Jilin Callender, Newcastle , a plant of lat. 14. N. to be the most eligible Gtuaih Rņeum P:Imatum of Linnæus, or true tion for the purpose. The danger of voTuiky Rhubarb, which is remarkably, dertaking so hazardous a voyage, joined Strong, the flower-Item measuring above to the confideration of his advanced age, nine feet high, and the whole plant about obliged Mr Webster to decline taking it fifteen feet in circumference. • [xxix. 19.] himself, though he very readily gave his London, Od. 18. There is at this advice on the subject." time in the Royal gardens in Hampton On the 27th of August, the surveyor court, the finest American aloe, in full of the navy, attended by the proper otti. bloom, that was ever seen in England." cers, examined a new.constructed pump, [xxix. 957 ] the invention of Mr Cole, erected on board On the 22d of December, Miss Gare the Seaford man of war, at Portsmouth, diner, only daughter of Frederick Gardi- which appeared to be less cumberlame der, Esq; of Blofiemhall, in Wiltshire, than the chain-pump, and more efficacious, being dreadfully frightened by a bull, The experiments were as follows, was so strangely affe&ed, that, in the The new pump, wrought by four men, Space of four hours, her hair, which was threw out a fun of water in 42 seconds. of a fine brow'n, became as gray as that -The old pump, wrought by leven men, of a person of fourscore. threw out a ton of water in 76 seconds. Berween five and fix in the evening of The new pump, when wrought with D-c. 21. a shock of an earthquake was two men, threw out a tun of water in 47 telt at Worcester, and the parts adja. seconds. - The old pump with two med çent. The Ibock was felt also at Glou. would not more. cester, where many people in a fright The chain of the new pump, broken left their houses. One who was in the by design, and dropped into the well, vas cathedral fays, the whole of that edifice recovered and repaired in two minutes, wa thaken. A gentleman passing through -The old pump, in two hours. the fields aförms, the birds were sensible The new pump, when choked with of it, and left the hedges in a kind of shingle balast, was cleared in four miterror. nutes.-The old pump could not be clear. “ London, Ott. 18. A correspondent ed till the water was pumped out of the fays, that through a telescope of three hold. feet in length, about twelve or fourteen “ London, Nov. 29. About eighteen {pots may be seen on the fun's disk ; and miles fron) Brecknock in South Wales, en tuo spois, confisting of numbers of small the Tal, a company of opulent gentlemea ones, may be seen by the naked eye, aje ereding iron-works for making iron allisted only with smoked looking-glals, from pit.coal, (being there very plenty), the silver firaped off. They will be vie which, when finished, will be by far the able but a few ays." most curious and completelt work in all “ London, Aug. 6. This merning Mr Europe. This making iron from pit-coal Banks, Dr Soleno, and Mr Green the is the first public attempt, and held by astronomer, kt out for Deal, to imbark patent to the inventors of such a fingular on board the Endeavour, Capi. Cook, and beneficial process, which has hitherto for the South seas, under ihe direction of engaged the attention of the most learned the royal fociety, to orrerve the transit chymists of the age." of Venus next fon mer, erid to make dir. " Extract of a letter from Wooluiche coveries to the south and west of Cape Sept. 1768. Belides the Queen and Prue Horre."--The Endeavour lailed before dent men of war, the latter of which the middle of September. will be lanched here on Wednesday next, • London, Sept. 19. Wednesday at a there is now building a sixty-four gun meeting of many afrinomical gentlemen Mip, called the Intrepid, the timber of of different nations, held at a tavern in which, by order of the Lords of the .4d. Fleet Itreet, Mr Edward Webster, of St rriralty, has been previously prepared Neot?, attended, and delivered his opi. under the ivipeation of Mr a cele non relative to ibe poft rrofer place for brated chymist in London, whose indephlarning ile expected ira: fit of Verus, fatigalle indofiry bas discovered a very wlich is to determine the Sun's parallax, cheap method of preserving timber in and leille the solar synem ; when he read general from speedy decay and rollen: a ledure on ifie globe, and proved the neis. This gentleman, it is said, is velt. ille of Guam, 'ore of the Grand Ladrones ed with such power in his art, as to re• in the great Easterp occasi, lorg. 140 E. duce oals wood to the sofipess of for, and restore sestore it again to a degree of hardness IRELAND. and toughness much superior to any oak in its natural state ; that American oak “ Dublix, Sept. 10. Since the arrival can be prepared to last at least as long as of the Duke of Bedford, he hath been Englith oak unprepared ; that oak and treated with the highest honour and reelm plank acquire such an extraordinary spect. When it was known on Sunday pliancy, by varying the process, as to morning that his Grace was landed, the bend like a twig, without cracking : and bells of different churches were set as again that elm water.pipes can be con- ringing for joy. On Monday he was vi. verted to such a hard and tough condi. fited at the University by the Nobility, tion, as in all probability will remain Gentry, &c. to congratulate him on bis found for a century under ground ; that arrival in this kingdom; and dined that these properties are not communicated day with the Provost, where there was a by extracting the native juices of wood, most elegant dinner for his Grace, the but by altering their itate, and in- Ri Hon. Richard Rigby, and the compatroducing, by art, into the pores, where ny. On Wednesday his Grace was vilice nature seems to bave been defective, ed in state by his Excellency Lord Town. fimilar preservative principles; that shend, and dined with the Earl of