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it in the following Reign: And from the Reftoration, the D.lTohuenefs of Manners have called for fome Kind of Reformation ; though not by fuch Steps as may tend to an Introduction of a puritanical religious Knight-Errantry a iecond Time.To complain tint a general Depravity is fpread throughout the Nation, is prejudicial to all its Interefls, and will be an infuperable Obftacle to its Security and HappineG. Tiiis, in the long Run, muft awaken us to think of Remedies ; And Recourfe may be had to the Appearances of Religion, for the NegletT of Morality. This is the Cafe already, in fame Meafure: For the Me* thi-dills have begun me Work, and there is nothing more apt to comm unicare iifclf through the Populace, th lt;n Lius Spirit of Enihufijfm.XVe are always complaining of the Danger of our Liberties, and, I am afraid, with two much Reafon. But tisen \vc little clunk tlut tltis Danger arifes from our own Ajufe of Liberty; I mean Voluptuoufnefs: And, merafare, among the Caules of our approaching Ruin, we mull add to the Dtfioluiencfs of xManners, occafioned by a proeiTed Contempt of all Religion, the Luxury and Extravagance introduced by our People of Fafnion, winch, n not feafonably checked, mull prove fatal to~. .. D ! 1 ... • - T : 1 - _ : i ^ n * • r r i •Here liesour Reli gion, Liberties, and Conftaution. ihe Roor or all rhofa Evils wnicii the Reforming ScLt, or Sect of People would have amended : But let them lay toe Axe to the Root, it they have the Zeal they pretend for a Keiormation; became the middling people have tew Vices, or none at nil, wiucli require the Revival of antique Laws, and otTolete Statutes, to abridge them oftheir innocent Am utmiems, even on the Sabbath-Day ;for fuch AmulAn: n s are tolerated in all Countries, and are leldom or never carried to a Pitch of Indecency among the honcit and lr.duitnous Part of th? Community, who have only tile Lord’s Day for taking an agreeable Walk out lt;f a populous City, into f ields and Meadows, wi.cre tluy hrea-he a purer Air, enjoy a litt!e rural Rccrea ion, and give a temporary Relaxation to the Toil and Labour or me Week.1 his makes i: nrcell’try uui ViTuallers fliould be allowed to oj en tneir ffauiis on Sundays, for the Reception ol tire uiidabn^ -md 1 ujorious Part of the Citizens,•Viio (Jiherwile _(their T i.- rural jl ■;'M O! j i ) old p .odian of o im r Tur.- ■to -e r« . fan*n* i-..■•■I no Refrtfhmcnis to make Ivms p!ea»an- and comfortable:valu es, calculated lor the Me-a:d cn.irdv with different Views, m tiiefe Dt}g aga:nft the Willoi iik Vi-v.!drate: md oiiiy to fhew the Zeal of a fewover*--- m n, or countenance the Iniquity of In-r. iLa itau ii'e meet Icaodalous Set of Society.f: r.ri 7Angcn, March Ip.:: Au-triuns armed here with a Wag-io.l Jc VJ• tn-'-ard.^ ;iimi* i/»L mney. andThey purfued their Marcntud n faoner palled tliatR’v.r, man they fm.k ail tiie Wllels and 1 err) Boats,1•ib n;11 e i ja* Rhene after them, that theLu.-mv ibi'pu no. louow tliem. A little while after *im.i, four iianovciian Hu.iars arrived here, who im-m?Cii ih, ir;C. :ne tun French Commiflaries here pnionm, at.u !e;zcd upon the large Magazine. Thefe four Hutlars were foon 'o! lowed by 450 Hanoverian Hunter.:, who immediately forced the Munfterian P afanu 10 weigh up again the Veffels and Ferry 1*ats, and 10 repair the Bridge; which was accomplished the following Night, by the Help of their own Carpenters. No faoner was thfe done, than tie Hunters cruifed the River; and purfmng their March, they overtook, between Githuyfen and Bentheim, 1 Sco French, of whom they killed and wounded ‘ many, and made tiie ial pufoners. They likewife ‘ took at No/thorn an Aullrian Major with two Scr-‘ vants, and fourteen Baggage Waggons richly hdm. ‘ Tnis Moment p .tiled ilirough here 20 Hanoverian 1 Troopers, in order 10 take Poifdlion again of the 4 County of Bmtheim ’The Inhabitants of Bremen find themfelves in a verydifferent Situation Irom what they were before they admitted the French amongil them. As it appears thatthey have great Rcfoureesx Cimeral Harden berg’s Demands are now proportioned to them ; and, to infaretheir Compliance, he has T-m three Members of the Regency as Hoilages to Slide.Ihurfday at a Court of Common-Council at Guildhall, a Committee was 3 ppom ted to carry into Execution, an Act of Parliament mr building a Bridge crofs the River Thames, from LLwk-Fryars in rile City of London, to the oppofne Side in rite County of Surrey ; the Committee 10 confiit of the following twelve Aldermen and twenty-four Commoners, viz.Sir Robert Ladbroke Sir William Calvert Mr. Alderman AlfcpSir Crifp Gafcoyne Mr. Alderman Dickenfun Sir Richard Glynn Sir Samuel Fludyer Mr. Alderman Chitty Mr. Alderman Alexander, Mr. Alderman Bridgen Mr. Sheriff Nelfon Mr. Sheriff Cioiltng Air. Deputy Abingdon Mr. Dcput;. Coles Mr. f 'epury Mariindale Mr Deputy Moorey Air. Deputy Nafh Mr. Deputy SkjnnerMr. Deputy Underwood Air, Edward Bar wick George