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Monthly Chronicle.

the younger of whom ( a lad about ., 4 years old ) they shot through . he heart and the elder through different parts of his body ; not satisfied with . the wounds which they had inffiicted on the latter , they stabbed him when he ted , and-beat hi , head with a musket till the instrument broke . The unhappy victims of this cruelty died before morning . . . „ „ The manv shocking murders and outrages committed in various pails ot lie land were taken into consideration by the House of Lords there on Friday last ; inion that parts of that kingdom should

aud it seemed to be the general op some be abandoned to martial law . . , 1 In the evening , between eight and nine o ' clock , her Royal Highness the infant Princess , daughter of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and 1 rincess ot Wales , was christened in the Great Drawing-room , at Carlton house by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury : her Royal Highness was named Charlotte the their Majesties in and her Royal Highness

Augusta : sponsors were , person , the Duchessof Brunswick , represented by her Royal Highness the Princess Royal . As the intention was , that the ceremony should be considered as of a private kind , a few of the Nobility only , who are usually honoured with invitations to their Majesties private parties , were invited by his Royal Highness the I mice , in the name and by command of his Royal parents . _ ' ¦ The cards of invitation were for eight o ' clock . At that hour his Grace he Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London arrived and soon a erne Princess performed by the Archbisnop

ceremony of churching the was privately 111 Their ' Roval ' Highnesses the Duke , Prince William , and Princess Sophia of Gloucester , " and their Serene Highnesses the Prince , Princess , and Hereditary Prince and Princess of Orange , mean while , arrived , and were ushered into the ye Her Roy " i Highness the Duchess of York was prevented from being present

bv indisposition . ,., / -. i „ j " The State Cradle of the Royal infant , a present from the giteen , was placed under the State Canopy of the Prince . .... •. , ¦ At half past nine , the Royal familv ascended from the dining-room into the gold-room , where the ceremony was to be performed , the Princess of Wales having previously entered that room . , The company present at the ceremony were , besides the Royal fan ily , the familv of Orange the Archbishop of Canterbury , the Bishop of London he Rectors ' St and StMartin 111 the Ields the Lord

of the parishes of St . James , . George , . . Chancellor , the Lord President , Lord Cholmondeley , Lord Jersey , the Vice-Chamberlain to the Prince , Generals Hulse and Lake , the Ladies attendant on the Princess , and some other of the Prince ' s family . •T | , e ceremonv commenced about a quarter before nine , and was performed by hisGrace the Archbishop of Canterbury , in a very solemn andimpressive manner . Her Majestv held ihe Royal infant in her arms during a great part of he ceremony—after the name was given , the Princess Royal received it from the

Arclibl The attendants upon ihe Royal family , and the Nobility who were invited , were shewn into the great dining-room . . . After the ceremonv , all the Royal family saluted the infant , and it was afterwards placed in the cradle , attended by Lady Jersey Lady Carnarvon Lady Dashwood , Miss Garth , aud the bed-chamber woman . 'Ihe doors were hen thiown open , and all the company invited were permitted to enter , to pay their respect * to the Roval Family , and . see thc Royal infant . , < . ' ., ' , - ., „ „ ,, " laced in the for the Royal familyarid in the

ad-Card tables were p gold room , joining apartments for the Noble guests . About twelve the . Royal family retired ,, aud ihe rest of the companv soon after took their leave . ¦ The geld room was for the first time lighted up upon thisjoylul occasion . 12 . A duel was fought on the race ground near Eseter . between-C . ipi . Towers , ofthe Sussex light dragoons , and Captain Curling , of the ami ; re ^ mem . When the former was shot through ' . he body . X 2

