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tiie morning, he was attacked by 

 a fit of apoplexy so severe, that 

 he lost his faculties 3 and in that 

 state i-emained till 4 in tlie after- 

 noon, when he expired. Of his 

 children, the 2d son, Duke Cliarles, 

 was alone present, as the heredi- 

 tary prince had not returned from 

 a journey wliich he set out upon 

 in autumn. To his subjects this 

 prince was a true father, who en- 

 deavoured to mitigate the dis- 

 ti'esses of the times with prudence, 

 fidelity, and affection, and by tlie 

 sacrifice of his own personal in- 

 terests. Germany also will not 

 forget that he was amongst the 

 first of the minor poweri to de- 

 claie against the oppressor, and 

 support the coumion cause with 

 all his vigour. The Prussians 

 will respect in him the father 

 of their late venerated Queen, 

 and the English, the brother of 

 their excellent Queen. Cliarlcs 

 Louis Frederick was born the lOtli 

 of October, 1741, lived long in 

 the Hanoverian ser\ice, and in 

 1794 succeeded liis brotlier in tlie 

 government of Mecklenburgh- 

 Strelitz. The sovereignty, \vhich 

 the extorted Rhenish Confedera- 

 tion guaranteed to him, he did 

 not exercise to the oppression of 

 his own subjects j and upon the 

 liberation of Germany he re- 

 ceired an extension of territory 

 and tlie dignity of Grand Duke. 

 He was twice married, and to 

 two sisters of the House of Darm- 

 stadt. By the first marriage he 

 left four children ; — the present 

 Grand Duke George Frederick 

 Charles, born in 1779, and the 

 wives of the Duke of Hildburg- 

 hausen, the Prince of Tour and 

 Taxis, and the Duke of Cumbcr- 

 luiid. By the second marriage he 



has left Duke Charles Frederick 

 Augustus. 



A short time ago, as Mr. Bras- 

 se)',ofChurton-heath,inClTeshire, 

 was riding on horseback, in a 

 field near his house, one of his 

 own bulls suddenly attacked him, 

 and ripped open the bowels of 

 the horse. He then attempted to 

 toss the horse and its rider, and, 

 incredible as it may appear, ac- 

 tually raised them both from the 

 groimd. The horse then fell, and, 

 by falling upon him, severely 

 bruised Mr. Brassey. The horse, 

 however, had sufficient strength 

 to reach the stable, where it im- 

 mediately expired. The bull had 

 been lung considered dangerous. 

 He had been secured by a ring 

 and chains from the horns 5 but 

 one of the chains having got 

 loose, it is supposed to have been 

 the reason of his succeeding in 

 the attack. The remaining chain 

 and ring nmst have caused gi'eat 

 jiaiu, as he did not attempt to 

 molest Mr. B. after his fall from 

 the horse. 



John Skelton, of Skinburness, 

 has been feriyman between that 

 place and Annan Water Foot for 

 30 years past. On his rctiu-n 

 from Annan on Sunday evening 

 last, about six o'clock, with t^*o 

 men and a yOung woman in the 

 boat besides himself, the evening 

 being cttremely dark, he mis- 

 took the course, and ran down 

 the Scotch instead of the English 

 channel, and got ashore upon the 

 sands which part the two chan- 

 nels, where he cast anchor, and 

 the passengers took out thdr lug- 

 gage, it is supposed, thinking 

 they were near Skinburness. 

 Having wandered about in the 

 dark between the two channels 

 N 2 nearly 



