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guish, and what he has taken every precau- | power extends the Spanish inhabitants will tion to prevent, has, at length, befallen be ruined in their properties by the devastahim; his Character is beheld in its true light tions of fire and sword,it is therefore -is beheld with abhorrence!-while the curses of the World, no longer smothered in privacy, are incessant, vehement, and universal.

Resolutions intended to have been proposed. That the resistance made by the Spanish Nation to the fraud, injustice, and oppression of the Tyrant of the Continent, is a duty which that nation owed to itself, and to the World at large.

That the British Nation beholds with exalted satisfaction the formidable resistance now making by the Spanish Nation, to avert the imposition of an upstart sovereign, foreign to its natural, lawful, and established government, alien to its manners, and unacquainted with its interests.

That, apart from that assistance which the British Government has thought proper to afford to the loyal and patriotic Inhabitants of Spain, now acting in defence of their country, it is expedient to express the honourable sense entertained by the British Nation at large, of the spirit, courage, and patriotism which have animated that people in their present opposition to the dictates of unprincipled and despotic ambition.

This inference is more than supported by facts that have already occurred. After the massacre at Madrid upwards of five hun dred innocent spectators and country people who brought their articles to the markets, on the next day, were deliberately and in cold blood seized, bayoneted, and shot: by. the orders of MURAT. It was sufficient, that a penknife or even a bodkin was found upon them, to prouounce their doom. In Portugal, the soldiers and the conscripts were manacled, and screwed together by their thumbs, and marched to the French armies: many, with their hands dreadfully lacerated, found means of escaping, and are now with the patriots in armis. In Italy, such is the tyranny exercised, that no person can wear a pair of buckles, or a ring, or a watch, that has not the stamp of manufacture de Paris on it. I do not advance these fasts lightly: I vouch for their authenticity.-H. F. G.

We venture to add, that these facts are stated greatly below the truth. It has reached us, that the number of people massacred at Madrid, the day after the commotion, and notwithstanding Murat's proclamation assuring the establishment of peace, and the oblivion of crimes, was nearer to a thousand thau to

That this Meeting, and every individual present, will heartily promote, by every means and on all occasions, the success, prosperity, and honour of the noble Spa-five hundred. They were trepanned to, to niards engaged in this laudable enterprise on the behalf of their country; whose conduct we consider as highly exemplary to other Nations, and as well deserving the support and encouragement of every friend to national freedom and independence, to the general liberty and welfare of the human race.

That, as the applause and encouragement of fellow-combatants has a powerful influence in cheering and animating the brave, in the hour of conflict, it would be, in the opinion of this meeting, extremely grateful 10 the population of Spain now in arms, to receive some token of that unanimity which pervades all ranks of people and every part of the United Kingdom in their behalf on this interesting occasion that the presence of the Spanish Deputies at this time in England is highly favourable to such a Communication, and that a spontaneous and unequivocal testimony of the sentiments of the British Nation, derived from meetings like the present, in its various Counties, would be an effectual mean of invigorating the efforts making by Spanish heroism, and of rendering an essential service to the common cause of mankind, in opposition to insatiable usurpation and tyranny.

And, whereas it is to be expected from the Fortune of War, and the known merciless character of the enemy, that wherever his

their fate, in the most cowardly manner imaginable; being led away, singly, as if dismissed for good, through a narrow passage; in a suitable part of which, was stationed an executioners who with a sharp weapon struck the Spaniard on the back of his neck, and at the same instant, a soldier who followed behind as a guard, levelled his piece, and shot the unexpecting sufferer through his back !!— Those who have been acquainted with the massacres at Paris in the bloodiest periods of the revolution, will perceive that the prac tices of French fraternity are no more abolished than the principles.

On the march of the French army into Portugal the peasants whose cottages adjoined the line of march, quitted them, and fled : every cottage therefore was burnt.

In compliance with the proclamations of Buonaparte, and his commanders, which or dered the destruction and burning of any vil lage in which a single French soldier had been killed, several villages in Arragon had been destroyed, and all the inhabitants, men, women, and children, without exception had been murdered; and fire completed the horrid " military execution." ! !———

In vengeance for such atrocities, the Spani ards after the battle near Saragossa, with their long knives and cutlasses, we are given to uns deistánd, destroyed the whole French army.

expedient, that a Subscription be immediately entered into for the purpose of relieving such Sufferers, so far as may be possible; and of providing for the wives and children of those Spaniards, who may be disabled or killed in fighting for the salvation of their country-and, in order that all ranks and conditions among us may have an opportunity of contributing to this glorious cause, the lowest sum will be accepted.

