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age) preached an excellent sermon 

 from the 1 st verse of the 98th psalm ; 

 and the choir sung God save the 

 king, in full chorus. They then, 

 attended by the principal inhabi- 

 tants of the village, retired to the 

 Carpenter's Arms to diue, and cele- 

 brate their annual feast; when the 

 53th rump of beef was served up on 

 the occasion. The leader of the 

 choir has suag 63 years in the above 

 church ; and the spectators had the 

 unusual sight of four generations 

 enjoying the merriment of their 

 companions. The old man led the 

 band; his son sung the counter- 

 tenor; his grandson bass ; and four 

 great-grandsons, treble ! 



This day being the day appointed 

 for a general thanksgivins to Al- 

 mighty God, it was observed with 

 the utmost solemnity in every part 

 of the empire. All the churches 

 and chapels were crowded ; all 

 distinctions of sects were done away ; 

 and christian and Jew, catholic 

 and protestant, all united in the 

 expression of one feeling of piety and 

 gratitude to the Almighty. In most 

 of the churches and chapels, collec- 

 tions were made for the wounded, 

 and for the widows and orphans of 

 the gallant men who died in the ser- 

 vice of their country, and they ex- 

 ceeded even the most sanguine ex- 

 pectation. All ranks, from the 

 highest to the lowest, vied with each 

 other in their patriotic gilts; re- 

 membering the last signal of our 

 dejjarted hero, "that England ex- 

 pects every man to do his duty." 



The new church at Dodington, 

 CO. Gloucester, built at the sole ex- 

 pence of C. Codrington, esq, M. P. 

 (whose magnificent seat it adjoins) 

 was consecrated by the bishop of 

 Bath and Wells, proxy for the bi- 

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discourse was delivered by the rer. 

 Mr. Jones, the rector. The church 

 is a most elegant structure, in the 

 Grecian order. It consists of a 

 dome and four aisles; the walls re- 

 present rich palfry, verd antique 

 marbles, with rich mouldings in 

 bronze, &c. in the four angles under 

 the dome are as many immense 

 fluted columns, of entire blocks. 

 The pavement under the dome is 

 formed of marble, granite, brass^, 

 &c. divided into compartments. 

 After the consecration, there was a 

 grand christening of the only son 

 and heir of Dodington. The doors 

 of the mansion were then thrown 

 open, and upwards of 500 persons, 

 gentry, tenants, &c. partook of 

 every thing that English hospitality- 

 could afford. At dinner, the fine 

 silver fountain and nymph made 

 their appearance, full of rich nectar. 

 ' Long life to the heir of Dodington,' 

 Avas given, with three times three: 

 ' peace to the ashes of brave Nel. 

 son,' and ' captain Codrington,' 

 who commanded a man of war in the 

 battle of Trafalgar, was given with 

 three cheers. 



6th. W. Andrews, a letter-sorter 

 in the post-office, was capitally con- 

 victed at the Old-bailey, of secreting 

 a letter, containing 1801. in notes, 

 in the month of September of last 

 year. The prisoner had an excel- 

 lent character from several gentle- 

 men belonging to the post-office, 

 and was on that account recom- 

 mended to mercy. 



9f h. This day was opened, in the 

 north transept of St. Paul's cathe- 

 dnil, a monument to the memory 

 of captain G. Blagdon Wcstcott, 

 of the Majestic, who fell in the bat- 

 tle of the Nile, in 1798. The cap- 

 tain is represented dying in the 

 arms of Vietgry, who holds the 

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