Felons; profecutors of, who are obliged to attend the affizes at a distance, to be allowed moderate charges, vi. [92] Ferdinand VI. of Spain; funeral pro ceffion, ii. 145, 146. Feversham; royal powder-mills at, blown up, x. [*46] Fire, ftatute of queen Anne relating to fires happening by negligence of fervants, iv. [103]-Ponty inflicted agreeable to it, vi. [56]-projects for preferving perfons and effects from fire. See the article Fire, under USEFUL PROJECTS. Fires; of London bridge, i. 89, 90dock-yard at Deptford, 107, 158— Douglas-cattle, 116-Prince George man of war, 306. 310-At Limchoufe, ii. 57-rope-yard at Woolwich, 76— in Cornhill, 126-at Northampton, 127-in Duke-treet, Lincoln's-IanFields, 128-King's-treet, CoventGarden, and fubfcription for the fuffeiers, 131, 132-iii. [66]—the Luckenbooths in Edinburgh, [78] - in Thames - ftreet, near St. Magnus church, [93, 941-dock-yaid at Portfmouth, [119]-Auburne, Wiltshire, [130]-xx. [196, 197. 199—-Near College-hill, Thames-treet, iv. [71] -Eait-Smithfield, [987-Swallowfreet, [102, 103]-Wapping-wall, [106]-Workiop, [169]-St. James's church, v. [120, 121]-Lady Molefworth's houfe in Upper Brook-street, vi. [75, 76-King freet, Rotherhithe, [82]-ear New Crane-tairs, Shadwell, [88]-Shadwell-dock, [99] -Norrow-treet, Shadwell, viii. [88, 89]-near the church at Rotherhithe, [97]-Surrey-ftreet, Strand, [99]— Gun-dock, Wapping, [102]-Honiton, in Devonshire, [125]-Katcliffe-crofs, [125]-Bifhopfrate-treet, [143. 145]-Crediton, Devonshire, ix. [87. 100]-xii. [101]-xv. [99] -Kettering, Northamptonfhire, ix. [149]-Near Hungerford-market, x. [51, 52]-Ottery, St Mary, Devonfhire, [71]-Hungerford-market, [83] -Beer, near Blandford, Dorfetfhire, [99] New-street, near Shadwell church, [108]-Tower royal, city of London, [127] - -near Gray's-InnJane, Holborn, [148]-On Snow-hill, xi. [68, 69]-hon. Henry Seymour Conway's, Warwick-ftreet, [78] – Shadwell, High-treet, [123]-London houfe, [138. 151]-King's-arm in-yard, Holborn-bridge, [150] harine-treet, Strand, [166]-Ro chefter, [200]-Erefby-hall, feat of the duke of Ancafter, xii. [81]—a diftiller's Great Rufiei-ftreet, Covent Gar den, [83]-Mary-le-bone-ftreet, [116, 117]-Wilton, [121]-oil warehouse, Paul's Wharf, [130]-Butcher-row, [140]-Meffrs. Johnton and Payne, Paternofter-row, xiii. [66]-Newbottle Abbey, the feat of the marquis of Lothian, [67]- Workfop-manor, Nottinghamshire, [68] - Sturtly, Huntingdonthire, [79]——Paifgrave Head-court, without Temple-Bar, [106, 107]--Foulham, Norfolk, [118, 119]-dock-yard, Portimouth, [132, 133 135]-iron manufactory at Greenwich, [138]-coach-office, Surry-freet, [163]-Chatham, xiv. [81, 82]-Ironmonger-row, Oldftreet-road, [147]--Throgmortonftreet, xv. [98, 99]-Chandos-ftreet, [136]-At meffis Collier and Smith, milliners, Bifhopfgate-ftreet, xvi. [76, 77-At Cullerne, near Bath, xvii. [107]-at Shrewsbury, [107]-at Chatham, [120]-lord Craven's feat at Beenham, near Newbury, [124] -Mr. Hopkins, the corner of Warwick - lane, Newgate - freet, xviii. [99] Newmarket, [100]--Narrowftreet, Limehoufe, [102]-Dorchester, [137] — Belton, Rutlandíhire, xix. [146]-Shire-lane, Temple- Bar, [178] -Bristol, by James Aitkin, called John the Painter, [198]-xx. [28. 31. 163, 164]-Pope's-head Alley, Cernhill, xxi. [212]--Greenwich hofpital, xxii. [194] Hermitage, Wapping, [202]-ir Thomas Dyke Ackland's feat, at Halincourt, [203]in Great Wild-ftreet, Lincoln's-Inn Fields, xxiii. [194]-at the duke of Northumberland's, Charing Crofs, [201] Fifh-markets and Fishery, British; fome account of the frauds which occafioned the act of parliament which paffed May 228, 1760, for the better regulation of the fifhery, ii. [164. 