North Wales Gazette

ODE TOt TUB JfflW TEA*, ISIfV ■ H. J. PR, Esq. Poet-taureat., fire yet, mid' Rhedecyna's bowers, ttumbly ritit'd the Muses' flowers, By silver Isis' sedgy side, Not rolling- there a classic tide. My native meads and proves ameragv As blythe I tnn'd my artless InDg My fancy hail'd the halcyon day, Crown'd with our Sovereign's opening sway. And pourM the verse to that auspicious morn, Which p'ar:'d on Britain's throne a Monarch Brifain^jorn. Raptnr'd I poor the verse arain, To haJJ/he British Monarch's lengtliend reign, To celebrate the rising year. In wbieh a King, <o Britain dear, Bids ev'ry British breast, with grateful lay, Bless the tenth lustre of his lenient sway; pnr white T strike the votive lyre. The thrilHugsof the trembling wire -ixre hm jmiid' the swelling notes of,praise, Whir", with accordant voice, a grateful people pay S. fioni Thule's hyperborean reiHj To where, npon the southern main, Bellerus frowns—to wlit-i-e the A tlantic roars, 0 verdant Krin, 'gainst thy western shores, The paeans loud of exultation rise, Wafting a nation's plaudits to the skie,, And, while the haljow'd rites of prayer and praise To Heaven's high throne their grateful inceuse raise, MiH Charity, with liberal hand4 Spreads her blest influence o'er the sajiliag tand 1 "With genial current far and widei Flows of Benevolence the copious tide. Grateful the boon, while shouting myriads see, That dries Affliction's tear, and sets the Captive free. Though looking back through many an age, Since F.gliert first our Saxon sires oben '(I, No King rerorckd stands on History's page, go long, who England's golden sceptre sv.ay'dj* 0 yet, through many a rolline year, Lon! long! may Albion's joyful race behold a crown, to P reedom sacred, grace Tbe Man they love-the Sovereign they revere. Tho' seated on her rocky tbrone, Girt by her aavy's adftmantine zone, Britannia rears •ublime her dauntless heart, Amid' the IIter81sof war that rouid her spread; Yet by a generous Monarch 1>e ponsess'd, The first ?rcat object of his patriot breast- May ev'ry baleful vapour fly That hangs malignant now o'er Europe's stty, Infernal Discord's iron tempest eease, And CEORGE's sun decline in Glory and ia Poace. Though, to reckon from the accession to the demise, flenry 1IT. reigned unminally 56, and Edward fit. 50 years; yet, as the first acceded at the last. at fourteen, they ftid Do-t, either of them, in fact, reign so lougas His -has now reigned, q

r DEtmr, HerbefO dtfat fgwlail gwiw, Hir dladi o seTch harild ydlw j Campus He eefais gusan, C» m ias is bedwen las lan. y Hwn atn crntd rhag cyliuddwr, Barh anrhaith gydymaith gwr 3 A deildy scrch I ferched Arlal glyn. ir adail -IedA rdd ddicldig, car i ddeuddyn, for adir mewn branar hryn Mainbebyll, mwyng'yU tnangoed, J{< e»«ar ai car, heiniar coed. At ael maingc tir wiail nial, f*ii'ldlgl gwyngyll a'm cuddiai. RoywtIdy" HJO bum heddilf Fat ancr dan y gwyrddancrgwiw, Yn arosdyn feindlos fwyn, Pawn artwy serch, daa irlwyn.- j Yiio'dd oeti(l. niae. yiv choddi, Batch gydymaith maith i mi Glwys o edii glas ei adain, iteiliogbronfraith, mwyniaith jnainv Bling&r ar imp ei chwitnpin Crechwenfain g'oedd, a'i floeddfiin. Cadeiriodd Jwyn coed eres, Cangau flin tonau flaen tes; Lie daw'r fun,d'iueiddfun dlos, Lie cain yw, lie esta eos Hynod yw et glod gai) gler, Ilirbarch i hyn o lierbes-

