52 Preferments, Prices of Grain, Mortality-bill, Stocks, &c. Vol. 50. rank as Major in the army. Dated Dec. 5. 3787. 11th dragoons: Capt. William Ann Villettes, from the 10th dragoons on the British establishment, to be Major, vice-Thomp fon, refigned. Dated Dec. 24. 1787. War-office, fan. 26. 54th foot; Maj. Lord Edward Fitzgerald, from the half-pay of the late goth foot, to be Major, vice Sir Anthony Forster. 60th foot: Maj. John Adolphus Harris to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice George Etherington; Maj. John Moore, from the halfpay of the road foot, to be Major. War-office, Jan. 29. Maj. John Gratton, to be QuartermasterGeneral to his Majefty's forces in the Eaft Indies, vice Hon. Charles Cathcart. From other papers. Jan. 9. The Rt Hon. the Earl of Leven was unanimously chofen Prefident of the Society in Scotland for propagating Chriftian Knowledge, in room of the late Earl of Kinnoul; and fame day, the Committee of Directors of the Society made choice of the Rt Hon. the Earl of Hopetoun to be Prefident of the Committee. Sir Thomas Dundas, Bt, has prefented Mr Robert Moodie, preacher, to the church and parifh of Clackmannan, in the prefbytery of Stirling, vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr Ofwald. Dublin, Jan. 8. The Marquis of Buckingham has appointed Lieut. William Pigot of the 7th foot, one of his Aid-du-camps. 11. James Bofwell, Efq; of Auchinleck, of the Inner Temple, Barrister at law, was chofen Recorder of the city of Carlisle, in room of the Hon. Edward Norton, deceased. 16. The Magiftrates of Edinburgh voted the freedom of the city to the Marquis of Tweeddale, Earl of Hyndford, Lord Cath cart, and Col. Blane. The Earl of Eglinton has prefented Mr John Duncan, preacher, and rector of the Grammar fchool of Kilmarnock, to the parish of Ardroffan, and church of Saltcoats, vacant by the death of the Rev Mr Dow. 16. The Magiftrates of Edinburgh appointed Mr John Thomfon wood-merchant, to be refident Bailie of Leith, in room of Bailie William Robertson, deceased. 30. The Magiftrates of Edinburgh ap pointed Mr James Chriftie, Enfign in the Duke of Buccleugh's late fencible regiment, to be one of the Captains in the City Guard, in room of Capt. Robertson, deceased. Prices of Grain at Haddington, February 1. Beft. Second. Third. 225. od. 205. od 18s. 6d. 16s. 6d. 14s. 6d. 125. 3d. 6d. Wheat, Bear, Oats, Iss. 6d. Pease, Irs. 6d. 9 s. 15s, od. 135. od. 6d. Between Edinburgh, Jan. 28. Oat-meal, 114 d. The Edinburgh Bill of Burials for January. 22 35 57 29 58 Canongate, Total, 87 186 Aged 27 Under 2 52 Apoplexy I 2 & 5 12 Afthma 10 11 Bowelhive Bank Stock, 1593. a 1604. Long Ann. 22 9-16ths a §. Hire of POST HORSES north of the Forth 59. Invention to preferve SHIPS BOTTOMS 60. Number of SLAVES in N America, &c. 60. Life of the late ATHENIAN STEWART 61. On the Tweed SALMON FISHERY 63. 49. Scots distillery 2 NEW Books. The Pharos 14. Gov. Mor- tis's narrative 76. Smith's ancient poems of Offan, &c. 17. The Highlanders, a Letters on EDUCATION continued 87. POETRY. On two boys drowned at Forfar ted the charitable inftitution of Sunday Schools in England; they have been introduced to, and received the thanks of Majefty. But Mr G-ll-sp-e is the only gentleman I have heard of in Britain, who has endowed a Chapel for the benefit of his manufacturers, (being removed at fome diftance from the pa righ-church), and who has engaged a clergyman, at his own charge, to in- ftruct the youth, and maintain public worthip every Sabbath. A friend of fo- ciety, but a ftranger to Mr G-ll-fp-e, - - England: Report of a committee on the flave-trade 93. Industry of prisoners at ment ib. Produce of customs, &c. 94. - - Scotland: College of justice not liable in intitled to hold no inconfiderable place. You have planned and established an inftitution well calculated to promote the effential interefts of a very important clafs of fociety, the young and aged poor; an object which, among the many modern plans of improvement, is too feldom included. On this account, I have heard you often and justly applaud ed. I have always joined in the tribute: And though I have not the honour of your acquaintance, yet, as a wellwifh er to fociety, I beg leave to prefent you with this acknowledgement, which is