to request, copies of every paper in this office
^, '"'l'-\^^; . relative to the affair of Lieut. Smith's dismissal in the year
1728-9, except one from Ca]it. Graves, whieh In- lias not been able
to find, but for which he has order(_<l tlir iixist diligent search to
be made, and wliich he will send on in case it be found. — Admi-
ralty.
Tlie enclosures. The cause of Lieut. Smith's dismissal was that
he had exceeded his instructions in compelling a French man-of-
war to strike her pendant in passing the English ship at Plymouth,
and replying to the salute wdiich she made to the Fort. 23 2^2^-
23 Dec. 1390. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to Lord
Ireland, WeYJIOUTH.
'-t^.^.' -Q Three letters of this date, containing recommendations for changes
at the Board of the Privy Council and office of Master General of
the Ordnance in Ireland, and for advancements to peerages. — See
the "Most secret " letter of this date bclou:
23 Dec. 1391. The Same to the Sajie.
Ireland, Representing how necessary it is to displace Mr. Ponsonby from
■ ■'3^' ^'°- "^- the head of the Revenue Board. Does not see how English
Government in Ireland is likely ever to see a favourable issue to
those important points upon which the maintenance of the authority
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of the Crown of Great Britain depends, whilst this gentleman holds
his present power, and as he will, from the moment he expects a
dissolution of this Parliament, canvass for the chair in a succeeding
Sessions (as he did in the last for the present) with the whole
power of his ofBce, he should bo immediately prevented. The
friends likewise of Lord Lanesborough voted against the Money
Bill, and in eveiy interesting question during the last and pre-
sent Session divided against Government, and are avoAvedly con-
nected with Mr. Ponsonby's party. Lord Lanesborough and his
friends have the highest obligation to the Crown ; Mr. Champneys
having been placed upon the establishment for 1,000?. per annum
to open a seat for his Lordship at the Revenue Board. Would,
therefore, in the room of Mr. Ponsonby and Lord Lanesborough,
recommend John Beresford, Esq., and Sir William Osbourne, Bart.
The first is a very respectable character in the kingdom, and
brother to the Earl of Tyrone ; the other, a very able member of
Parliament and of good knowledge in revenue matters, and very
capable of promoting an imjirovement of the revenue. To make
the hereditary revenue and the additional duties produce what
they ought, one or two members of the Board should be English-
men, always resident in Ireland, regularly bred in the revenue of
England, men of sense, S2)irit, and honour, if such could be pre-
vailed ujjon to undertake an office of this jkind ; men in whom
English Government could confide for discharging their duty
themselves, for preventing others from abusing theirs, and for
acting entirely in concert with H.M.'s Chief Governor. Room
might easily be made for one or more such by negociating with
Lord Dmigannon, Mr. Burke, or Mr. Boyle, or by giving pensions
to Mr. Jones or Mr. Milbank.
Must recommend also that Lord Shannon be removed from the
office of Master General of the Ordnance, and that Lord Drogheda,
who well deserves it, should be appointed in his place. Would
likewise recommend a change in the infeiior boards, where several
of the officers belonging to them have treated H.M.'s service very
lightly and ungi-atefully, preferring the following of a pai-ty to
the support of the King's Government. They can, therefore, well
make room for such as stood in the breach at the most critical
hour. Proposes, therefore, with His Majesty's approbation, to
appoint Mr. Staples to be one of the Commissioners of the Barrack
Board in the room of Lord Loftus, who received great favours from
Government when he stood in need of them, and has attacked it
with equal ingTatitude and insolence since his better fortune.
Mr. Staples is brother-in-law to Mr. Conolly, who has been from
principle a most strenuous supporter of the Augmentation, and
a firm friend to Government upon the most; trying occasions.
Mr. Langriche, another member of that Board as well as collector
of Kilkenny, should be removed from both these offices, and his
place at the Barrack Board conferred on Mr. Featherstone, a
member of Parliament, well connected, who always supports
Government. Mr. Magill, another Commissioner of this Board,
who has made his fortune under Government, having, in the calcu-
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lation transmitted by his Excellency, promised to come into Par-
liament, but disappointed him, should be succeeded by Mr. Gamble,
a brother-in-law of the Provost's. It is a common trick in this
kingdom for peo])le, the moment they have obtained a good thing
from Government through one Lord Lieutenant, to take the earliest
occasion of quitting Parliament under his successor; by which
means the intention of obliging them is defeated, and the influence
of Government become as feeble as at this period. Mankind
should he convinced that this is no longer to be the case. Must
also recommend Charles Lambert, Esq., meml^er of Parliament, and
heir to a very considerable estate in Ireland, to be appointed
Surveyor General of the Eevenue of Leinster, in the room of
Mr. Tattenham, who has been a constant opponent of Government.
Henry Gore, Esq., brother of Lord Annaly, should succeed Mr. WU-
liam Ponsonby, the Speaker's son, as Examinator of the Customs.
Is persuaded that he need not repeat diow much Lord Annaly
deserves this mark of favour to his family. Mr. Francis Pierpoint
Burton, member for the county of Clare, a very worthy man,
who came over this Session to support Government at the hazard
of his life, deserves some mark of favour ; but Ijoing extremely
infirm, and incapable of attending the duties of any office, his
Excellency hopes His Majesty will grant him a pension of 5001. per
annum on the civil establishment, either in his own name or in
that of any friend whom he chooses to hold it in trust for him.
Has the less regret in proposing pensions, because by the absentee
tax and by deaths the country actually pays in pensions 8,000Z. per
annum less than it did when he came to the Government. Besides,
in a few years a very considerable number of pensions will fall in.
Has, in his official letter to the Lords of the Treasmy, recommended
that the pension of my Lord Meath, who has a very large fortune,
and is, with his two sons and all his connexions, in strong oppo-
sition, as also that of Lady Loftus, wife of Lord Loftus, (the one of
5001. and the other of 2001. per annum,) should be discontinued.
Kecommends the establishment of a Board of Accounts. The public
accounts are now audited by the Chancellor and the Barons of the
Exchequer. It would be more for the service of His Majesty and the
revenue if they were audited by three commissioners particularly
appointed for that purpose at a salary of 500^. per annum. This is
little more than the present expense, which in the last two years
amounted to near 2,000/. If the scheme is approved of, recom-
mends Mr. Charles O'Hara, Mr. Thomas Allan, lately sent over to
England, and " another person," who are all well skilled in matters
of this kind, to be commissioners. Will send over in a few posts
a draft of such a commission. It is a thing which has been long-
wanted and nmch desired here, has often been recommended by
his predecessors, and Avill open a very favourable opportunity of
attaching gentlemen of a very useful turn in Parliament.
Has long since represented that the principal share of the power
and influence of those parties in Ireland which have so long
embarrassed Government is owing to the favour as well as the
forbearance of the Crown, under which they liave been cherished ;
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whilst, hy a constant pvivato understanding with those who are
its declared opponent^, tliry have imiforiidy distressci 1 one Ijord
Lieutenant, and compi niiiiM'.] with another ; always -aiiiiii- soinr-
thurg for themselves, and paring away the authority anil reputation
of English government until it hath scarce any grounil left
to stand upon. His Majesty held out to them a second time the
Augmentation as a test of then- dutiful or factious conduct. But
how have they since manifested their sense of His Majesty's
gracious condescension upon that. measure, and his jiaternal anxiety
for the security of their country ? By a conduct which seemed on
the point of involving his Government and the welfare of both
kingdoms in the greatest distress. The management of the Chair,
seconding the influence of the Kevenue, has given them this
advantage in the outset of the Sessions by compelling many
members to observe a neutrahty till they should see where the
weight of Government would finally reside. Faction seems
already to have made its utmost use of this circumstance, and the
numbers seem to be declaring in favour of Government. The
great powers are making every effoi-t in election matters, with
nearly equal numbers, even against individuals.
Thinks it his duty to advise His Majesty to make the changes
recommended, and that they may be followed by the regulation of
H.M.'s revenue as set forth in his most secret letter to the Duke of
Grafton of the 21st of April last. If fiuther information be necessary,
could wish to send over a jiersou fully capable of explaining the
state of the revenue at large. Is the more earnest that this business
be entered upon without delay, as it is evident that the military
establishment as now augmented will induce additional expense,
and new stations are absolutely necessary for the support of the
revenue officers and civil magistrates m parts of the country
which are in a very lawless situation. Even increase of paj^ to
the soldier must be expected soon, from the enormous rise of land.
On the other hand, so long as the hereditary revenue is kept down
by such as have an interest therein, so long must the Crown be a
suitor, even to its own servants, for the most necessary purposes of
Government. These circumstances are well foreseen by those men,
who propose to dictate to or bargain with Government upon every
opportunity, as well as the dueiuiial a])plie;itii)u iVn- tlu' Augincn-
tation. The same cabal, the same demands, inlii-iir, uini pretended
patriotism, will revive. Govermuent must, be-iu lioiii this moment
to extricate itself from this dilemma, or submit.
Cannot omit mentioning again the abilities and zealous support
of Mr. Tisdall, Mr. Prime Serjeant, Mr. Malone, the Provost, and the
Solicitor General. It would greatly advantage the King's servants
that some marks of His Majesty's favour should be bestowed on
them. Has not yet heard from the Attorney General to what his
views lead, as he chooses not to suggest any idea till the Session is
over. But Mr. Prime Serjeant, whose talents in Parliament are indeed
most singular, and whose services did so particularly facilitate the
Augmentation, is desirous of leaving his profession of the law, at the
head of which he has been long placed, and of being fixed in some
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department, where, by applying more of his time to pubhc business,
Ids imcommon abilities may be rendered more useful to Govern-
ment. Can suggest no other expedient to secure so valuable an
acquisition to Government than the addition of 1,000?. per annum,
during pleasure, to the place of Alnager which he now holds.
There are two seats vacant at the Council Board by death. And,
presuming that His Majesty does not think it proper that persons
Avho defeat a Money Bill because it did not take its rise in the
House of Commons should hold their seats at it, woidd recommend,
in the room of my Lord Shannon, Lord Lanesborough, Mr. Ponsonby,
Sir William Mayne, Lord Lowth, Mr. Eowley, and Sir William
Fownes, the following to be appointed ; viz., Sir Wm. Osbourne,
Mr. James Fortescue, Sir Arthur Brooke, Sir Ai'chd. Acheson, Henry
King, Esq., Lord Milto^vn, and Pdchard Fitzgerald, Ealph Howard,
Silver Oliver, and Edward Carey, Esqs. They are gentlemen of
great property and reputation in the country, and have steadily
sujiported Government in all the great points of the Session.
Asks His Majesty also to accept his recommendation of the three
peerages which he sent over in November 1768 (for Mr. Thomas
Dawson, Mr. Willianr Henry Dawson, and Mr. Bernard Ward) ;
likewise for a person whom, both from aflection and alliance, he
is bound not to neglect, viz.. Lady Egmont and her heirs male,
which he woidd flatter himself would not be unfavourably received
by His Majesty. Mr. ClotMorthy Upton, clerk of the Household
to the Princess of Wales, has stated that Her Koyal Highness
jiatronises his suit, and has authorized him to make use of her name
to his Excellency. Lays the same before His Majesty ; and also
the wishes of Sir George Macartney, who formerly made applica-
tion for a peerage. He, the Lord Lieutenant, renews it with
pleasure in favour of a gentleman so nearly connected with himself
in his present situation, and^who has used his best endeavours,
with equal zeal and success, for His Majesty's service. Mentions
also for advancement to honours the desires of Mr. Wdliam Henry
Fortescue and Sir Penyston Lamb.
Recommends such a number with the greater freedom, because
for some years past no Chief Governor during his residence has
mada so few peers as he has done ; and because, notwithstanding
the number of which it is supposed the Irish Peerage consists,
there are twenty-eight which, in all human probability, will
expire with their present possessors. — Dublin Castle. " Most
secret." \7 fp.
23 Dec. 1392. The Same to the Same.
Ireland, Intends, notwithstanding he has been much indisposed for some
y. 43G, Ku. SO. ^-^^_^^ ^^^,^^ (.^ ^^ ^^ Parliament on Monday next, and enter Ids
]irotest against the proceedings of the House of Commons with
regard to the rejected Money Bill, and then to prorogue it for
three months.
Letters having been received from London by some gentlemen,
and some motions having been made for the customary allowances
in the House of Peers earlier than usual, the House of Commons
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took tlic alarm, of which the servants of the Crown in opposition
made their advantage, and, bringing down suddenly their followers
from all quarters, carried by 107 to 69 this most extraordinary
and unprecedented motion, made without any previous notice to
the House : — " That an address should be presented to the Lord
" Lieutenant that he would be pleased to inform the House
" whether he had any instructions or intentions to prorogue the
" Parliament sooner than usual." His own opinion was to give
no answer, but the servants of the Crown most earnestly entreated
him to send some answer that would prevent their adjourning
from day to day (as was once the case in the Duke of Bedford's
administration) and save the Augmentation and the Money Bills.
Thereupon sent them the following : —
" Gentlemen,
" I shall always be desirous of complying with your request
" when I can do it with propriety.
" I do not think myself authorised to disclose His Majesty's
" instructions to me imtil I receive His Majesty's commands for
" so doing.
" With regard to my intentions, they will bo regulated by my
" instructions and future events."
This answer at first occasioned much debate in the House, but
the friends of Government and the independent gentlemen of the
country, alarmed at the consequences of this proceeding, attended
well. Some of the popular leaders began to have the same feel-
ings, and to interest themselves for the fate of the Money Bills ;
and upon the question of adjournment, Government beat them
by 114 to 99, not-withstanding the utmost exertion of the gi-eat
powers, viz., the Duke of Leinster, Mr. Ponsonby, Lord Shannon,
Lord Lanesborough, and Lord Loftus.
Must not omit mentioning another instance of the violent (sic),
and, he thinks, decUne of influence of these parties. Upon a question
whether the pension report should be received or put oft' till after
the recess, Government carried it by a majority of 9.3 to 89.
This report is the most incorrect, indecent, and partial production
ever composed. It was intended to be followed by an address
to the King on the subject of his bounty to his servants in England.
This was likewise put oft' Ijy the above-mentioned majority till
after the hoUdays, in opposition to the utmost eftbrts of the powers
before described. And the public beheld, not without indignation,
those persons condemning the same favours in others through whose
recommendations they had received much larger for themselves
and their friends. From this success on the part of Government,
and the disposition of many who, though they have often divided
against it, yet, upon great and interesting questions, do not choose
to drive English Government too far, there seems to be a fair
occasion of extending its ground and improving its numbers in
this Parliament beyond all doubt of success. The changes recom-
mended will, if approved, operate strongly during the prorogation ;
and when a temporary clamour shall have sul)sided, which is
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No. 81 a, b, c.
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much less detrimental to H.M.'s service than the constant hostility
oi his servants, then mankind will be able to discern where the
real weight of Government resides, and many wiU join " us " who
at present dare not follow their incUnations. The men of the fii'st
abilities, experience, and credit are certainly with Government.
The sense of the country by no means favours, though it has been
long governed by, its opponents. There vrill be a fair opportunity
to know both what are the sentiments of the members of the
present, or the general disposition of the kingdom with regard to
a future Parliament, before the next step which may be judged
necessary shall be taken. At all events nothing can be more
hazardous or hopeless than the continuance of men in power who
have made such a use of it.
There are seven mails due this day. — Dublin Castle. " Most
secret and separate." 5 ^jjj.
26 Dec. 1393. The Sajie to the Sajie. '
IreLmd, Wcnt tliis day to the House of Lords, and, after giving the Royal
assent to the two Money Bills, made a speech to both Houses,
and ordered his pi'otest to be entered in the jom'nals of the House
of Peers, in the same manner as my Lord Sydney did. The Par-
liament was then prorogued till 20 March next. Encloses copies
of the speech and protest.
Is extremely impatient for news from England, there being now
nine mails due. His Lordship's last letters are of the 13th inst.
Notwithstanding the many vicissitudes of the Session, hopes it
wiU appear to have produced, all circumstances considered, a
prosperous conclusion, though it has been earlier than usual. The
Money Bills are passed, the Augmentation is carried, and all that
is commonly called the King's business is finally settled. That
which is in arrear must, and he believes will, be set do^v^l to the
extravagance of party here.— Dublin Castle.
The enclosm-es. 12 j)p.
A printed copy of the Lord Lieutenant's speech, with some
addition, is to be found in Ireland, pel. 426, No. 44.
1 to 28 Dee. 1394. Clipping and Coining at Halifax.
Dom. Geo. lU., Letters and enclosures relating to the steps taken to discover
the persons concerned in the practice of clipping and coining in
Halifax, and in the murder of Dcighton, [a Supervisor of Excise,]
who lost his life for the pains he had taken in making discoveries
in I'egard to them (23 a). From these papers the foUowing par-
ticulars are extracted.
The Marquis of Rockingham, on being communicated mth by
Lord Weymouth, summoned a meeting of all the gentlemen in the
commission of the peace residing near Hahfax, Bradford, Leeds,
and Wakefield, whether they were acting justices or not ; at which
most of those he wi-ote to attended ; and of those who could not
come, ahnost all sent assmances that they would exert themselves
to the utmost on the occasion. The result was that many gentle-
pcl.
No. 23 a to p.
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men wlio had not before acted in the commission of the peace
took out their " dedimus " to assist. Tlie Marquis enclosed the
resolutions of the meeting in liis letter of 1 Dec, with the names
of the persons present. They particularly authorised his Lordship
to recommend Deighton's widow for His Majesty's boimty. At
the moment of his death she had literally no money in the house,
but the charitable donations of several persons more than supplied
her immediate necessities.
The practice of clipping and coining had been going on in the
neighbourhood of Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford, &c., for some
years. At diflerent periods complaints were made and information.s
given to the Solicitor of the Mint, and also m the Secretary of
State's otfice, but had been di-opped without fm-ther exammation. It
was supposed that there were not above four shops where they
coined, but that there were eight or ten or more gangs of clipper.s,
and that one or two hundred persons had been concerned in
cKpping, coining, and uttering false or diminished coin. The clipt
guineas were cUminished in weight of gold about 3s. 4>d. The
Portugal money, coined as supposed out of clippings, was usually
moidores, which contained about 22s. of gold, and passed for 27s.,
so that seven good guineas in passing through their hands left a
profit of 27s. The Marquis suggested that some useful information
might come out by having recom-se to a letter from Mr. Woodford,
the English Resident at Altena, which he sent to Government in
1767. The knowledge of the existence of such a letter was gained
from a letter from an English merchant at Altena, which men-
tioned the fact, the copy of which letter the Marquis enclosed.
Search was made for the letter mentioned to have been Avi-itten
by Mr. Woodford, but it could not be found, nor could Mi-. Wood-
ford himself recollect having wi'itteu such a letter (23 e).
Among the efforts previously made for the discovery of the
coiners Avas the emplojnnent (23 a) by Mr. Lister, a very active
and deserving justice of the peace, in conjunction with Mr. Stan-
hope, an eminent " council," of two men, named James Crabtree and
William Hailey, to associate themselves with persons suspected, in
order to make discoveries. Mr. Lister and Mr. Stanliope both
died about the same time, and shortly before the date of these
letters ; but, luckily for the men, one or two other gentlemen were
privy to the transaction. One of the men was taken up on a
warrant from a justice of the peace. The warrant was, howevei-,
withdrawn, and the Marqms said he was taking precautions that
these men should not be laid hold on ; or, if they were, he asked
[Lord Weymouth] to take care that no harm shoidd befall them.
The authentic proofs in -writing, consisting of a letter and certifi-
cate from the two gentlemen (Messrs. Lister and Hustler), who
were privy to the employment of Cralitree and Hailey, were after-
wards transmitted by Lord Rockingham (23 j, 1, m).
The Solicitor to the Mint, upon some informations being com-
municated to him (23 a), had declared that his salary did not
enable liim to carry on prosecutions ; but the Marquis asked that
be might be sent dovm to Halifax, accompanied by some persons
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IVom the Mint, and tliat the prosecutions might he carried on at
the pnlilie expense. Both his requests were granted (23 f) ; and
the coming of Mr. Chamberlayne, the Solicitor to the Mint, proved
of great service (23 p).
Ueighton's widow received a pension of 501. per ann., and 200?.
to apprentice her younger children (23 o).
The papers consist of the following letters, &c. : —
I Dec. — Marquis of Rockingham to Lord [Weymouth] ; and,
enclosed, the circular letter, the resolutions, and a letter from
Mr. Hutchinson, at Altena, to Mr. Michael AVainliouse. 16 2'>P-
5 Dec. — Lord Weymouth to Lord Rockingham. A draft.
2i 2^P- [For an entry of this letter, see Dom. Entry Bk., v. 25,
p. 224.]
7 Dec. — Mr. Grey Cooper to Lord Weymouth. 1 p.
S Dec. — The Same to Mr. R. Wood ; and, enclosed, a copy of a
minute of the Board of Treasury. 2 |j|;.
9 Dec— Mr. R. Wood to Mr. Grey Cooper ; and, enclosed, letters
from Marquis of Rockingham to Lord [Weymouth], and from
Mr. Hustler to the Marquis, a list of Deighton's family, and a
certificate signed by Messrs. Lister and Hustler. 8 j:)j).
9 Dec. — Lord Weymouth to Marqui.s of Rockingham. 1 jh
II Dec— Thos. Bradshaw to [Robt. Wood]. 1 ^j.
28 Dec — Marquis of Rockingham to Lord [Weymouth]. 2 2'>P-
28 Dec. 1395. Lord Weymouth to tlie Commissioners of the Longi-
Dom.EntryBk., TUDE.
T. 25, p. 259. Relative to Dr. Bradley's observations, made by liim when he
was Astronomer Royal, at present in the possession of Mi-. Saml.
Peach. The Advocate, Attorney, and Solicitor General having
reported the proper remedy for their recovery to be by an informa-
tion in the name of H.M.'.s Attorney General in the Court of
Exchequer, His Majesty's pleasure has been sig-nified to the
Attorney General to proceed in this manner.
28 Dec. 1396. Sir George Macartney to Lord Weymouth.
Treiand. Asks for his patronage and protection in obtaining the mark
V. 43(1, No. 82. j_jf favour which the Lord Lieutenant has recommended him for to
His Majestj^ Though the Irish peerage is supposed to be very
numerous, yet the account of it is greatly exaggerated, and in
general much misunderstood. Several have expired within these
few years, and it is almost certain that near thirty will expire
with their present possessors. Since he has been in his present
employment neither he himself nor any of his friends have
received the smallest favour from Government. Has on every
occasion most cheerfully sacrificed every private view and pro-
tension to the public service. — Dublin Castle. " Private." 1 _^J.
^9 Dec 1397. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Townshend) to the
V. 430, No. S3. Sends the petition of Anckew Thomas Stewart, Esq., claiming the
title of Baron of Castle Stewart, in the county of Tyrone, with the
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order of reference, the reiiort of the Attorney and SoUcltor General,
and the .several papers produced as evidence in supjiort of the
claim. As the Attorney and Solicitor General reported it to be
expedient to refer it to the House of Lords, and that the preroga-
tive of the Crown appeared to be interested therein, his Excel-
lency thought it best to consult the Chancellor upon the propriety
of tiie measure, by whose ojiinion he asks that the state of .this
matter may be represented to the King. — Duljlin Castle.
The enclosures are not with the letter. 1 -p.
31 Dec. 1398. The Same to the Same.
Irckin.i, Pteceived this day his letters of the 1.5th and I7th inst. Is
M \f'^^'u hajipy that the steps he has taken have been approved of Since the
' ' ' prorogation nothing new has happened. Most people arc gone
into the country, except the Speaker, who, either really appre-
hending or pretending to apprehend a dissolution of Parliament,
remains here in order to justify his measures, and to secure his re-
election to the chair. Does not think he will meet with much
success, as mankind seem pretty well persuaded that the blame lies
at the door of Mr. Ponsonby himself, who was the cause of the
measure, and not of those whom his conduct obliged to execute it.
Is of opinion that if the plan sent over in his despatch of the
23rd be adopted, before the next meeting of Parliament, (which he
presumes His Majesty will not think necessary before October 1771,)
the government of -this country may be made much less difficult
than for many Sessions past. There are no Bills of consequence
that will expire before 1771, the delay of which can be attended
with any inconvenience to H.M.'s affairs. There are, however,
certain sums of money, to the amount of 28,000/., which are granted
at large in the Money Bill, and were to be apportioned by a special
Act of Parliament to several public uses, .such as the city of Dublin,
&c. This money, when applied for by petition to Government, as
it soon will be, may be gi-anted by King's letter, as on a former
occasion, and will be considered as a popular act flowing from His
Majesty's goodness.
is told that many of the gentlemen in opposition, as soon as
they returned' to the House after the prorogation, entered into
an agTeement never to give more than a six months' Money Bill.
Such circumstances call for the immediate attention of English
Government to improve the hereditary revenue by every prudent
means. It is this alone that can contain the'parties of this country
within any bounds, and render its authority permanent.
Sends the proceedings of the House of Lords relative to the
affair of their clerk, who, it was pretended, held his office in trust
for Lord Beau champ, which made so much noise in the last Session,
and which has been revived in this by Lord Mountmorris, a nephew
of the Speaker's, with as much rancour as in the former. [See under
date 12 March 17(J8, No. 803.] But the House of Lords have taken
care that no suilden attack of tlie same kind shall be made for the
future upon a peer of Parliament Avithout giving liiiu fair notice.
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This Lord Mountmoms, together Av-ith others, some of whom are
not without their obligations to Government, entered the extra-
ordinary i^rotest, which is herewith enclosed in order to show not
only the views of some people here, but aLso to what lengths men
will go against one Lord Lieutenant after the most recent favours
received under his predecessors. — Dublin Castle.
The enclosiires. The two resolutions of the Committee to which
the House agi-eed were — (1) that Doctor Gayer was no longer
under any engagement to any person whatever touching the emolu-
ments of his office ; that he and his brother, the joint patentees,
were to receive to then- owti use the whole profits, and that he
had Ijecn discharged from all engagements fi-om the 19th of April
170.S ; and (2) that his engagement to part with all the profits of
his office, except 200?. to some person unknown to him, was that
the profits so parted A\dth might be applied for charitable purposes
for the rehef of some poor families in distress and objects of
compassion. The Lords also resolved, that on any matter being
agitated by the House, in which the honom- or character of a Lord
of Parliament was l)y name or implication afiected, should he be
absent, notice should be given him, by letter from the Lord
Chancellor or Speaker of the House, of such matters being under
consideration, in order that he might appear in person or give
such information as he might think proper.
The protest was signed by Lords Lowth, Charlemount, Powers-
court, Moimtmorris, and Longford, and was entered by them as
the minority, after a debate and division, on Dec. 22, upon a motion
that no protest of any one not a Lord of Parhament and a member
of the House, and which did not respect a matter which had been
previously in question before the House, and wherein the Lord
protesting had taken part with the minority, either in j^erson
or by proxy, .should be entered on the jom-nals of the House. Li
regard to the only two existing precedents of protests being entered
by Chief Governors, the protesting Lords conceived that the Earl of
Strafford, who first attempted it, and that but in a single instance,
was a person of such an arbitrary spirit, and the times in which
he lived of so bad an example, and his protest so faidty and
informal of itself, that his proceeding ought not to be considered
a precedent ; while that of Lord Sidney, which was made in heat,
and whose conduct was disapproved on his recall to England,
which soon followed, was still more irregular and improper, as it
related to a matter which had never been before the House of
Lords, and respected the privileges and proceedings of the other
House. [This protest is printed at large in the Appendix to the
Chronicle of the Annual Register for 17(J9, p. 17G.] 9^ pp.
[17G9.] 1399. PiVRLIAMENT.
Dora. Misc., Petition of the electors of the city and libei-ty of Westminster
pel. 208. J.Q ^YiQ King, praying for a dissolution of Parliament, printed in
Annual Register for 17G9, vol. ill. p, 202. A large roll.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS. 555
1769.
1400. Stationer's Bills allowed.
/;;. Warrant Book, vol. 31. In Warrant Bool; vol. 32.
4 Feb., p. 308. 2(3 Jan., p. 332.
21 April, p. 328. 12 April, p. 369.
29 July, p. 342. 12 July, p. 404.
20 Oct., p. 3.53. 24 Oct., i\ 419.
1769 1401. West Riding of Yorkshire.
or alter. .. ^,j account of all qualifications of Deputy Lieutenants and of all
"Act passed iu " officers Serving in the Militia for this riding which have been
''"" "'^fj'^'^'^' " transmitted to and registered by the Clerk of the Peace for the
Militii " ^^^^ riding, distinguishing each officer's name, the rank of his
pel. 3, No.' 2.5. " commission and nature of his qualification, iii obedience to an
" Act of Parliament made and passed in the ninth year of the reign
" of his present Majesty King George the Third." 1 mcmh.
556
17G9.
CALENDAR OF
TABLES.
January to December.
1402. Admiralty Orders.
Letters fi-om Lord Weymouth, Secretary of State, (and one from Lord
RocHFORD,) to the Lords of the Admiralty, signifying " the King's
pleasure " that they give immediate orders for purposes as helow.
For whom and what purpose.
Date.
Page.
In Admiralty Entry Booh, 1766-84.
Transports for the 13th Regiment .-.-..
5 Jan. -
49
Do. for the 12th and 39th Regiments -----
5 Feb. -
50
The second vessel under orders to join Commodore Spry, to depart immediately
with a duplicate of a despatch and letters, and the two frigates also to sail.
21 March -
52
A sloop to he prepared for the service of the survey of the forts and settlements
on the coast of Africa, and afterwards to bring Charles O'Hara, Esq., Governor
of Senegombia, to England.
21 April -
53
The " Weazle " sloop, appointed for the above service, to receive Lieut. Beardsley,
Ensign Mouat, Mr. Delenay, and Mr. Sumpter on board, and proceed without
delay, &c.
20 May -
54
To prepare and hold in readiness one of the best sailing frigates for the East
Indies.
12 June -
56
Another frigate and sloop for the same destination . - . .
13 July -
57
The preceding ships to be placed under the command of Sir .John Lindsay, who
has full powers to settle disputes between the East India Company and
maritime princes in India, with directions to follow such orders as he shall
receive from the King through one of the Secretaries of State.
21 „
0,
C;ii)t. Lee, of the frigate " Aurora " (one of the ships appointed for the pre-
ceding service), to be directed to receive His Majesty's orders given him
tlirough one of the Secretaries of State.
3 Aug. -
60
The commission given to Sir ,Tohn Lindsay by their Lordships to be accom-
modated to the enclosed draft of the East Indial Company's commission to
him.
11 „ -
61
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
557
1769.
1402. Admiralty Orders — cont.
For whom and what purpose
Proper orders to be given for supplying, upon payment, to any part of the : 8 Sept.
Russian Fleet which may touch at any of H.M.'s ports, masts, rigging, and :
other necessaries for refitting. [This is from Lord Rochford.] ]
One of II.M.'s frigates to convey home Count Viry, his Sardinian Majesty';
Envoy Extraordinary, with his family and baggage, &c.
Transports for troops for the Island of Jersey
1403. Appoixtments, Szc.
Appointments, Nominations, and Approbations of Elections to various Offices
by the King.
Name.
Office, &c.
Date.
Page.
Ill JVarrant Book, vol. 31.
Esq.
Interpreter and translator of the Oriental
languages.
1 1 May -
329
Price, Gryfydd, Esq., barrister-
at^law, vice Fettiplace Xott,
Esq.
Steward of the city of Lichfield. (Approba-
tion.)
31 July -
342
Lee, John, of Leeds, in the co.
of York, Esq., barrister-at-
law.
Recorder of Doucaster, in the co. of York.
(Approbation.)
23 Sept. -
350
Thurlow, Edward, of the Inner
Temple, London, Esq., bar-
rister-at-law, vice Francis
Mandy, Esq., deceased.
Recorder of Tamworth, in the counties of
Warwick and Stafford. (Approbation.)
11 Oct. -
3.'.1
Fawcett, Christopher, Esq.,
barrister-at-law.
Recorder of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. (Appro-
bation.)
'28 Dec. -
3G5
Ill Warrant Book, vol. 32.
Weller, George, of Boxted, in
the CO. of Suffolk, Esq., vice
Thomas Fonnereau, Esq.
Recorder of the borough of Sudbury, in the
CO. of Suffolk. (Approbation.)
4 April
3C6
Vansittart. Robert, Esq., of the
Inner Temple, in the city of
London, barrister -at- law,
vice John Powell, Esq., de-
ceased.
Recorder of the borough of Monmouth. (Ap-
probation.)
17 May -
558
CALENDAR OF
17G[).
1404. Akmy, kc.
Appointments, in the form of Commissions, of a somewhat special character.
*^* Commissions granted in 1769 to officers in the army, chaplains and surgeons,
commissaries, &c., are to be found in the Mili/ari/ Entry Book, vol. 27. Also recom-
mendations from the Lord Lieutenant for appointments, promotions, and exchanges in the
Army in Ireland are to be found in the series entitled Ireland, vols. 435 and 436 ; and
letters signifying the King's approbation of the same, in Ireland Entry Book, 1761-70.
As Army Lists published by permission of the Seci-etary-at-War exist for this period, the
ordinary Commissions are not here more particularly described.
Name.
Appointment.
Date.
Page.
In Military Entry Book, vol. 27.
De la Fontaine, Elias Benjamin,
Gent., vice Francis Matthews,
Esq., deceased.
Master of H.M.'s barracks in the Savoy
24 Nov. -
274
Burgoyne, Col. John, (■/«>
Lieiit.-Gen. Wilhii. Kingsley,
deceased.
Governor of Fort William in Scothind
" " ■
276
Wogan, Capt. John
Captain of Sandown Fort, iu the Isle of
Wight.
12 May -
283
Schonherg, Henry
Deputy Judge Advocate and Commissary of
the Musters at Minorca.
3U Sept. -
288
In Military Entry Book, vol. 28.
Wogan, Capt. John - - (As above) - - - -
12 May -
205
1405. Church. Appointments, &c. {See also Ireland and Scotland.)
Warrants, counter.signed by one of the Secretaries of State, and addres,sed to the
Clerk of the Signet attending, for the prej^aration of Bills for the
King's signature to pass the Great Seal.
*^* Where the election to a bishopric is concerned, a letter recommendatory is also
directed to be prepared.
Name.
Nature of the Bill.
Date.
Page.
In Church Book, 1729-82.
Bangor, John, Bishop of, elect
Restitution of temporalities - - -
n Jan. -
265
Llandaff Dean and Chapter of
Conge dVlire— to elect a bishop. Jonathan
Shipley, D.D., Dean of Winchester, recom-
mended.
1-1 »
266
CarUsIe, Deau and Chapter of -
Do. do. in the place of Dr. Charles Lyttle-
ton, deceased. Edmund Law, D.D., recom-
mended.
2.5 „
267
Shipley, Dr. Jonathan -
Royal assent to his election to see of LlandaflF
4 Feb. -
270
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
559
17G9. 1405.
Church. Appointments, &c. — cont.
Name.
Nature of the Bill.
Date.
Page.
Law, Edmund, D.D.
Koyal assent to his election to see of Carlisle -
14 Feb. -
273
Ross, John, D.D., vice Dr. Ed-
mund Law.
Presentation to the 12th prebend in Durham
cathedral.
28 „
275
Carver, John, clerk, vice Dr.
Edmund Law.
Do. to archdeaconry of Staftbrd -
4 March -
277
reterborough,Dean and Chapter
of.
Conge d'elire. John HiuehelMe, D.D., re-
commended.
23 Nov. -
280
Ilinchcliffe, John, D.D. -
Royal assent to his election to see of Peter-
borough.
5 Dec. -
281
In Church Book, ]76l-7S.
TickeU, John, clerk, vice Nap-
thali Hussey, deceased.
Presentation to the rectory of East Mersey,
in the co. of Essex and diocese of London.
27 Jan. -
158
Underwood, Benjamin, clerk,
M.A., vice Samuel Grove,
deceased.
Do. to rectory of East Barn et, in the co. of
Hertford and diocese of Loudon.
23 Feb. -
160
Marshal, Edward, clerk, M.A.,
vice Henry Usticke, deceased.
Do. to vicarage of Breage (comprehending
the united parishes of Breage, Germoe,
Cury, and GunwaUo,) in the co. of Corn-
■wall and diocese of Exeter.
3 May -
IGl
Jenner, Charles, clerk, M.A.,
vice Chai-les Hutchinson, de-
ceased.
Do. to vicarage of Claybrooke, otherwise
Claybroke, iu the co. of Leicester and
diocese of Lincoln.
18 „ -
1G2
Dampier, Thomas, D.D., vice
Theophilus Lowe, deceased.
Grant of the place, &c. of prcbcndarv of the
Free Chapel of St. George in Windsor
Castle.
10 June -
1G5
Davies, Richard, clerk, M.A.,
mce Thomas Penrose, deceased.
Present.ation to rectory of Newburv. in co.
of Berks and diocese of Sarum.
12 „
ICG
Storer, Bennet, M.A., vice Ur.
Thomas Dampier.
Graut of place of Canon of Canterbury
.3 „ -
1C7
Majendie, John James, clerk,
vice William Harley, clerk,
deceased.
Do. do. of Canon of Worcester
15 July -
171
St. Asaph, Dean and Chapter of
Conge d'elirc— to elect a bishop in the place
of Dr. Richard Newcome, deceased. Right
Rev. Jonathan Shipley, Bishop of Llandaff,
recommended.
17 „
172
Digby, William, LL.D,, one of
the canons of Christ Church,
(Oxford, and chaplain in or-
dinary to His Majesty, vice
Sir Richard Wrottesley, Bart.,
deceased.
Graut of the place of Dean of Worcester
10 Aug. -
173
Jeffreys, John, clerk, M.A., vice
the preceding.
Do. do of Canon of Christchurch, Oxford -
lU ,.
174
Jonathan, Bishop of Llandaff -
Royal assent to his election to the see of
St. Asaph.
31 „
175
560
CALENDAR OF
1760.
1405. Church. Appointmext.s, izc—cont.
Name.
Nature of the Bill.
Date.
Page.
Llandaff, Arclulcacon aud Chap-
ter of.
Congg-d'clire— to elect a bishop in the room of
Dr. Jonathan Shipley. Shute Barrington,
LL.D., recommended.
8 Sept. -
177
St. Asaph, Jouatlian, Bishop of
Grant and restitution of the temporalities of
the see.
15 „
178
Barrington, Shute, LL.I).
Royal assent to his election to the see of
Llandaff.
19 „ -
179
Ogle, Newton, D.D.
Grant of deanery of '^'inchester, void bv
translation of Jonathan late Bishop o"f
Llandaff to the see of St. Asaph.
20 „
180
Lhindaff, Bishop of, (Dr. Bar-
rington).
Grant and restitution of the temporalities
4 Oct. -
181
Beridge, Leonard, clerk, M.A.,
I'ice James Smith, deceased.
Presentation to the vicarage of Suttertou, in
the CO. and diocese of Lincoln.
20 „
182
Palmer, Richard, M.A., vice Sir
John Head, Bart., U.D., de-
ceased.
Grant of the place of Canon of Canterbury -
11 Dec. -
183
Burnabv, Andrew, clerk, M.A.,
vice Dr. John Hinchcliffe.
Presentation to the vicarage of Greenwich, in
the CO. of Kent and diocese of Rochester.
28 „
184
In Dom. Geo. III., rol. 6, (as a note to the several petitions and recommendations.)
Thompson, Nicholas, of the same
Holmes, Thomas, mariner, late
ofH.M.S. " Nottingham."
Trehearne, Richard, of the par.
of St.JIartin, in the city of
Worcester, labourer.
Hart, Alexander, of the city of
Canterbury.
Kimber, .Tohn, of Oxford, hus-
bandman.
Shelbrey, Ann, in the room of
Mary Davis, deceased.
Menteth, James, mariner
Grant of an almsman's place in Durham
cathedral.
Do. do. in the collegi.ate church of St. Peter,
■Westminster.
Do. do. in 'Worcester cathedial
Do. do. in Canterbury cathedral
Do. do. in Christchurch, Oxford -
Do. in H.M.'s almshouses called Clark's Hall,
in Bishopsgate Street, in the city of London.
Do. in Rochester cathedral
28 April
13 May
4 Aug.
1 Nov.
5 Dec.
In Petitions, 1765-84, (as a note to the several petitions and recommendation.^.)
Faidkner, ■William, of the p.ar.
of St. Peter, Worcester, la-
bourer.
In Warrant Book, vol. 31.
Rivers, James, Esq., one of the
clerks of the Signet in Ordi-
nary.
Grant of a beadsman's place in Trinity Coll..
Cambridge.
Do. do. in Worcester cathedral -
Authority to discharge the duties of the ofEce
bv deputy, and nominating Richard Shad-
well, Gent. (For the oath taken by latter,
s,c p. 328.)
13 Jan.
22 June
13 April
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
561
1769,
1406. Church. Letters Recommendatory.
Letters RECOMME>fDATORY to Deans and Chapters.
Cathedral. In favour of;— l^at.;.
Page.
//( Signet Office Book, 1760-70.
LlandafF. [The petition from
the Archdeacon and Chapter
for leave to elect a bishop,
and the certificate of the
election of Dr. Shipley, are
in Dotn. Geo. III., pel. 81,
No. 2 a, b.]
Shipley, Jonathan, D.D., Dean of Winchester
I'J Jan. -
427
Carlisle. [For the certificate of
Dr. Law's election, see Dom.
Gfo.///., pcl.81,No.3.]
Law, Edmund, D.D. - - - -
30 „
420
St. Asaph
Shipley, Dr. Jonathan, now Bishop of Llandaff
2 Aug. -
479
Llaudaif - - - -
Barrington, Shute, LL.D. - - - j 13 Sept. -
48.".
Peterborough
Hinchcliffe, John, D.D., vice Dr. Robert Lamb, — Nov. -
deceased.
.„
1407. Church. Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous Warrants and Letters, countorsigned or signed by one of the
Secretaries of State, connected with Church ancf University Affairs, &c.
To whom duected.
; or Lettc
In Church Book, 1729-82
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lord High Almoner -
Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of London.
Lord Mayor of London.
(Separ.ate letters.)
VOL. U,
Clark, John, one of the Poor Knights of
Windsor — leave of al sence to.
Llandaff,.Tonathan,Bishot) elect of, — bis Grace's
dispensation to be granted to, to hold in
eommendam the deanery of Winchester,
the rectories of Chilbolton and Sherborn
St. John, in the co. of Southampton and
diocese of Winchester, and the rectory of
Bedwcs, in the co. of Monmouth, with the
chapel of Ruddry, in the co. of Glamorgan,
both in the diocese of Llandaff.
Coplin, Sarah. "1 Recommended to be of
Ringelman, Mary. J H.M.'s ilaunday women.
Carlisle, Edmund, Bishop elect of. Similar
dispensation to above to hold the prebend
of Knipingham in Lincoln cathedral, and
rectory of Graystock, in co. of Cumberland
and diocese of Carlisle.
• Collection for the poo
562
CALENDAR OF
1407. Church. Miscellaneous — coat.
To -whom directed.
; ol WaiTant or Letter.
Page.
Bishop of Salisbury
Do.
In Church Book, 1761-78.
All coucerued -
Archbishop of York
Do.
lishop of Salisbury
Lamb, John, one of the Poorlvnights of Wind-
sor, leave of absence to.
Vilet, John, to be one of the Poor Knights of
Windsor.
Gaily, Henry. D.U., cue of the prebendaries
of Norwich, dispensation with whole statu-
tory residence of.
Sivers, Susannah, recommended to partake of
H.SI.'s bounty on JIaunday Thursday.
Silvester, Sarah,
do.
do..
BouUier, Rev. James Eenauld,"^ Licence and
of Amsterdam, and approbation
Be Lasanssaye, Rev. James Mo admit them
George Chantepie, of Alen- to be mini
fon. J of the French
church in Threadneedle Street
Brooshooft, Bernard, to have a Poor Knight's
place in St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
Vice-chancellor of theUniversity De Grey, Thomas, fellow commoner of
of Cambridge. Trinity Hall, only son of William De Grey,
Esq., Attorney General, to be admitted to
degree of Master of Arts. Ineligible for
want of sufficient standing.
Do. do. Sargent, George Arnold, fellow commoner of
St. John's College, to -be admitted to the
same degree. IneUgible for the same.
Jackson, Cyril, formerly student of St. Mary
Magdalen College, to be admitted to degree
of Doctor in Physic. Ineligible for want
of degree of Baclielor ; for wliich, in 1742,
he performed his e.Kcrcise, but for -want of
sufficient residence could not then be ad-
mitted to it.
Clarke, James, clerk, student of St. John's
College, 14 years a member of the Univer-
sity, to be admitted to the degi-ee of
Bachelor of Laws. IneUgible for want of
sufficient standing.
To grant his dispensation to the Bishop elect
of St. Asaph to hold in commendam the
rectory of Chilbolton, in the co. of South-
ampton, the archdeaconry of St. Asaph and
rectory of Llandrinio, and any two livings
in the presentation of the Bishop, not to
exceed the value of 50/. per annum in the
books. (The sinecure of Llandrlllo, in Rhos,
in the co. of Denbigh, now vacant, to be
one.)
Archbishop of Cautcrbury
25 April
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
503
17G9. 1407.
Church. Miscellaneous— comi.
To whom directed.
Nature of Warrant or Letter.
Date.
Page.
Archbishop of Cauterbuiy
To trrant his dispensation to Shute, Bishop
elect of Llandatf, to hold in commendam the
prebend of Consumpta-per-Mare, in St.
Paul's Cathedral, London, and the residen-
tiary in the same, and the prebend or por-
tion of the Lower Hall in the parish church
of Ledbury, in the co. and diocese of Here-
ford, with the rectory of Bedwes in the co.
of Monmouth, and chapel of Ruddry in the
CO. of Ghimorgan.
18 Sept. -
Lord High Almoner
Beckington, Ann, recommended for H.M.'s
bounty at the ensuing Christmas.
18.3
1408. Council.
Letters from the Secretary of State's Office to the Clerk of the Council
IN Waiting, with Enclosures, to be laid before the Lord President of
THE Council.
Description of Enclosures.
Date.
Page.
In Dom. Entry Book, vol. 24.
An extract from a letter from Sir Joseph Yorke, H.M.'s Ambassador at the
Hague, relative to the mortality among the horned cattle.
8 Feb. -
196
An extract fi-om the same, with the substance of the "plaeart " enacted] by the
States of Holland relative to the distemper among horued cattle.
28 „
198
An extract from a letter from Mr. Cressener, H.M.'s Plenipotentiary at Bonn,
relative to the sickness amongst cattle in the duchy of Cleves.
2.3 March -
199
A copy of the substance of a plaeart received from the Ambassador at the
Hague, relative to the distemper amongst horned cattle ; and a copy of a letter
from Mr. Wolters, H.M.'s agent at Rotterdam, to Mr. Sutton, on the same
subject.
4 April -
199
In Dom. Entry Book, vol. 25.
Copies of a letter from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and enclosures ; viz., the
report of the Commissioners of Revenue there, and a letter from the Collector
of Customs at Youghal, relative to the distemper said to be raging amongst the
horned cattle in and about Dungarvan.
2S July -
211
564
CALENDAR OF
1769.
1409. Creations.
Warrants, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, and addressed to
the Attorney General, to prepare Bills for the King's signature to pass
the Great Seal, containing Grants of Dignities in Great Britain.
Name.
Style and Title or Dignity.
Date.
Page.
In JVarrant Book, vol. 31.
Burrard, Harry, of Walhampton, in the co.
of Hants, Esq.
Baronet - - - -
20 March -
314
Hume, Abraham, of -Wormlyhury, in the co.
of Hertford, Esq.
Do.. - - -
„ „ -
315
Bernard, Francis, of Nettlcham, in the co. of
Lincoln, Esq., Governor of JIassachusctts
Bay.
Do. - -
" " -
31G
Alleyne, John Gav, Esq., Speaker of the
House of Assembly in the Island of Bar-
badoes.
Do. - - - -
" "
317
Tounpr, William, Esq., Lieut.-Governor of
Dominica.
Do. - - - -
" " ■
318
1410. Criminals. Letters to Judges.
Letters addi-essed to the Judges, c^c, for report to be made on the cases of
Criminals convicted.
Name of Judge, &c.
Name
of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
Date.
Page.
In Criminal Papers, 1766-70.
Clive, J.
or
Smythe, B.
I Simmons, Edward
Horsc-stealiug
Death
Maidstone -
21 Mar.
279
Bathurst, J.
Diggle, Joseph -
Forgery
Do. - -
Lancaster
31 „
280
Chief Justice of
Chester.
Boole, Ed^Yard,
clerk, rector of
Cheadle, in co.
of Chester.
Assault on two
men "with
intent to
commit with
them the
most foul,
abominable,
and unnatu-
ral crime."
Imprisonment,
the pillory,
and pay
fines.
Chester
7Apr.
281
Recorder of Lon-
don.
Morris, John -
Stealing
Old Bailey -
2 6 May
289
Recorder of Bris-
tol (John Dun-
ning, Esq.)
Thomas alias
Phillips, David.
Iteturningfrom
transpu.
Death
Bristol
30 May
290
Chairman of the
Sessions.
Warmau, -William
Stealing
Transportation
Hicks's Hall -
GJune
292
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
5 65
1410. Criminals. Letters to Judges— coiif.
Name of Jud£;e, &c.
Xanie
of Convict.
Where triud „ . I,,
or confined. Date., Page.
Bullock, William
Recorder of Lou- Alexander. !Moscs
don. ! (Additiona
In Criminal Papers, vol. 13, 1767-
Pitman, Thomas -
Ilousebreakinf
in the dav-
[Forgcry]
report.)
transpn.
Death
[Death]
Yates, J.
Do.
Clivc, J.
Smythe, B.
Chairman of the
Sessions.
Yates, J.
Mansfield, L.C.J.
Bathur.-it, J.
Wilmot, L.C.J.
or
Adams, B.
Adams, B.
Chairman, &c. of
the Sessions.
Adams, B.
and
Yates, J.
Recorder of Lou-
don.
Do.
Clive, J.
Johnson. Robert-
Green, Francis ■
l-Lamberu, John ■
Grant, Thomas
Banghur;
chard.
> Diggles, Joseph
Uvilson, William
Hainsworth, John
Brookhmd, John
Owls, Ann
1 Bnllock.William,
J the younger.
Evans. Eliz.
Ilan-is, William -
Newton, Thomas
Ireland, William
Highway rob-
bery.
Forgery
Burglary
Do.
Stealiug
Do.
Theft -
Do.
[Theft]
[Death] [-
[i:
ending]
Death
Ch
hnsfon
7 years trans-
Wi
lis
portation.
Transportation
[li
■ading]
yi :irs trans-
portation.
Death [reprieved
l'yj"dge].
Transportation
Do. for 7 years
[Transpu.] -
[Do.;
Stafford
[Old Bailey] •
Bristol
Reading
Pontefrae
Do.
Nottingham -
[Old Bailey] -
14Ju
21 July
10 Aug.
in Feb.
3Mar.
13 „
16 Aug.
JOSept.
" Reported, 23d Oct. 1769, tha
ye petitione
r deser\
ed his free Ma'tj
's pardon."
— Mar()in.
Aston, J.
Parnell. Ann
- [ ^"''^
Death
1 Ilehester
- 1 IXov.
148
Recorder of Lou-
don.
Kidder, Arm
- - -
1
[Old Bail
,■]-...,
15J
566
1769.
CALENDAR OF
1411. Criminals. Paedons, &;c.
Warrants and Letters relating to Criminals Convicted, being Pardons,
Respites, fcc.
Nature
of Document.
I
Name of Com-ict. j Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
Date.
Page.
In Criminal Papers, vol. 12, 1766-70.
Eespite for one/
■week. 1
Balfe,La-n-rence-
Kirk, Edward or
Edmond.
I Murder
Death
Old Bailey -
17 Jan
272
Free pardon
Ahrahams, John -
Stealing
7 years transpn.
St. Jlargaret's
Hill. South-
wark.
19 „
272
Do. -
Greevos^Elizabeth
Do.
Do.
Old Bailey -
273
Do. -
Griffith. Thomas,
of St. Olave's,
Southwark,
blacksmith.
Receiving
stolen lead.
14 years transpn.
St. Jlargarefs
Hill, South-
wark.
20 „
274
Further respite "1
till further \
order. J
Balfe, Lawrence -
Kirk, Edward -
1 (As .at
ove.)
23 „
276
Fine remitted
Turner, William -
^- An offence"
3 months im-
prisonment
and 50/. fine.
Guildhall.Wcst-
minster.
23Feb
"
Free pardon - \
Surbot. .lames -
Oxley. Daniel -
1 Stealing 2
/ fowls.
7 years transpn.
Tauntou(1767)
1.5Mar
278
Respite for one
month.
Simmons.Edward
Ilorse-stealing
Death
Maidstone -
21 „
279
Do. do.
DifTgle, Joseph -
Forgery
Do.
Lancaster
31 ,.
2S0
Mitigation to 14
Jenkins, Joseph -
Burglary
Do.
Ailesbury -
1
years transpn.
Do. do.
Squire. Robert -
Horse-steaUng
} -■ ■
Bedford
Do. do.
Goward,Mary -
Burglary
Do. do.
Stickwood, Jona-
Stealing in a'
Do.
Cambridge -
than.
dwelling-house.
7
■Apr
282
Do. do.
Webber alias
Thurston, Wil-
Ilorse-steahng
Do.
Thetford
liam.
Do. do.
Jordan, William -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Staugroom, Su-
sannah.
Housebreaking,
&e.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Deer, Benjamin -
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Parker, Charles -
Shoplifting -
[Death]
Lancaster
1
Do. do.
Rashbottem,Ra!ph
Poisoning a
Do.' -
Do.
1-
283
The l.iw to take I
its eourse. /
Hedffes.William -
Bireh, Ann
I Not stated -
Transportation
4 .,
2S6
Furtlier respite till
Simmons.Edward
(As above.) I
.
280
further order.
1
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
567
1769.
1411. Ckiminals. Paedoxs, &c.— cont.
Nature
of Document. '
1
Name of Convict. 1
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or coutiued.
Date.
Page.
Pardon ; to serve
as a soldier in
Senegambia.
Laurance, .John -
Eobberj^ in a
house.
Death
Old Bailey -
2 May
287
Free pardon
Lamb, .Tames -
Stealing in a
dweUing-house.
[Death?] -
Shrewsbury -
12 „
288
Respite for one
month.
Thomas o/(as Phil-
lips, David.
Eeturning from
transpn.
Death
Bristol -
30 „
290
Mitigation to
transpn. for life.
Hammond. Ei-
chard, labourer.
Setting fire to
a dwelling-
Do.
Hythe, in Kent
31 „
291
Not to he trans-
ported till fur-
ther order.
Warman.William
[Fetit larceny]
Transportation
[7 years].
Newgate
13Jimc
293
Free pardon
Do. do. -
Do.
Do.
Do.
16 „
294
Do.
Bullock, William
Housebreaking
Death; com-
muted to
transpn.
Stafford
20 „
296
Pardon and re- J
mission. 1
Hale, William,
Hill, Edward,
late of the parish
of Eniield,
labourers.
-^ Aiding in kill-
ing fallow
y deer in
Enfield
J chase.
Imprisonment
and pillory
in defoult
of payment
of fine.
Middlesex Ses-
sions.
20 „
297
Mitigation to
transpn. for life.
Thomas f//;ns Phil-
lips, David.
Eeturning from
transpn.
Death
Bristol
22 „
299
Further respite -
Do. do. -
Do.
-
5 Jidj
300
Mitigation (o 7
years transpn.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Williams, Thomas
Peel, John
Bleaze, Isaac -
Darlington alias
Dartiston,John.
Not stated -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Chester Great
Sessious(1767)
Do. (1768)
Flint Great
Sessions.
■ 6 „
301
Free pardon
Litchfield, John -
Eape
Do.
Old Bailey -
14 »
302
Do. -
Hadley, JIary -
Eeceiving
stolen goods
14 years transpn
Worcester -
303
Do, .- -
Fellows, Thomas -
SteaUng a ket-
tle,value4rf.;
and eups,
value 6d.
Transportation
Hicks's Hall -
21 „
305
Eespite for one
week.
Alexander, Moses
Forgery
Death
Old Bailey -
22 „
306
Remission of pu-
nishment not
undergone.
Percival, John -
Assault upon
one of the
Justices of
Surrey.
2 years impn-
sonment.
Surrey Sessions
29 „
306
Mitigation > 14
Bentley, John -
HousL-hreaking
[Death] -
Bedford
1
years tra pn.
Do. do,
Do. do.
Fleet, William -
Ureen, Constance
Highway rolv
Hou.ebrcakiDg
Do.
Do.
Bury St. Ed-
Norwich' -
}■•■■
308
568
CALENDAR OF
1709.
1411. CRi>riXALS. Pardons, kc.
Name of Convict.
Date. I Page
Fui-tlier respite for
Alexander, Moses
(As above.)
J
lAug.i 309
one week.
Mitigation to
Smith, William -
Forgery
Death
Durham
3 „
311
ti-anspn. for life.
Uespite for one
Shapland alias
Do.
Do.
Bristol
10 „
312
month.
Smith, John.
Free pardon
Johns, Thomas -
Grand larceny
7 years transpn
Surrey Sessions
„ „
313
Jlitisration to
Palmer alias El-
Stealing above
[Death]
Oxford
transpn. for 14
dridge, Thomas.
the value of
years.
40s. in a
dwelling-
house. ■
Do. do.
■\Vatkius,.Joseph-
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Monmouth -
Do. for life
Brazier, Richard -
Do. -
Do.
Hereford
Do. for 14 years -
Price, William -
Stealing a ram
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Jones, Ann
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Barthem, George
Burglary -
Do.
Stafford
Do. do.
Moreton, Ben-
jamin.
Do.
Do.
Do. - 1
•12„
314
Do. do.
Cannons, Charles
1 Horse-steal-
J ing.
Do.
Abingdon -
Do. do.
Musgrave,Thomas
Do. for 7 years ■■
King, Job
Pocketpicking
Do.
Do.
Do. for 14 years -
ColUns, William -
Housebreakine
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Frizera//ns Smith,
Richard.
Do.
Do.
Worcester -
Do. do.
Barnes, George -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Gloucester -
Do. do.
Miller alias Mil-
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
J
lard, William.
Do. for life
Shapland alias
Smith, John.
(Asab
ove.)
- - -
8 „
316
Pardon : to serve
Lovelock, John -
Sheep-stealing
Death
Winchester -
"1
in the 62nd
Foot.
^23 „
317
Do. do.
Clements, James
Hor.'e-stealing
Do.
Do.
1
Do. do.
Appleby,Mattheiv
Stealing
Do.
J
Respite for a ibrt-
night.
Peters, Abraham
Do.
Newgate
7 Oct
31S
Do. for a weeli -
Davis, William -
Horse-stealing
Do.
OldBaUey -
318
Do. till further
Do. do. -
-
-
•-
20 „
319
order.
Free pardon
Gibbons, Samuel
Stealing a
linen hand-
kerchief.
7 years transpn.
Do.
319
Do. - -
Fannen, .Jan-.es -
Stealing
Transportation
Do.
„ „
320
Respite till further
Peters, Abraham
(As al
ove.)
-
_ ,_
321
order.
Free pardon -
Ardlie, Benju. -
Stealing a 7 years transpn.
Bristol
322
bank note.
Do. -
Reading, Lambert
Pocketpicking
DO. -
Guil.lhall.West-.
minster. 1
0 „
323
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
1769.
1411. CRonxALS. P.VRDOxs, kc.—cortt.
Nature of
Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime. Seuteuco.
1
Where tried or
confined.
Date. Page.
rardon and re-
Durant, John
" An ofTence "
Imprisonment
Hicks'sHall- .
0 Oct.
324
mission of fine.
Henry.
in default of
liayment of
a line.
Do. ; to servo in
ISest, James
Housebreaking
Death
Old Bailey -
SNov.
325
a regt. in the
E. Indies.
'■Oh
ected to by the Recorder, and cance
led; vide p. 32S.
■-Margh,.
Jlitig.-.tion to 7
years transpn.
Pitts, Jlartha -
' Housebreak-
[Death]
Winchester -
1
Do. do.
Scott, John
ing.
] )o. do.
Valder, Thomas -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. for life
Tilbury .William -
Houselireaking
and sheep-
Do.
Do.
Do. for 7 years -
Allen, William -
Sh'eep-stc^Uing
Do.
Dorchester -
Do. do.
Weston, Thomas -
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Saunders. John -
Horse-Stealing
Do.
Do.
10
Nov.
326
Do. do.
Crispin, Alexan-
Stealing bul-
Do.
Exeter
der.
locks, &c.
Do. do.
Linch, Daniel -
R(jhbery ^ -
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Sleeman. W' illiam
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Cole, Francis -
] Shcep-steal-
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Tapp, Richard ' -
])o. for]4years-
England, Isaac -
. Houselireaking
Do.
Do.
Do. for 7 years -
Rawkins. John -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
New Saruiu -
Do. do.
Do. do.
Reed, John
Lantrow, George -
} Burglary -
Do.
Wells
Kespite for one!
weelc. f
Doyle, .John
Valline, John -
}- ■ -
Death
Old Bailey -
i'i „
328
Kree pardon -
Best, James
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
15 „
328
Do. -
Kidder, Ann -
Stealing
7 years transpn
Do.
17 „
330
Do. -
Finnick, Francis -
Do.
Do.
Do.
17Aug
331
Further respite"!
for a fort- }
night. J
Doyle. .Tohn -
Valline, John -
} CA,.
bove.)
- - -
20Nov
332
Free pardon
Godle, Mary -
Larceny
7 years transpn
Great Yar-
mouth.
-'-1 „
332
Do. -
Chaffey, John -
Horse-stealing
Death; but re-
Somerset As-
11 Dec
333
spited.
sizes, i7t;5.
In Criminal Papers, vol. 13, 1767-72.
Free pardon
JIcQuirk, Quirk,
or Kirk, Kd-
■svard.
Murder
Death
[Old Bailey] -
lOMar
84
Do. -
Ralfe, Laurence -
Do.
Do.
Do.
87
Respite till further
Woodthy, John -
Housebreaking
Do.
Newgate -
13
88
orders.
Do. do.
Green, Francis -
[Do.] -
Do.
Reading
16 „
'JO
Do. do.
Lambern, John -
[Highway rob-
bery.]
Do.
Chelmsford -
90
570
CALENDAR OF
1760.
1411. Cm
MiNALS. Paedoxs, &c.—cont.
Kature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
Date.
Page.
To be detained till
Johnson, Robert -
.
Transportiition
York
OMar.i 91
further order.
Mitigation to
Green. Francis -
Housebreaking
Death
Reading
1 „
92
transpn. for life.
Dct.iined tiU fur-
Grant, Thomas -
Stealing
Transpn. for 7
Wells
-t „
93
ther order.
J' ears.
Commutation to
Lambcm alias
Hishway rob-
Death
Chelmsford -
51 „
9.5
transpn. for Hfe.
Lambden,John.
bery.
EespitetiU farther
Diggles, Joseph -
Forgery
Do.
Lancaster
3Apr
96
order.
Do. do.
WUson, William -
Burglary
Do.
Bury
97
Commutation to
Watson, Tliomas-
Do.
[Death]
Chehnsford -
14 yeOTS transpn
Do. do.
Chapman, James
Ilorse-steaUng
Do.
JIaidstone -
Do. do.
White, James -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Dowtch, Robert -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Brown, Joseph -
Brown, James -
1 Burglary -
Do.
Do.
Do. for life
Do. do.
Simmouds, Edward
Clifford, Edward -
\ Horse-stealing
Do. -
Do.
Do. for U years -
Howson. John -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. for life
Do. for 14 years -
Acton, John
rilkin£;ton.Thomas
1- Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. for life
JlatheVs, Daniel -
Highway rob-
Do.
Do.
Do. for 14 years -
Piersou, Joseph -
Burglary
Do.
East Grinstead
■7 ,,
99
Do. do.
Chantler alias
Chandler, Na-
thaniel.
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Wood, Wilham -
Burglary and
sacrilege.
Do.
Kingston-on-
Thames.
Do. do.
Foot, Esau
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. for Hfe
Forsith. John,
u/iOsWm.Berk
ley.
Turner; William -
Highway rob-
Do.
Do.
Do. for 14 years -
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Do. do. -
Jack, James
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Sawyer, .Tohn -
Horse"-ste,aling
Do.
Do.
Free pardon
.Johnson, Robert -
Stealing -
14 years transpn.
York -
102
Sentence to be
Baughurst,Richard
Not stated -
7 years do.
Reading
„ „
103
carried out.
Respite till further
Gillard, George -
Highway rob-
Death
(Wells)
103
order.
bery.
Do. do.
Hainsworth.John
Burglary
Do.
Bury St. Ed-
munds.
12 „
104
Commutation to
Bird, William -
Horse-stealing
[Death]
Lincoln
-
14yL-ars transpn
Do. do.
Rogers, Thomas -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Blizard, WilUam -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Warwick -
1
Do. do.
Satchwell.Matthe-w
Cow-stealing -
Do.
Do. - 1
1
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
571
1769.
1411. Criminals. Pardons, &c. — cont.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime. Sentence.
mere tried
or confined.
Date.
Page.
Coinmutation to
Ilartling, John -
Stealing above
[Death]
Warwick
1
14 years transpn.
5s. privately
I 12
Apr,
105
in a ware-
house.
Do. do.
Eobv, Elizabeth,
al'uis Derby-
shire Bess.
Highway rob-
bery.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Read, William -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Northampton -
Do. do.
Gross, Josiah -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Parker, Thomas -
Horse-stealing
Do.
York -
1
Do. do.
Craven, Richard -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
[.,„
107
Do. for UtV
Adarasou, Joseph
Highway rob-
Do.
Do.
bery.
J
Do. for 14 years -
Diggle Joseph -
Forgery
Do.
Lancaster
„ ,>
109
Do. for 7 years --
Do. do.
Tarrat, John -
Hooper, Edwd. -
I Horse-stealing
Do.
Winchester -
Do. do.
Symes,John,atos
John White.
Housebreaking
Do.
Exeter
Do. do.
Snell, James -
Robbery
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Trask, Susanna -
Burglary
Do.
Do. for 14 years -
Hardy man, Henry
Horse-stealing
Do.
New Sarum -
Do. do.
Do. do.
Smith, Joseph -
Ross, John
ISheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
■""
no
Do. do.
Do. do.
Hodges, Samuel -
Davy, John
1 Horse-stealing
Do.
Taunton
Do. do.
Edwards n/ms Wil-
liams, Charles.
Rape - -
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Morris, Richard -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Harvey o/^as New-
man, John.
Stealing a bul-
lock.
Do.
Do.
TiK' law to take 1
Wilson, WiUiam -
Hainsworth, John
} Burglary -
[Death]
Ipswich
14 „
112
Free pardon
Brookland, John
Entering a
house and
stealing a
loafofbread.
7 years transpn.
Reading
17 „
113
To be detained till
Bullock, William
Stealing
Death: but re-
Stafford
2 M;iy
117
further order.
prieved by
,iudgeto7yrs.
transpn.
The sentence to be
Do. do. -
Do.
Do.
Do.
4 „
119
carried out.
Free rardon
GiUard, George -
Highway rob-
bery.
Death
Somersetshire
Assizes. -
120
" N.B.— The time for taking bail for the appearance of George Gilla
rd having elapsed, and 1
e
" remaining in custody, another pardon, dated 1 1th Nov., was m
de out."— 3Iarfjin.
Free pardon - I Owls. Aim
Stealing
7 years transpn.
Pontefract
12 May
122
Do. -
Grant, Thomas -
Do.
Do.
Wells
13 „
124
Commutation to 14
Morgan, Thomas , anrsc-bte.diiig
Death
Brecon
31 „
125
years transpn.
William
572
CALENDAR OF
17G0.
1411. C'RnriNALS. Pardons, &c. — cord.
Nature
of Document.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
Date.
Page.
Commutation to 14
\ears transpu.
Do. do.
Burn, Tatriek -
Cravcraft, Samuel
1 Highway rob-
1 ^-^■•
Death
Old Bailey -
Do. do.
Watts, Margaret
Stealing in
a dwelling-
house to
value of 40s.
Do.
Do.
Do. ,lo.
Waldeck, .Joseph
Dollison, James -
} Burglary -
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Wallis, .lames -
Stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. for 7 years -
Davis, John
Burglary
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Singer, Rohert -
Horse-steahng
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Parsingliam alias
Parsons, John.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Fennell, John -
Towell, Thomas -
1 Highway rob-
Do.
Do.
12
■June
126
Do. do.
Crew, Charles -
Do. for life
Perkins, Ann -
Returning from
transpn.
Do.
Do.
Do. for U years -
Cooper, James -
Wilkes, Charles -
1 Burglary] -
Do.
Do.
Do. for life
Wmstanley, Fran-
cis.
Woodthey, John -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. for 14 years -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. for 7 years -
Evans alias Dyer,
John.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Do.
Do. for 14 years -
Dick, Jane
Stealing
Do.
Do.
])o. do."
Lawrence, John -
Do. in a
dwcllina-house.
Do.
Do.
Do. for 7 years -
Dobbins, Joseph. (Mentioned only i
a the recapitulati
m of the names.)
Pardon ; to trans-
Eronselle, Philip -
Felony -
7 years transpn.
NcMgate
21 „
129
port himself
never to return.
Warrant to dis-
Do. do. -
Do.
Do.
Do.
23 „
130
charge.
Free pardon
Evans, Elizabeth -
Theft - -
Do.
Old Bailey -
3, July
132
Do. - -
Higgs, William -
Stealing a
handkerchief
Transportation
Guildhali.AVest-
„ „
134
Jlespite till further
order.
Biggs, Reuben -
Housebreaking
Death
Old Bailey -
23 „
136
Commutation to
Do. do. -
Do. -
Do.
Do.
26 „
136
trauspn. for life.
To he detained till
Harris, William -
Stealing a pair
7 years transpn.
Newgate
8 „
137
I'urther order.
of buckles.
Commutation to
Eades, James -
Burglary
[Death]
Chelmsford -
1
14 years transpn.
Do. ,lo. -
Douyer, Peter -
Flighway rob-
bery.
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Duffield, Jacob -
Do.
Do.
Do. do.
Holmes, Henry -
Shcep-stealiuff
Do.
Do.
. '
138
Dii. do
Smith, Uidecjn -
Housebreaking
Do.
Do.
Aug.
Do. do.
Gray, James
Do.
Do.
Maidstone -
Jettery, 'I'homas -
Do.
Do. -
Do.
Do.' do.'
Do. ,1,,.
Dahon, John -
(Iriaitlis, James -
1 Horse-stealing
Do. -
Croydon -
Do. do.
lirowD, William -
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Do.
i
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
573
1769.
1411. C
RiMiNAivs. Pardons, &c.-
—cont.
Natjire of
Documeut.
Name of Convict.
Crime.
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
Date.
Page.
Conmuitation to
14 years transpn.
Do. do.
])o. do.
Do. for life
Xewtou, Thomas -
Prankish, J[atthe«
Fowler, Cieorge -
Hunt, James -
Stcalinn; in a
d«eliing-
house, &c.
Do.
Stealing heifers
Highway rob-
bery.
Horse-stealing
Do.
Sheep-stealing
Do.
Stealing in a
dwellmg-
house, &c.
Stealing above
value of 5s.
in a ware-
house.
[Death] -
Do.
Do.
Do.
Nottingham -
Do.
Do.
Lincoln
1
Do. for 14 years -
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Do. do.
Harker, John -
Kitchen, Thomas
Lusbv, James -
Arm,' Thomas,
alias John
Ilu-hes.
Friend, Charles -
\Varriner,Edmund
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Coventry -
Warwick
Do.
I 31
■ July
140
Do. do.
Dorsey, John -
Horse-stealing
Death
York -
lOAug
142
Do. do.
Sheppard, David -
Stealing in a
dwelling-house.
Do.
Bristol
. .,
143
To be detained till
further order.
Newton, Thomas
Not stated -
Transportation
Nottingham -
>r, „
144
The law to take
its course.
Do. do. -
-
Do.
Do.
4 Sept.
143
Do. do.
