Foreign and Domestic Intelligence. By accounts from Leghorn, dated June 20, we learn, that the unfortunate Paoli, having been obliged to retreat before the French to the pieve of Vivario, where he had only 537 of his followers left; and being furrounded by four thousand of the enemy, called his faithful friends together, and mounting upon a fmall eminence, addreffed them in a moft pathetic manner, lamenting, that, after bravely oppofing the ambitious defigns of the Genocfe for a number of years, he fhould live to fee the conftitution of his country overthrown, and almost all his friends and fellow foldier's either killed or made prifoners! That feeing no profpect at prefent of oppofing the power of France, he thought it neceflary to acquaint them that, as no alternative was left but death or flavery, he was determined to cut his way through the enemy, in order to feek fome diftant land, where, in time, an opportunity might offer for recovering the liberties of their country, or terminating their honourable career, by dying gloriously as they had lived. After this the brave chief embraced the followers of his fortune, and, in the dead of the night, having fought his way through the French, efcaped to the ruins of a convent on the fea fhore, where he concealed himself two days, and then found means to embark on board an English vellel bound to Leghorn, where he arrived on the 16th of laft month. His entrance into that harbour had much more the appearance of a triumph than that of a flight. All the English fhips faluted him with their artillery and difplayed their colours, and though it rained in the most violent manner when he landed, people of all ranks ran in crouds towards the mold, and received the brave chief with the greatet acclamations of joy. A letter from Annibal Roftini, fecretary of general Paoli, to his brother at Leghorn mentions, that the general in his fpeech to his faithful adherents, a fhort time before his embarkation, said, "At length my brave affociates, we are reduced to the last extremity. The thirst of gold hath accomplished that which a war of thirty years, the envenomed hatred of the Genoele, and the forces of divers powers of Europe, could not effect. Our unfortunate fellow citizens, feduced and deceived by fome corrupted chiefs, went themselves to meet thofe chains with which they are now loaded." Baflia, June 19. We hear from Leghorn, that fince the arrival of M. Paoli, a great number of Corficans are come thither; and that it is believed they will fettle themselves in the marshes of Sienna, on account of the great advantages gaining to all who are wilVol. III. 33 ling to inhabit thofe defart and uncultivated lands. Conftantinople, June 2. On the 26th ult. a fecond courier arrived here with a confirmation of the late victory gained by the Turks over the Ruffians. On the 25th of fame month the grand feignor went to, the mofque to return thanks to heaven for the fame. The Ivan, when praying for our Monarch, gave him the furname of Gazi (i. e. conqueror) which for the future will be inferted in all publick ordinances. It muft, however, be acknowledged, that this title refts upon an imaginary event; for we are at length informed by credible advices that the whole advantage of the Ottomans confifts in the retreat of the Ruffian army (for want of heavy artillery and provifions) from before Choczim, and repaffing the Neifter, and that on this occafion a corps of Turkish artillery took fome of the baggage waggons. This retreat has been reprefented as a flight, confequently as the effect of a defeat. Warfa, July 5. According to letters from the frontiers of Moldavia, the Turkish army is divided into three corps; the one, which is the most confiderable, is incamped near Bender; the fecond in the neighbourhood of Jaffy, and the third not far from Choczim. We hear that the confederates are again in poffeffion of Czenttochow, and have blockaded up Pofnania. It is reported that a treaty of pacification between the Ottomans and Ruffians is now on foot, and likely to be brought about by the good offices of the court of Great Britain. Vienna, July 5. Mr. Wroughton, the British refident at the court of Wartaw, who arrived lately here from London, is at length fet out for Poland; he takes the route of Silefia, upon the frontiers of which a body of Pruffians are to efcort him to Warfaw. Count Bryniki, a polifh nobleman, who has been here fome time, takes this opportunity of returning to his own country. Berlin, July 15. Yefterday the marriage of prince Henry of Fruffia with the princefs of Hefie Darmstadt, was celebrated at Charlottenburgh; after the ceremony the court fupped at feven tables. Naples, June 21. The king has lately iffued out an edit prohibiting feveral of the