166]-a brief account of this act for better fupplying the cities of London and Weltminiter with fith, [166. 168] the feafons wherein feveral forts of fith are allowed to be taken, and the fizes fish expofed for fale ought to be of, [168, 169]-The very remarkable featon for the herring fifhery in January and October 1761, iv. [63. 172-and for pilchards about the fame time, [66, 67'-new warehoufes opened for the fale of fish brought brought by land-carriage from feaports at a great distance, [166, 167] the letter written by king Charles the IId. about two months after his reftoration in 1660, to fir Thomas Allen, then lord mayor of London, encouraging him to open ftore-houfes and magazines for the reception of fish in commodious places about the river Thames, [167, 168]-the plan or fcheme of fir John Fielding for fupplying the London market with fifh, [168]-two thousand pounds voted by the fociety for the encouragement of arts and commerce, for eftablishing the fupply of fith by landcarriage, [175]The bill for the better fupplying the cities of London and Westminster with fifh, v. [79]— ftate of the land-carriage fishery in London and Weftminster to the latter end of September 1762, [147. 150] On the 30th of September 1763, vi. [161, 162]-The fum of two thoufand five hundred pounds was allowed by parliament to mr. Blake, in aid of his profecuting the very useful fcheme of the land-carriage fishery, after the fociety for the encouragement of arts, &c. had disbursed a very large fun in profecuting the faid laudable undertaking, vii. [49, 50. 161]-fome remarkable proofs of the advantages arifing from the land-carriage fithery to the poor, [93]-A bill paffed for the more effectually preferving fish in ponds, viii. [79]-he bill for encouraging the herring fithery, [88]—the declining state of the land carriage fishery in the year 1765 from the report mr. Blake made of it to the fociety of arts, [88]-state of the Shetland herring fishery in 1765, [104]an abtract of the act for the more effectual prefervation of fish in fishponds and other waters, [189, 190] -The remarkable trial and verdict relating to a Ramfgate fisherman having brought to Billingfgate a cargo of falt fish, and felling the fame by retail, ix. [72]-the uncommon fuccefs which attended the fisheries on the western coafts of Scotland in 1766, [108] The great encouragement given to the mackerel fishery, and the fuccefs which attended it, in reducing the price of mackerel in 1768, xi. [120]-premiums given in October 1768 for the encouragement of herring boats, and for reducing the price of herrings for the benefit of the poor, [176]-The bounty given by parliament in the year 1771, for the purpofe of carrying on the white. herring fisheries, xiv. [226]-Encouragement given to the British herring and mackerel fishery, xv. [100, 101] -Parliamentary encouragement to the British fisheries in 1775, xviii. [113*, 114*. 110, 111. 124]-And in 1776, xix. [142]-In 1778, xxi. [186]—In 1779, xxii. [205] Fisher, Catherine; remarkable advertisement of, ii. [168, 169] Fishery; fcheme for the improvement of, in Ireland, ii. 92. Fleet, British. See NAVAL ENGAGE- Forces, British. See ARMY. flicted upon a butcher for this act in the year 1766, ix. [94] Forgeries; in 1758, and trials, &c. for the fame, relating to Richard William Vaughan of Stafford, i. 84-George (alias captain) Forretter, of Bristol, 100-In 1759, by John Ayliffe, efq. ii. 119. 