86 Westmoreland-Wilts-Worcester-York. doubtless those of Edward the Confessor. They are in the possession of Mr. E. Palmer, of Bedworth. Married.] At Aston, near Birmingham, the Rev. Jas. Heaton, of the Methodist Connexion, to Mrs. Webb, late of Uttoxeter. At Coventry, Mr. Nath. Moore, to Miss Mary Ann Angliss.-Mr. S. Smith to Miss Ann Holloway. At Harborne, Isaac Smith, jun. esq. of London, to Miss Rabone, daughter of R. R. esq. of Smethwick At Warwick, Mr. John Haynes, to Miss Eliz. Salmon, superintendant of the New Baths, Leamington. [Aug. 1, pernicious effects of catching salmon during the spawning season, when the laws truly designate that fish as unwholesome. Respeeting persons guilty of this illegal practice he says: "I could wish them to consider that the salmon so taken would, after depositing their spawn, return to the sea, and in a few weeks renew themselves, and return again as new salmon of increased weight and excellent flavour. Now suppose we fix the number at 500 which annually deposit their spawn, and these upon an average to weigh 160lbs. the gross weight would be 6000lbs, or about four tons of excellent food prematurely destroyed.-Conceive also the At Wasperton, Rich. Tomes, esq. banker, destruction of spawn in every spawner so of Warwick, to Miss Archer. At Aldridge, Mr. R. Field, master of Alcester School, to Lucy Field, daughter of the late Thos. Wiggin, esq. Died] Mrs. Pickering, wife of Mr. Leonard P. of Winson Green academy, near Birmingham. - taken. I did myself count the eggs in the roe of a salmon weighing 17lbs. and found the number to be 11,850, which, at 1lb. each, would have given a quantity of food rather better than five tons; at 10lbs. each, fifty tons; and 100 salmon of like weight would, upon the same principle of At Warwick, Mrs. Bird, 68, - Mr. W. calculation, give 5,000 tons; a produce Lathwood, 53. equal to 10,000 acres of wheat, at 20 bushels At Offchurch Bury, J. W. Knightley, esq. per acre; when in flour of 56lbs. per bushel. I also marked some dozen samleis, by fixing copper wire through their fins, and began on the 21st of April, 1813, and continued marking until the fifth of the following May; and, on the ensuing 6th July, one of the samlets was taken as a botcher, weighing 4lbs." 49. At Birmingham, Mrs. Sarah Shater, 61. -Mr. John Haynes, sen. 54.-Matilda, wife of Mr. R. Massey.-Mr. Wm. Butler.-Mrs. Eliz. Smith, wife of Mr. Thos. S. schoolmaster.-Mr. Jas. Pitt, locksmith, late serjeant and armourer in the 10th Light Dragoons,-Mr. Francis Reynolds, 64.- Mrs. Horton, wife of Mr. Thos. H. At Bullington, Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Mr. Jas. Piercy, of Bedworth. At Coughton, near Alcester, Miss Morgan, 18. At Springfield, near Dudley, Frances, wife of Mr. Green. At Olton Cottage, Mr. Edw. Evans, late of Birmingham. At Packwood, Mr. Fullard, sen. WESTMORELA. D Died.] At Hartley Castle, near Kirkby Stephen, Mrs. Dawson, wife of Mr. John D. WILTSHIRE. Married.] At Hannington, Archibald Lietle, esq, of Newry, to Miss Margaretta Falls, niece to R. Montgomery, esq. of Hanning ton-house. At Salisbury, Mr. Rich. Laisley to Mrs. Drew, both of Southampton. Died.] At Odstock, near Salisbury, the Rev. Mr. Bedwell, 103. He could read the smallest print without glasses. He was instituted to that benefice in 1741. At Chippenham, Mrs. Head, wife of Mr. H. grocer. Birth.] At Worcester, the lady of Capt. Call, of a son. Married.] At Norton, near Evesham, Mr. J. Robertson, of King's Norton, to Mrs. S. Kealy. At Old Swinford, Francis Rufford, esq. banker, of Stourbridge, to Mrs. Price, of the Heath. At Norton, Mr. Merell. At Worcester, Mrs. Weaver, wife of Mr. 17. At Severn Stoke, Mr Thos. Best. At Upton, Wakeman Long, esq. of Wor cester, 40. At Henwick, Mrs. Fluke, wife of Mr. YORK, J B. S. Morritt, esq. is returned M. P. for Northallerton, in the room of the late Lord Lascelles. In the garden of Sir S. Stapylton, bart. At Salisbury, Mrs. Knight, wife of Mr. fifteen miles from York, are several peaches Wm. K. and nectarines growing on the same tree, without either grafting, or any other experimental process, which can be satisfactorily attested. The same circumstance occurred in the year 1812. It is a melancholy but remarkable fact, that there is now living in Bramley, near Leeds, a poor man named Wm. Waterhouse, who, and four of his children, have had legs and arms broken and out of joint 3 seperate times. The father, who is only 45, has had his legs and arms broken 13 times, and 3 times dislocated; the oldest boy, 11 years old, has had his arms and legs broken 20 times, and five times out of joint. He has two children dead, one of which had legs and arms fractured 14 times, and 3 times out of joint; the other 5 times broken, and once out of joint. He has a little girl, now only 4 years and a half old, who has at present her arm in slings of the ninth fractured limb.