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London, England, 1820-05-30 00:00:00

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reckon'd in the month of May,
'Twas cold, end Spring disovieNthrdht; ` '
A Pim, uatutor'd in Medias% '
Had 'prematurely rented its prime,
Look'd for the Summer with a blids-- •
But lookl, alas! and bladed in vain,
• Old Winter hobbled back again,
And, envious that it blomornid so,
Instead of sunshine, gave it snow ;
• Its cup was currd--its colour Std;
And low it hung its drooping heal.
And seem'd to those who taw the spot
To perish—but it perish'd net !
An Angel came that wintry day •
And pluck'd it from its frozen spray—
Shook off the snow, and thaw 'd the ice.
And carried it to Paradise—
A fitter climate for a rose— •
A climate where it never snows ! •

• Among the thousands who have fallen victims to
the- yellow fever, which has been so destructive in the.
Island of Jamaica, for the last twelve months, may
be mentioned the daughter of Sir Hosts POPHAM, a
fne young woman, who died on the 31st of March
last, after only three days illness.
• Wednesday morning early, Mrs. FALCONER. of
Burgh-in-the-Marsh, Lincolnshire, waif found life-
less, sitting in her chair near theAre-nlace. There
was a storm of thunder and lightning. on the pre-
ceding evening, and from the position in. which she
was found, it, is supposed that she was struck dead
by the lightning, whilst in the act of unpinning her
handkerchief, preparatory to going to bed, lier hus-,
band died about nine months since, leaving eleven
children, all of whom are now living.
Wednesday afternoon, the following melancholy
accident happened, during a very heavy thunder
• storm, which was felt in Carlisle, and along a Very ex-
tended district :—Asa young man,named Joseph Bell,
servant to Mr. WILLIAM BoRROWDALE, of Glasson
Lonning-f'ot, parish of Bowness, was harrowing in a
field, near the former place, the- electric fluid struck
both him and his team dead upon the spot. He was
about 21 years of age, and son of Mr. Joseph Bell,
ship-carpenter, Bowness.—The storm was much more
violent in the direction of the Solway Firth.. At
Pooley, near Penrith, a dog was killed by the light-
ning, while lying under a table, in a room where
there were seven persons, all of whom miraculously
escaped uninjured.
• Wednesday afternoon there were many vivid flashes
of lightning and peals of thunder at Glasgow, accom-
panied by heavy rain. A haystack on the new Wood-
side was set on tire, but speedily extinguished.
Wednesday week, at noon, a thunder storm passed,
over Newcastle. The electric fluid struck a house at
the foot of Dean-street, lately occupied by Mr. Fatt.,
auctioneer, threw • down part of the chimnies, and,
penetrating the roof, passed through into the adjoin-
ing horse, without, however, doing any serious in-
jury. The peal of thunder that followed was tremen-
dotts beyond description:
A _Gentleman, who, it appears from his papers, is.
a Mr. SPEAR, of Bandon, near Cork, after landing,
from one of the packets at Bristol, and dining at the
Inn in that City, on Monday se'nnight, Went out to
take a walk, when, on returning, be fell down, and,
instantly expired. •
'A shocking accident took plaCe on Saturday at
Bow Fair. A woman, who imprudently stood up in
one of the ups- and-downs, notwithstanding advice to:
the contrary, when at its height, fell otir, bloke both
her legs and one arm; and was otherwise much in-
jured. She was taken to the London Hospital, where
she expired in less than an hour.
A providential escape from destruction by file was
experienced by the family of Mr. CLAIM; farmer., of
Pickworth, Rutland, on S.ittirday se'nnight. Just
before the hamil y went to bed, Mrs. Cta !ME directed
a female servant to cut a candle from several pounds
which hung up in a closet ; the girl, instead of- cut-
tilg of the candle, Luna it .f at the wick, and sup-
posed that she then nipped out the flame so as to pre-
vent its spreading to the wicks of the other candles in
the pound. The door of the closet was immediately
closed, and the family retired to rest. Next morning,
it was discovered that three or four dozen candles
. were burnt in the closet, and that the flames had, in
several places, made holes through shelves and
drawers, and occasioned the destruction of a number
of articles, bat providentially had died away before
the fire extended beyond the closet door, owing, pro-'
bably, to the want of a current of air. The door was,
however, just burnt through ; and the degree of heat
within the closet had been so great as to occasion se-
veral bottles of elder wine to burst, and a large jar,
whicti contained starch, to moulder to pieces when
removed. Had the flames extended beyond the
closet, it is probable that the whole family Would
have been burnt in their beds.
AFRICA—By late information, it seems that thee*.
dition under the command of-Major GRAY, an whom
tte direction devolved after the death of Major PEn-
sit, has returned to Galam, on the senegal, after a
most harassing journey through the country of the
• Foolido. Mr. DOCITERD:the Surgeon attached to
the expedition, had, with a few individuals, however,
proceeded onwards to Bammakoo; in Bambarra, from
whence accounts have been received from him, dated
twelve months since, expressing his hopes of procuring
the necessary permission to proceed further. Markets,
it seems, were held twice every week at Sandsanding
and lamina,. where provisions were reasonable, and
Merysort of Ettropean merchandize in greattlemand,
especially articles of finery for the dresses of the fe-
males, who are fond of shewy colours. Among other
things *ere 'Manchester prints in great abundance,
which seemed to meet a ready sale, and which must
have been conveyed by the caravan from Morocco
across the •Greit Desert. Lieutenant LYON, of the
Royillgavy, %rho was the friend and fellow-traveller
of the late Mr. ItirOnre, is appointed to succeed that
Gentleman as British Vice-Consul at Mourzouk, the
• capital of 'restart, in Africa, for the purpose of faci-
litating and attempting discoveries. By the Magnet,
which left Cape. Coast on the 23d of March, we learn
• that Mr. Duriurshacl proceeded to Cormassie, to enter
"upon his functions as Consul at the Court of the
Kingasf AbiIANTEE, and had arrived in safety and
been well received.