42, Ana, the wife of William Martin Carter, of Bermondsey.

Mrs. Martha Wicks, of Twickenham. At Chelsea, Mr. J. P. Lejeune. 85, Mrs. Ann Parker, last surviving daughter of Sir Henry John Parker, bart. 80, Mr. Thomas Cooper, in Jermyn street, St. James's.

Mr. Thomas Harrison, of St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill.

John Lee, esq. of Chaucery lane. Samuel Hooley, esq. of Thurlow place, Hackney Road.

75, Mr. William Harvest, Paradise Row, Chelsea.

NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM.

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URING the late sale of soup at the soup kitchen, from the 1st day of June, 1812, to the 21st day of May, 1813, the quantity of soup sold at the reduced price of one penny per quart, being about two thirds loss on each quart, was, quarts 157,814; the amount of monies received was 6571. 11s. 2d. ; the amount of the first subscription was 5841. 16s., and of the second subscription 5841. 5s. 1d., making a total of monies subscribed of 11691. 1s. 1d.: and the total amount of disbursements by the soup kitchen was 18091. 3s. 64d.

The frost was so intense at Newcastle, that Fahrenheit's thermometer, on the town moor, was 14 degrees below the freezing point; and in a garden at Ravensworth it was at 18. At York it was 28 degrees below the freezing point.

The River Tyne was long frozen both above and below the bridge. It will be a memorable circumstance that so large and rapid a river should have been frozen to the thickness of 20 inches; and the Antiquarian Society of Newcastle have recorded the event on vellum. Gambols were exhibited in every form on the ice.

A grand mausoleum is to be erected by public subscription over the remains of Burns, in St. Michael's Church-yard, Dumfries, and a meeting was lately heid to promote the object, at which General Dunlop, M.P. presided--and the Rev. Henry Duncan, of Rothwell, and Mr. W. Grierson, of Dumfries, were appointed treasurers to the committée. As soon as the design is settled, we hope to be enabled to introduce a representation of it to our readers.

The deaths in the parish of Tynemouth, since last Christmas day, have amounted to above a hundred. Many of the deceased had reached from 60 to 70 years and upwards. One woman, named Eleanor Gibson, of Whitley, had attained 108 years.Tyne Mercury, Feb. 1.

Married.] At Monkwearmouth, Thomas Bailey, esq. to Maria, daughter of Mr. W. Moody.

At Stockton, Mr. W. Fair, to the daughter of John Jackson, esq.

At Heworth, G. W. Aylmer, esq. to Henrietta, second daughter of the late Henry Kison, esq. of Hebburn-ball

Mr. T. Pierse, to the daughter of the late R. Surtees, esq.

Mr. Jas. P. Proctor, of Newcastle, to Miss Ismay, of Elswick Cottage, daughter of the late Thomas I. esq. of Heworth.

Mr. T. Cutforth, of Newcastle, to Mist Bragg, of Hawkshead.

Mr. Moon, of Darlington, bookseller, ta Mrs. Moody.

Capt. J. Walker, of the George, to Mise Forrest, of Bollihope House.

At South Shields, Mr. Henry Kemble, manager of the theatre, to Miss Freese.

Ir. Jas. Richardby, to Miss Eliz. Barrett, both of Durham.

Died.] At Newcastle, Mr. Murdock, of Percy-street.-16, of typhus, Robt. Peascod.-73, Mrs. Brunting.-66, Mr. Jacob Ord, of the Exchange News room.-Mr. Jon. Hilton.-52, Mr. T. Potts, of Pandon Bank.-28, Mr. Geo. Gladstone.-Mrs. Mason, Gallowgate-78, Mrs. Hannah Burdon, of Pilgrim-street.-60, Mr. The. Mut

-21, Mr. Thomas Curry.-29, of the-pox, and one of many fatal cases, John Barnett.-Mrs. Jane Swainston.62, Mrs. Ann Barns, of Gateshead.--26, Mrs. Anderson, of Mosley-street.-70, Mrs. Dor. Petric.-36, Mrs. Dewar.--26, Miss M. Cameron. Mr. R. Hill.-Mrs. Easterby, of Kenton Cottage.-74, Mr. Geo. Marshall, of Gateshead.-56, Mrs. E. Sanderson. Mr. T. Leybourn, of Gateshead.-47, Mrs. Vickers.-Miss M. Wooler, of Gateshead.

