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Bradbury's Travels into the Interior of America.-Poetry.

ance of the segment of a large circle moving through the woods. They cease to look for food long before they become the last rank, but strictly adhere to their regulations, and never rise till there are none behind them." Mr. Bradbury states that the honey-bees introduced to America from Europe are increasing prodigiously; they have now penetrated all this part in myriads, and have spread so much in common with the white people as to be held either as their precursors or brother colonists.

We shall close our observations, and this volume, with an aquatic adventure more sportive than the earthquake. On returning from a visit to the Mandans, our author says."We crossed Knife river at the upper village of the Minetarees. The old squaw who brought the canoe to the opposite side of the

[January 3, 1818.

river, was accompanied by three young at length they all seized hold of the hind part squaws, apparently about fourteen or fifteen and clung to it. The old squaw called out to years of age, who came over in the canoe, and the Indian who was following our horses: he were followed by an Indian, who swam over immediately swam down to our assistance, and to take care of our horses. When our saddles soon relieved us from our frolicsome tormentwere taken off and put into the canoe, Mr. ors, by plunging them successively over head, Brackenbridge and myself stepped in, and were and holding them for a considerable time unfollowed by the old squaw, when the three der water. After some time they all made young squaws instantly stripped, threw their their escape from him by diving and swimming clothes into the canoe, and jumped into the in different directions. On landing, by way of river. We had scarcely embarked before they retaliation, we seized their clothes, and caused began to practise on us every mischievous trick much laughing between the squaw and the Inthey could think of. The slow progress which dian. We had many invitations to have staid the canoe made enabled them to swim round to smoke, but as it was near sunset, and we us frequently, sometimes splashing us; then had seven miles to ride, they excused us." seizing hold of the old squaw's paddle, who This adventure of the black mermaids would tried in vain to strike them with it; at other make a whimsical picture. A woman and times they would pull the canoe in such a man-child of this tribe were remarked for having ner as to change the direction of its course; brown hair.

American Poetry.

Poetry.

Patron of vice, possess'd of regal power,
To rule the orgies of the midnight hour,

THE JOYS OF WINTER; OR, A TOUCH Where men, with breasts as dark and drear as

AT THE TIMES.

Now fashion waves her ever varying wand,
In conscious triumph o'er her motley band:
Beauty and youth all other bonds disown,
And smiling bow before her gilded throne,
Old age itself the genial transport greets,
Springs thro' the dance, and totters thro' the

streets.

Strange, that man's never tiring, fickle breast,
Should not repose when nature is at rest;
But ever fluttering-ever on the wing,
Should seek itself to form a spurious spring!
Strange, that the pilgrim in this vale of strife,
Should mark no winter to his fleeting life!
Knows he, when sporting in the summer's

breeze,

That winter's blasts his curdling veins shall freeze:

Heeds he-when spring the manly ardour
gave,

That falling autumn leads but to the grave!
The joys of winter, and the fair, I sing;
Mirth in the soul, and "pleasure on the
wing"-

Yet should my song, in sudden mood, be
fraught

With some uncouth, some moralizing thought;
Swerve from the path of fashion, and lament
Some new misfortune to a fellow sent-

Nay more (should woe in some sad garb ap

pear)

Breathe the heart's sigh and drop the briny

tear,

Forgive the bard, and spare the threaten'd

sneer.

Joy to the BEAU, whose summer-jaunts but save
Decrepid boyhood from an early grave,
Or serve to warm the relics of his frame,
With one faint glimmering of a manly flame,
To light the round of winter's giddy joys,
Where men are puppets-women, merely toys;
Far be the joyless heart that never beats,
One throb responsive to religion's sweets;
Fool!-thus to waste what bounteous nature
gave,

Delusion's votary—irreligion's slave—

thine,

Pass the lewd jest and pour the lecherous wine,
Where all is sin, and every son of Mirth
Is but a mass of "animated earth;"
Nor aught within, nor aught without can tell,
In such a form, a soul would deign to dwell.
Joy to the matron, whose maternal heart,
Has taught her daughter all the wiles of art,
And mov'd the clock-work of the fair machine,
From tender infancy to ripe sixteen ;
Fix'd with a glance and palsied with a frown,
That future actress on that stage-the town.
The tardy winter greets the promis'd age,
And custom welcomes Ellen on the stage;
The happy maiden springs from home's dark
night,

To live, 'mid fashion, in a blaze of light;
Teach her brown curl that long has wav'd in
vain,

Unrivall'd queen, o'er other curls to reign;
Play off the bright " artillery" of her eyes,
And o'er her band of Strephons tyrannize;
Kill with a frown or ravish with a smile,
Queen of the throng and leader of the style,
Freak, flirt and flutter through her gilded day,
And like her predecessor-pass away.
Joy to that greater portion of mankind,
Whose breasts the silken chains of fashion
bind :

Now muslinet o'er finer limbs display'd
Some newer flounce, its sister flounce outvies,
Bids the gay mill'ner drive her varied trade;
Now fox-skin tippets bear away the belle,
And gowns o'er gowns in rapid progress rise:
But swans'-down capes proclaim their parting
knell ;