-All the above accidents have happened within these last ten years except his own. An act has received the royal assent for building a free church in the parish of Sculcoates, Hull, in which accommodation shall be provided for not fewer than 500 poor. A society has been established at Hull to be styled "The Hull and East Riding missionary association in aid of the church missionary society for Africa and the East." Births.] At Grange, the lady of Sir J. L. Kaye, bart. of a son. At Norton Conyers, the lady of Sir B. R. Graham, bart.of a son. Married. At Scarborough, Mr. E. Anderson, to Miss Kidd, sister to the Rev. Mr. K. of Cottingham. At Odley, Henry Preston, esq. of Doncaster, to Maria Anne, eldest daughter of Joshua Crompton, esq. of Esholt-hall. At Addle, Lieut. Col. Davy, to Mrs. Carruthers, of Arthington hall. Mr. Thos. Iredale, of Wentworth, to Ann Frances, sister of Sir H. C. Ibbetson, bart. of Denton park. Died.] At Wakefield, A. Bell, esq. of Chamber-hall, near Oldham, Lancashire, 87. At Hull, Mrs. Ann Hopwood, 105.-Mr. Geo. Hill. Mrs. Saunderson, widow of Mr. Thos. S. 72.-Sarah, giand-daughter of the late Alderman Darling, 20.-Ann, wife of Mr. Hendley, methodist minister. At York, Anthony Knowles, esq. late of Leeds, 78.-Mr. Thos. Doeg, upwards of 50 years a schoolmaster in this city, 83.Mrs. Severs, relict of Mr. John S. 24.-Mr. Wm. Staveley, who served the office of sheriff of the city in 1800, 75. At Leeds, Mr. Rob. Bassey, 44.-Mr. Wm. Coxon. Mr. Sam. Rhodes, brother to Mr. Abr. R. 45. At Bradford, Mr. Jonas Seed, wine merchant, 53, At Swinton, Mrs. Ann Shaw, widow, 96. She retained all her faculties to the last moment. She was the mother of five sons and seven daughters, by one husband, grandmother to 57, and great grandmother to 33 children, making in the whole 102. 87 At Wheatley. near Doncaster, the lady of Sir G. Cooke, bart. 56. At Sprotbrough, Mr. John Axe, organist of Whiston, near Rotherham, 37. Although without sight from his birth, his abilities were of a very superior kind, having had a correct and very general knowledge, particularly of mechanics, music, &c. of which his works will remain a lasting memorial-such as the chimes in the borough church of Hedon, in Holderness, and his improvements on a great number of organs and other musical instruments. At Skipton, Mr. Wm. Gill, only 33 inches in height. Mr. Wm. Fewster, who had commenced business there only a few weeks be fore. At Tadcaster, Mrs. Spann, wife of Mr. S. surgeon. At Bentley, Mr. Mason, chief constable of the lower division of the Wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 57. At Monkhill, James Banks, esq. late of Wakefield, cousin of Sir Joseph B. many years an Alderman of Pontefract. He served the office of mayor in the year 1809, and married Miss Barnard, sister to lady Carrington. At Whitby, Mr. Rich. Winter, author of the Harp of St. Hilda, and several scientific and interesting papers in Nicholson's Journal, 29. At Millwood, near Todmorden, Mr. John Heap, more than 30 years a local preacher among the methodists, 65. At Rawden, Miss Martha Wilson, 22. At Horton, Mrs. Hodson, relict of Rich. H. esq. a lineal descendant of Archbishop Sterne, and cousin to the celebrated author of Tristram Shandy, 74. The Rev. Isaac Fearon, rector of Crofton, near Wakefield, 54. WALES. It may be gratifying to the admirers of Wilson, the celebrated painter, to know that the tomb stone erected for him in the church. yard of Mold, Flintshire, is still in excellent preservation, and may be found close to the north door of the church, with the following simple inscription: The remains of RICHARD WILSON, ESQUIRE, Academy of Artists. Interred May 15th, 1782. Married.] At Troedyrawr, Cardiganshire, W. R. Oldnall, esq. of the Middle Temple, barrister, to Louisa Maria, eldest daughter of John Lloyd Williams, esq. of Alderbrookhall. At Beaumaris, Henry Williams, esq. of Trearddur, in the county of Anglesey, to Jane, only daughter of Hugh Owen, esq f Seb'ylltir. Died.] At