attended.

Quakers Association Meetings.-Lately a Meeting of the Friends (called Quakers) took place in the Assize Hall at Bodmin, and was very numerously and respectably Two very excellent and impressive discourses were delivered on the occasions by Messrs. Gundry and Foster. Similar meetings have taken place at other towns in the country.

Slave Trade-On this interesting subject, Mr. Wilberforce has written to a friend in the following terms:-"I am happy to inform you, that a letter from the Duke of Wellington, brought me a few days ago the welcome intelligence, that the French Government had actually issued an order, prohibiting the Slave Trade by French subjects any where to the northward of Cape Formosa. By this measure protection is afforded to 1,500 miles of coast, and the measure is the more important because from the shape of the coast, slaves might be brought from the interior either to the southward or the western coast. Let us hope that this concession is the carnest of more complete success."

the produce of one American early pota
toe.

New Fishery in St. George's Channel.Some spirited Gentlemen of Plymouth are about to establish a fishery on the Nymph Bank, on the south coast of Ireland. An experiment was made in the year 1802, under the sanction of the Earl of Hardwicke, the theu Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; when in 37 fanthoms of water, considerable quantities of excellent cod and ling were taken; but the scheme was suspended in consequence of the war. No doubt is now entertained of ultimate success, and the proposers flatter themselves with soon rivalling the Dutch fishery on the Dogger Bank.

Caution: accident.---On the 19th ult. as Mrs. Janillon, wife of Mr. Janillon, in Capel-seet, Dublin, was endeavouring to open a bottle filled with gas, ignorant of its contents, while she leaned over it the vessel exploded with a most tremendous noise, and shocking to relate, mangled her in such a dreadful manner as to cause her instantaneous death.---One of her sons who happened to be near her at the time had his hands most horribly lacerated.

Fatal Accident.-The new bridge lately

Three merchants in African slavetrading have been brought from Sierra Leone in the Ariel, and lodged in Portsmouth gaol, in order to their being trans-built over the Till, at or near the Red Scar,, ported to Botany Bay for 14 years, that says a Newcastle paper, fell down lately being the sentence passed upon them after with a tremendous crash. The architect, who was below removing some props, was their trial at Sierra Leone. Their names are J. Dunbar, a Spaniard: Malcolm Bro-killed and buried in the ruins. die, a native of Manchester; and George Cooke, an American.

Lizard: uncommon.

An uncommon species of lizard was found lately in a house in Carlisle. It is in length full five inches, the back, which is dark brown, is wrinkled like shagreen, the colour of the belly light yellow, streaked with brown; it has but four claws on the fore feet, and five on the hinder. The only similar one known is in the museum of Mr. Wilcox. Some naturalists term it the Salamander.

Caution.-Two instances of the very powerful and deleterious effects of the seeds of the laburnam have occurred in Chester: the first was four or five children, the second an adult. Soon after eating them they cause giddiness, vomiting and a peculiar An weakness of the limbs and knees. emetic speedily given, and a purgation afterwards, are the best autidotes. If no other emetic be at hand, one made with mustard and water will answer.

Twelve cattle belonging to Richard Owen, tenant of a farm belonging to Mr. C. W. Wynn, at Myfod, Montgomeryshire, broke from their pasture, and strayed into a neighbouring farm, where some branches of a yew tree had been cut on the 3rd inst. On the 6th, in the evening, they were safe in their pasture; and early on the 7th, six of them were found dead near the

Curious Anecdote.-A few days ago, as a gentleman was angling with the maiden slob for trout in a small stream which runs down Commondale, near Ayton Magna, in the neighbourhood of Guisbrough, an adder, lurking in the stream, took the bait, while floating down, gorged it, and was actually caught by the hook. This singn-place where the branches lay. lar circumstance is a proof that those species inhabit and occasionally feed in the water.

Prolific Potatoes.-The astonishing number of 220 potatoes were last week taken up in a field called Bedlington Orchard,

Gaol doors, thrown open.

It is worthy of remark, as highly creditable to the police of the city of York, that the doors of its gaol for three weeks previous to the 26th of November were daily thrown open, there not being a pri

soner, either debtor or felon, confined subsequently suspended on a cross-jibbet, therein. near the place of execution.