126, 127-In 1761, by Campbell, iv. [163]-By John Kello in 1762, V. [104. 138]-In 1763, by John Rice, a stock-broker, vi. [69]— In 1765, by Anthony Vacheron, viii. [110] by Simon Pingano, [121, 122] by Mary Cockburn, (who it was faid) could neither read nor write, [147]-In 1766, by John Wilfon, and by mr. James Gibfon, late an eminent attorney, ix. [52]-by Benjamin Stafford, [129]-In 1767, by William (commonly called captain) Thornhill, x. [47]-By Charles Pleasants in 1768, xi. [97]-by Richard Holt, [165]-In 1769, by Richard Bruce, xii. [100]-and by Mofes Alexander, [122, 123]-In 1770, by David Slack, xiii. [96]In 1771, by Edward Burch and Matthew Martin, xiv. [143]-byPowel, on the Eaft India Company, [162]-xv. [65]-In 1772, by Wood, who forged the name of Olivier, K 4 XV. xv. [67]-by James Bolland, [84]by Jon Lavington and Jonathan Britain, 93, 94]-by Evan Maurice, [134]-by Benjamin Bird, xvi. [66. 68]- 1773, by John Johnfon and John Gahagan, [110]-by John Sterling, [121, 122. 132. 145]-by Robert Johnson and Robert Leigh, [152] 153]-In 1774, by Watkinson, xvii.[104]-by William Lewis,[165)In1775, by Robert and Daniel Perreau, xviii. [130. 222. 233]-by Thomas Bell,[162]-In 1777,by Hy).an Ifaacs, otherwife Hyam Baron, xx. [167, 168]-by dr. Dodd, [168. 232. 234] -In 1778, by Thomas Sherwood, xxi. [168]-by James Elliot, [172] -a bili paffed March the 28th, 1778, for the more effectually preventing the forging of acceptances of bills of exchange, or number of principal fums of acceptable receipts for notes, bills, &c. [173. 230, 231] - Forgery in 1778, by George Graham, xx. [206] -In 1779, by James Matthiefon, xxii. [221, 222. 318. 322] Foundling Hofpital; proceedings, benefactions and other particulars relating to the, in 1758, i. 93, 94. 128, 129-In 1759, ii. 173. 175-In 1760, iii. [91. 185. 188]-In 1761, iv. [105] -In 1762, v. [68. 99, 100. 168]—In 1763, vi. [67. 78, 79. 98. 179]-In 1764, vii. [162]-In 1765, vii. [141. 24-In 1766, ix. [85, 203]-In 1767, X. [93. 220]-In 1768, xi. [263, 264]-In 1769, xii. [221]-In 1770, xiii. [93. 237]—In 1771, xiv. [224, 225] In 1772, xv. [96]-Trial for carrying a child there to exonerate the parish, ii. 129 Fox, the hon. Charles, verfus mr. Williams, bookfeller, xvii. [135. 163] Frederick, mr. formerly a capital merchant of London, verfus the reprefentatives of fir Stephen Evance, baronet, formerly an eminent banker, xii. [111, 112] Frederick William, prince; funeral pro ceffion, viii. 203. Free-Maton's Lodge in Great Queentreet; opened with great folemnity, May the ft. 1775, xviii. [115] Funeral proceffion, &c.; of Ferdinand VI. of Spain, ii. 145, 146-His late majelty George II. iii. [145, 146. 178. 182] His royal highnefs the duke of Cumberland, viii. [200. 202]-his royal highness prince Frederic WilJiam, [203]-he dauphin of France, [204]chevalier St. George, [205] Great chancellor of Venice, ix. [57 2 58]-His royal highness the duke of York, x. [203. 207]-The queen dowager of Denmark, xiii. [121]The princess dowager of Wales, xv. [179. 182]-The earl of Chatham, xxi. [243, 244] G. GAINSBORUOGH; bill for paving, &c. Gaol; act for preferving the health of Garter; chapters of the most noble order of the, ii. 107, 108. 123. 144, 145— iii. [71]-v. [86, 105. 125, 126]vii. [66]—viii. [152]—x. [161]—xi. [196]-xiv. [74. 115. 127, 128.216. 218]-xv. [97. 109] General warrants; origin of, and proceedings relating to, vii. [18. 33. 50. 52.73, 74. 81. 87, 88. 112, 113)viii. [26. 32. 59, 60. 101. 145, 146. 174. 179]-xi. [93. 96. 99, 100. 106. 108. 121, 122. 125. 