Harris, William -
(As above.)
5 >.
143
Commutation to
7 years transpn.
John, Henry -
Sheep-stealing
Death
Haverfordwest
0 Oct.
14G
Respite till further
order.
Parnell, Ann -
[Theft]
Do.
Wells
25 „
147
Free pardon
Ireland, William -
Stealing
7 years tr:mspu.
Old Bailey -
1 Nov.
14S
Respite till further
order.
Troy, William -
Higliway rob-
bery.
Death
Do.
4 „
14!)
Commutation to
14 years transpn
Parnell, Ann -
CAs a
bove.)
•' "
l.";0
Respite till fur- f
ther order. \
Crowder, George
Symonds, John -
} Burglary -
Do.
Do.
7 „
l.)l
To be executed"
near the place
where the
offence was »
committed,
(Bethual Green |
church). J
D'Oyle, John, and
Valliue, John,
two of the
people called
}■■
Do.
- - -
8 „
132
Remission of fine
Pitman, William
Assault
20/. fine
Hicks's Hall -
11 „
134
Commutation to
transpn. for life.
Troy, William -
Highway rob-
bery.
Death
Old Bailey -
17 „
13.:
574
17G9.
CALENDAR OF
1411. Criminals. Pabdons, &c.—cont.
Nature of
Document.
Name I ^ .
of CouTict. '^nm^-
Sentence.
Where tried
or confined.
Date.
Page.
In Criminal Papers, Scotch, 1762-S6.
Eespite pending
arrival of a
pardon.
Phil, Wm.
Horse-stealing
Aherdeen
29Apr.
79
In Warrant Book, vol. 31.
Free pardon; and
sentences of
fines, imprison-
ments, and
standing in the
pillory remitted.
Poole, Edward,
clerk, rector of
the parish of
Chendle, in the
CO. of Chester.
Buggery
2 year.s impri-
sonment, two
fines of 50/.
each, and to
stand twice
in the pilIor>-.
Chester
12May
330
1412. Deputy Lieutenants.
The Najiks of N(jr,LE^[EN and Gentlemen submitted to His Majesty by Lords
Lieutenants of Counties to be the Deputy Lieutenants, and aiiproved of
by the King.
Nl
me.
Date.
Page.
In Military Entry Booh, vol. 27.
COI-N'TT OF
Surrey.
Winterton, Edward Earl of.
Clarke, Charles, of Oekley, Esq.
28 Sept. -
272
Gresham, Sir John, B.irt.
Shaw, Joseph, of Epsom. Esq.
Evelyn, Sii- Frederick, of Wootton,
Bishop, Elliot, of Ham. Esq.
Bart.
RofFey, Saml., of Kingston-on-
Clayton, Sir Eobert, of Marsden,
Thames, Esq.
Bart.
Stephenson, John, of Walton-on-
Colebrooke, Sir George, of Gatton,
Thames, Esq.
Bart.
Shakespear. WiUi.am, of Walton-ou-
Norton, Sir Fletcher, of Wonersh,
Thames, Esq.
Knt.
Boscawen, Edward Hugh, of Hatch-
Waldo, Sir Timothv, of Clapham,
lands, Esq.
Knt.
Johnson, John, of BiorhiU, E-^q.
Hotham, Sir Richard, of Merton,
Knt.
Vincent, John, of Beechhill, Esq.
Dyson, Jeremiah, of Stoke next
Plumbe, Samuel, of Tooting, Esq.
Guildford. Esq.
^Vkerman, Isaac, of Clapham, Esq.
Ligonier, Edward, of Cobham, Esq,
Baldwin, Christopher, of Battersea,
Clarke, Charles, of Addiscombe, Esq;
Esq.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
575
1413. Grants of Offices, &c.
Warrants, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, and addressed to
the Attorney and Solicitor General, to prepare Bills for the King's
Signature to pass the Great Seal, containing Grants of the following
Offices, &c.
Name. Office, &c.
Date.
Page.
In Military Entry Booh, vol.
Grafton; Augustus Henry, Duke
of, vice Viscount Maynard.
27.
H.M.'s Lieutenant of and iu the co. of Suffolk
25 May -
270
In Warrant Book, vol. 31.
Dorset, John Frederick, Duke
of.
Do., of and iu the co. of Kent and city of Can-
terbury.
13 Jan. -
302
Canterbury, Frederick, Lord
Archbishop of.
One of the Governors of the Charterhouse -
G March -
312 ^
Norton, Sir Fletcher, Knt. -
Chief Justice in Eyre on this side Trent
n „ -
313
Sharp, William, of St. Andrews,
in the CO. of Fife, in North
Britain, Esci.
Free pardon. [At the age of 15 he was con-
victed of high treason for taking part in the
Rebellion, and, having escaped, had since
served in the French and Portuguese
armies.]
8 April -
320
Gould, Charles, Esq. -
Judge Advocate General
3 June -
339
Lamb, James, convicted at
Shrewsbitty assizes of felony.
Free pardon - - - - -
21 July -
341
In Warrant Book, vol. 32.
Le Chevalier, Peter, of Aven-
ing, in the co. of Gloucester,
maltster.
Dubisson, James, of the par. of
St. James, Westminster, in
the CO. of JVIiddlesex, Gent.
Zubre', David, of the par. of
St. Martin, in the same eo.,
-
victualler.
Le Breton, James, of the same,
victualler.
Haverbick, Henry, of the same,
tailor.
Barritt, Conrade, of Rother-
hithe, in the co. of Surrey,
victualler.
Schaller, Benedict, of the par.
of St. George, Hanover
Square, in the same CO.,
Gent.
(All aliens born.)
Free denizens of Great Britain. ■ [For their
Attorney or Solicitor General, see Dum.
Geo. III., V. C, p. 234.]
J
1 1 Sei)t. -
415
Dawkins, Henry, Esq. -
Licence to enclose part of a highw.ay and
footway in the hamlet or liberty of Stand-
linch, in the par. of Dounton, in the co. of
Wilts. [For his petition, and usual refer-
ence thereon, see Dom. Geo. III., v. 6,
p. 249.]
17 Nov. -
428
576
CALENDAR OF
1769.
1414. Inventions.
Warrants, addressed to the Attorney or Solicitor General, to prepare
Bills for the King's Signatui'e to pass the Great Seal, granting " the
sole use and benefit " from Inventions for a period of 14 yeare in England,
Wales, and the town of Berwiek-npon- Tweed, and (in some cases) in the
Plantations and Colonies abroad, accordino- to the Statute.
Inventor's Name, &c.
Page
III JVarmnt Book, vol. 31.
Fincliett, Arnold, of Spawfields,
Islington, In the co. of Mid-
dlesex.
Willday, Samuel, of Atlierstone,
in the co. of Warwick, hat-
maker.
Jacob, Joseph, jun., of St. Mary
Axe, in tlie city of London,
coachmaker.
Ford, Richard, of ISirmin^diam.
iu the CO. of Warwick, smith.
Hodges, James, of Lambeth,
the CO. of Surrey, wood 1
weaver.
Hornbuckle, Richard, of East
Greenwich, in the co. of Kent,
mealman.
Auriol, .Tames, of the city of
London, merchant.
Milne, John, of Manchester, in
the CO. of lyaneaster, wire-
worker.
//( JVamint Booh, vol. 32.
Smith, .louchim, of the par. of
St. Giles, in the Co. of Mid-
dlesex, Guilt.
A method of taking; off the di.sagrceable and
rank smells of all sort.s of oils, and scenting
the same with different aromatic smells.
A machme for drying malt with coal or other
the most gross and smoking fuel without
communicating any ill taste or flavour to
the malt.
A method for the better construction of wheel ii5 May
carriages by the application of united
spiral springs, hoop wheels, and leather
boxes.
A method of rolling silver, copper, and other
metals of various thicknesses with the same
rollers by one ojieratioii ; and of drawing
brass, iron, and other wire by wheels and a
pinion, of various >izcs, at one and the
same time ; and of laisiiig by a stamp and
&c., out of silver, copper, and other metals.
[For the petition and usual reference, see
Fetitions, 1765-84, p. 169.]
A method of making wove wood hats. [For
his petition, and the usual reference to the
Attorney or Solicitor General, see Petitions,
17G5-S4, p. 170.]
;ind also a stove of the 12 Sept.
A new method of making soap without boil- 17 Nov.
A machine or wire cylinder for dressing 11 Dec.
wheat, barley, and other grain, and also for
dressing flour from wheat, &c., so contrived
that oil-', two, or three sorts of flour may
be made at one operatiini. [For his peti-
tion, and the usual reference, see I\titwns,
17C.)-S4, p. 171.]
;veral kinds of candlesticks, sconces, and 17 Jan.
lamps constructed on a new principle. [For
Ins ]ietition, and ustuJ reference thereon, see |
Dum. Geo. III., V. 0, p. 149.] I
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
577
17G9.
1414. Invextioxs
luventor's Name, &c.
Nature of Invention.
Date.
Page.
Grumpier, John, of the city of
London, gauze weaver.
A new method of throwing silk to make
crape and tiffany, and a new machine for
dressing such silk when so wove and
thrown.
25 Jan. -
333
Scott, George, of Kniffhtsbridge,
in the co. of Middlesex, Gent.
A boiler, pot, or utensil for the more con-
venient dressing of ships' provisions with
sea water or any kind of water, for making
sea water fresh, for purifying and making
sweet any kind of water, &c. [For his
jietition, and the usual reference thereon,
see Dom. Geo. III., v. 6, p. 164.]
6 Feb. -
337
Ascough, John, of Nutwith
Court, in the co. of York,
Esq.
A machine for manufocturing combs. [For
his petition, &c., see Dwn. Geo. III., v. 0,
p. ICa.]
28 „
347
Moore, Erancis, of Cheapside,
in the city of London, linen-
draper and warehouseman.
Several machines ov engines capable of being
wrouglit or put in motion bv fire, water, or
air, with a small assistance of horse or
manual labour, which will be very useful
in agriculture, the eai-riage of persons and
goods, and navigation. [For his petition,
&c., see Dom. Geo. ril.,y. 6, p. 173.]
i March -
351
Pickering, John, of London,
gilt-toy maker.
" A new method of performing that kind of
work eonmionly called chasing," by a
maehine consisting "of an oblong square
IVan,,. vJ.l, t.,.. r.u.s, in which a moving
for.rr 1 ,,■ ,! ,; ,,„ a striking block with
a dh , ,.1 ': . iornied for each respee-
tivr pii i".-r 1 ,.!■ Iiis petitiou, &e., see
Bum. <r,v. y/y.. V. t;,p. 171.]
354
Eerthclot, Claude Frani;ois, late
of Chateau Chahm. in the
province of Burgundy in
France, but now of the city of
London, Esq.
A machine called a "moving foot balance
Berthclot," for grinding all sorts of grain,
boring and turning of cannon, pumpijjg of
water, sawing of timber, and useful in most
matters that are worked by wind or water.
[For his petition, &c.. see Dom. Geo. III.,
v.G,p.l80.]
14 April -
309
EusRel, Richard, sen.,
Russel, Richard, juu.,
both of Whitechapel, in the
CO. of Middlesex-, glass
manufacturers.
1 New furnaces for making glass without the
r use of pots.
21 „ -
372
Bonniu, Gouse, late of Eovenev,
in the CO. of Bucks, Geut. "
A particular method of manufacturing certain
nuiterials discovered bv him into crucibles,
connnonly known as black-lead crucibles.
24 „
377
Wise, Samuel, of Xottingham -
A machine which, when fixed to a stocking
Irainc or frames, will make any sort (if
work usually manufactured upon stocking
frames, by a method entirely new. [I'or
his petition, &c., see Dom. Geo. III., v. 1',,
p. 1<J5.]
3 May -
330
Stell, Anne, late of Kelghly, in
the West Riding of York,
spinst.r (iu conjunction ,^ith
her late f ither).
Ace::.-:.. :....! :.:,..!!,: ■ :,.,;;, ,1 (..prevent the
da..' .; ■■ ^ ■ : , bv the foot
or i'- ': ' ■ , , -.rs" falling or
beii.L .:.-. .: ;' ..l.-.-.s. [For her
petili..H, &e., see V< uu Geo. III., v. G,
1.. llis.J
H „ -
3S2
578
CALENDAR OF
1709.
1414. Inventions — cont.
Inventor's Name, &c
Eeeves, Christopher, of Black-
man Street, in the pur. of
:_ St. Mary, Newiugton, in the
CO. of Surrey, coach and
coach-harness maker.
Buzaglo, Abraham, of Catherine
Street, in the par. of St. Mary-
le-Strand, Tvarming machine
maker.
Moore, Francis, of Cheapside,
in the city of London, hnen-
draper and warehouseman.
Taylor, James, of Ashton-undcr-
Line, in the co. of Lancaster,
clockmaker.
Ashton, Joseph, of Binniugham,
in the co. of Warwick.
Jenkinsoii, AVilliara, of Os-
westry, in the co. of Salop,
Gent.
Porter, John,
Porter, Siiickler,
(Jrane, Jusiah,
of the town of Nottingham,
hosiers and framework
knitters.
Kadley, William, of the parish of
St. Andrew, Holborn, chemist.
Wedgwood, Josiah, of Burslem,
in the co. of Stafford, potter
to the Queen.
Nature of Invention.
New kind of springs for coaches, and the
method of supporting the bodies of car-
riages upon them in the centre, in such
manner as will prevent the overturning of
the same by almost any accident whatso-
ever. [For his petition, &c., see Dum.
Geo. III., Y. 6, p. 186.]
A new warming machine, to be made of any
metal, to act without any fire, the heat i)f
which may be diminished or increased at
pleasure, for warming the feet in coaches,
&c. [For his petition, &c., see Boin.
Gen. III., v. 6, p. 205.]
Multiplying levers or additions of power, by
whicli power is gained without a proportion-
able loss of time, of great utility in agricul-
ture, carriages, navigation, &c. [For his
petition, &c., see Vom. Geo. III., v. 6,
p. 215.]
New machines or engines capable of being
wrought or put in motion by force or
power, without being drawn by horses or
any other beasts or cattle, which will be
very useful in agriculture, carriage of per-
sons and goods, and navigatiou. [For
his petition, &c., see Bom. Geo. III., v. 6,
p. 223.J
A machine for raising weight or water. [For
his petition, &c., see Dom. Geo. III., v. 6,
p. 226.]
A method of casting colfiu nails and tacks
out of pig-iron, commonly called cast metal,
and of tinning the same. [For his petition.
See., see Bom. Gen. III., v. 6, p. 231.]
A machine for drawing, draining, raising, or
forcing up water from mines, coal pits, &c.
from great depths or to great heights.
[For his petition, &c., see Bom. Geo. Ill,
V. 6, p. 232.]
fA machine on which is ti.'ied a set of sliders,
which macliine is fixed to a stocking
frame, for shading and brocading, work-
ing flowers and other figures on silk,
cotton, and other goods usually made in a
stocking frame. [For their petition, &c.,
see Bom. Geo. III., v. 6, p. 244.]
. new sort of purging and diuretic balls for
the cure of several diseases incident to
horses. [For his petition, &c., see Bom.
Geo. Ill, V. 6, p. 247.]
Page.
11 May
29 July
5 Sept.
ogether
An encaustic gold bronze,
peculiar species of encaustic pamting lu
various colours, in imitation of the ancieul
Etruscan and Roman earthenware. [For
his petition, Sec, see Bom. Geo. III., v. 6,
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
579
1769.
1414. Inventions. — cont.
Inventor's Name, &c.
Natnre of Invention.
Date.
Page.
Bevan, Edward, i.f Air Street,
Piccadilly, in the co. of llid-
lUcsex, carpenter.
A new Venetian window Hind, constructed
so as to cast differeut shades at the same
time, &c. [For his petition, &c., see Uwi.
Geo. III., V. 6, p. 246.]
14 Nov. -
426
Freeman, James, of the par. of
St.Botolph, Bishopgate with-
in the city of Loudon, citizen
and elockmaker.
A central second stop wiitch, vertical or hori-
zontal, without the assistance of a com-
pound motion. [For his petition, &c., see
X/om. Geo.///., V. 6,p.261.]
1 Dec. -
433
Shudi, Berkat, harpsichord
A piece of mechanism by which the harpsi-
chord U very much improved. [For his
petition, &c., see Dom. Geo. III., v. 6,
p. 258.]
2 Dec. -
437
Levat. Charles, of Newman St.,
in the par. of St. Mary-le-
hone, in theco. of Middlesex,
sm-geoD.
A certain powder called the" Poudreuniiiue,"
for purifying the human blood and curing
rheumatism, scurvy, &c. [For his petition,
&e., see Dom. Geo. III., v. 6. p. 267.]
12 „
4.3S
Champion, John, the younger,
of Newman Street, in the par.
of St. Mary-Ie-boue.
A method of hatching and rearing domestic
fowls, &c. by an artificial heat, without
the assistance of the mother bird. [For
his petition, &e., see Dom. Geo. III., v. 6,
p. 270.]
18 „
440
Clark, Dngald, of the parish of
St. James-in-the-East, in the
Island of Jamaica, engineer.
A new method of constructing and hanging
the boiler and of applying the power of the
machine (commonly called the fire or steam
engine) to the working of his new con-
structed sugar-cane mills, and of all kinds
of mills or engines whatsoever. [For his
petition, &c., see Dom. Geo. III. , v. 6,
, p. 271.]
442
1415. Licences to Plead.
Name of Coimsel.
On whose behalt.
Page
I/i Warrant Book,
Norton, Sir Fletcher,
Knt., lung's coun-
sel.
Norton, Sir Fletcher,
King's counsel.
Davy, William, Esq.,
serjeant-at-law.
Norti
.SirFletehe
Hall, Henry, Esq.,
Attorney General
for CO. palatine
of Chester.
Solicitor General, the
ol. 31.
Kebbel, George
i>Hanway, Thomas, Esq.,
and others.
Webb, George
Drax, Thomas Erie, Esq.
Rushtou, Jonathan
Evans, Samuel, Esq.
Assault
(Surrey Sessions.)
Misilemeanor
(King's Be;
Assault
(King's Bench.)
Action ag.ainst a Custom-1
officer for trespass.
Misdemeanor and assault
Certain misdemea
r, JIarch -
4 April -
580
CALE^'DAR OF
1415. Licences to Plead — cont.
Name of Couusel.
Oq whose behalf.
Page.
In Warrant Book,
Davy, William, Esq.
and
Burland, John, E.sq.,
serjeants-at-Unv.
Dunning, John, Esq
Solicitor Geuenii,
and
Norton, Sir Fletcher
King's eoimsel.
Davj-, Will
Serjeant-;
Wallace, James, Esq
King's counsel.
Montgomery,.Iames.
Esq., H.M.'s Advo
cate for Scotland.
Burland, John, Esq.,
serjeant-at-law.
vol. 32.
rk, Edward {alius
Edward Quirk), and
life, Lawnmce.
fOriffith, .John, late of the
I ])reciuct of St. Cathe-
1 riiie. in the co. of
1 lliddlesex, Geut.
I Tlio.nas, John, of the
L same place, Gent.
Vv'oodiall, Ilenrj' Samp-
son.
Joseph, and
ilm,
of tlircitv of L.mdon,
i lMH,kscll'ers&partner.-
j Roberts, John,
j of the same, hook-
(_ sellers and partners.
f Roccers, Hugh, Mayor,
I Williams, John, Alder-
I man, and others, bur-
{ ^,'esses, aldermen.
I and freemen of the
Cause wherein His Majesty is
plaintiii'.
igainst them for the
ieation of a certain
taken from a modern
re of Christian VII.
■ of Denmark.
iforniations in nature of (!Juo
warranto as t(j their claim
to the mayoralty, &c., of
llelleston.
L in the CO. of Cornwall.
Gordon, Sir Eobt., Bart.
Rogers, Hugh, Mayor of
llelleston': r.nd ithers
(as above)
Humphreys, Richard
[Lee, Thomas, Esq.
L Murray, Roger.
Hawkins. William, of
Abingdon, in the co.
of Berks, Esq.
Edwyn, Mary, widow,
and others.
(See above.)
for forcible entry
> Trespasses and misdemeanors
Perjury
Stopping the King's highway
in the lordship of Bagrave
and parish of Hungerton, in
the CO. of Leicester.
Assault and misdemeanor
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
581
1769. -
1416. Licences to Print.
W^\I{EANTS granting the sole right of prmting and publishing the work
for "the term of 14 j^ears, within H.M.'s dominions.
specified
Name of Publisher, &c.
Title of Work,
In TVarrant Book, vol.
Eusscll, I'eregTin, Esq.,
Price, UweB, Gent.,
Coote, John, booliseller.
Cooke, John, of the (
London, bookseller.
lity of
Beawes, AVyudham, Esq., II.M.'s
Consul General of Seville,
St. Lucar, and their districts.
•' Enjfland disiilayed ; or a complete and ac-
e urate liistory and description of our king-
dom of England and principality of
Wales."
iV work written by John Fleetwood, LL.D.,
intituled "A new and complete History of
the Holy Bible from the Creation of the
world to the Incarnation of our blessed
Liiril and Saviour Jesus Christ; containing
a clear and concise account of every me-
miiralile event during a period of four
thousand years."
Awe
for
- ipiarto volumes, under tin
sertatious ou Spain and I'or
" The Cheats of London exposed ; or the
Tricks of the Town laid open to both sexes,
lieini; a clear discovery of all the various
frauds and villanies that are daily practised
in that great city ; the whole laid down in
so plain and easy a manner as to enable
the most innocent country people to be
completely on their guard how to avoid the
base impositions of such vile and abandoned
wretches who live by robbing and ruining
the young and innocent of both sexes.
Together with general remarks on the
prceut state and condition of the town,
interspersed with useful admonitions to
per^iuis of all ages and conditions. Em-
bellished with copper plates."
A work written by Matthew Taylor, LL.D.,
intituled " England's r,!rodv Tribunal; or
Popish Crueltv dis]ii;i>.'l " r.>,,,:,i„i„^ a
tnrtu
lid t
pious English Protestant Mart\ rs wlio have
sealed the faith of our Huly lieligion with
their blood. Exhibiting a full view of
Popery, with all its superstitions and horrid
practises ; and tending to promote the Pro-
testant Keligion by displaying the errors of
I'opish Idolatry. To which is added a
short and plain refutation of the errors of
the Komisb Church."
A new Royal and Universal Dictionary of
Arts and Sciences ; or Complete System of
Human Knowledge." Written by JI. Hinde,
Doctor in Physic, W. Squires, T. JIarshall,
Rev. Thomas Cooke, A.B., and others.
[For his petition, see Dom. Geo. III., v. C,
],. 2G'J.]
582
CALENDAR OF
]769.
1417. Ordnance.
Wareant.s, ke. addi-esscd to the Master General of the Oedn^vnce, during the
j'ear 1769, for the issue of Arms, Colours, and other Stores to the
several Regiments, &c., with lists annexed in some cases, are to be found in
Ordnance Entry Bools, vol. 1, 1760-76, and vol. 2, 1761-7-5. The warrants
arp not, for the most part, of sufficient im2:)ortance to merit individual
description, but among them are the following : —
For whom and -n-hat purpose.
Page.
In Ordnance Entry Book, 1760-76.
The storekeepers of the Board of Ordnance to receive into their care the puns,
powder, and gunner's stores of any Russian ships of war that may require to
be taken into dock at Portsmouth, or at any other of H.M.'s yards.
(On p. 404 of this volmne is a return of the arms, &c. of the South Batal-
hon of the Gloucestershire Militia.)
In Ordnance Entry Book, 1761-75.
Debtiieg, Capt. Hugh, one of H.M.'s engineers, an allowance of 20.s. per diem to
To appoint a proper officer or officers to make a stirvey of the forts and settle-
ments upon the coast of Africa which are imder the management of the C!om-
mittee of Merchants trading to Africa, that a report of the same may he laid
before Parliament the beginning of next Session.
1418. Packet Boats.
Letters" from the Secretaries of State's Offices relating to the Packet Boats.
To whom directed.
For Tvhat purpose.
Date.
...
In Dom. Entry Book, vol. 24.
James Clements, Esq., agent at
Harwich.
The packet boat with the Dutch mail to be
delayed till the arrival of Lord Stormonfs
25 Feb. -
197
Do. do.
Do. do. tUl arrival of a messenger -
6 June -
203
Do. do.
An extraordinary packet boat to carry Count
Czernicheff, Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary from the Empress of Russia,
■with his retinue .and baggage, to Holland.
20 Nov. -
207
In Letter Book (Secretaries'),
1766-71.
Agent at Holyhead
An extraordinary packet boat for the Irish
messenger charged with despatches for the
Lord Lieutenant, if an ordinary one be not
on the point of saihng.
1 Nov. -
24
3\Ir. Barham -
Do., to convey the bearer to Calais if the
ordinary packet boat has sailed from Dover.
4 „
25
Mr. Bell, agent at Falmouth -
The Lisbon packet boat iu com-se for the mail
of Tuesdav next not to sail imtil the anival
of Mons. be Mello, the King of Portugal's
Envoy Extraordinary in England, who is to
be accommodated -irith the best cabin, &e.
9 Dec. -
25
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
583
1769.
1419. Parks.
Permissions to pass througli the Park Gates, &c.
*^* These are addressed, in the case of St. James's and the Green P.arks, to the Earl of
Orford, and iu the case of the Horse Guards to the Gokl Stick in Waitiujr.
Extent of Permission.
1)1 Dom. Entry Book, vol. 24.
Hatsell, John, Esq., Clerk of
the House of Commons.
Wray, Daniel, Esq.
Howard, Lieut.-Genl. -
Glyn, Lady - - -
III Dom. Entry Book, rol. 25.
Bateman, Dowager Lady Vis-
coimtess.
Stanhope, Mr., and Lady Cathe-
rine.
Waldegrave, Earl and Countess
of.
Bristol, Earl of. Lord Privy
Seal.
Winchilsea, Earl (
In and out through the Horse Guards
Do. on horseback
Through the gates of St. James's Park and
the Horse Guards in his coach.
Through the Horse Guards on horseback
Through the gates of St. James's and the
Green Parks in her coach.
On horseback iu and out through the Horse
Guards.
[n their coaches through the gates of the two
Parks and the Horse Guards.
In his coach through St. James's Park and
Horse Guards.
24 April
12 July
7 Jime
SDcc.
13 Jan.
1,5 Mar.
3 May
12 „
1420. Passports or Passes.
From whom.
To whom.
Destination, &c.
Language.
Date.
Page.
In Passes, 1760-84.
EarlofEochford
Shadwell, Thomas
- -
Vienna -
Latin -
16 May
66
Do.
Lamb, Matthew, co
H.M.'s Cabinet.
.rier of
St. Petersburgh
French -
.; June
68
Do. -
Schaw, .Tames
Uo. - -
Do. -
28 July
69
The King
Effingham, Thomas Howard,
Earl of.
"Foreign parts"
Latin
-
70
58-1
CALENDAR OF
17G9.
1421. Petitions.
*.j,* A mimber of petitions will be found noticed at the end of entries of the various
i-arrants containing the jjrant of the praver of them. The petitions in this list are those
i-hich had not been acceded to before the end of 1769.
Object of I\'tition, &c.
Tagc.
//( Born. Geo. III., vol. 6.
Li'uno.x, Alexander Earl of
Gordon, Sir Robert, claiming
titles, &c. of Earl of Suther-
land aud Lord gtrathnaver.
lloore, Francis, of Chcapside,
Loudon, liuendrapcr and
•warehouseman.
Smith, Robert Cartwriglit, of
Goodman's Fields, Middlesex,
sugar refiner.
Fearne, Charles, of the Inner
Temple, Gent.
Gray, James, of St. llart;aret's,
■Westminster, Gent.
Ilargreaves, .James, of Xot-
tinsham.
In Petitions, 1766-84.
Samuel, KicharJ
Jloore, Francis, of Cheapside,
in the city of London, linen-
draper and -narehouseman.
Milne, .John, of Slanchester,
vireworker.
Lambton, William, of Lambton
Hull, in the co. of Durham,
Esq.
To he placed on the roll of the Peers of
Scotland. — Referred to the Lord Advocate.
— [An account of the manner of making
claim to a peerage in Scotland, and of the
operation of a limitation of a title of honour
to one and his heirs male, is appended.]
For another peerage and barony, under title
of Lord Gordon of Dornock, vested in the
Earls of Sutherland. — Iteferred to the
House of Peers.— [His petition of Dec.
1767, for the title of Earl of Sntherlaud, is
also entered, pp. 177-9.]
Extension to Scotland of the patent for his
invention of new multiplying levers or ad-
ditions of power. — Referred to the Lord
Advocate.
A Niili pnise<iui against an indictment for per-
jury.—Kefen-ed to the Attorney General.
^. patent for their invention of a method of
dyeing paper, card paper, aud white
leather, on the grain side, of various
colours.— Referred to the Attorney or
Solicitor General.
0. of a new wheel
ir engine for spinni
IL'
drawing, and t^^is
tmu- cotton, to be i
la-
naged by one i>ei
s„u only.— Referred
t(
the Attorney or S.
ieitor General.
Do. of a method of rowing ships, &c., which
can also be applied to water mills ; also, a
windmill of a new construction.— Referred
to the Attorney or Solicitor General.
Extension to Ireland of his patent for "multi-
plying levers or additions of power." —
Referred to the Lord Lieutenant.
Similar extension of his patent for a wire
cylinder for dressing grain aud Hour. —
Referred to the same.
Licence to enclose a liighway in the parish
of Bishop Wearmouth. — Referred to the
Attorney or Sohcitor General.
-'8 April
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
585
1422. Treasury Letters.
Officie Letter,s from one of the Secretaries of State to the Lords of the
Trcasur\', de.siriiig tlieui to take the Kmg's pleasure for Payjfexts as belov,^.
To whom.
For whom or wliat, and Amount.
Date.
Page.
Id Dom. Entry Book, vol. 2'>
Larpent, 'Sir. John, of Lord
\Veymoutli's Office.
Bill of 1(10/. drawn on him by ,Tohn .Alurray,
Esq., ILM.'s Ambassador at Constantinople,
ibr expresses.
I.Jth June-
20G
Frazer, Jlr. Andrew, Il.il.'s En-
gineer and Commissary at
Dunkirk.
Contingent expenses for 1768, amounting to
i&l. Y<is. 8d. There is also entered a letter
from Mr. Frazer, and his bill enclosed.
206
&
207
Potter, Thomas, Esq., H.M.'s
Charge des aftjires at Turin,
from 28 Dec. 17(57 to 20 Mar.
Allowance of 40s. per diem
209
Ill Tmisnry Entry Book, 176
Larpent, ilr. .Tolin, of Lord
Weymouth's Uffiee.
5-75.
Bill for .3 J9/. Is. drawn on him by Commo-
dore Spry, commanding H.M.'s Squadr.in
in the Mediterranean, for expenses of his
mission to the Emperor of Morocco.
17 Aug. -
246
Do. do.
4G1/. 19s. lOrf. disbursements for the King's
service.
" •• -
247
Diek, Sir John, II.M.'s Consul
at Leghorn.
112/. 13s. for postage of letters from 1 July
17U8 to end of June 17G9. An account of
the postages is entered on p. 249.
14 Sept. -
248
1423. Writs of Error.
Writs of Error, returnable in Parliament, petitioned for and allowecl
Names of Petitioners.
Names of Respondents.
Date.
Page.
Ill Dom. Geo. III., vol. 6.
Weston, Thomas
Green, Robert, and another
20 Jan. -
163
Klotz, John Godfrey
Davy, Robert - ...
27 ,,
163
:\Iartyn, John
Feuner, William - - . .
31 „ -
104
Wolfe, Levy, and
raise, Joseph
JEatDU, Charles - - . .
10 Feb. -
167
Hall, Thomas Strong, and
Brownsword, Thomas -
JTaylor, Thomas, the elder
., ., -
168
Do. do.
Stevens, Jlorris ....
„ „ .
169
Do. do.
Cropper, Henry, Gent. -
170
Levy, Judah
Norden, Levy - - - .
11 „
171
586
CALENDAR OP
17G0.
1423. Writs of Error — cont.
>;ames of retitioners.
Names of Respondents.
Date. Page.
Hunter, James
Lownds, John and Wm. -
8 April -
188
Hunter, WilUam
Do. do. do.
„ n -
189
Hague, Edward
Scott, Ann, spinster
14 „
190
Eickett,John - - -
Richardson, Wm., and another
19 „
191
Lovell, Joseph, and
Whitehead, George
1 Chivers, Wm.
17 „
191
Howson, John
James, Richard, deed., executors of
21 „
192
Mundny, Robert
Pitt, Benjamin ....
193
Badnall, John
Tinkler, William
22 „ -
193
Coysgarne, Joseph
Braithwaite, James
26 ,,
194
Wallack, Moses David
Belchier, William
„ „ -
194
Kennison, Jolin
Eight, Richard - . . -
1 May -
200
Wright, James
Romer, William
■"' ,.
200
Pocoek, Joseph, and
Pye,Johi. -
1 Gyles, Thomas ....
„ „ -
201
Wright, James
Pugh. William ...
6 „ -
201
Do. do. - - -
Do. do, and another
„ ., -
203
Belchier, William, and
Sadleir, Francis
j Lee, Andrew ...
204
Hart, WilUam
Mackintosh, Alexander
29 „
206
Bridge, Thomas
Fox, John . . . .
„ „
206
Boulton, George
Lloyd, William ....
„ „
207
Black, William
Knox, Robert ...
„ „ -
207
Samuel, Samuel
Loriot, Pien-e ....
„ „ -
20S
Green, Wm. Silvey -
Hopkins, Wm. ...
31 „
208
Co-wcher, John, and
Forster, Eichard
1 Gray, Edward . . . .
„ „ -
209
Hayes, Thomas, and
Higgins, Bryan
1 Graham, William
. „ -
209
Aylett, Edward
Kirshaw, Matthew and Charles
„ ., -
209
Kelly, Edmund
Jordine. David ...
„ ,> -
210
Clark, Henry
Pidcock, John, and others -
2 June -
210
Hart, William
Cates, John ...
_
211
Jennings, David
Hall, Francis, and others
211
Asterley, Benjamin, and
Muni'o, George Guan -
1 Noble, Joshua - - -
„ „ -
212
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
587
1423. Writs of Error — cont
Names of Petitioners.
Name of Respondents.
Date.
Page.
Philpott, Francis
Grazebrook, Sarah
3 June -
212
Stewart. James
Malthy, Brough, and another
5 „
213
Lucas, James -
Batson, Edward Buckley, and others
7 „
213
Foord, Nicholas
Hayes, John ...
214
Noah, Samuel
Vcmllairc, Leonard - - - -
„ ., -
214
Long, Harry Mynors
Greig, David ....
9 „ -
215
Byron, William Lord -
Ward, Susanna, executor of
12 „
217
Irwin, Joseph
Metcalfe, John . . . .
., ,. -
217
Jesson, Alexander
Smith, Abel, and another
Jlerrit, John, and
Holme, John -
1 Eoe, Richard ....
• ■ ., -
218
Greig, David
Taes, Robert ...
218
Jonas, Moses
Wear, Stephen, and another
„
218
Hanforth, John
Gompertz, Solomon, and another -
„ ,. -
219
Belchier, WiUiam
Gravenor, Henry ....
17 .,
222
BoddT, John, and
Ilulme, Samuel
1 Graham, John . . . _
222
Alefounder, John
Flower, John - - . .
26 „
223
Cary, Lucius Ferdinand
Bacon, George - - - .
3 July -
225
Richardson, Wm., and
nutchinson, John
JAills, William - - . .
6 Nov. -
253
Eoherts, John
Pewtress, Tliomas, and another
8 „
254
Hanforth, John
Chambers, John ....
„ ., -
255
Eomer, William
Rolfes, Frederick . - . .
„ „
255
Bridge, Thos.
Allen, Mundeford, and another
10 „
256
Johnston, Wilhn.
Street, George ...
256
Aslott, Thomas
Knight, John „ . . .
U „
256
Hayes, John
Foord, Nicholas - - -
v> , -
257
JNIaddoek, Richard
Cliolwich, Wm. - - . .
17 „
258
Lowther, Sir James, Bart.
Gray, Edward - - . .
■2i ., -
260
Bellamy, Samuel
rnderhill, Thomas, and another
200
Higginson. Thomas
lim-nell, John ...
^7 „
261
Sibley, John
Cuming, Penhallow
24 „
262
jMartin, George
Frcsseliciue, Ralph
28 „
"63
588
17G1).
CALENDAR OF
1424. Miscellaneous Warrants and Letters from the Offices of the
Secretaries of State.
To «-li„m directed.
For whom and what purpose.
Date.
Page.
//; Criminal Papers, vol. 12, 1766-70.
J. Stewart. Es.j., contractor for
tnuifports.
Birch, Ann, a soldier's wife, a convict on
board a vessel in the Thames, to be sent
back to Newgate.
12 April -
284
Keeper of Newgate
Same to be received back -
284
Two precediug
Hedges, William,— similar letters to above -
„ ,.
285
//( Criminal Papers, vol. 13, 1767-72.
Contractor of the transports,
and sheriffs of London ijnd
Middlesex.
Owls, Ann, do. do.
28 „
114
Jlr. J. F. Sydenham
The same, on board one of his ships for
transportation, to be delivered to the keeper
of Newgate.
30 .,
117
la Bom. Entry Booh, vol. 24.
Messrs. Amyaud and Siebel -
To accept bills up to U.mO}. drawn on them
by Sir John Goodrieke lor H.XI.'s service.
1 Jlareli -
198
Do. do.
Do. do. up to additional 7,uOu/. drawn
by same.
17 April -
200
Do. do.
Do. do. up to additional .5,000/. drawn
by same.
12 .June -
204
Master of the Great Wardrobe
(Earl of Ashhuruham).
To provide tivo stars of proper weight, ite.
for Sir Wm. Draper, nominated one of the
Knights of the Bath.
27 Oct. -
20G
Governor or CommandiugOfEeer
at Langiiard Fort.
Czernicheff, Couut, Ambassador Extraor-
dinary from the Empress of Russia, em-
barking at Harwich, to be treated with
proper military honours.
20 Nov. -
208
In Bom. Entry Booh, vol. 25.
Gold Stick in -Waiting - i Parties of the Horse or Grenadier Guards to
he stationed in different parts of the town.
13 April -
202
In Kinr/s Letter Book, Ireland, 176.J-76.
Trovost and Senior Fellows of
I'rinily College, near Dublin.
Andreu-s", Dr. William, one of the senior
tell..«- <.(■[':. r.." .. -r,-. nr,- i,. I,^,^,.l \\,v
14 .Tuly -
202
hi Military Entry Book, vol.
S.eretary-at-War
To give orders for the 12th Foot to march
immediately to Portsmouth, there to em-
bark for Gibraltar.
15 Mar. -
270
Lord Chancellor
To order the necessary commission, the King
having ai.pointed the Duke of Grafton to
be Gustos Hotulorum of the co. of Suft'olk.
25 May -
"'
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
1769.
1424. Miscellaneous Warrants, kc.—cont.
i'or wlioin iind what purpose.
rage.
Lord Tyrawley
In JVarrants, 1763-18(33.
Lord Chancellor of Grea
Do. do.
In JVarront Booh, vol. 31.
Lord Chancellor
ilaster of the Great Wardrobe
(Earl of Ashburnham) or
Deputy.
Deputy to the Hereditary Earl
Marshal.
[Master of the Great Wardrobe]
Deputy Earl ilarshal of Euglaiid
'he officers .and sailors belonging to the
Russian ships now repairing in the King's
Docks at Portsmouth to remain at Kilsea
Barracks until they can go on board thiir
own ships, according to the requrNt of
Mons. de Moussiu Pouchkin, Minister
from the Empress of Russia.
For affixing the Great Seal to two commis-
sions to seize pirates, viz., for Nicholas
Skottowe, of H.M.S. " Bridgwater," and
Peter Pigou, of H.M.S. '-Huntingdon."
(Note as to the same having been done.)
Similar warrant for John Cotton, of n.:iI.S.
"Hawke," and Thomas Atkyns, of. H.M.S.
" Resolution." (Note as above.)
Similar warrant for Robert Ker, of H.iLS.
" Prince Royal," and John Horne, of
H.M.S. "Morse." (Note as above.)
Similar waiTant for Tliomas Liell, Jan., of
H.M.S. " Stafford," and Anthony Eglintou,
of Il.NLS. " Prince." (Note as above.)
■ the CO. of Kent.
Gerard, Robert, of the parish of St. George,
Hanover Sipurre, Middx., Esq., — hcence
to take and use the surname of Cansfield.
Inncs, Sir .James, of Innes, Bart., and Dame
Mary his wife, and children and heirs of
their bodies, — licence to take and use the
surname, arms, and crest of NorclifiFe.
Gordon, James, lately called James Brebner,
of the Island of Grenada, Esq., and his
eldest sou, James Brebner, — licence to take
the name and bear the arms of Gordon.
Parker, William, D.D., rector of the parish
of St. James, Westminster, — confirmation
and grant of .adthtion to his arms.
Warrant dormant for liveries. " Brought
from the Great Wardrobe to Lord Wey-
mouth's office, and signed by His SLijesty
at St. James's, the 2Sth Nov. 1769."
Wilmot, Richd. Staunton, of Lincoln's Inn,
in the co. of Middx., Esq., and descendants,
— liceuce to take the name and bear the
arms of Sitwell.
May
590
CALENDAR OF
1769.
1424. Miscellaneous Warrants, Szc—cont.
To whom directed.
Eor whom and what purpose.
Date.
Page.
Deputy Earl Marshal of England' Gahvay, Wilham Viscount, of the kingdom
1 of Ireland, and his heirs male, &c.,— licence
to take the name and bear the arms of
! ArundeU.
22 Dec. -
363
Ill JVnrrant Booh, vol. 32.
Ilussey, John, Esq. - - Licence to continue in the Empress Queen of
C Jan. -
327
Hungary's ser-s-ice.
'■ To all " - - - A'avoser, Peter, Esq.,— licence to enter into
the service of the Emperor of Germany.
25 „
335
Deputy to the Hereditary Earl
Marshal.
Monins, Richard, clerk, A.M., rector of
Ringwould, in the co. of Kent,— licence to
take the name and bear the arms and crest
of Eaton
27 March -
362
Draper, Sir William, of Clifton in the co. of
Gloucester, Knight of the Sath,— dispen-
sation with his observance of the rights of
bathing, vigils, &c., and authority to ap-
point a proxy to be installed for him.
27 Oct. -
416
Deputy to the Hereditary Earl
.Marshal.
Boldero, Leuyns, of South Cave in the co. of
York, Esq.,— hcence to take the name and
arms of Barnard. [For his petition, see
Dom. Geo. III., v. 6, p. 265.]
30 Nov. -
43.'5
Li Scotch TVarrmits, 1765-74.
Lyon King-at-iVnns in Scotland -
Keith, Robert, Esq., late H.M.'s Envoy Extra-
ordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Em-
press of Russia,— addition of supporters to
his arms.
17 March -
162
Do. do.
Duudas, Thomas, of Fingask, Esq.,— addition
of supporters to his arms.
31 „ •
172
IRELAND.
1425. Ireland. Arjiy. Leave of Absence,
Applications from the Lord Lieutenant for Leave of Absence to be granted
to ofticer.s in the Aiiny in Ireland are to be found in the .series entitled Ireland,
vols. 435 and 436 ; and letters fr-om tlie Secretary of State in v^^\^\y, signifying
His Majesty's grant of the same, in Ireland Entry Bool; 1761-70.
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
591
1426. Ireland. King's Letters (Secretary of Statej.
King's Letters, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, and addressed
to the Lord Lieutenant or other the Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland
for the time being, to issue out the usual processes for the Appointments
in Ireland under-mentioned, or to give the necessary dii'ections for other
puqDOses.
*^* The usual official letters from the Lord Lieutenant, desiring that these appoint-
ments be made and warrants to him accordingly prepared, are to be found in the series
for Ireland, vols. 435 and 436 ; and letters signifying His Majesty's approbation and
consent in regard to the same, in Ireland Entry Book, 1761-70.
Name.
Office, &c.
Date.
Page of
l'ai,'o of
In King's Letter Book, Irelai
id, 1765-76; and Signet Office, 17
65-70.
Macartney, Sir George, Knt. -
To be sworn of H.M.'s Privy Council
in Ireland.
12 Jan. -
181
426
Pratt, William, clerk, I'/ce Isaac
Goldsmith, deceased.
Dean of the cathedral church of
St. Coleman's Cloyne, in the diocese
of Cloyne.
21 April -
182
444
Governors and Guartlians of the
Ilibornian Society in Dublin,
for maintaining, educating,
and apprenticing the orphans
and children of soldiers in
Ireland.
To be incorporated -
2 Jlay -
(3 May in
Signet Office
Book.)
183
to
194
448
457
Barnard, Rev. Thomas, D.D. -
Dean of Derry in exchange with Philip
Lord Viscount Strangford, for the
archdeaconry of Dunboe and
rectory of Maghera, in the diocese
of Derry.
■
195
458
Jehb, Rev. John, D.D. -
Dean of St. Patrick, Cashell, in the
diocese of Cashell, in exchange with
the Rev. Thomas Paul, clerk, M.A.,
for the rectory of St. Thomas,
Dublin.
"
197
45'.i
Moore, Francis, of Cheapside,
in the city of London, draper
Extension to Ireland of his patent for
his invention of a machine to be put
in motion by fire, water, or air,
with a small assistance of horses or
manual labour, and of great utility
in agriculture, carriage of persons
and goods, &c. [For his petition, and
the usual reference thereon to the
Lord Lieutenant, see Petitions, 1765-
84, p. 162.]
12 June -
470
Londonderry, mayor, common-
alty, and citizens of the city
New charter, with additional clauses
by which all the aldermen nho
shall have served the office of mayor
become, duriug their continuance in
the office of alderman, justices of the
peace.
3 Aug. -
203
4811
French.William, clerk,M.A., r->,-
ThomasWhite, D.D., deceased.
Dean of St. Patrick in Ardagh -
29 Sept. -
200
408
592
CALENDAR OF
1769.
1426. Ireland. Kixg's Letters, &c. — cont.
Name.
Office, Sec.
Date.
P.-KO of
KinK-.s
Let.Kk
Page of
Siir.Oa.
Book.
Jlarlay, Richard, clerk, M.A.,
vice Dr. John Alcock, de-
Dean of St. Edan, in the diocese of
Femes.
13 Nov. -
207
508
ceased.
In Signet Office, 1765-70, solely.
Court of Chancerj- in Ireland - [ New commission for hearing causes in
28 Feb. -
"
440
1427. Ireland. King's Letters (Treasury).
King's Letters, coimtersigned by the Lords of the Treasury, and addres.scd
to the Lord Lieutenant or other the Chief Governor or Governor,? of
Ireland for the time being, to give the necessary orders or to issue out
the necessary processes for purposes as below.
For -n-hom and what jjurposes.
Date.
Page.
Ill Signet Office, 1765-70.
Jackson, Richard. Esq.— 300/. a year additional salary as clerk of the Paper
Office in Ireland.
24 Jan. -
428
64th and 6.5th Regiments of Foot discontinued on the military establishment of
Ireland, and the 9th and 34th placed thereon.
„ ,, -
430
Grenville James Esq ^ ^^ ^^^^, ^^ Vice-Treasurer and Receiver
14 Feb. -
433
Athol, John, Duke of, "1 to be reimbursed the tax of
Athol, Charlotte, Baroness StraiiRe, Duchess of, J" 4s. per lib. on their annuity
of 2,000/. (granted to them for the surrender of the Isle
of Man).
17 ,.
435
Brunswick and Lunenberg. Frederick Duke of,— 1, COS/. 3s. SW. to repay the
same tax on his two annuities of 2,00o/. each, for the two years ending
2.5 Dec. 17C9.
437
Ilawke, Sir Edwd., Knight of the Bath,— 80.V. 10s. 2(/. for the same purpose,
and to end of the same term.
■' '• -
43S
Charles, George, of Leicester Fields, Esq., to be reimbursed the same tax on
his annuity of 1,000/.
„ „ -
439
The surgeon's mate belonging to the 4Sth Regiment of Foot, to be continued on
the military establishment of Ireland.
28 April -
445
Price, Cromwell, Esq.,— his pension of 200/. per ann. ou the civil establish-]
ment of Ireland, determined, and a like pension granted to >
Benson, Mrs. Francis, widow. "^ J
„ „ -
44-
Committee of the Governors of the Hospital for ancient and maimed officers
and soldiers of the army of Ireland,— C,000/. for extraordinary expenses.
9 Jlay -
401
Curragh of Kildare,— 100 guineas per aLn. lor a plate to be run for yearly
there.
11 ,.
462
HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
593
1427. Ireland. King's Letters, &c. — cont.
For whom and what purposes.
Date.
Page.
Officers of the Ordnance in Ireland,— 12,200/. to pay Lieut.-Col. Chencvix for
gunpowder supplied.
11 May -
464
Jephson, Robert, Esq.,— 300/. per ann. pension on the civil establishment of
Ireland, determined ; and
Jephson, Jaue, his wife, placed thereon for a like pension.
0 June -
469
Clements, Nathaniel, Esq., Deputy Receiver and Paymaster General,— dischartred
of 4,781/. 12s. ihl. advanced by him by orders of Government.
C July -
473
Douglas, Lieut.-Gcn. Archibald,— 210/. 12s. to reimbur.se him the ileduction
out of his allowance upon the military establishment of Ireland, upon account
of the tax upon absentees in 1768.
474
Grant, Capt. John,— pension of 100/. per ann. on the military establishment of]
Ireland determined ; and ' I
Grant, Anne, his wife, placed thereon for a like pension. J
21 „ -
477
Commissioners and overseers of barracks, &c.,— 1,441/. 5s. 8i/. for repairs and
erecting a gate in the lower castle yard.
24 Aug. -
482
Trustees of the Royal Exchange in Dublin,— grant of a piece of ground ad-
joining the Castle.
21 Sept.
486
Commissioners and overseers of barracks, &c.,— .3,474/. 10s. to discharge
balances for repairs of barracks and additional buildings.
„ „ -
491
Wool licenses (reckoned at 4,000/., being a part of the revenue of the Lord
Lieutenant),— deficiency to be made good between the 19th Aug. 1708 and
18th Aug. 1769.
. ,. -
494
Officers of the Ordnance in Ireland,— 220/. 10s. for keeping arms one year to
19th May 1769.
„ „ -
495
Do. do.— 377/. \5s. for lodgings for officers of the Royal Irish Regiment of
Artillery.
„ „ -
496
Concordatum and other funds overdrawn,— 43,173/. 10s. 4^./. to be made good -
G Oct. -
499
The 62nd Regiment of Foot to be continued and paid on the military establish-
ment of Ireland from 11th May 1769.
„ „ -
501
Eyre, Thomas, Esq.,— 200/. annuity on the civil establishment of Ireland
7 Nov. -
504
Gough, Thomas, Esq.,— 200/. per ann. pension on the same
„ „
505
The 39th Regiment to be discontinued on the military establishment of Ireland,
the 24th placed thereon, and the 34th continued and paid thereon.
„ „ -
506
Blakeuey, John, Esq.,— 200/. per ann. pension on the military cstahlishment of
Ireland.
23 „
510
Coote. Guy Moore, Esq.,— 200/. per ann. additional pension on the civil esta-
blishment.
„ „ -
5U
Officers of Ordnance in Ireland,— 2,500/. 7s. 4i(/. net, out of the revenues at
large, to enable them to meet several demands.
512
Jephson, WiUiam, Esq.,— 150/. per ann. additional pension on the civil esta-
blishment of Ireland.
„ „ -
514
Committee of Governors of the Hospital for ancient and maimed soldiers in
Ireland,- 6,000/. to pay out-pensioners, &c.
22 „ -
516
594
1769.
CALENDAR OP
SCOTLAND.
1428. Scotland. Appointjients (not imder either Seal).
By whom made, &c.
Name.
Office.
Date.
Page.
In Scotch JVarrants, 1765-74.
EarlofEochfordas
Secretary of State.
Campbell, Mr. Archibald
Clerk to the Justices of the
Peace within the shire of
Argyle.
5 April -
175
The Kins -
Chalmers, Patrick, Ad-
vocate, vice Hon.
George Ramsay, Esq.,
nowEarlofDalhousie,
resigned.
Sheriff Depute of Forfar
1 May -
197
Do.
Murray, Patrick, Advo-
cate", vice Mr. Walter
Pringle, deceased.
Do. of Roxburgh
20 June -
203
Do. (the warrant
being addressed
to the Justice
General and the
Lords of Justi-
ciary in Scotland).
Bruce, Robert, of Ken-
net, Esq., an Ordinary
Lord of Session, vice
Andrew Pringle, of
Alemoor, Esq.
One of the Commissiouers of
H.M.'s Justiciary in Scot-
land.
5 Sept. -
211
1429. Scotland. Appointments, &c. (Great Seal).
Warrants, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, for Patents to be
passed per saltum under the Seal appointed by the Treaty of Union to be
made use of instead of the Great Seal of Scotland, containing Grants of
Offices, &c. in Scotlant).
Page.
In Church Book, Scotland, 1761-89.
Glasgow, John Earl of - - H. JI.'s High Commissioner to the ensuing
I General Assembly of the Church of Scot-
land.
In Scotch TT'cn-rants, 1765-74.
Craufiird, Patrick, Esq., vice Conservator of the privileges of the Scots
John Home, Esq. [The i
signation of the latter is e
ten-d on p. 163.]
nation in the Netherlands, and Resident
there for the affairs of Scotland.
Remission of sentence of death passed c
hiui for the crime of horse-stealing, on co;
dition of his learing the kingdom never
4 April
HOME OFP'ICE PAPERS.
595
1769. 1429.
Scotland. Appointments, &c. — cont.
Name.
Office, &c.
Date.
Page.
Pickering, John, of London,
Grant to, of the sole use and benefit in Scot-
15 April -
177
gilt toy maker.
land, for L4 years, arising fi-om his inven-
tion of a machine, consisting of an " oblong
square" frame with two rods, in which a
moving forcer is worked upon a striking
block, with a die fixed thereon, for perform-
ing that kind of work commonly called
chasing, for the working in gold, silver,
and other metals of various things, particu-
larly coffin furniture, ornaments for coaches.
&o. [For his petition, and the usual refer-
ence to the Lord Advocate, see Dom.
Geo. III., V. 6, No. 184.]
Moore, Francis, of Cheapside,
Similar erant to the preceding for his inven-
187
in the city of Loudon, linen-
tion of several machines to be worked by
draper and warehouseman.
air, fire, or water, with a small assistance of
horses or manual labour, which will be
very usefiil in agriculture, carriage of per-
sons and goods, navigation, &c. [For his
petition, &c., see J)om. Geo. III., v. 6,
No. 182.J
Delaval, Thomas, of Seaton
Grant of sole use and benefit iu Scotland till
22 Sept. -
213
Delaral, in the co. of Xorth-
22 April 1780 of his invention of a flux for
umberland, Esq.
making glass, consisting of ashes, sea water,
copperas, &e. [For his petition, &c., see
Vom. Geo. III., v. 6, p. 229.]
1430. ScoTL.UsD. Appointments (Peivt Seal).
Waee^^'TS, countersigned by one of the Secretaries of State, for Patents to be
passed under the Privy Seal of Scotland, containing Grants of Offices
in Scotland.
Name.
Office.
Date.
Page.
Ill Scotch TVarrants, 1765-7-1
Bryce, Alexander, Esq., vice
WilUam Bryce, of Bowtown,
Esq.
Commissary of the commissariat of Stirling -
31 .Jan. -
157
Eoss, Mr. David, vice his uncle,
Mr. David Ross, resigned.
Clerk of the commissariat of Eoss and whole
bounds thereof.
1.3 March -
160
Grant, Duncan, vice Evan
Baillie, deceased.
Commissary Clerk of the commissariat of
22 „
170
Sutherland, John, vice Mr. Tho-
mas Wier.
One of H.M.'s ordinary trumpeters in Scot-
land.
1 Miiy -
199
Buchannan .Matthew, I' ;ce David
Telfer, deceased.
Commissary Clerk of the commissariat of
Kirkcudbright.
8 „
201
Molison, David, vice John Moli-
son, deceased.
Commissary Clerk of the commissariat of
Brcchine.
10 Aug. -
207
Stewart, Mr. David, vice Alex-
ander Bryce, Esq., deceased.
Commissary of the commissariat of Stirhug -
5 Sept. .
209
596 CALENDAR OF HOME OFFICE PAPERS.
17G9. 1430. Scotland. Appointments, Scc.—cont.
"-
Office.
Date.
Page.
Forrester, llr. John, rice Mr.
David Stewart.
Clerk of the commissariat of Stirling
29 Sept. -
226
Wilson, Mr. Peter, vice Mr.
Eobert Douc;las, deceased.
Commissary Clerk of the commissariat of St.
Andrew's.
_
227
Hamilton, David, vice William
Marshal, deceased.
One of the four ordinary macers before the
Lords of Council and Session in Scotland.
>, „ ■
228
1431. Scotland. Church.
Warrants for Letters of Presentation to be passed under the Pri\y Seal
of Scotland.
Name.
Church, &c.
Date.
Page.
Jti CImrch Book, Scotland, 1
761-84.
Macknight, Mr. James, minister
of the parish of Mayboll, in
Ayrshire, vice Mr. John
Douglas, deceased.
Jedburgh, in the presbytery of Jedburgh, and
county of Roxburgh.
25 Jan. -
143
Muirhead, Mr. James, vice Mr.
Thomas Mackinnel, deceased.
Orr alias Urr, in the presbytery of Dumfries -
14 Feb. -
146
Rose, Mr. Hugh, vice Sir. John
Mackay, deceased.
Tongue, in presbytery of Tongue, and cotmty
of Sutherland.
13 March -
149
Grant, Mr. Alexander, vice Mr.
John Patterson, deceased.
St. Andrew, m the presbytery and county of
Elgin.
14 April -
151
Bisset, Mr. John, minister at
Culsalmond, vice Mr. David
Blair, deceased.
Brechin, in the presbytery of Brechin, and
shire of Forfar.
26 May -
153
Keay, Mr. Charles, preacher of
the Gospel, vice Mr. John
Forbes, deceased.
Old Deer, in the presbytery of Deer, and
county of Aberdeen.
12 July -
156
Robertson, Mr. Gilbert, minister
of the Gospel, vice Mr. Robert-
son, deceased.
Kiltearn, in the presbytery of Dingwall, and
county of Ross.
30 Aug. -
158
Reiny, Mr. George, preacher of
the Gospel, vice Mr. Robert-
son.
Kincardine, in the presbytery of Tain, and
county of Ross.
" N.B.— This wart, was cancelled, Mr. Robert-
son refusing the translation." —Margin.
18 Dec. -
160
Rose, Mr. Hugh, minister of the
Gospel, vice Sir. John Suther-
land, deceased.
Tain, in the presbvtery of Tain, and county of
Ross.
"
162
Signet Bills.
''s,* A series thus called contains Bills prepared pursuant to Warrants from
one of the Secretaries of State. Those for 1769 are in Bundle 129.
GENERAL INDEX.
■ Those numbers only which have the letter p. before them refer to the payc
generally given are those prefixed to the abstracts.
Abdulla Bumelsoe, at Tetuan, p. 501.
Abenakis, the, an Indian tribe, 243.
Abercorn, Earl of, Irish member influenced
by, p. 509.
Abercromby, Capt. Robert, of the 44tli Kegi-
ment, 1312.
Aberdeen, shire of, clerk to the justices of the
peace in, 1094.
, University of, or King's College in,
address to the King from, 1212.
, , Professor of Oriental languages
in, 437, 721.
Aberlady, church and parish of, p. 445.
Aeheson, Sir Archibald, recommendation of,
p. 548.
Adair, Lady Caroline, pension, 391.
Adam and Wiggin, Messrs., Carron Company's
agents in London, 112.
Adams, Mr. Baron, report, 562.
George, an English merchant at
Mogador, part taken in negotiations
with the Emperor of Morocco, 1194,
1201.
, , , abused by the Emperor of
Morocco, 1271.
, , , letters from, about
Morocco affairs, &c., 1296-7, p. 5u3,
p. 504, 1319.
Joseph, of Birmingham, procures in-
telligence about workmen settled in
Gothenburg, &c., 312, 323-4, 329, 332.
Richard, musician in ordinary, p. 140.
and Co. at Santa Cruz, redemption of
the " Pitt's " crew by, p. 203, p. 344.
Adjutant General, the, 482.
Administration, H.M.'s, changes in, do not
affect His Majesty's disposition towards
his allies, &c. in Europe, 238.
Admiralty, Court of. Marshal of, custody of
pirates in, 263.
, Lords of the, appointment of, p. 126
(2), 1078.
letters from or to, 4, 27, 40, 48
53,62,72,84,101-2, 113, 117-8, 131,
145, 160-1, 164, 198, 207-8-9, 211,
215, 224, 242, 263, 279, 304, 308, 311,
328, 338, 388, 419, 422, 443, 467, 476-7
-8,480,490,520, 547, 550, 586, 617,
696, 726, 828, 895, 908, 943, 954, 964,
969, 978, 1038, 1044, 1051, 1056, 1065,
1120, 1127-8, 1135, 1143, 1146, 1148,
1174, 1229, 1231-2,1242-3,1273, 1280,
1284, 1289, 1294, 1300, 1304-5, 1326,
1332, 1346, p. 533, 1373.
Admiralty — coiit.
orders, 1069, 1402.
, Secretary to the (Philip Stephens).
letters from or to, 52, 104, 122, 284,
286, 293, 421, 464, 495, 507, 535, 545,
565, 569, 574, 670, 873, 903, 907, 918,
950, 982, 998, 1001, 1176, 1207, 1210,
1259, 1319, 1322, 1337, 1339, p. 533,
1389.
Advocate General, the, (Dr. Marriott,) reports
and letters from, 33, 266, 278, 283, 523,
552, 753, 967.
, , letters to, 219, 282.
and Attorney General, letters to and
from, 260, 269.
and Solicitor General, letter to,
1247.
, French treaties referred to,
1035.
Africa, British forts in, survey, &c. of the,
1186, 1198, 1202, 1370, 1402, 1417.
, , , death of the engineers,
&e. engaged on, 1370.
, Dutch in, disputes with, &c., 423.
, embarkation of troops for, 37.
, persons brought from, charged with
piracies, &c., 263.
ships from, laden with wheat, quaran-
tine of, 534.
, slave trade on coast of, 145.
, troops in, to be recruited with men
who will look on that duty as a mitiga-
tion of their sentences, 1200.
African Company, the, 1350.
, management of, at Senegal, ended,
p. 46.
, oath taken by servants, &c. of. Order
in Council as to, 1211.
, settlement of, at Appolonia, 423,
1044.
Agar, Mr., death of, one more Government
member in Ireland by, p. 497.
, Charles, LLD., made abishop, 1092.
Ageno, II Ministro, on a mission to England
from Genoa, 927.
Agnew, Alexander, Esq., appointment, 369.
, David, late Commissariat clerk, &c.,
of Wigtoun, 720 (2).
, John, Esq., office solicited for, 1306.
Ailesbury, Thomas, a convict, 388.
Albania, quarantine laid on, 51.
598
GENERAL INDEX.
Albany, barrack-master of, p. 146.
, barracks in, 38.
, magistrates of, answer of, to a re-
quisition for quarters for the troops,
103.
, quiet restored in, 348.
, sheriff of, indiscretion of, 348.
Albemarle, Earl of, pension determined, 391.
, , letter to, 1336.
, , Governor of Jersey, and riots
there, 1318, 1361.
Albreda (Africa), French settlement at, 232.
, , trade fi-om, 43.5.
Alcoek, Dr. John, late Dean of St. Edan,
p. .592.
Aldworth. Sentleger, Esq., change of surname,
p. 278.
Aleppo, Levant Company's trade to, p. 73.
Alexander, Moses, warehouseman, petition,
1086.
, under sentence of death, 1258.
Alexiano, Theodore, Principal of the Greeks
at Minorca, 303.
, , collector of the anchorage duty
in Minorca, p. 180.
Aleyor (Minorca), 802.
Algerine corsair fires on a British schooner,
279.
cruiser, fresh outrage by an, p. 503.
fleet on the look-out for the Grand
Duke and Duchess of Tuscany, 968.
Algerines, the, our strictest friends, 221.
, Spanish ship taken by, 221.
Algler or Algiers, Aga in, put to death for the
ill success of an expedition, p. 177.
, Aga and other court officers at, out
of humour at not receiving the custo-
mary presents, 516.
, British affairs in, expense of manage-
ment of, 859.
, British Consul at, 122, 161, 185, 213,
228, 234, 360, 535, 713, 1056, 108".
salary, &c. of, 213.
, (temporary,) 713.
consulate of, transfer of books of, 483.
, consuls at, disputes between, 834.
, conveyance of despatches fi-om, 543.
, Dey of, accession of, 122, 859.
, demands for satisfaction, &c.
from, p. 51, p. 178, 531.
, , disposition of, towards the Eng-
lish, 904.
, H.M.'s letters to, 214.
, , informed that His Majesty will
expect a strict observance of the ti-eaty,
216.
, , letter from, in favour of Mr.
Kirke, 299.
, , mission to, expenses of, p. 344.
, , negotiations with, success of,
&c., 215, 606.
officers of, presents to, p. 203.
Algiers, Dey oi—cont.
, , prepossessed against the new
consul, 519.
, , presents for, 225, 227,516, 713,
1087.
, .relations of, with the Emperor
of Morocco, 996, p. 456.
, , Spanish treaty of peace with,
, visits of the English Commodore
to, 122, 161,974,996.
disbursements in connection with
affairs of, 1360, 1365.
, expedition to, expense of, p. 43 1 .
people in, dissatisfied with the ad-
ministration, &c., p. 177.
, quiet state of affairs at, 40.
, Regency of, expected ruptm'e with
Venice, 412.
, ship carried to, 542.
ships of the line calling at, effect of,
996.
, supply of Gibraltar fi-om, p. 456,1148,
1223.
, visit of a Spanish squadron with the
" Fathers of the Redemption " to, 1056.
, weakness of, &c., 996.
Algontiens, the, an Indian tribe, 243.
Allan, Thomas, recommendation of, p. 546.
or Alien, William, jun., .shot by the
soldiers, p. 357, 1080.
Allen, ilr., a lawyer in Truro, 1267.
, Thomas, an Irish M.P., .^ent to England
to give information about the Revenue,
1348, 1353.
, late minister of Eyemouth, 721.
Alley, Lady, bequest of, for poor widows in
Great St. Anne Sti'eet, Westminster,
p. 399.
Alleyne, John Gay, Esq., Speaker of the Bar-
badoes House of Assembly, baronetcy
to, 1409.
Almon, John, of Westminster, bookseller,
licence to print, 708.
Almoner, Lord High, warrants to, 372, 700,
1074, 1407.
Almsmen, p. 244, p. 399, p. 400, p. 560.
Alt,Mons., Minister of the Landgrave of Hesse,
128.
Altena, British Resident at, p. 551.
Altham, Roger, Esq., recommended to be Pro-
curator General, &c. at the Princess's
marriage, 278.
Alto D'Ouro, monopoly company of, 860.
Altona, a society at, for establishing a herring
fishery, 465.
Alves, Thomas, a Jamaica merchant, 374.
Ambassador who is an Infidel, suggested doubt
whether he can be received by the
King, 226.
Ambassadors and Ministers, foreign, to pass
through the Stable Tard, &c., 711,
Amblsr, Charles, Esq., licence to plead, 707.
GENERAL INDEX,
599
Ambrose, Samuel, of Deptford, invention, 1070.
America (North), administration of justice in,
461.
, Amiralty Courts in, 476.
, assemblies of. Acts of, declared void,
precedents for, required, 491.
, Assistant Dep. Quarter-master Gen.
of the Forces in, 369.
, Auditor General of the Eeveuues in,
381.
British colonies in, as to expense of
establishments of, 28.
, coin in, scarcity of, 427.
, Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s Forces
in, see Gage, Gen.
, Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s ships
in, (Lord Coh-ill,) letters from, 4, 72,
102.
, felons for transport to, contractor for,
978, 992.
, , ship carrying, protected fi'om
the riotous seamen, 978-9, 992.
French in, suffered to remain, p. 189.
, French claims iu, inexpediency of
admitting, 361.
, forts in, reduction of, &c., p. 189.
, general officers absent from their corps
in, p. 139.
, governors and commanding officers in,
right of command as between, 271.
, grants of lands in, 620.
, importation of wine to, 146.
Indian affairs in, superintendents of,
reasons for institution of, &c., p. 189.
, , superintendent of, for southern
district of, 628, 1153.
, , northern district to be under
one superintendent only, p. 99.
, Indians brought from, without the
King's consent, 248.
, Indians in, 676.
, , boundary line between the pro-
vinces and, 727.
, , conduct of the settlers and
traders in regard to, most alarming, 27 1 .
, , management of, under consider-
, , policy of fomenting war among,
disapproved. Sec, p. 99, 429.
, , trade with, and management of,
&c., 568.
, Jesuits iu, attempt to send their
movables to Italy, p. 208.
, Mutiny Act for, prosecution in con-
formity with,of httle avail, 103.
, new Governments in, as to establish-
ment of, p. 189, 619.
, officers in, lists of, for the House of
Lords, 24.
, paper currency in, prajed for, 427.
, provinces in, Attorneys General in,
list of, 575.
, Quarter-master General of the Forces
in, AeEistant Deputy, 369.
America (North) — cont.
, questions relative to, submitted, 348.
quit-rents in, foundation for a fund to
meet American expenses, p. 98.
, regiments going to, 169, 501, 973,
, regiments iu, provisions for, whether
to be sent out, 169.
, , relief of, 130.
, settlement of Greek silk and cotton
growers in, 456.
, ships from, touching in England, re-
gulations necessary about the cockets
of, 981.
, soldiers in, entrust their pay to the
commanding officer, 676.
, southern provinces of. Deputy Post-
master General for, information from,
47.
, Spanish subjects in, 1153.
, territories newly acquired in, audit of
accounts of, 381.
, troops from, disposition of, 550.
, troops in, disposition of, 83, 103, 348.
, , quartering of, 38, 271.
, troops in back settlements, &o. of,
enormous expense of supplying, 619.
, tumults in, owing to the Stamp Act,
&c., 4,27, 83-4, 118.
, Vice-Admiralty Courts in, 29, 56, 58.
, want of a medium of commerce in,
427.
America (South), Spanish forts in, put in a
state of defence, &c., p. 475.
American affairs, papers on, laid before Par-
liament, 10, 92, 459.
, resolutions in House of Com-
mons relative to, 388.
colonies, illicit trade to the, 1048.
, importation of wine into, 1035.
(North), points under delibera-
tion with regard to, 619.
, question of trusting the Indian
trade and management and own defence
to, p. 189, 619.
fund for American expenses, raising
of, under consideration, &c., 348, p. 98.
merchandise, ships carrying, 1122.
(Royal) Regiment of Foot, recruiting
of, with German Protestants, 190.
Amherst, Sir Jeffery, p. 188.
, , licence to enclose, p. 422.
Ammoniah, Cabboceer ot Appolouia, 423.
Amsterdam, works established by an EngUsh-
mau near, 107.
Amyand, Sir George, and Co., 712, p. 43t>.
Amyand and Siebel, Messrs., 1424.
Ancaster and Kesteven, Peregrine, Duke of,
appointment, 368, p. 127.
Andreu, Juan Pons y, petition, 398.
Audrcwes, Johu, of Pen, Esq., change of
name. &c.. p. 437.
600
GENERAL INDEX.
Andrews, Ely, late Mayor of Axbridge, mis-
demeanours, p. 269.
, Joseph, of Shaw, Esq., made a barouet,
373.
, Dr. William, a senior fellow of Trinity
Coll., Dublin, licence to, 1424.
Anglesey, Earl of, &c., petitions for writ of
summons as, &c., 173, 296, 416, 431.
, (Richard Anuesley,) petition of
daughters of, 431.
Angus, see Forfar.
Annaly, Lord (John), Chief Justice of the
King's Bench iu Ireland, 587.
, , and the Irish short money
bill, p. 210, 624.
, , King's approbation to be
communicated to, p. 218.
