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HISTORY OF PRINTING.
Wilkes, &c. and almost erery number was the occasion either of a duel or an action at law. Mr. John Almon, bookseller, who was Wilkes's publisher, was imprisoned more than once ; bat m 1763, Wilkes set up a press in his own house in George-street, Westminster.
1762, Jung. The Manchester Chronicle ; or, AnderUm't Univertal Advertiter, price twopence. Printed and published every Tuesday by Tbomas Anderton, at the Shakspeare's head, near the Market cross, Manchester.
1762. rA« yltiditor, by Arthur Murphy, esa.« who, in concert with SmoUet, undertook the oe- fence of lord Bate's ministry in this paper.
1762. The EnglUhman. This is one of the oldest existing London newspapers ; and about 1766 attracted much notice, by the insertion of several satirical articles from the pen of Burke.
1762, Sevt. St. Jamet'i Magazine, by Robert Lloyd, A. M-t No. 1.
1762. The Beauties of all the Magazines.
1762. 7%e Investigator, by Allan Ramsay4 This work consists only of four essays, and em- braces rather copious dissertations on Ridicule, on Elizabeth Canning, on Naturalization, and on Taste. Their primary object is to shew the ntility and necessity of experimental reasoning in pmlolo^cal and moral enquiries.
1762. The Moderator.
1762. The Adviser.
1762. The Contnut.
1763, Jan. The Lying Intelligencer, No. 1. Saturday. Published by Mr. George Nicol.
" And thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlaases, and with essays of Mas, Bj Indlrectioiu And dinctiona out."
1763, Jan. 18. Died, Mr. Noon, a respect- able bookseller in the Poultry, London.
- Arthur Mmphr was born at Coik, December tf, 1727.
at Clooniqnin, in Rosoommon, Ireland, and wu edncatcd ■t St Omen. Haviiis studied the law be wax called to the bar. He was the author of the Orecian Daughter, AU m the Wrong, and other plays which were very popa. lar. He was the InUmate trleod of Dr. Jobnaon, Burk^ Oaiilek, FOote, and other eminent men. Mr. Murphy died at Knlghtabildge, June 18, 1800.
t Robert iJoyd (son of Dr. Fienon IJoyd, second master of Westminster school, and afterwards chancellor of York, who died Jan. stb, 1781,) was educated under his fUber; then of Cambridge. He was for some time one of the nahers of Westminster school, but quitting that situation, depended entirely upon bis pen for support, and being erf a thoughtless and extravagant disposition, bwame involTed In debt, and aptisimer In the Fleet, where he put an end to his exlstcDoe December II, 1764. Mr. Uoyd was an B»sellent scholar, and an easy natural poet.
X He was the eldest son of Allan Ramsay, the poet, and boni at Edinburgh in 1713. Early displaying a taste Ibr painting, his fMher was Induced to allow him to cultivate the ait, which he did very snccemfolly, both In England ■nd in Italy. In 17C7 he was appointed por^t painter to the king and queen, and became a great favourite with their majestiea, on account of his ^ility to converse in German. He was frequently of Dr. Johnson's parties, wtio said of him, *' Yon will not find a man in whose con- versation there is more instruction, more inlbrmation, and elegance, than In Ramsay's." He acquired considerable wealth, which, It appears, be used in a Ubenl spbit. Ram- ny, in short, says Allan Cunningham, "led the life of an elegant aecompUsbed man of the worid, and public favou- rite." BIr. Ramsay died at Dover, August 10, 1784. John Ramsay, Iris son, entned the army, and rase to the rank cf mKjot-ganeral.— 8ee Chamben'a Kmbunt Scotchmen.
1763, AprU 2^. 7%« North Bri^m, No. XLV.
printed for George Kearsley,* bookseller, Laid- gate bill. On April 30, a general wanaot wis issued by the earl of Halifax, to take into eas- tody the authors, printers, and publishes, of Ais paper, together with their papers ; upon wkkk Mr. Wilkes, the author, was conuniUed dam prisoner to the tower, and the use 0/ pen, nii, oruf paper forbidden ^ several persons, together with the following foarteen joumeyrnen priBten were taken into custody: James Lindsey, CeotfE Morgan, William Gilwon, Francis Story, Ma Christie, Benjamin Bard, John Stroke, Robot M'Laran, Heniy Sahine,^ Whitefidd Hairn, Michael Curry, George Saville Ceoey, Wimn Hackell, and David Ross. These joumeymea commenced an action against Nathan Carrinir- ton and R. Blackmore, king's messengers, ftt false imprisonment ; when William Huckell, o> the 6th July, at Guildhall, London, before lonf chief-justice Piatt, obtained £300 danugcs; and on the followiag day. James Lindsay, ob- tained j£200 damages, with full costs of sak. By agreement of the council on both sides, this rerdict determined all the actions for the saae offence, which were tvtelve. The whole of the damages amounted to £2,900, and expe*§e& Hackell accepted £175, and the remainder £120 each, and they all agreed to pay their own costs. 1763, May. Mr. Wilkes erected a piiatiag press in his house in George-street, Westaunata; and advertised the proceedings of the admiaistia- tion against himself and the printers and pab- lishers of the North Briton, with all the oriinmJ papers, at the price of a g^nea. The Sortk Briton again made its appearance. At this pica was printed a poem, entitled an Essay ow If odms, but It can scarce be said to have been published, as only twelve copies were printed for Wilkes and a few of his private friends. " The Estm/m Woman," says Mr. Kidgell,§ " is a parody oa
- Hr. Kearsley became a bankrupt, and at a meettag if
creditors, Mr. Foote, the celebrated comedian and anttet, appeared, and was of no little service to Hr. Keanley. b; the following observation : " Gentlemen, it is a voy raa. mon case for a booksdler to be seen among the tzedtba n of an author; but for once, strange to tell, yoa seeaa author among the creditors of a bookseller 1" Deeaabw SI, 1784.
t It was to avoid a writ of haieas eorpu* Oat Mr. Wilkes was committed close prisoner to the tower. Jcia Almon, the bookseller, happening to call npon Mr. waka, the same momlag that the messengers entered his hoae, he was allowed to see Mr. Wilkes and leave the bosM, npon which lord Halifax blamed Hie messengers fir BoC taking Almon also into custody.
t Mr. Sabine afterwards became the conductor at tbi Chester CourmU, and died in that city at a very advanced age, in September, 1800.
i In July, 1763, appeared A genmine and meeinct mm- Totbie of a teandatotu, oiecure, and erctedhtgif pnubae Mel, entitled an Efay on Woman, &c., by the Rev. Joks Kldgell. The author attributes the discovery of the Asa on Woman to an accident of a proof sheet falUi^ into hk hands at the house of a respectable printer, in Fleet-alneC It appears that at tiie house of the printer the Jooniey- men were taking breakfast, (wUch was then cusionaryj one of them bad woriced upon the Essay at titie boose St Wilkes, and taking a proof sheet to put some batter ia. ft was thus discovered by anotha Journeyman, who wilted to read it; at length the sohlect b«(an to be talked aheot, until coming to the master's ears led him to look at it also; npon which he consulted with Mr. KidgcU, and they thought, by giving Information to the aecrMary of sls*%
