and his eftate of 4840l. per ann. fequestered, to which he was reftored by King William, and fat in that prince's first parliament, Oct. 5th, 1692. (2d Vifcount.) Clotworthy the fecond Vifcount, fucceeded his father, and for his vigorous oppofition to King James's meafures, was attainted, and his estates in both England and Ireland fequeftered. He figned the declaration and affociation in defence of the perfon and government of King William, and the fucceffion in the proteftant line. In March 1684 his Lordship married Rachael, daughter to Sir Edward Hungerford, Knight of the Bath, and dying at Antrim in March 1713, had iffue by her, who died 2d Feb. 1731, three fons and four daughters, viz. Ift fon, Clotworthy his fucceffor, and 3d Viscount Maffareene. 2d, Hale, died un narried. 3d, John, Member of Parliament for the county of Antrim, and died unmarried 12th Nov. 1741. Ift daughter, Jane, married to Sir Hans Hamilton, Bart. and had one daughter, Anne, married to Ja. Campbell, Efq; who affumed the furname of Hamilton to poffefs her eftate. 2d, Rachael, married firft to Randal, the 4th Earl of Antrim; and fecondly to Robt. Hawkins Magil, of Gill-hall, in the county of Downe, Efq; having by him an only fon, John, who died 28th May 1736. 3d, Frances Diana, died unmarried. 4th, Mary, married in April 1710 to Dr. Edward Smyth, Bishop of Downe and Conner, and by him, who died 16th Oct. 1720, had iffue, (3d Vifcount.) Clotworthy, the 3d Vifcount, married the 9th September 1713, the hon. Lady Catharine Chichester, eldest daughter to Arthur the third Earl of Donegal, and dying 11th Feb. 1738, left iffue by her who died 1ft July 1749 five fons and two daughters, viz. Ift fon, Clotworthy, created Earl of Maffareene. 2d, Arthur, a Captain of horfe, and reprefentative for co. of Antrim, in the room of his uncle, and died 8th April 1747, with out iffue. 3d, John, in holy orders, fince dead, and left iffue, the Rev. John Clotworthy Skeffington, who married in July 1784, Mifs Martha Carter of Kenington, in Kent, England. 4th. Hungerford, late member of parlia ment for the town of Antrim. 5th, Hugh, elected member of parliament for the co. of Antrim in Oct. 1748, in the room of his brother Arthur; and was a Colonel in the army. 2d, Rachael, died unmarried. (Ift Earl.) Clotworthy, the 4th Viscount, was one of the Lords of his Majefty's moft Hon. Privy Council, and was created Doctor of Laws by the University of Dublin. He married firft on the 10th March 1738, Anne, eldest daughter to the Rev. Dr. Richard Daniel, Dean of Downe; and by her, who died the 24th March 1740, he had no iffue. He married fecondly 25th Nov. 1741, Elizabeth, only daughter of Henry Eyre, of the county of Derby, Efq. On the 16th July 1756, his Majefly was pleased to create him, by patent, Earl of Maffareene, and his Lordfhip dying in 1764, left iffue by his fecond wife five fons and two daughters, viz. ift fon, Clotworthy, the 2d and prefent Earl of Maffareene. 2d, Henry, member in the late and prefent parliament for the borough of Belfast, and Lt. Col of the 2d regiment of horse. 3d, William John, member of parliament for the town of Antrim, Captain in the ift regiment of horfe, and Major in the army. 4th, Chichefter, member of parliament for the town of Antrim, and Collector of Wexford. 5th, Alexander, died young. ift daughter, Lady Elizabeth, married to Robert Clements, created Lord Baron Lei trim, by whom the has iffue. ad, Lady Catharine, married in 1784, and is the fecond wife of Francis Mathew, created Lord Baron Landaff. (2d Earl.) Clotworthy, the 2d and prefent Earl of Massareene. Titles.] The Right Hon. Sir Clotworthy Skeffingten Earl and Vilcount Maffareene, Baron Loughneagh, and Baronet. Creations.] Baronet of Great Britain, 8th May 1627, 3d Charles 1ft, Baron of Loughneagh, and Viscount Maffareene, both in the co. of Antrim, 21ft Nov. 1660, 12th Char. 2d, and Earl of Maffarcene, 16th July 1756, 30th George 2d. Árms.] Pearl, three bulls heads orafed, diamond, armed