INTELLIGENCE was preparing, in obedience to This morning happened an extraordi- FRIDAY, Dec. 25. This morning, between two and three o'clock, the post-boy bringing the North mail in a carriage from Royston to Ware, the road being all under water, and the night very dark, he could not fee his way, and unfortunately the carriage overset in a water, by which means a woman that was in the carriage was drowned, and it was with much difficulty the boy was faved. ́Although people went immediately to his affiftance, it was fome time before they could get him out of the water. They write from Maeftrick, that on the 21ft inft. about five minutes paft two in the morning, the magazine of powder near the Bruffels gate blew up with a moft terrible noife: the guard of the magazine, confifting of eleven foldiers, were all killed, The houfe of the princefs of Heffe Philip ftal was very much shattered, and her highness buried under the ruins. house of baron Salis, that was nearer the The magazine, was quite deftroyed, and not one of the family efcaped, except the coachman. About eighteen perfons perished by this difafter, which was occafioned by a cannonier plundering the magazine in the night. SUNDAY, Dec. 27. This day Charles Pratt, Efq; attorney general, kiffed his majefty's hand at St. James's, on being appointed lord chief juftice of the court of Common-Pleas, and received the honour of knighthood. At the fame time, the hon. Charles York, follicitor-general, was appointed attorney-general, Fletcher Norton, efq; was appointed follicitor-general. His majesty the fame day conferred the honour of knighthood on Dr. Edward Simp. fon, judge of the Prerogative court of Canterbury, MONDAY, Dec. 28. Dr. Newton, bishop of Bristol, was conat Lambeth. fecrated by the archbishop of Canterbury cident happened at Cranfby in NorthampA few days ago a very melancholy at. tonshire: The youngest son of Mr. Banes of that place, a very promifing youth about eighteen years of age, going into the barn with a fervant, the man took up an I will shoot you; I have not fhot a crow old rufty gun and said, jokingly, Maiter, a long time,' at the fame time pulling brains out. The gun had been lying about the trigger, it went off and blowed his prefenting it at one another in play, and the barn a long time, the fervants often fortunately killed the young man. no one knowing it was charged till it un TUESDAY, Dec. 29. By letters from Strabane, in Ireland, we John M'Naghton, efq; and one of his achave an account, that on the 15th inftant, complices, Mr. Thomas Dunlap, were exc cuted pursuant to their sentence, for the mur grounds adjoining to that town. Dunder of Mifs Knox, [See p. 615.] on the low lap declared he had no intention to commit murder, but was deceives and led into his crime, by the perfuafion and threats of Mr. M'Naghton, who was his and the morning of his, execution, declarlandlord. M'Naghton, the night before ed to the clergyman who attended him, that all the affertions he made use on his him and the unfortunate young lady were trial as to a late correfpondence between falfe: he did not deny his having committed the fact for which he fuffered, but did not exprefs the leaft penitence. When Mr. McNaughton came to the place of execution, he asked for the executioner, and diately; upon which the executioner pointdefired him to proceed in his business immeafcended with great agility, and threw ed to the ladder, which Mr. M'Naghton himself off with fuch violence as to break the rope. He, as quick as poffible, got ordered by the fall and afcending the ladup from the ground, appeared much difand foon expired. Their heads were cut der again, threw himfelf off a fecond time, off, their bodies delivered to their friends, church-yard. Two of the name of Irwin and buried in one grave in a corner of the were arraigned on Saturday the 12th inst. for the fame murder, and pleaded not guilty i 1 : guilty but they begged to have their trial exprefs to you the peculiar fatisfaction put off till the next affizes. AMERICA. By letters from Staten Iiland, dated Oct. 26, we learn that the ceremony of investing Sir Jeffery Amherst with the most honourable order of the Bath, was performed the day before in camp, he having concerted with major general Monckton fuch manner of its being performed as the prefent fervice would allow of. His excellency major general Monckton, governor of New-York, and several officers of the army, being prefent, majorgeneral Monckton first read Mr. Secretary Pitt's letter, as follows: "SIR, Whitehall, July 17, 1761. "His Majefty having been graciously pleased, as a mark of his royal approbation, of the many and eminent fervices of major general Amherst, to nominate him to be one of the knight companions of the moft honourable order of the Bath; and it being neceffary that he should be invested with the enfigns of the faid order, which are tranfmitted to him by this opportunity; I am to fignify to you the king's pleafure, that you should perform that cere. mony; and it being his majesty's intention, that the fame be done in the most honourable and distinguished manner, that circumstances will allow of, you will con cert and and adjust with General