Waingron, Mr. T. Bowen, student at the Presbyterian college, Carmarthen. SCOTLAND. An action was lately brought before the justices of the peace for the middle ward of Lanarkshire, by the session-clerk of the parish of Dalziel, for recovering payment of the fees arising to him for registration of the births of eight children belonging to a dissenter of that parish, tour of whom had been born during the incumbency of the pursuer. The defendant contended that he had no right to pay, unless he required them to be entered. The pursuer produced several decisions of the Court of Session and acts of parliament in support of his claim, and insisted on his right of charging the fees, in all cases, whether the parents required their registration or not. The judges found the defendant liable for the dues of four children only, with expences. As this decision has be come the cause of much speculation, it may not be amiss to notice, that by a statute of William III. (1696) parents, neglecting to get their children's births registered, are hable to forteit forty shillings; and the clerk, neglecting or refusing to register such children, becomes liable for the same sum, one moiety to the king, and the other to the informer. A mineral spring, fully stronger than that at Pitcaithly, Perthshire, has been lately discovered near Linwood, Renfrewshire. It is situate in a farm belonging to Lord Douglas, and it was first taken notice of en account of the frequent visits made to it by pigeons. Births.] At Rosehaugh House, the lady of Sir James Wemyss Mackenzie, bart. of Seatwell, of a son and heir. At Rothiemay, Lady Jane Taylor of a son. At Prestonfield, the Lady of Sir Keith Dick, bart. of a daughter. At Edinburgh, the lady of major-general the Hon. Alex. Duff, of a son. Married.] At Glasgow, for the sixth time, Mr. Henry Cane, aged 81, to Mrs. Maxwell, of Clark's Bridge, aged 96, it being her ninth time of being joined in wedlock. Died.] At Glasgow, the Rev. Dr. Robert Findlay, 93. He was born on the 22d of March, 1721, and had he lived until next September, would have been 70 years an ordained clergyman of the Church of Scot land, and for 32 years Professor of Divinity in the Glasgow University. Be entered himself a student of the College of Glasgow in 1734, and having passed through the regular course there, went for some time to Leyden, according to the fashion of that period. On his return, thence he prosecuted his studies both in Lendon and in Edinburgh, and had some thoughts of entering into the medical profession; but having very soon decided in favour of the church, he was ordained minister of the parish of Stevenson, in 1744, and translated to Galston in 1745. [Aug. 1, After being nine years there, and two years at Paisley, he was appointed minister of the north-west parish of Glasgow in 1756, and finally, to the divinity chair in the university in 1, 82. At Ayr, Patricia, second daughter of the late Major-gen. Fullarton. At Viewfield, near Stirling, John Burn, esq. of Coldoch. At Huntington House, Ann, second daughter of Admiral Deans. At Glasgow, Mr. R. M. Lowry, brother of the Rev. Mr. L. mayor of Carlisle, 48. At St. Andrews, Mr. Patrick Bower, bookseller, and arch-beadle of the university, which office he had held near seventy years, 91. At Edinburgh, Wm. Guthrie, esq. formerly of Jamaica. IRELAND. What are we to think of the state of society and the police of a country, in which such notices as the following, copied from the Drogheda Journal, are published in defiance of all local authority:-"We a authorised to state, that one of the stewards of pur races has received a letter from the noted Michael Collier, desiring him to make it public, that he will not only abstain from committing any depredations himself, but will, as far as in him lies, protect the persons and properties of those who may attend the balls and races the ensuing week." From the report of Counsellor Jebb, sent by Government, to enquire into the causes of the outrages perpetrated at Shercock, as related in our last, it appears, that the fray originated in an accidental quarrel between two persons, and that seven were killed and eleven wounded. The exports of provisions from the port of Waterford, included those from Clonmel and Carrick on Suir, amounted in value, during the year ending April 30, 1814, to 2,096,0051. in 1912, they were 2,027,1431. and in 1813, 2,200.454). Married.) At Hollypark, Limerick, Thos. D'Arcy Evans, esq. of Knockaderra, to Brabazon, sister of Rich. Taylor, esq. of Holypark. In Dublin, Capt. Colclough, 33d regiment, to Miss Wilson.