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srietors acknowledge immense sums 
ave ‘been _ expended in build- 
ing, and for which more than 
twice the sum it now fetched had 
been refused, and the fate of the 
institution itself, affords a striking 
proof-that the people of this coun- 
try are not disposed to encourage 
the modern pbilosophers ‘in their 
attempts to undermine the consti- 
tution, ‘That seminary was institu- 
ted under the most favourable aus- 
pices. The most wealthy and re- 
spectable part of the dissenters were 
disposed to support the institution ; 
but, that support having been with- 
drawn, the building is brought to 
the hammer. Whether it shall be 
converted into barracks, being not 
farther from the east than those in 
Hyde-park from the western extre- 
mity of the capital, or inte a coun 
try settlement of any capital pub- 
lic and more constitutional school 
in London, or serve as a supple- 
ment to Bedlam, already too 
crowded to receive more inhabitants, 
time must shew. 
27th. The following melancholy 
“accident happened yester- 
day morning in Houghton-street, 
Clare-market :—'T'wo houses sud- 
denly gave way, and buried in their 
ruins sixteen unfortunate inbabi- 
tants. At noon, thirteen were got 
out and conveyed to the parish 
workhouse in Portugal-street, Of 
these, three had been dug out, 
shockingly mangled, without the 
least symptoms of Jife: two chil- 
dren, apparently dead, were restor- 
ed to life by the means prescribed 
by the humane society in cases of 
suffocation; the rest received some 
of them slight and others severe 
contusions. [Sut what rendered 
their situation the more deplorable 
was that they recognized, or ex- 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1796. 
peéted to recognize, in every indi- 
vidual who was brought in, a rela- 
tive or a friend. 
The landlord of one of the hous 
ses, it is reported, received notice 
of the insecurity of his house two 
days ago, but did not apprise the 
lodgers of their danger for fear of 
losing them. 
8th A duel was fought ina 
““* field within three miles of 
Vamburgb, between lord Valentia 
and Henry Gawler, esq. They left 
England with their seconds and 
surgeons for the express purpose of 
fighting. They fired together. Mr. 
Gawler’s ball took place; it entered 
his lordship’s breast-bone, and lodg- 
ed near the neck ; it was extraéted 
on the field, and he is considered 
to be out of danger. Lord Valen. ° 
tia’s ball passed.through Mr, Gaw- 
Jer’s hat. The affair between Mr. 
Gawler and lady. Valentia was the 
subject of the dispute. 
DIED.—At Bedwell-park, Herts, 
in his 76th year, Samuel Whit- 
bread, esq.; whose abilities, in- 
tegrity, benevolence, and public 
spirit, will transmit his. character 
with respeét to posterity. Tis fa- 
ther was a yeoman of Bedfordshire, 
who lived at the Barns at Carding- 
ton, in that county, on an estate 
of about 2001. per annum, which 
devolved to his eldest son, who 
much improved it by building, and 
spent much of his time at it after 
he’ purchased Bedwell-park. He is 
said to have died worth a million 
at least; the bulk of which he has 
bequeathed to his son. He was 
half-brother to Ive Whitbread, esq. 
hardwareman, of Cannon-street, 
and sheriff of London with Mr. 
Beckford, in 1755. By his first wife, 
Harriet, daughter of Hay- 
tor, an eminent attorney, of Lon- 
don, 