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LONDON: Article 2
TO READERS, CORRESPONDENTS , &c. Article 3
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE: AND CABINET OF UNIVERSAL LITERATURE, FOR FEBRUARY 1796. Article 4
AN ADDRESS FROM THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MADRAS TO THE GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND. Article 6
AN ADDRESS, DELIVERED TO THE BRETHREN OF ST. JOHN'S LODGE, NO. 534, LANCASTER. Article 7
OBSERVATIONS MADE IN A VISIT TO THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY, Article 10
ON THE PASSIONS OF THE ANCIENTS. Article 17
THE MODERN STATE OF FRIENDSHIP. Article 20
ORIGINAL LETTER FROM OLIVERCROMWELL, Article 22
THE STAGE. Article 23
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE LATE THOMAS DUNCKERLEY, ESQ. Article 25
ON PARENTAL PARTIALITIES. Article 29
ACCOUNT OF DR. DEE, THE ASTROLOGER. Article 31
ON THE ABSURDITY, FOLLY, AND INCONSISTENCY OF VARIOUS FASHIONABLE CUSTOMS AND CEREMONIES Article 37
TWO LETTERS WRITTEN BY MR. ADDISON, IN THE YEAR I708, TO THE EARL OF WARWICK, Article 41
HISTORY OF MASONRY. Article 42
ON THE VARIOUS MODES OF EATING IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. Article 48
POETRY. MASONIC SONG. Article 50
SONG. Article 50
STANZAS TO WINTER. Article 51
TO FRIENDSHIP. Article 52
MONODY ON THE DEATH OF JOHN HOWARD, ESQ. Article 53
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 55
PROLOGUE TO THE WAY TO GET MARRIED, Article 56
EPILOGUE TO THE SAME. Article 57
" HISTORY OF THE THEATRES OF LONDON, Article 58
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 63
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 64
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Monthly Chronicle.

the younger of whom ( a lad about ., 4 years old ) they shot through . he heart and the elder through different parts of his body ; not satisfied with . the wounds which they had inffiicted on the latter , they stabbed him when he ted , and-beat hi , head with a musket till the instrument broke . The unhappy victims of this cruelty died before morning . . . „ „ The manv shocking murders and outrages committed in various pails ot lie land were taken into consideration by the House of Lords there on Friday last ; inion that parts of that kingdom should

aud it seemed to be the general op some be abandoned to martial law . . , 1 In the evening , between eight and nine o ' clock , her Royal Highness the infant Princess , daughter of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and 1 rincess ot Wales , was christened in the Great Drawing-room , at Carlton house by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury : her Royal Highness was named Charlotte the their Majesties in and her Royal Highness

Augusta : sponsors were , person , the Duchessof Brunswick , represented by her Royal Highness the Princess Royal . As the intention was , that the ceremony should be considered as of a private kind , a few of the Nobility only , who are usually honoured with invitations to their Majesties private parties , were invited by his Royal Highness the I mice , in the name and by command of his Royal parents . _ ' ¦ The cards of invitation were for eight o ' clock . At that hour his Grace he Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London arrived and soon a erne Princess performed by the Archbisnop

ceremony of churching the was privately 111 Their ' Roval ' Highnesses the Duke , Prince William , and Princess Sophia of Gloucester , " and their Serene Highnesses the Prince , Princess , and Hereditary Prince and Princess of Orange , mean while , arrived , and were ushered into the ye Her Roy " i Highness the Duchess of York was prevented from being present

bv indisposition . ,., / -. i „ j " The State Cradle of the Royal infant , a present from the giteen , was placed under the State Canopy of the Prince . .... •. , ¦ At half past nine , the Royal familv ascended from the dining-room into the gold-room , where the ceremony was to be performed , the Princess of Wales having previously entered that room . , The company present at the ceremony were , besides the Royal fan ily , the familv of Orange the Archbishop of Canterbury , the Bishop of London he Rectors ' St and StMartin 111 the Ields the Lord

of the parishes of St . James , . George , . . Chancellor , the Lord President , Lord Cholmondeley , Lord Jersey , the Vice-Chamberlain to the Prince , Generals Hulse and Lake , the Ladies attendant on the Princess , and some other of the Prince ' s family . •T | , e ceremonv commenced about a quarter before nine , and was performed by hisGrace the Archbishop of Canterbury , in a very solemn andimpressive manner . Her Majestv held ihe Royal infant in her arms during a great part of he ceremony—after the name was given , the Princess Royal received it from the

Arclibl The attendants upon ihe Royal family , and the Nobility who were invited , were shewn into the great dining-room . . . After the ceremonv , all the Royal family saluted the infant , and it was afterwards placed in the cradle , attended by Lady Jersey Lady Carnarvon Lady Dashwood , Miss Garth , aud the bed-chamber woman . 'Ihe doors were hen thiown open , and all the company invited were permitted to enter , to pay their respect * to the Roval Family , and . see thc Royal infant . , < . ' ., ' , - ., „ „ ,, " laced in the for the Royal familyarid in the

ad-Card tables were p gold room , joining apartments for the Noble guests . About twelve the . Royal family retired ,, aud ihe rest of the companv soon after took their leave . ¦ The geld room was for the first time lighted up upon thisjoylul occasion . 12 . A duel was fought on the race ground near Eseter . between-C . ipi . Towers , ofthe Sussex light dragoons , and Captain Curling , of the ami ; re ^ mem . When the former was shot through ' . he body . X 2

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