At Sunderland, Mrs. Sarah Cooke.-Mr. W. Spinks.-Mr. Andrew Young, ship-chandier.-Capt. S. Frost.-99, Mr. W. Brown.

At Durliam, 98, Mis. Jane Winter.---89, Mrs. Ann Croft.-91, Mr. John Vasey.--37, Mr. Geo. Mensforth.--82, Mr. W. Pringle.-96, Mrs. Is. Todd.-Mrs. Hopson, of Sadler-street.--61, Mrs. Is. Mangham.-40, Mrs. Mary Bailes.--77, Mrs. C. Gasgoine.-46, Major Gayer.--67, Mr. M. Dunn.-33, Mr. Geo. Bacon, solicitor.

At Stockton, 57, Mrs. Sutton, wife of Gen. S. esq. a woman of the rarest qualities of heart and mind.-Mrs. Wright.-Mrs. Lumley, of York.

At Southshields, 46, Mrs. Waller.-46, Mrs. Moffat.-36, Mr. Moses Greenwell. Suddenly, Mr. W. Craigie:-88, Mr. R. Stewart

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Stewart. 26, Mr. John Ingoe.-54, Mrs. Reid.-15, Miss Thompson, in consequence of omitting to lie down when her cloaths had caught fire.-77, Mrs. Jane Craddace. -Mr. Davis, police surveyor.

At Alnwick, 46, Mrs. Elder.-75, Jane Summers; also, 42, Jane Hundley, both in consequence of not lying down when their cloaths had caught fire.—38, Mrs. M'Arthur.-68, Mr. John Embleton.-31, Mrs. Young.-69, Mr. John Reveley.-57, Mrs. Jane Mossop, late of Brighton.

At Bishopwearmouth, 98, Mrs. Kelsey. 31, Mrs. Isabella Magu.-Mrs. Smitton. ~Lient. Liddel, R. N.-76, Mrs. Baker.At Warkworth, 91, the relict of Richard Richard Clutterbuck, esq.-At the Ouseburn, 64, the Rev. Joseph Ireland, 16 years curate of North Shields and Tynemouth, and 23 at Wallsend.-At Causey Park, 56, Mr. Thomas English.-42, the wife of Mr. Matthew Robertson. At Yarm, 86, the widow of the Rev. George Bramwell, rector of Hurworth.-At Hexham, 80, Mr. Hugh Batey.-At Startford, 100, the widow of Mr. George Hodgson, farmer.-82, the widow of Mr. Thomas Clark, of Simonside. 42, the wife of Mr. Matthew Robertson, of the North Shore.-At Hexham, Mr, John Forster.-75, John Berwick, of Audenshaw, wounded at the battle of Minden. -At Tweedmouth, 79, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. W. Hobkirk.-65, Mrs. Ann Mills, of Howdon Pans.-At Cowpen, 73, Ann, wife of Mr. Joseph Swan.-At Beltingham, 44, George Ridley, esq. much regretted. At Tweedmouth, Mr. James Addison, schoolmaster.At Shadforth, near Durham, 78, Mr. John Humble.-At Tweedmouth, James Robinson, commonly called Jemmy Dumps, 94, an eccentric character. -At Wooler, 31, Mr. James Ormiston.At East Field, 80, Mr. Robert Hutchinson, last surviving officer of the Durham Old Militia. At Morpeth, 87, Mr. Thomas Reed. At Akeld House, near Wooler, the widow of the late Matthew Culley, esq. deeply regretted.-57, Mr. John Nesbit, at the Lea, near Easington.-At Claypeth, 19, Mary, daughter of the late James Young The wife of Mr. Horne, master of the Wearmouth Bridge inn, Claypeth. At Tweedmouth, 58, the Rev. William Hall. At West Ord, Mrs. George Grey. —At Cornhill, Mr. Thomas Cleghorn, merchant. At Bamburgh, 74, Mr.John Dods. At Ochiltree, 80, Helen & Marian Patrick, twin sisters; there were 36 hours between their births, and exactly the same distance between their deaths.At Swarland East House, 37, Mr. G. H. Watson.-At Lowpark, 64, Mrs. Davison, formerly of Hindhangh-Near Woodhorn, 63, Mr. William Chapman. At Morpeth, Mr. Thomas Reed, 87. At Belford, Mr. Henry Steel, 63.-Mrs. Jane Stobbs, of the post-office at Hartlepool, 75.-Mr. John Tweddell, 61, well known in the county of Durham MONTHLY MAG. No. 252.

