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themselves of the general peace which 
permits that pleasing bond to be re- 
newed, hastens to enrich the list of 
their fellow-labourers with the name 
ef a man of science who is dear to 
agriculture, and whose important la« 
bours will form an epoch in the his« 
tory of rural economy. 
*¢ 'The society have desired me to 
announce to you, that they have ap- 
pointed you to the first rank among 
their foreign associates, and to beg 
‘your acceptance of this mark of their 
esteem. 
‘¢ J am also directed to transmit to 
you the volumes which they have 
published, since peace has permitted 
them to unite their labours for the 
common good. 
‘¢ The society farther hope, that 
you will have the goodness to keep 
up a correspondence with them, and 
to communicate the result of your 
researches and experience.—Health 
and respect. 
¢¢ SILVESTRE, Secretary.” 
Diep.— Miss Butler, solesurviving 
niece of the wealthy and respectable 
Mrs. Porter, of St. Andrew’s-street, 
Cambridge. While warming herself 
by the fire, which seemed sufficiently 
guarded by a screen, a chance spark 
communicated itself to her muslin 
gown, and she was very soon enve- 
Joped in flames. The gentleman to 
whoin she was betrothed was the first 
person who heard her cries ; but he 
arrived too Jate, for, before the 
flames could be extinguished, she 
was so much burnt as to expire the 
next morning in great agonies. 
In her 86th year, Mrs. Margaret 
Jackson, of Old-street, supposed to 
be the oldest methodist in London. 
Aged about 58, Mr. Daniel Cuer- 
ton, of John-street, Tottenham-court 
road, shoemaker, supposed to be the 
strongest man in England. He was 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1803. 
about 5 feet 6 inches high, rather 
corpulent, yet could put both his el- 
bows together, take a glass between 
them, and drink in’ that position ; 
could contract or swell himself over 
the chest, at a minute’s notice, so as 
to be the least person, when mea- 
sured, in company, or so extend 
himself as to measure more than four 
of the biggest persons together across 
the chest. When sitting on -the 
ground, he could get up, without the 
aid of his hands, with three full- 
grown men across his shoulders and 
on his back, and dance a hornpipe 
with them with ease ; and could per- 
form many other feats equally incre- 
dible, unless seen. Many hundreds 
are alive who have seen these things, 
which he generally did of his own 
accord, and without profit. 
At Metz, aged 105, Elizabeth 
Adam. She was 78 years the wife 
of Conrad Priess, who, at the age of 
109, survives her ! 
APRIL. 
Ist. D. Wells, who was found 
guilty, at the late Derby assizes, of 
the murder of G. Bingham, was exe~ 
cuted this day. After having been 
suspended, the rope slipped, and the 
wretched man fell to the ground, by 
which his leg was broken, and he 
was otherwise much bruised ; but be- 
ing immediately tied up again, he ex- 
pired after a severe struggle. It is 
said that he acknowledged, at the 
place of execution, the commission of 
another murder, two years ago, when 
he drove a waggon over his unhappy 
victim, and reported that he had met 
his death by accident. 
6th. This morning, as lieut. col. 
Montgomery and capt. Macnamara 
were riding in [Hyde park, each fol- 
lowed. 
