in the very inftrument of government, or fundamental contract, between the prince of Orange and the people, when the royal power was folemnly conferred up- on him, it is exprefly declared, That for redress of all grievances, and for a- mending, Arengthening, and preferving of the laws, parliaments ought to be weld frequently, it is fcarce pollible to fup- pole, that they have, in any relpect, de- parted from their integrity, falfified their trust, or fuffered themfelves to fink into contempt, for want of exerting those acknowledged powers and privileges in B behalf of the conftitution,
language, that nobody difputes it; that gentlemen may affert that right whenever they pleafe; and that all they would recommend to them, should be, the choice of a proper time when the ferment at home was wholly compofed; when the troubles abroad were at an end; and when peace was entirely 'reftored; I fhould take leave to reply, That fuch are ever the plausible,but tallacious pretences of men who chufe to obviate a point they date nos directly oppofe; that the ferment at home cza never be wholly compofed till the good correfpondence, antiently held between the king and his leges, without the intervention of minifterial jobters, be revived; that instead of expecting the ruin of our enemies, it ought to be cur first care to prevent cur that when Cour votes and refolutions were the con fequences of honeft enquiries an etik factory evidence, we fhould refume out confiftency, as well as our neighbours and that unless the present posture of of. fairs was thoroughly underflood, È would be impoffible for his My to receive that clear and certain informatics of the sense of his people thereen, which he fo graciously and indulgently requires, and which it is of fo great inportance for him to know.
It is, moreover, obfervable, that neither in this claufe of the declaration of rights, which thus infifts on the necellity, and explains the use of frequent parlia ments, nor in any other, a fyllable of capes, which feems to argue, that at any crifis whatfoever, they were to act only as a court of affiftants to the Treasury; or that he was to be efteemed the best agent for the people, who was the moft adroit at fleecing them to the quick. The minifterial ufe of annual feflions to authorife new modes of oppreflions, and entail poverty and mifery on the people, D mortgaging the common-wealth almoft beyond a poffibility of redemption, was then not only unknown, but unimagined Experience had fhewn, that, by the dint of oeconomy, the ordinary revenue of the crown was more than fufficient for the ordinary charge of government: And when extraordinary de-. mands fhould be made, our Revolution- E patriots reckoned would be the feafon for the redress of grievances, and reinforcing the laws; or, in other words, for reftoring and rettifying the conflitution.
And whatever, till then, unpreceented lengths, king William's parliaments were induced to go, in their conceffions to the crown, and in trafficking away the property of their fellowfubjects, it ought to be confeffed, that they made feveral occafional ftands, as appears by the triennial bill, the difmifion of the dutch guards, the reduction of the army, &c. which can never be men- G tioned with too much respect; as being all conftitutional points, though poflibly fet on foot, for factious purpoles.
Notwithstanding the fervile and fhamelefs compliances of later times, the truftees for the people of England, have fill, then, an induputable right, to fet H on foot this review of the conftitution, which Marbiavel contends for, as a reginen fo effentially neceffary for the prefervation of every politic body. And if I was to be told, in ministerial
Now, when minifters prefs the k-'s name into their fervice, it is in order to filence oppofition, and enforce obedience: But whether in the cafe before us, they will behave with the fame reverence, which they exact from others, is greatly to be doubted: Those who have been hardy enough to infit on giving the law in the c--b--t, under the terrors of an inftant r--f--g--n, may also infift on doing the fame elsewhere; and perhaps, make it their glory to demonItrate, that they are every where matters: But if fuch is, indeed, the matter of fact, it cannot be demonstrated too foon; that the fame loyal fpirit which fo lately appeared in fupport of his M's crown and dignity, against a foreign invader, may operate with equal fuccefs against the insolence of these domeftic intruders: And a negative, or any trick or evation, tantamount to a negative, which equally fruftrates the requifition of the Kand the expectations of the people, will fofficiently prove, that they believe the whole conftitution to be at their mercy.
↑ The author here alludes to the king' Speech, fee p. 516 E.
Errat. P. 567.45. for banishment rood blandishment.
Chriftened 14942 Females 7205
The LONDON GENERAL BILL of
CHRISTENINGS and BURIALS from December 10, 1746, to December 15, 1747.
