478 Shropshire-Somerset-Stafford-Suffolk. Mary, second daughter of J. N. Bennett, Mr. J. Smith, of Ludlow, to the relict of At St. Chad's, Mr. J. R. Gardner, of Tewkesbury, to Miss E. Till, of Shrewsbury. At Sutton Maddock, Mr. G. F. Muntz, Birmingham, to Eliza, youngest daughter of the Rev. J. Pryce, Dolforwyn Hall, Montgomery. Died.] At Shrewsbury, G. H. Johnson, eldest son of Mr. J. J. Chester. At Kington, 19, Mr. H. P. Davies, nephew of J. D. esq. SOMERSETSHIRE. Such has been the attention of the Committee of Magistrates in the county of Somerset, to the recently adopted regulations of the county prisons, for the promotion of industry and good order therein, and other objects of public economy, that a reduction of county rates, to the amount of nearly 20001. per annum, has been experienced, agreeably to the statement of the two last sessions. The Editor of Farley's Journal says: "There are now a greater number of vessels ready to unload, than ever were at one time in the harbour of Bristol in the memory of our oldest merchants. There is the greatest difficulty at the Custom House in procuring land-waiters; and the in-door officers are frequently obliged to assist those without." He adds " We have pleasure in being able to announce the arrival of the Albion from Bengal, being the first East Indiaman this port has ever been able to boast of." A new line of road is now cutting from Bristol through Acton-Turville to Chippen-. ham, which will reduce the distance between that town and Bristol 74 miles; and it is proposed that the London mail shall take this route, by which its arrival would be accelerated at least an hour; and its departure might, from the same cause, be postponed till five o'clock. Married.] At Bristol, Mr. Cousins, to Miss James.-The Rev. T. Martin, Malmsbury, to Mrs. Vizard.-Mr. Dyer, son of the late General D. of the Royal Marines, to Miss E. Harris, Kingsdown.—Mr. Jas. Venn, to Miss J. Furchild. At Bath, Jas. Mann, esq. to the daughter of Lady O'Brien, St. James's square.-Jas. M'Ghie, to Miss Hunt.-Mr. G. Orchard, to Caroline, second daughter, of J. Baker, esq. Kingsmead Terrace.-Capt. Hunter, of the 3d dragoons, to the youngest daughter of the Rev. P. Story, Lockington Hall, Leicestershire. Died.] Aged 62, the Rev. F. H, Clapp, vicar of St. Mary Magdalen, Taunton, the arduous duties of which situation he performed with unremitting diligence for 20 years. At Bath, Capt. Rowe, R. N.-Elizabeth, wife of Jos. Lowe, esq. Barbadoes. At Brislington, the Rev. T. B. Simpson, [Dec. 1, vicar of Keynsham, and rector of Congresbury-cum-Wick St. Lawrence. STAFFORDSHIRE. The different associations for the prose cution of felons in this county are said to be projecting a principle of common correspondence, calculated to give operation to an instantaneous and rapid publicity in all cases of capital felony; or otherwise to open channels of information, by which suspicious characters may be watched, or advices of their movements communicated. Some plan of this kind is necessary, in order to give due effect to the provisions and rules of such societies. Married.] At Kinfare, the Rev. Dr. Booker, vicar of Dudley, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late J. Grant, esq. of the West Gate-house, Pembroke. Died.] At Handsworth, in the 116th year of her age, Ann Smallwood, widow. She was born in the year 1702, the year Queen Anne came to the throne. She was the mother of 15 children, the eldest of whom, now living, is 80 years old. She had been blind a few years, but all her other faculties she retained to the last. At an advanced age, Mr. Shaw, of Hints, near Litchfield. After eating a hearty supper at the house of his son there, he died while in the act of unbuttoning his gaiters. A lad, named Jukes, lately died near Wolverhampton of hydrophobia, who had been bitten by a mad dog so long ago as August, 1817. 』 At Stoke-upon-Trent, at an advanced age, T. Wolfe, esq. an eminent manufacturer of earthenware. SUFFOLK. It is at length determined to erect a new theatre in Bury, and the foundation of the building is already nearly laid; the spot fixed upon is situate on the South side of the East end of Westgate-street, nearly opposite the Crown-street. Married.] At Beccles, E. C. Bacon, esq. eldest son of the late D. B. esq, and nephew of Sir E. B. bart. of Raveningham, to Katherine, eldest daughter and co-heiress of N. Starkie, esq. of French-wood, Lancashire. Mr. Chas. Ely, Ipswich, to Sarah, second daughter of Mr. Rutt, Clapton. C. Churchill, gent. Oxford, to the daughter of J. Ashford, gent. Colchester. Mr. J. Nunn, Nayland, to the daughter of the late Mr. J. Watkins, formerly of that town. P. Day, gent. Ixworth Thorpe, to Miss E. Austin, Sapiston. At Halesworth, M. B. Kingsbury, esq. solicitor, of Bungay, to Mrs. Eliz. Revans. Died.] The Rev. F. Cappar, 59 years rector of Earl Soham and Monk Soham. J. Jeaffreson, gent. Brandeston, 58. Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. T. Reeve, rector of Raydon. Aged 95, Mrs. Goodall, Clare. 1818.] Surrey-Sussex-Warwickshire-Westmoreland-Wiltshire. 479 SURREY. There is at this time in the county of Surrey, a parish containing 15,000 acres of land, one-fifth part only of which is cultivated. The population is nearly 1,500, three-fourths of whom are labourers and their families; of these three-fourths, fourfifths are paupers; poor's rates from ten to fourteen hundred pounds per annum, one third of which is occasioned by want of employment.-Query, would it not be policy to appropriate a part of this waste land to spade cultivation? Married.] At Walton-on-Thames, T. Young, esq. to Elizabeth, only surviving daughter of the late J. Escott, esq. of Ongar Hill. At Newington, Mr. R. Vernon, of Chipstead, to Miss Ann Bury, of Banstead. At Haslemere, G. Smith, esq. to Sophia, daughter of the late Rev. James Fielding, of Denbigh House. Died.] At Guildford, Frances, eldest daughter of Mr. Elkins. At Tooting, C. Dagnall, esq. 29. As a Warning to Female Virtue : Anda humble monument to Female Chastity, This Stone marks the Grave of MARY ASHFORD, Who, in the twentieth year of her age, Having incautiously repaired to a Scene of Amusement, Without proper protection, Was brutally violated and murdered On the 27th May, 1817. Married.] At Birmingham, Mr. Kent, of Sarsden, to Mrs. Richardson, widow of Mr. F. R., of Warwick. At Wasperton, J. Teasdale, esq. to Mrs. Eliza Galton. At Cherrington, Edward Lyster, esq. to Miss Amelia Holden, of Westbromwich. Died.] At Warwick, Mrs. Vernon, relict of H. V., esq. 92. At Lemington, H. Hickman, esq. of Newnham, 79. At Rugby, P. Williams, esq. sen. 72. At Ledgens, near Croyden, Mrs. Stan- grazier. Mr. L. was riding in his grounds, hope, widow of P. S., esq. SUSSEX. New Roads. Such is the spirit of competition among the trustees of the roads from London to Brighton, that every year additional branches of roads are opened for the convenience of travellers; and more especially with the intent of shortening the distance from the metropolis to that place of fashion. The contention among the postmasters, as to the saving of distance, is at length decided, by the publication of their regular charges of posting from London to Brighton. We subjoin their respective lists. London to Croyden, 10 miles; Redhill, 11; Crawley, 9; Hickstead, 10; Brighton, 11-51. London to Croydon, 10 miles; Redhill, 11; Cuckfield, 15; Brighton, 15—51. London to Croyden, 10 miles; Reigate, 12; Crawley, 9; Hicksted, 11; Brighton, 12-54. London to Croyden, 10 miles; Horley, 14; Cuckfield, 12; Brighton, 14-50. Birth.] At Catsfield, Mrs. F. P. Bedingfield, junior, of a son. Died.] At Chichester, 40, Maria, the wife of B. Ridge, esq. late surgeon in the Company's service, of Calcutta; has left eight children. No person has died in the city of Chichester, for many years, more lamented. WARWICKSHIRE. The total population of St. Martin's parish, Birmingham, is estimated at 60,000of this number it is calculated that 34,914 are unprovided with church-room. Mary Ashford has been placed in the church yard of Sutton Coldfield over her unfortunate remains, is the following inscription: and in taking a leap, his horse fell with him, and killed him on the spot. At Warwick, Geo. Cattell, esq. 85, one of the aldermen of that borough. At Stoke, near Coventry, J. Hodgetts, esq. of Paternoster-row. WESTMORELAND. Married.] Mr. L. Clement, aged 72, to Sarah Elleray, aged about 30, both of Staveley. At Newby, Mr. J. Mark, to Miss M. Nelson, of Morland. Died.] At Kendal, Miss Jane Hetherington, 24.-Mrs. M'Naught, 29.-Mr. John Simpson, 67. At Ambleside, Mary Harrison, 73. WILTSHIRE. Births.] At Sloperton cottage, Devizes, the lady of Thomas Moore, esq. of her fourth child and first son. Married.] At Amesbury, Mr Scadding, of Russel-place, Fitzroy-square, to Henrietta, daughter of Mr. Selfe, of Amesbury. At Devizes, Mr J. Pritchard, to Miss Harding, daughter of the late Mr. J. II. wine merchant. At Malmesbury, the Rev. Thos. Martin, to Mrs. Vizard, of Bristol. At Yetminster, Lieut. Col. King, of West Hall, to the only daughter of the late Rev. A. Bellamy, of Chetnole. Died.] At Swindown, Mr. Wm. Gay, surgeon, upwards of forty years a most respectable inhabitant of that town. At Trowbridge, after having been confined to her room for 17 years, Mrs. Martin, relict of Mr. M. At Chisenbury Mill, Mr. G. Strong, 92. 