the mob grew very outrageous; they repeatedly called out to hang, and were fure no Jury dared to acquit him. They fometimes called out, Remember, Jury, you are upon oath; blood demands blood. It is faid, they had got a halter ready to hang him in his way from the Court-house to the

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HE late Sir Jofeph Yates was one of thofe who, very early in life, attached himself to the study of our laws, not as the generality of students do, either from the appointments of parents, or the mere motives of drawing pecuniary refources from the profeffion, but from the more liberal principle of informing himfelf in a science, which only appeared important to him from being capable of defending the lives and properties of individuals. With this open and enlarged turn of mind, he purfued his inquiries with a perfeverance and precifion almoft peculiar to himself, till the profeffion repaid him, by ftoring his mind with an univerfal knowledge of its laws, which very rarely falls to the lot of the greatest talents, or most diligent researches. His invincible modefty, however, repelled him the notice of the public for many years, till at laft the repeated justnefs of his opinions, and forcibility of his pleadings, procured him a coif, from whence he was fome time afterwards promoted to be one of the judges of the King'sbench.

In this chara&er he always conducted himself with a dignity and impartiality that reflected honour even on that refpectable fituation. The right of the fubject, and the dignity of the Crown, were never occasional

ly explained by will or favouritifin, but by the established language of the law; and a Ready, impartial obfervance of it, formed the invariable rule of his conduct.

His charges to Juries were not the charges of an Afiatic Cadi delivering his own will, but the charges of a British Judge in the land of liberty, and will be remembered for many years with pleasure by the lovers of freedom and oratory. In thefe he appeared more the guardian of the people, than an Officer of the Crown; and hit that nice medium, as a diftributor of justice, so strictly, that the offending party, whilst they felt the chaftifement, could not refrain applauding the chastiser.

Though univerfal in his knowledge of the laws, his forte confeffedly lay in common pleadings, with which he was the most minutely acquainted of any one man of his time. Senfible that his talents drew him more ftrongly this way, he, on the late refignation of Judge Clive, follicited to change from the King's-bench to the Commonpleas, which he fucceeded in, but which he did not long live to enjoy, his death depriving the world of one of the greatest Judges of that Court England perhaps ever boatted of.

FOREIGN

From the Weiffel, May 13.

an account from the Grand

WRuffian army, that they will have

intirely paffed the Neifter about the middle of this month. The Ruffians will now haften all their operations against the Turks on every fide, viz. The Generals Romanzow at the Danube, Panin against Bender, Berg against Crimea, Tottleben againit Natolia, whom the fleet at Afoph will aid, and afterwards in the Morea, and the head fquadron of the Ruffian fleet in the Archipelago, and against Conftantinople itfelf. Major-general Storitch has beaten a corps of Tartars near Bender in fuch a manner that they fhew no defire of ferving any more against the Ruffians.

ADVICES.

Kaminieck, April 24. The Tartars, after paffing the Niefter, near Balta, began to carry their ravages into Poland, but were repulfed at the first onfet. Nevertheless, on the 16th paft, they rallied again, and endeavoured to regain their own frontiers; but a detachment, commanded by Capt. Stukulow, came up with them in the neighbourhood of Buda, attacked and defeated them, feized their camp, and took all their baggage. A Sultan, two Mirzas, and 236 private men were killed upon the fpot; the booty in herfs and cattle was confiderable; and 362 Chriftians and Jews were refcued from flavery.

Warfaw, May 16. We have the following intelligence from the grand Ruflian array,

and alfo by letters from Kaminieck, viz. a corps of 20,000 Turks ventured to cross the Danube, with a view to attack Lieut. Gen. Stoffeln, who was in the environs of Buchareft, but he was apprised of their coming by his light troops, and took his measures fo well, that he attacked the Turks at a time when they had the leaft thoughts of it, which lucky event put them all to flight; 3000 were killed on the spot, and many taken prifoners: The Ruffians took likewife all their baggage and artillery. This battle happened the 5th inftant, not far from Brahilow.

