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Monthly Chronicle.

the day , but they are not more various than contradictory . ' When the prisorticrs" are brought to trial by their country , we shall stale " the substance of the transaction . What might be relatednow , would probably operate to their prejudice in the public mind ; and from the circumstance of the informer Upton having been himself committed for trial , on the ground of prevarication and self-contradiction , we have hopes that the accused may be able to prove themselves innocent of so detestable an intention . . The King has granted to the Riht HonEdmund Burkeas a reward for

g . , feispiiblic services , a pension of twelve hundred pounds a ydar for life , with a iarge reversion to Jvfrs . Burke in case of her survival . In the course of the past month , intelligence has been received of the surrender of Aix- ! a-Cha peIle , Bois-le-Duc ,-Crevec ' ceur , Cologne , aiid Bellegarde , to the French arms . ' ' ' In consequence of the retreat of General Clairfa ) - ! , the whole country westward of the Rhine is now in the hands of the French .

EXECUTION of ROBERT WATT , At EDINBURGH , on WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 15 , 1794 . . Robert Watt was brought from the Castle to the Tolbooth in a hurdle , paint . ed black , and drawn by a while-horse , the Executioner dressed in black , silting in front , and carrying the axe ; he was attended to the scaffold by Magistrates , Sheriffs , Constables , & c , and assisted in his devotions by Principal Baird . About a quarter before three he ascended the platform , and , after praying a short time

, dropped a-handkerchief , as a signal , and the platform went from under him . When the body had hung about thirty minutes , it was cut down lifeless ; and the Executioner , at two strokes , severed the head from the body . "Downie , it is safd , is to transport himself to Botany-Bay . . .. REMARKABLE EVENTS . —A letter from Kingston , in Jamaica , dated August 10 , reports the follow ing remarkable circumstance : " A vessel which lately arrived here from America with a cargo of horsesXclaboured under such

, . very bad weather and contrary winds on her passage , that the master was reduced to the necessity of lightening her , by ordering some of the live stock to be thrown overboard ; among them was a white horse , who , possessing more strength , courage , and agility , than | iis companions , actually buffeted the waves for two days , kept company with the vessel through a sea tremendously heavy , and , at the expiration of that time , the weather then moderating , was retaken

onboard , and brought safe into port , where he is now alive and , well , " The following singular circumstance occurred lately : An East Indiaman , on her passage from Madras , to Bengal , discovered , by the help of a glass , something swimming on the sea , at a great distance . Tlie ship hove to , the boat was let down , and sent alter it ; when the boat some time after returned with a fine buffalo . It is supposed the beast must have swam upwards' of 40 miles . ROYAL ANECDOTES . — The idea of the Prince of Wales ' s nuptials originated

some time . ago with a Great Personage , who had the first interest in seeing the Prince established ; and it was accordingly hinted to him , but in so delicate a manner as to leave it entirely to his option . Juvenile pursuits at that time suspended all-farther discourse about it , until one day his Royal Highness praising the person' and accomplishments of his sister , the Princess Mar }' , before the Duke of Clarence , the Duke observed she was . very like the Princess of Brunswick , whom he had the honour of knowing and conversing much with . The Prince grew more inquisitive upon this subjectand the Duke so satisfied

, him in all particulars , as to afford him the highest satisfaction . Tho affair seemingly dropped for this time ; but on the morning of a late great gala at Windsor , lie mentioned it to a great Personage , who was delighted with the . proposal ; it was instantly communicated to the Queen , who felt equal satisfaction ; it was then agreed to keep the matter entirely out of the Cabinet , until it was in . some strain of forwardness , which was strictly-complied with ; and the firs ^

