The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-02-06 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PROCLAMATION IT His EXCELLENCY MAJOR GENERAL JOHN MURRAY, LIEU• TkVANT GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER IN CHIRP IN AND TEE UNITED COLONY OP DEMERARA AND EVESQUE* tl 10,8 m, hereas such part of the slave population of this united !'l^fly as, during the late unhappy disturbances, resisting the "once of bad example and vicious excitements, have re true to their a legiance, and faithful to their lawful :titers, hav e , b y suc h t h e i r goo d con d uct, prove d t h emselves "`rihy of confidence aid every reasonable indulgence:—lt is Tined expedient, notwithstanding the recently disturbed state ()! the colon), that the approaching holidays should be duly eltsserved among those peaceable and well disposed slaves ; I hate therefore thought At to Issue this my proclamation, RUSSIAN LOAN NEGOTIATID BYIIIII. N. M. ROTHSCIIILD IN Lonnox.—The half yearly dividend on the above Loar., which becomes due on Saturday, the Ist of March next, will be paid by Nlr. N. M. Rothschild, on that, and every succeeding day (Sunday's excepted,) between the hours of 10 and 2, at his Counting-house, No. 2, New Court.—The dividend warrants,- with a list thereof in numerical order, must be left one day pre vious to payment, for the purpose of being examined. Since Mr. SIVEWRIGHT contracted for this Lottery, the demand for Whole Tickets and the higher description of Shares has exceeded all former precedent, and it is observed, many applications are made for Four similar Shares of different numbers : this arises from there being more than S out of 4 of all now sold entitled to receive back more than half the Money, after having bad the Chance of not only the Seven Prizes of 20,0061. hut of the 2 Sterling Capitals of 20.0001. attached to the first-drawn Prizes ; making an average value of nearly 61. per Ticket more, independent of the Boating Capitals, on the Brat day. These advantages prove the very cheap rate at which a Person may adventure, whilst, should h • be unsuccessful, he will have the chance of FIVE 40001. Prizes crfterseards, which is nearly twice as many 111 the whole number in the preceding Lottery. MIDDLER4M RACES, (YoRsHiRE,) 1524. MONDAY AFTER CATTERICK BRIDGE MEETING. SUBSCRIBERS TO THE CRAVEN STAKES Major Cuninghanie I Mr. &drill Mr. Bidden Sir W. Maxwell Him. E. Petra Mr. Ferguson. Sweepstekes of 20gs. each, rising three yrs old. . __. . Sir P. Musgrave's by Moor, dam by Walton. ird Kelburne's gr. c. by Out , ry. out of •Blue Stocking. Major Cuninghame's ch. c. by Outcry, out of Bella. Mr. Ferguson's ch. c. North Britain. Mr. Riddell's b. c. Caccai Platte. TUESDA Y. The Yearly Stakes. Sir P. Musgrave's b. c. Crow-catcher, by Bladlock, dam by Chorus. Lord Sligo's b. e. Sir John, by Souvenir, out of Medora, (bred in Ireland.) -- • - Major Caninggame's br. c. by Amadis, out of Miss fotham • Mr. Gascoigne's b. f.4by ArGrossan, out of Dolby's dam. —wwww— BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S.—Fen. 5. No alteration whatever in the odds since Monday. It is now finally arranged, that in all times coming the Edin burgh Races are to commence upon the third Monday ofJune. The Stwerds for 182% are Lord Elelto, Lord Strathaven, Sir Js. Baird, Sir Js. Suttle, and Mr. Johnstone, of Stratoun.— ( Edinburgh Observer.) PEDP.STAIANISM.—ThUrAIIey week. Lloyd, the pedestrian, telinquished his task, of walking 75 miles (or three successive -days, on the road from Coventry to Warwick, having only performed on that day half the required distance.--‘ On Wednesday he tray-lied only sixty five miles,- -.%t Coventry, on Tuesday, he undertook to pick up with his mouth three hundred stones, placed a yard from each other, being a distance of 61 miles, in eight hours, and accom plished the task 31 minutes within the given time. The pedes triakistanlions tole matched to walk 1100 miles in 24 hours for alkiesln not less than 60f. Peterretstism.—A man named Bullock. a native of Sher' field. selling himself the champion of pedestrians, undertook on Med& y,for the love of GOD and what he could get besides, to with 40 miles in eight hours, on a mile and a half course betwelS t%)e Horse Shoe Inn in this place and a given asaet on the 1:111ngton road; and accomplished his task, notwithstand• ing the bad state of the road and streets, with apparent east, full half an hour within the appointed time. A portion of his passage being through the centre of the town, end the day of the week a consecrated one among the working class, there were more saints to witness his exploit than ever yet attended any meeting of the Vice Suppression Society : and they were as usefully and religiously engaged too.—(Stanyird News.) SINGUL OCCU R RENCE.