Edinburgh 5 Dublin 3 Newcastle 3 York 2 Leeds 2 Norwich 2 Nottingham 2 Liverpool 2 Lewes Shetheld For AUGUST, 1781. CONTAINING ariety than ang Book of the Rind and Price. 347 352 ib. ib. Remarkable Anecdote of the late Rioters ib. 3671 36S More in Duantity and greater Average Prices of Corn throughout England346 Meteorological Diary for September, 1780, ib. Debates in Parliament continued THEATRICAL REGISTER Prices of Vandyke's Paintings afcertained 353 Original Letter from Mr. Harris of Slifbury 1b. Farther Extracts from Abbé Raynal's History 354 A Perpetual Electrophorus inquired after 355 The SCRIBBLER, NOVII. Temple of Fashion ib. Gordon's Share in The Independent Whig 356 and Hawkefworth-Univerfal History 370 Mifcellaneous Anecdotes and Remarks IMPARTIAL AND, CRITICAL REVIEW OF Narrative of De la Motte's Trial NEW PUBLICATIONS; viz. Black flone s Strictures on Johnfon's Biographical Prefaces 358 Reports-Wortley's Ile of Wight-Nafh's The BABBLER; a new Correfpondent Worcestershire-Potter's Euripides, and JodRemark on Dr. Johnfon's White Rafe drell's Illustrations, &c. &c. &c. 371-381 Epitaph on Bishop Warburton POETRY: Heywood's Defeription of the PrinPture of Sir Hugh Middleton pointed out ib. cets Mary-Lines to the Hon. Charles Feilding Roman Altar lately dug up at Doncaster 361 -Epigram by Amaltheus-Dedication to L. Proceedings in tait Seffion of last Parliament it. Melcombe-Epitaph on Burset,&c.382-384) Epitaphs, one fuppofed to be by Shakspeare 363 Com. Johnstone's Action with the French 385 Cromwell's Authority to trade to ta HISTORICAL CHRONICLE 387-392 The SPECULATOR, NO X. on Sol.tude Lifts of Births, Marriages, Deaths, &c.393-396) Enlarged with Four Pages of Letter Prefs extraordinary; and embellished with an accurate Reprefentation of a fine ROMAN ALTAR difcovered at DONCASTER, March 24, 1281, fix Feet under Ground. in digging the Cellar of a Houfe belonging to Mr. JARAT, in whole PoffetGon it till remains. 359 360 ib. :b. 364 By LONDON SYLVAN US URBA N, Gent. Prinzed by f NICHOLS. for D. HENRY, late of ST. JOHN'S GATE. AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from Aug. 13, to Aug. 18, 1781. Wheat Rye Barley Oats Beans s. d.ls. d.ls. d.js. d.ls. d. COUNTIES INLAND. Nottingham Derby 4 63 II 713 с Somerset 01 103 Devon Stafford 5 54 80 Salop 5 73 112 Hereford 5 10 02 Worcester 5 3 Warwick 5 4 220 02 III 70 Dorfet 31 113 o 01 112 12 Hampshire 5 Wilts 5 Berks 5 Oxford 5 Bucks 5 510 ·50000 35 5 310 A Meteorological DIARY of the Weather for SEPTEMBER, 1780. ditto 29 463 very wet morning, feveral thowers in the day ditto 29 564 little 29 4 64 freth 29 165 a good deal of rain, but bright at times very wet till 11 A. M. fhowery afterwards many flying clouds, but in general bright and fair 29 3 62 thick fog till ten, fine day, thun. fhower in the evening 29 4 60 flight froft early, fair day, mifling evening little 29559 fog early, fine bright morning, thowery afternoon 29 759 flight froft early, exceeding bright fine day little 29 8 59 ditto, bright and cloudy at intervals ditto 29 5 60 in general bright, but feveral fmart thowers 29 7 60 clouds and funthine at intervals, but no rain little 29 6 62 chiefly cloudy, wet evening 29.2 29 fresh 29 little 29 I 60 louring, milling day 61 ditto 58 a good deal of rain at times 57everal fmart thowers, with fair intervals THE Gentleman's Magazine; For AUGUST, Proceedings in the firft Seffion of the prefent Parliament, continued from p. 303. ON. J. T-b-d was at a lofs in what light to confider the long manufcript read to the committee by the Vice-admiral oppofite to him; whether as an addrefs, a memorial, or a 1781. gentleman had fucceeded in his accufation; if he had been able by competent evidence to prove, that the perfon he charged was a cowardly officer; that he had been guilty of treachery; that he had withheld his affiftance on fome A frivolous pretence in the critical moment, when the fate of the day was depending; that he had betrayed his country, departed from his allegiance, and either for a bribe, for want of defence. It could not be an anfwerfkill, from bafenefs, or some secret to his hon. friend's fpeech of that day, Binfluence, had abandoned her deunless it was admitted under an Irish fence, and, being properly fupported, conftruction, as an anfwer to a fpeech had fuffered victory to efcape him; the before it was made. His hon. friend, whole kingdom would have been loud he faid, in reply to a very extraordi- in his praife for having detected fo nary interruption, had declared his re- dangerous a traitor: but, when the folution of maintaining the moft ef- Creverfe of all