works of the celebrated Voltaire, particu larly his Philofophical Dictionary, and the Philofophy of Hiftory. By this edict all perfons who have copies of the above pieces in their poffeffion, are directed to fend them to the chamber of St. Clair, in the space of four days, under pain of three years banish ment, for the nobility; and a condemnation to the galleys for the like number of years for the commonalty. E Saturday Saturday, July 1. day, On Midfummercame on at Guildhall the election for fheriffs and other officers for the year enfuing. Previous to the opening of the court, Samuel Vaughan, Efq; addrefled himself to the livery, and ftrongly recommended decency in their behaviour, as the most likely, and indeed the only means, by which they could accomplish the end for which so numerous a body had affembled. At one o'clock the lord mayor and court of aldermen came upon the huftings, when the recorder came forward, and attempted to open the bufinefs of the day, but an almost general hifs and uproar enfued, many calling out for them to confider of a petition in the first place; on which the lord mayor addreffed himself to the livery, and in a very genteel fpeech acquainted them, that he had taken a great deal ofpains to inform himself of the duty of his office on the prefent occafion, and that he could not find one fingle inftance of any bufinefs being done previous to the choice of officers; at the fame time affuring them, that no one had a greater regard to the liberty of the fubject than himfelf; but ftrongly recommended decency and good order, declaring that he would not break up the court till fuch time as they had taken the opinion of the livery relative to the matter they wanted to enforce, if the livery would first proceed to do the bufinefs for which the common hall was called. this declaration was received with fhouts of applaufe; but a gentleman expreffing his dilike to the measure of delay, another clamour arofe, when Mr. Bellas defired to be heard, and begged the gentlemen to proceed to bufinefs in an orderly manner, as the only means to preferve their liberty, and to free themfelves from the imputation of licentioufnefs; obferving, that as the lord mayor had promifed not to break up the court till they were fatisfied, it would be the height of rudeness to doubt the veracity of their chief magiftrate. This fpeech was at tended with the defired effect, and they immediately proceeded to the choice of the riffs, when the four aldermen below the chair, and nine commoners, were severally put up; they were all received with ftrong marks of difapprobation, and not more than fifty hands held up for any one of them, till they came to James Townfend, Efq; and John Sawbridge, Efq; who were almoft unanimoufly chofen, and with prodigious fhouts of applause. Several other officers were then put up for the enfuing year who are now in office, who all were rechofen, except two of the auditors, in whofe room Mr. Deputy Richard Townhend and Mr. Boddington fucceeded. The lord mayor, agreeable to his promife, then came into court, and faid he was ready to hear the livery's propofal; on which Mr. Lovel got up, and fpoke for near a quarter of an hour on the many grievances, the liverymen, in common with their fellow citizens, laboured under. After he had finished, there was a propofal made (which was carried una voce) whether the petition fhould be then read---it was read accordingly; but my lord mayor begged leave to make one alteration, which was this, "That inftead of the humble petition of the lord mayor, aldermen, and livery of the city of London,' it fhould run thus---" The humble petition of the livery of the city of London." The petition was then read a fecond time with this alteration, and was univerfally ap proved of. A propofal was then made by Mr. Vaughan, that the lord mayor, the fheriffs, and the members for the city of London, should be requested to wait on his majesty with this petition, which, upon holding up of hands, was univerfally approved of. During the reading of this petition, one article which complains of the two frequent call of the military, drew tears from the eyes of old Mr. Allen, who was prefent. Sir Robert Ladbroke then came forward, and told the gentlemen of the livery, "that he not only affented to this proposal, but thought it his duty." Alderman Beckford being next, addreffed them, "by affuring them he was ever at the fervice of the livery of London, that in regard to giving in the petition, it was a request that made him happy, as it agreed entirely with his own opinion, and that in regard to the particulars of the petition now read (as far as he could judge from twice hearing it) he knew moft, if not all of the particulars to be facts, and concluded by referring to his confcience for the uprightnefs of his intentions." Mr. Alderman Trecothick next spoke to the fame effect; and faid he should be happy in attending his brother members on this occafion.