safety. Proposals are this month made for rebuilding it in a modern

manner.

Some labouring men lately digging stones in certain quarries near the old family mansion of Earl Fortescue, in the parish of Ebrington, near Campden, in Gloucestershire, discovered about twenty skeletons, apparently of warriors, with fragments of armour and several implements of war, of various shapes and sizes; the whole of very remote antiquity.-Many of the bodies were found laid with their faces downward, and not more than a foot in depth from the surface of the earth. Among the disturbed remains were those of a superior officer or chief, at least supposed so, as by his side were found a sword of excellent metal, and an iron casque or head piece, the ornamented top and rivets of which were plated with silver. The skeleton was deposited at the depth of not more than three feet in the ground, and, notwithstanding the number of years it must have lain thus buried, the master bones were perfect and sound, and the teeth in the highest state of preservation.

A traditionary account prevails in the neighbourhood of Campden, that that village and that of Ebrington were once united, that some signal battle was anciently fought in this part of the island, and that the ford at the end of Ebrington brake, which now divides the above parishes, has, from that period, retained the name of Battle Bridge.

The royal Jennerian society held their anniversary dinner this day at the crown and anchor tavern, his grace the Duke of Bedford in the chair. About 300 members were present. After dinner, Non Nobis Domine, in good style, was sung.

After his majesty the patron's health was drank, God save the king was sung by Mr. Hill. Among the toasts were the health of Dr. Jenner (who was not present), the Duke of Bedford, &c. &c. Mr. Travers, jun. recited, in a very excellent manner, an extract from a poem lately published, by Mr. R. Bloomfield, called, "Good Tidings, or News from the Farm." It was greatly applauded. Mr. Travers, sen. one of the trustees, in a very elegant manner, gave an account of the great exertions that had been made by the society, and the very liberal contributions of many noblemen, gentlemen, and ladies. He, among other facts, stated, that by the influence of vaccination, communicated through the medium of the different societies, the annual deaths from the small-pox had been most materially diminished. Through this society, in co-operation with others, the vaccine system had been propagated in Asia and America. At Constantinople the Turks, although so much averse from innovation, had embraced the system with the greatest eagerness. In India, the Hindoos, from their religious veneration of the cow, had most materially benefited by this mode of inoculation; and he might almost assert, that millions had already been saved by vaccination. In America, the Canadian Indians came down the country many hundred miles, to get the matter; and thus whole tribes escaped the effects of that malignant and fatal distemper. Dr. Walker, the resident physician at the Centralhouse belonging to the society in Salisbury-Square, read a letter from Lady Louisa Broome, wherein her ladyship stated, that she had vaccinated 150 children in the neighbourCe2

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hood of the family residence in Suffolk, which had been attended in every instance by the happiest effect; and that they had since been all exposed to the small-pox in the natural way without the least effect being produced by the experiment. Mr. Travers stated, that 34 persons were now on the establishment of the indigent blind, of whom no less than 14 owed their blindness to the sinall-pox; and it was to be hoped that, by the introduction of vaccination, that institution would ultimately be rendered unnecessary. Lords Somerville, Morpeth, and Granville Levison Gower, Mr. A. Goldsmid, Dr. Lettsom, &c. &c. were present. The society broke up about ten o'clock, with an unanimous determination to promote vaccination by every means in their power.

The Duke of York, with a paternal and becoming regard for the welfare of the soldiery (no less creditable to his feelings as a man, than to his watchfulness of their health as a commander in chief), has caused to be circulated throughout the army the following letter on the advantages resulting from the cow-pox; which, for the honour of the immortal, Jenner, are now universally known and acknowledged even in the remotest and most barbarous nations. By so general an adoption of this useful and wonderful process, as must necessarily arise from the inoculation of his majesty's troops, the extermination of that dreadful scourge of the human race bids fair to be materially accelerated; and the prejudices against such a safe, innocent, and efficaci

"The commander in chief hav ing observed, with infinite regret, the fatal effects which the small-pox has, in several recent instances, produced in the army-his royal highness apprehends that sufficient attention has not been paid to the order respecting the vaccine inoculation, issued on the 18th of November last. His royal highness, therefore, requests that you will recal the order to the recollection of officers commanding brigades and regiments; and that you will enjoin them to give it all possible effect by explaining to the men the beneficial consequences resulting from the inoculation of the cow-pox, which has long been proved to the entire conviction and satisfaction of those who have had the best opportunities of observing the mild and rapid progress of this important discovery.