Molasses, unlawful to Brewers. In an action in the Court of Common Pleas to recover 125/. for molasses sold to a brewer, the defence set up was that, by Act of Parliament, no brewer shall mix Molasses with beer, and that the plaintiff knew that the defendant purchased them for that purpose; and that by another act of Parliament the seller forfeits 500/-The Judgment was, as the plaintiff acted gally in selling, he could not recover.

Singular Deaths.-In the parish of Derriholland, Enniskillin, Andrew Stewart, late shepherd to the Right Hon. Earl Belmore, and his wife Bell Stewart, after 67 years of matrimonial tranquillity, departed this life both in one moment, on the 17th of October, and were both interred on the 19th--their ages, put together, 166 years. In the parish of Llanerchayron, Cardiganille-shire, Jane Harry, aged 105; this venerable matron had at the time of her death, four children, S3 grand-children, 119 great Sale of allotted lands, pays all expences. grand-children, and 17 great great grandAt a sale by auction of common land children; she retained the use of her faculwhich took place lately at Kingston, under ties to the last.-Also, in the parish of an Act of Parliament for dividing and en- Llanbadarn-fawr, in the same county, closing the waste lands in the parish of John Davies, aged 108, who for some years Cascob, and townships of Ednol and Kin- past was in the regular habit of repairing nerton, in the County of Radnor, one hun- to Aberystwith on Saturday afternoon, for dred and twenty-two acres were sold for the purpose of being shaved; this operathe sum of eighteen hundred and forty-five tion was gratuitously performed, in consipounds, being upwards of fifteen pounds deration of the extraordinary age, and per acre, which the Commissioners have cleanly propensity of the sturdy veteran, ascertained to be sufficient to defray the who walked no less than six miles to and expences of dividing upwards of two thou-fro for the sake of a smooth chin: he sand eight hundred and eighty acres, the quantity of land directed to be divided and inclosed, including the expense of obtain- Lord Ffrench lately put a period to his ing the Act, Road making, and all other life with a pistol, in the chamber of one of expenses attending the division of the same. his sons, in Trinity College, Dublin. He fExecution. Dec 15, at nine o'clock, the had previosuly sent the servant down stairs our Malays, Caden, Panjan, Moudie, and that he might arrange some papers withSoobon, who were convicted at the Admi-out interruption. This act is ascribed to ralty Sessions on Monday, for the murder of Antonio de Castro, on board the Governor Raffles, off the Cape of Good Hope,

walked erect, and even thrashed wheat within two months of his death!

perplexities arising from the late failure of the banking-house in Dublin, in which his Lordship was concerned. A Jury has sat on his body, as customary, and returned a

on the 11th of November, were removed
from Newgate for execution in the follow-verdict of Lunacy.
ing procession:-

A party of horse patrole to clear the way,
Constables, about 100, four abreast,

City marshal, on horseback,
The two sheriffs, in their carriages,
Constables,
ᎢᎻᎬ ᏟᎪᎡᎢ,

in which the culprits sat on two seats, their
faces towards the horses; they were pi-
nioned, and the halter round each of their
necks; the two hangmen, one on each
side in the cart, each with a cutlass, and
two interpreters. The culprits were dressed
like English sailors, and wore striped
woollen caps. The procession passed along
Newgate-street, Cheapside, Whitechapel,
the Commercial-road, to Execution Dock,
where there was a temporary gallows
erected at low water-mark, and at ten
o'clock they were launched into eternity.
At eleven o'clock they were cut down and
lowered into a boat, and their bodies were

The noted Martin Von Butchell, who has for many years attracted public notice by the peculiarities of his long beard and his dress, his singular handbills, advertisements, &c. died lately at the age of eighty. Among his other oddities he kept the body of his first wife embalmed in a glass case. than scientific, he is said to have been oriThough his surgery was more spacious ginally an excellent surgeous' instrumentmaker. He was a great frequenter of Hyde Park on Sunday on his little horse.

OXFORD.

The following subjects are proposed for the Chancellor's Prizes for the ensuing year, viz. oniam invisentes. For an Euglish Essay, The -For Latin verses, Europa Pacalores OxState. For a Latin Essay, In illa Philosophiæ Effects of distant Colonization on the Parent Parte, quæ Moralis dicitur, tractanda quænam sit præcipue Aristotelica Disciplina Virtus? -Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize, En glish Verse, The Temple of Theseus.

