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EDI.VBURGH, DECEMBER 31. Arrived at OMAN'% hotel, the Earl and Cnnntefs of ltosstra, MlQec Bouvears and Haw Loci. Set off from the fame place, the Marquis and Mar. chinnefs of DnuascaLt., LnrclSveNcsa Catcarsral and Mifs LyT7ORD, for Belfalt ; and General R. Si-swear for London. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. His Highners the Duke of Oloucefter, at his hours in Chandos• !titer. from Bagibot Lord and Lady Kinnaird, in Grofrenor ftreet, from Ireland. George Meredith, Erg. in Nottingham-place, froth Edenkridge. • . DEPARTURES FROM TOW*. Yds Royal Meiners the Dube of Clarence, from Stable-yard , for ' Berkley Cattle. His Royal Higiuters the Duke of Cumberland, from St. James's Palace, for Windfor. The Earl of Camden, from Arlington-ftreet, for the Wildenters. The Counters of Albemarle, for Brighton. or.i and Lady Offulfton, to pars the holidays with the Earl and Cutooefs of Derby, at the Oaks. Sir Richard Ainfey, Bart. from Manthefter-fgoare, on a silk to W. Cobett. Efq. at Little Hillingdon. The Hon. Arthur Stanhope, on a ?Bit, and to pars the holidays with the Earl and Counters of Effez, at Cafhiobury Park. General and Mrs. Grolvenor, for their feat in Wilts. Mrs Fitzherbert, from Tilney-ftreet, to Brighton. Montagne Burgoyne, Efg. from Baker-ltreet, for Mark. Hill, Effir. Ycßerday being the Anniverfary of the nativity of Otra.LORD, commonly called Chriflmas Day, it was etbferved with due folemnity in the metropolis and its environs. The greater part of the Volunteer Corps attended divine fervice. The Ea.l India Bri gade went., in Four divigions, viz. to Bilhopfgate, ,Aldgate, Cree Church, and St. Michael's, Cernhill ; the Cu ft om honk Corps, at Barking Church, Tower fireet ; the Excite Corps, at Broad areet ; the Surrey Corps generally in diviiions to their relpeeive parifh churches. Sermons were preached, and colleelions made at the Chapels of the Afylum, Magdalen, Foundling, and Philanthropic Charities. The Chriflmas feftivities were kept up yeflerday with the ufual hilarity, and the merry maiden, eonfeffed .that " the Druid's magic Mifletoe" (till retained all it enchanting influence. , ORIGIN OF PLACING HOLLY IN CNURCHES.-...-The ireat Newton, in his Diftertations on Prophecy, fsyr, " Gregory Nyffen tells us, that after the perfecutim of the Emperor Decins, Gregory, Bifhop of Neocre farea, in Pontus, infiituted, that feflival days fhould be celebrated to them who had contended for the faith, that is, to the martyrs." And Nyfren adds this reafon for the inflitution, viz. " When he (Ore gory) obferved, that the fimple and unfailful multi tudes, by reafon of corporeal delights, remained in the error of idols, that the principal thing might be correaed among them, namely, that inflead of their vain worfitip, they might turn their eyes upon Goo, he permitted, that, at the memories of the holy martyrs, they might make merry, delight themfelves, and be difrolved into j. - q. The heathens were de lighted with the feflivals of their gods, and unwilling to part with thole delights ; and therefore Gregory, to facilitate their eonver firm, inflittited annual fall salt to faints and martyrs." Hence, it came to pats, that for exploding the feftivals of the heathens, the principal feflivals of the Chriflians fucceeded in, their room ; as the keeping of Chriflmas with ivy, and hafting, in the room of the Bacchanalia and Satur nalia : the celebrating of May Day with flowers, in the room of the Floralia ; and the keeping of Ai tivals of the Virgin Mary, John the Baptilt, and divers of the A potties, in the room of the folemnities ufed at the entrance of the fun into the figna of the Zodiac in the old Julian calendar. " The Church, (lays an ingenious writer), bath only chriflened thefe heathen fettivals with the name of fome faints ; and as Pececnber was a dead time of the year when the heathens had their Saturnalia, and gave look to recreation, the Chriflians honoured the reafon with the name of their SAVII.UR." Here then we may dilcover the honourable origin of Chriamas, and by confulting Kennet, or aev wher writer on Roman Antiquities,we may alio eitiOnver how thee Bacchanalia were oblerved, the grols licentinufnefi of that felli •al, and the reafon of " placing fprigs of ivy, holly, &c. in our churches at Chriflmas ;" a fcafon