127]-xii. [150, 151] George II.; proceedings of the privycoun cil on the death of, iii. [138]-funeral proceffion of, [145, 146. 178. 182] George III.; proceedings of the privy council on the acceffion of, with his declaration on that occafion, iii. [138] -proclamation at the acceffion of, [141]—And queen Charlotte, account of their nuptials in 1761, iv. [131, 132. 205. 215]-Birth day obferved with uncommon rejoicings in 1763, vi. [80, 81]-In 1764, vii. [79]In 1766, ix. [103] George's, St. Fields; remarkable riot in 1768, and proceedings thereon, xi, [108. 113. 136. 138. 151, 152, 227. 233]-xii. [61, 62. 51, 52]-xiv. [100. 196. 200] George's, George's, St. Hofpital, Hyde Park Cor- German emigrants; hofpitable reception Glamorganthire. See NATURAL HIS TORY. Glafs; fum proposed to be raised by an additional duty on it in 1777, XX. [274] Gloucester; collection in 1758, at the meeting for apprenticing boys who are natives of the county, i. 109Affizes for 1759, ii. 108-for 1761, iv. [91. 150, 151]-the collection made on the 22d day of September 1761, for portioning out young women of good characters, and the letter which was given to feveral who partook of this bounty, [165]-Aflizes for 1762, v. [101] for 1763, vi. [91]-for 1764, vii. [68. 93]-for 1765, viii. [81. 121]-for 1766, ix. [88. 128]for 1767, x. [74. 121]—for 1768, xi. [91, 92. 97. 154]-for 1769, xii. [93]-for 1770, xiii. [96]—for 1771, xiv. [86] for 1773, xvi. [92, 93.135] for 1774, xvii. [113. 148]-for 1775, xviii. [114. 152]-for 1776, xix. [139. 183]—for 1777, xx. [183. 197] for 1778, xxi. [178. 194]-for 1779, xxii. [204] Gloucestershire. See NATURAL HIS- Gloucester; duke of, prefented with the Gold coin. See Mint. Gold and Silver; exports of, to India, vii. [68]-Value of in 1769, xii. [65] Green Cloth, the board of; the wife -State of in 1764, vii. [92]-A&s paffed for encouraging, xi. [80]-xiv. [104]tate of in 1771, [166] Greenwich Hofpital; an act pailed May 224, 1760, for the more effectual fecuring the payment of the prize and bounty monies appropriated to the ufe of it, iii. [106]-the fum granted by parliament for its fupport in 1760, [184]-The bill paffed in 1763, to enable the governors of this hofpital to mike provifion for fearen decrepid and worn out in his majefty's fervice, that cannot be admitted into the faid hofpital, vi. [65]-the fum voted by parliament to be applied by the commiffioners cr governors of this hofpital to the aforefaid purpofe, [175]The fum granted by parliament in 1764, to aufwer the fame good defign as was specified in 1763, vii. [ 158 ]—The fum of five thousand pounds was granted by parliament in 1765, to be applied by the governors of this hofpital to certain ftipulated purposes, viii. [238] -fome account of the act of incorporation, by which the governor, deputy governor, and other perfons mentioned in the charter, were incorporated (December the 5th, 1775) into one body politic and corporate, by the name of the commissioners and governors of the Royal Hofpital for feamen at Greenwich in Kent, &c. &c. xviii. [182]-money granted to this hofpital by parliament in 1775, [244] A remarkable action brought upon a bond by the governors of this hofpital, against a perfon who had contracted to furnish the faid hofpital with meat, xix. [149]-Money granted to this hofpital by parliament in 1777, XX. [265]-And in the year 1778, xxi. [275]-Enquiry by the duke of Richmond into the government and management of it, xxii. [159, 160]-Particulars relating to the dreadful fire which happened at this hospital in January 1779, xxii. [194] Gresham College and committee, London; business relating to, iii. [134]~ x. [93]...xi. [79.152} Grinstead, Eaft; affizes for 1767, x. [74] -for 1773, xvi. [93]-for 1776, xix. [139]-for1777,xx.