(Signed) HARRY CALVERT, Ad. Gen.* 18th. Colours were this day presented with the utmost pomp and solemnity by the city of London to the loyal London volunteers +.

This morning a young man, private in the coldstream regiment of guards, was tried by a court martial, charged with having committed several acts of vagrancy, by begging in the streets in a disguised dress, pretending to be a cripple, and thereby defrauding passengers of their money. The surgeon of the regi ment reported him to be in a perfect state of health, and no ways disabled, and he was adjudged by the

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court-martial to receive 300 lashes, which were immediately inflicted with the utmost severity.

This day the French senatus consultum decreed the title of emperor on Buonaparte, with different modifications of the imperial dignity to his consort, and the other branches of his family!!!

A young man, named Joseph Slater, late of Welbourn, near Wellingore, Lincoln, aged 22, in attempting to leap from the shafts of a stage waggon, of which he had the care, entangled his clothes with some of the tackle, and being thrown under the wheels, was crushed in so dreadful a manner as to occasion his death the same night.

20th. A letter from Lord Keith to the admiralty of this date, announces a vigorous, but unsuccessful attack upon the French flotilla, by Commodore Sir Sidney Smith."

Captain Wright, of the Vincengo gun-brig, was lately captured near Morbihan, by some French gun, boats, which surrounded him during a calm; and was conveyed to his old prison, the Temple, at Paris, where he formerly shared the captivity of Sir Sidney Smith. He was accused before the criminal court at Paris of having landed most of the conspirators against Buonaparte, in France. He replied, that being a prisoner of war, he was not competent to make any deposition; and, as an English subject, he could not answer any questions.

22nd. A notice appeared in this night's Gazette, from the governor and company of the bank of England, stating, that, with the approbation of his majesty's most honourable privy council, they have caused

dollars to be stamped at Mr. Bolton's manufactory, Soho, near Birmingham, with his majesty's head and inscription, "Georgius 111. DeiGratiâ Rex," on the obverse; and Britannia, with the words "Five Shillings Dollar, Bank of England, 1801," on the reverse; which they propose to issue instead of the dol lars lately stamped at his majesty's mint at the Tower; the latter of which, now in circulation, will not be current, nor will be received at the bank at the rate of 5s. each after the 2nd. day of June. In the mean time permission was given to exchange them for the dollars with the new stamp, or for bank notes, after the rate of 5s. for each dollar.

A beautiful coinage of half guineas has been delivered from the mint. In this impression the head of his majesty is somewhat smaller than in others, and the wreath is twined round it more in the Roman form. The reverse is that of the last coinage; the legend, “Fidei Defensor, Britanniarum Rex."

24th. This afternoon a fire broke out at Darnford oil-mills, near Stapleford, Norfolk, in the occupation of Mr. Charles Marsindale, which raged with such fury, that the whole premises were totally destroyed in about an hour and a half; the loss is supposed to be between 8 and 9,000l.

25th. This day was, by proclamation, observed as a general fast throughout England, "for humbling ourselves before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our sins, and in the most devout and solemn manner to send up our prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty, for averting those heavy judgments

which our manifold provocations have most justly deserved; and for imploring his blessing and assistance on our arms, for the restoration of peace and prosperity to these dominions.”

The solemnity which pervaded the metropolis and its environs was such as suited the moral obligation individuals were called upon to perform. The sober silence of the streets was only interrupted by the bell of the parish churches, calling the inhabitants to prayers. The pause produced by a suspension of the busy round of trade and shut up shops was, however, lessened by the early appearance of the volunteers gaily dressed in their uniforms, who, pursuant to orders, proceeded in all directions to their respective churches, which were numerously attended, and displayed awful grandeur. The new form of prayer used upon this occasion appeared to be fervently attended to; and gratitude filled the bosoms of the diffe. rent congregations towards the Divine Being, for his Majesty's restoration to health. In short, a general sense of morality and loyalty was every where conspicuous. Many of the volunteers, after the afternoon service, proceeded to their drill-grounds, where they devoted the remainder of the day to improvement. The public rejoiced at the favourable alteration which was made in the form of prayer. We allude to the different state in which his majesty's health is represented in the different editions.