Trieste, May 19. The following account is now given us of the demolition of Patras, which is deftroyed from the very foundations. The garrison in the caftle, which was blocked up, made, on the 13th of April, at feven in the morning, a fally, which being fupported by 6:00 foot and 4000 horfe, they made themselves mafters of the city, and put all in it, able to bear arms, to the fword. The refiftance made to them was very fmall; for the Turks having fet fire to the city in many different places, fuch of the unfortunate inha bitants as could not escape became a prey either to the flames, or the fword of the barbarians. This carnage lafted for feveral hours. The foreign Confuls had the good fortune to efcape to Zante, all except the fon of the English Conful, who had a good deal of difficulty to get out of the hands of the Turks. For this young Gentleman being retired to his hotel with two Neapolitan travellers, and feveral women and young Ladies, belonging to the principal perfons of the city, to the number of about 70, a body of Albanians, armed with hatchets, endeavoured to force his gates; but, he reprefenting to them that his nation was in alliance with the Porte, they conducted him to the caftle, together with all that were with him. In this fortre's he faw a great number of perfons beheaded, and, but for the arrival of the Turkish Commander, who knew him, would have undergone the fame fate. The Turkish Officer ordered him to be conducted to his own apartment, where he remained till five in the evening, when he ordered him to be reconveyed to his hotel under a strong escort, but on his arrival there he found it reduted to afhes; fo that about dufk he withdrew to the fea-fide with all his retinue and one domeftic, and, after three hours march on the fhore, happily found a bark,

into which he got, with all who fled to him, and arrived fafe at Zante. The whole city is destroyed, together with all the villages 2round, and moft of the inhabitants mur dered.

Venice, May 19. The face of affairs feems intirely changed in the Morea. Coron is again in the hands of the Turks, who are recovered of the confternation into which they were thrown on the first descent of the Ruffians. While they were bufied with the Epirotes in retaking Patras, advice was .brought them, that 4000 Mainotes were marching towards Achaia. The Ottomans directly advanced to meet them, and killed 2000 of them on the spot, the reft being to tally difperfed. By this victory the whole Duchy of Claren, of which Patras is the ca pital, is again fubject to the Ottomans All the letters likewife received from that peninfula, as well as from Zante, bring, that an army of 60000 men, headed by a Serafkier, is already arrived at Corinth.

Vienna, May 19. By letters from Conftantinople we learn, that the Ruffians, who made a defcent on the Morea, having been joined by a great number of Greeks on their advancing into the country, were attacked by a body of Ottoman troops, which defeated and cut many of them in pieces; 10 000 Greeks were left on the field of battle. They add, that there has alfo been a fea fight in the Archipelago, between the Turks and Ruffians, in which four ships belonging to the latter had been funk, and another taken by the Ottoman fquadron.

Otranto, May 30. They write from the Levant, that the Ruffian fquadron, commanded by Admiral Elphinfton, arrived on the coafts of the Morea about the 15th or 16th of last month; and that a Turkish Serafkier had entered that peninfula with an army of 30,000 men, having maffacred during his march all the Greeks, excepting women and children.

Verona, June 1. All the letters received at Leghorn from the Morea, agree that the calamities and plunder increase there more and more; that fince the carnage at Patras, the Greeks were taking vengeance for the blood of their countrymen, whilst the Turks were deftroying by fire and fword, every thing belonging to the Greeks in the places of which they have re-taken poffeffion.

ON

May to.

N account of the Queen's fafe delivery, a little before one, the Lord Mayor, the Aldermen, the Sheriffs, and Common

council, fet out from Guildhall with the s dress: When Alderman Harley came to Temple-bar, the gates were shut a ainst him, and he was obliged, to quit his chariot, which

prevented his going to St. James's. As foon as the Lord Mayor heard the gates were shut, he fent Mr. Gates, the City Marshal, back, who opened them without any obstruction, and the whole proceffion (Mr. Harley except. ed) arrived at St. James's about ten minutes before two, the time appointed for their reception.

After the Lord Mayor had waited in the antichamber at St. James's a confiderable time, the Lord Chamberlain came out with a paper in his hand, and read to the following effect: As your Lordship thought fit to fpeak to his Majesty after his answer to the late remonftrance, I am to acquaint your Lordship, as it was unufual, his Majefty defires that nothing of this kind may happenfor the future.' The L. Mayor then defired the paper might be delivered to him. The Lord Chamberlain faid he acted officially, and had it not in orders to deliver the paper. The Lord Mayor then defired a copy: To which the Lord Chamberlain replied, he would acquaint his Majefty, and take his directions; but he did. not return until the order was brought for the whole Court to attend with the addrefs.