Now shaggy bear-skin muffs usurp the sway,
But fall, to dog-skin gloves, an easy prey;
Morocco boots to pink-kid slippers yield,
While fur-lin'd moccasins usurp the field:
White satin slips, beneath rose-coloured gauze,
Sport thro' the ball room. loaded with applause,
While" evening-primrose-colour'd ribbons"

shine

Amid the lace-and madam looks divine!
But now the gauze surrenders to blue crape,

grass-green-azure" shows the teeming
With byas folds" of satin, virgin white,
Outshines the first-and madam is a fright!
Wellington-hats pronounce the awful doom
Of hat-Anglesey, with their ostrich plume:
Waterloo turbans next in triumph soar,
And even Wellington's are seen no more!
The brilliant" negligé of pearls" outshines
The wealth of Indian or Peruvian mines,
'Till the tiara with its diamonds bright,
Darken its splendour by a purer light

The gloomy reign of stupid summer o'er,
And now the fop begins to breathe once more,
Like the forced flow'r, that owes its sickly
bloom

The muslin folds that circle 'round his throat,
To pent up vapours in a hot-house room:
Cream-colour'd small-clothes, and the Watson
coat-

The fair-top boots, whose glossy surface greets
The very puppies that infest the streets-
The small rim'd hat, whose equilibrium just
The slightest breath would tumble to the dust;
The Marseilles vest, whose pure, unsullied
white,

The neat bamboo on either finger twirl'd,
No envious dust has ventur'd yet to blight-
The disgrac'd produce of a distant world-
The ponderous load of gorgeous seals and keys,
Gilt, gold or brass as envious rivals please--
The quizzing-glass, by sable ribbon strung-
The drawling affectation of the tongue,
To urge a passage for the frequent curse-
Which hardly seems possess'd enough of force,
The snail-like pace that leads his Chinese feet,
Along the tonish walks of Chesnut-street,
The apish habits of his person show,
The bit of blood," and the accomplish'd
beau :

The pimpled fruits of last night's orgies raise
Their crater'd heads, and little Etnas blaze;
Flesh-coloured court plaister their summits
hides,

And checks the progress of the nauseous tides.
The parch'd up lip, the saffron-tinctured cheek,
The trembling hand, unnaturally weak,
And ruby halos 'round the blood-shot eye,
The nightly round of godless joys imply,

January 3, 1818.]

Poetry-Foreign Intelligence.-Domestic News.

To draw the husband and the father there;
"Sharpen the dagger"-" mix the poison'd
bowl,"

And hurl eternal torments on the soul!
Accurs'd destroyer of domestic bliss,
'Tis thou who guid'st him to the dark abyss,
Points o despair, the self-destroying road,
And drives the suicide before his God.

Joy to the maiden, whose unspotted heart

Yields not fair nature at the shrine of art;
Amid the dimples of her glowing cheek,

Content and health their kindred mansions seek,
Within the temple of her godlike breast:
And virtue rears her purest, proudest crest,
No foreign curls-no foreign tints are there,
But all is open-all is heavenly fair-

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She claims no sceptre-owns no subterfuge-
No dread cosmetic-no deceiving rouge:
No pretty airs-no lisping nonsense knows,
Seeks not to grace her train with graceless
beaux :

No studied drawl hangs on her silver tongue,
But all is nature's sweetest, softest song:
Her eyes on all alike their radiance roll,
Cheat not the senses, but entrance the soul-
Her words are friendship-universal theme,
Unlike the fantasies of love's sweet dream ;
No dazzling meteor of the troubled brain,

To guide the quivering shafts of piercing pain,
But one soft source of general delight,
One steady beam of universal light.

FREDERICK.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. THE French chambers are proceeding with the various important legislative measures laid before them by the ministers. The budget consists of 767,778,600 francs of revenue, and

Chronicle.

in from all quarters to the Prince Regent and
Prince Leopold.

the Franklin, the first American 74 which has
entered an English port.

The Russian fleet, so much talked of, has
arrived at Deal, on its way to Cadiz.

|

Liverpool, which cost 14,0001. was lately sold for 1,5001..

Further discharges of prisoners confined un- From the report of the society for promotder the habeas corpus suspension act have ing the education of the poor of Exeter and taken place. Devon in the Madras system, we learn that of 993,244,022 francs wanted for the public in Exeter since its establishment, is 1481, of The United States minister has arrived in the total number admitted at the central school service: consequently there is a deficiency of above 225,000,000 of francs. To supply which whom 554 are now receiving instruction there. the government has had recourse to another During the last year nine schools have been loan of eight millions sterling. The contractors added to those before in union with the soare nearly the same as on a former occasion, The commissioners of trust intend to make ciety. Into the British school at Exeter, 1486 Barings, &c. Its negotiation (said to have application to parliament, in the ensuing ses-children have been admitted since the openbeen successfully completed) has lowered the sion, for leave to enclose 3,218 acres of Epping ing; of these 240 boys and 226 girls are now English funds about two per cent. The cham-forest, and to remunerate all persons who can receiving instruction, at an annual expence of ber of deputies has met day after day to dis- show a just claim to any part of them. The about 9s. each, cuss the projêt relative to the press. The law object is to encourage the growth of timber, for placing the journals under government which is very much retarded by the encroach controul to the end of the session 1818 has ments of the deer. Independent of the above been separated from the rest, and passed in the 3,278 acres, there are about 9 or 10,000 acres commons. The remainder of the minister's belonging to his majesty in that forest. plan is likely to be adopted with a few alterations.