—A few days ago a small bird flew down a long pascage, and entered a drawiug room in Carter Gate, Newark, where, whilst it was flittering at the window facing the street. A large hawk instantly pounced upon it with such fo , ce, that it broke the glass to atoms and fell on the floor. The little bird made its escape through the opening, and just as the owner had reached the outside, and was in the act of stooping to secure the flee k,;t recovered itself from the fall, took wing and was soon out of sight. --(Boston Gazette.) SUDDEN DEATH, BY INTOXICATION. CARLOW, JAN. 29.—A Coroner's Inquest was held oft' Sunday last, by J. Byrn, Esq. Coroner, on the body of John Kehoe, slater, who bad died on the previous night, in consequence of drinking a (pawky of ardent spirits. It appeared, in evidence, that the deceased had worked (hiring the forenoon of the day on which he died, and hay ing remained for a short time unoccupied, he went to the house of a respectable grocer, Mr. Timmin, for the purpose of doing some work for that gentleman. A boy ie the service of Mr. Timmin, about 16 years of age, stated that he had been employed to remove Spirits from a large vessel into small vessels ; that Kehoe was present while he was thus employed : and that having taken advantage of his, the boy 1, ah.enee from the place where. the spirit casks were placed. Kehee had dipped a toadish into an o?en vessel, and by stopping its neck with his finger, had succeeded in conveying to his snnetb, an& swallowing nearly as much spirits as the tundisb could. contain. The hov further stated, that on his return to the spot where Kehoe had been standing, he perceived him making use of the faintish in the way before mentioned, and he im mediately called the foreman, who turned Keboe out of the premises. It appeared, in evidence, that the deceased, shortly after drinking the spirits, and after being turned out of Mr. Timmin s place, entered tg‘e shop of a neighbouring baker, where he had remained only a short time, when he found. himself so much affected by the spirits, as to be unable to proceed to his own house. It appeared that he was carried from thence to his cabin by some humane persons, after having first ejected from his s•omaclt a quantity of liquid. auppos2tl to be part of the whiskey he bad drank. And it appeared that Surgeon Byrn hadi promptly and hal- Inanely administered some remedies to him without effect. Although sufficient evidence was given to satisfy the Ju ry that "be came by his death in consequence of having drank a quantity of ardent spirits, obtained by force ;" yet souse of them, particularly Mr. S. Hon►, did not seen to feel satisfied with the Coroner for his refusing to accede to a request made for the calling in of more wit• nesse,. The object of the Jurors was to ascertain whether the deceased had drank any spirits on that day previous to what he had drank at '.lr. 'fittimin's, as it had been report ed that be had made a wager that he would on that day drink a ce rtain quantity of whiskey ; and Mr. Hone seem ed parti cularly desirous to ascertain whether the report was well founded, as he said it would, if true, have been a fit occasion for a public expression of horror at such beast ly and unchristian conduct. The verdict of the Coroner's Jary was—" That he came by his death in consequence of having drank a quantity of ardent spirits, obtained by force."—(Carlow Morning post.) MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.-00 Friday week, a lad. abont IS years of age, and who said his name was Conry, was found ill of Typhus fever, in an unroofed bowie, near Mohill. From the infectious nature of his complaint, and being an entire stranger in the country, none of the inha bitants would admit him into their houses,and the Church warden being apprised of the circumstance, bad one of those huts, into which poor people in fever are generally put, erected, and removed him to it. Drink and suck nourishment as was necessary, was brought to him by the neighbouring people, one of whom, on his complaining of cold, on Saturday evening, lighted a tire ;n the but, which unfortunately communicated in the night .o the straw sith which it was covered, and the unfortunate young man was burned to death.—(Roscommon and Ltitrent Gazelle.) TREAD-MILL IN THE COUNTY PRISON, M•IDSTONS.-.