Sir Robert Ladbroke complained to the Lord Mayor, that ftones were thrown at his coach. The Lord Mayor called Mr. Gates, the City Marshal, face to face with the Father of the city, and afked him, if that was fo, who contradicted Sir Robert; he then faid, dirt was thrown; the Lord Mayor anfwered, there was no dirt in the ftreet; Sir Robert then faid, that the mob fpit in at the windows of his coach.

In the Prefence Chamber, Mr. Rigby attacked the Lord Mayor, telling him he had promifed in Parliament to be answerable for the peace of the city, and that he was informed by Sir Robert Ladbroke, that there had been a great riot in the city, which his Lordship had taken no care to quell.

The Lord Mayor immediately replied, that he fhould be ready to anfwer for his conduct at all times, in all places, and on every proper occafion.

Mr. Sheriff Townfend ftanding by the Lord Mayor, told him, Mr. Rigby fays there has been a great tumult in the city; Mr. Rigby replied, Sir Robert Ladbroke fays fo. Mr. Townsend asked him, if Sir Robert Lad broke was not a Magiftrate? And why he had not appeafed the tumult, if there was one? Mr. Rigby faid, the Magiftrates had been mobbed. Mr. Townfeni replied, tak. ing the whole together, in his opinion, the people had been mobbed by the Magiftrates, and not the Magiftrates by the people.

The following is a genuine Copy of the Addrefs:

To the KING's Moft Excellent Majefty, The humble ADDRESS of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London, in Common-council affembled. Moft Gracious Sovereign, "WE wait upon your Majefty with our

fincere congratulations on the happy delivery of our most gracious Queen, and on the birth of another Princefs, and to affure your Majefty that there are not in all your dominions any fubjects more faithful, more dutiful, and more affectionate to your Majesty's perfon and family, or more ready to facrifice their lives and fortunes in the maintenance of the true honour and dignity of your Crown. Long may your Majefty reign the trne guardian of the liberties of this free country, and be the inftrument in the hands of Providence, of tranfmitting to our pofterity thefe invaluable rights and privileges, which are the birth-right of the fubjects of this kingdom.'

To which the King gave the following gracious answer.

I receive with great fatisfaction your congratulations on the happy delivery of the Queen, and the birth of a Princefs; and I return you my hearty thanks for the duty and affection to my perfon and family, and the zeal for the true honour and dignity of my Crown, which you exprefs upon this occafion.

The city of London, entertaining thefe loyal fentiments, may be always affured of my protection. They all had the honour of kiffing his Majesty's hand.

June 2.

Yesterday came on at Doctors-Commons, before the Worshipful John Bettelworth, Chancellor of the diocefe of London, a caufe of divorce, brought by Mr. N. furgeon, against his wife, by reafon of adultery. It appeared by the evidence, that the place the Lady and her gallants reforted to was Reading, in Berkshire: Among the witnefies examined was a chambermaid at an inn, who gave an account of her feeing the Lady and a Gentle man in bed together, with many other circumftances, and fhe was fupported by more witneffes; when the Judge, after a hearing of two hours, was pleafed to pronounce for the feparation fued for by Mr. N.

June 3.

At a monthly meeting of the Alderman, Deputies, and Common council of Bishopigate-ward, a few days ago, it was propofed to make a fubfcription to the Bill of Rights for Mr. Wilkes, which was agreed to, when the Alderman fubfcribed 20 guineas, the two Deputies to guineas each, and each of the Common Council prefent, feven guineas and a half.

Saturday the feffions ended at the OldBailey. At this feffions 83 prifoners were tried, 13 received fentence of death, 3 to be transported 14 years, 24 for 7 years, two were brasded, and four whipped..

Yesterday the purfer of the Deptford EaftIndiaman, Capt. Tryon, came to the Indiahoufe, with an account of the above fhip being arrived off Portland from Bombay, who brings an account of the Speaker, Eaft Indiaanan, Capt. Scott, being arrived at St. Helena from Bombay; alfo that the Marquis of Rockingham, Capt. Hamilton; the Duke of Cumberland, Capt. Savage; the Lord Camden, Capt. Smith, from London, are arrived at Bombay.

The Speaker failed from St. Helena two Jays before the Deptford, and the Granby was well at the Cape; the Fox, Mitchel, is arrived at Anjango; the Princess of Wales, Court, at Bombay; the Houghton, Smith, at the Cape; all from London.

