administration, uniformly endeavoured to check the corruption fo fatally prevailing; to restore public economy, and make temperance fashionable; to reduce the falaries, and leffen the number of useless placemen; to revive the love of arms, and reconcile a military to a commercial spirit; and to make the go. vernment of G. Britain beloved by Britons, happy to the subjects united with them, and respected by foreign powers. 2. That the master do tranfmit faid freedom to the Rt Hon. William Pitt and Henry Bilfon Legge, Efqs."

By the middle of July, there were employed, under Mr Omer, for carrying on the inland navigation [320.], on the new canal 1000 labourers, on the Shannon 600, on the Boyne 300, on the Laggan 300, on the Newry 400, befides 500 mafons, ftone-cutters, carpenters, &c. and exclufive of many hundreds employed under Mr Ockenden.

Mr Whitefield preached, in the evening of Sunday July 3. to a mixed multitude, in Oxmanton green, Dublin; but after he had advanced pretty far in his difcourfe, the mob pelted him fo unmercifully with ftones, that with much ado he escaped with life.

SCOTLAND.

Nine companies of highlanders are immediately to be raised.

The following queftion was decided by the court of feffion on the 24th of June, viz. Whether the determination of a minifter's ftipend, who had been fettled previous to the commencement of the new style, is to be governed by the old ftyle, or by the new?- -The cafe was this. Mr George Hume, who had been upwards of fifty years minifter of Chirnfide, died on the 5th of October 1755, i. e. before the old but after the new Michaelmas; and Mr Walter Anderson was ordained minister of that parish on the 13th of May 1756. This gave rife to a competition between Mr Hume's executors, and Mr Anderfon; the former claiming the whole ftipend 1755, as belonging to Mr Hume proprio ure, because he furvived Michaelmas; and the half of the ftipend 1756, as the

ann; and the latter claiming the whole ftipend 1756, because he was admitted before Whitfunday. Both parties admitted, that by the act 1672, cap. 13. which is confeffedly the rule, a minifter has right to half the year's ftipend if he furvive Whitfunday, and to the whole if he furvive Michaelmas.-For the executors it was pleaded, That in the cafes of heirs and executors, of terce, courtesy, and adjudication, the new ftyle is undoubtedly the rule; and that the new ftyle must be the rule in all cafes after it has taken place, otherwise there appears to be no reafon why it should be the rule in any cafe happening in a future period; contrary to the plain intention of the ftatute: That the new style fixes the term at which dies cedit, or the right is vested; and that this has no connection with the conventional term, at which dies venit, or payment may be exacted: and, That the term of Whitfunday, which of old was the fame with the moveable feaft, was by the act 1693, cap. 24. fixed to the 15th of May; but that though all the minifters then in Scotland had entered to their benefices and ftipends, either by the moveable feaft of Whitfunday, or by Michaelmas, it never entered into one's thoughts to doubt, that the right of their executors was to be determined accord. ing to their furvivance of the fixed term eftablished by the ftatute, in place of the moveable one repealed. on the other hand, pleaded for Mr Anderfon, That the principal intention of the ftyle act was, to put our computa. tion of time upon the fame footing with that of other nations, and to fettle the feftivals of the church of England; and that though the legal terms are te be governed by the new computation in matters where no lofs or advantage would happen to private perfons by the change, yet it is expressly provided, "That the act fhall not accelerate or anticipate the time of payment of any rents, annuities, or fums of money, which fhall become payable by any cuftom, writing, or agreement, now fubfifting, or which fhall be entered into before the 14th of September 1752, or

It was,

which fhall become payable by virtue of any act now in force, or which fhall be made before the faid 14th of September, or the time of doing any thing directed by fuch act:" That accordingly, as by the act 17° Geo. II. for eftablishing a fund for minifters widows and children, &c. the terms of paying the rates, &c. are fettled, no alteration was intended or underfood to be made by the ftyle-act upon the regulations established by that act 17° Geo. II. by accelerating the term of payment of the rates, or the terminus a quo the commencement of these rates was established by the former law; but the payment and divifion of the rates between the ftipend and the ann continue to be regulated by the old style; of which feveral inftances have occurred fince the new took place: That if the executors doctrine should hold true, it would be fingularly fevere on Mr Anderfon; for as Mr Hume had not acceded to the widows fcheme, his children would sweep away the full half of the ftipend 1756, and Mr Anderfon, as he was ordained before Whitfunday, would pay the rate for that whole year, though he would draw only the half of the ftipend: and, That the executors doctrine, That the new style might regulate the right, but the old the payment, is in no wife at thorised by the ftatute; for that how foon the obligation takes place, performance may be compelled, dies et cedit et venit.The Lords found, That Mr Hume having died before Michaelmas 1755, according to the old computation, had no right to the last half year's ftipend for that year, but that the fame does belong to his nearest of kin, as ann; and that Mr Anderfon having been entered before Whitfunday 1756, according to the fame computation, has right to the first half-year's stipend pay. able for crop 1756.

