London, in 1772, [123]-fir Robert Kite's legacy of 100l. in 1772, [126] -Proceedings of this hofpital in 1772, xvi. [94]-A fhort account of this hofpital in the year 1773, xvii. [108] -In 1775, xix. [132] Bartholomew-fair, toll at, abolished, iii. [125]-Shows, interludes, &c. forbidden, v.[90]-xix. [176] Baftard child; a married woman remanded to prifon for neglect of, viii. [93] Baltardy; ejectment brought on a charge of, xx. [180]

Bateman, the rev. Mr.; vicar of Whaplode, Lincolnshire, verfus the inhabitants of the parish, xviii. [133, 134] Bath, order of the; chapters and inftallations of, and oaths taken by the knights at their creation, iv. [115]vii. [66]-x. [162]—xiv. [76]—xv. [66, 67. 106. 108, 109. 206, 207]xvii. [139]-xxii. [210, 211] Bath, the general hofpital at; collection for in 1762, v. [85]-Licence granted in 1768 for a playhoufe in this city, xi. [64]

Beardmore, Mr. versus the king's meffengers, vi. [78]-vii. [72. 74. 81. 112, 113]-viii. [64]

Beckford, William; a fecond time elected lord mayor, xii. [139, 140. 149] -Letters between him and the fecretary at war in Dec. 1769, [187, 188] -Narrative of what happened previous to his prefenting the petition of the London livery, July 5, 1769, [200. 202]-Proceedings on prefenting the London addrefs on the birth of the prince's Elizabeth, xiii. [111, 112] -Refolutions for erecting a ftatue in Guildhall to his memory, [125]— Erected June 11, 1772, xv. [108] Bedford; aflizes for the year 1761, iv. [91. 151]-The value of the ground rent of the estate (in 1760) called the Bedford corporation eftate in London, containing Bedford Row, Princes street, Theobald's-row, North ftreet, Eaftfreet, Lamb's-Conduit-ftreet, Greenfreet, and part of Eagle-ftreet, with feveral courts thereto belonging, all in the parish of St. Andrew's, Holborn ; given for efpecial ufeful purposes to the corporation of Bedford, by fir William Harpur, April the 228, in the 5th of queen Elizabeth, v. [84, 85] -assizes for 1762, v. [101]—for1764, vii. [93]—for 1765, viii. [121]for 1766, ix. [88.128]—for 1767, x. [74 121]-for 1768, xi. [96. 153]

for 1769, xii. [93]-for 1770, xii. [95]-for 1772, xv. [93]-for 1773, xvi. [92]-for 1774, xvii. [112]→ for 1775, xviii. [113. 152]-for 1776, xix. [138. 183]-for 1777, xx. [183. 1971-for 1779,xxii.[204]-for1780, xxiii. [210, 221]

Bedingfield, Mr. John; fome account of the remarkable murder of, vi. [168. 174]

Bees; the premium given to Mr. Wild

man by the fociety of arts, for his dif coveries refpecting, ix. [152] Beezeley, Mr. of Worcester, verfus Mr. Higgins, of Hereford, xix. [139] Bell, Mr. deputy, town clerk of Worcefter, verfus fir Watkin Lewes, xix. [195

Belliard, Mr. jeweller, verfus fir T. E.xviii. [126]

Bells, new, at Bow church, London, defcribed, v. [89]

Belvidere, the right honourable the earl of, verfus Arthur Rochfort, efq. ii. 98. Berkley-fquare, the statue of his prefent majefty George III. was opened to public view in the centre of this fquare, October the 13th, 1772, XV. [132] Berwick; aflizes for 1768, xi. [156] Berwick, the rev. Edward, verfus the

right hon. Hely Hutchinfon, provoft of Trinity College, Dublin, xxi. [184, 185]