CAMBRIDGE.

Dr. Cornwallis Hewett, Vice-Master and Senior Fellow of Downing, is elected to the Professorship of Medicine in that college, vacant by the death of Sir Busick Harwood. Dr. Hewett's appointment vacates a Lay Fellowship of Downing. The election for which will be in the beginning of Easter Term.

a charming valley, bounded by precipitous mountains, covered with pine. The stream dashes against a projecting point of the stupendous rock of Lower Craig Elachie, where the magnificent iron arch, 150 feet expands across the river: the arch is protected, on the flanks of the abutments, by four castellated turrets, 50 feet in height. The approach to the bridge from the

At a meeting of the Governors of Adden-south desceuds from the higher grounds by brooke's Hospital, Dr. Woodhouse, Fellow of Caius college, was elected one of the Physicians to that institution, in the room of the late Sir Busick Harwood. The other candidate was Professor Havi land, fellow of St. John's college; and the numbers at the close of the poll were, For Dr. Woodhouse Professor Haviland

SCOTLAND.

105
67

Ecclesiastical Election, according to the Church of Scotland, in London-The Rev. Mr. Manual, of St. Ninian's, near Stirling, was elected by a large majority, to be the Pastor of the Scots Church, London Wall, in the room of the late Rev. Dr. Young, deceased. The candidates and votes were as follows:

For Mr. Manual, 118.

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Mr. Rannie, of Banff, 53. Mr. Wilson, of Hexham, 24. Mr. Burns, Lackwinock, 2. Mr. Fraser, of Fort George, 1. After the election had been decided in favour of Mr. Manual, the Rev. Dr. Nicol, who was in the chair, said, that as all parties were to be satisfied with the result, they would prove it by all the voters on either side giving Mr. Manual an unanimous call by holding up their hands, which was done accordingly.

an easy serpentine sweep, so conduced as and turrets, and to vary the perspective at to command a grand view of the bridge every step. In proceeding along the bridge, the passenger seems entering a the depth of upwards of 100 feet perpenfrightful cavern, excavated in the rock to dicular, from which there is no appa rent outlet; but on turning the turret defending the cliff, he finds himself extricated from his labyrinth by a smooth and spacious passage, and secure parapet cut along the base of the rock, skirting, a plantation of majestic trees, through openings of which is seen, in distant perspective, the beautiful seat of Mr. Mac dowal Grant, of Arndilly, with the rich profusion of woods surrounding it, until the road bursts from the forest into the delightful valley of Rothes.

Popular Prejudices, how injurious!

The gentleman who first introduced Red Clover into East Lothian was com England, in consequence of the ignorance pelled to leave that country, and return to and superstition of the farmers, &c. who considered a very fatal ague, prevalent in that district, as a punishment inflicted on them by the God of Nature, for the impiety of him who thus dared to commence the culture of that now invaluable plant. A stronger instance of that species of sophism which Logicians term, a non Causa pro Causa, is not perhaps to be met with in the annals of mankind.

IRELAND.

Literary Liberality. We feel much pleasure in mentioning that at the late competition for Bursaries at Marischal College, the five young men next in order of merit to the successful candidates, were agreably surprised, at the close of the examination, to learn from the Principal and Regents, balls." An accident occurred a short time Caution. Fatal effects of the Detonating that Mr. Forbes, M. P. had, with a generosince, which I hope will be a warning sity peculiarly his own, provided a Bursary against the use of detonating balls. Mrs. for each. (Aberdeen Journal.)

Spey Bridge.-A beautiful bridge over the Spey, at Craig Elachie, is now completed, and opened for passengers. Contemplated as an object of great national and local utility, or as a noble monument of art, it is the astonishment of all who have beheld it. The picturesque beauty of the surrounding scenery is unrivalled. The river winds in all its majesty, through

had unfortunately taken one up, and was scraping it with a knife, when, as I suppose, she pressed it too hard, and it exploded, and shattered the knife into three parts, forcing the fragments into her throat--in the space of five minutes she bled to death! Mr. declares that they had entered with such , who went there, force, that they were extracted with great difficulty."

ROYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF
CORNWALL.