til BlOGEJSTL v IP,il'r oeddwyn yn nhrwyn y rhiv If floedog, pie b)#IDI;r ytiiwo yn disgwyl y feinwyl ferch, 1 gynnal oed agannerchj Paeth uweb fy mhen i'm senu, El bwriad fyth 6m brad fii, V,tin dic flembig ltyrDbwyll,v Ugwan Bi a gwyneb p^yll. Par oferw pur oferwas 'n Uyn, ye y glyn glus, I)on y tiirirel wyddeli, Beb fod neb jn d'atteb di ?" 1 o- Oeh i'th irwya f nachaig Swyno. lleUt WYOMoat tliat aabo ? 15ad Jonydd mrwn lrlajiwydd glaa I mi aros lvm eiri" i Ar; N-netitti r vvwoufts O bem»iHion m^yBton ma* « Kheitiach yt, aswycb itwit. Brudd o wr n'r bcrw ydd ..It Arfer a'th bttler fth ben, A rhewi fyth a't)i awen." flwyddwn hader a gweddi, A'u doedyd. IJet tewyd ti I- (lithou. gau gylhn, -I-eiho manwydd crychwydd cria, .j,. 'j e;f¡o. wrah brodd ruddfaia, He o, at drymio a drain Ti a'th a-rta r ni cbata' be ocs, aa b14 daf*

T, theldilters of the North W-atet Gazette. Gentlf.me N, Amongst foiir numerous and entertainiiig co r respondents,one Gentleman has furnished an account of that wonderful man Powel the tire E.aterV if you should think the iol-S^whig eKplanatioa of that seemingly jvondei fui art, deserving of a place in your d izette^ inserting it oblige, ■. < AMICUS. uTtleserrètof fire-eating wai made |mh!ic by a servant of one Richardson, an English- j man, who shewed it in Frame about the year /1 1867, and was the first performer of the kind that ever appeared in Europe. H consists, oniv in rubbing the hands, and thoroughly washing the mouth, lips, tongue, teeth, srnd other parts that are to touch the fjre-witti ijiure spirit of sulphur. This hums and catiterizes the epidermis, or upper skin, till it becomes as hard as le-,ither, and every time the experiment itried it becomes still easier thau before. But if, after it has been often repeated, the upper skin should grow callous and horny as to become troublesome, washing the parts affected with very warm water, or hot wine, will bring away allllie shriveflcd or parched epidermis. The flexli, however, will continue tender and unfit for such busiuess till it has been frequently rubbed over again with the same spirit. This IJrcparahol1 may! be rendered much stronger, and more effica- tious, by mixing C'qtial quantities of spirit of sulpher, ial-ammouiac, essence of rosemary, and juice of onions. The had effects which frequently swallowing red-httt coals, melted sealing wax. rosin, brimstone, and other cal- cined and inflaiiiiii-,tble matter, mil; hth,ave. UPOI-. the stomach, were prevented by drinking plentifully of warm -water and oil, as soon as he had left the compauy, till he bad vumiteti all up agaiu." 7-

To the Editors of the North IVales Civile. GENTLSSiEK, Your correspondent has communicated to you an account of the beneficial effects of Toffee isv asihu-atic complaints; perhaps an •lccouut of the tirsi Coffee House in England, may not he found uueulertaining to some o! your readers; tiikeu from the Gentleman'ii Magazine Jan. -I7S5. There is a gradation III customs which olleu originate front indivi- duals. Anthony Wood in his Atlieiie. Oxoiii- ensia observes, that while Nathaniel ( anopius a Cretan born, continued in Kaliol College, Oxford, which he left in 1618, he made drink for his own use called Coffee, and usually drank it every morning, being the first, as the antients of that house informed him, that was ever drank in ÛXOl), He also says, in the year 1650, Jacob, a Jew, opened a Coffee-house at the Angel in the parish of 51. Ptter in the Oxon, and there it was by some, who delighted in-novelty, drank. In 1654, Cirques Jobson, a Jew, born near Mount Libanus, lold Coffee in Oxon and in Arthur Tel. lyard, apothecary, sold Coffee publickly in hi. house against All Souls Coll. The author of the New View of London, 17DS, found it recorded, that one