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with-revolutiona4 France, when we appeared to-the 'Sufic) tinii•
one place and deposited in another, in the course of threel
inntra,n_d_...wonideyn,„.. uttpus; a pxoud, ruounmeotnt.Ged's tonics'
• hours, for many tides ia succession; and that ,the pros:
auu iov. ..t was aei,wo: ,Ite. stretigth of our right arm, nor th
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It is highly gratifying to observe that the advice, based jected-elips and landing:plat:es would cause an .tvninense. •,iisdohildr„-titi,,,,eie. Men,' that ' had placed us so trariscendantly
spoil experience;titieh bet a feoi Months back we tendered body of sand .to.accutnu ate tiar 'to the chaiC, which no abrivre all people on earth. 'Chid Was the Strength of the rock of
so anxiously to;'ilid enforced so earnestlyupon, the,eon- ordinary friction could sweep away; he', also contends, if I our salvation. We were, at that happy-and .hlessed peridd, as
sertratir el! rtartt,,,' bArriel`Y; tW.fol'ut.societies for the purpose the slip,sshouldhe abandoned, that a sufficient depth of .much 1,1,i5.ra1(21-T4 and C,lat)nti. people,•aa eye.overe,tbe.childro
lanlid- Israel:
mlisroeur present,..situatton ? We, stand,humbled
of watchihellie-registry and Securing the enranient of ~ water could nut; e conunanded to render the ferry avail- yes, and in the eves of all Europe, who
.4tona. Pk...ejectors, has- been at length followed With..• able at all times, which Is the; desideratu In 'view. : It -i 'view with astonishment the reckless course we are pUrshing, in
energy • and, spirit. What; indeed',
.availed ;it that :the would hee'well, Probably," If the Welsh 'turnpike road ' spurning from us, thaccomolated wisdom of ages,. tn. shoWing
.wealth, intelligence -arid' respec.t4eilify 9fia county• or ' trustees would abandOn their present, pPlication.to pare our hatred andeontelap-t, fpfueyer,Y„p!inciple,,witich, ~by the erg
Of iist- tithes,
,haver the...source of that moral,
borough were aitiVed nn the *side of order and good hament, to vest theinselves in the powers Of:, the Dee
t❑ess- .whith has-pte4minently distinguished this n atioo ;
government ? 'Whin the straggle really. ensued—when , ceminissioners, and endeavour to Trove the,efficiebcy di initetal n
rowing down every lonridation- .on which civil and-social-
.ehe decieion- was. to be made bv:a majority of-•retiStered :Mr.,BOydell's Plan,;. in caseof-sticeesvthey arid the Orb-, ' order have hitherto .existed; ,in launching -our,:kark upon the
Notes...-how !worse than' Mien:lees teas ;the. i4itnatien:Of lie would thenhave:an irresktibleelairh bn the entripany':-; thielaeii ocean without sail or rudder, in casting. from us,the
the,wAtesseaftintr;but.idle'ifid careless itiliirideals:iiliose. . As far as oar eitizens'itte• Condetned lit this (natter, it' 'Writteri'drid revealed Word ofwhich has begn , graciously
iven to us to -mark oat that path which alone can secureto ifs
virtual di,ifranchisement had been effected .through .their. seems_ obvious, that theirlinteresaiei in promoting. gOod!
national peace and prosperity.
own negleCt.'; ' - ' --- ; . ..-• - '
.free. reads, from the city. to the- ferry, and the best means
. In a parliament holden by William the Conqueror, I 6.i1 in
--With the fiiiillanif eeentiesthese:admirable,associationa *qf transit:across the river;. and for thisreason the heavy, :4ifiiihre Work recently pubqshed, it was declared---" Rex, quit
foriliefperposeofpurifying-the reettet-titer The: .tax imposed by-our beautiftzimew -bridge' adt§like a pro 'stimuli Regis- Vicarius'eSt, rid hoc constituitur, ut regnium et
electors of -N•ewerk acrd -I,eicester,•unwilliug to lie inis- • hibitiowoniour Welsh'fridirds,'whOr have hien driven to mull= lei at veer. oumia„..saretam. Becl'esiam rat et
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represented; .determilfg' V.; associate or this,tnost con- construct new roads,•all converging it die ferry. Tllex • dat." " The king forasmuch she i the vicar of the
,Ifittneit' king,- is; Itieitte-e' ppointed,.tilo this !Ipiiirpose, that he..
