Lift of PROMOTIONS for the Year 1764. Whiteball,H E king has been pleased to April 28. appoint Bafil Cockrane, Efq; a commiffioner of the cuftoms in Scotland, in the room of R. Montgomerrie, Efq; and Tho. Lockhart, Efq; a commiffioner of excife, in the room of B. Cockrane, Efq; St James's. May 19. The king has been pleafed to grant unto the Rt. Hon. Rob, Lord Henley, Baron of Grange in the county of Southampton, Chancellor of Great Britain, and his heirs male, the dignity of an Earl of Great Britain, by the name, ftile, and title of Earl of Northington in the faid county. to conftitute and appoint William Young, Alex. Græme, John Hunt, Robert Stewart, and Rob. Wynne, Efqrs. commiffioners for the fale of lands in the inlands of Grenada, Grenadines, Dominico, St Vincents, and Tobago. St James's, May 22. The king has been pleafed to recommend to the Dean and Chap. ter of St Paul's, the Rt. Rev. Dr Richard Terrick, Bp of Peterborough, to be by them chofen Bp of London. (Bp Ofbaldifton, dec.) 29. to appoint Wm Young, Efq; receiver of all the monies arifing by the fale of lands in the islands of Grenada, &c. ams, deceased.) Wm Minshull, Esq;—clerk of the peace, Buckinghamshire. Wm Chetwynd, Esq;-keeper of the tennis-court. Mr Ravenhill,-clerk of the Weftern road, in the Gen. Poft-office. (Dickerfon, d.) John Ord, Efq;-mafier of Granthamhofpital, in the C. of Durham. 500l. per Ann. Lord Lindores,col. of the 41ft Reg. of foot. (invalids.) (Gen. Parfons, dec.) Patton Gould, Efq;-It. col. of the 30th R. Fred. Evelyn, Etq; major of the first troop of horse grenadier guards. E. Griffith, Efq;-major 4th R. dragoons. Major Dalrymple,-major 14th R. of foot. Hon. Wm Keppel,-a lieutenant-general. E. of Pembroke,-cel. of the first Reg. of dragoons, in room of Gen. Conway. Meff. jewíon and Thomfon,-cashiers of the Bank. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. R EV. Ja. Brown,-Portishead, R. in r. of Dan. Debat,-Chrift-church, R.Bristol. Mr Davey,-Topcroft, R. Norfolk. Dr Mayo,-Middleton Cheney, R. Northamptonshire. Wm Nelfon, Braydeflon & Strumptfhaw, R. united, Norfolk. Ja. Smith,-Overton Sands, R. Rutlandfh. Mr Gretton, St Mary Port, R. Bristol, DiStonehoufe,-Cheverill, near the Devizes. Rev. Mr Hume, nephew to the Bp of Oxford,-a prebend of St Paul's. Mr Hotham, one of the chaplains to his majefty, archdeacon of Middlefex. Ja. Meers,-Foulmire, V. Devonshire. Mr Kerrick,-Chigwell, V. Effex. B-KT S. Mary Harry, of Truro widow inn-keeper. G. Bradley, of Stourbridge, ironmonger. Richard Jackfon of London, merchant. John David Ziegel, of London, merchant. William Cooper, of Eaftcheap London,merch. Thomas Norton, of Wakefield, cloth-merch. W. Smith, of Wyre Piddle Worcestersk, miller Charles Henry Thalbitzer, of London, merch. Peter Nichols of Warrington, hofier. J. Harrifon of Mary Port Cumberland,dealer. Jane Cox of Lombard-freet, millener. R. Dixon & W. Forbes of Milk-fr. merchts, J. Gembell of Knuttesford, Chefh.linen-drap. Ben. Hill of Greasbrough, York fh. cordwainer. John Siddall of Bingley, Yorkshire, scrivener. T. and J. Cooke of Holborn,cabinet-makers. Edward Mills of Old Bethlem, furgeon. Matt.Mather of Wellingbro', dealer in linnen, Nehemiah Champion of Bristol, merchant, W Kinlock, &Geo.Bishop of Cow-1 druggifts. John Baptift Durand of Gr. St Helens, mercht. H. Hobling of St Catherine's, bifcuit-maker. Tho. Rothwell of Bolton in the Moors, Lancafter, dealer, Fra, Macnamara of Bristol, mariner. Tho. Smith of Lewis, Suflex, carrier. Ezra Waite of Well-bank ft. Middlefex, carver. J. French of Pope's-head-alley, wine-mercht. John Pare of Bourn, Lincolnshire, mercer. Sarah Hallen of Warrington, woollen-draper. Jonathan Silla of Upper Moor-fields, mercht. Wm Morrow of Briftol, linnen-draper, Richard Holmes of St Clement-Danes, mercer. Owen & C. Gibbs of Bishopfgate-ft. tobaccnifts William Deards of Pall-mall, jeweller. William Griffies of Liverpool, barber. John Martin of Willowhall, Yorkh. mercht, Thomas Harrison of London, merchant. William Cook of Leigh, Effex, dealer. J. Laffels of Little Queen-ftr. coach-maker. John Hawkins of Rotherhithe, merchant. J. Withington of Rooden-1, Lancash. dealer. Edw. Houlgrave of Liverpool, watch-maker. Bill of Mortality from April 24. # May 29. Chriftened. Males 664 Females 641283 Under 2 years old 516 Males Buried. 