- Yesterday the Tread-mill in the County Prison of Kent, which has been just completed ander the Superintendence of Mr. Cubitt, the original inventor of this species of prison discipline, at an expense of nearly 30001. was first put in motion. There are eight distinct shafts, all com municating with the grand wheel, of the following dimen sions: two 25 feet, two 20 feet, and four 16 feet in length, making together 154 feet; which, allowing IS inches to every man while at work, are capable of containing about 100 persons at the same time. A spacious mill has be en built to grind and dr e ss the co rn , c apable for the woik i g of three pair of stones, which will grind 12 bushels an hour, or 18 quarters of wheat e very day. Only two pair 'of stones are at present completed. The mill, togmber with the whole of the machinery attached to it, edto be the most p e rfect and complete building of the kind in the whole kingdom. is consider- 1 • 1; 4 • ‘. :11" . -. a.nons." not DE pronent at present ro ray oeiore toe peony.— x lIC/W , cow, ../G odiusuay c•cu...g, ligGiru A urr.ll the GUI, NDIGIS RUSSIAN Loan trectortarzo isarMa. N. M. Rovuscutta Ix unfortunately communicated in the night .o the straw a ith Abil you will take every means of eirrnlating this pro- WI Gazcite.) will be cl, m , • him, and of making its tenour completely and un i ve r- Notwithstanding the strictest search has been made for Lonnox.—The half yearly dividend on the above Loan, which becomes due on Sawed* the Ist of March next, . d which it was covered, and the unfortunate young man Pal was burned to death.—(Rescomrnow and Leitrim Gazette.) tilt' known , the bodice of Mary Gill and her child, neither of them has by Ntr. N. M. Rothschil d , ' on that, and every succeeding d ay TRIAD-MILL IN THS COUNTY PRISON, 31•IDSTONS.•-•-• I ~ I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient yet been discovered. The parish of f icers of Knaresbro' (Sunday's excepted, ) between the hours of 10 and 2, at his tumble servant, have o ff ered a reward of ten guineas to any person that Countiog-house, No. 2, New Court.—The dividend warrants,- Yesterday the Tread-mill in the County Prison of Kent, which has been just completed ander the Superintendence r (Signed) BATHURST. will produce either of them ; and a reward is offered be with a list thereof in numerical order, must be left one day pre . of Mr. Cabin, the original invent - or of this species of To Major -General Mnrray. &c. ike. the solicitor of Mr. Calverley, for the discovery of the Hoes to payment, for the purpose of being examined. . . Is PROCLAMATION unfortunate woman whose person is described with con- Since Mr. SIVEWRIGHT contracted for this Lottery, the prison discipline, at an expense of nearly 30081. was first t ry net EXCELLENCY MAJOR GENERAL Joan MURRAY, LIEU- siderable particularity. Many rumours are afloat as to the demand for Whole Tickets and the higher description of Shares Put in motion . There are eight distinct shafts, all com- i aa • municatin with the grand wheel, of f o llowing ik. IIT GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER tx cuter IN ADD s t a t e of the prisoner's mind, over whom it has been found has exceeded all former precedent, and it is observed, many K the dimen- ON ER applications are made for Four similar Shares of different stone: two 25 feet, two 20 feet, and four 16 feet in length, 1 ao,f ie . Tar UNITED COLONY or DeNNRANA AND zssnoult• n e c e ssary to pl ace a guar d o f two men. I i was d eterm i ne d, numbers: this arises from there being more than S out of 4 making together 154 feet; which, allowing 1$ inches to on Saturday. (31st ult.) that a further search should be t 11 heress such t ofthe slave th is united of all now sold entitled to receive back more than half the every man while at work, are capable of containing about ok _ s, a par ilu i: nce s o , during the late unhappy disturbances. resisting the but we have not heard of any d iscovery.—( L ee d s lade- Money, after having bad the Chance of not only the Seven 100 persons at the same time. A spacious mill has heen f bad example and vicious excitements, have re Prizes of 20,00 W. but of the 2 Sterling Capitals of 20.0001. built to • d and d grin dr e ss the corn, capable for the woiki g • tttheutrue to their a legiance and faithful to their lawful Pel 3 d." . ) attached to the first-drawn Prizes • making an average value of • which will grind 12 bushels an • - 0 sitters, have, by such their good ' conduct, proved themselves EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—The Diligencepassing be - of nearly 61. per Ticket more, independent ' of the floating h three pair of stones, our, or 18 quarters of wheat every day. Voly two pair a i 'orilly of co' confidence aid every reason a bl e i n d u l gence : _a t is t ween Narbonne and Perpignan was turned over on the night Capitals, oaths . first day. These advantages prove the very di luted ex • of stones are at present completed. The mill, together t• of the expedient , notwithstanding the recently disturbed state of the 22:1 and 93d, between Si and Fitau, which was cheap rate at watch a Person may adventure, whilst, should h • with the whole of the machinery attached to . it is consider- , —.colon), that the approaching holidays should be duly occasioned by a wolf crossing the road, en d running between be unsuccessful, he will have the chance of FIVE 20,0001.1 "servekind 41, , . d among those peaceable and well disposed slaves ; the legs of the horses, so that they were terrified, and ran off. Prizes afterwards, which is nearly twice as ma ny as use edto be the most perfect and complete building of the 41 have therefore thought fit to Issue this my proclamation, —(Freaelt Paper.) whole number in the preceding Lottery. in the whole kingdom. / . .P. i - 1 _ __ ___ . _ . • L. - - - . --_ . • - - ........, ....... ,-- _ DEMERARA. Letters and papers from Detnerara to the . 