that Cardineaux and Morris went with him to Hickes's hall, to find a bill of indictment for this forgery; that it was adjournment day; and that the jury, not fitting long enough were gone. That then Cardineaux appointed Levito meet him at Sir John Fielding's; where, at Cardineaux's requeft, Jeffon's evidence was taken. Informations were then drawn and the note was lodged with Sir John's clerk. The evidence of Jeffon was to the following purpose:

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Jeffon I had fome bufinefs with one Mr. Lilburne, who appointed me to meet him at the George and Vulture tavern. Corn hill, on the 13th or 14th of Oober. I went about three o'clock; I was fhewn into a public room; Mr. Lilburne and Mr. Bolland were there. I immediately afked M Bolland when he would fettle a note of fifty guineas of his, which I had discounted, which was due, and laid unpaid, as the perfon that held it was very defirous to fettle it. He produced this note, and defired me to discount it, as he was out of cash. I read it; I knew Bradshaw, being a neighbour; and I knew Pritchard. The sol. note I had discounted, was on Pritchard. This note was endorfed James Bolland. I told him, that his name being on the back of it, I could not, or would not negotiate it. I faid. I looked upon Bradshaw to be good; but did not chufe to be on the fame paper with Mr. Bol land's name, or to offer it indeed; and, I believe, I threw it down upon the table. Upon that, he faid, can take off my name; and Mr. Lilburne took up one of the table knives, with intention to crafe all the name. I believe, when

he had erafed all but the B, (for he began at the latter end of the name) Bolland faid, Don't scratch it all out for it may disfigure it, or cancel it, by fcratching a hole in it. He faid he would think of some other name that begins with a B; and immediately filled it up with anks, which made the name of Banks; and, when that was done. returned it to me. I did not like the tranfaction, it rather staggered me; but, looking on Bradshaw to be a very good man, and Pritchard bore a very good character, as far as I could find, I thought I might as well take this fecurity; it might be a means of getting the other matter fettled; therefore I put it in my pocket. The next day I asked Mr. Cardineaux to discount me a a note of Mr. Bradshaw's, of Charles- ftreet, Covent garden; he was a customer of Mr. Cardineaux's. He faid he would take it, and would probably do it on Friday, which is the day he did his bufinefs at his banker's. I left the bill with Mr. Cardineaux; and, next day, having fome money to make up, I afked Cardineaux to let me have 15l. 168. and, if he did not difcount the bill, I would return it him. He gave me in confequence a draught upon his banker for that fum. A day or two after, Mr. Bolland came up to my office (I keep a lottery-office under the piazza, Covent-garden) to enquire whether I had done the bufinefs or no. I told him, I had left the bill in the hands of Mr. Cardineaux, and he might enquire who Cardineaux was, as I could not go into the city then. I underftood Mr. Bolland, that he faw Mr. Cardineaux: however in the evening, Mr. Handsforth came in

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guilty of uttering and publishing the bil, knowing the indorfement to be forged.

Abstract of an Aft for the better regulating the future Marriages of the Royal Family.

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O guaid eft&tually the defcendants of his late majefty King George the Second (other than the ilue of princeffes who have married, or may hereafter marry into foreign families) from marrying without the approbation of his prefent majetty, his heirs or fucceflors; it is hereby enacted, That no defcendant of the body of his late majelty (other than the princefles who have married, or may hereafter marry into foreign families) thall be capable of contracting matrimony without the previous confent of his majefty, his heirs or fucceflors, fignified under the great feal, and declared in council, (which confent, to preferve the memory thereof, is to be fet out in the licenfe and regifter of marriage, and to be entered into the books of the privy-council;) and that every marriage of any fuch defcendant, without fuch confent, fhall be void and null. It is alfo enacted, That in cafe any fuch defcendant of George the Second,

fuch marriage; and his or her mar riage with the perfon before propofed, and rejected, may be duly folemnized without the previous content of his majefty, his heirs or fucceffors; and fuch marriage shall be as good, as if this act had never been made, unlets both Houfes of Parliament fhall, before the expiration of the faid twelve months,

exprefsly declare their difapproba tion of fuch intended marriage. And it is further enacted, That

every perfon, who fhall, knowingly, prefume to folemnize or to affift at the celebration of any marriage with any

fuch defcendant, or at his

or her making any matrimonial contract, without fuch confent as

aforefaid, except in the cafe abovementioned. fhall, being duly convicted thereof, incur and fuffer the pains and penalties ordained and provided by the ftatute of provifion and præmunire made in the fixteenth year of the reign of Richard

the Second.

Claufe extracted from an Act passed the laji feffion of parliament, for regulating buildings, and for the better preventing of mischiefs by fire, within the cities of London and Westminster, and the liberties thereof.

HEREAS many of the pa

faid, have been frequently put to confiderable expence, occafioned by the neglect of the inhabitants, as well lodgers and inmates as houfekeepers, in not caufing their chimnies to be duly fwept, by means whereof alarms of fire are frequently made, to the great terror and danger of his majefty's fubjects, which

might

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might, ought, and probably would be prevented, if fuch inhabitants were obliged to defray, and bear the charges and expences attending fuch neglects, or fome reasonable part thereof: Be it therefore enacted, That from and after the 24th day of June, 1772, in all cafes where any reward or rewards, or other recompence, by this act made payable, fhall be borne and paid by the churchwarden or overfeer of poor, for, or on account of any fire being in a chimney only, or firft beginning in, and occafioned by, the taking fire of any chimney only, the inhabitant or inhabitants, occupier or occupiers, of any room or apartment to which any such chimney fhall belong, being a lodger or inmate to or with any tenant, renter, or holder of any houfe or building, wherein any fuch fire as laft mentioned fhall be, or fhall firft begin, fhall reimburse, and pay to the churchwarden or overfeer of the poor, all and every fuch reward and rewards, or other payments, which shall have been by him or them made, purfuant to the directions of this act.-Magiftrates, upon applications of the churchwardens or overfeers, to examine witneffes upon oath and award; and if the fums fo awarded are not paid within fourteen days

after demand thereof made, the churchwardens or overfeers, by warrant under the hand and feal of the magifirate, are impowered to levy the fame, by diftrefs and tale of the goods and chattels of the party. The rewards made payable by this act are, to the turncock, who gives the firft fupply of water, ten thillings; the firit engine, thirty fhillings; fecond engine, twenty thillings; third engine, ten fhillings.

Ceremonial of the Interment of her late Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales, in the royal cault, in King Henry the VIIth's Chapel.

February, 1772, the body of N. Friday night the 14th of her late royal highnefs was privately conveyed from CarlionHoufe to the Princes-Chamber, in the Houle of Lords. The next evening, about half an hour after nine o'clock, the proceflion began to move, paffing through the Old Palace-Yard to the south-eaft door of the abbey, upon a floor railed in, covered with black cloth, and under an awning, and lined on each fide with a party of the footguards, in the following order:

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