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Untitled Article 1
Untitled Article 2
LONDON: Article 2
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 3
PRICES OF BINDING PER VOLUME. Article 3
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, OR GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY. Article 4
AN ORATION Article 4
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM. Article 9
EXTRACTS FROM TWO SERMONS, PREACHED BEFORE THE ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF FREEMASONS, Article 11
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 17
LETTERS FROM T. DUNCKERLEY, ESQ. Article 18
A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF WEYMOUTH. Article 21
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 22
MR. TASKER'S LETTERS Article 23
MEMOIRS OF THE REV. WILLIAM PETERS, L.L.B. Article 25
POPULATION OF THE GLOBE. Article 29
AUTHENTIC AND INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF THE MUTINEERS Article 30
ANECDOTE. Article 37
MEMOIRS OF THE FREEMASONS AT NAPLES. Article 38
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 42
DETACHED THOUGHTS, ILLUSTRATED BY ANECDOTES ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. Article 43
ON CONSTANCY. Article 44
ON DILIGENCE Article 45
ON SUSPICION. Article 45
INSTANCES OF UNPARALLELLED PARSIMONY IN THE LATE DANIEL DANCER, ESQ. Article 46
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 48
REMEDY FOR PUTRID FEVERS. Article 48
THE TELEGRAPHE. Article 49
ON THE PROPRIETY OF SPECULATING ON FIRST PRINCIPLES. Article 51
THE POETICAL LANGUAGE OF TRAGEDY NOT BORROWED FROM NATURE. Article 53
POETRY. Article 54
AN ADDRESS WRITTEN BY J. F. S. Article 55
The following is a Translation of the famous Lines composed by DES BARREAUX, so justly celebrated by Mr. BAYLE. Article 56
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, TO A MARRIED LADY* ON HER BIRTH-DAY, Article 57
ELEGY TO THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA. Article 57
EPITAPH ON A CELEBRATED IRISH ACTOR, Article 58
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, LETTER FROM MR. J. TERU TO DOCTOR BIRCH, Dated June 25th, 1728. Article 59
THE FLY, ADDRESSED TO MRS. ******. Article 59
LINES BY MRS. ROBINSON. Article 59
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 60
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 62
AGRICULTURE, &c. METHOD OF MAKING STILTON CHEESE, Article 69
DISEASES OF CORN AND CATTLE, FROM MR. LOWE'S SURVEY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Article 70
CURES FOR VARIOUS DISEASES OF DAIRY CATTLE, FROM MR. WEDGE'S SURVEY OF CHESHIRE. Article 71
PROMOTIONS. Article 72
Untitled Article 72
Untitled Article 73
BANKRUPTS. Article 73
Untitled Article 74
LONDON : Article 74
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 75
PRICES OF BINDING PER VOLUME. Article 75
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Monthly Chronicle.

the day , but they are not more various than contradictory . ' When the prisorticrs" are brought to trial by their country , we shall stale " the substance of the transaction . What might be relatednow , would probably operate to their prejudice in the public mind ; and from the circumstance of the informer Upton having been himself committed for trial , on the ground of prevarication and self-contradiction , we have hopes that the accused may be able to prove themselves innocent of so detestable an intention . . The King has granted to the Riht HonEdmund Burkeas a reward for

g . , feispiiblic services , a pension of twelve hundred pounds a ydar for life , with a iarge reversion to Jvfrs . Burke in case of her survival . In the course of the past month , intelligence has been received of the surrender of Aix- ! a-Cha peIle , Bois-le-Duc ,-Crevec ' ceur , Cologne , aiid Bellegarde , to the French arms . ' ' ' In consequence of the retreat of General Clairfa ) - ! , the whole country westward of the Rhine is now in the hands of the French .

EXECUTION of ROBERT WATT , At EDINBURGH , on WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 15 , 1794 . . Robert Watt was brought from the Castle to the Tolbooth in a hurdle , paint . ed black , and drawn by a while-horse , the Executioner dressed in black , silting in front , and carrying the axe ; he was attended to the scaffold by Magistrates , Sheriffs , Constables , & c , and assisted in his devotions by Principal Baird . About a quarter before three he ascended the platform , and , after praying a short time

, dropped a-handkerchief , as a signal , and the platform went from under him . When the body had hung about thirty minutes , it was cut down lifeless ; and the Executioner , at two strokes , severed the head from the body . "Downie , it is safd , is to transport himself to Botany-Bay . . .. REMARKABLE EVENTS . —A letter from Kingston , in Jamaica , dated August 10 , reports the follow ing remarkable circumstance : " A vessel which lately arrived here from America with a cargo of horsesXclaboured under such

, . very bad weather and contrary winds on her passage , that the master was reduced to the necessity of lightening her , by ordering some of the live stock to be thrown overboard ; among them was a white horse , who , possessing more strength , courage , and agility , than | iis companions , actually buffeted the waves for two days , kept company with the vessel through a sea tremendously heavy , and , at the expiration of that time , the weather then moderating , was retaken

onboard , and brought safe into port , where he is now alive and , well , " The following singular circumstance occurred lately : An East Indiaman , on her passage from Madras , to Bengal , discovered , by the help of a glass , something swimming on the sea , at a great distance . Tlie ship hove to , the boat was let down , and sent alter it ; when the boat some time after returned with a fine buffalo . It is supposed the beast must have swam upwards' of 40 miles . ROYAL ANECDOTES . — The idea of the Prince of Wales ' s nuptials originated

some time . ago with a Great Personage , who had the first interest in seeing the Prince established ; and it was accordingly hinted to him , but in so delicate a manner as to leave it entirely to his option . Juvenile pursuits at that time suspended all-farther discourse about it , until one day his Royal Highness praising the person' and accomplishments of his sister , the Princess Mar }' , before the Duke of Clarence , the Duke observed she was . very like the Princess of Brunswick , whom he had the honour of knowing and conversing much with . The Prince grew more inquisitive upon this subjectand the Duke so satisfied

, him in all particulars , as to afford him the highest satisfaction . Tho affair seemingly dropped for this time ; but on the morning of a late great gala at Windsor , lie mentioned it to a great Personage , who was delighted with the . proposal ; it was instantly communicated to the Queen , who felt equal satisfaction ; it was then agreed to keep the matter entirely out of the Cabinet , until it was in . some strain of forwardness , which was strictly-complied with ; and the firs ^

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