25th of De cember were received yesterday. The events of the Christ mas holidays (the negro..s being allowed eight days of feasting and idleness) were so much dreaded, that the Governor had prohibited the negroes on the east coast from engaging in their usual sports. and had recom mended the vlanters to refrain from their allowances of t om. &C. The Cato transport. with 200 men of the 934 regiment, arrived there on the 18th; bat, contrary to expectation generally entertained in consequence of the assurances made by Lord Bathurst, were only to remain there until the e xpiration Christmas holidays, when they were to pro reed to Barbadeea. The militia continue to do duty in George Town. and the red flag was still dying. on which aremint the greeter part of the warehouses were closed; but business was beginning to revive, and the whole of the colony nag tranqnilosith the exception of the eastern part, the spot where the insurrection first broke our, and the cause of which is explained in an extract from a letter quoted belew. Sahjoined will also be found extracts from the Guiana Chronicle of the 17th Dec., among which is a letter from Lord Bathurst to the Governor of Demerara, on the snlject of the insurrection. STTRACT OP A LETTER. DATED DEMERARA, DEC. 25. " It wei fully expected here that the late revolt of the Ne• groes would have made a serious sensation in Europe, and materiel!) , bhecked the conidence and credit of the merchants in England. The looked-for proclamation in the name of the King has at length appeared in print, but it is coached in such indecisive, nay, ambiguous terms, that we are all convinced it Mill not hue the least beaeficial effect oil the minds of the Negroes. - The promised assistance of military force by Government has ended in disappointment, as we have now to petition for a dettchment of those which, though anchored before the river, were immedately ordered to Barbadoes, and the merchants, consequently. who have all through the progress of the Tate Inset's/Mien performed military duty, will be compelled, to their great inconvenience, to continue to do so. At the publication of the Governor's proclamation, by which the Negroes on the east coast (where the insurrection commeneed)are forbidden to dance during the Christmas holy days. they have behaved in a very disorderly manner, and de clared that they would dance in spite of the Governor's order. At plantation Nahaelia, SO have been confined in the stocks and that riotous spirit is so prevalent on that coast, that regu lar troves have been detached there to keep the Negroes in awe lid the holidays are over." Extract of another Letter, dated Demerara, Dec.23.—Mar tial law is expected to be discontinued after the Slat instant. If the present storming and agitated state of this Colony wild allow of a jest, the following is one very current in Geortte Town. The negroes being on the wharfs, seeing detachments of the Scotch regiments landing, stated, " their friend King George must have been in a great hurry in sending out the soldiers, as they had been sent off in such haste that they had not time to put on their breeches." ,(From the Guiana Chronicle of Dec. 17.) PROCLAMATION DS HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN MURRAY, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN AND OVER THE UNITED COLONY OF DEMERARA AND ES SEQLFRO, &C. &C. &C. - - Ills Majesty having been pleased to convey to me, through the Right Honourable the Earl Bathurst, K.G., Principal Secretary of State for War and Colonies, his royal approval of the measures adopted in consequence of the late unfortu nate occurrences among the slaves on the east coast of this colony, and his satisfaction at the zealous and praiseworthy conduct of the officers, both civil and military, by whose exer tions the rebellion has been happily put a stop to, and order rt miitablisited in this colony, as well as his Majesty's deep regret at the daring and highly criminal conduct of those slates who have participated in the late revolt, has commanded veto make known to the slave population of