---The other member, Mr. Harley, was not prefent. A motion was then made, and univerfally approved of, to return thanks to the lord mayor for his great candour and impartiality on this occafion, and it was confirmed by the loudeft fhouts of approbation; upon which his lordship expreffed his fenfe of the honour done him in very polite terms, affuring them that he would, to the best of his power, finish as he had began his office, with juftice and impartiality. Another motion was then made for the thanks of the livery to be returned to their three worthy members, which was unanimously voted. After Foreign and Domestic Intelligence. which the bufinefs of the day was adjourned, Lift of Aldermen present. Sir Richard Glyn. The gentlemen, clergy, and freeholders of the county of Surry,, met at Epfom on Monday lait the 26th of June, in confequence of feveral public advertisements, to confider of the beft conftitutional measures to be taken in fupport of the right of election: After one o'clock the gentlemen, who were as numerous and refpectable as were perhaps ever affembled on any occafion, at that place, entered the bowling-green, where, in the abfence of John Thornton, Efq; the sheriff, the hon. Peter King, was chofen to prefide. Mr. King then addreffed the freeholders, and acquainted them, how neceffary he, and many other refpectable gentlemen, had thought it to call a county meeting, to confider of the best measures to be taken in fupport of the right of election, which he, and they, had deemed one of the moft valuable privileges we were poffeffed of, and in confequence told them they were now affembled to confider of fuch measures. Sir George Colebrooke next fpoke in vindication of one of the most important rights we enjoy as freemen; fhewed in clear, and approved terms, how that right had been infringed in the cafe of the Middlefex elec tion, and made the following motion, which was feconded by Sir Robert Clayton, Bart. and unanimously agreed to, viz. "That it is the opinion of this meeting, That by the law of the land, the freeholders and electors of Great Britain have an undoubted right to be reprefented in parliament, by any perfon, qualified according to law, who has a majority of legal votes; and that they have reafon to apprehend these rights have been abridged in the cafe of the Middlefex election." After this, Sir George Colebrooke further expatiated on the object of the prefent meeting, and acquainted the freeholders, that there appeared in the judgment of the gentlemen he had talked with on this occabut two measures to be propofed for their adoption, that feemed likely to procure redrefs in a cafe affecting the most important right of every elector of the kingdom; the one, a petition ro the king; the other, inftructions to the county reprefentatives. He gave his reasons why he thought the latter more parliamentary and conftitutional, and concluded his fpeech with a motion for in ftructions; which being feconded, Dr. Allen, mafter of Dulwich college, immediate ly addreffed the company, and shewed how ineffectual inftructions were like to prove in the prefent cafe: one of the members had already done evesy thing in his power to prevent a violation of our franchises, and therefore needed them not: the other, all he could to deprive us of them, who was not likely, in his prefent fituation, to change his opinion, and therefore there could be no use in inftructing him: he therefore infifted, there was no measure so proper to be taken, as to petition the king on the grievance complained of. In this opinion he was ftrongly fupported by William Ellis, Efq; who fhewed the legality of the measure in clear terms; fupported it by the example of the petitions of the county of Middlesex, and livery of London; and declared, that as the conftitution had given us the right, he thought it the only proper method now to be adopted. Sir Jofeph Mawbey next spoke against the motion for instructions, and infifted on their being unneceffary, and would prove ineffectual in the prefent cafe. Sir Francis Vincent, he observed, with an integrity and independency which had done him honour, had already difcharged his duty in fuch a manner, as, he hoped, would procure him the unanimous thanks of this meeting; and Mr. Onflow, there was reason to think, would pay no kind of attention to them in the present cafe: he therefore hoped a petition would be prepared to his majefty, in temperate and becoming terms, and full of that duty, love and attachment, this county has always borne to his majesty; but, at the fame