commands, we let you know, That his Majesty doth not think fit that we should declare the causes of your present meeting until there be a Speaker of the House of Commons; and therefore it is his Majesty's pleasure, that you, gentlemen of the House of Commons, do immediately repair to the place where the Commons usually sit, and there chuse a fit person to be your Speaker, and that you present the person who shall be so chosen to his Majesty's commissioners here, for his royal approbation by the said commissioners to-morrow at twelve of the clock at noon." Then the Commons withdrew; Alex. Murray, esq. the commanding officer, as accessaries. The principal, Donald Mac. Jean, was conveyed to prison, and the populace were with difficulty restrained from tearing him to pieces. The King, with great propriety, protected and sanctioned the proceedings which gave a timely check to this daring spirit of licentiousness, and returned thanks to the commanding officer for his prudence and resolution. BERKSHIRE. Arthur Vansittart.--Thomas Craven; brother to lord Craven, and a rearadmiral of the blue squadron of his majesty's fleet; died, a new writ ordered, December 21, 1772.--John Elwes. Windsor. Augustus Keppel; made a groom of his majesty's bedchamber, in 1762 made a rear-admiral of the blue squadron of his majesty's fleet. Made a commissioner of the admiralty, a new writ ordered, December 1765, he was re-chosen.---Lord George Beauclerk; uncle to the duke of St. Albans, colonel of a regiment of foot, governor of Landguard-fort, and a lieutenant general; died, a new writ ordered, May 13, "Nothing could exceed the frenzy of indignation which prevailed in the public mind; riots of the most dangerous nature were daily excited. Harley, the lord mayor, being already obnoxious to Wilkes's party, for his con- for suppressing tumults and unlawful assemduct while sheriff, in burning the North Bri- blies. Both Houses of parliament thanked ton, the Mansion house was frequently assailed his Majesty for this measure, and united in exby mobs, and at length it was found requisite pressing their approbation of the magistrates that a guard should be constantly stationed who had been active in quelling the disturbances: there. A most audacious and treasonable pa- and lord Weymouth wrote a letter, by his Maper was stuck on the walls of St. James's pa-jesty's command, to the justices for Surry, lace, and another of similar purport found on the back stairs. All was terror, confusion, and alarm." Adolphus. which testified the utmost satisfaction with the conduct both of the magistrates and the troops in suppressing lawless disturbances. Samuel Gillam, esq. one of the justices, was tried on a "On the day on which the parliament charge of having murdered William Redburn, met, great numbers of persons assembled in by having ordered the soldiers to fire; in con St. George's Fields, expecting to see Mr. sequence of which, Redburn had been killed. Wilkes go from prison to the House of Com- The jury, seeing the absurdity and the injusmons. The mob becoming very outrageous, tice of such a prosecution, would not suffer the the Surry magistrates, when unable to pre- accused to take the trouble of entering upon his serve the public peace, were obliged to read defence; but, when the prosecutor's evidence the Riot Act, and call in the military to assist the was closed, pronounced a verdict of acquittal. civil power. Instead of separating, the popu- Donald Maclean, a soldier, was tried for the lace insulted and attacked the soldiers: the murder of Allen; but being proved to have legal time for dispersion being elapsed, force acted only in discharge of his duty, he was was found absolutely necessary; the soldiers acquitted. The mob was very much displeased were ordered to fire; and, as in a mob it is with this sentence; and, as Maclean was either impossible to distinguish active outrage from known, or from his name presumed to be, a idle curiosity, a man who had not been riotous Scotch highlander (and consequently the counwas unfortunately killed: this was Allen, who, tryman of lord Bute), the clamour was the more though humble and obscure in life, was from loud and outrageous. Mr. Wilkes applied to his death consecrated to perpetual remembrance the court of King's-bench for a reversal of his by the pen of elegant invective, poignant acri- outlawry, as irregular and illegal; and, after mony, and impressive misrepresentation [See many learned arguments on both sides, the Junius, passim.]: several others also were un-judges unanimously delivered their opinion, avoidably killed. On the 17th of May, a pro- that the sentence was illegal, and must be reclamation was issued, by order of the council, versed." Bisset. 