480 Worcestershire-York-Wales-Scotland-Ireland. WORCESTERSHIRE. A correspondent of that respectable paper, the Worcester Herald, having spoken in terms of exultation of an Auxiliary Peace Society, lately formed in that city, to co-operate with that in London, and others said to be forming in all parts of the country; as we had never heard of such a society in our metropolis, we turned with some interest to the advertisement to which he alluded. We had, however, no sooner perused it, than we discovered it to be a most contemptible piece of quackery, intended to delude wellmeaning persons, by inducing them to purchase what are called Periodical Tracts in favour of Pease, but which consist, in no small degree, of the most ranting effusions of jacobinism against all wars, representing them as always diabolical and unnecessary, &c. &c. We can assure the public that there is no such society in London; although a certain pre-eminent literary quack, the very Prince of Puffers, may find it convenient, from interested motives, to propagate such an opinion. In short such a society is ridiculous from its very title; for how can individuals in this country be auxiliaries in preserving the peace of nations, while the king, by the constitution, is invested with the power of declaring war? But though it is the object of the Jacobins to depreciate all kingly authority, we really think that this is one of the most laughable attempts they have ever made to effect their purpose, The self-elected President of this soi-disant Peace Society had better stick to his new System of Philosophy, for overturning that of Sir Isaac Newton! YORKSHIRE. A Society is forming at York, of many of the most respectable persons of that opulent city, to be called The King and Constitution Club, for the object of counteracting the wicked designs of the Revolutionists and Reformers. Births.] At Hornby Grange, the lady of H. Hewgill, esq. of a son. At Nun-Monkton, the Hon. Mrs. Butler, of a son. Married.] At Grainthorpe, R. Saunderson, esq. 73, to Miss Rebecca Mears, 30, of Grainthorpe. Mr. Swineheard, of York City, surgeon, to grace, youngest daughter of T. Russell, esq. of Sutton. Died.] In Leeds, 65, S. Hague, esq. At the Harehills, near Leeds, Mr. G. Wright. He had attained the advanced age of 87; and was, perhaps, the oldest proprie tor of a newspaper in this kingdom, having established "Wright's Leeds Intelligencer," A. D. 1751. [Dec. 1, gular solicitude that they might die together; in this their prayers were heard, as they died on the same night, the one at 10, the other at 12 o'clock, and were buried in one grave. WALES. Birth.] At Eyarth House, the lady of R. M. Wynne, esq. of a daughter. Married.] At Llangadock, J. W. Hughes, esq. of Tregib, to the youngest daughter of the late M. P. Lloyd, esq. of Glansevin, and great grand-daughter of the late Lord Viscount Hereford. Mr. Taylor, of Wrexham, to Miss Edwards, eldest daughter of J. E. esq. of the Fir Grove, near Wrexham. At Clirow, Mr. Wm, Gilbert, of Clodock, to Miss Ann Bynon, third daughter of the late Mr. B. H. Price, of Castle Madoc, esq. to Sophia, youngest daughter of the late F. Brodie, esq. Died.] At Beaumaris, Mrs. Allen. At Llindir, 75, R. Barker, esq. formerly of Chester. E. Thomas, esq. of Cwmglouddy, Newchurch, Carmarthenshire, 74. SCOTLAND. A new wire bridge has been thrown over the river Kelvin, at Garscube House, Dumbartonshire, wholly composed of ironwork, without any support in the centre; the length of it is 100 feet, and it is nine feet above the surface of the river. Married.] At Tower of Sark, William Richards, esq. merchant, to Miss Jane Duncan. At Newton, Roxburghshire, R. Milne, esq. to Catherine, daughter of A.Hunter,esq. Died.] At Edinburgh, Lieut. J. Blackburn, of the Dumfries-shire Militia. At Murrayfield, Wm. Murray, esq. of Tundergarth. John Alston, esq. banker, Glasgow. IRELAND. Emigration.-The following paragraph on this subject appears in a Dublin print :"A few persons desirous to remove themselves and families to a country where they shall be permitted to enjoy the fruits of their industry, propose that an Association shall be formed, not to exceed twenty in number, each having a clear capital of 1001. together with as much as may be sufficient to defray the expense of transport to the place of intended settlement. A plan has been decided on, which, it is presumed, will ensure the complete success of the undertaking. None but persons of known respectable character will be received as Members of this Association." We would recommend to the attention of this Association the work of Mr. Mrs. Fell, of Leeds, 77, great aunt to the Fearon. present Earl of Buckinghamshire. At Askham, Mrs. Carr, 83, wife of W. Carr, esq. At Lockerby, Mary and Biddy Chambers, sisters. They had lived together nearly the whole of their lives, and had expressed a sin Arma cedant Toga.