of more dA , lute pleatore and criminal indulgence than any other in the while year, as it Ciralsr was become the Nlinifler of (in !" Wedneltlav and Thitrilay !111, the Duke and Doehers of MAP L!if,R , L , Gfe, annual literal donation of bread an.l meat waq diaributed at Blenheim Park Gate atnong the por of \Voodllock, and the feven domain towns, in proportion to the number in each family. At this inclement leafon, loch ads of cha rity are certainly well timed. May this munificent example he followed by ail thofe who have it in their power to relieve the wants of the poor ! Lord Vifconnt D"DLF Y and WARD has given 40 tons of coals to be dittt dotted among the poor oil Woi teller ; three tons of which have been fcnt to the priloners in the county and city gaol. After the reheatfals of the new Pantomimes which were gone through yesterday at both Theatres, an entertainment was furnithed try the Proprietor., and the Performers loon converted their mimic fun into real fubflantial mirth. The revolution in Spain teems to be Manned with all the forms of the legitimate drama. The _fist as ti performed, but no one can goers how the (tory will end. It is pretty Cataio, however, from the Aftdtbrw's talents in his other dramas, that the charac ters are nut likely to be made kajpy at laft. Three or four Cambridge Pucks, a few days (ince, laid a wager r f 100 guineas, that they would dance at the ball at Huntingdon, and alto at the New Rooms in Bury, tl.e fame nigh., 'which they acct n nplilhed, although a difiance of 58 miles, and particit,ated f..r fern, hours,at each place, in the pleafur es of the dance. It would appear, if legal pleadings are to be cre dited, that the frailty of the fair felt ii all owing to want of ' , rotation, and that watchmen and patrolcs are as neceffary in the li s ymnral chamber, as in the k ilreets of London. We now not that the fax will feel themfelves much gratified by being compared to articles that have no paw. cf rn,lante. Wednefday laft, a turnip, weighing zolbs. was pulled in a field belonging to Mr. R. Weaver, of &tighten, near Chefter. This turnip is 71b. heavier than that which obtained the vternium at Smithfield a few days ago. MARQLTIS WELLESLEY. No. XVIII. Ste, • Although the generality of ibbr Reader s ahead,' anticipate the molt honourable acquittal of Marquis Wellefley, it may be fatisfaitnry to mention, that one bf the principal charges intended to have been brought forward, and to which very many Proprietors of India Stock attached confiderable blame, was the Inflitu- tion at Calcutta of a College, for the purpofe of qualifying the junior civil fervent: to difcharge even tually the feveral arduous and important duties in the judicial, fifcal, financial, and political depart. ments of the Government. By the recent advices from India we are now informed, that, after all the objeflions flatted by the Court of Direflors, they are at length become fo fenfible of the advantages of the Intlirution, that on the 2d of left March, the Students at the College in Caleurta were informed by Sir George Barlow, the ailing Governor and vifitor, that the oriental ferni nary eflabliffied at Hertford, is intended as a pre paratory collegiate inflitution, and not to fuperfede, but to fugport the efficiency, and to accelerate the operation of the College in Calcutta ; thus evincing the favourable opinion entertained by the Court of Direetors, of the Plan propofed in the Minute of Marquis Wellefley, that the foundation for the edu cation of the young men for the civil fervice thould be judicioufly laid in England, and the fuperffruc tore Oftematically completed in India. The civil fervants of the Englifh Eafl India Com pany can no longer bt confidered as the agents of a commercial concern ; they are in fait the miniflers ' and officers of a powerful Sovereign. They are re• quired to difcharge the funtlions of Magiftrates, Judges, Ambaffadori, and Governors of Provinces, in all the complicated and extenfive relations of thofe facred trolls and exalted Rations; and under peculiar circumflances, which greatly enhance the folemnity of every public obligation, and aggravate the difficulty of every public charge. Their duties are thofe of Statefmen in every other part of the woild, with no other charaeleriflic differences, than the obflacles nppofed by an unfavourable climate, a foreign