Owing to some difference between the Prince of Orange and his father, the former has resigned all his military appointments.

for her son.

The dock company of Hull have resolved to erect an extensive warehouse for the purpose of storing salt, duty free, for exportation, under the regulations of an act passed in the last session of parliament, allowing such warehouses Leith, and Plymouth; which privilege was by to be established at London, Hull, Greenock, a former act confined to the ports of Liverpool and Bristol only.

The free grammar school at Pocklington is endowed with property to the amount of from 1,2001. to 1,500l. per annum, which the present master holds as a sinecure. The building itself is in a most ruinous state, and has been for some time used as a barn and saw-pit. investigation now commenced will doubtless lead to a correction of this most flagrant abuse.

An

Since midsummer, the number of paupers in the workhouse at Norwich has decreased allowances are also much decreased; so that upwards of 200; applications for out-door the rate for the present quarter will be 1,5001. less than for the last.

From the progressive improvement of trade the weekly allowance to the out-door poor of Birmingham is reduced from 8501. which it was in April last, to 5501. In May there were 941 paupers in the workhouse; in October 752.

The inhabitants of Witham have resolved

Considerable movements have been making by persons distinguished in revolutionized France. Eugene Beauharnois has been created a prince of Bavaria, to rank after the royal family, with the title of Prince of Eichstadt. The bridge over the Irwell, communicating Murat's widow has bought an Austrian barony between Salford and Strangeways, is now comLavalette is said to be residing pleted. It is an elegantly neat structure of near Munich. Regnault St. Jean D'Angely, cast iron, of one arch of 120 feet span, and feigning madness, has contrived to escape from may deservedly be considered as a proof of the the Prussian police, and is probably on his decided superiority of cast iron bridges, in the way to America. Various rumours are afloat essential points of economy and facility of exe- that the names of all paupers (except the aged respecting Lucien Buonaparte Las Casas, cution, the abutments and bridge having been and impotent) shall be printed, and stuck up who was not permitted to land in England, completed in the short period of eight months; in the public-houses, and on any person rehas published a diatribe against our govern- ed number of workmen, truly astonishing; as, or tippling in any ale houses, all further reand with a slightness of scaffolding, and limit-ceiving parochial relief, being found drinking ment in the Ghent Journal, a paper always after the completion of the abutments, not lief will be withheld, and he will be punished disposed to advocate the cause of the ex-emperor and his friends. This faction had suc- more than from six to ten men were employ- for the offence. ceeded in establishing a free press in Switzer-ed to fix the scaffolding and complete the ironland, but their inflammatory career has been work. The erection of this bridge was constopped by a remonstrance of the allied minis. tracted for by the Coalbrookdale company. ters. The long persecuted queen of Etruria took possession of the principality of Lucca on

the 24th ult.

DOMESTIC NEWS,

At home, the public mind has been chiefly occupied with addresses of condolence pouring 6

The corporation of Norwich have voted a
piece of plate, value 25 guineas, to Dr. Rigby
and his lady, as a memento of the birth at one
time of their four children: the event is to be
recorded in the city books, and inscribed with
the names of the children on the plate. All
the children are since dead.
Domingo house, a splendid mansion near

At the last general quarter sessions for Norfolk, the following resolution was carried unanimously-"That the clerk of the peace do give public notice in the newspapers circulats ed within the county of Norfolk, that all per sons pretending to be gipsies, or wandering in the habit or form of Egyptians, are by law deemed to be rogues and vagabonds, and are punishable by imprisonment and whipping. And the chief constables in their respective hundreds, and the petty constables in their re