this was found to be the fential privilege of the Houfe, the cafe, can the Vice admiral wonder freedom of debate, in its full fenfe, by that the courts-martial fhould proavoiding perfonalities, and difcuffing nounce moit honourably in the Admimatters of public notoriety without ral's favour, and that they should conreferve. He had obferved, that the demn the Accufer as a man guilty of trials of Adm. Keppel and Sir Hugh Da falfe and malicious accufation? Sir Pallifer, and the fentences paffed on H. P's filence and refignation immedithofe officers, were on record, and ately after the fentence, and his high might be adverted to as often as the tone now, Mr. T. faid, put him in fubject before the Houfe fhould give mind of Noll Bluff in Congreve's play occafion, without offence to either of of the Old Bachelor, who being kickthofe officers. With this doctrine, heed and cuffed at one period of the faid, he, for one, moft heartily con- Eplot, took it all very patiently; but curred; and when, upon reierring to in a fubfequent fcene, in which a conthofe fentences, he found that one vertation enfues between the Bully and admiral was moft honourably acquit his friend Sir Jofeph Wittol, Noll ted, and the other declared a talfe and grows angry. "Death and hell," fays malicious accufer, he thought himfelf he,, " to be affronted thus! I'll die bewarranted to adopt the words of either F fore I'll fuffer it." Sir Jofeph advises fentence, either within doors or with him to be cool, and not to revive what out, as the fubject might arife. He was, had difgraced him; and puts him in the crore aftouthed at the language mind of being abufed, kicked, and held in the long paper. If the hop. cuffed. The Bully fwears by the im mortal thunder of great guns, 'tis false; hold their tongues, we'll foon fet anoand draws his fword. Sir Jofeph begs ther face upon the matter. It was him not to be in a paffion, and fays, faid that the Vice-admiral's character "Put up, put up." The Bully re- had been cleared in fpite of all the plies, By Heaven, 'tis not to be put clamour that had been raised against up!" Sir Jofeph fays, "What?" him. But had he the oppofition of The Bully replies, "The affront !" Sir A ministerial influence to contend with? Jofeph adds, "That's put up already. If he had been juftified in oppofition Your fword I mean." This, Mr.T. faid, to that, the world would have had a ftruck him; and he left the applica- much better opinion of his caufe. tion to those whom it might concern. The noble Lord, who is master of Mr. Sm-th made fome threwd obfer- much ingenuity, has difcovered that vations on Ld N-th's partiality. He B Sir Hugh Pallifer's court-martial rewas loud in his commendations on that commended him to preferment. If part of the sentence that applauded the fo, Why were ministry fo backward to Conduct of Sir H. P. but not a word promote him? Why at first abandon of that which approved the conduct him to a torrent of popular abuse and of his fuperior officer. obloquy The noble Lord recollects Ld Have rofe, and a profound fi- C Mr. B-ke's good-natured interceffion lence enfued. The House was anxi- in favour, as he termed it, of an unous to hear him deliver his opinion, fortunate man; but the noble Lord, but he only spoke a few words relative as on every occafion that ferves his to what had been faid generally re- turn, perverts the very purpose of the fpecting those admirals who were un- pureit intentions. The hon. gentleemployed. As to himself, he faid, Dman was for fuffering him to retire in his fervices, fuch as they were, de- peace from the odiam of his country ferved no praife, as they had not been on the bounty of the crown. He neattended with that brilliant fuccefs ver meant that he fhould be rewarded which, from his honeft endeavours, with the most honourable poft the his country might have reafon to ex- crown had to bestow, Lait of all, Mr. pect. His motives for quitting his EF-x adverted to the turn which the Majefty's fervice, he fard, were known noble Lord gave to the remark of an only to himfelf; and he wished gentle- hon. gentleman in the courfe of the men would forbear to reafon upon debate, that it would be madness in that which they could only judge of by Adm. Keppel, &c. to ferve under adconjecture, than which nothing was miniftration, &c. The noble Lord, more liable to error. he faid, did not vindicate miniftry aFgainst the charge of treachery and falfehood, but he parried it off with a joke. There may be wit in fuch replies, but there is no wifdom. The Mr. Fx obferved with his ufual Houfe may laugh at his lordship's fhrewdness, on several