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for the singularity of his dress, and other eccentricities.Mr. John Brignell, of Hartlepool, 77.-At Slaley, 66, M. John Nicholson. At Whixley Hall, 94, Mr. Robert Bonner, of Jervaux Abbey.-At Dukesfield, 81, the widow of Mr. Westgarth.-At Slaley East Woodfoot, 82, Mr. Joseph Dobbison.-At Newbiggin, near Lanchester, Mr. John Bierly, 84.-4 Langley Park, Ann, wife of Mr. Robert Taylor, of Notsley, 45.-23, William, sơn of George Huntley, of Heworth Shore. At Low Flatworth Farm House, Daniel Revely, many years principal hind to the owners of Percy Main Colliery.-At Twinchburn, the wife of Mr. William Richmond.-At Benton House, the wife of William Clarke, esq. 40.-At Newbiggin, the wife of Bryan Harrison, esq. 49.-At Horsley, Margaret, second daughter of Mr. S. Dobson, 23.-At Hexham, Mrs. Sarah Murray, 91.-Mrs. Jane Chester, 100, — Elizabeth Taylor, 109.-25,the wife of Mr. Ralph Millener, of Barnardcastle.-The wife of Mr. Samuel Parker, of Winlaton, 69.

CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND.

A martin last year fixed her nest directly over the window of the inn at Kampside, in Low Furness. After her young were hatched, she became a very troublesome visitant, by throwing the cleansings of her nest upon the window sill. The servant girl, with more attention to cleanliness than humanity, removed the inconvenience by destroying the nest with a broom. The young birds fell to the ground of course, which were placed upon the window sill from motives of compassion: in the mean time, the parents collected a great number of their own species, who quickly built a second nest, sufficient for the reception of the distressed family, and the young were safely conveyed to their new lodgings by the parents and their assistants. (Westmoreland Advertiser.)

During the late frost, Derwent Lake was frozen over for six weeks.

The bats also were driven by cold from their more exposed retreats near Kendal, and flew about in quest of better shelter.

A great mortality, particularly among the aged, took place in all the northern counties during the late severe weather. At Penrith it extended to children, aud chiefly to young boys.

An ingenious mechanic in Kendal has invented a loom for weaving carpets, the principal parts of which are on an entire new construction, and it possesses several advantages over the common loom. It has neither tail-cords, loops, nor pullies, and takes up only two-thirds of the room that is required for one on the old plan. The principal object is to save time in changing patterns.

Married.] Mr. George Buckham, of Whitehaven, to Miss E. Bardgett, of Lit tle Salkeld.-Mr. John Ivison, of Dick's 2 A

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Gate, to Miss C. Bell, of Goose Pond. Richard Wordsworth, esq. of Sockbridge, near Penrith, to Miss Jane Westmoreland, of Huntsonby.

At Wigton, Major Yates, to Miss Mary Matthews, of Wigton Hall.

Died.] At Kendal, 77, John Hogarth, esq.-49, Mrs. E. Kilner.-24, Mrs. M. Kidd.-84, Mr. Miles Atkinson.-79, Mr. Thomas Collier.-72, Mr.W. Miller, dealer in old books. Mrs. Lowis.-27, Mr. Robert Wilson.-102, Mary Gilpin.-65, Mrs. Jane Smith.

