children are become the deserving objects of public benevolence.

"On Friday last, at Jarrow colliery, a large stone fell on two pitmen while at work, and crushed them to death; both left families. A similar accident happened on Tuesday, in a pit belonging to Mr. Burdon, of Hartford. A man named Nicholson, upon whom a large stone fell while ascending the pit, had his head literally cleft in two, and died instantly; while another, in the same loop, had his thigh dreadfully lacerated, but, notwithstanding, kept his hold both of the rope and the dead man till they reached the top. Two men at the bottom of the pit were also much injured."

This day at twelve o'clock, being the time appointed for the private confirmation of her royal highness the Princess Charlotte, agreeably to the forms of the Church of England, her Majesty, the Prince Regent, and the whole of the royal family at Windsor, attended at the appointed time, in the private chapel, when the ceremony was performed by the archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by the archbishop of York, the bishop of Salisbury, the dean of Windsor, &c.

26. A German jeu d'esprit, after advertising a reward for the capture of Jerome Buonaparte, gives the following description of the fugitive;- Jerome, aged 29 years, of low stature, an awkward figure, diseased and debilitatedby excesses, sallow complexion, blear and hollow-eyed, downcast look, middlesized nose, and pointed prominent chin, and particularly remarkable for the harshness of his voice, and indistinctness of his speech. At the time of his absconding he wore a white coat with blue collar and

cuffs, and epaulets of false gold, a short white waistcoat, and buckskin breeches; large old cocked hat, and newly-galoshed boots with sherry-yellow-tassels."

27. Mission of Viscount Castlereagh.-His lordship's departure for the continent took place this day. At the cabinet council held on Sunday, his full powers and instructions were finally agreed upon, and afterwards submitted to the Prince Regent. The noble lord waited upon the Prince this morning, and took leave of his Royal Highness. He was also busily engaged in the course of the day with the earl of Liverpool, earl Bathurst, and Mr. Hamilton, under secretary for the foreign department. The arrangements necessary to be made were so numerous, that the parties were not in readiness for departure till halfpast seven o'clock. It was then announced, that the noble lord would be accompanied by lady Castlereagh; lady Emma Mount Edgecumb, as a companion to her ladyship; Mrs. Robinson; Mr. F. Robinson, and Mr. Planta, of the foreign office, as secretaries; Mr. Ward, a young gentleman, a relative of lord Castlereagh; Mr. Richmond, a special messenger; Messrs. Ruff and Williams, King's messengers, and Krouse, messenger to Mr. Planta. Four carriages were in attendance at the door of his lordship's house, in King-street, St. James's, to receive the persons attached to this distinguished mission: there being, besides, a large establishment of servants. Lord and lady Castlereagh having taken a very affectionate leave of their private friends, the different parties left the house, and entered the carriages. A large concourse of

people were collected on the occasion, and expressed loud demonstrations of joy.

John Allen, formerly a seaman, and lately employed at a signal post near the Land's End, Cornwall, was, on Sunday se'nnight last, found murdered in a field, near the road leading to the Land's End, from Penzance. The body was first discovered by two servants belonging to lord De Dunstanville, and Rose Price, esq. who instantly returned to Kenegie, (the seat of the latter gentleman) to give information of the circumstance, when lord De Dunstanville and Mr. Price accompanied them in quest of the body. The deceased was lying near a hedge: and a great quantity of blood was observable in the field, from the entrance from the road to the spot where the body was found. It appears, that the unfortunate man had, on the preceding Wednesday, formed a hasty acquaintance with a man whom he met in a public-house, a recruit belonging to a party of the artillery, now at Penzance. Allen remained in that town, in the greatest intimacy with his new acquaintance, till late on Saturday night, when he left it to return to his station, and was accompanied by the recruit. On the latter being apprehended on suspicion of the murder, a purse and handkerchief, belonging to the deceased, were found upon him, and of which he could give no account. Several other circumstances, highly unfavourable to the prisoner, having also been disclosed during the sitting of the coroner's jury, they brought in a verdict of wilful murder against him, and he has since been committed to Bodmin

gaol. He has not denied being accessary to the murder, but says that he will criminate several more. He is an Irishman, and has but lately come to this country.

31. A short time since, as some labourers were grubbing up a hedge that divided a corn-field, near Bletchingly, in Surrey, the property of

Perkins, esq. they

dug down to a pile of brick-work, within a foot or two of the surface, the regularity of which, after they had destroyed a small portion of it, attracted their attention, and led them to communicate the circum stance to their employer, who ordered the men to pursue it even to its foundation; this they did accordingly, and having extended their labour to the depth of about six feet, exposed to view the ancient remains of a Roman bath, of an oblong form, with two circular ends, and in size about 14 by 20 feet; but its pavement having been destroyed, it has none of those beauties which distinguish the baths that are now exhibited at Bignor; Mr. Perkins has, nevertheless, carefully preserved it, and is prosecuting his research,in expectation of making similar discoveries. The arch through which the water was conveyed into the bath, from a neighbouring stream, is quite perfect. Fragments of richly ornamented Roman tiles, of which it is now supposed the pavement was formed, have been, and still are, frequently thrown up by the plough in the above field.

The density of the atmosphere during the day, and the heavy fog at night, which prevailed for the whole of the last week in London, and many miles round, has been very remarkable, and has occa

sioned several accidents. On Monday night, the mails, and other coaches, were delayed unusually long. The Glasgow coach, which should reach Stamford by eight, did not arrive on Tuesday, until two in the afternoon, and the York and Edinburgh not until four. Many of the coaches were overturned; the York mail twice, near Ware, notwithstanding the guard and passengers walked to keep it in the road. The Maidenhead coach, on its return from town the same evening, missed the road, and was overturned. Lord Hawarden was among the passengers, and received an injury by the accident. A girl named Griffiths, daughter of a publican in Deptford, on her return to London, missed the rising

path leading to the bridge over the Surrey canal, and fell into the canal and was drowned. On Tuesday night, a watchman in the parish of Marylebone fell down an area, while crying the hour, and was found the next morning with his neck broken; and on Thursday night a serjeant belonging to the West Kent Militia, garrisoned in the Tower, fell into the river from the wharf, and was drowned. There has been no instance of such a fog as this week pervaded the metropolis, extending many miles round, since the earthquake at Lisbon, in November 1755. On Saturday afternoon the obscurity was greater than it had been at all during the day-time, since its commencement.

BIRTHS.