Bellas, Efq;Air. Richard Blunt Mr. I horn as Burfoot Air. John CartwrightMr. j .fiah ColebrookeAir. John Ellis Air. Charles Fullagar M r. Robert Gam on Air. Stephen Hunt John Paierfon, Efq; j Mr.Siephen Preacher Mr. John Price Air. William Prowting Mr. Roger Staples Air. Boyce Tree Mr. William Tyfer[Price TWO-PENCE.]And the faid Committee was empowered to exercife and perform -a’ and every the Powers and Authorities granted by the faid Adi to the Court of Common Coun* cil, fubjecl to tiie Conttoul of that Court.A Petition was then agreed'cn to'be prefented to the Houfe of Common.;, for Relief in Kerfpedt of the oreu Charge of improving and widening the PafTage over and through London Bridge.Thurfday the ioilowing Bills were paffed by Commif-fion, the Bill for the better hmpioyment t f the Pn-.r ofLxeter, tiie Bill for indemnifying Perfons omin r^ toqualify themfelves for Offices, and five other mr at-Bills.Orders are we hear ifTued out to the Conihbles nm -o Hop the Waggons, Carts, c. laden with Goods, comity from Southwark to the City of London, during theSitting of Parliament, on account of London-Bxidsebeing burnt.Thurfday died at his Houfe in Angel Court, Tiirog* motton Stteet, Mr. Alexander Ouchterlony, .Merchant in this City, a G-nileman of unblemiffied Charad'ter, and defcrvediy regretted by all who had the Pieafure of his Acquaintance.We hear that Saunders Welch, Efq; at the Ri-qUeft of feveral Magiilrates in the Divilion of Clerkcnweilintends to /it Pan of bis Time in Cltrken-well, for the more eafy Difpacch of Bufinefs in thatDivificn.W Whitehall, April 12, 1758.HERE AS it hath been humbly rrtrejented to his Ma-jej{y tat onjlueday the nth Infant, ai Ekvtn c c/;H: at bight, the 'Jemfcrary Bridge, ereHed jor a Paffape darivtr tre A.izraiim oj Londo/.-Badge, was fet cn Fi?e} a);A in the Space of a Jew hours, burnt cosvn, and entireI confirmed, a'hereby the Pajfage over the j aid Bridge is totally defray 'cL And cv ere.u tAre are ti e frongefi Grounds to believe t^at thejaid*T. rrp:rary Bridge was wilfiiiy and malicloujly jet on Firrf, by the Cci.trlvance of Coaf piracy j evil difpofed and wirksd Per*j.ns, his Maj°fly, for he better dfe.vering and bringing t) Jti-fice the Perpetrator or Perpetrators of a Crime fo v ry infimo'Jj and detefable, is hereby f leafed to promife his mo (I gracious Par*den to any one of the Perfns concerned in contriving the fame {except the Per/on or Perj ns who actually fet tuc fiid lt;;... o • 1 rr \ t * ■ m ~ _ 1^ j j ., ^rary Bridge or Fire) lt;xbo Jball di/cover the Per fen or Be fans ■zv ho ft tl* faid Bridge oa Fire, fo that he, jhe, or they, hi af f . eh’/ided and conviiled thereof.W. PITT,Sind, as a further Encouragement, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council a fern-bled, do hereby pramfe a Reward of T WO HUN I) R£ D POL N DS to any Terfon making- fuch Life very, as afore* faid, (except the Perfm or Perfons who aSfually ft the faid B-irige c n Fire) to be paid by the Chamberlain of London :n Con* viclion 0} juch Offender cr Offenders.Guildnall, April 12, 1758. Hodges.AT a Common Council called on Tiiurluay oy ue Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, to contider v.,..r was immediately neceffary to be done for me Saf.ty .tnilAccommodation of the Publick, on the unhappy Burning of the Temporary Bridge, and thereby to hr de-ilroying London Bridge as to render it impafiable, it was rei.lived and ordered, that a Reward of Tv/o Hundred Bounds mould be offered for Difcovery and bringing to Jultice the Authors of that execrable Villainy ; and that the u.moR Difpatch may be ufed, the Pt.tibns employed are to work Day and Night in repairing the fame, by wt'ich Meins it will be paffable within thrje W’erks.rMan/ion-houfe, April rz, 1758.HIS is to acviairt tie Publick, 7bat the Right Hon. thi Lord has, fo? tie Safety and Letter Jccommodatimpajf.ii fe.A DDIIIONAL SUNDAY FE RAILS appointed byF\. tie Right Hon. the Lord. Ada;or, during the Paffaire beingflopp'd, cv-er London-Bridge.:Bciwu-en I.ondon-Bridge and the Temple viz,Old Swan to Pepper Alley - lt;5 ’Ercm Coal Harbour tc St. AJary-Overs 21 / hrec Cranes to Horfejboe- Alley zAfuenhiti c to Ac iv SI bames-Street -— z Paul's li barf to Fast!con Stairs — — 2Slackfryars to Paris Garden —.....- ^il hite'ryars to BullStatrs -— — 2FromBoats,20Between Lo n do n-Brxdgrand the HermitageBillii.gfgAte to Sr. Olave'VI*,FromSew 7emple-Stairs to Batyle-B idge'rowiY-lr harp to Pickle-herrfaghongate to HorfleydownSt. Katherine's to George Stairs Hermitage to Mill StairsBoats.20N. B. FJ.e Fart for carrying each Perfon erofs the Rhef Fhantes is One Penny ; and no Boat is allowed to carry more than Eight Pajfengers at one Time} on Pain of forfeiting Fivfr Pounds.%* —Brentford Turnpike.rFJ E Ftuflees of Brentford Furrrpikt meet at Mr. Par fridge's, the Sign ef the Packhcrfe on Furnham»Gr^jy cSaturday next, the lid Infiant, at Fen o'Clock in the Forenoon.J. £errqw, CT.lt; *
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