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The Weft Riding of YORKSHIRE.

and if found guilty, he was brought to ex-
ecution within a week.
The axe was
drawn up by a pulley, and faften'd with a
pin to the fide of the fcaffold: If he had stole
a horse, an ox, or any other beaft, 'twas
faften'd by a cord to the pin that stay'd the
block, and when the jurors held up one of
their hands, the bailiff, or his fervant A
whipp'd the beaft, which pull'd out the
pin, and execution was done immediately.
This town is remarkable for the largenefs
of its parish, which has 11 chapels, and 2
of them parochial, and they reckon
men in it. Here's a falary fix'd by one
perfon for the preaching minifters of the
chapelries, a free-school, an hospital, and a
workhoufe. This town gives title of earl B
to a branch of the family of Montague,

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11. Leeds, about 1 miles N. E. of. Halifax an antient town on the north fide of the river Aire, over which it has a fair bridge. Here is an hofpital, a free-school, a noble church, and a stately market cross. The town is noted for a great manufacture of woollen cloth, has a market on Tuesday C and Saturday, and a harbour for boats. It is a corporation govern'd by a mayor, 12 aldermen, and 24 affiftants; and gives title of duke to the family of Ofborne.

12. Bradforth, or Bradford, 8 miles N. W. of Leeds, has a market on Thursday, and manufacture of woollen cloth.

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13. Aberforth, or Aberford, about the fame diftance N. E. of Leeds, has a market on Wednesday, and is noted for pin-making.

14. Shirborn, or Sherburn, about 4 miles S. E. of Aberford, is a fmall but populous town, with a market on Saturday. It has an hospital and free-fchool for 24 orphans. Here are good stone quarries in the neighbourhood.

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Nil Tadcaffer babet mufis vel carmine dignum, Præter magnificè ftruétum fine flumine pontem. · But paffing it again in winter, he recanted in the following lines:

Que Tadcaster erat fine flumine, pulvere plenas Nunc habet immenfum fluvium, et pro pulvere lutum.

The town gives title of viscount to the

earl of Thomond in Ireland.

Tadcaßler, a fmall town with a market on 19. Wetherby, about .5 miles N. W of Thursday, and a good trade.

20. Otley, about miles W. of Wetherby, on the river Wharf, an ordinary stonebuilt town, fituate under an high craggy cliff, that has a market on Tuesday.

21. Skipton, about the fame distance N. W. from Orley, a handsome, well-built town, furrounded with fteep precipices, that has a very large market on Saturday. It lies in the hundred of Craven (which gives title of earl to the family of that name) and has a church with the monument famous failor in queen Elizabeth's time. of George Clifford, earl of Cumberland, the His only child Anne, countefs of Pembroke Dorset and Montgomery, was born in the caftle in 1 go, and died in 167. She was famous for building or repairing antient castles, building chapels and churches, and z ftately hofpitals richly endowed.

22 Settle, about 12 miles N. W. of

DSkipton, has a market on Tuesday,

15. Bawtree, on the river Idle, near the E borders of Lincolnshire, a small town, but very much frequented, on account of its being a thoroughfare from London to Scotland, ftanding upon the great poft-road, and furnifh'd with a large number of inns. Its market is on Saturday.

16. Selby, about 8 miles E. of Sherburn, has a market on Monday, and a harbour for boats.

12. Carood, 4 miles N. W. of Selly, has also a harbour for boats, and a market on Wednesday.

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18. Tadcaster, about 7 miles N. W. of Carwood, has a maket on Thursday. 'Tis fuppofed to be the Roman Calcaria, which had the name from the quantity of limeftones in the neighbourhood. Roman coins G and other antiquities have been found here. It has an hofpital and free-fchool, and a handsome stone bridge over the Wharf, which is fo fhallow and dry in fummer, that a gentleman paffing it then, made the following diftich:

23. Ripley, about 5 miles N. W. of Knaresborough, has a bridge over the Nyd, a market on Friday, and is noted for liquorice.

24. Burnfal, 6 miles N. of Skipton, on the Wharf, noted for a church, and a free-school built and endowed by Sir William Craven, gentleman built 4 bridges, and a caufeway father to the firft ear of Craven. This in this county, gave ooo!. to Chrifl's Hofpital in Londen, and the royalties of of Creek, with the patronage, to St. John's college in Oxford.

Thy fearler cloak, white flockings, and
Will fcarce preferve thee from poetick
thumps :
Thy effenc'd wig, and fkull devoid of
[brains,
Shall be the hum'rous fubject of my
ftrains :
Take heed then, boy! nor difregard my
[word,
Left my drawn pen prove sharper than thy
fword.

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JOURNAL

Borough Towns with the Number of Memb they send to Parliamţ by Stars.

Craik C.

Carlton

Went R.

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Don

Hatfield

Wheatley Hall
Doncaster

protborough decoy Rosington

and Consborough C.

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JOURNAL of the PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES

in the POLITICAL CLUB,

In the Debate begun in our laft, the next that spoke was C. Numifius, Arm. the Purport of whofe Speech was as follows.

Mr. Prefident,
SIR,

T is an old proverb and a true

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mands of the fame kind than the publick can poffibly answer.

