The Leeds Intelligencer and Yorkshire General Advertiser from Leeds, West Yorkshire, England • 1

IJ J' 1 I 04g rwp -vcv ft! mer. MeMMMFUW New-Street End. Pnnted by GRIFFITH WRIGHT, at A January ir, 1774 ADVERTISEMENTS sor this Papeh are taken in at the Chapter and St. Paul's CofFee-Houses, London, where it may bc seen evcry Wcek. To be LETT, sor a Term of YEARS, A Copyhold Messuage or Tenement, called BEACH, situate in Warley, near Sowerby-Bridge, two Miles from Halifax, achoining to the Turn-pike-Road leading to Rochdale, and dose to the Head of the Navigation.

The above Premisses consist of a very good Houfe, with four Rooms the Ground Floor, four Chambers and Cellars, and a very good Warehoufe, Barn, and other fuitable convenient for any Person in Trade, with Twenty-two Days Work of good arable, mcadow, and ptfture Land, well watered. To enter to the Land at Candlemas nrxt, and the Houfe the ijth of March. For further Particulars apply to Mrs. Lees, at Brach aforesaid. I A D.

Dublin Caflle, Dec. is- Thi, day (us lency the Lord Lieutenant went in State in House of Peers, and, the Commons bt i for, gave the Royal Affent to the Htilov Bills: An acl, in'itled. An Act for granting mv Majesty an additional Duty on Beer, Ale. Waters, Tobacco, Hides. and other and for prohibiting the importation of all Qa and Silver Lace, and of all Cambricks Lawn exceptof the Manufacture of Great Britain.

An act sor granting unto his Majesty the severi Duties, Rates. Impositions, and Ta.tes, thertie. particularly expressed, to be applied to pay 111 Interest, at ihe Rate of Four per Cent, per annunu for such part of the several principal Sum, hi merly borrowed, fhall remain unpatd on vhe 1.51h of December, 1773. An Act sor granting unto his Majesty an ditional Duty upon the several Good, and Wer-chandizes therein mentioned. Gazette To be Immediately, TWO DWELLING-HOUSES, fituate in the Old Church-Yard, and fronting to the Up-per-Ings, with Gardens and evcry proper Accommodation sor Waihing, Bleaching, Brcwing, Enquire of Mr.

Couksow, BY AUCTION. To be SOLD or LETT, On Saturday the Twenty-ninth Day of January Inttant, at Elixabeth Smith's, Widow, Innholder, in Pateley-Bridge, in the County of York, aecording to Conditions (if not before difpofed of by private Contract) improveable Copyhold Estate of Inheritanee, commonly called Caosi Lamei House, consisting of Two Dwctling-Houses, Stablei, Barns, and other Outhuildings, in good Rcpair, with Acres of inclofcd Land (more or lest) having extensive Rights of Common, as lately tenanted by John Collier, The Premifes upon Application will be ihewn by Thomas Ivcfon, now living upon Part thereof, For further Particulars enquire of George Ridsdale, of Birthwaite, near Hamtthwaite, the Owner, or of Mr. At-kinson, Attorney at Law, Riporf. ElandSchool, near Halifax. MR.

this Oppor-tunity of returning hi, lincere Thanks to those, Oentlemen who have encuuraged his Labours in the Education of Youth, by fending their Childrcn (o be under his Tuition. He also bcv.s Laave to acquaint his Friends an.l the Public, that he purpose to carry on the Business in which he is engaged, with the fame unrcmit-ted Vigoiir and Asstduity, tut which he wislics ever to be distinguilhed. Ilclidvs the essential Parts of Education, viz. tanguages ancient and modern, WTkitinc, Aeithmetic, and the Mathimatics, Provision is made for the ornamental Parts also, vi. Dancing, Dbawing, Mr.

teathes the moft important Ar-ticles bimfels, and devotes all hii Time, Thought, and Care, in Manner to the School-Duties uid his Uihers act under his immediate Inspection. A particular Alten-tion j. paid to the Nicctics of Pronunciation, as well aa Construction in all the Languages, and in the Enclis and Fr euch, which it is apprehended are tanght here in far greater Elegance and Perfection, than at any of the common Schools. K3 Vouwo Gentlemen are boarded in Mr. Houghton'i own Houfe, which is large and commodioui, and fituated conveniently near the School.

