-one who should command in the troops, and to harass and destroy those four kingdoms of Andalusia, in Mur- that return from Spain to France by cia, and Lower Estremadura-another this point. The very rugged local siin Gallicia, Upper Estramadura, Old tuation of these provinces will be of and New Castle, and Leon-another singular advantage in such a design, in Valencia, Arragon, and Catalonia; and these enterprises, if well cona person of the greatest credit being certed and carried into execution, appointed to Navarre, the Biscavan will no doubt be successful: and the Provinces, Montanus, Asturias, Rioja, same may be understood of the dif and the North of Old Castile, for the ferent points by which the French purposes which will be mentioned troops which are in Portugal may bereafter come into Spain, or by which French

5. Each of these Generals and Ge- troops may enter through Rolissillon neralissimos wil form an army of ve- into Catalana, for there is not much teraus, troops and peasantry united, to be apprehended for Arragon. And, and put himself in a situation to un- even from Portugal, it is not thought dertake enterprizes, and to succour that they will escape, on account of the most exposed points, keeping up the proclamations which have been always a frequent communication with circulated in that kingdom, and the the other Generalissianos, in order that hatred which they before bore to the all may act by common accord, and French being increased without meaassist one another. sure by the innumerable evils which

6. Madrid and La Mancha require they have been made to suffer, and an especial General, to concert and the cruel oppression in which they are execute the enterprizes which their held by them.

particular local situation demands- 9. At the same time it would be his only object must be to embarrass very proper that the generalissimos the enemy's armies, to take away or should publish and circulate frequent cut off their provisions, to attack them proclamations amongst the people, in flank and rear, and not to leave and rouse their courage and loyalty, them a moment of repose. The cou- shewing them that they have every rage of these inhabitants is well- thing to fear from the horrible perfidy known, and they will eagerly embrace with which the French have dealt with such enterprises, if they are led as they all Spain, and even with their King should be. In the succession war the enemy entered twice into the interior of the kingdom, and even as far as its capital, and this was the cause of their defeat, their entire ruin, and their utter failure of success.

7. The Generalissimos of the north and east will block up the entrances to the provinces under their command, and come to the assistance of any one that may be attacked by the enemy, to prevent as much as possible all pillage, and preserve its inhabitants from the desolation of war, the many mountains and defiles which are on the confines of these provinces being favourable to such projects.

Ferdinand VII. and that if they rule over us all is lost, kings, monarchy, property, liberty, independence, and religion; and that therefore it is ne cessary to sacrifice our lives and pro perty in defence of the king and of the country, and though our lot (which we hope will never come to pass) should destine us to become slaves, let us be come so fighting and dying like gallant men, not giving up ourselves basely to the yoke like sheep, as the late infamous government would have done, and fixing upon Spain and her slavery eternal ignominy and disgrace. France has never domineered over us, nor set her foot in our territory. We have 8. The destination of the General many times mastered her, not by deof Navarre, Biscay, and the rest of ceit, but by force of arms, we have this department, is the most impor- made her kings prisoners, and we have tant of all, in which he will be assisted made the nation tremble-we are the by the Generals of the north and east, same Spaniards, and France, and Euwith the troops and other succours rope, and the world shall see, that we which he stands in need of. His are not less gallant, nor less brave, whole business must be to shut the en than the most glorious of our antrance of Spain against fresh French cestors.

10. All persons of education in the that when freed, as we trust to be, from provinces should be stimulated to this civil war, to which the French frame, print, and publish frequent have forced us, and when placed in a short discourses, in order to preserve state of tranquillity, our Lord and the public opinion, and the ardour of King Ferdinand VII. being restored the nation, confuting at the same time to the Throne, under him and by him the infamous diaries of Madrid, which the Cortes will be assembled, abuses the baseness of the late government reformed, and such laws shall be bas permitted, and still permits, to be enacted as the circumstances of the published in Madrid itself, and has time and experience may dictate for caused to be circulated abroad, de- the public good and happiness.➡ tecting their falsehoods and continual Things which we Spaniards know how contradictions; let them cover with to do, which we have done as well as shame the miserable authors of these other nations, without any necessity diaries, and sometimes extend their re- that the vile French should come to marks to those Charlatans, the French instruct us, and, according to their Gazetteers, and even to their Moni- custom, under the mask of friendship, teur; and let them display and pub- and wishes for our happiness, should lish to Spain, to all Europe, their contrive, for this alone they are conhorrible falsehoods and venal praises, triving, to plunder us, to violate our for they afford abundant matter for women, to assassinate us, to deprive us such a work. Let all such perverted of our liberty, our laws, and our king, minds tremble at Spain, and let France to scoff at and destroy our holy reliknow that the Spaniards have tho- gion, as they have hitherto done, and roughly penetrated their designs, and will always continue to do so as long therefore it is that they justly detest as that spirit of perfidy and ambition and abominate them, and that they which oppresses and tyrannises over will sooner lay down their lives than them shall endure.

