Extraordinary Accidents, and Casualties.
A barbarous Murder was committed the 4th Inst. at Night, on John Williams Carpenter of Cumback in Radnorshire, by stabbing him in the Throat with a Knife, and beating out his Brains with an Ax: His Door being left latch’d, and the Key in the thatch as usual, and no Robbery committed. It was not discover’d till the 7th, when his only Brother William came, and in the presence of abundance of Neighbours, owned the bloody Knife, which together with the washing of his bloody Cloaths by his sweetheart the Night the Murder was committed, and no body to get by his Brother’s death but himself, caus’d him to be apprehended, and sent to Presteign Goal; and his Sweetheart was bound to appear against him. See p. 178.
From Dijon in France, ’tis written, that a Person having withdrawn himself, his Relations charg’d one who was his sworn Enemy with his murder, and examin’d him with such exquisite tortures, that, to shorten them he confess’d the crime: whereupon he was broke alive, and two others as his accomplices were hanged. The Man suppos’d to be murder’d, soon after return’d home.
Brussels 25. O. S. About 2 o’Clock this morning, a dreadful fire broke out in the Arch Dutchess’s palace, which with the goods and furniture, and Royal Chapel were laid in ashes in less than 12 hours. The Arch-Dutchess and her ladies only escap’d, almost all the Papers and Records of State being consum’d.
Bourdeaux, Jan. 24. N. S. Forty monks dy’d here in one Night; upon enquiry to discover the cause, a dead Viper was found in a Cask of Wine they had regal’d themselves with, suppos’d to have come in at the bung-hole.
Morlaix, in lower Bretagne, Jan. 11. N. S. By a fire which broke out in the hospital, the whole town was burnt down; the People were reduc’d to the greatest hardships.
Several nuns have dy’d suddenly at Englen, five leagues from Brussels, their Bodies were open’d, but no marks of Contagion or Poison appearing, some weak People believed it must be by witchcraft, but they could not tell whom to accuse. However, the surviving sisters quitted the Cloysters, and with the Bp.’s consent return’d to their Friends.
The following Narrative, given by a Gentleman of unexceptionable Honour and Veracity, has been lately published at Edinburgh.
One William Sutor, Aged about 37, a farmer in Middle-mause (belonging to the Laird of Balgown near Craighal,) being about the month of December, 1728, in the fields with his servants, near his own house, over-heard at some distance, as it were, an uncommon skreeking and noise; and they following the Voice, fancied they saw a dark gray-colour’d Dog; but as it was dark night, they concluded it was a Fox, and accordingly were for setting on their Dogs: but it was very observeable, that not one of them would so much as point his Head that way.
About a month after, the said Sutor being occasionally in the same spot, and much about the same time of Night, it appear’d to him again, and in passing, touched him so smartly on the Thigh, that he felt a pain all that Night.
In December 1729, it again cast up to him at about the same place, and past him at some distance.
In June 1730, it appeared to him as formerly: And it was now he began to judge it was something extraordinary.
On the last Monday of Nov. 1730, about sky-setting, as he was coming from Drumlochy, this officious visiter passed him as formerly, and in passing, he distinctly heard it speak these words, Within eight or ten days do or die; and instantly disappear’d, leaving him not a little perplex’d.
Next morning he came to his brother James’s house, and gave him a particular account of all that had happen’d: And that night, about 10 of the clock, these two brothers having been visiting their sister at Glanballow, and returning home, stept aside to see the remarkable spot, where they had no sooner arriv’d, then it appear’d to William, who pointing his finger to it, desired his brother and a servant who was with them, to look to it; but neither of them could see any such thing.
Next Saturday evening, as William was at his sheep-fold, it came up to him, and audibly utter’d these Words Come to the spot of ground within, half an hour. Whereupon he went home, and taking a Sword and a staff in his hand, came to the ground, being at last determined to see the Issue. He had scarce encircled himself with a line of circumvallarion, when his troublesome familiar came up to him, he ask’d it, In the name of God, who are you? It answer’d, I am David Sutor, George Sutor’s Brother: I killed a Man, more than 35 years ago, at a bush by East the road as you go into the Isle. He said to it, David Sutor was a Man, and you appear as a Dog. It answer’d, I killed him with a Dog, and am made to speak out of the mouth of a Dog: and I tell you to go bury these Bones.
