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The Royal Jennerian Society held their anniversary dinner, on Thursday, May 17, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand; his Grace the Duke of Bedford in the chair: about 300 members were prefent. Mr. Travers, jun., recited, in a very excellent style, an extract from a poem written for the occafion by Mr. R. Bloomfield, called "Good Tidings; or, News from the Farm." It was greatly applauded. Mr. Travers, fen., one of the Directars, in a very concife elegant manner, gave an account of the great exertions that had been made by the Society, and the very liberal contributions of many noblemen, gentlemen, and ladies. He, among other facts, ftated, that by the influence of vaccination, communicated through the medium of the different Societies, the annual deaths from the fmall-pox had been moft materially diminifhed. Through this Society, in co-operation with others, the vaccine fyftem had been propagated in Afia and America. At Conftantinople a house had been opened at the expence of this Society; and the Turks, although fo much averfe to innovation, had embraced the fyftem with the greatest eagerness. In India, the Hindoos, from their religious veneration of the cow, had been moft materially benefited by this mode of inoculation; and he might almoft affert, that millions had already been faved by vaccination. In America, the Canadian Indians came down the country many hundred miles to get the matter; and thus whole tribes efcaped the effects of that malignant and fatal distemper.-Lords Somerville, Morpeth, and Granville Levifon Gow er, Mr. A. Goldfmid, &c., were prefent. The Society broke up about ten o'clock, with an unanimous determination to promote vaccination by every means in their power.

Prefentation of Colours to the Loyal London Volunteers.-On Friday morning, May 18, at five o'clock, a flag was hoifted from the upper gallery of St. Paul's, as a fignal for the regiments that were to have their colours prefented, as well as thofe to keep the ground, to hold themselves in readine's to em Lark.

Precifely at a quarter of an hour before nine o'clock, the Earl of Harrington arrived at the Manfion House, accompanied by Lady Harrington, Lord Petersham, and Lady Anne Maria Stanhope, and his Staff: about the

fame time arrived the Sheriffs of Lon› don. The whole party immediately set off to the Tower Stairs, in proceffion, preceded by the Lord Mayor's carriage and fix horfes, in which was his family. Having reached the water fide, the Earl of Harrington and the Lord Mayor alighted, and repaired to the Govern or's of the Tower, where they met his Royal Highness the Duke of York, and his four Aids-de-Camp, with whom they returned, and embarked on board the Lord Mayor's barge (under a royal falute) from the Tower Stairs. They were followed by the Committee of the Corporation, who had the colours in charge, and the Staff of the Commander in Chief.

The Volunteer Regiments were ready by eight o'clock, when the fignal was given for the embarkation, which was quickly obeyed. The tide being flack, they could not get off until ten o'clock, when they moved on in the following order :

Four gun-boats, led by the Commodore (Lucas).

The Lord Mayor's barge. Two City barges with the Committee; and

129 troop boats, carrying the ten regiments.

In this order they proceeded down the River, the hips being, in compli ment to the day, dreffed with the colours of all nations, and most of them, as well as the differcut corps along fhore, faluting with cannon as they paffed, until the leading boats came to Greenwich. The gun-boats and fen-, cibles having moored, the corps were landed, under a difcharge of great guns and mufquetry, and the whole were completely on fhore by a quarter paft twelve. They then proceeded through Greenwich Park to Blackheath, and were arranged in the following order :---

On the right of the line were the London Volunteer Cavalry, with their field pieces, difmounted, in their flying cars, &c.: 1ft, 2d, and 4th Regiments formed on their left, with their backs towards Woolwich, at the extremity of the Heath that way; 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th, formed au angle on the 1st, 2d, and 4th, and extended across towards the London Road; the 10th and 11th formed another angle on them, facing the 1ft, 24, and 4th.

Being now in full readiness, his Royal Highness difpatched an Aid-de-Camp

to acquaint the Mayor and Members of the Corporation that the troops were ready to receive them: on which his Lordship proceeded to the center of the troops, when, on a gun being fired, the whole line prefented arms, officers faluted, drums beat, &c. On another gun being fired, a ftandard guard from the London Volunteer Cavalry, and the grenadiers of each corps, accompanied by the enligns who were to receive the colours, and preceded by their respective bands, advanced to a pofition which Earl Harrington had marked for them in the center, and and where his Royal Highness and the Lord Mayor had placed themselves, The ten companies of grenadiers, and the ftandard guard of the Cavalry, formed a circle round them, in which were her Royal Highnefs the Princess of Wales, Princefs Charlotte of Wales, the Lord Mayor's party, and from fix to feven hundred perfons of rank and diftinction.