Tbe Termt sor board are at follinv Those not above Ten Years old are boarded at Ten Otijneas per Ann. Those not exceeding Twelve, at Twelve Guineas Ditto. And all above at Thirteen and Fourteen Guineas. The Terms for Lcarning are also varioui, according to the Things learned, bot all eafy and moderate. To be SOLD Situate near Lady Bridge, in SEVERAL Tenements, with a Croftor Garth contiguqus, one whercof is now untenanted, and the rest in the fcveral Tennrc of Joseph Pounder, Samuel Jenkinson, Widow Marlhall, Joseph Woodhiad, Abraham Ripley, Widow Brown, James Chapman, Widow and John Smith.

Note. The above Premissej, by being rUuate close to the Rivulet or Brook, called Sbiffcar-Bcck, are capablc os very great Improvements, "aa they may be converted into Dychouse, and otherConvenieiices uscd in the Manusac-tories establilhed and carried on in thefe t3 The Premisses may at any Time be vicwed, by Application to any of the Tenants thereofj and ottier Particular may be had of Mr Mortimer, at his Office in York or of Messrs. Smith and Nicholfon, their Office near the Goiden-Lion, In Briggate, Leeds who have rnany SUMS of MONEV to lend on Real Securities. To bc SOLD, to the Best Bidder, At tbe Blaek-Bulli mfl-Ridhgof tbe County es Tori, on Tbnrfday next, tbt Tbirtemtb of January, logelber er in Lott, and fubjed to sucb Ctnditioas ai foult bethen prtductd, TWO very improveable Fr ee hold FARMS, fituate at Emlcy-Wood, in the Paristi of Emley, and County aforesaid.confiiting of fcveral Closcs ofArable, Mead.w and PaflureGround, with convenient Btiildings belonging the same, andcontainingby Eftirnation 46 Acres, or upwards, be the fame morc er lest. The above Premisses are situate withinabout l'cven Miles of Wakefield, Barnfley, and Huddersfield, and are now in the Tenure or Occupation of George Hutchinson and Joseph Parker, or their Undertenanti, who will ihew the Premisses and for farther Particulars inquirc of Mr.

Robert Carr, at Horbury, near Wakefield; Mr. Wright, at Heath or Mr. John Crowder, at Brotherton, near Ferry-hridge. The Sale to begin at Twelve o'Clock. fupposed to be further engaged on the fame sob-iect, but the author having reeeived timely advice of their intentions, is prepared sor their attempis, and entirely relies on ihe courage, probity, and generolity of the F.nglilh natioo, who, he doubts not, will assist and defend hin from the outrages of such vile assalsins, in case (bey ilinuld attempt their hellish purpose before he (hall be able to silence them by the equitatlc lawsof this country.

There is not an Englifliman of distinction that goes to Paris but what the Dauphin to cultivatean acquaintance with; he being very anxious to become acemainted with the law, and manners of the Englilh. A correff-ondence, 'ris faid. now kept up between bim and the Duke of Glnucester. Tbe duty on hops for the ye.tr 1773 was 45847 1 18s. lod.

A letter from Vienna, dated Dec. 9, fays, E-very Courier that arrives here now fiom the Ruf lian armv bringsaecounts of frelh soceelfes against the Turks, The latter end of this campaign has been remarkable for advantages gained in evcry part i not one fort reis is lest tothe Turks either in Moldavia or Walachia, and both iides of the Danube are occupied by the RuIHans, who have fortreffes erected along each bank so that there is a clear pastage for a large army to march over at any time into Bulgaria." Six to one are ofTered to be laid at tbe West end of the town, that Mr. Roberts will bethe Sitting Member. On Saturday morning, the Authorof the Christ mas Taleinvited Mr. Weston, the Comedian, to brenkfast with bim.

That Gentleman found a twenty pound bank note under his coffee cup, which the tnviter begged him to accept aa a fmall token of his gratitude for the supp-rt which Mr Weslon's exertion of his great comicabilitiei had afforded the Christmas Tale. We hear the re-appearances of Mr Foote on tbe Dublin stage drew such great audiences to tbe Theatre, that ihe Managers of Smock-alley Theatie have made an additional agreement with him to him 600I to play twelve nights more, making in all tSool. for thirty-fix nights. Vestetdav as a well drefsed man was fkaiting at the New River Head, the ice broke. and he was drowned.

Such is the puzzl'mg nattire of the late expreffes from Ruflia and Constsntinople, or more properlv appoals tbe Btitifh Court, tbat it i affcnted administration, which ever party it may incline to, must infallibly break with he other. oy prettily, fays a correfpondent, do Premier, provide for their whole family Lord Guildford, thefatherof Lord North, is appointed treafurer to the Qaeen Lord Dartmoutb, the brotner! law of Lord North, one of nur principal Secreta-ries of State Lady North, Ranger of Bushby-Park beside, numberlcf, coulin germans, Stc.Scc. of inferior note, which have been brought into Office. The introduction of the Premier, friends into public emptoymnts look so unUke the refignation of that great nfficer, as to amount to a kind of absolute earnestof bis long coruinuance, A merry Correfpondent reemnmends i.t to ihe butcher and baker to follow ihe example of the brewera, by which they willdo what the Minister hassolong laboured for in irajn, viz. esteciually lower ihe prieeof prorifions kor if the people of England could be prevailed upnn to refrain from eating and drinking fr one monih, they would have beef, mtttton, bread and beer at their own price, and they would have a momhs income in their pocket to to market with.

