wager depending between him and Sir Robert Fagg, that his Lordship did not preform the same in an hour and five minutes. It is 21 Miles, and upwards of 5000 l. betted. [His Lordship preformed it on the 7th of February.
Monday, Jan. 25.
Admiral Cavendish, lately arrived with his Squadron from Gibralter, waited on his Majesty, and was graciously received.
Several Prisoners were released out of Woodstreet compter, by Mr. Webb, executor to the late Ld. Chief Baron Pengelly, who, by his Will bequeath'd 500 l. for that purpose.
A duel was fought on the new walk in the upper park at St. James's, between the Rt. Hon. the Ld. Hervey, and the Rt. Hon. Win. Pulteney, Esq; who having closed in, after several passes on both sides, were parted and disarm'd by Sir John Rushout, Bart. and Hen. Fox, Esq; their two Friends who attended them. 'Tis said that the Ld. Hervey had two or three slight wounds, and Mr. Pulteney a small hurt in his left Hand; and that his Lordship gave the Challenge on account of Mr. Pulteney's being the reputed Author of a Pamphlet; entituled, A proper reply to a late scandalous Libel, call'd, Sedition and Defamation display'd.
A Printer at Newcastle upon Tyne taken into Custody, for re-printing some parts of the Craftsman.
In pursuance of the late Act for the better regulation of Juries in the sittings in Middlesex the names of the several Persons summon'd and impanell'd were written on distinct pieces of Parchment, and put into a box, and were drawn out one after another, until 11 Persons whose names were drawn did appear.
The Snows were so deep in some parts of Derbyshire, that the Roads were hardly passable.
As Workmen were digging in the Gardens of Charles Child, Esq; of Waverlay in Surry (where an Abbey was founded above 600 Years ago, by Wm. Giffard then Bp. of Winchester, and Abbot of Waverlay as appears by the Monasticon Anglicanum, vol. 1. p. 703) they found a leaden pot, in which the Heart of a man was preserved in Spirits, supposed from an Inscription on a Tomb in the Cathedral Church of Winchester, to be the Heart of the said Bishop, which was not in the least decayed.
Tuesday, Jan. 26.
His Majesty's ship Biddeford, of 29 guns, put in commission, and Capt. Bernard appointed commander. Also
The Spence Sloop, and the Command given to Lieut. Swale.
Money sent to Deptford to pay 2 Months wages to the Officers and Seamen of his Majesty's Yatchts.
Wednesday, Jan. 27.
His R. H. the D. of Cumberland, stood Godfather in Person to the new-born Son and Heir of the Ld Archibald Hamilton.
Two publishers were taken into Custody of his Majesty's Messengers for publishing a Libel intitled, The Divine catastrophe of the Royal Family of the Stewarts, &c. and the next Day were admitted to Bail.
Thursday, Jan. 28.
Sig. Vignola, resident from the republick of Venice, had a private Audience of leave of the King and Queen.
At Night was a Ball at the Opera-house in the Hay-market.
Brigadier Clayton arrived in Town from Gibralter.
The new Church at Bloomsbury was consecrated by the Bishop of London, by the Name of St George's Bloomsbury, as was also the burying-ground in the Fields adjoyning. The Divine Service was performed by Dr. Crew, and afterwards the Sacrament was administered.
Signior Claudio Re, Minister of the Duke of Parma, was at Court,and