paffages in the jokes, but they are cutting jokes to the long paper read by the Vice-admiral.fatherless and widow. G He stood, he faid, on particular ground when he complained of things faid in his abfence. But! why was he abfent, but because he dared not to face the indignant refentment of his country? He faid, he had hinted that he would bring the decifion of the courts-mar-H tial that tried his hon. relation under revifion. He faw whereabouts he was. We have the majority of the H.of C. on our fide; if thefe people don't Adm. P-g-t faid, his fentiments of the Governor of G. H. were long fince known; and he had found no reason to alter his opinion. Mr. Peny agreed with the laft fpeaker in thinking minifters blameable in abandoning Sir H. Pallifer so long to a torrent of unmerited abuse. They ought to have done him juftice fooner, by restoring him to all his former offices of traft. He infifted, that the fentences of courts-martial, and of all courts, were fubject to the revision of the nation at large; and that trials were open on that very account. Whoever Whoever reads the trial of Adm. Kep- men who have plunged the nation into its prefent fituation, we can only wonder that the country fubmits to fuch treatment. All that minifters seem to have in view is, to procure money and force, which have never yet been refufed them; but as to the applica tion, it does not appear that fuch a due regard has been paid to either as the nation had reafon to expect. The country at large, the eyes of all EuBrope, he faid, were upon the prefent parliament. If that, like the former, fhould prove corrupt, and, inttead of attending to the true intereft of the people, fhould mind only to fupport minifters in the baneful fyftem which The refolutions moved for (fee p." 250), were agreed to without a divifion. may indeed flatter ourfelves with feeing a period to our troubles; but meafures fo diametrically oppofite to every idea of juftice and good policy must finally terminate in difgrace. The report of the committee of fupply was brought up, and the Speaker put the queftion, That it be now read.they have been fo long purfuing, we Mr. M-ch-n objected againft entering into a difcuffion of the estimates, on account of the thinnefs of the Houfe. He only begged leave to afk the noble lord [Ld L-fb-ne] one question; and he apologifed to his Rt. hon. T. 7-n/b-d adverted to lordihip for fo doing, as it was rather D what the noble lord had retorted upon to fatisfy his own curiofity than to oc- him the preceding evening. It aftocafion any debate in the Houfe. A- nifhed him, he faid, that the noble mong other charges in the eftimates, lord could have fo long preferved unhe faid, there was one which ftruck impaired his powers of wit and huhim, and that was, for the expence mour, which, amidst all the ruin he of a furgeon, agent, and purveyor, for had brought upon his country, amidit E Rhode Island, for the enfuing year.the horrors of war, and the devailaWere there really any fuch perfons tion of provinces, were ready upon now at Rhode Itland? all occafions to bear him out, and to furnish him with apt conceits for merriment and joke. The noble lord had faid, that adminiftration would be fit for Bedlam if they employed Adm. Keppel, Adm. Barrington, Sir Rob. Harland, &c.; but why was not Adm. Campbell, one of the first officers this country ever had in her fervice, why was not he employed ? The noble lord, he faid, had produced a lift of promotions, the greatest part of which he had affured the House were promotions at fea. It might be fo; for it was the general complaint of commanders, that they went out loaded by minifters with perfons reHcommended for promotion. He adverted likewife to the question put by Mr. M—ch—n, relative to the furgeon, &c. at Rhode Island, and faid, he could furnish his lordship with a He af. G Ld L-fb-ne fuppofed the estimate to have been made out and tranfmitted to the admiralty after the establishment had been made out by the commander F in chief in America, while Rhode Itland was in our poffeffion. knew no otherwife, but would enquire. Mr. W. H. H-tly did not rife, he faid, to oppofe the grant of money for the naval fervice; but to lament, that while we are called upon year ter year to grant fuch enormous fums, we should still find the navy inadequate to the force against which it is oppofed. As the most exorbitant fums that have been afked have never been denied, this muft either be owing to negligence, or fomething worfe, in those who are entrusted with the conduct of our naval affairs. But when it is confidered, that thofe are the very precedent; |