, , , conduct of, in support of
Government, &c., reward of, 673, 690,
729, p. 546.
, address of the House of
Lords from personal regard for, 690.
, , , to supply Chancellor's
place in House of Lords, Ireland,
p. 281.
, , , summoned to a confiden-
tial meeting about the augmentation,
800.
, , Bill introduced by, 881.
, , , premium to, as Speaker,
p. 442.
, , method advised by, for
carrying the augmentation into execu-
tion, 1321, 1344.
Annapolis, 4.
Annesley, William Lord, made Viscount
Glerawly, 389.
John, Esq., 173.
Anscheutz, Valentine, free denizen, p.2C4.
Anson, Joseph, of Dover, commanding a
Custom-house cutter, complaint against,
177.
Anstruther, Gen., death of, 668.
, Sir Robert, as to a recommendation
of, 1052.
Anticosti, Island of, 474.
Antigua, 908.
visit of French frigates to, 207.
Antrobus, Capt. of H.M.S. "Maidstone,"
accounts from, 84.
Appleby, Thomas, of Knutsford, surgeon, in-
vention, p. 425.
Appointments, see the Tables for each year.
Appolonia (Africa), blockhouse at, internip-
tion of communication with, feaied,
1044.
, cabboceerof, attack on, by the Dutch,
&c., 423.
Arasgon, port of, supply of Gibraltar from,
Arbona, Jaime, H.M.'s interpreter of Oriental
languages, leave of absence, 500.
, , deceased, p. 274.
Arbouin, Gideon, p. 426.
Arches, Com-t of. Principal and Dean of, &c.,
p. 422.
Ardagh, Dean of St. Patrick, in, 1426.
Ardelve, Baron of, see Fortrose, Viscount.
Arden, William, M.A., church appoiutment,
, , deceased, p. 398.
Ardes, Baron, creation of, 389.
Ardfert, Deans of, p. 143.
Ardouiu, Daniel, Poor Knight's place to, p.245.
Arguin, massacre at, of a naval commander,
&c., 1273.
Argyle, shire of, clerk to the justices of the
peace in, 1428.
Arkwright, Richard, of Nottingham, invention,
p. 425.
Armagh, co. of, member of Parliament for,
390.
Dean of, 810, 1092.
Armiger, Lieut.-Genl. Robert, appointment,
1071.
Arms, ammunition, &c., warrants for, see
tjrdnauce warrants.
Arms, Ucences to bear, 715.
Armstrong, General, 592, 603.
, , request of, for a vacant regi-
ment, 668.
, Mr., a Dublin master weaver, p. 510.
Army commissions, &c.,3(i9, 698, 1071, 1404.
, commissions in the, prices of, when
permitted to be sold, &c., 45, 85.
, , , deviations from, dis-
couraged, 677.
, ofEcers of, leave of absence to, 612.
, requests of, to sell out not
acceded to, 833.
, , retirement of, 812.
recruiting of, from among convicts,
1190, 1193, 1200, 1205-6, 1250, 1257.
Arran, Earl of, baronetcy on recommendation
of, p. 335.
Arta, the contagion in, 504.
Artificers leaving the kingdom, 320, 1115.
Artillery ground, custody of the, 705.
, Royal, subsistence of supernumerary
men, &c. of, 1 54.
Royal Irish regiment of, reduction of,
17.
, , fund for oificers' widows, 818,
843.
, , lodgings for officers of, p. 593.
Arts and Sciences, dictionaries of, p. 428,
1416.
Arundel, mayor of, 259.
iVi-undell, name, &c. of, licence to take,
p. 590.
Arzeau, port of, 996.
Ascough, John, Esq., invention, p. 577.
Ashburnham, Earl of (John), see Wardrobe,
Great, Master of the (Ashburnham).
Ashby, John, of Shrewsbury, appointment,
697.
GENERAL INDEX.
GOl
Ashe, Lieut. James, pension, p. 442.
Lovett, Esq., settlement on marriage of,
private biU relating to, 59.
Ashenhurst, Peter, publican at Cork, 655.
Ashtou, John, Esq., late Marshal of the Mar-
shalsea, 1070.
Joseph, of Birmiugliam, invention,
p. 578.
" Asmodeus, or a Neio Devil upon Two
Stic/ui," a satire, p. 132.
Assize of bread in Jersey, p. 531.
Astle, , letter to, 109.
Aston, Mr. Justice, or Sir Richard, 450, 1250,
1258.
, , letter from, 454.
Astronomer Royal, observations made by,
■whose property, &e., 489.
, legal measures for recovery of,
1247, 1388, 1395.
Asturias, consulage dues in, 1101.
Asylum, treasurer of the, 937.
Athlone, Governor for, appointed, 673.
, member of Parliament for, 389.
Athol, Duke of, p. 53, 245.
, , reservations to, in the Act for
transfer of the Isle of Man, 30.
, and Duchess of, reimbursed the
tax on their pension, 1427.
Atkinson, Edward, of Sholden, tried for
murder, 381.
Atkyns, Thomas, of H.M.S. "Resolution," to
seize pirates, p. 589.
Atlas mountains near Algiers, Moors in revolt
in, defeat the troops sent against them,
p. 177.
Attorney General (Charles Yorke), licences
to plead, 381.
, , resignation, 173.
, (William De Grey), 173.
, , letters to, 199, 200,226, 357,
359, 414, 416-7, 445, 503, 736, 994,
1059, 1112, 1158, 1217, 1262, 1286.
, reports, &c., 2G6, 347, 364,
590, 752, p. 543.
, , attended on the subject of the
Newfoundland Fisheries, 479.
, , a circumstance rendering it
improper for him to make a report, 590.
.licences to plead, p. 269, 1080.
, warrants to, 37.3, 701, 1409.
Attorney and Solicitor General, letters refer-
ring matters to consideration of, 23,
, reports, 1356, 1387.
, warrants to, 379, 705-6,
141.3-14.
, public Irish bills lying before,
857.
Atwell, Joseph, late Prebendary of West-
minster, p. 398.
Auchterless, minister of, 721.
Audley, manor of, 115.
Auld, Allau, merchant trading to Bay of
Honduras, 948.
Auriol, James, of London, invention, 1414.
Aust, George, clerk. Secretary of State's
office, 247, 740.
Austrian dominions, British workmen settled
in the, 309, 312, 332.
mortality among horned cattle in the,
413.
Averall, John, D.D., church appointment,
p. 143.
Axbridge, late mayor of, p. 269.
Aylesbury, disturbances at, 306.
Ayleway, , presentation, p. 398.
Ayloff, Sir Joseph, letter to, 109.
Ayr, collector of Customs at, attempt to
assassinate, 494.
Ayre, Capt., late Governor of Galwav, death
of, &c., 663.
Azores, export of wine from, to America,
1035.
B.
Babu, CUuxrles Nicholas ilichel, engineer,
invention, p. 129.
Babylon, " Bacha" of, a letter from, 1042.
Bacon, Edward, Esq., letters to, 294, 302.
Bagdad, an agent established by the East
India Company at, p. 73.
Bagot, Mr., 134.
Bagrave, lordship of, highway in, stopped,
p. 580.
Bagwell, Mr., motion by, in the Irish House
of Commons, 756.
Bahamas or Bahama Islands, Attorney
General in, office vacant, 574.
, Governor of, p. 242, p.277.
Baillie,Evan, late Commissary clerk of Inver-
ness, 1430.
Bain on coast of Africa, new settlement at,
Bajador, Cape, ci-ew cast away near, released
by the Moors, 352.
Baker, lieeace to take surname of, p. 437.
Balambamgan, Isle of, the taking possession
of, by the East India Company, how
regarded by the King and his ministers,
1036.
Balfe, Lawrence, trial of, for Clarke's murder,
&e., 1119, p. 580.
Ball, Col. Thomas, Lieut.-Governor of Jersey,
letter from, &c., 1318, 1361, p. 533.
Ballantyne, John, appointment, 1096.
Baltiboys, Mr., a Dublin master w-eaver, p. 510.
Baltic, merchants trading to the, consulage
fees agreed to be paid by, 457.
Banbury, 107.
Bangor, Bishop of, election of, &e., 1034,
p. 398, 1405.
602
GENERAL INDEX.
Banks. Mr., and other gentlemen passengers
in the " Endeavour," treatment of,
at Rio de Janeiro, 1174.
or Bankes, Consul, circular to, 1014.
, , unusual consulage dues ex-
acted for, llul.
Barbadoes, Agent for, 5u5.
, Attorney General in, 574.
, alarmed by the arrival of a French
squadi'on, 286.
, British vessel seized by the collector
of Customs at, 490.
, exposed to attack from the French,
208.
, Governor of, p. 242, p. 277.
House of Assembly in, Speaker of,
1409.
, oaths obliged to be taken in, 403.
and Leeward Islands, Commander-in-
chief of H.M.'s ships at, (Rear Admiral
Tyrrcl,) intelligence from, 207-8-9.
, ,(Vioe-AdmiralPye,)211.
, , ..., intelligence, &c. from,
224, 286,907-8.
Baibary or Barbary States, British Consul in,
713.
, H.M.'s affairs in, an accoimt of,
drawn up, 1271.
, plague on the coast of, 670.
redemption of slaves in, services in
connection with and reward for, 359.
, sentunents of the people, &c. of,
towards the British, p. 154.
, ship cast away on coast of, 732.
, ships from, suspected to be infected
with plague, 540.
, Spanish imports from, 824.
, stationing of frigates on coast of,
advised, p. 451.
, trade from, p. 154.
Barber, John, of Standsby, Esq., invention,
p. 130.
, Miles, of Liverpool, merchant, con-
tract for slaves by, 435.
Barclay, Alexander, of iVllhallows Lane, in-
vention, p. 129.
, James Robertson, Esq., appointment,
719.
Barham, par. of, highway enclosed in, p. 264.
Barham, Edmund, Esq., see Dover, agent for
the packet boats at (Barham).
Barker, Capt., on sernce in the Isle of Man,
vindication of, &c., p. 30, 140.
, Edward,Esq., H.M.'s Consul at Tripoli,
569,713,1014,1058,1100.
Barlow, Lieut.-Col., letter from, 1188.
Barnard, Anna, of Kingston-upon-Thames,
licences to enclose, 636, p. 422.
, licence to take name, &c. of, p. 590.
, Rev. Thomas, D.D., exchange of
cures by, 1426.
, Dr. w'ilham, late Bp. of Deny, 1092.
Barnes, Mr., late Governor of Senegal, letter,
&c. from, p. 46.
Barnet, East, rectory of, p. 559.
Baronets, creation of, see Creations.
Barrah negroes on the north side of the
Gambia River, war with, 1044.
Barre, Isaac, Esq., or Right. Hon., ofi&ce
granted to, p. 145, 1093 (2).
, , to pass through the Horse
Guards, 711.
Barrett, Thomas, degree of M.A. to, p. 245.
Barrington, Lord Viscount, Secretary-at-War,
see Secretary-at-War.
, Hon. Capt., of H.M.S. "Venus," 998,
1001, p. 396.
Dr. Benjamin, Dean of .iVrmagh, ex-
change by, 810, 1092.
, Shute, LL.D., late Canon of Christ-
church, Oxford, p. 398.
,CanonResidentiary of St. Paul's,
1074.
, elected Bishop of Llandatf,
p. 560, 1406.
, , , dispensation to, p. 563.
Barritt, Conrade, of Rotherhithe, victualler,
1413.
Barrow, Lawrence, Consul at Bilbao, 15.
Barry, John, a private in the 28th Regiment,
free pardon, 182.
, Robert, Esq., Seneschal of the manors
in Ireland, additional allowance, p. 146.
Barvas (Isle of Lewes), minister of, 721.
Basset, William, free pardon, 436.
Bassora, East India Co. succeed in estabhsh-
ing a Consul at, p. 73.
Buteman, Dowager Lady Viscoimtess, 1419.
Bath, 686.
, Order of the. Dean of, p. 438.
, , investiture with ensigns of, &c.,
p. 277, p. 278, 1089, p. 435, p. 590.
Bathurst, Mr. Justice, letters from or to, 432,
893.
, Allen, late rector of Beverston, p. 244.
Battiscombe, Christopher, of Yatton, inven-
tion, p. 129.
Bavaria, British minister in, p. 502.
Elector of, letter of congratulation
from, acknowledged, 401.
Baxter, Mr., declarations of, in regard to
Major Fraserin America, 676.
Bayly, Edward, rector of Kilkeel, Sec, made
a deau,p. 143.
Beales, the two, evidence of, as to the murder
of George Clarke, 1119.
Bean, Charles, late vicar of St. Mary, War-
wick, p, 244.
Beardsley, Lieut. Samuel, conducting a survey
of the forts in Africa, 1202, 1370, 1402.
, , death of, 1370.
Beattie, John, murder of, by the coalheavers,
920, 925, p. 436.
GENERAL INDEX.
603
Beauchamp, Lord Viscount, 31, 13G, p. 509.
, , holds :m Irish patentee clerk
under a point of honour to part with a
portion of his emoluments, &c., p. 315,
1398.
Beauclerk, Charles, Esq., appointment, 698.
, Lord George, Commander-in-chief of
H.M.'8 Forces in Scotland.isee Scotland,
Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s Forces
in (Beauelerck).
Beaume de Vie, medicine called, 706.
Beaument, Mr. Elie de, the celebrated French
advocate, 278.
Beawes, Wj-udham, Esq., H.JI.'s Consul
General at Seville, &c., circuhu- to,
lOU.
, , licence to print, 1416.
Beckford, Alderman, said to be against send-
ing troops to the aid of the magistrates,
916.
Beckington, Anne, Royal bounty for, p. 110,
p. 245, p. 402, p. 5C3.
Beckwith, Lieut.-Col, memorial of, why not
recommended, &c., 663.
Bective, Eai-I, creation of, 389.
Bedford, Duke of, H.M.'s Ambassador Ex-
traordinary, &c. in France, cash book
of, 159.
John, clerk, presentation, p. 244.
Bedwes, rectory of, 1407, p. 563.
Behr, Baron, 5, 190.
Belhelvie, church and parish of, 395.
Bell, a man extremely useful in managing the
seamen, 894.
, Edward, a beadsman's place for, p. 560.
, Geo., Esq., agent for the packet boats
at Falmouth, 384, 1418.
, John, late minister of Gordon, p. 283.
, WUham, Prebendary of Westminster,
degree to, p. 245.
Bellamont, Earl of, creation of, 716.
, pretensions to the rank of
Lieut.-Colonel, 673, 729.
, recommendation of, for His
Majesty's favour, and reply thereto,
1011, 1017.
Bellas, present at an interview between Sir
John Fielding and the sherifl's of
Middlesex, p. 542.
Belleisle, 663.
Bellisle, Viscount, creation of, 1091.
Belvedere, Lord, Irish parliamentary interest
of, 663.
Ben Amour, the Genoese interpreter, p. 501.
Ben Grimo, a private treaty with, p. 517.
Benham, John, under sentence of death,
pardon for undergoing an amputation
to try the efficacy of a styptic, 510,514.
Benider, Jacob, H.M.'s Vice-Consul at
Tangier, letter from and information
about, 407.
, appointed Vice -Consul atSallee,
447.
Bennett, Capt., protection of British trade by,
, , recall of, 1294.
, Richard and Elizabeth, cabinet-
makers, Brown Street, p. 277.
Benson, Mrs. Francis, pension to, 1427.
, James, of Doctors' Commons, inven-
tion, 39.
, Paul, of Cork, invention, 39.
Bentinck, Col. commanding the troops in
Jersey, proceedings in connection with
the riots there, p. 530, p. 5.32, p. 533.
Benting, Count, lordship of, 107.
Benfink, Mrs., cabin in a packet boat reserved
for, 1083.
Beresford, John, Esq., recommended for the
Privy Coimcil, &c., p. 336, 1092.
, , recommended for the Irish
Revenue Board, p. 491, p. 545.
Bergen, British Consul at, 148.
Beridge, Leonard, M.A., presentation, p. 560.
Berkeley or Berkley, Earl of, (Frederick
Augustus,) appointments, 379, p. 126,
, , letters to, 276, 285, p. 277.
, , recommendation from, of great
weight, &c., 424, 436.
, Norborne, Esq., see Botetomt, Lord.
Berkenhont, John, invention, p. 268.
Berks, co. of, Under-sherift' of, letter to, 977.
Berlin, British Envoy Extraordinary, &c. at,
see Prussia, British Envoy, &c. in.
Bermuda or Bermuda Islands, Act for punish-
ing mutiny, &c. in, 736.
, Attorney General in, 574.
Governor of, 543.
, sloop seized at, 506.
Bern, 326.
Bernard, Francis, Governor of Massachusetts
Bay, 652.
, , fears he will be obliged to
leave Boston, 4.
, , , baronetcy to, 1409.
Berte, Francis D'Houorato, of Leghorn,
memorial, 119.
Berthelot, Claude Fr.an(;ois, late of Chateau
Chiilon in Burgundy, invention, p. 577.
Bertie, Lord Robert, late Governor of Cork,
688.
, , Governor of Duncanuou Fort,
appointment, 698.
Bertram, John, presentations, p. 285, p. 445.
Berwick, James, late rector of West Hesler-
ton, 699.
Beiwick-upon-Tweed, Lieut. Governor of, 698.
, Mayor, &c. of, petition, 1385.
Bessborough, Earl of. Joint Postmaster Ge-
neral, 247.
Betchworth, parish of, closing of a highway
in, 379.
Betham, Mr., Collector of Douglas (Isle of
Man), 441.
604.
GENERAL INDEX,
Belts, John and William, invention patented
in Scotland, 719.
Sevan, Edward, of Air Street, carpenter, in-
vention, p. 579.
Bcverston, rectory of, p. 244.
Bible, a history of the, &c., 1416.
Bidwell, Thomas, clerk, Secretary of State's
Office, 247, 740.
Bilbao, re-establishment of a consul at, trade
being considerable, 15.
Bingham, Sir Charles, motion in the Irish
House of Commons by, p. 303, 767.
Birch, Ann, a convict, 1424.
Bird, John, a convict, 1089.
Birkbeck, Mr., agent to H.M.'s Postmaster
General at Marseilles, letter from, 1337.
[Birmingham] trade, and patronage of the
old county families, 134.
visit of Lord Rockingham to, 312.
Birse, church and parish, 395.
Bishop, Lieut., p. 300.
, Joseph, late rector of Llandulphe,
p. 244.
Michael, of Cookie)-, yeoman, 381.
, T., Esq., accounts delivered by, 1063.
Bisset, John, minister at Culsalmond, presen-
tation, 1431.
Bissot and Johet, Messrs., Canadian subjects,
heirs of, disturbed in the enjoyment of
their property, 474.
Bissy, John Baptist Count de, of Tortoua, in
Lombardy, 706.
, Stephen Baron de, invention, &c.,
Black, Dr. Joseph, late Professor of Medicine
in Glasgow University, 393.
Blair, David, late minister of Brechin, 1431.
,Thomas, Esq., 391.
, William, Esq., appointment, p. 422.
Blakeney, Lieut. Governor, Minorca, protec-
tion given to the Greeks by, 303.
, John, Esq., pension, p. 593.
Blakey, William, invention, 344, 380, 719.
Blaud, Gen. or Lieut. Gen., Governor of
Gibraltar, 1021.
, , , regulations for pay of
troops in Gibraltar under, 1054, 1152.
Bla)Tiey, Baron, recommended for advance-
ment, p. 335.
Blenman, Jonathan, Attorney General for
Barbadoes, 574.
Bligh, Mr., late Lieut. Gen., conduct of, taken
particular notice of by the King, &c.,
889, 905.
or Blyth, Hobert, made a dean, 1092.
Blunden, John, Esq., M.P. for Kilkenny, made
a baronet, 389.
Bodmin, 1258.
Boehm, Edm., ill-treated by the mob wheu
going with the merchants' address to
His Majesty, 1150.
Bogie, Robert, preacher, presentation, p. 149.
Boldero,'Leu}-ns, of South Cave, Esq., change
of name, p. 590.
Boleskine, kirk of, in forfeited estate of Lovat,
79, 395.
Bolton, Duke of, (Harry,) appointment,
p. 127.
, Mary, see Riall.
Bomeester, Consul, circular to, 1014.
Bond, Anne, p. 244.
Bonn, H.M.'s Plenipotentiary at, 148, 1408.
Bonnet, Benjamin, public notary, French
Ambassador authenticates acts passed
before, 33, 365-6.
Bonnin, Gouse, late of Bovenev, invention,
p. 577.
Bood, see Budd.
Boodle, Robert, given a Poor Knight's place,
p. 245.
Boon services (Isle of Man), p. 9.
Bootie, John, brazier, invention, 1079.
Boscawen, Lieut. Gen. George, resignation of,
917,930.
Bosnia, 51.
Bostock, Margaret, an almswoman, p. 399.
Boston, smuggling at, 405.
, Rhode Island, tumults on account of
the stamps at, &c., 4, 348.
Bostwick, Mr., declarations of, in regard to
Major Eraser in America, 676.
Botetourt, Lord, late Lord Lieutenant of
Gloucestershire, 318, 379, p. 138.
, scheme for selliug household
bread to the poor at a low price,
encouraged by, 402.
,......, recommendation of, of great
weight, &c., 424.
, , Governor of the Warmly Co.,
Boughwood, 325.
Bould, a convict, conspiracy discovered by,
Boullier, Jaques Renaud, miuister of the
Prench Church in the Savoy, 825.
, Rev. James Renauld, miuister of the
French Church in Threadneedle Street,
p. 562.
Boulogne, 197, 520.
Bourke, Joseph Deane, M.A., church appoint-
ment, 1092.
Bourn, James, freeman of Gloucester, p. 244.
Bouverie, licence to bear original arms of,
p. 438.
Bowden, near Totness, 74.
Bowen, Samuel, of Georgia, America, inven-
tion, p. 268.
Bowerby, John, a prisoner, order for discharge
of, questioned, 987.
Bowers, Mrs., pawnbroker, Biinhill Row,
p. 277.
, Thomas, suspected absconder, p. 277.
Bowes of Clonlyon, Baron (Johu), 390.
Bowie, Robert, a lad enticed to Gothenburg,
414.
GENERAL INDEX.
605
"Bown" [Bonne], British Minister Blenipo-
tentiary at, 148.
Box, James, Attorney General, East Florida,
574.
Boyd, Co!., 1084.
, Robert, Esq., Lieut. Governor of Gibral-
tar, 1071, 1205.
, , letter sent to the Emperor by,
p. 501.
Boyle, Bellingham, Esq., a Commissioner of
the Kevenue in Ireland, p. 283, p. 545.
Bradford, clipping and coining at, p. 551.
Bradley, Dr., Astronomer Royal, observations
of, legal measures for recovery of, 1247,
1388, 1395.
, Susanna, letter from, as to her father's
astronomical observations, 489.
Bradshaw, Thomas, Secretary to the Treasury,
see Treasury, Secretary to (Bradsbaw).
Braine, Thomas, libels Lord Mansfield, 1129.
Bramham, Lieut. Col., 1198, 1202.
Branden, Baron (William), appointment, 390.
Brander, Signor, Consul of Suezia, GO.
Brandy, statutable regulation for importation
of, 43.
Brass, manufacture of, p. 130.
Brass and lead farm (Isle of Man), p. 9.
BrazU fishery, the, p. 75.
Breage, vicarage of, p. 559.
Brebner, James, of Grenada, Esq., change of
name, p. 589.
Brechine, Clerk of the Commissariat of, and
annual value of the office, 1253, 1430.
, minister of, 1431.
Brecknock, Timothy, demands the arrest of
the Tripoline Ambassador, as being an
Infidel, and therefore not entitled to
ambassadorial privileges, &c., 226, 229.
Brede, Frederick, late of Racquet Court, Fleet
Street, murder of, 1299.
Brentford, election at, riots after, precautions,
&c., 820, 936, 1119, 1168.
Brest, 997.
Brett,' Sir Piercv, Knt.,' appointment, p. 120,
^ 1078.
Briant, Mons., a Roman Catholic clergyman,
to be allowed to take certain books to
Canada, 129.
Bridgman, Sai'ah, alleges that her husband
was accidentally killed by a musket
ball of the soldiers, 1178.
Bridlington, custom-house at, broken open,
reward, &c., 789.
Brietzcke, Charles, clerk in the Secretary of
State's Office, 193, 1089, p. 435.
Brimstone, Samuel, murder of, 381.
Brisbane, Robert, late Under -keeper of II.M.'s
Wardrobe in Scotland, 720.
Bristol, Earl of (George William), Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland, sec Ireland, Lord
Lieutenant of, (Bristol).
, .Keeper of the Privy Seal, see
Privy Seal, Keeper of the, (Bristol).
, , brother of, 743.
Bristol, 534.
Bishop of (Thomas), made Dean of
St. Paul's, p. 398, 1073, sec also New-
ton, Dr. Thomas.
cathedral, almsman in, p. 108.
, Prebendary of, 373.
, Recorder of, p. 349, 1410.
sugar refiners' reply to the Irish
refiners, p. 16.
Britain, advantages to manufacturers leaving,
320.
Britain, North, see Scotland.
, Soulh, regiments of dragoons in,
ordered to take up their horses from
grass, 377.
Britannic Legion, demands on account of the,
&c., 75.
British colours to protect every free person,
commissariat, alleged advances to, 5,
manufactures for exportation, com-
mittee to consider of, suggested, 320.
ships, search of, a violation of treat3-,
165.
ships of war, escape of slaves onboard,
subjects, purchase of vessels by, form
of affidavit of, 683.
vessels sailing from foreign ports,
information about, to be sent by tho
consuls, 1048.
White Herring Fishery, charter of,
pleaded, p. 10.
Brockett, Laurence, late Professor of Modern
History in Cambridge, 1070.
Brodie, Alexander, invention, p. 267.
Brodrick, Mr., an officer in the Guards, M.P.
in Ireland, p. 509.
Brogi, Francis, of London, invention, 513.
Bromley, Mr., member for Warwickshire, 134.
Brooke, Sir Arthur, recommended for an
appointment in Ireland, p. 548.
Brooksbank, Mr., at the Excise Office, letter
Brooshooft, Bernard, a Poor Knight's place
for, p. 562.
Broughton, Bryant, clerk, Secretary of State's
Office, 247, 740.
Brown or Browne, Capt., a messenger, 1374.
Abraham, p. 426.
, Alexander,' late minister of Tongland,
p. 445.
, George, first clerk. Secretary of State's
Office, 139, 193, 713, 1026, 1089,
p. 435.
, , , bills drawn on, &c., 732,
p. 431.
, George, Esq., Under Sheriff of Corn-
wall, letters to and from, 559, 560.
, John, affidavit of, 1258.
Joseph, see Adams, Joseph.
Mountford, Esq., Lieut. Governor of
West Florida, 429.
GENERAL INDEX.
Brown— cfwl^
Kobert, Agent for the troops at Sene-
gal, represents dangers from enlisting
convicts, 1205.
Brownlow, William, Esq., M.P. for Armagh,
appointment, 390.
Bruce, Baron, licence to take arms, &c., p. 279.
Robert, of Kennet, Esq., an Ordinary
Lord of Session, appointed a Lord of
Justiciary, 1428.
Bruere, George James, Governor of the Ber-
muda Islands, 543, 736.
Brumell, George, Esq., office granted to,
p. 264.
Brunby, Martin, of Gainsborough, invention,
1079.
Brunswick, 686.
, fort at, 118.
Brunswick and Lunenberg, Dnke of, (Frede-
rick,) pension, p. 282.
, , tax on pension of, 1427.
, , Prince Ferdinand compelled to
borrow from, 75.
Brushy, Mr., Consul General in Spain, 1101.
, , circulars to, 1014, 1048.
Brussels, British Minister Plenipotentiary at,
148.
Bryce, Alexander, Esq., appointment, 1430.
, , death of, 1430.
Daniel, presentation, p. 285.
WilIiam,of Bowtown, Esq., late Com-
missary of Stirling, 1430.
Buchannan, JIatthew, appointment, 1430.
Buckland, Consul, Nice, circular to, 1048.
Bucks, CO. of, balloting for militiamen for,
riot at, 1230.
, , member for, 1230.
, Under Sheriff of, 93.
Buckworth, Everard, clerk, degree for, 1074.
Budd or Bood, Mr., late Agent for the Sick
and Hurt, &c. and, H.M.'s Receiver-
General in Guernsey, salvage, &c. de-
manded by, 539, 544, 552.
BuUer, John, Esq., appointments, p. 126 (2),
1078.
Bullock, James, one of II.M.'s messengers,
1083.
Burdett, Sir William Vigors, Bart., services,
request for employment, &c., 1066.
Burgoyne, Col. John, appointment, 1404.
Burke, Mr., a Commissioner of the Revenue
in Ireland, p. 545.
, Edmund, Esq., countenance of, grate-
fully accepted, invited to Birmingham,
&c., 134.
, , pension of, by whom enjoyed,
p. 282.
, William, Esq., not in Parliament
134.
, , see Secretary of State, Southern
Department, Uuder Secretaries to
(Burli.e),and a/so NorthernDepartment.
Burland, John, Esq., serjeaut-at-Iaw, licences
to plead, p. 269, p. 426, 1415.
Burlington (America), Council at, minutes of,
27.
Burnaby, Rev. Mr., chaplain to the British
factory in Leghorn, and Acting Consul
there, 553, 5.57.
.Mr., ? British Minister in Sweden,
ordered to return without taking leave,
received no present, &c., 353.
, Andrew, M.A., presentation, p. 560.
, J., recall from Bern, 326.
Rear- Admiral Sir William, made a
Baronet, 701.
, , Commander-in-chief of
H.M.'s ships at Jamaica, see Jamaica
station. Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s
ships on (Burnaby).
Burnett, James, advocate, made a Lord of
Session, 723.
, , late Sheriff Depute of Kincar-
dine, 724.
Burrard, Harry, of WaUiampton, made a
Baronet, 1409.
Burrel, Merrick, of West Grinsted Park, Esq.,
baronetcy to, 373.
Burress's, Great and Small, mill and land,
1093.
Burton, Ensign, of 64th Eegiment, leave of
absence to, 686.
, Lieut. Col., 630.
, scheme by, for converting a
regiment of dragoons into light cavalry,
640, 653.
, Major Gen., recall of, Sec, 158,
p. 139.
, , and the Indians at Montreal,
243.
, Beuj., late Commissioner of Revenue
in Ireland, p. 283.
, Francis Pierpoint, M.P. in Ireland,
p. 509.
, , M.P. for CO. Clare, recom-
mended for a pension, p. 546.
, John, sonatas, &c. by, 382.
Bush, Mr., 767.
Bute, Lord, house of, in South Audley Street,
precautions for protecting, 936.
Butler, Alexander, Esq., letter to, 467.
, Joseph or Samuel, nailors , of Stafford-
shire, letters to, to be opened, p. 138.
,Hon. Pierce, 613.
, Pierce, Esq., served in the French
army without hceuce, pardon, &c.,
1059, p. 421.
Buzaglo, Abraham, of Catherine Street, in-
vention, p. 578.
Bywell St. Peter, hcence to piu-chase free-
holds, &c. in, p. 279.
GENERAL INDEX.
607
c
Cabinet Councils of H.il.'s servants, dispute
about points determined at, relative to
Ireland, 595, p. 199, 027, 642.
Cadel, Mr., Canadian corn of, detained, 1106.
Cadiz, p. 154, 1265.
, British ships of vrar in, complaints
against, 617, 1051.
fund for relief of distressed seamen
at, 1298.
, midshipmen belonging to H.M.S.
"Jersey" caught carrying money on
board a merchant ship iu the bay, and
thrown into prison, &c., 1297, 1346.
.., motions of the Spaniards oiF, 48.
, Spanish ships of war at, lists, &c. of,
421, 1127, 1194, p. 502.
Cadogan, Hon. Chai-Ies Sloane, letter to, 577.
Caen, 540.
Csesariensis, address for publication under the
signature of, 1 336.
Cagliari, British Consul in, 1048.
Cahman, Mr., with an ironfoundry erected in
the English manner, near Gothenburg,
men employed by, 309, 350, 414.
Caithness, eo. of, Deputy Keeper of the Ke-
gister of Seasines, &c. in, 393.
clerk to the justices of the peace
in, 394.
Calabria, trade of, p. 76.
Calais, 342.
, lists of persons passing to and from,
to he sent, 710.
outrage upon a French fishing vessel
near, 202, 206, 242.
Calao, 1051.
Calcraft, John, Esq., letter to, 841.
Calder, Major, price offered by, for a colonel's
commission, &c., 658, 677.
Caldwell, Sir James, officers of late corps of
dragoons of, p. 282.
Calico printing, p. 267.
Callendar, parish of, 786, 793, p. 445.
Cambridge, [parliamentary] contest at, p. 376.
, University of. Downing College in,
p. 269.
, Professor of Modern History
in, 1070.
, Trinity College in, master of,
, , a beadsman in, p. 560.
, , warrants for admission to
degrees in, p. 110, p. 245, 1074, p, 562.
Camden, Lord, to kiss His Majesty's hand on
appointment, 230.
, , pension in Ireland, p. 145.
, , see Chancellor, Lord.
Cameron, John, recommended for a Scotch
living, &c., 79, 86.
Campbell, Lord Fr., member for Glasgow,
p. 2.5.
, Lord Frederick, remainder limited to,
373.
, secretarj- to the Lord Lieut, of
Ireland, 578.
, , , letters from and to, 584,
681, 694.
) , avows the necessity of an
augmentation, 616.
, , appointed of the Privy
Coimcil, 717.
, sent to England to ex-
plain state of affairs, &c., 778, 813, 831,
p. 334.
, , , attends a meeting of the
Cabinet when Lish affairs were under
consideration, 805.
, , presents the message con-
cerning the augmentation, 844.
, appointed clerk of H.M.'s
Registers, &c. in Scotland, 1095.
, Lord William, Governor of Nova
Scotia, appointment, 210.
; , allowance of plate to,
p. 138.
, , letter of, sent, 449, 453.
, , .erroneously allowed col-
lieries to be worked in Nova Scotia, 546.
,Mr., of Shawfield, p. 25.
; Abraham, Esq., appointment, 698.
.Alexander, advocate, appointment,
1094.
, , presentation, p. 445.
, Archibald, appointment, 1428.
, Hon. Archibald Eraser, Consul at
Algiers, 713.
, Caroline, see Dalkeith, Countess of.
, CoUn, presentation, p. 445.
, James, late Deputy Keeper of the Re-
gister of Seasines, Sec. in co. of Caith-
ness, 393.
Pryse, Esq., appointment, p. 126,
p. 264.
^ Walter, Esq., advocate, appointmeut.
Camper, Eurford, a London manistrate exer-
tions of, &c., p. 508, p. 54I, 1383'.
Canada bills, conventions for adjustment of,
signed, payments for, &c., 105, 121
142.
Committee, chairman of the, letters to,
105, 121, 142,515.
.French King's arrets establishing
duties in, asked for, 205.
, gentleman of considerable office in the
Roman Catholic Church in, 129.
paper, termination of liquidatino- in
France. 515.
, population of, &c., 403.
Canaries or Can.ary Islands, British Consul
in, 1048.
, exportation of wine from. 146, 1035.
608
GENERAL INDEX.
Candler, Edward, pension, p. 146.
Cannon, John, p. 452.
Cansfield, licence to use the surname of, p. 589.
Canterbury, Archbishop of, election of, p. 398,
1073.
, (Frederick,) appointment, 1413.
, , letter to, 521.
, , licence to unite rectories, p. 264.
, , warrants to, for dispensations to
hold livings in commendam, p. 110,
1074, 1407.
cathedral, almsmen in, p. 399.
Canons of, 370, p. 108, p. 559, p. 560.
, Deans of, p. 108.
, gr.ant of a market at, p. 126.
Prerogative Court of , Judge of, p.422.
Cape Coast Castle, chief of, 423.
Cape of Good Hope, tr.ide to Turkey round,
p. 73.
Cappoquin, 1009.
Card, Peter, pardon for discovering accom-
plices, 259.
Cardigan, George Montague, Earl of, created
a Duke, 373.
Cardross, Lord, Secretary to the British Em-
bassy m Spain, allowance of plate to,
p. 138.
Carey, Edward, Esq., recommendation of,
p. 548.
Carisbrook Castle, Isle of Wight, Captain of,
1071.
Governor of, p. 127.
Carkett, Captain of H.M.S. " Active," letter
from, 198.
Carleton, Brigadier, 676.
Col., letter to, 182.
.George, merchant of Dublin, tr.ins-
port of troops by, 799, 1069.
Guy,Esq.,Lieut.-Governor of Quebec,
455.
, , appointment, 369.
, , , conveyance thither, 384.
, , Governor-in-Chief of Quebec,
p. 208.
, allowance of plate, 1089.
, , usual powers, 1069.
, Hugh, merchant, Cork, p. 442.
Carlisle, Bishop of, election of, 1405, 1406.
, , (Edmund,) dispensation, 1407.
Carlyon, William, midshipman of H.M.S.
" Jersey," thrown into prison at Cadiz,
1297.
Car Mew, Tho., a justice of Suffolk, letter
from, 939.
Carmichael, reward for, 1320.
CaroUna, North, Attorney General for, 574.
, , Chief Justice of, appointment
of, 223.
, , Court of Exchequer in, 620.
, Governor of, 464, 507, 608, 620.
, seizure for illicit trade in, legal
ditficidties about, 608.
Carolina, North— con (.
, , tumults on account of the Stamp
Act in, 118.
, South, 628-9.
, , agent for, 528.
, , Attorney General for, 574.
, , county sheriffs for, appointment
of, petitioned for, 528.
, North and South, boundary lines of,
p. 208.
Caroline Matilda, Princess, marriage of, treaty
for, signed, 219.
, , , contract for, by whom
drawn, 219.
, , , proxy on occasion of,
26U, 266.
, , ceremonial used at, 269.
, , .Procurator General, &c.
at, gentleman recommended to be, 278.
, , instruments, &c. necessary
for, preparations for the ceremony, &c.,
283.
, , , announcement of perform-
ance of ceremony, 287.
, congratidations, &e., on,
Carpenter, Genl., regiment of, 630.
, , , scheme for conversion of,
into a regiment of light cavalrv, 640,
653.
Carrick, Earl of, 613.
, distinguishes himself in support
of Government, &c., 809, p. 331.
, , (Somerset Hamilton,) pension,
p. 443.
Carrington, Geo. W., clerk in the Secretary of
State's office, p. 435.
Carroll, Mr., circular to, 401, 877.
, Second Lieut. William, who conducted
H.M.'s affairs at Court of Dresden, un-
reasonable request of, 1143.
Carron Company in Scotland, 112, 134, 251,
414.
arbitrary dues imposed on, 312.
Carter, Henry Boyle, p. 143.
Carthagena, marine and land forces at, 101.
Carver, John, clerk, presentation, p. 559.
Civry, Briggs, clerk, p. 108.
Caryl, Lyndford, D.D., made a canon, 370.
Carysfort, member of Parliament for, 390.
Cashel, Dean of St. Patrick, 1163.
Castile, soap made in, 39.
Castle, William, bills for stationery allowed,
p. 140, p. 278, p. 279, 1068.
Castle Stewart, in co. of Tyrone, barony of,
claim to, 1397.
Castletown (Isle of Man), Captain of, pro-
posed salary for, p. 376.
, only place of worship in, 258.
Castley, Mr., Governor's chaplain, Isle of
Man, salary, &c., p. 376.
, , went to Cambridge to
vote, p. 376.
GENERAL INDEX.
609
Castro, Denis Gregovio Mello, Portuguese
Governor of Mazagan, p. 463.
'Cataro in Dalmatia, plague in, 553.
Gates, John, the younger, broker, p. 132.
Cathcart, Lord, Ambassador at St. Peters-
burg, 1013, 1085.
, , , instructions sent to, hy
desire of the Turkey Company, 1293.
Cator, Edward, of Banbury, estabUshes a
manufacture in Hollaud, 107.
Catt, Mr., circular to, 1014.
Cattle distemper in England, 1362.
abroad, 1408.
Caunitz, Count, the Imperial Ambassador
(Naples), 968.
Cavendish, Lord George, aiipoiutment, p. 126,
p. 139.
, Sir Henry, consulted about the threat-
ened Irish Short Money Bill, p. 210.
, to be of the Privy Council,
p. 336, 1092.
, , son of, motion by, in Irish
House of Commons, p. 298.
Cayenne Island, attempts of the French to
settle, &c., 208.
Cazeuove, Mons. de, concerns of, in Grenada,
855.
Ceded Islands, demand for ordnance for, 143.
, flourishing condition of the,9US.
, Governor of, DOS.
, officers from half -pay list, &c. in, sub-
sistence of, 154, 383.
Cefalogna, Island of, quarantine in, 504.
Ceremonies, Master of the, (Sir C. C. Dormer,)
order to, p. 138.
, , (Mr. Cottrell,) 983.
Ceuta, 1133.
, attack on, meditated, 1194, p. 504.
Chalmers, Patrick, advocate, appointment,
1428.
William, of Dundee, appointment, 719.
Chamber, Treasurer of the, (Rt. Hon. Gilbert
Elliott,) -narrants to, p. 140, p. 278,
p. 279.
Chamberlain, Lord, 385.
, directions to be received from,
282.
, warrants to, 715, 1089.
Chamberlayne, Mr., Solicitor to the Mint,
p. 552.
Chambers, Paul, of Dean Street, coachmaker,
affidavit, 1266.
Champion, John, of Newman Street, inven-
tion, p. 579.
, W., Esq., first Dep. Governor, SiC.
of the Warmly Company, p. 265.
, William, of Bristol, invention, p. 130.
Champlaiu, Lake, 620.
Champneys, Mr., pension of, why given, p. 545.
.Thomas, of Orchardly, Esq., made a
baronet, 373.
VOL. U.
Chancellor, Lord High, (Lord Camden.) ap-
pointment, 230.
, .letter to, 273.
, , opinion of, as to place of execu-
tion of the cutters, 1356.
, , warrants to, p. 138, p. 139,
p. 140, p. 278, p. 437, 1424, p. 589.
Cbaucellor of the Exchequer, sec Exchequer.
Chancery, Court of. Register of Affidavits in,
grant of the office of, 379.
Chandler, Robert, a tea-broker in the City, at
the head of a mob, 936.
Changuion, Mr., services in connexion with
liquidating the Canada paper, 515.
Channel, piracies in the, 975, 997, p. 396.
Chapel Izod, barracks at, p. 442.
Chapter House, Westminster, place of deposit
of Domesday Book, 582.
, , principal of, p. 193.
Charges d'affaires, right of, to a present, when
complete, 349.
Charlemont, Castle of, in France, 399.
Charleraount, Lord, extraordinary protest en-
tered hy, p. 554.
Charles XIL of Sweden, 351.
Charles Fort, repairs of, 1093.
Charles, George, of Leicester Fields, Esij., tax
on annuity of, 1427.
Charlestown, S. Carolina, 47.
, Deputy Postmaster General at, intelli-
gence from, 194.
Charterhouse, a governor of the, 1413.
Charters, Samuel, presentation, p. 445.
Chartres, Fort, in the Illinois country, 83.
Chatelet, Coimt de, sec French Ambassador.
Chatham, &c.. Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s
ships at, 117,
Chatham, Earl of, 273.
, and Viscount Pitt, creation of,
373.
, Lord Privy Seal. «cc Privy Seal,
Keeper of (Chatham).
, William, of Downham Market, school-
master, libel by, p. 132.
Chauvet, Lewis, Esq., house of, in Spitalfields,
broken into, pp. 542-3.
Chauvet and Co., Messrs., master weavers in
Spitalfields, p. 541.
Cheadle, rector of, 1410.
Cheap, Consid, in Madeira, circulars to, 1014,
1048.
" Cheats of London exposed, tVc," a work
entitled, 1416.
Cheere, Sir Henry, made a baronet, 373.
Cheese, opposition to transport of. by the
populace, 321.
Chelsea Hospital, Governor of, 1071.
Chenevix, Lieut.-Col., of the Royal Irish Re-
giment of Artillery, memorials, &c.,
818,843.
, , payment for gunpowder sup-
plied, p. 593.
Cheque, clerks of the, letters to and from, 362,
486, 1386.
Q Q
610
GENERAL INDEX.
Cherboura;, 540.
Cherokees, the, 248.
Chertsey, Viscount, 373.
Chester Cathedral, ahnsmen in, p. 108, p. 399.
Castle, proposal to fit up an apartment
in, for deserters fi-om Ireland, 61, 69.
, the Lord Lieutenant on his journey to
Ireland at, 572.
,,.., CO. palatine of, Attorney General for,
1415.
Chesterfield, Earl of, one of late Principal
Secretaries of State, 1066.
Chetham, Thomas, a clerk of the Cheque, 362,
13S6.
Chichester, late member for, 937.
Chiesley, John, late minister of St. Monance,
p. 445.
Chilbolton, rectory of, 1407, p. 562.
Chippenham Market, price of wheat at, 325.
Chisholm, David, late minister of Kilmorack,
p. 445.
Choiseul, Due de, 999.
Cholmeley, John, Esq., p. 269.
, Montague, Esq., p. 427.
Cholmondeley, Robert, Esq., Auditor General
of the Revenues in Ajiierica, 381.
Christ Chiu-ch, Oxford, ahnsmen in, p. 244,
p. 399, p. 560.
, Canons of, p. 398, p. 559.
, .Deans of, p. 244.
Christian VII., sec Denmark, King of.
Christian, Mr., one of the first merchants in
Douglas, 441.
, Matthew, a gentleman of Antigua
lodging in St. Paul's Chm'chyard, part
taken bj-, in a riot, 821, 936.
Christmas, H.M.'s boimty at, p. 110, 700,
p.402, p. 563.
Chrystie, one, concerned in engaging work-
people to go to Sweden, 251.
Church appointments, 370, 699, 1072, 1405.
in Ireland, see Ireland, King's
letters (Secretary of State).
in Scotland, see Scotland, Church,
presentations.
, letters recommendatory, 371, 1073,
1406.
, miscellaneous warrants, 372, 700,
1074, 1407.
Ciudadella, clerg-y of Minorca meet in con-
gress at, 785.
Clackmannan, clerk to the justices of the
peace in, 1094.
Clanbrassil, Earl of, (James,) appointment in
Ireland, p. 143.
Clanwilliam, Viscount, &c., creation of, 389.
Clare, co. of, M.P. for, p. 546.
Viscount, &c., creation of, 389.
appointments, &c., 680, p. 281,
1093, 1427.
, baronetcy on recommendation of,
p. 335.
, , true zeal and efficacious support
of, 1333.
Clark, Dugald, of Jamaica, engineer, inven-
, John, a Poor Knight of Windsor,
1407.
Peter, a Scotch manufacturer at
Gothenburg, 414.
, Samuel, appointments, 393, 394.
Clarke, Ann wife of James, information of,
1308.
, Rev. Mr. Edward, agent for Lieut.-
Gov. Johnstone, p. ISO.
, George, doubt as to the blow in the
riot at Brentford being the cause of
death of, 1119.
James, clerk, degree granted to,
p. 562.
Clark's Hall in Bishopsgate Street, London,
almswomen in, p. 244, p. 399, p. 560.
Clavering, Sir T., chaii'man of the Durham
Sessions, 376.
Claybrooke, vicarage of, p. 559.
Clayton, Lieut., commanding II. M.S. "Au-
gusta," 131.
Clements, Lieut.-Col., of the 69th Foot, in-
formation about certain priests, 887.
, , leave of absence for, in
order to be brought into Pariiament,
p. 497, 1290.
, James, Esq., agent for the packet
boats at Harwich, letters to, 319, 1083,
1418.
, Nathaniel, Esq., Deputy Receiver and
Paymaster General in Ireland, 887.
, , , allowances, &c., p. 282
(3), p. 593.
, , , consulted about the
threatened Irish short money biU,
p. 210.
, , intention to brmg a son
into Parliament, &c., p. 497, 1290.
, , , state of the Irish Here-
ditaiy Revenue, dcHvered by, 1368.
, Thomas, Esq., passport, 386.
Clevlaud, Capt., agreement of, for supply of
n.M.'s ships in Morocco, p. 502.
Clevlaud Row, Secretary of Slate's Office in,
a sentinel stationed at, 195.
Cliffe, Anne, pension, p. 146.
Clipping and coining, practice of, 1343, 1364.
proceedings for suppression of,
1394.
, methods of, &c., p. 551.
Clive, Lord, presents from the Mogul through,
1285.
Cloonerible and Curriers bog in the barony
ot Maryborough, &c., lease of, 1093.
Cloth for use in foreign countries, us to, 264.
, thin superfine, new method of making,
p. 130.
Clothing counties, the common people in,
frightened at the late executions, 402.
GENERAL INDEX.
611
Cloyne, Bishop of, (Frederick,) appointment,
&e.,7l7(2).
, , , Great Seal Commissioner,
, , translation to Derry, 742,
755, 1092.
, , (Charles,) appointment, 1092.
Clunie, Alexander, -wharfinger, invention,
p. 267.
Coalheavers on the Thames, riots, &c. amont;
the, 869, 897, 902-3, 914-5-6, 920,
924.
appear at Guildhall carrying a flag
and drum, p. 357.
lahom- under grievances requiring
parliamentary redress, 924.
[concerned in Seattle's murder], exe-
cution of, 959.
Coalmeters threatened by the coalheavers,
902.
Cobb, 'William, invention, p. 268.
Cockburn, Thomas, appointment, 393.
Cockburne, Mr., 903.
Cockran, -, late Deputy Judge Advocate,
&c. in North Britain, 369.
Codner, Jlr., dispute of, with the Vice-Consul
at Gixon, 879, 1191.
Codriugton, Sir W., letter to, 307.
Coga, Nicholas, information of, 821.
Coining, see Clippmg and coining.
Cokburne, George, Captain E.N., Comptroller
of the Navy, half pay to, &.C., C96.
Colchester, archdeaconry of, sec St. Paul's,
London.
Coldham, Edward, Esq., 590.
, Mortlock, as to pardon of, 590.
Cole, William, of Lambeth, engine-maker,
invention, p. 425.
Colebrooke, Sir George, sons of, grant to,
p. 126.
Coleman, Edward, Capt. in the Royal Segi-
ment of Dragoons, office granted to,
p. 146.
Colepepper, Spencer, Esq., magistrate of the
Finsbury Division, 1380, 1383.
Coles, John, M.A., presentation, p. 244.
Colins, Charles, in the Secretary of State's
office, licensed to frank votes, &e., 81,
193.
Colllngwood, Thomas, letter from, 822.
CoUoony, Baron of, (Charles,) see Bellamout,
Earl of.
Cologne, Elector of, letter of congratulation
from, acknowledged, 401.
Colonies, Governors of, Order in Council as
to correspondence of, 256.
importation of wine into, 146.
, measures relating to the, to originate
in the ministerial executive offices of
Government, 256.
Colvill, Rear Admiral Lord, Commander-in-
chief of ILM.'s ships in North Ame-
rica, see America, North, Commander-
in-chief, &c. in (Lord Colvill).
Conian, Lieut.-Col., Capt. in 45th Foot, ex-
change to half pay, 614.
Combrime, Lewis, late of London, merchant,
p. 437.
, Thomas, change of name, p. 437.
Commander-in-chief in Great Britain, 379.
) grant of leave of absence to army
officers by, 530.
Commerce carried on only by money, conse-
quence of, p. 74.
Commercial measures to originate in tho
executive offices of Government, 256.
Commissions, see Army commissions.
Common Pleas, Com't of, Chyrogi-apher of,
grant of office of, p. 126.
Compasses, a new construction of, 308.
Condie, Thomas, late minister of Darsey,
p. 285.
Conges d'elire, see Church appointments.
Conibere, George, p. 269.
Connaught, chiefly mhabited by Papists, 673.
Connecticut, map of, transmitted, 298.
Connor, Patrick, murder of, 655, p. 236.
Conolly, iMr., motion by, in the Irish House
of Commons, S62.
, , a strenuous supporter of the
augmentation, p. 545.
" Conquering and Bold Defiance,"' the, an
association of weavers, p. 541.
Constable, Thomas, clerk, B.A., presentation,
37U.
Constantinople. British Ambassador in, (Mr.
Murray,) 363, 999, 1042, p. 431, 1422.
, , , circidars to, 1014, 1245.
, , , one of the Keys of the
Isle of Man, 1160.
, , , cost of expresses, 1422.
, British factors at, representation of,
p. 74.
, the plague in, 363.
Consul, no superior authority in a, to be re-
cognised by a captain of H.M.'s ships,
216.
Consular presents, 713.
Consuls, &c., lists of, circulars to, 1013-4,
1029, 1048.
in foreign ports to send intelligence
about British ships saUiug thence,
1048.
to send foreign intelligence for the
Gazelle, 1245.
Convention, order of the occurrence of names
in a, 105.
Convict, experiment on limb of a, 510, 514.
Convicts, contractor tor, 388, 485, 715.
to join H.M.'s service, 1190, 1193,
1200, 1250, 1257.
Sec also Criminals.
QQ 2
612
GENERAL INDEX.
Conway, Et. Hon. Hemy Seymour, or Genl.,
sec yecretaries of State, Southern De-
partment (Conway), and Secretaries of
State, Northern Department (Conway).
, Lieut.-Genl. of the Ordnance,
appointment, T05.
, , letters from and to, 701, 1035.
Conway, Henry Seymour, 1 sons of Lord
, Robert, J Hertford, offices
granted to, p. 143, p. 146.
Cook, Lieut. James, of H. U.S. " Endeavour,"
treatment of, at Rio de Janeiro, 1174.
, William, of Holborn, stable-keeper,
p. 580.
Cooke, George, clerk, Secretary of Slate's
office, 247, 740.
John, of Paternoster Row, licences to
print, 1081 (3), 1416.
, Rev. Thomas, A.B., work written by,
1416.
William, D.D., to hold his feUowship in
Eton CoUege, &c., p, 245.
Cookson, John, a midshipman, deserted from
H.M.S. " iEohi:-,," 422.
Cookworthy, William, of Plymouth, invention,
p. 424.
Cooper, [Grey,] SecKtary to the Treasury,
an Act brought in, iu the Ho. of Com-
mons by, p. 22:i .
, , «ee Trea.s;ury, Secretary to the
(Cooper).
, James, almsmiin, p. 400.
, William, Esq., Deputy Governor of
the Turkey Co., lettei to, 1293, 1301.
Coopers, intended rising among the, for a
rise of wages, 883.
Coote, Col. Ej-re, distribution of booty by,
Guy Moore, Esq., additional pension,
p. 593.
John, bookseller, licence to print, 1416.
Thomas, Esq., late storekeeper of the
Ordnance in Ireland, pension, p. 442.
Cope, Edward, feltmaker, Chester, p. 399.
Copenhagen, British Envoy Extraordinars' at,
148.
, British resident at, 14S.
Copies of writing, machine for multiplving,
p. 267.
Coplin, Sarah, recommendations for, 700,
1074, 1407.
Corfee, Island of, quarantine in, 504.
Cork, 976.
Annuity Societies, incorporation of, &c.,
687, 776, 795.
, President, &e. of the Second So-
ciety, 687.
, bounty for land carriage of corn to,
819.
, corporation, &c. of, addresses to tlie
Lord Lieutenant from, p. 497.
, embarkation, &c. of troops at, 806, 815,
865, 989, 990, 993, 995, p. 442, 1142,
1199, 1240, 1277.
Cork — coiit.
Governor of, 688, 730.
, Lieut.-Governor of, 688.
, loss to the revenue by one East India
ship in, p. 497.
Mayor of, letter to, 485.
, murder by army officers in, 655.
, provisions sent from, to France, 1126,
1137-8, 1154, 1183.
reception of the Lord Lieutenant in,
1283.
and neighbourhood, number of looms
fallen into disuse in, p. 497.
Corn, causes of the high price of, 325.
, riots on account of the price of, &c.,
273, 275-6, 285, 300-1, p. 92, 896.
, sale of, by sample, 327, 336.
Corner, Capt., of H.M.S. " Coventry," intel-
ligence from, 201.
Cornet Castle, see Guernsey, Governor of.
Comforth, Charles, of New Bond Street, 381.
Corniek or Connick, Elizabeth, 468, 509.
Cornish, Sanniel, Vice-Admiral, baronetcy,
, , distribution of bootv bv, p. 209,
p. 422.
, , resolution as to a memorial of,
451.
Cornwall, Admiral, made a baronet for ser-
vices in connexion with the redemption
of slaves in Barbary, 359.
, Sir Robt. de, late member for Leo-
minster, defect in return of, how re-
medied, p. 103.
CO. of, Deputy Lieutenants of, 378.
, Under Sheriff of, 559-60.
wrecking on the coast of, 13, 549,
551, 564, p. 249.
Cornwallis, Earl, (Charles,) appointments,
p. 127, 1427.
, Genl., H.M.'s Governor of Gibraltar,
p. 242, 943, 954, 960, 1030, p. 387,
1165.
, , , circular to, 1014.
, , despatches from, 1120.
, , , state of diiferences with
Morocco, p. 470.
, Dr. Frederick, Bishop of Lichfield
and Coventry, translation to see of
Canterbury, p. 398, 1073.
Corry or Correy, Mr., Consul at Dantzig,
circulars to, 148, 280, 287, 401, 563,
597, 744, 877, 1013.
Corsica, p. 369.
, cession of, to France, feared, kc,
911,968.
, , , explanations about, 923,
927, 934, 960.
, revolt in, 923, 927.
, French troops seen proceeding to,
p. 375.
GENERAL INDEX.
613
Cosby, Capt., of H.M.S. " Montreal," p. 3G9.
, , , despatched to prevent the
departure of an ambassador from
Emperor of Morocco, 255, 292.
, , , conveyance of Duke of
York's corpse by, 554, p. 242.
, Dudley Alexander Sydney, late
H.M.'s Minister in Denmark, peerage
to, p. 335, 1091.
, Dudley, pension of, determined, 1093.
Cotterell, the seducer of the workmen gone
abroad, 314, 332.
, Mrs. Marj-, pension, 1093.
Cottingham, Sarah, an almswoman, p. 399.
Cotton, John, of H.M.S. " Hawke," to seize
pirates, p. .'i89.
Cottrell, Mr., Master of the Ceremonies, 983.
, Stephen, Esq., appointed Clerk of the
Cheque, p. 264.
, , letter from, 1234.
Council, Clerk of the, letters to, 1«, 51,90,
268, 363, 409, 413, 449, 460, 504, 506,
536, 545, 553, 557, 566, 581, 735, 766,
1408.
, Committee of, summoned in the ab-
sence of the Lord President, about the
riots, 273-4.
, Lord President of, appointment, 230.
, , letters to, 29, 56, 58, 152, 273,
451, 488, 491, 493, 526, 792, 802, 944,
1255.
, meeting at house of, on Irish
business, dispute about the determina-
tion arrived at, &c., 595, p. 199, p. 213,
642.
office, seal sent to, to be defaced, 220.
Courcy, Lord, (John,) Baron of Kinsalc,
pension, p. 443.
Cottrt ball, disagreeable affair between the
Russian and French Ajnbassadors at
a, 1227.
Courts-martial, 452.
Coutts, James, letter from, 317.
Coventry, military in, to assist in guarding
coalheavers taken upon a charge of
murder, 925, p. 436.
, vicarage of St. Michael in, p. 398.
Coventrys, T., Dep.-Gov. of the S. Sea Com-
pany, 1107.
Cowes Castle (Isle of Wiuht), Captain of,
1071.
Cowsc, Nicholas, pension, p. 146.
Cox, Sir Richard, late a Commissioner of
Revenue in Ireland, 391.
, Robert Albion, of Little Britain, London,
invention, p. 424.
Coxon, Consul, circular to, 1014.
Crabtree, James, employed as a spy on the
coiners, p. 551.
Craghill or Craighill, a workman settled in
the Austrian dominions, 309, 312.
Craig, Hew, Esq., .Judge of the Vice-Admi-
ralty Court of Gibraltar, 946, 9G7.
Cranage, Thor.;as, of Bridgnorth, forgeman,
invention, p. 129, 392, 430, 717.
George, of Colebrooke Dtile, founder,
invention, p. 129, 392, 430, 717.
Crandall, one, leads the mob in Newport,
Rhode Islana, p. 3.
Crane, Josiah, of Nottingham, invention,
p. 578.
Craufurd, Patrick, Esq., appointment, 1429.
Creations, 373, 701, 1409.
Ireland, sec Ireland, Creations.
Creek Indians, the, 1153.
, war with, disapproved of and termi-
nated, 429.
Creighton, Abraham, Esq., peerage to, p. 335,
1091.
Crespigny, Mr., 282.
Philip Champion, King's Proctor, ap-
pointment, 367.
Cressener or Cressner, George, Minister Pleni-
potentiary at Bonne, circulars to, &c.,
148, 280, 287, 401, 503, 597, 744, 885,
1013, 1408.
Creswieke, Dr. Samuel, late Dean of Wells,
370.
Crewe, John, Esq., hcence to enclose, 379.
Crewe, licence to enclose a highway in, 379.
Crieff, church of, p. 445.
Criminals, extension of mercy to, effect of
Judges' opinions in respect of, 564.
from a foreign country, not hable to
arrest in England, 1177.
, petitions (for names, see lists), 374.
, letters to Judges (for names, see lists),
375, 702, 1075, 1410.
, reports of the Judges (for names,
sec lists), 376, 562, 703, 1076.
, pardons, respites, &c. (for names, see
lists), 377, 704, p. 264, 1077, 1411.
Croatia (Austrian), plague in, 409, 413, 460.
Croekford, Henry, an almsman, p. 400.
Crompton, Rouse, musician in ordinary,
p. 140.
Crookshank, James, of Coventry, invention,
p. 424.
Cross-Regal, abbacy of, p. 149.
Croswell, apprehended for bargaining with
workpeople to go to Sweden, 251,
414.
Crow, WUliam, M.A., late Deau of St. Kevin,
p. 143.
Crowder, Stanley, bookseller, licence to print,
382.
Crown, Dep. Clerk of the, warrant to, 715.
, prosecutions at the expense of the,
1303, p. 541.
Crowther, Robert, of Stockport, silk mer-
chant, invention, p. 130.
Cruden, John or David, presentation, 909,
9GG, p. 4-15.
, William, late minister of Logic, &e.,
p. 285.
614
GENERAL INDEX.
Grumpier, John, gauze weaver, iuTcntiou,
1086, p. 577.
Cruise, Simon Peter, managed tlie Cousulate
at Algiers, 713.
Cublington, prebend of, see Hereford cathedral.
Cugnet andTachet, Messrs., petition of, trans-
mitted, 4.55.
Culsalmond, Minister at, 1431.
Cumberland, co. of, plan for annexing the Isle
of Man to, 441.
Cumberland, Mr., Agent for Nova Scotia, 474.
Cumberland andStrathem, Duke of, (H.R.H.
Prince Henry Frederick,) creation of,
, one of the Commissioners
to open Parliament, 877.
, , , pension, 718.
, , , , serving on board H.M.S.
" Venus," accounts'of, &c., 998, 1001,
p. 396.
, , , rank to be had bj-,
Cunlugham, or Cunningham, or Cuninghame,
&c.. Sir David, succession to regiment
vacant by death of, 592, 603.
, Lieut.-Col. James, Capt. in the 45th
Regiment, dangerous state of. &c., 600,
621.
, Col. Robert, memorial, 803.
, , , political cotmexions and ser-
vices of, reconmiend him for vacant
regiments, &c., 592, 603, 668, p. 236.
, , suggest a reason why his
presence on any military destination
might be spared, 1009.
Curraghmere, 1291.
Cury, parish of, p. 559.
Cust, Sir John, Bart., Speaker of the House of
Commons, 877.
Custians, Thomas, Esq., Speaker of the House
of Representatives, Massachusetts Bay,
letter to, 261.
Custom-house cutter, complaint against sea-
men of a, 522.
Customs, Commissioners of the, reports, &c.
from, 43, 146, 343.
, , report as to importation of
iron, and reply to, 112, 124, 134.
, , Secretiiry to, (Freemantle,)
letters to or from, 129, 197.
, , (Edward Stanley,) letters
to and from, 339, 534, 731, 745, 789,
952.
Cnthbert, Dr., an eminent physician of Ports-
mouth, 228.
Cutters of the looms in Spitalfields, proceed-
ings against, 1382.
fire upon and kill one of the soldiers,
p. 541.
,.., execution of two of the, p. 542.
distribution of tbe rewards for the
apprehension of the, 1320.
Czernichetf, Prince, Russian Ambassador, see
Russian Ambassador.
D.
Dalhousie, Earl of, 1428.
Dalkeith, Countess of, made a baroness, 701 .
Dallaway, Dellaway, or Delaway, Wm., Esq.,
sheriff of Gloucestershire, letters to,
275,285,301,318, 337, 356,436.
, allowance of expenses of,
&c., 356, 424.
Dalling, Robert, Esq., appoinlxnent, 698.
Dalmatia, quarantine laid on, 51.
, plague in, 536, 553, 735.
Dampier, Thomas, D.D., church appointment,
&c., p. 559 (2).
Dangeau, Mons., Governor of St. Pierre, 311.
Daniel, a convict on a transport vessel, 715.
Danish armed bark, violence to, near St. Croix,
Charge d' Affaires, (M. Hanneken,)
complaint by, 467.
Custom-house, collection of a British
Consul's fees by the, 457.
Minister (M. Dieden), 563.
vessel piratically treated, 467, 477.
Dantzig, British Consul at, 148.
Darby Haven (Isle of Man), p. 10.
Darell, Henry St. George, of Richmond, Esq.,
change of name, &c., p. 437.
Darling, Sir Robert, magistrate of the Tower
Division, letter to, 1252.
, , letters about the riots in
Spitalfields, &c., 1311, 1316, 1380,
p. 541, 1383.
Darlington, Earl of, (Henry,) grant to, 379.
, , Master of the Jewel Office, see
Jewel Office.
Darsey, minister of, p. 285.
Dartmouth, 1258.
D'Arzilliers, Marquis, ? charged with the
King's affairs at Geneva, but without
any public character, 109.
Davidson, John, Agent for the Crown, report,
145.
Davies or Davis, Capt., imhappy situation of,
357.
, Mr., bills di-awn on, 712.
, Dr. John, late Canon of Canterbury,
370.
Mary, an almswoman in Clark's Hall,
p. 560.
, Richaril, M.A., presentation, p. 559.
, Thomas, invention, p. 268.
Daviot, late minister of, 395.
Dav\', John or William, Esq., serjeaut-at-
law, licences to plead, 381, p. 269,
p. 426, 1415.
Daw, Thomas, clerk in the Secretary of
State's Office, p. 435.
Dawe, Thomas, an almsman, p. 400.
Dawkins, Henry, Esq., Hcence to enclose,
1413.
GENERAL INDEX.
615
Dawscn, Engineer Capt., report of, as to the
Isle of Man, 06.
, Arthur, late Baron of the Exche-
quer in Ireland, p. 441, lllS.
, , pension, p. 442.
, Thomas, M.P. for co. of Mouagban,
, , , peerage recommended
for, 1023, p. 548.
William Henry, of the Queen's
County, recommended for a peerage,
1023, p. 548.
Dawsons, the Miss, Limekiln Hill, Greeuwieli,
letters to be opened, p. 277.
Dean, Eorest of, Constable of St. Briavel's
Castle in, and Keeper of the deer, &c.
in, p. 127.
Deane, Sir Robert, made a Privy Councillor,
p. 336, 1092.
Debaiifre, Peter, ■n-atchmaker, invention,
p. 425.
Debbieg, Engineer Capt., plans, &c. for New-
foundland by, 6.5, 156.
, Capt. Hugh, one of H.M.'s engineers,
allo-n-ance to, 1417.
De Berdt, Dennys, Esq., Agent for the colony
of Massachusetts, 406.
Deceramis, Alexander Xerces, Esq., appoint-
ment, 1403.
De Grey, Charles, Esq., letter to, 294.
, Thomas, (sou of the Attorney Ge-
neral,) degree granted to, p. 562.
, William, Attorney General, see At-
torney General (De Grey).
, Deichman, George, free denizen,
p.265.
Deighton, Mi-., Supervisor of Excise at Hali-
fax, murder of, by the coiners, 1343,
1394.
, , , pension to widow of, &e.,
p. 552.
, , list of family of, p. 5.J2.
De la Eontaine, Elias Benjamin, appointment,
1404.
De Laneey, Comet Oliver, leave of absence
to, 612,641.
Delany, Dr. Patrick, late Dean of Down
1092.
Delaporte, Peter, letters to, to be opcueil,
p. 277.
De Lasanssaye, Rev. James George Chante-
pie, of Alen9on, p. 562.
Delaval, Mr., letter and circulars to, 73, 877
885.
, Thomas, of Seaton Delaval, Esq., in-
vention, p. 129, p. 267, p. 595.
Del.aware, River, 4.
Dekiwarr, Earl, (Johu,) late Governor of
Guernsey, 379.
Delenay, Mr., assistant on survey of the forts
in Africa, 1402.
Denbigh, town clerk of, 697.
Deuham, rectory of, p. 245.
Denholm,. Tames, late Commissary of Lanark,
1090.
Deuis, Peter, of St. Maries, &c., Kent, ba-
ronetcy to, 701.
Denmark, British Envoy Extraordinary in,
148.
late British Minister in, 1091.
, British Resident in, 148.
, King of, marriage of, proxy for, at,
&c., 260, 266.
, , , ceremonial used at, 269.
, , , ceremony performed, 287.
, , establishment of a herrin ;
fishery by subjects of, 405.
, , (Christian VII.,) print taken
from a pictirre of, p. 580.
, Queen of, King writes by his own
hand to, on death of Duke of York, 503.
Dennis, Mr. Serjeant, consulted about the
Irish Short Money Bill, p. 210.
, , attitude towards Goverimient
measures in Ireland, 733, 750, p. 331.
Denny, parish of, presentation to, 395.
Dent, Capt., complaint against, 160.
Deputy Lieutenants of Counties, (for names
see lists,) 378, 1412.
Derb}-, co. of. Lord Lieutenant and Custos
Rotulorum of, p. 127, p. 139.
, transport of proTisions fi-om,
stopped, 321.
Dering, Heueage, M.A., church appointment,
370.
Derry, Bishopric of, 742, 755, 1092.
, Dean of, 1426.
Desaguliers, Col. Thomas, allow.ance to, 1082.
Desbrisay, Theophilus and Magdalen, pension,
p.' 442.
Deseai'tes, Mons., Paris, letters to, to be
opened, 1089.
Desmaretz, Col. John Peter, H.M.'s Commis-
sary at Dunkirk, coutingeucies, 387,
713, p. 431.
Despencer, Lord le, letters to and from, 306,
1230.
, , Joint Postmaster General, 433,
see also Postmaster General.
Desrolles, Sr., (?) having charge of King's
affairs at Geneva, without being quali-
fied as Minister, 109.
Des.se, William, Esq., appointment, 368.
D'Estaing, Count, 201.
D'Estorff, Col., 75.
Des Voeux, Rev. Vinehon, minister of the
French church at Portarlington, annual
allowance, p, 442.
Detroit, establishment of new government at,
advised, &-c., p. 189, G19.
De UUoa, Don Anthonio, see D'Ulloa.
De Visme, Lewis, Secretary of Legation,
1085.
Devon, co. of, gangs of smugglers in, 343.
Devonshire, Duke of, (William,) appointment
in Ireland, 390.
616
GEKERAL INDEX.
Deyyerdun, Georcc, clerk in the Secretary of
State's otiice, 439, 740.
Deze, James, letter from, 292.
D'Hervart, Sr., (?) charged with the King's
affairs at Geneva, but not received as
a public Minister, 109.
Dicit, John, later Sir John, Consul at Leghorn,
553.
, , , circulars to, 1014, 1048,
124.').
, , , postacres, 713, p. 431,
1422.
Dickinson, John, p. 427.
, Robert, upholsterer, invention, p. 130.
Dickson, Capt., of H.il.S. " Jersey," letter
fi-om, p. 154.
, Andrew, late minister of Aberlady,
p. 445.
, James, M.A., Dean of Elphin, trans-
lated to Down, 1092.
Dictionaries of Arts and Sciences, p. 428,
1416.