This coming to the ears of the Minister of Blair, the Lairds of Glascloon and Rychalzie, &c. about 40 Men, went together to the said Isle; but after opening ground in several places, found no Bones.
On the 23d of Decemb. about midnight, when William was in bed, it came to his door, and said, Come away: you will find the bones at the side of the wither’d Bush, and there are but 8 left; and told him at the same time for a sign, that he would find the print of a Cross impress’d on the Ground.
Next day William and his brother, with about 40 or 50 people who had conveen’d out of curiosity, came to the place, where they discover’d the bush, and the cross by it; and upon digging the ground about a foot down found the eight bones: All which they immediately wrapt in clean linen, and being put in a coffin with a mort-cloth over it, were interr’d that evening in the church-yard of Blair, attended by about 100 Persons.
N. B. Several People in that Country remember to have seen this David Sutor; and that he listed for a Soldier, and went abroad about 34 or 35 years ago.
CASUALTIES.
Jan. 3. A Post-boy was shot by an Irish Gentleman; on the Road near Stone in Staffordshire, who dy’d in two Days, for which the Gentleman was imprison’d.
12. Mrs. Goodchild, Wife to a Linen Draper at Charing-Cross, being in a Fit fell in the Fire and was burnt to Death. She was two Months gone with Child.
About 2 o’Clock in the Morning a Fire broke out at the Black-horse and Trumpet Inn in Crutchet-Fryars, which consum’d some Stabling, Hay, and three Horses.
Mr Morris, Peruke-maker in Pell-Mall, hang’d himself, being Lunatick.
13. Mr. Wilkins, Brother to the City Plaisterer, kill’d by a Fall from the new Church in Horslydown.
This Morning one Mary Martin was found dead in a Field near Hoxton; a piece of Knife was sticking in her Head, and a Knife under her left Ear; one Chapel belonging to the Work-house in Bishopsgate-street was committed to Newgate for it, and has there confess’d it. See p. 128.
Ships, &c. taken, lost &c., according to Advices this Month.
The Hunter-Sloop, Capt. Cliffe from Jamaica; taken on the Coast of New Spain, by a Spanish Guard de Costa.
The Mary, Capt. Henson of Liverpool, and bound to Jamaica, taken by the Spaniards, who stript the Men, and put them into their Boat with very little Provision.
The Friendship Brigantine, Capt. Eves, bound to Bristol lost on St. Sebastian Point, but the Men saved.
A Boat cast away Jan. 3. at St. Andrew’s in Scotland, wherein were 7 Fishermen and 18 young Lads, whom they took in to divert them, but for want of Care, 8 of the latter were drown’d, for which 4 of the Men were imprison’d.
Seven Vessels condemn’d at Yarmouth for Smuggling, and 4 Persons belonging to them committed to goal.
The Globe Pink of London, Capt. Amos Moore, stranded on the Coast of Naples.
The Samuel, Capt Eeverden, bound from London to Boston, ran ashore on the Coast of New England but ’twas thought might be got off.
The Ark, Capt. Wyer, founder’d in her Voyage from St. Christopher’s to London, but the Crew was sav’d and carried to New England.
DEATHS.
Jan. 1. William Willoughby, of West Knoyle in Wiltshire, Esq; and 700 l. per Annum fell to his Brother Richard Willoughby of Southampton Buildings, Esq;
Sir Peter Verdoen, Kt. late Lord Mayor of Dublin.
Casper White, Alderman of the same City, and Dutch Merchant.
2. Capt. John Turner, at his Seat at Tilford, near Farnham, formerly a Wholesale Mercer in Bucklersbury.
3. Mr. Morris, Coach-maker to his R. Highness the Prince of Wales.
Mr. Oliver Savigny, Cutler to his Majesty.