James Farr, a barber, who kejit the Coffee-house, which is now tile liraiii. bow, by the Inner Temple Gate (one of the fitst in England) was in the year 1657 present- ed by the inquest of St. Dunstan's in the West, for making and selling a sort of liquor, called Coffee, all a great nuisance and prejudice of the neighbourhood. In the Kingdoms Intel- ligencer,published by authority in 1662, is the following amongst four advertisements; "At £Je Coffee-house in Exchange Alley, is sold by retail the right Coffee Powder, from 4s. to 1 6s. 8d. per pound; also that termed the East | India Berry at 18d. per pound; and that termed the right Turkey Berry, well garbled, at Ss. per pound, the ungarbled for less, with directions gratis, how to make and use the oame: likewise there you may have Choco-J late, the ordinary pound boxes at 2s. 6d. per pound the perfumed from 4s. to 10. per pound; also sherbets made in Turkey of le- mons, roses, violets perfumed; and tea ac- cording to lis goodness. For all which if any gentleman shall write or send, they shafi be sure of the best, as they shall order, and to åvoid deceit, wa-ranted under tbe house seal, viz. Morat the Great, &c. Further, all gen- tlemen that are customers and acquaintances, are (the next new year's day) invited at the sign of the Great Turk, at the new Coffee- house in Exchange alley, whose Coffee will be on free cost, dnd so may be ta tie world's end"

COINAGE. A. the Solicitor for the Mint has thought proper to bring a Jew to trial for giving more money for guiftas than the nominal value, it is highly necessary for the real benefit of the public, that he should continue his researches still further, and exert himself to remove the great evil which exists all over the kingdom, by the want of sinall change. Were a person out of an ingol of silver to make a few crdwn pieces, shillings, aud sixpences, it would be thought right be should be hanged for his pains i ought not a Banker, who issuc a piece of paper called a one pound note, Of little value to the owner compared with specie, being more subject to frauds, and not ao easi- ly detected, to undergo a/similar trial I for these notes, are the meant of draining the country of the circulating cash This is a source of great national evil, and like a can. ker, in time, will destroy that which should give it support. It is devoutly to be wished theGoterunaent of this country would pay some attention to j this great national evil; and compel them, partially at least, to pay in specie far this is the sink that will in time rob the country of the small change, and reduce it to a paper currency. We cannot see any reasonable grounds that a manufacturer of copper money at Birmingham should have an exclusive pri- vilege of making that coin; yet should ano- ther poor fellow make the attempt, he would he committed to Newgate, and from thence to the drop. Halfpence are sold, allowing I per cent. itud a bill at two months. It is too common a practice in the country for manu- facturers to fiay tJieir men in copper, and they holdout. as a pretence, the scarcity of change » at Hie same, time tliey are gaittiug t per, et, which loads ttie sholpkeevort witfc halfpence of lbis mauu- Factory j and to make room for these coppers they foolishly refuse the good oldking's coin- age, which subjects them to a punishment for so doing. To prevent the gold from going into the melting pot, possibly it might be productive of a national benefit to reduce the guineas iu the alloy to about 18s. and make -a Dew coin- ,age of 10s. ttd. and to. pieces.

