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The society of arts have been en- 
gaged in investigating the genius ofa 
child, only nine years of age, who 
has the extraordinary talent of stain- 
ing glass in a manner that surpasses 
belief, and is equal to the produc- 
tions of the first masters. His mo- 
ther was fifty years of age at the 
time of his birth, and he at present 
supports her, together with his sis- 
ter, by the exertion of his prema- 
ture abilities. - 
Dr. Ashbury, of the Methodist 
church in America, ina late publi- 
cation, speaking of the increase of 
that religious sect within thirty-tive 
years, announces, that in the United 
States, 120,000 persons were in 
their fellowship, and that 1,000,000 
attended their ministry 5 so as to 
include a seventh part of the popu- 
lation of the United States. It has 
in America 400 travelling preachers, 
and 2000 local preachers. 
Queen Elizabeth, who died at 
Greenwich, was brought thence to 
Whitehall, by water, in a grand 
procession. Itwas on this occasion, 
as Camden informs us, that the fol- 
lowing quaint lines were written :-— 
The queen was brought by water to 
Whitehall : 
At every stroke the oars did fears let 
fall ; 5 
More clung about the barge; fish under 
water 
Wept out their eyes of pearl, and swam 
blind after. 
I think the bargemen might with easier 
thighs, 
Have row’d her thither in her people’s 
eyes ; 
For howsoe’er, thus much my thoughts 
have scann’d, 
She had come by water, had she come 
by lund. 
An ingnisition was taken on the 
body of R. Edwards, who cut his 
throat at his lodgings, in Queen. 
_ preceding evening. 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806. 
street, Grosvenor-square. It aps 
peared, by the, evidence of Mrs. J. 
Beard, at whose house the de- 
ceased lodged, that he was taken 
ill of a fever on Sunday last, and on 
Monday he appeared in a state of 
high delirium. About ten o’clock 
he requested the witness to procure 
him some porter, which was done, 
and on her return he was sitting up- 
right in the bed, having cut his throat 
during -her absence. The witness 
edid not perceive what had nappened 
at the moment of her return, for he 
had covered himself over with the 
bed-cloaths, and threw himself on his 
back. He, however, groaned bit- 
terly, andon the witness moving the 
covering of the bed, she discovered 
him weltering in his blood. She 
perceived a razor by the bed-side. 
Mr. Davies, an apothecary in Duke- 
street, was sent for, and alsa a sur- 
geon. Mr. Davis stated, that the 
deceased had procured some medi- 
cines of him in the morning of Sun- 
day, personally, and he supposed him 
to be deranged. The surgeon con- 
firmed the opinion of Mr. Davis ; 
for although the deceased appeared 
sensible some time after the wound 
had been bound wp, on being inter- 
rogated, he seemed ignorant of what 
had happened.—V erdiét—Insanity. 
16th. An inquisition was taken 
at the Triumphal Car, Piccadilly, on 
the body of Miss Elizabeth Butler, 
who expired in Bond-street on the 
The deceased 
resided at Somer’s Town. She had 
been at the house of a friend in Hae 
milton-street, Piccadilly. On her 
return she was observed by a gen- 
tleman leaning against a post, and 
vomiting, at the corner of Burling- 
tou-gardens. Mr. Tibbs, a chy- 
mist in Bond-street, was applied to 
for assistance, and on examining the 
deceased 