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to any part of Europe where His Majesty may be pleased to command their exertions.-Such is the general ardour of the nation in favour of the gallant Spaniards, that these noble examples will become very popular. Such instances will evince the spirit of the nation most effectually to Spain; let the proud y rant, harrowed up in soul" by ten thousand anguishes, contemplate fully the effects from this same spirit, which we know he That the foregoing Address and Resolutions foresees, ever since he was thwarted at the be translated into the Spanish Language, and council table, by being told plainly,- Britons presented to the Spanish Deputies, request-will not bend to you:-'en pensez pas !" ing they will insert them in all the Spanish New Naval Hospital -The Lords of the Newspapers, and direct that they be printed Admiralty have ordered a Royal Naval Hos and distributed generally in the form of hand-pital to be erected upon the Denes, Yarbills, placards, &c. in all the Provinces, and mouth, capable of containing 300 patients; in every City, Town, and Village in their, from plans by Edw. Holl, architect, under Kingdon, that the most obscure inhabitant the Inspector General of his Majesty's naval may behold a proof of the spontaneous, in- works. dividual, and unanimous opinion of the People of England.

That a committee be immediately chosen, and that the Address and Resolutions be inserted in th London, Dublin, and Edinburgh Newspapers, and a copy sent to every Mayor and Corporation in the Kingdom, for the furtherance of the views adopted by this meeting.

Public Spirit. The following resolutions may be adduced as a proof of the ardent spirit with which the people of this country embrace the cause of the Spanish patriots it reflects honour on our countrymen, and we gladly insert it as a contrast to the Heroes of the Whip Club.--The Westbury, Clifton, and Henbury Volunteers, at the parade on Sunday, July 10, unanimously and spontaneously entered into the following resolutions; Admiring, in common with all our fellow subjects, the heroic conduct of the Patriots of Spain, and the generous efforts which our own government is making in their behalf, we come forward, with alacrity, to offer our best services, as far as they can be made useful in this glorious cause. We therefore agree to hold ourselves in readiness to enter on permanent duty, for any length of time his majesty may think fit,-either in the garrison of Bristol, or in any other part of the kingdom, from which it may be necessary to withdraw any great proportion of the more regular forces. We have observed that the National Guards (or Armed Citizens) of France have been compelled to perform the military service of the interior-and we think it the duty of Britons, at the present moment, to use every exertion in their power, with the view of rendering the military force of this country more disposable."-The North Cork Militia, at parade in Eunis on Saturday, July 16, in the most voluntary and gallant manner, stepked forward and offered to extend their services

Profitable Enclosure.-The enclosure of Wildmore Fen, below Boston, will bring into immediate cultivation 40,000 acres of immundated, "and consequently, of hitherto unprofitable land. It is so rich, that considerable part of it is now seiling at £50 per acre, and the rest is of equal value. aggregate amount thereof, is £2,000,100. The expenditure of inclosing, draining, &c. has cost £400,000: so that the net profit to the owners of this great work will be £1,600,000 sterling.

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State of Lawyers, as a Profession.-The number of lawyers now candidates for business exceeds six hundred--a number sufficient to transact the forensic concerns of all Europe! Of this number one in ten, that is to say, about sixty, pay their expences; and of these happy few about thirty gain from five to twelve hundred pounds; about twenty, from twelve to five and twenty hundred ; and the remaining ten from three to ten thousand per annum! Thus, upwards of five hundred, it appears, gain nothing whatever; or getting something, do not pay their expences: of this class there may be also about sixty; therefore, about four hundred and eighty are actually without any employment at all. The general expences of every man who enters into competition for business at the bar, upon the cheapest circuits, are not under five hundred pounds a year; and on the Northern, Western, and Oxford circuits, considerably

more.

Eagles-Lately at Moorside Parks, in the parish of Arlcedon (about five miles from Whitehaven), ten lambs belonging to Mr. Dickenson, of that place, were killed by two eagles, and some otliers desperately wounded. This rare species of warfare against so valuable an animal, ought to induce proprietors of sheep to be particularly watchful for the preseni, as these rapacious birds are supposed to have taken up their residence in the neighbouring mou.,tains.