Dieden, M., Danish Jlinister, see Daui.sh
Minister.
Digby, William, M.A., appointed Dean of
St. Kevin, p. 143.
, ....... D.D., Canon of Christchurch,
appointed Dean of 'Worcester, p. 559.
Dignities in Great Britain, see Creations.
Dilkes, Genl. or Lieut.-GeuL, 976, 1012.
, (memorial from, &c., 1027, 103G,
1047.
Dillon, Mr., agent for the Elector of Mentz,
letter from, 434.
John Theobald, as to pardon of, for
entering into foreign service, 584, 596,
609, 644.
Dinglecoushe or Dinginicnshe, Comptroller of
Customs at, yearly allowance, 391.
Dingley, Mr. E., treasurer to the Magdalen
Home, letter from, 937.
Dirty Lane, p. 265.
D'Israeli, Benjamin, invention, 502.
Distemper among the horned cattle, 1362,
1408.
Doctors' Commons, College of Doctors of Law
in, charter of incorporation, p. 422.
Dolniar, Charles, an almsman, p. 399.
Dolphin, the, a publichouse in Spitalfields, an
affray at, p. 541.
Domesday Book, publication of, and access
to, 582, 632.
Dominica, independent government and legis-
lature for, petitioned for, 527.
, Lieut.-Governor of, 1409.
Dominiceti, Bartholomew, Doctor of Physic,
invention, p. 268.
Doncaster, Recorder of, 367, 1403.
Donegal, Earl of, (Arthur,) appointment in
Ireland, p. 143.
Doueraile, "\'iscount, &c., claims to titles of,
advanced, 657, 677.
, rival claimants to title of, conduct of
distinguished, p, 382.
Dorila, Andrew, invention, 268.
Dormer, Sir Chas. Cotterell, letters from, 349,
351.
, , see Ceremonies, Master of the
(Dormer).
Dorset, Duke of, administration of, in Ireland,
party vehemence during, p. 479.
, .appointments, 1413, p. 589.
D'Osterman, J. F., chymist, salary to, for
making certain medicines, allowance to
the widow, &c., 937,
Douglas, Duchess of, letter to, 533.
, Duke of, succession to the estate of,
tried in the Scotch Court of Session,
529.
Sir., reputed 'son of Lady Jean
Douglas, remarkable cause respecting
the birth of, threatening letters sent in
connexion with, 529, 533.
,and Duke Hamilton, decision of
the House of Lords in the cause be-
tween, riot, &c. in Edinburgh in con-
sequence, 1130, 1132.
, late Collector of Customs in
Jamaica, removed for maladministra-
tion, &c., 473.
, Lieut.-Genl. Archibald, appointed to
review the drafts at Cork, 976, 986,
989-90.
, , tax on pension of, p. 593.
, John, late minister of Jedburgh,
1431.
, Robert, late commissary clerk of
St. Andrew's, p. 596.
, town of, (Isle of Man,) p. 10.
, , Captain of, salary proposed,
p. 376.
, , collector of, &c., 441.
, the most centrical port and mart
of the illicit trade in the Isle of Man,
96.
Dover, 138, 342.
agent for the packet boats at (Ed-
mund Barham, Esq.), letters to, 319,
342, 710, 1083, 1418.
collector, &c. of, report of, 197.
, mihtary honours to ambassadors at,
p. 435.
Dowdeswell, Mr., attendance at St. James's
desired, 230.
, \Yilliam, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
letter from, 205.
, , to pass through the parks,
385.
Down, CO. of, address of thanks from, for
return of a bill, 838.
, , Governor and Company of
Horse-breeders in, 391.
, member for, 1023.
, Dean of, 1092.
Downes, John, of Shoreditch, watchmaker,
invention, 355, 706.
Downing, Dame ilargaret, widow of Sir Jacob
Gerard Downing, p. 2G9.
GENERAL INDEX.
617
Downing Coll., Cambridge, p. 2G9.
Downpiitrick, plate to be run for at, 391.
D'Oyle, the cutter, place of execution of,
papers as to, 1356.
D'Oyly, C, at the War Office, p. 30.
, , letters from and to, 103,
p. 533.
Dragoon Guards, lieut.-colonelcy in, price of^
45.
Drake, Edward Cavendish, collection of
voyages and travels by, p. 428.
Draper, Sir William, 70, 91.
, recommended for a pension,
136.
, , to hold his government of North
Yarmouth, &c., p. 139.
, on half pay, p. 145.
, aKnightof the Bath, stars, &c.
for, 1424.
, , , dispensation with bathing,
&c., p. 590.
Drax, Thomas Erie, Esq., 1415.
Dresden, British Envoy Extraordinary at,
148.
, Court of, person who conducted
H.M.'s affairs at, 1143.
Drogheda, Earl of, (Charles,) 390, 687.
, , one of the Lords Justices of
Ireland, 179.
, , influence of, &e. iu Ireland,
p. 229, p. 293.
, , regiment of, efficient state of,
919.
, lease of land to, 1093.
, , recommended to be put at the
head of the Ordnance Board in Ireland,
p. 491, p. 545.
, , asks to be made a marquis,
p. 521.
Dromore, Bishop of, 390.
Drunimond, Anthony, of Gateshead, inven-
Drysdale, Dr. John, H.M.'s chaplain in Scot-
land, appointment and grant to, p. 149.
Dubisson, James, an ahen, 1413.
Dublin, Archbishop of, (Arthur,) appointment
of, 390.
, , Great Seal Commissioner,
, , sworn of Trivy Council,
p. 281.
, certification of signature of,
1007.
, carriage of corn by water to, bounty
for, 819, 866.
, carriage of corn inland to, amount of
premiums on, p. 320.
Castle, housekeeper of, p. 145.
, constable of, p. 146.
, celebration of the King's birthday in,
167.
, eraner and wharfinger within the
port of, p. 146.
Dublin— conr.
duty, officers attending, restraint upon
leave of absence to, 1012, 1019.
, Exchange in, permission asked to call
it the Royal Exchange, &c., 808, 858.
, grant of land for, p. 593.
freedom of the Guild of Merchants in,
proposed to be given to Mr. Wilkes,
1159.
garrison, review of, account of, 1196.
Gazette, debate about a proclamation
pubhshed in, 656.
, Hibernian Society's hospital for
soldiers' children in Phoeuix Park in,
1171.
, grant of lands for, p. 282.
journeymen weavers keep up a com-
bination with those in London, and
letter from, 1317.
, Lord Mayor, &c. of, addresses, G48,
775.
, master weavers of, obstinate and un-
generous tempers of, p. 510.
, port of, a pratique master of, 663.
provisions sent to France from, 11S3.
, rectory of St. Thomas in, 1163, 1426.
, St. Ann's vicarage in, 810.
, Town Major of, 663.
, Trinity Coll. in, sec Trinity Coll.,
Dublin.
, woollen manufacturers go from, to
Oporto, 78S.
Du Bois, Lady Dorothea, daughter of the late
Earl of Anglesey, petition, 431.
Duchess coimty, quiet restored in, 348.
Duck, William, clerk in the SecreUiry of
State's office, 193, 1089, p. 435.
Dudley, Lord Viscount, lets his house for a
Eoman Catholic seminary, 503.
, Sir William, Bart., executor to, 262.
Dull, church and parish of, p. 445.
D'UUoa, Don Antonio, takes possession of
Louisiana for the Spanish, 198.
attention to, at New Orleans,
approved of, p. 208.
Dimifries, clerk of the commissariat of, 393.
clerk to the justices of the peace in,
39J.
Dunbar, Sir James, Bart., appointment, 1071.
, William, writer in Elgin, appoint-
ment, 720.
Dunboe, archdeaconry of, 142C.
Duncan, Alexander, presentation, p. 285.
Duncannon Fort, Ireland, Governor of, 698.
Duucombe, John, of Ludlow, mathematician,
Dnndas, Henry, H.M.'s Solicitor for Scotland,
see Scotland, H.M.'s Solicitor for,
(Dundas).
, Sir Lawrence, long promised the first
vacant Uving, 1052.
, offices in Scotland given at the
recommendation of, p. 507.
618
GENERAL IJSIDEX.
Diindas — cotit.
, Robert, late minister of Ilumbee,
721.
Thomas, of Fingask, Esq., addition to
his arms, p, 590.
Duudrcnnan, abbacy of, p. W'J.
Diingannon, Lord, p. 545.
, consulted about the Irish Short
Money Bill, p. 210.
Dungar-ran, alleged outbreak of distemper at,
1234-5, 1239, 1244, 1254, 1408.
, collector of the district of, 1239.
Dunkeld, Inttle, church and parish of, p. 445.
Dunkirk, British commissary at, or superin-
tendent of demolition of, 387, 713,
p. 431 (2), 1422.
, declaration at, of a threat to burn
London, 1124.
sale of a cargo at, 552.
Dunmore, Earl of, (William,) to have lodgings
in HohTood Palace, 397.
Dimning, John, Esq., Solicitor General, see
Solicitor General.
, , Recorder of Bristol, p. 249.
Du Perron, Lieut. Philip, Governor of James
Fort, -would not permit slaves to be
shipped, 435.
Burand, Mons., French Minister in England,
see French Ambassador (Durand).
Durell, David, D.D., made a c,^non, p. 108.
, John, and the riots in Jersey, 1361.
Durham cathedral, almsmen in, p. 244,
p. 560.
, prebendaries of , 372 (2), p. llu (2),
1074, p. 559.
sessions, chairman ot, 376.
Dui'iug, a British subject in the Russian ser-
vice, application in favour of, 761.
Dumo, John, advocate, appointment, 1094.
Dutch, the, and the Emperor of Morocco,
1296.
, allow ships to sail with a foul bill of
health, p. 74.
, compel the French to allow them to
inherit, 1173.
in Africa, 1044.
in Java, violent and unjustifiable pro-
ceedings of, 1025.
, reputation of, for manufacture of
cloth, &c., p, 73, p. 74.
Dutch East India Company, claim Appolonia,
&c., 423.
, officers of, papers relative to a
complaint against, sent, 1117.
mail delayed, 1418.
Minister, see United Provinces, States
General of, Envoy Extraordinary from.
ships, &c., piracies on, 975, 997.
West India Company, answer of, to a
complaint sent, 1350.
Du Val, Philip, B.A., church appointment,
699.
Dye, Michael, a convict, 715.
Dyke, Thomas, Gent., educational work by,
382.
Dykes, Mrs. Catherine, pension, p. 443.
Djson, Jeremiah, appointment, p. 127,
p. 421 (2).
, William, case of, 888.
E.
Eades, George, a convict, taken back into his
regiment, 651.
Earl Marshal (Deputy) of England (Earl of
Scarborough), warrants to, p. 139,
p. 140, p. 278, p. 437, p. 438, p. 589,
p. 590.
East India Companj-, p. 221.
, chairman, &c. of, letters to, 1018,
1036.
, demand of, for maintenance of French
prisoners of war, 999.
, directors of, letter of, to the superin-
tendents of their affairs in the East
Indies, as to legality of, &o., 1262,
1286.
dispute the right to the booty taken at
PondicheiTy, &c., 106, p. 269.
, disputes of, with the maritime Princes
of India, settlement of, 1402.
, expenses of, in Jlanilla, by whom to
be borne, 1354.
, Secretary to, 446, 1042.
take possession of an island ■nithout
consulting His Majesty, 1036.
, trade of, with Persia and Turkey,
p. 73.
East India goods, &c., evasions practised in
respect of, 981.
East India ships in Ireland, evil effects of, &c.,
p. 497.
East Indies, officers commanding in, instruc-
tions to, p. 278.
, superintendents of the East India
Company's affairs in, commission to,
amended, 1286.
East Loe, member for, 1267.
East, William, of Hall Place, Esq., made a
baronet, p. 112.
Eaton, licence to take name, &c. of, p. 590.
Edgar, Lieut., of H.M.S. " iEolus," complaint
against, 547.
Edinburgh, 89.
, address from, to His Majesty, 317.
, riots, &c. in, about the cause between
Mr. Douglas and Duke Hamilton, 1130,
1132.
, workman in prison at, for trying to
leave the kingdom, 203, 222.
, University of, Professor of Botany in,
p. 445.
, , Professor of Materia Medica in,
GENERAL INDEX.
619
Edinburgh, University of— co«<.
, , professors of, memorial for
augmentation of salaries received, 498.
Eegius Professor of Natural
History, and Keeper of the Museiun of
Natm-al Curiosities in, 721.
Edmonstone, Lieut.-Col., sale of commission
by, p. 231, "49.
Mr., member for the co. of Glasgow,
p. 25.
Edwards, Sir Henry, late town clerk of Shrews-
bury, 697.
Edwyn, Mary, widow, p. .58U.
EiBngham, Earl of, (Thomas Howard,) pass-
port, 1420.
Egerton, Dr. John, Bishop of Bangor, trans-
lated to see of Lichfield and Covl'U-
tr-y, p. 398.
, , , made Deau of St. Paul's,
1073.
, to hold livings in com-
mendam, 1074.
Eglinton, Anthony, of H.M.S. " Prince," to
seize pirates, p. 589.
Egmont, Lady, recommended for an Irish
peerage, p. 548.
, Lord, letters to or from, 169, 201.
Egremont, Countess of, and George Earl of,
an infant, cause in Chancery, 707.
Earl of, cash book of, when Secretary
of State, 21.
Elgin, Excise office at, broken open, &c., 684.
EUmina in Africa, Dutch Governor of, in-
jurious conduct of, 423.
EHot, Edward, Esq., appointments, p. 127)
p. 421.
Elisha, Edward, Esq., late steward of Shrews-
bury Corporation, 1070.
Elliot, Rt. Hon. Gilbert, see Chamber, Treasurer
of, (Elliott).
, Sir Gilbert, 737.
, late a Lord of Session in Scot-
land, 397.
, John, Esq., Governor of \V. Florida,
allowance of plate to, 715.
, , , powers to, 696.
Elliot's Light Horse, a man of, condemned for
highway robbery, 71.
Ellis, one, a lawyer of Gray's Inn, drawing
lip an indictment against the active
magistrates, 940.
Ellison, Ensign, stationed in the Isle of Jlan,
p. 30.
EUithorne, William, of Lancaster, p. 427.
Elphin, Dean of, 1092.
Elsinore or Elsingoer, British Consul at, 148,
457,
Ely cathedral, beadsman in, p. 399.
Ely, Earl of, creation of, 389.
Embassies, secretaries to, regarded as inferior
ministers, 784.
Emiy, Deans of, p. 143.
Emmerman, G. W., of Cassel, agent for
Uquidating demands for forage, claim
on, 579.
Empingham, prebend of, in Lincoln cathedral,
1407.
Empress Queen, the King desirous of doing a
thing agreeable to the, 596.
, a letter from His Majesty to, sent,
p. 337.
Enclose, licences to, see Offices, grants of.
"Endeavour," H.M.S. , Lieut. Cook's voyage
in, 1174.
Endfield Chase, account of extent of, &c.,
askedfor, 310, 316.
Engel, Lieut, p. 300.
"England displui/ed, i^'c," a work entitled,
1416.
"England's Blooili/ Tribunal, or Popish
Cruelty displaijed," a work entitled,
1416.
England, tumultuous and dangerous disposition
of faction in, p. 492.
English Harbour, Antigua, 207.
English workmen enticed abroad, 107, 120,
134.
Engraver of the Seals, p. 437.
Epping Forest, account of extent of, &c.,
asked for, 310, 315-16, 340.
Erie, Col., commanding the 14th Regt., 612.
Erne, Baron, of Crum Castle, creation of,
1091.
Ernst, Frederick, Gent., pension from death
of, 718.
Error, writs of, (for names of parties occuiTing,
see lists.) 155, 714, 1088, 1423.
Erskine, David Stuart, see Cai-dross, Lord.
, John, Esq., late Clerk of the Admis-
sion of Nottars, 719.
Escarano, Mens., Secretary to the Spanish
Embassy, indulgence to, on arrival,
784.
Essex, Earl of, letter from, 518.
Eton School or College, master of, p. 110.
, tenure of a fellowship in, &c.,
p. 245.
Etruscan earthenware, imitations of, p. 578.
Evans, Samuel, Esq., 1415.
, William, one of an execrable gang
who infest all parts of the kingdom.
Ewer, Dr. John, Bishop of Llaudaff, translated
to see of Bangor, p. 398.
, , , livings, &c. to be held in
commendam by, 1074.
Exchequer, Chancellors of the, 205, 230, p. 126,
p. 264.
, Under Treasurer of, p. 126.
Excise, Commissioners of, letter from, 781.
Exeter, Lord, letter from, 9.
, papers relative to three soldiers con-
victed at, 852.
Eyemouth, minister of, 721.
620
GENERAL INDEX.
Eyre, Baron, of Eyre Court, creation of, 1091.
James, Itecorder of Loudon, p. 115,
p. 249.
, John, Esq., peerage for, p. 335.
Justice in, &c., this side Trent, p. 127,
1413.
, Stratford, Esq., late Governor of Galway,
698, 747, 762.
Thomas, Esq., 391.
, , annuity to, p. 593.
F.
Palconer, Alexander, and George, his son,
joint appointment, 392.
Fall, Robert, Esq., invention, 380, 392.
Falmouth, 986.
, agent for the packet boats at, p. 134,
1418.
Farmer, Major, 34th Regiment, attention paid
to some Indians by, 236.
Farmers, the, and the price of corn, 325, 896.
Faro, extravagant price of provisions at, 1127.
Farquhar, John, late minister of Nigg, p. 445.
Farrant, Charles, D.D., Dean of Peterborough,
&c., dispensation, 372.
Farrer, Mr., to attend a meeting of the Council,
274.
, Lieut. Joseph Liddell, of 61st Regi-
ment, enters East India Company's
service, &c., 826, 835.
Fasakerley, name and arms of, p. 279.
"Fathers of the Redemption" from Spain,
visit to Algiers, 1056.
Faulkner, William, an almsman, p. 560.
Fawcctl, Christopher, Esq., barrister, appoint-
ment, 1403.
Fayal, Fort of, salute not retm-ned from, 1332.
Fear, Cape, North Carolina, tirmuUs at, 118.
Fearne, Charles, of the Inner Temple, Esq.,
petition, 1421.
Featherstone, Mr., recommendation of, p. 545.
Felfar or Felfer, John, appointments, 720 (2),
724 note.
Felons, transport of, principal contractor for,
Fenhoulhet, James John, clerk in the Secre-
tary of State's Office, 193, 1089, p. 435.
Fenn, Isaac, of Oxford Street, invention, 404.
Fenner, Edmond, in the Irish Parliament
Office, examination of, &c., 803.
Penning, Daniel, educational works by, 382.
Fenwicke, Mr., H.M.'s Consul at Elsinore,
circulars to, 148, 280, 287, 401, 563,
597, 744, 885, 1013.
, , , consulage fees and col-
lection of, 457.
Ferdinand, D[uke], certificate of, 761.
Ferdinand, of Brunswick, Prince, letter of
congratulation from, acknowledi'-ed,
401.
, claims of, on the British Com-
missariat, as to, 5, 75, 187.
, never-to-he-forgotten services
of, 678.
Fergus, Thomas, preacher, presentation, 395.
Ferrol, Spanish navy, &c. at, 421, 1194.
Fez, 255.
Field Ufficta- in Waiting, letter to, 195.
Fielding, Sir John, Chairman of the West-
minster General Quarter Sessions, 14,
1311.
, , complaint of want of
assistance from, on the occasion of a
mob, and answer thereto, 830.
, , letters from and to, 866,
883-4, 920, 924, p. 350, 1302, 1329,
1380, 1382-3.
, letters to and from, cSic,
relative to the riots, &c. in connec-
tion with Mr. Wilkes, 936 (pp. 352-
361), 1168.
, , attempt by, to settle
disputes as to wages, p. 541.
, , , has an interview with the
Sheriffs of Middlesex on the Spitalfields
affair, p, 542.
, , , Treasurer to the Asylum,
937.
Fife, CO. of, address to the King from, 1216.
Earl and Countess of, 385.
Filer, Martin, an almsman, p. 400.
Finch, P., deputy clerk of the peace for
Norfolk, letter to, 302.
Fiuchett, Arnold, of Spawfields, invention,
1086, 1414.
Findlater and Seafield, Earl of, letters to, 86,
437, 1212.
Fiot, Nicholas, and the riots in Jersey, 1361.
Fire-arms secreted, &c., 1308.
Fire, machine for escape from, 380.
Fisher, Henry, of New Bond Street, hosier,
petition, &c., 417.
Fitzgerald, Richard, Esq., recommendation of,
p. 548.
Fitzherbert, William, Esq., appointment,
p. 127, p. 421.
Fitzmauriee, Lieut. -Governor, [Grenada?],
letter to, 955.
Fleet, John, of Canterbury, turner, p. 399.
Fleetwood, John, LL.D., work written by,
1416.
Fleming, Capt. AVilliam, of the 50tb, 663.
Flint, William, servant to Lord Cathcart,
1085.
Flood, Mr. Henry, a popular speaker in the
Irish House of Commons, sujiport of,
thought necessaiy, 664, p. 230.
, , one of a proposed deputation
to the King about the Septennial Bill,
767.
, , presents heads of a Bill for a
militia in Ireland, 770.
GENERAL INDEX.
G21
Flood, Mr. Heury — co?it.
, , promise of the next vacant Seal
at the Irish Revenue Board to, neces-
sary, p. 491.
Florence, British Envoy Extraordinary at,
571, 1089.
Florida, East, Attorney General for, 574.
, , offer to carry Greek settlers to,
&e., 456, 462.
, , annual grant for culture of
cotton, vines, &c. in, applisation of,
462.
, West, 271,462.
, , Attorney General for, 574.
, Governor of, 096, 715.
, , recalled for declaring ivar
with the Creeks, 429.
, , Lieut.-Governor of, 429.
, , plan for managing Indian
affairs, tried in, unsuccessfully, p. 98.
, East and West, post between, esta-
blished, p. 208.
Fole)', Robert Ralph, of Thorpe Lee, made
a baronet, 701.
Fonnereau, Thomas, Esq., late Recorder of
Sudbury, 1403.
Foord, Henry, presentation, 699.
Foot, Mr., surgeon, evidence of, as to murder
of Clarke, 1119.
Foot Guards, a lieut.-colonelcy in, price of,
45.
Forage, agent for liquidating demands for,
Forbes, Mr., 713.
, having temporary charge of the
consulate at Tripoli, 225, 284.
, George, presentation, 395.
, John, late minister of Old Deer, 1431.
Ford, Gilbert, Attorney General, .Jamaica,
574.
, Richard, of Birmingham, invention,
1414.
Foreign criminals not liable to arrest in
England, 1177.
Ministers, notification to, as to the
ceremony at a Court ball, 1227.
service, pardons for entering into,
request for difficulties to be thrown in
way of, 644.
Forfar, Keeper of the Register of Seasines and
Reversions in, 719.
, Sheriff Depute of, 1428.
Forgery, a crime of a dangerous nature, par-
ticularly in a commercial country, 841.
Forrest, Anna Eliza, housekeeper to the
Tripoline Ambassador, 229.
Forrester, John, appointment, p. 596.
Forster, Lord Chief B.aron, at a confidential
meeting about the augmentation, 800.
, Mr., a clergyman, expected to come
from Rus.sia, information about, to be
sent, 319.
Forsyth, James, preacher, presentation, 395.
Fort George, near Inverness, Deputy Governor
of, 698.
Fort George (New York), 41.
Fort William, governorship of, recommenda-
tion for, 1355.
in Scotland, Governor of, 1404.
Forts, &c. in H.lL's dominions, ordnance in,
state of, 188-9.
Fortescue, James, E^q., recommeudatiou of,
p. 548.
, William Henry, M.P. in Ireland,
p. 509.
, , desire of, for advance-
ment to honours, mentioned, p. 548.
Fortrose, Viscount, creation of, 389.
Fortune Bay, 726.
Foster, Abraham, of Barking, peruke maker,
Anthony, Esq., made Chief Baron of
the Exchequer in Ireland, p. 143.
, , sworn of the Privy Council,
p. 143.
, , sec also Forster.
, .John, M.A., Master of Eton, to have
degree of D.D., p. 110.
Fought, Henry, of Salisbury Court, invcution,
706.
Foundling Hospital, a child of the, sentenced
to transportation for theft, p. 4o5,
p. 416.
, committee of, a minute of, 822.
Fo-\\ier, John, and others, merchants in Bristol,
1276.
Fownes, Sir William, removal from the Privy
Council recommended, p. 548.
Foye, Mrs. Elizabeth Magdalane, pension,
1093.
France, an act done merely against the laws
of, not cognisable in England, 523.
, British Ambassador, &c. at Court of,
(Duke of Bedford,) 159.
, , (Earl of Hertford,) 159.
, , (Earl of Rochford,) 342, 422,
832, 999.
, British officers studying in, 1090.
, Canada paper liquidated in, 515.
, cession of Corsica to, 911, 968.
, , explanations relative to, 923,
927, 934, 960.
, cession of Hispaniola to, iutelligeuce
of, received, 505.
chart of the Irish coast printed in,
p. 364.
, corn exported to Jersey from, p. 529.
, Court of, treaty of, with Hamburgh,
G71.
, Irish priests from, setting out for
Ireland to be present at the elections,
) King of, extraordinary embassy to,
secretaries to, p. 138, p. 435.
, notarial authentications, &c. in, 278.
provisions sent from Ireland to, 1126,
1137-8, 1154, 1183.
622
GENERAL INDEX.
France —con t.
.ships from, with Americau mer-
chandize, 1122.
treaties with, doubts about construc-
tion of, 1055.
and Spain, troops supported at joint
expense of, 201.
Frances, M., the French Minister, see French
Ambassador or Minister (Frances) .
Francis, Mr., at the Treasury, p. 354.
, , letters to, 851, 963, 983.
1008.
Francldyn, Gilbert, letter from, 3SS.
Francois, Cape, 145.
, reception of a Spanish Governor at,
201.
Frank, Ueences to, &c., 81, 193, 247, 433,
439, 561.
Franldin, Governor, 4, 27.
, Col., Lord Lieut.'s first aide-de-camp
in Ireland, recommendation for, 1355.
Fraser or Frazer, Mr., certificate of, as to
purchase of vessels, 683.
, , Consul at Tripoli, orderedhome
for misconduct, 123, 176.
, Archibald Campbell, Esq., British
Consul at Algiers, p. 344, 1087, 1166.
, , conveyance of, thither,
535.
, , instructions to, 606.
^ , letters, &c. from and to,
1014, 1056, p. 456, p. 503.
Capt. Andrew, H.M."s Commissary
at Dunkirk, allowance, p. 431.
, , , circular to, 1014.
, , , contingent expenses, &c.,
713, 1422.
, John, preacher, presentations, p. 149,
p. 445.
, Simon, Major, afterwards Lieut.-Col.,
first aide-de-camp to the Lord Lieut.,
why not recommended for a vacancy,
663.
, purchase of a lieut.-
colonelcy by, 749, p. 231, p. 236.
, , sent to expl.ain particulars
of the Lord Lieut.'s despatches, &c.,
1270, 1274, 1279, 1291, 1295, 1310.
Thomas, minister of Boleskine Kirk,
deed., 79, 86.
WiUiam, Esq., appointment, p. 422.
, Under Secretary, Kortheru
Department, see Secretary of State,
Northern Department, Under Secretaries
(Fraser).
Freake, John, Esq., recommended for a
baronetcy, p. 335.
Frederick, H.E.H. Prince, investiture with
the Order of the Bath, &c., p. 277,
p. 278.
, Sir Charles, letter to, 408.
, Sir Thomas, case arising out of card-
playing at house of, 262, 354.
Frederick WiUiam, Prince, death of, 12, 34.
Free denizens of Great Britain, p. 127, p. 264,
p. 265, 1413.
" Free Press," Irish newspaper, cuttinss from,
p. 292.
Freeman, James, clockmaker, invention, p. 579.
, John, of Droitwich, p. 269.
Freemantle, Mr., Secretary to the Commis-
sioners of Customs, .ice Customs, Com-
missioners of. Secretary to (Free-
mantle).
Freeth, Samuel and Sampson, of Bu-mingham,
invention, 1079.
Freke, John, of Cattle Freke. Esq., baronetcy,
1091.
French Ambassador or Minister (Count de
Guerchy), 105, 121.
, refusal of, to authenticate
acts, &c. not passed before specified
notaiies, 33, 346, 365-6.
, , complaints, &c., 160, 177,
197,202,206,249.
, (Mons. Durand,) complaints,
memorials, Sec, 242, 305, 328, 520,
522, 539, 580, 586, 726.
, (Count de Chatelet.) memorials,
&c. from, 811, 846. 855, 945, 1069,
1106, 1158.
, , freedom taken with
character of, 1217.
, , disagreeable affair with
the Russian Ambassador at a. Court
ball, 1227.
, (JI. Francis, in .absence of
Count Chatelet), applications, &c.,
975, p. 396.
, , , freedom taken with cba-
army, British subjects serving in the,
1059".
attack on Larach, p. 154.
cloth manufacture drives out the
English, 264.
draw large sums out of the kingdom,
1173.
finances, &c., negotiation to get a con-
stant account of, &c., 411.
fisliing boats, complaints of violence
to, &c., 138, 177, 197,328.
fishing vessels on the Irish coast, 949,
958.
grain, importation of, 745.
how compelled to allow the Dutch
liberty to inherit, 1173.
men to be conveyed to the coast of
France, p. 242.
men-of-war at Barbadoes, &c., 907-8.
Ministers in England, a list of, in a
newspaper, &c., 1217.
navy, particular accounts of, to be
sent,' 1 134.
obliged to come to terms with the
Emperor of Morocco, 1296.
Papists ready to renounce the Supre-
macy of the Pope, 403.
GENERAL INDEX.
623
French— coH(.
prisoners in India, maintenance of,
999.
proceetlings in Africa, 232.
service, English seamen entering, cause
of, &c., 1337.
sailors brought from Newfoundland,
338, 388.
ship compelled to sh'ike her pendant
to an English ship, 1389.
ship plundered on coast of Wales,
1069.
Trrecked on Glamorganshire
coast, inhuman treatment of, I'ioS.
trade in the Levant, &c., 264.
vessels, detention of, &c. complained
of, 586.
under King's lieutenants, trading
for slaves on coast of Africa, 145.
views known to be bent towards
Ireland, 887.
French, Capt., of the 4Sth Eegiment, memo-
rial of, 815, 833.
, Lieut., p. 300.
, William, M.A., presentation, 1420.
Frej'tag, General, 75.
Fricker, William, bleacher, p. 269.
Friend, Dr. WQliam, late Dean of Canterhurv,
p. 108.
Fmil shop, the, an impious and blasphemous
book, 23.
Fidler, Stephen, Esq., Agent for Jamaica,
letter to, 505.
Fulton, Robert, pardon for killing iu a duel,
p. 281.
Fm-long, LawTence, master of a sloop seized
at Bermuda, 506.
Fiu:nis, M., Comptroller of Artillery at New
York, extract from, 41.
G
Gage, Genl. or Major Genl,, Commauder-in-
chief of U.M.'s Forces in America,
538, p. 189, 736.
, , , extract from, &e., 38.
, , regrets that no requisi-
tion for military aid had been made iu
America, &c., 83.
, , , disposition of the troops
designed by, &c., 103.
, , , left to his discretion
whether to send home the regiment re-
lieved, or not, 169.
, , advises against admitting
French claims iu America, 361.
, , , circular to, 237.
, , , letters to, 271-2, 297,
348, 429, 619, 676, 727.
, , , conduct of, approved,
619.
Galabert, Mr., 508, 731, 745.
Galicia, consulage dues in, 1101.
Galloway, Earl of, late a Commissioner of
Police in Scotland, 1095.
Gaily, Henry, D.D., a Prebendary of Norwich,
dispensation, p. 562.
Galway, Governor of, 663, 698, 747, 762.
old bastion near gateway of, 635,661
, port of, searcher of, p. 146.
, Viscount (.William), licence to take a
name, &c., p. 590.
Gambia, River, orders for troops to go to, 1.
, , slaves not permitted to be
shipped on French vessels in, 435.
, dangerous and alarming situa-
tion of affairs in, 1044.
G.amble, Mr., recommendation of, p. 546.
Thomas, Esq., appointment, 369.
Garbett, Francis, letters ft-om, 323-4.
Samuel, of Birmingham, information
as to, 112.
, , , letters from, 82, 88, 124,
134, 203, 309, 312, 314, 320, 329, 332.
, letters to, 120.
Garden, Mr., late Minister of Birse, 395.
Gardnor, surname, &c. of, p. 437.
Garlics, Lord, appointment, 1095.
, .recommendation to an appoint-
ment from, 1306.
Garrisons in H.M.'s dominions, &c., state of,
and ordnance in, 188-9.
Garstin, John, one of II.M.'s messengers, 710.
Garth, Mr., Agent for South Carolina, 528.
Garviek (I. of Man), p. 10.
Gascoigne, Wade, clerk, LL.B., presentation,
p. 108.
Gate, Major, of the 45th Regiment, ilisposal
of majority of, 1156, 1172.
Gates, Mr., one of the City marshals, 1178.
Gateshead, troops at, 837.
Gauld, Mr., late minister of Auchterless, 721.
Gautier, Capt., the case against, 523.
Gay, name and arms of, licence to take,
p. 279.
, James, Esq., 1084.
, Rev. Sir Peter Rivers, 1084.
Gayer, Dr., Clerk of the House of Lords in
Ireland, under an engagemeut to part
with a portion of his emoluments, &c.,
803, p. 554.
Gazeitt; the, see London Gazctlc.
Gazetteer and Neto Daily Advertiser, list of
French Ministers in England iu, 1217.
Geisler, Diederick, p. 426.
General Officers, Board of, report as to the
sale of commissions, 45.
Geneva, 713.
, English Ministers iu, queries as to,
109.
Genoa, arrival of a British frigate at, with a
quantity of dollars, 1289, ?I294.
, British Consul at, 950, 1048, 1305.
British Vice-Consul at, 950.
624
GENERAL INDEX.
Genoa — cant.
, British Minister to, p. 155, 447.
, character of, to whom first
granted, 447.
Doge of, H.M.'s letter to, delivered,
558.
, Doge and Senate of, explanations
given bj', as to the sending of troops
to Corsica by the French, 923, 927, 934,
960.
, insult to the British flag at, 1305.
, proceedings of the English Com-
modore in, 968.
Genoese reported to have ceded Corsica to
France, and entered into tht- family
compact, 911.
make a truce with the Emperor of
Morocco, p. 501.
, scandalous abuse of Mediterranean
passes by, 1298.
Minister to England, 927.
vessels navigated with forged passes,
p. 369, 974.
Georgia, province of. Attorney General for,
574.
, communication with, 462.
, Governor of, p. 208.
, magazines of, fullof gunpowder, from
the duty taken in kind, p. 208, 620.
Gerard, Robert, E<q., change of name, p. 589.
German claims and demands, 1063, 1109.
Protestants, proposal to recruit a re-
giment with, 190.
Germany, contributions in, levied during the
late war, at whose disposal, 5.
, Emperor of, British Ambassador to,
see Stormont.
, licences to enter service of,
p. 278, p. 590.
, , on Ins visit to Tuscany, desire
of, to see the British men-of-war, as a
sight totally new, 571, p. 203.
Germoe, parish of, p. 559.
Gibbons, Sir John, Bart., of Stanwell, licence
to enclose, p. 421.
Gibraltar, 255, 773, 973.
, cargo illegally sold at, 60.
, garrison at, 184.
, augmentation of, &c., 80, p. 139.
, , regiments in, pay of, deductions
from, 1021, 1054.
, , , regulations for, by
whom settled, 1054, 1152.
, , , likely to be brought
into question in a court of law, 1131.
, , supply, &c. of, 214, p.154,
516, 824, 974,"996, p. 384, p. ,SS7, 1120,
1127-8, p. 456, 1147-8, 1202, 1223,
1229.
Governors of, 943, 1021, 1120, 1152.
, Lieut. Governor of, 214, 1071.
minutest occurrence in, conveyed to
the Emperor of Morocco, p. 506.
Gibraltar — eont.
, no attack on, by water, likely to be
successful, 421.
, regiment to embark for, 1424.
, regiments for, recruiting of, 681.
Spanish camp at, Commander-in-chief
of, umbrage taken by, 1373.
, Spanish Hues before. Governor of,
1170.
, , contraband intended to bo run
across, 1170.
, transport of the relief to, 1104.
, Vice-Admiralty Court of, Judge of,
946, 967.
, conduct of, &c., 943, 967.
Gilbert, Capt. Pomeroy, Lieut. Governor of
jersey, threatened with assassination,
&c., 588, 607.
Gilchrist, Mr., Adjutant of the Yorkshire
Militia, half pay of, 1061-2.
Gillam, Mr., 963.
Samuel, p. 426.
Gilles, Archibald, presentation, 1052, p. 445.
Gillford, Baron, see Clanwilliam, A'iscount.
Gion or Gixon (in Spain), British Vice-Cousul
in, 1191.
, exactions, &e. bv, complained
of, 879, 1057, 1101, 119l'.
Girdler, Mr. Justice, Holborn Division, 1380.
Girling, Edward, Supervisor of Excise at
Yarmouth, 78 1.
Gisborne or Gisbourne, Col., exchange by, &c.,
70, 136, p. 139.
, , Quarter Master General in
Ireland, one of the ablest 'debaters in
the Irish House of Commons, services
of, &c., 1009, 1355.
Glamorgan, co. of, inhuman treatment of a
French ship wrecked on coast of,
1158.
, , Lord Lieutenant of, 1158.
Glass, a flux for making, p. 129.
Glasgow, Lord, letter from, 108.
, , H.M.'s Commissioner to the
General Assembly, see Scotland,
Church, General Assembl}', H.M.'s
Commissioner to, (Glasgow).
, meetings at, about the improvement
of a road, p. 25.
Vuiversitv, Professor of Medicine in,
393.
Glenorchy, Lord, lodgings in Ilolyrood House,
p. 438.
Glerawley, Viscount, creation of, 389.
Gloucester cathedral, almsman in, p. 244.
, Dean of, 335, 402.'
, pen.sioners in, stipend, duties,
&c. of, 335.
, Prebendary of, p. 110.
city of, corporation of, petition,
p. 265 (note).
, , Mayor of, letter to, 300.
, smallpox in, p. 110.
GENERAL INDEX.
625
Gloucester— co«f.
.CO. of, Lord Lieutenant and Custos
Rotulorum of, 379, p. 138.
, militia of, 1417.
, , receiver generalship of, the ap-
pointment to, asked for, &c., 424, 436.
, riots and the rioters in, 275-G,
2S5, 300-1, 318, 337, 402, 424.
, , general pardon suggested,
&c., 3.56.
, , Sheriff of, 301.
Gloucester, or Gloucester and Ediuliurgli,
H.R.H. Duke of, 877.
, , office granted to, p. 2G.5.
, pension, 718.
Gloucester Journal, respited men insert a sup-
pUcation to their companions in, 402.
Glj-n, Lady, 1419.
Glynn or Glyn, Mr. Serjeant, 549.
, an indictment against the active
magistrates drawn up under direction
of, 940.
opinion of, as to the place of
execution of the cutters, I3J0.
Goddard, person sent on discoveries west of
Lake Superior, 676.
Godolphin, Francis Earl, late Governor of
Seilly, 369.
, Lord, appointment, 369.
Goldsmith, Isaac, late Dean of St. Coleniau's,
Cloyne, 1426.
Gold Stick in Waiting, letters to, 385,711,
p. 436, 1424.
Goodall, Capt., of H.M.S. " Wiuchelsea," nar-
rative from, 1326.
Goodricke, Sir John, see Sweden, British
Envoy Extraordinary in (Goodricke).
Gordon, name, &c. of, licences to take, p. 438,
p. 589.
of Doruock, Lord, claim to title of,
1421.
, church and parish of, minister of,
p. 285.
Mr., collector of Customs at Ayr, at-
tempt to assassinate, 494.
, Alexander, appointment, 392.
, Lieut. Alexander, of the 49th Eegt.,
murder by, 655.
George, late Professor of Oriental
Languages, Aberdeen, 721.
.Lewis, Moderator of the Synod of
Moray, letter to, 1213.
, Sir Robert, Bart., p. 580.
, , petition, 1421.
, , Thomas,Agent for the States General
in Scotland, complains of cruel usage.
618.
, , , memorial, 1145.
.William, Minister Plenipotentiarj- at
Brussels, circulars to, 148, 280, 287,
401, 563, 597, 744, 877, 885, 1013.
Gore, Baron, advancement of, p. 335, 1091.
, , title desired by, 941, 950.
VOL II.
Gore, Col. Henry, brother of Lord Aunaly,
recommendations of, for appointments,
G73, 690, 729, p. 546.
Goree, French establishment near, 232.
Gorely, Richard, of Canterbury, p. 399.
Gorham, Major, connected with Indian affairs
in America, p. 99.
Gothenburg, chaplain to the English factory
at, 414.
, runaway workmen at, &e.. 134. 203,
309, 350, 414.
Gosselin, Joshua, juu., Gent., appointment,
1070.
Gough, Thomas, Esq., pension to, p. 593.
Gould, JMr. Justice, letter to, 358.
, Charles, Esq., letter from, 45.
, , appointed Judge Advocate
General, 1413.
Gower, Lord, letter from, 71.
Gower, Capt., of II.M.S. "^Eolus," extract
from, 279.
, , , allegatious against, un-
founded, 421.
Grace, Lieut. John, late of Caldwell's Dra-
goons, half pay, p. 282.
Gramme, Patrick, of GraMueshall, advocate,
appointment, 724.
Grafton, Duke of, (Charles,) late master of the
game round Newmarket, 367.
, (Augustus Henry Fitzroy,)
273, 1237.
, , First Lord of the Treasury,
appointments, p. 126, p. 264, p. 421.
, , Irish members under influence
of, p. 509.
, , a secret letter of the Lord Lieu-
tenant to, mentioned, &c., 1224, p. 547.
, appointed Lord Lieutenant of
Suffolk, &c., 1413, 1424.
Graham, Col., son-in-law to Lord Ligonier,
recommendation of, 659, 680.
, Lieut. Col. Ar., offers to take a con-
vict back into his company, 651.
, George, a runaway workman at Go-
thenburg, sends 2()Z. to his wife in
Scotland, p. 42.
, , refiises to leave, &o., 414.
Grain (foreign), importation of, 745.
Granby, Marquess of, 1084.
, , Master General of the Ord-
nance, see Ordnance, Master General
of the, (Granby).
, , Corcmander-in-chief in Great
Britain, appointment, 379.
, , , leave of absence, 530.
, , LordTownshend's friend-
ship for, 615.
, recommendation from, for
Capt. Monckton, 1155.
Grand Meeatiuat, fishing post of, 474.
Grandison, Countess of, &c., creation of, 389.
GrandviUe, 586.
626
GENERAL INDEX.
Grandville, crew of an English ship in prison
at, 1038.
Grant, Capt., commanding one of H.il.'s
frigates, reprimanded, 211.
, Major, promotion of, 910.
, Col., di.sposal of a regiment to, en-
gaged for, 1047.
, Governor, p. 20S.
, Alexander, presentation, 14.31.
, Duncan, appointment, 14.30.
, Francis, of St. James's, Westminster,
change of name, p. 438.
, Capt. John, of Cuninghame's Regi-
ment, retirement of, 758, 803, 812.
, pension, p. 443.
...., , pension of, transferred to his
wife, p. 593.
, Patrick, minister of Daviot, presenta-
tion, 395.
William, late commissariat clerk of
Murray, 720.
Grants of offices, see Offices.
Grantham, Lord, Joint Postmaster General,
24 7. See also Postmaster General.
Granville, Lord, Irish members under in-
fluence of, p. 509.
, town of, see Grandville.
Graves, Capt., a letter from, not found, 1389.
Gravesend boats, &c., stopped by the rioters,
874.
Gray, Lord, request for a presentation, 909,
966.
, Genl., commanding the BlstEegiment,
certificate from, 826.
, Alexander, Gent., appointment, 1071.
, Dame He.ster, enclosure of a highway
by, p. 264.
, Sir James, Ambassador Extra-
ordinary, &c. to the Catholic King,
see Spain, British Ambassador in
(Gray).
, James, of St. Margaret's, West-
minster, petition, 1421.
, Thomas, LL.B., of Pembroke Coll.,
Cambridge, appointment, 1070.
Graystock, rectorj- of, 1407.
Great Britain, forts and garrisons iu, report,
&c. as to, 189.
Great Seal, Bills to pass the, 370, 373, 379,
699, 701,705-6, 1072, 1078.
, office of writing to, all H.M.'s pre-
sentations, grant of, p. 265.
Great Wardrobe, see Wardrobe.
Greaves, William, Esq., late wi-iter of [pre-
sentations to the Great Seal, p. 265.
Greek silk and cotton growers, settlement of,
in East Florida, 456, 462.
Greeme, General, justifies himself in respect
of the state of his regiment, 658, 677.
Green Park, see Park gates.
Green, Thomas, at Dunkirk, letters from,
1124.
Greene, William, 391.
Greenland ships, great wages given in the,
1176.
Greenock, 1234, 1239.
Greenwich, 577, p. 242.
, Baroness of, creation of, 701.
Hospital, licence to purchase tithes,
p. 279.
, Treasurer and Receiver General
of, p. 126.
Observatory, observations at, printing
of, 532.
, vicarage of, 370, p. 560.
Greg, Thomas, of Belfast, invention, 717.
Gregory, Dr. David, late Dean of Christ
Church, p. 244.
, Dr. John, appointment, 393.
Grenada, 527.
, Agent for, 505.
, Assembly and Coimcil, number of
members of, &c., 403.
, Attorney General for, 574.
, Court of Chancery, a suit in, 832,
945, 955.
, French inhabitants of, as to the oaths
to be taken by, &c., 403.
, Governor of, 855.
Grenville, ilr., 1307.
, George, letter from, 254.
,H.,p.73.
, James, Esq., Joint Vice- Treasurer of
Ireland, appomtments, &c., 230, p. 145,
1093 (2), 1427.
Greville, Fulke, Minister Plenipotentiary at
Munich, and Minister to the Diet at
Ratisbon, circulars to, 148, 280, 287,
401, 563, 597, 744, 877, 885.
William Fulke, son of preceding,
midshipman, thrown into prison at
Cadiz, 1297.
Grew, Thomas, of Canterbury, silk weaver,
p. 399.
Grey, Lord, 134.
, Thomas, of Belfast, merchant, patent
for making aquafortis in Ireland, 428.
Grierson, Boulter, appointment in Ireland,
, account for printing. Sec,
discharged, 391.
Grieves, Ensign, of the Queen's Royal Regi-
ment, 482.
Griffith, John, of the precinct of St. Catherine,
p. 580.
Grig, Mr., Under-sheriff of Middlesex, 226.
Grignion, maps and plates engraved by.
Grove, Samuel, late rector of East Barnet,
p. 559.
Groves, Thomas, a workman settled in the
Austrian dominions, 309, 312, 3 14, 332 .
Growan and growau cla)-, p. 424.
Groyn, Consul General at the, pretence of
allowances to, 879.
GENERAL INDEX.
627
Gi'ucliy, Philip de, of Jorsev, p. 132.
Guadeloupe, 145.
Gueneau, ilark, tailor iu ordinary, livery for,
p. 140.
Guerchy, Count de, French Ambassador, ae.e
French Amhassador (Guerchy).
Guernsey, Asrent at, to the Commissioners for
Sick and Hurt, 539.
, certificate as to the dearth of corn iu,
305.
, Clerk or Greffier of the Koyal Court
of, 1070.
, Governors of, 379.
, letters to, 305, 539.
, Lieut.-Governor of, 305, 540, 544.
, H.M.'s Receiver General in, 544.
, ship wrecked on coast of, salvage of,
method of ascertaining amount, &c.,
539, 544-5, 552.
, ships at, suspected to be infected with
plague, 540.
Guest, William, p. 269.
Guilford, 963.
Gunning, Robert, Esq., Resident at Copen-
hagen, circulars to, 148, 280, 287, 401,
563, 597, 744, 877, 1013.
Gtmpowder from sulphur stones, a method of
making, p. 129.
Gunwallo, parish of, p. 559.
Guy, John, a convict, 388.
Gylleubourg, Count, formerly Jliuister in
England, information as to, 351.
H.
Haberson, John, p. 427.
Haberton, seizure of smuggled tea near, 74.
Hackett, John, of Moor Ilall, Esq., licence to
enclose, p. 421.
Haddington, 89.
Hadge Ben Nasser, son of the late Morocco
Ambassador, passage to Gibraltar,
p. 242.
Hague, the, 1066.
, H. M.'s Ambassador at the, 1350.
, Edward, of Loudon, merchant, p. 426.
Hahn, Frederick, free denizen, p. 264.
Hailey, WLUiam, employed as a spy on the
coiners, p. 551.
Hale's Light Horse or Regiment of Light
Dragoons, 95, p. 139.
Half-pay, usual oath on receiving, 1062.
Halifax (Yorkshire), gang of coiners near,
murder a supervisor, &c., 1343, 1394.
, cUpping and coining at, methods of,
proceetUngs for suppression of, 1394.
Halifax (Nova Scotia), 175.
rum retailers, drunkenness caused by,
proposal to suppress, &c., 72, 77, 181.
Hall, Capt., and crew, in hands of the Arabs,
214.
, Ai-nold, a convict, 715.
, Capt. Gervas, permitted to exchange,
, Henry, Esq., Attorney General for co.
of Chester, licence to plead, 1415.
one, condemned for riot in Norfolk, 358.
Hamburgh, British Resident at, 148, 465, 671,
981.
, contraband trade between the colonies
and, 981.
, ships coming to, with American mer-
chandize, 1122.
, treaty of, with France, 671.
Hamed Aga, see Tripoline Ambassador.
Hamet, Mr., keeper of the Surrey cotmty
gaol, 987.
Hamilton, Duke of, and Mr. Douglas, cause
between, popular manifestation at issue
of, 1130, 1132.
, keeper of HolyroodPalace, 397,
p. 438.
, , tutor of, &c., 533.
, Capt. of H.M.'s sloop "Merlin," 338.
, Jlr., circulars to, 1014, 1227, 1245.
, , Moderator of the General As-
sembly, 900.
, Adam, under sentence for robbery,
1251.
, Alexander, Commander of H.M.S.
" JIarquis of Rockingham," to seize
pirates, p. 437.
, Charles, Provost, letter from, 1221.
, David, appointment, 1282, p. 596.
, Henry-, Esq., 391.
, Rev. Dr. Hugh, vicar of St. Ann's,
Dublin, exchange by, 810, 1092.
, John, M.P., in Ireland, p. 509.
, Rev. John, moderator of the General
Assembly, 151, 163.
, Dr. Robert, appointment, 367!
, Hon. William, H.M.'s Plenipoten-
tiary at Naples, letter from, 558.
Hauneken, Mons., charged with the atfairs
of His Danish ilajesty, sec Danish
Charge d'affaires (Hauueken).
Hanoverian Chancery of War, money bor-
rowed by, &c., 5.
contribution chest exhausted by ad-
vances to the British, 75.
Hans towns, British Agent with the, .at Ham-
burgh, 148.
Hanway, Thomas, Esq., 1415.
H.arbord, Harbord, Esq., letters to, 294, 302.
Hardinge, George, degree for, p. 402.
Hardwick, Lord, contests Cambridge with
Lord Sandwich, p. 376.
Hardy, Consul, circular to, 1014.
, Mr. Le, a jurat of Jersey, p. 529.
, Henry, invention, p. 208.
R R 2
628
GENERAL INDEX.
Hard}- and Davics, Messrs., hosiers in Bond
Street, petition against the grant of a
patent, 41 7.
Hargreaves, James, of Nottingham, petition,
1421.
Harley, William, late Canon of Worcester,
p. 559.
Harrington, licence to take surname of, p. 4.37.
Harris, James, Esq., Secretary to H.il.'s Em-
bassy at Madrid, p. 502.
, , , allowance of plate to,
p. 435.
, Thomas, Esq., p. 427.
Harrison, Commodore, Commander-in-chief
of H.M.'s ships in the Mediterranean,
sec Mediterranean, Commander-in-chief
of H.M.'s .ships in (Harrison).
, Elizabeth, pension, p. 442.
, Robert, of Stepney, p. 426.
llarsz, Philippe Francis, accomplice of M.
Van Teylingen, 445.
Hart, Mr,, late minister of Kirkinner, &c., 721.
, Alexander, an almsman, p. 560.
, [? Hort,] Sir John, H.M.'s Consul
General in Lisbon, conveyance thither,
1083.
Hartington, Lord, 353.
Harvey, Major General or General, p. 356.
, Adjutant General, letters from,
482, 1053.
, Mr., Sheriff of Norfolk, doubt of,
submitted, 358.
, Eliab, Esq., King's counsel, licences
to plead, 381, p. 270, 1080.
Harwich, agent for the packet boats at, (James
Clements,) letters to, 710, 1083, 1418.
packet for Holland goes from, 3.
Haskard, rectory of, p. 398.
Hatchett, John, of Longacre, coachmaker,
invention, p. 130.
Hateley, Joseph, of Borrowstouness, invention,
1079, 1095.
Hatherop, parish of, enclosure of a highwav,
&c. in, 524.
ILatsell, John, Esq., Clerk of the House of
Commons, appointment, p. 421.
, , , to pass through the Horse
Guards, 1419.
Hatton, Mr., Consul at Ostend, circular to, 148.
, Thomas, Esq., Constable of Dublin
Castle, p. 146.
Havannab, 663.
, account of visits to, 47.
, fortification, &c. of, 194.
Haverbick, Henry, tailor, an alien, 1413.
Havre de Grace, 580, 997.
Hawke, Sir f;dward, K.C.B., appointment,
p. 126, 1078.
, , services of, to Ireland, C7S.
, , tax on pension of, 1427.
Hawker, Capt., of H.M.S. " Sardoine," letters
from, 27.
Hawkins, Francis, p. 269.
, James, D.D., appointed Dean of Emly,
p. 143.
, John, Esq., magistrate of the Fins-
bury division, 1380, 1383.
, refusal of, to discharge a prisoner
upon H.M.'s warrant, 1046.
, , Ulster King-at-Arms, 1093.
, , master of the "Black Prince,"
1276.
, , of Abingdon, Esq., p. 580.
" Hawkins's Pleas of t/,e Crown," quoted, 226.
Hay, Mr., [H.M.'s Minister in Portugal,] see
Portugal, British Minister in (Hay).
, Mr., of H.JI.'s private band, 734.
, George, LL.D., Principal and Dean of
the Court of Arches, &c., p. 422.
Hayfiekl. James, an almsman, p. 399.
Hayne, Richard, of Ashborn, Esq., invention,
p. 268.
Haynesj John, clerk in the Seeretar_y of State's
Office, 193, 1089, p. 435.
Head, Sir John, late Canon of Canterbury,
p. 560.
Headfort, Thomas Viscount, created Earl
Bective, 389.
Heatlej-, Anna Hellena, pension, p. 442.
Heaton, Isaac, jun., of Norfolk Street, Strand,
works of music by, 382.
Hedges, William, a convict, 1422.
Helleston, maj-oralty, &c. of, claim to, in liti-
gation, p. 580.
Henderson, Robert, preacher, presentation,
721.
Ilenn, William, Esq., appointed Justice of
King's Bench in Ireland, 931, 1092.
Ileunis, Mr., collector of Youghal, 1254.
Henry Frederick, H.R.H. Prince, created
Duke of Cimiberland, 373.
Henry, Mr., collector of the Dungarvan district,
Dr. William, late Dean of St. Flanan,
1092.
Hepburn, Lt.-Col., Deputy Adjutant General
in Ireland, 910.
, Thomas, presentation, p. 445.
Herbert, Hon. Robert, letters to, 310, 315, 340.
Ilerdman, Mr., Castle Street, letters of, to be
opened, 1089.
Hereford cathedral, prebend of Cubliugton
in, 1074.
Herring fishery, 465.
Hertford, Earl of, H.M.'s Ambassador, &c.
in France, cash book of, 159.
, , Lord Lieut, of Ireland, sec Ire-
land, Lord Lieut, of (Hertford).
, Master of the Horse, appoint-
ment, 368, p. 126.
, , Chamberlain of the Household,
36S.
, , Irish members imder influence
of, p. 509.
, letters to, 937, 1285
GENERAL INDEX,
G29
Hertfordshire arms condemned, &c., 518.
Hervey, Capt., first ilediterranean Commander
who was Jlinister to Genoa, &c., 447.
, Mr., letter to, 499.
, Augustus, Esq., appointment in Ire-
land, p. 143.
, Chief Secretary to the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, resigned, 525.
Eliab, Esq., King's counsel, ste Har\cy ,
Eliab, &c.
, Frederick, clerk, M.A., made a bishop,
717.
Hesketh, Fleetwood, Esq., p. 270.
Heslerton, West, rectory of, 699.
Hesse or Hesse Cassel, Landgrave of, claims
of, not to be reopened, 128.
, , Minister of, (Mons. Alt.,) 128.
, , monies due to, 541.
, Prince Ferdinand compelled to
borrow from, 75.
, Princess of, marriage of, 269.
Hessian troops, demands for, 12 8.
Hewitt, Henry, Commander of the '■ Thumler-
bolt " revenue cutter, information from,
949.
James, Esq., a Justice of King's Bench
in England, made Lord Chancellor of
Ireland, &c., 634, p. 281.
, , , created a Baron, 716.
, John, alderman of Coventry, letters
from or to, 925, 1320.
Heywood, Mr., Deemster of the Isle of Man,
letter from, 441.
Hibernian Society forraaintaiuiug the Orphans,
&c., of Soldiers only, history, incor-
poration of, &c., 117l", 1180, 1426.
Hicks, Lieut., of " H.M.S. " Endeavour,"
1174.
Hicks's Hall, Chairman of tlie Sessions at,
p. 249.
Higden, Wm. Henry, clerk in the Secretary
of State's Office, p. 435.
Higgins, Bryan, Doctor of Physic, invention,
706.
Hill, Capt., as to retirement of, 758.
, Mr., at the Anchor and Vine, Charing
Cross, letters to, to be opened, p. 138.
, John, an expert artificer, taken over to
Holland, 107.
, William, Esq., appointment, 698.
Hillsborough, Earl of, (Wills,) First Com-
missioner for Trade and Plantations,
appointment, p. 127.
, , Joint Postmaster General, 433,
see also Postmaster General.
, Secretary of State for the Colo-
nies, see Secretary of State for the
Colonies (Hillsborough).
Ilinchcliffe, John, D.D., jiresentation, 370.
, , made Master of Trinity College,
Cambridge, p,398.
, , elected Bishop of Peterborough)
p. 559, 1406.
, , late vicar of Greenwich, p. 560.
Hinde, Joseph, one of Il.M.'s messengers,
710.
, M., Doctor in Physic, work written
by, 1416.
Ilispaniola, cession of, to France, intellligcnce
of, received, 505.
Hoby, Sir Philip, late Dean of Ardfert, p. 143.
Hoby-Mill, licence to take name, &c. of, p. 140.
Hodges, James, of Lambeth, wood hat weaver,
invention, 1414.
Hodgson, Lieut, or Capt., claim for services
in Honduras Bay, as to, 44, 78, 180.
, Mr.,letters to, 903. 916.
, Peter, merchant, Mark Lane, letters
from, 879, 1191.
, Capt. Robert, disbursements by, 713.
Holbiirue, Vice-Admiral, commanding H.M.'s
ships at Portsmouth, letter to, and
reply, 191-2.
Ilolford or HoUford, Mr., H.M.'s Consul at
Genoa, 950, 1305.
, , , circulars to, 1014, 1048,
1245.
, , pass never presented to,
for indorsement, p. 369.
Holland, British Ambassador in, (Sir Joseph
Yorke,) 73, 107, 357, 490, 834, 1025,
1117, 1330, 1408.
, , , circulars to, 148, 280,
287, 401, 563, 597, 744, 1013.
, , , memorial presented to
the States by, p. 386.
, cost of voyage to, by the packet, 3.
.manufacture established in, by a
British subject, 107.
parcel of iron from, stopped at the
Custom-house, p. 35.
, HepuWic of, Portuguese Minister to,
p. 134.
, States of, a placart enacted by, relative
to the distemper, 1408.
, Tripoline Ambassador sent to, 918.
Holman or Homan, Thomas, free pardon,
p. 264.
Holmes, James, Esq., appointment, 1071.
, Thomas, an almsman, p. 560.
Holms, John, Esq., Mayor of Arundel, letter to,
259.
Holyhead, agent for the packet-boats at,
letters to, 710, 1418.
Holyrood House or Palace, attempt to break
into Duke Hamilton's lodgings in, 1 130.
, keeper of, 397.
, warrant to, p. 438.
, lodgings in, grant of, 397, 723.
630
GENERAL INDEX.
Homo, Francis, M.D., Professor of Muteria
Medic;i in Edinburgh, p. 445.
,Jolm, Esq., late Scotch Resident in
the Netherlands, 1429.
Homer, William, of Sutton Coldfield, appoint-
ment, 1070.
Honduras Bay, anarchy among the logwood
cutters, state of trade in, 101.
, forts built by the English in, de-
stroyed, &c., 44.
, Spanish Governors in, complaint
HoneJ^^■ood, Lieut.-Genl. Philip, appointment,
369.
Hood, Alexander, Esq., appointment, p. 12G.
Zachary, distributor of stamps in
Maryland, forced to fly, 4.
Hopbum, Col., member for co. of Aberdeen,
909.
Hope, John, M.D., Regius Professor of Botany,
&c. in Edinburgh, p. 445.
Hopkins, John, of London, druggist, inven-
tion, 364.
Hopkinson, John, Esq., p. 209, p. 427.
Homhuckle, Mr.,301.
, Richard, of Greenwich, invention,
1414.
Home, John, of H.M.S. " Morse,'' to seize
pirates, p. 589.
, Parson , present at an interview between
Sir John Fielding and the Sheriffs of
Middlesex, p. 542.
Horse Guards, lieut.-colonelcy in the, price of,
45.
Ucenoes to pass through the, sec
Parks.
Horse, Master of the, 36S, p. 126, p. 127.
Horseman, Peter, fraud in coimection with a
Mediterranean pass, 827.
Hort, John, of Castle Strange, made a baronet,
701.
, Sir John, Consul Genl. at Lisbon,
circular to, 1014, 1048.
Hosier and Adams, Messrs., merchants at
Santa Cruz and Mogador, 407, 732,
p. 431.
Houdin, Mr., attorney, 474.
Houghton, Capt. Charles, and wife Eliza-
beth, pensions, p. 145, p. 146.
House of Commons, tailors going in a body
to, to petition for a rise of wages, SS3-4.
see Parhament, House of Commons.
Household, Chamberlain of the, 368.
, warrants and letters to, p. 138,
481.
, , livery for, p. 140,
Steward of the, (Earl Talbot,) war-
rants to, 368.
Vice-Chamberlain of, (Viscount Vil-
liers,) v,-arrauts to, 308.
Howard, Hon. Charles, memorial of, delivered
to the French Ambassador, 1173.
, Mr., apothecary in Tower Royal,
London, 388.
Lieut.-Genl. George, Governor of
ilinorca, appointment, 369.
, , , allowance of plate to, 388.
, , Governor of Chelsea Hospital,
appointment, 1071.
, , to pass through the
parks, &c., 1419.
, Martin, appointment to a chief jus-
ticeship, 223.
, Ralph, Esq., recommendation of,
p. 548.
Howe, Lord Viscount, to kiss His Majesty's
hand on appointment, 230.
, Wilham, Esq., appointment, 1071.
IIoweLl, John, formerly of Trenewydd, free
pardon, p. 126.
, Nicholas, of Cork, 687.
Howth, Earl of, &c., creation, 716.
, , a Great Seal Commissiouer in
Ireland, 717,
, , only one in the commission of
the Seals in Ireland, not a Privy Coun-
cillor, &c., 659, 680.
, appointed of the Irish Privy
Council, p. 281.
Huddersfield, clipping and coining at, p. 551.
Hudson, Mr., commission of, cancelled, 737.
Hudson's Bay Company's ships with provisions
for their factors and servants forcibly
detained, expected mischiefs in con-
sequence, &c., 878.
, when permitted to sail, 899.
Hughes, Capt., of H.M.S. " Boreas," letter
from, 145.
Hull, Isaac, suspected absconder, p. 277.
Humbee, minister of, 721.
Ilume. Abraham, of Wormlybury, made a
baronet, 1409.
, David, Esq., Under Secretary to
Mr. Conway, see Secretary of State,
Northern Department, Under Secre-
taries (Hume).
Dr. John, Bishop of Oxford, trans-
lated to Salisbury, p. 108.
, , late Dean of St. Paul's,
110.
Humphrevs, Elizabeth, as to discharge of,
1046.
, Richard, p. 580.
Humphry, Margaret, housekeeper at Dublin
Castle, allowance to, p. 145.
llumston, Hugh, p. 132.
Hungary, Empress Queen of, licence to con-
tinue in service of, p. 590.
Huugerford, Walter, of Studley House, Calne,
Esq., p, 139.
Iluugeiton, parish of, stoppage of a highway
in, p. 580.
GENERAL INDEX.
631
Hunt, Dr., of Oxfor.l, publication of Dr.
Hyde's papers, &c. by, 193, G32.
Hiirdis, Thomas, JI.A., graut of a prebendj
370.
, degree of D.D. to, p. 110.
Hurons, the, an Indian tribe, 243.
Hurst Castle, Captain of, 698.
Hussey, Mr., member for East Loe, l:i67.
, John, Esq., licence to continue in
foreign service, p. 590.
, Mary, widow of James, of Dublin,
pension, p. 443.
, Napthali, late rector of East Mersey,
p. 559.
Hustler, Mi-., and the coiners, p. 551.
Hutchinson, Mr., at Altena, letter from, p, 552.
, Charles, late Yicar of Claybroke,
p. 559.
James, information of, 684.
, John Hely, Esq., Prime Serjeant-at-
Law in Ireland, grant to, p. 143, see
also Ireland, Prime Seijeaut-at-Law in.
Hutchison, David, of Cork, 687.
Hyde, Dr., papers of, pubUcatiou of, p. 193.
Lady Elizabeth, daughter of the Earl
of Anglesey, 431.
Hynd or Hind, John, late clerk of the commis-
sariat of Dumfries, &c., 393, 394.
Hyudford, Earl of, (John.) lodgings in Holy-
rood House held by, 723.
I.
Ikerrin, Lord, 613.
Ikin, Kewton, letter from, 115.
Ilderton, licence to purchase tithes iu, p. 279.
Illinois country, account of the receiving pos-
session of places from the French in, 83.
Imberti, Mons., Resident of the Eepublic erf
Venice in England, see Venetian Re-
sident (Imberti).
Imperial Ambassador, the, 596.
service, licences to enter, p. 438.
India, consumption of Madeira wines in, p. 75.
, convent of Dervises in, demands of,
999, 1042.
, French prisoners in, maintenance of,
, maritime princes of, settlement of dis-
putes with, 1402.
ships, great wages given in the, 1]7C.
Ste a/so East Indies.
Indian nations who asked for His Majesty's
protection, &c., 243.
Indians come to England to petition His
Majesty, expenses connected with. Sic,
248.
, Southern, presents to_, 713.
in America, see America.
Indies, West, see West Indies.
Infidel Ambassador, whether entitled to privi-
Inglis, Mrs. Katharine, ease of, against llie
Lord President in Scotland, &c., 1236.
Wi
Ingram, Eras., letter from, 1249.
" Ingrossing," indictment for, p. 427.
lugrossing of farms, one of the causes of the
high price of corn, 325.
Innes, Sir James, of Innes, Bart., change of
name, &c., p. 589.
luuiskillen Foot, no one belonging to, con-
cerned in the " horrid attempt " on a
merchant at Montreal, 239.
Interpreter of Oriental languages, 500.
Inventions, 39, 267, 344, 347, 355, 364, 380.
404, 417, 502, 512-13, 706, 717, 1079.
1414, 1421.
Inverness, Commissary Clerk of, 1430.
, Sheriff Depute of, 1094.
Ipswich, militia officer hires an alehouse iu,
891.
Ireland, accounts in, establishment of a board
of, recommended, p. 546.
, , how audited, p. 546.
, Act of Parliament passed in Great
Britain extending to, exception taken
to, in Irish House of Commons, 656.
, Adjutant General in. Deputy, 910.
, , letter from, 1188.
, administration of affairs in, Lord
Townshend's \-iews as to, unanimously
approved by H.M.'s servants, 1224.
, advantage of bringing forward per-
sons of rank and property to mark oat
to the opponents of Government the
King's resolution, &c., 1023.
, ale barrel iu, new admeasurement of,
loss to revenue by, &e., 1366, p. 535.
, , advantages of, 1367.
, ale bi-ewery in, heavy duties on, 1367.
, alnager in, p. 548.
, aristocracy of, fij-st blow to the do-
minion of, 1283.
, army accounts, appointment of a
Board of Control for, suggested, p. 289.
army in, BiU for augmentation of,
880, 889, 905.
, , , negotiations with parties
about carrying, &c., 593, p. 197, 601,
p. 199, p. 200, 605, 616, p. 209, 624,
p. 214, p. 218, p. 222, 647, 657,662-3-4,
668-9, 673, 675, 678, 688, 695, 733,
750, 778, 791, 800, p. 519, p. 521,
p. 522, 1348.
, , , opinion of necessity of,
on what founded, p. 235.
, , , paper containing the
arguments likely to be urged in Parlia-
ment against, by a " Sincere Lover of
Both Countries," p. 292.
, , , expedients to meet ex-
pense of, &c., 72.5, p. 316, 872.
English enabling Act for,
p. 302, p. 305, 801.
, , reasons for not pushing it
on, &c., p. 307, 800, p. 313, 805, 831.
632
Ireland, armj- in, Bill for augin<
cuut.
, , , suggested best way of
tringing before House of Commons,
SOO.
, , , suggestions for success
of the measure, &c., 801.
, , , the King's servants decide
it shall be gone on with, &e., 805, 831.
, , , the Lord Lieutenant's
message for, presented to the House of
Commons, proceedings thereupon,844-5,
862.
, , , , lists showing how parties
voted on occasion of, p. 335, 889.
, , to be a test for H.M.'s
servants in, p. 47G.
, , another conference in
regard to, deprecated, and whv, p. 479,
1248.
, modifications quahfying,
most desired, &c., p. 489, 1270, 1283.
, , , opinion of its success
confirmed, 1283.
, , modifications in, decided
upon by the King, 1310.
, expressions in the Lord
Lieutenant's speech pointing to, p. 509.
, , , modes proposed for carry-
ing it into execution, &c., 1321, 1324,
1333, 1344.
, , marks of Royal favour to
be connected as much as possible with,
p. 516.
, , held out as a test of
faction, p. 516, p. 547.
, , , critical and decisive point
of, l;(34.
, , , sure of passing, &;c., 1351.
, , , popularity of, 1351.
, , resolutions for, carried,
135
., , exper.ee of, 13G3, p. 535.
., , carried, 1393.
., commissions in, see Army com-
>ns (notes).
., , price of, 85, 141.
., deserters from, list of, 1012.
., , punishment of, 1012,
., , discipline, spirit, &c. of, 1012,
1043, 1131, 1149.
., , leave of absence from, 1090,
1425.
., , not quartered to the best effect,
applications for aid of, numerous, &c.,
p. 497.
, strength of, 1067.
., Attorney General for, (Philip Tis-
dall,) rewards for services, 391.
., report, 430.
., hostile to the augmentation,
&c., 733, 750, 756, p. 331.
GENERAL ES'DEX.
of— Ireland, Attorney General for, (Philip Tis-
dall) — cunt.
...., determination to support Lord
Townshend's administration, &c.,
p. 492, 1279, 1291, 1295, p. 522.
, talents, &c. of, 1279, 1291,
1295.
, , method for carrj'ing the aug-
mentation into execution, advised by,
1321, 1344.
, Auditor General in, p. 146.
baronetcies, &c. in, recommendations
for, 659.
, Barrack Board (or Commissioners
and Overseers of the Barracks in), 635.
, , issue of money to, p. 145, p. 593.
, changes in, recommended,
p. 545.