The colours were now unfurled, and confecrated in the most folemn manner; after which the enfigus came forward, and, kneeling down, received them, with a fpeech from the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor: which being concluded, the enfigns rofe by command, and placed themselves, with their colours, in the center of the r refpective companies, who faced to the right about, and marched in ordinary time to their regiments.

The corps here gave three cheers, and being, by another fignal gun, thrown into line, they fired three vollies of battalions from right to left of the line.

On another fignal gun being fired, the whole line wheeled hackwards-by companies; and by another fignal gun being fired, ftepped forward in ordinary time to pafs the Royal Party, &c., in review order. Her Royal Highnefs the Princess of Wales was in a clofe carriage, and the Princefs Charlotte with her. The young Princess stood at the carriage window, and returned each falute with a wave of her hand..

After the London Regiments were paffed, the Royal Artillery Company, with their field pieces, the Cities of London and Westminster Light Horfe Volunteers, with their difmounted cavalry and flying cars, and the Deptford Volunteers, paffed by their Royal Highneffes in the fame order.--The ground was kept in an admirable manner by Vol. I.

the following corps: London Light Horfe Volunteers, Westminster Volun teer Cavalry, St. James's Volunteers, Cuftom Houfe Regiment, Greenwich Volunteers, Deptford Volunteers, and the Royal Artillery Company. The latter regiment, which marched from town in the morning, embarked with their band on board the boats that brought the others down, and were fafely landed in London.---The ten London regiments marched to town under the command of their respective colo nels; the caft and weft divifions feparating at the Bricklayers' Arms; the eat going over London Bridge, and the weft over Blackfriars Bridge.

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Married,] At Lambeth, Robert Bryer, Efq. of Walcot Place, to Mifs S. Bateman, of Batterfea Rife.-At St. George's, Hanover Square, Dav. Chambers, Eq. Lieutenant in his Majesty's navy, to Mifs Emma Catherine Weyland, fourth daughter of J. W. Efq. of Grofvenor Street.-At St. George's, Bloomsbury, Wm. Sadleir Bruere, Efq. of Bewick, Northumberland, to Mifs Harriet Boulton, fifth daughter of H. B. Efq. of Thorncroft, near Leatherhead, Surry.-Captain Charles Fielding, of the Royal Navy, to Lady Elizabeth Talbot.-At St. Bride's, R. Ho gard, Efq. of St. Paul's Churchyard, to Mifs Anther, of Medhurst, Suffex.At St. Swithin's, London Stone, James Kirkpatrick, Efq. banker in the Ifle of Wight, to Mifs Rogers, daughter of the late J. R. Efq. of Sun Court, Corn hill.-At St. James's Church, the Hon. Colonel Stewart, fon to the Earl of Galloway, to Mifs Douglas, daughter of the Hon. J. D. and grand daughter to Lord Harewood.-At Lambeth, Mr. Ball, linen-draper, of Bath, to Mifs Mofs, only daughter of G. M. Efq. of Vauxhall.-At St. James's Churc Thos. Porteus, Efq. of Jermyn Street, to Mifs Elizabeth Clapham, of Little Deans' Yard, Weftminiter.-At Saint George's, Hanover Sq. G. H. Nolcken, Elg. of the 3d Foot Guards, to Mrs. Durnford, of Upper Seymour Street, Portman Square.-J. Parkinfon, Efq. of Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, to Mifs Roberts, of Manchefter Square.-At St. George's Church, Hanover Square, by the Right Rev. the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Hon. Lieut. Col. De Grey, eldest fon of Lord Walfingham, 4 B