[184]-for 1779, xxii. [204] for 1780, xxiii. [210] Grosvenor, lord, verfus lady Grosvenor, xiii. [77]—xv. [76]—versus his royal highnefs the D of C-xiii. [125, 126] Guildford, Surry; bill for improving the town, town, paffed in 1759, ii. 97-Affizes for 1762, v: [101] for 1764, vii. [93] for 1766, ix. [129] for 1768, xi. [154] for 1770, xiii. [134, 135. 139] for 1774, xvii. [148] for 1776, xix. [182] for 1778, xxi. [194] Gum Senega, and gum Arabic; a bill paffed in 1765, for confining the importation of it to Great Britain, and Jaying a duty on the exportation thereof, viii. [90. 246]-The purposes to which this duty on the exportation of thefe articles was applied in the year 1766, ix. [208]—Money raised by the duty on this article of trade in 1775, xviii. [246]-In 1776, xx. [251]. Gunpowder, British; act for allowing the exportation of, in 1758, i. 136.— Trial against the importers of gunpow. der, and gunpowder-makers, ix. [88] -Mill at Feverfham blown up, x. [46]-Accident by an explofion at Chefer, Nov. 5. 1772, XV. [136, 137] H. HACKNEY COACHES; an additional number of them licenfed in March 1771; the money charged upon each licente, and the purpotes to which the inoney fo raised was directed to be appropriated, xiv. [226,227]-The right of a Hackney-coachman to demand fixpence more than the fare for admitting a firth perfon into the coach eftablifhed by law, xviii. [85] Halifax; hill paffed relating to the city of, xi. [73] Hamilton, his grace the duke of, verfus Archibald Douglas, of Douglas, efq. x. [ro8, 109]-xii. [76] Hampshire. See NATURAL HISTORY. Harford, Frances Mary (falfely called Morris) verfus Robert Morris, efq. xix. [198, 199] Harker, Mrs. Dorothy and others, verfus Richard Lonfdale and others, xi. [155] Harrington, lord; remarkable robbery committed at the houfe of, in December 1763, vii. [149. 154] Harris, John Potter, of Baghurt, efq. verfus the rev. John Craven, of Barton Court, Berkshire, xix. [120] Harrison, captain, and his crew, the melancholy cafe of, ix. [73. 183. 191] Harrow on the Hill. See NATURAL HISTORY. Harvey, the hon. Auguftus, verfus the hon. Mifs Chudleigh, xii. [73]-xvi. [102, 103] Haflar; the hofpital at, parliamentary grants for building, i. 128-i. [184] —V. [152. 165]—vi. [175][158] -VII. Hatton, the hon. mr. verfus mrs. E. Hawkers; trial for hawking goods in a Henry VII. king; his inftructions for taking a furvey of the perfon, &c. &c. of the young queen of Naples in the year 1505, (in the original fpelling) iv. [198. 201] Henley, dr. Florence; proceedings against, for high treafon, i. 85. 97, 98—ii. 111, 125. Hereford; afsizes for 1761, iv. [151]— for 1764, vii. [68]-for 1765, viii, [81. 121]-for 1766, ix. [88, 89. 129] for 1767, x. [74. 122]for 1768, xi. [154]-for 1769, xii, [93]-for 1770, xiii. [85, 86. 96. 141-for 1771, xiv. [86, 87. 136]— for 1772, XV, [94]-for 1773, xvi. [93.135] for 1774, xvii. [113. 148.} for 1775, xviii. [113. 154]-for 1776, xix. [139]—for 1777, xx. [198] -for 1778, xxi. [194]--for 1779, xxii. [224] Hereford; collection at the triennial meeting at, for the widows and orphans of the poor clergy in 1762, v. [103]-In 1765, viii. [126]—In 1768, xi. [166] Hereford; the right hon. and right rev. the lord bishop of, verfus John Evans, clerk and relidentiary of the faid cathedral, xiv. [87] Hermione, the; a Spanish register fhip, when, and by whom taken; with an account of her cargo, fale, charges, and |