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nado. It «arried up three hay- 
cocks in a field near the town, be- 
longing to Mr. T. Heath, to a 
height past calculation, as a great 
part of the hay was literally carried 
beyond tlie reach of the human eye. 
When seen again, the estimated 
height was upwards of 800 feet. It 
fell in different parts of the town 
and neighbourhood, a portion of it 
full half a mile from the spot whence 
it was carried up. ‘The consterna- 
tion of the labourers in the fields 
was very great, but can more easily 
be conceived than described. 
It is said that the marine soap, to 
wash with salt-water, manufactured 
from earth found upon the earl of 
Warwick’s estate, will produce to 
that nobleman a profit of 10,000l. 
a-year. . 
a7th. A verdict, with 3001. da- 
mages, went against Mr. Briggs, son 
of sir J. Briggs, in the court of 
king’s bench, for the seduction of 
Betsy Harris, the daughter of a far- 
mer and butcher, in Monmouth- 
shire. 
Mr. R. L+—~ decided a cele- 
brated match at whist, by which he 
has won 6000 guineas. The match 
occupied no less than six days in 
playing out ; during which time the 
parties took very little rest. 
28th: Mr. Moulton, horse-dealer, 
of Kensington, being in a single- 
horse chaise, in Hyde-park, at. 
tempted to drive the horsg into the 
Serpentine river, to give him water ; 
the horse, plunged, sunk, and threw 
out Moulton, and a boy with him, 
when Moulton, the boy, and horse, 
were all drowned.—Same afternoon 
_a Newfoundland dog, in plunging 
for astone thrown into the above 
river, brought up the body of a 
young woman by the hair of her 
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1806. 
head : she was genteclly dressed, ahd 
appeared to have lain some time. 
The deceased proved to be aservant, 
of thename of Collins, about twenty 
years of age, who had lived last with 
a family in Kensington-square, and 
had been missing near a week. 
Last week a ewe sheep, belong- 
ing to Mr. Dannerly, of Dinthill, 
was killed, on account of a super- 
natural conception. It appears that 
the sheep, after having been incau- 
tiously opened, had four lambs, 
which were extracted from the 
body alive; one of them is since 
dead, but the other three are al! 
likely to do well. 
The archbishop of Canterbury 
being engaged on his quadrennial 
visitation, a few days ago went to 
Hythe, in Kent, in his coach and 
six. Stopping there that night, by 
some accident the stable into which 
his grace’s horses were put, caught 
fire; and, notwithstanding the ut- 
most exertions were made fo save 
the horses, three of the poor animals 
perished in the flames. 
Egremont-house has just expe- 
rienced the sad vicissitudes of for- 
tune, to which fashion has of late 
so wantonly reduced so many 
‘* principalities and powers.” After 
descending from a noble earl to an 
opulent woolstapler, it was knocked 
down the other day by the hammer 
of the auctioneer, to Thomas Ber- 
nard, esq. the Jate benevolent trea- 
surer of the foundling hospital, for 
16,000]. including the furniture. 
29th. Early this morning a party 
of friends, consisting of Mrs. Van 
Butchel, the wife of Dr. Martin 
Van Butchel, of Mount-street ; her 
second son, Mr. Isaac Van Buts 
chell; three misses Aston, daugh- 
ters of Mr. Aston, gun locksmith, 
of 