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stitational 'Si 'well' as `legal Purpose, and the elections will not come' .over: expensiveonr, bridge to visit us;;
should'tule kink
itie people of the Lord, and above all
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which. tot* place at the cominencement of, the year .afl aed, if we.wairld encourage them to come "at all, we must; things, that he should rule and defend the holy church." How
fordeetanexample-of.whitt inVhileaVe'been, almoit..uti, 4nci:tbern:a : cheaper antha .better road ;' Anti where Can: does such a sentiment agree, with the liberal, falsely so called,
-yersaily:effe(tted had tlie'frieridg 'of the ciastantion in alt .we look. for that, but ,over 'the ferry ?' 'We had better, o'eratit-er with the most heretical and pernigioos.doctrine orthe
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ellterS.been 'equally i'eatOes and wat'cl' Ifni. ~.. . . . think of this. ere it be too late:—Chester Courant. 'psent day; When the Majerity of the lower house ot parlia-
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~.. , 'meat boldly and unblUshingly advocate an open and utter
'Our ltizinbie • but sincere, exhortations have now been; .- - . severance of the civil from- the. religiOus polity of -the' state, by.
reinforeed bta most powerful and influential instructor
TO THE 15TT$ OF oftEAT.I3RITAIN. the separation of our.,established and ;truly scriptural church
in the pereotitof-Sit Robert Peel, who insisted with great - - - froth the civil institutiOna of our country; an act which, in the
;molds-
of theiame eminent' writer, " enibraces the essence of
force on this laterestingldpiein his unrivalled.speech, on . The following letter of Lord Winchilsea appears in the
•1i late important occasion ; and the daily announcements Standard:— • altheresies, for itnlices heresy and truth•-lefore the people as.
. prcoisely on the s.alue 1eve1..., Nay,.it.virtaallyinvolves. the, one.
which we 'haveilte gratification of making yield a saris -
, grand heresy" Of all,--name'lf,,a; national: renunciation.of. the
factog reply tothe appeal of the righthonourahle baronet. ' luprente power by Which kings ;reign and princes decree
"Oh, but" say our opponents,'" we wilt form 'Ct.:muter- - judgment." - -- -.
essociatiiine; . tiay,:iftieed-be.,' we will revise our political , •If thereis one puhlie duty of greater importance than another,
-Unions' for the pthpbsp ar.Offeri offering that assistance to the and for faithful discharge or .whichhe,- will have to give a
honest voter WhiCh-Consiitsof "-death's-heads and well- "sttict the
neiOcuni at the aWrfill judgroent-weat, of Christ,
-it is that-obligatian Which has been laid by the'Ahnighty upon
seasoned bludgeon's," :' Be it so, we 'fear them not: Let •every earthlfruler to prom'ete, to the utmost-of his power, the
but the real substantial elector remain upontheregistry, spiritual welfare of the people,corninitted to his charge, and to
strike off all,who have ntyright CO -vdte, enforce the pro- extend to the Uttermost amen ,„,,,,it them the knowledge of sound
vieiont7 of the reform act'stiutty,
.and without-favour•-or -Scripturil truth: ' If tti'e' legislittori' Of a Roiling. living ender
, . the light of-the etispel•slMia an 'indifference On this momentous
affection, and 'We have no'fears whatever for the result: -subject ; nay, if .they proceed by their public' acts to proClaina
Thai such a course will be adopted we have now' no to the people that they view all religions alike, as far as any
doubt.. Meanwhile, and anti' an opportunity for fairly temporal blessing:Which. can flow from them to the nation over
polling the constituent holy` 'shall; be, afforded, let-the which they preside, they openly and publicly, declare by such
Britain ,
conservatives of Great continue *;o ineet,anci-to an impious course of- proceeding their utter disregard for the
majesty of tlimwithout whom nothing amongst men is strong,
unite in a common determination to act with energy .and or pure, or hely. . . .