justly due from every member of it, while I do but indulge the moft plea fing fentiments of my own mind. You have rescued poor youth from idlenefs, diffipation, and wretchednefs; you form them to an honeft trade and profeffion, by means of which they may pafs through life with honour and comfort, and contribute not a little to the public good. You not only inure them to early habits of industry, but you con vey whatever branches of ufeful knowledge may be neceffary for them; and to both thefe you fuperadd the facred principles of religion. Of all the plans of education which have been devifed, this is, perhaps, the most complete. It was referved for you, Sir, by one of the noblest efforts of charity, to unite know ledge, induftry, and virtue, to make them confpire with mutual force, to produce the most perfect plan of difcipline and education. Such a threefold cord is not eafily broken. Such a powerful tutorage must at once insure both virtue and · happiness. At your own charge, you refresh the aged, and thofe advanced in Kife, after their weekly toils, with the comforts of religion; and the proper choice you have made of the man for this office, is characteristic of that goodnefs which diftinguishes the whole. Some make a traffic of their fellow men, thought amped with the features of the Divinity, and designed for immortal happiness; but you are more anxious to promote their beft interefts, than to reap any advantage you can derive from their labours. You give far better than you receive. Some make charitable do nations after they have acquired great riches, and it is well if they would always do it then; yet how few of the immenfe treasures imported from the Eaft have been confecrated to rear altars to Piety, or afylums to the young and aged poor. . But you ftop in the very career of fortune, and are not fo folicitous to add to your ftock, as to employ your talents to purchase and confer on the poor and needy a nobler boon, the acquifition of virtue, which, to the young, is the best patrimony, to the aged, the most lafting treafure. Others, at death, dedicate their wealth to pious ufes, when they can retain it no longer; but you offer to God the first and beft fruits, and devote your time and pains to give efficacy to the charitable purpose. All this you have done, without a pat tern to guide, or a rival to prompt you. You have difcovered a new path, and led the way in doing an important fervice to your country. I pray you may have many followers, and where-ever fuch manufactures appear, they may prove fure fignals of fuccefsful induftry, and feminaries of piety and knowledge. Were this the cafe, what a happy change would take place in this country! Soon fhould we retrieve our loffes; we should bid defiance to our enemics; we fhould become a great and profperous nation, founded on the moft folid bafis of induftry and virtue. For thefe reafons, I muft request you to accept of this grateful offering. But, alas, what is my humble mite? Were it the voice of a great community, it would be then worthy of your acceptance. Yet be affured these are and must be the fentiments of all good citizens, though F have not the honour to be their delegate; and the public, like the individual, is often truly thankful, though it has not the opportunity of announcing it. When you know that this comes from one who is an entire ftranger to you, and is dictated purely from a fincere regard to the poor and helplefs of his fellow-men, I truft you will excufe this liberty. I am confident that your conduct is above all praife; the pleasure of doing good is your fole motive: and it is enough; for it is an earnest and fure pledge of the nobleft point of all human ambition. "Inafmuch as you have done it unto one of the leaft of thefe, you have done it unto me." I have the honour to be, January 17. СНА CHARACTERS of BOXERS. [From "A Treatife upon the ufeful Science of Defence, connecting the Small and Back Sword, and thewing the affinity between them. Likewife endeavouring to weed the art of thofe fuperfluous unmeaning practices which overrun it, and choak the true principles, by reducing it to a narrow compafs, and fupporting it by mathematical proofs. Alfo an examination into the performances of the most noted Malters of the Back Sword, who have fought upon the fage, pointing out their faults, and allowing their abilities. With fome Obfervations upon Boxing, and the Characters of the moft able Boxers within the Author's time. By Capt. John Godfrey. 