Hands acrofs, and back again; foot acrofs and turn ; caft off one couple and lead thro the bottom; lead through the top and caft off; four hands round at bottom; right an left at top. A The 14th ODE of the fecond Book of Horace imitated. H! Pofthumus, my Pofthumus muft die: On the smooth forehead, beauty's faireft feat, Wrinkles and curling forrows wait: Is deaf to beauty's charms, or brib'ries of the Death too Geryon, threefold monfter, flew ; "Twould but man's weakness more, and mor 4. All, that from parent earth proceeds, From the crook'd peafant, to the ftraighte Then live, my Pofthumus, and cheat the grave, Which now a hundred locks confine, And in his opener hands the rufty keys will fhine: Shall all his friends about him fee, "Till o'er the spacious hall shall flow Such luxuries, as Cardinals don't know, And pamper'd priefts of old alone can thow. ODE from the XVth of Exodus. By WILLIAM LANGHORNE, M. A. A fiery pillar fhot its ray Benignant on the Hebrews' way; But fmote with forky lightning Pharaoh's wheel a Behold it from the broken axis reel! Now with his mighty wind The God of Nature blows, And o'er that ftubborn kind Th' impetuous ocean flows: Into the waves th' Egyptians fied, While happier Ifrael in long order tread The dry ftupendous path, disclos'd between The walls transparent and the mountains green, T ODE to a FRIEND. HINK not that I'm unfocial grown, No Cynic manners I approve, That taint the morals of the mind. Come tafte with me the rural joys, Remote from hurry, pomp, and noife: Here let us view great Nature's frame, And trace her whence her wonders came; Through all bright marks of wisdom shine, That prove the forming hand divine. See how the ties of union bind, Of beings, ev'ry several kind! Mark how yon rolling orbs above, Thro' fields of space, in order move! The lowly fhrub, the tow'ring tree, Obey their Maker's fix'd decree : The ocean wide, the purling till, And brute creation do his will; Perform their diff'rent talks affign'd, While man alone to heav'n is blind. Leave for a while the bufy train Of mortals in pursuit of gain. What folly thus with toil to heap Vaft wealth, which long we cannot keep! Leave balls and opras to the gay, The flutt'ring infects of a day; Who Who tread life's flage in giddy round, Remote from envy, noise, and ftrife, M. Brockes à fon Lit (Vol. XXIV. P. 40.) T HOU bed! in which I first began To be that various creature, man; And, when again the Fates decree, The place where I must cease to be; When fickness comes, to whom I fly, "To footh my pain and close my eye; When cares furround me, where I weep, Or lofe them all in balmy fleep; When fore with labour, whom I court, And to thy downy breaft refort; Where too extatic joys I find, When deigns my Delia to be kind And full of love, in all her charms, Thou giv't the fair one to my arms; The center thou where joy and pain, Difeafe and reft, alternate reign! Inftructive emblem of mankind, In whom those oppofites are join'd! Oh! if, within thy little space, Y An ENIGMA. R. B. E ænigmatic Sirs, each Atrive to tell From beafts and trees I fprung, and I, of late, Take one hint more (and then I'll bid adieu,) Tranflation of the new Treaty between Great Britain and Pruffia, figned at London, December 7, 1758. Fra Orafmuch as the burdenfome war in which the King of Pruffia is engaged, lays him under a neceffity of making fresh efforts to defend himself against the multitude of enemies who attack his dominions, he is obliged to take new measures with the King of Great Britain, for their reciprocal defence and fafety: And as his Britan nic Majefty hath at the fame time fignified his earnest defire to ftrengthen the friendfhip fubfifting between the two Courts; and, in confequence thereof, to conclude a formal convention for granting his Pruffian Majefty fpeedy and powerful affiftance: Their faid Majefties have nominated and authorifed their Minifters to concert and fettle the following articles: 1. All former treaties between the two Counts, particularly that figned at Weltminter, Jan. 16, 1756, and the convention of April 11, 1758, are confirmed by the prefent convention, in their whole tenor, as if they were therein inferted, word for word. 2. The King of Great Britain fhall caufe The Political State to be paid at London, to fuch person or perfons as fhall be authorised by the King of Pruffia for that end, the fum of four mil lions of rixdollors, making 670,000 pounds fterling, at one payment, immediately upon the exchange of the ratifications, if the King of Pruffia fhall fo require. 3. His Pruffian Majefty fhall employ the faid fum in fupporting and augmenting his forces, which fhall act in fuch manner as fhall be of greatest fervice to the common caufe, and contribute moft to the mutual defence and safety of their faid Majesties. 