time, confined to one fingle point, and ascertaining in manly terms that right, which we confider as the foundation of all others we enjoy. Redrefs might be obtained, if in confequence his maejfty should either think it right to remove fuch of his prefent minifters, as have counfelled and fupported a measure, which has violated the E 2 first first principles of the conftitution; or fhould determine on a diffolution of the prefent parliament, which, he hoped, would take place, fooner than the right of election fhould be taken away. After this the rev. Mr. Horne, Claud Crefpigny, Efq; Marchant Tubb, Efq; and others, fpoke with great ability, in favour of a petition, and its being immediately prepared; and that meafure appearing to be the almoft general fenfe of the company, Sir George Colebrooke declared he would no longer object, provided a petition was prepared in decent terms, and confined to the fingle object of the Middlefex elec pare the fame. Sir Robert Clayton then propofed to give the thanks of the county to Sir Francis Vincent, Bart. in which he was feconded by Sir Jofeph Mawbey, and they were given with the greatest unanimity and chearfulness, in the following words: Refolved, "That the thanks of this county be given to Sir Francis Vincent, Bart. our worthy reprefentative, for his fteady, firm, and independent conduct in parliament, and particularly for his endeavours to maintain the rights and franchifes of the freeholders and other electors of England.' Immediately after this, Sir Francis Vincent returned thanks to the freeholders, in afpeech, that met with the general approbation of the company; profeffing the integrity of his intentions, and the grateful fenfe he entertained of their kind acceptance of his fervices, and of the great honour done him. Sir Jofeph Mawbey then took notice of the furreptitious methods by which the late addrefs was obtained, in the name of the county, and without previous notice being given; and of its being figned by great numbers of unqualified perfons, to the prejudice of the rights of the freeholers; and moved the two following refolutions; which were feconded by Sir Robert Clayton, and unanimously approved of. Refolved, "That the producing an addrefs in the name of the freeholders of this county, without giving public notice of the intended measure, is a conduct full of contempt and difregard to the freeholders." ....Refolved, "That the late addrefs, in the name of the county of Surry, was furrep titiously, and unfairly obtained; and, having been figned by many unqualified perfons, was, and is, an infult on the freeholders, and an infringement of their rights. The company then adjourned till after dinner, and the committee withdrew to the adjoining coffee-houfe, to prepare the petition. Before fix o'clock in the evening, the petition, which had been prepared by twenty-three gentlemen of the firit rank and fortune in the county, was ingroffed, and read twice, by the Hon. Mr. King, to the freeholders: it met with their unanimous approbation; and they chose the following gentlemen a committee to prefent the fame to his majefty, viz. The Hon. Thomas Howard, of Ashstead. All the above gentlemen, excepting Mr. Howard who was kept at home by an unfortunate event in his family; and Sir Anthony Abdy, who was ill of the gout; exprefled their readiness to prefent the petition; and it was figned that night by Sir Francis Vincent, and as many gentlemen as could stay at Epfom long enough for that purpose. At eight o'clock it was taken away, and was to be fent to all the market-towns in the county. Through the whole of this business, there appeared a zeal, unanimity, and spirit, which reflects great honour on the county of Surry, diftinguished at all times by its attachment to the king and his royal houfe, and the caufe of freedom. Last Wednesday the Seffions began at the Old-Bailey, when 21 prifoners were tried ; two of whom were capitally convicted, viz. Thomas Houfe, for ftealing a brown gelding, the property of Thomas Bethey, of Hambleton, in Bucks; and Ruben Biggs, for breaking the dwelling-houfe of Mary Hubard, widow, in Chifwell-ftreet, and stealing a quantity of wearing-apparel; 14 were caft for transportation; and five acquitted. On Thursday 15 prifoners were tried at the Old Bailey, four of whom were capitally convicted, viz. Robert Merry, Richard Belcher, and Samuel Cornwall, for robbing James Weeden of a watch and two handkerchiefs, near the two-mile ftone on the Bowroad; Belcher was capitally convicted for robbing Foreign and Domeftic Intelligence. robbing George Gillar of a watch, three guineas, and a nine fhillings piece, near Adams's rarity-houfe on the Kingfland road; and Mofes Alexander, for forging an indorsement to a bill for the payment of 981. 