To the Editors (If the North Wales Gazette. Genxlekev, W-z learn from the ancient Welsh Chroni- cles, and laws of Howel Dha, that Hie palaces of their Kings were constructed of wytirs or twigs lapped &nd twined together t as were likewiselhedrurches of the eariiest christians C, in this island. Williaitn of Malmsburv, in his hook-of antiquities of Gfasionbury, assures lIi., that Frectjphus affirms, that Philip the Apolltle. preaching the word of God in Gaul, which is iK)w cailed France, chose out twelve of his disciples, whom he sent to Britain, to preach the word of life. He appointed over these ag cliief, Joseph of Arimathea, hm dear friend, who buried our Lord. These, accord i ipg to Jobn Capgrave, who brings Miikm and Merlin for vouchers, vaine into this land in the year ol Christ's incarnation 36, in the time of Arviragus, who gave to them the; isle of Avalou, where they built an oratory of wrythen wands, or boughs, which was the first christian chnrch, if one may so call it, which was erected in Britain." We find this custom was followed in the first times, in building the christian churches in Britain of boughs; and I am apt to think that the cus torn of adorning our churches at Christmas, as well as our houses with evergreens, proceed from what has been related. b D.

oy THE PRODIGIOUS GROWTH OF TREES. To the Editors of the North IValas Gazette. Gentlemen, I HAVE herewith sent you an extract from t(ie Gentleman's Magazine, Feb. 17C)12, giving all account of a celebrated chesnui tree, which in all probability Was the oldest, it not the i. ti I largest tree in England, being 5*2 feet round. This eminent treo is the property of Lord Dacre at Tortsworlh, alius Tam wort h, in Gloucestershire, I may with reason fix its rising from the nut in the reign of King Eg- bert, anno 800. From this date, to attain to such maturity nnd magnitude, as to be a sig- nal tree, for a boundary, or laii'lmark, called- by way of distinction, the great chesnut ttee at Tamworth, in the reigu of King Stephen, anno 1135, from this date, we are certain of its age by record to the present year 1762, 627 veai-s-in all 962 years." Mr. Evelyn in his Sylva 5th edition, has this remarkable passage, Telating to this tree, viz. Boundaries to Gre, parishes, and gen- tlemen's estates. famous for which, is that great chesnut at Tamworth, in Gloticester- shire, which has continued a. signai boundary I y to that manor from King Stephcn' time, as it stands on record. If any legari is to be paid to the three periods given to oak aidi chesnut, viz. 300 years growing 800 j'car; standing, and 300 years decaying, it favours my conjecture., that this stately phi chesnut is little iess, probably inure, than 1000 years old, and yet Such vigour remains it bore nuts anno 1159, tVom which young trees are raised. In Kay's life, by Dcrham, we have the fol. lowing remarkable-paragraph. On October 14, 1669, we rode (o see the famous fir trees, in a village called Wareton, in Shropshire, on the land of Mr. Skrimshaw. They are thirteen in number, very tall and straight, without any boughs titt towards the top. The greatest we fouinl by mcaoroare to be fourteen feet and a half round the body, and 58 yards high. At Betston Hall, nearly adjacent to the Castle of Beeston, in Cheshire, belonging to Sir Tho- mas Mostyn, ofMostyn, Flintshire, is a pro- digious large oak tree, probably coeval with the "Cast Ip. When Prince Rupert besieged that fortress, in the civil wars, he found it necessary to burn the Hall, to prevent it from being a lodgement for the Parliamclltarian army, at any future time; and the flames ex- tended so far as to reach this venerable oak, the effects ot which are yet visible upon its upper boughs, but the trunk is not greatly impaired, and it flings out in summer a con- siderable foliage. There were lately several other oak trees, in the vicinity of the Castle, whøse trunks were very large, but the tops had been either pollarded, or been shot off during the various sieges. It may be remark ed, that upon the circumjacent eminences where the assailants erected their mounds and trenches, that there grew a number of oaks of spontaneous growth, and which the late Sir Roger Mostyn cut down a few years ago, when their prodigious size obtained a very large price, although not half so much as if they had been suffered to remain till now.