1768.--Richard Tonson;. died, and the Speaker issued his warrant to the clerk of the crown to make out a new writ, October 1772.--John Montagu; only son of lord Beaulieu. Reading. Henry Vansittart; appointed one of the supreme council and superintendants of the East India Company's affairs in India--supposed to have perished in his passage to India, on board of his majesty's ship Aurora: no writ ordered (although frequently moved for), as no certain accounts had been received of his death.--John Dodd. Wallingford. John Aubrey; eldest son of sir Thomas Aubrey, bart.-- Robert Pigot; brother to lord Pigot, and lieutenant colonel of the 28th regiment of foot, and governor of St. Mawe's castle. Made warden of the Mint, a new writ ordered, January 21, 1772.----John Cater. Abingdon. John Moreton; found to be not duly elected, February 8, 1770; in this parliament afterwards for New Romney.---Nathaniel Bayley; found duly elected, and ought to have been returned, February 8, 1770. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Ralph earl Verney; of Ireland.--Richard Lowndes. Buckingham. George Grenville; died, a new writ ordered, November 16, 1770. --James Grenville jun.; eldest son to the right honourable James Grenville.-Henry Grenville; third brother to earl Temple. Chipping Wycombe. Isaac Barré ; made one of the vice-treasurers of Ireland, and sworn of the privy council; a new writ ordered, November 11, 1766, he was re-elected.--Robert Waller. Aylesbury. Anthony Bacon.--John Durand. Agmondesham. William Drake, sen.- William Drake, jun.; eldest son of the other member. Wendover. Sir Robert Darling; died, and the Speaker gave notice in the London Gazette, of the of August 1770, that at the end of fourteen days from that date, he would issue his warrant to the clerk of the crown for a new writ.-Joseph Bullock.--Edmund Burke. Great Marlow. William Clayton.--William Dickinson. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. John marquis of Granby; died, a new writ ordered, November 13, 1770.--Sir Sampson Gideon.--Sir John Hinde Cotton. Univ. of Cambridge. Tho. Townshend.-Charles Yorke; second son to the late earl of Hardwicke ; made lord high chancellor of Great Britain, and created lord Morden of Morden in Cambridgeshire; a new writ ordered, January 25, 1770; dying before the seals were affixed to his patent, the peerage did not take place. --William De Grey; before in this parliament for Newport, Cornwall; attorney-general to his majesty; comptroller of the revenue of first fruits and tenths; made lord chief justice of the Common Pleas, afterwards created lord Walsingham, baron Walsingham in the county of Norfolk; a new writ ordered, January 28, 1771.--Richard Croftes. Town of Cambridge. Soame Jenyns.--C. Sloan Cadogan; made master and worker of the Mint; a new writ ordered, May 9, 1769, he was re-elected. CHESHIRE. John Crewe.--Samuel Egerton. Chester. Thomas Grosvenor.---R. Wilbraham Bootle. CORNWALL. Sir John St. Aubin; died, a new writ ordered, November 26, 1772.--H. Mackworth Praed.--Sir John Molesworth. Launceston. William Amherst; brother to sir Jeffery Amherst, K. B.; has a company in the foot guards; aide-ducamp to the king, and groom of the bedchamber to the duke of Gloucester. --H. Morrice. Leskard. Edward Elliot; receiver-ge- Lestwithiel. Henry Cavendish.--Charles Truro. George Boscawen.--Edward H. Bodmyn. James Laroche.--George Hunt. Helston. William Evelyn; made colonel of a regiment of foot in November 1769, and a major-general in April 1770.-James earl of Clanbrassil; of Ireland; chief remembrancer of the Exchequer in that kingdom. Saltash. Martin B. Hawke; eldest son Camelford. Charles Phillips.---William Westlooe. William Graves; master in Grampound. Grey Cooper; joint secre. tary to the treasury, and king's counsel in the duchy court of Lancaster.--Charles W. Cornwall; made a commissioner of the treasury; a new writ ordered, March 12, 1774, he was reelected. East looe. John Buller.-- Richard Hus sey; attorney-general to the queen ; counsel to the admiralty and navy, and auditor-general to the duchy of Cornwall and Greenwich hospital; died, and the Speaker issued out his warrant to the clerk of the crown for a new writ, September 1770.