The Sinking Fund SurpltiTe, which wer? staled at ihe opming of tbe last hudget, at will, it is faid fall fhnrt of that fum at least 1 to.oool. which, with the 4001OC0I lately paid by the Rast-India Companv, will make a deficiency on the whole of the last year's fupplies of a fata equaltoa land tax ot fixteen pence in tbe pound. Extra? of a letter from Amsterdam, Dee. 18. Yesterdaya packet was reeeived at the Hague from Algiers by the way of France.

By some letiers we learn, that the Dutch Conful died there on the 8th ult. and that the Rritifh Conful was obliged to quit that place and sei out for London. They add, that the Inhabitants are most furioufly enraged against the Englifh Merchant there they atucked fcveral Englilh taverns and coffee-houfes, so ihm no Englilbman dare attempt walk in the public streets witbout being insolted bythe mob." By advice reeeived from Paris we learn, that a difference hath tinhappily arifen between Count dc Guignes and the French Minister, the Duke D'Aguillon in consequence of which Count de utgnes is commiited close prisoner to the Bastile The conjectures of the Pariliansare various but further particulars relative to this lingular inetdent have not as yet tranfpired. Yestcrday morning between two and three o'ciock, ihe ehester coach was stopped between Souih Mims and Ridge Hillbya fingle highway-man. On his demanding the pasienger muney.a lady in the coach with uncoromon resolutiun ex poftulated will, him on the atrociousnefs of his attempt, also ring him that there were fire-arms in the coach surficient to destroy him on tbe spot if he did not immediately retire.

The Highway man, however, with several imprecation, declared he must have money. At this juncture a gen-tletnan in the coach presented a pistol at him, but was prevented from fi ring by a lady in the coach, who at that instant fainted away. A collection was then made for him, and when a gentleman gave him his purse, cm telling him ii wa, his all, the robber fpiritedly offered to return part of it back, which the Gentleman refusedto accept-, he then rode off wilhing them a good journey. sie was well mounted ona blackhorfe, about fourteen band high, is a middle lized geoteel mnn. witba long dark visaoe, had on a blue surtout coat, and a round buck bat.

ust before the above robberv. the same perfon To be a er in ftparate Lots-, Oh Tutsday the Eigbtb Day of Fehruary ntxt, betwixt ihr Hourt ofTbree and Fivc in tbe Afternoon, atthe Houfe of Jofefb Myers, Innbold'r in Leeai, fubjell to jueb Ceadi-Ihns at fhall bt tbtn froduced, A FREEHOLD ESTATE, fituate I From tbe Bostom Nenu England) Gazetts; Boston, Nov- 8. On Friday last there wns a very meeting of the freeholder, and other inhabitants of this town in Faneuil Hall, agrreble to a notification iflued bv the Selectmen vheti the Hon. John Hancock, Efq; was chofen Mo lc-rator, and the town, after due dehberation ums into the following resolutions viz, Whereas it appears by an act of tbe British ir-liament passed in the last sefsiun, that ihe In-dia Company in London are by the said act allow ed to expon their teas into America, in such qu in-tities the Lord, of the Treasury fhall judge proper And some persons with an evil intent to amuse the people, and others through inatteniion to the true denen of the act, have so construed the fame, as that the tributc of three pence on every pound of tea is not to be exacted by the detestable Talk Masters here. Upon the due confideration thereof, it wa, reselved.

That the sense of thi cannot be bettet exprefled than in the words of the relolves lately entered Into by the Citizens nf Philadelphia, (lately inserted in the papers) th -princtpal of which is as follow 1 That whoever fhall, directly or indirectly, countenance this attempt. or in any wife aid or abet in unloading, reeeiving, or vencling tbe tea sent, or tobesentout bythe Esst India Company, while it remain, subject to the payment os a duty here, an enemy to At the same lime the town passed several other of which the following is the most ma-terial Reselved, That it is the determination of this town, by all means in their power, to prevent ihe fale of tbe teas exported bythe East Incha Cnm pany And as the Merchants here have generativ oppofed this meafure, it thejust expectatin of the inhabitants of thu town, that noont- of -I, tu will on any pretence whatever Import anv tea that fhall be liable to pay ihe duty, from tlusti und until the act impofing the fame fhall be rep I. The meeting then adjourned to three oYI frj the afternoon, when there wa, again soll Hi bly, and a Committee was chofen to wait on' Richard Clark, Efq; and Son, and Benjamin Fi neuil, Efq; faid to be Factors of the Ealr tn iia Company, to comsnunicate to tbem the resolves nf the town, and request them immediately to ref their appoiniment. Annther Committee wa, also chofen to repair to Milton, and acquaint MefT. Thomas and Eliflia Hutchinson of the same-re-solvcs and request.

