An account of the Proceedings in the Honourable Houfe of Commons with regard to private Mad-boufes. T HE committee appointed by the house of commons to en quire into the ftate of private madhoufes, made their report on the 22d of Feb.1763, with refpect to the manner of admitting patients, and the treatment of them after admiffion. It appears, that at a mad-house kept by one Turlington, at Chelfea, all perfons, who were brought, were admitted without enquiry; that fome perfons were admitted, and forcibly confined in that houfe who were not even pretended to be mad, under the denomination of lodgers; that one Mrs. Smith was received into the house, and confined mere ly at the defire of her husband, who did not pretend fhe was a lunatic, but only that the neighbours were afraid the would fet the house on fire, and that fix guineas a quarter were paid for her maintenance. That others were admitted for drunkenness, and other reafons of the fame kind, alledged by thofe who brought them.* It appears alfo, that the perfons confined in this houfe were denied the ufe of pen, ink, and paper, and fecluded from all commerce with the world, being conftantly denied, if any enquiry was made after them at the house. In this house not one perfon had been admitted as a lunatic during fix years paft; and King, who was deputed by Turlington, declared, upon his examination, that if two perfons had come to the house, one calling herfelf the mother of the other, and charging the fuppofed daughter with drunkenness, he should have admitted and confined the perfon fo charged, without farther enquiry. Dr. Battie declared, upon examination, that private mad-houses require farther regulation; that frequént vifitation is neceffary; that he has frequently feen perfons confined who were not, nor pretended to be lunatics; that upon expoftulating with the husband of one fuch perfon brought to a houfe under the doctor's direction, he frankly declared, that he confidered the house as a kind of bridewell, or house of correction. Dr. Battie alfo related the cafe of a person whom he vifited in a madhoufe kept by one Macdonald, where he had been fome years confined without any medical affistance, and where, without any medical affiftance, he died of a fever some time afterwards, when a fum of money devolved upon a perfon who had the care of him. Dr. Monroe concurred in Dr. Battie's opinion, that private madhoufes ought to be under proper infpection, and that many perfons, not mad, nor pretending to be mad, are, and have long been, confined in them. The committee alfo declare, that the enormities committed at Turlington's are not fingular, his house not being a felect cafe, but only of fering in the courfe of enquiry, with many others, that it was not thought neceffary to go into the exmination of, as the facts already ascertained are fufficient to ground their opinion upon, viz. that the prefent ftate of private mad-houfes requires the interpofition of the legislature. In pursuance of this report, a bill was ordered to be brought into the houfe for that purpose. For many extraordinary particulars relating to perfons confined by by Turlington at Chelsea, and Miles at Hoxton, the reader is referred to the report itself. An account of the Mutiny at Quebec on the 18th of September 1763, by an officer of that garrison. ON N the 18th of Sept. in confefequence of orders received from the commander in chief in America, general Murray gave out orders to top four-pence fterling for each ration of provifions to be iffued to the troops under his command, the 15th, 27th and 2d battalion of the 60th regiment. This order being made known to the foldiers, that very evening, immediately after roll calling, they affembled to a man, but without arms, and paraded before the governor's house. Before they faw him, fome of the English merchants having the boldness to reproach them for this behaviour, they began to pelt them with ftones; fome officers interfered and drew their fwords, on which the foldiers ran in a tumultuous manner to their barracks, took their arms, and marched in good order, with drums beating, towards St. John's Gate. They were met by the governor, who, in the beginning of the tumult, had in vain endeavoured to affemble the piquets. He came then from vifiting the guards, and was attended only by a few officers and ferjeants, with whofe affillance he oppofed their going any further. En raged at this top, fome of the mutineers fired their pieces, but happily no mifchief was done. Notwithfanding the repeated inftances of the governor, they would not hear him, but loudly declared their refolution to march to New York, with two pieces of cannon, and lay their arms at general Amhertt's feet; profeffing at the fame time they had no pique at him or their officers, whom they loved and esteemed, but that it was impoffible for them to live without their provisions. All the officers of the garrifon had now joined the governor, and the town major, lieutenant Mills of the 49th regiment, had prudently, with the few men that ftaid with him, fhut the gates. Though the foldiers appeared mad with rage, not one man being drunk, and had already ftruck feveral officers, yet the governor fucceeded fo far as to keep them together, and by that means, in all probability, prevented the town from being plundered, to which the darkness of the night was at that hour but too favourable. By the urgent follicitations of the officers, who exerted themfelves to the utmoft on this occafion, the foldiers were at last prevailed on to march to the grand parade, where the governor addreffed them file by file, and did all he could to appease them, but in vain. They obftinately perfilted, that they would not fubmit to the ftoppage of provifions, but ftill made proteftations of loyalty, and of perfonal regard to their officers: and when the governor ordered them to march to their barracks, and behave as foldiers ought, till their grievances were laid before the commander in chief, they obeyed, repeating their declaration, that they would not ferve without provifions. The remainder of the night all remained quiet. Next day the guards mounted in good order, as ufual. General Murray called together the commiffioned and non-commiflioned officers, to whom he reprefented the necefity neceffity of reducing the foldiers to obedience, or perishing in the attempt. This garrifon being the ftrongest in America, fhould thefe mutineers obtain their defire, their example would be followed by all the troops throughout America, and an univerfal revolt from order would be