-T. Arthur Ford, esq. to Louisa, youngest daughter of the late Michael Head, esq. of Derry, co. Tipperary. At Mount Stewart, John James, esq. son of Sir Walter James, bart. and secretary of legation to the court of Bavaria, to Lady Emily Jane Stewart, daughter of the Earl of Londonderry. At Fethard, co. Tipperary, Phineas Hunt, esq. of the Lodge, co. Waterford, to Eliza, daughter of the late Lawrence Langley, esq. of Littlefield. Died.] At Cove, Rob. M'Carthy, esq. of Firville, several years a magistrate of the county of Cork, 45. THE young eels, which in some years are observed, about this season, to pass in myriads up the rivers from the sea, have, in the present year, been much fewer than usual. They are from an inch to two inches and upwards in length, about as thick as knitting-needles, and proceed along the sides of the banks occupying a space of from four to about eight inches in width. July 19.-The hay is carried from the upland meadows of several parts of the neighbourhood of London. June 20.-On the hedges, the leaves of which have been devoured by caterpillars, 1 observe the froth-worms, or cuckoo-spit insects, (cicada spumaria,) to be particularly numerous. July 22.-The scarlet martagon lily, (lilium calcedonicum,) common martagon, (lilium martagon, common garden gladiole, (gladiolus communis,) pyramidal star of Bethlehem, fornithogalum pyramidale,) great flowered anothera, (enothera grandiflora,) broad leaved mullein, (verbascum thapsus,) and moth mullein, (verbascum blatlaria,) are now in flower. June 24.—It is a very remarkable and memorable circumstance, that, this night, at twelve o'clock, the thermometer was lower, by three degrees, than it was, at the same time, and in the same situation, on Christmas night. Wheat is in flower. Lime trees are in bloom. June 28.-Young rooks leave their nests in the day-time, for the purpose of obtaining food for themselves, but return at night to roost. Young swallows are fledged. Strawberries and Raspberries are gathered; but are in a great measure devoid of flavour, in consequence of want of sun to ripen them sufficiently quick. June 29.-Summer has now completely commenced: the sudden change from cold to heat has been nearly fifteen degrees. July 2.-The mackrel, which, on the Sussex coast, have been very abundant for some time past, appear to have, at length, taken their departure. July 3.-On the western coasts of Hampshire, there was, this evening, a very promising appearance of mackrel. The day had been fine, there was no wind, and the sea was parti cularly smooth. On shooting their nets, the fishermen enclosed a considerable number of fish, but the quantity of those gelatinous marine animals called sea blubber, or slubb, (medusa, of Linnæus,) was also so great that they were not able to draw the nets ashore. July 4.-Common marigolds, Canterbury bells, (campanule trachelium,) mignionette, potatoe, black briony, (tamus communis,) black mullein, (verbasrum nigrum,) common fax, (linum usitatissimum,) round leaved sandew, (drosera rotundifolia,) and yellow stonecrop, (sedum reflexum,) are now in flower. July 5.-About six hundred weight of fine large grey mullet were this day caught in the estuary of the rivers Avon and Stour, betwixt the town of Christchurch and the sea. July 7.-There has been much heavy rain, in the south western parts of Hampshire, during the last forty-eight hours, by which the early sown and heavy barley has been considerably beaten down. In several parts of Hampshire, the farmers are only now beginning to cut their upland hay. July 8.-Mackrel are no longer caught on the shores of the county of Sussex ; but, about the middle of this day, a very considerable shoal of these fish of large size was observed in the west bay, near Christchurch, and great numbers of them were caught. July 10,-The salmon fishery in the rivers Avon and Stour has, for the last six weeks, been much more unsuccessful than is usual at this season. July 14. The hedges, which, a month ago, were completely divested of their foliage by the devastations of the caterpillars of the brown tail moth, (phalana bombyx phæorrheus,) are now recovering their verdure, in consequence of the midsummer foliation." July 15.--Scarlet lychnis, (lychius chalcedonica,) white lily, (tilium candidum,) and common lavatera, (lavalera trimestris,) are now in flower. July 18.