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tides of paper, rags, &c. Mr. 

 Dickinson's machinery for mak- 

 ing paper being in detached build- 

 ings, was fortunately preserved, as 

 was the dwelling-house, by the 

 exertions of the neighbours, and 

 by the favourable direction of the 

 wind. Though several accidents 

 happened, no lives were lost. The 

 loss is estimated at 7 or 8,000/. 



27. A melancholy accident hap- 

 pened in one of the stone-quarries 

 of Swanage, Dorsetshire. Two 

 men, of the names of Samuel 

 Phippard and James Summers, 

 went to the quarry in the morning 

 to work, as usual ; and at the hour 

 of dinner, a boy that was accus- 

 tomed to inform them of the time, 

 went in, and seeing no light, nor 

 hearing any one answer to his 

 call, returned and procured a light 

 for himself, when, upon his re- 

 entering, the first object that pre- 

 sented itself, was Phippard dead, 

 with his head and one hand jam- 

 med between one of the pillars of 

 the quarry and a huge block of 

 stone that had fallen from the 

 ceiling. At that time the boy 

 heard Summers, from under a 

 quantity of stone and rubbish, ex- 

 claim, " Is that a light from 

 heaven?" The boy was struck al- 

 most senseless with fright, and in- 

 stantly ran out to procure assist- 

 ance. On some of the neighbours 

 entering, they found Phippard as 

 before described, and Summers 

 confined under two large blocks 

 of stone, that had formed a kind 

 of arch over him. The poor fellow 

 was soon released from his awful 

 situation, with two of his fingers 

 nearly severed from his hand, and 

 one of his legs broke. He reco- 

 vered his senses in a short time, 

 but died after about 36 hours. He 



said, Uiat at the time of the quar- 

 ry falling in, tliey both tried to 

 escape, though in different direc- 

 tions, but neither was successful ; 

 and when he was under the stones, 

 he called several times to Phippard, 

 but not receiving any answer he 

 concluded he was dead. Phip- 

 pard has left a wife and a very 

 large family, and Summers a wife 

 and three children, to lament their 

 untimely end. 



31. A dreadful fire broke out on 

 Sunday morning last, between three 

 and four o'clock, at the extensive 

 premises called Bank Mill, near 

 the Crescent, Salford, Manchester, 

 part of which was used as a cotton 

 manufactory, and the remainder 

 as a logwood mill. The flames 

 raged with irresistible fury, and the 

 building was entirely consumed. 

 The damage is estimated at 30,000/. 

 a considerable portion of which is 

 uninsured. 



NOVEMBER. 



1. The French, in their inva- 

 sion of Russia, were, according to 

 an official report since published, 

 accompanied by 1,195 pieces of 

 ordnance : of these, a considerable 

 number was, rather reluctantly, 

 ceded by them to the Russians; 

 and a much greater proportion was 

 dropped, en passant, between Mos- 

 cow and the Niemen; so that, 

 according to another official re- 

 turn 1,131 remained in the pos- 

 session of the Russians on Christ- 

 mas eve, 1812. The use to be 

 made of this massy relick of the 

 French invasion, is pointed out by 

 an imperial decree of the Emperor 

 Alexander. The captured cannon 

 are to be employed in the con- 



