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FR r.F: MASONS.

_ Lodge
of Free Masons fur the county of Dorset was held
at the Antelope Inn, in Dorchester, in honour, of
the birth-day of His Royal Highness the Prince of
W A Les, Grand Master of Masons, by brother P A za,
D.P.G.M. ailing as P.G.M. in the absence of bro-
ther Sir Joan Lesrcn, P.G.M. occasioned by in-
disposition. After the Lodge was duly 04.0 and
an appropriate charge from the ailing ihy( G.M. he,
with the rest of the Officers, and malt/ Brethren
from the different Lodges, in this comity, and visi•ing
Brethren from other Lodges, to the number of 68,
proceeded with music from the Inn to the church to
hear Divine Service. The Rev. Brother 11. Rtcai-
Man read the prayers, and the Rev. Brother G. T.
BRICE, P.G.C. preached a very excellent sermon on
the occasion ; after which the Grand Lodge return-
ed to the inn, where an elegant dinner was provided
by Mrs. CA mit, and the usual toasts were given.
The case of Brother Taos: A BELCUER, Vill was
confined in the gaol at Dorchester as a debtor, was
laid before the Grand Lodge, with the strongest re-
commendations ; and in particular it appeared, that
Be was not entitled to the benefit of the late Insolv-
ent Ad, not having been in custody from the time
of its operation. the Brethren present instantly
entered into a subscription, and procured his release.
Brother BELCH t a was then introduced to the Lodge,
being desirous of returning his thanks ; but he was
for a moment completely overwhelmed with joy and
gratitude : he was the more affeEted, because he was
enabled by his release to return home to his wife,
who was confined by a dangerous illness. The bu-
siness of the day was conduEled with great decorum,
and concluded with the order and harmony peculiar
to Masonry.

Yesterday se'nnight the Provincial Grand

During the late boisterous weather, our cruisers
off Brest have several times been blown from the
French coast, and some fast sailing French frigates
have immediately made their appearance to ascer-
tain their distance ; but no sooner has any of our
ships been observed by them, than they have re-
turned, always chased by us to the outer road of
Brest, where the fleet under GA PIT SILAUME con-
tinues to watch an opportunity to steal away and
join the squadron at Isle d'Aix and at Ferrol, both,
according to letters, ready for sea, having their top.
sails bent for these last three weeks. The number
of the en-.my'sships counted in the outer road of Brest
last Monday, all apparently ready far sea, amounted
to sixteen ships of the line, seven frigates, and four
cutters. At Isle d'Aix there are only four ships of
the line and four frigates ; and at Ferrol, the same
number of ships or the line, .. ith three frigates.
Though our vessels have suffered something in
their sails and rigging during the late gales, they
continue upon their station; and t le officers and men
are all in good health and spirits, desiring ardently
to fraternise with the subjeas of BON AFAR ra on the
main, and to dub his members of the Legion of
Honour, knights of the Atlantic.
The march of the troops, on the Sussex toast,
into barracks, has been countermanded, in order, as
it is supposed, that they may he reviewed on the field
by His Royal Highness the Duke of Yota, who is
expetted to be at Hythe on Tuesday next, and at
Eas. Bourne un the day following.
If Li rats had not sheered off from our China
fleet, it was the intention of our Captains to man
their boars, andattaci one of his frigates.
'That tine ship, the 11,6erni I, of 120 guns, is now
nearly finished, and will be ready for launching at
Plymouth, early in October. She will be, without
exception, the finest ship in the world. The painters
and caulkers are now at work upon her. She has
seventeen ports on each side of her three deck.,
which make a tremendous battery of 51 parts on
a side, exclusive of the quarter-deck and forecastle;
when launched, manned, rigged, and ready for a
cruise, she may with truth be called the litihrnic
the pride of the sea The two fir frigates go op so
briskly, that it is hoped they will be laanched at the
same time.