8322 Females 809 S 1647 Within the walls 113 2 and 5-318 Without the walls 426 10-155 Midd, and Surry 816 20- 65 | City & Sub. Weft. 286 30- 71 5 and 10 and 20 and 30 and 40-153 40 and 50-163 50 and 1641 60-155 Weekly May 1, 405 60 and 70-130 70 and 80-107 80 and 90- 83 9. and 100 40 100 1641 8.435 15. 420 23. 388 1041 A CONTENT Layman's thoughts upon his duty to God, his neighbour and himfelf 255 --Reason, every man's infallible guide 256 S. His fea-gage for measuring unfathomable depths 277 -His improvements for freshening fea-water ib -Infcription on his monument 278 ib An error in Tindal and Smollet, corrected 279 An original letter from Bolingbroke to ib Rife of the Hugonots, with their found. er ib D'Orville's account of his journey up mount Etna 281 -His aftonishment at the awful profpect 282 -His description of Vulcanello 283 mountain ib Reafons for guarding against the ill effects of lightening, with an easy method of doing it 284 Practical methods of improving agriculture, &c. ib -1. Advantage of breeding mules ib —II. Profitable way of using vetches 285 -III. Remedies for the fcab in theep ib -IV. Receipe to make honey wine ib -V. Defcription of a new invented harrow 286 THE Gentleman's Magazine; For JUNE 1764. RELIGIO LAICI: Or, a LAYMAN'S HE word Religio, Re- A ligion, may probably difplease those who firft caft their eye on the title of this performance : Religion has precepts; thefe restrain us in our pleasures, and moft men live B in the purfuit of nothing elfe. But the religion here recommended, allows, honours, riches, power, women, wine, play, the ufe of all creatures, and the enjoyment of every pleasure, reasonably fe called: The abuse of that which adminifters pleafure is all that it forbids; and it is certain, that by him who acts wifely upon mere motives of pleasure, they will not be abufed. Yet, no new opinion is here advanced; but that fame religion is inforced, which, after a strict examination, fays the author, my Reafon tells me Jefus Chrift left to his Apostles; and I believe, that, at the last great day of retribution, if I am found faulty in my faith or morals, I fhall be condemned only becaufe I did not believe in fuch particulars, and act in fuch a manner, as my Reafon, upon a ferious & impartial examination, would have directed me to believe and act. D E I know that I exit; that I exist not by my own power, or in confequence of my own choice; that chance could not produce either me or my fellow beings, or the world in which I live; because all bear evident marks of degn, contrivance, and direction to purposes adequately accomplished, of F which an intelligent being only is capable; for it is a contradiction in terms to fay, that Chance could think, realon, judge, defign, and contrive. The Being by whom I and all the world exift, I call God; and as no thing that exifts could produce itself from a state of non-exiftence, that Being, by whom all other Beings exift; must have always exifted; that which has always exifted muft always exist, by the fame neceffity of nature; God therefore is eternal. As it would be abfurd to impute imperfection to fuch a Being, I conclude that he is perfectly juft and good; that he is infinite in wifdom and in power; that he knows all things, and is every where.. As I am produced by this Being, and am wholly dependant upon him, my Reafon tells me, he has a right to my grateful acknowledgments, praife, and adoration; and as I am placed here by the power of his will, and not of my own, the end of my creation muft neceffarily be, to do his will, and not my own: And as I am a reafonable Being, acting not by neceffity but choice, it is abfurd to fuppofe, that I am not accountable to God for my actions, or a proper fubject of reward and punishment: It follows, that God will call me to fuch an account, and diftribute to me fuch reward or punifhment. It is certain, that men are not thus called to account, nor thus rewarded or punished, in this world; for many wicked perfons are here profperous, and many good are in adverfity: this judgment and retribution, therefore, must take place in a future ftate; or, the infinitely perfect Creator of man will not treat his creature confiftently with the nature he has given him, or with his own attributes. Befides, man has frong defires for happiness in this world never to be found; which defires, God, as a good Being, would never have given, if he had not intended to gratify them fomewhere. I never faw God, nor heard his voice; but I find his will very clearly revealed to me in the fcriptures, which have internal and indubitable marks |