6s. and publishing the fame with intent to defraud Meff. Robert and Ralph Fryer. Seven were caft for transportation, and five acquitted. On Friday 11 prifoners were tried feven of whom were caft for transportation, and four acquitted; among whom was Sarah Hunter, of Edmonton, tried for the wilful murder of her male baftard child. This day the right hon. the lord mayor, fheriffs, &c. held a wardmote in Pewterer's hall, Lime-ftreet, for the election of an alderman for Langbourn ward, in the room of Sir Jofeph Hankey, knt. deceafed, when John Sawbridge, Efq; citizen and framework knitter, was unanimoufly chofen; after which he addreffed the inhabitants in a very polite manner, expreffing his acknowledgemont of the high honour conferred on him by fo refpectable a ward, which, he faid, appeared to him the greater, as it proceeded from his publickly ftanding forth in defence of our liberties. As foon as the election was over, the Bells of St. Dicnis Backchurch, in Fenchurch-ftreet, were fet a ringing and other demonftrations of joy fhewn. His Grace the duke of Grafton was inftalled chancellor of the univerfity of Cambridge, with great magnificence, in the Senate house at that place. His grace the duke of Bedford, chancellor of the univerfity of Dublin, and doctor of laws, was admitted by the duke of Grafton to the fame degree in the English univerfity, and wore his doctor's gown. The chancellor afterwards dined in a very fplendid manner in Trinity college hall, at the upper table: on one hand of him fat the archbishop of Canterbury, the marquis of Granby, the bishops of London and Norwich; on the other, the vice-chancellor, the bishops of Chefter, Bangor, and Carlifle: oppofite to the chancellor fat the duke of Bedford, on one hand, lord North, count Bruhl, and count Welderen, with lord Richard Cavendish, the hon. Mr. Proby, and the hon. Mr. Irby, in noblemen's habits. There were four other large tables in the hall, at which fat upwards of 30 gentlemen. The prefidents were the earl of Sandwich, lord Weymouth, lord Montfort, lord Burghersh; and at other tables in the mafter's lodge, Sir Alexander Gilmour, Sir Henry Bridge man, &c. prefided. There were alfo prefent the bishop of Lincoln, lord Henley, Sir Robert Ladbroke, the Burrels, Onflows, 37 and a number of other members of parlia ment and perfons of diftinction. Twenty prifoners were tried at the OldBailey, two of whom were capitally convicted, viz. John Litchfield, for commiting a rape on Mary Curtain, ipiniter, and Daniel Strutt, for ftealing a gold ring, the property of Gamelia Keys, of Ardley, Effex; 10 were caft for transportation, and Io acquitted. Monday, July 3. The Seffions ended at the Old Bailey, when fix prifoners were tried, one of whom was capitally convicted, viz. William Dunk, for returning from tranfportation: he was capitally convicted for robbing juftice Haffel on the highway, at Hertford affize, November 1768, and afterwards ordered to be tranfported for life; three were caft for transportation, and two acquitted. Seventy-nine prifoners were tried this feffions; ten received fentence of death; two whipped, and two branded. Twenty-one refpited convicts in former feffions received his majesty's pardon on the following conditions: two to be tranfported for life, 11 and 14 Years, and eight for feven years. Tuesday, July 4. The lord chancellor pronounced his decree in the caufe of the attorney general and Johnstone, relating to the will of the late Mr. William Hicks of Hamburgh; in confequence whereof, the marine fociety are now entitled to a capital of near 10 cool, the intereft of which is to be annually applied, purfuant to the will of the teftator, for the furtherance of that very ufeful inftitution. Wednef ay, July 5. The right hon. Samuel Turner, Efq; lord mayor, Sir Robert Ladbroke, Mr. alderman Trecothick, together with the fheriffs, accompanied by Peter Roberts, Efq; this city's remembrancer, proceeded in ftate to St. James's, with the petition of the livery of London, where, after waiting a fhort time in the anti-chamber, his lordship fent in a meffage by the remembrancer to the lord of the bedchamber. He was defired by Mr. Pitt, groom of the bed-chamber, to deliver his m effage. The remembrancer answered, his metage could only be delivered to the lord of the bed-chamber, and that his orders were to communicate it to none but his lordship. Soon after lord Huntingdon came out, and acquainted the lord mayor, that lord Orford was in waiting, that the levee was begun, and therefore he could not leave the king; but if they had any thing to prefent they might walk into the levee. Mr. Beckford answered, they were ready to obey the king's commands; and lord Hundington returned. After fome time, lord Orford |