—It is a fact, that at the October Examinations for entrance at Trinity College, Dublin, one hundred and three Candidates were admitted, out of which number twenty-six were Lieutenants on half-pay. J. Gillet, Printer, Crown Court Fleet Street, Loudon, THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. No. 60.] JANUARY 1, 1819. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. BRIEF ACCOUNT OP THE FIRST JOURNEY IN ENGLAND IN 1816, MADE BY M. CHARLES DUPIN. (Continued.) WE resume this interesting report. The Dock-yard of Chatham, situated like that of Sheerness, on the right bank of the Medway, is more spacious than either of the two of which I have already spoken. The naval works there of greater extent and activity. Therein are deposited, in immense magazines, and ranged with remarkable order, all the rigging and warlike stores of the ships that are laid up or at anchor in the Medway. are The slips for ship-building that now remain are embanked with timber, as was the old custom. Although they have not been rebuilt within the last forty years, they were so well executed, that the wood-work is still in a good state; while at Deptford and Woolwich, and at Sheerness in particular, the timber of the old slips is generally in a state of decay; thus forming a striking contrast to the sumptuous solidity of the new docks.. At present they are excavating at Chatham, the foundation of a grand building, which is to be constructed of granite and Portland stone. This is the beginning of some very extensive undertakings to be carried on during peace, in order to render the Dock-yard susceptible of more active operations in time of war. What is most remarkable in the Dockyard at Chatham is, the sawing apparatus established by Mr. Brunel. The place in which this business is carried on is built on an eminence in the principal part of the yard. The mechanism of the saws is in some respects nearly the same as that of those at Woolwich. Steam is here likewise the general mover. The saws are placed in a regular edifice, of which the frame-work, by a judicious mixture of iron and timber, appears to me to be a model of its kind. This building is also from the plan of Mr. Brune. But what particularly characterizes this establishment, and gives it an appearance which belongs to it alone, is the whole of the operations employed to raise the timber from the surface of the river into NEW MONTHLY MAG.-No. 60. [VOL. X. the sawing mills, and to remove it thence, either to return it to the water, or to place it in a long park prepared for that purpose. A subterraneous canal serves to conduct the rough wood into a basin, where the pieces are kept in reserve, as if they were sunk to the bottom of a large well. From hence they are again removed, and successively laid on a platform suspended by two iron chains. The chains pass over the top of the pond on pullies, and on their return, hold in suspension a metallic vessel, capable of containing a great quantity of water. This water, furnished by the receiver of the steam engine, when accumulated in the vessel in sufficient abundance, overbalances the load of wood to be raised, which then rises of its own accord to the top of the pond or pit; there it is hooked by chains suspended from a crane, of which the form is complicated, but very ingenious. This crane, which moves longitudinally, by the action of the steamengine, can bring and take back pieces of timber from the pond to the mills, and to other parts of the park, which are more than three hundred yards long. Two men who are conveyed on the carriage can stop it, set it going, and turn it as they please, load and unload the timber, &c. All these operations, which are performed with as much precision as facility, prove the fertility of talent of Mr. Brunel, the inventor of the machinery. But as to the establishment of the wells and the construction of the apparatus for raising the wood and its dependencies, it must seem evident, from an attentive examination, that it would have been more simple and economical to blow up by a mine and raze the eminence in which the wells are dug, and on which are established the park and the saw works. Thus might have been spared all the power necessary for daily raising the wood to be sawn, as well as the supplies of fire and water for the steam-engine. This objection was made to me by Dr. Wolleston, when I was talking with that celebrated man on the subject of the sawing mills at Chatham; and I thought it worthy of his judicious mind. VOL. X. 3 Q 482 M. Dupin on the Public Establishments of Great Britain. [Jan. 1, It is at Chatham that Mr. Seppings has put in practice, for the first time, the improvements he has