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ANNUAL REGISTER, lai?. [April. 



fi)ur adjuncts, chosen by the so- 

 ciety from its own members, and 

 fontirmed by the Boiird. Jt nia- 

 riaji^es the iiitenial concerns, the 

 police, &.C. and lias a particular 

 seal. It may expel improper 

 members, and receive new ones, 

 but must report on this to the 

 Board. The members of the so- 

 ciety obtain the rights of citizens 

 in the Russian empire. They may 

 cirry on trade at home and abi-oad, 

 contorniably to the ii^eneral laws ; 

 establish manufactories, &c. with- 

 out being rei;istei-ed in any >juild. 

 In their settlements the society 

 may brew beer, distil brandy, &c. 

 Tliey are free from billeting- of 

 troops, and for twenty years from 

 taxes; are not bound to military 

 jjeivice, &c. Foreign Jews who, 

 after embracing Christianity, Join 

 such a comumnity, may leave the 

 coimtry when they have paid their 

 ciebts. antl the legal contributions 

 f*)r three years, on the ca])itals 

 ^vhich they have acquired in Kus- 

 sia."* This regulation excites the 

 iiiore attention, because it is well 

 l<novvn tiiat our ambassadors in 

 Germany are expressly ordered to 

 give no more passports to those 

 wlio desire to emigrate. 



The following are the pnrticu- 

 lr..rs of the shocking catastroplie 

 wiiicli took place at a Lunatic 

 Asylum, at Fifehead-house, near 

 Ta\inton, on t>unday the l^th 

 inst. — 



A Captain Fleming, a half- pay 

 oiTi'.er in the army, was jdaced 

 itnder the care of Mr. Gillet, the 

 ]»roprictor of this Asylimi, about 

 five vears ago, and remained a 

 jKitient under his care about three 

 vears, when he wa^^ pronoimced 

 sane, and consequetitly suftired to 

 resume his liiuctionSj and at per- 



fect liberty to go where he }>lcas- 

 ed : however, he preferred re- 

 miining a lodger at that place, 

 because he said he received every 

 civility and res|)ect there, and he 

 knew of no place where he could 

 be more happy. ]Mr. Gillet had 

 an invitation a short time since to 

 go to Pjneter, and to take Captain 

 Fleming widi him, together with 

 another gentlenian also a lodger 

 there. Captain Fleming made 

 some excuse, and dechneil accom- 

 j)anying them, and in the interim 

 wiotc a letter to an old brother 

 officer, a C aptain jNldler, late pay- 

 master and agent to the Stafford 

 INIiliiia, then residing in Loniiim, 

 requesting the favour of seeing 

 him : that he hatl many things fo 

 conununicate to him, |)articularly 

 of a pecimiaiy kind ; that he was 

 •getting in years, and purposed 

 making his will -, that he wished 

 him to be present, as he intended 

 to give him a power of attorney to 

 transact btisiness for him, and he 

 pressed him to come immediately. 

 In consequence of this I'eijucst, 

 Captain Miller arrived at the 

 Asylum before mentioned, on 

 Sunday the I'ith instant, about 

 noon. It was impossible a more 

 fi iendly meeting could apparently 

 have taken place : they dined to- 

 gi^ther with the family, talked 

 over their old campaigns (they 

 were both advancetl in years. 

 Captain Fleming 74, and Captain 

 Mdler (i.5;) b>)th appeared ur>r 

 commonly cheerful. Mis. Gillet, 

 knowing that Fleming had written 

 to his friend Miller to come to 

 him on busine>s, caused them to 

 he left alone: they remaii>ed only 

 a short time, and then adjourne'l 

 to Fleming's be<i room. In about 

 tea minutes afterwanls, (at about 



half- 



