The Sun.
London, England, 1804-05-18 00:00:00

THE ROYAL Ii:NNERIAN SOLI ETY

HELD their Anniversary Dinner yesterday at to
Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand,
Grace the Duke of BEDFORD in the Chair. Abr°,L.,
Soo Members were present, After dinner Nol
Donine was sung by Mr. HILL, of Covellg3rue.;
and several other professional Gentlemen, God is

the King followed.
Mr. TRAVERS, sen. one of the Direaors,
to t
very concise manner, gave an account of the eh.
exertion that had been made by the Society, anal
very liberal contributions of many Noblemen, Get':
tlemen and Ladies. He, among other faCts, Sfa':
ed, that by the influence of Vaccination, comaiv
nicated through the medium of the different Societ•
ties, the annual deaths from the Small.pcx had beer
most materially diminished. Through this Societrj
in cooperation with others, the Vaccine System ba
been propagated in Asia and America. At Consfahni;
tinople A house had been opened at the expo° to
Society ; and the Turks, although so much averse
innovation, had embraced the system with the great°
In India, the Hindtheir
e4gerness. oos, from r
ligious veneration of the cow, had most materi,alie
benefited by this mode of inoculation ; an° "rt
might almost assert, that millions hall already Veil,
saved by Vaccination. In America, the CanaPs
Indians came down the Country many hundred 01315
to get the matter ; and thus whole Tribes escape
the efreas of that malignant and fatal distemper.
Dr. WALKER, the Resident Physician at the CC"
tral House belonging to the Society, in Salisburig''
square, read a Letter from Lady LoutsA Bto°l`ci:
wherein her Ladyship stated, that she had Va fa.
nated 150 Children in the neighbourhood of rhoede,l
mily residence in Suffolk, which had been aide hat
in every instance by the happiest effea'; ar''',l‘
they had since been all exposed to the Small-P.-o.
the natural way, without the least effet bein4 n
duced by the experiment.

From St. Vincent's we learn, that Governor DO'
TINCK has lately fought a duel with a Mr. StiOrj6;
a Surgeon, in consequence of some expressions mad
use ot by the latter, which the Governor coCot nside Gleif►
as disrespectful to His Majesty's Privy PI
and offensive to himself. A correspondence gc):1„
place between the parties, after the conversatic°-r,
lulled to, in which Mr. SHARPE denied the .0°„--,•
nor's assertions, and which denial he was als°,
posed to have been at some pains to make publ'chis
consequence of which Mr. S. was informed th"ttha
denial was unbecoming a Gentleman, and chi° his
Governor did not wish to cloak himself O ona
rank. A challenge was sent to the Govern;cto
the parties agreed to meet in Cftriawn
Grenada Government ; but by some means 'l"4-1009;
gistrates of that Island got notice of he- 'Pbot
and having secured Mr. S. on his lancli.rPorn
to
him to keep the peace. Soon after thei fei rub'
Sr. Vincent's, Mr. S. posted the Goverto;l froT
lic : a meeting took place about twenty
the Town of Kingston, in that Island, a""/.rters'
was badly wounded. At the date of our V.
the 24. th of March, Mr. S. was recovering'
SHARPE is one of the Members of Council.
siog
Another duel, attended with more aiiistkr:Cur,
circumstances, took place bets een Dr. " fof'
the Garrison Surgeon, and Mr. Tow; Gg4r4-'
merly Ordnance Store-Keeper at Sr. vine the Arlic
are sorry to state, that the former fell at,: ime
fire, and was taken up dead. A Coroner's -11".31 vet'
mediately met, and we understand, relurf'co‘ Dr'
diet of ,aldful murder against Mr. Og.ts"; voting
WARCUP was soon to have been marrie"") ono
Lola tedispute,
Lady of the Island. His unforr no
no way connected with that of the Governor a
SHARPS. 0111'
On Monday last the Shropshire Volunteersr?, fur
manded by Colonel KyNAsTora Powa Lt., M. .ernir
the County, marched into Shrewsbury, on P, the
rlent duty, for three weeks. They are nearl):pei
largest Volunteer Corps in the Kingdom. ( ffiters
marched into the town full two thousand,
and privates. Of course the inns are verce
crowded ; but it is greatly to the credit of their
habitants that they have voluntarily °frac
beds to assist the public-houses.
ovir'ed
It is said, that the young woman wil°
herself in the Green Park, on Wednesd”' rniertoo's
had been seduced from her place by a G'-".)
' or
er
tis
servant, who took lodgings for her, and aherby
f
deserted her. She was turned out of d"°rsizesteo,i
friends the night previous to her sad fare.
oclo. 3
day evening, the Coroner's Inquest was xd.
the Jury returned their verdid—Found
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