zeal in sapport.of the good cause. • Let the rich and the 1 feel I hate already trespassed toii- long. upon your at-
poor; the exalted ind,the humble, understand that their tention. In conclusion, let me implore you to weigh well and
interests are one, and inseparable—thery the .plotS of to follow the soundandjudicioos advice which has been offered'to
wicked and fooliSli men will be discovered' arid crushed, you in that powerful and head-stirringspecch which has recently
and the interests" of this mighty empire be again .placed been delivered by that racist distinguished/and patriotic. states-
man who lhtely presided Over our national councils, and ,whi:i,
' upon a secure and immovable foundation:- ha's been driven finny the service of our Sorereion by the most
.I'he •state of the registration, -the county registration- factious. and disgraceful political conspiracy
_which ever dis.
particularly, in various parts of ;the kingdom, sufficiently graced the public character of our country.
o stimulate some, Let the conservative associations, which are day by day
attests the necessity, of associations, t
individuals to:tbe elfort, small as it is, which the reform springing up in every quarter of the empire,•openly put forth
that they are associated for the maintenance and defence of-the
bill requires, as a prelitninary to the exercise of their 'religious doctrines ofthe reformation and the political .princi-
elective rights; and to regulate or 'countered the ex-. pies of the glorious revolution of 1688. - . .
cessive zeal with which others employ themselves in the: 41:Way, thee, with 4111 party and MiDOT pOlitical and religious
creation of fagt,,,ot Voters. ' 'differences. Let the constitutional Whig and the constitutional
Out excellent contemporary, the aid,.d brings tort'; let the faithful churchman and the conscientious dissenter,:
. now unite in a bold and uncompromising opposition to those
under the notice of its-readers an instance which inns:- fearful projects now afloat, which,, if successful,will assuredly
trates the combined effects of unjustifiable apathy on the overturn in this christian country " Whatsoever things are true,.
one hand, and of equally unjustifiable zeal on the other. whatsoever thinglarelenest, Whatsav* things are Just, what-'
That remarkable instance is Sup Plied bY-the- parish of St. soever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever
George's, Bloomsbury, in which the whole number, of ' things are of good report ;" and well.mity I add with the holy,
apostle,' as my last heartfelt and,carnest entreaty, ". If there be
xegistered voters is fourteen, of whom no. Wss' than se'ren, any virtue, inhere be any praise', think on these things." ,
or one-half ofthe whole county eo.nstittieriey,reaident in . I have the honour tit remain, hrOther protestants, with every'
that Livealthy and populous p aiiSh; are. f4ggot • voters, respect, your most obedient, faithful, and devoted servant,
WINC.HILSEA AND NOTTINGHAM.
created in' defiance of the spirit of the reform hill; and,
what is worse,-in manifest Violation of every principle of
fair and equitable representation. Our readers will be
curious, perhaps,, to learn the names of the seven faggot
voters constitutinghallthe constituency of thebotinty of
Middlesex afforded by•Blebrnsburti parish; and, the dili-
gence.. ...., . .
of - out dontemp'orary, above-narped, enables us to
gratify this very natural feeling. •. It will*scarcely be ex-
pected that the whole seven should, be ef,.one name and
family. Stiflless will it be expected that, supposing
theta
to be of one, family, this should be a family more
diStinguished than any other for its professions of, regard
to the-purity and fairness of the representative sy.tem.
And,least of all; will it, be eXpectedthat the farniy.Which
gives seven'faggiit- VOWS' to' the I..kfidillesex reitStration,
filling half the re'fiSter. of the pititih,.:shonld: turn out to
be that. of Russell, one of these .faggot. voters being no
other than Lord John- himself, the osteneible author
,Ar
thecreforny'bill, andiehrellY M.P. for the liberalap' d pii-te..
borough of Stroud. :Yet such is the literal fact, The
names, as they'stand'iif the tegistiiiiiiii, with' the qiialifi.b.
cation affixed W. eh'ett of "a--rent-charge of forty shillings
a-year on a . freehold 'house in Great. Russell-street,
Bloomsbury, are the following : . . . . •
, l. Russell, Francis, Marquis of Tavistock.
2. Russell, Lord:J.bn. - -
3.. Russell, Lord, William. .
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4. Russell, Loid Charles Jaines Fox.