Males 124172 Decreased in the Burlals
Males 7737 Buried 25494 { Females 13077
Died under 2 Years of Age Between 2 and 5 5 and 10
The Yearly Bill of Mortality for the Town of NORTHAMPTON, from
Males 66 Females 54 Total 120 | Males 89 Females 100, Total 189
At the Meeting in St Peter's Parifh
The Bill of Mortality diftinguishing Difeafes, Ages, &c. of Perfons buried within the parish of All-Saints (only) from Dec. 21, 1746, to Dec. 21, 1747; inclufive of burried from the County Infirmary 4, in the Quakers burying grounds, mesting in College Lane 9, meeting on the Green 2.
N. B. In the Parish of All-Saints 485 Perfone have had the Small Pax, whereof 76 have died; St Sepulcbre's 175, whereof 21 died; St Giles's 131, whereof 23 died; S: Peter's 30, whereof 6 died; in all 821, whereof 126 have died. There have been buried in the parish of All Saints 58, St Sepulchre's 20, St Giles's 29, St Peter's 14, in all 121.
INDEX to the Effays, Differtations, Tranfactions, and Hiftorical Paffages, &c.
Baker, his difcoveries -Polly, her p. 175,211,295 Bank directors 197 Barbarities, duftrian 5. &c. Barker, Dr, of the cow diftem-
per 18. Remarks on it 30 Barnard, Sir John, his ftatue erected
Barry, Dr, bailed Bath hotpital, rules of Battle at Kaffelt (Val) 258,303, 345. Gazette account 315. Others317. Reflections 331.
Battle at Exilles 327 Bavar, troops vindicated 447 Bawd fentenced 495 Belbaren, Ld, his fpeech 213 Benedi& XIV. Pope, fond of canonizations
Bentinck, C. his fpeech 250 Berg op Zoom, defcribed 328. Befieged 344,401, Surprifed 409,411. Lorvendabl's ac-
Bilt of mortality for Landon and Northampton Bills order'd 153,245-6. For relieving the poor 590. For encouraging matrimony pro-
Briefs, fees on Britany expedition cenfur'd 88 Brown, Ge. quits Provence 107 Brubier, of interments. 427 Burials, (See bill each month) Burial garlands Burning-glass, new
County maps, preparations for
man the work of the whole
Creation teafed 14 B, 12. Deny'd 78; 164, F.
Crefwell, Mr, wives 485,543
Cromwell's parliament Crofsfell mountain defcribed
C. Achelot, whale, bed Cefura, Query on Calendar, reformation of 125 Calne, bribery there Candidates qualify'd Caroline, Pis indifpos'd Caft-feeds, antique ftone, with
Cat drown'd recover'd 567 Catalepfy furprizing related 458 523 A Cauda river Cattle distemper'd, method of treating 17,18,22,30,55,
384 Cumberland, Duke, dedication to 36. Arrives from Hel- land 43: 60 In danget it. Free of Edinburgh 45 H. Embarks for Holland 99. Arrives 107. His answer to M. Saxe 250. Bravery 295. Concern for Egg Arrives op-Zoom 450. from Holland CUTTS. Of amantique ftore 60. A Highland torturing machine 8. Occultation of Cor Leonis 74. » “W’akton intended bridge 150. method of warming rooms
64, 74, 153,218,408-9,481, 488, 604. Orders of coun- cil concerning 34,100,198, 294,445,591. Rife of the distemper 55. How mana- ged in Livonia 89. Drove out of Smithfield 397. Great mortality 446. Ditemper accounted for 480. fufpended Chameleon defcribed Charks V. anfwer: Erafmus 230. Embroiled with Pro. teftants Charity and gallantry Chesterfield, E. hi, benefactions in Ireland 152. Letter to Abbe laVille 379 Child cut from the mother 342 Children poifon'd 397,446 Chillingworth quoted 480 Choteck's memorial 13 Chrift's refurre&ion prov'd 57 Chronology of fcripture recon- ciled 440,559 Chube, Mr, his character 326 City, funk 362. Petify 8436 556 Claimants, Scotch
Teficius 417. For carding fore to make incombustibl cloth " Directions Cyder, royal 7. for improving it 381. Re- commended for fea 468. Rich liquor from crabs and pears
Eaf and dumb taught to *fpeak
Deaths fud len Debt national Dehts, fall, arreft on 78,495 Dem, difficulties of Defuge, caule of