submit to their iniquitous and barbarous yoke.

11. Care shall be taken to explain

JUAN BAUTISTA PARDO,
Secretary.

to the nation, and to convince them, By Order of the Supreme Junta.

D'

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mical Professorship at Cambridge; IED.1 Suddenly, much re- and who, at great expense and trouble, gretted for his pleasantry and invented the bay salt that goes by his ready wit, William Churchill, esq. name; but for which invention of Hanbury, Dorsetshire, of the same 25,000l. is still due from Government family as John Churchill, Duke of to the executors of the above Thomas Marlborough, and the lineal repre- Lowndes, who died in 1748. sentative, by his mother's side, of

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the original stock from which the Hereford Midsummer Fair exhibitLowndes's of Buckinghamshire and ed a large quantity of wool for sale, Oxfordshire are sprung; his mother but owing to the present restricted being Sarah Lowndes, the daughter state of foreign commerce, the numand sole heiress of John Lowndes, ber of buyers was small, and the esq. of Overton and Lea-hall in finer and coarser sorts went at full Cheshire, and of Shepherdwell in 20 per cent. lower than last year's Kent. He was first married to Lady prices. In the morning a good deal Louisa Greville, sister to the Earl of of coarse wool was sold, and in the Warwick, by whom he has left a son evening, and on Saturday morning, and heir. His second wife, now a the finer sorts went off briskly, but widow, was the relict of the late Earl owing to the large supply, some re of Strafford. Mr. Churchill was great mained unsold, particularly the nephew, and one of the heirs of coarser. The following is a fair Thomas Lowndes, esq. a clerk in the average of the prices given by two Treasury, who founded an Astrono- considerable purchasers: fine wool,

27s. to 82s. and coarse wool, 178. 6d. band, when a separation is said to to 258. per stone; Merino as high as have taken place owing to his in38s. 6d. The cattle market exhibited human behaviour. She was the several beautiful animals of the breed daughter of Mr. Olive, a respectable of the county, but the number of tradesınan in Lewes. She lived rebeasts was not large; the buyers were spected and died lamented, a firm few. Fat cattle sold well, at fair believer in the doctrines of the gospel." prices, but lean ones were in little At the Vicarage-house, Petha, in demand, and something lower. The the 68th year of his age, the Rev. quantity of sheep, particularly fat Thomas Randolph, MA. He was ones, was not so large as is customary brother to the present Bishop of Banat this fair, and many buyers could gor, and eldest son of the late Rev. not procure the number of the latter Thomas Randolph, D.D. Archdeacon they wanted; of course they sold well; of Oxford, and Lady Margaret's Probut for lean ones there were very few fessor of Divinity, and President of purchasers, and they went at reduced Christ Church College, Oxford. prices. Of horses we can say little; He was educated at Westminstergood ones, as usual, went very high, School, and was formerly student of and all sorts were in demand. Hops Christ Church, Oxford. He had been averaged from 21. 10s. to 41. 4s. per many years rector of the united parishes of Saltwood and Hythe, and It must prove highly satisfactory to also vicar of Petham and Waltham, the public to be informed, that in this county. 11,000 acres of waste land are enclosing, and planting with oak for his Died.] In Manchester, Mr. P. Majesty's use, in the Forest of Dean, Connor, late box-book-keeper of the and 6,000 acres in New Forest, for Theatre-royal, Mr. Connor had been the same purpose specially, the whole many years known in public and prito be under the management of Com- vate life. Formerly he conducted the missioners appointed for that purpose, business of the theatre in Manchester, These extensive national plantations as joint manager, and was long much are to be kept strictly enclosed from esteemed as a respectable comedian: the browse of deer and cattle, until he had variously experienced the the trees are grown out of danger, and smiles and frowns of fortune; in then to be laid open for feeding, when prosperity he was hospitable and ge, an additional quantity of other waste nerous-i -in adversity he was a stranger land is to be enclosed and planted, in to a mean or dishonourable act. When proportion to that which may be thus a boy, he was taken into the service of laid open.

cwt.

