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0 abundantly in the Brazils, has 
been transplanted into the East 
Indies, and the experiment has 
been attended with great success. 
Under the patronage of the prime 
minister Aranjo,a number of tea 
plants, with Chinese gardeners, 
have been imported into the Bra- 
ails, and the plantations formed 
under their management afforded 
every prospect of a rich harvest 
from that important vegetable. 
The decoction prepared from that 
‘exotic is said to be equal to that 
produced from the commodity of 
its native soil. 
This evening about six o’clock, 
-Mr. Byrne, a respectable trades- 
man, of Green-street, Leicester- 
square, went out in a one-horse 
chaise, with his wife and child, 
for an airing, but he had only 
crossed over Putney-bridge, when 
-the horse startled at some object 
-and ran off in a most furious man- 
ner. The chaisewas overturned, 
and the whole family thrown out 
‘with such violence, that Mr. B. 
only survived the shock until yes- 
‘terday morning, when he ex- 
pired; his wife and child provi- 
dentially escaped with only some 
slight bruises. 
3.—A few days since. as a gen- 
tleman with a Newfoundland dog 
‘was crossing in Hare-street-fields, 
“Bethnal-green, where there are 
“two ponds, the dog plunged into 
“ene of them, and appeared to 
‘grapple with something, which 
‘his master perceived to be a hu- 
‘man body: on examination it 
‘proved to be the body of a boy 
‘about 14 years of age. The dog 
‘instantly plunged into the other 
~pond also, and brought out a wo- 
“man’s cap ; this second circum- 
‘stance created mere alarm; and 
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the pond was dragged, when the 
body of a woman genteely dress- 
ed was brought up ; both bodies 
appeared to have been for some 
time in the water ; they were car- 
ried to the bone-house to be 
owned. 
5.—Thomas Scagg, esq. a gen- 
tleman of extensive property at 
Farnborough, Kent, after having 
mounted his. favourite horse, 
which became restive, flew into a 
paroxysm of rage, and violently 
corrected the animal ; but such 
was the irritation of his feelings, 
that he within a few minutes af 
terwards fell off the horse, in pre- 
sence of his wife, and instantly 
expired. 
An accident of a most melan- 
choly nature had nearly occurred 
in the family of a merchant of the 
first respectability in Aldersgate- 
street, from the fatal effects of 
arsenic. The gentleman in ques- 
tion hada select party of friends, 
two ladies and two gentlemen to 
dine with him. The dinner passed 
over, and wine and fruit were 
placed on thetable as usual, when 
in less than ten minutes the lady 
of the house felt herself so much 
indisposed, that she was obligedto 
quit the room, and was instantly 
followed by the other ladies. The 
indisposition of the lady was al- 
most instantly succeeded by that 
of the master of the house and 
one of his guests, who were seiz- 
ed with violent sickness, and every 
‘symptom of being poisoned. Mr. 
Wheelwright, of Falcon-square, 
was called in, and on hearing the 
symptoms of the invalids describ- 
ed, declared, without hesitation, 
that they had taken strong poison. 
‘The medicines proper for expel- 
ling the poison were administered, 
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