The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

To the EDITOR of the OXFORD MAGAZINE.

SIR,

Several humorous accounts have appeared from cross reading of the Papers, I take the liberty of sending you the inclosed; and hope you will think it worth inserting in your excellent Magazine.

Your's,

S. B.

'TIS thought the Right Honourable Thomas Harley, Esq; will not be chosen again for the City of London -- Unless he can get a good character from his last place.

Last Saturday one of the City Magistrates committed -- A rape upon the Body of a girl of fifteen years of age.

Monday last his R--l H--ss the D-- of C--d-- Was apprehended in an alley near Grosvenor. Square.

Jacob Hemet, Dentist to his Majesty -- Knock'd Out one of his eye teeth.

We hear that a fire broke out in Dame-Street, Dublin, --And destroyed all the Turkish fleet in the Hellespont.

Yesterday a Bookseller in St. Paul's Church yard --Received sentence of death, together with several other malefactors.

Any person still doubtful of the efficacy of this medicine may be fully convinced of it by applying to a poor man who has got the scurvy to such a degree as to be entirely covered with blotches and eruptions.

The Flanders mail which arrived this day--- Brought several dispatches from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Her R!H -- s the P. (o D-r of W-s-- Is desirous of lying in privately.

To all gentlemen who shave themselves----Mrs. Gibbon's medicine will take off the hair that grows round the mouths of those ladies.

Yesterday another Physician was called in to attend the Right Honourable George Grenville-- It is therefore thought he cannot possibly recover.

The Reverend Mr: Whitefield is certainly dead …-- The business of his Shop will continue to be carried on as usual by one of his journeymen.

Sunday next his Royal Highness the Bishop of Osnaburgh-a Will preach a charity sermon at St Dunstan's in the West.

A dignified clergyman has applied to a certain great personage, shewing the necessity of a day of general praying and fasting---There was a most elegant entertainment at the Lord Mayors feast, and some persons laboured so very hard that it is thought they cannot be able to eat again these three days.

One day last week, a gentleman, either thro' insanity or under some discontent of mind, though in good circumstances, took a boat and rowed to black friars, where he jumped over board and went to St. Martin's Church, and was married to a young lady that had every qualification to make the marriage state happy.

Last Saturday a most notorious pick pocket --. Retired from business, having acquired a very handsome fortune with great reputation.

Lord Mansfield knows it would answer no purpose -In a contract for supplying the navy with Pork.

It is now confidently reported, that Sir Fletcher Norton will have the Seal soon The inquest went out privately to see that the scales were even, and that they had an eye to equity in all their weights and measures.

Sunday a cart run over a poor man and broke both his legs and Whereupon he run up highgate Hill, & though he was pursued by Fielding's thief takers, he got clear off