Dr. Morton, of the College of Physicians.
Mr. Dobbyns, Lithotomist and Senior Surgeon of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Mr. Boheme of Lincolns-Inn-Fields Play-house.
7. Major Garth, of the fourth Troop of Foot Guards.
Lord Visc. Falkland, in France, buried at the Church of St. Sulpice in Paris, and succeeded in Honour and Title by his eldest Son Lucius Charles Cary, now first Viscount of North-Britain.
8. Mr. William Taverner, Proctor, at his House in Doctor’s Commons. He was Son to Mr. Jer. Taverner, Face-painter, remarkably honest in his Business, and Author of the 5 following Plays, viz. The faithful Bride of Canada; The Maid the Mistress; The Female Advocates, or, the Fanatick Stock-jobbers; The Artful Husband; The Artful Wife.
9. Robert Jones, of Grays-Inn, Esq;
11. Sir Thomas Jones, at his House in Boswel-Court, Treasurer and Secretary of the most Honourable Society of the Ancient Britons; a Justice of the Peace and Register of Memorials relating to Estates for the County of Middlesex.
The Lady of the Hon. Brigadier Hopkeys, at Chelsea.
—— Sewel, Esq; at Richmond, first Clerk in the Six Clerks Office.
Mr Thomas Monins, a Wine-Cooper at Dover. Upon the Death of Sir Edward Monins of Waldershire in Kent, Bart. the Title descended to the deceased, but he would not take it upon him, however his eldest Son, ’tis said, will.
Mr William Wherwood, Alphabet-keeper, to the Foreign Post-Office.
12. Robert Bristow, aged 105, at Stamford, Lincolnshire. [He had lost his Hearing, but had his Sight and other Senses to the last.]
Philip Markham, Esq; at Claxbury in Lincolnshire.
James Earl of Airley, a young Nobleman, lately marry’d to a Daughter of the Lord Dun, in Scotland.
14. Mr. Hughes, Wine Merchant, and one of the Common-Council-Men of Dowgate Ward.
Thomas Ereskine, Esq; Brother to the Earl of Buchan, (at Edinburgh.)
16. Edward Fellows, Esq; formerly Master in Chancery, and Brother to the late Sir John Fellows, Brt.
17. Nathaniel Halhed, Esq; a Pattern-drawer in Cornhill, and Exchange-broker.
Marmaduke Holton, of St Maws in Cornwall, Esq;
16. Walker Weldon, Esq; a Kentish Gentleman, at his House in Bloomsbury-square.
Mr. John Wilkinson, a New-England Merchant.
20. Mrs. Young, Wife of Thomas Young of Oxfordshire, Esq; in Child-bed, being first deliver’d of two Children. She was Daughter of Sir John D’Oyly, of Chislehampton, Bart.
The Hon. Stroud Foley, Esq; youngest Son to the Ld Foley, dy’d on the Road from Bath.
Thomas Hollis, Esq; an Ironmonger in the Minories, who had formerly been nominated for Sheriff of this City.
The Wife of Michael Lister, Esq; and Sister to the Lady Willoughby de Broke, at Boston, in Lincolnshire.
21. Mr. John Spicer, belonging to the Stamp-Office.
Edward Perdue, Esq; Capt. of a Company of Foot in Ireland.
22. The Lady Catharine Howard, Widow and Relict of the late Lord Frederick Howard, and of Sir Rich. Kennedy, of Mount Kennedy in Ireland, Bar.——She left Issue only a Daughter by Sir Richard, Elizabeth, married to Sir Wm Dudley, of Clapton in Northamptonshire, Bart. to whom and her Issue by Sir William, she hath left the bulk of her Estate. By her Death, a Rent-charge of 350 l. per annum, falls to Robert Jones, Esq; of Westminster.