The minifters in the county of Clackmannan, having been charged by the furveyor of the windows, with the window-tax for their manfes, appealed to the commiffioners, alledging, That, by fundry acts of parliament, the benefices provided to them, in place of the VOL. XIX.

teinds, which had formerly belonged to them, are declared to be free from all taxations and impofitions whatsoever. The commiffioners, on the 14th of January 1757, found, That by the act Ja. VI. parl. 13. cap. 162. ministers ftipends are declared in all time coming free from all taxations and impofitions whatsoever; and that by the acts Ja. VI. parl. 3. cap. 48. and parl. 22. act 3: and Car. I. parl. 1. att 8. their legal ftipends confift of a manse, a glebe, and 800 merks at leaft; and that thefe ftatutes are not repealed by any clause in the three acts, 20o, 21°, & 26°, Geo. II. laying the duties on windows: therefore they fuftained the appeals, and found the minifters not liable in the duties. But the cafe was ftated by the commiffioners, at the defire of the furveyor, and laid before the Lords of Seffion; and their Lordships found, July 29. that minifters manfes are not exeemed from the window-tax. [xvi. 103. 577.]

Hector Maclean was executed at Perth, July 15. purfuant to his fentence. [260.]

John Simfon fhoemaker in Tranent, and John Rammage in Haddington, both conftables, and Stephen Dunford and Edmund Jones foldiers in Lord George Sackville's dragoons, have stood their trial before the high court of jufticiary at Edinburgh, for the murder of George Wood in Tranent [258.]; · [P. S.] and were acquitted, Aug. 2. having been found not guilty by a great majority of the jury.

The enfuing autumn circuit-courts fit down on the days following.

The north circuit, the Lords Strichen and Kilkerran, at Perth, on Thursday, Sept. 1.; at Inverness, on Saturday, Sept. 1o.; and at Aberdeen, on Wednefday, Sept. 21.

The fouth circuit, the Lords JufticeClerk and Minto, at Air, on Thursday, Sept.1.; at Dumfries, on Friday, Sept. 9.; and at Jedburgh, on Saturday, Sept. 17.

The weft circuit, the Lords Prestongrange and Auchinleck, at Stirling, on Thursday, Sept. 1.; at Inverary, on Thursday, Sept. 8.; and at Glasgow, on Thurfday, Sept. 15.

One of the Edinburgh fociety premiums 3 I

míums, not determined at the laft publication [49], has been fince adjudged, viz. For the best differtation on the nature and operation of manures, a filver medal to Mr Alexander Ainslie Jurgeon in Haddington.

P. S. On the 1st of Auguft, the three Eaft-India fhips [322.] with the trade from Leith for London and Holland, failed from Leith road, under convoy of the Hampshire, Chesterfield, and Dolphin.

Several Greenland fhips are come to their ports. On the 30th of July arrived, at Anftruther, the Rifing Sun, with one large fifh; and at Dunbar, the North Star and Blessed Endeavour, with two each. By these the following accounts are come of the fuccefs of the whale-fifhing. The five Leith fhips;

the Campbelton and Royal Bounty, fifh each; the Edinburgh and Trial, nothing; and the Prince of Wales, loft, her crew taken up by other ships. The four Borrowftounnefs fhips; the Ofwald, fix: and the Borrowftounnefs, Peggy, and Glasgow fifher, one each. The Grandtully of Dundee, one; and the Dundee, nothing. The city of Aberbeen, two. The four Newcastle ships; the Refolution, three; the Phoenix and Old Robert, two and a half each; and the Swallow, nothing. The Hull of Hull, fix. Ten London fhips; the Hope, feven and a half; the Mediterranean, feven; the Weymouth, three; the St Peter, Lively, Prince of Wales, and London, two each; the Young Eagle and Lion, one each; and the Neptune, nothing. Several of these are arrived.

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Captures,

Captures, &c. by British men of war, &c.

Taken from the London Gazette.

Y the Ambufcade, Capt. Gwynn: The

coaft of Catalonia, Murray obferving the French commander fast asleep in the cabin, found means to enter it, to provide himself with a piftol and three cutlaffes, and to attack, and drive from the

French goods from Marieilles, carried into Leghorn.

