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Monthly Chronicle.

At the time of the action we had away , in prizes , two Masters mates , and twelve men . DAVID MILNE , Second-Lieutenant . J ™ . 12 . About four o ' clock , a house at Upper Hyde , nearMinchinhampton , inhabited by Mr . Aaron Lord and his sister , both upwards of So years of age , was discovered to be in flames , and the fire was so far advanced , that before assistance could be giventhe roof of the house fell inand the inhabitants

any , , both of them perished . Part of the body ol Mrs . Lord was discovered in the ashes , but no traces of her brother could be found . There was a considerable sum of money dug out of the ruins . Mr . Lord was a person of remarkable character . Sofne years ago he had a legacy of 2500 I . left him , which , by his parsimonious way of life , he increased to 4000 I . He would work for his neighbours , but would never accept any reward . He eat nothing but his own bread , and being asked by a person , for whom he was at work , if he would accept some cheese

cheese lo his bread , he replied in the negative . He said , was a luxury , that led men to cat more bread than was necessary . Though abstinent himself , he was very benevolent to his poor neighbours . 17 . At a Meeting of the Society of the Friends of the People , held at Freemasons' Tavern , it was determined , in consequence of the danger of the country , to suspend , for the present , all . proceedings on the subject of Parliamentary Reform .

19 . About twelve o ' clock two vessels , lying in a tier just below London Bridge , broke from their moorings , and the tide running up at the same time , they drove ; against the bridge ,- when one stuck fast on the starlings , and the other making to the center arch , carried away all her three masts against the top of the bridge , bent the lamp iron , broke two of the lamps , and passed through with a horrid crash ; the crew took to their boat before she got to the bridge , judging what would be her fate ; she then drove with the tide throug h Blackfriars-bridge up above Somerset-house , where she went on shore , a complete wreck . The other vessel was got off the starlings at the turn of the tide with little damage .

PUBLIC ENTRY OF THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR . ft . James ' s , Jan . 29 . His Majesty having been pleased to appoint Thursday , the 29 th of January , for the ceremony of the public entry and public audience of his Excellency Yussef Adjiah Eflendi , Ambassador from the Sublime Porte , the Earl of Jersey ( the Conducting Earl appointed by his Majesty ) , and Sir Clement Cottrell Dormer , Knt . Master of the Ceremonies , proceeded in one of his Majesties coaches , with six horses , attended by six gentlemen of the Privy Chamber in others of the Royal coaches , to the Royal College at Chelsea , the place from

which his Majesty had thought fit that the procession should begin , ivhere Fieldmarshal Sir George Howard , K . B . the Governor , not only allotted the grand apartment for the use of . the Ambassador on this occasion , and provided an elegant cold collation for his entertainment , but , in further compliment to the Ambassador , repaired to the College early in the morning , to be ready to receive the Ambassador in person . About ten' o ' clock the Ambassador and his suite arrived at the Royal College at Chelsea , in his Excellency ' s own coaches , where the Royal Standard was

displayed , and his Excellency was received with all military honours . Alighting from his carriage , his Excellency was met by Wm . Bulkeley , Esq . Major of the Royal College , and others ,, the Military Officers belonging to the Establishment , and conducted to the grand apartment , where Field-marshal Sir George Howard , K . B . the Governor , made a short speech to his Excellency suitable to the occasion . At a quarter after ten o ' clock the Conducting Earl and the Master of the Ceremonies arrived at the College , when the Earl of Jersey made his Majesty ' s . compliment to the Ambassador , and the company sat down to breakfast ; ancl about eleven the procession to'St , James's began in the following order :

