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1734 Died John Arbuthnot, of Mearns-fhire, who wrote on medicine, coins, and politics.

1736 Captain Porteus, having ordered his foldiers to fire upon the populace at the execution: of a smuggler, was himself hanged by the mob at Edinburgh.

1738 Westminster-Bridge, confifting of 15 arches, was begun. It was finished in 1750, at the expence of 389,000l.. defrayed by par

liament.

1742 Died Dr. Edmund Halley, who wrote on natural philofophy, astronomy, and navigation.

Dr. Richard Bentley, of Yorkshire, whofe publications on claffical learning and criticifm are well known, died the fame year. 1744 Commodore Anfon returned from his voyage round the world.

Alexander Pope, of London, author of many elegant poetical pieces, letters, and a tranflation of Homer, died this year.

1745 The rebellion broke out in Scotland, and the Pretender's army was defeated by the duke of Cumberland, at Culloden, April 16, 1746. The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift, of Dublin, died this year. He was the author of poems, political pieces, letters, and fermons. 1746 Died

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1746 Died Colin Maclaurin, of Argylefhire, aut

thor of a treatise on Algebra, and a view of Newton's philofophy.

1748 The peace of Aix-la-Chapelle was concluded, by which a restitution of all places, taken during the war, was to be made on all fides. James Thomfon, of Roxburghfhire, author of the Seasons, five tragedies, and other poems, died this year; as did alfo the Rev. Dr. Ifaac Watts, of Southampton, author of logic, philofophy, pfalms, hymns, and fermons; and Dr. Francis Hutchefon, of Airfhire, who wrote a fyftem of moral philofophy.

1749 The intereft of the British funds was reduced to three per cent.

1750 The Rev. Dr. Conyers Middleton, of Yorkfhire, author of the Life of Cicero, died; as did alfo Andrew Baxter, of Old Aber deen, who wrote on metaphyfics, and natural philofophy.

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CHAP. LXXIV.

MEMORABLE EVENTS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY CONTINUED.

A. D. FREDERIC, Prince of Wales, father to his prefent Majefty, died.

1751

About the fame time, died Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke, who wrote on philofophy, metaphyfics, and politics; as also Dr. Alexander Monro, of Edinburgh, author of the anatomy of the human body.

1752 The new ftyle was introduced into Great Britain; the third of September being counted the fourteenth.

1753 The British Museum was erected at Montague-house.

1754 Died Dr. Richard Mead, of London, who wrote on poifons, the plague, medicine,

and precepts.

Henry Fielding, of Somersetshire, author of
Tom Jones and Jofeph Andrews, died the

fame year.

1755 Lisbon was deftroyed by an earthquake. 1756 One hundred and forty-fix Englishmen were confined in the Black-Hole at Calcutta, in

the

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the East Indies, by order of the Nabob,

and 123 were found dead next morning. 1757 Damiens attempted to affaffinate the French king.

Colley Cibber, of London, died, who wrote 25 tragedies and comedies.

1759 General Wolfe was killed in the battle of Quebec, which was gained by the English. 1760 King George II. died, on the 25th day of October, in the 77th year of his age, and. was fucceeded by his prefent Majefty, who, on the 22d of September, 1761, married the princefs Charlotte, of Mecklenburgh Strelitz. Black-Friars-Bridge, confifting of nine arches, was begun. It was finished in 1770, at the expence of 152,840l. to be discharged by a toll.

1761 Died Thomas Sherlock, bishop of London,

author of fixty-nine fermons; and Benjamin Hoadley, bifhop of Winchester, who publifhed fermons and controverfial writings.

About the fame time, Samuel Richardson, of London, author of Grandifon, Clariffa, and Pamela, died; as alfo the Rev. Dr.

John

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John Leland, of Lancashire, who wrote an Answer to the Deiftical Writers.

1762 Peter III. emperor of Ruffia, was depofed, imprisoned, and murdered.

George Auguftus Frederic, prince of Wales, was born on the 12th of Auguft.

1764 The parliament granted 10,000l. to Mr. Harrifon, for his discovery of the longitude by his time-piece.

Hogarth, the celebrated painter, author of the
Analysis of Beauty, died this year.

1765 An act paffed for annexing the fovereignty of the land of Man to the crown of Great Britain,

The Rev. Dr Edward Young, author of the

Night Thoughts, three tragedies, and other poems, died this year; as did alfo Robert Simfon, of Glafgow, author of conic fections, and a tranflation of Euclid and Apollonius.

1766 On the 21st of April, a fpot or macula of the fun, more than thrice the bigness of our earth, paffed the fun's centre.

1768 The Academy of Painting was eftablifhed in London.

The fame year, died the Rev. Lawrence

Sterne,

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