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built by subscription at Falmouth, for the particular convenience of proprietors and subscribers, and the general accommodation of gentlemen in the army and navy, and other strangers who visit the town and neighbourhood. It was opened last week.

DECEMBER.

1. ROYAL SOCIETY.-The following gentlemen were elected officers, and of the council, of the Royal Society, for the ensuing year ;-President, sir Humphrey Davy, bart.-Treasurer, Davies Gilbert, esq. M. P.-Secretaries, J. T. W. Herschel, esq. and J. G. Children, esq.- Council:- Old Members; sir Humphrey Davy, P., John Barrow, esq. lord bishop of Carlisle, Davis Gilbert, esq., J. T. W. Herschel, esq., sir Everard Home, bart., captain H. Kater, John Pond, esq., James South, esq., W. H. Wollaston, M. D. Thomas Young, M. D.-New Members, John Abernethy, esq., Charles Babbage, esq., captain F. Beaufort, R. N., Robert Brown, esq., John George Children, esq., Charles Hatchett, esq., A. B. Lambert, esq., George Pearson, M. D., William Prout, M. D.

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"Yes, a bed; I am aware it is an unusual time to ask for a bed, but I am much fatigued." The witness inquired, if he had come by the coach, and he replied in the negative, but said he had been riding a great distance. The deceased afterwards went into the kitchen, and pulled off his boots, and he then retired to his chamber.

Henry Pearse, a waiter, deposed that he was present when the deceased inquired for a bed, and he observed that he was very wet, and appeared much fatigued. About six o'clock the same evening, witness went to the chamber of the deceased, thinking that he might wish to be called. The curtains were drawn closely round the bed. Witness called, but, receiving no answer, pulled the curtains aside, and discovered the deceased stretched on his back, and his shirt and the bed-linen steeped in blood. There was a wound in his left side, and he had a pistol clenched in his right hand. Witness gave an alarm, and Mr. Parsons, the proprietor of the inn, and other persons, came up, and it was found that the unfortunate young gentleman was quite dead. On a table in the room were two notes, in each of which was written as follows:

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Wednesday, Nov. 29.

"On earth, though in one sense in Heaven, the last wish of William Jackson, late of Debenham, in Suffolk, who was sent from thence to London to proclaim repentance, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. I was mounted yesterday on the finest steed, but did not make the haste I ought to have made, for my father, who is in Heaven, said to me, go on, stop not, your horse shall not tire until

you have completed your task., I delayed, and my uncle, Isaac Jackson, of Stoke-by-Newland, rode after me, which I little thought would be the case, and as I arrived at the appointed place he overtook me and regained his horse, but not me, for I was determined to fulfil my task before I drank water or ate meat, which I have not done since I left Debenham. Behold the day cometh, yea, and is nigh at hand, when all of us shall be summoned before the throne of God to give an account of our sins. Think not of me, my dear friends and brethren, but of your selves. My God! the father of all, will think of me, I have no doubt, and of you, if you only pray to him for forgiveness; if it is only now you begin, and pray fervently (do this in remembrance of me). All I have said has had one effect-see whether what I have done will-I trust it will. I pray to my father that you may repent, and soon be with me in Heaven. Let this be in serted in every London and country paper, ere another Sunday arrives, if possible, that the world may know that God hath sent me. Repent, repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand; for he cometh, for he cometh, to judge the world, and the people with equity. If my prayers will make any impression upon them, let them, and you shall have my fervent prayers for your everlasting happiness.

"WILLIAM JACKSON." "As soon as this be found, let it be cried in the streets, for there is a gentleman in search of me, and you shall be amply rewarded. Think not of me, I say again, but of yourselves. This I have said, and thus done, that the world may

know that God hath sent me. I have not done this because I have not been comfortable, mark yebut comfortable I have not been quite, because I did not make the haste I ought to have made. Farewell for a short time. Don't defer till too late."

These notes were folded, and on the outside of each was written, "To each and every one."

The coroner charged the jury, and they returned a verdict "that the deceased had shot himself, being at the time in a state of temporary derangement.'