Bethlem Hofpital-State of the proceedings and benefactions in 1759, iii. [91]-In 1760, iv. [89]-In 1761, v. [81] The ftate of this hofpital in 1762, vi. [73]-The contract made by this hofpital to be fupplied with provifions from the 21ft of March to the 29th of September 1764, vii. [57] -the ftate of this hofpital for 1763, [70]-for 1764, viii. [78]-a legacy of 500l. left to it in 1765, by Mr. Marlow, of Hackney, [141]-State of this hofpital in 1765, ix. [85]— the legacy left to this hofpital by Mr. Vere the banker, of 200 l. (and 2001. to the incurables) in the year 1766, [106]-State of the proceedings for 1766, x. [85]-a legacy of 2000l. left to this hofpital in 1767, by Mr. William Robinson, furveyor to the city hofpitals, [168]-State of this hofpital in 1767, xi. [91]—In 1768, xii. [91]-the legacy of 1000 l. bequeathed by James Farquharfon, efq. in 1769, [107]-State of the proceedings of this hofpital for the year 1771, XV. [95]-fir Robert Kite's legacy of 1ool. in 1772, [126]-Proceedings

of

of this hofpital in 1772, xvi. [94]— State of this hospital in 1773, xvii. [108]-In the year 1775, xix. [132]

In the year 1777, XX. [201. 203] Bethnal Green; bill relating to the inhabitants of, xvi. [91]

Bible; tranflation of, in the language of all the Catholic countries allowed by the pope, ii. 73.

Bill of exchange; trial for recovering the value of one taken in exchange, proved afterwards to have been ftolen, vii. [111, 112]-Trial for the recovery of one loft, xvi. [109] Billing, Great, Northamptonfhire; great damages done by lightning, H. 84. Birmingham, fee NATURAL HISTORY. Birth-day odes, fee the article POETRY. Black Act, or Coventry A&t; origin and intent of, explained, vi. 89. Blackden, Mr. Samuel, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, verfus captain Gambier, of his majesty's fhip the Burford, iv. [106, 107]

Black-Friars Bridge; particulars relating to the act of parliament, ípecifying the fum to be raised, and the space of time in which, and at which this fum was to be raised for building a bridge, as well as the annuities to be granted by the city to the perfons who should advance the money borrowed upon this occafion, ii. 103-vote of thanks to Mr. Paterfon, for his affiftance in obtaining the act for the purpose of building it, 105-the fum of 204,100l. which is 60,100l. more than was wanted, was raised for this purpofe in 1759, 107-an account of the plans that have been laid before the committee for building this bridge, with obfervations upon them, 146. 149Mr. Mylne's plan was adopted in preference to the others, February 224, 1760, iii. [74]-the agreement made with Mr. Philips (as carpenter and mafon) to build the new bridge for the fum of 110,000 l. according to Mr. Mylne's plan, and within the term of five years from Midfummer 1760, [95] -the first ftone of this bridge was laid October the 31st, 1760, with great folemnity, by the right honourable the lord mayor, (fir Thomas Chitty, knight) &c. &c. [143]-The contract with meffieurs Dixon and Spencer for the carpenters work, January 15th, 1761, iv. [63]-the calfoon belonging to the intended bridge floated with the greatest ease, June the ad, 1761, [118, 119] the firit ftone of the first pier

