HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. Wednesday 31. A letter, dated at Providence Inland, May 10, received from Capt. James Butler, of the Diligence, of and from Salem, in New-England, fays,” That as he was failing on a trading voyage among the WeftIndia iflands, he was purfued, in the neighbourhood of Hifpaniola, in the month of February laft, by a Spanish guarda colta, which Hoarded him without any ceremony, clapped his crew under hatches, and carried the vellel into St. Domingo, where he and all his men were confined in the common prifon fix days, during which time a boy died from ' the dampnets of the dungeon. That on the feventh day, after himself and his mate had been informed by the Governor, that the fhip and cargo were confif. cated, and that they were to remain perpetual flaves to his Catholic Majesty; all the men, except himself and three others, were conveyed fome up the country, and fome hipped for Cuba; and that he and his companions could obtain their liberty on no other terms than going on board a Spanish fhip of war, from which they all foon after efcaped on board the Speedwell, Capt. Rufhworth, an English hip, that was driven into a cove of that ifland by firefs of weather, and in which he arrived fufe at the place from whence his letter was dated. The following fhips of war lay at fingle anchor, at Cadiz, on the 2d inft. the Neptune, of 68 guns; the Triumphante, 66; the Campion, 66; the Principe, 64; the Efpana, 60; the Gabilan, 34; the Cafador, 50; and the Majorquin, 26; the former of which had a Commodore's broad pendant on board. They had fix months provifion's on board, and were completely manned. Their destination was not known even to the Commodore, who only waited for failing orders. Orders are given forCommodore Shuldham's fleet on the Newfoundland station, to be reinforced with three men of wars which are now fitting out in different dock-yards for that purpose. About the latter end of June last, a fkirmish happened between a few regiment of Polish troops and a body of Pruffians on the confines of the territories lately ceded to Pruffia. This skirmith will probably be productive of very ferious confequences, as his Pruffian Majefty charges the Poles as the aggref-. fors. 389 act against France, Spain, Auftria, and Sardinia. The following circumstances feem to give credit to the report :-Sardinia has entered into an alliance, offenfive and defenfive, with France, and Corfica is to be delivered up before Christmas. The Prince of Piedmont is to marry the Princefs Adelaide of France; prepara tions are alfeady making for the marriage. The Chevalier Charles Edward Stuart, (vulgarly called the Pretender) and his confort were lately received in the Grand Duchy of Tufcany, in the greatest pomp and magnificence. The Emprefs Queen has made feveral complaints against the Houfe of Hanover, at an affembly of the Plenipotentiaries at Regenfburgh, and fent letters to her ambaladors at the different Courts of Europe to notify the fame, to which complaints an answer is daily expected. The King of Pruffia has ordered a powerful army to enter Poland, and is fet out for Silefia himself, attended by the Crown Prince, the Prince of Brunfwick, and General Lentulus, which appears very fufpicious. The King of Sweden, who is known to be in the intereft of France, is uncommonly active in augmenting his army, to be a check upon Ruffia in the North; the warlike Choifeul is at the head of the French ministry, and the immenfe treasures of Spain are laid open to him; from all which it is predicted that a war will foon break out in Europe. The circumstances of the following melancholy affair render it too fingular to be omitted:-Mr. H. was the fon of a couple who preferred the dictates of love to any other confideration, and married without the confent of their relations, which could never be obtained.The grandfather, however, in his will, Jeft 12,000l. to this grand child when at age, which fum he took poffeffion of about three years ago. Having contracted an acquaintance with one W. a young gentleman in like circumstances and dif polition as himself, their finances being exhaufted, they took a refolution of putting a period to each others existence at the fame time, with piftols, and to blind? the world with the appearance of a duel.. The place of action was to have been at Eaton-Socon, near St. Neot's, and Mr. H. waited three days in expectation of his friend, who, not keeping his affignation, he eat his fupper and retired to bed, giving strict orders not to be disturbed i by any one, but Mr. W. In the morning, the door, however, being broken open he was found with the piftol in his mouth; the ball had penetrated through his head, and was found in his nightcap. Mr. W. the fame morning thot himself about thirty miles distance from the above place. BIRTHS, ut 1 BANK PRICES of STOCK S. per Cts. 32 per Ct. 3 per Cent. 13 per Cent. 13perCent. Long South Sea Old S.Sea S.SeaNew S.S. Ann. E. India 3perCent. In. Bonds Navy Bills Lottery An.1758. Confols. Reduced. An. 1726. Annuit, Stock. Annuit. Annuit. 