5. Russell, Lord Edward. •
6. Russell, Lord George William. •
7. Russell, Lord .Wriothesly, '
t hese facts show pretty clearly the use and necessitY
of conservative .asseciationS, and help us, at the same
time, to a very intelligible explanation of_the feelings of
displeasure and'alarm with which the formation of such
societies' is beheld by those honest and zealous reformers
who applauded the reform bill; because'they justly re-
garded it as a contrivance intended to give to one party
—the weakest and most contenititible party in .the State—
at monopoly of therepreientation:----/IfOrnink Pi:4l..

CONT NM PO 3ARY PRESS.

• Haverhohn Priory, May, 11.
- Brother Protestants,—The only apology which I have to Offer
in intruding myself upon your, notice in the letter which I. have,
presumed to address -to von is, that the late- severe 'domestic
affliction with which it has pleased the 'Almighty to visit me
has totally incapacitated me from placing before you, from tzty
seat in the House of Lords, the sentiments, and 'ytews which I
entertain of the present most momentous situation of our
country. . , • • • .
If the appeal which I formerly made to you in defrice of
those protestant principles which alone have ioduCed the ,to .
take any part in public life, was-met with a responSewhiCh yir•
orated through every part of the empire, I feel that I aln not
too confident to hoping, when I dwell upon the increased.' end
apparent, danger which now awaits us, that I may see the 'pro-
'testants rise as one man throughout thecountry, with-a bold and
firm detenninatidu to exert every constitutional means in their
power to restore those barriers which were so unfortunately sur-
rendered, and to drive from the citadel of the state those'who
obtained admission by oaths which they are daily and openly
,violating.'
Apathy and indifference a this awful national crisis, when
every principle upon which civil and social order can exist is
threatened with dissolution, may justly be stigmatized as a base
and impious dereliction of those duties' which we owe to din--
selves, our Children, our country, and our God. The powers of
popery and infidelity are now openly united in our land,' for the
.avowed destruction of every thing which is dear and sacred in
the eyes of a sincere protestant; but if we are true to ourselves
—if, above all, we are true to:our God—if we feel that the value
of those sound religious principles for which we are contending
is:beyond all earthly price—if we regard our ancient, venerated,.
and truly scriptural. church, not ,onty as the foundation of our
long-cherished civil and religious liberties, but as the source of;
the many mercies rind blessings which have flowed. to us; as a
natiOn; finm the Saadi of the Almighty—We. shall be prepared,.'
at whatever sactificeAsoldly. to, uphold and to maintain them.
Righteous and holy is our cause ; and if, casting behind us all
reliance on our own Strength and wisdom, we throw ourselyes
upon the mercies "'of that God from wham cometh all wisdom,
power, and strength, niimerousi and powerful as the enemies:
may be against whom We have to cdntend, tlarough the unerring
word of God we have firth confidence that we shall ultimately
triumph over them. "Be strong and of good courage ;'fear not
nor be afraid of them : for the Lord thy God, he. it is that dost
go with thee. He will not fail thee nor forsake thee."
In this land of religious liberty, where 'all are invited to
peruse and search the sacred word ofr..od, if we retrace the,hit-
tory of the Jewish people, which has been recorded for the in.-
struction and admonition of all succeeding ageS, we shall there
find ample matter worthy of our deepest and most serious con-
sideration. It is there recorded of this chosen and favoured
people, that it was chiefly in their prosperity that they turned
away. from God—thus offering to succeeding nations an exain-
ples that the security and worldly prosperity of a country are
often the causes of its corruption and downfall. In the afflic-
tions which the Almight-ylaid upon therh for their sins and dis-
obedience, their reflection appears to have been awakened, and
they:brought back to their recollection the many mercies and
kindnesses which they had received from his protecting hand ;
fifty then turned to him as the only source of deliverance from
the calamities which had fallen, upon' them, and invariably, re-
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ceived the deliverance they sought for.
When we dwell upon the present aspect Of ourcountry,i well
would it be for this nation if it were seriously to inquire what
has led to our present fearful situationL=-what has produced that
total misgiving which pervades thepublic mind at this moinent
=-what has brought upon us that judicial blindness which at
present characterises so large a. portion of "the ruler's or our
land (the certain awl sure Sign that God's wrath has fallen upon
fhis_country, as we find, if we trace the downfall of other
nations, that it has invariably -been a precursor of the ',rule
which overthrew them) who are at this time advocating inea-
sureS and principles which, if successful, must not only involve
in-one common destruction all thnse institutions tinder Which
we, as a nation,':have•enjoyed a greater share of earthly happi
ness and prosperity than ever fell to the lot of any other people',
but will inevitably engulf in that very pit which threatens to be
' the burying-place of our'hational liberties those who, from their
rank, property,and station in society, are the natural and.
pointed guardians of the altars and religion of our country.