these settlements as expressly from his Majesty, and in his name, that it is on the peaceable temperate, and industrious behaviour of the slave population, and on their anxiety to avail themselves of all means calculated to improve their moral and religlotra eon• ' dithstl,that the success of those measures intended for their anankliabenelit necessarily depends; and that c.O opposite line Of radar/A will forfeit all their claims on the liberality of the British. Parliament. and deprive his Majesty's Government of ti,e means of carrying into effect the resolutions which have been unanimously adopted by the House of Commons. I have therefore thi ught fit. in this name of his Most Gracious Vojesty the King, to cause this my proclamation to be printed o• ii made public ; commanding all persons having charge of any slaves in this colony, to make known to them he contents ut, immediately, fur their guidance. Given under my hand and seal of office, at the King's house, in tit urge Town, this 18th day of December, IS2S, and in the hunt year of his Majesty's reign. God save the King ! By command, JOHN Munnar, Gov. Sees (copy.) Downing Street. London, Oct. 23, 1823. _ . Su —On the 28th of May last, I transmitted to yon, by f.' s wand of his Majesty, certain resolutions respecting the io-lioration of the condition of the slave population in his 111,ijesty's colonies, which hail been unanimously agreed to I y the Home of Commons, on the 15th of that mouth. In the despatch which accompanied those resolutions, vim were instructed to call the immediate attention of the authorities in the colony under your own government to the best means of gradually accomplishing their object, end of commencing the proposed system of melioration' in the manner pointed out in that despatch. But at the 1 ..111, time, in order to prevent these intentions in favour of 14e slaw poi ulation from being frustrated by any proceed iLzs on their part, into which they might be unwarily led by hjaellievous and unfounded representations, you were orim4l, in case of any appearance of insurrectionary put hely to notify for their information "1 hat the various measures contemplated by his Majesty's I:over:4llpm for the melioration of their rendition, and f..r 'tip object of progressively qualifying them for an ex tension ut privileges. would he rendered utterly abortive ir any general misconduct or acts of insubordination on ll;tir part." The late accounts from the colony under your govern ment, bare been receiveo by the King with the deepest re gret, and his Majesty has commanded nip to instruct you to Proclaim, n the receipt of this, in the most public manner, as by the express command of his Majesty, conveyed to you by the Secretary of State— , ‘ That it is on the peaceable, temperate, and industrious behaviour of the slave popnla lion, and on their anxiety to arail themselves of all means elculated to improve their moral and religious condition, !hat the success of those measures intended for their special b nelit teccssarily depends : and that an opposite line of e•ndu c t w ill f orfeit all their claims on the liberality of the . i i l ish Parliament, and deprive his Majesty'. Government st, 'Le means of carr yi ng int o e ffe c t the re s olutions have been unanimously adopted by the House of Cult:none." At.d you will take every means of circulating this .pro collation, and o f making Its tenour completely and (solver- Lily known. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient iumble servant, (Signed) BATHURST. To Major -General Mnrray, THE STATESI4AN hereby ordering and directing all proprietors, managers, attor nies, end others, having charge of such slaves, within this set defeat, to sanction and encourage such observance of the Christmas holidays among their slaves, as biases!, vii.—That such slaves shell not be celled upon to perform any manner of work on Thursday, the 25th day of this month ; but shall have that day as a holiday, to dance or employ themselves as is lusual on such occasions; and that Friday, the 26th. shall be' a day of rest awl indulgence, until 12 o'clock et bight—the slaves returning to their usual avoca'ions on Saturday, the 27th. at the accustomed hour. But Ido hereby positively for bid all persons having charge of slaves on. the east coast of this colony, from Georgetown to Mabee* Creek, on any pre tence or consideration whatever, whether such slaves shall have been actually engaged in the recent riotous proceedings or not, to admit of any dancing or indulgence whatever among them during the approaching holidays —save only that Christ mas day being one of religious observance. such slaves shall not be called upon to perform any work. Given under my hand and seal of office, at the King's House, In George Town. this 16th day of December, 1823, and in the fourth year of his Majesty's reign. God save the King! By command, JOHN hIUItRAY, Gov. See. THE SEASON. .....rimm...