the confequence. Their fituation therefore required their utmoft exertion, and the moft vigorous measures were neceffary for the fervice of their country. It was agreed that mild methods fhould be taken; and that day and the next were spent by the officers, in ufing all manner of perfuafions, to induce the foldiers to fubmit to the order, but with fmall fuccefs. On the afternoon of the 20th, the governor harangued each battalion in the strongest and most affecting manner, which feemed to have fome effect. He then ordered the garrifon to be under arms next day at ten o'clock, on the grand parade. When they were affembled, the governor himself read the articles of war, and after painting to them in the ftrongest terms the enormity of their crime, he declared his fixed refolution, with the affiftance of the officers, to oblige them to fubmit, or to perish in the attempt. He then went to the head of Amherft's grenadiers, determined to. put to death the firft man that refufed to obey. He commanded them, in fign of compliance of orders, to march betwixt two royal colours, planted for that purpofe. They did fo, and returned with chearfulness to their duty, expreffing forrow for their past behaviour; and all the reft followed their example. The general then declared they had recovered their character as good foldiers, and restored the battalions to their colours. Their behaviour fince has been fuch as it was ever before this af fair, deferving of the higheft praife, and fuch as gives reason to all who know them, to wifh that no indalgence (if fo neceffary an article as provifions to foldiers in America must be called fo) may be taken away from troops, who have deferved fo well as they have done of their country. Account of the Sums granted this Year by the Irish Houfe of Commons, for promoting the Manufactures, Trade, and Commerce of Ireland. TO John Wetherell, for preparing and framing the new intended book of rates, For carrying on the inland na- For ditto, from Inifhanon to 400 2500 2000 4000 1500 For ditto, from the tide water at St. Mullins, to the town of Monafterevan, For ditto, from Kilkenny to Inifteague, 1500 For improving Cork harbour, 1500 For the pier of Balbriggan, For carrying on the inland navigation by making the river Lagan navigable, and for opening a paffage from Loughneagh to Belfast, For ditto, for compleating a navigation for fhips of 100 tons burthen, from Fathom Point near Newry, to Drumglafs Colliery, in the county of Tyrone, 2000 4000 Το To the incorporated fociety 12000 or carrying on the inland or carrying on a whale or enlarging the quay at 6000 1000 1000 1600 or carrying on the inland navigation, by making a navigable canal between the Loughs Foyle and Swilly, in the county of Donegal, 4000 or erecting a pier at Killileagh, in the county of Down, or rebuilding John's, and Green's bridges, in the city of Kilkenny, and Bennet's, Thomaftown, and Caftlecomer bridges in the county of Kilkenny, and for repairing the bridge of Enifteage, in the faid county of Kilkenny, o Henry Cottingham, and James King, to reimburse their loffes, occafioned by VOL. VI. 600 8000 the tumultuous proceedings of the late mobs For widening the paffage leading from Anglefea-street, to College-green, To the city work-houfe, To Hugh Boyd, Efq; for his having made a harbour at Bally-caftle; and for his keeping the faid harbour in repair for 21 years To the Dublin fociety, To ditto, to be applied for the encouragement of fuch trades and manufactures, and in fuch manner and fubject to fuch regulations, as fhall be directed by parlia ment, For compleating a convenient way, ftreet, and paffage from Effex-bridge, to the caftle of Dublin, For widening the paffage leading from the Inns-quay to Arran-quay, Dublin, 800 340 3771 3000 2000 8000 5000 1000 General State of the Land Carriage Fifbery, as it flood on the 30th of September 1763. CAPITAL advanced £. s. d. by the fociety 2000 Addition made by Mr. Blake at his own risk, being borrowed of the fociety, on transferring 2000l. three per cent. confolidated annuities, as a fecurity to repay fuch loan on 6 months notice A further addition by the fuperintendant on the 30th of September 1763, being wanted to make good all [M] 1500 0 payments payments to that time 235 15 7 Total 3735 15 7 To answer which fum, there is the following stock in hand in materials: Ninety machines, which, with the necefary alterations and "improvements, coft Fitting up a receptacle, office, and fundry fhops 914 Seven horfes to carry the fish to market, with harness and fad lery 160 - Baskets for the ma- A water cart and tubs 39 129 14 3 48 15 4 146 courage and affift the profecation thereof by a further aid. And in regard to any objections that may be made, that the above ftock, on account of its being used, would, if it was to be fold, fall far fhort of its prime coft, which must be allowed will always be the cafe wherever a bufinefs is dropped fo foon after its commencement (and 2584 12 6 in this particular circumftance, it is probable, would not produce fufficient to reimburse the fuperin97 tendant the monies he has advanced) it may not be improper to obferve, that the alterations and improvements in the machines (from experience found neceffary) have put them in a better ftate than when first made. Hence there is the greateft reafon to believe, that by an additional aid, this undertaking may be carried on in a greater degree, and to the farther benefit of the public, who could not expect the fuperintendant, with 2000l. fhould feed the multitudes in this metropolis, when it is well known that the fales at Billingfgate, in the 50 19 6 courfe of a year, amount to between 2 and 300,000 1. But nevertheless he has brought upwards of 200 tons of fish from diftant parts of the fea coafts, which has produced 19,6411. 19s. 9d. halfpenny; and if it is allowed, as in juftice it ought, that fuch fish has been fold at lefs than half the former ufual prices, the public will find they have gained an advantage of nearly 20,000 1. from this undertaking, befides the effec it has had on the general fale of fifh, probably equal to more than double the above fum; from which the fuperintendant prefumes to think, that his endeavours have benefitted the public to the amount of fifty or fixty thousand pounds. 28 39 Total 4063 Befides fundry other utenfils the shops and receptacles. 18 in By this it appears, there is a flock of materials in hand amounting to 4063. 1s. 8 d. to answer the capital of 37051. 15s. 7d. and to rry on the undertaking, in cafe public fhould be difpofed to en Ac |