language, the peculiar ufages and laws of India, and the manners of its inhabitant,. During the adminiffration of Marquis Wellefley, thole Iludents who had made the greater/ proficiency in the Oriental languages and general literature, in addition to the degrees of honour and honorary re• wards adjudged by the Committee of public exami nation, were removed from the College to the office rf the Governor General, for the pur pole c•f being regularly brought up in the diplomatic line, under his own immediate infpeetion. The principal rule in the Office of the Governor- General of Britifh India appears to have been, viz. Every young man had an opportunity of reading the molt keret flare papers, but not of difcuffing the fubjcfl•s with any other perfon, either in or out of office ; and to their honour it deferves to be mention ed, that in no one infiance whatfoever was any in fringement ever known to have been made, even in their gayer/ moments, to this rule ; fd completely were the principles of honour and propriety of con. ' duff engrafted in their minds by the Noble Marquis, who frequently, during a prefure of political brrfi nefs, has affilled thee young Civilians in copying his own difpatches in cypher, and thus, by his own etample, has tepeatedly kept them in conflant em ploy the whole day, and greaten part of the night. PLAIN FACTS. Lady Flt Mien TOLLE mArHE, finer to the Earl of Dysasr, died on Friday lel, at her cottage, in the isle of Wight. Lady Louisa MANNERS was with Lady FRANCES during the greater part of her illnefs, and Hill remains at the cottage. The intertneht will take place in the family vault in Suffolk. The late Mr. ABRAHAM NEWLAND.—The will of Mr. Newland has not yet b:en regillered, but we are enabled to Rate the principal c ,, ntents of it : Mr. Newland was the fon of a baker in Southwark, and owed the confpicuons fituation he held in the Bank to his own per - levet - ante and afliduous attention. He died worth 2comool. in (lock, betides tcool. per anniim arifing from eaves, and he has difpofed of it in the folkwing manner : To Mr. H. Ilafe, 2501. per annum, 'wiring from the Broad ftrcet Annuity (money Icnt by Mr. Newland to the parifh, and when the annuity (hall eeafe the principal to be paid), and ?col. Con fuls Mr Rippnn, fecnnd cornier. 7co guineas —Mr. Bras ;coo gui near—Mr Attwood so,ccol. To each of tht faulty of the Goldfrnids, eight in nunaber, yocl. to purchafe a ring. To the Gentlemen belonging to the Chief Cal:bier's Office ?about it) in rumber) from 3cl. to cccl each, With about two exceptions. To the Porters at the Bank and Lodge, from sol. to scL each, and to the Domenic, of the decrAfrcl's honfejold the like fnms. To Mr. Henry Ha'e now Chief Caihier; Mr. R ippon. Second Catlike; Mr Attwood ; Mr Brofs—cool each, as Executors. 'l'n the Houfeheeper to the &cadet!, the Intereft of 60,00 cl ; soca in enfh ; the Houle and Furniturt at Highhury ; and the Ho►fes, Carriages, &c. The relidne of the property is left among the se latives of the deceafed, who are in needy circum fiances. Amongti them, a Chelfea penfinner, who, during the life of Mr: Newland, received Sol. per annum, has been left tool. a year. A farmee's fer. vant, at Hornfey, who did not partake of Mr. New land's b. - iutity during his life, has been left 3col. per annum. A waggoner, who has driven a waggon for many years between Chichefler and Lr,ncion, was molt agreeably fut riled lail week by the information that the late Mr. ABRAHAM NItWLAND, to whom he was diaantly related, had bequeathed him a legacy of 2COCI. ARCTUTECTURL.—The city of Weflminfler is at length :Aiming a beauty and.charader worthy of the Metropolis. Ertentive improvements are to be con tinued by widening Duke (beet to St. James's Park, terminating with iron gates, and a firnilar ilteet is to be made actofs Warwick Greet, in a direct line with the Haymarket. On the North and South fides of the parade, public buildings are to be projeded from the Admiralty and Treafury Office., and an elegant (lone edifice, of the Grecian Doric order, is propofed to be crated on the weft fide for the refi dence and Office of the Commander in Chief ; the whole forming one entire quadrangle. A new Ilreet has alfo been fuggelled opoofite the Hrnfe Guards, terminating with a magnificent triumphal arch to. ward% the Thames. FOR ?AR S 7 4R. TO MAMA. ~ • ' On perufing the Sraa of the 6th in9ant, my dear Mates, I obferved your addrefs to the Minifier and Secretary of War, on the (Aka of increafe of poy to Captains and Enfign• in the Army i and 1 cannot help thinking thai much more may, and indeed ought to be laid On this head. Yon feem to reafon on the principle of comparing the late increafes of pay to the different chiles of Officers. To that principle then will I adhere, and I doubt not that it will appear evident to every cAn did mind, that no clafa has tailed lefs of the munifi cence of Government than the Captains. At the commencement of lag war, the ply of a private was fixpence, it is now a (billing per day,and increafes with the length of his fervitude, with the privilege too, after a certain time, of demanding his difcharge, and a (billing per day for life. The pay of an Enfign was then 661. per annum, but by three different increafes, it has been made better than 01. The pay of I Lieutenant was at that time 84.1 but it is now upwards of t 121. Yet the pay of a Captain has had the addition of only one halfpenny per day, fince the reign of Queen Anne, who came :to the throne in the year 1702, and the increafe then vouch• fated to them was granted without a diffenting voice, and was not then confidered a halfpenny too much, though the public revenue at that time wait comparatively nothing to what it ,is now, a nd tho' every neceffary of life, as well as wearing apparel, was not more than a half, or third part of the prices they now colt. If you will refer to the prices of every article ,at that period, and 'compare them with the prefent, you will not hefitrite to declare that three 'hidings, than; were equal to half a guinea now ; and yet the Cap tain has Rill the fame rank to fupport, and the fame appearances to preferve. In thofe days (aye, and even within my memory too), a Captain could live and bring up his family genteelly.; but now-a.days, when I go to market, I find that my daily !Upend goes but very little way in purchaling even decent Mood for my family ; and when I take out my po o r half guinea to pay for the few things I have pur• Chafed, I do it with extreme relaaance, and before I part with it, I look molt willfully at the impreffion, heave an honeft prayer for the original, with a fincere with that he knew how inadequate a Captain's pay was to his fupport. I expea to be told that the Government has no• thing to do with our families, and that we have no right to marry. To this I can only reply, that a (oldies is born to love, as the fparks fiy upwards ; and I do not hefitate to affirm, that the man who can keep his heart from the women, had better alfo keep his arms from the King's fervice. But it is evidently beneficial to the Rate for officers to marry, for hence fprings a conftant fupply of officers for his Majefty's lett:ice ; and it is reafonable to fuppofe, (in truth it is univerfally allowed), that the Cons of officers make the bell officers, as they are familiar ifed with the profeffion from their earliell infancy. To conclude, every clafs of officers requires an increafe of pay; and no commiffioned officer ought to have lefs than a hundred a year clear. lam alfo of opinion, that thofe officers who have (pent their con- Ilitutions, and the vigour of their days, in the faith ful (evict of their country, and hare retired in con• fequence of being worn out, ought to have their hoary heads better flickered than they are from the blaßs of poverty. Now, as ,mina mea mecum port, is my motto, pof Idling nothing but my fword, I cannot help enter taining the wild fancy that there is a humble timid. tude between me and a certain barren rock,elleemed only for its guns, I (hall therefore fubfcribe myfclf, My dear Maida, your obliged Comrade, GIBRALTAR. Nov. so, dO7. At the fitting of the Magif'rates at Lewes, on Sa turday the lath hill:int, a complaint was preferred, at the initance of Lieutenant General Lord CH nit LES SUM sRsET, againti three Publicans of Brighton, for refuting diet to fome of the German Legion, on their march through Brighton. After hearing the cafe, the MAgittrates convieted one of the parties in the full penalty of 51. which at the intercellion of his Lordfhip, was mitigated to 4os. on an acknowledg ment of their error, and a promife not to offend an future. Yeflerday evening, abr'ut fir o'clock, a fire broke nut at the houfe of a cornchandler, in Perccval_flreer, Gofwell (freer, which, in about half an hour, entirely conformed the iofide. The arrival of feveral engines prevented the flames extending any further. Wednefday night a windmill beh.nging to Mr. CLARK, at Yarmouth, was burnt to the ground, frippofed to have been malicioutly let on fire, as the had not been at work for feveral days. At North Somercotes, lall week, a thatched houfe took fire, in conftquence of fume hot aflies bring carelefsly thrown out into the air, and three children were burnt to death before they could be extricated. 