Kt “CHRONTICEE. 1A ge 
Shakefpeare and Garrick Mike twin flars 
; thal] thine, » 
And/carth irradiate with a beam divine. 
This mionument, the tribute of a friend, 
mht was erected 17976 
14, The mutiny at the Nore ter- 
minated, and Parker, the principal 
of the mutineers, and his co-deile- 
gates, were taken into cuftody. 
_ _ 24th. 'The’meeting of the livery” 
this.day at Guildhall was the moft 
numerous: and refpectable -ever 
affembled on any occafion. The. 
election . of » fheriffs called up 
the exertions of both parties. 
The popular party was fortified 
by the appearance of the > Earl 
of Lauderdale, who a few days fince 
purchafed his freedom, and became 
a member of the needle-maker’s 
company, in order to qualify him 
to bea candidate.- Mr. S: F. Wad- 
dington joined the Earl; and their 
pretenfions were fupported bya’ 
flvong party’ of friends. Sir Wil-~ 
liam Herne) and Mr. » Alderman’ 
Williams were fucceffively nomin-* 
ated. The fhow of hands for each 
of them: was:fo great, as to leave 
no poffible room for doubt upon 
the final -iffue. «The feveral gen-' 
tlemen who. had, been drank to for. 
fheriffs by the prefent and former 
lord’ mayors, and who Have ‘not: 
been difcharged by fine or fervice, | 
were put up in fucceffion, and paf{- 
fed over with little notice. | James 
Maitland, Earl of Lauderdale, citi- 
zen and needle-maker, was then 
propofed, and a confiderable, but. 
very infufficient number of hands 
was held up in his favour. The 
noble Lord then endeavoured to: 
addrefs the meeting ; but the cry 
of off! off! with a loud chorus of 
hiflés and groans, prevented him.) 
His Lordfhip’s name was then put 
upa fecond time, but with no bet- 
ter fuccefs.. Mr. Waddington was 
then propofed, and had a fimilar 
fhow of hands with Lord Lauder- 
dale. The fheriffs then declared 
the election had fallen on Sir Wil- 
liam Herne, Knight, and Robert 
Williams, jun. Efg. The theriffs 
ele& expreffed their thanks in/a — 
fhort ‘fpeech. ._The Lord Mayor | 
and Aldermen having returned to 
the huftings, Mr. Stoneftreet came 
forward to propofea vote of thanks 
to the chief magiftrate, but was not 
able to obtain a hearing. Mr, 
Edward Kemble then  prefent- 
ed himfelf;- but he was equally 
unfuccefsful. The Lord Mayér 
then addreffed the meeting; affur- 
ing them he was fufficiently gra- 
tified by the confcioufnefs of a 
fteady endeavour to. difcharge his 
duties ; and recommended that the 
queftion fhould not be put. It was 
moved and carried. * 
‘The King has iffued his warrant to 
empower Mr. Boulton, of Soho, to 
execute a confiderable copper coiit- 
age of penny and | twopenny 
TEC CS. | ould es 
' The wife of Richard Parker yef- 
terday prefented a petition to the 
Earl of Morton,’ to be delivered to 
the Queen, in favour of her un- 
fortunate hufband: fhe exprefled 
an earneft defire to the attendants 
in the guard - chamber ‘that fhe. 
might have an anfwer from her ~ 
Majefty, faying, if his lifé could. 
be fpared, fhe would freely give a 
thoufand guineas. Her deport-_, 
ment was becoming her unhappy’ 
fituation. She was ‘drefled in a 
black filk gown’ and white petti- 
coat, a fcarf mode-cloke, purple 
fhawl, a black chip bonnet, and a 
deep gauze veil. “She appeared to 
be about forty years of. age. An 
acquaintance, who came with her " 
took her away ina hackney coach. 
30. Parker the mutineer, was! 
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