Aleons, fineft in Ifeland 172 Fanning mill, defcribed 458. (See the Plate.) Eaft obferved 44. Order'd g91 Fielding, Mr, anfwers W➡n's apology 575 FIRES. At Bow 198. At Limehoufe 245.At Honi- ton 342. At Royfion 398 Fire-damps, what Eith petrify'd Fleming, Bp, his character 324 Fontenay battle, delerib'd by Rouffeau Footmen, riet of Forces arrive in Holland Fortune tellers exploded Foundling hospital, gifts to 44, 99. Augmentation of its fund propofed 163. Chapel founded 245 Regulated 284 Children baptifed 495 Fox, Capt. cenfur'd 486. Tri- ed and fetenced. 590 France, map of 20. Weak- en'd so. Monkery there 570 French, collection 100 E. Pri- foners poifon'd by a plant 321. Levant flect arrive 107. Memorials to theStates General 177,450. Orders before Berg op Zoom Charg'd with cruelty Account of a fea fight King's letters for Te Deum 318,464. Lamentation for the lofs of his fhips
563 Hales, Dr, his backheaver 197 improved 310. (See the Plate) Halley, Dr, clogy of 455,503 Hamilton, D. his refolve 217 Harrington, E. his fpeech to the Irish parliament 465 Haruke, admiral fails 397. De- feats the French 486. Ar- rives at Portsmouth 496 Hemlock, cure for 566 Henry VII, his policy 577 Heraclea, a fubterr, city 362 Hertford, number of people at 325 Herring-fishery more worth than the mines of Peru 172 Hevelis, vifited by Halley 455 Hides unfold
Edward, K. Confeffor vene-
Electors, felf-examin'à 275. Independent 150 Electricity, experiments on 15, 238. Queries 16. Answer- ed 183. Improves vegetati- on 80,102. Difproved 200. Whether caufed as elasticity 81. Experiment propofed 240,183. How applicable 225. Works a cure 238. Mechanics of defcrib'd,with a-cut 259. Maid electrical
G. AP, council 36 note Garrick praifed 72 F Genefis iii. Curfed is the ground explain'd 128
Genoa, afferts its liberty 50, 106. Apology for 73.249. Refuted 250. Revolution there 155,186,267. Hifto- ry of 167. Plan of 188. (See Plate.) Succour'd201. Doge's anfwer to the Duke de Boufflers 227. Befieged
298. Siege railed 344. For- tify'd 400. Acts offenfive-
ly 449,498 Glafs tubes, experiments on 65. Accounted for 176. $72 Doubt on To- Gloriofa fights bravely 508,541 398 Golden Bull (See Plate.) 526 142 Grants 46,326. Difpofed of 590
Execution's 45,291,342,397-8,
$41,589,591 Grave-robbers 446,487,591 77 Graziers obtain warrants 494 327 Great, title of 6 Note
Exerciles for health Exilles, battle there
Spicious Hufband 131 G. Horace politically applyed 233 Hoop petticoat, fpeeches for and againft Holland, account of 413,601 Holy Ghoft no creator 471. The contrary afferted Hooper, Bp, his character 386. Supplement tit 612 Horfe flung to death 446. The fmall Ifeland one Hough, B, his monument reg Hour glafe in graves Hungary, Qvindicated 3-8 Huygens, the aftronomer 455 Hydrafpis, defcription and ufe of 387 (See Plates) Hygrometer, accurate 221
INSCRIPTIONS. On Altham Bepchurch wall 33. At Caft- vylads, with a cut 60. Two explanations of the foregoing -if Box At Genoa 187 On
the E. of Chesterfield's pillar ugg To the K. of Sardi- denia ib. Funeral, to Urfula 81 Upcher 271. For Sif Charles Wager 363. Antient 436. Remarkable on a grave-ftone +488. On the Golden Bull (See Plates) 526. To the 0memory of Capt. Grenville
$40 In Hitchin church 583. At the entrance of Barba- dors armory 588. See Epi- taphs in the Poetry Index. Infects, nature of
Infurance, amount of 408. Whether advantageons to
taly, on fome new faints 117. From Dublin, on a theatrical quarrel 123. From one qua- ker to another 170. On fe- male education 178. From the mafter of Lovat 182. Painter's letters 184. Of a maid emitting fparks from her petticoats 230. On St Paul's converfion 279. On the late rebellion 309. On Whitehaven colliery 327. On the fiege of Berg-op-Zoom 346. On the battle of Val 345. Of a Perfiam fpy 368, 413, 601. On the late e- lections 382. Pliny's letters on an eruption of mount - fuvius 421, From Archbp Leighton 426. From count Lorendab 438, 464. From
ABritain 551. Bill to prohi-a minifter in the fagar colo-
Interments to be regulated 427.