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Forgeries. A new system has been lately, in girth, and weighing forty-two pounds! practised, the authors of which have been-It was exhibited in Norwich; and, insuccessful in acquiring considerable booty, credible as it may appear, was a silver, not a and lucky enough hitherto to escape detection. conger eel. The instruments forged have been cheques of merchants and other respectable persons, who keep cash with several bankers in the city, many of whom have paid sums, to a consirable amount, on these false orders, in which the hand writings of the pretended principals have been so accurately counterfeited, as to elude the scrutiny of the bankers. Among the banking-houses who have suffered by these frauds, are those of Prescott and Co. to the amount of £650; Smith, Payne, and Co. £600; Masterman and Co. £250; Boldero and Co. £200; Sykes and Co. £400; all of which sums were paid in single cheques purporting to be from persons who kept cash at their houses, and all within ten days.

Honourable Exertion.-Among the young
officers who lately assembled at the Navy Of
fice, to pass their examination for lieutenants,
Mr. William Pearse presented himself for that
purpose. His certificates from his late com-
manding officers attracted every one's atten-
tion-as it appeared by them that he had more
than twenty times risked his life to save that
of a fellow creature, by leaping overboard,
after those who had fallen into the sea in
gales of wind, and when the ship was going
at a great rate; and that he had the singular
good fortune by these means, of saving the
fives of a dozen seamen. The crew of his
majesty's ship Foudroyant had honourably
presented him with a handsome sword, on
which his fortunate exertions in preserving
the Hives of three of their shipmates are ex-
pressively engraven. This gentleman's promo-
tion was not only ensured, but distinguished.

Monument to the Memory of Mr. Fox.-
In the grounds of Raywell, Yorkshire, near
the seat of D. Sykes, Esq. an elegant tribute
to the memory of Mr. Fox has lately been
erected. It consists of a beautifully propor-
tioned funereal urn, made of Lythopyra,
after a model of one found in Herculaneum.
The urn, on which are inscribed the words,
Oss. Venerand. Caroli Jacobi Fox,
2 feet high, and is placed on a pedestal 4
feet high, on which is inscribed :

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Hunc tu, Dea, tempore in omni Omnibus ornatum voluisti excellere rebus. Extraordinary Eels.-A conger eel was lately taken in the Wash at Yarmouth, by a fisherman, which measured six feet in length, and twenty-two inches in girth, and weighed three stone seven pounds. This eel, on finding no way to escape, rose erect, and actually knocked the fisherman down before he could take it. Another fisherman caught an eel about a mile below the bridge at Yarmouth, six feet one inch long, twenty one inches

Ancient Yew Tree.-Perhaps there is one of the greatest curiosities in a yew-tree, at Grasford, in North Wales, eight miles from the city of West Chester, that ever was recorded in the annals of history.-In this churchyard there are growing near 19 yew trees; one of which has been an evergreen in that sacred ground upwards of 400 years, as handed down by tradition from father to son; the circumference of which has been taken by a traveller curious in native antiquity, on Wednesday, May 11, 1808, and is of the following dimensions:-one foot from the ground, its circumference is seven yards eighteen inches; and five feet from the ground, it is the enormous size of nine yards nine and two more are following very rapidly ;* inches. Two of its great arms are gone dead, yet there still remain a sound body and seven great arms, that it is supposed wiil pilot its old age through another long century, before it pays its debt to nature, and drops among the ancient dead it has so long shaded.-It has stood in 17 kings' and 3 queens' reigus, and also Cromwell's commonwealth.

dlesex, Wednesday, 12th July, 1808.-Sir,
The Weather.-Manor-house, Hayes, Mid-
the extraordinary heat of yesterday and to-day,
(which exceeds any ever previously experienc
ed in England) induces me to send a correct
account of it, as observed in a north open
aspect at this honse, by two thermometers,
by Ramsden and Cary, quite detached.
On Tuesday the 12th inst. at two p. m. both

stood at

At midnight

At half past eleven this morning And t this instant (one o'clock) have fallen to

87° 69°

90°. 889

The hot Sunday and Tuesday, in the year 1790, only amounted to 83°, in open shaded situations. The average heat of the WestIndies is about 822. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, W. WALKER,

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The following is an exact statement of the extraordinary height of the thermometer from July 11 to 19, inclusive, exposed to the open air in a northern aspect, in Jamesstreet, Buckingham gate:Monday, July 11. Tuesday, Wednesday, 13. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday,

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in various parts of London, near. and exposed to the Sun at its greatest heat,

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On Wednesday, July 13, the thermometer, flashing of the lightning, I believe there was at Hayes, Middlesex, was not 924 one moment's intermission till about in Kent, at three or four in the morning. The hail and pieces of ice that fell were in many places of the weight of 7 ces; th damage is very oun ear Brockhurst, n Coventry, 20th July, 1808.-With respect to weather, nothing ever equalled the heat we experienced last week; one man in my parish was brought home dead from the hay-field on Wednesday;-three at Lutterworth-nine at Market Harborough were taken home in the same state. An ob servation not unworthy of record is that the whole of them had been excessively hard drinkers of spirits.