The Egmont East-Indiaman, Capt. Meares, from London to the Eaft-Indies, left the Canaries the 17th of March.

June 6.

The fupplies granted by Parliament for the prefent year amounted to 6,943,932 l. 165. 2d. The Ways and Means to 7,327,6561. 79. Sid.

June 9.

Yesterday morning, about half paft fix o' clock, her Royal Highnefs the Princess Dowager of Wales fet out, with a grand retinue, from Carlton-house, Pall-Mall, for Dover, in order to embark for France.

Yesterday came on before Lord Mansfield in the Court of King's-bench at Guildhall, a trial on an action brought against a stonemafon, for putting bond timber, contrary to act of Parliament, into a public houfe he lately built in this city; when the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiffs, with 401. damages and cofts of fuit.

On Wednesday was tried before Lord Chief Juftice Wilmot, at Guildhall, a caufe in which the affignee of a bankrupt was plaintiff: The plaintiff's cafe confifted in a charge against the defendant, for having encouraged the bankrupt to purchase goods on credit (under falfe pretences) of a linen-draper, to the amount of 500 1. and upwards, in order to Taife money thereon to answer his prefent exigencies, which goods it appeared the bankrupt fold to the defendant at the fame price, though he only received half the money; for which the defendant forced the bankrupt to give him a receipt in full; but, notwithAtanding thefe receipts, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff to the amount of the fhort payments, viz. 2581.

Yellerday a very important caufe came on to be tried in the Court of Common Pleas at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Juftice Wilmot, wherein Mr. Reynolds, of Lime-ftreet, Under Sheriff of the county of Middlefex, was plaintiff, and a brewer at Stepney was defendant. This action, which concerned every

attorney in this kingdom, was brought again the defendant, for illegally, and in an outrageous manner (affifted by teh or twelve men armed with great clubs, hired on purpose) rufhing into a room in the King's-head-tavern in Fenchurch-ftreet, where a cause was then on arbitration between one Capt. Smith, a client of Mr. Reynolds's, and Mr. T, the defendant's partner, and taking and carrying away Mr. Reynolds's bag, which contained his client's papers. The fact was clearly proved; and the Judge having fummied up the evidence with great impartiality, and told the jury, in an excellent charge, that it was a matter of very great importance; that it did not concern only Mr. Reynolds, but every Gentleman in the law in this kingdom; that it was of a moft serious nature, and that no Gentleman would be fafe in intrusting an attorney with any papers, if fuch daring acts of violence were committed; that he could give the method which the defendant had taken in feizing the bag no other term than ftealing, and that the jury should give fuch damages as might deter perfons from doing fuch flagrant acts of violence for the future; they withdrew for about two minutes, and brought in a verdict for the plaintiff in 1001. damages, befides cofts of uit.

Yesterday the following Addrefs, Petition, and Remonftrance from the freeholders of the county of Surry was prefented to his Májefty at St. James's by Sir Francis Vincent, Bart. one of the Reprefentatives of that county in Parliament, attended by the Hon. Peter King, Sir Robert Clayton, Sir Jofeph Mawbey, Barts. and Benjamin Hayes, Efq.

To the KING's Moft Excellent Majefty. The Humble ADDRESS, REMON STRANCE, and PETITION, of the FREEHOLDERS of the COUNTY of SURRY.

May it pleafe your Majefty,

WE, your Majefiy's most dutiful and loyal fubjects, the freeholders of the county of Surry, in full confidence that your Majefty will at length turn a favourable car to the juft complaints of your fubjects, beg leave, with all humility, to renew our earnest fupplications to your Majefty, in behalf of your much injured and afflicted people.

We humbly hope that our ftrenuous endeavours for the restoration of our constitutional rights will not be deemed inconfiftent with our zeal for your Majefty's Government, nor our ardent love of liberty contradictory to our dutiful affection for your royal perfon.

We confider the right of election as coeval with the firft forms of government in this country; a right which has been rendered dearer to us by the happy exercife of it at the great æra of conftitutional liberty, the glorious Revolution; in confequence of which your Majefty's royal ancestors were established on the Throne of thefe realms; and we cannot but think that the proceedings refpe&ting the Middlefex election are a flagrant violation

of