Befides the inquiry I have mentioned, Sir, there is another fact which we ought to inquire particu. larly into, and that is the conduct A of the magiftrates of Glafgow with refpect to the demands made upon them by the rebels. I am far from fuppofing, but for any parliamentary knowledge we have, I may fuppofe, that the magiftrates, or fome of them, fecretly encouraged the rebels to make thefe demands; and if any thing of this kind fhould appear, there would be no occafion to load the publick with making good the lofs to the corporation, any further than the estates of fuch magiftrates fhould not be fufficient to answer. This was the method taken by parliament in the year 1720-21, with regard to the South Sea company for before it was refolved to grant any relief to the company, a very ftrict fcrutiny was made into the conduct of the directors, and into the D value of their eftates, most part of which was appropriated to make good the lofs of the company, before any relief was granted by the publick; and as to the relief that was afterwards granted the company, by discharging them from what they E had obliged themfelves to pay to the publick, I must think, it was a relief which the publick ought not to have granted, and therefore a precedent that ought never to be followed.

do well If this petition was precipitately referred to the committee of fupply, it is not yet too late to rectify that mistake by the B chairman's now leaving the chair; and when the house is refumed, we may discharge the former order, and then order the petition to be referred to a particular committee, which cannot, I think, imply any abfurdity; for however well known the facts fet forth in the petition may be to the honourable gentleman that fpoke laft, they are not publickly and notoriously known; and as to the principal fact upon which our refolution ought to depend, it cannot be known to any gentleman of this houfe without a particular inquiry I mean, Sir, the prefent ftate of the revenue and necessary annual expence of the city or corporation of Glafgow; for till this be particularly known, no argument can be drawn from compaffion in favour of this motion; and all arguments drawn from juftice and gratitude will operate as strongly in favour of every one of his majefty's loyal fubjects, who fuffered by the rebellion, as in favour of the corporation of Glasgow. Therefore, F in the method we are in, compaf fion must be laid entirely afide; and if we grant this fum as juftly due to the corporation Glasgow by the pub. lick, or as a reward for the service they did during the rebellion, we hall lay a precedent for more de- G to do this in a committee of fup

August, 1749.

Then, Sir, with regard to a receiver's being robbed of the publick money; perhaps, the parliament might be induced out of compaflion, to make good that lofs, rather than ruin him and those who were fecurity for him; but I cannot think, that any parliament would or ought

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ply, without fome previous inquiry into the circumftances as well as the conduct of fuch receiver. After a particular inquiry indeed, and a parliamentary conviction, that the conduct of fuch receiver was altogether blameless, and that he would be intirely ruined by ob. liging him to make good that lofs, there might be room for parlia mentary compaffion; but whatever the parliament might be induced to do in fuch a cafe, it could be no argument for what B is now propofed, even fuppofing we had been by a previous inquiry convinced, that the conduct of the magiftrates of Glasgow was blameless, and that the corporation was unable to difcharge this debt; because I am confident, the inhabitants of Glasgow Call fuch petitions depends upon the would raise twice this fum rather iffue of this debate; and that we than have their corporation diffolved; are now to determine, whether this and as they are fufficiently able to day fhall be an anniversary of redo fo, notwithstanding what they joicing or mourning to all the Jacofuffered by the rebellion, there can bites in the united kingdom; for be no room for parliamentary com- they will certainly rejoice at the parpaffion. D liament's fhewing a difregard to thofe, who upon the late occafion fhewed themselves firm friends to his majefty; and they will have caufe to mourn, if all fuch as fhall behave in the fame manner upon any future occafion, be now encouraged to expect the countenance not only of his majefty, but his parliament, in any just demand they may hereafter have upon a like account.

I believe, every one who has given attention to this debate is convinced, that those who infift upon our alter. ing our method of proceeding in this affair, really intend thereby to defeat the prayer of this petition, at Aleaft for this feffion; because it would be impoffible for us to enter upon and compleat the inquiry they propofe, during the time we can fuppofe this feffion to continue; and if the petition fhould be defeated for this feffion, I doubt much if the city of Glasgow, or any other of of his majefty's loyal fubjects, would ever hereafter apply to parliament for relief, upon the head of their fuffering by their loyalty during the late rebellion. Therefore I must think, that the fate of this and

To conclude, Sir, if this motion be agreed to, I must look upon the nation to be in the condition of a hufband, against whom his wife has commenced a procefs of divorce. We must not only pay our own costs in the law-fuit, but we muft alfo E pay thofe of our antagonift; and as I do not think, that any husband fhould be fubjected to this, till it appears by the event of the fuit, that he is guilty of what he is charged with, I cannot agree to this motion; becaufe, I believe, it will not be faid F by the advocates for this motion, that the publick was any way to

I fay, juft demand, Sir, because I think the demand now under confideration is fo ftrongly founded in juftice, that it ftands in need of no other fupport, tho' it must be acknowledged, that fomething is due in gratitude; but if this demand refled upon no other foundation, I fhould be against complying with it, because I am against all pecuniary G rewards: They encourage and propagate a mercenary (pirit among the people; and therefore, I think, we have already too many fuch. But the people of Glafgewalk no fuch

reward;