4to. 1747."] tomt fpirit, never to pronounce the word ENOUGH. He fights the tick as well as moft men, and understands a good deal of the small-sword. This practice has given him the diftinction of TIME and MEASURE beyond the reft. He stop as regularly as the fwords-man, and car. ries his blows truly in the line; he steps not back, diftrufting of himself to stop a blow, and piddle in the return, with an arm unaided by his body, producing but a kind of flyflap blows, fuch as the paftry-cooks ufe to beat those infects from their tarts and cheesecakes. No-Broughton fteps bold and firmly in; bids a welcome to the coming blow; receives it with his guardian arm; then with a general fummons of his fwelling mufcles, and his firm body, feconding his arm, and fupplying it with all its weight, pours the pile-driving force upon his man. in dwelling too long upon Broughton, I That I may not be thought particular leave him with this affertion, that as he, I believe, will fearce truft a battle to a warning age, I never fhall think he is to be beaten, till I fee him beat. About the time I firft obferved this promifing hero upon the ftage, his chief He beat them both (and I thought with competitors were Pipes and Gretting. cafe) as often as he fought them. ADvance, brave Broughton! Thee I pronounce Captain of the Boxers. As far as I can look back, I think I ought to open the characters with him: I know none fo fit, fo able to lead up the van. This is giving him the living preference to the reft; but I hope I have not given any caufe to fay, that there has appear ed, in any of my characters, a partial tincture. I have throughout confulted nothing but my unbiassed mind, and my heart has known no call but merit. Where-ever I have praised, I have no ber. He put in his blows about the face Pipes was the neatest boxer I rememdefire of pleafing; where-ever decryed, no fear of offending. Broughton, by his (which he fought at moft) with furprimanly merit, has bid the higheft, there-ing time and judgement. He maintain. fore has my heart. I really think all will poll with me who poll with the fame principle. Sure there is fome ftanding reafon for this preference. What can be Eronger than to fay, that for feventeen or eighteen years he has fought every able Boxer that appeared against him, and has never yet been beat*? This be ing the cafe, we may venture to conclude from it. But not to build alone on this, let us examine farther into his merits. What is it that he wants? Has he not all that others want, and all the best can have? Strength equal to what is human, fkill and judgement equal to what can be acquired, undebauched wind, and a bot • He was however afterwards beaten by Slack, on April 11. 1750. On this occafion there was the greatest number of perfons of dfaction prefent perhaps ever known, and the greatest fums of money betted in favour of Broughton. He was beaten in fourteen mi tes. ed his battles for many years by his extraordinary skill, against men of far fu perior ftrength. Pipes was but weakly made; his appearance befpoke activity, but his hand, arm, and body were but of his arm he hit prodigious blows; fmall; though by that acquired spring and really think that at lalt, when he was beat out of his championship, it was more owing to his debauchery than the merit of thofe who beat him. Gretting was a strong antagonist to Pipes. They contended hard together. for fome time, and were almost alternate victors. Gretting had the neatest way Our author explains this term in the fol lowing manner: "There are two things required to make this BOTTOM, that is, wind and fpirit, or heart, or where-ever you can fix the refidence of courage. Wind may be greatly brought about by exercife and diet; but the fpirit is the firft equipment of a Boxer. Without this fubftantial thing, both art and ftrength will avail a man but little, of going to the ftomach (which is what they call the mark) of any man I knew, He was a moft artful boxer, ftronger made than Pipes, and dealt the ftraiteft blows. But what made Pipes a match for him, was his