At Penrith, 63, Mrs. Aun Soulby, wife of Mr. S. an eminent bookseller.-53, Mrs. Wiseman.-82, Mrs. M. Atkinson.-90, Mrs. Jane Hindson.-75, Mrs. Braithwaite, deservedly lamented.-82, Mrs. Grace Carr.--52, Mrs. Grace Jackson. Mrs. Jane Andrews.

At Longmarton, 17, Mr. John Atkinson. -At Whittington, 90, Mrs. F. Dixon.- At Ravenstonedale, 72, Mrs. M. Howgill. 90, Mrs. M. Hunter.-33, Mr. John Robinson, frozen to death.-At Kirkland, 79, Mrs. Agnes Nelson.-55, Mrs. M. Preston.

At Carlisle, $2, Miss Polly Polts, and a few days after Miss Nancy Polts, sisters of Major Polts.-82, Mr. John Pears.-79, Mr. Eneas M'Mullen.-72, Mrs. E. Hodson.--56, Mr. T. Barry.-38, Mrs. M. Lenox. 63, The Rev. Browne Grisdale, D.D. chancellor of that diocese, rector of Caldbeck and Bowness, and prebendary of Norwich.-70, Mrs. Dalton, relict of George D. esq.-63, Mrs. Jackson.--74, Mr. Robert Nanson.-Advanced in years, Mrs. Wilson.-78, Mrs. M. Weir.-At Burrells, Mrs. Sarah Ellison. At Unthank, in the room in which she was born, Mrs. Cowper, 94, deservedly regretted.At Gregg Hall, 38, Miss Clark, an exemplary character.-At Askham, Mr. Robert Swainson, an ingenious mechanic.-At Kirkby Stephen, 86, Mr. T. Mason.-87, Mrs. Ann Collin.-80, Mr. John Rudd.50, Mrs. Mary Gill.-66, Mrs. Agnes Thompson.

At Keswick, 85, Mr. Daniel Dunglison. 70, Mr. John Tolson. Mr. Isaac Edmundson.-87, Mr. Timothy Stanley, of Shundrak. At the Oaks, near Carlisle, William Blamire, esq. M.D. a local patriot and blessing to his neighbourhood.-At Cockermouth, 67, John Bowe,, esq.--Mrs. M. Black.-80, Mr. T. Tiffin.--58, Mrs. A. Johnson.--74, Mr. John Mark.-62, Mr. John Barton.-85, Mrs. Aon Armstrong-55, Mrs. F. Pearson.-65, Mrs. M. Walls.

At Wigton, 25, Miss Ann Stagg.--74, Mrs. M. Young.-86, Mrs. Ann Waite.72, Mrs. Anu How.--77, Mr. H. M'Alpin. -70, Mr. P. Robinson.--59, Mrs. M. Cooke.--74, Mrs. M. Mickle.-Mr. Pratt. --80, Mrs. Sarah Birbeck.--At Whitehaven, 93, Mrs. F. Williamson. Mrs, E.

Robinson.-Captain B. King. Mr. T. Fisher.-64, Mrs. Dixon.-99, Mr. John Fox.--82, Mr. George Rooke.-89, Mrs. Steele. Mrs. Murthwaite.-Mrs. M. Wilson.-90, Mrs. Hodson. Mrs. Brownrigg. -Mrs. Turnbull.-At Workington, 65, Mrs. E. Smithson. Mrs. Mawson.-71, Mrs. Hetherington.

YORKSHIRE.

A circular letter from the post-office to the different post-masters in the country, recommended a machine called a snowplough, for clearing the roads. This machine, which is made by a few boards in the form of a wedge, was first used some years ago at Wimpole, by Mr. Wm. Oswald, bailiff to the Earl of Hardwicke. From the mildness of the winters since that time, it has not since been used, but during the late obstruction of the roads by the drifted snow, these machines have been sent by his lordship, in various direc tions on the public roads, with the best

.success.

A plan is projected for bringing up the navigation to Sheffield, and when the different branches of it are executed and the junction formed, there will then be a communication through Sheffield with the Mersey, the Trent, and the Humber.