, Battle-axe Guards in, clothing of,
1093.
, boon of allowing some branch of
British manufactures to, p. 489.
, cambric manufacture established in,
p. 199.
, Chancellor of, (Baron Bowes,) one of
the Lords Justices, 179.
, , , additional allowance,
p. 145.
, , non-appointment of a, feeling
in Ireland about, &e., 593, p. 200, p. 202,
p,206, 623, p. 215, 637.
, motiims inParliament re-
lative to, 623-4, 626, 630, 637.
, , (Lord Lifford,) appointment,
&c.,634, 637, p.281,100H.
, Deputy of, in House of
Lords, p. 281.
, , , equipage, p. 283.
, , additional allowance, p. 442.
, , at meetings about the aug-
mentation, 800, 1344.
, , , reasons for advising the
postponement of the Lord Lieutenant's
protest, 1376.
, , to grant custody of lu-
natics, &c., p. 437.
Chanceiy Court in, ste Court of
Chancery below.
, chart of the coast of, printed in
France, p. 364.
, Chief Engineer in, 390.
, Chief Justice of the King's Bench in,
to supply place of Chancellor in the
Upper House, 587.
church appointments in, see Ireland,
King's letters (Secretary of State).
, churches in, grant for building, &c.,
p. 145.
, Clerk of the Council in, reward for
services, 391.
, Clerk of the Crown in, S;c., grant of
office of, p. 143.
, coinage in, p. 442.
, Commissioners of Appeals in, number
and salary, p. 443.
GENERAL INDEX.
633
Ireland — corit.
, Common Pleas in, sec Court of Com-
mon Pleas ie/ow.
constant object of men of power in,
p. 522.
, constitution of, requiring the King, in
legislation, to act with the advice of his
two Councils, thought to make it incon-
venient to mention certain BiUs in the
speech at the opening of Parliament,
p. 213.
, constitutional dependence of, to Eng-
land, p. .')21, p. oi2.
, eoncordatum and other funds in,
overdrawn, made good, 718 (2), p. 443,
.., Corporation for Inland Navigation,
in, allowance to, p. 2S.3.
.., countenance and support of the Crown
in, how to be obtained, p. 382.
.., Coxu't of Chancery in, new commis-
sion for hearing causes in, 1006, 1017,
p. 441, 1118, 1123, p. 592.
.., Court of Common Pleas in, a Justice
of, p. 143.
.., Court of Exchequer in, Chief Baron
of, p. 143.
.., , Barons of, 931, 1092, p. 441.
.., Court of King's Bench in, Chief
Justiceof, p. 281.
, to act as Speaker in the
Upper House, 390.
.., , , , salary for so doing,
738.
.., Chief Justiceship, value of, by
whom usually accepted, &c., 690.
.., , Justices of, 931, 1092.
.., courts of law in, proceedings of,
stopped, 623.
.., creations in, 389, 716, 932, 1091.
See also Peerage in, below.
.., Customs in, Examinator of, p. o46.
, ., debt of, annual increase of, if the addi-
tional duties should not be granted,
1368.
.., despatch from the Lord Lieutenant as
to state of affairs in, how soon sent
after his arrival, p. 199.
.., dignities In, sec Ireland, creations,
., Director of Engineers in, 147, p. 140.
., duties on tea in, lowered, benefits
from, p. 221.
., elections contested in, encouragement
of idleness and riot, &c.. 871.
., English Government in, see Govern-
ment in, below.
., enlistment of men from a reduced re-
giment in, 17, 36.
., establishment of an Order like the
Thistle for, recommended, p. 493.
., Exchequer in, see Court of Exche-
quer above.
., exportation and distilling of corn in,
prohibited, 656, 692, 746.
Ireland — cont.
.fear in, that the popular Bills would
again be refused, p. 210.
First Engineer in, oflice of, become an
, First Fruits, Commissioners of, grant
to, p, 145.
, forces necessary in. Committee of
Supply instructed to inquire into, 1344.
, foreign priests and others setting out
for, to feel the pulses of the commonalty
during the elections, 887.
, French fishing vessels on coast of,
mischiefs arising from, p. 364, 958.
, general discontent among people of
all ranks in, 623.
, General Officers in. Board of, report
as to pries of commissions, 141.
, , plan for rotation of, 7.
, Government in, weakness of, p. 288,
p. 296.
, , means for giving force and
vigour to, p. 290, p. 299, 772, 778,
p. 334, 905, p. 491, 1279, 1283.
, , the crisis of, p. 345.
, , measures of, likelihood of suc-
cess, numbers in support of, S;c., 1233,
1237, 1244, 1248, p. 497.
, , gentlemen who supported, re-
commended for all marks of favour,
&c., p. 480, 1248, 1268, p. 512.
, , plau for establishment of, under-
taken, &c., 1284.
, , not assuming its own just and
constitutional authority, effects of,
1283.
, have hardly any favours to dis-
pose of, p. 491.
, friends of, provision for, how
only to be made, p. 491.
, , game played at the expense of,
p. 492.
, , true friends of, should be
brought into H.M.'s service, p. 521.
, , hope of rendering it quiet and
easy, p. 524.
, necessity of Mr. Pousonby's re-
moval in order to maintain, 1391.
, , a trick to enfeeble influence of,
p. 546.
, , extrication of, p. 547.
, , powers in opposition to, decline
of influence of, p. 549.
, , by whom supported, p. 550.
, grant of favours in, solicitations for,
659.
, , recommendations for, on what
principle made, p. 335.
, grants of public money, efl'orts to
restrain, &c., p. 200, p. 214, p. 221.
, Great Seal of. Commissioners to keep.
634
GENERAL INDEX.
Ireland — caul.
, Habeas Corpus Act in, p. 197.
.heads of a Bill brought up by the
Speaker, &c., to be transmitted as the
general sense of the Commons of
Ii-eland, p. 221.
, hereditary revenue of, state of, for
one year, insufficienc}- of, to support
the expenses of Government, 13G8,
p. 538.
, , necessity of improving, 1398.
, High Treasurer of, 390.
, His Majesty's regard for people of,
strongly manifested, p. 202, p. 206.
H.M.'s principal servants in, consulta-
tions of the Lord Lieutenant with, &c.,
593, 605, p. 206, 623-4, 626, 689, 750,
1344, 1371.
, , onlj' ones of, to whom the Lord
Lieutenant can look for assistance, 733.
, , melancholy proof of want of
zeal in, p. 305.
, measures to be a test for, p. 476.
, involved Government in dis-
tress, p. 480.
, ,not to be removed from their
posts if they give satisfaction, &c.,
1248, p. 490.
, Hospital for Ancient and Maimed
Officers and Soldiers in, see Eoyal Hos-
pital in, below.
.increase of pay to the soldiers in, to
be expected, p. 547.
, independent or country gentlemen in,
support Government, &c., 759, 7G5,
p. 305, 778, 791, p. 316, 862, p. 334.
, Infirmary for Soldiers in, repair of,
p. 442.
, inquiry as to the state of, Hkely to be
taken up, 624.
, invasion of, consequences of, bj- whom
inventions patented in, 717, 1426.
, Judge Advocate General in, office of,
become an object of sale, p. 525.
, Judges in, number and salaries of,
increase of, 593.
, recommended in King's speech
to have their appointments during good
behaviour, 589, 593.
See also, under Ireland, Parha-
ment of, Bills of.
, Judges of Assize, &c. in, additional
allowance for, p. 145.
King without predilection for any set
of men whatever for carrying on his
service m, p. 305.
.......... King's answer to the House of Com-
mons in, meaning of an expression in,
p. 197.
, King's Bench in, see Court of King's
Bench in, above.
, King's business in, requests necess.iry
to be complied with, in order to carry
on, 065, 669, 673.
Ireland — cont.
, King's letters countersigned by the
Secretary of State, 390, 716, 717, 1092
1426.
, countersigned by the Lords of
the Treasury, 391, 718, 1093, 1427.
, King's servants in, see H.M.'s prin-
cipal servants in, above.
, King's service in, supporters of, &c.,
593.
, law offices in, held at King's pleasure,
reasons for laying aside a motion re-
lative to, p. 314.
, lawless situation of parts of, p. 547.
, laws of, pointed with peculiar severity
against entering into foreign service,
644.
, lawj-ers of eminence in, always in
Parliament, 690.
, leading persons in, must act as they
can answer to their own consciences,
&c.,p. 235.
, linen trade in, p. 197, p. 199.
, Lord Chancellor of, see Chancellor of,
ahooe.
, Ziord Iiieutenant of, (Earl of
Hertford,) letters from, 11, 17, 19,
34, 49, 59, 64, 99, 100, 116, 137, 141,
157, 168, 170-1.
, , , letters, &c. to, 22,26, 36,
42,46, 49, 50, 70, 85, 95, 144, 150.
, , , return to England, 171,
179,390.
, , a debt of Government
alleged to have been declared by, 669.
, , , patriot resolution framed
on a meritorious action of, p. 29S.
, , (Georgre 'William Earl of
Bristol,) appointment, 379.
, , , allowance for equipage,
p. 145.
, , , letters from, 415, 428, 430,
501, 525.
, , , letters to, 438, 501.
, , , orders through, 1012.
, (George Viscount Town-
sbend,) 705.
, , , letters to and from, pas-
siin between p. 188 and end of volume.
, , , arrival in Dublin, 578.
, , , speeches of. to the Houses
of Parliament, 585, 901, 1313-14.
, , , mention of proposed Bills
in speech of, dispute about the autho-
rity for, effect of, &c., 593-5, p. 199,
616, 627, 642.
, , conduct of, &c., 595, 602,
p. 202, p. 214, p. 218.
, , , requests to be allowed to
resign, if his defence be not thought a
full answer, &c., p. 200, p. 220.
, , , apologises for encroaching
on Lord Granby, 615.
GENERAL INDEX.
635
Irc'laiul, Iiord I<ieutenant of, (Georg:e
Viscount Townshend)— c<i«^
, , , wht'ther to submit to the
Kiiij; the wishes of persons in Ireland
when expedient for H.M.'s service, 622.
, opens his mind relative to
his own situation, 642.
, , , reason for delaying his
departure from London, p. 220.
, , , -want of cordiality with
the principal persons in Ireland, 664.
, , , alone able to suggest
plans for gi^■ing \'igour to Government,
,., , , confidential meeting held
by, relative to the augmentation, per-
sons present, &c., 800.
.., , , takes time to consider
before answering a letter of the Secre-
tary of State's, 813.
, , will never distinguish
between climate or situation when
His Majesty shall think fit to employ
him, p. 324.
., , , His Majesty's satisfaction
with the zeal of, &c., 854, 880, 892.
., , , to transmit his ideas at
large as to the necessary changes in
H.Sl.'s servants in, 889.
.., , , recommendations of,
approved, &e., 889, 906.
.., , asks to be allowed to
resign, if his plans shall not appear
advisable, p. 345.
,., , , visit to the southern parts
of the kingdom by, 949, 958, 96.5, 971,
980, 1009.
.., instructions to, on the
points to be offered as a test of H.M.'s
servants in Ireland, 1224.
.., , secret despatch of, to the
Duke of Grafton, mentioned, &c., 1224,
1283.
.., , , second visit to the southern
parts of Ireland, p. 480, 1244, 1277,
1283, 1290.
., , , congratulated on prospect
of securing the reasonable views of
Government, 1237.
., , , contradiction of rumour
as to removal of, p. 485, 1314.
., , message sent to, in Lord
Weymouth's own words, 1279.
.., , , disclaims all personal
predilections, 1283.
., , , private letter from Lord
Weymouth to, 1334.
.., , , protest of, after rejection
of the Money Bill, time for making,
&c., 1368, 1371, 1376, 1381, 1392.
, , asked to say whether he
had instructions to prorogue Parlia-
ment, answer of, &e., p. 549.
.., , enters his protest, and
[u-orogues Parliament, 1393.
Ireland, Iiord Iiieutenant of, (^George
Viscount Townshend)— «//((.
... , , , speech at prorogation,
1393.
, , entry of protest of, on
the journals of the House of Lords,
protested against, p. 554.
, , (generally,) conveyance of de-
spatches to, 1418.
, , does not usually singly write
explanations upon bills unless they
carry something extraordinary, 881.
, first aide-de-camp to, 1355.
, official letters from, see notes
to lists of King's letters, &c.
, , recommendations fi-om, 369
(note), 389 (note), 1091 (note), 1092
(note), 1404 (note).
, revenue of, part of, p. 145,
p. 593.
, , secretaries to the, 525, 776,
., Lord Sydney's government m, p. 521,
1357.
., Lords Justices of, leave to appoint,
., notify their being sworu in,
,., proper time for considering who
shall be, p. 235.
., lunatics and idiots in, custody of,
p. 437.
., Majors of Foot in, augmentation of
pay of, p. 145.
., manufactm-e and sale of aquafortis
., members in opposition in, enter into
an agreement never to give more than
a six months' money bill, 1398.
., military affairs in, deplorable state
of, p. 480.
., military establishment in. Parliamen-
tary committee to enquii-e into, p. 296,
759, 767, 778, 780, 805.
. , , , determination upon report
of, sm-e to be asked for, p. 490.
., , regiments on, p. 145, 1427,
p. 593.
., , scheme for, &c., p. 333, 1363,
1374.
. . , military state of, well known to foreign
officers of rank, p. 364.
,., militia in, p. 196, p. 197, 616, p. 218,
767, 770.
.., , grant for support of, p. 535.
,., , scheme for, proposed cost of,
&c., 1351.
,., money bill in, another conference in
regard to, deprecated, and why, &c.,
p. 479, 1248.
. . , members why interested in the
passing of, p. 479.
.., , rejection of, p. 524, 1368.
.., , reason for, p. 547.
.. SCO also Parliament of, Bills or Acts
of, beluw.
G36
GENERAL INDEX,
Ireland — cont.
, money grants in, restrained, 1351.
, national debt of, account of, &c.,
p. 201.
, nature of connexion between Great
Britain and, thought sound policy to
avoid drawing into question, p. 213.
, Officers of State in, clothing of, 1093.
, Opposition in, rumours of embarrass-
ing motions from the, 750.
, Ordnance in, alterations in establish-
ment of, 391.
, , Director of Engineers and other
officers in, p. 107.
, , Master General of, appointment,
42.
, , change recommended in
office of, 1390, p. 545.
, , officers, &c. in, memoriid to
break up arms, &c., 790, 804.
, , , payments to, 391, p. 145,
p. 14C, 718, 1093, p. 593.
, Ordnance and Revenue Boards in,
changes in, recommended, &c., p. 491,
1279, 1324.
, , storekeeper (late) of, p. 442.
, paper imported into, tax on, 1366.
, Paper Office in, clerk of the, 1427.
, Parliament of, (botb Houses,)
addresses and answers, 34, 137, 157,
168, 170, 589, 594, 610, 639, 625, 774,
780, 803, 865, 898, 901, 1309, 1315,
1327, 1340, 1345, 1358-9.
, , adjournment of, reasons for a
long recess, &c., 809.
, , anticipated intemperate measures
of, during tbe interval between a pro-
test and prorogation, 1371.
, , Bills or Acts of :—
for limiting the duration of Parlia-
ment, (or Septennial Bill,) 137,
157, 170, 593, 595, p. 199, p. 202,
616, 624, p. 214, 637, p. 221,
645, 648, p. 229, p. 288, 750,
763, p. 303, 767, 769, p. 305,
1283.
addresses of thanks for re-
turn of, &c., 774-5, 780, 794,
806, 838.
J why it will not promote
the augmentation, p. 307.
for securing the Judges in their
offices during good behaviour,
589, 593-5, p. 1-99, p. 214, 637,
642, p. 222, 689, 738, p. 302,
p. 338.
, iinexpectedly moved the
first day of the session, 689.
Habeas Corpus Act, p. 200, p. 202,
616.
Militia Bill, p. 200, p. 202, 616, 905.
Money Bill, by what time neces-
sary to be carried through, &c.,
p. 206.
Ireland, Parliament of, (Bills or Acts of)
Money Bill to be a test of the sup-
port of H.M.'s servants in Ire-
laud, p. 476.
Money or Revenue Bills, 646, 678,
809, 1347, 1357, 1366, 1374,
1376, 1384, 1393.
for securing the liberty of the sub-
ject, 689, p. 302.
, reasons for its not being ap-
proved of in Council, 850.
to apportion money granted at
large, 1398.
to enable Papists to lend money
on mortgage to Protestants, 866,
881.
for encouragement of tillage and
navigation, 881.
for allowing further time for per-
sons in office to qualify, 905,
1347.
, bills agreed upon as causes for
calling a new, according to the con-
stitutional forms, 905, 912, 921,
1347.
, bills that received the Royal
assent, list of, 876.
, bills of, transmitted to England,
59, 99, 645-6, 691, 806, 816, 819, 829.
., dissolution of, why desired, &c.,
871, i
.., first division in, on a message
for adjournment from the Lord Lieu-
tenant, 845.
, idea started of allowing the
right of voting their own army every
se'ssion to, p. 490.
.., , long prorogations of, for the
ease and benefit of the subject, 1003.
. ., , mean as little as possible to
acknowledge the superiority of the
mother country, p. 521.
,., , meeting of, when necessary,
1398.
,., , , timely notice of, very
material, p. 351.
, proceedings in, 585, p. 200, 616,
626, 630, p. 221, 656, 689, 692, 725,
p. 296, 756, 767, 769, 801, 844, 845,
862, 892, 1313, 1344, 1347, 1352, p.549.
,., , proclamation summoning a
new, 926.
., , prorogation of, p. 305, 942,
965, 971, 980, 1003, 1010, 1192, 1208,
1219, 1256, 1261, 1264.
., , prorogation and dissolution of,
for rejection of the Short Money Bill,
p. 521, 1348, p. 5^4, 1357.
., , , reasons for postponement
of, &c., 1368, 1371, 1379, 1381.
., , prorogued, 1393.
., , prosperous conclusion of, 1393.
., .speakers and other, officers of,
rewards for services, 391, 1093, p. 442.
GENERAL
Irelaud, Parliament of— eo«<.
, House of Peers, address of,
in favour of their Speaker, G90.
, , , authority for the Chief
Justice of King's Bench to be Speaker
in absence of the Chancellor, deter-
mined, 572.
, , , Chairman to Committees
on Bills of, p. 442.
, , , Clerk of the, office of,
pretended to be held in trust, resolu-
tions as to, 803, 1398, p. 5.54.
, , emoluments of, &c.,
p. 315.
, patentees of office
of, 803, p. 554.
, extraordinary protest
entered by five members of, p. 554.
, , , resolutions of, 631, 1377.
, , , proceedings to be taken
when the honour or character of a Lord
of, is affected, p. 554.
, , , servants of, Special Re-
port of the Committee for settling the
allowances of, 803.
, , House of Commons, expla-
nation of two motions in, p. 298.
, , , extraordinary transaction
in, 1344.
, , , members of, cause of
absence of numbers of, 809.
, , list of, made out,
with an observation on each. Sec, 1233,
1237, 1248, 1268.
, , , , the principal, of
what profession, &c., p. 206.
, residing in England,
attendance of, requested, &c., p. 509,
1323-4.
, , Money Bill rejected be-
cause it did not take its rise in, 1347,
1357.
, , order of business in,
p. 206.
, , , popular speakers in, 664,
p. 230.
, , , printed votes of, 863,868.
, , Speaker of, see Ponsonby,
John, Esq.
, , , temper, &c. of, 623.
, , unprecedented motion in,
and answer to, p. 549.
, parties in, -who have embarrassed
Government, influence of, to what
owing, p. 546.
, peerage in, elevations to, recommen-
dations for, &c., 898, 912, 1047, p. 512,
p. 516, 1390, p. 548, see also Creations
in, above.
, peerages in, likely to become extinct,
&c., p.>)48, 1396.
, pensions in, 91, 136, 147,391,718,
1093, 1427.
decrease of, p. 546.
, , Parliamentary report upon,
character of, &c., p. 549.
INDEX. 637
Ireland, pensions in — cont.
pensions and places in, His Majesty's
determination about, p. 196, p. 200,
p. 202, p. 209, p. 214, p. 218, p. 235.
, , Lord Lieut. 's recommen-
dation as to, p. 229.
, likely to frustrate the
augmentation, p. 288.
, pensioners and placemen in, tax on,
p. 221.
, , when first imposed, and
amount likely to be produced bv, &c.,
646, 678.
, , , exceptions which ought
to have been made to, 678.
, , , Lord Lieutenant justifies
himself in regard to, 725.
, persons in, recommended for royal
favour, 624, 688.
, petitions in, for pardon for entering
foreign service, usual course of pro-
ceeding upon, 584.
picture drawn of men and things in,
1224.
, places and emoluments in, disposal
of, 622, 664, 688, see also pensions,
&c., above.
, political tests too commonly put to
candidates in, p. 313.
, political ties and connexions in, 664.
poor in, provisions for, p. 282.
, ports of, precautions to be taken in, 567 .
power in, able to counteract the Lord
Lieutenant, p. 491.
, Primate of, consulted by the Lord
Lieutenant, p. 210, 1344.
, Prime Serjeant-at-Law in, 390.
, , attitude towards the Short
Money Bill, the Augmentation, and
other measures, p. 210, 624, 664, 750,
756, 791, 800, p. 331.
, King's approval to be commu-
nicated to, p. 218.
, , demands of, for carrying on the
King's ordinary business, 665, 669.
, , influence of, &c., p. 230, 669.
, , makes a long and popular
harangue against the augmentation,
&c., 767.
, , only person in Duhliu not
discoursed with by the Lord Lieu-
tenant, &c., p. 492.
, , abilities of, efforts to engage
him, &c., 1321.
, , method for carrj-iug the aug-
mentation into execution, advised by,
1321, 1333, 1344.
, support received from, p. 522.
, singular parliamentary talents
of, desirous of leaving the profession,
&c., p. 547, see also Hutchinson, John
Hely.
, pnnter general in, 390.
, private interests in, support of, p. 196.
GENERA.L INDEX.
Ireland — cont.
, Privy Council in, appointments to,
390, p. 143, 680, 717, 1092, 1426.
, , changes in, recommended, 1390,
p. 548.
provisions exported to France from,
1183.
, public bills in, accounts relating to,
discharged, 391.
, public works in, a resolution of the
Lords to restrain grants for, 809.
, Quartermaster General in, rank at-
tached to, 729.
, , office become an object of sale,
necessaiy to be redeemed, &c., 1355.
, Receiver and Paymaster General in,
see Vice-Treasurer, &c. in, bcloiv.
, recommendations for favours in, on
what ground made, p. 335.
, recruiting in, 768, 783.
, regimental seniority not in all cases
to be followed in, 1162.
, regiments going fi'om, 501.
, , recruiting of, with Irish Pro-
testants, 667, 681.
regiments in, allowance for a surgeon 's
mate, p. 145.
, , boimty money for English re-
cruits for, 32, 46, 64.
, , recommendations to vacancies
in, on what principle made, 663.
, regiments on establishment of, p. 442
(2).
, regiments on foreign service to be
paid by, p. 197, 973.
, regiments not stationed in, not within
the Lord Lieutenant's recommendation,
603.
, regiments of horse in, reduction of,
no great saving, &e., p. 489.
, Revenue Board in (or Commissioners
of Revenue in), 391, p. 283.
, , changes in, necessary, p. 491,
1391.
, , disposal of places to be trans-
ferred from, to the Lord Lieutenant,
p. 491.
, , necessity of having Englishmen
on, &c., and the reason, p. 545.
, reports, &c. of, 949, 1183, 1254.
, , representation of, as to the ale
barrel, 1367.
, revenue employments in, to be in the
Lord Lieutenant's disposal, &c., p. 334,
p. 489, 1279, 1314, 1324, p. 516.
, , influence of First Commissioner
universally diflFused, p. 491.
, revenue of, deficiency in, p. 222.
, , increase in, 673.
, , losses in one year to, by smug-
gling, and how preventible, &c., p. 497.
regulation of, p. 547.
, , state of, proposals for increasing,
&c., p. 200, p. 201, p. 335, 889.
Ireland, revenue of — conl.
, , whole amoimt raised on the
subject, p. 214.
, revenue at large in, practice of charg-
ingbounties and other expenses on, 819.
, Royal Hospital in (for ancient and
maimed soldiers), grants of money for,
391, p. 145, p. 146, p. 282, 1093 (2),
1427, p. 593.
, sailing of the packets from, 616.
satisfaction at the return of the bill
for limiting the duration of Parlia-
ments in, 769.
, scandalous cause of the miscarriage
of the King's gracious intentions for
public service, &c. in, 872.
, seconded officers on regiments in,
1098, 1335, 1340.
, Secretary of State (Principal) in, &c.,
grant of office of, in reversion, p. 143.
, security for 12,000 troops, always to
remain in, a condition of the augmen-
tation, &c., p. 196, p. 200, 604, 605,
p. 214, 664, 675, p. 235, 733, p. 302,
800, 805, 862, p. 489, 1283.
, , assurances for, how to be given,
&c., 1310, p. 509, 1351-2.
, seditious writings abounding in,
p. 519.
, seneschal of the manors in, p. 146.
, sei-vants of the Crown in, see H.M.'s
principal servants in, above.
, short Money Bill in, threatened, 623.
, , motion for, laid aside, 624, 626,
p. 222.
- , , astonishment in England, re-
sult of, if carried, &c., 637, 664.
, Solicitor General of, reward for ser-
vices, 391.
, , support afforded to Government
by, 733, 750, 756.
, , at a confidential meeting about
the augmentation, 800.
, , method for carrying the aug-
mentation into execution, advised by,
1321, 1344.
, , abilities and zealous support of,
mentioned, p. 547, p. 522.
, Speaker of the House of Commons
in, see Ponsonby, John, Esq., &c.
, staff of general officers in, proposed
reduction of, p. 289, p. 489, 1333-4.
, sugar refiners in, complaints of,
" case " of, &c., 49.
supply in, differences in, 1366.
, Surgeon General in, salary of, p. 282.
, surgeons to regiments in, qualification
of, before appointment, &c., 693.
, Teller of the Exchequer in, grant of
office of, p. 145.
, things remain as they were in, 1314.
, trade from, to the plantations, p. 335.
, transport, &c. of regiments to, 1069.
, troops in, stationing of, &c., p. 490.
GENERAL INDEX.
Ireland — cont.
troops anil garrisons in, state of,
p. 216.
two most considerable interests in,
733.
, Vice-Treasnrer and Receiver General,
&c. (joint), of, grants of office of, &c.,
230, p. 145, 109.3 (2), 1427.
, settlement of accounts of, 391.
, , deputy to, p. 282, p. 593.
, vitriol and aquafortis in, patent for
making, 717.
, whisky distillery in, advantages and
encouragement of, 1367.
, wool licences iu, deficiencies made
good, p. 145, 718 (2), p. 442, p. 593.
, woollen manufacturers from, going to
Portugal, prevention of, 788, 799.
, writ of Habeas Corpus in, 850.
Irish Artillery (Eoyal), see Artillery, Royal
Irish.
bUls (public), lying before the Attorney
and Solicitor General, 857.
, establishment, half pay on the, not trans-
ferable, 91.
regiments on, monthly returns of,
to be made, 11.
new.5paper, cuttings from, transmitted
by the Lord Lieutenant, p. 292.
Protestants, regiments to be recruited
with, 1037.
Irnham, Baron, creation of, 1091.
Iron (manirfactured), importation of, evasions
practised in, &c., 82, 88, 112, 120. 124,
312.
Irving, Captain, of the 47th Regiment, leave
of absence for, 1164.
, William, late Jlinister of New Abbey,
p. 445.
Irwyn or Irwin, Major General, Lieutenant-
Governor of Gibraltar, 18, 214,221,
255, 713.
conveyance of dispatches to,
388.
regiment disposed of to, 603.
, Mr., a friend of JUr. DelavaFs, 73.
Ismay, Mr., letter from, 874.
Italians hired to navigate British ships in the
Mediterranean, 1298.
Italy, Jesuits attempt to send their movables
to, p. 208.
, trade of, with Turkey, p. 73.
Jackson, Cyril, grant of a degree iu physic
to, p. 562.
, David, served in the 4th Foot, p. 244.
, George, Esq., letter to, 1330.
, Humphrey, invention, p. 425.
Jackson — ccmt.
, Richard, Esq., Secretary to the Lord
Lieutenant for Ulster and Munster,
appointment, 525.
, , letters to and from, 776,
795.
, , clerk of the Paper Office in
Ireland, additional salary, 1427.
, Robert, never again to be one of the
messengers to attend Lord Shelburne,
486.
licence to take name of, p. 438.
Jacob, Joseph, of St. Mary A.xe, coachmaker,
invention, 1086, 1414.
Jamaica, agent for, 505.
, Attorney General for, 574.
, collector of Customs (late) at, 473.
commitment for contempt in, 473.
, Fort Charles in. Governor of, 698.
, Governor of, p. 242, p. 277.
, oaths obliged to be taken in, 403.
st.ation. Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s
ships on the, (Sir William Burnaby,)
letters, &c. from, 101.
James Fort, Governor of, 435.
James, Major, despatched to Kew York,
104.
Mr., Secretary of East India Com-
pany, letter to, 446.
, William, p. 269.
, of Bank Buildings, Loudon,
invention, p. 424.
Jameson, John, appointment, 1094.
Jamineau, Consul General, at Naples, circu-
lars to, 1014, 1U48.
Janina, contagious disorder in, 504.
Jarratt, Thomas, Esq., appointment, p. 107.
Java, Dutch in, unjustiiiable proceedings of,
1025, 1036.
Jebb, Rev. John, D.D., rector of St. Thomas,
Dublin, exchange by, 1163, 1426.
Jedburgh, minister of, 1431.
Jeffreys, John, M.A., made a Canon, p. 559.
Jenkins, Joseph, p. 244.
Jenkinsou, Charles, Esq., appointment, p. 126,
p. 264, p. 421.
, William, of Oswestry, invention,
p. 578.
Jenner, Charles, M.A., presentation, p. 559.
,Dr. Robert, late Professor of Civil Law
in Oxford, 705.
Jenj-ns, Soame, Esq., appointments, p. 127,
p. 421.
Jephson, Robert, Esq., pension, p. 2S2.
, , pension determined, p. 593.
, Jane, pension, p. 593.
, William, additional pension, p. 593.
Jersey, accounts of the spirit of the people iu
p. .531.
, assize of bread in, p. 531.
, corn iu, supply, price, &c., p. 529,
p. 530.
640
GENERAL INDEX.
Jersey — cont.
, Custom-house in, establishment of a,
p. 132.
.drunkenness and religious ignorance
in, p. 532.
enquiry into the grievances and dis-
turbances in, directed, p. .530.
, Governor-iu-chief of, 13G1.
, jurats of, who came to England to
represent the state of affairs, p. 529.
, keeper of the game in, 697.
, King's Court of Heritage in, riots at
opening of, 1361.
Lieut. Bailiff and Chief JIagistrato
of, 1331, 1361.
, , charges against, p. 630.
, Lieut. Governor of, 5S8, 607, 1318,
1361.
.magistrates of, demand an enquiry
into their conduct, p. 530.
, , , embark for England, to give an
account of the state of affiiirs, 1361.
, militia in, p. 529, p. 533.
, ministers of justice in, not in a state
of security, p. 532.
, power of apprehending and punish-
ing offenders in, suspended, p. 532.
prices of provisions in the market in,
588.
, threats of violence in, 588.
, riots in, 1318, 1361.
, Koyal jurisdiction of, injurious in-
sinuations in the newspapers against,
p. 529.
, troops in, number of, &c., 1361.
, troops scut to. Commander-in-chief
of, p. 530, p. 532.
, , transport and quartering of,
1330-1, 13G1, p. 532, p. 557.
Jervis, Capt., of H.M.S. " Alarm," letter
from, 1305.
Jesuits, the, 3.
, in America, p. 208.
Jewel Office, Master of the, (Earl of Darling-
ton,) warrants to, 388, 715, p. 435,
p. 438.
Jocelyn, Viscount, and Robert, his son, ad-
ditional salary, &c., p. 146.
John, a beadsman, p. 399.
Joell, Pierre Matthew, accomplice of M. Van
Teylingen, 445.
Johnson, a workmau settled in the Austrian
dominions, 309.
, Charles, &e., licence to hold a mar-
ket, p. 265.
George Henry, change of name,
p. 437.
, Joseph, bookseller, London, p. 580.
, Dr. Robert, late Bp. of Cloync, 717.
Wi
271.
Johnson, Sir William — coril.
, , to have sole superintendence
of Indian alfairs in America, &c.,p. 99.
, , orders to, relative to the boun-
dary line in America, 727.
Johnsion, Johnstone, or Johnson, Lieutenant
Governor, Minorca, 1287.
, , , alleged to have infringed
the privileges of the clergy, &c., 785,
, , , complaint of, against the
assessor, 1255.
, , , circular to, 1014.
, , , letters, &c. from, 67, 519,
, , , leave asked by, to. take a
trip on a man-of-war on the station.
Sec, 933.
, George, late Governor of West
Elorida, 696.
, William, Esq., to take name of I'ul-
tcucy, p. 2 78.
Johnston's Eort, N. Carolina, attack on,
feared, 118.
, Captain, &c. of, 698.
Jones, Mr., one of the Irish Rcveuuc Board,
p. 545.
, l\ev. John, of Limpsfield, invention,
380.
Joseph, at the King's Head, Tower
Hill, letters to, to be opened, p. 138.
, Peter, of Chester, almsman's place
for, p. 108.
, Theophilus, Esq., appointed the Lord
Lieutenant's Chief Secretary, 525.
, , appointed of the Irish Privy
Council, 717.
, William, of Eamsbury Manor, Esq.,
licence to take the name, &c., p. 438.
Jopson, Peter, au attorney, note from, 1046.
Jordan, Consul, 1101.
Jorge Juan, Don, Spanish Ambassador to
Jlorocco, p. 154.
Joual (Africa), French settlement at, 232.
Jouvencel, Cuchet, clerk. Secretary of State's
office, 247.
, Peter Cuchet, ofiice granted to, p. 265.
Joye, Mary Margaret, widow of Jeremiah, of
Wotton, free denizen, p. 127.
Juda, Solomon, accused of murder in Rotter-
dam, 1177.
Judge, Advocate General, 1413.
Judges, letters to the, see Criminals, letters to
, reports of, see Criminals, reports of
, opinion of, and the extension of
mercy to criminals, 564.
, , as to the place of execution of
the cutters, 1356.
, to answer Epecificall3' whether they
have an objection to a pardon, 888.
" Junius," a letter signed, in the " Public Ad-
vertiser;' 1387.
Justice in Eyre, &e. See Eyre.
GENERAL INDEX.
641
K.
Kane, Licut.-Governor, Minorca, 526.
Kearsley, Mr., examination of, 1049.
Keate, Himgerfortl, Esq., change of name, &c.,
p. 139.
Keats, James, of Oxford, smith, p. 399.
'Keay, Charles, presentation, 1431.
Kebbel, George, 141.1.
Keech, 'William, a convict, 562.
Keith, Robert, Esq., late H.M.'s Envoy, &c.
in Russia, addition to his arms, &c.,
1121, p. 590,
Kelly, John, of Rotherhithe, 381.
Kelp-making, p. 267.
Kelsey, John, reprieved, 93.
Kelynge or Keeling, Mr., the magistrate, 936.
, , , and the cutters in Spital-
fields, p. 541, 1383.
Kemp, John Fabor, Attorney General for New
York, 574.
jRichard, of Whitecross Alley, petition,
&c., 417.
Kennaway, James, a Scotch ivorkman in
Gothenburg, 414.
Kennedy, Mr., a Dublin master -n-eavcr,
p. 510.
Kennet, Jlr., Sheriff of Middlesex, refuses a
■warrant for arrest of the Tripoline
Ambassador, 226.
Kent, CO. of, &c.. Lord Lieutenant, Sec. of,
1413, p. 589.
Keppel, Augustus, Esq., appointment, p. 126.
, Henry, Esq., pension, 391.
Ker, Robert, of H.M.S. " Prince Royal," to
seize pirates, p. 589.
Kerr, John, and others, deputy commissaries
of stores, &c. in North America, case
Kerrical, booty taken at, p. 269.
Kilby, Christopher, Esq., licence to enclose,
Kildare, Marquess of, created Duke of Lein-
ster, 389.
Kilderbee, Mr., 891.
Kilkcel and Kilmogan, late rector of, p. 143.
Kilkenny, collector of, p. 545.
court-martial on two soldiers at, 1021,
1053-4, 1131, 1149, 1172, 1179.
, member of Parliament for, 389.
CO. of, address from, for a bill re-
turned, 838.
, ,^ bridges carried away by an
inundation in, grants for repairing,
p.298.
Killough, Strand of, lease, &c. of, 391, p. 282.
Kilmaenllwyd Khose, licence to hold fairs in,
p. 422.
Kilmaiden, Baron, see Doneraile, Viscount.
Kilmorack, church and parish of, p. 445.
Kilmore, Dean of, 1092.
VOL. II.
Kilsea barracks, Russian officers in, p. 589.
Kiltearn, church, &c. of, 1431.
Kimber, John, an almsman,' p. 560.
Kiucarden, church and parish of, p. 445.
Kincardine, church, &c. of, 1431.
, Sherifif Depute of, 724.
Kinfanns Castle, 909.
King, ■\VilheImina Cathariua, wife of Thomas
Lord King, made a free denizen, p. 422.
, Henry, Esq., recommended for an ap-
pointment in Ireland, p. 548.
King, the, addresses to, 317, 648.
, audiences of, alone constituting secre-
taries foreign ministers, 349.
, has the case of a plundered ship directly
at heart, 1158.
, merchants going to present an address
to, attacked by the mob. Sec, 1150,
1168.
King's answers to addi-esses, &c., 50, 157.
Bench Prison, mobs and riots at,
p. 354, p. 355, p. 356, p. 360.
civil magistrates attend-
ing with the troops at, p. 357, p. 358.
, Marshal of, p. 358.
, military guard on duty at,
p. 356, p. 436.
birthday, celebration of, 167.
bounty, recommendations for, 700.
letters, see Ireland, King's letters.
Proctor, appointment of, 367.
and the Procurator General the
s.ame person, 278.
unwilling to appear otherwise
than as the beau gar^ou at the Princess's
marriage, 283.
Kingscot, chapel of, p. 244.
Kingsley, Lieut.-Geu. William, hate Governor
of Fort William, 1404.
Kingston, Viscount, creation of, 389.
, , earldom to, p. 335, 1091.
, title desired by, 912.
Kiugston-upon-Hull, Governor and Captain
of, 369.
, High Steward of, 367.
Kingston-upon-Thames, par. of, licences to
enclose in, 636, p. 264, p. 422.
Kiugswcston (Gloucestershu'c), tything of,
highway in, enclosed, p. 265.
Kinloch, Consul, left in charge of H.M.'s
affairs in Turkey, p. 73.
Kinsale, 976.
Kirk or Quirk, Edward, see McQuirk.
Kirkaldic, minister of, p. 285.
Kirkby Overblows, livingof, 707.
Kirkcudbright, Commissary Clerk of, 1430.
Kirke, Robert, Consul at Algiers, 212, 360.
, , brought up a "litigious
limb of the law," 185.
, , conduct in regard to sup-
ply of King's ships, &c, ordered home,
.*^c., 122, 161, 185,213,216.
S S
GENERAL INDEX.
Kirke, Robert, Consul at Algiers — cont.
, , , letter from the Dey in
favour of, 299.
, , , letter of, delivering up
the books, 483.
, , , leaves Algiers, &c., p.l77.
, , , intrigues, &c. of, 519.
Kirkhill, church and parish, presentation,
p. U9.
Kirkinner and Longcastle, minister of, 721.
Knies, Andrew, free denizen, p. 265.
Knight, JMr., sent to conduct the Morocco
Ambassador to London, 334.
, Elizabeth, p. 426.
, Gowin, of the British Museum, Doctor
of Physic, invention, 380.
Knowler, Capt., intelligence as to Cayenne,
&c. from, 208.
Konigstein, Christian, 579.
Kynnersley, Clement, Esq., appointment,
p. 422.
L.
Labrador coast fishery, 54.
Lace, Daniel, Esq., Deemster of the Isle of
Man, death of, 817, 1078.
Lacy, John, of OUington, labourer, free
pardon, p. 264.
Lake of the Two Mountains, the, an Indian
tribe, 243.
Lamb, John, a Poor Knight of Windsor,
p. 562.
, James, free pardon for, that he may
give evidence against the execrable gang
that infest all parts of the kingdom,
1222, 1413.
, Matthew, courier of H.M.'s Cabinet,
passport, 1420.
, Sir Penyston, desire of, for advance-
ment to honours, p. 548.
, Dr. Robert, late Bishop of Peter-
borough, 1406.
Lambert, Charles, Esq., recommended, p. 546.
Lambton, J., p. 244.
, WUliam, of Lambton Hall, Esq.,
petition, 1421.
Lanark, Commissai'iat Clerk of, 720.
, Commissary of, 1096.
Lancaster, co. of. Attorney General for,
p. 427.
, , High Sheriff of, letter to, 509.
, Duchy of. Chancellor of, 316.
Lane, Robert, of Cork, invention, 39.
Lanesborough, Lord, removal from oflSces
held b}-, recommended, p. 491, p. 548.
, friends of, vote against the
Crown, notwithstanding their obliga-
tions, p. 545.
, town of, military importance of, a
Governor for, recommended to be ap-
pointed, &c., 673.
Laugford, Richard, hat-presser, 381.
Langhara, ATilliam, late of Cottesbrooke,
change of name, p. 438.
Langley, John, an almsman, p. 400.
, , Esq., appointment, 1070.
Lauglois, Benjamin, Esq., Secretary to the
Embassy at Vienna, circulars to, &c.,
148, 280, 287, 744, 877, 885.
, Peter, Esq., in service of Emperor of
Geimany, p. 278.
Langriche, Mr., Collector of Kilkenny, &c.,
removal of, recommended, p. 545.
Languard Fort or Point, Governor of, 1071.
, , order to, 1424.
Larache, or port of, p. 506.
, Commodore Spry's visit to, 1271.
, cruisers fitted out at, 1265.
, exportation of cattle from, 352.
, French King's attack on, p, 154.
, likely to be sold, p. 503.
Larnac Freres, of Martinico, bankruptcy of,
957.
Larpent, John, First Clerk in the Secretary
of State's Office, 247, 740, 797, 1422.
, , to frank official letters,
&c., 754.
, letter from, 559.
Lascelles, Lieut. Genl. Peregrine, Col. of the
47th Regiment, memorial, 962.
Lauder, borough of, Deputy Keeper of the
Register of Seasiues, &c. in, 392.
Lauderdale, Earl of, (James,) appointment,
392.
Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, French ship
stranded near, plundered, exorbitant
salvage exacted, &c., 811, 846, 856.
Launcestou, M.P. for, 548.
, voters interest themselves in two
convicts, 548, 551, 564.
Lauraguais, Count de, invention, 380, 392.
Lauzim, David, one of H.M.'s messengers,
p. 134, 386.
Law, Edmimd, D.D., elected Bishop of Car-
lisle, 1405, 1406.
, , dispensatiou, 1407.
Lawton, Hugh, of Cork, merchant, p. 442.
Laxey (Isle of Man), p. 10.
Lay Stall, see Mulberry Garden.
Layoock, Thomas, coach joiner, invention,
706.
Leautier, Daniel, clerk in the Secretary of
State's Office, 561, 1089, p. 435.
Le Breton, James, victualler, 1413.
Le Chevalier, Peter, of Avening, maltster,
1413.
Leckie, Jane, trial of, for perjury, p. 126.
Le Cointe, John Robert, p. 270.
Le Cras, Noah, of Jersey, p. 132.
Ledbury, prebend or portion of the lower hall
in parish church of, p. 563.
Lee, Caiit., of the frigate " Aurora," 1402.
, Jobu, of Leeds, Esq., barrister, ap-
pointment, 1403.
) Samuel, surgeon, free pardon, &c., p. 126,
p. 140.
, Thomas, Esq., p. 5S0.
Leeward Islands, Agent for, 505.
, alaiTued at arrival of a French
squadron, 2S6.
, Attorney General for, 574.
exposure to attack from the French,
208.
, Govemor of, p. 112, p. 138.
, oaths obliged to be taken in, 403.
Leghorn, 923, 934.
, British Consul at, 553, 713, 104S.
p. 431, 1422.
British Pro-consul at, 553, 911, 918.
British factory in, chaplain to the.
553.
, , representation of, concerning
quarantine, 152.
, , right of excluding candidates
for membership, 186.
British men-of-war at, visit of the
Emperor of Germany to, 571.
fund for relief of distressed se.amen
, principal carriers of Levant products
to, p. 73, p. 74.
, Tripoline Ambassador in, refuses pay-
ment of his master's biUs, 40.
Lcghornese, relations of, with the Emperor
of Morocco, p. 501.
Lo Gros, Jlr., appointed Consul at Algiers,
213,227.
, , , in a state of delirium,
228.
, , , successor to, &c., 231,
234-5.
Leicester, co. of, transport of cheese from,
stopped, 321.
, town of. Mayor of, letter to, about the
rioters, 300. ,
Leigh, Capt., late Captain of Carisbrooke
Castle, 1071.
, Egerton, Attorney General for South
Carolina, 574.
Leiuster, barrier between Connaught and,
673.
Surveyor General of the Revenue of,
p. 546.
, Duke of, creation of, 389.
, , attitude of, towards the pro-
posed augmentation, 664, p. 230.
, an appointment likely to have
weight with, 747.
,, , , friends of, assist Government
in Ireland, 778.
, , Government able to do without
support of, 1233.
GENERAL INDEX
L(
643
, Duke of-co«/.
, , attitude towards the augmen-
tation, 1244, p. 512, p. 519, p. 521,
1351.
, , proposal of, to reduce the regi-
ments of horse in Ireland, p. 489.
, , account of a conference of the
Lord Lieutenant with, p. 490.
, , joins to defeat a Government
measure, p. 521.
, , efforts of, against Government
futile, p. 549.
Leith, ship from, carried to Algiers, 542.
Le Jeune, Mr., suit depending in Grenada,
832, 945, 955.
Lemon, George, of Tlymouth, p. 426.
Lempriere, James Am., merchant, London,
letter from, 1336.
, Charles, Lieut. Baililf, &c. of Jersey,
1331,1361.
, Philip, letter from, p. 533.
, Thomas, of Jersey, p. 132.
Lennox, Earl of, (Alexander,) petition, 1421.
,Lady Cecilia, 1084.
, Lord George, 142.
Leominster, late member for, p. 103.
Le Poer, barony of, claim to, 100, 415, 438,
631, 677.
, Nicholas, 100.
Lerat, Charles, of Newman Street, surgeon,
invention, p. 579.
Leslie, Capt., of the " Cygnet " fi-igate, 4.
, Capt. Matthew, permitted to ex-
change, 751.
Levant, the, British commerce in, cause of
decay of, p. 74.
, plague raging in, p. 453.
Levant Company, trade of, report as to, p. 73,
■J , how affected by the report of
the plague, p. 74.
., who can become members of, and
of, in consequence of the
Russian fleet going into the Medi-
terranean, 1301.
Levell, Ensign, of the Suflolk Jlilitia, hires an
alehouse, commission of, demanded,
891.
Leven, Earl of, letter to, 1216.
Lev}-, Isaac, merchant, invention, p. 130.
, Samuel, of London, jeweller, p. 427.
Lewis, Thomas, an apprentice in prison at
Edinburgh, for attempting to leave the
kingdom, 203, 222, p. 69.
Licences to enclose highways, see Offices,
grants of.
to plead, 381,707, 1080, 1415.
to print and publish, 382, 70S, 1081,
141G.
S S 2
644
GENERAL INDEX.
Lichfield, Eavl of, Captain of the Band of
Pensioners, see Pensioners.
town of, 71.
, , steward of, 1403.
Lichfield and Coventn', Bishop of, election
of, &c., p.398, 1073.
, , (Frederick,) made Dean of
St. Paul's, 371, p. 110.
, , , dispensation to, to hold a
prebend, &c. in commendam, p. 110.
Liddell, Eichard, invention, p. 130.
Liege, Bishop of, Minister in England from,
983.
Liell, Thomas, of H.M.S. " Stafford," to
seize pirates, p. 589.
Lifford, Baron, creation of, 643, 716.
, .Chancellor of Ireland, ice Ire-
land, Chancellor of.
Ligonier, Viscount, (John,) made Earl, 373.
, , late Commander-in-chief in
Great Britain, 379.
, regiment of, 651.
, , son-in-law to, 6.19.
Lill,Mr. Serjeant, support.afforded to Govern-
ment in Ireland by, 733, 750.
, , consulted about the Irish Short
Money Bill, p. 210.
Limerick, Deans of, p. 143.
, provisions exported from, 1183, 1187.
Limpia, slaves escaping on board H.M.'s
ships from the works at, 828, 895.
Lincoln, Bishop of, to pass through the Parks,
1084.
cathedral, prebend of Empingham in,
1407.
Lindegveen and Co., Messrs., iron imported
by, stopped, p. 35.
Lindsay, Sir John, ready to sail, &c., 1285.
, , having full powers to settle dis-
putes with the maritime Princes of
India, ships for the expedition, 1402.
, , , commission to, 1402.
Lindslee, Thomas, potter, invention, 380.
Lisbon, 279, 696.
British Consul General at, 1048,
1083.
, British factorv at, grievances of, 97,
114.
, late disagreeable accident at, 406,
470.
packet-boat delayed, 1418.
Lisburne, Viscount, (Wilmot,) appointment,
p. 421.
Lisle, academy at, for military officers, 1164.
L'Isle Verte, piracy at, 726.
Lister, Mr., J.P., efforts of, to discover the
coiners, p. 551.
Liveries, warrant dormant for, p. 589.
Liverpool, 527.
pilot-boat, letter from the Isle of JIan
sent by a, 76.
, protest of, against a petition^for the
dissolution of Parliament, 1372.
Llandaff, Bishop of, election of, 1405, p. 560,
Llandifnan, rectory of, 1074.
Llandrillo in Rhos, sinecure of, p. 562.
Llandrinio, rectory of, p. 562.
Llandulphe, Cornwall, rectory of, p. 244.
Llaudurnog, rectory of, 1074.
Lloyd, Major Genl., passport for, 537.
, Waller, marriage settlement, &c., 59.
Lobb, Capt., of H.M.S. " Viper," letter, &c.
from, 118.
Lochs (Island of Lewis), church and parish
of, 1097.
Loft, William, of Southwark, 381.
Loftus, Lord, friends of, oppose the augmen-
tation, 1351.
, , ungrateful attack on the
Government by, p. 545.
, , efforts of, against the Govern-
ment, p. 549.
, Lady, pension of, recommended to be
iliscontinued, p. 546.
, Mr., persons influenced by, probable
effect of firmness in the Government
on, 1233.
, Edward, of Mount Loftus, Esq.,
baronetcy, p. 335, 1091.
Logic, Alexander, Esq., attended as inter-
preter to the jlorocco Ambassador,
, interpreter of Oriental lan-
guages, annual allowance, p. 274.
, church of, presentation, p. 149.
and Pert, minister of, p. 285.
London Artillery Company, authority to
exercise in arms, &c., p. 139.
.bonfires in the streets of, at the public
expense, discontinuance of, advisable,
1329.
" , Cheats of, exposed, cVc," a work
entitled, 1416.
Gaje«f, supply of foreign news for,
1245.
journeymen silk-weavers keep up a
combination with those in Dublin, 1317.
, a letter to, p. 510.
, Lord Mayor of, p. 452.
, , to attend a meeting of ;the
Coimcil, 274.
, letters to, 883, 1178, 1380,
1407.
, , precautions to prevent riots,
p. 354.
magistrates, 1380, p. 541.
, exertions of, p. 542, 1383.
la.irket, cheese for the, transport of,
stopped, 321.
merchants in the Morocco trade, con-
sulted by the Board of Trade, 18.
trading to N. America, ask for
[lower to issue a paper currency, 427.
Militia tax, authority to levy, p. 277.
GENERAL INDEX.
645
London — cont.
mobs, tlic example of the, 1132.
, poor of, collections for, 3 72, p. 245,
1407.
, Eecorder of, p. 249.
, letters to, 510, 514, 1119, 1258.
, , able to direct the place of exe-
cution by his warrant, 135G.
, St. George's, Hanover Square, iu,
rectory of, p. 110.
, St. Paul's cathedral in, sec St. Paul's.
Societies of and for the Mines Royal
and the Mineral and Battery Works,
petitions, p. 265 (note).
tailors, rising among the, for increase
of wages, 883, 884.
, threat to burn, 1124.
Venetian Consul in, 1070.
and Westminster, &c., history and
survey of, p. 428.
Londonderry, new charter for, containing new
powers for the aldermen, 951, 1426.
Long, condemned for riot in Norfolk, 358.
, Thomas, calico printer, invention, p. 267.
Longcastle, see Kirkinner, 721.
Longtield, Mr., motions, &c. by, in the Irish
House of Commons, 626, p. 221, p. 222,
725.
, ,one of Lord Shannon's members,
and the augmentation, 1351.
Longford, Lord, extraordinary protest signed
by, p. 554.
Longitude, Commissioners of, and the Astro-
nomer Koyal's observations, 1247,
1395.
Longleat, 1279.
Lookup, George, indicted a second time for
perjury, petitions, 262, 354.
Lords, House of, see Parliament (House of
Lords).
Lome, Marquess of, created Baron Sund-
ridge, 373.
first battalion of, p. 231.
, , letters from, 288, 291.
see Scotland, Commander-in-
chief in, (Lome).
Louisa Anne, H.E.H. Princess, death of, 882,
885.
Louisbourg (Cape Breton), principal inhabi-
tants of, petition of, transmitted, 474.
Louisiana, possession taken of, by Spain, 198.
Lovat, forfeited estate of, 79.
Lowe, Theophilus, late Prebendaiy of St.
George's Chapel, Windsor, p. 559.
Lowndes, Mr., Major in the Bucks Militia,
1230.
, Charles, Secretary to the Treasury,
see Treasury, Secretary to, (Lowndes).
, Mr. Richard, member for the co. of
Bucks, 1230.
Lowth, Lord, removal from 'the Privy Council
recommeude<l, p. 54S.
, , efforts of, against the Govern-
ment, p. 549.
, , extraordinary protest signed by ,
p. 554.
.Robert, D.D., Bishop of St. David's,
warrants for election of, 370.
, , , translated to Oxford,
p. 108.
Loxham, Richard, p. 427.
Loxly, Great and Little, licence to enclose
highways in, p. 422.
Luazes, Jlr., British Consul at Gixon, com-
plaint against, 1191.
Lucas, Dr., one of a proposed deputation to
t'ne King about the Septennial Bill,
767.
, William, Attorney General for Gre-
nada, 574.
Ludlow, Henry, the case of, 822.
Lunacy, commission of, whether capable of
being executed abroad, 357.
Lunatics, authority to grant custody of, p. 140.
Lushington, Lieut. Col., as to retirement of,
758.
Luther, Lieut. Hope, 48th Regiment, 31.
Lutterloh, Capt., and Prince Ferdinand's
claims, p. 4, 75.
Luttrell, Simon, of Lutterellstown, Esq.,
peerage to, 1091.
Lutwidge, Air., Receiver General of the Isle of
Man, 281, 760.
, , dispute with the Governor
about the troops, 96.
, , , expenses to be allowed bj-,
196.
, , , injurious representations
said to have been made by, in London,
proposal of, &c., 441, 458.
Lynch, Mr., circulars to, 1227, 1245.
Lyndon, Anne and Helena, pension to, p. 146.
Lyon, Major Chas. Wilson, leave of absence,
686.
John, Kingston-upon-Thames, p. 270.
Lyttleton, Dr. Charles, late Bishop of Car-
lisle, 1405.
or Lyttelton, Sir Richard, late Go-
vernor of Minorca, 369.
, , Governor of Guernsey,&c., ap-
pointment, 379.
William Henry, lI.M.'s Envoy Extra-
ordinary, &c. in Lisbon, sec Portugal,
British'Envoy, &c. in, (Lyttleton).
M.
Macartney, Capt., of H.M.S. " Phoenix,"
pirates brought home by, 263.
, Sir George, Envoy Extraordinary
at Petersburgh, circulars to, 148, 280,
646
GENERAL INDEX,
Macartney, Sir George — cont.
, [Chief Secretai-y to the Lord
Lieuteuant of Ireland,] p. 519.
, , , appointed of the Irish
Privy Council, 1426.
, , letters from or to, 1159,
1352, 1367, 1375.
, in England on Irish
affairs, 1233, 1244, 1248, p. 492, 1279.
, , a letter relative to the
Irish revenue employments to be
■written to, p. 516.
, , recommended for an
Irish peerage, p. 548.
, , , applies to Lord Wey-
mouth for his patronage in obtaining
his peerage, 1396.
MacCarthy, Dennis, of ClerkenTveU, Esq., in-
vention, 380.
McCleverty, Capt., of the " Hind," 104.
McCi'iver, Eohert, p. 244.
Mace, William, Excise officer, p. 269.
irGuire, Thomas, Attorney General for N.
Carolina, 574.
Macinagio, an English ship detained at,
p. 369, 974.
JIackay, Col., efforts of, to join his regiment
embarked for America, 986, 990.
, Alexander, presentation, 721.
, , late minister of Lochs, 1097.
, John, late minister of Tongue, 1431.
Mackell, Eobert, of Westfield, invention,
p. 424.
Mackenzie, Charles, appointments, 393, 394.
, James Stuart, appointment, 392.
, Kenneth, Esq., created a Viscount,
&c., 389.
, Ladies, sisters of Viscount Eortrose,
have lodgings in Holyrood House, 723.
, two private soldiers named, of the
53rd Regiment, accuse their oflfieers of
defirauding them of their pay, &c.,
court-martial on,&c., 1021, 1054, 1131,
1149, 1152, 1156, 1172,1179.
Mackinnel, Thomas, late minister of Orr,
1431.
Mackintosh, Capt. ^neas, 381.
Macklagen, Alexander, late minister 'of Little
Dunkekl, p. 445.
Macknight, James, minister of Jlayboll, pre-
sentation, 1431.
Maclanc, Hugh, letters to, to be opened, &c.,
388.
Macleane, Lauchlin, Under Secretary in Lord
Shelbui-ne's office, see Secretary of
State, Southern Department, Under
Secretaries (Macleane).
McQuirk, Edwd., trial of, for mmder, 1119,
p. 580.
JIadeira, British Consul in, 1048.
description of, produce, trade, aver-
age yearly imports, &c., pp. 74-75.
ErL-nch ships-of-war appearing off,
224.
Madeira— co«<.
wines, constrmption of, -where first
begim, quantity produced, &c., p. 75,
p. 76.
, export of, to America, 1035.
iladras. Convent of Dervises near, demands of
a supposed Sheik of, 1042.
, Governor of, 445.
iladrid, British Ambassador at, see Spain,
British Ambassador in.
Secretary of H.M.'s Embassy at,
p. 502.
.treaty of, (1667,) 165.
JIagdalen Home, ti-easurer to the, 937.
Maghera, rectory of, 1426.
Magill, Mr., a Commissioner of the Barrack
Board in Ireland, removal of, recom-
mended, p. 545.
Magistrates, demands everywhere for troops
to assist, 837.
military aid to, 897, 902, 916, 922,
936, 939-40, 959, p. 436, p. 437.
Mahou, 542, 785, p. 369, 996, 1058, 1100.
University, secretaryship of, claim to,
398.
Maidstone, 244.
, grant of a market at, p. 126.
Maine, Lieut., suspected of engaging miners
to go over to Portugal, efforts to
prevent, &c., 1115, 1267, 1278.
Maitland, Eichard, Esq., Agent for Grenada,
letter to, 505.
, William, presentation, p. 149.
Majendie, John James, clerk, church appoint-
ment, p. 559.
ilajorca. Bishop of, dependence of clergy of
Minorca on, forbidden, 785.
, British Consul in, 1048.
Malaga, British Consul at,'419.
ilalcolm, Dan, smuggHng by, 405, 406.
Male, Capt. Thomas, of H.M.S. "Merlin,"
letter from, 1273.
ilalet, Alexander, Prebendary of Gloucester,
dispensation, p. 110.
Malone, Edmund, Esq., appointed a Justice
of Common Pleas in Ireland, p. 143.
, Mr., consulted about the Irish Short
Money Bill, p. 210.
the King takes particular note
of conduct of, 637.
, , Chau-man of Committee in the
Irish House of Commons, p. 288.
, support afforded to Govern-
ment in Ireland by, p. 292, 756, p. 522.
, at a confidential meeting about
the augmentation, 800.
, , method for carrying the augmen-
tation into execution advised by, 1321,
1344.
, abilities and zealous support of,
mentioned, p. 547.
GENERAL INDEX.
C47
Malta, British Consul at, one styling himself,
974.
, plague in, 553, 557.
Mamora, three men saved at, given up by the
Emperor, 1125.
Man, Isle of. Act for transfer of, reservations
in, 30, 258.
, Agent iu London for, appoint-
ment of an, suggested, p. 67.
annexation of, to Cumberland,
plan for, 441.
, Attorney General of, 760, 807,
970, 1078.
, , salary of, 970.
, .instruments for granting
the office, 994.
, , bay fisheries in, leased, p. 10.
, , captains of the towns and peace
officers, &c. iu. Order in Council for
payment of, Sec, 268, 270, 281.
, , chaplain to the Governor in,
&c., p. 376.
, , Clerk of the Rolls in, status,
proposed salary, &c., p. 376.
, , civd officers in, (various,) pro-
posed salaries for, p. 376.
, , companies in, pay of surgeon's
mate to, 1136, 1139, 1154.
, ....... Courts of Justice of, Coitrt of
Appeal fi'om, 183, p. 53.
, , , &c. in. King's arms for,
whence pro\ided,'_&c., 116, 196.
, funds arising from fines,
&c.of, wh.at they are equal to, &c.,24j.
, Deemster of, 970, 1078.
, , , duties of, &c., 817.
, proper instrument for
granting the otRce, 994.
, , , salary proposed for, luOO.
, , defence and security of, 66.
, , distress in, from the restraining
laws, &c., 1116, 1160.
, , emplovment of the people of,
&c., 345, 441."
, , fairs in, appointment of, &c., 30,
258.
, , fines and amercements and
Chancery perquisites iu, levying of,
&c., p.376.
, funds of, reason why they will
not immediately support the expense of
the departments, 573.
, gentlemen from, soliciting fa-
vours from the Treasury, representa-
tions of, 183.
, , Governor of, (John Wood,)
letters from, 8, 12, 30, 76, 96, 125, 140,
172, 183, 245, 258, 281, 295, 341, 345,
441, 482, 570, 573, 633, 649, 682, 760,
807, 817, 913, 1000, p. 376, 1031, 1040,
1116, 1160.
, , , letters and circidars
to, 7, 57, 133, 148, 204, 270, 280, 2S7,
458, 530, 563, 597,744, 8S5, 970, ) )13,
114(1.
Man, Isle of. Governor of, (John Wood)—
, , , , dispute with the
commander of the troops, &c., 76, 96,
133, 140.
, , , without salary
or fixed appointments, &c., 116, 245,
258, 573, 649.
, ..,..., , , expenses to he
allowed to, 196.
, , , , houses, &c. occupied
bv, whose property, state of, rent paid,
&e., 245, 258, 341.
, , , people taught to
believe that no public favours were
granted but through him, &c., 345.
, , , credit of, with the
people iujured, &c., 441, 458, 760.
, , , salary to be .allowed
to, 970.
, , herring fishery in, p. 10.
, ilUcit trade in, 1116, 1140, 1160.
, inhabitants of, unhappy circum-
stances for want of employment, 125.
, inferior officers, &c. in, in in-
digence for want of theu: salaries, 245.
, , laws and government of, suf-
fered no interruption, p. 53.
, Keys of, Cbairm.an of, 125,345,
441, 1160.
, , , send a deputation to
Government, 125.
, , consult upon plans for
employment of the people, 345.
, , petition and memorial
from (the last with signatures), 1116,
1140, 1160.
, , late Lords Proprietors of, ex-
penses defrayed by, 183
, merchants, &e. of, soliome of,
for opening a commerce, and reasons
for, 1116.
, , Officers in, leave of absence to,
in whose department, &c., 482, 530.
, , peace officers of, appointment
of, 57.
, , people in, not acquainted in
transactions ^^ith the Treasury, 116.
, , Postmaster and Deputy Com-
missary of the Troops in, 441.
, , protection of H.M.'s servants
iu, 807.
, , public entcrtainmeuts iu,
charges of, by whom borne, &c., 116,
p.67.
, relief of resimcnt in, 681,
694.
, , revenue of, nature and par-
ticulars of, 30 (p. 9).
, , , officers of, salaries of, up
to what time paid, 573.
, jEeceiver General of, 96,
196, 281,441.
648
GENERAL INDEX.
Man, Isle of, revenue ot—cont.
, , troops necessary for pro-
tection of, 666, 682, 685.
, , schemes for benefit of, heard of,
through other channels than the Go-
vernor, 45S.
, , trade in, foreign to the inten-
tion of Government, 3+5.
, , transport, &o. of regiments to,
799, 1069.
, , troops in, 95, p. 139.
, Commander of, tried by a
.court of officers, &e., 76, 96, 133, 140.
, , Tynwald Court, &c. in, why
not held, 1S3.
, expense of, to be allowed,
196.
, , water-baihif in, duties, S;c.,
p. 376.
Mandy, Francis, Esq., late Recorder of Tarn-
worth, 1403.
Manilla, expedition to, expenses of, by whom
to he borne, 1354.
ransom of, abstract of letters concern-
ing, 217.
Mann, Sir Hor.ace, British Envoy Extra-
ordinary at Florence, 571.
, , , circular to, 1014, 1227,
1245.
, , made a K.C.B., 10S9,
p. 435.
Manners, John, Esq., see Grauby, Marquess of.
Mansfield, Lord, Lord Chief Justice, reports,
253, 259.
, , , appointed Chancellor of
the Exchequer, p. 264.
, libel on, 1129.
Manufiictures, encroachments on, little atten-
tion paid by Administration to the
support of, &c., 320.
Manufacturers, laws for detaining them at
liome, execution of, 222.
induced to go abroad, statutable
penalty for, 251.
outlawry of, suggested, 309,
■ 332.
, seducer of, 314.
, prosecution of, 414.
Manx Society, the, estiiblished for promoting
industry in the Isle of Man, 125.
Marassi, Dominico, British Vice-consul at
Genoa, displaced for misconduct, 950.
M.arccU, Major Lewis, Director of Engineers
in Ireland, pension, 147, p. 146.
]\Iarchant or Marchand, George, of Isleworth,
a Quaker, invention, p. 424, 1U86,
1095.
Marchmont, Lord, as to recommendations of,
p. 507.
Marcuard, Daniel Augustin, of Eagle Street,
merchant, invention, p. 130.
Maria Carohua, Archduchess, espousal of,
p. 337.
Marie, David, of Crown Street, Westminster,
invention, 380.
Mai-iue regiments, agent for, 696.
service, an unreasonable request for
promotion in the, 1143.
JIarinel, Charles, Esq., appointment, 697.
Mark Lane, corn market in, threatened with a
visit from the rioters, 869.
Market, sale of corn by sample in, inquiry
whether it is punishable by law, 327.
Markham, "William, LL.D., made Dean of
Christ Church, p. 244.
Marlay, Richard, M.A., presentation, p. 592.
Marlborough, Duke of, (George,) appoint-
ment, 367.
, , Lord Lieutenant of Co. of
O.xford, and riots there, 285.
Marmora, 253.
ilarriott, Dr., Advocate General, see Advocate
General (Marriott).
Rev. Mr., formerly chaplain to the
factory at Gothenburg, letter to, 350.
, , , narrative of his interview
with the runaway workmen there,
414.
Marsay, Count de, in charge of the King's
affairs at Geneva, query as to, 109.
Marsden, Mr., clerk to Sir John Fielding,
p. 355.
Marseilles, 558, p. 344.
, Agent to H.M.'s Postmaster General
at, 1337.
, Commanding Ofiicer of the French
King's marine at, complaint by, 160.
, crew of an English foundered ship
carried into, 1207, 1337.
, crowded with troops for Corsica,
911.
, soap made in, 39.
Marsh, Consul, circular to, 1014.
Marshal, Deputy Earl, see Earl Marshal.
Marshal or Marshall, David, late minister of
Kirkaldie, p. 285.
, Edward, M.A., presentation, p. 559.
, Robert, Esq., late Justice of Common
Pleas in Ireland, pension, 718.
, T., work written by, 1416.
, A¥illiam, macer of the Court of
Session, death of, &e., 1282, p. 596.
Marshalsea, Marshal of the, 1070.
, persons having fire-arms in the,
1008.
Mai'tin, Benjamin, of Fleet Street, optician,
invention, p. 129.
Martinet, Capt. Jean Franc^ois, indemnification
of, 13.
Martinico, 286, 663,957.
Maryborough, Fort and Castle, Constable of,
1093.
Slaryland, province of, p. 208.
, distributor of stamps for, 4.
, stamped paper for, how received on
arrival, 4.
GENERAL INDEX.
649
Maseres, Francis, Attorney General for
Quebec, 574.
Mason, Henry Mark, Esq., appointment in
Ireland, 390.
John, and others, public notaries,
memorial, 36.5.
, Nathaniel, invention, p. 424.
, Thomas, a prisoner, as to an order
for discharge of, 987.
Massachusetts Bay, Agent for, 406.
, innovations in method of ai)-
pointment of, G52.
, Attorney General for, office vacant,
574.
Governor of, 4, 1409.
, House of Assembly or Representa-
tives of, violent proceedings of, 4.
, , pass a vote approving of Mr.
Secretary Comvay's conduct, 261.
, , Journal of, laid before the
House of Commons, 484.
, , .Bill passed by, for compensa-
tion to the offenders and free and
general pardon, 488.
, , right of, to choose an agent,
652.
, , Speaker of, 261.
Masseran, Prince, see Spanish Ambassador
(Masseran).
Massey, Charles, late Dean of Limerick,
p. 143.
, Lieut.-Col. Eyre, of the Inniskilleu
Foot, commanding at Montreal, extract
from, 239.
, , memorial, HIS.
Mathias, Emanuel, Agent with the Hans
towns, at Hamburgh, circulars to, 148,
280,287, 563, 597, 744, 885.
Mathilda, Princess, sec Caroline Matilda,
Princess.
Matthews, Francis, late master of the Savoy
barracks, 1404.
Maty, Dr., secretary to the Koyal Society,
letter to, 532.
Maud, Lady, lady of a manor in "Wales, 856.
Maude, Sir Thomas, a Privy Councillor in
Ireland, p. 336, 1092.
Maundy Thursday, recommendations for par-
ticipation in H.M.'s bounty on, 372,
p. 245, 1407.
Maxwell, John, Esq., appointments, 369, 1071.
, Dr. Henry, Bishop of Dromore,
translated to Meath, 390.
Mayboll, minister of parish of, 1431.
Mayfield, Matthew, framework knitter, in-
vention, p. 267.
Maynard, Charles Lord, &c., made Viscount
Maynard, &c., p. 112.
, , letter from, 891.
, Sir William, of Waltons, Bart., re-
mainder limited to, p. 112.
Mayne, Sir William, M.P. for Carysfort, ap-
pointment, 390.
, , removal from the Privy Council
recommended, p. 548.
Mazagan, attempt of the Emperor of Morocco
on, 1133.
, capitulation of, treachery of the
Portuguese at, &c., p. 4G3.
, Portuguese Governor of, letter from,
p. 463.
, taking of, 1194, 1201.
Maze meeting, plate to be run for at the, 391.
Meade, Sir John, Bart., created a Viscount,
&c., 389.
Meath, Bishop of, 390.
, (Henry,) sworn of the Privy
Council, 717.
, Lord, pension of, recommended to be
discontinued, p. 546.
Mecatinat, see Grand Mecatinat.
Mecca, Sheriff of, a letter of, mentioned, 1042.
Mediterranean, British trade in the, effect of
cession of Corsica to France upon, 934,
., the Commanding Officer of H.M.'s
ships in, cannot acknowledge a superior
authority in a Consul, 216.
., Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s ships
in, (Commodore Tbos. Harrison,)
letters, &c. from, 40, 122-3, 161, 176,
185, 215.
., , .letters to, 123, 225.
., , , conduct approved, &c.,
, , further references to,
284, 1U58.
■ , , (Commodore Bicbard
Spry,) 160, 216, 1289.
• , , instructions for, &c., 214.
■ , , , letters to, 225, 231, 235,
412, 447, 606, 960, 1014, 1133-4,
1147, 1288.
.., , letters from, 225, 227-8,
241, 255, 292, 352, 360, 407, 420-1,
425, 516-17, 531, 554, 558, 571, 732,
824, 904, 911, 923, 927, 934, 968, 974,
996, 103U, 1041, 1056, 1065, 1098,
1100, 1120, 1125,1127-8,1148,1165,
1170, 1194, 1201, 1203, 1210, 1223,
1225, 1231, 1242, 1265, 1271, 1280,
1284, 1297, 1346, 1360.
, , proceedings relative to
the occupation of Corsica by the
French, 923, 927.
-, , letters to the Emperor of
Morocco, &c., 1030, 1147, 1165, 1304.
, , reinforcement sent out to,
20, 1133, 1135, 1146, 1176, 1223,
1402.
instructions for.
1360.
! , disbursemeuts, &c.,p. 431,
1360, 1365, 1422.
.. , , commission of, deter-
mined, and conduct approved, 1243.
650
GENERA.L INDEX.
Jleditormnean, Commander-in-chief of II. M.'s
ships in, (^Commodore Richard Spry,) —
, , , remarks of, upon the
abuse of Mediterranean passes, 1298.
, (Capt. Proby,) 1265.
.., , , , appointment uotiiied, &o.,
1232, 1243.
, , letters from, 1214, 1304,
1319, 1322,1326, 1339, 1349, 1373.
, , , letters to, 1288.
, , , Commodore Spiy's letters,
&c. to, 1271, 1284, 1319.
, , , papers left with, &c.,
p 502.
, decline of English seamen and trade
in, causes of, 1298.
, distressed seamen in the, inattention
of the Consuls to. Sec, 1298.
fleet, reinforcements aslied for, 421.
, Moorish fleet in the, 1304,
, only ports in, having a fmid for relief
of distressed seamen, 1298.
passes, 419, 827.
, ahuseof, 9.50, p. 369, 974, 12.55,
1298.
, Russian fleet in the, 12SS, 1349.
Medway, the, 117.
Meikle, Andrew, of Houston Mill, near Dunbar,
inTcntion, p. 424.
Meinecke, Mr., the Hanoverian field cashier,
advances to the British by, 5, 75.
Mello, Mons. de, the Portuguese Minister, sec
Portuguese Minister.
Melton, house of industry at, threatened to be
pulled down, 939.
MelviU or Melville, Mr., Governor of the
Ceded Islands, 154, 444, 855.
, , , activity and vigilance of,
Mendoza Pacheco, Don Joachim de. Governor
of the Spanish lines before Gibraltar,
letters to and from, 1170.
Menteth, James, an almsman, p. 56u.
Mentz, Elector of, agent in soliciting demands
of, 434.
Mequinez, 292, p. 384.
, Court of, British interests at, p. 154.
, , estimated expense of a mission
to, 420.
Mercer, Luke, Esq., 391.
jWilham, late minister of Pitsligo,
p. 285.
Merchant ships, great wages given in, 1176.
Meredith, Sir William, Bart., appointment,
p. 126.
Merrick, Eev. Mr., 977.
Merry, Mr., detention of ship of, at Malaga,
54.
Mersey, East, (Essex,) rectory of, p. 559.
Mervyn, ]\Iajor Ed. Eoohford, recommeudatiou
of, 66.3.
Messengers, H.M.'s, p. 134, 710, 1083.
, appointment and management of,
362.
, neglect to send in their bills of ser-
vice, 1386.
Messina, British Consul in, 1048.
, decrease of trade, duties on foreign
merchandize, &c., p. 76.
Metidia, Plains of, p. 177.
Metivier, Paul, of London, invention, 513.
Mexico, insurrection in, 47.
Meyer, Gerhard, of 'Whitechapel, chemist,
p. 426.
Michell, P., Esq., secretary to the East India
Comp.anj', letters to, 999, 1042.
Michie, John, Esq., 1084.
, Jonathan, Esq., 1084.
Michilimakinac, garrison in danger of being
debauched by the Commander, &c.,
676.
Middelburgh, 1117.
Middlesex, clerk of the peace for, letter to, 748.
, election for, 936.
, , petition as to the setting aside
of, 1272.
Militia, arms of the, in places of little
security, 840.
, Sherifl's of, 226, 1356, p. 542.
, , take up the question of the
place of execution of the cutters, 1356.
, , active in stirring up an opinion
that the soldiers were improperly sent
to Spitalfields, p.542.
, , Sir John Fielding explains
whole of the Spitalfields affair to,
p. 542.
,..., , Under-sheriff of, 226.
Middleton in Tristall alias Teasdale, advow-
son of, 379.
Milbanke or Milbank, Mr., letter from, 63.
, Capt., desired to be Ambassador by
the Emperor of Morocco, p. 503.
, John, a Eevenue Commissioner in
Ireland, 391, p. 545.
Military Eegister, the, 708.
Militia, 9.
men, rioting at a balloting for, 1230.
tax, authority to levy the, p. 277.
Jlill, John, of Bisham Abbey, change of
name, &c., p. 140.
Miller, Consul, circular to, 1014.
, Mr., cabinetmaker, in St. Catherine's,
p. 277.
, Thomas, Lord Advocate for Scot-
land, see Scotland, Lord Advocate for,
(MiUer).
, , Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland,
see Scotland, Lord Justice Clerk of,
(JliJler).
, , a Lord of Session, 397.
Millfarm, Sec, (Isle of Man,) p. 9.
GENERAL INDEX.
651
Milne, John, of ilancliester, iuvention, 1414,
1421.
Miltown, Lord, recommendation of, p. 548.
Minden, commission at, for settlement of the
account of the contribution chest, 7o.
Mingan, Islands, &c. of, 474.
Ministers, Sec, circulars to, 1013-14, 1029.
, H.M.'s, abroad or at foreign courts,
assurances to be given by, in connexion
with the changes in the Administra-
tion, 238.
, desired to number their letters,
280, 401.
, , crimes committed in house, &c.
of, jurisdiction in case of, 75.3.
, , to send foreign intelligence for
the Gazette, 1245.
, (foreign), how constituted such, and
the right to a present, when accruinir
to, 34'9, 351,353.
, present to, on taking leave,
- 983.
Minorca, 773, 953, 973.
, British factory at, report from, 264.
, clergy of, memorial stating their
grievances against the Governor, &c.,
785, 802.
, convents of Franciscan Friars at,
choice of Superior, &c. of, 944.
, Deputy Judge 'Advocate and Com-
missary of the Musters at, 1404.
, estanque and anchorage duties of,
account of, application of, SiC, 526.
, , collectors of, p. 180.
, Fort St. Philip in, Lieut.-Governor
of, 1071.
, , state of barracks in, 67.
, French Governor of, p. 180.
, French trade in, not prohibited, 264.
, Governor of, 369, 388, 1071, 1089.
Greeks of, memorial complaining of
the Roman Catholics, 303.
, , Principal of, 303.
, Lieut.-Governor of, 303, 52G, 1255,
1287.
funds, part of emolument of,
&c., 526.
, regiments stationed at, 1064, p. 396,
p. 436.
, Spanish zebeiiue taken under shelter
of, p. 177.
.supply of provisions for, 516, 519,
606.
, , Syndic to the Court of Royal Govern-
ment in, residing in Loudon, 398.
, transport of the relief to, 1104.
, troops in, stores for, 938.
Mint, Solicitor to the, salary of, does not
enable him to carry on prosecutions,
p. 551.
Miquelon, French without right to fish east-
ward of, 311.
Mir, Peter, collector of the stanque of brandy
in Minorca, p. ISO.
Mississippi, establishment of new Govern-
ments on, advised, &c., p. 189, 619.
Missouri Indians, attentions paid to some, 236.
Mitchell, Sir Andrew, Envoy Extraordinary,
&c. at BerUn, sec Prussia, British
Envoy, &c. in, (MitcheU).
, Frances, spinster, pension, p. 443.
, Thomas, of Durham, p 244.
Moars, manorial officers in the Isle of Man,
245.
Mogador, p. 431, 1165, 1201, 1319.
, new channel of British commerce to,
disadvantageous to the merchants, 18.
, reception of Sir Jacob Wheate by the
Governor of, 1194.
, Spaniards given the preference of load-
stay of the Emperor at, p. 501.
, trade fi-om, &c., p. 154.
Mogul, presents to the King and Queen from
the, imacknowledged, a shamefid piece
of negligence, 1285.
Molison, David, appointment, 1253, 1430.
, John, late commissary clerk of Bre-
chine, 1253, 1430.
Mompesson, Col. John, appointment, 369.
Monaco, p. 369.
, illness and death of Duke of York in,
554, 558.
, conveyance of the body from, p. 242.
Monaghau, co. of, knight of shire for, 862,
1023.
Monckton, Capt. Henry, succession of, to the
majority of the 45th Regiment, 1155-6,
, Genl., a recommendation from, 1162.
Moucrieffson, Col., commission for, as to, 68.
Mouins, Richard, rector of Riugwould, change
of name, p. 590.
Monmouth, Recorder of, 1403.
Mousey, Dr. Messr., letter fi-om, 94.
Montagu, Duke of, &c., creation of, 373.
> Lord Charles Grevillc, at South Caro-
lina, 629.
Montague, James, reasons for the high price of
corn, and suggestions regarding it, 325.
Jlontbazou, Prince, French squadron under,
in the West Indies, 286.
Montgomery, Isabella, pension, p. 443.
, James, Solicitor General for Scotland,
si-e Scotland, Sohcitor General for,
(Montgomery).
, Lord Advocate of Scotland,
see Scotland, Lord Advocate of, (Mont-
gomery).
Montherraer, Marquis of, sec ilontagu, Duke
of.
Montreal, attempt on a merchant of, 239.
, Commanding Officer at, 239.
, speech made by Indians at, 243.
652
GENERAL INDEX.
MoDtserat, conspiracy among the slaves at,
908.
Moore, Dr., Prebendary of Durham, dispen-
sation, 372.
, Francis, of Cheapside, linendraper, &c . ,
inventions, 1220, p. 577, p. 578, 1421
(2), 142C.
, George, Chairman of the Keys of the
Isle of Man, 11 CO.
, , goes to London with two
others as a deputation to the Treasury,
125,345,441,458.
Sir Henry, Governor of New Yorli,
38,271,426.
, , effect of his declaration
as to the stamped papers, 41.
, Rear Admiral John or Sir John,
p. 425.
, baronetcy, 373.
, , Commander-in-chief of Il.il.'s
ships in Portsmouth, letters to and
from, p. 533.
, Joseph, pardon, 42.
, William, publishes a libel on Lord
Mansfield, 1129.
Moorfields, artillery ground near, p. 139.
meeting of weavers in, in order to
petition the King, 1380.
Moors and Spaniards, convention between the,
disadvantageous to England, 824.
venality of the, 420.
have a great opinion of the English,
p. 501.
Moorstone, p, 424.
Moray, Earl of, asks for a presentation, 794.
, Synod of, address from, 1213.
, Moderator of, 1213.
Mordaunt, Sir Charles, M.P. for Warwick-
shire, 134.
Morea, plague in the, 670.
Morgan, Jeremiah, Esq., Commander of H.M.'s
sloop " Hornet," complaint against, for
a seizure, 464, 507, 608.
Maurice, Under Secretary in Lord
Shelburne's office, see Secretjiry of
State, Southern Department, Under
Secretaries, (Morgan).
Moriee, Et. Hon. Humphrey, M.P. fur Laun-
ceston, applications in favour of two
criminals in whom his constituents in-
terest themselves, 548, 551, 564.
Morin, John, clerk in the Secretary of State's
office, 193, 1089, p. 435.
, Esq., office granted to, p. 265.
M.P., sec Secretary of State, Southern
Department, Under Secretaries to,
(Morin).
Morison, Mr., late minister of Barvas, 721.
, John, a Poor Knight of Windsor,
p. 245.
Morley, Mr., letter to, for access to be had to
Domesday Book, 632.
Morocco, &c., an account of the situation of
H.M.'s afi'airs in, drawn up, 1271.
Morocco — cont.
Ambass.ador, the late, prosecution
for the, 14.
, (L'Arbiel Misteri or Hadge El
Harbi Misteri,) arrival of, &c., 308.
, ship which brought him,
in quarantine, 333.
, person sent to conduct
him to London, 334.
, , coach and six sent down
to Plymouth to fetch, &c., p. 138.
, , skins to be delivered to,
duty free, p. 139.
, , advance to, for travelling
charges on his return home, 481.
, , frigate that brought him
repaired at the King's expense, &c.,
696 (3), 709, p. 384.
, , military honours paid to,
at Plymouth, 715.
, attendant and interpreter
, the late, son of, p. 2-! 2.
, British trade with, advantages ob-
tained for, 352.
, Consuls in, expenses of, 420.
, cost of, during 12 years, p. 451.
crew wrecked on coast of, release of,
&c., p. 274.
, Danish Consul in, amount paid by,
for an interview with the Emperor, 420.
, disbursements for afifairs of, 1360,
1365.
, Emperor of, all nations at last obliged
to come to terms with, 1296.
, , attempt to prevent the departure
of an Ambassador from, for England,
255, 292.
, , articles concluded with, p. 101.
, , at peace with everybody but the
Leghornese, p. 501.
, , British crews saved given up by,
1125, 1133.
credential to, not to be given
to the English Commodore, 1243.
, , cruisers of, proceedings of,
1373.
, , desires to have an Ambassador
sent him, &c., p. 503.
, disposition towards the English,
&c., 255, 407, 824, 1056, 1128, 1201,
1265, 1296, 1319, 1322, p. 514.
, , dispute with, hostile measures
resolved upon, 1120, 1133.
, settlement of, 1165, 1201,
1243.
, encouragement of British trade
by, 18.
, , English vessels in ports of,
treatment of, 1128.
, , extraordinary demands of, 1 04 1 ,
p. 388.
, , liivourable to the Spanish,
p. 514.
Morocco, Emperor of — cont.
, , fits out his cruisers ready for
sea, &c., 1265, 1280, 1284, 1296.
, fleet of, in the Mediterranean,
1304.
forbids supply of provisions to
British men-of-war duty free, 1322,
1326, 1339.
, , hostilities on part of, expected,
954, 960.
, , conduct to be pursued in
consequence of, 960.
, immunity of, from reprisals by
the English, 1296.
, , infonnation of Commodore
Spry coming on the coast, how con-
veyed to, p. 503.
, .letters to and from, 292, 352,
p. 387, 1194, p. 502.
, , letter of, to the Christian Con-
suls, sent to show his absurditj', 1 125.
, likely sell Tangier, &c. to the
Spaniards, p. 503.
, , makes some kind of apology
for confining the Consul, p. 475.
, , Minister for European affairs
of, 1030.
, mission to, expenses of the,
p. 344.
, , negotiations to be entered into
\yith, and King's letter to, 214.
, , negotiations with, account of,
352, 1030, 1041, 1165, 1194, 1203,
1229.
, , occasion for war with, p. 503.
, , one of the Commodore's lieu-
tenants sent on a mission to, 1165,
1194, 1201.
, precautions for protection of the
British trade from, 1297.
, presents for, 225, 227, 420.
, note of the proper things
for, &c., p. 503.
, presents returned to, displeasure
at, p. 503.
, proceedings of, in violation of
treaties, 1125.
, , reinforcement of the Mediter-
ranean fleet carefully brought to the
ears of, 1223.
.relations of, with the Dey of
Algiers. 996.
, , remedy against, always acknow-
ledged easy. p. 451.
, .resentment of, at II.M.'s ships
not taking the stipulated quantity of
provisions, p. 517.
, , Secretary of State of, for
foreign aflfairs, 407.
, , Spanish presents for, p. 154.
, Spanish treaty of commerce
, supposed designs of, 1319.
INDEX. 653
Morocco, Emperor of — conl.
, threatens to see what the Eng-
lish would do, 1271, 1296.
, treaties with, for supply of
H.M.'s ships, 1225, p. 502, p.517.
, , truce with Spain, efl'ect, &c.,
1056.
, object principally considered in the
Court of, 1030.
, papers relating to affairs of, left with
Commodore Proby, p. 502.
, ports of, shut against the English,
974.
, , again open, 1202.
, , contraband in, efforts to put a
stop to, &c., 1165.
, relations of the Spaniards with, 407.
, sending of an Ambassador to, recom-
mended, p. 504.
, Spanish Ambassador to, presents
carried by, &c., p. 154.
jMorris, John, Esq., pardon of, &c., 797,
p. 420.
Thomas and John, invention patented
in Scotland, 719.
Mortimer, Thomas, Vice-consul at Ostend,
, , , circular to, 148.
, , , fears of removal, 254.
Mortmain, licence to hold lands in, p. 264.
Morton, Earl of, late Clerk of H.M.'s Registers,
&c. in Scotland, 1095.
, Lord Ducie, 337.
Dr., Secretary to the Royal Society,
letter to. 532.
, Dr. Cha., publication of Domesday
Book by, 582, 632.
, marriage of, p. 193.
Mosquito Cacique, (Indian chief,) main-
tenance of, 713.
Shore, the, services on, 35.
Moss, Charles, D.D., Bishop of St. David's,
warrants for election of, p. 108.
Mossom, Eland, Esq., p. 145.
Mostyn. Lieut.-Gen. John. Governor of Mi-
norca, appointment. 1071.
, , allowance of plate, 1089.
, Mr. Robert, p. 352.
Mouat, Ensign, employed on survey of the
forts in Africa, 1402.
Mouls, Mrs., an almswoman, p. 399.
Mounteagle, Baron, (John,; advancement,
p. 335, 1091.
, , title desired by, 941, 956.
Mountmorres or Mountmorris, Lord, gives
notice of intended protest, 845.
, extraordinary protest of, p. 554.
Mountney, Richard, Esq., Baron of the Court
of Exchequer in Ireland, 931, 1092.
Muiranside, church and parish of, p. 445.
Muirhcad,_James, presentation, 1431.
654
GENERAL INDEX,
Mulberry Gar.len, in the parish of St. George j
the Jlartyr, licence to hold a market
in, p. 265.
Aluley Aley and Muley Idris, commanding
expeditions of the Moors, 255.
Muley Idris, Prince, cousin of the Emperor of
Morocco, &c., presents necessary to he
made to, 420.
, , friendly offices, &c. of,
p. 475, p. 503.
, , letter to, p. 502.
Mulgrave, Baron, creation of, 716.
Mulhill, church and parish, presentation.
p. 149.
Munich, British Minister Plenipotentiary at,
148.
Muuster, Herhert, Esq., appointment, 1071.
Murphy, James, a eoalheaver, principal in a
murder, 920.
, , capture of, 925.
, , , execution of, 939.
Murray, commissariat clerk of, 720.
Murray, General or Major Geul., 3, 10S9,
1164.
, Mr., charged with affairs of im-
portance to Genl. Paoli, conveyance
of, to Corsica, p. 369.
, Capt. or Ensign Alexander, &c.,
charged -n-ith murder of William Allen,
p. 357, 1080.
, David, late of the 49th Regiment, 737.
, [Hon. James,] Governor [of Quebec,]
return of, 158.
, , , commission of, laid before
the House of Lords, 715.
, [John,] H.M.'s Minister at Venice,
see Venice, British Minister at,
(Murray).
, H.M.'s Ambassador in Con-
stantinople, see Constantinople, British
Ambassador in.
, Patrick, advocate, appointment, 1428.
, Eoger, p. 580.
Music notes, types for printing, invention,
706.
Musicians in ordinary, p. 140.
Muster ilasler General, entry of qualifications
in office of, necessary, 693.
Mutler, Mr., Chief of Cape Coast Castle, re-
presentation of, 423.
Mylrea, Daniel, Esq., recommended for oflice
in the Isle of Man, 760, 817.
, named Deemster of the Isle of
Man, 970, 1000, 1078.
N.
Nairn, "William, Esq., late Sheriff Depute of
Orkney, &c., 724.
Name, licences for change of, see Earl Mar-
shal (Deputy), -warrants to.
Nando's Coffee House, 1150.
Nantes, 846.
Naples, 911, 968.
, British Consul General in, 1048.
, British Judge Delegate in, p. 77.
state of " our " claim to, 218.
, British Plenipotentiary at, 558.
, Court of, proposed search of British
ships by, 1 65.
, English merchants at, grievances of
the, p. 77.
, escape of slaves, &c. to British ships
at, 558.
, Judge Delegate in, see British Judge
Delegate in, above.
, King of, espousal of, p. 337.
King and Queen of, 968.
Nares, George, serje:mt-at-law, Recorder of
Oxford, p, 249.
, licences to plead, p. 269,
1080.
Narva, exports and imports at, 442.
, ships from, consulage fees on, 457.
Nash, Matthew, appointment, p. 107.
Natolia, 90.
Navy Board, letters from, &c,, 53, 113.
Navy, Comptroller of the, 696.
, Treasurer of the, appointment, 230.
Neapolitan regiments, Englishmen claimed as
deserters from, 558.
Nedham, Jlr., M.P. in Ireland, p. 509.
Negapatnam, Dutch Governor of, 445.
Nepisiugues, the, an Indian tribe, 243.
Nesbitt, Attorney General for Nova Scotia,
574.
Netherlands, Conservator of the Scots privi-
leges and Resident for affairs of Scot-
laud in, 1429.
Netherton, Capt., affair of, on coast of Java,
p. 386.
Nevill, Arthur Jones, Esq., late Surveyor
and Engineer General, allowance for
works, p. 282.
, , , censured in the House of
Commons, p. 282.
Neville, Richard NeviUe, Esq., cash book of.
New Abby, church and parish of, p. 445.
Newbury, rectory of, p. 559.
Newcastle-under-Line, Duke of, (Henry
Eieues,) appointments, p. 421.
, , hcence to take surname, p, 438.
, , the late, letters, &c. belonging
to the Secretaries of State among
papers of, 1185.
GENERAL INDEX.
655
Newcastle-Lipon-Tyue, Eecorclor of, 1403.
, troops stationed at, 837, 853.
and neighbourhood, riots at, 839.
, riots at, the origin of the riots on
the Thames, 870.
Newcome, Benjamin, D.D., made Dean of
Roche.ster, p. 244.
Dr. Richard, late Bishop of St. Asaph,
p. 559.
Dr. William, made Bishop of Dro-
more, 390.
Newdigate, Sir Roger, 134.
New England, stamped paper for, security of,
&o., 4, 84.
Newfoundland, capital of, defence of, 65.
, fishery at, 54.
, state of, &c., 311.
, men of, discharged in a dis-
tressed condition, evils of, &c., 479.
inhabitants of Jersey engaged
in, p. 529.
, fortifications of, ruinous condition of,
&c., 178.
French saWors brought home from
coast of, 338, 388.
, French vessel detained near, 586.
, requirements for service of, 156.
, settlement of limits of, effect of, 474.
Newgate Prison, convicts in, recruits for
H.M.'s service taken from, 1190, 1193,
1200, 1205-6.
, loathsome state of, 1249.
New Hampshire, Attorney General for, office
vacant, 574.
, Governor of, p. 138.
New Jersey, Attorney General for, 574.
, proceedings of, laid before the House
of Commons, 484.
Newman, Henry, of Dorliing, 807.
Newm.arket, master of the game round, 3G7.
New Orleans, 198, 271, p. 208.
Newport, members for, by whom chosen,
548.
Pagnell, Baron of, see Anglesey, Earl
of.
(Rhode Island), tumult on account
of the stamps at, p. 8.
Newsom, Joseph, a London magistrate,
exertions of, p. 541, 1383.
Newton or Newtown, Lord Viscount, appoint-
ment iu Ireland, 390.
, consulted about the Irish Short
Money BUI, p. 2 10.
Newton, Isaac, of Bogdall, Esq., memorial,
1197.
,Dr. Thomas,Bishop of Bristol, to hold
a deanery iu commendam, 1074.
New Woodstock, see Woodstock, New.
New York (city or province) , 4.
, Assembly of, resolution of, as to the
quartering of the troops, 38, 271.
, Attorney General for, 574.
New York — cent.
, commotions in, 27.
, Comptroller of Artillery at, 4 1 .
, disputes as to limits of, 620, ? 676.
, Governor of, 41.
, , declaration of, as to the stamped
papers, effect of, 41.
, , advises against admitting
French claims, 361.
, merchants of, petition to the House of
Commons from, 426.
ordnance, &c. at, 41.
packet boats to, detained, &c., 384,
710.
, stamped paper burnt at, p. 27.
, vessels cleared at, with unstamped
paper, 102.
Nice, p. 369.
, British Consul in, 1048.
NichoUs, John, Esq., late Surgeon General iu
Ireland, p. 282.
Nichols, Richard, an almsman, p. 399.
Nickless, Daniel, p. 269.
John, p. 244.
Nidd, George, p. 269, p. 427.
Nigg (Aberdeen), church, &c. of, presentation
to, 909, p. 445.
" Nocturnal Remembrancer,'' set of tablets
called, p. 424.
Nolken, Baron de, [? Swedish Minister,] letter
from, 132.
Nontagues, the, an Indian tribe, 243.
Norclitfe, licence to use name, &c. of, p. 589.
Norfolk, CO. of, deputy clerk of the peace for,
302.
Sheriff of, 94,358.
, , rioters in, doubt as to authority
to name a day for execution of, 358.
Norman, Samuel, petition, 155.
Norris, John, High Sheriff of Norfolk, letter
from, &c.,'94.
, , an almsman, p. 400.
, Thomas, of Duke Street, West-
minster, invention, p. 425.
North, Lord, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
he, appointment, p. 264.
, a Lord of the Treasiu-y, appoint-
ment, p. 421.
Brownlow, M.A., one of H.M.'s
chaplains, grant to, p. 398.
.William, one of H.M.'s messengers,
710.
NorthingtOD, Earl of, to kiss His Majesty's
hand on appointment, 230.
, letter to, 1362.
Northumberland, co. of, riots in, 837, 839.
, Earl of, (Hugh,) Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, 100, 687.
, created a Duke, 373.
, , letters from, 839-40.
, , letters to, about the Brentford
riots, &c., 820, 936.
656
GENERAL INDEX.
Norton, J[r., circiilarf to, 1014, 1245."
, Sir Fletcher, King's counsel, licences
to plead, 381, 707, 1080, 1415.
, , appointment, 1413.
, William, of CoTentry, invention,
p. 424.
Norwicli cathedral, headsman in, p. 399.
Norwich, collector of Excise in, 7S1.
, mayor, &c. of, a petition of, 302.
prehendarj of, 1074.
■Notarial acts, authentication of, by the French
Ambassador, as to, 33, 346, 365-6.
Nott, Fettiplace, Esq., late steward of Lich-
field, 1403.
Nottingham, CO. of. Lord Lieutenant of, p. 421 .
, transport of cheese from,
stopped, 321.
town of, mayor of, (Robie Swan,)
letters to, about the rioters, 300-1,
313.
Nova Scotia, '• Act for partition of lands in
coparcenery " in, 453.
Agent for, 474.
Attorney General for, and by whom
appointed, 574.
, Chief Justice of, obserrations of, sent,
449, 453.
coal mines in, the working of, 546.
, Governor of, 210, p. 138, 453.
Nugent, Baron, see Clare, Viscoimt.
, James, of Donore, Esq., baronetcy,
p. 335, 1091.
, Peter, baronetcy in remainder to,
1091.
Kuttall, . Solicitor to the Treasury, see
Treasury, Solicitor to the, (Xuttall).
o.
Oatridge, Miles, cheese factor, p. 427.
O'Brien, Sir Lucius, motion of, as to the va-
cancy of the Seals in Ireland, 626.
Ody, John Samuel, p. 427.
Offices, grants of, 379, 705, 1078, 1413.
Ogier, Abraham, public notary, the French
Ambassador authenticates acts passed
before, 33, 365-6.
Ogilvie, Mrs., under sentence tor incest and
murder, escape of, &c., 89.
Ogle, Allan, late Clerk of Commissariat of
Lanark, 720.
, John, writer in Lanark, appointment,
720.
, Newton, D.D., grant of a deanery to,
p. 560.
O'Hara, ilr., title deeds of, 1307.
, Charles, Governor of Senegal or
Senegambia, 1044, 1186.
, , accounts from, 232.
, , , , letter, &c. to, 1, 1048.
, , expenses of, 463, 471,
608, 1050.
, , , return of, 1402.
, recommended for an appoint-
ment in Ireland, p. 546.
, Captain Francis, of H.SLS. "Merlin,"
&c., massacred by African natives,
Ohio, the, establishment of new governments
on, advised, &c., p. 189, 619.
Old Bailey, experiment in, on limb of a
criminal, 510.
Old Deer, church of, 1431.
Olivenga, a British subject Governor of, 1112.
Oliver, James, soldier convicted at Exeter,
, Silver, Esq., recommendation of,
p. 548.
O'Neile, Mr., death of, likely to add two more
to the numbers for Go^■ernment in Ire-
land, p. 492.
Onslow, Lord, letter to, 842.
, Captain, of the " Aquilon," p. 369.
, Mr., senior, 582.
, George, Esq., appointments, p. 126,
p. 264, p. 421.
Oporto, British factory at. grievances of, 97,
114.
merchants, committee of, representa-
tion of grievances, 800.
, settlement of Irish woollen manufac-
turers in, 788.
Orange, late Prince of, 1066.
Ordnance arms, Westminster Bridge, p. 359,
p. 360.
Ordnance, Lieut.-General of the, 705.
, allowance in lieu of a house,
p. 278.
, Master General of the, (Marquess of
Granby,) letters from, 41, 65-6, 143,
154, 174, 178, 188-9.
, , , letter to, 1186, 1202.
, to pay for printing the astrono-
mical observations, 532.
, principal officers of the, reports, 41,
65-0, 143, 178.
in the forts, &c., returns as to, 188-9.
warrants, 383, "709, p. 278, 1082, 1417.
O'Eeilly, General, in Spanish service, p. 475.
Orford, Earl of, letters to, 385, 711.
Oriental languages, H.M.'s Interpreter of, 500,
1403.
Orkney and Zetland, Sheriff Depute of, 724.
Orr, alias Urr, church of, 1431.
Orwell, Lord, letter from, as to a militia
officer keeping an alehouse in Ipswich,
891.
GENERAL INDEX.
657
Osborne, Major Sir George, Bart., to sell out,
26.
Sir William, a popular speaker in the
Irish House of Commons, support of,
thought necessary, 604, p. 230.
, reoomraeuded for the Irish
Revenue Board, &c., p. 491, p. .545,
p. 548.
Ossory, Bishop of, p. 145.
Ostend, 319, 534.
, British Consul at, 148.
, British Vice-Cousul at, 148, 254, 534,
827.
, magistrates of, dispute with, 827.
, persons passing to and from, lists of,
to be sent, 710.
Oswald, Rev. Dr., at Methveu, p. 445.
, James, Esq., grant of an office to,
p. 145.
Ottamenoi, Mous., Secretary to the Spanish
Embassy, 784.
Otto, Henry, one of II.M.'s messengers, 1207.
Oughton, Col. James Adolphus, see Scotland,
Commander-in-chief in, in absence of
Lord Lome.
Overend, William, of Bentham, p. 427.
Owen, James, soldier convicted at Exeter,
852.
Owls, Ann, case of, 1181, 1189, 1195, 1424.
Oxford. Bishop of, warrants for election of,
p. 108, 371.
, , (Robert Lowth), prebend, &c.,
held in commendam by, p. 1 10.
, , , , dispensation, 1074.
, CO. of, riots in, owing to the high
price of wheat, &c., 285, 300.
, , Lord Lieutenant of, 285.
, city of, mayor of, letter to, 300.
, , Recorder of, p. 249.
, University of, Christchurch in, see
Christchurch, Oxford.
, St. John's College in, licence
to hold buds, p. 264.
, Professor of Civil Law in, 705.
Oxley, Joseph, of Floddan, barley miller, _in-
veution, p. 267.
Packet boats, 319, 342, 384, 710, 1083, 1418.
, masters of, violations of law in Portu-
gal by, 466, 470.
Page, Mr., late member for Chichester, medi-
cal receipts given by, for the use of the
pubHc, 937.
, John, of Dundalk, grocer, petition,
144.
Palais, in Belleisle, siege of, 1082.
Palermo, duties on forciijn merchandize at,
p. 76.
Palliser, Captain or Commodore, 586.
, , instructions for, 478, 480.
, letters from, 311, 479.
, Francis, Franciscan friar, 944.
I'ahner, Patrick, Professor of Feudal and Civil
Law in Trinity Coll., Dublin, dispen-
sation, p. 110.
, Richard, SLA., made a canon, p. 560.
Palmerston, Viscount, (Henry,) appointments,
p. 126 (2), p. 127, 1078.
Panmure, Lord, application from, 1253.
Pauton, Thomas, Esq., appointment, 367.
Paoli, Genl., persons charged with a commis-
sion from the Ministry to, p. 309.
Paper currency, application for power to issue
a, in America, 427.
Papists in England, lists of, to be laid before
the House of Lords, 521.
Pardons, see Criminals, pardons.
Paris, British Charge d'Affaires in, 1038.
, Insurance Company of, memorial on
behalf of, 539.
, messenger despatched every week from,
by the" Ambassador, 342.
Parish, John, condemned for burglary, 94.
Park gates and Horse Guards, permissions to
pass through, 385, 711,1084, 1419.
Parker, Consul, 1101.
, James, late vicar of St. Michael, in
Coventry, p. 398.
, Thomas, of St. Mary Axe, invention,
512.
William, D.D., rector of St. James's,
Westminster, grant of arms to, p. 589.
Parkinson, Jamjs, scrivener, inventions, 347,
p. 267.
Parks, Daniel, in Scotland, letters to, to be
opened, p. 138.
Parliament, (both Houses,) dissolution of,
lirotest against, 1372.
, , petitions for, 1385, 1399.
, King's speech to, opinions about, 19,
papers, &c. laid before, 10, 24, 55, 92,
410, 418, 459, 484, 487-8, 521, p. 278.
, opemng of. Commissioners for, 877.
, , precautions to keep the peace
at, p. 356.
, rolls of, 1 Ed. I. to 1 Ed. VL, 511.
, survey of the African ports to be laid
before, 1417.
, House of Lords, orders, resolutions,
&c. of, 56, 491-2-3, 496.
, , proceedings of, &c., 99.
, House of Commons, Act in, relating
to Ireland, 656.
, , addresses, resolutions, &c. of,
28, 29,56,410,451.
, clerk of the, p. 421, 1419.
, Speaker of, 877.
Mr. Wilkes brought up to the
bar of, 1168.
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658
GENEEAL INDEX.
Parnell, .Tnhn, of KatMeague, made a baronet,
389.
Pasley, Consul, at the Canaries, circulars to,
1014, 1048.
Passports or passes, 386, 1085, 1420.
Patching, rectory of, p. 264.
Paton, Eohert, late minister of Renfrew,
p. 445.
Patten, Thomas, Esq., p. 270.
, Thomas, and Co., of AVarriugtou,
petition, p. 265 (note).
Patterson, John, late minister of St. Andrew,
1431.
Paul, Dr., 278.
, Eev. Thomas, M. A., Dean of St. Patrick,
CasheU, exchange, 1163, 1426.
Payne, Edward, merchant, Coleman Street,
p. 277.
;., , joint sj-ndic for the English
creditors of Larnac Fr^res, letter from,
957.
, John, of London , hookseller, p. 580.
Peach, Samuel, Dr. Bradley's Ohservations in
the possession of, 489, 1247, 1395.
Pearce, Jacob, p. 132.
or Pearse, William, convicted at the
Cornwall assizes, applications in favour
of, &c., 548-9, 551, 559, 560, 564,
p. 249.
Pease, Thomas, smith and spring maker, in-
vention, p. 130.
Peel, (Isle of Man,) p. 10.
, Captain of town of, proposed salary,
p. 376.
, seditious disposition among inhabitants
of, want of accommodation tor troops
at, &c., 96.
Peele, John, of Cheapside, linendraper, in-
vention, p. 129.
Pelham, licence to take surname of, p. 438.
, , Lord, letter to, 1185.
Pell, Mr., letters to or from, about the riots,
902, 914-5-6, 940.
Pennington, Major, left in command of the
troops in the Isle of Man, conduct of,
&c., 76, 96, 116, 133, 140.
Pennsylvania, p. 208.
, stamped paper for, how received on
its arrival, 4.
Pem-ose, Thomas, late rector of Newbury,
p. 559.
Pensacola, 198.
Pensioners, Band of, Captain of, (Earl of
Lichfield,) warrants to, 368.
, , clerk of the cheque to, 368.
Pepper, Col., memorial to be allowed to sell
out, and price received by, for his com-
mission, &c., 658.
, Col. Parke, Lieut.-Col. of 49th Regi-
ment, as to retirement of, 741, 758,812.
Perrott, Baron, letter from, 450, 1222.
, James, reward for services in con-
nexion with redemption of slaves in
Barbary, 359.
Perrott — cont.
Sir Richard, claim of, to a baronetcy,
359.
, , dispute of, in the House of
Commons, p. 103.
, , rank and precedence of, p. 278.
Perryn, Richard, Esq., licence to plead, p. 270.
Persia, civil war in, p. 73.
, woollen trade to, p. 73.
Pert, see Logic.
Pery or Perry, Mr., motions made by, and
proceedings of, in the Irish House of
Commons, 616, p. 296, 1344.
, , instance of respect for the Cro^Ti
on part of, p. 313.
Peter, Czar, invasion of England by, supposed
to be designed, 351.
Peterborough, Bishop of, election of, p. 559,
1406.
, Dean of, 372.
Petersburg, British Consul General at, 148.
, British Envoy Extraordinary or Am-
ba.ssador at, 14"8, 1085.
, exports and imports at, 442.
, ships from, consulage fees on, 457.
Philadelphia, 4, 679.
Phili, William, a convict in Aberdeen gaul,
1182.
Philip, WilUam, remission, 1429.
Phillips, James, of Pentyparch, Esq., licence
to hold fairs, p. 422.
Phipps, Constantine, Esq., created a baron,
716.
Phcenix Park, grant for a site for a hospital
in, p. 145.
Pickering, John, of Loudon, toj'-maker, in-
vention, p. 577, p. 595.
Pictet, Col. James, 713.
Pictra Cotta, a composition called, 380.
Pierce, Thomas, styptic discovered by, ex-
periment of, on limb of a criminal,
510, 514.
Pigou, Peter, of H.M.S. " Huntingdon," to
seize pirates, p. 589.
Pmchbeck, Christopher, of Cockspur Street,
toyman, inventions, p. 424 (2).
Pindar, Capt., 713.
Pinmakers' Company, London, petition of,
p. 265 (note).
Pipon, Mr., a jurat of Jersey, p. 529.
Piracy by an English vessel, reward for dis-
covery, 467, 477.
, stipulations in connexion with pro-
secution for, 477.
Piracies, complaint of, 580, 975.
Pirates, commissions for seizing, p. 437,
p. 589.
Pitsligo, minister of, p. 285.
Pitt Fort, 271.
Pitt, William, Esq., created Earl of Chatham,
373.
"Pitt's" crew cast awa}- in Barbary, dis-
bursements for, 732, p. 431.
GENERAL INDEX.
659
Plague of 1743 turned the course of trade,
p. 76.
Plate, allowance of, to srovernors, kc, 388.
715, 1089.
Plead, licences to, see Licences to pk-ad.
Plymouth, Lord, Lord Lieutenant of the co.
of Glamorgan, 1158.
town, 308.
, arrival of the Jloroeco Ambassador
at, 333.
, French ship compelled to strike her
pendant in passing an English ship at,
1389.
Poer, Mr., motions, &c. of, in the Irish House
of Commons, p. 298, 7-59, 765, p. .305.
Pohle, Joseph, engraver, inventions, p. 267
Pole, "William, Esq., M.P. for Queen's county,
appointment, p. 143.
Polk, Mr., Governor of JIadras, complaint
against, 445.
Pollard, Robert, an almsman, p. 400.
Pollock, William, clerk in the Secretary of
State's Office, 193.
Pomeroy, Colonel, of the G4th Regiment, 686.
Pomeroy'ti, a remarkably fine battalion, 989.
Pondichorry, military stores or booty taken
at, 106, p. 269.
distribution of, p. 422.
, expedition to, officers of, as to memo-
rial of, 451.
Ponsonby, John, Esq., Speaker of the House
of Commons, one of the Lords Justices,
and a Commissioner of the Revenue in
Ireland, 179, 390, 1367
leave to come t
I England,
ayo.
.., , , attitude of, with respect
to the Short Money Bill, 623-4, 626.
.., , fails to assist to lower
parliamentary grants, p. 221.
,., , , negotiations with, and
proceedings of, about the Augmenta-
tion, &e., 664, 688, p. 289, 733, 750,
756,767,791,862, 1283, 1321, 1351,
p. 519, p. 520.
,., , demands of, for carrying
on the King's ordinary business, &c.,
665, 688.
.., , persons influenced by,
probable effect of firmness in the Go-
vernment on, &e., 1233.
.., , , advisability of a conference
with, as to, 1244.
., , removal from the Revenue
Board, &c. recommended, p. 491, 1333,
1391.
., , , estremeh' active in his
endeavours to keep his old friends
steady, &c., p. 492.
, , , friends of, wavering as to
the connexion, 1270.
, influence of, whence de-
rived, &c., 1283.
, terrors of the dommion
of, 1348.
Ponsonby, John, Esq., Speaker of the House
of Commons in Ireland — coiit.
, , , joins his numbers to the
Opposition in the House of Commons,
1344, p. 521.
, , , English Government
unable to repose the least confidence
in, p. 521.
, , , vote carried by casting
voice of, p. 535.
, , , people convinced that
the blame of the dissolution lies at
tlie door of, 1398.
, Hkely to canvass for the
Cliair the moment he expects a dis-
solution, &c., p. 545, 1398.
, , , removal from the Privy
Council recommended, p. 548.
, , , eflforts of, against the
Government, p. 549.
, William, one of a proposed deputation
to the King, 767.
, the Speaker's sou, e.xaminator
of the Customs in Ireland, removal of,
recommended, p. 546.
Pontefract, Chairman, &e. of the Quarter
Sessions at, letter to, 1189.
Fonthieu, Josias de, joint syndic for English
creditors of Larnac Freres, 957.
Ponton, Air., 963.
, Dauiel, Chairman of the Surrey
sessions, and the riotous sailors, &c.,
, , , letters to and from, and
proceedings of, in connection with
Mr. WiFnes, 936 (pp. 352-61).
Pool, 841.
Poole, Edward, rector of Cheadle, 1410,
p. 574.
Poor, the industrious, an Act for protection
of, p, 1 15.
, scheme for selling cheap household
bread to the, 402.
Pope, supremacy of the, readilj- renounced by
French Papists, 403.
Popery, the system of laws against, 867.
Popbam, Mr., counsel for a convict, 549.
, Joseph, H.M.'s Consul at Tetuan,
255, 292.
, treatment by the Em-
peror, 214, 352.
, , letters, &c. to and from,
954, 1014, 1265, p. 502, p. 503, 1373.
, , , thrown into prison by the
Emperor, 1125, 1147, 1165.
, , , some kind of apology re-
ceived by, &c., p. 475.
, , reception on his return
to Tetuan, 1225.
, , , Emperor of Morocco's
presents to, returned, p. 503.
Porcelain ware, a new nietliod of making.
380.
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GENERAL INDEX.
Portarlington, French church at, minister of,
p. 442.
Port Beaufort (N. Carolina), establishment of
a comptroller for, recommended, 608.
Porte, Ambassador at the, see Constantinople.
, answer necessary to be given to the,
1042.
Porten, Stanier, Esq., Secretary to the Extra-
ordinary Embassy to the Court of
Prance, p. 138.
, , services in connection with
liquidation of the Canada paper, 51.5.
, , letter from or to, 977, 1181,
1195, 1386.
, Under Secretary, see Secretary
of State, Northern, and also Southern
Departments, Under Secretaries to.
Porter, John, 1 of Nottingham, invention,
, Sinckler, J P- 578.
Portland, Dowager Duchess of, 1084.
Duke of. Lord Chamberlain, 385,
388.
Portmahon, 122, 425, 1001.
Port Royal, Jamaica, Fort Charles in.
Governor of, 698.
Portsmouth, 308, 333, 550.
Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s ships
at, 191, p. 533.
, Governor or Commanding Officer at,
orders to, p. 277.
, King's docks at, llussian ships re-
pairing in, p. 589.
, physician eminent at, 228.
Portudal, French settlement at, 232.
Portugal, attempt to get English miners to
settle in, 1115,1267, 1278.
, British Minister Plenipotentiary in,
(Mr. Hay,) 114,466,470.
, , , despatch of letters to,
p. 134.
, British Envoy Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary in, (William Henry
Lytteltou,) 5C6, 984, 1115, 1267.
, to kiss H.M.'s hand on
appointment, 289.
, , , conveyance thither, 696.
, , , circulars to, 1014, 1227,
1245.
, Court of, remonstrances to, 97, 114.
, Deputy Consul and British factorj- in,
debarred from having wines, &c. duty
free, 114.
, King of, an edict of, complaint
against, 860.
, , privateers in service of, case of,
448.
pieces coined in England, 1343, p. 551.
Portuguese earned into slavery by an Al-
gerine cruiser, 004.
Minister or Envoy (Mons. de Mello),
a request of, to be granted, 383.
, , return to LLsbon, 1418.
service, British officer in, 1112.
Portuguese— coni.
slaves taken out of an English ship to
be reclaimed, 606.
, truce of the, with the Emperor of
Jlorocco, p. 501.
in favour with the Emperor of Mo-
rocco, p. 506.
Postage, free, &e., 81, 137, 193, 247, 290, 433,
439, 561, 754.
Postmaster General, letters to, 81, 139, 193,
240, 247, 290, 388, 433, 439, 466, 470,
561, p. 277, 740, 754, 1089.
Post Office, Secretarv to the, (Henry Potts,)
letters from or to, 47, 194, 298, 384,
p. 138, 710.
Potter, one, charges by, against Major Rogers
in America, and death of, 676.
Hanbnry, one of H.M.'s messengers,
p. 134, 710.
John, D.D., one of H.M.'s chaplains,
made a Dean, p. 108.
, Thomas, Esq., charged with H.M.'s
affairs at Turin, 828, p. 369.
, , , allowance, 1422.
, , , circular to, 1014.
Potts, Henry, Secretary to the Post Office, see
Post "Office, Secretary to the, (Potts).
Pouchkin, Mons. de Moussin, see Russian
Minister (Pouchkin).
Powell, John, Esq., late Recorder of JIou-
niouth, 1403.
, William Samuel, D.D., presentation,
p. 108.
Powers, William, of Coventry, invention,
p. 424.
Powerscourt, Lord, extraordinary protest
signed by, p. 554.
Pownall, John, Esq., p. 354.
, , Secretary to the Board of Trade,
see Trade, Commissioners of. Secretary
to, (Pownall).
, Mr., letter from, 955.
Poyning's Law, era of, p. 521.
Pratt, John Jeffreys, Esq., (son of Lord
Camden,) grant of an office to, p. 145.
, William, clerk, made a Dean, 1426.
Prescot, Mr., to attend a Committee of the
Council, 274.
, Dr. Kenrick, Prebendary of Nor-
wich, dispensation, 1074.
Presentations in H.M.'s donation, office of
writing, to the Great Seal, p. 265.
Presentations, see Church appointments.
Presents, right of Ministers to, when accruing
and when precluded, 349, 351, 353.
Preston, Major, leave of absence to, 1292.
Pretender, the, statute relative to, 399.
Prevost, Lieut.-Col., proposal to recruit with
German Protestants, 190.
Price, Mr., nephew to Lord Hertford, JI.P.
in Ireland, p. 509.
Charles, Attorney General for
Georgia, 574.
GENERAL INDEX.
661
Price — cont.
, Cromwell, Esq., pension of, ileter-
mined, 1427.
, E., Under-sheriff of Bucks, letter
from, 93.
Gryfydd, Esq., barrister, appuintment,
U03.
, Owen, Gent., licence to priut, p. 1410.
Prince or Princess, birth of a, 280, 297, 597-8,
1029.
Prince of Wales's Regiment of Light Horse,
653.
Prince, William, of the Strand, LoiuTou, in-
vention, p. 268.
Pringle, Andrew, of Alemoor, Esq., late a
Lord of Justiciary in Scotland, 1428.
, Sir John, of Pall Mall, Doctor of
Physic, baronetcy, 373.
, , Physician to His Majesty, letter
to, 1221.
, Capt. Thomas, of the 20th, 663.
Walter, late Sheriff Depute of Forfar,
1428.
Print and publish, licences to, see Licences.
Prittie, Lieut., of H.M.'s cutter " Swift,"
answer to a complaint, 323.
Privateers in Portuguese service, 448.
Privy Council, Clerk of the, office granted,
p. 264.
Privy Seal, authority to deliver up, p. 437.
, bills to pass the, 370, 699, 1072.
, Clerkof the,p. 265.
,Commissionersofthe,allowauce,p.400.
, , appointment, p. 422.
, Keeper of the, (Lord Chatham,)
allowance, p. 108.
, , appointment, p. 126.
, , , warrants to, p. 140,
p. 437 (2).
, , (George William Earl of
Bristol,) allowance, p. 400.
, , , appomtment, p. 421.
, , to pass grants, p. 437.
, , , to pass through the parks,
&c., 1419.
, warrant for appointment to office of,
as to, 752.
Proby, Capt. or Commodore, Commander-in-
chief of H.M.'s ships at Chatham and
Sheerness, letter from, 117.
, Commander-in-chief of H.M.'s
ships in the Mediterranean, sue Medi-
terranean, Commanders-in-Chief, &c.
in.
Procurator General, H.M.'s, 367.
, the same as King's Proctor, 278.
Provesa, fortress of, quarantine in, 504.
Provisions, price of, practices used to enhance,
336.
Prussia, British Envoy Extraordinary in,
(Sir Andrew Mitchell,) circulars to,
148, 280, 287, 401, 563, 597, 744,877,
885, 1013.
, , , passport, 3S6.
Public Adcerliscr, a letter signed " Junius,"
in, libellous character of, 138".
Puckey, William, of Plymouth, p. 426.
Pulteney, Daniel, Esq., p. 278.
, Hem-}-, Esq., formerly Governor,
S:c. of Kingston-on-Hull, 369.
, name of, allowed to be taken, p. 278.
Purnell, Mr., Pro-consul at Leghorn, 911,918.
, John, of Erampton-upon-Severn,
ironmaster, invention, p. 129.
Puysineux, Marquis de, French Governor of
Minorca, present made by, p. 180.
Pye, Vice-Admiral, Commander of H.M.'s
ships at Barbadoes, &c., see Barbadoes
and the Leeward Islands, Commander,
Q.
Quarantine, 16, 51, 152, 264, 333, 504, 534.
Quebec (town or province), 182.
, Attorney General for, 574.
, Courts of Judicature and Civil
Government of, 496.
, garrison of, vessel impressed for ser-
vice of, 272.
, Governor of, 715, 1069, 1089.
, , advises against admitting French
claims, 361.
, , instructions, &c. given to,
required, 492.
, Lieut.-Governor of, 369, 384.
limits of, settlement of, effect of, 474.
, , dispute as to, 620.
, regiment going to, 1069.
Queen Anne's Bounty, Secretary to Governor
of, grant of office of, 379.
Queensberry, Duke of, promise made to, 1282.
, , recommendations of, as to,
p. 507.
Queensborougb, Duke of, 200.
Queen's County, knight of the shire for, p. 143.
Queen's House, assembly of seamen at, to
petition the Iving, 866.
Quieto, port in Istria, escape of persons from
Venetian ships at, 16.
Quilleboeuf, 997.
Quillin, Mr., late Attorney General in the Isle
of Man, 760.
Quin, Catherine, p. 426.
Quito, in Mexico, insurrection in, 194.
R.
lladcliffe, Thomas, of Ormskirk, Esq., change
of name, &c., p. 279.
Kadlev, William, of Kadley, chemist, inveu-
"tion,p.57S.
662
GENERAL INDEX.
Radnor, Earl of, (.William Bouverie,) licence
tobear arms, p.438.
Ragg, Thomas, late minister of Belhelvie, 393.
Kagusan colom-s, how introduced into the
Turkey trade, p. 73.
Eaibaiti, Chevalier, 895.
Eainforth, Oliver, of llahnesbury, Excise
ofiBcer, p. 269.
Kais, Ahamet Benzezo, an oflFending Algerine
commander, 176.
Eaitt, Lieut.-Col., commanding the troops in
the Isle of ilan, 76, 140.
Eamsay, Hon. George, late Sheriff Depute of
Fortar, 14:!8.
, Dr. Robert, physician in Edinburgh,
appointment, 721.
Eamsey, Consul, circular to, 1014.
Eamsey (Isle of Man), p. 10.
, Captain of town of, proposed salary,
p. 376.
Eandall, George, clerk in the Secretary of
State's office, 561, 1089, p. 435.
Eandolph, John, Attorney General for Vir-
ginia, 574.
Eanelagh, Lord Viscount, premium to, p. 442.
Eatisbon, Diet at, British Minister to, 148.
Eavensworth, Lord, application from, 826.
Eaybold, John, letters to, to be opened,
p. 138.
Bead, Richard, of Canterbury, p. 399.
Reading, 1251.
Eed Stone Creek, settlers at, out of the
protection of any province, 271.
Eeddall, William, a convict, 388.
Eedman, murder of one, p. 426.
Eeef, coast of, expedition sent to, against the
Arabs, 255.
, , Emperor of ISIorocco's rebellious
subjects on the, p. 387.
Eees or Eeece, PhiKp, 1080.
Reeves, Christopher, of Blackman Street,
coachmaker, &c., invention, p. 578.
Eegiments : —
Queen's Royal, 116, 482.
Fourth Light Dragoons, 919, 930.
Eighth Dragoons, 758.
Twelfth Dragoons in Ireland, G40, 653.
Prince of Wales's Eegiment of Light
Horse, 653.
First or Royal, 806, 973, p. 442.
Second or Queen's, 681-2, 815, p. 442.
Thii'dFoot Guards, solicitor to, lo71.
Fourth, 1028.
Fifth, 1028.
Eighth, 757, 1069.
Ninth, 964, 1032, 1427.
Tenth, 499, p. 442.
Twelfth, 1402, 1424.
Thirteenth, 961, 964, 969, 1037, 1064,
p. 396, 1089. 1141, 1144, 1402.
Fourteenth, 130, 164, 175, 191-2.
Fifteeuth, 757.
Regiments — cojtt.
Sixteenth, 70, p. 442.
Eighteenth, p. 442.
Twenty-fourth, 1240, 1246, p. 593
Twenty-fifth, 953, p. 396, p. 436.
Twenty-sixth, p. 442.
Twenty-seventh, p. 442, 1118.
Twenty-eighth, p. 442.
Twenty-ninth, p. 145.
Thirty-third, 1064.
Thirty-fourth, 964, 1032, 1277,
p. 593.
Thirty -seventh, 953, p. 436.
Thirty-ninth, 663, 1037, 1204,
p. 593.
1402
Fortieth, p. 145.
Forty-second, p. 442.
Forty-fourth, p, 145, 1312.
Forty-fifth, p. 145.
, the succession to the m.ajority
in, 1151, 1154-5, 1162.
Forty-sixth, p. 442.
Forty-seventh, 962.
Forty-eighth, p. 442, 1427.
Forty-ninth, 1118.
Fifty-second, p. 145.
Fifty-third, S65, 1021, p. 442.
accusation against officers of,
1021, 1054, 1131, 1149, 1152.
Fifty-fourth, 184, 865, p. 442.
Fifty-seventh, 771, 773, 1069, p. 442.
Fifty-ninth, p. 145.
Sixtv-second, 928, 1199, 1226, 1241,
1250, 1275, p. 593.
Sixty-third, 1027.
Sixty-fom-th, 964, 972,976,980, 985-6,
988-
991,
137
Sixty-flfth, 964, 972, 976, 980, 985-6,
988-9, 991, 993, 995, 1369, 1378,
1427.
Sixty-ninth, 771, 773, 806, 973, 1069,
p. 442.
Regiments, abroad, relief of, 661.
, bounty money for recruits for, 46.
, clothing, &c. of, regulations as to,
1002, 1004, 1054, nil.
, Colonels of, not permitted to pay sub-
alterns out of their own pockets, 812.
, courts-martial for, 452.
, recruiting of, from among criminals,
1193, 1200, 1205-6, 1250, 1257.
, seconded officers in, 1099, 1113.
, rank of, &c., 1312, 1335.
, subsistence of drafts fi'om, &c., 1102-3,
1105, 1110.
, surgeons and surgeons' mates to, quali-
fications of, &c., 693.
, tenth company oificers in, not per-
mitted to sell out, 833.
Reid or Read, Mr., a Westminster magistrate,
p. 357, p. 360.
GENERAL INDEX.
Eeilly, Andrew, ■) to enter foreign service,
, James, J P- 438.
, Pierce, pardon for entering foreign
service, 717.
Eeiny, George, preseutatiou, 1431.
Renfrew, churcli and parish of, p. 445.
Rennel, Thomas, clerk, presentiition, p. 244.
Rennet, Mr., an attorney who carried on a
prosecution for the Morocco Amhas-
sador, hill of, 14.
Reprieve not granted withoitt an explicit
opinion from the Judge, 852.
Repton, John, Excise collector, Norwich,
781.
Requests, Court of, Registrar of, p. 265.
" Respite " and " Reprieve," difference of
meaning suggested, p. 249.
Respites, see Criminals, pardons, &e.
Retiring, mode of, not relished by His Majesty,
758.
" Revolution " ship sunk to defraud the
insurers, 1038.
Rhea, Isle of, 31.
Rhode Island, the Governor at, 4.
, disturbances at,a boat of one of II.M.'s
ships burnt, &c., 84.
Ehoon-in-the-Obermaasel, near Rotterdam,
workshops established at, 107.
Riall, Phineas and Mary, dissolution of mar-
riage of, 691.
Rice, George, Esq., appointment, p. 127,
p. 421.
Rich, Sir Robert, late Governor of Chelsea
Hospital, 1071.
Richards, Frederick, a convict, 388.
Thomas, an almsman, p. 400.
Richardson, Joseph, first clerk in Duke of
Grafton's office, death of, 139.
Richmond, Duke of, Secretary of State for the
Southern Department, see Secretary of
State, Southern Department, (Rich-
mond).
Richmond, 711.
, residence of His Majesty at, 886,
1034, 1237.
Riga, exports and imports at, 442.
Rigby, Richard, Esq., office granted to, 1093.
Ringelman, Mary, recommendations for, 372,
700, 1074, 1407.
Ringold, Messrs. Thomas and William, of
Maryland, consignees of convicts, 485.
Ringwould, rector of, p. 590.
Rio de Janeiro, treatment of Lieut. Cook, &c.,
at, 1174.
Riots, &c., 273, 275-6, 285, 300-1, 306-7,
321, 337, p. 124. See also Sailors.
Rithberg, country of, claim for provisions sup-
plied to the Allies, 814.
Rivers, James, a clerk of the signet, to dis-
charge his duties by deputy, p. 560. -
, Sir Peter, Bart., licence for change of
name, &c., p. 279.
Robb, 'William, presentation, p. 445.
Roberts, J. C, see Secretary of State, Southern
Department, Under Secretaries to,
(Roberts).
, John, Esq., appointment, p. 42 1 .
, , of London, licence to print,
p. 428.
, , , bookseller, suit agaiust,
p. 580.
Robertson, Dr., letter to, 498.
, Mr., late minister of Kiltearn, 1431.
, minister of Kiucardiue, 1431.
Gilbei't, presentation, 1431.
, James, presentation, 786, p. 445.
, John, presentation, p. 445.
Robinson, George, of Loudon, licence to
print, p. 42S,
, , , bookseller, suit agaiust,
, Robert, of Averham, p. 399.
, Thomas, Esq., appointments, p. 127,
p. 421.
Roche, Capt., of H.M.S. " Cruiser," 242.
Rochester, Bishop of, (Zachary,) resigns
deanery of Westminster, 929.
cathedral, almsmen in, p. 244, p. 560.
, Deans of, p. 244.
Rochford, Earl of, H.M.'s Ambassador in
France, see France, British Ambassador
in, (Rochford).
, at Madrid, see Spain,
British Ambassador in, (Earl of Roch-
ford).
, , Secretary of State, Northern
Department, see Secretary of State,
Northern Department (Rochford).
, , and Countess, to pass through
the Parks, &c., 1084.
Rockingham, Marquess of, (Charles.) 1364.
, , letters to and from, 8S, 223,
1343.
, , pays a visit to Birmingham,
, High Steward of Kingston-
upon-Hull, appointment, 367.
, , proceedings of, in connexion
with the clippers and coiners, 1394.
Rodbard, John, of Ipswich, surgeon, 38 1.
Roe, Charles, and Copper Company, Maccles-
field, petition, p. 265 (note).
Roebuck, Jlr. Benjamin, of Sheffield, 88.
Rogers, Major, commanding the garrison at
Michilimakinac, &c., charges against,
676.
, Hugh, Mayor of Helleston, p. 580.
, Capt. Jonathan, late of the 44th Re-
giment, 1312.
Roman earthenware, imitations of, p. 578.
Catholic books to be allowed to be
taken to Canada, 129.
Catholics, a school set up in Sedgley
Park by, 503.
Romilly,Rev. John,appointment,ipproved,367.
Romnev, 896.
664
GENERAL INDEX.
Eoper, Robert, late Recorder of Doncaster,
307.
Rose, Hugh, presentations, 1431 (2).
Ross, Lieut.-Col., 31.
, David, appointment, 1430.
, George, Gent., late Solicitor to the 3rd
Foot Guards, 1071.
John, Professor of Oriental Languages
at Aberdeen, appointment, 437, 721.
, , U.D., presentation, p. ao9.
, John Loekhart, letter from, 1282.
Ross, clerk of commissariat of, 1430.
, rectorj- of, 1074.
Rothes, Earl of, late Governor of Duncauuon
Fort, 698.
Rotterdam, 1177.
, British Agent at, 148, 712, p. 436,
1408.
Roubaud, Mons., letter from, 3.
Eountree, one, under the Bavarian Minister's
protection, debt of, &c., 144.
Rous, Mr., letter from, transmitted, 728.
Eoussel, Mons., the Bishop of Liege's Minister,
as to the present to, on his taking leave,
983.
Ro-we, John, p. 427.
Rowley, Jlr., removal from the Irish Privy
Council recommended, p. 548.
Eoworth, Mark, courier of H.M.'s Cabinet,
1085.
Roxburgh, Sheriff Depute of, 1428.
Rov, Lieut.-Col., allowance for services at
Dunkirk, 383.
Royal Library, the access to, p. 193.
Royal Society, Secretaries to the, 532.
, Council of the, to certify for printing
the astronomical observations, 532, 709.
, and the transit of Venus, 793, p. 431,
1069.
Royce, John, the Norwich rioter, place of
execution of, p. 249.
Ro3'le, John, given a Poor Knight's place,
p. 245.
Euddry, chapel of, 1407, p. 563.
Rum retailers, proposal to suppress licences,
of, 72, 77, is:.
Rimdell, Sarah, fire-arms secreted bv, &c.,
1308.
Eushton, Jonathan, 1415.
Russel or Russell, a messenger, 1374.
, Richard, sen ., f glass raanuf actiu-ers,
jun., L invention, p. 577.
, Peregrin, Esq., licence to print, 1416.
, Thomas, courier of H.M.'s Cabinet,
Russia, British Ambassador to, (Jlr. Stanley,)
to kiss hands on appointment, 230.
, British Envoy, &c. in, (late,) p. 590.
, iron imported from, 82.
and the Porte, war between, neutr.ility
of the EugUsh, ic, 1288, 1301, 1349.
Russia Company, consulage fees paid by, 457.
, trade of, with Persia, p. 73.
Russian Ambassador or Minister (Prince
Czernichew), arrival, &c., p. 435.
, disagreeable affair with
the French Ambassador at a Court
ball, 1227 .
, , conveyance of, to Hol-
land, 1418.
, , military honours to, 1424.
, (Mons. de Moussin Pouchkin,)
fleet, necessaries for refitting to be
supplied to,['p. 557.
ships in dock at Portsmouth, &c.,
storing of gims, powder, &c. of, 1417.
officers accommodated in Kilsea
barracks, p. 589.
Rutherford, John, Esq., p. 427.
Rutlandshire Militia, commissions for, 9.
Eutter, Angel, styUng himself Consul at
Malta, 974. '
Sabiston or Sebaston, Eobert, of Greenock,
declaration about the distemper at
Dungarvan, 1234-5, 1239, 1254.
Saddler, "William, an almsman, p. 399.
Safl[erv, Edmund, Esq., deceased, libel on,
p. 132.
Saffron Island, reduction of, 122.
Saffy, situation of, trade from, &c., p. 154.
Sailors, &c., on the Thames, riots among,
869, 870, 873-4, 894, 897, 899, 902-3,
914-5-6, p. 356, 940, 978-9, p. 435,
p. 436.
, rate of wages demanded by, &c.,899,
978.
appear in a body near the Parliament
House, p. 357.
St. Andrew in Elgin, church, &c. of. 1431.
St. Andrew's, Commissary Clerk of, p. 596.
University of, St. Leonard's College
in, Principal of, 1070.
St. Asaph, archdeaconry of, p. 562.
, Bishop of, election of, p. 559, 1406.
, , dispensation to, p. 562.
St. Briavel's, Castle of, see Dean, Forest of.
St. Coleman's, Cloyne, Dean of, 1426.
St. Croix, Island of, 211.
St. Cruz, see Santa Cruz.
St. David's, Bishop of, warrants for elections
of, 370, p. 108, 371.
, (Eobert Lowth,) Prebend, &c.
to be held in commendam by, p. 110.
, , (Charles Moss,) canonry, &c.
to be held in commendam by, p. 110.
GENERAL INDEX.
G65
St. Domingo, Island of, 209, 907.
, Spanish Governor of, treated with
the honours due to a Marshal of France,
201.
St. Edan, Dean of, p. 592.
St.Eustatia, 490.
St. Flanan, Killaloe, Dean of, 1092.
St. George, Chevalier de, 10G6.
, Arthur, of Athlone, Esq., 1093.
, Richard, Esq., M.r. for Athloue, made
a Baronet, 389.
St. George's Chapel, Windsor, see Windsor
Castle, St. George's Chapel in.
St. George's Fields, the new market in, 1178.
St. Heller's (Tersey), incendiary writing pub-
licly affixed in, .588, 607.
.riots at, 1361.
St. James's parish, Westminster, rector of,
p. 589.
Park, see Park Gates and Horse Guards.
St. Kennis (or Irish Town), adjoining Kil-
kenny, bridge carried away, p. 298.
St. Kevin, Deans of, p. 143.
St. Lawrence, Viscoimt, see Howth, Earl of.
St. Leger, Major, 120G.
, John, of Grange Mellon, Kildare,
petition, &c., 657, 677.
, , claiming title of Doneraile,
political conduct of, &c., p. 382.
St. Louis, the, an Indian nation, 243.
St. Louis, in Senegal, Island or Fort of, 113,
p. 46.
, , defenceless state of, 232.
St. Lucar, report as to trade at, p. 77.
St. Malo, 540, 580.
St. Mouance, the presentation to, 1052, p. 445.
St. Nicholas Mole, proceedings of the French
and Spanish at, 201.
St. Patrick in Ardagh, Dean of, 1426.
, Cashel, Dean of, 1163, 1426.
St. Paul's, London, archdeaconry of Col-
chester in, p. 108.
, , Canons Residentiary of, 372,
1073-4.
, , Deans of, 371, p. 110, p. 398,
1073.
, , Prebend of Weldland in, p. 110,
1074.
, Prebend of Consumpta-per-
Mare, &c., p. 563.
St. Petersburg, see Petersburg.
St. Peter's Port, Guernsey, 540.
St. Pierre, 726.
, French Governor of, 311.
, French without right to tish eastward
of, 311. ,
Saldern, Mons. de, letter from, 7G1 .
Salema, Mons. de, Portuguese Miuistcr iu
Holland, p. 134.
Salisbury, Bishop of, warrants for election of,
p. 108, 371.
, , warrants addressed to, 372,
p.245, p. 562.
Sallee, 255, 308, 1030.
, Viee-cousid at, appointment of a,
salary, &c., p. 154, 447.
, River, safety of the Emperor's
cruisers in, 1296.
Salvage, 539, 544, 552.
Salvyn, Thomas, Esq., liceuce to enter foreign
service, p. 278.
Samler, Harman, free denizen, p. 265.
Sampson, James, Esq., appointed Consul at
Algiers, 234-5, 483, 531, 859.
, , , testimony to qualifica-
tions, &c. of, 360.
, , difficulty of establishing
him in the consulate, &c., p. 177, 519.
, , , Chaucellor of, mistaken,
904.
Samson, Brook, Commander of H.M.S. "Duke
of Grafton," commissioned to seize
pirates, p. 437.
Samuel, Richard, petition, 1421.
Sandford, Lieut.-Col. Robert, appointment to
the governorship of Galway, &c., 663,
698, 747, 762.
Sandown Fort (Isle of Wight), Captain of,
1404.
Sandwich, Lord or Earl of, 73.
, , cash books of, when Secretary
of State, 21.
, vote given to, upon the contest
at Cambridge, p. 376.
, , Plenipotentiary, 1066.
Sangster, Henry, presentation, 721.
Sankey, Thomas, a pratique master in port
of Dublin, exchange desired by, 663,
p. 236.
Santa Cruz (Island of TenerifFe), 145.
(Morocco), p. 344, 1194.
, burdens on the, trade to. Sec,
18.
, situation of, trade from, &c.,
p. 154.
Santa Maura, Island of, quarantine iu, 504.
" Santissima Trinidad," the, abstract of letters
concerning, 217.
Sardinian Minister or Ambassador (Count
Viry), memorials, &c., 828, 895.
, retm-u home, &c., 1300,
p. 557.
Sargent, George Arnold, degree to, p. 562.
Sargint, Consul, at Zant, circulars to, 1014,
1048.
Sarsfield, Count, 1007.
Sarum catheib-al, cauonry of Husberme and
Bnrbach in, p. 110.
Sault, the, an Indian nation, 243.
Saunders, Sir Charles, K.C.B., appuintmeut
p. 126. '
Savile, Lady, marriage of, p. 193.
GENERAL INDEX.
Savoy, French church in the, a minister of,825.
, H.M.'s barracks in, master of, 1404.
Sawbridge, Mr., a Sheriff of Middlesex, and
place of execution of the cutters, 1356.
, , proceedings of, in con-
nection wjth the Spitalfields riots,
p. 542.
Sawyer, Thomas, a convict, 450, 454, 715.
carried away iu a convict ship,
through non-arrival of his free pardon,
485.
Saxmundham, dragoons quartered at, 939.
Saxton, Capt., of H.M.S. " Pearl," extract
from, 48.
Sayer, Mr., 1286.
Sbirel, John, p. 269.
Scandrett, Henry, a convict, 715.
Scarborough, Earl of, Deputy to the Hereditary
Earl Marshal, see Earl Marshal.
Schaller, Benedict, an alien, 1413.
Schaw, James, passport, 1420.
Schmidt, one, assistant cashier of the Hano-
verian Contribution Chest, 75.
Schomberg, Solomon, public notary, printed
letter to Lord Shelburne, 366.
Schonberg, Henry, appointment, 1404.
Sehultz, Ernest, p. 426.
Scilly, Island of. Governor of, 369.
Scio, contagious distemper from, 90.
Scola, Charles, musician in ordinary, p. 140.
Scot, James, late minister of Mulhill, p. 149.
, John, presentation, p. 149.
Scotch artificer.?, manufacturers, &c. enticed
to foreign countries, 414.
Scotland, Agent or Commissary for the
States General in, 618, 1145.