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the late celebrated Edward Shuter, the great comedian of his day, with whoin he lived for several years with At the late Agricultural Meeting at fidelity and affection. His remains Berkhampstead, Mr. Flower, of Hertwere interred at St. John's, attended ford, gave as a toast, Mary Bowdell, by Mr. M'Cready, Mr. Cooke, Mr. aged 60, living in Hertfordshire. The Barrymore, and several other gentlereason of introducing such a person to their notice was, that she had spun the advanced age of 110 years and men of the theatre. Lately, at one pound of Merino wool into yarn, six months, Mary Ralphson, Kentso fine that it was considered by those street, born January 1st, 1698, old who were competent judges, to excel style, at Lochabar, in Scotland; marany ever attempted, it measured in ried Ralph Ralphson, then a private length 29 miles 200 yards.

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in the army of Duke William; she followed the same, and was an attendDied.] At her brother's house at ant on her husband in several memorCranbrook, in the 68th year of her able engagements both in England age, Mrs. Paine, wife of the cele- and Scotland. On the breaking out brated Mr. Thomas Paine, author of the war in French Flanders, she of the Rights of Man, &c. to embarked with the troops, and shared whom she was married in 1761. She their toils and vicissitudes. In the lived only three years with her hus- battle of Dettingen, being on the

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feld during the heat of the conflict, this considered fit objects of paneand surrounded with heaps of slain, gyric within the walls even of the she observed a wounded dragoon fall House of Commons !! by her side: she disguised herself in bis clothes, mounted his charger, and Crouds of Norwich citizens have regained the retreating army, in every day for some time past been which she found her husband, with amused with seeing an extraordinary whom she returned to England, and thistle in one of Mr. Robert tierting's accompanied him in his after cam- fields at Bracondale. It is a very paigns with Duke William. She has common one in this neighbourhood, chiedly subsisted, of late years, by the the Carduas Nutans; but in growing assistance of some benevolent ladies of with extraordinary luxuriance, has Liverpool, who have contributed acquired such a variation in its form, every thing in their power to her size, and general appearance, as to comfort and accommodation.

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be the subject of general conversation and wonderment." Its height is about Died.] At Stamford, aged 58, five feet, and its stem, instead of Mrs. Ann Blades, of that place, better being round, is flattened into a breadth known by the familiar appellation of of several inches, terminated by a "Nan Roberts." She becomes enti- broad bunch of compressed and imtled to a place in our obituary by the perfect red flowers. The cause of this celebrity which she has many years is not difficult of explanation; many acquired and maintained as Empress plants, and even branches of trees, of the Bullards in Stamford. This under circumstances favorable to proud title will scarce need explaining rapid growth, assume the same ap to persons resident in Lincolnshire, pearance of montrosity; this was or within a moderate circuit round particularly the case the last Stamford;-to our other readers, spring with many asparagus plants. however, it may be necessary to say, In the present instance a lump of that an annual festival is kept there on manure probably covered the spot the 13th of November, when, the where the thistle grew, and the exshops being shut, all business defer- traordinary warmth and moisture of red, and the streets and every outlet the beginning of May so much fafrom the town being stopped up, a voured a luxuriant growth, that ten mad buil is let loose to range all day, or twelve stems sprang from the root, lowed by thousands of intrepid and in their rise, favoured by the "bullards," each anxious to distin- same circumstances of heat and moisguish himself by provoking the rage of the bull, and then eluding his butt. The heroine whose death we record particularly instrumental in defeating an attempt of the magistrates some years ago to put an end to this strange violation of order, and she has ever since been had in high esteem by the bullards. On the day of the festival it has been her practice to be The thermometer in the shade in the splendidly attired in b ue, and visiting open air at Hartest, Suffolk, free from the houses of substantial people in the the reflection of the sun, was, on Tuestown, almost by house-row, she has day, July 12, at half past two o'clock often collected a handsome sum for P.M. at 88; on Wednesday, at the ber for er services, and her conti- same hour, 99, and on Thursday, at nued zeal in the "glorious cause" of a quarter past two o'clock P.M. 97, the commonalty!! Some of our which is supposed to be higher than readers will perhaps be disposed to ever known before in this country. exclaim with Hamlet, something An equal degree of heat was expe too much of this " Indeed we should rienced in Bury; and, exposed to the hardly have been led to say so much noon-day sun, the thermometer rose on such a subject, had not the de- from 100 to 110 degrees. ceased and her companions been ere. Thetford Wool Fair, held on Sa