topaz. Creft.] On a wreath, a mermaid, with a comb and mirror, all proper. Supporters.] Two flags, diamond, attired and unguled, gold, each gorged with a chaplet of white rofes, barb'd and seeded, proper. Motto.] Per angufta ad augufta. (Through noble actions, to noble honours). Seats.] The Castle of Antrim, 76 miles from Dublin; Fifherwick, co. of Stafford, 100 miles from London. Butler, Earl of Lanesborough. Ift daughter, Catharine, married 3d April THE Right Hon. Robert Herbert Butler, 1739 to Arthur Mohun, Lord Vifscount Do- Viscount and Baron of Newton-Butler, was raile, and died 3d April 1751. born in July 1761, and fucceeded his father Brindley, Brindley, the late and 2d Earl in Jan. 1779. His Lordship married 5th Jan. 1781, Mils Latouche, eldest daughter of the Right Hon. David Latouche, an eminent banker, and one of the Privy Council, by whom he has iffue, viz. ift fon, Brindley, Lord Viscount Newtown, born 22d October 1783. ad, David Butler, born in London in April 1785. This noble family is defcended from John Butler, of Warefley, in the county of Huntingdon, living there in 1376, who married Ifolda, daughter and heir to Wm Gobyon, of Warefley aforefaid, by whom he had a fon, John; who married Mifs Gonnell, of Croxton, in Cambridgeshire, by whom he had iffue, Edward Butler, of Stratfold near Baldock, in Bedfordshire, who married to his first wife, Etheldred, daughter of Richard Pollard, by whom he had George, his heir; and he married fecondly to Elizabeth, daughter to Sir John Gascoigne, by whom he had a daughter, Frances. George fucceeded his father, and married Dorothy, daughter of Stephen, and fifter to Sir Stephen Beckingham, and had ifle fix fons 2nd four daughters, viz. rft fon, Beckingham Butler, his heir. 2d, Sir Stephen, of Belturbet, in the co. of Cavan, anceftor to the Earl of Lanefborough. 3d, George, in holy orders, died unmarried. 4th, Michael, married Mifs Penn, and had three fons; two of whom died young, the other married and left two daughters. 5th, Richard, a woollen-draper of London, died unmarried. 6th, Edward, of Barbadoes, who married Mifs Fowler, and had one fon and three daughters. 1ft daughter, Elizabeth, married to John Needham, Efq, and had ilue two fons and three daughters. 2d, Etheldred, married firft to Michael Hamon, Efq; and had one fon and one daughter; the married fecondly, Charles Waterhoufe, Efq; by whom he had three fons and five daughters. 3d, Mary, married firft to Tho. Wood, Efq; and had an only daughter; her fe cond husband was, the Rev. Dr. Roberts. 4th, Rose, married to Wood, Efq; uncle to her fifter Mary's husband; and fecondly to Sackville Pope, Efq; by neither of whom the had iffue. (Sir Stephen.) We now proceed to Sir Stephen Butler, of Belturbet, Knt. the 2d fon and ancestor of the prefent noble family, who removed into Ireland in the reign of King James the ift. He married Mary, youngest daughter and co-heir to Gervais Brindley, of Brindley in the co. of Not tingham, Efq; and by her, (who re-married with Edward Philpot, Efq;) had three fons and four daughters, viz. ift fon, James, who fucceeded, but died unmarried. 2d, Stephen, heir to his brother, who married 20th May 1660, Anne, daughter to James Barry, the firft Lord Santry, and had iffue, but they all died young. 3d, Francis, who fucceeded to the estate. rft daughter, Mary, married to Roderick Manfell, Efq. 2d, Elizabeth, died unmarried. 3d, Jane, married to Edward Knight of Culvin, Efq. 4th, Dorothy, married to John Knight of Dublin, Efq; and afterwards to Major Edward Pope. Francis, the youngest son fucceeded to the eftate at Belturbet, and during the rebellion bore arms in the fervice of King Charles the ft. but being obnoxious to King James the ad. he was involved in the act of attainder in 1689, and had his eftate fequeftered. He married Judith, daughter of the Right Hon. Sir Theophilus Jones, of Ofbertstown in the co. of Meath, and dying 15th Aug. 1702, aged 68, left iffue five fons and five daughters, viz. Ift fon, Theophilus, created Lord Newtown Butlers ad, Brindley, heir to his brother, created Vilcount Lanesborough. 