to Mifs, Methuen, eldest daughter of Paul Cobb M. Efq. of Cortham Houfe, Wilts.-James Stevens, Efq. banker, of Farnham, to Mifs Wilkinton, daughter of the Rev. Mr. W.-At Mary-lebone Church, John Anderton, Efq. of Old Cavendish Street, to Mrs. Lane, of Upper Berkeley Street, Portman Squ. Died.] After a lingering indifpofition, at his houfe in Privy Gardens, in his 54th year, Henry Marquis of Exeter, Lord Burleigh, Joint Hereditary Grand Almoner to the King in Fee, and Recorder of Stamford. His Lordthip was married in Auguft 1800, to Elizabeth, Duchefs of Hamilton, relict of the late Duke Brownlow, Earl of Exeter. The Marquis's eldest fon, by a former marriage, and still very young, fucceeds him in his title and eftate. The late Marquis came to the title of Earl of Exeter in December 1793. On Wednefday the 9th, the remains of the deceafed Nobleman were removed from his houfe in Privy Gardens, to be interred in St. Martin's Church, at Stamford, Lincolnshire. The cavalcade was followed by the family carriage, and thofe of the Duke of Ancafter, Marquis Salisbury, Earls Weftmoreland and Winchelfea; Lords Lowther, Carberry, St. Helens, Crayford, Brownlow, Yarborough, and Henniker; Ladies E. Chaplin, and E. Lowther; Sir Jofeph Banks, and Sir S. Fludyer; Generals Bertie and Leland, Mr. Chaplin, &c. &c. On Saturday the 12th, the remains of the Marquis of Exeter, after laying in flate five hours, were depofited in the family vault of St. Martin's, Stamford; three vollies were fired over the corpfe by the military, and three thousand fpectators, it is fuppofed, were in the park. The fix fenior officers of the Stamford Volunteer Infantry, of which his Lordship was the Commandant, fupported the pall. The band playing the Dead March in Saul, and the 104th Pfalm, had conAderable effect upon the perfons affembled.-Doctor Mofes Myers, late High Prieft of the German Jewith Synagogue in Leadenhall Street, from whence his remains were removed in funeral proceflion, according to the Mofaic Law, in a hearfe followed by twenty-four mourning and ûxty other coaches, to their burial-ground in Duck-in-Pond-Fields, Whitechapel.At her houfe in Hind Street, Manchefter Square, the Right Hon. Vif counters Wenman, widow of Philip,

last Viscount Wenman, and aunt of Willoughby Earl of Abingdon.-At the Angel Inn in the Strand, aged 81, Chriftopher Gardiner, Efq. an eminent attorney, of Minchin-Hampton: he went to bed the preceding evening perfectly well, but when the fervant attempted to wake him, in order for him to return home by an early coach, be was found dead. For his advanced period of life, and more than common weight and fiature, Mr. Gardiner enjoyed excellent health, and was wonderfully active; his lofs is much lamented, for he was able and zealous in his profeflion, warm and fincere in his friendthip.-At Staines, Mr. Matt. Hutchinfon, of the Blue Anchor, in that town. The deceased being a ferjeant in the Royal Spelthorn Legion, was interred with military honours, on Saturday laft, and attended to the grave by the officers of the divifion to which he belonged, together with the non-commiffioned officers, and detachments from each company. His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Clarence also attended the funeral, as a mark of refpect to the corps, and in order to fee that the whole was conducted with due folemnity. At Weftminster-school, of a fever, Mr. Charles Sedley, fecond fon of the Hon. Henry Sedley.-At Dorant's Hotel, Albemarle Street, in the 23d year of his age, of a decline, Sir George Ruffell, Bart. of Checkers, Bucks. The title is now extinct.-At Whitton, after an illness of several weeks, Mr. Chriftopher Cuppage, Secretary to the Royal Military Afylum at Chelsea, and many years Secretary to the Freemafons' School.-In Berner's Street, Edward Hafe, Efq. of Salt, in the county of Norfolk, only brother of Sir John Lombe, Baronet, of Great Melton.-In Westminster Hofpital, aged 55, Elizabeth Gordon : fhe had been a patient there upwards of 35 years, for the last 32 had been bed-ridden: about 13 years ago the became fubject to fits, which continued at intervals till a fhort time before her death. At his houfe in Wood Street, Westminster, aged 78, Thomas Parker, Efq. one of the Ingroffing Clerks of the Houfe of Commons. At Paddington, John Vochez, Efq. Contractor General in the last war for maintaining French prifoners.-At Hammersmith, Mifs Catherine Hales, fourth daughter of the late Sir J. H. Bart. of Mundell, Lincolnshire.—Mr. The, Ellis,

fon of Mr. William Ellis, grocer, in Holborn, and a Volunteer in the Bloomsbury Affociation, took his piece up ftairs, as he faid, for the purpose of cleansing it; when foon after the report of a hot was heard, and he was found quite dead, the contents having paffed through his skull.-Aged 21, Mr. Thomas Curtis, of the Crefcent, St. George's Fields, one of the people called Quakers. He had breakfatted, and was in his ufual good health and fpirits; but foon after complained of a violent pain in his fide, when his mother recommended him to lay down: he went up stairs for that purpofe, foon after which one of his fifters being in an adjoining room, hear