invented in ship-building. To attain his object, he had to triumph over those numerous and venerable axioms, consecrated by the pride of our ancestors, and religiously preserved by the self-love of their posterity; such as, that "English ships sail very well and last long enough, made as they now are; that it would be rash and unreasonable to make any innovation in such a perfect order of things, adopted by so many nations, and practised so long a time;" and dwarfs, supported on their pigmy-Herculean columns, cry out," Lord have mercy! the art has already attained its most happy epoch, and nobody can proceed a step beyond the principles that are now established." But Mr. Seppings is one of those tenacious men who do not stop to argue against their system. He had powerful friends, superior to the corps of master-ship wrights; he therefore obtained from authority what he could not have obtained by persuasion, and rendered per force to the British Navy one of the most signal services it has ever received. I have endeavoured to make known in France the real advantages of the system of Mr. Seppings. But I met with more obstacles than he did; and I have been less fortunate, as I have not yet triumphed over them. I gave demonstrations, but these were as useless as theory; I made calculations, and it was said that I treated of imaginary quantities: in short, when I wished to support myself by actual experiments, I was told that in England they had abandoned the system which I wished to see adopted in France. This, however, was a falseood. It was after this that I came to England, and there I saw, with my own eyes, in 1816. 1817, and 1818, that vessels were on the point of completion, built according to the system of Mr. Seppings. I saw others that were not so forward, but going on upon the same plan; in short, I saw in all the dockyards of Great Britain the old ships built according to the ancient system, brought daily into the forms of that of Mr. Seppings. From all these reasons, which are the substance of what I have said and written for more than two years, both in France and England, it will doubtlessly be supposed that Mr. Seppings and his sectaries regard me as one of their proselytes, and rank me amongst their adepts. Far from it! For while I acknowledge the excellence of all the improvements due to this able engineer, I maintain, with proofs in my hand, that long since the principle of them was known and practised among us and elsewhere. I have in vain proclaimed and defended the merit and originality of the applications of this principle; and across the channel they rank me with the detractors and antagonists of the author. M. Dupin, in a subsequent part of his volume, assigns an adequate reason for the different ways in which improvements are received in France and in England. "The French have (says he) it must be confessed, strange ideas on science, literature, and arts. They fancy that it is not less important to centralize their knowledge, and their chefsd'œuvre, than matters of war, and the great operations of their government. We had une Académie Française, it was the academy of Paris: we have un Institut de France, it is the Institute of Paris. Thus, again, in like manner, we had une Académie de Marine Française, and it was the academy of Brest." The natural tendency of true knowledge founded upon just principles, is, like that of light, to diffusion; the usual: endency, hitherto, of the knowledge For several years past the officers of Chatham yard have subscribed to establish a school, where the young apprentices are received during the winter evenings. They are taught to read, write, and keep accounts, and instructed also, I believe, in the elements of geometry. They are admitted indiscriminately, and without paying any thing; but are expelled for the first serious fault they commit, or for not being exact in their attendance. I like to notice such institutions, because they show that in England enlightened benevolence actuates the various classes of society. About five or six years ago the government established at Chatham a practical school for the troops of engineers, cultivated in France is to illuminate only a particular spot, to which it is confined by impenetrable barriers. In this respect the French" hide their candle under a bushel." Hence it happened, that during the butchery of the French Revolution, some of the most frightful events were unknown at 70 miles from Paris nearly a month after their occurrence. Hence, also, we may account for M. Dupin's surprise on seeing excellent reflecting telescopes made by a currier of Aberdeen in his leisure hours: and on observing two nephews of a baker in the lecture-room at Anderson's Institution, Glasgow. |