spective parishes, are required to put the law On the 18th and 19th, Mr. Hone was tried
in execution, by apprehending such gipsies, or upon two informations, filed by the Attorney-
pretended gipsies, and to carry them before General, for profane, impious, and seditious
some of his Majesty's justices of the peace act-libels, being parodies on the Catechism, Litany,
ing in and for the said county, in order that &c., and was acquitted; and on the 20th, he was
they may be dealt with according to law." tried for a parody of the same description, on
Savings Banks. We are extremely happy to the Creed of St. Athanasius, and was likewise
observe, (says a London paper,) from the pro- acquitted. Mr. Hone made long speeches in
vincial papers, that Savings Banks are rapidly his defence; in which he endeavoured to justi-
increasing throughout the whole kingdom, and fy his parodies of Scripture by innumerable
that they uniformly enjoy the confidence of precedents. Lord Ellenborough was grossly
that class of people whose comfort, happiness. insulted in going out of court. The proceed-
and independence this institution was intended ings of the court were interrupted by bursts of
to promote. On the first proposal for establish- merriment on the reading of the most disgust-
ing these banks, many apprehensions were ex- ing passages of the parodies, and by shouts of
pressed that the labouring classes would be un- applause at different parts of Mr. Hone's de-
willing to diminish their present enjoyments fence, and on the verdicts in his favour.
for the accumulation of the means of future There were lately in Ilchester gaol alone,
support, on account of their having been so 365 prisoners.
long habituated to regard the poor-rates as
their ultimate shelter from want; and un-
doubtedly, in many instances, the first impres-
sion justified this conjecture. But, fortunate-
ly, the character of the people was not so far
degraded, nor were their minds so devoid of
generous pride, as to despise the charms of in-
dependence; and we confidently anticipate,

tures, bearing an interest of 41. 11s. 3d. per cent. At a large quarterly meeting of the directors of the Huntingdon Savings' Bank, the funds of the institution were stated to amount to 5,5491.

13s. 10d.

A person in Coventry was lately detected by the police-officers in the abominable practice of mixing a quantity of burnt Derbyshire stone with his flour. An information having been laid against him, before the magistrates, he was only fined in the mitigated penalty of five pounds.

[January 3, 1818.

Miss McAvoy shown to be a Deceiver. {A gentleman of Liverpool of great respect. ability,-Mr. Sandars, has just published a tract, entitled, "Hints to Credulity, or an Examination of the Pretensions of Miss M'Avoy, occasioned by Dr. Renwick's "Narrative" of her Case."-The facts and arguments are equally interesting and convincing, and they will doubtless put the matter to rest. Those who have been struck with this " tale of wonder" cannot do better than attend to Mr. Sandars's relation, and ponder upon his reasoning. We shall make a few extracts from him, and then bid adieu to the subject.]

"When once a man is determined to be.

lieve, the very absurdity of the doctrine con

firms him in his faith."-JUNIUS.

"Having heard much of the lady's exhibitions, I tried various experiments upon myself, and soon found, by suffering others to cover my eyes with goggles, goldbeaters' skin, and silk, that it is exceedingly difficult to blindfold any one against his will; a ray of light will almost always find its way by the side of the

nose, in the direction of the breath of the nos trils. I, therefore, went to see Miss M'Avoy, with a determination to investigate, and not to surrender my understanding the moment I entered the room.

An eminent author has ob.

OLD BAILEY.-W. Davies was lately found that the moral effect of the Savings Banks will, guilty of stealing some nankeen, and other arat no distant period, be manifested throughout ticles, to the amount of 39s. The prosecutor England and Wales, by associating with parish recommended the young man to mercy. He served, "The passion of surprise and wonder, relief the humiliation and contempt that once did so upon a conviction that he had not form- arising from miracles, being an agreeable emoaccompanied it. The depots in the Devon and Exeter Sav-ed any improper connection with thieves or tion, gives a sensible tendency towards the being Bank already exceed 12,0001., the whole of other bad characters; nor did he even attribute lief of those events from which it is derived;" which has been laid out in Government deben. / the depredations he had committed to inherent and I must observe, that in some of the comvice itself. He attributed them to another, pany present this tendency was so very conthough extraordinary cause no less than glut-spicuous, that it was evident they went to be tony. The prisoner was in fact the most im- pleased, and to be imposed upon. "As Dr. Renwick's statement of the experimode. ate glutton he ever knew; the meals he ate were incredible as to quantity, and these ments performed, have been obtained second The coal owners of the rivers Tyne and would not suffice, for after taking breakfast at hand, I must address myself to Mr. Thomas, Wear, the body of them most extensively be- nine in the morning, he never ceased masticat- who furnished it, and who has the effrontery nefited by Sir Humphry Davy's safety lamps ing until dinner-in fact, he was every minute to join Mr. Hughes in calling me an intruder, for preventing explosions in coal mines, have gormandizing, while money or any other-although he himself did the honours of the shewn their sense of the importance of the dis-means could procure victuals. To the gratifi- outer door in a very gracious and polite mancation of this inordinate appetite, he attribut- ner; but modesty and memory, like Miss ed the crimes of which he had been accused. M'Avoy's power, sometimes goes astray. Mr. This story, which excited an ordinary sensa- Thomas will probably recollect, that the foltion in the court, was not a little heightened lowing statement contains the substance of by the appearance of the poor prisoner, who what occurred, though it may not be correct was as lean as the apothecary of Mantua-The in point of order. Miss M'Avoy was seated Common Serjeant said, the recommendation upon a chair, in the presence of nearly 30 pernot yet be ascertained, but they do not exceed (as extraordinary as the circumstance was from sons, all standing, with the exception of about which it arose) should be attended to.

covery to their interests and those of humani
ty, by presenting Sir Humphry with a very
handsome service of plate, of the value of near-
ly 2,0001.
A dreadful explosion of fire-damp has taken
place in the Plain pit, at Rainton colliery,

Durham. The total number of lives lost can

26, and those principally boys. The explosion took place before the hewers had descended the pit, and from this circumstance about 160 lives have been preserved.