Amherst, fuch time and manner, for investing him with the enfigns of the order of the Bath, as fhall appear to you most proper for shewing all due refpect to the king's or der, and as may, at the fame time, mark, in the most public manner, his majesty's just fenfe of the conftant zeal, and fignal abilities, which General Amherft has exérted in the service of his king and coun-, try. I am, &c. W. PITT. "Honourable Robert Monckton." Major general Menckton then proceeded to put the ribbon over Sir Jeffery Amherft's shoulder, making an apology, that circumstances would not admit of a more formal investiture.. Sir Jeffery Amberft, upon receiving this order, addreffed himfef to Major-general Monckton in the following terms: "Sir, I am truly fenfible of this diftinguished mark of his majesty's royal ap probation of my conduct, and shall ever efteem it as fuch; and I must beg leave to I have, and the pleasure it gives me, to receive this mark of favour from your hands." From New York we have the following advices, bearing date the 23d of November. "On Thursday morning, the 19th instant, the fleet of men of war and transports weighed anchor, and put to fea, having an extraordinary fine leading gale, which, by 12 o'clock at noon, carried them clear of the hook and its continuance almoft ever fince gives us hopes of their having a good offing, and in a profperous way of arriving fafe at their deftined port. Notwithstanding this fleet is well provided with stores, there are feveral veffels in harbour, preparing to follow with all kinds of neceffaries, the better to fuccour the expedition. The following is a lift of the principal officers, and the regiments embarked at New-York, on the prefent expedition. [Befides which, there are forces at Antigua, Guadaloupe, and Dominica, which we hear, are to join in the Weft-Indies.] His excellency the hon. major general Monckton, commander in chief. Colonel Haviland, lieutenant colonel, Grant, and lieutenant colonel Welch, as brigadier generals. Lieutenant colonel Darby, adjutant ges 48th, Major General Webb's. 3d, Battalion of Royal Americans. In all Eleven Battalions. Letters from South Carolina, dated the beginning of last month, import that the treaty between the English and Cherokees was actually concluded and figned. BIRTHS. The lady of lord Cantalupe, of a fon. The lady, of major Mowtolieu, of a fon," Lady North, of a fon, Lady i Lady of Sir Walter Maxwell of Pollock, bart, of a fon. PROMOTIONS. The duke of Bedford, keeper of the The princefs of Naffau Weilbourg, of a privy-feal. Sir John Kemp, at Tooting, Surry. Sir Crifp Gafcoygne, alderman of London. Mynheer Hopp, envoy - extraordinary from the ftates-general to the court of Great-Britain. Charles Stewart, Efq; lord confervator of the Scotch privileges at Campvere. Lady Lochiel, daughter to Sir James Campbell, of Auchenbreck, in Scotland. Sir Alexander Guthrie, Bart. Sir Abraham Elton, Bart. Lord Charles Manners. Captain Francis Seaman, one of the younger brothers of the Trinity-house. The lady of Lord Kingston. Lady Viscountess Doneraile. Robert Clive, efq; of Stych, in Salep, created baron Clive, of Plassey in Ireland. Right hon, Stewart Mackenzie, fecretary of ftate for Scotland. William Alcock, efq; dep. fecretary to the master of the ordnance.. John Catherwood, efq; governor of Scarborough-caftle in Yorkshire. Marquis of Kildare, major general of his majesty's forces, ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMINTS, Mr. John Dalby, Vic. Caftle-Dorming ton, in Leicestershire, and Rec. Lambley in Nottingham. Mr. Entough, Rec. Barnwell, and Rec. Lowick. Mr. Thompson, Vic. Eltham in Kent. Mr. Dugard, Vic. Barsted in Suffex. Dr. Timothy Weve, Rec. Baffet, Berks; and Vic. Stoney Middleton, Oxon. Mr. Jofeph Hill, Rec. Great Kingston, Dorfet, and Rec. Chilton Canloe, Somerset hire. BANKRUPTS. Richard Sparrow, of Macclesfield, mercer and draper. John Cooke, of Eagle court, Bread street, warehouseman. Henry Tyler, of St. Thomas on the Cliffe, near Lewes in Suffex, Brafier. Philip Coker, of Baker's Buildings, London, linnen-draper. Edward Taylor, of Southwingfield, yfhire, malfter. Philip Benton, of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, whalebone-cutter and mer chant. YEARLY BILL OF MORTALITY. A general bill of all the Christenings and Burials, from Dec. 9, 1760, to Dec. 15, 1761. Increafed in the Burials this Year 1233. 得 A IND DE X. A. 143 Anecdote of a privy-counsellor Bdallah, an Eastern tale 241 Africa, advices from 55, 446, 612 All in the Wrong, a comedy, a fketch 661 176 ༣༡༡ 233 536 Belles Lettres, introduction to the study 4 Q 297 Canada, C. Canada, the hiftory of 28, 81, 153, 182, Cato and Socrates, confiderations on Dutch, advices relative to, in Ceylon 615 365 365 F. 266 Falkland, vifcount, life of 373 Coote, colonel, letter from count of 489 488 317 343 Cremell, O. anecdotes of 422, 615 Damon and Conftantia, hiftory of 139 tween 217 Descartes and lord Bacon, parallel be- Douglas, brief account of the house of Dover, duke of, his genealogy 249 Fatal mistake 532 583 169 23 of the 668 526 Faulkner, capt. his bravery. 500, 532 14 French memorial of the negotiation for 481 George III. his speech relating to the |