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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



ney, of Cornwall, was ordered to be 

 struck off the roll, for exhibiting an 

 affidavit, as sworn before a person 

 that never existed. 



22d. Mansell Philips, esq. was 

 brought up to receive judgment of 

 the court, having been convicted of 

 sending a letter to Rees Thomas, a 

 gentleman of Caermarthen, with an 

 intent to provoke him to a dueh 

 The quarrel took place during an 

 election for that town. The court 

 adjudged Mr. Philips to pay a fine 

 of 1001. and to find security, himself 

 in 5001. and two sureties in 2501. 

 for three years. 



A person was brought up to be 

 discharged under the insolvent act ; 

 but his wife appeared in court, and 

 tendered a note and 3s. 6d. to the 

 prisoner, with a view to keep him 

 in custody at her suit. It appeared 

 that they had been separated by due 

 course of law ; and having neglected 

 to pay her the alimony settled upon 

 her by the ecclesiastical court, she 

 had brought her action. She was a 

 well-looking wolnan, and the scene 

 Vas as interesting as novel. It was 

 in vain that the husband " sighed 

 and looked unutteruhle things ;" her 

 heart was steeled against him, and 

 he returned to " durance vile." It 

 was urged, by the wife, that if he 

 could iind money to coquette with 

 other ladies^ he could find it for the 

 maintenance of his much-injured and 

 lazitful wife. 



24th. The countess of Bath has 

 paid the sum of six thousand pounds 

 for a single stamp, on which were 

 issued letters of administration to 

 the personal estate of her father, 

 the late Sir William Pultcney.* 



The ordnance board have signifi- 

 ed to general Lloyd, who commands 

 the Artillery at Woolwich, that the 

 varren at that place is to be from 



this time denominated the " Royal 

 Arsenal." The old name had its 

 origin from the place having actu. 

 ally been a rabbit warren. On the 

 recent royal visit to what was called 

 the Warren, where all ordnance 

 stores, ammunition stores, &c. were 

 lodged, his majesty noticed how 

 little appropriate the name was to 

 the place, Sec. and suggested the 

 propriety of changing it to that of 

 Arsenal. 



25th. This evening, about eight, 

 the well-known and venerable oak, 

 called Fairlop Tree, on Hainault 

 Forest, in Essex, was discovered to 

 be on fire. A party of about sixty 

 went from London in several car- 

 riages, and amused themselves dur- 

 ing the day with playing at cricket 

 and various other sports. They 

 made a fire near it, and, about two 

 hours after they left the spot, the 

 fire was discovered by one of the fo- 

 resters. A number of persons who 

 reside within a short distance of the 

 spot, went witli pails, and procured 

 water to extinguish the flames, but 

 without effect ; the main branch on 

 the south side, with part of the bo- 

 dy, being consumed. It continued 

 burning till next morning, when lit- 

 tle hopes were entertained of saving- 

 any part of it. This celebrated tree ., 

 measured 48 feet round the body, 

 and several of the. arms measured 

 from 10 to 12 feet. It shaded 

 about an acre of land, and is sup- 

 posed to be 500 years old. 



Salisbury-plain, lately a dreary 

 unprofitable waste, now, in extensive 

 tracts, presents the most gratifying 

 appearance of cultivation and pro- 

 duce. A few years since, there M'as 

 scarcely an inclosurc or a spot of 

 tillage for upwards of twenty miles, 

 between Andover and Blandford, 

 the whole of which is now reclaim-] 



cd,. 



Vide Obituary. 