It appears that the most beneficial effects have resulted from the establishment of a house of recovery for fever patients at Leeds. In one hundred cases of typhus in and near Leeds in 1813, only two instances occurred of a second individual of the family being attacked on the first being instantly removed. In 1802, when fevers were produced from the same causes that are likely to operate at present, viz. scarcity and high price of provisions, and want of clothing, 450 new cases of fever appeared in two months.

At Croft House, near Bradford, at nine o'clock on the 17th of January, the thermometer fell to 3° of Fahrenheit, or 299 below the freezing point; at one, on the same morning, in the botanic garden at Hull, it fell to 8°.

We are sorry to see notices of inproper management in the late Lunatic Asylum at York. How great is the contrast afforded by the Retreat in that city! Of this latter establishment we wish to receive an account from some correspondent.

Married.] Joseph Hudson, esq. of Hardwick Hall, to Mrs. White, of Sheffield. At Hull, Capt. T. Faunt, to Miss Sus. Ker.

Mr. Geo. Stansfield, of Bradford, to Miss Anna Micklethwait, of New Laith's Grange.

Mr. W. Walker, to Miss E. Lancaster, both of Huddersfield.

Mr. R. Carr, of Stackhouse, to Miss A. Forster, of Settle.

Mr. J. Carr, of Kiddle-lane, to Miss Cullingworth, of Stank House.

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The Rev. R. H. West, to Miss L. F. Verelst, of Aston.

Benj. Holland, esq. of Hull, to Miss Ross.

Mr. Wm. Craven, of Rossy, to Miss Plummer. of Kilnwick Percy.

Mr. W. Ponsonby, of Burnby, to Miss Snowdon, of Kerk Deighton.

Died.] At York, Margaret Buckle, by omitting to lie down when her clothes had caught fire.-Mrs. Wrigley.-67, Lieut.Col. John Rigault.-93, Robt. Bishoprick, esq. an eminent surgeon and beloved character.-72,Mrs. Dobson, wife of R.D. esq. -38, Mr. W. Batty Fossbridge.-Mr. G. Mitchelson. Mr. W. Wayre.

At Hungate, 10, Mrs. Ann Catton, a very industrious poor woman: servant in the Carlisle family at the time of George II.'s coronation. She possessed a remarkably retentive memory, was able to walk about till within a week of her death, and retained her faculties to the last.

At Nether Bradford, near Sheffield, Mr. W. Earnshaw; he was caught by the flywheel of his own corn-mill and drawn among the works, by which both his legs were torn off.

At Leeds, Mrs. Varey.-45, Mr. Tim. Greenwood 78, Mrs. Theaker.--22, Miss H. B. Stanley.-74, Mrs. M. Bennet.-Mr. E. Ward.-49, suddenly, Mr. Joseph Dickenson, merchant.-66, Mrs. Porter. -82, Mrs. Briggs.-Mrs. Sherbrooke. Mr. Jos. Randall, in London.-51, Mr. John Riley.-69, Mr. Jos. Linsley, master of the workhouse; in which station he maintained an exemplary character.-29, Mr. Glover, surgeon.-71, Mr. Henry Cooper. Mr. Thos. Burreli.-Mr. Prince, rope-maker.

At Hull, 54, Mr. John Shields.-70, Mrs. H. Hopper.-Mrs. Denton, wife of J. D. esq.-Mrs. Wheldon.-84, Mrs. Gorbert. Mr. R. Taylor, of Chapel-lane. 74, Mr. S. Beilby.-37, Mr. Henry Gill, surgeon.-67, Mrs. M. Poulton.-48, Mr. John Edge.-48, Mr. John Green.-40, Mr. Geo Stovin.

At Sheffield, 48, Mrs. Boothby, of West Grove.-25, Mr. William Whestcroft, under master of the grammar-school.--68, Mr. Jos. Barnsley.-53, Miss Buxton, of Sycamore-street.

At Barnsley, 89, Mrs. Hargrave.-59, Mr. W. Shaw, botanist.

At Bradford, Mr. John Bell.

At Pontefract, 65, Mrs. Lodge.-75, Mr. John Secker.