Lawooden utensils, particularly such as de- nelbarough. On Thursday. his Grace cay speedily in bad cellars, can be pre. was presented to the Lord Lieutenant at served many years perfe&tly found; in the Castle, where there was a most Nort, that the invention is applicable crouded levee, who all paid their com, to all sorts of wood liable to decay in pliments of congratulation to the Duke open air, as wheel.carriages of artillery, of Bedford on his coming to this kingcoaches, carts, &c. Thus much is cer- dum. At the same time the Rt Hon. tain, that the elm keel of the Intrepid, the Lord Mayor, Sheriff, &c. of this after being prepared fixteen months, has citv, were presented to his Grace. And acquired a firmness almost equal to oak; yesterday his Grace was installed Chan, that the workmen in general complain of cellor of our University, in the grandest the hardness and toughness of the timber manner, in the College Old Hall;. at in hewing; that it defroys the edges of which were present his Excellency the their tools ; that the chips burn with Lord Lieutenant, Lady Viscountess Towngreat difficulty ; which are sufficient fhend, and their two eldest fons, the proofs, that the wood has received a conni. Lord Primate, the Lord Chancellor, the derable alteration ; and wbich is farther Duke and Duchess of Leinster, Lady confirmed by experiments made upon se. Louisa Conolly, many other ladies of veral pieces of oak, elm, ash, and beech, distinction, and several Lords Spiritual some of which have acquired an additio- . and Temporal. When the inllallinent nal weight of two pounds in six; which began, the Provost addressed his Grace in specimens ipay be examined here, by a very elegant Latin oracion ; to which those who are too prone to adopt incre. his Grace returned a most polite answer. dulity on such occalions." All the Fellows, Students, &c. appeared “ London, July 6. As a proof that the in their proper habits. On this occasion use of the loom is not arrived to its ne fome degrees were granted to different plus ultra, an ingenious mechanic has gentlemen. After this the Duke went Jately produced two shirts wove from end to other parts of the college, where he to end, the one plain, the olher ruffled. was complimented by the different pro. But what is peculiarly surprising in this fessors of languages and sciences in cleproduction, is, that the most ininute gant speeches, and returned polite an. works of the semptress are really copied, fwers. The music for this occalion was as the collar, wrists, gussets, without a compoled by the Earl of Morcington, Single stitch of the needle throughout the and performed by a masterly band, both whole, but fairly wove, body, Neeves, vocal and iostrumental. In the even.ng &c. in the loom, from the web, without the company adjourned to the new hill, the least loss in cutting the cloth. An where a nost magnificent entertain.cat introduction of this loom will be of inti. was provided.” nite service, and a great saving in materials for the army and navy, This 4 2 Buried {Fcaeles 1152$ } 13639 100 1 2 Between 102 1 3 Gout 47| Grief Chicken pox IO The LONDON General Bill of Christenings and Burials, from December 15. 1767, to De- cember 13. 1768; with the diseases and casualties, 6c. Males 12134 Increased in the bo rials this year 1927 Age. Na 60 and 70 1515 107 108 80 and 90 109 1714 go and 100 SID Casualties. 00 Broken Limbs 14 Bruised 3 8. Quinsy 10 Burnt 22 Rath 2 Drowned 1:8 8 French Pox 64 Rheumatism 6 Excelsive Drinking 3 62 Rickets 2 Executed Scald Head 2 Found Dead 2 Fractured 8 Small Pox 3028 Killed by Falls, and Sores and Ulcers several other Acci- dents 65 St Anthony's Fire 2 Killed themfelves 31 I|Overlaid 3 Poisoned 0038 Inflammation 66 Teeth 8 3] Tympany 2 Smothered 69 Vomit. and Loofe. 6 Starved Suffocated Buried in the city. In the West- kirk-yard. Males. , Femal., In all. Males. Femal. In all. Total. Age. 80 132 41 2 & 5 16 32 91 75 10 & 10 91 79 20 & 30 17 88 27 23 140 & 50 8 14 so & 60 IOI 70 58 70 & 80 43 23 (80 & 90 39 70 925 779 Scalded Aged Flux 11 Teething head Iliac paflion Accidents Jaundice I Stillborn 23 2 Suddenly 9:5 Mortification 3 Swelling 3 1231 ton 323 Or- to N. B. When different pages are referred to at any article, if the numbers are disjoined by a com- [In most of the copies of two half-meets in November Magazine, signatures 4 D and 4 E, the Berdeen, trials at 383. answer ib. Another message try. Refolutions to discou- from the Governor 265. The rage trade with Britain 49, 9. &c. rescued from prison 269. Newport 49. New York and to the Indians ib. Rock act 50. A linen-manufactu. Beaver illand on séritious paper at New York Broad cloth made at Gov. Ber. from customs not to be sent state ib. to Britain 262. Massachusets- 443 Sir W. Johnson's a- to the King 324. Their let- Murders by the In- ib. Mr Secretary Conway 325. Crogan fooths the Indians is. Chatham 401. Mr de Berdt, with the northern Indians ib. to the other provinces, the An Indian put to Jinment 328. The Earl of houte officers at Boston 368. Bernard 439, 40. Meffares 444. ers it 1 between the Governor and The King's council's address, B-... ----- See war to settle at 323 Dublin university 703 Salem town on bly 660. Assemblies of S. honey 568 Sting a horse, 44 notes sor Hutchinson's history of Maf- Bible, advantages of collating ancient MSS of 141 contest 393: A calm ex- Bischoffwerder, earthquake at 157 marks on this sermon 477. 174. 233 Apswers to Reprisals proposed against Blindness cured by a barbel- Boat, uncommon, cast ashore West Indies. Gen. Mel. at Shetland 385 memorial in behalf of the Corsicans 625 Boroughs, Royal, act con- Bridge at Melross, c. 667. Britain, a list of counties, His Excellen- Balta, taken by the Ruslans Buchan, E. of, his protest 286 Burnet, qualities of 629 Byron's narrative 357. 47* Canal, Forth and Clyde, ab- ed in 323 |
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