A Copy of Verfes dated at Oxford, May 23, 1749, and directed to L-d R-t S―n, the Ld of the B in wa ting, and by bim prefented to the P- -e of W-s. Dufour foreign's gracious fight, Purfu'd by B ire, For gentle Fredrick's name. (Oh late may be that day !) When a new fov'reign fhall demand Then fhall the well-lov'd Fredrick's praife And then will Cambridge have the grace, No doubt, to hold her tongue. Verfes on Self-Murder, addrefs'd to -a Lady. by teilfome steps I país thro' life's WITH dull road, No packhorfe half fo weary of his load; Say then, does the unbody'd spirit fly Or fhall this form be once again renew'd, I fee in Tully what the antients thought, And read unprejudic'd what moderns taught; But no conviction from my reading fprings, Moft dubicus in the most important things. Yet one short moment would at once explain, What all philofophy has fought in vain ; pain. Why then not haften that decifive hour, In chains and darkness wherefore fhould I As it is to be fuppos'd that we often differ from the fentiments of our correfpondents, and Sometimes difapprove them; fo bere we think this lady bas fuggefted very immoral and pernicious advice; that he has not duly weighed that inimitable foliloquy of Hamlet, To be, or not to be,-nor the many excellent Tracts that bave been publifh'd against Self-Murder; and, what is worse, feems to bave forgot her Maker and ber Chriftianity. T An Extempory on a very Retired Walk. When from Parnaffus they would range, When this fond heart shall ake no more, That unknown fomething in the skies, Hob, bo, bo, &c. To Alexis, in Imitation of Virgil. Refign, Alexis! Oh, refign thy fenfe To the decrees of wifer providence; Blame not those croffes, which thy worth [veal'd; conceal'd Have brought to light, thy virtues have reHad'ft thou not been thus aggravated, none Could have been charm'd with thy delicious moan; To grief and pity thy enchanting voice Invites and yet we cannot but rejoice; Thou tell'ft thy forrows in fo fweet a strain, 'Tis heav'n to fome, to hear thee thus com plain. So- Philomela (once a lovely maid) tongue, First ravish'd, now robb'd of her tender While echoing vales reverberate her fong; TH HE joy thou oft hast giv'n to me, I with a grateful heart repay ; -I wish thofe joys tenfold to thee, To crown and bleís the happy day. Let thofe gall d jades, the fribbling beaux, F EPIGRAM. OR fparkling wit, for knowledge and The world allows Chora fair pretence: ΤΗ When the rough wind, without controul, Whole blafts the mountain billows rowl And tofs the foaming waves; Troubled and muddy now no more The river, which from lofty hills With eafy motions flows, Oft meets with stones, borne down its rills Which its due course oppose. If with a clear and faithful light, Thou truth defir'ft to fee, And of all ways would'ft chufe the right Drive all falfe pleasures from thy breast, And be not with vain hope possest, Nor yield to fad defpair. For where thofe tyrant paffions reign A SIMILE. Equam memento rebus in arduis HEN the loud waves in mountains WE And tempefts mingle feas and skies; So when harin fortune low'rs her brow, 00 тне THE Monthly Chronologer. The following is fuch a remarkable Account of Extract of a Letter from Oporto, dated : AST Sunday, April 30, all our family, with two or three friends more, dined at our country house: After dinner it began to thunder and lighten very much, and a black cloud came from the fouth and threatned a heavy shower; a fquall of wind foon came on, and it began to hail very large ftones, but in less than a minute's time we were all Aruck with furprize; for they came down as big as hens eggs, and with fuch impetuolity that the houfe top feem'd to be beating in The noise they made, confounded with the thunder, was as if the heavens were fighting against the earth; however, the shower happily lafted but a few minutes, and when it was over, two or three of us ran out to measure some of the hailftones; the generality of them were 4 or 5 inches in circumference, but I measured feveral 6 inches, after they had lain on the ground a quarter of an hour: Their form was various, fome spheroidical, others oval, and all tended to round; upon breaking z or 3 I found that about the centre they were tranfparent, tho' the other part was quite white, and not fo: No great damage was done about the city to the northward, except breaking of tiles and windows; but this is infignificant in comparison of the mischief done a league or two to the fouthward, where the shower was fo violent, that the hailstones were as big as large oranges; they tore up the ground, cut the corn in pieces, and deftroyed the fruittrees, killing likewife fome people who were caught in it. One hailstone, I hear, was taken up, which weighed 3 pounds. The great City of Cafan having been lately reduc'd to Afbes by a moft terrible Conflagration, the following Defcription of it, extracted from the most modern Writers, may not be unacceptable. ASAN, Cazan, Cafamun, is feated on the river Cafarka, from which it derives its name, about a league above its confluence with the Wolga, and is a large populous city: Its metropolitan is the fecond in rank of the whole Ruffian empire. The vaft numbers of churches, monasteries and Reeples, which adorn it, make it yield a fine profpect both from the land