Measures are about to be taken in Carlisle to abolish the sweeping of chimnies by climb. ing boys.

The magistrates of Carlisle have convicted six young men in the penalty of 3s. 4d. each, for sabbath-breaking; in default of payment, they were to have been confined two hours in

the stocks.

half a dozen. When I entered, she was exhiIn our seas and on our coasts, we lament to biting with her eyes uncovered: she told coadd, the disasters from heavy gales and tem-lours by rubbing her fingers upon the objects pests, have been numerous and distressing. presented. Approaching close, I knelt at the Many vessels with their unfortunate crews side of her chair, and watched with great athave been lost. It is reported that the Indian tention the pupil of her eye, which could not of London, was lost about 30 miles from be accurately observed by a person standing. Ushant, and all on board perished. The In- I saw her several times depress it, till she dian sailed from Portsmouth on the 29th ult. caught a glimpse of the objects: soon after for St. Thomas's, with volunteers for the this, goldbeaters skin was applied. I remainSpanish insurgents.-Officers, 39; non-com-ed at her side, and looking in at the corner of missioned, &c. 117; women, 12; children, 1: crew, 24. Total, 193.

Daniel Waring, the principal evidence against Roger O'Connor at his late trial on a His Majesty's ship Julia has been wrecked charge of robbing a mail coach, was indicted on the island of Tristan da Cunha, about 40 by Mr. O'C. for perjury. At the trial in Dub- of the officers and crew were drowned. A lin on the 31st October, O'Connor in his cross-transport has been wrecked with part of the examination declared himself an infidel with respect to the Holy Scriptures; on which the presiding judge, Daly, declared his evidence invalid, and Waring was in consequence acquitted.

75th regiment from Edinburgh Castle. The
Forth packet was lost off Aberdeen, and the
crew and passengers, about 20 in number,
drowned. Another vessel from Sunderland
shared the same fate.

her eye, to which part the covering had not closely adhered, I distinctly perceived a slight elevation of the eyelid: an elevation sufficient to admit the edge of a dull knife. In the course of the performance, it sometimes increased, and sometimes diminished; yet it was never perceptible to persons standing immediately before her. I was then so convinced she used her eyes, as I use mine, that on the impulse of conviction, I declared the Lady could see. Upon this exclamation, Dr. Jar

January 3, 1818.]

Domestic News.Births.Marriages.-Deaths.

"The very head and front of my offending
"Hath this extent-no more."
Had any other individual been the first to ex-
pose the deception, and to explain the modus
operandi, the same obloquy would have been
levelled at him. But mark how a plain tale
shall put down Mrs. Hughes-her daughter
was dandling a child in the kitchen!!"

[To be concluded in our next.]

BIRTHS.

At Haddo-house, the Right Hon. the Coun-
tess of Aberdeen of a son.

At London, the Lady of Dr. Ashburner, of
Fitzroy-square, of a son.