- INVERNESS, JAN. 29.—For some days we hive been vi sited b► very boisterous winds, accompanied by heavy and almost Constant rain. Still the air is mild, and vegetation of every description is harried into premature growth. In Mr. Adam's garden at the academy several gooseberry bushes are in full blo.som, and the leaves of the pear trees in the same places are already beginning to unfold. The fall of rain among the hills moat be very great, if we judge from the immense quantity of water in the river Noes, which is increased to a . beight almost unprecedented.—(/s -earners Paper.) Latterly we have been accustomed to hear of many re markable effects produced in the vegetable world by the more than usual mildness perceptible in the temperature of the climate ; but none of them of so singular a description as that which we are about to mention, namely, that there are at present, (we speak from personal observation) in a gentleman's garden in this town, young gooseberries on the tree, about the size of peas.—(lVc.rfurd Herald.) Green gooseberries were pulled yesterday, in Mr. T. T. Underwood's garden, Lower Mount-street.—Freeman's Journal of Saturday. As a proof of the mildness of the season, there is a spar row busily employed every day in a yard in High-street, in Boston, in procuring food for a nest of young ones which she has hatched so early in the year.—Stamford News. A thumb pottle of green grapes, for making tarts, were yesterday exposed for sale in Covent-garden, for eight shillings. Strawberries, in large potties, were also at market.—Morning Paper. LONGEVITY.—There are at present existing in the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. several individuals of the most extraordi nary age. One Individual, earned Thomas Foresides, Is at the advanced age of 103, and has full possession of his facul ties, can converse with vivacity, take his grog, or crack a joke with any veteran in the Establishment. There are a consider able number from the age of 60 to 90 and 97, all in good health. Nis Royal Highness the Duke of York visited the Establisl►ment a few days ago to inspect the place, when the whole of the Pensioners were assembled together and gave His Royal Highness three hearty cheers on his entrance. Foresides was pointed out to the Royal Visitor as an extraor dinary instance of longevity, when he recounted the various engagements he had been in during his long service, and His Royal highness seemed highly delighted with his conversation and demeanour. and presented him with a donation, which the old man thankfully received. On Tuesday a melancholy accident occurred, which has plunged a whole family into the greatest distress, and has made a strong impression on the inhabitants of Lewes generally. The circumstances, as fir as we have been able to collect them, are to the following effect:—Archie. bald; the young Est son of Mr. Arthur lie, [proprietor or the Sussex Advertiser], a youth of ■b•tut 17, tempted by the fineness of the tidy, left home to enjoy the salubrity of the air on the banks of the Ouse—on this, as on other occasions, his book being his only companion. He was seen reclining against the railing of a tow-path gate pur suing his studies, anti in a short time it is supposed that he fell into the river, as cri,s were heard, which brought two men servants of Mr. H. Campton to the spot where they arrived only io time to witness his last struggle.—Only part of his body wns seen by them. Every assistance was immediately rendered, boats and grappling irons were procured, but in vain; and although the men had seen where he sank the last time, it was nearly two hours before the body wee found, when of course the vital spark had fl d. The usual means of resuscitation were resorted to, but, we need notsdy. without effect. A Jury was summoned, and after an investigation of the afftir, returned a verdict of Accidentally Drowned. It is sup posed the feet of the youth hail slipped and precipitated him into the river; unfortunately it being spring title, the river was full, anti there wits at least ten or twelve feet of water where the accident occurred.