$64 
red at Fern House, Wilts, the seat of 
Thomas Grove, esq. The muslin 
dress of Miss Mary Ann Grove, an 
amiable young lady, thirteen years 
of age, fourth daughter of Mr. 
Grove, by some accident caught 
fire, when there was no one in the 
apartment with her but a younger 
sister, who was incapable of assist- 
ing her. Terrified by her alarming 
situation, Miss Grove ran eut of 
the house; but unfortunately no 
- one was at that instant on the spot ; 
and when she again entered, flew to 
an apartment in which Mr. Henry 
Bankes of Salisbury happened to 
be on business ; she was entirely en- 
veloped in flames, and though Mr. 
Bankes used every possible exer- 
tion, with the assistance of two ser- 
vants, to extinguish them, and was 
much burnt in those laudable efforts, 
they were unavailing, till the young 
jady’s clothes were nearly consumed. 
Surgical assistance was immediately 
procured, but she survived the acci- 
dent only till the morning ef the 
24th, when death relieved her from 
her sufferings. 
26th. Sincvnar Ber.—Lately a 
bet of 5s. was decided in the Castle- 
yard, York, between Thomas Hodg- 
son, and Samuel Whitehead, both 
debtors: it was, which of them was 
to appear as the most singular and 
original character. ‘The former was 
decorated with a ten guinea bank 
note on his waistcoat breast, a num- 
ber of five guinea notes down the 
same, and on both sides of his coat- 
breast, with guinea notes on his 
shoulders and arms of his coat; 
round his hat-band were a great 
number of five guinea notes, and 
near the top of the hat-crown was 
fixed a purse of gold, which went: 
round the same ; on his back a paper 
with the words, ** John Bull.”— 
ANNUAL REGISTER, i806, 
Whitehead appeared in a woman’s 
dress on one side, witha silk stock- 
ing, a neat slipper, and that side of 
his face painted. The other side of 
his face and body resembled a negro 
with a man’s dress, with a new boot 
aud spur. ‘The wager was given in 
favour of Hodgson, whose bills 
amounted to 375 guineas, inde- 
pendent of the gold. We are ex- 
tremely sorry the whole of the mos 
ney cannot be converted (as it cer- 
tainly ought) to the use of his law- 
ful creditors.—Fye, fye honesty! 
but probably thou wilt be remember- 
ed in the next insolvency act. 
The storm was very violent at Li- 
verpool on Friday se’nnight. It came 
on at N. about one p. m. preceded 
by the heaviest thunder, and the 
most vivid lightning ever seen. Tor 
upwards of one hour the whole of 
the northern hemisphere was in a 
complete blaze of the most forked, 
angry, and blue flashes of electrical 
matter that can well be conceived, 
attended with a strong sulphurous 
smell that was extremely offensive. 
The storm continued with nearly 
unabated violence for 36 hours, and 
closed with an electric discharge, 
similar to that of acannon. Afishs 
ing-boat, with six fishermen in it, , 
belonging to North Meols was lost. 
One of the crew of the Sarah, 
Lightfoot, was struck on the back of 
the head by the electric fluid, which 
passed between his clothes and his 
body, and suffocated him instantly ; 
no other damage was done to the 
ship or crew. Several vessels were 
forced from their anchors and driven 
on shore, and it is greatly feared 
much shipwreck has happened on 
the western coasts of the kingdom. 
27th. On opening the vault be- | 
longing to the family of J. Norris, 
esq. in the church of St. Peter’s 
Mancrolt, 