of this bridge was laid on the 23d day of June, 1761, in the first year of king George III. by fir Robert Ladbrooke, knight, alderman and chairman of the bridge committee, [124]-Determinations of the committee (August the 3d, 1764) on the fituation of the arches, and the projection of the abutment into the Thames on the city fide, vii. [91]-The difcovery that was made of the ancient ftate of the river Thames, on clearing the foundation for the fixth pier of this bridge in 1765, viii. [83]-the centre of one' of the middle arches was entirely struck, and the arch cleared July 23d, 1765, when it appeared that this arch was 22 feet wider than the widest arch of Weltminster Bridge, 28 feet wider than the great arch of London Bridge, and three feet wider than the boatted Rialto at Venice, [112]-the stone work of the fixth pier of the bridge was finished September the 7th, 1765, [127]-the nature of the agreement made with Mr. Egerton to complete the brick work of the new fewer in Fleet Ditch, from Bridewell Bridge down to the Thames, [135]-the first arch of this bridge on the Surry fide was finished September the 6th, 1766, ix. [132]-the transfer of 13,650 l. three per cent. Bank annuities, was made September the 19th, 1766, by the committee for building this bridge to the rulers of the watermen's company, in recompence for the ferry at Black-friars, to be removed upon opening the temporary bridge, [134] -the refolution of the waterman's company in confequence of this grant, [139]-the new temporary bridge was opened November the 19th, 1766, [149]-An account of the toll taken at this bridge, from November the 19th to December the 16th, both days included, in 1766,.x. [51]-the amount of the fheriffs fines, from the 1st of June 1758, to January 1767, appropriated to the building of this bridge, [52]-the fum raifed by the toll from November 19th, 1766, to February the 10th, 1767, [68]—a bill for completing this bridge was paffed June the 29th, 1767, [104]-The amount of the money expended in building the bridge, brought up to March 23d, 1769, came to almoft 200,000 l. xxi. [85]—bill passed May ift, 1769, for making a new road from the bridge, [98]-was opened

for

For carriages November 18th, 1769, [153] The receipts of the toll for the year 1769, amounted to 4000!. per annum, and the apparent profpect in 1770, that in a few years the whole debt on the bridge (which is about 47.cool.) will be difcharged, and the pallage made free, xiii. [73]-the account laid before the court of aldermen in November 1770, of the money expended by the bridge committee, [176]-The nature and ill fuccefs of Mr. Mylne's petition to the committee for 4000 l. June the 13th, 1771, xiv. [114]-an account of the toll collected at this bridge from September 1770 to September 1772, [153]-An action was brought by the city against the fruit-people of Kent, Effex, Berkthire, &c. for refufing to pay rs. 3d. for landing their goods at BlackFriars Stairs, and the city was nonfuited on Auguft 3d, 1778, xxi. [195] -The grofs produce of the tolls at this bridge, from Michaelmas 1775 to Michaelmas 1779, amounted to 26,3071. 13 s. 6d. with an account of the lofs upon bad money, the falaries to toll-men and watchmen, and other incidental expences in that space of time, xxiii. [214] Blackheath; a bill for the recovery of fmall debts at this place, paffed March the 224, 1765, viii. [72] Bland, fir John; the executors of, verfus

a French gentleman, who is anonymous, . [146, 147]

Boats; English flat bottomed; experiments on, i. 101-French deftroyed at Havre de Grace, ii. 94, 95. 103Mi. 122, 123]-Some very remark. able, defcribed, vi. [68]

Bodmyn; affizes for 1762, v. [101]for 1767, x. [121]-for 1768, xi. [154]-for 1769, xii. [127]-for 1771, xiv. [136]--for 1776, xix. [183]

Bolton, duke of; trial of ejectment on the demile of, v. [180] Bond, trial on a hond given by a gentleman to a lady who cohabited with him, xiii. [120]

Ponn, in Germany; dreadful fire, the lefs eftimated at 205,ccol. xx. [168, 169] Boston, Lincolnshire; bill paffed relating to, xix. [130]

Borclph, St. Aldgate; bill paffed relating to the parish of, ix. [83] Boughton under Blean, in the county of Kent; foine memorable particular's of this place in 1758, i. 91, 92.