The following letier was soon after brought Into tbe Hall (in consequence of a previou, appliea-tion to MefT. Clarke, See. on the same subject) di-rected to John Hancock, Efq. Moderator at ist above town meeting. dated Nov.

j. Sir, It i impofiible lor tocomply with the request of the Town, fignified, to thi, day iy their Committee, we know not what tenn; iho tea. if any part of it fhould be sent to our care. will come out on, and what obligations Cithcr of a moral or pecuniary nature we may be un to fulfil thetrust that may be devolved on us. When we are acquainted with thefe circumstances we (hall be better qualisied 10 give a definitive answ.r to tbe request of the Town.

We are, Sir, your most humble servants, Rieh. Clarke and Son, Benj. Faneuil for seif and Jofh. Winflow, Eiq The soregoing letter was read, aml unaniin, 1y voted to be not fatitfactory to the Town l'lie meeting wa, then adjourned till next day (Saiur day) when the alfembly was again very soll, tnd the following letter ad drefsed to HancoLk, Efq; Moderator, was read, and unanimoufly vot-ed to be an unfatisfactory anfwer Sir, 1 know nothin relative to the teas ref r-red to, in the request or vote ihe town, (XCCpl that one of my friends ha, fignified to nje by I 1-ter, that part fit he had reason to bdfev Vculd bcconligned to me and my brother jointly. der thefe circumstances, I can give no guter an-fwer to the town at prefeni, than that if the usa fhould arrive, and wr.

fhould be appomterj tr we fhall then be sofliciently informed I the requestof th town. I am, sor tnyl' -and seif, Sir, your humble servant. Tli it-chinson, un, It wa, then voted hat ihe letter figoed tu Clarke and son, Benj Faneuil for seif, an I Winllow. and also the leiterligned Thu: chinson, which had been read, were frootive to ihe town and the meeting itnme diately dissolved. Yesterday the price, of corn at the Corn-Ett-change were Wheat 40s.

10 .1 4s, to s8s. Ryc js. to 45. c. Oatt tf! to iq Pale Malt 33s.

to 38s. od. Hu tan Pease a 3 6d. Ho Pfe ts a 34. it, 'I old aus.

new us. per Flour40. becoud fort 371. (o(; z. lack.

MESSUAGE, with the VVarchauses, Workihopi, and her Outhuildings thereto belonging, and a Clol'e of Land adjoining to the said Mesl'uage, containing about Two Acres, more or lefs, and now in the Occupation of Mr. The Premisses are pleal'antly fituated, very convenient for a Cloth-Mcrchant, and werelate theEstate Mr William Topham, a Bankrupt. Also, All those sever.il new-crected Mesltjapes Wednesday and Thursday's Posts. Madrid, December 5. 'Jk Fewdayt ago we reeeived tlie melan-choly aecouat of the destruction of the town of Cuatimala by an earth-J quake.

The earthquakes have oe-nerally been feit there every Spring and Amumn, but the first (hocks of thu did not come on till June, the freqoent repe-titionsof which alarmed the inhabitants, so that theyremoved themfelves and their efFects in timej the public Edih'ces, Churches, Convents, See. could not withftand the violencc of thefe tepeated sooeks however, there have not been many I ives loft, though the damageis otherwife very conli derable. It is said that htt Catholick upon (bis occafion, ha, declared his Intention, that the old (ituation fhould be abandoned, and a new town built at the distance of about eight leagues. Ga. LONDON, Jan.

4. A new regulation is expected to be made for li-mitting the ports where lrilh wool and yarn ihall be imported into this kingdom, to prevent the fmuggling those commodities to France and other places. We are informed that a Bill will bebrought into Parliament the enfuing ScfTiun, to rnake Perjury capit.il in some particular cafes. A letter from the Hague, by the last Mail, in-f ms us, that it is generally thought there, that as the King of Pruflia and the Emperor have ad-miitetl the Er preis of Rustia into a third part of the divisinn of Poland, which they had claimed and polTeiTed themfelves of from the Polet if the Emprefscanconquer the Turks, andget poslession of the country demanded at the meeting of tbe Comniiflaries to treat of a Pcace at Eockanv, the Emperor and King of Pruffia are to be ad-rniited to a third lhare of it, as a gratcful return for the above favoor. The aecount of the City of Guatimala's being totallv fwallowed up, and 30,000 people lofing their live, is exaggerated though several repeat-ed fhocks of an earthquake have been feit in those parts, which have done very conliderable damagc.