By the Ifis, Capt. Wheeler: Three privateers, viz. the Precieux, Dubois, of St Maloes, of 26 guns and 240 men; the Comte de Herville, Dehoan, of Bourdeaux, of 16 guns and 180 men; and the Prince of Turin, De Bras, of Havre-deGrace, of 10 guns and 84 men; brought to Spit head. The Ilis has retaken, and brought to Spithead, the Minerva of London, Hicks, from Antigua.

The Southampton, Capt. Gilchrift, in his way from St Helen's for Plymouth, fell in, July 25. about eleven o'clock at night, off the high land of St Alban's, with five French hips, two of which appeared to be of equal force with the Southampton. He engaged one of them upwards of an hour and a half. She attempted to board him several times; but meeting with a warm reception, and receiving much damage, the made fignals for the other to bear down to her affiftance. This the immediately did; by which the Southampton was for fome time between two fires, one upon the bow, the other on the quarter; and continued engaged upwards of an hour longer. But Capt. Gilchrift luckily got his whole broadfide to bear on the firft fhip, and by breeching his aftermoft guns aft, and his foremost guns forward, he gave her a whole broadfide, which filenced her entirely. The other fhip then coming up, began a very smart engagement for about a quarter of an hour, and then dropt aftern. By that time the Southampton was left a perfect wreck, and in no condition to follow either of them. She received eight very dangerous hot between wind and water, had 10 men killed, and 14 mortally, and as many lightly wounded. She put into Weymouth to repair her damages. The five fhips are reported to be two frigates, with three fmall privateers. The frigates weight of metal is the fame with that of the Southamp

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Lieut. John Peighin, commander of the James and Thomas tender, in his way from Rye to Spithead, July 27. at five o'clock after noon, off Fair-Lee, faw five fail to the eastward, one of which was a large fnow, with a tier of guns fore and aft, fix or feven of a fide, with English colours. Mr Peghin engaged her an hour and a half, and obliged her to theer off. The tender had four men killed and feven wounded.

The St George, Ives, from Smyrna for London, richly laden, was taken June 4. near Oran, by Le Bien Aimé, a French privateer of 24 guns and 400 men. Peter Murray the mate, the boatfwain, and two failors, were left on board the St George; and feventeen of the privateer's crew, put on board her, were ordered to carry her to Marseilles. On the night of the 11th, the vellel being then about fifteen miles from the

on the watch, one of whom who refused to retire being wounded. Upon this the French commander, wakened by the noife, came to the cabin door with a piftol in his hand, and endeavoured to fire on Murray; but the piftol not going off. Murray fired his own, with the good fuccefs of lodging two balls in the Frenchman's fhoulder, and forcing him to retire. By this time the other three English failors came from below upon the deck, and forced the eight French ones to ga down into the hold to their comrades, threatening to kill the first who should appear again upon the deck. Mean while Murray, drew out of the cabin all the arms, and laid them near him on the deck. He then took the command of the veffel, ordered four of the French from the hold, and ftationed them between the forecastle and the mainmaft, with prohibition, on pain of death, of coming nearer the quarterdeck, or not executing his commands for navigating the veffel. With thefe precautions Murray brought the fhip, in the morning of the 12th, to anchor in the port of Barcelona, where he made a declaration of the whole tranfaction to the English conful An act [fays the Gentleman's Magazine] of fuch diftinguished conduct and bravery as perhaps is not to be parallelled.

By the Revenge of Gibraltar, a row-boat privateer, of 20 or 30 men: A French tartan, from Valencia for Marseilles, faid to be worth 12,000 dollars, taken June 8. on the coast of Catalonia.

Taken from other papers, &c.

By the York: The Dromadere, and the Deux Amis, both from St Lomingo for Bourdeaux; and the Mars, a privateer of Bayonne, of 16 guns and 180 men; all carried into Plymouth, The York has alfo taken a schooner privateer of 4 guns.

By the Blandford, Capt. Middleton: Two French privateers, one of 10 guns, 22 fwivels, and 109 men, the other of 10 guns and 20 fwivels, taken; and a fnow for St Christopher's, retaken; the largest privateer and the fnow carried into St Chriftopher's, the other privateer into Antigua.

By the Squirrel: The Amerique, of near 600 tuns, from St Domingo, with a cargo valued at 30,000 l. carried into Yarmouth.

By the Sheerness: The Portmahon, a privateer of St Maloes, of 14 guns and 84 men, carried into Plymouth.

By the Torbay A French fhip with stores for Canada, fent into Portsmouth.

By the Dolphin, Capt. Marlowe: The Rofette, a privateer of Dunkirk, of 60 tuns, 8 carriage-guns, 12 fwivels, and 56 men, taken off Buchannels July 6. carried into Leith.

By the Lizard, Capt Pierce: L'Hiver, a pri3 12 vatest,