--Richard Leigh; one of his majesty's serjeants at law; died, a new writ ordered, March 30, 1772.-John Purling. Penryn. Francis Basset; died, a new writ ordered, January 10, 1770.--William Lemon; made steward of the manor of East Hendred in the county of Berks; a new writ ordered, Decem. ber 14, 1772. He stood candidate for the county of Cornwall, but losing the election, he was re-chosen for this place; created a baronet May 3, 1774. Hugh Pigot; brother to lord Pigot, I. P.; a captain in the navy, and colonel of marines. Tregony. Thomas Pownall.--John Grey; uncle to the earl of Stamford; a clerk of the board of green cloth. Bossiney. John lord viscount Mountstuart.--Henry Lawes Luttrell; lieutenant-colonel of horse; made steward of the three Chiltern Hundreds; a new writ ordered, April 11, 1761: he stood candidate for the county of Middlesex, and was voted duly elected by the House of Commons.--Sir George Osborne; in this parliament before for Northampton; has a company in the foot guards; made a groom of his majesty's bedchamber; a new writ crdered, May 16, 1770, he was re-elected, St. Ives. Thomas Durant.--Adam Drummond. Fowey. Philip Rashleigh.--J. Modyford Heywood. St. Germains. Edward Eliot. Samuel Salt; made each of them their election for Leskard; a new writ ordered, November 29, 1768.---Benjamin L'Anglois; secretary of legation at the court of Vienna.--George Jennings. St. Michael's. James Scawen.---John Stephenson. Newport. William de Grey; made stew ard of three Chiltern Hundreds in the county of Buckingham; a new writ ordered, February 5, 1770; he was chosen for Cambridge university.... Rich. H. A. Bennet.--Richard Bull. St. Mawes. Edm. Nugent; only son to lord viscount Clare; made steward of the three Chiltern Hundreds in the county of Buckingham; a new writ ordered, January 10, 1770.--Michael Byrne; died, a new writ ordered, November 26, 1772.--James Edward Colleton, esq.--George Boscawen; son of the bon. George Boscawen, and nephew to viscount Falmouth. Callington. Thomas Worsley; surveyorgeneral to the board of works.--Fane William Sharpe; died, and the Speaker issued bis warrant to the clerk of the crown for a new writ, November 6, 1771.--William Skryne. CUMBERLAND. Henry Curwen.---Sir James Lowther; found by the House not duly elected, December 13, 1768; in this parliament afterwards for Cockermouth. --Henry Fletcher; found by the House to be duly elected, and ought to have been returned, December 13, 1768; a director of the East India company. Carlisle. Lord E. C. C. Bentinck; brother to the duke of Portland.--George Musgrave. Cockermouth. Sir George Macartney; made steward of the three Chiltern Hundreds in the county of Bucks; a new writ ordered, March 15, 1769.--Sir James Lowther.--Charles Jenkinson; made his election for Appleby; a new writ ordered, May 17, 1768.--George Johnstone; a captain in the navy. DERBYSHIRE. Lord George Cavendish.--Godfrey Bagnal Clarke. Derby. Lord Fred. Cavendish.--William Fitzherbert; died, a new writ ordered, January 21, 1772.--Wenman Coke. DEVONSHIRE. John Parker.--Sir R. W. Bampfylde. Exeter. John Buller.--John Rolle Wal- for a new writ, Sept. 1770.--Richard Fitzpatrick; brother to the earl of Upper Ossory; a lieutenant in the foot guards. Barnstaple. Denys Rolle.--John Cleve land. Plympton Earle. Paul Henry Ourry... Honiton. Brass Crosby.---Sir George Tavistock. Richard Rigby; made one of the vice-treasurers of Ireland; a new writ ordered, January 20, 1768, he was re-elected; made paymaster-general of the land forces, &c. in Great Britain; a new writ ordered, May 21, 1768, he was re-elected.--Richard N. Aldworth. Ashburton. Lawrence Sullivan; chairman of the East India company.--. Charles Boone. Dartmouth. Richard viscount Howe; made a rear-admiral of the blue.--Richard Hopkins. Beeralston. Sir Francis H. Drake; made master of his majesty's household, a new writ ordered, December 22, 1770.--Francis W. Drake; a captain in the navy, and brother to the late member.--George Hobart. Tiverton. Nathaniel Ryder.-----John Duntz; created a baronet, October 29, 1774. DORSETSHIRE. George Pitt; a groom of his majesty's bedchamber, and ambassador Poole. Thomas Calcraft.--Joshua Mau- Dorchester. John Damer.---- William Lyme Regis. Henry Fane.- John lord Burgbersh; succeeded his father in the peerage, a new writ ordered, January 21, 1772 --Henry Fane; brother to the earl of Westmoreland; made keeper of the private roads to his majesty; a new writ ordered, June 9, 1772, he was reelected. Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. D. Billers, lord Waltham; of Ireland.-- Bridport. Sambrooke Freeman.--Tho- [VOL. XVI.] Shaftesbury. Ralph Payne; made K. Corfe Castle. John Jenkinson; gentle- Durham. John Tempest.--John Lamb- Colchester, Charles Gray.--Isaac Martin Malden. John Huske; died, and the Gloucester. George A. Selwyn.--Charles Cirencester. James Whitshed.--Estcourt Tewkesbury. Sir W. Codrington.--Ni- HEREFORDSHIRE. Thomas Foley, jun.--Tho- Hereford. Richard Symons; created a 1 viscount Bateman; of Ireland; lord lieutenant and custos rotulorum of the county of Hereford; a privy counsellor, and master of the buck hounds. Weobly. Simon Luttrell; created lord Irnham of Luttrellstown, in the kingdom of Ireland, soon after the dissolution of this parliament.--- Henry F. Thynue; master of his majesty's household; appointed one of the postmastersgeneral, a new writ ordered, December 9, 1770.-- Bamber Gascoyne; made a commissioner of trade and plantations; a new writ ordered, February 5, 1772, he was re elected. St. Albans. Richard Sutton; under secretary to the earl of Shelburne, one of his majesty's principal secretaries of state, and counsel to the board of ordnance; created a baronet, September 25, 1772.--John Radcliffe. Hertford. John Calvert.--William Cowper; died, a new writ ordered, January 10, 1770.--Paul Feilde; one of the judges in the sheriffs of London's court. HUNTINGDONSHIRE. Peter earl Ludlow; of Ireland.--John lord viscount Hnchingbroke; eldest son of the earl of Sand wich; appointed vice-chamberlain to his majesty; a new writ ordered, February 6. 1771, he was re-elected. Huntingdon. Henry Seymour; a groom of the bedchamber to his majesty.--Robert Jones; died, a new writ ordered, February 5, 1774.--Wm. A. Montagu; second son of the earl of Sandwich. KENT. Sir Brook Bridges.--John Frederick Sackville; son to lord John Philip Sackville; succeeded his uncle as duke of Dorset; a new writ ordered, January 31, 1769.--Sir Charles Farnaby. Canterbury. Richard Milles.---William Lynch; made K. B. and appointed minister to the court of Turin. Rochester. John Calcraft; died during the recess between the 5th and 6th sessions of parliament, and the Speaker issued his warrant for a new writ to the clerk of the crown, 1772.--George F. Hatton; nephew to the earl of Winchelsea.--William Gordon; made steward of the Chiltern Hundreds; a new writ ordered, March 4, 1771.--Thomas Pye; vice-admiral of the red. Maidstone. Charles Marsham; eldest son of lord Romney.--Robert Gregory; a director of the East India company. Queenborough. Sir Piercy Brett.---Sir Charles Frederick. LANCASHIRE. J. Smith, lord Strange; died, a new writ ordered, June 1771.--Richard, lord viscount Molyneux; of Ireland; created earl of Sefton of the same kingdom, November 16, 1771.--Lord Arch. Hamilton; uncle to the duke of Hamilton; made steward of the manor of East Hendred in the county of Berks; a new writ ordered, January 21, 1772. --Sir Thomas Egerton. Preston. Sir Peter Leicester. Sir Frank Standish; found not duly elected, November 29, 1768.---John Burgoyne; colonel of a regiment of dragoons, and governor of Fort William. Made a major-general, May 25, 1802.---Sir Henry Hoghton; found duly elected, and ought to have been returned. Lancaster. Francis Reynolds; died, and the Speaker issued his warrant to the clerk of the crown for a new writ, August 1770.--Lord Richard Cavendish; next brother to the duke of Devonshire. --Sir George Warren. Newton. Peter Legh.--Anthony J. Keck, Wigan. George Byng.--Beaumont Hotham; son to sir Beaumont Hotham, baronet. Clithero. Nathaniel Lister; made stew. ard of the manor of East Hendred, in the county of Berks; a new writ or dered, April 5, 1773.--Thomas Lister.-> Asheton Curzon. Liverpool. Richard Pennant.--Sir Wm. Meredith; appointed comptroller of the household, and sworn a member of the privy council; a new writ ordered, March 1774, he was re-elected. LEICESTERSHIRE. Sir John Palmer.--Sir Tho mas Cave. Boston. Lord Robert Bertie; made governor of Duncannon-fort in Ireland... Charles Amcotts. Great Grimsby. Anthony St. Leger; a lieutenant-colonel on half-pay; made colonel of a regiment of foot, and a major-general.--Joseph Mellish. Stamford. George Aufrere.----George Howard; colonel of a regiment of dra. goons; governor of Chelsea hospital, and a lieutenant-general; made a K. B. and a general of his majesty's forces, August 27, 1777. Grantham. Lord George Sutton.---Sir John Cust; chosen Speaker to this parliament; on account of bad health he |