July 16th, 1808.-There was a Tornado, at an early hour on Thursday morning at Enfield, which did considerable damage in the neighbourhood.-About three o'clock, a whirlwind seized two trees in St. James's Park, nearly opposite the palace, stripped them completely of their branches, and left them like flag-staves. It was singular, that, at the same moment there was hardly a breath of air to be felt out of its range. A person who was on the spot, compared it, as to size and velocity, to a water-spout. It made a noise like the crash of a falling house, and raised a cloud of dust so dense, as to obstruct all vision.-A like influence was felt in the Strand, near Temple-bar.-Whirlwinds, though of Jess force, took place, in the course of the day, in various parts of the town; and again about six o'clock yesterday morning, which subsided in a refreshing breeze of several hours

continuance.

AGRICULTURAL REPORTS.

Central District. The crops of hay and artificial grasses, (clover, &c.) Ifave turned out very abundant, and are nearly all well gotten up. The grain in general looks well and bids fair for an early and abundant harvest. Turnip fallows have in general been sown, and where clean, the plants look vigourous and healthy. The fly has done little mischief at present; the pastures, in general, could dispense with rain, but where they were permitted to gain a head before stocking there is no want of grass, which, is kind and of good quality, abounding in the honey-suckle clover. Wool, from 21s. to 24s. per tod of 281b. Stock on the advance. We have had no natural drought from the hot weather, the ground being saturated with wet prior to its setting in: Warwick has no waste land in it except Sutton Coldfield. I should imagine one-seventh of the county of Stafford is waste.

On Friday, July 15, (St. Swithin) about nine in the evening, there was a storm, near Glastonbury, in Somersetshire, in its appearance and consequences exceeding any thing that has for a long series of years been known in this country. The thunder and lightning were tremendous; and the shower of hail which formed a part of this tempestuous phenomenon, was of a nature which would scarcely justify belief, if we had not a perfect confidence in the gentleman who communicated the account. The storm appeared to Suffolk-Hay and clover making nearly have spent its chief fury between Piper's-inn, over; well got in, the crop lighter than was on the road from Wells to Bridgwater, and at first expected; no prospect of any second the village of Ashgate. Here the corn was crop, as the late weather has positively parched laid flat; the roads were inundated; the ap- up the grass and clover.-Wheats are likely ple trees which abound in that country, were to be three parts of a crop; the late weather stripped not only of their fruit, but of their has dried them before they got to a full kernel. very leaves, and almost every pane of glass-Barleys are gone off much; particularly on in the latter village was broken. The large hail stones, which were of an irregular form, measured six inches in circumference; and the lesser ones, or rather balls of ice, were half that size. The inhabitants were so much alarmed at this extraordinary visitation, that they trembled for their lives; and few of them, to use their own expression, expected to behold the return of day.-Therm. at 77-80. Belmont, near Monmouth, Wales, July 21, 1808.—We have had very fine hot weather till Friday last, when one of the longest and most tremendous thunder storms ever known came on, and has, apparently put an end to the fine weather. The storm began at a distance from hence, about noon on Friday, and lasted till next day. The night was almost as light as the day, by the constant VOL. IV. [Lit. Pan. August, 1608.]

light lands, for the want of rain.-Turnips
have been taken off by the Fly, in various
parts, and in many places.-No sowing till
there comes rain; for want of which peas
and beans have been greatly injured; and
will not be half a crop.-Cole seed is a
middling crop; Oats are a light crop, owing
to the dryness of the season; Potatoes ar
moderate, if rain does not fall soon, the
be a short crop.

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County of Essex.--The wheats promise extremely well; barley and oats upon the whole are pretty good; beans, and peas have suffered from the dry weather. At present can say but little about turnips, many not yet sown for want of rain. The grass and clover hay stacked in good order, this year, the most abundant ever known.

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is reason to believe fish will be found in abundance during the whole herring season.-Barrel bounties are also to be given.. Very strict regulations are to be laid down as, to proper curing, but at the same time inspecting officers are to be appointed at the different fishing stations, by which the adventurers will be freed from many hardships of which they formerly complained The act, as to the fishing, is not to commence till ist of June, 1809, but the board will no doubt be formed before that time, so that the necessary

Highland Society of Scotland.-A general meeting of this society, in terms of its charter, was held in their hall, in Edinburgh, on Monday June 27th, at which there was a respectable attendance of the noblemen and gentlemen of the society, to the number of seventy; lord Cathcart in the chair. After a ballot, as required by the rules of the society, by which many new members were admitted, the society took under consideration the proceedings of their directors since the general meeting in January last; ap-arrangements may be made, and publicity given proved of their continued attention to the objects of the institution, of their premiums for the current year, for essays on different useful subjects, for practical improvements in agriculture, &c.

