as fit Reprefentatives for this mercantile Vol. IX. World; as Men ready and able to take Care of its Affairs in the House; as Men moft fincerely affected to our happy Conftitution, both in Church and State, I would recommend to your Choice. Sir JOHN WARD, Sir TMOMAS SCAWEN, Aldermen. Commoners. ROBERT HEYSHAM, Efq; PETER GODFREY, Efq; Who are all Perfons of known Wealth and Inte grity; and who have not only been but are at prefent the most confiderable Traders, in the Several most important Branches of Trade to the Kingdom. This Letter had the defired effect: And there was fuch a vast Appearance of Citizens for the four Merchants at Guild-Hall, that they were declared to have the Majority: However, a Poll being demanded for the Four Tory-Candidates, the fame began at Three a clock, that afternoon; and continued till Saturday the 29th of January, at Noon, when the Four Merchants were declared duely chofen, and were accordingly return'd by the Sheriffs. The whole Poll food thus.odwor 3 ded 2879° Sir John Ward, 3475 | Sir W. Withers, 2828 In the City of Westminster Edward Worte ley Mountague Efq; one of the Lords Commiflioners of the Treafury, having join'd Intereft with Sir Thomas Croffe Bart. they were both chofen, on the 24th. without any 1 Vol. IX. any Oppofition, as were in Southwark, John Lade and Fisher Tench Efq; fo that the firft Elections went undisturb'd in favour Election for of the Whigs. The Tories being enraged the County of at the Progrefs of their Antagonists, reMiddlefex folv'd to try all Means to put a stop to it: inmultuous. And accordingly having got a great Mobb on their Side at Brentford, where the Ele&tion for the County of Middlefex came on the 27th of January, those who came for the Whigg Candidates Sir John Huffm, and Henry Barker Efq; were fo deterr'd by the Infults of the rude, unruly Multitude, (who were encouraged and fet on by feve ral Clergy Men) that great Numbers of them went away without giving their Votes: By which Means, the High-Church Candidates viz. The Honourable James Bertie, and Hugh Smithfon Efq; carried the Day. More about Elections in our next. Mr. Duncombon New-Year's Day, Mr. Duncomb, was marries Mrs. married to Mrs Verney, Daughter to the Verney. Lord Willoughby of Brooke his b The Dutchess On the 7th of January the Dutchefs Dowager of Dowager of Beaufort, Grand-Mother to Beaufort dies the late Duke of Beaufort, and Daughter to he Lord Capel, who was put to Death by the Rebels, died at her Houfe in Chelsea. As alfo Mrs. Three Days before died the Hon. Mrs. Cary Mor Cary Mordaunt, Sifter to the Earl of Peterdaunt, Jan. 4 borom. Polleyn. AndMaj. Gen. About this Time alfo died; Major-Gen. Holt, & Mr. Holt Colonel of a Regiment of Marines;. and the Reverend Mr. Jofeph Polleyn, VicePrincipal of Mardalen-Hall in Oxford, one of the ancientet Members of that Learned Body. „dedɔ diel On Mr. Nelion dies. On the 16th died alfo Robert Nelfon, Efq; Vol. IX. a Gentleman of great Parts, Learning and Virtue. He was indeed, the most eminent Perfon among the Non-Jurors, and Sticklers for the late King James and the Pretender : And being, at the fame Time, the best English Writer among them, he was generally look'd upon as the Author of the Book, about Hereditary Right, for which Mr Bedford was profecuted. The most celebrated of his other Compofures is a Treatife of the Fafts and Festivals. About this Time likewife, died Alexan- Mr. Forbes der Forbes, Efq; one of the Commiffioners dies. of the Revenue of the Excife in Scotland. On the 27th Brigadier Breton, one of Brig. Breton dies. the Grooms of the Bed-Chamber to his Majefty, and Colonel of a Regiment of Dragoons, died of an Impoftthume and Pleurifie. Haddock. Jan. 29th. Two Days after died alfo Sir Richard And SirRich. Haddock, Comptroller of his Majesty's Navy, aged 85 Years: Having been in Commiffion in the Navy, at Sea and on Shore, upwards of 64 Years; been in feveral Engagements at Sea; and difcharged all his Trufts with great Zeal and Faithfulness to the Publick. Some Days before died John Benson, Efq; Mr. Beníon lately made Pay mafter of the Clafs-Lot- dies. tery for 1712. On Monday, the 31st of January, the K, Charles's Anniversary Faft for the Martyrdom of Martyrdom obferved. King Charles I. was obferved as ufual; and the Reverend Dr. Newton, Principal of Hart-Hall, Oxford, preach'd an excel lent Vol. IX. lent Sermon before the King, in his Majefty's Royal Chappel at St. James's, A Andrew.. remarkable Accident happen'd that Day, A remarkable at the Church of St. Andrew, Holbourn, Paffage at St. where the Rector, Dr. Sacheverel, preach'd: For one Mr. Molone, a Roman Catholick Holbourn. Lawyer, being there behind the Organ, and being obferv'd to take down Notes, a Mobb got about him after Sermon, taking him to be a Whig; But having declared himself a Papist, Dr. Sacheverel fent his Servant, who convey'd him fafe through the Doctor's Houfe: Otherwife his Life had been in Danger. THE POLITICAL STATE FOR The Month of FEBRUARY, 1713. SIR, M London, February, 28. 1713. J Y laft Journal was wholly ta- Vol. IX. * my Opinion, your Attention, I shall communicate to you the Abstract at Edinburgh; Transactions together with fome Papers that were ne- in Scotlond. ver publish'd here. We took Notice, fome Polit. State time ago, of a National Addrefs fet on for Decemb. 1714. pag. Foot by the Jacobites to get the Union dif 500. & feqq. folved; and, at the fame time facquainted + 1bid. pag. our Readers with the Check that Defign 513. * |