dine called me out of the room, and stated | Mr. Thomas, in reply, that he was satisfied
that it would be better that the experiments the test was imperfect, and ought never to be
previously agreed upon between himself and applied again. It was then proposed, that a
others, should be tried, without any interrup- piece of silk should be added to the goldbeat-
tion. To this I assented, observing, at the er's skin, to which I did not object, till, on in-
same time, that I was sure she could see, and quiry, I found that the silk Miss M'Avoy used
that the goggles were not satisfactory blinds. was in "Dr. Renwick's possession ;" I then
In consequence of Dr. Jardine's differing in refused to have any other. Mrs. Hughes, the
opinion, I requested they might be fixed on mother of Miss M'Avoy, who had entered the
myself, they were sent for, brought into the room during these experiments, became rather
kitchen, and applied by Dr. Jardine, Mr. By- violent, and accused me of having opened my
water, and Mr. Turmeau, with as much care as eye after the skin was applied; which was
possible; the moment a watch was presented, true: She added, that I ought to be ashamed
I told the hour. The goggles were then taken of what I had done, I had made her daughter
off, and put on a second time, with still great- so extremely ill, that she was gone up stairs;
er care. A small watch was then produced, —a lady who was present, declares, that Miss
and I observed, "This winds up on the face, M'Avoy was stated to have been almost con-
but I cannot tell you immediately what the vulsed. All this reported perturbation, was
hour is ;" however, in a short time I succeed- occasioned by the exclamation, “She can see,"
ed. Finding I could still see, the experiment and perhaps by hearing that the experiments
was again tried; the goggles were then fixed then going on were successful, for she was not
in a very tight and oppressive manner, so a witness of them.
much so, that I could not breathe through my
nostrils, a thing indispensable to Miss Mac-
Avoy. I then declared the power was gone, or
in other words, that I was completely blind-
folded. After this I found Miss M'Avoy in
the back parlour, to which she had retired,
and I staid with her some minutes. During
the greater part of the time, there were only
two or three gentlemen besides myself pre-
sent: I entered into conversation with her on
trifling subjects, examined her hands, which
are decidedly coarse, and asked a few ques-
tions, all of which she answered in a very col-
lected, obliging, and apparently artless man-
ner. Her eyes were all this time covered with
goldbeater's skin. One of the gentlemen pre-
sent put into her hands Wright's Patent Trade
List; she held it some time, perhaps half a
minute, seeming to pay great attention to a
particular part. Another gentleman then pass-
ed his hand quickly between her nose and the
object; she read a line very fluently; he in-
stantly declared his astonishment; and it is
thus that she has obtained the reputation of
performing miracles. To me, this did not ap-
pear at all wonderful, but perfectly natural;
she had been looking at the words, and got
them by rote before the gentleman's hand in-
tervened. In a short time she returned to the
front parlour; in the course of the experi-
ments, the goggles were placed upon her; sheard Jones, of a daughter.
adjusted them with her hands, in order that
they might fit and sit easily--the performance was
unsatisfactory and inconclusive. She inform-
ed me, in answer to the question, is it neces-
sary that the breath of your nostrils should
fall upon the object presented? that she "al-
ways found it so." In the conversation with
several gentlemen, respecting the goldbeater's
skin, doubts were expressed whether my opi-
nion, that it was not a perfect blind, was cor-
rect; upon which I requested the favour that
it might be applied to myself; one eye only
was covered, but I assured the party that I
would close and cover the other very honestly
with my hand; and I did so. The experi-
ment was then tried with some difficulty I
succeeded in telling the hour by a watch; but
I could name all sorts of colours with the At Corbalton, county of Meath, Lord Kil-
greatest facility. I then said, if there be any leen, only son of the Earl of Fingall, to Loui-
individual present, who believes that the ex-sa, only daughter of Elias Corbally, Esq.
periment is not fairly performed, let him now
express his objection. Dr. Jardine stated to

At Rankeillor Street, Mrs. Carmichael, of a

son.

Mrs. Edward Bruce, Gayfield Square, of a
son.
At the Vice Regal Lodge, Dublin, the Coun-
tess of Talbot, of a son.

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Churchill, to Emma Anne, daughter of the late Captain Finucane.

At Southampton, Robert Melville Browne, Esq. major in the 93d regiment, only son of Major-General Browne, to Mary, daughter of John Beckwith, Esq. and niece of the Right Hon. Sir George Beckwith, G. C. B. commandant of the forces in Ireland.

At Lille in France, Louis Andre Levasseur, lieutenant in the Legion of Eure et Loire, and Member of the Legion of Honour, to Anne, third daughter of the late Mr. William Archibald, of Kelso.

Captain Samuel Jackson, royal navy, C. B. to Clarissa Harriet, second daughter of William John Madden, Esq.

At Tain, Lieutenant Thomas M'Leod, of the 37th regiment of foot, to Miss J. Munro, second daughter of Mr. John Munro, Tain. At Stirling, W. A. Clarke, Esq. of the 40th regiment, to Miss Smith.

At Dromore, Mr. M'Lure, surgeon, R. N. to Miss Harrison of Union Hall.

At Glasgow, Mr. Archibald Wilson, merchant, Greenock, to Miss Marion Machen.

At St. Mary-le-bonne, Captain Knox, to Jane Eliza, youngest daughter of the late G. Gordon, Esq. of Antigua.

At Stirling, Mr. James Buchanan, merchant, Stirling, to Eliza, daughter of the late Bailie John Sutherland.

At Kelso, Mr. Alexander Johnstone, farmer, Todrig, to Miss Bruce, daughter of Mr. James Bruce, farmer.

At Crieff, Mr. James Leitch, surgeon, to Agnes, second daughter of Mr. David Arnot, merchant, Crieff.

At Ardincaple Castle, Miles Angus Fletcher, Esq. advocate, to Charlotte Catherine, only daughter of General and Lady Augusta Clavering.

At Edinburgh, Alexander Miller, Esq. merchant in Glasgow, to Miss Catharine Macnaughton, St. James's Place, Edinburgh. At Stirling, Mr. James H. Kincaid, London struther, Bombay, the Hon. Mrs. Buchanan of Wharf, Leith, to Sarah, second daughter of a son. James Paterson, Esq.

At the house of the Hon. Sir Alexander An

At Tarvit, Mrs. Hume Rigg, of Morton, of a daughter.

Mrs. Neil of Barnwell, of a daughter.

At Thornden, Lady Petre, of a son and heir.
At Worthing, the Lady of General Sir Rich-

At London, the lady of the Rev. A. Montgo-
mery Campbell, of a daughter.
The lady of Thomas Bruce, Esq. of Arnot,
of a son.

At Cheshunt, the lady of John Keir, Esq. of
a daughter.

At Waterside of Kells, Mrs. Hunter, younger of Lochrenny, of a daughter.

At Georgefield, Mrs. Rutherford, of a daughter.