Miss White died lately at Limerick, and | tures of the several Roman Catholic Clerhas bequeathed the following in charity, gy, who had signed their names to the apviz. 1,000l. for the purpose of erecting a pointment of a Curate from their Church, Magdalen Asylum in that city, and, after who is to be sent as a Missionary to Paris, the death of an old lady, 1001. a year for in order to regulate several matters respecttwenty years, towards its support; 501. a ing the Romish Clergy of Ireland. The year for fifty years to the Fever Hospital; City Seal was, of course, sought for, and 401. a year for 21 years to the House of In- obtained, for the purpose of giving a more dustry; 801. a year to the four Roman Ca- accredited appearance to the oppointment tholic Charity Schools; 301, each a year of the Curate.-(Hibernian Journal.) for twenty years, to the poor of the parishes of St. Mary's, St. John's, St. Michael's, and St. Munchin's; 101. a year for fifty years to the Lying-in Hospital; 501. a year for 38 years to St. Michael's Chapel; 51. a year for twenty years to the Dispensary; and 501. for the purchase of books for the poor. Dublin Beer.-Mr. Giffard, at a late meeting of the Quarterly-Assembly at Dublin, on the subject of the high price of beer, said, "But, as to the brewers, it is nothing to them the price of barley or hops, nor can it effect any reduction in the price of malt liquor; for, Gentlemen, I tell you, they never use a grain of it. No, Gentlemen, they go to every quarter of the globe in search of materials, sooner than use your barley: they go to the East Indies for the coculus Indicus; they go to Spain for whole cargoes of liquorice; they sail to South America and the West Indies, and come home laden with tobacco; in short, Gentlemen, they use every poisonous vegetable to stupify and intoxicate their custoLetters were read from Dr.Kidd, and Dr. mers; they search your hedges for henbane Edward Daniel Clarke, Professors of Miand the deadly night-shade, the berries of which are so commonly met with on the neralogy in the Universities of Oxford and road-side-all sooner than use malt or hops; Sir Ralph Milbanke, President of the SoCambridge. A letter was also read from and this liquid, obtained from those noxious and poisonous plants, they proclaim to the city for preventing explosion in Coul-mines, world as a wholesome beverage. I remem requesting the co-operation of the Society; on which Mr. Rose Price observed, that ber the time when they used opium in although the fire-dump did not exist in the such large quantities, that the price of that Cornish mines, yet that an evil of equal imarticle rose to no less than 41. 10s. sterlingportance, and of daily occurrence did deper pound, which was about 2d. the grain; they were consequently obliged to drop that article, as it became too dear for them

to intoxicate their customers with."

Trinity College, Dublin.

The Hon. Mr. Barnewall, son of Lord Trimleston, was lately admitted a student of Trinity College. He entered a FILIUS NOBILIS; and is the only Catholic FILIUS NOBILIS on the books of that University, for the last century. The Hon. Mr. Ffrench entered a Fellow-Commoner. Mr. Barnewall is the maternal grandson to the late celebrated preacher, Dean Kirwan.

At the late Quarterly Meeting of this Society held in their Museum at Penzance, President present, took the chair about E. W. Stackbouse, Esq. the senior Vicetwelve o'clock, and announced the resignation of Lord De Dunstanville, as Patron; on which a letter was read from the Lord Warden of the Stannaries, communicating the gracious intention of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent to become Patron to the Society with a donation of one hundred guineas. It was then resolved, that the Earl of Yarmouth and Lord de Dunstanville be requested to accept the Office of Vice-Patrons. An address of thanks to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, for the distinguished honour his Royal Highness has been graciously pleased to confer on that Society was then ordered.

and the interference of that Society--he alluded to the fatal effects produced by the explosion of gunpowder, owing to the use of iron rammers, and he exhibited a bar, composed of a metallic alloy, incapable of producing sparks by collision with silecious fragments.

The Treasurer announced the following donations towards a fund for building a Museum, and for defraying expences in forming a geological Map of the mining districts of Cornwall, for which thanks were voted :—

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, The Titular Archbishop of Dublin, Doc- 1057.-Lord de Dunstanville, 504. Sir John tor Troy, lately attended at the Mansion- St. Aubyn, 30l. Sir William Lemon 10!. 10s. house, Dawson-street, in that city, in order J. H. Tremayne, Esq. M. P. 10. 10s. Sir to prove before the Lord Mayor, the signa-Vyel Vyvyan, 10s. 1Qs. W. T. Praed, Esq.