The truth is, in viewing that-wilful disobedience and falling-off
'from:God which marked the people of Israel, we shall find our
'national conduct reflected, which, if not speedily retfented Of, as,
upon them, so upon us, -will assuredly bring down the heavy and
fierce punishment of the Almighty. •
Let any impartial and candid reader peruse the pages Of,our
national history,-and he will there find,,l venture to assert With-
'out fear of contradiction, that since-the reforreation took place
'in this country, which led, not to the establishment of a new
'church, as the- papists falsely declare, but -to a restoration :of
those pure evangelical doctrines which were professed and bp-'
held by.the primitive church 'of this island centuries before the
power of popery approached our shores, which did not take place
till the mission of St. Augustine, at the close of the sixth cep-.
'tury, who introduced into this country those false and Unserip-
tural doctrines which then had been embraced by the church of
Rome; for, in the words of the pious and learned Bishop Jewell-
-5`,.1 will not...only defy- the followers of Abet church- to find'
itomanisra in the Bible, but I will defy them to find it' in the
first six centuries—l will defy them to Upheld it by the authori-
ty of the earliest interpreters-of the Biblel will defy thenito
establish it by the consent of those who, in primitive times, bore
witness to the truth." I repeat, he will 'hnd since that period
that:every measure which has tended to advance and uphold
that sound scriptural faith which is established in these realms
has led to the advancement of national prosperity; and, on the
contrary, that every concession which has been made through
the weakness or ignorance-of the value of those religious princi-
ples on the part of our legislators, which has tended to the ad-
vancement of popery in this country, has invariably led to great
national reverses.
• Finding that it is impossible for me to embrace in this letter
the remaining observations whiCh I am desirous of pressing
'upon your consideration, shall have 'the honour of bringing.
them to a conclusion in a letter'which I shall address to you.
to-morrow, in which I shall endeavour to point out that, course
which I think it is our bounden' duty to pursue in the present
alarming state of our country.
• 1 have the honour to remain, briither protestant's, with every
respect, your most obedient humble'sersant, •
WINCHILSEA AND NOTTINGHAM.

AWFUL DEATH BY LIGHTNING.

THE KING'S FERRY ON TH-E.I3EE.

On Wednesday last a number of individuals, Many of
whom were. 'persons • of high respectability, assembled,
near the King's Ferry,' to witness some interesting ex-
perlinents.that were about to be niade, to prove not only
the practicability of improving the mode of transit at that
point, but the 'posSibility. of passing over the Deein a
commodious beat.at all periods of the year, and in every'
stage of: the. tide, withorit endangering the gebds and
passengers, orthe.navigation of the river.
The experiments were conducted bY Mr. James Boy-
dell, of Dee cottage, whir had provided and fitted up a
long chain, which worked from shore. to shore, at the
bottom of the stream, like an. endless chain. It passed
round,• and was set in motion by a whimsey 'or capstan,
worked by a horse in a field, adjoining the banks. of the
river 'On-the Flintshire side. The chain then travelled
from the whimsey, to a frame on the margin of the water,
on which revolved two large iron pulley-wheels on a
common axle, elevated above high water mark '; it passed
over one of them, and descended thence' o a roller fixed
at--the ,bottom of the water, under which it passed, and
travelled on the 'bed of 'the :rivet, to 'the Opposite (Che-
shire) shore, Where it passed round a large pulley-wheel,
alio fixed at the bottom of.the river in a flat or horizontail
position' It then 4eturned to the whimsey on the Flint-
shire side by the same triode? and thereby fettled, when
inanotion; an elliptical endleisehain; Moving in two lines,
parallel to each other,litit in opposite directions, at or
near the bettom of the stream. To this chain a flat was
connected by her nose, by means of another chain, which
was called a bridle ;- am), as a matter of course, she.
