PRINTED FOR RICHARD PHILLIPS, By whom Communications (Post-paid) are thankfully received, (Price Fifteen Shillings and Sixpence half-bound.) J. ADLARD, Printer, 23, Bartholomew-Close, and 39. Duke-Street, Smithfield. THE MONTHLY MAGAZINE. No. 237.] FEBRUARY 1,1813. [1 of VOL. 35. As long as those who write are ambitious of making Converts, and of giving their Opinions a Maximum of Influence and Celebrity, the most extensively circulated Miscellany will repay with the greatest Effeet the Curiosity of those who read, whether it be for Amusement or for Instruction. - JOHNSON. Our Supplement, completing the 34th Volume, is published with the present Number. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. A SIR, CCEPT the following easy method of dispelling noxious air from large beer-backs, cistpools, the shafts of mines, and such like places. It may be done in any situation, and with very little labour; without any expense, and it is said to be effectual. The method is this-Where it is known to be unsafe, or may be suspected of being dangerous for men to descend, it is only necessary for them to throw any cold spring or other water, which is not putrid, two or three pailfuls, into the place con. taining the noxious air, in such a man ner as to break the water into a very heavy shower: and, if I am rightly in formed, that will dispel most of the suffocating gas, and correct the air so much 3 to remove every degree of danger. JOHN MIDDLETON. I Egremont, A patent has within these few weeks been granted to a gentleman of Gib. raltar, for the invention of rendering seamen's beds complete life-preservers. In one character, this gentleman has Ashperton, united two most important objects-a Sutton, comfortable bed or mattress, possessing Blandford, Torrington, in every respect the same appearance, Alresford, convenience, softness, and pliability, as Alton, those now in use, and at the same time Basingstoke, having the xtraordinary property of Overton, sating the body for any length of time- Ledbury, the simplicity of the construction enables Tunbridge, two minutes, without any risk of their being removed by accidents. MONTHLY MAG. No. 237. in } } Caneborg, .. / were among the boroughs which had disused the elective franchise; but have been restored to the exercise of it, as was also the town of Weoebly, after a discontinuance of 300 years. Agmondesham, and the three next, hod discontinued this privilege from 28 Edw. I., Anno 1300, to 21 Ja. I., Anno 1628, being 323 years; when a search by Mr. Hakevill, of Lincoln's-inn, into the Parliamentary Writs in the Tower, terminated in the restitution of their suspended rights, in consequence of a petition to the House of Commons, and a report of their committee adopted by the House: upon which warrant from the Speaker, the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery was directed by his Majesty to issue Writs of Election for these several boroughs.* I may probably trouble you hereafter with the state of the present population in some, at least, of these places. It might be obviously possible greatly to ameliorate the present representation, by restoring and modifying the elective franchise in these boroughs, adding to them (as in the case of Shoreham) a sufficient number of votes from the sur. rounding hundreds, though I think it ought to be greater than in that instance, And, whether there be power by prerogative of the crown or not, to create a new borough; the right of election once exercised cannot be lost by disuse: though, for the public good, Parliament may extend it to a greater number. As to the equilibrium secured to the Scotch and Irish nation by the Union, a simple application of the Rule of Three solves that difficulty, with addition of very few members for each. Troston, Dec. 6, 1812. CAPEL LOFFT, To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. A SIR, S your excellent Miscellany has an extensive circulation on the continent of Europe, the information which I here transmit, may be likely, by its means, to meet the notice of the friends and family of the unfortunate ROENTGEN, whose fate, this communication records. He arrived at Mogadore in the Spring of 1811; and, in consequence of letters of recommendation from Sir Joseph Banks, Mr. Mitford, and Mr. J. G. Jackson, resided at my house. I was not at home at his arrival, and but a very few hours during his stay in Mogadore, as I arrived home on the Friday noon, and he set off on his journey for the interior early the next morning. His first intention was, to have remained one year at Mogadore; bur, making a journey to Morocco about two months after his arrival, he soon after his return became extremely impatient to commence his very arduous undertaking. The plan which had been recommended by me was, to engage some trader going to Tombuctoo to take him under his protection, and bring him safe back for a stipulated sum; but this proposal carried with it too much the air of restraint. had had in my service for about a year prior to Mr. Roentgen's arrival, a man born at Beverly, in Yorkshire, of German parents. This fellow, when a seaman on-board a British ship of war, which put into Tetuan or Tangier, ran away, and turned Moor; had been a renegade some years, and was in my employ as gardener. With this man, Mr. Roentgen unfortunately contracted a very close intimacy; which originated, no doubt, from his talking the same language, and the fellow's parents being natives of the same part of Germany as Mr. Roentgen, He therefore determined to take this renegade for his companion; and, on my arrival at home, I found them ready to set off. I endeavoured to persuade Mr. Roentgen to put it off for a few days, as I did not like his trusting wholly to a renegade; but he said things were gone too far; the man was in possession of all his plans, and one day's delay might be fatal. Mr. Roentgen was accompanied out, the first fifteen miles, by several Euro * Pret. to Gianville's Rep. Ixxxix. xcvi. peans, who returned in the evening. and the Reports 87-96 Que remained the night with him, and |