Bow Church, London; new bells of, defcribed, v. [89]

Brandy; the duty on it in 1774, xvii. [257, 258]-In the year 1780, xxiii. [320]

Bread; abstract of the act for making of, paffed in 1763, vi. [155. 157]—Abtract of an act for the better regulating the affize and making of bread, paffed in the year 1773, xvi. [196. 198]

Brecknock; affizes for 1771, xiv. [136] -for 1773, xvi. [92]—for 1775, xviii. [114]-Bill paffed relating to, xix. [142] for 1776, [183]-for 1778, xxi. [179]

Brewery, London, the; fhort account of its ftate, and the duties impofed, from the beginning of the reign of William III. to midfummer 1760, iii. [173. 175] In 1761, iv. [65. 124, 125]

In 1762, v. [73.75, 76]-In 1766, ix. [127]

Bribery and corruption; trials upon the ftatute against, iv. [150]—vi. [76.90] ix. [68]-xi. [153. 155]-xii. [79, 80.93]

Bride's, St. fteeple; spire of, ftruck and

much damaged by lightning, vii. [80] Bridewell Hofpital; its ftate in 1759, iii. [91]-Its ftate in 1760, iv. [89]-Its ftate in 1761, v. [81]-Its ttate in 1762, vi.[73]-The state of this hofpital for 1763, vii. [70]-The ftate of this hofpital for 1764, viii. [78]-for 1765, ix. [85]-the legacy of Mr. Vere the banker to this hofpital in 1766 of two hundred pounds, [156]-State of the proceedings in 1766, x. [84] -In 1767, xi. [91]-In 1768, xii. [91]-State of the proceedings for the year 1771, XV. [95]-fir Robert Kite's legacy of a hundred pounds in 1772, [126]-State of this hofpital in 1772, xvi. [94]-A fhort ftate of the proceedings of this hofpital in 1773, xvii. [108]-In the year 1775, xix. [132]

Bridgewater; affizes for 1768, xi. [154]

for 1770, xiii. [141]-for 1776, xix. [183]-for 1779, xxii. [224] Brighthelmftone; bill paffed relating to, xvi. [91]

Briftol; an act paffed in 1760 for rebuilding, &c. the bridge over the river Avon in this city, for widening the freets, and making other improvements in the faid city, iii. [106]— The wife and falutary regulations that were made in the Newgate in this city by the unprecedented diligence of the keeper, iv. [61]aflizes for 1761,

[169] for the city in 1763, vi. [91]

for 1764, vii. [68. 94]-tor 1765,
viii. [121]-for 1766, ix. 129-for
3767, X [74. 126]-for 1771, xiv.
[86]-for 1772, xv. [94]-for
1773, xvi. [92. 135]-for 1774, xvii.
149-for 1776, xix. [139. 183]-
-fome account of the dreadful fire
which happened here in January 1777,
xx. [163, 164]-affizes for 1779, xxii.
[224]-for 1780, xxiii. [223]
Bristol Castle; the uncommon fummons
of lord Fairfax to prince Rupert, for
the furrender of, xii. 191. 193.
Briftol, collection at the feaft of the fons
of the clergy, for 1761, iv. [156]--for
1762, V. [105]-for 1765, viii. [125]
-for 1766, ix. [132]-for 1767, x.
[119]-for 1768, xi. [164]
Bristol, the earl of, verfus the printer of

a morning paper, xviii. [128]
British colonies, the; acts relating to, iii.
[105]-iv. [78]-vii. [63. 65. 164.
166]-viii. [87]-ix. [46, 47. 90.
103]-x. [106]-xi. [79, 80]-xii.
[98]-xiii. [73*.76*. 91. 108]-xiv.
[81]-xvii. [45. 50. 84. 122]
British lying-in hofpital; benefactions to,
and collections for, and ftate of, iv.
[r26]–vi. [56]xi. [138, 139]–
xii. [107]-xiv. [150]

Britons, ancient; collection at the anni-
versary fermon and feaft of the fociety
of, in 1763, vi. [61, 62]-Addrefs to
the prince of Wales, with the answer
and benefaction in 1765, viii. [70,
71]-profits arifing from the fale of
the British Zoology appropriated to,
[104] Collection in 1775 and in
1776, xviii. [97]—xix. [124]
Broadly, Thomas, of Hull, efq. verfus
William Keling and others, vii. [69]
Broad-wheel act; remarkable trial on,
vii. [93]

Brokers; trial refpecting government se-
curities bought and fold by perfons not
being brokers, x. [68]
Bromley, in Kent; a bill for the reco-
very of fmall debts at this place, paf-
fed March the 22d, 1765, víii. [72].
Brunswick, hereditary prince, and the
princess Augusta; account of their
nuptials in January 1764, vii. 45.
Brunfwick, duke of; presented with the
freedom of the city of London, viii.
150.