At Doncaster, 26, Lieut. Benj. Stringer. At Huddersfield, 74, Jos. Ingham, esq. of Blake Hall.-Mrs. Knowlson.-23, Mr. John Ledger.-Mr. Skilbeck, frozen to death while on his way to Tadcaster. At Beverley, 82, Mrs. Clark.

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At Wakefield, 27, Mr. J. Bucktrout,

At Walton, 20, Miss F. Wright, a young lady of extraordinary genius and endowments, and mistress of several languages, ancient and modern.

At Halifax, Mrs. Walsh.-Mr. W. Brock.-71, Mrs. Ramsden.-Mrs. Scholefield.

At Scarboro', 78, Mr. Beilby, organist. 105, Mr. Bart. Johnson, an eminent musician and good man.-78, Mrs. Vickerman.--59, John Fox, esq.

At Whitby, 84, Mr. H. Barrick.-72, Mr. W. Oxley.

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At Hedon, 73, Joseph Ellard Burnstall, esq.-Mr. John Lovel, sen. of Scampston. -Mrs. Clowes, relict of Samuel C. esq. of Spretborough. Mrs. Wright, widow of the late Mr. David W. of Balsham, in Holderness, found starved to death near Ridgmont.-Mr. Poole, of Lascelles Hall.Mrs. Hanson, of Lockwood.-In consequence of a fall from his horse, Mr. Benjamin Williamson, of Cleckheaton.-At Sutton Hall, Mr. James Duffus.-At Brid lington Quay, 70, Mr. Wilkinson.-At Richmond, 37, Sarah, wife of Rob. Jaques, esq.-75, Mr. Ellison, tanner, of Newland. -At Welton, 77, Mrs. Barrow.-Mr. Robinson, of South Park, near Hedon.Mr. John Lovel, sen. of Scampston.--At Pickering, 73, Mr. Wm. Dennis.-91, Hardy, of Newton Garth.-68, Mrs. Dunlin, of Kirk-Ella.-At Ashover, 54, Wm. Milues, esq.-87, the Rev. C. Knowlton, justice of peace for the west-riding, and rector of Keighley for upwards of sixty years. Mr. John Wade, of Woodhouse.Mr. James Anderson, of Manningham.At Cowcliffe, Miss Macauley, of Manchester. At Rough Lee, near Colne, Mr. Saul Dyson.-74, Mr. Samuel Jackson, of Brumfit.-At Hunslet, 75, Mrs. Sarah Lee. -Same place, 43, Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers. -Mr. John Thompson, of Hunslet Hall. -25, Miss Ann Farrar, of Mirfield.-Mr. Job Sykes, manufacturer, of Rastrick, near Huddersfield.-59, Mr. Joseph Rayner, of Clifton, card-maker.-At Selby, 67, Mrs. Darley, relict of Henry D. esq. late of Aldby Park.-69, Mr. John Robinson, of Idle.

Greatly regretted, the Rev. Croxton Johnson, rector of Wilmslow, and Fellow of the Collegiate Church, in Manchester.

At Meltham, Mr. John Siddall.-At Black-Moor-Foot, Mr. Richard Britton.82, Mrs Heath, of Thorp-Arch.-84, Mr. Edw. Hardisty, of Little Woodhonsc.At an advanced age, Mrs. Crosby, wife of Mr. Joseph C. sen. of Houslet.--At Frizinghall, near Bradford, 60, Mr. Richard Hargreaves; distinguished for his strong and cultivated mind.-M. Husband, of Hodroyd Hall, found frozen to death.-At Gainford, Mrs. Sandys, the lady of Edwin S. esq.-At Barwick-in-Elmet, 82, Joha 2A2 Phillips,

Phillips, esq. late of Addingham.-78, Mr. Richard Anderson, of Preston.

At the Canal Warehouse, Skipton, Mrs. Mawson, wife of Mr. John M. burnt to death, leaving six small children to lament her loss.

At Cottam-on-the-Wolds, R. Knowsley, esq.-Mr. Charles Eastwood, of Dalton Mills.-At Wentworth, Mr. Rabt. Palfredman-At Malton, 76, John Burkitt, esq. much esteemed in a large circle.

LANCASHIRE.