obeyed the power by 'which she was impelled; andifloated
to one side;' ati:l,. on the motion of the whimsey being
reversed, to 'the other side of the river. This is a. plain
and correct description of the. media' sperandi, which is
not to be understood by reading last Friday's Che'Nfee
Chronicle. There is nothing original in the contrivance,'
as the principle 'of it may be seen `in a thousand pieces of
machinery with ivliith all peopler are, fathiliar„ although
me, 13-oydell had, ebtainedapatent. forthe apPlication
the principle to the purposes of river navigation.; and,
withoet wishing to detract from the merits of the disCo.'
very, we think every one !Mist be astonished that it was
never:applied partienhirly as in
ordinary'riVers" it Is admirably ',calculated to ensure. a
certain, cheap, and ,safe transit for goods and passengers,
as well as carria.es and cattle. During the experiment,
and while tile flat was in. transitu;several vessels of con-
siderable' burthen came op the current, which was running
with great rapidity, (a 20 feet tide,), and passed over the
chain without suffering any inconvenience, thus proving
that the proposed plan would-offer no obstruction to ships
in navigating the river. We should also observe that
the usual ferry, nelorioirz, to the Ri'veipee Company,
was inactive at the tithe, being unable to cross the stream
by means Of the machinery and chain by which she is
Worked ; but, had she. been in operation, the craft sailing
up could not have passed without breaking the chain, as
is frequently the case-;' thus proving the superiority also
of the new mode over the old One. in crossing a rapid.
stream at the flooding and ebbing of the. tide. Mr..Boy-
dell, in the course of the morning, exhibited to the corn,—
pany his working model of the apparatus, and an improved
boat, for.faeilitating the shipping and unshipping of car-
riages and cattle, and also two slips and landing places,
which he proposes to be built on each side Of the river, to
render the ferry more convenient and accessible to the
public; and he has also contrived a reservoir at each end
of the ferry, to receive the water at high tide, which is to
be -let out by a sluicei-gate, at low water, to sweep aevay
the sand. • • '
irthis mode of working the ferry over the Dee would
answer as satisfactorily on all occasions as it did in this
instance,.(making due allowance
..for
,the temporary and.
imperfect machinery,) we should not scruple to say, that.
it ought, if pogsibie,•to be• immediately adopted by the
company, who would,-titerrkby, at OnCe'reMedy all the
fects of• the present.ferry,;(for nhieh,,iti our 'opioii)6,
are by no metinSiesponsible,.ha;iing- done the best that
circunistanoes would allow„) and afford that safe and
ready -passage over the• riverat all times, which_thrilt
creased. weaftli, intellir:oneevnumbers, and -inporfa.nee of
our' Welsh neiOrtr,urs fairly "demand:Nor. should. 'we
think ti‘e;ootis,iVny would dispute their liability to.pro-
vir' and mailutain such a mode of. conveyance, if that.
- point• were satisfactorily 'proved ; brit we are assured by
some intelligent rnea, who are well acquainted with the
Dee? that-Nir.'BoYdell's to g'reat ONOtions,.
on ace first of the " in time. Over tha(is,..xlw
_posit and in?..of large quantities of sand, Winch would
frequent,yeembed the -chain
.0 nights, and otherperiods,
when atirest.. ,Une; gentleman 'assures us, that be has
frequently known thorrsands of tons of sand removed from'

Au inquest was held on Saturday, at the Ship Tavern, Wal- !
cot-place, Lambeth, before Mr. Carter, one of. the coroner* for '
Surrey, to inquire into the, cause of the death orCharles Stan-
hope,•-a tine bov of 14 years of age, who it appears was struck'
dead by the lijhtuing during the storm which occurred about
half-past one o clock,in the afternoon of Friday last. • The de-
ceased was a day-scholar, at Mr,
petin's hoarding and day
school, in!Walcot=place: The jury were conducted by Mr.
Penn to view the body of the deceased, which,was placed in the
lower school4oom. The lightning appears to have struck the
unfortunate boy.under the right, ear; .and has completely dis-
coloured the face, neck; shoulders, and chestq and singed the
hair off his head. 'The staircase, at the bottom of which the de-
ceased stood,.is shattered and burnt in several places, and pre-
sents a frightful proof of the destructive 'violence of the shock.
