13. An Usher, who lights gentlemen up and down stairs, and gives the word to the Porter.
14. A Porter, who is generally a soldier of the foot guards.
15. An Orderly man, who walks up and down the outside of the door, to give notice to the porter, and alarm the house, at the approach of the constables.
16. A Runner, who is to get intelligence of the justices meeting.
17. Link-boys, Coachmen, Chairmen, Drawers, or others, who bring the first intelligence of the justices meetings, or of the constables being out, at half a guinea reward.
18. Common bail, Affidavit-men, Ruffians, Bravoes, Assassins, cum multis aliis.
At a meeting of the society for propagating christian knowledge, held at Edinburgh, the several officers for the year ensuing were chosen, the stock amounted to 12,563 l. 12 s. 5 d. number of schools, 132; and they resolved to send three missionaries to preach the Gospel to the Indians on the borders of New-England; to which they are encouraged by a gift of Dr. Daniel Williams, late a presbyterian minister in England.
Thursday, Jan. 8.
Charles du Bois, chosen governor of the corporation for smelting down lead with sea-coal and pit-coal. And Samuel Beachcroft, Esq; deputy-governor of the same.