3d, Francis, died unmarried. 4th, James, who was Adjutaut-General, Quarter-Mafter, and Barrack-Mafter-General, who married Anne, daughter of Jofeph Stopford, Efq; but died without iffue. 5th, Stephen, died young. ift daughter, Alicia, married to Farmer Glover, Efq; by whom he had iffue, the late George Glover, Efq; Surveyor of Dunleary, and other children. 2d, Mary, married to Captain Henry Meredyth. 3d, Judith, married to Dr. Jeremy Marsh, Dean of Kilmore. 4th, Elizabeth, both died unmarried. 5th, Frances, Ift Baron.) Theophilus, the eldeft fon, was appointed 28th Oct. 1679, Joint Clerk of the Pells and Tallies in the Court of Exchequer for life, and one of the Privy Coun cil; he was created a Peer, by privy feal, 28th Sept. and by patent 21ft Oct. 1715, by the title of the Baron of Newtown Butler, with limitation of the honour, in default of his iffue male, to the heirs male of Francis Butler, Efq; his father, and their heirs male for ever. In April 1702 he married Emily, daughter and co-heir of James Stopford, of Tarah in the co. of Meath, Efq; and by her who died 13 June 1722, had an only fon, James, who died in the 14th year of his age; and his Lordship dying the 11th of March 1723, was fucceeded by his brother, (Ift Viscount.) Brindley, the fecond Lord Newton Butler, was Gentleman Ufher of the Black Rod, Colonel of the bartle-axes, was one of the Privy Council to King George the ft. and 2d. and was created by privy feal the 20th July, and by patent 12th Auguft 1728, Viscount Lanesborough, to him and his heirs male: he married Catharine, daughter and co-heir to Neville Pooley, of Dublin, Counsellor at Law; by whom he had twenty-three children, thofe that furvived were four fons, and one daughter, viz. ift son, Humphrey, created Earl of Lanefborough. ad, Thomas, a Lt. Colonel, Adjutant General of the army, and Governor of the county of Limerick; he married 11th June 1730, Mary, daughter and co-heir of Dr. Duncan Cummin, and widow of John Ormfby, Efq; by whom he had a daughter, Mary. 3d, Robert, married 30th Auguft 1753, Anne, daughter of Dr. Robert Howard, late Lord Bishop of Elphin, and widow of John Stoyte of Rofannah, co. of Wicklow, Efq; and fifter to the present Ralph Lord Vilcount Wicklow, by whom he left no iffue; but fhe had an only daughter by her firft hufband, who was married in 1766 to John the late and 3d Earl of Darnley, by whom the had the prefent Earl, and other children. 4th, John, Joint Clerk of the Pipe, and Major in the army, and late member of parliament for the borough of Newcastle, who is married and has feveral children. Ift daughter, Judith, married to Balthazer John Cramer, of Ballyfoile, county of Kilkenny, Efq; who left her a widow, 17th June 1741, with four fons and two daughters; and fhe died the 13th May 1749. (rft Earl.) Humphrey, the ad Viscount Lanefborough, was member of parliament for Belturbet, and High Sheriff for the counties of Cavan and Weftmeath, one of the Privy Council, and Governor or Lord Lieutenant of the co. of Cavan. In May 1726, be married Mary, daughter and heir to Richard Berry, of Wardenftown in the co, of Weftmeath, Efq. And his Majefty was pleafed to advance him further in the peerage July 20th 1756, by the titles of Vifcount Newtown Butler and Earl of Lanesborough; and his Lordship dying in April 1768, had iffue one fon and one daughter, viz. Brindfley, the late Earl of Lanesborough. Majefty's Moft Honourable Privy Council, and Commiffioner of the Revenue: He married Lady Jane Rochfort, only daughter of Robert the late and firft Earl of Belvidere, and his Lordship dying in January 1779, left iffue by her, viz. Ift fon, Robert Herbert, the present Earl of Lanesborough. 2d, George Auguftus. ift daughter, Lady Mary, married to George Penfonby, Efq; fecond fon of the Right Hon. John Pontonby, Council to the Commiffioners of the Revenue, and Member of Parliament for the borough of Innif tioge, by whom the has issue. 