'lhurfday night a very alarming fire broke out at Snodland paper mill, which in a Runt time entirely confirmed the fame and all it. contents. Monday fe'nnight a fire broke nut in a tenement in Bithoplirret, Anderlion, which by the exertions of the inhabitants, wi.h the aid of the fire engine be- longing to the Andertion brewery, was confined to the place where the fire began. Lail week two cottages on the property of Colonel FaA•EO., of Bclladrum, were accidentally burnt down to the ground. The unfortunate inhabitants were unable to lave any of thcir property. On Thurtday, being the fatt.day at Invernefs, the mi• niller f Kirkhill, we underfland, humanely pr opofed to raife a colletion for them. An inqueft was on Saturday held nn the body of a woman who was found drowned in a pool, near Worcefter. It appeared that on the night before, being intozicstcd, the millook her way, and walked into the pool.—Verdi:l, accidental death. Friday an inqueft was held at Brnmyard, on the bodies of Ann Davis and her infant child, both being fnuud drowned in a bronk by that place Ir appeared that the deceafed, with her infant in her arms, wen , to the brook with a we kettle to procure fome wale•, and was fuppnfed to have fallen in and pesiated, to gether with the infant.—Veidia, accidental death. l • • • - • caiii OF CANINE 3i,•DVESS. • Mr. Editor—As there have ben ftvez , l recent inflames ofperfont being . .bittert by mad digs, f'me of whom have fallen , vletims to that m •tl dreadful of all maladies, the hydrophobia —the following ittefied cafe, of fuccefsful treatment • of canine m idnefs, of the late Dr. Turnbull, ma y not be una cceptable to your Readers. • 1 • • Till case 07 itoilitT DUNN. , -; Robert Dixon, a weaver, of Notham M.ina, near Berwick, Northumberland, was bitten by a mad dog in July, 1761 ; andarhat is remarkable in this cafe, was attacked on the day on which he, received the bite, with pains in the wounds, which the animal made on the outfide of his leg, about two inches above his ancle. There pains evended to his knee, and gradually upward, to his thigh, from thence to the flomach, occafiv-oing ficknefs and great weight and oppreffion on his cheff. Thai legations daily increafed to the 18th of Auvrfl, when every limp torn became more fevere, whh moil violent convul lions, and fpafmodic flrieures in his throat, which threatened immediate tuff cation, particularly fo when water was prefented to him. Thefe fymptoms were accompanied with every other dreadful indica tion of the Hydrophobia. Robert Dixon Was per feCtly recovered 1n the September following ; aid at the time this account was fill pnblifhed, was living and in good health ; being a period of 23 years after the injury was received.—The or , cle of treatment was as follows R. To the wounded leg a cattflic was applied, which was kept dircharging - by Oilier ing and other ftimulating ointments, from the flrfl appearance of the difeafe, and for Come time after the cure. ad. The leg was frequently bathed With warm oil. 3d. A tea fpoonful of the following eteEtnary was adminillered three or four times a day : Take peruvian bark in poider, two ounces; valerian in powder, one ounce ; camphor, one dram and a half ; Rut& caflor, half stn ounce i mulk, hAif a dram ; cinabar of antimony, one ounce ; con ferve of wormwood, four ounces ; fyrup of faffron a fufficient quairtity to form an eletuary. Opium was liberally adminiftered, iri order to allay the irri tation and fpafms. 4th. To the throat was applied a plalger, compoted of opium, muflc, frankincenle, aftacetida, and gum galbanum.