—(Brighton Gazette.) Died, lately, at Crookhaven, in the County of Cork. Mrs. Catherine Donoi•an, relict of the late Mr. Jeremiah Dono van, of Keelcroliano, in the saute county, at the advanced age of 105. This venerable lady was in full possession of all her faculties to the last moment of her protracted life, and left a numerous progeny of both sexes to bewail her loss—amongst whom is her eldest son, a prodigy for his age, who has attained his 85th year, a gentleman equally gifted with all the rare, natural, and acquired endowments of his aged parent, and who apparently seems scarcely to have arrived at the meridian of life. For, ifs keen appetite for solids, an uncommon propensity fur generous liquids (of which be takes large portions without affecting him io the least), activity of body and mind, portend longevity, surely this already aged gentleman, if a judgment can be formed from these promising appearances, bids fair to ex ceed in veers not only the oldest of his predecessors, but, p erhaps, the oldest of either sex thiscountry ever produced. —(Southern Reporter.) A murder of a most atrocious nature has been committed in the parish of Sholden, near Deal, upon the body of an tinfot tunste insane widow, of the age of 84, which is sup posed to have taken place on Sunday se'ttnight (18th ult.) and not discovered till Wednesday (48th ult.), mo hen, hor rid to relate, she was found in a most mutilated state, with - an arm and her fingers broken, and otherwise dread fully beaten about the head. We are happy to learn that some clue has been discovered to bring to justice the per sons who have been committing so many depredations to 'the neighbourhood of Deal, the particulars of which it will not be prudent at present to lay before the public.—(Kent ish Gazette.) Notwithstanding the strictest search has been made for the bodies of Mary Gill and her child, neither of them has yet been discovered. The parish officers of Knaresbro' have offered a reward of ten guineas to any person that will produce either of them; and a reward is offered be the solicitor of Mr. Calverley, for the discovery of the unfortunate woman whose person is described with con siderable particularity. Many rumours are afloat as to the state of the prisoner's mind, over whom it has been found necessary to place a guard of two men. It was determined, on Saturday. (31st ult.) that a further search should be made in the wood by piercing the ground with spears but we have not beard of any discovery.—(Leeds Inde pendent.) EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—The Diligence passing be tween Narbonne and Perpignan was turned over on the night of the 22d and 93d, between Sigean and Pima, which was occas ioned by a wolf crossing the road, and running between the legs of the horses, so that they were terrified, and ran off. —(Freweb Paper.) COW POCK INSTITUTION, DUBLIN. ...wig...-. ANNUAL REPORT, 1923. From the Kreater number of children vAceinatefl twit lear, it may he fairly presumed, that the confident.« of the ower orders is Cow Pock Inoculation is notd imit.iibed. The lettering eirpeetionsclitsiiniversil adoption, and the eventual extinction of Small Pot, are in a great measure so treated by the practice of Itinerant Inoculation of Small Pox, and by the extreme inattention of parents and friends, in not bringing back children for inspection on the days appointed ; and the directors regret to state, that at no period has this unpardonable negligence been mere remarkable than in the year 1923. Upwards of 4000 never re-appeared at the Institution after being inoculated ; of the remainder, many were ir regular in their attendance, and some even of those who strictly obeyed directions, declined a second inoculation, under doubtful circumstances; of course it is to be appre. headed, that many of the reported failures originate in this false reliance of persons on their own judgment, in stead of being governed by the opinion of those competent to decide, The public mind, however, being much agitated by the prevalence of Small Pox during the last year, and many Instances being adduced injurious to the reputation of Cow Pock, the directors deemed it expedient to institute enquiries to ascertain the facts, the result of which is 1. That during the year 1823, a most malignant Small Pox prevailed in many parts of this island. In one family four children wbo had not been inoculated died ; one who bad been vaccinated, resisted the disease, although freely exposed to the infection. 2. Although a very large proportion of children pre viously vaccinated resisted the influence of this malignant ephietnic, yet in several instances Small Pox did supervene In thildren, wbo had been vaccinated with care, and by experienced practitioners. 3. 16 all those cases, the second week of the disease was unusually mild and free from danger. The experience of this Institution is confirmed in this important point by the correspondence of a number of most intelligent and respectable practitioners, to whom the directors beg leave to return their most grateful thanks for their benevolent and very useful communications. 