4. The King of Great Britain, both as King and Elector, and the King of Pruffia, reciprocally bind themfelves not to conclude with the Powers that have taken part in the prefent war, any treaty of peace, truce, or other fuch-like convention, but by common advice and confent, each exprefly including therein the other. 5. The ratifications of the prefent convention shall be exchanged within six weeks, or fooner, if poffible. of EUROPE, &c. pel of Noftra Senhora do Livramento, in thankf giving for his moft Faithful Majesty's happy recovery. As this was the first time that his Majefty had appeared abroad, great demonftrations of 1 of joy were shewn by the people, to whom the King was pleased to give the fatisfaction of waving his hankerchief, firft in one hand, and then in the other, to fhew that he had the use of beth. Te Deum for the King's recovery has also been fung in all churches and chapels throughout the kingdom. Their Majefties, and the Royal Family, fet out yesterday the 19th for Salvaterra, to take their ufual diverfion of fhooting and hawking. There are accounts that the Pruffian arms have fucceeded againg the Swedes, by the reduction of the garrifons of Demmin and Anclam, with upwards of 3000 men made prifoners of war. Admiralty-office, Feb. 1. Capt. Phillips, of his Majefty's fhip the Juno, arrived in Plymouth Sound, gives an account, that, having information of a French privateer being seen on the coaft, he went in queft of her, and fell in with her the 25th paft, in the night, and after a flight refiftance took her, She proved to be L'Machault of Granville, of 24 guns upon one deck, and 240 men. Three days before the had taken the Indian Queen of Bristol, and was returning with her prize to France, which escaped. His Majefty's fhip the Saphire has alfo taken the St. Michael, Pierre Bertamont, Master, a privateer of 6 guns and 50 men, belonging to Dunkirk, with a ranfomer on board. She had taken a brig in fight of the Saphire about two hours ago, which was retaken. Sheriffs appointed by his Majefty in Council for the Year 1759. Berkshire, Henry Plant, of Shinfield, Efq; Bedfordshire, Dennis Farrer Hillerfden, of Elveftow, Efq; Buckinghamshire, John Ofborne, of Turvill, Efq; Cumberland, James Spedding, of Whitehaven, Efq; Cheshire, Samuel Harron, of Cranage, Efq; Cambr' and Hunt' George Montgomery, of Fordham, Efq; Cornwall, Robert Lovel, of Trefufis, Efq; Devonshire, James-Modiford Heywood, of Mareftow, Efq; Dorfetfhire, John Damer, of Came, Efq; Kent, Pyke Baffar, of Greenwich, Efq; Lancashire, Richard Whitehead, of Manchester, Efq; Leicefterfaire, Edward Palmer, of Withcott, Efq; Lincolnshire, Jofeph Dixon, of Fulbeck, Efq; Monmouthshire, William Morgan, of Brungwin, Efq; Northumberland, Abraham Dixon, of Belford, Efq; Northamptonshire, Will. Payne King, of Finelhead, Efq; Norfolk, Richard Fuller, of Whitacre All Saints, Efq; Nottinghamshire, John Whetham, of Kirklington, Eq; Oxfordshire, Anthony Hodges, of Harpfden, Efq; Staffordshire, Sir Nigil Gresley, of Meir, Bart. Surry, Daniel Ponton, of Lambeth, Efq; Wiltshire, William Norris, of Nonefuch, Efq; Brecon, Evan Hughes, of Ponty Wall, Efq; Carmarthen, Arthur Jones, of Carmarthen, Efq; Cardigan, George Pryce, of Langrannog, Efq; Glamorgan, Thomas Pryfe, of Diffrin, Efq; Pembroke, Thomas Jones, of Brody, Efq; Radnor, David Stephens, of Nantmel, Elq; NORTH WALES. Anglefey, Robert Owen, of Penrhofe, Efq; Carnarvon, William Smith, of Vaenol, Efq; Denbigh, Hugh Clough, of Glan y Wern, Efq; Flint, John Williams, of Garnedd Wen, Efq, Merioneth, Humphry Edwards, of Talgarth, Efq Montgomery, George Mears, of Fynnant, Efq; February 6. Leghorn, Jan. 12. Sidi Haffin Gorgio, Ambaffador from the Bafhaw of Tripoly in Barbary to the Court of England, is arrived at this place with a great retinue, and feveral prefents, which he has delivered to his Britannic Majefty's Conful here. Thirteen Neapolitan flaves, whom he alfo brought with him, have been delivered to his Sicilian Majefty's Conful. His Imperial Majesty's fnow, the Huffar, is returned from Algier: The Dey received the Emperor's prefents, but would not accept the Conful who was fent. February 13. Berlin, Jan. 27. The Swedish garrison in Andam has followed the example of that of Demmin They furrendered prifoners of war; but have been permitted to return to Sweden, on their promifing not to ferve against his Majefty and his allies, before they have been exchanged or ranfomed. This garrifon, confifting of 1421 men, was chiefly compofed of detachments from the regiments of Weft Gothland and Nyland, and from the green dragoons. There were also taken 238 horfes, 6 pair of colours, 36 pieces of cannon, mortars, or haubitzers, and a confiderable magazine. February 17. The Circuits appointed for the Lent Affizes are as follow, viz. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. Lord Mansfield Lord Chief Juftice. Mr. Juftice Fofter. City of York, Saturday March 3, at the Guildhall of the faid city. York, The fame day, at the Caftle of York. 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