rare bottom fpirit, which would bear a deal of beating; but this, in my mind, Gretting was not fufficiently furnished with; for after he was beat twice together by Pipes, Hammersmith Jack, a meer floven of a Boxer, and every body that fought him afterwards, beat him. I muft, notwithstand ing, do that justice to Gretting's memory, as to own that his debauchery very much contributed to spoil a great Boxer; but yet I think he had not the bottom of the other. Much about this time, there was one Whitaker, who fought the Venetian Gondolier. He was a very ftrong fellow, but a clumfy Boxer. He had two qualifications very much contributing to help him out. He was very extraordinary for his throwing, and contriving to pitch his weighty body on the fallen man. The other was, that he was a hardy fellow, and would bear a deal of beating. This was the man pitched upon to fight the Venetian. I was at Slaughter's coffeehouse when the match was made, by a gentleman of an advanced ftation he fent for Fig to procure a proper man for him; he told him to take care of his man, becaufe it was for a large fum; and the Venetian was a man of extraordinary ftrength, and famous for breaking the jaw-bone in boxing. Fig replied, in his rough manner, I do not know, mafter, but he may break one of his own countrymen's jaw-bones with his fift; but I will bring him a man, and he fhall not break his jaw-bone with a fledge-hammer in his hand. The battle was fought at Fig's amphi theatre, before a fplendid company, the politeft houfe of that kind I ever faw. While the Gondolier was ftripping, my heart yearned for my countryman. His arm took up all observation; it was fur. pritingly large, long, and muscular. He pitched himself forward with his right Jeg, and his arm full extended, and, as Whitaker approached, gave him a blow on the fide of the head, that knocked him quite off the ftage, which was remarkable for its height. Whitaker's misfortune in his fall was then the grandeur of the company, on which account they fuffered no common people in, that ufually fit on the ground and line the ftage round. It was then all clear, and Whitaker had nothing to stop him but the bottom. There was a general foreign huzza on the fide of the Venetian, pronouncing our countryman's downfall; but Whitaker took no more time than was required to get up again, when finding his fault in ftanding out to the length of the other's arm, he, with a little stoop, ran boldly in beyond the heavy mallet, and with one English peg in the ftomach (quite a new thing to foreigners) brought him on his breech. The blow carried too much of the English rudeness for him to bear, and finding himself fo unmannerly ufed, he scorned to have any more doings with his flovenly fift. So fine a houfe was too engaging to Fig not to court another. He therefore ftepped up and told the gentlemen that they might think he had picked out the beft man in London on this occafion; but to convince them to the contrary, he faid, that if they would come that day fe'nnight, he would bring a man who fhould beat this Whitaker in ten minutes, by fair hitting. This brought very near as great and fine a company as the week before. The man was Nathaniel Peartree, who knowing the other's bottom, and his deadly way of fling. ing, took a moft judicious method to beat him.-Let his character come in here. He was a moft admirable Boxer, and I do not know one he was not a match for, before he loft his finger. He was famous, like Pipes, for fighting at the face, but ftronger in his blows. He knew Whitaker's hardiness, and doubting of his being able to give him beating enough, cunningly determined to fight at his eyes. His judgement carried in his arm fo well, that in about fix minutes both Whitaker's eyes were shut up; when groping about a while for his man, and finding him not, he wifely gave out, with thefe odd words, Damme, I am not beat, but what fignifies my fighting when I cannot see my man? We will now come to times a little frefher, and of later date. George Taylor, known by the name of George the Barber, fprang up furprifingly. He has beat all the chief Boxers but Broughton. He, I think, injudicioufly fought him one of the first, and was obliged very foon to give out. Doubtlefs it was a wrong ftep in him to commence |