1800. ] 
@elivered in at the table, and feveral para- 
graphs having been read it was ordered, 
that R, Raikes fhould attend the houfe 
that day fortnight. On the day appoint- 
ed, Mr. Raikesand Mr. Wilfon, the Brif- 
tol publifher, appeared, Mr. Raikes own- 
ed the printing of the pamphilet, and faid 
he had the intelligence therein mentioned 
from E.jward oe of the Polt-Office, 
London, and that J. Wilfon had no con- 
cern in the printing thereof. On his with- 
drawing, it was refolved that R. Raikes 
was guilry of a breach of privilege; and 
it was then ordered, that 1. The ‘aid Ro. 
bert Raikes be taken into the cufody of 
a ferjeant at arms: 2. That the faid J. 
Wilfon be difcharged: 3. That Edward 
Cave, of the Polt Office, London, do at- 
tend the honfe on Saturday morning next, 
On that day, Mr, Cave was called in 
and examined, and owned that he had fent 
to Robert Raikes feveral written news- 
letters, which did contain intelligences re- 
lating to the procéedings of the houfe ; it 
was then refolved that he was guilty of a 
breach of privilege, and ordered to be ta- 
ken into cuftody. A téw days alter, Mr. 
Raikes was brought to the bar, eed 
ed and difcharged ; and Edward Cave, up- 
on his humble petition, alfo difcharged. 
The only notice Dr. Johnfon takes of Mr. 
Cave’s traniactions in the Poft-Odice, ‘is 
in thefe words: ‘* By the correfpondence 
which bis place in the Poft-Office facilita- 
ted, he procured c: ountry news-papers, and 
fold their intelligence to a Journalift in 
London, for a guinea a week,’’ All Cave’s 
punifhment, however, was the reprimand ; 
for he remained in the Poft Cfiice, aid 
was afterwards raifed to the office of Clerk 
of the Franks. In this fituation, indeed, 
he was treated with peculiar feverity 5 and 
at length turned out, 2s it appears, becaufe 
he diicharged the duties of his office with 
too much ttriétne’s. 
CARRONADEsS. 
This fvecies of great gun, fo much ufed 
in the laft war and the prefent on board 
of thip, LS. 1us ually accounted a modern in- 
Vention, and takes its vame from the Car- 
ron foundery where they are made. We 
find, however, in the Patent-Office a no- 
ed pep! ember; 1727, * That nis majetty 
was pleafed to grant to Henry Brown, Efq. 
a patent f.r the sole ufe and benefit of his 
new invention of making cannon and great 
guns, both in tron and brafs, which will 
be much fhorter and lighter, and with lefs 
powder will carry farther than thofe of 
equal bere now in ufey which it is faid will 
fuve great expence to the public.” 
MontTuLy Mac, No. 65. 
Extraés from the Port-folio of axMéan of Letters: 
of punifhment. 
337. 
FORGERY 
Ts one of thole crimes, the fr equency of 
which feems to increafe with the certainty 
Excluded in aimoit every. 
PL CuEE from the royal clemency, it is dai- 
ly becoming more cominon, and the alter- 
ation of ihe punifament to death bas had 
no terrifying influence. The punifhment 
of this crime formerly was perhaps thought 
too fanguinary by fome, and too Sone il 
by others, fo dificult it is (Oo apportion 
punifhments fo crimes, and fo fhort- 
fighted are legiflators when they con- 
fider death as a preventive as well asa 
carh,- In a Journal. for the year 1731, we 
find the following detailof the then mode, 
of punithment, which to many of our rea-* 
ders 1S probably unknown. 
June 9. ‘* This day, about noon, Jas 
phet Crook, alias Sir Peter Stranger, was 
brought to the pillory at Chari.g Crofs, 
according to his fentence for forgery. He 
flood an hour thereon ; after which a chair 
was fet on the pillory, and he being put 
therein, the hangman with a fort of prun- 
ing-knife cut off both his ears, and im- 
mediately a furgeon clapt a fty ptic there- 
on. ‘Then the executioner, with a pair of 
{ciffars, cut his left noftrii twice before it 
wos quite through, and afterwards cut 
through his right noftril at once. He bore 
all this with creat patience; but when, in 
purfuance of his fentence, his r ight noftril 
-was feared with a hot iron, be was in fach 
violent pain, ‘hat his left noftril was let 
alone, and he went from the pillory bleed- 
ing, He was conveyed thence to the King’s 
Bench Prifon, to remain there for life. He 
died in confinement about three years aiter.” 
OXFORD. ; 
The following is among the MSS. of 
Anthony Wood, as a fpecimen of the lo- 
gic and learning which prevailed at Ox- 
ford. in the beginning of the fourteenth 
century. ‘In king Edward Ild’s time, 
as I remember ({ays my autno:), at whch 
time the unijverlity of Oxford was much 
addicted to the learning of thofe, who by 
fome were called Nominals, for «hat they 
were ftri&t in examining the nature and 
fignification of every word, Merton Col. 
lee being feated upon the walls, and the 
matier and fellows of the houfe being de- 
firous to walk in the meadows that lay 
clofe to the walls, theught goed to fend 
three of their company to the king, then 
at Woodliock. There, being admitted 
into his prefence, one of them fignified to 
his majefty, that they were fent by the 
college, todemand Licentiam faciendi of- 
tium, “ A licence or libexsty to make a 
Xx - deor.”” 