--This IA application feemed to be more effectual than any other Medicine employed. On re covering his fpeech, he declared that he found the greatell relief from this plaißer ; and, that a ihort time after it was applied, he felt an agreeable and fcothing warmth, which defcended from his throat to his leg, in the fame c.)urfe and direetion that the fpafmodic tincture afcended; and all the complicated fymptoms progre(flvely diminifhed, until a perk& recovery was accomplithed. It is neceffary here to mention as a farther corro borating proof of the efficacy of the Plaifter, it was not had recourfe to till after the fymptoma of Hy. drophobia had taken place. As this external appli. cation to the throat was attended with fuch an une quivocal and happy Wile in the molt dreadful Rage of the difeafe, might it not have prevented this awful vifitation altogether, had it been applied as loon as poffible, after the bite was inflicted ? It would certainly be recommendable at leaß to give it a candid trial, particularly as the month, throat, and the other parts employed in deglutition, form the principal feat of the difeafe ; and as this malady, in my opinion, bears a great affinity to net.. vous and fpafmodic affections, the remedies above detailed Hill farther claim our moll ferious confiders efpecially as their adminiftration was accom panied with funnels. N. B. There are but two well authenticated cafes recorded in the annals of Briti(h Medicine, where the lymptoins of Hydrophobia had taken place, and the patients afterwards recovered, viz. In the prefent cafe of Robert Dixon, and in the cafe of Elizabeth Bryant, as publifhed by the late Doctor Nuclei., of Bath. •.............. ..m......f. ~• ECCLESIASTICAL AND ACADEMICAL PROMOTIONS. Tuefday the rith inft. the Rof James Headrick. in eonfoquenee of Ilia M*l4'3 fign manual, was ordained miuift r of the par& of Dunnichen. in the prelbytery and county of Forfar. as helper and fucceffor to the Rev. Thomas Matron, D. U. retired on ac count of bad health. The Prince of Wales has been pleafed to appolrt the Rev. John Crofs Morphew, A. M. of King'.. College, Cambridge, Redtor of Walpole, St. Peter, and of Cley, next the Sea, both in the county. of Norfolk, to be one of bis Royal Highrefes Chaplains in Ordi cary. The Right Hon. Earl Grey has been pleafed to appoint the Rey. Launeelot Wilton, of Holy Mind, to be one of his Lordihip's do. meltic Chaplains. CA1(11110014 Dec. at —George Lowther Thempfon, Efq of Trinity College, was on Wednefday admitted 13 A. Edward Knight, Efq of Emanuel College, was on Friday la.ft admitted to the degree of Batchelor of Phylic. John Gordon, Efq. of St. John's, and Mr. John Sell of Magda.- len College, were the fame day admitted B. A. Ma. Stratford Canr.ing, a (choler on the foundation at King's Society College, on Friday admitt e d hi m f e lf a Fellow Conruoner of that Mr. Robert Ekins and Mr. William Johnfon Yonge are admit ted Fellows of King's College. Mr. Norgate,jun. of Cahn College, was on Tuefday elated a Medical Student, on the foundation of Chriftopber Tanered, Efq. At an ordination held at Buckden, yeiterday fennight, by the Lord Bilkop of Lincoln the following Gentlemen were ordained I Deacons—Dixie Gregory, B. A. Bellmore College, Oxford.-- Walter Gee, B. A St . John's College, Cambridge —Guy Bryan, M. A. St. Paces College, Cambridge—Henry Pepys, M. A. St. John's College, Cambridge. Priefts—Henry Palmer, M. A. St. John's College, Oxford.... Edward Pane, B. A. St. John's College, Cambrid g e—Th um Tatham B. A. St . John ' s College , Cam b ridge—William C appe , B. A. Lincoln College, Oxford—John Braotby, B. A. St. John's College, Cambridge--William Oka, M. A. Cahn College, CAM. bridge. A molt minions robbery was committed at Sun deiland in the evening of Sunday fe'nnight. Mr. Martin, pawnbroker, at the head of Union-lane, had that evening been with his family at the Methodift chapel, and on his return at eight o'cl,. ck, after nearly two hours abfence, found his Ilreet door open, and upwards of 401. in notes taken away, /lades a quail. city of filver, flyer fpoons, watches, &c. to a very great am( unt. A few days fence three hones, the property of Mrs. Peters, of Ridgment, Bedford!hire, were fud denly taken ill, two of wh:cil died the fame evening, and the nth::r about noon on the fullowing day. It appeared th.tt, in the preceding night, they by fume roe ins got to a wheat ba.n, and ate a quawity of wheat, which, on opening them, was found to bays o.eafl.med their death. F 1 ,~ I ,O