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ture, kept up the same luxuriance of growth, and coalesced together, forming one flat stem as before noticed, on which the vestiges of the different stems are to be traced; and this is farther confirmed by the flower at the top being divisible into the same number of parts as there are lines of stems below it.

turday last, was not so fully attended cers and whole volunteer corps atas in some previous years, and very tended them to the grave, with a great little, if any, business was done. number of the principal inhabitants, Mr. Coke presided as usual, and and the largest assembly of persons supported the chair with his customary ever witnessed there on such an occaspirit, and enlivening conversation, sion: after the funeral, Major Gill He offered his best wool at 60s. per addressed the corps in a manly and tod, but no buyer came forward, nor impressive speech, pointing out to did we hear of any purchases being them, in the most feeling terms, the made throughout the day. Among great loss they had sustained: when the company present at the George the non-commissioned officers and were noticed, the respectable Chair- privates, to a man, participating in man; Sir William Rowley; Bernard the same feelings, desired they might Howard, esq.; General Hethersett; be permitted to add three days' pay to Messrs. Tharp, Mosely, Money Hill, the subscription for the benefit of the Blyth, Sewell, Godfrey, Spencer, and widow and children. a number of other distinguished agri- The Corporation of Norwich have culturists; to such of whom as were it in contemplation to apply to Parunknown to Mr. Coke, he very libe- liament for an Act to enable them to rally availed himself of the opportu erect a bridge over the river to comnity to give them a pressing solicita- municate with Thorpe. tion to his sheep-shearing at Holkham the ensuing year.

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Died.] The Lady of the Rev. E. S. Thurlow, Prebendary of the Cathedral An alarming accident lately oc- of Norwich. At Sedgeford the Rev. curred at Thetford:-Mr. G.W. Mar- Thos. Weatherhead, Vicar of that pashall, clerk of the three parishes in rish, and of Rougham and Easton, all that town, having occasion (in his in this county. situation of serjeant-major of the Thetford Volunteers) to assort some The Commemoration on June damaged cartridges, in doing which 28 and 29, was unusually splendid. a spark from a hearth-brush, which Upwards of two thousand persons had just been used in sweeping up attended the Theatre on Tuesday, the embers of a wood fire, and was when the poems which obtained the procured by his son for the purpose annual prizes were recited. The of gathering up some scattered pow- first prize was awarded to Mr. Cleader, accidentally communicated with ver, of Christ-college, (son of the a barrel of gunpowder standing near, Bishop of Ferns) for a Latin poem which exploded, and blew up him entitled Delphi. The second prize and his youngest son a considerable was obtained for a copy of English distance. The workshop, in which verses, written by Mr. Rolleston, of they were, instantly took fire, and University-college, who was also last from its communication with the year a successful candidate for poetic house and adjoining buildings, at fame-and the last prize was given to first occasioned considerable alarm, Mr. Gray, a Bachelor of Oriel-college, but the flames were soon subdued, for an admirable essay on the subject from the ready assistance afforded by of "Hereditary Rank."

all classes of the inhabitants. Poor The Rev. Mr. Owen, one of the Marshall and his boy languished till Chaplains of Christ Church College, the following evening, when they lately put an end to his life, by shootdied, in consequence of their having ing himself with a horse pistol. In been most shockingly burnt and the afternoon of Thursday he went to maimed. It is not unworthy of re- the shop of a Mr. Sikes, in the High cord, that this man had for a consi- street, to purchase a pair of pistols, derable period filled near 30 situa- but he appeared in so agitated a state tions in the borough of Thetford, and of mind, that Mr. Sikes refused to sell his loss is much deplored there. The them to him, on which he left the father was 40, and the son 11 years of shop, and went to some place where age. The bodies of these unfortunate he borrowed the fatal instrument, persons were interred in St. Mary's which he told the person who lent it church-yard, Thetford, when the off- to him was to shoot at a mark with,

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