23. Doctor Stephen Galloway, a noted Roman Catholick Physician, at his House near Red-Lion Square.
Mr. Trunket, a Perfumer without Temple-Bar, well known at New-Market.
Joseph Aldred, Esq; at Chelsea.
Mr. Jefferson, first Clerk of his Majesty’s Board of Works, (at Kensington.)
24. Mr. Timothy Betton, of Mile-End, a Turkey-merchant.
Mr Lumsdale, Boatswain of the Edinburgh Man of War.
The Relict of Dan. Deering, Esq; at the Bath; she was Sister to Sir Philip Parker Long, Bart. and to the Lady Percival, Wife to the Lord Visc. Percival of Ireland.
25. Mr. Francis Melmouth, a Jamaica Merchant.
Mr Oder, Minister of Dummer in Hampshire.
Dr John Beaumont, a Roman Catholick Gentleman.
28. John Jacob, jun. Esq; Inspector General of the Out-Ports and late one of the Directors of the South-Sea Company, (at Hackney.)
Mr Williams, a celebrated Tragedian, belonging to the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane.
29. The Rev. Mr Baron, Rector of the united Parishes of St Mary Somerset and St Mary Mounthaw Thames street.
Stephen Monomee, Esq; at his Lodgings at Chelsea.
Mr Berwell, one of the Common Council Men for Cripplegate Ward.
30. Robert Aldersey, of Spurstow, in the County of Chester.
The Rev. Mr Robert Ham, about the same time, at Crediton, in Devonshire.
Thomas Owen, of Condover Castle, in the County of Shropshire.
The Rev. Mr Bradley, Rector of Ribsford, with the Chapel of Bewdley in Worcestershire.
31. Theophilus Stephens, Esq; formerly in the Commission of the Peace for the County of Surry.
Mr Benjamin Hucks, Brother to William Hucks, Esq; Member of Parliament.
MARRIAGES.
Jan. 2. Mr Jordan, Organ builder, to Mrs Lucy Gooddiard of Red-Lion Street, Holborn.
3. The Hon. George Sommerville, Esq; to Miss Hicks of Gloucestershire.
7. Mr —— Clark, an eminent Distiller in Holborn, to Miss Banister of Great Russel street.
Charles Pyott, Esq; to the Daughter and Coheiress of Sir Rich. Sandys, Bar.
8. Mr. Weston, Son of the Ld. Bishop of Exon, to Miss Patrick, Grand-Daughter to the late Bishop of Ely.
Mr. Richard Acland, a Portugal Merchant, to a Daughter of Peter Burrel, Esq; Representative for the Borough Haslemere.
21. Mr. Venables, a Hampshire Gentleman, to the Relict of Sir Edward Gould.
Edward Warren, Esq; high Sheriff of Cheshire, to the Lady Betty Cholmondeley.
PROMOTIONS Civil and Military.
Mr. Green proceeded sen. Surgeon of St. Bartholomew’s hospital in the room of Mr. Dobbyn’s deceas’d.
Major Cholmondeley, 2d son of E. Cholmondeley, made dep. gov. of Chester Castle, in the room Brig. Newton, deceas’d.
Sir Rob. Raymond Ld. chief justice of the King’s’ bench created a peer of the realm, by the name stile and title of Ld. Raymond, Baron of Abbots Langley in the County of Hertford.
Mr. Thomas Granger, Attorney of Lions Inn, made solicitor of the Wine Licence Office.
Mrs. Leben, Dresser to the two young Princesses, appointed their Governess.
Mr. Allan Lavalade, appointed Alphabet-keeper, at the Foreign Post-Office.
Robert Wright, Esq; is appointed Chief Justice in South Carolina.
—James Abercromby, Esq; Attorney-General.
—Thomas Lowndes, Esq; and his Assigns, Provost-marshal, Clerk of the Peace, and Clerk of the Crown.
—Edward Bertie, and John Hamerton, Esq; Register and Secretary of the said Province.
Will. Smith, Esq; appointed Chief Justice of North Carolina.
—John Montgomery, Esq; Attorney General.
