but they dare not meet Bonaparte. and Prince Jerome, with the Bavarian England is afterwards threatened and Wirtemberg troops, is proceeding with being compelled to make peace, to Silesia. General Clarke has been while France will extend her federa- appointed governor of Berlin and all tive system, by including more states Prussia. The King of Holland is advancing into Hanover, and Mortier into Cassel.

and more coasts.

The Articles of Capitulation of Stettin follow, which are in the usual

manner.

The Twenty-sixth is dated Berlin, Oct. 31, and gives an account of 7000 The Twenty-fifth is dated Berlin, Prussian infantry and five regiments Nov. 2, and announces the surreu- of cavalry laying down their arms at der of Custrin to Davoust. It is one Passewalk, which was mentioned beof the most important conquests fore in the 23d bulletin, and the surof the French army. Ney is about to render of Stettin is again repeated besiege Magdeburg. The French from the 25th. This bulletin is signed troops have advanced into Poland, by Berthier.

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BERKSHIRE.

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in Mathematics and Natural PhiloMAN, of the name of Madden, sophy, are adjudged to Mr. Henry was tried on a capital indict- Gipps of St. John's, and Mr. John ment, at the Assizes for Berkshire, Carr, of Trinity. held at Reading, for shooting at another man, with intent to kill. The Died.] At Cockermouth, in the circumstances attending the case were 85th year of his age, William Giffard, singular. The prisoner had sold the Esq. who was, as he himself believed, produce of a cherry-orchard, at since the death of Macklin, Father Cockham, but he afterwards repented of the English Stage. He was the of the contract, and wished to cancel son of Mr. Giffard, proprietor of the the bargain. The purchaser repaired theatre at Goodman's Fields, who first to the orchard, when the fruit was fit introduced Garrick to a London pubto gather; and when in the act of lic : and had himself the honour, preplucking from the tree, the prisoner viously, of exhibiting that phenomeappeared with a gun, and flashed the non at Ipswich, in a summer's expan at him. The man remained on cursion to that place with a company the tree, and the prisoner put in fresh of his father's comedians. Mr Gifpriming, discharged the piece, and fard performed on the different Lonlodged the contents in the body of the don theatres for a period of twenty purchaser, who, after a long illness, years, or upwards, and, it is underfrom the effects of the rash act of the stood, with considerable applause.prisoner, recovered. The prisoner was found guilty, and ordered for

execution.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

He used to relate an anecdote, and he did it but a very few days before his death, to the writer of this article, which exhibited, in a strong point of The Representatives for the Uni- view, one of those failings by which, versity propose to give two prizes of it is well known, the lustre of GarFifteen Guineas each, to two senior rick's transcendant merits was someBachelors of Arts, and the like to what obscured. He and that great two middle Bachelors, who shall com- hero were performing together in pose the best Exercises in Latin prose, and the Vice-Chancellor has appointed the following subjects for this year: For the senior Bachelors, Utrum mores civium emendet an corrumpat commercium? and for the middle Bachelors, Utrum Literis prosit Librorum, quanta nunc est, editorium copia?

Hamlet, and Giffard had the part of the Player King assigned him, which he acted to admiration, and with unceasing and rapturous applause from all parts of the house. On his retiring behind the scenes, he was greeted with the cordial congratulation of his fellow-performers; but one, more sage

The late Dr. Smith's two prizes of than the rest, observed, that though 251. each, for two commencing Ba- he could not but witness his success chelors of Arts, the best proficients with pleasure, yet he feared that that