1751. Stock. 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Ditto 28 Sunday. 29 145 931293 87aja Ditto $85.a59s. No Price.13 33356d WILLIAM STA GG, Stock-Broker, at No. 1o, Caffle-Alley, Royal Exchange; Where the Value on Lives and Survivorships, Reversions, and Contingencies, is calculated with Accuracy and Dispatch. Ditto 1481 821 London Prices of Grain-Meteorological Diary.-Bill of Mortality. AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from Sept. 5, to Sept. 10, 1774 Wheat Rye Bar. Oats Beans s. d.ls. d.fs. d.fs. d. js. d. 6013 3/3 0/2 0/3 3 COUNTIES INLAND. Middlesex 6 3,0 0,3 412 6,3 10 Lincoln 6114 #3 Hertford 6 610 34 II Durham 6 8 330 02 43 II 2 013 04 314 6,2 112 22 112 12 11 Lancashire Northumberland 6 Weftmoreland 8 25 64 2 03 22 514 74 13 7 44 63 11 2 6110 Cheshire 5574 Monmouth Somerfet 6 113 80 Devon 6 60 03 Cornwall 66099O NO 0.0 31 100 61 110 Dorfet Hampshire 6 Suffex olo 03 02 214 33 6 4 11 Kent North Wales South Wales 74 A Meteorological DIARY of the Weather for OCTOBER, 1773. a very fine bright day an exceeding bright mild day an exceeding bright morning, cloudy afternoon thund. lighen. & rain early, cloudy day, but fair foggy morning, exceffive bright fine day fmart froft in the night, foggy morn, br. aftern, heavy moift morning, fine bright afternoon many flying clouds,a very coarfe day, but no rain Bill of Mortality trom Aug. 27, 1774, to Sept. 27, 1974. THE Gentleman's Magazine, 2511 For SEPTEMBER, 1774. DEBATES in the HOUSE of COMMONS. Continued from p. 344.. The Debate relative to the Discharge of the Rev. Mr. Horne, concluded. Mr...P-ph-m. R. Speaker, I fhall trouble you with very few words on the prefent occafion, yet I think my felf called upon by duty to point out a diftinction which feems to have escaped the obfervation of the Houfe.--We are undoubtedly a court of enquiry, Sir, as well as a court of criminal jurifdiction; but our inquiry is over, and our inquifitorial authority therefore ceafes. Had we this moment any new evidence before us, with refpe&t to the charge against Mr. Horne, we might still fit as a court of examination; but as we have not, and as the profeffed end of the adjournment is to procrafti nate the fentence upon the evidence already given,because it is not fufficient to convict him, I fhall certainly oppose the motion before the chair. We have exhaufted our inquifitorial powers, let us now therefore proceed to the exercife of fuch powers as remain in our hands; let us be careful of our reputation, while we are labouring to defend our privileges, and recollect that it is better to be the object of a thousand flanders, than to give foundation for a fingle reproach. Mr. G-fc-gne.] Though frequent fimilitudes have been made, Mr. Speaker, between this Houfe and the courts of law, in the course of this and former debates, yet the parallels have been rather drawn where both fit to decide between indifferent parties, than where they are to pronounce upon a contempt offered to their own authority.I can easily conceive, Sir, that the Court of King's Bench, if infulted in the perfon of an officer legally authorifed to ferve a procefs, would think itself juftlywarranted to hear everything that could poffibly elucidate the nature of the contempt, every thing that could fhew the offender's guilt in its full light, or ferve as an argument of its extenuation. If the officer, feeing his own evidence not fufficient to convict, fhould, at the time he was delivering it in, recollect any particular circumftances or perfons, by which or by whom, there was probable ground of fupporting his teftimony, can we imagine, Sir, after his mentioning thefe to the court, the party accufed would not be remanded till a reasonable time was granted for examining into the force of fuch auxiliary evidence? To fuppofe a negative here, is to fuppofe the court no lefs ignorant than inequitable, and to encourage a general difregard of all legal fubordination. The powers poffeffed by the courts of law to punith contempts, are not given out of compli ment to the judges; nor are our privileges enjoyed to make us refpe&table in our character of private citizens. No, Sir, both are to be exercifed for the public good, and to be held in terrorem over the heads of thofe who would otherwise disobey the laws, and daringly lift their hands against the pillar's of the conftitution. Thus enjoyed, they are not to be defined, but muft be shaped to the nature of the abufes which they are intended to correct. As there is no guarding against the extravagances of wickedness or abfurdity, an authority muft exift fomewhere, to punish every improper outrage offered either to the executive or the legislative orders of government, and this authority can exift no where fo fafely as in the courts of law, or in the Houfes of Parliament. I am confequently for the motion; being well fatisfied that we have a difcretionary right to extend our enquiry as we judge proper, and being moreover fatisfied that our en |