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204 Diffenting Congregations...Singular refradtion of Solar Rays. [ March, 
is, in fome places, 120 yards perpendi- 
cular, and almoft naked : in other parts, 
it is covered with bufhes, with fome 
large trecs towards the bafe. This rock 
1s confidered as one of the feven won- 
ders of Derbyfhire. The high rocky 
hills on each fide of the river, for acon- 
fiderable way below the bath, are clothed 
in a beautiful and romantic manner, with 
wood, while the rugged face of the rock 
boldly prefents irfelf at intervals, and 
fudden'y attraéts the attention of the af- 
tonifhed f{pectator. Near the bath are 
two or Hree genteel ins; there are alfo 
feveral pleafant walks among the woods 
In the vicinity. Thefe medicinal fprings 
occafion a great refort of company from 
all parts of the kingdom. 
: [To be continued. J 
EI 
; For the Monthly Magazine. 
List OF DissENTING CONGREGA- 
TEONS (CONTINUED). 
DURHAM. 
Congregations. 
COTHERSTAN = I 
Cold- Rowley = - I 
Darlington = - I 
Durham - . I 
Hamfterley - - Z 
Noreham - = I 
South Shields ~ < = z 
Spittle - - I 
Stockton ~ - I 
Sunderland - “ 4 
Swalwell - - fs 
Wreardale = - I 
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Nore.—In this county there are two Bap- 
tilt focieties. che others belong to the Inde- 
‘pendents or Preto yterians. In future, fer the 
fake of brevity, under the aggregate number of 
congregations, fm each county. of the three de- 
nominations ‘of Proteftant Diffenters, I thail 
fpe.ity the number of focieties belonging te 
the Baptifts, 
ESSEX. 
Congrega tions. 
Raddow - - I 
Villerkay - - I 
Braintree - - 3 
Brentwood - - 2 
Burnham = = z 
Caftle-Hedingham ° I 
Chelmsford - - a 
Coggefhall _ - > 2 
Colchefter - = 3 
Clavering 2 = 2 
Crouch-Green - - I 
Dedham = - = # 
Congregations. 
Dunmow ae - I 
Ear!s-Colne 4 - I 
Epping = - z 
Hatfield-Heath - - 1 
Harlow = . I 
Halttead - x 2 
Ifle of 7 Mercy i a I 
Langham - = E 
Malden a - 2 
Newport . c 2 
Ongar. - - 1 
Potteritreet eae - I 
Rumford a - z 
Rockwood -Hall - - E 
Ridgwell + = ve 
Rotchford « = z 
Stanftead - s I 
Stanburn - - I 
Stebbing - oe as g 
“Stratford . = z 
Tarling - - 2 
Thaxted - a I 
‘Tiptree-Heath - = r 
Walden - = 3 
Waltham-Abbey sa caer aaa I 
Walthamttow - = I 
Wethersfield ~ = z 
W endow and Chavering - I 
Welham - - I 
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Baptifts ~ ae rr 
{ To be continued. } 
. Se 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magaziné. 
SIR, 
¥ communicating to your readers the 
following circumftance, you may, per- 
haps, contribute to prevent a danger not 
often forefeen or fulpeéted. 
Daring the laft month, the houfe of a 
friend of mine, was in extreme hazard 
of being burnt, in confequence of a glo- 
bular decanter, full of water, placed in 
fouthern chamber, and expofed to the fun. 
The rays, paffing through the decanter, 
as through a burning-glafs, were con- 
ceftred to a very powerful focus, and 
fet fire to fome wood-work in the room, 
and alfo to a mahogany piece of furni- 
ture, in feveral places. Providentially, 
the fmell of fre alarmed the aap in 
time. T am, fi, : 
* Your conftant reader, 
A. B. 
PROCEEDINGS 
March 22, 1797s 