4. GUERNSEY. The crown officers prosecuted Mr. C. Allez, of the Forest parish, for a penalty of 200l., incurred by his having, in the month of September last, destroyed a quantity of prohibited goods, then in a mill at Petit Box, with a view of preventing their being seized by the men belonging to the Custom-house boat. The question before the court was, whether the clause enacting the penalty did or did not apply to these islands. A majority of the court were of opinion, that it did not apply to these islands; but only to the UnitedKingdom and the Isle of Man ; and therefore non-suited the

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where captain Gillet expected that some of the vessels from New South Wales might touch. After two days exposure to the weather, without food or water, they got sight of the island, but the longboat was unfortunately driven upon a reef of rocks and swamped. The first and second officers, with twenty-two lascars, were on board of her, and found a watery grave. The jolly-boat reached Murray's Island in safety, and her crew, consisting of captain Gillet, a passenger, and ten men taken on board, were in the John Munro, which vessel touched at the island two or three days after their arrival. The inhabitants of Murray's Island are described as little better than savages, many of them going about perfectly naked.

DREADFUL STORMS IN SCOTLAND. A tremendous storm of wind and snow devastated the highlands of Perth and Inverness shires, on Friday and Saturday last. The loss of human life already ascertained is deplorable; and the destruction of sheep and cattle in the highland districts is said to be immense. A letter from Inverness states, that "such a dreadful storm had never been known there as that on Friday, a strong north-east wind, with heavy snow, so thick and dark that one's sight could not penetrate it a dozen yards. This continued all day. In the evening less snow fell, but the wind continued awful during the night." It further appears that the roads to the east and northward of Inverness, were so much obstructed, as to prevent the arrival of stage-coaches; and the mails, with great difficulty and exertion, arrived there about twelve hours beyond their regular time. The snow in the highlands,

was drifted, in some places, to the depth of one hundred feet. Among the mountains of Perthshire the storm was no less dreadful. The Caledonian stage-coach, between Perth and Inverness, was buried deep in the snow at the hill called Drumuachder, near Dalnacardoch. Some of the passengers travelled a great part of the way on foot; and on the lee side of some of the mountains and rocks, the snow was drifted to a depth far exceeding one hundred feet. A man and a woman were also found dead among the snow, near Moulin. Two commercial travellers left Pitmain after dinner, on Friday afternoon, immediately before the approach of the storm in that quarter, with the expectation of reaching Dalwhinnie (a distance of thirteen miles) that evening, but proceeded only a few miles, when the fury of the storm, and the depth of the snow, rendered it impossible to proceed. Endeavouring to return, they found the obstacles still greater, and were ultimately obliged to leave their horses and gig, and attempt to get forward on foot. After a dismal night, groping in the dark, they reached Dalwhinnie on Saturday, at 10 o'clock in quite an exhausted state. collars of their great coats, and the handkerchiefs they had wrapped about their throats, were frozen so hard, that they had to be removed by being cut off with knives. When they had recovered strength so far as to give an account of their mishap, they mentioned where the horses had been left, and as soon as the fury of the storm had abated, some men set out on foot, and found the horses still alive, but completely covered with snow. In Perth, and the low country adjacent, there was comparatively little snow, but the

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cold was intense, and the wind blew a perfect hurricane. Trees in various quarters were broken down. Between Crieff and Muthill, numbers of large trees were torn up by the roots, and many of them lying across the road, the mail coach from Perth to Glasgow was detained nearly two hours before the road could be cleared so as to enable it to proceed. The destruction of live stock in the highlands was great, and being almost the sole property in that quarter, must be severely felt by the proprietors. Out of flocks of sheep consisting of 1,000, not above one hundred have, in many instances, been saved; and those which still survive cannot find sustenance, nor will the snow permit of their being removed to the low country.