2d, Lady Catherine, married to George Marley, Efq; brother to Mrs. Latouche, Lady of the Right Hon. David Latouche. 3d, Lady Charlotta, 4th, Lady Louifą. 5th, Lady Caroline. 6th, Lady Sophia. (3d Earl.) Robert Herbert, the third and prefent Earl. Titles.] The Right Hon. Robert Herbert Butler, Earl and Vifcount Lanesborough, Vifcount and Baron Newtown Butler. Creations. Baron of Newtown Butler, in the co. of Fermanagh, 21ft Oct, 1715, ad George ft. and Viscount of Lanesborough, in the co. of Longford, 12 Aug. 1728, 2d George 2d. Vifcount Newtown Butler and Earl of Lanesborough, July 20th, 1756, 30th George 2d. Arms.] Pearl, three covered cups in bend between two bendlets ingrailed, diamond. Creft.] On a wreath, a demi-cockatrice coup'd emerald, with wings erect, pearl, the comb, beak, wattles and ducal collar, gold. Supporters.] 1 he dexter, a cockatrice, emerald, furnished as the crest. The finifter, a wyvern, emerald, with a plain collar and chain, topaz. Motto.] Liberté tout entiere. (Liberty entire.) Seat.] Newtown Butler, in the county of Fermanagh, 5 miles from Belturbet and $9 from Dublin, Account of the Rabbi̟ who appçared lately at Glafgow. E is a native of Germany, the fon of a High Prieft, and he himself a tener of the law. It feems it is cuftomary at one of their feafs to have an annual fermon againft the Christian religion; and this young man was at two feveral times appointed to preach this fermon; he performed the talk the first time; but the fecond year, dif courfing on the 53d of Ifaiah, and coming to thefe words, "He made his grave with the wicked," which he was obliged to apply to Mofes, hut told his audience plainly, that this could never respect the law giver ; for red him to flee; he immediately fled into France, and got into a convent, but not agreeing with their doctrines of tranfubftan for Mofes never "made his grave with the wicked" for "the Lord buried him." Before his difcourfe was done he was quite confused in his thoughts and turned after-tiation and prayers for the dead, he asked wards very melancholy, and decayed in his health. His father, perceiving this fent for a phyfician who ufed his utmost fkill, but in vain; at laft he made free to enquire if his disease was not in his mind, promifing at the fame time if he would reveal it, he would not divulge it without his confent. He then told him it was about religion, forafmuch as he could find no comfort in the Bible, on account of the contradiction of the promises he met with. The phyficiap afked if ever he had read the New Teftament, He answered he had read the Alcoran, Voltaire, and many other books on religion, but that he would not read the New Teftament. The phyfician infifted, as he had read many other books that had the name of religion, it was but reafonable he should read it. He perfuaded him to confent, and went to the Popish Priest and borrowed one, and brought it him. He began with the firft chapter of Matthew; but no fooner met with the name Jefus Chrift, than he threw it into the fire; but recollecting it was borrowed, he drew it out before the fire had caught it, and immediately blotted out the name Chrift wherever he met with it. This done, he fet about reading it again, and wondering to fee how it was connected with the Old I eftament, began seriously to think there was more than ordinary in this book, read on till he faw ftill more and more connection between the two difpenfations; but grew exceedingly forry for his blotting out the name. All this time he continued preaching in the old way, but was not fo inveterate against the religion of Jefus, He took care all this time to lock up the New Teftament; but happening one day to leave it out, his fervant came into the room, accompanied by another jew, enquired of his neighbour if he knew what book it was; he looked into it, and urged it was the book of the Impostor. They then both ran into the Synagogue while this young man was in the pulpit, and