To the Editors of the North Wales Gazette. Gentlemen, As a great part of the lands between Conway and Carnarvon abound with stones upon the surface, 1 am induced to offer the fol- fowing considerctions, to find a place in your columns. A SuSICRIBEk. IT has been long known to experienced far- mers. that taking away small stones or flints is detrimental to ploughed lands in general, but more particularly so to thin light lands. It was, however, never imagined,' that the damage could be so great as it is now found to be, since unusual-quantities have been re- peatedly gathered fox the use of the turnpike roads. In the parish of Stevenage, in Hert- fordshire, there is a field containing about 200 acres, the land in this field was equal, if not superior to any in tb-ec-ounty 4 but lying convenient to the surveyors of the roads, they have picked it so often of the stones, that it is now inferior to lands that were formerly considered not much atwvehalf its value, acre for acre. I know a fieid. part of which was {ticked, and the other part ploughed before thif fctd lithe to pick it, where the part of the ftefi that was picked lost seven or eight parts in ten of the succeeding crops, an incon- ttatibit lifoqf of the benefit of lhe stones*

MISCELLANIES. 1 Theatrical Court of Inquiry .—A curious, andcertainly not an uninteresting investiga- tion., was held at the Plymouth Theatre, on Saturday se'nnight. A féwnighlsprior to the above-mentioned date, a Midshipman, in the upper boxes, being accused of throwing au apple upon the stage, denied the charge, and, we believe, with justice, that point being conceded to him but duriug the altercation, his manner was so offensive, and his language so extremely indecorous.,that the indignation of the audience was conllJletely roused; his name, however, whi ascertained, and au ap- plication for redress made t|0 Admiral Young, who referred the complaint to the young man's Captain, assuring them, that from him they might depend upon obtaining every ne ces.sary satisidctio-i.-Brielly, the Captain having beard the accusation, together with the defence of the accused, requested both parties to meet him at the Theatre on the tol- lowing Saturday. At the appointed time, se- veral geiuiemen of the highest respectability attended, and bore ample testimony to the impropriety of the young gentleman's con- duct; upon which Captain Walton protesUti, that unless he immediately gave every sa t is- i action demanded, and ateo a solemn (M OHust, of future good be he would instantly report his conduct to the Admiral, who would transmit it to the Admiralty, and his dismissal from his Majesty's service would inevitably follow. it is need iess to add, that the young geioieman readily complied with this injunc- tion. Captain Walton then declared, ilt the true spirit of a Naval Commander, that he would make every officer who served under him responsible for his conduct on shore as well as on board lor he cotiid not but consi- der it disgraceful to his Majesty's service, that one who wore a naval uniform, should in ptiy place, but more particularly in a public The- atre, conduct h-imseit in t riotous manner, ttr use language in any other way derogatory to the character of a man of honour; and he was resolved, as lung as he commanded her, that noone, unworthy the name of gentleman sliould walk the quarter-deck of the Amethyst. The conduct of Captain W. on Ibis exisgency will, no doubt,'prove the harbinger of tran- (Itlility to our little Theatre; wiui confidcnce we now hope to hail it, as indeed it should ever be considered, the source of rational rc- creation arid instructive amusem(7it. -Cl,ng- don's Phfifiouih itiper. A curious circumstance occurred on Mon- day, at Cashiobury Park, the seat of the Earl of Essex.—The waggou, which had been loaded oil the preceding day for town, was lelt standing in the park, ready for starting early in lhf morning, and a truss of hay was letton the shafts. The cords for tying up the different articles being loose, in the course of the night, a fine stag, in getting at the truss of hay, got entangled with the loost. cords, and remained fast until morning; when the waggoner's boy came, with his lantern, in order to put the horses to; and. not observing the stag, he received a complete ioss from him, and was thrown over the waggon but falling on the turf, he received no other in- jury than a dreadful fright-Hot knowulg the cause until lite arrival of the waggoner. Last week a deputation from the corn dis- tiller; of Ireland, waited on the Irish Chan- ccllor of the Exchequer at the Commissioner of inquiry's house, Domimelt-street, in order to represent to him, the serious losses they have laboured under, by being prevented from distilling. We understand that he received them in the most friendly and favourable man- ner, and gave them every reason to hope that the restriction they complained of would be removed next session, as Mr. Perceval had changed his opinion, and as he believed, that Sir John Newport would discoutiuue his oppo- sition. They remarked, however, that un- less the present duties on spirits were lowered, that removing the prohibition wcnild afford to them no relief, as they could not distil under such circumstances, in which opinion he coincided. Hunting the Antelope in Persia.