might prove one of the most unfortu- in the happiest period of his pencil; nate days of his life, and that Garrick though a late performance, a portrait and he would never be seen on the of Dr. Harrington (from which an same boards together again; and," said excellent mezzotinto has been enMr. Giffard, "his fears were too well graved), must be equally admired. founded we never were." Mr. Gif- His most celebrated work is a large fard abounded in the theatrical anec- picture of the domestics in the serdotes of his day, and liked much to vice of the late H. H. Coxe, esq. of be questioned about them. He had Penmore. This picture is now in the quitted the stage upwards of forty possession of Sir J. Coxe Hippisley, years. Previous to his retiring to of Stoneaston. No one can contemCockermouth, which he did about plate this performance without hesifourteen years ago, he resided at tating which to prefer, the hand of Southampton, and, for some time, it the master or the pupil. To Mr. is believed, in the island of Guern- Beach's professional excellence we sey. It is somewhat singular to re- must add, that no man ever possessed late, at his time of life, that, since he a more friendly and benevolent dispocame into Cumberland, his almost sition: he was a good scholar, and only occupation and amusement was exemplary in the exercise of religion the reading of Latin; and he used o and charity; yet no man more enspeak with a sort of fastidious con- joved the social circle, or more contempt of what he called mere Eng-tributed to its mirth. lish readers." His knowledge of

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Latin was but slender; but he could The trial of Sir Home Popham enjoy the beauties of the principal commenced on board the Gladiator, Roman authors, and used to dwell in Portsmouth harbour, on Friday the with great triumph on their supe- 6th of March, and concluded n the riority to the moderus, in the arts of following Tuesday. After four or composition; and on the unspeak- five hours deliberation, the Court able obligations which the latter owed pronounced sentence, that the charges them. His subsistence, of late, was a had been proved against him; but small annuity; his good fortunes in consideration of circumstances, only having, from unknown causes, in the adjudged him to be severely repri latter period of his life, declined. At Hawksdale, near Carlisle, John Pearson, esq. aged 42. He was formerly a lieutenant in the 52d regiA bill has recently been brought ment of foot, aud distinguished himinto Parliament, for enabling his Maself in several actions with that corps in the East Indies. His social dispo- jesty to grant the palace situate in Greenwich Park to the Commissioners for the Government of the Royal Naval Asylum, and for enabling them to appoint a Chaplain to that establishment.

sition endeared him to a numerous circle of acquaintance.

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manded. [4 report of the trial will be given in our next Number.]

KENT.

Died.] At Dorchester, T. Beach, Esq. many years an eminent portraitpainter of Bach, aged 68. He was a There appeared at Sheerness lately native of Milton Abbey, a village a vessel of a peculiar construction; since converted into the noble man- she was intended for a bomb-vessel, sion of the Earl of Dorchester. From aud had a rudder and bowsprit at each his earliest years, Mr. Beach evinced end, which were to have precluded a strong desire to be an artist; and the necessity of her putting about→ under the patronage of the Dorches- she had three masts, the two outerter family, he became a pupil of Sir most of which were alternately the Joshua Reynolds, in the year 1760. foremast; the bombs were fixed in How well he succeeded under that beds, which certainly had the effect of great master, his works, which in the keeping the shock from the vessel, neighbourhood of Bath are very nu- but they received so much of it themmerous, will fully testify. The pic- selves, that a few minutes fi ing split After repeated trials, this tures which he painted about twenty them. years ago, were certainly executed new-invented ship of war has been UNIVERSAL MAG. VOL. VII.

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found by several officers of distinction ized him by the name of Mr. Flint, in

to be entirely inefficient to the purposes intended.