Buckingham; affizes for 1761, iv. [150]
-for 1763, vi. [91]-for 1764, vii.
[93]-for 1765, viii. [80]-for 1766,
ix. [88. 128]-for 1767, x. [121]—
for 1770, xiii. [140]—for 1774, xvii.

2

[147]-for 1776, xix. [182]-for
1777, xx. [196] for 1779, xxii.
[224]

Buildings; heads of the act for the bet
ter regulating of them, and prevent-
ing mifchiefs that may happen by fire,
within the weekly bills of mortality,
and other places therein mentioned,
which received the royal affent on the
5th of April 1764, vii. [134. 136]—
Trial for putting bond-timber in con-
trary to act of parliament, xiii. [116]
-A claufe extracted from a fimilar a
paffed in 1772, XV. [178, 179]-trial
for not making party-walls of fuffi-
cient thickness, 90. · Another claufe
in the faid act, xvii. [128, 129]
Bury St. Edmund's, in Suffolk; affizes
for 1761, iv. [91] for 1762, v.
[101]--for 1763, vi. [72. 91]--for
1765, viii. [81. 121]-for 1766, ix.
[91. 129] for 1767, x. 175. 121]
for 1768, xi. [97. 155]-for 1769,
xii. [94]-for 1770, xiii. [139]-for
1771, xiv. [135]-for 1772, XV. [94
122]-for 1773, xvi. [92. 134]-for
1774, xvii. [112. 147, 148] - for
1775, xviii. [114. 153]-for 1776,
xix. [139. 183]-for 1778, xxi.[179]
-for 179, xxii. [204. 224]
Butter, Irish; trial for the importation of,
vi. [87]

CA

C.

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ABINET-MAKERS, journeymen; ur-
lawful combination of, and methods
taken to fupprefs it, iv. [175]
Cabrier verfus Anderfon, xx. [212]
Campbell, Jofeph, jeweller, in King-

ftreet, Soho; remarkable advertisement
of him and his family, ii. 135. 140.
Cambricks and lawns, French; bills to
prevent the importation of, ii. 97—x.
[104]

Cambridge, univerfity of; an account of
the prizes given by, and to whom,
with the fubjects of the compofition,
in the year 1758, i. 91.-In the year
1759, ii. 77, 78. 105, 106.-In the
year 1760, iii. [83. 92]-In the year
1761, iv. [76. 104. 127. 148]—In
1762, v. [76. 8r. 92. 111]-In the
year 1763, vi. [66]-the election of
the high fteward in 1764, vii. [58]-
viii. [80]-fubjects of the literary
prizes, and to whom given, in 1765,
viii. [73. 83. 104, 105]-In 1766,
ix. [75]-In 1767, x. [81. 102]-
the legacy of Mr. Tilley to this uni-

verfity,

verfity, and the purposes to which it was appropriated, [189]-the valuable prefent made by his Danish majetty, xiv. [66]-An account of the prizes given, and to whom, in the year 1768, xi. [81. 91. 189]-In 1771, [76, 77]-In the year 1772, xv. [79. 89]-their proceedings with refpect to the fubfcription to the thirty-nine articles, [82. 110]-The prizes given in the year 1774, and to whom, xvii. [97]-In the year 1775, xviii. [93. 303. 151. 167]-the bill paffed for vetting a perpetual copy-right in this university, [118, 119]—The subjects for the prize medals, and to whom they were given, in the year 1776, xix. [125 135] In the year 1778, xxi. [190]