—In Persia they train up falcons to hunt the Antelope, in the following manner;—They Stila, the skin or figure of that animal, on whose nose they constantly feed these birds, and having spied an antelope, they let fly two of them, one of which fastensjust upon the nose of the crea- ture, who readily endeavours to shake off his enemy, whilst the bird flutters to keep his hold, which hinders the antelope from run- ning, or seeing well before him, and if he happens to disengage himsetf from his first assailant, the falcon that is aloof stoops and supplies the place of the other, which imme- diately p< inls up, and keeps ready to succeed his companion, if he should be shaken off the antelope; and thus the ialcous harrass the poor animal and impede his running, till the dogs coine up, who soon make an end of the diversion. The following story is given in one of the Dutch Papers which reached us yesterday. -A Frenchman, named Remy L' Aine, a native of Metz, and employed in the military hospi- tal of Neuborg, gave lately at Stutgardt the following rare proof of humaoity and resolu- tion. An open boat, having on board 42 wounded soldiers, many of whom had loti their limbs, arrived there in the evening. Waggons had been prepared to convey the unfortunate men to the hospital; but the Danube had risen considerably. The night was cloudy and tempestuous, and no one would venture towards the vessel which by in the middle of the river. The unfortunate inva- lids, exposed to the inclemency of the season, and apprehensive of perreiiiitg, made the air resound with their cries and lamentations. The art of Remy was moved Without COli" sidering the depth of the river, and despising the daugef he ooflressed hin s^lf, jumped into the water, swans to the vessel, aod returned with a wounded soldier on his back hp went a second time and returned loaded in a similar manner; nor did he cease until he had iandeqf the 42 men Oil dry ground. The vessel frniu- dered during the night,~A subscription lias been set on foot at Stutgardt to compensate his benevolent and noble daring. Brandy fell yesterday sixpence a gallon, in consequence of the supplies aiveadj Teved. and those expected from Fcauce aid HobaW, tinder the usw legulutioas. A public Accountant, of high rank arid connections, is sa>d to be a defaulter to the amount of nearly 800,000. V e are concerned to hear, that several fa- | miiies in hitrangeways are involved in a state of miserable apprehension, from the circtna- stance of a number of their children having b en bit by a dog, (an inmate of one of their houses) supposed to be infected with the I > drophobia. but destroyed before it betrayed the symptoms whereby it couid be ascertain- ed.-—-Unfortunately, some days were suffered to transpire before their friends had recourse to medical advice, when the hapless little in- fants were conveyed to the infirn ary, and committed to the sevpre operation of having the bitten parts cut out, and have since taken a course of medicine. We, devoutly wish thes# precautions may be productive of a hsjppy re. sult. Whatever doubts may have been occa- sioned by the premature destruction of the animal, nave now been realized, by the rapid state of a large dog, belouging'to Messrs. Hole and Potter, bit by the above animal# but kept up uotii he was so completely nmdj that it was deemed neccssary to kill him. Achaxitable old farmer, in the parish of Kilrusb, county of Antcim, has been in the habit of a!ioM.iiig an apartment, adjoining his h;.hstaBon for the reception of poor !ra velieUt they were accommodated with victuals and. lodgings. The charity of the farmer Was well known, arid the bed was sel- dom emp!y. A short lime since, after night- fall, a sturdy fellow called at the house "and requested quarters. The fanner imagining lie had a suspicious appearance, asked H he could give an acconnl of himself, so as to sa- tisfy him, in the way of bail, that he wotdd not do any damage. The man answered that j he would give him