FIRST EDITION.

"Have mercy, we beseech thee, upon thy servant our sovereign, whom thou hast smitten for the transgressions of his people. We acknowledge, that for our manifold

sins we are worthy of the severity of thy judgments; yet we beseech thee, incline thine ear to us, when with penitent and contrite hearts we turn unto thee; and remove from our sovereign, and from us, this dreadful visitation. We yield thee thanks and praise, O Lord, for the hope and prospect of recovery, which thy mercy already hath afforded in the abatement of his dangerous sickness. Confirm and establish, we beseech thee, O Lord, the work which we trust thou hast begun.”

SECOND EDITION.

"Have mercy upon thy servant, our sovereign, whom thou hast repeatedly smitten for the transgressions of his people. We acknowledge, that for our manifold sins we are worthy of the severity of thy judgments; yet, we beseech thee, incline thine ear to us, when with penitent and contrite hearts we turn unto thee; and remove from our sovereign and from us, these dreadful visitations. We yield thee thanks and praise, O Lord, for thy great mercy already manifested towards us, in his recovery from his late dangerous sickness. Confirm and estab lish, we beseech thee, O Lord, the work which thou hast begun.

William Cobbett, the celebrated editor of the Political Register, a weekly journal of high reputation, was tried in the court of king's bench, on an information for a libel on the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Redesdale, and other officers of state in Ireland, and found guilty.

26th. Another action was tried in the same court, brought by Mr. Plunkett, solicitor-general in Ireland, against the above Mr. Cobbett, for a libel. Damages were given against him for 5001.

31st. This day the anniversary meeting

meeting of the charity children was held at St. Pauls. The scaffolding, as usual, formed an amphitheatre under the dome, with the pulpit in the middle, covered with crimson cloth. By twelve the children were all seated, the boys on the higher seats, and girls below; their diffe. rent devices were displayed with pleasing uniformity; and in other respects the arrangement was such as presented a scene awfully grand, and gratifying to a benevolent mind. The procession of the children from St. Pauls to their respective parishes, afforded the same pleasing spectacle as at their going; the beadles at their head, and the flags which they carried, made them the objects of admiration. St. Paul's churchyard was so crowded by spectators as to be almost impassable; the crowd in the church was also vast; on leaving it, the charity collected at the gates was consderably augmented by their donations.

DIED. 5th. Mrs. Margaret Holmes, of Sunderland-bridge, Durham, 103 years of age.

17th. At Walmesby Ford, near Blackburne, aged 103, Mr. Richard Heaten, farmer: within the last two years he was able to go on foot from his own house to Preston and back again in one day, a distance of not less than 29 miles.

JUNE.

4th. The following report has been made and signed by Thomas Henley, constable of St. Helier, in the island of Jersey: On the above date, being the anniversary of the birth-day of our gracious sovereign, all the forts in this island fired a royal salute at noon, by order of

his excellency the commander in chief. The cannon in the new fort on the large hill were also fired. A corporal of the invalid company of artillery then received the matches, and locked them up in the powder magazine, at the top of the hill, which is constructed in such a man. ner as to be bomb-proof; it contained 209 barrels of gun-powder, charged bombs, caissons full of cartridges of every kind, and a great quantity of other combustibles. The magazine was then shut, and the keys carried out of the fort. About six in the evening, while the officer on guard was at dinner with the brother officers of his regiment, the soldiers on guard observed smoke issuing through an air-hole at one of the ends of the magazine, and immediately ran from the fort. Mr. P. Lys, the signal officer on the hill, seeing from the watch-house the soldiers in motion, and hearing them calling out, Fire! ran out before they had all set off, and approaching the magazine, observed the smoke issuing through the two air-holes at the two ends. Having found Tho.. mas Touzel and Edward Touzel, two brothers, and both carpenters, employed by him in the town, who had come to assist him to take down a temporary ensign-staff, he sent them to acquaint the commander in chief of the danger with which the magazine was threatened, and to Capt. Salmon, of the artillery, to get the keys. Touzel, before he set out, used every effort to induce his brother to quit the spot. E. Touzel replied, that he must die some day or other, and that he would attempt to save the magazine, and the town, at the hazard of his life; and seeing a soldier making his escape, he proposed to him to remain to asCc4

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