Star.
London, England, 1806-06-11 00:00:00

lIIIRACUI OUS fSCAPE.

The following miraculous and providential efeape
from impending deltruaion may be depended on as a
faa :
On Wednefday the zsf of May, as Captain jowls,
of the Royal Flinaltire Militia, quartered at Hythes
who had th st morning accompanied the Regiment to
field-exercile on the Heights, near Folkllnne, was
Handing, with feveral of the officers, near the edge of
the Cliff, the earth fuddenly gave way under him, in
contequence of which he was infiantly precipitated
ftr the diltance of twenty eight yards, in an oblique
dire-lino, from the top; but was molt providentially
Hopped in his fall by a (mall abutment on the Mg=
of the rock, againit which his foot accidentally (truck.
In this dreadful lituation he lay furpended neat a
quarter of an hour, without daring to move, before
any effeaual affiltance could be rendered him.--
Scarcely, however, had this diareffing circumflance
occurred, when Thomas Roberts, a private in the
Regiment, alarmed at the truly perilous condition of
his Officer, endeavoured, at the obvious rifle of his
own life, to extricate him ; butt, in the attempt, lite. !
t ally fell from the top to the bottom of thistremenditus
precipice, being a dittance of so feet, of which 261
feet were quite perpendicular. Providentially, the
Man, in his rapid defcent, did net touch the Captain,
who, anxious to cave him, had a'teady extended his
hand to him for that purpofe. During this interval,
a rope was expeditinußy procured from the Signal-
hnufe, and a noofe being made at one end, it was
lowered to the fpnt where Capt. Joust Rill lay; when
he, with much difficulty, fucceeded in fattening it
round his body, and was thus gradually drawn up the
frightful fleep by the fpeaators, who Rill, for fame
time, doubted the pollibility of refining him : he,
however, at length happily efcaped, without having
full:tined any material injury.
The foldier, though terribly cut and broiled on the
head and various parts of his body, was taken up
alive, and without a tingle bone being fraatired,
the beach, near a large Hone quarry, and immediately
conveyed to the regimental hofpital at Hy the, where,
to the utter aftonilhment of every one, lie is now
Able to walk about, and is declared by the Surgeon
of the Regiment out of all immediate danger.
'nue height of the Cliff, having 'ince been seem
ratelv taken by an Officer of the Regiment, is found,
by aaual admeafurtment, to be as Gaon, viz.
Oblique dißanee of Capt. Jonas'. fall - • Feet 84
Perpendicular height from the above pointolownwards • z6t
Remainder (again Obliquz) to the - - 104

Total 519

ECCLESIASTICAL and ACADEMiCAL PROMOTIONS.
OZFORD, were 7.—Vednetlay, the &ft Joy of AR Term, the
Rev. Edward Seagrove, of Magdalen Hall; Wks Robert New
ton, of Brafenok College; Thomas Davies, of Oriel College;
Wm. Price, of Pembroke College; and Andrew Domed Morricc
of Cbrift Church; the Rev. Robert Stevens, of Wadham
lege; and. Walter Welkin, of Jefus College, Bachelor. of Arts,
were admitted Mafters of Art.. Mr. Nathaniel Bilden, of Uni
vertity College, one ni the Gentlemen who diflioguithed them•
(elves In the extraordinary daminations of the prefect year, was
admitted a complete Bachelor of Arts. Meffra Wm. Beaucterk
Robinfon, of Magdalen Hall; Richard Stepnens and John Ed-
ward Terletoo, of &alewife College ; Charles Edward Grey, of
Univerilty College; John Lightfoot and Francis alyfoo, of Md.
ton College: Charles Parker. of Pembroke College;
Cooke, of New College; Edward Wen. Autiol Hay, William*
Manhury, Edw. Henry Owen, and Edward Vernon, of (UM
Church: Win Dowell and J. Mersin Prnwer, of Wadham Col.
lege; Philip Jennings. of Woreefter College; N.J. Moreau, of Jefus
College; and Henry Lloyd Loring, of Magdalen College, were
admitted Batchelor. of Arts
Tburfday, John Sawed, of Univerfity College, l'fq was admit-
ted Bachelor :.f Arts, Grand Compounder. Alfu, Mr. Win Burl-
ford, of St John'. College, was admitted Bachelor of Arts.
On Trinity Sunday the following Gentlemen were ordained at
(lola Church by the Right Rev the Lord Htbop of Oxford
DEACOlis.—Rich. Farrel, M.A. Fellow, Brafenole, Th. 1 dward
Bridgt., M A. Prob. Fellow C.C. College ; W. T.Widliams, M.A.
Scholar. Corpus C. College...S. Whittingliarn, M A. Scholar,
Corpus C. College.-Henry Yonde, B. A Scholar, Jelin, College
—Chas. Phillips, B. A. Scholar, 'clue College—John ..:ollios,B A.
Scholar, Wu. College—Houlton Hartwell, B. A. Fellow New Col.
lege...Philip Nicholas Slur deworth, B. A. Fellow, New Colkge—
J. Drake, 1.1.. B Fellow, All Soule—Henry Payne, S. C. L. fel-
low, Sr John's Coll. ge.
Palest a... Thomas Hulfe, S. C. L. Fellow, All Souls'—John
Jnhn(on, M. A. Fellow, Magdalen Cullege.-Geo. Augultus
lamb, M. A. bony, Magdalen College—John Page, M. A. Fel-
low, Brafenufo.-John Harding, M A. Fellow, Qt!een.. College—
Wm. Stamper, M. A. Chaplain, Ql2ern's Coltcgt-q. Ballard,
S. C. L. Fellow, New CAI, gc•-•Valter Wilkins, A. 11. Scholar,
Jane College—R. Eyre 1.311.10 T, MA. Seh•do, lKorcefter Col.
lege...Thu. Scott Smyth, M. A. Fellow, Oriel Collige--George
Nils, M. A. Chaplain. Clwift Church... John Owen, 11. A. Chap-
lain, Chrilt Chinch.
Lift week, Mr. Robert Newton, B. A. wu eleded Fellow of
Brafrno(e Colkge
Monday ha, the Rev. J. Ford was chord Fellow ; Mr. Wen.
Radford, liehol,,r; and Nir. joreph Langley Mill. Exhibitioner, of
Trinity College.
Tburfday the Rev. Walter Williams. A. M. and the Rev. Ro-
b. rt Lanilor, A. M. were elefted Fellow, of Worceßer College,
en the foundation Sir Thus. Cookes, Bart, and the Rev. Ed.
Collins Wriglt. A. M and the Rev. Henry Watts Wilkinfun,
A B. were alfu eh dted Fellow.; and Mtge,. Simplon, Miller,and
Halwerd. were eked Scholars of the fame College, on the foun-
dation of Mrs. Sarah Eaton.