—Nathanael Rice, Esq; Secretary and Clerk of the Crown.
—Daniel Germain, Esq; Provost Marshal and Commissary.
The D. of Argyle, appointed Governour of Portsmouth.
Tho. Sackville, Esq; made a Cornet in the D. of Bolton’s blue Guards.
Mr. Nourse, chosen Assistant to his Majesty’s Wine-cellar.
William Churchill, Esq; is made Woodreeve to his Father-in-law, the A. B. of Canterbury.
Abraham Stanyan, and Robert Jackson, Esq; made Commissioners for executing the office of keeper of the privy Seal.
Edw. Williams, Esq; made Groom of his Majesty’s removing Wardrobe.
Mr. Richard Chestyn, Proctor in Doctor’s Commons, Dean Register of Writtle, &c. made deputy Register of Surry, in the room of Mr. Chapman deceas’d.
Thomas Adams, Esq; made a Lieutenant Col. in Murray’s Foot.
Mr. George Lloyd, made a Cornet in Col. Hawley’s Dragoons.
Peter Burjand, Esq; made a Capt. in Bisset’s Foot.
Mr. Hugh Whitford, an Ensign in Catheart’s Foot.
Stephen Downes, Esq; appointed to register Deeds, &c. in the County of Middlesex.
Archibald Carmichael, Esq; Page of Honour to the King, appointed Cornet of Horse in the D. of Bolton’s Regiment, in the room of Robert Coke, Esq; who resign’d.
Thomas Spicer, Esq; made Cornet of Horse Dragoons, under Major General Honeywood.
Mr. Tho. Bliss, made one of the Clerks to his Majesty’s Board of works, in the room of Mr. Jefferson, deceas’d. (see deaths.)
Sir Harry Vernon, of Farnham in Surry, chosen representative in Parliament, for the Borough of Chipping-wicomb in the County of Bucks, the room of Wm Lee, Esq; now one of the Justices of the Court of King’s Bench.
Mr. Sharp, appointed one of the Clerks of the Council in the room of Edward Southwel, Esq; deceas’d.
The Hon. Morgan Vane, Esq; second Son to the Rt. Hon. the Lord Barnard, appointed Clerk of the privy Council Extraordinary.
Maurice Morgan, Esq; re-elected for the Borough of Yarmouth in the County of Southampton, his former Election becoming void by his accepting the place of deputy Governor of the Isle of Wight.
Ecclesiastical Preferments conferred on the following Reverend Gentlemen.
The Rev. Dr. Siddal, Dean of Canterbury, appointed Bp. of St. David’s, in the room of Dr. Smallbroke, translated to the See of Coventry and Litchfield; the former to hold his Deanery, and the latter the Living at Withington in commendam.
Mr. Hayter, Chaplain to the Arch-bishop of York, made Sub-dean in that Cathedral.
Mr. Bundy, Chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, presented to the Living of Chipping-Barnet in Hertfordshire, in the room of Mr. Day, who resigned.
Mr. Craner, chosen Lecturer of St. Mildred’s Bread-street.
Mr. Wright, presented to the sine cure at Hackney.
Edward Kynaston, L. L. D. Fellow of All-Soul’s College in Oxford made Commissary to the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul’s in the room of Dr. Harwood, deceas’d.
Mr. Davis, presented to the Rectory of Wyke Regis in Dorsetshire, worth 200 l. per Annum.
Mr. Henry Bland, Son to the Dean of Durham, promoted to a Prebendary in the Church of Lincoln, by the Bishop of Lincoln.
Mr. Allet, presented to the Rectory of Much-Eystone, in the County of Essex and Diocese of London.
Mr. Thomas Eyre, made Chancellor of the Diocese of Bath and Wells, in the Room of Mr. Pope deceas’d.
Mr. Smith, presented to the Rectory of Sapcote, in the County of Leicester and Diocese of Lincoln.
Mr. Thoresbury, chosen Lecturer of St. Margaret Lothbury.