By tbe last muster-roll delivcred into the Coun-cil of War at Vienna, in August last, it appears, that the numberof effective men in ihe Imperial and Royal armies amounted to 235,000 men Acompltat Hfl es the Royai Navy ai Chathan. First rate i Victory of 100 uns. Seccnd Rate London, Prince George (btiilding there), Namur, and Formidable (building there), 90 ouns cach. Third rate Bellona, Corowall, Ruslell, Dorset-fhire, Sultan, (building there,) Alfred, ditto, 74 uns each, Exeter. Revenge, Sterling Cattle.

St. Antonio, Augusta, 74 guns each. Fourth rate Medway, Pembroke, Jersey, Edgar, Dunkirk, Centurion (building at Harwich) 60 guns each. Antelope, llis, (building at Rochester) Montage, jo guns tich.Ftfth rate Roebuck (now building 44 gun. Montreal, Richmond, Lark, Stag, Flora, Bond, Brune, Repulse, Emerald, Amazon, Ambufcade, Diana, guns each.

Sixth rate Carysfort, Coventry, Siren, Milford, Liverpool, 18 guns each. Scarborough, 10 guns. Cnard Jbips Ramillies, Triumph, 74 guns each. Chatham and Winchester Hulks. Clia-tham yacht.

Those fhips building at Harwich, are under the Check at Chatham. The plan for regulating the filver coin of this kingdom, we hear, is already settled, and a con-(iderate one it is, if we may believe report, which fays, that those perfon, who happen to be pollcs-fedos filver to a certain amount will have it uken from them by government at an allowance that will not subject them to much loss. Those there-fore who have fmall quantiti will bethe We are informed that Cx persons are arrived in tliis city from Paris, who are cliarged with a com-Million to kidnap a certain authur of some writings against tbe Mioistry of tbat Court, ad who is or Tenement, ner to the faid Capital Mcssuage, with tbe Gardens, and Privileg thereto belonging, cnmmonlycall'd Graft-rValt, being Freehold, and Ute also the Estate of the said Bankrupt. Further Particulars may be hadof Mr. Newport, Attor-ney in Leedi.

LETT, To be entered upon at Candletnas, and May-Day next, AN ESTATE, called Mayroyd, consirting of a Capital Messuar, two Barns, two Stahles, one Dove-Cotc, ith othor convenient Outbuild- ings, and Fifty Days-Wurk of iod Mcadow and Padnre-Gr'ound, in eitraurdinary Condition, fttltabia either for a Gentleman or Tiadelman, being situate leven Mile from the Town of Halifax, and adjoining upon the Tut leading from thenecto Burnley. Also, to be LETT, to enter 10 mmeiiattly, A welf-accustomed called Mayroyd-MM, contiguoiis the Ett.tr, ith all the Soak, Toll, and Mulcture thereto belonging. An extensive FIour-Trade is now carried on, ivhich a Tenant may immediatcly enter to, and impr, ve; the Mi)l having Pairof French Stones, one Pair of Grcy Stonci, Rollers lurMait, two ureilinf -Mills, a Machinc to dress Wheat, andother Macliinery, pn er toi the Business. Mr. Henry Cockcroft, of Mayroyd, will Ihew the I'rc-mises, and farther Particulars may be 1-ad of Mr.

Saycr, Attorney in Halifax, 'Hereas THOMAS W1 CLAYTON, lote ofTurvin, in the TownsiSip of Sowethy, in the Pa-tiih of Hallfax, Stuss-maker, tgcd about 45, atout PH 7 Inches high, flenderly tnade, riind-fltulderM, thinnilh visu Hir, ball'd on the Top his Head, arides) Fair Corn- did on the ist Day of Dvcember last, betwixt tbe Hours of Two and fotirin the Moming, escape from Simjsun, in Br.idfurd, in whose hc then under a ommitnent to York-Castle. Tt'Jc are ltertore to givt Notice, That will apprehend and tii'livcr the said Thomas Clajtoo, to he Canfiable of Br.dsotd, Iball reteive th.ir., a of ES GUINEAS, levied coniribution, on the paUcagcii in the Leeds aaa bhroptaue cwchti..