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Untitled Article 1
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, OR GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY. Article 2
ANECDOTE, Article 4
ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE STADTHOLDERSHIP OF HOLLAND. Article 4
INSTANCES OF RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE. Article 5
THE NEWSPAPER. Article 7
A SERMON PREACHED AT GREENWICH, ON THE FESTIVAL OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, JUNE 24, 1774, Article 8
HYDROPHOBIA CURED BY VINEGAR. Article 15
THE FREEMASON. No. II. Article 16
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS' OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM. Article 18
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 22
DEVONSHIRE ANECDOTE. Article 23
ANECDOTE OF GOVERNOR BOYD. Article 23
ACCOUNT AND DESCRIPTION OF THE CHAPEL OF ROSLIN, &c. * Article 24
ACCOUNT OF SHAKSPEARE's CRAB-TREE. Article 29
NEW EXPERIMENT IN AGRICULTURE. Article 30
AN ENQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN AND MEANING OF SEVERAL CANT TERMS AND PHRASES IN USE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. Article 31
THE EFFECT OF SUDDEN PREFERMENT IN LOOSENING ANCIENT CONNEXIONS. Article 33
NATIONAL CHARACTER. Article 38
MR. TASKER'S LETTERS Article 39
CONSECRATION OF THE LODGE OF UNANIMITY, No. 136, AT COLTISHALL, IN NORFOLK. Article 40
LIFE OF THE RIGHT REVEREND JOHN EGERTON, LATE LORD BISHOP OF DURHAM. Article 41
SINGULAR WORDS. Article 44
THE IRON MASK. Article 45
DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE DUTCH. Article 47
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. Article 48
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 54
POETRY. Article 55
A ROYAL ARCH SONG. Article 56
ODE FOR THE NEW YEAR, Article 57
THE HORSE TO HIS RIDER; AN ELEGY, Article 58
EPIGRAM Article 60
ICE CREAM. Article 60
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 60
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 65
Untitled Article 72
LONDON : Article 72
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 73
PRICES OF BINDING PER VOLUME. Article 73
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Monthly Chronicle.

At the time of the action we had away , in prizes , two Masters mates , and twelve men . DAVID MILNE , Second-Lieutenant . J ™ . 12 . About four o ' clock , a house at Upper Hyde , nearMinchinhampton , inhabited by Mr . Aaron Lord and his sister , both upwards of So years of age , was discovered to be in flames , and the fire was so far advanced , that before assistance could be giventhe roof of the house fell inand the inhabitants

any , , both of them perished . Part of the body ol Mrs . Lord was discovered in the ashes , but no traces of her brother could be found . There was a considerable sum of money dug out of the ruins . Mr . Lord was a person of remarkable character . Sofne years ago he had a legacy of 2500 I . left him , which , by his parsimonious way of life , he increased to 4000 I . He would work for his neighbours , but would never accept any reward . He eat nothing but his own bread , and being asked by a person , for whom he was at work , if he would accept some cheese

cheese lo his bread , he replied in the negative . He said , was a luxury , that led men to cat more bread than was necessary . Though abstinent himself , he was very benevolent to his poor neighbours . 17 . At a Meeting of the Society of the Friends of the People , held at Freemasons' Tavern , it was determined , in consequence of the danger of the country , to suspend , for the present , all . proceedings on the subject of Parliamentary Reform .

19 . About twelve o ' clock two vessels , lying in a tier just below London Bridge , broke from their moorings , and the tide running up at the same time , they drove ; against the bridge ,- when one stuck fast on the starlings , and the other making to the center arch , carried away all her three masts against the top of the bridge , bent the lamp iron , broke two of the lamps , and passed through with a horrid crash ; the crew took to their boat before she got to the bridge , judging what would be her fate ; she then drove with the tide throug h Blackfriars-bridge up above Somerset-house , where she went on shore , a complete wreck . The other vessel was got off the starlings at the turn of the tide with little damage .

PUBLIC ENTRY OF THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR . ft . James ' s , Jan . 29 . His Majesty having been pleased to appoint Thursday , the 29 th of January , for the ceremony of the public entry and public audience of his Excellency Yussef Adjiah Eflendi , Ambassador from the Sublime Porte , the Earl of Jersey ( the Conducting Earl appointed by his Majesty ) , and Sir Clement Cottrell Dormer , Knt . Master of the Ceremonies , proceeded in one of his Majesties coaches , with six horses , attended by six gentlemen of the Privy Chamber in others of the Royal coaches , to the Royal College at Chelsea , the place from

which his Majesty had thought fit that the procession should begin , ivhere Fieldmarshal Sir George Howard , K . B . the Governor , not only allotted the grand apartment for the use of . the Ambassador on this occasion , and provided an elegant cold collation for his entertainment , but , in further compliment to the Ambassador , repaired to the College early in the morning , to be ready to receive the Ambassador in person . About ten' o ' clock the Ambassador and his suite arrived at the Royal College at Chelsea , in his Excellency ' s own coaches , where the Royal Standard was

displayed , and his Excellency was received with all military honours . Alighting from his carriage , his Excellency was met by Wm . Bulkeley , Esq . Major of the Royal College , and others ,, the Military Officers belonging to the Establishment , and conducted to the grand apartment , where Field-marshal Sir George Howard , K . B . the Governor , made a short speech to his Excellency suitable to the occasion . At a quarter after ten o ' clock the Conducting Earl and the Master of the Ceremonies arrived at the College , when the Earl of Jersey made his Majesty ' s . compliment to the Ambassador , and the company sat down to breakfast ; ancl about eleven the procession to'St , James's began in the following order :

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