ing a violent groan, haftened to his afliftance, but, perceiving he was in the agonies of death, the thock had fo violent an effect upon her feelings, that the immediately fainted away; his other fifter having alfo heard the alarm, haftened to the room, and upon feeing them both, her fentes fled likewife; and upon his mother's arrival up stairs the found him a corpfe. He was nephew to the late William Curtis, F.L.S. the well known author of the Botanical Magazine, &c. &c. His family lately fuftained an irreparable lofs in the death of his father; in addition to which they have now to mourn the lofs of an excellent son, an attentive and affectionate brother.

PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES;

With an Account of the principal Marriages, Deaths, &c., under the Heads of the different Counties:

BERKSHIRE.

DURING the late thunder-storm, a

water-fpout burft near Winkfield, Berks, and literally fhivered three large trees to pieces, befides difmembering two others. The country for many miles round was perfectly deluged; indeed, fo heavy a rain in many parts of that county and Surry can scarce be remembered by the oldest inhabitant, and extenfive damage has been done by it,

Married.] Mr. Pocock, clothier, of Bath, to Mifs Chafe; and Mr. H, Chafe, of Calcot Green, Berks, to Mifs Gibbs, eldest daughter of Mr. G. of Compton.-At Abingdon, J. Bunce, jun. Efq. of Marcham, to Mifs Child, daughter of Capt. C. of the Abingdon Troop of Berkhire Volunteer Cavalry, Died.] At Reading, aged 61, Mr. Cornelius Hale, a respectable farmer of Sutton Courtney. In childbed, at Wokingham, Mrs. Horn, wife of Mr. T. H. She had just received news of the death of her brother Lt. Ormsby, who was maffacred at Ceylon.-At Windfor, the wife of J. Ramsbottom, jun. Efq. aged 27.-At Fyfield, Mr. John Leech, aged 87.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE,

Married.] Louis Montgaillard, Efq. a French emigrant, to Mifs Arabella Norman, a young lady of exquifite beauty, with a fortune of 30,0001.— At Olney, Mr. Allen, to Mifs King. At Great Marlow, Mr. Jofeph Nath,

arranged in alphabetical Order.

of Newgate Street, to Mifs Hoar, daughter of the late Rich. Hoar, Efq.

Died.] After a lingering illness, at Ayleibury, Mr. James Carew.—Mr. Berrill, butcher, of Olney; and two days after Mrs. B. his widow. They were buried on Monday laft in one grave, and have left five fmall children.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

Died.] At Chatteris, John Gardner, Efq. of that place, one of his Majesty's Juftices of the Peace for the Isle of Ely.

In the prime of life, Mifs Robinson, only child of Mr. Simeon R. of Duxford. Mr. Atfield, veterinary furgeon, of Newmarket,

CHESHIRE.

Married.] Mr. Thomas Crane, bookfeller, of Chefter, to Mifs Swinchatt, of Ternhill.-William Bage, Efq. to Mifs Margaret Hughes, both of Chester.

Died.] At Chelter, after a long and painful illnefs, Mifs Browne, daughter of the late Capt. B. of this city.-Mrs Marcroft, widow of the late Mr. Peter M.-Aged 40, Mrs. Breadley.-In her 97th year, Mrs. Orred.-In the bloom of youth, Mifs Hudfon, only daughter of Mr. M. H. Deputy Constable of the County Gaol.-Mr. Powell, of Tarvin. Being one of the Prince of Wales's Yeomanry Cavalry, his remains were interred with military honours.

CUMBERLAND.

Fertility of the foil.-A fix-acre field, th property of Mr. John Armstrong, of 4B 2

Carlife, the two harvests before the laft, produced the most aftonishing crops of oats that ever rewarded the hand of industry; in which there were noticed fingle stems that contained upwards of 500 individual grains of corn, and where a fingle grain of feed was depofited, 22 healthy items had fprung up. Last year the fame piece of ground, from 3 bufhels of feed, yielded 111 Carlile bushels of clean well-dreffed barley, which, at 9s per bufhel, fold for 491 19s; 2433 truffes of ftraw, at 2s 6d per fcore, realised 151 4s: amount 651 3s. It is ftill more remarkable, that during the whole period the land had neither manure, lime, nor any other ftimulating fubitance, applied to it.