At Dublin Street, Mrs. Craufurd of Auchinames, of a daughter.

At Northumberland Street, Mrs. Crosbie, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

Lieutenant-Colonel Horace Churchill, of the
Grenadier Guards, only son of the late General

At Edinburgh, Mr. John Binnie, junior, flesher, Edinburgh, to Miss Wardlaw, daughter of Mr. William Wardlaw, merchant, Ratho.

Here, Mr. Robert Penn, South Bridge, to Miss M'George, Leith.

At Edinburgh, the Reverend Alexander Welsh, minister of Heriot, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late Reverend John Lindsay, Johnstone, Renfrewshire.

At Drumpellier, Robert Graham, Esq. M. D. Glasgow, to Elizabeth Belches, youngest daughter of David Buchanan, Esq. of Drumpellier.

At Bervie, Mr. David Davidson, surgeon in Edinburgh, to Sarah Ann, daughter of the late Provost Hudson, manufacturer there.

DEATHS.

At Waterford, aged 90, Alderman Newport, father of the Right Hon. Sir John Newport, Bart. M. P.

At Barbadoes, Edward Pitman, Esq. deputy-assistant and commissary general to the forces on that station.

At Jamaica, Neil Snodgrass, Esq. late of Paisley.

At Edinburgh, John Ross, Esq. writer to the signet.

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At Edinburgh, Mr. Paul Taylor, writer.
At Edinburgh, Mrs. Ann Hutton, wife of
Mr. John Walton.

At Edinburgh, Mrs. Sangster, widow of
Mr. John Sangster of Tobago.

At Edinburgh, John Irvine, youngest son of Mr. A. R. Carson, one of the masters of the High School.

At Canongate, Mr. James Kerr.

Deaths.-Markets.

[January 3, 1818.

England and Wales.

Wheat 84s. 6d.-Rye 49s. 9d.-Barley 45s. 5d.-Oats 27s. 10d.-Beans 51s. 9d.-Pease 51s. 11d.-Oatmeal 33s. 5d.

Average of Scotland.

ably skilled in music, performed with great
taste and execution on the violin, and be ides
"Gregg's pipes" and strathspeys" which
bear his name, he composed many other excel-
lent pieces, which his modesty prevented him
By the quarter of eight Winchester bushels,
from acknowledging, though he contributed to
several musical publications. He had a taste and of Oatmeal per boll of 128lbs. Scots troy,
for painting, mechanics, and natural history, or 140lbs. avoirdupois, of the four weeks im-
made and improved telescopes, had no incon-mediately preceding the 15th of December.
Wheat 73s. 1d.-Rye 48s. 5d.-Barley 42s.
6d.-Oats 32s. Od. Beans 53s. 10d.-
Pease 54s. 11d.-Oatmeal 27s. 5d.-Beer or
Big 42s. 8d.

At North Leith, Mrs. Gibb, relict of Mr. siderable knowledge of the mathematics, and measurer of Alexander Gibb, candlemaker, Leith. was frequently employed as a At Gorgie, Mr. William Ronaldson. land, until his advanced years rendered him Drowned off Montrose, in the wreck of the incapable of bearing the fatigue. He taught The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Forth packet from Aberdeen, Mr. Alexander dancing until, by old age, he could scarcely see Paterson, shoemaker, Prince's Street, Edin- his pupils, or hear the tones of his own violin. Sugar, computed from the returns made in the burgh. He was an affectionate husband and father, so-week ending December 24, is fifty shillings and ber in his habits, mild and gentle in his man-nine pence three farthings per cwt. duty exners, and much esteemed by all who knew him. clusive. At London, Mrs. Jackson, lady of Colonel Jackson of Enesive, and third daughter of Wil. liam Blair, Esq. of Blair.

At Lossit, Hector Macneal of Ugadale, Esq. At Dunfermline, James Hunt, Esq. Queen Ann Street.

At Burntisland, Mrs. Louisa Moodie, relict of Mr. John Ogilvie, late of his Majesty's revenue service.

At Aberdeen, John Anderson, Esq. late of Tobago.

At Princes Street, Charles Bowman, Esq. one of the depute clerks of teinds.

At Edinburgh, Mrs. Esther Cleghorn, relict

At Aberdeen, Jane Augusta, fourth daughter of John Westgarth, Esq. of John Ross, Esq. of Grenada.

The Honourable Charles James Fox Mait

At Grantown, Jane, daughter of the late land, son of the Earl of Lauderdale. Mr. Robert Innes, merchant.

At Yetholm, Margaret Miller, youngest daughter of the Rev. Mr. Shirra.

At Edinburgh, Mr. John Smith, builder.
At Newburgh, and within an hour of each
other, Mr. David Henderson, aged 74, and

At Balsize-house, Hampstead, the Mar- Mrs. Jean Taylor, his wife, aged 71. chioness of Ormonde.

At the manse of Gartly, the Reverend James

At Edinburgh, Sir John Henderson of For-Scott, in the 88th year of his age, and in the del, Bart. 48th year of his ministry in that parish. At Cupar, Isobel, eldest daughter of the Re

At Edinburgh, William Sibbald, Esq. merchant, and admiral of Leith.