nies 440. From commodore Griffin to the Mogul's chief minifter 471. From Low- vain 485. From the Prfs Louifa on the fea fight 521. From the D. Advertifer, on the late fubfcription $28. From Salisbury, concerning the methodifts 31. On conjugal treachery
S411, 295. On the by- 183. On Polly Bak
ing in hofpital 16. On Mil- ton's imitation of Mafenius ib. On the cow diffemper 318. Recommending induftry 224. Marriage 232. On the bad- nefs of roads to Of a cure by electrifying 238. An e- lectrical experiment ib. Of fizy blood 271. A monu- mental infcription 16, An- tique coin explained 324. Of Mr Chubb 326. Number of fouls in Hertford ab Of a maid living on water 376. Solar eclipfe calculated by Gamflon Retford 377 Of Archbp Leighton from Dr Doddridge 426 With an antique infcription 428 On matter 439. On a point in fcripture chronology in Ar- fwer'd by Mr Yote 559. The bravery of the armouth 507. On the azure colour of the fky 526. Paradife Loft pro- pofed for a fchool-book 530. From Louvain, with a tran- flation from Malenius 567. Scheme for easy taxes 568. The ftate of monkery in France 570. With a fune- ral infcription 572. Of a double egg 573 Matter not emaning from the Deity b Mr Kennicott defended for Lewenhoeck, of the increase of lice Lewis XIV, magnificent 455, XV.'s lamentation 544 Lice, of their generation and
151 1824 14
543 to the Author. Againit compounding arrears 8. E- lectrical problems 16. Of treating fick cows 17. Lind- bolme defcribed, by MrPrime 23. On custom 26, On a monkih monument, by Mr Smith 36. From Chelm ford, of remarkable pheno- mena in digging a well Of Mr Wibe Of Milton's imitation of the moderns 3. On the Uni-Lima bury'd in an earthquake verfal History 61. Of a tax on kept railtteffes 62. In vindication of the monks ib. On fortune-tellers 66. In defence of Milton 67. From Mr White, on an occultation of Cor Leoms 74. From An.
hegg, Capt. fails 43. Dies 492tigua 75. From Mr Elles, Leighton, Archip, his letter to 1oon gymnafties 77. On the the fynod 426 game act 79. From Mr Del Leffer, M. of infects 121 mainbray of improving vege- LETTERS From Cupir Bre- tation by electricity. 8o. Whether electricity caused as elafticity 81. On covering trees withtivy From Mr Chapple on fixing Edfter 125; Again a new creation 128. From Mr Stephenfong oste- Jectricity 140, 183. On a paffage in Shakafy ears
con 48 From Antigua ib. 1 From Newcastle 40. From a country gent!n to ab7- shop 69. Frou Norwich, on ie cow fickness 74. On importing Spasif goods 75. From a memb. of parliament on fmall debts 78. To the Fool, on the Spicious buf- bund So. Defcribing the princefs of Saxony 86. From Charles Zoson.99 From:
179 Two from Mr Gemlage and Mr Smab, on explaing an infeription 180. Electrical groblems aniwd by Mr
Lincolnfb, drover's receipt 604 diw295 Lindholm defcribed be Lisbon, ficets arrive, 295, 499 LISTS Of regiments 9 A- gents 12. True eftabliment b. Ships taken (fee contents to the months Of general officers for the campaign 95.. Of Auftrian regiments in Prae vence $1. Of the royal navy 104. Of kill'd and wounded at Kefelt 259, 318 Of Irib killed 377 Standards and colours taken 318. Of per fons excepted from pardon 296. Of writings against Ar chibald Stuart 321 Of St Domingo ships taked 334 Of the new parliament 303.359. New members 593 Alpha- betical lift 360. Of the forces of the united provinces 416 Of Frenco and Eny hips
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