Lavinia Robinson, one of the daughters of the late William R. of Manchester, wire-worker, was, on the evening of Thursday, the 16th day of December, left in the company of a gentleman, (to whom she was on the point of marriage) in the parlour of her sister's house, in Bridge-street, Manchester, after her sister (who was unwell) had retired to rest. In the morning it was discovered that she had not been in bed, and a note, purporting to be her hand-writing, was found in the parlour, from which there was reason to fear that she was no longer living. Public anxiety, which was raised to a high pitch in regard to her fate, at length met with a melancholy termination in a discovery of the body on Monday, the 7th of February, on the banks of the Irwell. On Tuesday the 8th, an inquisition was held before the coroner's jury, touching her death; and, after an investigation of two days, the verdict was as follows:"That the said Lavinia Robinson was found drowned in the river Irwell; but how, or by what means, she came into the water of the said river, no evidence appeared to the jurors." -Thus, says the Manchester Gazette, one of the most virtuous of the sex, a young lady possessing superior mental accomplishments, with a person lovely as her mind, and of the most fascinating manners, is lost to her family, friends, and society. Her compositions, both in prose and verse, breathed throughout the purest sentiments of religion and virtue, and prove her to have had a warm and affectionate heart, great vivacity, and an uncommon playfulness of disposition. The following is a copy of the original note which was found on the table in the room where Lavinia and her assumed lover were left, on the 16th of December:-"With my dying breath I attest myself innocent of the crime laid to my charge! Adieu! God bless you all! I cann t outlive his suspicion!"-It appeared from the evidence, that the family disbelieved the note to be the hand-writing of their sister; and a gentleman, who was acquainted with the assumed lover's handwriting, did not believe it to be his. It also appeared in evidence, that this lover had accused Lavinia with a want of chastity, and in the truth of which he persisted on the inquest, and gave in a written document, in which he thus expressed

himself:-" I ventured upon the desperate alternative of being convinced of her virtue before marriage. On Thursday evening, December 16th, I discovered, with horror, that my fears were realized; I immediately taxed her with it: in answer to which, she asserted her innocence with considerable vehemence." The high sense of honour and character of the amiable young lady, coupled with the clear and satisfactory testimony of the surgeons, (who examined the body at the request of the coroner,) preclude the possibility of the least truth in the accusation of this person. In the case of an individual, feeling and sympathy were never more highly wrought. Her remains were interred in St. John's Church-yard, amidst the sighs and tears of hundreds of sympathising spectators.

The Committee for bettering the condition of the Poor of Liverpool issued, during the late inclement season, a large and timely supply of excellent rice, meat, &c. which were sold at little more than half the cost price. Tickets entitling the bearer to receive this nourishing food were sold, and the charitably inclined dispensed these tickets instead of money. The Strangers' Friend Society has, according to its custom, afforded relief of the most substantial and vital nature, to a great variety of objects in a deplorable state of wretchedness, This excellent institution has, within the last four weeks, distributed (in snrall portions) upwards of one hundred pounds in cash; clothing and blankets to the amount of fifty pounds; and 12,000 quarts of rice soup, purchased from the soup shops.

Nearly four hundred of the friends of MR. CANNING lately partook of a dinner at the Liverpool Arms Hotel, where a large room was fitted up with great elegance and taste. JOHN BOLTON, esq. was in the chair, and after the usual loyal toasts, he gave the health of Mr. Canning, who returned thanks in a speech, in which an entire political fabric was fantastically raised on the basis of his own imagination; and in which the plainest facts in modern history were reversed to suit a favourite and mischievous hypothesis. To relish the beauties of Mr. Canning's eloquence, it is necessary that a man should believe every thing that has not happened, and disbelieve every thing that has happened. Nothing could be more able if his premises were true; or, being true, were relevant-but it so happens, in regard to this ingenious orator, not only that his premises are visionary, but that, if founded reality, they would have no relevancy to his conclusions. He is, in fact, a friend to this wide-spread and devastating war, for causes which exist only in his own heated imagination; and which, if they could be proved to have existence, would then be found to be no just, legitimate, or

politic