Cambridge, town of; affizes for 1761, iv. [91. 151]-for 1762, v. [101] for 1763, vi. [71]-for 1764, vii. [68]-for 1765, viii. [80. 121]-for 766, ix. [88. 128]. - for 1767, X. [74. 121] for 1768, xi. [155]-for 769, xii. [94]-for 1770, xiii. [95] for 1773, xvi. [134]—for 1774, xvii. [113. 148] for 1775, xviii, [154]— for 1776, xix. [138. 182]-for 1777, xx. [183. 1971-tor 1778, xxi. [179]

for 1779, xxii. [204. 224]-for 1780, xxiii. [210] Campbell, Mr. of Grenada, verfus Mr. Hall, collector of the duties in the faid island, xvii. [164, 165] Campbell, Robertion, Meffrs. and Co. verfus Mr. William Shepherd and others, xix. [190]

Canterbury; convocation of the province

of, meetings and bulinefs of, iv. [175] Privileges granted to the city of, in 1766, ix. [126, 127]-Collection for the widows and orphans of the clergy in 1770, xiii. [115] — Remarkable caufe between his grace the arch

biflop of Canterbury," and "the overfeers of the poor for the parish "of Lambeth," in 1776, xix. [197] Cape Breton. See this article under the HISTORY OF EUROPE.

Cards, packs of; ftamped in 1775, xviii. [191]

Carhile; affizes for 1766, ix. [88. 128] -for 1767, x. [121]-for 1768, xi. [155]-for 1770, xiii. [140]-for 1771, xiv. [135]-for 1772, xv. [126] --for 1773, xvi. [134]-tor 1774, xvii. [148]-for 1775, xviii. [152]for 1776, xix. [183]—for 1777, xx. [198] Carmarthen; affizes for 1767, x. [121] -for 1774, xvij. [149]

130.

Caftration; remarkable trial and punishment for, vii. [69]

Cattle; thankfgiving appointed for the ceafing of the diftemper, ii. 66.-Epidemical diftemper in 1761, iy. [161]Calculation of the number of cattle killed in one year in the city of London, x. [76, 77.]-See SMITHFIELD MARKET.

Cawfey, Mr. of Guildford, verfus fir

Jofeph Mawbey, xviii. [153, 154] Chancery; an act paffed May the 10th, 1765, for augmenting the falaries of the mafters in, viii. [88]-An account of the money in truft for different perfons vetted in this court, xiv. [147]— The regifters, &c. of this court toot poffeffion of their new office in Chancery-lane, October 27th, 1776, xix. [187]

Chaplin, Mr. of Ryfom, Lincolnshire, verfus the rev. Mr. Bree, xviii. [97,

98]

Charity money taken by any member of the inftitution, and appropriated to his own ufe, deemed a robbery, vi. [99] -vii. [68, 69]-ix. [128]

Chatham; parliamentary grants for fecuring the dock of, ii. 84. 177, 178royal vifit to, in April 1778, xxi. [232, 233]

Chatham, the earl of, verfus - Daw, efq. xiii. [119, 120]—xiv. [103] Chatham, earl; vote of thanks of the city of London, for the plan he offered to the houfe of lords relating to the American colonies, xviii. [91]— Proteft on his annuity bill, xxi. [209*. 210*]-funeral proceffion, [243. 244]. Chelfea-bridge, to Batterfea; bill paffed for building, ix. [83]

Chelfea hofpital; parliamentary grants to, i. 129-ii. 173-V. [155. 166]-vi. [180]-vii. [160]-viii. [236]-ix. [201]-X. [217]-xi. [262]-xii. [219]-xii. [235]-xiv. [224]-XV. [210]-xvi. [226]-xvi. [250]xviii. [244]-xix. [249]-xx. [266] -xxi. [276]-xxii. [327] Chelmsford; affizes for 1761, iv. [91. 151]-for 1762, v. [81]for 17631