After hearing the report of a committee, of which Mr. Forbes, advocate, is convener, and the minutes of the directors thereupon, respecting applications made to them by Dugald Kennedy, smith, and Robert Mackay, machine-maker in Glasgow, stating that they had some time ago constructed, and introduced into the district of Kintyre, Argyllshire, a proper machine for card. ing wool; and a similar application from Mr. Daniel Clark, of Campbeltown, who was an original partner with them in that concern; and, besides having been aiding in the introduction of this manufactory, now carries it on for his own behoof, and has extended it to spinning the wool, and manufacturing it into cloth, of which specimens were laid before the meeting; the society, as an encouragement to the introduction of such manufactories into the Highlands, voted a premium of twenty guineas to the said Dugald Kennedy and Robert Mackay, and to Mr. Daniel Clark, a premium of 6d. per yard on the first 2000 yards of cloth manufactured by him during the current year, 1808.

The attention of the meeting was next called to the steps taken by this society respecting the fisheries, particularly the white herring fishery. -It appeared from the proceedings, that in 1804, the adventurers in this trade had requested the interference of the society, when a special committee had been named for the purpose of acquir⚫ing the most accurate information upon this important subject; and in consequence of an extensive correspondence it had obtained a great body of information respecting the herring fishery, which had been, from time to time, communicated by the society to such members of his Majesty's government, as, from situation, were led to pay attention to the object, and particularly to the right hon. George Rose, who had finally drawn up, and brought forward in parliament, a bill for the farther encouragement and better regulation of the white herring fishery." It appened from a copy of the bill upon the table, since passed into a law, that commissioners are to be appointed specially for the white herring fishery. A tonnage bounty is to be given for a deep sea fishery, similar to that carried on by the Dutch, Premiums are to be given for introduc ing a system of fishery, in regard to which the society have been particularly solicitous, viz. by encouraging the adventurers to get boats of a sufficient size to leave the lochs and bays, where the arrival of the herrings is uncertain and precar ous, and to fish in the open ocean, where there

to the provisions of the act.

The meeting was much gratified to find, that an object of such importance to the wealth and prosperity, as well as to the naval strength of the kingdom, as the British fisheries, was to be properly encouraged and regulated; and unanimously voted thanks to the right hon. George, Rose, for the uncommon trouble he had taken in collecting and arranging information, and bringing forward this measure, also to the committee of the society on the fisheries, for their great attention, zcal, and perseverance, in promoting this object.

The model of a thrashing machine, upon a simple and cheap construction, having been laid before the directors last winter by major Mayne, from one constructed by Mr. Monteath at Harperstone, and a thrashing mill, on a similar plan, erected by Mr. Rob, on his farm of Duthieston, near Dunblane, having been, at the request of the society, inspected by Mr. Stirling, of Keir, general Graham Stirling, and Mr. William Campbell, members of the society, connected with that district, assisted by a professional mill-right, Mr. Campbell, as convener, gave in their report to the society, whereby it appeared that the machinery of this mill is by far the simplest of any which had hitherto been in the view of the society, but that it will always answer in a situation where there is a water-fall, in which case the expence of an outer wheel, with its horizonta shaft, and of the pit wheel attached thereto, are entirely saved. This machine appears to be of considerable power, thrashes very clean, and is particularly adapted to farms of moderate extent in highland situations, where water-falls are frequent.

The model of an instrument for expeditionsly ascertaining the relative level of adjoining surfaces, invented by Mr. Graham Dalziel, advocate, was laid before the meeting. It, with several other matters, was referred to the directors.

The thanks of the society to lord Viscount Cathcart closed the meeting.

Remarkable Oak.-There was lately found in the moss of Resteneth, near Forfar, an oak tree of a great size, with numerous large branches. It is probably among the largest of the kind in Scotland. The bole may be about 14 or 15 feet long, and full three feet diameter. How long it has been there cannot be ascertained, but such is the preservative power of the moss, thr the wood appears to be as fresh as the first day it was deposited in it. The marks of the axes with which it had been cut, near the root, are quite visible and distinct. It is said to contain between 50 and 60 cubic feet of wood.

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