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a few years ago was not worth one 
shilling per acre, but is now actually 
worked to profit by exhausting crops 
without manure. 
Earl Nelson, and his heirs, by a 
message from the crown, since con- 
firmed by parliament, is to have a 
grant of 50001. per annum, and 
120,0001. to purchase a family 
estate. 
14th. A ball of fire fell on a cot- 
tage, at Claverand-green, in the 
forest of Dean, and forced its way 
through the roof into the kitchen, 
where T. Davies, the owner, and 
his wife and child, were sitting, but 
happily without doing any damage, 
although a cask of gun-powder was 
in the same room, where it was 
kept for the use of the mine works 
in the forest. 
15th. Owing to the cold of last 
night, several hundreds of the swal- 
low tribe, called Martins, had clung 
to the toll-table, against the turnpike 
house, at Whalley, in Yorkshire ; 
those again had others covering 
them, four or five in thickness, all 
of whom seemed quite in a torpid 
state ; several dozens were stroked 
off the board, and those taken up 
appeared completely lifeless, until 
about seven this morning, when the 
san’s warmth caused re-animation, 
and they gradually moved off to the 
water-side, a distance of about 30 
yards; in a short time afterwards 
they began to skim the surface of 
the water, and fly with the usual. 
vigour of those birds. 
17th. This morning, about one 
o’clock, a dreadful fire broke out 
at Hungerford, Berks, and before 
assistance could be procured, ten 
houses were completely destroyed. 
A singular swan was lately shot 
by John Kirkup, groom to sir 
Wilfred Lawson, bart, ef Bray- 
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ton-house, which weighed eighteen 
pounds and a half. It measured 
across the wings eight feet twe 
inches, and in height six feet one 
inch. It is of a remarkable colour, 
and is supposed to be the largest 
ever seen in Cumberland. 
This being the anniversary of Dr. 
Jenner’s birth-day, the friends of 
the reyal Jennerian society held 
their annual festival at the London 
tavern, at which were present about 
300 persons, including the duke of 
York, the earls of Westmoreland, 
and Kgremont, prince Castelcicala, 
doétor Jenner, and many of the 
most eminent of the medical profess 
sion. After a variety of loyal and 
appropriate toasts, the health of the 
illustrious chairman, the duke of 
York, was given; when his royal 
highness was pleased to say, ‘‘ Gen- 
tlemen, I have, from the first insti- 
tution of the society, been a warm 
friend to it, from a conviction that 
it must be of unspeakable beriefit to 
mankind. I am sorry to learn 
that some misrepresentations, from 
interested and sceptical individuals, 
have thrown a temporary damp 
upon it, and in some measure 
retarded its well-intended exertions ; 
but, I have no doubt, it will soon 
evince to the world, that the advan. 
tages resulting from it, are above all 
Gpposition, and that its good effeéts 
will speedily be extended to every 
quarter of the globe. No man can 
more completely wish its success 
than I do; I request you will ac- 
cept my thanks for the very flatter. 
ing manner in which you have pro-« 
posed my health, and give me leave 
to drink your’s int return.” This 
short address was received with 
rapttrous applause. 
Dr. Lettsom, in an animated 
speech, observed, ** As the small. 
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