At Edinburgh, Miss Ann Farquharson, eldest daughter of the late Alexander Farquharson, Esq. of Micras.

At Shelburne Bank, Newhaven, Captain David Wishart.

Cut off in the prime of life, in camp at Teegaum Tockley Berar, Captain Angus M Lachlan, of his Majesty's 2d batt. 1st (or Royal Scots) regiment.

At the Royal Military College, near Bagshot, Janet, second daughter of Mr. W. Wallace, one of the professors of mathematics in that institution.

verend Dr. Adamson.

At Cawnpore, East Indies, Lieutenant William Otto, 11th regiment native infantry, Bengal establishment, eldest son of the late Mr. Otto, wine-merchant in Dalkeith.

At Glasgow, aged 73, Mr. James Angus, manufacturer.

At Carrickfergus, of a typhus fever, in the 25th year of his age, John Stewart, assistantsurgeon 92d regiment, and second son of Patrick Stewart, Esq. merchant, Perth.

Here, Helen, daughter of Mr. C. Broughton, accountant.

At the Cape of Good Hope, Lieutenant Ro

At Calcutta, brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Des- bert Cullen, R. N. bades, C. B. of the 87th foot.

Mr. Cuthbert Mills, of the Low Lights, Shields, ship-owner, aged 92.

At Colchester, aged 98, Lieutenant John Andrews.

In Kingston, Jamaica, Mr. John Bissland of Port-Glasgow.

At Polmadie, Mrs. Steven of Polmadie.
At Glasgow, Mr. Richard Lowry, eldest son
of the late Mr. Richard M. Lowry, Greenhead.
At Renfrew, Miss Mary Orr, Hillhouse,
authoress of "Letters from the Desert."

At Kelso, Mr. John Simson, merchant.
At Huntly, Mrs. Isabella Christie, relict of
Mr. Alexander Thomson, surgeon there.

At Aberdeen, Mr. Robert Allan, royal navy.
At Ayr, Catherine, eldest daughter of Bailie
James Donaldson.

At Dunbar, Miss Elizabeth Gilloch. Lately, at Ayr, Mr. James Gregg, at a very advanced age, who for many years was well known in Ayrshire, Galloway, and Dumfriesshire, as an eminent teacher in dancing. He was a man of a happy temper, and of considerable originality of genius. He was remark

At Stirling, Sally, youngest daughter of the
late Mr. Girvan, minister of Langton.
At Jedburgh, aged 80, Mr. William Christie,
upwards of 30 years a teacher in that place.

At Valenciennes, from the sudden rupture
of a blood vessel, aged 18, Lieutenant Edward
Sewell Hall, of the royal artillery.

At Hoxton, the Reverend R. Simpson, D. D.
At Dornoch, aged 92, Mrs. Margaret Gor.
don, sister of the late Sir John Gordon of
Embo, Bart.

At Edinburgh, Margaret Helen, daughter of
Mr. Ainslie, saddler.

At James's Square, Edinburgh, Agnes Har-
die, daughter of the late Mr. David Hardie,
of Burrows, near Borrowstounness.
At Jedburgh, Dr. James Harvey, physician.

MARKETS.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 27.
Average Prices of Corn,

By the quarter of eight Winchester bushels,
and of Oatmeal per boll of 140lbs. avoirdupois,
from the returns received in the week ending
Dec. 20.

Alex. Lawrie Co., Printers, Edinburgh.

CORN-EXCHANGE, Dec. 22. Considerable supplies of Wheat from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, a brisk demand for fine parcels, but no improvement in the ordinary sorts.-Fine Malting Barley fully supports last prices; inferior rather lower.-Pease of both kinds, of which the arrival was very abundant, about 2s. per quarter cheaper; and Beans meet a dull sale at a decline of about 1s. Oat trade tolerably brisk for fine parcels, and rather better prices are obtained. Dec. 26. Few arrivals of Wheat, and the trade dull. Haddington, Dec. 20.

A large supply of Wheat in market, which met with a heavy sale; prices a little lower than last day; best 43s. 6d. current prices from 34s. to 40s. No old Wheat in market. Barley 2s. higher than last day; best 38s. current prices from 32s. to 37s. Oats 2s. lower than last day; best 33s., current prices from 22s. to 31s., Pease from 24s. to 32s., and Beans from 28s. to 35s. 6d. New ditto from

22s. to 26s.

There were 1150 sheep in the Grassmarket, Edinburgh, this morning, which sold at from 14s. to 32s. 6d. per head. There were also 124 black cattle in the market, which sold at from 6s. to 7s. 6d. per stone, sinking offals. (Sale dull).

Edinburgh Corn Market, Dec. 24. Our market was but moderately supplied with grain to day, and prices were heavy and rather lower. Best Wheat 48s., current 40s. to 46s. Best Barley 33s., current 24s. to 31s., inferior 12s. to 20s. Pease and Beans as last; best 34s.