5. 5s. Dolcoath Adventurers, 251. Cook's | town, were made common by the fury of Kitchen Adventures, 15/. Huel Fanny Adventurers, 101. &c.

Thanks were also voted for presents of books and minerals, to several noblemen, and gentlemen.

the blast, and several small eottages suffered severely. At Liverpool, the storm was tremendous; the streets were deserted for fear of the flying bricks and slates; while the river presented a scene of confusion and distress that harrowed up the heart. Similar

The Secretary next proceeded to read a communication from Sir Christopher Haw-accounts are received from all parts of the

kins, containing an extremely interesting account of the gold found in the streamworks of Ladock, accompanied with fine specimens of the same. This gentleman also presented some rich varieties of lead ore, with their analysis; a paper was likewise read from Mr. Majendie, entitled, "A Sketch of the Geology of the Lizard District;" containing the result of an investigation nto the boundaries and position of the serpentine formation.

The different apartments of the Society's Hall are fitted up in a very handsome and appropriate manner. The Museum is a long spacious room, containing extensive cabinets, divided, like the Leskean Collection, into the geological, systematic, and economical departments, well furnished with splendid and instructive specimens.

VIOLENT STORMS OF DECEMBER 18-27.

sustained is incalculable.
country. Among the shipping, the damage

At Leeds.-Friday, during the violen
storm, the steam-engine chimney, attached
to the manufactory of Whitehead and
Pearson, on Bradford-moor, was blown
down, and, falling upon the building, the
roof was forced in with a terrible crash,
and a number of the work-people very se-
riously injured. The hurricane has also
done considerable damage to the new man-
unfinished buildings.
sion of Mr. Goodman, and several other

Stafford. The oldest person living cannot remember more tempestuous and continued gales than we experienced on Friday. The damage sustained by many persons in this town and neighbourhood at present cannot be estimated. Innumerable chimnies have been blown down, roofs of houses and ricks of hay removed: and on the north road trees have been forced down, which have interrupted the progress of coaches,

&c.

opposite side of the river are obliged to navigate across the whole track of land called the Severn Ham, which, in the very unfit boats generally used for that purpose, is very dangerous.

At Glasgow, and in various other ports, many ships which had safely arrived at their moornigs, were driven off; some were wrecked, others suffered severely in their tackle, &c. to the great distress of our

The storms last week were most violent in the neighbourhood of Manchester. The From the great quantity of rain lately torrents of rain on Sunday and Monday fallen, the low lands in the neighbourhood made the river swell to a great height, and of Tewkesbury are in a dismal state of cut off communication, by the common inundation, occasioned by the overflowings route, from Broughton, Strangeways, &c. of the Severn, the Avon, and the other The rain was almost incessant the remain-streams which there unite. Persons on the der of the week; and on Friday, the most hurricane-like gale of wind experienced since 1802, made the slates fly from the house-tops, and the pots were hurled from the tops of the chimnies, while the beautiful steeple of St. Mary's church "rocked horribly sublime, bending in obedience to the blast," to the admiration of thousands of gazers, obliged to be reminded every minute that its motion proved the accuracy of its perpendicular. A part of the stone-commercial ports. work over the east gate of Cheetham's college was blown down. It fell almost momentarily before the boys were about to be dismissed from their morning's studies in the grammar-school. Several newly erected houses were unroofed by the wind, which found a way into them by the unclosed windows. The hot-house of Mr. Bridgeford, nurseryman, at Cheetwood, was destroyed by it; and but for his prompt care, his green-house would have shared the same fate. The private gardens in that neighbourhood, rented by the inhabitants of the VOL. I. Lit. Pan. New Scries. Jan. 1.

Packet lost-Fresh Sand banks. Margate, Dec. 20.-The loss of the British Queen packet is established beyond a doubt, by the arrival here of part of the wreck, and among it the stern, with her name on it; but no tidings as yet of any one that was on board. A number of fresh sand-banks have been found during the late gales, along the whole of the French and Flemish coast, which renders it extremely dangerous, except with vessels of a small draught of water.

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