4. Several instances of persons inoculated with Small Pox, are reported on unquestionable authority, to have taken the disease again this year—some of these proved fetal. S. Persons who had not undergone any previous in oculation, are reported to have suffered thost severely. One of our most respectable correspondent.; say., " th.. plague though more rapid, can hardly be more far midable." Row, grateful then ought the inhabitants of these is lands to be, to those who have introduced to our notice simple means of averting the ravages heretofore commited by this loathsome disease. The practice of vaccination in this city, commenced with thii century, since which little or no deformity or mortality has occurred among the children of the upper classes of so ciety; and the children of the lower ranks will be equally for• senate, when their parents can be prevailed upon to divest themselves of vulgar prejudices. As it must be an object of the first consideration, that the series of Inoculations should, every where, he uninterruptedly kept up, and as from the number resorting to the Institution for Vaccivation, and the great and incessant demand for infec 800 by correspondents, while the attendance of patients in winter Is so precarious, it will often unavoidably happen that the supply is defective. It is therefore earnestly recommended to gentlemen in the country, to take lymph when they have opportunity, and ley it by for emeramicies. The very general prejudice smog them against dried infection, is erroneous.— The practice of the . Institution is, occasionally to lay by such a store, some of which was used last year with success, after having been kept many months. It should be allowed to dry before the packets be made up, and be then kept io a cool place. In confirmation of its efficacy, it may be repeated, as mentioned in a former Report, that infection has been sent to itetr quarter.; as to the Mediterranean; siftieh perfectly. suc ceeded; and last year a considerable quantity was despatched to Constantinople, at the request of a gentleman attached to the British Embassy, formerly a resident in this country, and well versed in the practice of Vaccination. Died, at Low Gutters, near Ulverston, lately, Mr. Wm Sharpe, aged 46. His death was awfully sudden, being in the act of holding a pig by a eirxl, for the butcher's stroke, which was no sooner inflicted, than he fell down dead, exactly at the time with the pig The take of herrings In the Frith of Forth continues to be good ; they are of excellent quality, meet a ready sale, and the fishermen are in high spirits. The prices vary according to the quantity taken in the morning ; but the most general rates are 2s. and 25.6 d. a hundred. A supply amounting sometimes to ten csrtsful, each cart with 40 or 30 hundreds, is regularly sent to Glasgow from Queensferry.—(Edinburyh Coasraxt.) Ao inquisition um taken yesterday, at the house of Mr. Dawkins, in Oxford-street, on the body of Harriet Finchatu, a servant, who was killed by falling through a sky light. It appeared that the deceased, who lived servant at the next house, and other men and maid servants, frequently met together at the tops of the houses, which was the case on Tuesday night. In consequence of some alarm they se parated in a hurry, and the deceased slipped off the leads on to a sky-light, which broke and let her into Mr. Dew kines parlour, whilst the family were at supper; she died in a few hours after. Verdict —" Accidental Death." NAID6TONE, Fan. s.—Our town was thrown into a state of alarns and confusion last evening, about six o'clock, by a large party of the lower orders, accompanied by a great concourse of the watermen who are employed in the vessel• trading to and from the town, parading the strects with fagots and torches, together with a large effigy of a man named Pvbus, who had by some means or other incurred the hostility of the poor inhabitants during the time he tilled the office of (It . These fellows having paraded through the principal streets, proceeded to the Fair-field with the intention of destroying their Guy Faux; but they were frustrated by the appearance of the Mayor, who, to gether with the whole purse comitatis, succeeded, after a violent though ineffectual resistance on the part of the mob, in plunging the said effigy of Mr. Pybus into the river Medway, where, with half a dozen large stones tied round its neck, it sank to rise no more. A number of the inhabi tants, who were charged by the Police to aid and assist,' received severe contusions on various parts of tb it body; and one man received so severe a blow in the stomach, that he was conveyed home in a state of insensibility. Six of the ringleaders were secured and sent under an escort to the town prison. Every credit is due to Mr. Tassel!, the Mayor, for the promptitude and alacrity with which he acted to quell the riot, as be left a bed of sickness to attend to his magisterial duties. Wr"