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his facetious comedy of the Maid of Bath. In the year 1765, he served the office of high sheriff for the county of Died At Wooler, aged 87, Sir Patrick Wilts. He was the following year a Claud Ewins, Bart. He married Sig- candidate to represent the city of nora Centucci, a Neapoli an lady, by Bath in parlian.ent, in opposition to whom he had issue an only son, born the late John mith, Esq. of Combat Eagle-hall, in Somerset. This son hav; he lost his election by one vote married without his father's consent, only; which vote was afterwards the and the latter disposed of all his subject of contention in the House of estates, invested the produce in the Commons, where its validity was ultipublic funds, and withdrew into re- mately established. He possessed a tirement, about forty years since, comprehensive mind, and sound judgleaving his son, since deceased, the ment, which continued to the last perscanty pittance of 401. a year only, and fect and unimpai ed. To the verge whom he never afterwards would be of life he felt anxiously warm to the reconciled to. The deceased made situation of Europe, its politics, inmany wills, and by the last, after giv- te ests, and embarrassments; and ing in legacies about 40,000l., he- possessed a perfect knowledge of every queathed the residue of his immense prominent character now acting on property (exceeding, it is said, 50,000l. that great and gloomy theatre; but sterling) to a distant relation at New- he never once despaired of the conti ry, in Ireland, wh› dying but a very nent surmounting its difficulties; of short time before the testator, the the safety of England, he did not entitle, and whole residue of this splen- tertain a fear. As a scholar, Mr. Long did fortune devolve, by lapse, to Mr. might be placed in a superior class; James Ewins, (now Sir James Ewins, he was generally well read, and was Bart.) the testator's grandson, of New- allowed by persons of acknowledged port, Monmouthshire, perfumer-a man of unblemished character, probity, and integrity, with a large family of children. This title is not to be found in the modern Baronetages.

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taste and learning, to repeat the Odes of his favourite Horace, in the true spirit of that inspired poet; and that with the clearest recollection, to the last month of his very long life. His private charities were extensive and unostentatious,so that his death will be proportionably regretted. Not many years since he renewed the leases of most of his tenants, at their old rents, though the estates had, by a fair estiDied] At his house in Gay-street, mation, risen in value upwards of one Bath, aged 95, Walter Long, Esq. of hundred thousand pounds! In early a very ancient and re-pectable Wilt- life, Mr. Long entered largely into shire family. The wealth of this gen- the fashionable world, and partook of tleman, landed, funded, and other- its various pleasures, but neve so far wise, may be justly termed immense. as to injure his own constitution; and, Notwithstanding his habits were ge- thonghi possessing a large fund of wit, nerally supposed to be parsimonious, it was so tempered with good humour, yet on numerous occasions he was ge- that it never was known to hurt the nerous and extremely liberal. To feelings of a friend, or wound the remany public and loyal subscriptions, putation of an individuak Such a he contributed with exemplary readi- character, though it may have pos ness and spirit; and towards the re- sessed some errors that imperfect hubuilding of St. James's Church in that man nature is ever subject to, yet becity, he gave the sum of 500l. About fore so many acknowledged excellen 35 years ago, on account of his pru- cies they will fade away and be fordentially relinquishing an inconsider- gotten; but his steady patriotism, his ate promise of marriage that he had private charities, and public mustmade to the accomplished Miss Lin- cence, will be long held in grateful ley (the late Mrs. Sheridan) he was and affectionate remembrance. brought on the stage, by that unsparing satyrist Mr. Foote, who character

A Bill has been brought into Parliament for enabling the Bristol Dock Company to complete the works for improving and rendering more commodious the port of Bristol.

STAFFORDSHIRE.

A Bill has been brought into Par

SURREY.

At the assizes for this county, William Duncan was convicted of the murder of his master Mr. Chivers, of Clapham Common, and sentenced to be executed, but has since been reprieved. See Unio. Mag. for Feb. p. 179.

liament for separating the chapelries at the same time, to be derived from and chapels of Newcastle under Lyme, such a work, would far exceed our Whitmore, Bucknall, Bagnall, and most sanguine expectations. A naNorton in the Moors, from the rectory vigable canal, likewise, with facility, and parish church of Stoke-upon- might be made to communicate with Trent, and for making them five dis- the counties of Surrey and Kent; and tinct rectories and parish churches. the greatest possible benefits, embracing even the future security of the empire, would be the result. haven is situated nearly midway beNewtween Deal and Portsmouth, and is admirably calculated to afford protection to our marine, as well from the enemy as from the weather. In Dungeness Roads, our small craft is not only exposed to the predatory excursions of the horde of privateers that infest this part of the channel, but vessels which come to an anchorage there for safety, are sometimes detained for several days together, at by being unable to double Beachygreat expence and imminent hazard, head Point. These considerations are sufficiently material to insure to such a project every success and every encouragement.

