1797-] 
but he obftinately refufed to take any prefcrip- 
tions, and died in a deranged ftate. 
At Tiverton, aged 69, Mr, Wm. Robarts. 
He was nearly fifty years an eminent preacher 
in the methodift eonneGion. Such was bis 
natural genius for ftady-and learning, that with 
litt'e or no. afiftance from teachers, he acquired 
an extenfive knowlédge of the mathematics, 
and the moft refined parts of natural philofophy,” 
aftronomy, and geozraphy. He was likewife, 
through his own ftudy, well verfed in the 
Latin, Greek, and Hebrew languages. The 
goodnefs of his heart was. not inferior to the 
vigour of his mind. “ 
en CORNWALL: ' 
_ There has been lately difcevered in the 
neighbourhood of Penzance, a vein of cobalt, 
ufed by the Chinefe in colouring china. 
“Firis-difeovery promifes to prove of the moft 
effential confequence to finilar mannfaures 
in this country... It was fit perceived in.a 
coxner.of an exhaufted tin: mine, and will be 
of great value to the propiietor. 
Died J At Bufwarne, near Falmouth, aged 
$2, Mr. John Bouluerfon,. feniors, many years 
commander of one of the king’s packets en 
the Falmouth flarion. 2 
: SCOTLAND. PA oe 
In the progrefs of the ttials before the 
courtof jufticiary, of perfons ascufed of hav- 
ing made tielous uppofition to the execution of 
the Scettifh milit.a a4, a verdict has been at, 
feozth pronounced, which, acquitting inno- 
cence, has cyinced that the genuine ancient 
fpirit of Seottifh imtegrity and patrioti{m is 
net entirely .extinguidlhed, Several rioters 
from Carttairs, in the fire of Lanerk, were 
put upon their trial: it was expected that the 
gury would foon throw them at the mercy of 

Cornwall, «Scotland. Aericultural Reporte §ox 
their judges: to the utter aftonifhment, how- 
ever, of certain perfons, a verdiét was brought 
ing entirely acquitting -one of the pannels, or 
perfons accufed, and finding the others 
“ ouilty only of having entered Mr. —="§ 
houfe wwithaut his leave, and of having remotned in 
it, for fome little time, againfg his will 1/7} 
Upon this verdi&, the judges found that they 
could pronounce no fentence; and the pan- 
nels were, therefore, difmiffed from the bar4 
The Scottifh tree-mafuns have made a 
folemn’ and pompous proceffion—have cele- 
brated a variety of extraordinary mectings— 
have made eager declarations—have p.efented 
a zealoufly Joyal addrefs to the king—-all to 
vindicate themfelves from that odium, and 
from thofe injurious fufpicions, which were 
very generally excitcd again them throughout 
this country, by the late publication of a pre- 
feffor of natural philofophy, intitled, * Proofs 
of a Conffivacy,” Sc. % {mall pamphlet 
has been, upon the fame cccafion, publifhed: 
under the title, of ‘+ Defence of the Freee 
Meafons,” &c. by a friend to ttath; which fs 
univerfally acknowledged to. exhibit, in refpett 
to the work of the profeffor, a itriking in- 
fiance of the detection of impofture. — 
Died] At Edinburgh, John Davidfon, 
efq. writer to the Signe!, greatly adyanced ia 
age. fe was a man of high prolefiional re. 
fpectability, and of no inconfiderable. erudition. 
The «late Dr. Robtnfon, the hiftorian, was 
proud to own his obligations to Mr. Davidfon, 
tor the affiftance he gave him 1m inveftigating 
the doubtlul ftury.ef queen Mary’s guilt, and 

Darnley’s murder. The. valuable, library of © 
‘the writers, to the Signet owes much to the 
attention which jt received from Myr. David 
fon, while one of its curators. Panacea 
* 
MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
OLR reports for the prefent month do not by 
the ftate of the weather more favourable for the bufinefs of agricultur&® 
any Means enable us to announce any change im 
Its very changeabis 
and unfettled difpofition has, indeed, almoft kept the operations of hufbandry at a ftand. ina few 
counties, however, where the foils are of the mouldy and light kinds, fome fermers have been em-< 
ployed in turning over their winter fallows ; but this has not been carried to any great extent, 
What effeéts the very fudden changes from frott towel, may have had on the new-{fown wheat 
in the northern diftriéts, is impoflible to fay ; but it is probable that in many infances they muft 
have done confiderable injury. 
~ 
The farmers being now chiefly engaged in thrafhing out their corn, the markets begin to be 
more fully fupplied, confequently the prices continue to fall. Some of our correfpondents alig 
fuggeft, that this may, in fome meafure, depend on the indecifive fteps of government in regard to 
the corn and dittillery laws. 
The average price of wheat, for England and Wales, is 52s. 3d.; and of barley 31s. 4d. 
Though the feafon has been fo generally unfavourable, we are glad to find, in moft of our ac- 
counts, that the turnips have not yet fuffered any very material damage. Stock feeding on thei y 
whether cattle or fheep, have not, however, made the ufual progrefs ; this may, perhaps, in fore 
degree, be owing to the coldnefs and wetnefs of the feafon; the price of butcher’s meaty never- 
thelefs, continues to decline. 
Hops, in Canterbury-market, fetch, bags, from Sos. to 100s ;-pockets, from gos. to I12s. 
In Southwark, the market for hopsicontinues heavy; bags fetch from 70s. to 98s,; poccts frome 
Sos, to 110s. per CWh. 
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