Married.] At Whitehaven, Baldwin Wake, Efq. Surgeon of the 21ft Light Dragoons, to Mifs Spedding, daughter of the late J. S. Efq.-At Brampton, the Rev. J. Wright, of Hutton, in Dumfriesshire, to Mifs Hood, daughter of the late Rev. R. H. of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Died.] Mrs. Ewart, relict of the late Simon Ewart, Efq. of Brampton.-At Clifton, near Penrith, Jonathan Savage, aged 92, one of the people called Quakers.-At Draughtfyke, on the borders of Cumberland, Andrew Nicoll, aged 69; a man of real genius and integrity. Fortune had not granted to him riches, nor even a competency; but he had done more :---he was gifted with a pure and unfullied mind, a bright understanding, and a benevolent foul. He was, in truth, a man, who, though poor, was happy, and who, though untutored in claffic lore, was learned. Theology, philofophy, and politics, were fubjects on which he would defcant with much difcrimination, and in the illuftration of which topics few could excel him. In the jocular or the fedate converfations of the village he was looked up to with respect and pleasure. In fine, he was a humble, a happy, and a generous cottager, in whom was found no guile. At Petherhill, near Carlisle, Mr. John Carruthers, aged 100 years. This venerable yeoman was no lefs diftinguifhed for the integrity than the benevolence of his heart. Even to the laft year, he could read a newspaper or magazine without the aid of glaffes; and in his converfation was peculiarly fpirited and amufing.

DERBYSHIRE.

Married.] At Gloffop, Mr. Abraham Shaw, to Mifs Parkinfon, late of Man

chefter.-At Melbourne, Mr. Charles Bowman, to Mrs, Mary Dolman.-At Walton-upon-Trent, the Rev. James Boud, to Miss Margaret Hollier; and Mr. Wm. Lea, to Mifs Mary Hollier, -At Wefton-upon Trent, Mr. Thomas Salt, of Burton-upon-Trent, eldest fon of T. S. Efq. of Abbotts Bromley, in the county of Stafford, to Mifs Dawfon, only daughter of the Rev. Wm. D. of the former place.

Died.] At Derby, Mr. Stables, aged 65, after a long and fevere illness.→ Aged 43, Mrs, Bateman, wife of Mr. C. B. attorney at law.-Aged 39, Mr. John Ward, tilk throwfter, of Derby.

DEVONSHIRE,

Married.] At Axminster, Mr. Thos Sabine, of Dorchefter, attorney, to Mifs Taunton,of Frome.-At Charles Church, Plymouth, Mr. Fortefcue, furgeon, to Mifs Herbert, daughter of Mr. H. banker. At Honiton, H. B. Lott, Efq. fon of Samuel L. Efq. of the Poft Office, to Mifs Buckland, only daughter of Mrs. B.-At Holcombe Regis, the Rev. J. B. May, of Athbrittle, Somerfetthire, to Mifs Whitter.-Mr. D. Andrews, grocer, of Plymouth Dock, to Mifs H. Holman, of Exeter.-Mr. J. Manning, attorney, of Exeter, to Mifs Matilda Cooke, of Almondsbury, Gloucesterfhire.

Died.] At the advanced age of 88, Mrs Warren, of Lympftone, Devon.→ At Barnstaple, in the 85th year of her age, Mrs. Jane Drake, relict of J. D. Efq. late Town Clerk of that place.At Alphington, near Exeter, the Rev. Hugh Ellicombe, Rector of Bridford, in Devon,

DORSETSHIRE.

Married.] The Rev. Tho. Mallands, of Eaft Lulworth, near Wareham, to Mifs Fofter, eldest daughter of Mr. F. of Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn.—At Hawkchurch, Mr. Poole, of Vexford, in the county of Somerset, to Mils Domett, daughter of the Rev. Wm. D. rector of Hawkchurch.—Mr. John Hunt, of Dorchester, to Mifs Dew, of Stonwell Farm.-At St. Giles's, by the Dean of Exeter, Mr. John Sweatiean, to Mifs Mary Turnbull.-Chas. D'Oyley, Efq, fon of Sir Jno. Hadley D'Oyley, Bart. and one of the Affiftants in the Governor General's Office in Bengal, to Mifs Marianne Gear, youngek daughter of W. G. Efq. of Keyhaven, near Lymington. Mr. Willaim Jeffery, currier, of Sherborne, tó Mifs S. Baker, daughter of Mr. B. linen-draper, of Yeovil,-Mr. H. Brown, of Child

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