It is intended to make a collateral branch from the Grand Surrey Canal, on the northern side of the road leading from London to Greenwich to the Bricklayers' arms, and to supply with water the adjacent towns and places.

SUSSEX.

It is intended to establish a constant and effective police in Brighton and the adjacent parishes, and also a court for the recovery of small debts.

YORKSHIRE.

The long-meditated plan for the enlargement of the harbour of Newha- Died] At Uckfield, the Hon. and ven, is about to be carried into effect. Rev. William Augustus Irby, third Of all the public measures that have son of Lord Boston, and rector of lately been adopted for the conve- Whiston, Northamptonshire.At nience and protection of our nume- Findon, aged 62, the Rev. Dr. Metrous coasters, none perhaps is more calf, vicar of that place. important, either in policy or national utility, than the making a safe and commodious harbour between the very advanced age, late of the London Died] At Ripon, Mr. Jefferson, in a Downs and Spithead. The want of stage. such a haven has been severely felt, Garrick, and studiously copied the He was contemporary with not only by the royal navy, but by the manner of that great actor. commercial part of the community in possessed respectable talents with an Mr. J. particular. That it has become infi- agreeable and manly person; but, nitely more necessary than heretofore, though he always supported the chain consequence of the determination racter that he assumed with judgment, of a bitter and formidable enemy to he was by no means qualified to unattack the country whenever he shall dertake those of a higher order, howhave an opportunity, must be admit- ever he acquitted himself very creted. Newhaven is confessedly an ex- ditably, even when engaged in the cellent place for such a harbour. In scene with the great actor above-menrespect to its practicability, able naval tioned. He had good sense enough engineers, and others have made the never to attempt any character on the most satisfactory reports on the subject. London stage beyond the reach of A bold shore renders our coast much his abilities; and he was, perhaps, more favourable for ships of burden, the oldest member of the theatrical than the foul and flat shores of the community, except the venerable opposite coast, where, however, under Hull, who has long been considered great difficulties, by means of an ex- as the father of the stage. Mr. Jefpenditure vastly beyond what would ferson maintained a respectable chabe required in the present instance, racter in private life, was esteemed such harbours have been formed; as at for his companionable qualities, and Dieppe, Boulogne, Calais, Dunkirk, abounded and Ostend. The local advantages, which rendered his conversation very theatrical anecdote,

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are conjectured to have formed part of the cargo of a rich Spanish vessel from South America, called the ScanThe annual ploughing-match of the deroon galley, which was wrecked on Narbeth Farmers' Club took place this that part of the coast upwards of a year in a large field near the town of century since. Several persons now Swansea, when twelve ploughs started living, recollect their relatives menfor the Welsh prizes, which were ad- tioning the circumstance of the latter judged as follows (each man with a pair ship being lost, and some families reof horses without a driver):- Esd siding in the neighbourhood at the ToJ.Owen,serv.toW.Evans, esq.2 20 time, who suddenly became rich, were W. David, serv. J.B.Foley, esq. 1 116 supposed to have derived their opuE.Thomas, serv.W.Francis, esq. 1 10 lence from the wreck, notwithstanding

Two extraordinary discoveries have recently been made on the coast near Roscilly, about 12 miles from Swansea:-The tides of late having receded much farther than usual, the wreck of a vessel has appeared, which was lost Died.] The Rev. J. Edwards, aged there about 50 years ago, and a cask 82, and 54 years vicar of Llandevilog of iron wire was last week recovered. and Llangendeirn, county of CarmarA short distance from the same spot, then.-At Monmouth, Lieutenantabout 12lbs. of Spanish dollars and colonel Lemoine, of the royal artillery. half-dollars, of the date of 1625, have At Pembroke, on the 11th of Feb. been found amongst the sand, which Mr. John Clark, land and tithe-agent,