God Almigluy as bail, that he would not do any damage to his house. j The farmer, content with this bail, admitted the traveller. Early in the morning, before any of the family were awake, the feliov* arose* packed up the bed-clothes, together with some dried beef, and several other ar- ticles he found in the kitchen, unbarred I he door, and went off. During the whole of the ensuing day, a thick fog filled (he air the thief continued rapidly travelling, calling for charity al every house in his way, and in the evening thought himself many miles distant from the good farmer's house but, to his great surprise, and no less surprise of i he old farmer, lie accidentally entered the same house abo, the same hour he did the former night, wilh "Ie oundle of stolell property uuou his back, and requested lodging ,• to which the farmer answered, come forward, my good fellow, 1 will lodge you this night yet I trusted to my bail, and he has proved true. The fellow, struck with astonishment, im- plored his mercy he delivered up all the stolen goods, and promised never to be guilty of the like again, and the farmer not only forgave him, but lodged him another nigbt, still trusting to his bail. It appeared, that, deceived with the fog, the fellow had not been out of the neighbourhood duriug the whol<? day. Shafccsprars Chair. -N,"otb i it-, can be a more severe reflection on the taste of the English antiquary, than to suffer the chair of our dl" vine Bard to grace the curiosities of a foreign court. Burnet in his history of Poland states, that Princess Czartoryski has amassed a con. siderable collection of curiosities of various descriptions. 11 Ainoti- these" savs the au- thor, the reader may judge of my surprise on discovering, in the middle of Pohnd, the chair of Shakespear. It was one day sent for to the saloon. A pretty large chair presently made its appearance, and seemingly consisted of one entire piece of wood, the back being a plane, and somewhat ornamental at the sides, but what appeared to me the strangest cir- cumstance of all was, that the whole waS painted or stained of a faint green colour. Being left to wonder for a while at appear- ances, which I fonnd myself utterly unable to explain, from the little knowledge I pos- sessed of the reigns of Elizabeth and James, some hand was placed on the back of the chair, a great case was uplifted, and behold I a little, plain, ordinary, and whitish woodert chair appeared; such as might easily be found in most of our cottages of the present day. This relict of our revered Bard, the Princess procured same years ago when she was ill England, and paid for it 3001. At the same time was exhibited, cased in a similar manner, the chair of Rosseau, in no wise superior either in appearance or workmanship." On Friday three young ladies, nieces of the Honourable Mrs. Cavendish Bradshaw, very iierr6iviv escaped being drowned in the Ser- pentine river. The,young ladies were taking an airing in the Vis-a-vis, and the coachuiaa was driving towards the upper end, along the strand, and close to the water's edge; but as he advanced, he found the ground towards the water becoming rather steep, and at- tempted to turn about; in doing which he was obliged to drive through the water about three yards from the edge. In this attempt the horses were suddenly immersed almost beyond their depth, and the carriage waH overset. The young Ladies were in the ut- most danger $ but the footman ard colielimiani, plunging into the water, nearly to their tv#,cki. extracated them from the carriage, and. car. ried them safe on shore. At Worcester County Sessions the Chairiiii-io in the course of an eloquent charge, drew ir;e attention of the Grand Jllr to lit) act passed the last Sessions of Parliament, by which Ma. gistrates were authorised to compel the father of bastard children to pay$ £ lo. for the ex- pences of search, &c. which expeuces verd heretofore chargeable to the parish. This information in bastardy may prove important to those, who conceive that changing their places of res'dence can skre'en them from the vrious charges with which this offence i. connected. Jtzricuttural Report—The young most nitrations, are in a vigorous and fllourish- tug state: iu the lower districts indeed, they have suffer*A iii some decree by the wet; which is the case also with *urnips and some other greeii crops. Little basit)e,;s has been d in the field a-bllt a reat deal of corn hola, £ ee«; threshed ont, and much barn labour prfpnll(d" The cal?le stock, both of the lean iioci f^tteni??^ kind, hare gone on remarkably well hut t:f keep vei-Y high price, fodder is however* pi ge«er&l itbundaet.