alarmed the whole congregation that he was turned Chriftian, He came down, and had to fice from them. Some time after this his father fent to him, that if he would recant, he would forgive him. He attempted it, but in vain; for he was almoft feized with defpair, thinking he had finned the unpardonable in; and the phyucian brought the Popish Prieft, who laboured to perfuade him to the contrary. one of the friars for an explication, and at the fame time told him his own opinion. The friar faid, he fufpected he had been reading the works of Luther and Calvin. He anfwered he had never heard of them, nor feen their books. This fet his curiofity on edge, and immediately he went to a library and bought them, from which he faw plainly the inconfiftency of the Popish doctrine with the New Teftament; and leaving the convent came over to Dublin, where he was made Profeffor of the Oriental Languages, and preached in fome of the Diflenting chu hes. The faculty of Irish Profeffors would not allow him to preach without taking orders in the Church of England. He told them that his confcience would not allow him to fubfcribe the I hirtynine Articles; and leaving Dublin came directly to this place, and took private lodgings. Mr. David Dale hearing of him fought him out, and took him to his own house, and then he began to be more public. The most of the Minifters in town, Meffrs. Shares, Wardlow, Patterson, &c. dined with him on Friday, when it was fettled he fhould preach in Dr. Giles's church on Sabbath afternoon, and in another church at night, I heard him in the evening; his text was Heb. xiii. 8. The heads of his difcourfe were, Firft, to prove that Chrift was the fame before there was any written revelation; 2dly, that he was the fame under the law; and 3dly, that he was the fame, but filt more gloriously difplayed, in the gofpel difpenfation. All which he was exceeding beautiful in, illuftrating especially from the Old Teftament, and gave fome grand fignifications to the original. On Monday he preached at our church; laft night at Mr, Bell's; this night at the Chapel of Eafe. The churches are always very crowded; and on Sabbath night there were fome thousands could not get admittance, His defign in coming here, he says, was not to preach, but to hear, and to fee who walks moft agreeably to the word of God. He fets off for London on Monday, to get a book printed in the Hebrew language, which he intends to spread among his bre thren there in Germany. Some perfons afked if he was not afraid they would take his life? He answered," that as long as God had any ufe for him, there was no fear; and after that, he might do what he would with To be fhert, his father, feeing he could him. It would not do for him to be too long not perfuade him to recant, hired three vil-in Glafgow; for they made so much of him, Jains to affaffinate him. Llis friend the phy- that he was afraid he would forget Chrift fician got fome intelligence of this, and defi- altogether." Discoveries Difcoveries and Improvements. to the one who was firft attacked, and he fhortly after died of the hydrophobia; where A ch is the other man who had got his wounds the Grampian-hills, and in other parts of Scotland, called cudbear, has lately beeh discovered to add a permanent freshness and vigour to colours used in dying; and, according to feveral authentic accounts from the merchants and dyers in North-Britain, is likely to produce confiderable advantages to the cotton, linen, and woollen manufactu rers. Dublin July 20, A coal factor on Afton's quay, having laft spring imported a cargo of early potatoes from England, fold but a fmall quantity, and the reft remained on hand, spoiled for human confumption, and confequently loft to a market. This man had fixteen horfes conftantly at work, and finding it difficult, during the late drought, to provide them in forage, he washed and boiled fome of the potatoes, and he having fprinkled them with falt, he, by degrees, introduced them mixt with their