-The summer chafers, (scaraldus solstitialis,) appear. [ 90 ] MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. [Aug. 1, From the appearance of the crops, harvest must be late, as but little corn, even in the most forward counties, will be ready for the sickle this month. Wheat has blossomed kindly, and is a full crop, except upon a few light soils, that are in a bad state of cultivation. The straw on the clays and rich loam is very large, and will be thrown down unless the weather continues dry. Barley, upon the turnip lands is a great crop, and much laid, but upon the clays very indifferent, particularly towards the farrows, where it will not yet get out of the hose. Oats are but a very poor crop, except upon light soils in a high state of cultivation. Peas prove very productive, and free from the fly, but too large on the halm to be gathered green for market without waste. Vetches, and the whole of the leguminous tribe, are a very prolific crop. The weather, through the whole of the last month, has been favourable for the hay harvest, which has turned out consi lerably heavier than was expected. The clover crop is large, and well got up, with a very few exceptions. Turnips have partially suffered from the fly, but in general they are a very promising crop, particularly those that were sown a few days after midsummer. Hops and apples are a partial crop. Smithfield Market, July 25.--Beef 4. 8d. to 5s. 10d. Mutton 5s. to 6s. Lamb 6s. to 7s. Veal 5s. to 7s. Pork 7s. to 8s. 4d. per stone of 8lbs. Haymarket, July 22.-Day 3l. 10s. to 51. 10s. Straw 11. 15s. to 21. 8s. Clover 51. to 71. 10s. Corn Exchange, July 25.-Wheat 49s. to 77s. to 40s. Seconds 55s. to 60s. per sack. Rye 31s. to 38s. Barley 30s. Hops, Pockets. Kent, 71. 15s. to 10l. Sussex, 71. 75. to 91. Farnhamn, 10l. to 131. The old duty is laid at 150,0001. MONTHLY CHEMICAL REPORT. Mr. Samuel Witter, of Dublin, desirous of witnessing the progressive effects of carbonic oxide when freely respired, with a view to comparative analogy in reference to nitrous oxide, lately made an experiment, which had nearly proved fatal to him, in the laboratory of the Dublin Society. Mr. Wharmby, assistant to Profes sor Higgins, having carefully prepared a considerable quantity of the gas, first noticed some points of resemblance between it and the nitrous oxide, particularly the remarkable sweetish taste; and having made two or three inspirations, was seized with a convulsive tremor and giddiness that nearly overpowered sensibility. These violent effects were but transient; though considerable languer, head-ach, and debility, remained for many hours afterwards. Mr. Witter having first exhausted his lungs of common air as completely as possible, next made three or four inspirations of the gas, and immediately fell upon the floor senseless, and indeed apparently lifeless, pulsation being nearly extinct. Various means were employed for his recovery, but in vain, by several medical gentlemen who were present; at length the introduction of oxygen gas by compression into the lungs, was suggested and tried. A rapid return of animation ensued, accompanied, however, by convulsive agitations, ex essive head-ach, and quick irregular pulsation. For some time after mental recovery, total blindness, extreme sickness, and vertigo, with alternations of heat and shivering cold, were painfully experienced, and were succeeded by an unconquerable propensity to sleep, which was broken and feverish. An emetic of tartarised antimony removed these alarming symptoms, and the only unpleasant effects felt the following day were those occasioned by the fall. Though this alarming accident prevented the observation of the phenomena which was the object of the experiment, yet, from its results, we may fairly deduce with Mr. Witter, that oxygen gas would prove highly efficacious in cases of suspended animation produced by carbone acid, choke-damps, and other suffocating gases. Recent experiments made on human boues, by M. Hildebrandt, confirm the analys s of Foreroy and Vauquelin, according to which they contain no oxyphosphate of magnesia, as an amed by Berzelius in his Animal Chemistry. pow A memoir lately read before the French National Institute on the use of dered charcoal for the cure of wounds and sores, and also of the contagious abcases occasioned by the crowded state of hospitals and other receptacles for |