and fromthe veffels that fail up and down the Wolga. Olearius, who had been there, gives a defcription of it to this effect, viz. That it is fituated in a fine fpacious plain, in lat. 58° 38'. Most of the houses are of wood, as well as the ramparts and towers; the caftle alone is furrounded with ftone walls, and is well stored with artillery and warlike ammunition; and the river, which runs round it, ferves inftead of a ditch, which renders the place very strong. A garifon is kept in it, all of Mufcovite foldiers; and the Tartars, who inhabit the town, are forbid to enter this fortress, un der pain of death. The caftle is governed by its own Wayrode, and the city by its own governor. About 7 werfts below the town, in a place where the river is broad, there is a large dock for the building of fhips of confiderable bulk, which are afterwards fent down into the Cafpian fea. This city is excellently well fituated for the being fupplied with all forts of provifions and neceffaries both by land and water, and they are here in great plenty, and very cheap. The reafon why the Tartar citi zens are kept out of the caftle, is the jealoufy of the Ruffian monarchs, they being a conquered people; for the province of Cafan, of which this city is the head, was formerly an independent kingdom; but being engaged in civil wars, in the time of the czar, Jobn Bafilo witx II. they were deprived of royalty and dominion by that conqueror. The province ftretches a great way along the Wolga, and the land is extremely fertile. The natives are more civilized than most of the other Tartar nations, occafion'd by their converfing more with ftrangers. They apply themselves entirely to commerce, and carry on a confiderable trade in hides and other goods. In the time of their independence they were looked upon as a brave and warlike nation, and their kings were dreaded by all the neighbouring princes. The capital, down to this day, has been famous for its commerce all over the eaft. The archbishoprick was established by the conqueror, John Bafilowitz, abovementioned. His ferene highness the duke of Modena, having taken leave of the royal family, fet out on the 28th of last month, for Harwich, to embark there for Italy, (See p. 238.) бл This Czar reigned from 1533 to 1583. His majesty went to the houfe of peers, and prorogu'd the parliament to August 3, after having made a most gracious fpeech to both houfes (which fee p. 280.) and pafs'd the following bills, viz. An act for granting to his majesty one million out of the finking fund for the year 1749, and for enabling his majefty to raise a further fum of one million for the ufes and purposes therein mentioned, &c.-An a&t for rectifying mistakes in the names of feveral of the commiffioners of the land tax-An act to enable fuch officers, mariners and foldiers, as have been in his majesty's fervice fince his acceffion, to exercise trades.--An act to eftablish the method of proceeding to and upon outlawries for high treafon, and mifprifion of high treafon, in Scotland.-An act for continuing, explaining and amending feveral laws. An act for the more eafy and (peedy recovery of fmall debts within the town and borough of Southwark, and feveral adjacent and neighbouring parishes, -An act for making a free market for the fale of fish in the city of Westminster, and for preventing the foreftalling and monopolizing of fish.—An act for the further encouragement and enlargement of the whalefinery, and for the naturalization of fuch foreign protestants, as shall serve for the time therein mentioned, on board fuch fhips as shall be fitted out for the faid fishery. (See p. 275.)-Some road bills, and 9 private bills. THURSDAY, 22. His majefty held a chapter of the most noble order of the garter, in his palace at Kenfington, when his majefty was pleased to prefent the fix vacant garters, to prince George, eldeft fon of his royal highness the prince of Wales, the margrave of Anspach Brandenburgh, the dukes of Bedford and Leeds, and the earls of Granville and Albemarle. We have already given an account of this auguft ceremony, as far as the election of she margrave of Anspach, p. 252; and shall here add the reft, which is as follows. Garter then was commanded to bring in his grace the duke of Leeds, who being introduced by garter, kneeled down before the fovereign, and, being knighted with the fword of ftate, retired; and the third fcrutiny being collected by the chancellor, and delivered to the fovereign in the former manner, the chancellor, by the fovereign's command, declared the duke of Leeds duly elected. Upon which, garter and black rod were fent to introduce his grace, who being brought to the door of the chapter-room, was there received by the dukes of Kingston and Portland the junior knights, and conducted by them to the fovereign with the accustomed reverences; garter, carrying on a velvet cushion the garter and George hanging to a blue ribbond, did upon his knee prefent the garter to the fovereign, who gave it to his royal highnefs the duke of Cumberland and the duke of Dorfet, the two fenior companions, which they buckled about his grace's left leg, whift the chancellor read the admonition enjoined by the ftatutes; and then garter having with like reverence prefented to the fovereign the blue ribbond