, Annexed Estates in. Commissioners
for managing, see Scotland, Forfeited
Estates in, below.
, appointments in, made by the Secre-
tary of State, 394, 724, 1094, 1428.
, , by the Crown, see the Tables
for each year.
, bail taken in, amount of, statute re-
gulating. Sec, p. 42, 203, 222, 251.
, Chapel Royal in. Dean of, 367.
, , few and teind duties in, gi-ant
of, p. 149.
, chaplains to His Majesty in, p. 149.
, Church, General Assembly, H.M.'s
Commissioner to, (Earl of Glasgow,)
appointments, 392, 719, 1095, 1429.
, , , , instructions
for, warrants, &c., 126, 469, 847, 1167.
, , , .,...., , letters from,
135, 166, 836, 1175, 1209, 1218.
, , , , , letters to,
127, 163, 497, 900, 1215, 1238.
, , loyal temper, &c. of, 166.
, , ....... meeting of, 108, 1169.
, Moderator of, letters toand
from, 151, 163, 497, 900, 1209, 1215,
Scotland, Church — cont.
, , presentations, 395, 721, 1097,
14,T1.
, scceders from, why their
address cannot be presented to the
King, 1221.
, , , number of, 1221.
, clerk of the admission of nottars in,
719.
, College of Justice iu. President of,
warrant to, 723.
, Commander-in chief of the Forces in,
(Col. Wm. Forster in absence of Lord
G. Beauclerck, &c.,) letters from, 20.
, , (Lord George Beauclerck,)
circulars to, 148, 280. 287.
, (Marquis of Lome,) appoint-
ment, 698.
, , circular to, 563,597,744,
, , , letter from, 583.
, (Col. Jas. Adolphus Oughton
in absence of Lord Lome,) letters
from, 1024.
, Court of Session in. Lord President
of, letter to, 618.
, , , threatening letters sent
to, rewards for discovery of the writers,
529, 533.
, , house of, attacked by the
mob, &c., 1130.
, lawyers alleged to be de-
terred by fear from undertaking a
cause against, 1236.
, , Lords of (Ordinary), 397, 723.
, Macer of, 1282.
, , precedence of the Judges in,
199, 200.
, remarkable cause pendent in,
529, 533.
, Custom-house officers in, arbitrary
dues imposed by, 312.
, Customs in. Commissioners of. one of,
1306.
, , , report, &c. of, 1197, 1234.
, Criminal Court in, who presides in,
200.
criminals, pardons, &c., (for names,
see lists), 396, 722, 1429.
, Earl Miirischal of, attainder of, 1121.
ejected Presbyterian ministers, &c.
in, address from, 1221.
; fish caught by Irishmen in foreign-
built ships seized in, 1197.
, Forfeited Estates in. Commissioners
for, 6.
, , , think it their duty to
recommend persons for vacant livings,
&c., 79.
, , letter to, 786.
, annual report of, 1263.
, Fort William in, 1404.
, Great Seal of, patents passing, 392,
719, 1095, 1429.
GENERAL INDEX.
667
Scotland — cant.
, HigUauds and Islands in, report
as to, 6.
, , H.M.'s annual gift for pro-
pagating the Keformed Keligion in,
848, 1167.
, ill-judged lenity to runaway manu-
facturers in, 222, 251.
inventions patented in, 392, 710,
109.5, p. 595.
, Judge Advocate (.Deputy) in, 369,
1071.
, Justiciary in, Lords of, 1428.
keeper of the minute books of the
Lords of Council and Session in, ap-
pointment, 392.
, livings procured privately in, 9U9.
, Lord Advocate of, (Thomas Jlillor,)
letter from, 89.
, CJames Montgomerv,") appoint-
ment, 392.
, letters to, 22Li, 222, 533.
, , letters from, 250-1, 529.
, , , assistance of, asked, in a
cause against the Lord President, 1236.
, , , licence to plead, p. 58u.
, Lord Justice Clerk in, (Thomas
Miller,) appointment, 392.
, , circulars, &c., to, 148,
280, 287, 440, 563, 597, 744, 885,
1013.
, , , letters from or to, 162,
684, 1022, 1052, 1130, 1132, 1141.
, , , the one motive of, in his
public conduct, 162.
, rank of, in the Court of Session,
199, 200.
, Lyon King-at-arms in, warrants to,
p. 5"90.
, Macers before the Lords of Council,
&c. in, p. 596.
, peerage in, manner of making claim
to, 1421.
, Physician (First ■) to His Maiesty in,
393.
, Police in, Commissioners of, 392,
1095.
, Privy Seal of, Keeper of, 392.
, , patents passing, 393, 395,
720-1, 1096-7, 1430.
, rebellion in, 399.
, Eegisters and RoDs in, Clerk of the,
1095.
, road joining the German and western
oceans in narrowest part of, scheme to
improve, &c., p, 25.
, Seals for, new, 87, 110, 397.
, , a mistake in, &c., 220, 250.
, seduction of workmen from, to foreign
countries, trials, &c. for, 82, 203, 251.
, Solicitor General for, (James Mont-
gomery,) letters from, 110.
, (Henry Dundas,) appointment,
392.
Scotland, SoHcitor General for (Ilenrv Dun-
das)— co^i^
, , to have a seat within the
bar of the Court of Session, 397.
, , , letter to, 1182.
, things to be disposed of in, to whom
generally given, 1306.
, trumpeters to His Majesty in, 1430.
, Wardrobe in, (H.M.'s,) second under-
keeper of, 720.
, writer to H.M.'s signet in, 393.
Scott, Mr., letter to and reply, 940.
, George, of Knightsbridge, invention,
p. 577.
, Col. John, letter to, 68.
, John, Esq., appointment, p. 264.
, Thomas, of city of London, merchant,
change of name, p. 438.
, William, Esq., a Justice of the King's
Bench in Ireland, recommendation of,
, transferred to the Court
of Exchequer, 1092.
Scrimzeour, David, late Sheriff Depute of
Inverness, 1094.
Scudmore, Charles Eitzroy, Esq., dispute
with, in the House of Commons, p. 103.
Seabrook, Mr., cabmetmaker, Hounsditch,
p. 277.
Seals, chief engraver of the, 391.
Seamen assemble to petition the King about
their wages, 866.
Seamen's Act, amendment in, suggested,
p. 333.
Searle, Charles, Esq., Attorney General in
Isle of Man, appointment, 1078.
, , , claims privilege from
arrest, 807.
Seaton, Christopher, chief engraver of the
seals, payment to, 391.
Seeker, Dr. George, formerly Canon of Canter-
bury, 370.
, , Canon Eesidentiary of St. Paul's,
372, 1074.
, Dr. Thomas, late Archbishop of Can-
terbury, p. 398.
Secret Service, payments for, 712, 1089.
Skcuetaries of State, Noktiiern Depart-
MEN'T:
Augustus Henut Fitzroy, Duke <if
Graftos:
letters, &c.,passim between pp. 1 and 45.
resigns the seals, 149.
Hexrt Seymour Cont\-ay (transferred
from the Southern Department):
appointment, &c., 148.
letters, &c., passim between p. 44 and
end of 1767.
vote passed in approbation of his
conduct, 261.
attention given to trade, &c. by, 309.
dispute about the authority, &c. of some
notes taken at a Cabinet Council by,
668
GENERAL INDEX.
CRETAKIES OF StATE, NORTHERN DePART-
JtENT — C07lt.
Thomas, Viscodnt Weymouth:
appointment, &c., 739, 744, 1078.
letters, &c., passim between pp. 293 and
379.
authorised to sign military commis-
sions, p. 437.
transferred to the Southern Depart-
ment, 1013.
William Henrt, Earl of Eochfokd:
appointment, &c., 1015, p. 421.
letters, &.C., passim between p. 380 and
end of volume.
authorised to sign military commis-
sions, p. 437.
care of interests of II.M.'s trading
subjects, 1293.
appointment by, in his official capacity,
s OF State, SocTnERX Depart-
ment :
Henry Seymour Conwav:
letters to or from, passim between
pp. 2 and 44.
much indisposed, 92.
transferred to the Northern Depart-
ment, 148.
Charles, Duke of Eicumond:
appointment, 148, p. 127.
receives the seals, 149.
to pass through the Tarks, 385.
letters, &c., passim between pp. 45
and 64.
William, Earl of Siieleirne:
appointment, p. 126.
circular on receiving the seals, 237.
original patent, 2.52.
letters, &c., passim between ]ip. 64 an3
380.
punctuality called In question by the
Lord Lieutenant, p. 200, p. 215.
a memorandum of, not very explicit,
p. 220.
TuoMAS, Viscount Weymouth :
transferred from the Northern De-
partment, 1013.
letters, &c., passim between pp. 3S0
and end.
private letter to Lord Townshend,
1334.
Secretary of State [for the Colonies] :
Wills, Earl of Hillsborough :
appointment, p. 422.
letters to and from. Sec, 832, 855, 869,
945, 948, 955, 1153.
Secretary of State, Northern Department,
Under Secretaries to:
Richard Stonehewer, character of, 120.
, letters to or from, 6, 57, 182.
, transferred to the Southern De-
partment, 193.
William Fraser, appointment notified, 247,
740.
.letters to or from, 107, 128, 349,
351, 400, 439, 442, 534, 712, 789, 796,
88.3-4, 952, 1U50, 1106, 1168, p. 533.
Wilham Burke, appointment notified, 247.
, letters to or from, 196, 219-20,
250, 259, 282, 309, 312, 319, 323-4,
329, 339, 343,350,353,4.11.
, resigned, 433.
David Hmne, appointment notified, 433.
, letters from, 434, 446, 494.
Robert Wood, appointment notified, 740.
, letters to or from, 797, 830, 834,
848, 851, 894, 899, 902-3, 914-15-16,
920, 922, 924, p. 350, 936, 940, 959,
963, 681, 983,987, 1008.
[transferred at same time as
Lord Weymouth to Southern Depart-
ment.] ;
Richard Sutton, appointment notified,
p. 435.
letters to and from, 1046, 1167,
1197, 1236, 1293, 1301.
Stanier Porten, appointment notified,
p. 435.
Secretary of State, Northern Department,
Ministers to correspond with, 1013.
, , business belonging to, 120.
, , office of, clerks in, 139, 247,
439, 740, 1026, p. 435.
, , endorsement, &c. of
letters and packets on business of,
1026.
Secret.ary of State, Southern Department,
Under Secretaries to:
William Bm-ke, letters to or from, 3, 31,
52, 63,68, 73, 78,82, 103, 1U7, 111-12,
120, 124, 129, 134, 136, 146.
[transferred to the Northern De-
partment].
Peter ilichael Morin, notice of appoint-
ment, 193, 240.
, letters from, 16, 74, 298, 342,
409, 413, 460, 495, 509, 532, 536, 545,
553, 557, 566, 581, 735, 766.
John Christopher Roberts, notice of ap-
pointment, 193, 240.
, letters from or to, 1, 14, 49, 51,54,
90, 92, 98, 104-5, 109, 121, 142, 153,
181, 212,246,
, appointment in America conferred
on, 290.
Richard Stonehewer, notice of appoint-
ment, &c., 193.
, letters to or from, 194, 197, 223,
411.
GENERAL INDEX.
6G9
Secretan- of State, Southern Department,
limler Secretaries to— conl.
Eichard Sutton, notice of .appointment,
240, 10S9.
, letters to and from, 284,286,293,
463, 471, 485-6, 499, 504, .508, 535,
550, 561, 565, 569, CUT, 670, 681, 685,
694, 731, 745, 751, 776, 784, 795, 834,
856, 907, 918, 950, 955, 967, 972, 982,
984, 998, 1001, 1007.
, [transferred to the Northern De-
partment] .
Lauchlin Maoleane, notice of appointment,
290.
letters from or to, 405-6, 464,
505-6-7, 515, 543, 546, 555, 574-5,
Maurice Morgan, notice of appointment,
290.
letters from, 444, 449.
Stanier Porten, notice of appointment,
1089.
Kobert Wood [transferred from the
Northern Department] .
letters from or to, 1018, 1115,
1144, 1152, 1168, 1176, 1178, 1184,
1207, 1210, 1240, 1259, 1267, 1269,
1277-8-9, 1281, 1285, 1287, 1291,
1302-3, 1319-20,1322, 1323,1330-1,
1337, 1339, p. 533, 1375, p. 543, 1389,
p. 552.
Secretary of State, Southern Department,
clerks, &c. in office of, 193, 561, 1089.
, , factories in foreign states within
the department, reports of, 264.
, , Ministers to correspond with,
1014.
Secretaries of State, appointments by, virlnte
officii, 394, 724, 1094, 1428.
, correspondence of Colonial Governors
to be addressed to, 256.
, law clerk to, duty of, to what confined
by his patent, &c., 797.
, legal assistance at command of, 797.
.letters, &c. belonginj; to, among
priv.ite papers, 1 185.
, letters in course of correspondence
with, to be numbered, 282, 295, 297,
401.
, messengers to be at sole appoint-
ment and management of, 3G2.
, naval officers to receive orders direct
from, 1402.
not entitled to interpret the laws,
336.
offices of, letters, &c. on business
of, franking, &c. of, 81, 139, 193.
, , placing of sentinels at, 195.
, , silver boxes for, 388.
, , stationery ware supplied for,
1068.
, signets engraved for, p. 437.
Secretary of State, weekly correspondence
with, from the Ambas>ador in Paris,
342.
Secret.ary-at-War, application for military aid
by the civil magistrate to be made to,
1230.
, (Lord Barriugton,) letters from or to,
32, 37-8, 45, 61, 67, 69, 80, 83, 130,
153, 158, 175, 184, 190, 236, 239, 277,
p. 139, 472, 667, p. 278, 751, 757, 773,
837, 853, 894, 896-7, 916, 922, 933,
p. 357, p. 362, 940. 953,959, 961,1060,
1064, p. 435, p. 436, p. 437, 1102, 1110,
1136, 1190, 1193, 1200, 1205, 1260,
1318, p. 533, 1424.
, , plan of, for quartering the
troops in America, p. 98.
, , report as to Major Pennington,
133.
, , request which ought not to
have been made through department
of, 933.
, , to pass thromrh the Parks, &c.,
10S4.
Seddon, Samuel, Esq., grant of an office to,
379.
Sedgefield, rectory of, p. 110 (2).
Sedgeley, Edward, merchant, Bristol, eon-
tractor for convicts, 388, 714.
, Wilhouse, and Randolph, Messrs.,
contractors for convicts at Bristol, 485.
Sedgier, Henry, of Shire L.aue, cabinetmaker,
invention, p. 130.
Sedgley Park, converted into a Roman
Catholic seminary, 503.
Segrave, Ensign James, of the 65th Regiment,
refuses to join his corps, &c., p. 352,
947.
Seilern, Count, the Imperial Ambassador,
596.
Sehvyn, Charles Jasper, clerk, presentation,
p. 244.
, George, Esq., letter to, 233.
,J., p. 244.
Senegal, 1273.
, convicts enlisted for II. M.'s service in,
1200, 1205.
, distressed condition of the garrison at,
p.46,
Governor of, 1048.
, troops for or at,&c., 1, 293, 304, 383.
, agent to, 1205.
vessels to be stationed at, 53, 62, 113.
Senegambia, Governor of, 232,46,3,471, 1050,
1186, 1402.
, illicit trade on coast of, 1044.
, ordnance, &c. for, 383.
, troops for or in, 1, 383.
, , extraordinary mortality among,
time for embarking recruits, &c., 472.
Vice- Admiralty Court at, authority to
appoint officers for, 379.
Sentleger, name and arms of, allowed to be
taken, p. 278.
Sentleger, of Doneraile, petition, &e.,
C57, 677.
, claiming title of Doneraile,
political conduct of, in Ireland, p. 382.
670
GENERAL INDEX.
Setou, Cliristophcr, engraver of the seals,
p. 437.
Sevenoaks, parish of, licence to enclose in,
p. 422.
Seville, damage done to the fruit trees at, by
the frost, p. 77.
, St. Lucar, &c., British Consul General
at, 1416.
is, made a Dean, &c.,
among the sailors at,
ke place at, 959.
Shadwell, Richard, senior clerk. Secretary of
State's office, 247, 740.
, , , to frank official letters,
&c., 754.
, , deputy clerk of the signet, oath
taken by, &c., p. 560.
, Thomas, clerk in the Secretary of
State's office, 561, 1089, p. 435.
, , passport for, 1420.
Shakespear, Alderman, letter to and reply,
Seymour, Lord V:
370.
Shadwell Dock, r
940.
.execution
Shannon, Earl of, (]{ichard,) Master General
of the Ordnance in Ireland, appoint-
ment, 42, 390.
, , , and his friends, proceed-
ings of, and negotiations with, in con-
nexion with Government measures, &c.
in Ireland, 623, 624, 626, 664, p. 289,
733, 756,- 767, 791, 862, 1283, p. 519,
1321, 1344, p. 521, 1351.
, , , influence in Irish politics,
&c., p. 221. 664, p. 289, 1283.
, , , demands of, for carrying
on the King's ordinary business, 665.
, , , memorial, SIS.
, , , the Lord Lieutenant
whether to confer with, p. 480, 1237,
1244.
, , the Lord Lieutenant
dines with, &c., 1283.
, removal of, from his
offices recommended, &c., p. 491, 1333,
p. 545, p. 548.
, , , offers a plan for the
augmentation, p. 520.
, , , English Government
unable to repose the least confidence in,
p. 521.
, , , terrors of the dominion of,
134S.
, , efforts of, against the
Government, p. 549.
Shannon, Kiver, passes over, military import-
ance of, 673.
Sharp, Dr., publication of Dr. Hyde's papers
by, p. 193.
, Sir Alexander, Bart., only son of,
1112.
, William, Esq., late a clerk of the
Privy Council, p. 264.
Sharpe, William, Esq., in the Portuguese ser-
vice, history of, pardon, &c., 1112, 1413.
, Philip, Esq., clerk of the Cheque, 362,
1386.
, , reward for services, p. 442.
, William, Esq., payment to, for ser-
vices, p. 145.
Shaw, Capt., of the 62nd Regiment, applica-
tion for three convicts for H.M.'s
service, 1250.
, Lieut., at Peel, miserable situation of,
p. 30.
, Thomas, coachmaker, Chester, p. 399.
Sheerness, 131-2.
Shelbrey, Ann, an almsn'oman, p. 560.
Shelley, Sir John, 385.
Sherborn, St. John, rectory of, 1407.
SheriflFs nominated 1768 and 1769, names of,
1342.
Sherratt, John, of London, notarj' public, in-
ventions, 347, p. 267.
Sherwood Forest, keeper, &c. of, p. 421.
Shetland, fish taken from fishermen at, reasons
for, 1197.
Shewbridge, Thomas, Gent., appointment,
P..107.
Ships' bottoms, preservation of, p. 268.
in distress, machine for rescue from,
, felony and murder on board, juris-
diction, 753.
seized for various reasons, 43, 305.
Shipley, Dr. Jonathan, elected Bishop of Llan-
daff, 1405, 1406.
, , dispensation to, 1407.
, .translated to St. Asaph, p. 559,
Shirley, Mr., circulars to, 563, 597, 744, 877,
or Sherdley, Mrs., relict of Henry,
H.M.'s Charge d'Affaires in Turin,
p. 431.
, Thomas, Governor of the Bahama
Islands, allowance of plate to, p. 277.
, , , powers to, p. 242.
Shrewsbury, steward of the corporation of,
1070.
, town clerk of, 697.
Shroder, Christian, Esq., pension, 718.
Shudi, Berkat, harpsichord maker, invention,
p. 572.
Sicilian King's Secretary of State, the, 558.
ports, search of British ships in, 165.
Sicily, fraudulent debtors in, justice how
evaded by, p. 77.
, trade in, report as to, p. 76.
Sidi Abdallah Bumelsoe, appointed to treat
on behalf of the Emperor of Morocco,
352.
Sigglesthorpe or Sigglesthorne, rectory of,
370.
Signet Bills, p. 150, n. 286, p. 596.
GENERAL INDEX.
671
Signet, Clerk of the, grants of office of, p. 705,
p. 265.
, , authority to discharge office by
deputy, p. 560.
, warrants to, 370, p. 110, 699,
1072, 1405.
Silvester, Sarah, recommendations for, p. 245,
1074, p. 562.
Sirr, Joseph, Town Major of Dublin, exchange
desired by, 663, p. 236.
Sitwell, licence to take name, &c. of, p. 589.
Sivers, Susannah, recommendation for, p. 562.
Skelton, Samuel, p. 426.
Skerries, enlargement of the pier at, 391.
Skey, Lieut. Col. Boughey, commanding the
49th Eegiment, memorial, 1118.
Skiffington, Hungerford, Esq., pension, p. 146.
Skinn, Jonathan, surgeon's mate, thrown into
prison at Cadiz, 1297.
Skottowe, Nicholas, of H.JI.S. " Bridg-
water," to seize pirates, p, 589.
Slater alias Braper, Mai-y, letters to, to be
opened, p. 138.
, John, Attorney General for Ber-
muda, 574.
Slave trade, the, 435.
Slaves escaping on board British ships, 558,
p. 203.
Sligo, CO. of, knight of the shire for, p. 143.
Sloper, Robert, Esq., appointment, 698.
Smallpox, a specific to produce a favourable
species of, p. 130.
Smallwood, Capt,, commanding one of II.M.'s
fi-igates, complaint against, 209.
Smart, Christopher, to have a Poor Knight's
place, 372.
Hugh, of Plymouth, p. 426.
Smith, Lieut., papers relative to the dismissal
of, 1389.
, Dr. Arthur, Bishop of Meath, trans-
lated to Dublin, 390.
, Benjamin, of Kotherhithe, mariner,
p. 270, p. 426.
, James, late vicar of Sutterton, p. 560.
, Joachim, inventions, p. 268, 1414.
, John, Esq., as to report of, relative to
a convict, 888.
, at Dunfermhne, letter from,
1221.
, , late minister of Kincardine,
p. 445.
, John Adam, pardon, &c., 797.
Major Gen. Marcus, death of, 1027.
Robert Cartwright, sugar refiner,
petition, 1421.
, Thomas, of London, banker, p. 269.
Smugglers, Excise officer murdered bv, &c.,
781-2.
Smyrna, the plague in, 90.
, report as to trade from, 264.
Smyth, Geo., Esq., made a Barou of the
Exchequer in Ireland, p. 441.
Sneyd, Jer., clerk in the Secretary of State's
office, 193, 1026, 1089, p. 435.
Sohcitor General, (Edward Willes, Esq.,)
licences to plead, 707.
, (John Dunning, Esq.,) letter to,
1269.
, , licences to plead, 1080, 1415,
see alsu Attorney General.
Somerville, James Lord, lodgings in Ilolyrood
held by, 397.
Sorlingues, see Seilly.
Sound, the, consulage fees on ships passing,
457.
Southampton, 191.
Southampton Street, the Advocate General's
house in, 278.
South Sea Company, the King continues to he
Governor of, 25, 1107.
Sub-governor and Deputy Governor
of, 1107.
Southwark Sessions, Cliairman of the, 870.
Southwell, Edward, Esq., road enclosed by,
p. 265.
, William, late of the Euniskillen
Dragoons, pension, p. 146.
Southwold Custom-house, threatening letter
sent to, reward for discovery of writer,
952.
" Sower Grout," person serving the King
with, p. 404.
Spain, AJgerines in captivity in, 1056.
, British Ambassador in, (Earl of
Rochford), 54.
, , (Sir James Gray,) 1101.
, , , allowance of plate to,
p. 138.
, , circulars to, 1014, 1227,
1245.
, British Embassy in. Secretary to,
p. 13S.
, complaint of contraband trade by
British ships of war in ports of, 1051,
1125, 1147, 1289.
, Extraordinary Embassy to. Secretary
to, 715, p. 435.
, Moorish Ambassador in, reception
and return of, itc, p. 1 54.
treaties, &c. of, with Algiers and
Morocco, 824, 996, 1056.
" Spaht and Portugal, Dissertations on," a
work entitled, 1416.
Spaniards, the, and the Emperor of Morocco,
407, 824, p. 503, p. 506, p. 514.
) an occasion of war with, p. 503.
., private agreement of the, witb Mo-
rocco, destroyed, &c., 352.
. in America, intercourse with th«
Indians, 1153.
672
GENERAL INDEX.
Spanish Ambassador, (Prince Masseran or
Masserano,) memorials, complaints of,
&c., 43, 146, 508, 547, 617, 731, 784,
1035, 1051, 1289, 1294.
, complaint of illicit pro-
ceedings by British ships of war,
answer to, sent, 1125.
dominions, conveyance of money and
other contraband to and from, p. 502.
Embassy, Secretary to the, 784.
"Fathers of the Eedemption," 1056.
fleets, movements of, &c., 421, 1127.
grain, importation of, 745.
navv, particular aceoimts of,tobesent,
1134".
, reports as to, list of ships, &c.,
1127, 1194, p. 475, 1231, p. 402.
ship taken by an Algerine cruiser,
221.
, complaint of ill-treatment to
crew of a, 209.
Spears, Alexander, presentation, p. 285.
Speer, Capt. Joseph Smith, hardships and
services of, 35.
Spence, Joseph, Prebendary of Durham, dis-
pensation, 372.
Spencer, Lord Charles, appointment, 1078.
Spicer, Jane, a convict under sentence, 1178.
Spiller, Samuel, of Gloucester Street, Professor
of Physic, treasonable words of, &c.,
Spinnage, Mr., Westminster magistrate,
p. 357.
, , a Surrey justice, order for dis-
charge of a prisoner from, unexecuted,
987.
Spitalfields, riots, &c. in, 748, p. 437, 302-3,
1311.
, " dreadful banditti, called cutters of
the looms " in, proceedings connected
with, 1382.
the magistrates and constables fired
on in a public-house in, p. 541.
master weavers in, accommodate the
ofBcers and soldiers, &c., pp. 541-2.
execution of the two cutters in, 1356,
p. 542.
Spithead, 827.
Sporman, Frederick 'WiUiam, free denizen,
p. 265.
Sprv, Commodore, Commander of H.M.'s
ships in the Mediterranean, see Me-
diterranean, Commander-in-chief of
H.M.'s ships in, (Spry).
■William, Governor of Barbadoes,
usual powers to, p. 242.
allowance of plate,
p. 277."
Spurlock, John, granted an almsman s place,
p. 108.
Squire, Dr. Samuel, late Bishop of St. David's,
370.
Squires, W., work written by, 1416.
Stables, Clerk of the, order to, p. 138.
Stadt, establishment of the Company of Pilots
at, notices of, posted up, 796.
Staff commissions sold with the rank attend-
ing them not approved of by the King,
Stafford, Archdeacons of, p. 559.
, CO. of, transport of cheese from,
stopped, 32 1 .
Gaol, a conspiracy in, 115.
Stamburv, Willoughby, clerk, presentation,
1072.
Stamp Act riots in America, 4, 27, 84, 118.
Standen, James, p. 270.
Standlinch, licence to enclose a highway, &c.
in, 1413.
Stanhope, Mr., and Lady Catherine, 1419.
, , an eminent counsel, efforts to
discover the coiners, p. 551.
, John, of Horsforth, Esq., appoint-
ment, 367.
..., , Attorney General for co. of
Lancaster, licence to plead, p. 427.
,Lovel, Esq., law clerk to the Secretaries
of States' offices, 1049.
, , , states what his duty is
confined to, 797.
, Philip, Esq., Envoy Extraordinary at
Dresden, circulars to, 148, 280, 287,
503, 597, 744, 885, 1013.
Stanley, Mr., Ambassador to Russia, see
"Russia, British Ambassador in, (Stan-
ley).
, Edward, Esq., see Customs, Commis-
sioners of. Secretary to the, (Stanley).
person sent on discoveries west of
Lake Superior, 676.
Stannus, Lieut. Thomas, additional pension,
p. 146.
Stanwcll, parish of, licence to enclose in,
p.421.
Staples, Mr., recommended for an office in
Ireland, p. 545.
John, of the Royal Exchange, public
notary, memorial, 340.
Stapleton, Mons., a foreign Minister, cruel
position of, 2.
Starch, manufacture of, p. 268 .
States General, see United Provinces.
Stationers' bills allowed, 1400.
Steele, John, p. 269.
, Richard, member of the Irish House
of Commons, baronetcy to, 659, 680,
1091.
Stell, Anne, lute of Keighlcv, invention,
p. 577.
Stephens, Philip, Secretary to the Admiralty,
see Admiralty, Secretary to the,
(Stephens).
Stephenson, David, presentation, p. 285.
, Captain WilUam, late of the 75th Re-
giment, 614.
GENERAL INDEX.
673
Stepney i'ields, appointeil for ;i renilezrous,
Sterne, Uv., 803.
Steuart, Jaraes, late minister of Jluiransicle,
p. 445.
, Sir John, reputed son of, oi'J.
vStevenson, Dr. .iUexander, physician in Glas-
fiow, appointment, 393.
Steward, Henry, of Bury St. Eilmunds, up-
holsterer, p. 132.
Stewart, Mr., late minister of CrieflF, p. 445.
, Andrew Thomas, Esq., claim to a
barony by, 1397.
, Dayid, Commissary Clerk of Stirling,
1430.
, , ;...".., death, p. 596. ,
, James, late minister of Dull, p. 445.
, John, Esq., employed in commisious
for H.ll.'s special civil service, ex-
penses, &c., p. 435.
, , contractor for transports, letters
to, 388, 715, 1089, 1424.
, , merchant, invention, p. 129.
John Shaw, Esq., p. 427.
Thomas, clerk in the Secretary of
State's office, 5G1, 1089, p. 435.
, William, alms James Smith, a con-
vict, 440.
Stirling. C'apt., commanding a detachment of
the 42nd Eegiment in the Illinois
country, accounts from, 83.
, of H.M.S. "Rainbow," letters
from, 27.
, Robert, presentation, p. 445.
Stirling, Commissary of the Commissariat of,
1430.
, Clerk of Commissariat of, p. 5116.
, trial to come on at, p, 69.
Stockholm, 132.
.British Envoy Extraordinary at, see
Sweden, British Envoy, &c. in.
, Court of, enforce an obsolete law on
the English Representative, 3S3.
Stockingham or Stoekenham, Devon, vicar-
age of, p. 244.
Stockwood, William, M.A., church appoint-
ments, p. 244, p. 398.
Stoke Clymesland, rectory of, 1072.
Stoke Newingtou, rectory of, p. 245.
Stokoe, Thomas, of Heworth, coal-viewer, in-
vention, 706.
Stonehewer, Richard, Under Secretary, South-
ern Department, see Secretaiy of State,
Southern Department, Under Secre-
taries.
, , , Northern Department, see
Secretary of State, Northern Depart-
ment, Under Secretaries.
Stopford, Capt., 910.
Storer, Benuet, M.A., church appointment,
p. 559.
Stormont, Lord Viscount, 923, 1418.
Ambassador Extraordinary, Sec.
at Vienna, circulars to, 148, 401, 563,
597, 1013.
Strafford, Enil of, a proceeding of, why not
to he considered a precedent, p. 554.
Sirauge, Lord, Chancellor of the Duchy of
" Lancaster, letter to, 316.
Strangford, Lord Viscount, (Philip,) exchange
of cures by, 1426.
Stratford near Bow, 1236.
Strathmore, Lord, 909.
Strathnaver, Lord, claim to title of, 1421.
Stretton, George, of Spitalfields, printer of an
infamous ballad, 1252.
Strock, John, Kiugston-upon- Thames, p. 270.
Strutt, Jedediah, of Blackwell, Derbyshire,
invention, 267, 719.
Stuart, Jlr., Superintendent of Indian Aifairs
for the Southern District of North
America, 628, 1153.
, , tutor to the Duke of Hamilton,
letter to, &c., 533.
, , the wine merchant, complains
of want of assistance from tlie civil
magistrate, 830.
, Sir James, implicated in the Scotch
Rebellion, case of, 399.
, Hon. James, Esq., 1221.
, John, contractor for transports, set-
Stewart.
, , Gent., commission for, signed,
.Nathaniel, midshipman, thrown into
prison at Cadiz, 1297.
, William, presentation, 721.
Styles, John, soldier convicted at Exeter, 852.
Sudhmy Park, deer killed in, reward for appre-
hending persons concerned in, &e., 1281.
Sudbury, Recorder of, 1403.
Suezia, 60.
Suffolk, CO. of, Tiord Lieutenant and Custos
Rotulorum of, 1413, 1424.
, a justice of, 939.
MiUtia, an Ensign in, keeping an ale-
house, requested to resign his commis-
sion, 891.
Sugar refiners, Irish and British, complaints
and replies, &c., 49.
Sully, sec Scilly.
Surabel, Samuel, a Jew, the Emperor of
Morocco's Jliuister for Foreign Affairs,
352.
, , account of a private in-
terview with, 407.
, , , letters, &c. to and from,
p. 384, p. 453, p. 463.
, , information as to the
Emperor of Morocco's doings received
from, p. 501.
Sumpter, Mi'., employed on the survey of the
forts in Africa, 1402.
Simdridge, Baron, of Coombauk, creation of,
373.
V U
674
GENERAL INDEX.
Superior, L;ike, 07fi.
Surgeon Gcueral, II.M.'s, examines persons
reeommeuded for surgeon's commis-
sions, 693.
Surgeons' Company, Court of Examiners of
the, letter to, 1119.
Surgeons to regiments in Ireland, 693.
Surrey, CO. of, Deputy Lieutenants of, 1412.
, , freeholders of, petition of,
1272.
Gaol, keeper of, 987.
.justices of, ask whether sale of corn
by sample is lawful, &c., 327, 336.
, efforts of, to prevent the riots,
&c. connected with Mr. Wilkes, 936.
, , commended, p. S.'iB, p. 357.
, letter to, 987.
Sessions, Chairman of the, 936.
Surveyor General, letter to, 330.
Sutherliind, Earl of, claim to title, &c. of,
1086, p. 580, 1421.
, George, of Forse, Esq., petition, 1086.
, John, appointment, 1430.
, , late minister of Tain, 1431.
Sutterton, vicarage of, p. 560.
Sutton Coldfield, Second Deputy Steward of,
1070.
parish of, licence to enclose ahighway
iu, p. 421.
Sutton, Daniel, of Ingatestone, surgeon, in-
vention, p. 130.
, Richard, Esq., appointment, p. 422.
, , Under Secretary in both De-
partments, see Secretary of State, Under
Secretaries.
, Robert, of Eramingham Earl, sur-
geon, invention, p. 130.
Swain, William, recommendation of, 335.
Swallow, Samuel, Esq., Consul General at
Petersburg, circulars to, &c., 148, 280,
287, 442, 563, 597, 744, 885, 1013.
Swan, Mr., sent over with a despatch from
Lord Lieutenant, 1283.
Robie, Esq., Mayor of Nottingham,
letter to, 313.
■ Swansea Custom-house, burglary at, 339.
Swards, borouffh of, friends of Lord TjTone
elected for, p. 512.
Sweden, British Envoy Extraordinary in, (Sir
John Goodricke,) 134, 309, 350, 414,
1260.
, , bills drawn by, 712,
p. 436, 1424.
, , circulars to, 148, 280,
287, 563, 597, 744, 877, 885, 1013.
importation of manufactured iron
from, 82, 112.
, Scotch workmen engaged to go to,
251.
Swedes, attack on the, ordered by the Em-
peror of Morocco, p. 504.
Swedish seamen, mutiny of, detention in
England, 117, 131-2.
Swete, .John, Treasurer of the Cork Second
Annuity Society, 687.
Swinton, John, letter from, 1263.
Switzerland, 326.
Sydenham, Jonathan Forward, of Fenchurch
Street, contractor for transport of felons,
letters to or from, 388, 978, 992, 1181,
1195, 1424.
Sydney, Lord, precedent of, as to protest by
the Lord Lieutenant, 1368, 1376, 1381,
1393, p. 554.
, , Government of, in Ireland,
p. 521, 1357.
Sydney of Leix, Lord, &c., creation of, 1091.'
Sykes, Mr., of Hull, letter on importation of
pl.ite iron, p. 25.
Symner or Symmer, Andrew, II.M.'s Agent
at Turk's Island, 257, 331, 591.
Tachct, Jean, property in Newfoundl.and of,
474.
Tailor in ordinary, the, p. 140.
Tailors, rising among the, for increase of
wages, &c., 883-4.
Tain, church, &e. of, 1431.
Tait, Thomas, presentation, 721.
Talbot, Earl, Steward of the Household, see
Household, Steward of the.
Tamworth, Recorder of, 1403.
Tang, (I. of Man,) p. 10.
Tangier or Tangiers, Alcaide of, vexed by
orders from the Emperor, p. 506.
, British Vice-Consul at, 407.
, Commodore Spry's visit to, 1271.
, Emperor of Morocco assembles a
naval force at, 1265, 1280.
, Emperor of Morocco's fleet iu, easily
destroyed, 1280, 1284.
, export of cattle from, 352.
, port of, likely to be sold, p. 503.
, reception of H.M.S. Winchelsea's
officers at, 1326.
, state of defence of, 1284.
, trade to, p. 463.
Tanucci, Marquis, his Sicilian Majesty's
Secretary of State, 558.
Tarlaud, church and parish of, presentation,
p. 149.
Tassea, Giovanni Battista, a Genoese, 950.
Tatem, Consul at Messina, circulars to, 1014,
1048.
Tattenham, Mr., Surveyor General of the
Revenue of Leinster, removal of, re-
commended, p. 546.
T.aurell, Abraham, 732, p. 431.
Taveruer, Consul at Cagliari, circulars to,
1014, 1048.
GENERAL INDEX.
G7;
Taylor, one, 115.
, Col., conduct of, approved, 429.
, James, of Ashton-under-Lync, iii-
Tention, p. 578.
, Dr. John, late Canon Residentiary
of St. Paul's, 372.
, ifatthew, D.D., a worlv written liy,
1416.
, William, clerk, Secretary of State's
Office, 247, 740.
Tea, Irish duties on, lowered, p. 221.
Telfer, David, late Commissary Clerk of
ICirkcudbright, 1430.
Tempest, Genl., 713.
Tenterdcn, incendiary paper inciting the poor
people to raise a mob at, S96.
Terrie, Thomas, stationer and bookbinder,
appointment, p. 127.
Tcrrington, ™arage of, p. lOS (2), p. 264.
Test Act not extending to new conquests, &c.,
403.
Tetuan, p. 384, p. 387, p. 506.
, Alcaide of, nominated to treat for the
Emperor of Morocco, 292, 352.
, British Consul or Consul General at,
214, 255,954, 1125, 1322.
, British Consul sent back to, p. 475,
1225.
Christian Consuls at, letter to,
p. 463.
, export of cattle from, 352.
, opened for supply of Gibraltar, 1 223.
port of, likely to be sold, p. 503.
, reception of Conunodore Spry at,
p. 501.
, supply of provisions to II.JI.'s shiiis
at, dispute about, 1225.
the residence of the British Consul
General, p. 154.
trade to, p. 463.
Thames River, full of ice, p. 277.
shipping in, protection of, from the
rioters, 978, 982, 992, 1069.
ships in, prevented sailing by the
rioters, &c., 869, 870, 874, 878, 894,
899, 902-3, 940, 978-9.
, water baihff of, above Staines,
p. 264.
Thistle, Order of. Dean of, 367.
Thomas, Benjamin, Marshal of the King's
Bench Prison, p. 358, 1070.
, George, Governor of the Leeward
Islands, made a Baronet, p. 112.
Dr. John, late Bishop of Salisbui-v,
p. 108.
, ,late Prebendary ot ^yestminster,
p. 398.
, , Dean of the Order of the Bath,
chain and badge for, &c., p. 438.
John, of the precinct of St. Catherine,
p. 580.
, Lydia, an almswoman, p. 399.
Thompson, Clotworthy, Ensign in the 69th
Regt., concerned in a murder, 655.
Nicholas, of Elvitt, an almsman,
p. 560.
, Robert, late minister of Kirkhill,
p. 149.
Thomson, George, of Bow Lane, lincndraper,
p. 427.
Threadneedle Street, French church in, a
minister of, 367, p. 562.
Three Tuns Tavern, by Spitaltields Cluirch,
p. 355.
Thurlow, Edward, Esq., King's counsel,
licences to plead, p. 269, p. 426.
, , appointment, 1403.
Thuvois, Peter, of Moorfields, invention,
Tickell, John, clerk, presentation, p. 559.
Tilson, Henry, Esq., craner and wharfinger
in port of Dubhn, p. 146.
Tiltyard Coffee-house, p. 356.
Tisdal, Philip, Esq., Principal Secretary of
State in Ireland, S:c., p. 143.
Tisdall, Mr., Attorney General in Ireland,
support of Government by, &c., p. 492,
p. 547.
Titley, Walter, Esq., Envoy Extraordinary at
Copenhagen, circulars to, 148, 2S0,
287, 563, 597, 744.
Tobacco, British herb, 380.
Tolewood Park, see Sherwood Forest.
Tollidano, a Jew named, at Gibraltar, p. 503.
Tomlinson, William, late rector of Siggles-
thorpe, 370.
Toms, Benjamin, B.A., presentation, p. 39S.
Tongland, church and parisli of, p. 445,
1431.
Tongue, .Sam, letters, &c. from, 107.
Tonken, Hugh, master's mate of ILM.S.
" Jersey," seized at Cadiz for con-
veying money to a merchant ship,
1297.
Tonyn, Capt., of H.M.S. "Phoenix," letter
from, 1332.
Totness, rescue of smuggled tea near, 74.
Tottenham, Capt. Charles, nephew of the
Speaker in Ireland, consideration of
a recommendation for, to be postponed,
and why, 688.
Toulon, Corsica to be seen from, 934.
, Spanish ships of war at, p. 475.
Tower of London, guns fired on various oc-
casions, 383, 408, 709, p. 277.
, removal of arms to, suggested, 840.
, sailors and coalheavers expected to
meet at, 897.
, warders of, liveries for, p. 1.'59, p. 278,
p. 437, p. 589.
Townlcy, Richard, of Poclfield, Esq., office
granted to, p. 205.
u u 2
676
GENERAL INDEX.
Townshcntl or Townsoud, Jlr., a Sheriff of
Sliddlcsex, aud place of execution of
the cutters, 1356.
) , , proceedings connected
■with the sending of the soldiers to
Spitalfields, p. 542.
, Lady, request to have certain letters
opened, granted, 233.
, Kt. Hon. Charles, Chancellor of
the Exchequer, &c., appointment,
230, p. 126 (4).
, to pass through the Parks,
&c., 385.
.Charles, Esq., a Lord of the Admi-
ralty, 1078.
, Thomas, jun., Esq., appointments,
p. 126, p. 264.
, William, transported before petition
for his pardon, which was granted, was
presented, 893.
Trade and Plantations, Commissioners or
Board of, appointments of, p. 127,
p. 421.
, , letters or reports from, 15,49,
114, 165, 186, 232, 264-5, 879.
, , report as to salaries, &c. in N.
America, preparing by, 476.
, letters to, 24, 28,55,97,210,
248, 256-7, 331, 361, 423, 426-7, 435,
453, 455-6-7, 462-3, 465, 473-4-5,
484, 487, 492, 527-8, 538, 568, 591,
620, 652, 671, 1101, 1350.
, , Order in Council as to cor-
respondence of Governors of colonies
■with, 256.
, , to act as a bo.ard of advice
merely, in colonial and commercial
measiu-es, 256.
, , Secretary to, (.John PownaU,)
letters from, 18.
, , , , letters to, 49, 442,
555, 575,628, 679,728, 1191.
, office of stationer and book-
binder to, p. 127.
" Trades, the lowest of all, exercised only by
the di-egs of the people," 891.
Traill or Trail, Mr., British Consul in Tunis,
52,531, 1014.
, , , cast in damages, 253.
, , , allegations of, unfounded,
421.
, , , complaints against,
1184.
Transportation abnost ceased to be a pimish-
meut, p. 115.
, sentence of, passed solely with the
view to the criminal's reibrmatiou,
p.405, p. 416.
Transports, 95, 164, 196, 293, 304, p. 139,495,
499,501,696, 969, 1064, 1069, p. 396,
1089, 1104, 1402.
, agent for, 1069.
contractors for, 388, 715, 799.
Transubstantiation, the declaration a^i-ainst,
403.
Traverse, Surgeon John Meade, of the
49th Regiment, concerned in a murder,
655.
Treasury, Lords of the, appointment of,
p. 126, p. 264, p. 421.
, , letters from and to, 5, 13, 35, 77,
91, 147, 177, 206, 213, 249, p. 139,522,
666, 811, 846, 859, 946, 975, 979, 997,
1005, 1035, 1137, 1354, 1364-5.
letters and warrants to the, for pay-
ments, &c., 387, 712-13, 1087, 1089,
p. 436, 1422.
~, Secretary to, (Charles Lowndes,)
letters from or to, 6,43, 49, 74, 92, 146,
181, 405-6, 444, 463, 471, 508, 712.
, (Grey Cooper,) letters from or
to, 78, 112, 126, 128, 196-7, 268, 343,
400, 4.34, 494, 543, 545-6, 566, 608,
670, 685, 796, 856, 1115, 1152, 1267,
1278, 1303, p. 543, p. 552.
, , (Thomas Bradshaw,) letters to
and fi-om, 556, 629, 712, 784, S4S, 967,
981, 984, 1050, p. 436, 1106, 1167,
1197, 1287, 1323, p. 516, p. 552.
, Solicitor to the, (T. NuttaU,) letters
to and from, &c., 14, 358, 916, p. 354,
963, 967,1008, 1278.
, , not under the Secretary of
State's direction, 1222.
Tredwell, Richard, of Covent Garden, spring
maker, invention, p. 129.
Trehearne, Richard, an almsman, p. 560.
Treise, Sir Christopher, letter from, 549.
Trelau-ny, Sir William, Bart., Governor of
Jamaica, usual powers to, p. 242.
, , , allowance of plate to,
p. 277.
licence to take surname, &c. of,
p. 437.
Trent, Chief Justice in Eyre on this side,
1413.
, River, transport of cheese down the,
stopped by the populace, 321.
TresForcas, Cape, p. 387.
Treves, Elector of, letter of congratulation
from, acknowledged, 401.
Triangles, Islands of the, attempts of the
French to settle, &c., 208.
Trieste, estabUshment of a British Consul at,
as to, 265.
Trimbell, George, a convict, 1089.
Trinity College, Cambridge, see Cambridge,
University of.
[Trinity College, Dublin], Provost of, con-
sulted by the Lord Lieutenant, p. 210,
800, 1344.
, , supports Government measures,
&C., p. 298, p. 522, p. 547.
, Professor of Feudal and Common
Law in, p. 110.
, a .senior fellow of, p. 245, 1424.
GENERAL INDEX.
077
Tripoli, 904.
, Bashaw or Bey of, letters fi'om, (with
signature in second,) 176, 284, 1100.
, , bills of, payment of, refused,
40.
, , , peremptory payment of,
to be demanded, 123.
, , Commgdore Hamsou's visit to,
account of, 176, 215.
, British Consul at, 123, 253,5(19,713,
1100.
, , misconduct of, towards the
Imperial Consul, 123.
, appointed by the Commodore,
176, 1005, 1100.
, , appointment confirmed, 225.
, customary presents in, 1100.
, plan and survey of harbour of, 176.
Tripoline Ambassador, interpreter to, letter
to, about a request of the Ambassador,
, (Hamed Aga,) arrest of, at-
tempted, &c., 226.
, , letters fi'om and to, 229.
, , return to Tripoli, p. 242.
, , passage money for, paid,
p. 274.
, military honoirrs to, p. 277.
to Holland, arrival of a, at Leg-
horn, 918.
Triste, Browse, Esq., J.P. for Devon, letter
from, 74.
Ti'oops, demands for, everywhere, to assist
the civil magistrate, 837.
Troughton, Joseph, indicted for forgery,
p. 278.
Troup, Capt., case of, &c., 272.
Truebody, Samuel, late rector of Stoke
Clymesland, 1072.
Trivro, miners from neighbourhood, procured
to go over to Portugal, 1267.
Tryon, Mr., Governor of North Carolina, 464,
507, 608, 620.
Tucker, Josiah, Dean of Gloucester, letter
as to riots, &c., from, 402.
, , , recommendation from,
335.
Tudor, Capt., an old officer on the half-pay
list, 9.
Tuite, person sent on discoveries westward of
Lake Superior, 676.
Tullideph, Thomas, late Principal of St. Leo-
nard's College in St. Andrew's
University, 1070.
Tunis, 904.
, British Consul at, 52, 421, 531, 1184.
, Bey of, restores his share of a prize
illegally captured, p. 531.
, state of affairs in, p. 51.
Tunisines defrauded by officers of the Porte,
grant to, 431.
Turin, British Charge d'Affaires at, S2S,
p. .369. p. 431, 1422.
Turkey, British Ambassador to, sec Coustau-
tinople.
, English trade in, report as to, 264.
, oppression in, increased, p. 73.
shipping from, with foul patents,
denied admission in England, effect of,
&c., 264.
, trade to, how carried on, p. 74.
, war with Eussia, British neutrality
during, &o., 1288, 1301.
Company, Deputy Governor of, 1293,
1301.
Turkish dominions, the plague in the, IG, 51,
90.
slaves, escape of, to British ships,
558, p. 203, 968, 1305.
Turks who escaped on board British ships
sent back to their own country, a
merit made of it, 904.
Turk's Island, H.M.'s Agent at, 257, 331, 591.
, His Majesty's right to, 591.
Turnbull, Jlr., offers to settle Greeks iu
N. America, &c., 456, 462.
, , late preacher , to the parish of
Denny, 395.
Turner, Eobert, late clerk to the justices of
Aberdeen, 1094.
, Samuel, Lord Mayor of Loudon,
letters to and from, 1124.
Tuscan squadron, number of the, 911.
Tuscany, Grand Duke of, requests permission
to visit the British men-of-war, 571.
, return of, from Naples, 911.
, , and Duchess, accompanied to
Leghorn by the English fleet, 968.
Twinsted Hal!, near Sudbury, 27S. :
Ti/huni Chronicle, The, or Villaiuj displayed,
&c., 1081.
TyndaU, Thomas, late King's Proctor, 278,
367.
Tyrawley, Lord, Governor of Gibraltar, 1021.
, , order to, p. 589.
Tyrone, Catherine, Countess Dowager, claim
to barony of Le Poer, 100, 415, 438,
631,077.
, Lord or Earl of, party of, iu Ireland,
attitude towards the augmentation,
&c., 659, 664, p. 230.
, and family, support afforded by,
to Government measures in Ireland,
&c., 778, pp. 335-6.
, , asks to be made a Marquis,
p. 521.
Tyrrel, Rear Admiral, Commander-iu-chief of
H.M.'s ships at Barbadocs, &c., see
Barbadoes and the Leeward Islands,
Commander-in-chief, &c.
Tyrwhitt, Thomas, Esq., grant of an office in
reversion to, p. 421.
678
GENERAL INDEX.
U.
Udny, Consul at Venice, circulars to, 1014,
1048.
Ullman, Charles, served King Geo. 11. with
" sower grout," p. 404.
Ulster King-at-arms, 1093.
Ulster and Munster, Lord-Lieutenant's Secre-
tary for, .525.
Underwood, Benjamin, M.A., presentation,
p. 569.
Uniack, William, of Cork, killed in a duel,
p. 281.
United Provinces, States General of, Agent or
Commissary of, in Scotland, 618, 1145.
, , British Amhassador, &c. to,
(Sir Joseph Yorke,) 159.
, , Envoy Extraordinary from,
(Count Welderen,) 423.
, , , , memorials, &c.
from, 445, 618, 1177.
Universit}- degrees, warrants for admission to,
372, 700, 1074, p. 562.
Unwin, Samuel, William, and William the
younger, hosiers, invention, p. 267.
Upton, Arthur, Esq., appointment, 717.
, Clotworth}-, clerk of the Household to
the Princess of Wales, recommendation
for, p. 548.
, Roger, au almsman, p. 400.
Uri, Mr., a Moorish letter sent as a trial of
skill for, intended to be made inter-
preter, &c., 73.
, Dr. Jean, Turkish letters translated
by, 212.
Urings, John, of London, merchant, ship of,
hired for H.M.'s service, as to pavment
of, 538.
Usher, Mr., and the Dublin weavers, p. 510.
Usticke, Henry, late vicar of Breagc, p. 559.
Usury, statute of, indictments on, p. 426,
p. 427.
Vallancey, Charles, Esq., appointment, p. 107.
Valle, Signor Giovanni, appointment, 1070.
Valline, the cutter, place of execution of, as
to, 1356.
Van Microp, Martin Kuyck, case of, 579.
Van Sittart, Heurj-, letter from, 1251.
, Robert, LL.B., appointment, 705.
, , of the Inner Temple, Esq., ap-
pointment, 1403.
Van Teylingen, Christian, Dutch Governor
of Negapatnam, a fugitive in England,
robberies, SiC. of, request for arrest of,
&c., 445.
Vaudreuil, La Marquise de Eigaud de, petition
of, referred, 361.
Vaughan, Benjamin, elder and j-ounger, in-
vention, 39.
Vavoser, Peter, Esq., licence to enter foreign
service, p. 59'0.
Venetian Consul in city of London, 1070.
Resident iu England (Mons. Imberti),
orders as to baggage of, 979.
state free from the plague, 51.
vessels, conduct towards, to be ob-
served by the British Commodore on a
rupture with Algiers, 412.
Venice, British Consul in, 1048.
, British Minister or Resident at, (John
Murray,) 16.
, , (Sir James Wright,) 409,41.3,
460, 536, 553, 581, 670,^735, 753, 766,
1014, 1245.
, magistrates of the Health Office at,
circulars of, sent, 413, 504,581, 670,
735.
Venizza, quarantine in, 504.
Ventura, President, British Delegate in Naples,
p. 77.
Venus, transit of, preparation for observation
of, 793, 1069.
Vernon, Lord, letter from, 1281.
Vienna, British Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary at, see Stormont.
, English workmen at, treatment of,
&c., 332.
, Secretary to the British Embassy at,
148.
Vilar, D', " Pro. y Cura " of the suburb of
St. Philip in Minorca, put under arrest,
&c.. 785, 802.
Vilet, John, a Poor Knight of Windsor,
p. 562.
Villa Franca or Villa Franca Bav, 558,
p. 369.
Villemont, Mons., second iu command of a
Spanish force, 198.
Villiers, Viscount, Vice- Chamberlain of the
Household, see Household, Vice-Cham-
berlain of.
, Viscountess, &c., see Grandison,
Countess of.
Vincent, Sir Francis, 1272.
Viner's Abridgment referred to, 226.
Virginia, 555.
, Attorney General for, 574.
, boundary hne between the Western
Indians and, to be completed, p. 208.
, tumults in, 27.
Viry, Count, see Sardinian Minister (Viry).
w.
Wace, Francis, senior clerk. Secretary of
State's Office, 247, 740.
Wages disputes, methods for settling, p. 541.
Wainhouse, Mr. Michael, p. 552.
GENERAL INDEX,
679
Waite, Thomas, (,Dublia Castle,) Utters from,
111, 578, 1240, 1277.
, Lucy wife of, pension, p. 443.
Wake, Charles, LL.D., church appointment,
p. 398.
Waliefield, 8S8.
Waldegrave, Earl and Countess of, 1413.
Wales, French wrecked ship plundered on
coast of, 811, 846, 856, 1069.
.Princess of, clerk of the Household
to, p. 548.
Walker, Dr., report on Highlands, &c. of
Scotland hy, proper to he carried
out, 6.
, Mr., merchant of Montreal, horrid
attempt on, '239.
, , Esq., Agent for Barbadoes,
letter to, 505.
, Thomas, of Begbrooke, Esq., appoint-
ment, 697.
Wallace, Capt., 4.
, Mr., Consul at Bergen, circulars to,
148, 280, 287, 597.
, James, Esq., King's counsel, licence
to plead, p. 580.
, Dr. Eobert, H.M.'s chaplain in Scot-
land, grant to, p. 149.
Walpole, Mr., circulars to, 1014, 1227, 1243.
, Robert, Clerk of the Council, 57.
, Hon. Robert, Secretary to the Ex-
traordinary Embassy to the Catholic
King, allowance of plate to, 715.
, Secretary to the Extraordinary
Embassy to the most Christian King,
p. 435.
, , charged with H.M.'s affairs
in Paris, 103S.
Walsh, Mr., letter to, 1285.
Waltham Chase or Forest, a plan of, supplied,
&c., 330.
, Epping Forest and other walks
within, 315.
Wapping, 959.
, riots in, &c., 903, 922.
inhabitants of, removing their goods,
for fear of an insurrection among the
coalheavers, 916.
, military aid for suppressing the
riots in, p. 435, p. 436.
Wappinger tribe Indians come to England to
petition the King in Council, 248.
Ward, Governor, at Rhode Island, corre-
spondence with, &c., 4, 84.
, Mr., medical receipts of, supply of
the medicines to the public, 937.
, Bernard, Esq., grant of strand of
Killough to, 391, p. 282.
, , member for the county of
Down, recommended for a peerage,
1U23, p. 548.
, John, p. 427.
Wardrobe, Great, JIaster of the, warrants to,
p. 139, p. 140, p. 278, 1089, p. 437,
1424.
, John Earl of Ashburn-
ham, livery to, p. 1 40.
, , Surveyor and Auditor of the,
warrant to, p. 140,
Ware, murder near, 1299.
Ware, Nathaniel, Esq., British Consul at
Malaga, 419.
Warmly Copper Company, iucorpoi-ation of,
p. 265.
, First Governor, &c. of, p. 265.
, petitions against grant of a charter to,
p. 265 (note).
Warner, Thomas, Attorney General, Leeward
Islands, 574.
Warre, Margaret wife of John, of Dublin,
pension, p. 443.
Warren, Jlr., assiduity of, iu reduction of
Saffron Island, 122.
, WiUiam, President of the 2nd An-
nuity Society of Cork, 687.
Warsaw, British Resident at, 148.
Warwick, co. of, High Sheriff of, letter to,
321.
, transport of cheese from,
stopped, 321.
, town of, rectory of St. Mary in,
p. 244.
Wassenbourg, Count, a foreign Minister in
England, information about, 351.
Waterford, co. of. High Sheriff and Grand
Jury of, addi-ess from, 806, 823.
, provisions sent to France from, 1183.
Watermen on the Thames, riotous, &c., 869.
Watson, Litut.-Col. Justly, 1198, 1202.
, Robert, appointment, lo70.
Watt, James, invention, p. 425.
Way, Lewis, Sub-Governor of the South Sea
Company, 1107.
Weaver, Richard, Esq., appointment in Scot-
land, 720.
Weavers (Master), a resolution by, p. 543.
of London and Dublin, combination
between, 1317.
.handbill showing intention of, to go
to St James's to present a petition,
1380.
in Spitalfields. disturbances among,
1382.
, letter from a weaver to the, p. 543.
put a petition iu Lord Rochford's
hands, 1383.
Webb, Daniel, of the city of London,
stationer, p. 426.
, George, 1415.
, Sir John, Bart., petition, 524.
, P. C, Esq., account of Rolls of
Parliament by, 511.
Thomas, M.A., made Dean, 1092.
, Lieut. Thomas, barrack-master of
Albany, to be on half pay, p. 146.
680
C4ENERAL INDEX.
Webber, liobert, a convict, wbo hoped the
laws would not bo broke by transport-
ing him, death being all he desired,
244, 246.
■\Tebdell, Capt. Philip, superannuation al-
lowance to, 3S3.
Webster, Capt. of the " Hazard," letter from,
202.
, "young," a Dublin master weaver,
p. 51u.
Wedderburu, Mr., one of H.il.'s counsel,
888.
Wedgwood, Josiah, of Burslem, potter, in-
vention, p. 578.
Weir, Alexander, 1096.
Welch or Welsh, Mi-., one of the justices of
Westminster, p. 355, p. 357.
Welderen, Count, see United Provinces,
States General of. Envoy Extraordinary
from, (Welderen).
Welford, John, unjustly imprisoned in
Tripoli, case of, &c., 253, 1184.
Weller, George, of Boxted, Esq., appoint-
ment, 1403.
Wells, Dean of, 370.
Wentworth, John, Esq., Governor of New
Hampshire, allowance of plate to,
p. 138.
West, Mr., a Commissioner of the Customs
in Scotland, not likely to live long,
1306.
, , late minister of Logic, p. 149,
West Edesley, rectory of, 1074.
West India mails detained, 710.
merchants summoned to consult
about supposed cession of Hispaniola,
505.
West Indies, 1127.
, estabhshments in, as to expense, &c.
of, 28.
, French in the, 208, 286.
, Spanish troops sent to, p. 473.
Westminster Abbey, almsmen in, p. 560.
, Prebendary^of, p. 245, p. 398.
Westminster, city and liberty of, petition from,
1399.
, Dean of, 929.
, Chairman ofGeneral Quarter Sessions
of, and justices of, 936.
, left without one constable, 936.
, justices of, preparations for prevention
of riots in connection with BIr. Wilkes,
p. 353.
, magistrates of, greatly mortified by a
note fi'om Lord AVeymouth's Secre-
tary, p. 359.
, , zeal and attention of, p. 360.
, quiet state of, 1329.
Weston, Mr., 1245.
Henry, Excise officer, p. 269.
Westport, Viscount, creation of, 1091.
Wexford, beer and ale druuk imiversally in,
1367.
Weymouth, Lord, Secretary of State, sec
Secretary of State, Northern and
Southern Departments (Weymouth).
Whateley, Cieorge, of Birmingham, inventions,
1079 (2).
Wheate, Sir Jacob, one of Commodore Spry's
Lieutenants, sent on a mission to the
Emperor of Morocco, accounts of, &c.,
1194, 1201,1203, p. 475.
Whitaker, William, Esq., serjeant-at-law,
p. 132.
Whitby, plate iron imported at, stopped,
"p. 35.
White, Lady Caroline, daughter of the late
Earl of Anglesey, 431.
, John, a chymist, salary granted to,
for making medicines, 937.
, Dr. Robert, late H.M.'s first physician
in Scotland, 393.
, Robert, Consul at Tripoli, unjust
imprisonment by, &c., 253.
, , widow of, 713.
, Thomas, late Dean of St. Patrick in
Ardagh, 1426.
Whitechapel, riots in, p. 426.
Whitehaven Chamber refuse to pay the
Herring custom in Isle of Man, {i. 10.
Whitehead, Consul, circular to, 1014.
White Horse Inn, Friday Street, Cheapside,
312, 323-4.
Whitham, Consul at Majorca, circulars to,
1014, 1048.
Whitshed, Col., of the Guards, M.P. in
Ireland, p. 509.
Wicklow, completion of harbour of, p. 283.
Wier, Thomas, one of H.M.'s trumpeters in
Scotland, 1430.
Wight, Isle of, Lieut. Governor of, 369,
1071.
, Governor, &c. of, p. 127.
Wigtown, Commissariat Clerk of, 720.
.Deputy Keeper of Register of Sea-
sines, &c. in, 720.
Wilder, Theaker, LL.D. a senior fellow of
Trinity College, Dublin, dispensation
to, p. 245.
Wilkes, John, 1329.
, , negligence of the Sheriff's
officers at arrest of, 851, p. 354.
, , precautionary measures taken
against the riotous proceedings on
occasion of the election, arrest, trial,
and imprisonment of, 922, 936 (pp.
352-361), 1168.
, , ruse employed in taking him
back to prison, p. 359.
, , rescue of, after commitment,
p. 355, p. 358, p. 360.
, , papers of, seized, 1049.
, , communicates information about
a threat to burn London, 1124.
, , proposal to give the freedom
of the Guild of Merchants in Dublin
to, how stopped, 1159.
GENERAL INDEX.
G81
Wilkie, Robert,
176.
1100.
Wilkinson, Capta
cmporary Consul at Tripoli,
.., appointment confirmed,
, allowances to, 1005.
, services of. Sec, 105S,
of H.M.S. "Niger,"
Swan," 1225.
rant of an office to,
, of H.M.S
, Montagu, Esq..
705.
Willday, Samuel, of Atherstonc, invention,
1414.
Willes, Edward, Esq., ICing's counsel, 3S1.
, see Solicitor General (Willes).
, , late Chief Baron of the Ex-
chequer in Ireland, p. 143.
Williams, Capt. Griffith, agent to the Marine
Regiments, 696.
, John, alderman of Helleston, p. 580.
Dr. Rice, late Prebendary of 'Wor-
, Richard, of the parish of St. Clement
Danes, invention, p. 267.
, a convict, 5b4.
Thomas, of Denbigh, appointment,
Williamson, Lieut.-Col., of the 39th Regiment,
663.
Willoughby, Henry, Esq., petition, 322.
of Parham, Lord, writ of summons as,
322, p. 278.
Willson, George, late of Charles Street, affi-
davit of, 1266.
Wilmot, David, magistrate. Tower division,
p. 508, 1380, p. 541, 1383.
, Henry, Esq., Agent for the Leeward
Islands, letter to, 505.
, Henry Valentine, 379.
, Montague, late Governor of Nova
Scotia, 210.
, Richard Staunton, of Lincoln's Inn,
Esq., change of name, p. 589.
, Sir Robert, 83.5, 1017.
, , letters from and to, 31, 858, 972.
, reward for services, p. 145,
p. 442.
Wilson, James, presentation, lu97.
, John, master of a brigantine, com-
plaint against, 119.
Peter, appointment, p. 596.
Winbolt, David, an almsman, p. 400.
Winchelsea, Earl of, 1419.
, attendance at St. James's de-
sii-ed, 230.
Winchester cathedral, almsmen in, p. 400.
, Deans of, p. 560, 1407.
gaol, convicts in, applied for, for H.M.'s
service, 1250.
Windsor Castle, St. George's Chapel in. Pre-
bendaries or Canons of, 370, 1074,
p. 559.
, Poor Knights in, 372, p. 245j
1407, p. 562.
Wmdsor Forest, Keeper and Lieutenant of,
p. 127, p. 265.
Winkings, Nicholas, free denizen, p. 264.
Winman, William, in chains in Newgate,
1249.
Winn, John, shipwright, invention, 70G.
Winter, Proviant Werw.'ilter, claims of, 1063,
1109.
Wise, Nieman, a Scotch runaway workman at
Gothenburg, 414.
, Samuel, of Nottingham, musician, in-
vention, p. 424, p. 577.
Wishart, Dr. George, H.M.'s chaplain in Scot-
laud, grant to, p. 149.
, Geo., letter from, 1169.
Witchingham, 94.
Wogan, Capt. John, appointment, 1404.
Wolfall, Richard, employed in getting and
arranging information about French
commerce and finance, case of, 41 1.
Wolff, Jacob, of Townhill, Esq., made a barO'
Wolters, Mr., H.M.'s Agent at Rotterdam,
1408.
, , , bills drawn by, 712.
, circulars to, 148, 280,
287, 563, 597, 744, 885, 1013.
, , , expenditure for secret
vice, p. 436.
, a traitor tried before.
1066.
Womenswold, parish of, highway enclosed in,
p. 264.
Wood, David, of Ely, labourer, p. 399.
Francis, Esq., Wakefield, as to a re^
port of, relative to a convict, 888.
, John, Governor of the Isle of Man
see Man, Isle of. Governor of.
, Robert, Esq., Under Secretary, se<
Secretary of State, Northern anc
Southern Departments, Under Secre-
taries.
Woodbridge, dragoons quartered at, 939.
Woodchurch Green, attempt to raise a mob
at, to force the iarmers to sell their
corn, 896.
Woodcock, Edward, Esij., grant of an office
, EUenborough, 379.
, Thomas, son of Kev. Edw.ard, 379.
Woodfall, Henry Sampson, p. 580.
Woodford, Ralph, H.M.'s Resident at Ham-
burgh, 465, 671.
, , circiJars to, 148, 280,
287, 563, 597, 744, 877, 885.
, , , extract from, 981.
, Jtr., English Resident at Altena,
p. 551.
X X
682
GENERAL INDEX.
Woodhouse, Sir Arm., Bart., ktter to, 294.
Woodley, 'William, Esq., Governor of H.JI.'s
Leeward Charibbee Islands, allowance
of plate to, p. 138.
■Woodstook (New), high steward of, 3C7.
town clerk of, C97.
riots near, 285.
WooUatt, William, of Blackwell, invention,
267, 719.
AVorcester cathedral, almsmen in, p. 560.
, Canons or Prebendaries of, p. 244,
p. 398, p. 559.
, Deans of, p. 559.
Workmen gone abroad, see Manufacturer's.
Worrell, Joseph, Attorney General .for New
Jersey, 574.
Wray, Daniel, Esq., 1419.
Wreckers, prosecution of, the business of the
Lord of the Manor, 856.
Wright, Col., prudent conduct, &c. of, p. 357.
,.,.^ Governor, of Georgia, proposal as to
the powder duty, p. 208, 620.
, Mr., a magistrate, fired on, in the
attempt to put a warrant into execu-
tion, p. 541.
, Barbara, pension, p. 443.
James, clerk. Secretary of State's
Oface, 247, 740.
Sir James, H.M.'s Resident at
Venice, see Venice, British Minister at
(Wright).
, William, of Whitefriars, distiller,
, presentation, p. 445.
Writs of Error, see Error, writs of.
Wrottesley, Sir Richard, late Dean of Wor-
cester, p. 559.
Wroughton, Thomas, Resident at Warsaw,
circulars to, 148, 280, 287, 563, 597,
744, 877, 885, 1013.
Wynne, Lieut.-Col. John, Lieut.-GoTemor of
Cork, recommendation for the Gover-
, Owen, Esq., M.P. for county of Sligo,
appointment, p. 143.
X.
Xeno, Giovanni, an Otto
., , sentence against, in the Vice-
Admiralty Court in Gibraltar, 946,
Yarmouth, North, Governor of, 91, p. 139.
, Supervisor of Excise at, 781.
, murder of an Excise ofiBcer near,
Yates, Mr. Justice, 559, 893.
Yeaman, Patrick, Esq., late Keeper of the
Register of Seasines, &c., in Forfar,
719.
Yeomen of the Guard, liveries for, p. 139,
p. 278, p. 437, p. 589.
Yerbury, Francis, of Bradford, clothier, inven-
tion, p. 130.
Y'onge, Sir George, Bart., appointment,
p. 126 (2), 1078.
, John Greenhill, of London, invention,
129.
York, Archbishop of, letter to, 521.
, , recommendations for Maundy
women addressed to, 372, p. 245, 1074,
p. 562.
cathedral, alterations in the statutes as
to the Canons of, 1078.
, city of, commanding officer at, orders
to", 277.
, county of, militia. Adjutant of, 1062.
, , East Killing, Deputy Lieutenants
acting as Lord Lieutenant for, 1061.
, , West Riding of, Deputy Lieu-
tenants of, qualifications of, 1401.
, , militia officers in, qualifications of,
1401.
Duke of, II.R.H. Edward, proxy for the
King of Denmark on his marriage,
260, 265.
, , appointment, p. 126.
, , illness and death of, 554, 558,
563, 570.
, conveyance and reception of body
of, 577, p. 242.
Yorke, Mr., 1286.
, Charles, Attorney General, see At-
torney General.
, Hon. C, report of, as to the obliga-
tion of the Test Act upon inhabitants
of new conquests, 403.
, Sir J., see Holland, British Ambas-
sador in.
Youghal, 1290.
, Collector of, 1254.
Young, John, M.A., church appointment,
, Robert, of Elvitt, an almsm.in, p. 560.
, William, Esq., Lieut.-Governor of
Dominica, baronetcy to, 1409.
Y"oimger, Mr., postmaster, &c. in the Isle of
Man, 441.
Zafarina, a port in the western part of the
Algerine dominions, attempt to supply
Gibrahar irom, p. 177, 974, 996.
Zamiro, Da\-id, a Jew knowing seven lan-
guages, 63.
Zante, Island of, British Consul in, 1048.
, , quarantine in, 504.
Zubre, David, victualler, 1413.
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Esq., B.A., Trinity College, Dublin, Barrister-at-Law (Ireland). 1875-
1877.
Vol. I.— 1171-1251. I Vol. II.— 1252-1284.
These volumes contain a Calendar of all documents relating to Ireland,
preserved in the Public Record Office, Loudon ; the work is to be continued
to the end of the reign of Henry VII.