We have great pleasure in stating, that Captain
Issas Duct. woo commanded the ship Dick, of
Liver? ml, li.ss received from the Uunderwriters
the handsome compliment of Two Hundred Gui-
neas, in consideration of his good conduEt aal bra-
very in beating off a French corvette of 22 gu is,
and 200 men, after a close affirm of three hours.
List Monday, two men, father aril son, of the
name of Reeg, were stopped in Stoni-house-lane,
by the pa•rale constables of the boriuigh of Ply-
mouth, with two apparently heavy b sgs, which, on
os:ing examined, were frond to contain King's
stores, viz. new copper, in cut-up sheets ; new bolts,
pins, and hails, n. ver used. This led to enquiry,
and a search at Dock, when one Carne, a publican,
was detelted, and fined 101. by the Justices, and
one Troby, a lodger in Caine's house. and upwards
of twenty years past belonging to an office in the
Dock-yard, was also deeded with King's stores,
and sentenced by the Justices to three months' hard
labour, in the county Bridewell. On the examina-
tion of the two Ruggs, before the Magistrates, they
were fully committed to Exeter High Goal, to take.
their trials at the next spring assizes. Too much
praise cannot he given for the aEtivity (in the detec-
tion of these nefarious offenders) displayed by the
Solicitor to the High Court of Admiralty at Ply-
mouth, aed for his laudable endeavours to bring
them to condign punishment.
A letter from Yaraluiitli, of the 18th, says, "On
Monday evening we experienced a most dreadful
storm ; it tore up by the roots and broke several
trees ; the rain fell in torrents, and the thunder and
lightning were incessant. he damage at sea was
not so much as might be expeaed ; two small ves-
sels went on shore at Happishurgh, but will be got
off. Early next morning. a large vessel, supposed
to be a foreigner, was lost on frappisburgh sand.—
The corn was most of it levelled to the ground."
Last week died, in Hertfordshire, of a broken
heart. the cause of which she would not reveal even
to her nearest relations, Miss LLTITI A DAWK•I43,
an amiable and accomplished young lady of fortune.
Same day died. of a deep decline. Miss Lucy
CAISLNTER, an intimate friend of Miss DAWKINS.
They were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in
their deaths they were not divided.

So we grew inertias,
" Like to a douW,a cherry, seeming part;
But got a union in partition,
" Two lovely berries reou'deit on one stem
" So with two seeming bodies, but um bcarti."


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YORE HERALt) OFFICE, Aso. 14 tIN.

We have received the following letter this week
from a correspondent at Bridlington. As its pub-
lication may lead to. a discovery of the parents or
relatives of the child. and thereby relieve their anx-
iety, we hive thought it best to a/slrlalY this manner
of making it known:. And we earneAly solicit the
liditors of all the London, and also those of the Pro.
vine: it Papers, to copy the iohe/r of this article into
their respeaive Publications for the like purp.ne.
Should it lead to a discovery of the carems or rela-
tives of the soy. communications from Civil, address- •
ed to The Editor of Th. Y ark," will be
carefully attended to, and who will esteem himself)
amply rezompensed by being the mans of re-
lieving the distress ever to be irk on such occasions.
" DEAR Su, Idridlington, Aug. 14, 11104.
" I am informed there wu ar. advertisement three ir tour
months back in sonic of the'Provincid Piper:, of a boy about
ire or RIX years old, being I rat or stolen from its parriti
There Ina; :onus one haul bound to a chimney swyeper ,of t
by a man and a woman, who are not married, and who
travel the country. The woman say: she is its own mother;
but by many circumstancci, from the child's behaviour, willed:
it much above the common rank, there are rent snspieinns of
it being the child adverti,id. If it was in The York Kenai,
should be much obliged to son to inform me of it; mar if you
could by any means get intellizenc.“, as to lead to a dna.
,every, should be v,ry gl.d, as I think it would be a graU
lisppilie4 conferred upon its parents, and a lasting Woman
upon the child. " I ain, dear Sir, your. tic"
" P. S. The child is greatly noticed for its behaviour; and
Sir George Strickland, of Boynton, Hart. has taken it honithe
chimney sweeper, and intends keeping it, if its real parsers
cannot be found."—'Frogs tke York Ilenad.)

THE TURF.

YORK; SATLRDAT, ACC: Ig.

York Free Handicap Stakes of 50g; each, b. ft.—
Four miles.
Sr T. Gamoigne's ches. bor.. Lenox' 6 yrs 011, Sit. -
Sir 11.1'. Vaue's br. boric, nail, 6 yrs o:d, 121 b.
Mr. Gadorth's bay horse, by Traveller, out of Faith.
yrs-A 7vt. -
S.r Frank Standish's bay hors?, Duabory, 5 yes old, 7st.
1011)
Sir it. Wino's bay colt, Auctio..cer, by likroluebvangh, oat
nt E Lita tb , S.t art Mr. W hr. 611 v, li•unr.ttu, by
Overton, out of Stray's dam. 7st. 111 b. two mites, 900 r. h. Pt.
—Compr nne.ed.