and George, his majesty, affifted by his royal highness and the duke of Dorfet, put it over his grace's left shoulder, who was then kneeling, the chancellor in the mean time reading the proper admonition. And his grace having kiffed the fovereign's hand, and thanked his majesty for the great honour done him, rose up and faluted all the companions feverally, who returned their congratulations, bowed to his royal highnefs, and withdrew. Then his grace the duke of Bedford, and the right hon. the earls of Albemarle and Granville were elected, and received the enfigns of the order in like manner, and withdrew. Garter then called over the names of the knights companions, and the proceffion was made back in the manner before defcribed, fave only that the chancellor and black rad went in their proper places. FRIDAY, 23. Came on at the court of King's-Bench in Wfiminfter-Hall, a trial on an indictment in the crown against John Murray, of Broughton, Efq; for fending divers chal lenges to the right Hon. the earl of Traquair. Mr. Murray made no defence, fo was found guilty, and is to receive fentenco This day at ten o'clock, the knights of the Hon. order of the Bath, the heralds, purfuivants, and all the officers of that order, met at the prince of Wales's chamber near the house of lords, from whence the proceffion began to Henry the VIIth's chapel, in Weftminster-Abbey, where the following fix knigh's were inftalled, vis. Sir Peter Warren, Sir Edward Harok, (by his proxy, Sir Charles Molloy) Sr Cha. Heward, Sir Charles Amand Poulet, Sir John Mo dawn, and Sir John Saville. 302 [The Account of the whole Ceremony fball be in our next.] MARRIAGES and BIRTHS. June 5. Binfuld, of Harrow on the Hill. IR John Rush, bart. to Mifs Strother Kerr, Efq; to the Rt. Hon. Jean lady Ramfay, in Scot and. George Baker, of Elamore-Hall, near Durbam, Efq; to Mifs Judith Routh. 8. Robert Burton, of Longnor in Shropfhire, Efq; to Mifs Hill, daughter of Thomas Hill Elq; memb. for Shrewsbury. Lord Fane, to lady Juxton. Charles Whitworth, Efq; memb. for Minebead, to Mifs Shelly. 10. James Norton, of Bedfordshire, Efq; to Mifs Hannab Tiffin, an heiress. 12. Toomas Price, Efq; of Rumford, to Mifs Frances Payne. 22. David Garrick, Efq; one of the patentees of the theatre royal in Drury-Lane, to Mademoiselle Violetti. (See p. 282.) John Heathcote, Efq; fon of Sir John Heathcote, Bart. to Mifs Yorke, the youngeft daughter of the Rt. Hon. the lord chancellor. May 27. Lady Hillsborough delivered of a daughter. The lady of Sir William Yonge, of a daughter. 28. The lady of Sir William Herbert, of a fon. 31. The lady of Henry Fownes Luttrell, Efq; of a fon and heir. June 1. Countess of Glencairn, of a son. 2. Lady Fitzroy, wife of James Jeffreys, Efq; of a daughter. 3. The lady of Sir Peter Warren, of a daughter. 18. The lady of -Cadogan, Efq; of a fon. Lady Petersham, of a daughter. 28. The lady of Sir William Irby, bart. of a fon and heir. Mr. Samuel Farrer, of the Bank of England, a perfon fo well skill'd in the mathematicks, that he has left but few fu. periors, nor many equals, 10. Rt. Hon. Sir George Dozoning, bart, knight of the Bath, and member of parlia ment for Dunteich in Suffolk. Charles Hardy, Efq; who had a command in the royal navy, in which he behaved with great bravery, in the reign of Q. Anne, 12. Mr. Benjamin Wilks, the ingenious author on a treatise on English infects. Theophilus Brady, Efq; many years an eminerit merchant at Legborn. 13. Sir John Norris, knt. member of parliament for Rye in Suffex, and admiral of Great Britain, the oldeft commander in the royal navy, having been in that fervice above 60 years. Ambrofe Phillips, Efq; regifter of the prerogative office in Ireland, a gentleman' well known to the learned world by his writings, viz. his paftorals, translations from Pindar, the tragedy call'd The Dif trefs'd mother, &c. He was the laft furvivor of the excellent authors of the Tatlers, Spectators and Guardians. Col. Gregory Bleak, lieut. governor of Jerfey, an old experienced officer, who ferved in Flanders during all Q. Anne's wars, and also in the late war, when he was wounded at the battle of Fontenoy, after which he was made lieut. gov. of Jerseys as above. 23. Antbony Walburge, Efq; treasurer of St. Thomas's hofpital. 25. Charles Erskine, Efq; councellor at law. 27. Chriftopher Amyand, Efq; many years an eminent merchant of this city. 28. Mr. James Newton, an eminent bookfeller in Little- Britain, respected by all who knew him. Ecclefiaftical PREFERMENTS. M R. Hunt, to the rectory of Batley in Surrey-James Edgcumbe, D. D. to the rectory of Berwick in Elmet, in Yorkfire.-Edward Jackson, M. A. to the vicarage of Buckland Brewer, with the chapelries of Buckworthy and Eaft Rutford in Devonshire.-Jofeph Wheeler, B. A. to the Vicarage of Dewsbury in Yorkshire-Mr. Aynfcomb, B. D. to the rectory of AllSaints in Litchfield.George Molden, M. A. to the rectory of St. John Mather. market, or Maddermarket, in Norwich.Mr. Sbute M. A. to the rectory of Lorel in Hampshire.-Mr. Powney, to the vicarage of Badcome in Norththamptonshire. — George Wakefield, M. A. to the rectory of St. Nicholas in Nottingham.-Mr. John Holland, to the rectory of Cowham, alias Covenham, in Lincolnshire.-John Deale, M. A. to the vicarage of Kirby Super Moram |