Calendar of State Papers relating to Ireland, of the Reigns of
Henry VIIL, Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth, preserved in Her
Majesty's Public Record Office. Edited by Hans Claude Hamilton,
Esq., F.S.A. 1860-1877.
Vol. I.— 1509-1573. 1 Vol. III.— 1586-1588.
Vol. II.— 1574-1585. I
The above have been published under the editorship of Mr. Hans Claude
Hamilton.
Calendar of State Papers relating to Ireland, of the Reign of
James L, preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, and
elsewhere. Edited by the Rev. C. W. Russell, D.D., and John P.
Prendergast, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. 1872-1877.
Vol. I.— 1603-1606. I Vol. III.— 1608-1610.
Vol. II.— 1606-1608. I Vol. IV.— 1611-1614.
This series is in continuation of the Irish State Papers commencing with
the reign of Henry VIII. ; but, for the reign of James I., the Papers are not
confined to those in the Public Record Oflice, London.
Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, preserved in Her Majesty's
Public Record Office, and elsewhere. Edited by W. Noel Sainseurt,
Esq. 1860-1878.
Vol. I.— America and West Indies, 1574-1660.
Vol. II.— East Indies, China, and Japan, 1513-1616.
Vol. III. — East Indies, China, and Japan, 1617-1621.
Vol. IV. — East Indies, China, and Japan, 1622-1624.
These volumes include an analysis of early Colonial Papers in the Public
Record Office, the India Office, and the British Museum.
Calendar of Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the
Reign of Henry VIII., preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record
Ofiice, the Biitisli Museum, &c. Edited hy J. S, Brewek, M.A.
Professor of English Literature, King's College, London. 1862-1876.
Vol. I.— 1509-1514. I Vol. IV.— Introduction.
Vol. n. (in Two Parts)— 151c
1518.
Vol. IIL (in Two Parts)-
1523.
Vol. IV., Part 1.— 1524-1526.
Vol. IV., Part 2.— 1526-1528.
Vol. IV.. Part 3.— 1529-1530.
These volumes contain Bummaries of all State Papers and Correspondeuee
relating to the reign of Heniy VIII., in the Public liecord Office, of those
formerly in the State Paper Office, in the British Museum, the Libraries of Oxford
and Cambridge, and other Public Libraries ; and of all letters that have appeared
in print in the works of Burnet, Strype, and others. Whatever authentic
original material exists in England relative to the religious, poUtical, parliamen-
tary, or social history of the country during the reign of Henry VIII., whether
despatches of ambassadors, or proceedings of the army, navy, treasury, or
ordnance, or records of Parliament, appointments of officers, grants from the
Crown, &c., will be found calendared in these volumes.
Calenuak of State Papers. Foreign Series, of tue Reign of
Edward VI., preserved in Her Majesty's Public Kecord Office. 1547-
1553. Edited hy W. B. Turnbull, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, Barri.ster-
at-Law, and Correspondant du Comite Imperial des Travaux Historiques
et des Societes Savantes de France. 1861.
Calendar of St.\te Papers, Foreign Series, of the Reign of IMary,
preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record OIRce. 1553-1558. Edited
by W. B. Turnbull, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law and
Correspondant du Comite Imperial des Travaux Historiques et des
Societes Savantes de France. 1861.
The two preceding vohunes exhibit the negotiations of the English ambassadors
w ith the courts of the Emperor Charles V. of Germany, of Henry II. of France,
and of Philip II. of Spain. The affairs of several of the minor continental states
also find various incidental illustrations of much interest.
A valuable series of Papers descriptive of the circumstances which attended
the loss of Calais merits a special notice ; while the progress of the wars in the
north of France, into which England was dragged by her union with Spain, is
narrated at some length. The domestic afl;iirs of England are of course passed
over in these volumes, which treat only of its relations with foreign powers.
Calicndar of State Papep.s, Foreign Series, of the Reign of
Elizabeth, preserved in Her M.ajesty's Public Record Office, &c.
Edited hy the Rev. Joseph Stevenson, M.A., of University College,
Durham, (Vols. I. -VII.), .and Allan James Crosby, Esq., M.A.,
Barrister-at-L.aw, (Vols. VIII.-X.) 1863-1876.
Vol. I.— 1558-1559. Vol. VL— 1563.
Vol. IL— 1559-1560. Vol. VII.- -1564-1 565.
Vol. III.— 1560-1561. Vol. VIIL— 1566-1568.
Vol. IV.— 1561-1562. Vol. IX.- 1569-1571.
Vol. v.— 1562. Vol. X.— 1572-1574.
These volumes contain a Calendar of the Foreign ( lorrespondence durin the
early portion of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, deposited in the Public Record
Office, &c. They illustrate not only the external but also the domestic affair."^ ot
Foreign Countries during that period.
Calendar of Treasury Papers, preserved in Her IMajesty's Public Record
Office. Edited hy Joseph Redington, Esq. 1868-1879.
Vol. 1.-1557-1696. I Vol. III.— 1702-1707.
Vol. II.— 1697-1702. I Vol. IV.— 1708-1714.
The above Papers connected with the affairs of the Treasury comprise
petitions, reports, and other documents relating to services rendered to the State,
grants of money and pensions, appointments to offices, remissions of fines and
duties, &c. They illustrate civil and military events, finance, the administration
in Ireland and the Colonies, &c., and afford information nowhere else recorded.
Calendar of the Caeew Papers, preserved in the Lambeth Library.
Edited hy J. S. BRE^rER, M.A., Professor of English Literature, King's
College, Lomlou ; aud William Bullen, Esq. fseT-lSTo.
Vol. L— 1515-1574. I Vol. v.— Book of Howth ; Miscel-
Vol. 11.-1575-1588. laueous.
Vol. III.— 1589-1600. I Vol. VL— 1603-1624.
Vol. IV.— 1601-1603. I
The Carew Papers relating to Ireland, deposited in the Lambeth Library, are
unique, and of great importance. The Calendar cannot fail to be welcome to
all students of Irish history.
Calendar of Letters, Despatches, and State Papers, relating to (lie
Negotiations between England and Spain, preserved in the Archives at
Simancas, and elsewhere. Edited hy G-. A. Beegenroth. 1862-1868.
Vol. I.— Hen. VII.— 1485-1509.
Vol. II.— Hen. VIII.— 1509-1525.
Supplement to Vol. I. and Vol. II.
Mr. Bergcnroth was engaged in compiling a Calendar of the Papers relating
to England presei-ved in the archives of Simancas in Spain, and the correspond-
ing portion removed from Simancas to Paris. Mr. Bergenroth also visited
Madrid, and examined the Papers there, bearing on the reign of Henry VIII.
The first volume contains the Spanish Papers of the reign of Henry VII. ; the
second volume, those of the first portion of the reign of Henry VIH. The
Supplement contains new information relating to the private life of Queen
Katharine of England ; and to the projected marriage of Henry VII. with Queen
Juana, widow of King Philip of Castile, and mother of the Emperor Charles V.
Calendar of Letters, Despatches, and State P.^pees, relating to the
Negotiations between England and Spain, preserved in the Archives at
Simancas, and elsewhere. Edited bi/ Don Pascual de Gayangos.
1873-1879.
Vol. III., Part 1.— Hen. VIII.— -1525-1526.
Vol. III., Part 2.— Hen. VIII.— 1527-1529.
Vol. IV., Part 1.— Hen. VIII.— 1529-1530.
Upon the death of Mr. Bergenroth, Don Pascual de Gayangos was appointed
to continue the Calendar of the Spanish State Papers. He has pursued a
similar plan to that of his predecessor, but has been able to add much valu.able
matter tr'om Brussels and Vienna, with which Mr. Bergenroth was unacquainted.
Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts, relating to English
Affairs, preserved in the Archives of Venice, &c. Edited by Rawdon
Brown, Esq. 1864-1877.
Vol. I— 1202-1509. I Vol. IV.— 1527-1533.
Vol. II.— 1509-1519. Vol. v.— 1534-1554.
Vol. III.— 1520-1526. I Vol. VL, Part I.— 1555-1556.
Mr. Eawdon Brown's researches have brought to light a nimiber of valuable
documents relating to various periods of English history ; his contributions to
historical literature are of the most interesting and important character.
SvLLAcrs, IN English, of Ptjier's Fff.nEEA. By Sir Thomas Duffcs
Hardy, D.C.L.. Deputy Keeper of the Public Records. Vol. I. — Will. I.-
Edw. IIL; 1066-1377. Vol. IL — Ric. IL-Chas. II. ; 1377-1654.
1869-1873.
The "Foedera," or "Rymer's Eoedera," is a collectiou of miscellaneous docu-
ments illustrative of the Ilistoi7 of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Norman
Conquest to the reign of Charles II. Several editions of the "FcDdera" have
heen published, and the present Syllabus was undertaken to make the contents
of this great National Work more generally known.
Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Pdblic Records and the Rev.
J. S. Bretter to the Master of the Rolls, upon tlie Carte raul
Carew Papers in the Bodleian and Lambeth Libraries. ] 864. Price
2s. 6d.
Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records to the Master
OF the Rolls, upon tlie Documents in tlie Archives and Public Libraries
of Venice. 1866. Price 2s. M.
In the Press.
Syllabus, in English, op Ryjier's Fcedera. Bij Sir Thomas Duffus
Hardy, D.C.L., Deputy Keeper of the Pitblic Records. Vol. HI.—
Appendix and Index.
Calendar of Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, op the Reign
OF Henry VIIL, preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office,
the British Museum, &c. Edited by J. S. Brewer, M.A., Preacher
at the Rolls, and Rector of Toppesfield. Vol. V.— 1531-1. j.32.
Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, preserved in Her Majesty's
Public Record Office, and elsewhere. Edited hy W. Noel Sainsbury,
Esq. Vol. v.— America and West Indies, 1661-1670.
Calendar of State Papers relating to Ireland, of the Reign op
James L, preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, and
elsewhere. Edited hy the Rev. C. W. Russell, D.D., and John P.
Prendekgast, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. Vol. V. — 1615 — 1625.
Calendar op State Papers and Manuscripts, relating to English
Affairs, preserved in the Ai-chives of Venice, &c. Edited by Rawdon
Brown, Esq. Vol. VI., Part II.— 1556-1558.
Calendar of Documents relating to Ireland, preserved in Her Majesty's
Public Record Office, London. Edited by Henry Savage Sweetman,
Esq., B.A., Trinity College, Dublin ; Barrister-at-Law(Ireland). Vol. HI.
—1285-1292.
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, during the Commonwealth,
preserved in Her Jlajesty's Public Record Office. Edited by Mary
Anne Everett Green. Vol. VI.— 1653, &c.
In Progress.
Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, preserved in Her Majesty's
Public Eecord Oifice, and elsewhere. Edited by W. Noel Sainsburt,
Esq. Vol. VI.— East Indies, 1625, &c. Vol. VII.— America and West
Indies, 1671, &c.
Calendar of State Papers, Foreign Series, of the Reign of Eliza-
beth, preserved in Her Majesty's Public Kecord Office. Edited hy
Allan James Crosby, Esq., M.A., Barrister-at-Law. Vol. XI.—
1575, &c.
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of
Charles I., preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office. Edited by
William Douglas Hamilton, Esq., F.S.A. Vol. XVI.— 1640.
Calendar of State Papers relating to Ikeland, of the Reign of
Elizabeth, preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office. Edited
by Hans Claude Hamilton, Esq., F.S.A. Vol. IV.— 1588, &c.
Calendar of Treasury Papers, preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record
Office. Edited by Joseph Redington, Esq. Vol. V. — 1714, &c.
Calendar of Letters, Despatches, and State Papers, relating to the
Negotiations between England and Spain, preserved in the Archives at
Simancas, and elsewhere. Edited by Don Pascual de Gayangos.
Vol. IV., Part 2.— Hen. VIII.
Calendar of Home Office Papers of the Reign of George HI.,
preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office. Edited by Richard
Arthur Roberts, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. Vol. III. — 1770, &c.
THE CHKONICLHS AND MEMORIALS OF GREAT BRITAIN
AND IRELAND DURING THE MIDDLE AGES.
[Royal 8vo. half-bound. Price \0s, each Volume or ]^al•t.]
On 25 July 1822. the House of Commons presented an address lo (lio
Crown, stating that the editions of the works of our ancient historians were
inconvenient and defective ; that many of their writings still remained in
manuscript, and, in some cases, in a single copy only. They added, " that an
" uniform and convenient edition of the whole, published under His Majesty's
" royal sanction, would be an undertaking honourable to His Majesty's reign,
" and conducive to the advancement of historical and constitutional know-
" ledge : that the House therefore humbly besought His Majesty, that He
«' would be graciously pleased to give such directions as His Majesty, in His
" wisdom, might think fit, for the publication of a complete edition of the
" ancient historians of this realm, and assured His IMajesty that whatever
" expense might be necessary for this purpose would be made good."
The Master of the Eolls, being very desirous that effect should be given
to the resolution of the House of Commons, suljmitted to Her Majesty's
Treasury in 1857 a plan for the publication of the ancient chronicles and
memorials of the United Kingdom, and it was adopted accordingly. In
selecting these works, it was considered right, in the first instance, to
give preference to those of which the manuscripts were unique, or the
materials of which would help to till up blanks in English history for
which no satisfactory and authentic infoimation hitherto existed in anv
accessible form. One great object the Master of the Rolls had in \ icw wa^
to form a corpus hisforicvm within reasonable limits, and whieli shciiild bi-
as complete as possible. In a subject of so vast a range, it was important
that the historical student should be able to select such volumes as conformed
with his own peculiar tastes and studies, and not be put to the expense of
purchasing the whole collection ; an iuconveuience inseparable from am-
other plan than that which has been in this instance adopted.
Of the Chronicles and Memorials, the following volumes have been ]iub-
lished. They embrace the period from the e;irliest time of Ihilisli bisiory
down to thi) end of the reign of Henry Nil.
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The Chronicle of England, by John Capgrave. Edited hy the
Rev. F. C. HiNGESTON, M.A., of Exeter College, Oxford. 1858.
Capgrave was prior of Lynn, in Norfolls, and provincial of the order of the
Friars Hermits of England shortly before the year 1464. His Chronicle extends
from the creation of the world to the year 1417. As a record of the language
spoken in Norfolk (being written in English), it is of considerable value.
Chkonicon Monasteeii de Abingdon. Vols. I. and II. Edited by
the Eev. Joseph Stevenson, M.A., of UniTerisity College, Durham,
and Vicar of Leighton Buzzard. 1858.
This Chronicle traces the history of the great Benedictine monastery of
Abingdon in Berkshire, from its foundation by Iving Ina of Wessex, to the
reign of Kichard I., shortly after which period the present narrative was drawn
up by an inmate of the establishment. The author had access to the title-deeds
of the house ; and incorporates into his history various charters of the Saxon
kings, of great importance as illustrating not only the history of the locality
but that of the kingdom. The work is printed for the first time.
Lives of Edward the Confessor. I. — La Estoire de Seint Aedward
le Eel. II. — Vita Beati Edvardi Regis et Confessoris. III. — Vita
iEduuardi Regis qui apud Westmonasterium requiescit. Edited by
Henry Richards Luard, M. A., Fellow and Assistant Tutor of Trinity
College, Cambridge. 1858.
The first is a poem in Nomian French, containing 4,686 lines, addressed to
Alianor, Queen of Henry UI., and probably written in the year 1245, on the
occasion of the restoration of the church of Westminster. Nothing is known
of the author. The second is an anonymous poem, containing 536 lines, written
between the years 1440 and 1450, by command of Henry VI., to whom it
is dedicated. It does not throw any new light on the reign of Edward the
Confessor, but is valuable as a specimen of the Latin poetry of the time. The
third, also by an anonymous author, was apparently written for Queen Edith,
between the years 1066 and 1074, during the pressure of the sufl'eriug brought
on the Saxons by the Norman conquest. It notices many facts not found in
other writers, and some which differ considerably from the usual ;
4. Monumenta FrancisCjVna ; scilicet, I. — Thomas de Eccleston de Ad-
ventu Fratrum Minorum in Angliam. II. — Adse de Marisco Epistolae.
III. — Registrum Fratrum Minorum Londonia3. Edited hy J. S.
Brewer, M.A., Professor of English Literature, King's College,
London. 1858.
This volume contains original materials for the history of the settlement of
the order of Saint Francis in England, the letters of Adam de IMarisco, and
other papers connected with the foundation and diffusion of this great body. I
has been the aim of the editor to collect whatever historical information could be
found in this country, towards illustrating a period of the national history for
which only scanty materials exist. None of these have been before printed.
5. Fasciculi Zizaniorum Magistri Johannis Wtclif cum Tritico.
Ascribed to Thomas Nettee, of Walden, Provincial of the Carmelite
Order in England, and Confessor to King Henry the Fifth. Edited by
the Rev. W. W. Shirley, M. A., Tutor and late Fellow of Wadham
College, Oxford. 1858.
This work derives its principal value from beiug the only contemporaueout
account of the rise of the Lollards. When written the disputes of the school-
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men had been extended to the field of theology, and they appear both in the
■vn-itings of WycUfi and in those of his adversaries. Wycliff's little bundles
of tares are not less metaphysical than theological, and the conflict between
Nominalists and Realists rages side by side with the conflict between the dilTerent
mterpreters of Scripture. The work gives a good idea of the controversies at
the end of the 14th and the beginning of the 15th centuries.
6. The Buik op the Croniclis of Scotland ; or, A Metrical Version of
the History of Hector Boece ; by AVilliaji SxEirART. Vols. I., II.,
and III. Edited h>j W. B. Tckxbull, Esq., of Lincoln's Inu, Barristcr-
at-Law. 1858.
This is a metrical translation of a Latin Prose Chronicle, and was written in the
first half of the 16th century. The narrative begins with the earliest legends,
and ends with the death of James I. of Scotland, and the " evil ending of the
traitors that slew him." Strict accuracy of statement is not to be looked for in
such a work as this ; but the stories of the colonization of Spain, Ireland, and
Scotland are interesting if not true ; and the chrorucle is valuable as a reflection
of the manners, sentiments, and character of the age in which it was composed.
The peculiarities of the Scottish dialect are well illustrated in this metrical version ,
and the student of language will find ample materials for comparison with the'
English dialects of the same period, and with modem lowland Scotch.
7. JoHANNis Capgrate Liber de Illcstribus Henricis. Edited hy the
Rev. F. C. HiNGESTOX, M.A., of Exeter College, Oxford. 1858.
This work is dedicated to Henry VI. of England, who appears to have been, in
the author's estimation, the greatest of all the Henries. It is divided into three
distinct parts, each having its own sepnrate dedication. The first part relates only
to the history of the Empire, and extends from the election of Henry I., the
Eowler, to the end of the reign of the Emperor Heni-y VI. The second part is
devoted to English history, and extends from the accession of Henry I. in the year
1100, to the year 1446, which was the twenty-fourth year of the reign of King
Henry VI. The third part contains the lives of illustrious men who ^have borne
the name of Henry in various parts of the world.
Capgrave was bom in 1393, in the reign of Eiehard II., and lived during the
Wars of the Roses, for the history of which period his work is of some value.
8. HisTORiA Monasterii S. Augcstini Cantuariensis, l>y Thomas or
Elmham, formerly Mouk and Treasurer of that Foundation. Edited
by Charles Habdwick, M.A., Fellow of St. Catharine's Hall, and
Christian Advocate in the University of Cambridge. 1858.
This history extends from the arrival of St. Augustine in Kent until 1191.
Prefixed is a chronology as far as 14 IS, which shows in outline what was to have'
been the character of the work when completed. The only copy known is in the
possession of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. The author was connected with Norfolk,
and most probably with Elmham, whence he derived his name.
9. EuLOGiDM (HiSTORiARUM SITE Temporis) : Chronicon ab Orbe condito
usque ad Annum Domini 1366 ; a Monacho quodam Malmesbiriensi
exaratum. Vols. I., II., and III. Edited by F. S. Haydon, Esq., B.A
1858-1863.
This is a Latin Chronicle extending from the Creation to the latter part of the
reign of Edward lU., and written by a monk of the Abbey of JMalmesbury, in
Wiltshire, about the year 1367. A continuation, carrying the history of England
down to (he year 1413, was added in the former half of'the fifteenth century by
an author whose name is not known. The origmal Chronicle is divided into
five books, and contams a history of the world generally, but more especially
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of England to the year 1.360. The continuation extends the history down to
the coronation of Henry V. The Eulogium itself is chietiy valuable as contain-
ing a history, by a contemporary, of the period between 1.356 and 1366. The
notices of events appear to have been written very soon after their occurrence.
Among other interesting matter, the Chronicle contains a diary of the Poitiers
campaign, evidently furnished by some person who accompanied the army of the
Black Prince. The continuation of the Chronicle is also the work of a contem-
porary, and gives a very interesting accoimt of the reigns of Richard II. and
Henry IV. It is believed to be the earliest authority for the statement that the
latter monarch died in the .Jerusalem Chamber at AVestminster.
10. -Mkmokials of Henry the Seventh : Bernardi Andrea; Tliolosatis
Vita Reikis Ilenrici Septimi ; necnon alia quffidam ad eiuuk'ni llc,i;ciu
spectantia. j&rftYerf &_?/ James Gairdner, Esq. 1858.
The contents of this volume are — (1) a life of Henry VII., by his poet
laureate and historiographer, Bernard Andi-e, of Toulouse, with some composi-
tions in verse, of which he is supposed to have been the author; (2) the journals
of Roger Machado during certain embassies on which he was sent by Henry VII.
to Spain and Brittany, the first of which had reference to the marriage of the
King's son, Arthur, with Catharine of Arragon ; (3) two cm-ious reports by
envoys sent to Spain in the year 1505 touching the succession to the Crown
of Castile, aud a project of marriage between Henry VII. and the Queen of
Naples; and (4) an account of Philip of Castile's reception in England in 1506.
Other documents of interest in connexion with the period are given in an appendix.
11. ."Mejiorials of Henry the Fifth. I. — Vita Heurici Quinti, Eoberto
Iledmanno auctore. II. — Versus Rhythmici in laudein Regis Ilenrici
Quinti. III. — Elmhami Liber Metricus de Henrico V. Edited by
Charles A. Coi.e, Esq. 1858.
This volume contains three treatises which more or less illustrate the history of
the reign of Henry V., viz.: A Life by Robert Redman ; a Metrical Chronicle by
Thomas Elmham, prior of Lenton, a contemporary author ; Versus Rhythmici
written apparently by a monk of Westminster Abbey, who was also a contempo-
rary of Henry V. These works are printed for the first time.
[2. .MiiNiJiENTA GiLDHALi,^ LoNDONiENsis ; Liber Albus, I/ilnl Cus-
lumaruni, et Liber Horn, in arcliivis Gildhallai asservati. Vol. I.,
Liber Albus. Vol. II. (in Two Parts), Liber Custumarum. Vol. III.
Translation of the Anglo-Norman Passages in Liber Albus, Glossaries,
Appendices, and Index. Edited by Henry Thomas Riley, Esq., JI.A.,
Barrister-at-Law. 1 859-1 862.
The manuscript of the Lilier Albus, compiled by John Carpenter, Common
Clerk of the City of London in the year 1419, a large folio volume, is pre-
served in the Record Room of the City of London. It gives an account of
the laws, regulations, and institutions of that City in the twelfth, thirteenth,
fourteenth, and early part of the fifteenth centuries.
The Liber Custumarum was compiled probably by various hands in the early
part of the fourteenth century during the reign of Edward 11. The manuscript,
a folio volume, is also preserved in the Record Room of the City of London,
though some portion in its original state, boiTowed from the City in the reign
of Queen Elizabeth and never returned, forms part of the Cottonian MS.
Claudius D. II. in the British Museum. It also gives an accmnit of the laws,
regulations, and institutions of the City of London in the twelfth, thirteenth, and
early part of the fourteenth centuries.
13 Chronica Johannis de Oxenedes. Edited b>/ Sir Henry Ellis,
K.H. 1859.
Although this Chronicle tells of the arrival of Ilengist and Horsa in Eugland
in the year 449, yet it substantially begins with the reign of King Alfred, and
comes down to the year liiflii, where it euds abruptly. The iiistory is partieu-
larly valuable for notices of events in the eastern portions of the kingdom,
which are not to he elsewhere obtained, and some curious facts are mentioned
relative to the floods in that part of England, which are confirmed in the Fries-
land Chronicle of Anthony Heinrich, pastor of the Island of Mohr.
14. A Collection of Political Poems and Songs kelating to English
HiSTOltV. FROM the ACCESSION OF EdWAUD III. TO THE EeIGN OF
Henry VIII. Vols. T. and II. Edited by Thomas Wright, Esq.,
M.A. 1859-1861.
These Poems are perhaps the most interesting of all the historical writings of
the period, though they cannot be relied on for accuracy of statement. Thev
are various in character ; some are upon religious subjects, some may he called
satires, and some give no more thau a court scandal ; but as a whole they pre-
sent a very fair picture of society, and of the relations of the different classes
to one another. The period comprised is in itself interesting, and brings us,
through the decline of the feudal system, to the beginning of our modern
history. The songs in old English are of considerable value to the philologist.
15. The •' Opus Tertium," '• Opus Minus," &c., of Roger Bacon. Edited
by J. S. Brewer, M.A., Professor of Eiiglit;!! Literature, Kiug's
College, Loudon. 1859.
This is the celebrated treatise — never before printed— so frequently referred
to by the great philosopher in his works. It contains the fullest details we
possess of the life and labours of Roger Bacon : also a fragment by the same
author, supposed to be unique, the " Compendium Htudii Theuloyice."
16. BARTHOLOM.EI DE COTTON, MONACHI NoRWICENSIS, HlSTORIA An-
GLICANA ; 449-1298 : neenon ejusdeiu Liber de Archiepiseopi.', et
Episcopis Angliae. Edited by Henry Pichards Luard, M.A., Fellow
and Assistant Tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge. 1859.
The author, a monk of Norwich, has here given us a Chronicle of England
from the arrival of the Saxons in 449 to the year 129S. in or about which year
it appears that he died. The latter portion of this history (the whole of the
reign of Edward I. more especially) is of great value, as the writer was con-
temporary with the events which he records. An Appendi.x contains several
illustrative docimients connected with the previous narrative.
17. Brut y Tywysogion ; or. The Chronicle of the Princes of AValep.
Edited by the Rev. John Williams ab Ithel, M.A. 1860.
This work, also known as " The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales," has
been attributed to Caradoc of Llancarvan, who flourished about the middle of
the twelfth century. It is written in the ancient Welsh language, begins with
the abdication and death of Caedwala at Rome, in the year U81, and continues
the history down to tlie subjugation of Wales by Edward I., about the year 1282.
18. A Collection of Royal and Historical Letters during the
Reign of Henry IV. 1399-1404. Edited by the Rev. F. C. Hin-
GESTON, M.A., of Exeter College, Oxford. 1860.
This volume, like all the others in the series containing a miscellaneous selec-
tion of letters, is valuable on account of the light it throws upon biographical
history, and the familiar view it presents of characters, manners, and events.
The period requires much elucidation ; to which it will materially contribute.
19. The Repressor of over much Blaming ok the Clergy. By
Reginald Pecock, sometime Bishop of Chichester. Vols. Land IL
Edited by Churchill Babington, B.D., Fellow of St. John's College,
Cambridge. 1860.
The "Repressor" may be considered the earliest piece of good theological dis-
qnisition of which our English prose literature can boast. The author was born
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about the end of the fourteenth centmy, consecrated Bishop of St. Asaph iu
the year 1444, and translated to the see of Chichester in 1450. While Bishop of
St. Asaph, he zealously defended his brother prelates from the attacks of those
•who censured the bishops for their neglect of duty. He maintained that it was no
part of a bishop's functions to appear in the pulpit, and that his time might be
more profitably spent, and his djgnity better maintained, in the performance of
works of a higher character. Among those who thought differently were the
Lollards, and against theirgeneral doctrines the " Repressor " is directed. Pecock
took up a position midway between that of the Roman Chnrch and that of the
modem Anghcan Church ; but his work is interesting chiefly because it gives a
full account of the Tiews of the Lollards and of the arguments by which they were
supported, and because it assists us to ascertain the state of feeling which ulti-
mately led to the Reformation. Apart from rehgious matters, the light thrown upon
contemporaneous history is very small, but the "Repressor" has great value
for the philologist, as it tells us what were the characteristics of the language in
use among the cultivated Englishmen of the fifteenth century. Pecock, though
an opponent of the Lollards, showed a certain spirit of toleration, for which he
received, towards the end of his life, the usual mediaeval reward — persecution.
20. Annai.es Cambria. Edited hy the Rev. John Williams ab Ithel,
■M.A. 1860.
These annals, which are in Latin, commence in the year 447, and come down
to the year 12S8. The earlier portion appears to be taken from an Irish Chronicle,
which was also used by Tigernach, and by the compDer of the Annals of Ulster.
During its first century it contains scarcely anythiiig relating to Britain, the
earliest direct concurrence with English history is relative to the mission of
Augustine. Its notices throughout, though brief, are valuable. The annals
were probably written at St. Davids, by Blegewryd, Archdeacon of Llandaff,
the most learned man in his day in all Cymru.
21. The Works of Glraldus Cambkensis. Vols. I., II., III., and IV.
Edited h>i J. S. Brewer, M. A., Professor of English Literature, King's
College, London. Vols. V., VI., and VII. Edited bij the Rev. Jaues
F. DiMOCK, M.A., RectoV of Barnburgh, Yorkshire. 1861-1877.
These voliunes contain the historical works of Gerald du Barry, who lived
in the reigns of Henry II., Richard I., and John, and attempted to re-establish
the independence of Wales by restoring the see of St. Davids to its ancient
primacy. His works are of a very miscellaneous nature, both in prose and
verse, and are remarkable chiefly for the racy and original anecdotes which
they contain relating to contemporaries. He is the only Welsh writer of any
importance who has contributed so much to the mediaeval literature of this
country, or assumed, in consequence of his nationality, so free and independent
a tone. His frequent travels in Italy, iu France, in Ireland, and in Wales, gave
him opportunities for observation which did not generally fall to the lot of mediaival
writers in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and of these observations Giraldus
has made due use. Only extracts from these treatises have been printed before,
and ahnost all of them are taken from unique manuscripts.
The Topographia Hibemiea (in Vol. V.) is the result of Giraldus' two visits to
Ireland. The first in the year 11S3, the second in 1185-6, when he accompanied
Prince John into that country. Curious as this treatise is, llr. Dimock is of
opinion that it ought not to be accepted as sober trnthfiil history, for Giraldus
himself states that truth was not his main object, and that he compiled the work
for the purpose of sounding the praises of Henry the Second. Elsewhere, how-
ever, he declares that he had stated nothing in the Topographia of the truth of
which he was not well assured, either by his own eyesight or by the testimony,
with all diligence elicited, of the most trustworthy and authentic men in the
country : that though he did not put just the same full faith in their reports as
in what he had himself seen, yet, as they only related what they had themselves
seen, he could not but believe such credible witnesses. A very interesting portion
of this treatise is devoted to the animals of Ireland. It shows that he was a very
accurate and acute observer, and his descriptions are given in a way that a
scientific naturalist of the present day could hardly improve upon. The Expug-
natio Hibernica was written about the year 1188 and may be regarded rather
as a great epic than a sober relation of acts occurring in his own days. No
one can peruse it without coming to the conclusion that it is rather a poetical
fiction than a prosaic truthful history.
Vol. VI. contains the Itinerariuiu Kambriaj et Descriptio Kambria;: and
Vol. VII., the lives of S. Remigius and S. Hugh.
22. Letters jWd Papers illustrative op the W^vrs op the En(;lish
IN France dukinOt the Reiijn of Henry the Sixth, Kino op Eng-
land. Vol. I., and Vol. II. (in Two Parts). Edited hy the Rev. Joseph
Stevenson, M.A., of University College, Durbam, and Vicar of Leighton
Buzzard. 1861-1864.
The letters and papers contained in these volumes are derived chiefly from
originals or contemporary copies extant in the Bibliotheque Imperiale, and the
Depot des Archives, in Paris. They illustrate the line of policy adopted b)-
John Duke of Bedford and his successors during their government of Normandy,
and such other provinces of France as had been acquired by Henry V. We
may here trace, step by step, the gradual declension of the English power, until
we are prepared to read of its final overthrow.
23. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, according to the several Original
Authorities. Vol. I., Original Texts. Vol. II., Translation. Edited
and translated hy Benjamin Thorpe, Esq., Member of the Royal
Academy of Sciences at Munich, ,ind of the Society of Netherlandish
Literature at Leyden. 1861.
This Chronicle, extending from the earliest history of Britain to the year
1 154, is justly the boast of England ; for no other nation can produce any history,
written in its own vernacular, at all approaching it, either in antiquity, truthfiU-
ness, or extent, the historical books of the Bible alone excepted. There are at
present six independent manuscripts of the Saxon Chronicle, ending in different
years, and written in different parts of the country. In this edition, the text
of each manuscript is prmted in columns on the same page, so that the student
may see at a glance the various changes which occur in orthography, whether
arising from locality or age.
21. Letters and Papers illustrative op the Reigns of Richard III.
AND Henri- VII. Vols. I. and II. Edited hy James Gairdner, Esq.
1861-1863.
The Papers are derived from MSS. in the Public Record Office, the British
Museimi, and other repositories, Tlie period to which they refer is unusually
destitute of chronicles and other sources of historical information, so that the
light obtained from these documents is of special importance. The principal
contents of the volumes are some diplomatic Papers of Richard III. ; correspon-
dence between Henry VII. and Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain; dociunents
relating to Edmund de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk ; and a portion of the corre-
spondence of James IV. of Scotland.
25. Letters of Bishop Grosseteste, illustrative of the Social Condition
of his Time. Edited hy Henry Richards Luard, M.A., Fellow and
Assistant Tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge. 1861.
The Letters of Robert Grosseteste ( 1 3 1 in number) are here collected from various
sources, and a large portion of them is printed for the first time. They range in
date from about 1210 to 1253, and relate to various matters connected not only
with the political history of England during the reign of Henry III., but with
its ecclesiastical condition. They refer especially to the diocese of Lincoln, of
which Grosseteste was bishop.
26. Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts relating to the History
ok Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. I. (in Two Parts) ; Anterior
to the Norman Invasion. Vol. II.; 1066-1200. Vol. IIL ; 1200-1327.
By Sir Thomas Duffus Hardy, D.C.L., Deputy Keeijer of the Public
Records. 1862-1871.
The object of this work is to publish notices ot all known sources of British
history, both printed and unprinted, in one continued sequence. The materials,
when historical (as distinguished from biographical), are arranged under the
year in which the latest event is recorded in the chronicle or history, and not
under the period iu which its author, real or supposed, flourished. Biographies
are enumerated under the year in which the person commemorated died, and not
under the year iu which the life was written. This arrangement has two
advantages ; the materials for any given period may be seen at a glance ; and
if the reader knows the time when an author wrote, and the number of years
that had elapsed between the date of the events and the time the writer flourished,
he will generally be enabled to form a fair estimate of the comparative value of
the narrative itself. A brief analysis of each work has been added when deserving
it, in which the original portions are distinguished fi-om those which are mere
compilations. When possible, the sources are indicated from which such com-
pilations have been derived. A biographical sketch of the author of each piece
has been added, and a brief notice has also been given of such British authors as
have written on historical subjects.
27. Royal and othkr Historical Letters illdstbative of the Reign
OF Henry III. Vol. I., 1216-1235. Vol. II., 1236-1272. Selected
and edited hi/ tlie Rev. W. W. Shirley', D.D., Regius Professor in
Ecclesiastical History, and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford. 1S62-
1866.
The letters contained iu these volumes are derived chiefly from the aucieu
correspondence formerly in the Tower of London, and now in the Public Record
Office. They illustrate the political history of England during the growth of
its liberties, and throw considerable light upon the personal history of Simou de
Montfort. The affairs of France form the subject of many of them, especially
in regard to the province of Gascony. The entire collection consists of nearly
700 documents, the greater portion of which is printed for the first time.
28. Chronica Monasterii S. Aleani. — 1. Thom^ Walsinghait Historia
Anglicana ; Vol. I., 1272-1381 : Vol. II., 1381-1422. 2. Willelmi
RisHANGEB Chronica et Annales, 1259-1307. 3. Johannis de
Trokelowe et Henrici he Blaneforde Chronica et Annales,
1259-1296 ; 1307-1324 ; 1392-1406. 4. Gesta Abbatuii Monasterii
S. Albani, a Thoma Walsinghaji, regnante Ricardo Secundo,
EJUSDE3I EcclesIjE Pr^centore, compilata ; Vol. I., 793-1290:
Vol. II., 1290-1349 : Vol. III., 1349-1411. 5. Johannis Amcndesham,
MoNACiii Monasterii S. Albani, lt videtlr, Annales ; Vols. I.
and II. 6. Registra quorundam Abbatum Monasterii S. Albani,
QUI s^cuLO xv™° florueee ; Vol. I., Registrum Abbatls Johannis
■Whethajistede, Abbatis Monasterh Sancti Albani, iterdm
suscept^ ; Roberto Blakeney, Capellano, qconuam adscriptum :
Vol. II., Registra Johannis Wiiethajistede, Willelmi Albon, et
Willelmi Walingforde, Abbatum Monasterii Sancti Albani, cum
Appendice, continente quasdam Epistolas, a Johanne Whetham-
stede Conscriptas. 7. Ypodigma Neustrle, a Thoma Walsingham,
QUONDAM IMonacho Monasterii S. Albani, conscriptum. Edited
by Henry Thomas Rilet, Esq., M.A., Cambridge and Oxford ; and
of the Inner Temple, Banister-at-Law. 1863-1876.
In the first two volmnes is a History of England, from the death of
Henry IH. to the death of Henry V., by Thomas Walsingham, Precentor
of St. Albans, from MS. VII. in the Arundel Collection in the College
of Arms, London, a manuscript of the fifteenth century, collated with MS.
13 E. IX. in the King's Library in the British Sluseum, and MS. VU. in the
Parker Collection of Manuscripts at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
In the third volume is a Chronicle of EngUsh History, attributed to WilUam
Rishanger, who lived in the reign of Edward I., from the Cotton. MS.
Faustina B. IS. in the British Museum, collated with MS. 14 C. VIL
(fols. 219-231") in the King's Library, British Museum, and the Cotton MS.
Claudius E. III., fols. 306-331: an account of transactions attending the
award of the kingdom of Scotland to John Balhol, 1291-1292, from MS.
Cotton. Claudius D. VI., also attributed to William Rishanger, but on
no sufficient ground: a short Chronicle of English History, 1292 to 1300,
17
by an unknown hand, from J[S. Cotton. Claudius D. VI. : a short Chronicle
_\Vill.4mi lushanger Gesta Edwardi Primi, Regis Anglitc, from MS. U C I.
m the Royal Library, and MS. Cotton. Claudius D. VI., with Annales Regum
Anglino probably by the same hand: and fragments of three Chronicles of
Bnglish History, 1285 to 1307.
In the fourth volume is a Chronicle of English lUstory. 1259 to 129G,
trora MS. Cotton. Claudius D. VI. : Annals of Edward II., 1307 to 1323, by
John de Tiokelowe, a monk of St. Albans, and a continuation of Trokelowe's
Annals, 1323, 1324, by Henry de Blaneforde, both from MS. Cotton. Claudius
U. VI. : a full Chronicle of English History, 1392 to HOC, from MS. VII. in
the Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge ; and an account of the
Benefactors of St. Albans, written in the early part of the fifteenth century,
from MS. VI. in the same Library.
^ The fifth, sixth, and seventh volumes contain a history of the Abbots of
St. Albans, 793 to 1411, mainly compiled by Thomas AValsingham, from
MS. Cotton. Claudius E. IV., in the British Museum : -with a Con-
tinuation, from the closing pages of Parker MS. VII., in the Library of
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
The eighth and ninth volumes, in continuation of the Annals, contain a
Chronicle, probably by John Amundesham, a monk of St. Albans.
The tenth and elevculli volumes relate especially to the acts and proceediuo^s
ofAbbotsWhethamstede. A1bo„,-,'Mi iv-,!ii':L'f..r:l,Vn 1 ^■■^:,^- ],:■ .•.^•- -^ivd as°a
memorial of the chief histori.-' I ! ^ :: : i; ; [^
The twelfth volume eoni:ii>i - - ^ , II , ; :lirreinn
of Henry v., and of Normal]. i> n, .,.':n mi!,- i;-., h\ li ,,, W .ilMiiyhaui,
and dedicated to Henry V. Tlie eompiicr lias oft.u suii^tituted other autliCrities
in place of those consulted in the preparation of bis larger work.
29. CllRONICON AbBATI^E EVE.SUAMENSIS, AuCTORIBUS DoMlNICO PrIOUE
EVESHAMI^ ET ThOMA DE MaELEBERGE AebATE, A FuNDATlONE AD
Annum 1213, una cum Continuatione ad Annuji 1418. Edited by
tlie Rev. W. D. Macray, M.A., Bodleiau Library, Oxford. J 863.
The Chronicle of Evesham illustrates the history of that important monastery
from its foundation by Egwin, about 690, to the year HIS. Its chief feature is
an autobiography, which makes us acquainted with the inner daily life of a
great abbey, such as but rarely has been recorded. Interspersed are many
notices of general, personal, and local history which will be read with much
interest. This work exists in a single MS., and is for the first time printed.
30. Ricardi DE CiRENCESTRiA Speculum Historiale de Gestis Regum
Anglijs. Vol. I., 447-871. Vol. II., 872-1066. Edited by John E. B-
Mator, M.A., FelloTT of St. John's College, Cambridge. '1863-1869.
The compiler, Richai-d of Cirencester, was a monk of Westminster, 1355-
1400. In 1391 he obtained a licence to make a pilgrimage to Rome. His
history, in four books, e.\tends from 447 to 1066. He announces his intention
of continuing it, but there is no evidence that he completed any mora This
chronicle gives many charters in favour of Westminster Abbey, and a very full
account of the lives and miracles of the saints, especially of Edward the Con-
fessor, whose reign occupies the fourth book. A treatise on the Coronation, by
William of Sudbury, a monk of Westminster, fills book iii. c.3. It was on this
author that C. J. Bertram fathered his forgery, J)e Situ Brittanice, in 1747.
31. Year Books of the Reign of Edward the First. Tears 20-21,
21-22, 30-31. 32-33, and 33-35. Edited and franslafcd by Alfuet)
John Horwood, Esq., of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. 1863-
1879.
The volumes known as the " Year Books" contain reports in Norre.an-Frtnch
of cases argued and decided in the Courts of Common Law. They may be con-
sidered to a great extent as the " lex non soripta "' of England, and have been held
in the highest veneration by the ancient sages of the law, and were received by
them as the repositories of the first recorded judgments and dicta of the great
legal luminaries of past ages. They are also worthy of the attention of the
general reader on account of the historical information and the notices of public
and private persons which they contain, as well as the light which they throw
on ancient manners and customs.
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32. NAEnATIVES OF THE EXPULSION OF THE ENGLISH FEOM NoRMANDT,
1449-1450. — Eobertus Blondelli do Ecductionc Normanniffi : Le Ro-
couvrement de Normendic, par Berry, Herault du Roy : Conferences
between the Ambassadors of France and England. Edited, from MSS,
in the Imperial Lihrarij at Paris, by the Rev. Joseph Stevenson,
M.A., of University College, Durham. 1863.
This Tolumc contains the narrative of an eye-witness who details with con-
siderable power and minuteness the circumstances which attended the final ex-
pulsion of the English from Normandy in the year 1450. The history commences
with the infringement of the truce by the capture of Fougercs, and ends with
the battle of Formigny and the embarkation of the Duke of Somerset. The
whole period embraced is less than two years.
33. HiSTORiA ET Caetulaeium Monasteeii S. Petri Gloucestei^. Vols.
I., n., and III. Edited hj W. H. Hart, Esq., F.S.A., Membre corre-
spondant de la Societe dcs Antiquaires de Norraandie. 1863-1867.
This work consists of two parts, the History and the Cartulary of the Monastery
of St. Peter, Gloucester. The history furnishes an account of the monastery
from its foundation, in the year 681, to the early part of the reign of Richard II.,
together with a calendar of donations and benefactions. It treats principally of
the affairs of the monastery, but occasionally matters of general history are
introduced. Its authorship has generally been assigned to Walter Froucestcr,
the twentietli abbot, but without any foundation.
34. Alexandei Neckaji de Naturis Reeuji libei dlo ; with Neckam's
Poem, De Laudibus Divine Sapientije. Edited hi/ Thomas Weight,
Esq., M.A. 1863.
Neckam was a man who devoted himself to science, such as it was in the
twelfth century. In the " De Natiu-is Eerum " are to be found what may be
called the rudiments of many sciences mixed up with much error and ignorance.
Neckam was not thought infallible, even by his contemporaries, for Roger Bacon
remarks of him," this Alexander in many things wrote what was true and useful ;
" but he neither can nor ought by just title to be reckoned among authorities."
Neckam, however, had sufficient independence of thought to differ from some
of the schoolmen who in his time considered themselves the only judges of litera-
ture. He had his own views in morals, and in giving us a glimpse of them, as
well as of his other opinions, he throws much light upon the manners, customs,
and general tone of thought prevalent in the twelfth century. The poem entitled
" De Laudibus Divinaj Sapientia; " appears to be a metrical paraphrase or
abridgment of the " De Naturis Rerum." It is written in the elegiac metre ;
and though there are many lines which violate classical rules, it is, as a whole
above the ordinary standard of media;val Latin.
So. Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starceaft of Eaelt Engl.vnd ; being
a Collection of Documents illustrating the History of Science in this
Country before the Norman Conquest. Vols. I., II., and III. Collected
and edited hij the Rev. T. Osavald Cockayne, M.A., of St. John's
College, Cambridge. 1864-1866.
This work illustrates not only the history of science, but the history of super-
stition. In addition to the information bearing directly upon the medical skill
and medical faith of the times, there are many passages which incidentally tiirow
light upon the general mode of hfe and ordinary diet. The volumes are interesimg
not only in their scientific, but also in their social aspect. The manuscripts from
which they have been printed are valuable to the Anglo-Saxon scholar for the
illustrations they afford of Anglo-Saxon orthography.
36. Ann'ALES iloNASTiCL Vol. I. : — Auuales de JMargan, 1066-1232 ;
Annalcs de Tlieokesberia, 1066-1263 ; Annales de Burton, 1004-1263.
Vol.11.: — Annales Mouasterii de Wintonia, 519-1277; Annales JIo-
nasterii de Waverleia, 1-1291. Vol. III. : — Annales Prioratus de
Dunstaplia, 1-1297 ; Annales Mouasterii de Bermundeseia 1042-
ly
1432. Vol. IV. :— Anuales Monasterii de Oseueia, 1016-1347 ; Clironi-
con vulgo dictum Chronicon Thomaj Wykes, 1066-1289; Amiales
Prioratus de Wigornia, 1-1377. Vol. V. : — Index and Glossary. Edited
by Henry Richards Luard, M.A., Fellow and Assistant Tutor of
Trinity College, and Registrary of the University, Cambridge. 1864-
1869.
The present collection of Monastic Annals embraces all the more important
chronicles compiled in religious bouses in England diu-ing the thirteenth
century. These distinct works are ten in number. The extreme period
which they embrace ranges from the year 1 to 14.32, although they refer more
especially to the reigns of John, Henry III., and Edward I. Some of these narra-
tives have already appeared in print, but others are printed for the first time.
37. iMagna Vita S. HnaoNis Episcopi Lincolniensis. From Manuscripts
ii] the Bodleian Library, Oxford, and the Imperial Library, Paris. Edited
bi) the Rev. James F. Dijiock, M.A., Rector of Barnburgh, Yorkshire.
1864.
This work contains a number of very curious and interesting incidents, and
being the work of a contemporary, is very valuable, not only as a truthful
biography of a celebrated ecclesiastic, but as the work of a man, who, from per-
sonal knowledge, gives notices of passing events, as well as of individuals wlm
were then taking active part in public affairs. The author, in all probability,
was Adam Abbot of Evesham. He was domestic chaplain and private confessor
of Bishop Hugh, and in these capacities was admitted to the closest intimacy.
Bishop Hugh was Prior of Withara for H years before he became Bishop of
Lincoln. His consecration took place on the 21st September 11S6 ; he died on
the ICth of November 1200 ; and was canonized in 1220.
38. CnRONici.ES AND Memorials of the Reign of Richard the First.
Vol. I. : — Itinerarium Peeegeinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi.
Vol. II. : — EpistoLjE Cantuarienses ; the Letters of the Prior and
Convent of Christ Church, Canterbury; 1187 to 1199. Edited h;/
William Stcbbs, M.A., Vicar of Navestock, Essex, and Lambeth
Librarian. 1864-1865.
The authorship of the Chronicle in Vol. I., hitherto ascribed to GeoflFrey
Vinesauf, is now more coiTcctiy ascribed to Kichard, Canon of the Holy Trinity
of London. The narrative extends from 1187 to 1199; but its chief interest
consists in the minute and authentic narrative which it furnishes of the exploits
of Kichard I., from his departure from England in December 11S9 to his death
ill 1 199. The author states in his prologue that he was an eye-witness of much
that he records ; and various incidental circumstances which occur in the course
of the narrative confirm this assertion.
The letters in Vol. II., written between IIS" and 1199, are of vake as
furnishing authentic materials for the history of the ecclesiastical condition of
England durmg the reign of Eichard I. They had their origin in a dispute which
arose from the attempts of Baldwin and Hubert, archbishops of Canterbury, to
found a college of secular canons, a project which gave great umbrage to the
monks of Canterbm-y, who saw in it a design to supplant them in their function
of metropolitan chapter. These letters are printed, for the first time, from a MS.
belonging to the archiepiscopal library at Lambeth.
39. Recueil des Ceoniqces et anchiexnes Istories he la C4kant Bre-
TAIGNE A PRESENT NOMME EnGLETEREE. par JeHAK I>E WaURIN. Vol. I.
Albina to 688. Vol. II., 1399-1422. Edited hj AVilliaji Hardy, Esq.,
F.S.A. 1864-1868.
40. A Collection of the Chronicles and ancient Historie'; Oi' Grkat
Britain, now called England, by John de Wavrin. Albina to 688.
(Translation of the preceding Vol. I.) Edited and translated by
William Hardy, Esq., F.S.A. 1864.
This ctn-ious chronicle extends from the fabulous period of history down to the
return of Edward IV. to England in the year 1471, after the second deposition of
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Henry VI. The manuscript from which the text of the ^yorli is taken is pre-
served in the Imperial Library at Paris, and is beHeved to be the only complete
and nearly contemporary copy in existence. The work, as originally bound,
was comprised in six volumes, since rebound in morocco in 12 volumes, folio
maximo, vellum, and is illustrated with exquisite miniatures, vignettes, and initial
letters. It was written towards the end of the fifteenth century, having been
expressly executed for Louis de Bruges, Seigneur de la Gruthuyse and Earl of
Winchester, from whose cabinet it passed into the library of Louis XII. at Blois.
41. Poi.YCHRONicON Ranclphi HiGDEN, With Trcvisii's Translation. Vols. I.
and II. Edited bij Chdrceiill Babington, B.D., Senior Fellow of
St. John's College,' Cambridge. Vols. III., IV., V., and VI. Edited b;/
the Rev. Joseph Rawson Lumby, B.D., Vicar of St. Edwaid's, Fellow
of St. Catharine's College, and late Fellow of Magdalene College, Cam-
bridge. 1865-1876.
This is one of the many mediaeval chronicles which assume the character of .1
history of the world. It begins with the creation, and is brought down to the
author's own time, the reign of Edward III. Prefixed to the historical portion, is
a chapter devoted to geography, in which is given a description of every known
land. To say that the Polychronicon was written in the fourteenth century is to
say that it is not free from inaccuracies. It has, however, a value apart from its
intrinsic merits. It enables us to form a very fair estimate of the knowledge of
history and geography which well-informed readers of the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries possessed, for it was then the standard work on general history.
The two English translations, which are printed with the original Latin, afford
interesting illustrations of the gradual change of our language, for one was made
in the fourteenth century, the other in the fifteenth. The differences between
Trevisa's version and that of the unknown writer are often considerable.
42. Le LivERE DE Reis de Brittanie e Le LivERE DE Reis de
Engletere. Edited hj John Glover, M.A., Vicar of Brading, Isle of
Wight, formerly Librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge. 1865.
These two treatises, though they cannot rank as independent narratives, are
nevertheless valuable as careful abstracts of previous historians, especially " Le
Livere de Reis de Engletere." Some various readings are given which are
interesting to the philologist as instances of semi-Saxonized French.
It is supposed that Peter of Ickham must have been the author, but no certain
conclusion on that point has been arrived at.
43. Chronica Monasterii de Melsa, ab Anno 1150 usque ad Annum
1406. Vols. I., II., and III. Edited by Edward Augustus Bond, Esq.,
Assistant Keeper of the Manuscripts, and Egerton Librarian, British
Museum. 1866-1868.
The Abbey of Meaux was a Cisterciau house, and the work of its abbot is both
curious and valuable. It is a faithful and often minute record of the establishment
of a religious community, of its progress in forming an ample revenue, of its
struggles to maintain its acquisitions, and of its relations to the governing
institutions of the country. In addition to the private affairs of the monaster}-,
some light is thrown upon the public events of the time, which are however kept
distinct, and appear at the end of the history of each abbot's administration. The
text has been printed from what is said to be the autograph of the original
compiler, Thomas de Burton, the nineteenth abbot.
44 Matth^i Parisiensis Historia Anglorum, sive, ut vui.go dicitur,
HisTORiA Minor. Vols. 1., II., and III. 1067-1253. Edited hi/ S\r
Frederic Madden, K.H., Keeper of the Department of Manuscripts,
British Museum. 1866-1869.
The exact date at which this work was written is, accordins to the chronicler,
1250. The history is of considerable value as an illustration of the period during
which the author lived, and contains a good summary of the events which followed
the Conquest. This minor chronicle is, however, based on another work (also
written by Matthew Paris) giving fuller details, whioli has been called the
"H.storia Major." Xlie chronicle here published, nevertheless, gives some
information not to be found in the greater history.
45. LiBEK MON-ASTERII DE IIVDA : A CHRONICLE AND CuARTCI.AKV OF
HvDE ABBEr,WiNCHESTER,45.5-1023. Edited, from a Manuscript in the
Library of the Earl of Macclesfield, b,, Edward Edwards, Esq. 1866.
The '-Book of Hyde " is a compilation from much earlier sources which are
usually indicated -with considerable care and precision. In many cases, however,
the Hyde chronicler appears to correct, to qualify, or to amplify— either from
tradition or from sources of information not now discoverable — the statements,
which, in substance, he adopts. He also mentions, and frequently quotes from'
■writers whose works are either entirely lost or at present known only by fragments.
There is to be found, in the "Book of Hyde," much information relating to the
reign of King Alfred which is not known to exist elsewhere. The volume
contains some curious specimens of Anglo-Saxon and Mediajval English.
46. Chronicon Scotorcm : a Chronicle op Irish Affairs, from the
Earliest Times to 1135 ;.witli a Supplement, containing the Events
from 1 141 to 1 150 Edited, with a Translation, by William Macnsell
Hennessy, E.=q., M.U.I.A. 1866.
There is, in this volume, a legendary account of the peopling of Ireland and of
the adventures -which befell the various heroes who are said to have been con-
nected with Irish liistory. The details are, however, very meagre both for this
period and for the time when history becomes more authentic. The plan adopted
in the chronicle gives the appearance of an accuracy to which the earlier portious
of the work cannot have any claim. The succession of events is marked, year by
year, from a.m. 1599 to a.d. 1150. The principal events narrated in the later
portion of the work are, the invasions of foreigners , and the wars of the Irish
among themselves. The text has been printed from a MS. preserved in the
library of Trinity College, Dublin, "written partly in Latin, partly in Irish.
47. The Chronicle of Pierre de Langtoft, in French Verse, from
THE earliest Period TO THE De.ith OF Edward I. Vols. I. and II
Edited bij Thomas Wright, Esq., M.A, 1866-1868.
It is probable that Pierre de Langtoft was a canon of Bridlington, in YorI<shire,
and that he lived in the reign of Edward I., and during a portion of the reign ot
Edward II. This chronicle is divided into three parts ; in the first il* an
abridgment of Geoffrey of Monmouth's ■' Historia Britonum," in the second, a.
history of the Anglo-Saxon .and Norman kings, down to the death of Henry III.
and in the third a history of the reign of Edward I. The principal object of the
work was apparently to show the justice of Edward's Scottish wars. Ihe
language is singularly corrupt, andacurious specimen of the French of Yorkshire.
48. The War of the Gaedhil with the Gaill, or, The Invasions op
Ireland by the Danes and other Norsemen. Edited, with a
Translation, b;/ James IIenthorn Todd, D.D., Senior Fellow of
Trinity College, and Regius Professor of Hebrew in the Univeisit)-,
Dublin. 1867.
The work in its present form, in the editor's opinion, is a comparatively modern
version of an undoubtedly ancient original. That it was compiled from" contem-
porary materials has been proved by curious incidental evidence. It is stated in
the account given of the battle of Clontarf that the full tide in Dublin Bay on the
day of the battle (23 April 1014) coincided with sunrise ; and that the returning
tide in the evening aided considerably in the defeat of the Danes. The fact has
been verified by astronomical calculations, and the inference is that the author of
the chronicle, if not himself an eye-witness, must have derived his information
from those who were eye-witnesses. The contents of the work are sufficiently
described in its title. The story is told after the manner of the Scandinavian
Sagas, with poems and fragments of poems introduced into the prose narrative.
49. Gesta Regis Henrici Seccndi Benedicti Abdatis. The Chronicle
of the Reigns of Henry II. and Richard L, 1169-1192; known
;5 A 2
under the name of Benedict of Peterborough. Vols. I. and II.
Edited hy William Stubbs, M.A., Regius Professor of Modern His-
tory, Oxford, and Lambeth Librarian. 1867.
This chronicle of the reigusol' Henry II. aud Richard I., known commonly
under tlie name of Benedict of Peterborough, is cue of the best existing speci-
mens of a class of historical compositions of the first importance to the student.
50. MUNIMENTA ACADEMICA, OR, DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATIVE OF ACADEMICAL
Life and Studies ax Oxford (in Two Parts). Edited by the Rev.
Henry Anstey, M.A., "Vicar of St. Wendron, Cornwall, and lately
Vice-Principal of St. Mary Hall, Oxford. 1868.
This work will supply materials for a History of Academical Life and Studies
in the University of Oxford during tlie 13th, lith, and 15th centuries.
51. Chronica Magistri Rogeki de Houedene. Vols. I., II., HI., and IV.
Edited by^iL\.\AM Stubbs, M.A., Resius Professor of Modern History,
and Fellow of Oriel CoUege, Oxford. 1868-1871.
This work has long been justly celebrated, but not thoroughly understood until
Mr. Stubbs' edition. The earlier portion, extending from 732 to 1148, appears
to be a copy of a compilation made in Northumbria about 1161, to which
Hoveden added little. From 1148 to 1169 — a very valuable portion of this
work — the matter is derived from another source, to which Hoveden appears to
have suppUed little, and not always judiciously. Erom 1170 to 1192 is the
portion which corresponds with the Chronicle known under the name of
Benedict of Peterborough {see No. 49) ; but it is not a copy, being sometimes
an abridgment, at others a paraphrase ; occasionally the two works entirely
agree ; showing that both writers had access to the same materials, but dealt
with them differently. From 1192 to 1201 may be said to be wholly Hoveden's
work ! it is extremely valuable, and an authority of the first importance.
52. WiLLELMi Malmesbieiensis Monachi de Gestis Pontificum Anglo-
RDM LiBRi QuiNQUE. Edited, from Wtlliam of Malmesbwi/'s Auto-
graph 3IS., by N. E. S. A. Haihlton, Esq., of the Deiiartmeut of
Manuscripts, British Museum. 1870.
William of Malmesbury's " Gesta Pontificum " is the principal foundation of
English Ecclesiastical Biography, down to the year 1122. The manuscript
which has been followed in this Edition is supposed by Mr. Hamilton to be the
author's autograph, containing his latest additions and amendments.
63. Historic and Municipal Documents of Irel^wd, from the Archives
of the City of Dublin, &c. 1172-1320. Edited by John T. Gilbert,
Esq., F.S.A., Secretary of the Public Record Office of Ireland. 1870.
A collection of original documents, elucidating mainly the history and condition
of the municipal, middle, and trading classes under or in relation with the
rule of England in Ireland, — a subject hitherto in almost total obscm-ity.
Extending over the first hundred and fifty years of the Anglo-Norman
settlement, the series includes charters, municipal laws and regulations, roUs of
names of citizens and members of merchant-guilds, lists of commodities with
their rales, correspondence, illustrations of relations between ecclesiastics and
laity ; together with many documents exhibiting the state of Ireland during the
presence there of the Scots under Robert and Edward Bruce.
54. The Annals op Loch Ce. A Chronicle op Irish Affairs, from
1014 to 1590. Vols. I. and II. Edited, with a Translntion, by
William Maunsell Hennessy, Esq., M.R.I.A. 1871.
The original of this chronicle has passed under various names. The title of
" Annals of Loch Co " was given to it by Professor O'Curry, on the ground that
it was transcribed for Brian Mac Darmot, an Irish chieftain, who resided on the
island in Loch Ce. in the county of Roscommon. It adds much to the materials
for the civil and ecelesiastical history of Ireland ; and contains m.any curious
references to English, and foreign affairs, not noticed in any other ohrnuicle.
55. MoNUMENTA JuiuDiCA. TiiE Black Book of the Admiralty, with
Appendices. Vols. I., II., III., and IV. Edited hij SiPv Travees
Twiss, Q.C., D.C.L. 1871-1876.
This book contains the ancient ordinances and laws relating to the navy,
and was probably compiled for the use of the Lord High Admiral of Enghtnd.
Selden calls it the "jewel of the Admiralty Records." Prynno ascribes to the
Black Book the same authority in the Admiralty as the Black and Red Books
have in the Court of Exchequer, and most English writers on maritime law
recognize its importance.
56. IMemoki.als of the Eeiqn of Henry VI. : — Official Correspondence
OF Thomas Bektnton, Secretary to Henry VI., and Bishop
OP Bath and Wells. Edited, from a MS. in the Arehiepiscopal
Library at Lambeth, with an Appendix of Illustrative Documents, by the
Rev. George Wllliajis, B.D., Vicar of llingwoocl, late Fellow of King's
CoUege, Ccambridge. Vols. I. aud II. 1872.
These curious volumes are of a miscellaneous character, and were probably
compiled under the immediate direction of Bekynton before he had attained
to the Episcopate. They contain many of the Bishop's owu letters, and several
written by him in the King's name ; also letters to himself while Royal Secre-
tary, and others addressed to the Eng. This work elucidates some points in
the history of the nation during the first half of the fifteenth century.
57 Matth^i Parisiensis, Monachi Sancti Albani, Chronica JIajora.
Vol. I. The Cre.ation to A.D. 1066. Vol. II. A.D. 1067 to A.D. 1216.
Vol, III. A.D. 1216 to A.D. 1239. Vol. IV. A.D. 1240 to A.D. 1247.
Edited by Henry Richards Luard, D.D., Fellow of Trinity College,
Registrary of the University, and Vicar of Great St. Mary's, Cambridge.
1872-1877.
This work contains the " Chronica Majora " of Matthew Paris, one of the
most valuable and frequently consuhed of the ancient English Chronicles. It
is published from its commencement, for the first time. The editions by Ai-ch-
bishop Parker, and William Wats, severally begin at the Norman Conquest.
58. Memoriale Fratris Walteei de Co\T5NTRii.— The Historical
Collections of Walter of Coventry. Vols. I. and H. Edited, from
the MS. in the Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridejc, by
William Stubbs, M.A., Regius Professor of Modern History, and Fellow
of Oriel College, Oxford. 1872-1873.
This work, now printed in ftdl for the first time, has long been a desideratum
by Historical Scholars. The fii'st portion, however, is not of much importance,
beiniT only a compilation from earlier wTiters. The part relating to the first
quarter of the thirteenth century is the most valuabls and interesting.
59 The Anglo-Latin Satirical Poets and Epigrajnimatists of the
Twelfth Centtoy. Vols. I. and II. Collected and edited by
Thomas Wright, Esq., M.A., Corresponding Member of the National
Institute of France (Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres). 1872.
The Poems contained in these vohmies have long been known and appreciated
as the best satires of the age in which their authors flourished, and were deservedly
popular during the 13th and Uth centuries.
60 MATEItlALS for a HlSTORY OF THE EeIGN OP HeNRY VII., FROM
ORTPINAL Documents preserved in the Public Record Office.
A'ols. I. and II. Edited by the Rev. William Campbell, M.A., one
of iiw' Majesty's Inspectors of Schools. 1873-1877.
These volume; arc valuableas illustrating the acts and proceedings of Henry VII,
on ascending the throne, and shadow outllic policy he afterwards adopted.
61. Historical Papers and Letters from the Northern Eegisters.
Edited bi/ James Raine, M.A., Cauoii of York, and Secretary of the
Surtees Society. 1873.
The documents iu this volume illustrate, for the most part, the general history
of the north of England, particularly in its relation to Scotland.
62. Registkum Palatin/UM Dunelmense. The Register op Richard de
Kellawe, Lord Palatine and Bishop op Ddrham; 1311-1316.
Vols. I., II., III., and IV. Edited by Sir Thomas Dukfus Hakdv,
D.C.L., Deputy Keeper of the Public Records. 1873-1878.
Bishop Kellawe's Register contains the proceedings of his prelacy, both lay
and ecclesiastical, and is the earliest Register of the Palatinate of Durham.
63. Memorials of Saint Dunstan Archbishop op Canterbury. Edited,
from various MSS., by William Stubbs, M.A., Regius Professor of
Modern History, and Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. 1874.
This volume contains several lives of Archbishop Dunstan, one of the most
celebrated Primates of Canterbury. They open various points of Historical
and Literary interest, without which our knowledge of the period would be
more incomplete than it is at present.
64. Cheonicon Anglic, ab Anno Domini 1328 usque ad Annum 1388,
auctore Monacho quodam Sancti Albani. Edited by Edward
Maunde Thompson, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, and Assistant-Keeper of
the Manuscripts iu the British Museum. 1874.
This chronicle gives a circumstantial history of the close of the reign of
Edward III. which has hitherto been considered lost.
65. Thomas Saga Erkibyskups. A Life op Aechbishop Thomas Becket,
IN Icelandic. Vol. I. Edited, with English Translation, Notes, and
Glossary, by M. Eikikr Magnusson, Sub-Librarian of the University
Library, Cambridge. 1875.
This work is derived from tlic Life of Becket written by Benedict of Peter-
borough, and apparently supplies the missing portions in Benedict's biography.
66. Radulphi de Coggeshall Chronicon Anglicanum. Edited by the
Rev. Joseph Stevenson, M.A. 1875.
This ^■ol^lmc contains the " Chronicon Anglicanum," by Ralph of Coggeshall,
the " Libelliis de Expugnatione Terra; Sancta; per Saladinum," usually
ascribed to the same author, and other pieces of an interesting character.
67. Materials for the History of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of
Canterbury. Vols. L, II., and III. Edited by the Rev. James Craigie
Robertson, M.A., Canon of Canterbury. 1875-1877.
This Publication will comprise all contemporary matcri.ils for the history of
Archbishop Thomas Becket. The first volume contains the life of that cele-
brated man, and the miracles after his death, by William, a monk of Canter-
bury. The second, the life by Benedict of Peterborough ; John of Salisbury ;
Alan of Tewkesbui-y ; and Edward Grun. The third, the life by William
ritzstephen ; and Herbert of Bosham.
68. Radulfi de Diceto Decaui Lundoniensis Opera Historica. The
Historical Works op Master Ralph de Diceto, Dean of London.
Vols. I. and II. Edited, from the Original .Manuscripts, by William
Stubbs, M.A., Regius Professor of Modern Hi.•^torv, mid Fellow of
Oriel College, Oxford. 1876,
The Historical Works of Ralph de Diceto are some of the most valuable
materials for British History. The Abbreviationes Chroniccrum extend from
the Creation to Ht", and the Ymagines Historiarum to 1201.
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69. Koi.L OF THE Proceedings op the King's Council in Ireland, for
A Portion of the 16th Year op the Eeign of Richard II. 1392-
93. Edited by tlie Ecv. James Graves, A.B. 1877.
The KoU printed in this volume throws considerable light on the History of
Ireland at a period when little is known of it, and seems to be the only document
of the kind extant.
70. Henrici de Braoton de Legibus et Consck.tldinidus Anglic.
LiBRi Qdinqde in Varios Tractatus Distincti. Ad Uiversorqm et
Vetustissimorum Codicum Collationeji Tri-is Vulgati. Vols. I.
and II. Edited hy Slk Travers Twiss, Q.C, D.C.L. 1878-1879.
This is a new edition of Bracton's celebrated work, collated with MSS. in
the British Museum ; the Libraries of Lincoln's Inn, the Middle Temple, and
Gray's Inn ; the Bodleian Library, Oxford ; the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris j
&c. &c.
71. The Historians of the Church of York, and its Arcubisuofs.
Vol. I. Edited by James Raine, M.A., Canou of York, and Secretary
of the Surtees Societj-. 1879.
This will forma complete " Corpus Historicum Eboracensc," a work very
much needed, and of great value to the Historical Inquirer.
In the Press.
Chronicle of Robert of Bkunne. Edited by Frederick James Fur-
NivALL, Esq., il.A., of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Barrister-at-Law.
Register of Malmesbuev Abbey : preserved in the Public Record
Office. Vol. I. Edited by J. S. Brewer, JI.A., Preacher at the
Rolls, and Rector of Toppesfleld.
The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester. Edited by William
Alois Wright, Esq., M.A.
A Collection of Sagas and other Historical Documents relating to the
Settlements and Descents of the Northmen on the Bi-itish Isles. Edited
by Sir George Webbe Dasent, D.C.L., Oxon., and M. Gudbrand
VlGFUSSON, M.A.
Thomas Saga Erkibvskups. A Life of Archbishop Thomas Becket, in
Icelandic. Vol. II. Edited, inth English Translation, Notes, and
Glossary, by M. Eirikr Magni'sson, M.A., Snb-Librari;in of the
University Library, Cambridge.
Poltciironicon Ranulphx Higden, with Trevis.a's Translation. Vol. VII.
Edited by the Rev. Joseph Rawson Lumby, D.D., Vicar of Sr.
Edward's, Fellow of St. Catliariue's College, and Inte J'ellow of
Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Recueil des Croniques et anchiennes IsTORiEs i>E la Grant Bue-
TAIGNE A PRESENT NOMME EnGLETEKRE, par JeHAN I)E WaUIUN.
Vol. III. Edited by William Hardy, Esq., F.S.A.
Gervash JSIonachi Dorobernensis Chrunica de tempore Regum An-
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William Stuubs, M.A., Re^^ins Professor of Modcrji History, and
Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford ; Canun of St. Pa ul'.-, London ; LL.IJ.,
&c.
Matth^i Parisiknsis, ?;Ionaciii Sancti Albani, Chrunica JIajoua.
Vol. V. Edited by Henry 1;ichai;ds Luai;d, D.D., Fellow of Trinity
College, Registraiy of the LTniversily, ami Vicar of Great St. Mary's,
Cambridge.
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Lestoeie des Engles solum Geffrei Gabiar. Edited by Sir Thomas
DuFFus Hardt, D.C.L., Deputy Keeper of the Public Records.
HlSTOKlA AnGLORUM HeNRICI HtJNTENDUNENSIS. Edited by TllOSIAS
Arnold, Esq.
Materials for the History of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of
Canterbury. Vol. IV. Edited by the Eev. James Craigie Robertson,
M.A., Canon of Canterbury.
Henrici i»e Bracton de Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angli^£. Libri
QuixQUE in Varios Tractatus Distincti. Ad Diversorum et
Vetustissimorum Codicum C^ollationem Typis Vulgati. Vol. III.
Edited by Sir Travers Twiss, Q.C, D.C.L.
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William Stubbs, M.A., Regius Professor of iModern History, and
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