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Ia a violent gale of wind, Litutenont Svstows, of
the Mem, a very excellent officer, by a lee launch of
the ship, had his feet so jammed between the ladder
and quarter-deck, as to be oblige f to be sent to the
Royal Naval Hospital (on the arrival of the liars
at Plymouth) for cute.
Yesterday the Jenos,ira lodiarran, lying off the
entrance of the Boson, at, Blackwall Docks, broke
from her moorings at cl da ifted ashore , when the
tide left her, she fell on her side, and there are hat
little hooes of getting her afloat again. Tue Jamaica
is one of the largest In the tra...e, and has a my
valuable cargo.
Yesterday, about three o'clock, a boat, a itlt four
passengers in it, eoming th.i.ugh London Bridge,
on the ebb tide, VW, fro.n the violent fall oc the
water, upset ; by which accident a mat and a boy
were unfortunately lost ; the other two passenge-s,
together with the watei.n in, were prrAidentially
picked up by 'a boat from Billing,gate Stairs
The unfortunate womaii, who was brat so violent-
ly by her husband on Se:.day night, in a court neat
Northampton street, Cletkenwel-', is not dead. A
dreadful state of intoxicatina, and the wound. sbe
received about the head and face, led many to be-
lieve she had expired, being apparently motionless.
Yesterday she had, howev:r, recovered so far as to
be out of danger.
On Sunday morning four men, who appeared to
be mechanics, applied- to Mr. Doc, of Strand- la) e,
who keeps boats to lett, and hired a four-oared cut-
ter for the day ; they were noticed by several per-
sons proceeding up the River, from their extreme
outwardness in rowing and managing the boat, and
on their return, about seven o'clock in the evening,
when opposi .e Wandsworth Creek, one of them was
observed by several persons from the shore to make
a crud, as it is called, that is, missed his strcke
with the oar, and fell backwards, not into the boat,
but over its side ; the others were unable to stop or
put the boat about, until their unfortunate compa-
nion, after several struggles, had sunk. Several
boats put off, and continued to drag for a great
while, without finding the body. We hope that
this melancholy instance will teach persons who lett
boats, not to entrust them to persons unacquainted
.with rowing, or even without a regular watermark,
as frequent mischief is experienced by such persons
rowing against other boats, besides endangering
their own lives.

Friday morning, about one o'clock, a pAssengcr
in one of the Gravesend I)nat>, in stepping aslant',
unfortunately fell overboard, and rem timed on 1.. v
water about twelve minutes. He was dragged out
and recovered.

Friday, the 10th instan:, as one of the Judge's
servants was walking in the street, near the White
Hart, Tauutoa (where he staid to refresh, on his
road to the assizes at Wells), a lad rode up against
him wilt such viol,:nce as caused his instant deAth :
he was an old fait:dial servant. Verdia, A. e..tented
DeatA.

A most extraordinary circumstance occurred on
the River 'names a few evenings s ace. as a barge
WAS passing near to Hammersmith, a salmon, the
weght of seventy pounds, leaped into the Large, in
i s eagerness to catch at mytiads of anseas that were
::iskolg on the surface of the water.
Last week, was committed to prison, Jein Per.
dyer, blacksmi.h, Howburn Bridge, in the neigh-
bourhood of AbTdcen, accused of murdering his
wife by shooting her in the breast, of wh,ch she .tied
in half an hour after. It appeal; that several mitre
people were wounded by the same ibcr. 6 but, for
Obvious reasons, we forbear mewl suing :any of the
circumstances of this unfortunate transatl

Wednesday, a bullock broke from the king's
slaughter house, at Devil's Point, Plyirmuth, and
ran furiously along the beach through i•onehousc.
In his mad career he tossed and gored ()Le of thu
butchers pursuing him, as well as a woman and
chili. An officer ot the royal marines h..d a um.-
rsw escape; the animal stuck his horns iu his sash, ,
which, by the violence of the beast, providentially
gave way, and he escaped. The bullo.k then
made for the water; and the butchers driving some
oxen towards him, they secured h;m, .m-strung
him, aad then got him to the ktiliti.v..hous-.. auti
swalseatched Wu. Fortunately no is 4$ were

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