Inverness. On Friday last about 7 o'clock in the morning, the gale burst out with fury, accompanied with thick-falling snow, and occasional showers of sleet, in a manner that afforded but little hopes for the safety of any living thing that might have been exposed to its fury. The Martinmas market, which was held there that day, was the means, however, of leading many persons from home, and the town was more crowded than could have been expected from the state of the weather. During the whole of that day, and the following night, the storm continued unabated, and even in the town, it became a matter of peril to pass from one house or street to another. As little or no business could be done in the streets, many of the people resorted in groups to the shelter afforded by the closes in town, and others to the public-houses-and it is to be feared, that to the necessarily prolonged visits of the people to these

places of entertainment, several of the accidents of that night must be ascribed. The loss of lives of people venturing home from the town to their places of abode in the country is variously estimated; it is certain, however, that no fewer than eleven or twelve perished in the vicinity of Inverness. A man and a woman were found dead next morning near Castle Stewart, and two other persons died on the road to Nairn. A woman of the name of Grant, although accompanied by her sister, expired at the Bridge of Moniack, within a short distance of her own house. Two young men, who left town for Strathdearn in the evening, were found in a state of exhaustion by the way side, and died shortly after. One man was found dead near Cuidrash, another near Arderdrean; a woman and her son, a boy of fifteen years of age, were likewise found dead at Duntemple, near the church of Boleskine, within 200 yards of their own door. Several persons have likewise been missing since Friday; and it is feared must be added to this melancholy list of deaths. Many were found on the roads in an exhausted and powerless condition; but, by the aid of passers-by and neighbours, recovered. The accounts from sea, are equally disastrous. The John and Alexander, belonging to this port, as well as two new schooners built at Spey, and belonging to Banff, have become complete wrecks, in the very harbour of Banff. Two vessels were driven on shore at Speymouth; and a vessel was lost off Stotfield. The Aultaskiach, of Aberdeen was driven ashore on the old bar of Findhorn, four miles below Nairn.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE, Tues

day evening last, about half-past six o'clock, the elegant mansion of T. Hicker, esq., at Burton Park, near Petworth, was discovered to be on fire by a person accidentally passing by the front of it, who observed a considerable light in one of the centre bed-rooms. An alarm being given, the whole room was found to be one body of fire. The family were taking their dessert, having just dined. Shortly after seven o'clock, the earl of Egremont's and the town engines arrived on the spot, and soon commenced playing on the burning ruins. In the mean time, several persons were actively employed in saving the furniture and property, which was in part accomplished, but the fire having broke out in the centre, raged with increased fury, threatening the destruction of the whole mansion. It was got under about eleven o'clock, after having completely destroyed the centre and west wing of the building, together with the greater part of the valuable furniture and effects, including those of the elegant Roman Catholic chapel, which formed a part of the west end. The east wing, in which were the domestic offices, was saved, with the exception of the roof. It is understood that no part of the property was insured. The fire broke out in the sleeping apartments. A servant girl went up stairs to turn down the beds, and using only one hand for that purpose, while she held the candle in the other, set fire to the bedcurtains, and endeavoured to put it out, but in vain. The drawingrooms, chapel, and the whole suite of rooms in the body of the house, were destroyed. The house was rendered a complete wreck, and many articles were stolen. The mansion has been rebuilt within

these few years, at the expense of many thousand pounds.

8. OLD BAILEY-George Ancliffe and James Hill were tried for having administered to Henry Tyers, aged four years, a quantity of gin, which caused his death. In one count the offence was charged as murder, in another as manslaughter. Davis, a servant to the proprietor of the Portland-arms public-house, great Marylebonestreet, deposed, that, at the request of the prisoners, he brought to them to the stables, three quarterns of gin, at short intervals, the greater part of which the two prisoners drank; the remaining portion of each quartern (something about half a glass) he gave to the child to drink, by the order of the prisoner Hill. Hill paid for the gin. The child afterwards came to the Portland arms for a fourth quartern of gin, to take to the prisoners at the stables; he did not then appear affected by the quantity he had drank. The prisoner Ancliffe was cleaning horses, and Hill was scouring a bit. Thomas Garrat, another servant at the Portland-arms, stated, that he took to the stables the quartern of gin ordered by the child; the child went with him. Hill asked the child, whether he would have some gin; the child answered yes. Hill filled the glass and gave it to him; the child drank it; Hill filled another glass and drank part of it, witness filled it again, Hill gave the full glass to the child, who drank it. Hill ordered another quartern (the fifth), witness brought it to him. Hill gave the first glass of it to the child; the child drank it, and part of the second glass. Hill paid for both quarterns. The child fell down and appeared in pain; neither of

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