common food, until the horfes grew fo uncommonly, fond of the root in a few days, that they preferred them to hay, oats, or grains. They are now fed with nothing elfe, and thrive wonderfully. Extract of a letter from Vienna. "About a year and a half ago a plant was difcovered which affords as beautiful a blue as indigo. It is now in France by the name of Guelda. The experiments which have been tried have been most fatisfactory. The colours both in cloth and filk that have been dyed with this plant are as permanent and rich as if indigo had been employed, and at lefs than a fifth of the expence." Extract of a letter to the Authors of the Four nal de Paris, May 33, 1785. "About five years ago I made fome ftay at Amfterdam, where I got intimately acquainted with an English gentleman who had spent the principal part of his life in rambling all over the world frem a defire of knowledge, and who died fince at Aftracan. "Amongst other curious useful pieces of information, he told me, that while he was in a town of Perfia, the name of which I have now forgot, a mad dog went into a work-fhop where feveral men were employed in making oil. He infantly bit the leg of one of the workmen in three places: the mau, endeavouring to avoid the animal, accidentally ftepped into a large veffel that food behind him full of oil. One of his companions haftened to his affiftance, and encountered the dog with a flick; but before he got the better of him, was unluckily bit in the leg likewife. The accident of ftepping into ⚫il, however, did not happen to this man, as moistened with the oil, never fhewed the Teaft symptom of it. The dog that was killed had bit feveral other dogs, which in a few days was feized with madnefs, and communicated it to feveral of the inhabitants. One of the ftrolling phyficians with whom that country abounds, happened to be in this place at the time. He made a proper ufe of the accident of the two workmen : he dreffed all the wounds givenby mad dogs, with oil, often changed the poultices, and even made the patients take a little oil inwardly. Not one of his patients died, and all thofe who were not treated in this manner, perished miferably "The English gentleman who told me this, was of French extraction; his name was Le Clerc, a man of great veracity, shining talents, and extenfive knowledge; and he affured me, that he had faved the lives of many people in that terrible ftate, by ufing the fame remedy. Good and Bad News: An Oriental Tale. CERTAIN rich man of Arabia was A fitting down to his repaft at a plentiful table, when a poor countryman, oppreffed with hunger, unexpectedly arrived from the place of his abode. The rich Arabian immediately enquires, "Whence care you?” "Not far," replies the other, "from the neighbourhood of your family." "What news do you bring?" "Ha!" replies the other, "I can undertake to answer all your queftions be they ever fo many.' Well,' began the rich Arab: "did you fee a boy of mine that goes by the name of Khulid?' 'Yes; your fon was at fchool reading the Koran : Khulid, I can tell you, has a clear pipe of his own.' "Did you fee Khulid's mother?" By my troth, a lady of fuch exquifite beauty the world holds not her equal!" Did you obferve my great house !" "The roof of your houfe, I remember touched the kies." "Did you fee iny Camel ?" A fat young beaft it is, and eats plenty of grafs." And did you fee my honeft dog?" In truth, it is an honeft dog, and the creature watches the house with fuch fidelity "The rich man, having heard the good news of his family, again fell to cating, and caft the bones to a dog that lay under the table; but he requited not the poor Arab with the smalleft gratification. The hungry wretch, at this ufage, reflected in his own mind, Of all this good I have been the bearer, yet he has not relieved my hunger with a morfel of bread. Alas!" faid he, giving a deep figh, "would to God your honeft dog were living, who was fo much better than this cur!" The rich man who had 66 been |