Mr. Robert Malcolm, of. Moore-place, 'Lambeth, surgeon,
having been Sti-orti,-Stated-About, half-past one o'clock in the
afternoon of Frida'y' I was called upon to attend at the house of
Mr. W. Penn, the proprietor of a boarding and day school, 'at
No, 13, Walcot-place, Lambeth,, in consequence. of. one of the
'gentlemen beep ,struek with lightaing... J went
anniediately, eird•fortimiCharlei Stauhope,, the deceased, sup-
, ported by Mr. Pedg't assistants.' I had placed' uptin a
form in the lower school room. Be was still warm, but had
ceased to breathe. On examining him, 1 found the hair on
the right side of the head singed; there was also a discolora-
tion of the skin on the tight side of the face, neck, shoulders,
and breast: The cause of that appearance was his having been '
struck with the electric fluid, which had caused extnivasation
of-blood. I applied the most powerful stivaulantsi and endea,
:voireed to reaminate him, but without, effect.. The power of life
'appeared to' have been initanianeouily 'extinguished' by the
force of the electric shock. ..
t -Mr: James Robertson, assistant to Mr. Penn, sworn.—About'
thalf-past one Weibel; in the afternoon, of Friday I was' in the
upper school room, where there were upWards of 30 young gen-
•tlereen ,who had just finished their dinner, and were about to
say grace. At this time the deceased and another little boy
(were standing at the bottom of the stairs ,which led from the
inlay ground and loWersChOol room into, the upper school room-
lThe deceased was a day schOlcir.' It is Mr. Penn's custom to
!allow the day scholars to play with the boarders. The deceased
;had been home te'dinner, and had just returned. The.deceased
and the little boy had heen 'playing together while the. other.
boys were- at dinner, and had taken shelter in the door-way
from 'the rain, which was then coming down very fast; the
door was oopenyrom.the situation in which I sat in the upper
room, by inclining my head, I could see down the stairs.
saw a flash of lightning; and beard 'a report louder than any
thing I had ever heard before. A dreadful shock was felt in
the room, and, after looking round, I turned my eyes towards
the stairs, and saw a volume of smoke ascending. the ;staircase
as if there had been an exploiien of gunpowder. I then looked
down and saw the deceased lying on his back at the fuot.of the
stairs. I rap 'down stairs and raised' the deceased • from the,
' floor, and held him up in the, manner which-appeared to- me
the best. Decased was then quite warm but. did .not appear to'
me to breathe. "One of the -boarders came down Stairs with
me, and ran without his hat immediately for a surgeon, who
arrived within five minutes.: I continued to hold the'deccased
in an erect position until the surgeon arrived. I believe the
deceased 'was quite dead at the time I raised him up. In. rats-,
ing him up I sawlhe' right side of his neck, which was disco 7.
• toured. I have no driuut his death was caused by the light-.
nil's. :I ,believe it. was the heavy shower which drove the de-
' ceased fromthe play ground to the doer for, shelter; '
Robert Lemition; an Intefeiting little boy, about seven years
of age, was then examined.-4 am a parlour boarder, and take
my meals, not with the other boarders, but withMi.:Penn and'
his family. I was playing with Master Stanhope Obedeceased)
in the play ground, when it began to rain. We both took!shel-
ter•in the door-way, and 'looked at the rain • stood on the
'same door by his side. Ido not recollect his falling down, but
I heard the thunder.
Several gentlemen were in attendance whose children are
placed under Mr: Penn's care, and stated the correct:manner
in which the eStabli§herierit is 'Carried .ott. Acci-
, 'dental Death by Lightning." • . ' •

LONDON GAXETTE.--TUSDAY, MAT 19.

WHITEHALL, MAY 16.

The King' has been pleased to direct letters-patent to be passed un-
der the Great Seal, cinatituting and appointingthe Right lion.Vll.:
Liam Viscount Melbourne ;,.the flog.. Thomas Spring Rice;
Edstard-Ailolphita'Se*inour. Esq, (itomMonly called Lord Seymour);
WillianyHen-ry Ord, Eati ;
.ROhert' Steuart; ; and IlicharccOore.
O'reriall, Esq., his Mapatlir's Commialioners for executiug_.the,office.
of TreaSurer=ef the Exchequer of Great-Britain and Lord Ill.& Tiea-
surer. of Ireland. • •