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rally fuppofed that the vulgar opinion of having much hair over the body is a fign of ftrength, may have fome foundation in truth; because if the hairs are nourished as we have faid, though it is a mode not much known, it will require a certain degree of ftrength in the fecretory powers and actions adequate to that fupport, to maintain fuch a numerous fet of hairs in a healthy and ftrong state: but yet that is not a mark alone, with out other concomitant figns of the firm fibre, &c. as denoted in the melancholic temperament, of ftrength. For the fanguine temperament may have large quantities of hair on the body, with a lax fibre; as that quantity may depend on a fulness of the vascular fyftem, and an aptnefs in the secretory organs. If the state of the nervous power is fuppofed to correfpond with the ftate of the fimple folids, and both together modify the ftate of the fluids, both with refpect to quality, proportion, and diftribution, we may conclude, where the body is covered with hairs in a strong state, that there is great power in the nerves and folids, to produce fo free a diftribution of fluids to their fupport, and that the conftitution is fundamentally frong. MACHAON.

Gent. Mag.

Glasgow Society of the Sons of the Clergy. IN N the Magazine for April, p. 157, our readers will fee an account of a fociety inftituted at Edinburgh for the benefit of the fons of the clergy. A fociety for the fame benevolent purpofes has likewife been established at Glasgow, who have declared their intention by an advertifement to the following purport, dated at Glasgow, May 15.

"A confiderable number of the fons of clergymen who refide in this city, attached to one another, and to the order of their fathers, having confidered, that in confequence of the narrow provilion made for the minifters of the church of Scotland, and the remote fituations which the greateft part of them muft neceffarily occupy, their young families are often left without that patronage which might introduce them to active life, to independent circumstances, and to public usefulness, to which their education and habits are supposed to be highly favourable :

Having likewife considered, that sometimes during their infancy, and often in the decline of life, the children of mini#ers ftand in need of pecuniary aid:-have

formed themselves into a society, named “The Glasgow Society of the Sons of Minifters of the Church of Scotland;" and are refolved to attempt whatever may be favourable to the young or the old, as far as the opportunities and funds of the fociety will permit, and the circumftances of different applicants shall require.

As the plan of this fociety extends to every part of the church, they think it their duty to give public notice of their inftitution, that all who are difpofed to contribute to the fuccefs of this undertaking may have an opportunity of doing it.

If more particular information is defired, it may be got by correfponding with the Rev. Dr Porteous, one of the minifters of Glasgow, who is secretary to the fociety.

Donations, or fubfcriptions, are appointed to be received by the following members of the society:

The Rev. Dr Thomas Reid, Professor of Moral Philofophy in the Univerfity; the Rev. Dr Archibald Davidson, Prin cipal of the University; the Rev. Dr John Gillies, Mr John M'Call, and Dr William Porteous, minifters of Glasgow; Alexander Ofwald of Shieldhall; Robert Finlay of Eafterhill; Alexander M'Caul, Archibald Henderson, John Spens Munro, and John M‘Caul, all merchants in Glasgow.”

The Pyeman and Grocer's Dog. From Smellic's Philofophy of Natural History. Here is at prefent a dog belonging to

a grocer in Edinburgh, who has for fome time amused and astonished the people in the neighbourhood. A man who goes through the streets ringing a bell and felling penny pies, happened one day to treat this dog with a pye. The next time he heard the pyeman's bell, he ran to him with impetuofity, feized him by the coat, and would not fuffer him to pafs. The pyeman, who understood what the animal wanted, showed him a penny, and pointed to his master, who ftood in the street-door, and faw what was going on. The dog immediately fupplicated his mafter by many humble geftures and looks. The mafter put a penny into the dog's mouth, which he inftantly delivered to the pyeman, and received his pye. This traffick between the pyeman and the grocer's dog has been daily practised for months paft, and fill continues.

Account

Account of the Difafter which befel the Guardian, concluded. [p. 224.]

Dec. 27.] Firft part moderate breezes and cloudy weather.-At one P. M. having boiled all our poultry, cut up the goose, which was but small, into fifteen equal parts; one of the men forward was then blind-folded, and directed to call each person by name, and another was appointed to serve out the morfel by lots. Notwithstanding we had now fafted above thirty hours, all were perfectly fatisfied with the small morfel; and fome had fo little appetite, that they reserved a part of it for a future occafion. But the very scanty measure of water received after wards by no means allayed the univerfal craving for drink, evidently occafioned by the exceffive heat and feverish state of our bodies. We did not dare, how ever, to take one drop more than the prescribed allowance. We therefore through neceffity became philofophers, and submitted with becoming refolution to the exigences of the moment. At seven we received our second measure of water, which being fucceeded by the coldness of the night adminiftered greatly to our relief. At midnight it blew a fresh gale, with dark, cloudy, and remarkably cold weather. The launch was at this time brought under her main-fail only, and the weather continuing much the fame, no alteration was made throughout the day.

Dec. 28.] The first part fresh gales and cloudy weather, middle more moderate. About noon we had one of the fowls cut up, and divided amongst us as on the preceding day, and then received our gill of water.-The heat and fever of our bodies increased, and our lips began to break out in watery and ulcerous blifters. This day one of the crew, being afraid of famishing, requested his whole quantity of water for the day at one ferving, which Mr Clements oppofed. He therefore had recourfe to falt-water, of which he drank freely. At five in the morning got the top-mast up, and fet the top-fail; at ten fresh gales, lowered and took in the top-fail. In these feas are conftantly vaft numbers of fea-fowl flying about; and had we been fortunate enough to have had a fowling-piece, we could not have been much at a lofs for provifions. Powder and fhot we had in tore, and two brace of piftols, but were unable to do any execution with them. VOL. LII.

Dec. 29.] This day cut up and divided our laft fowl and fhared our water as before. At day-break ftrong gales, with flying fhowers of rain, from which we endeavoured to benefit as much as poffible, by facing the weather with our mouths open and handkerchiefs fpread out; but the drifting moisture was fo thin and light, that we were barely able to catch sufficient to wet our lips. This morning we received a small thimble full of rum each, which was occafionally allowed.

Dec. 30.1 We were this day reduced to a very low ebb indeed, and could not eat the fmalleft crumb, till fupplied with an additional measure of water to moisten our lips, which were almost held together, by a tough vifcid phlegm, that could not be expectorated but with the greateft difficulty. On this occafion we dipped our bit of bifcuit in the water, and afterwards fupped a little of it with each mouthful, to force it down.-The butter, cheese, and hams were left free for the ufe of every one; for they were found to occafion greater thirst, and therefore remained almoft untouched. Several of the crew had again recourse to the falt-water, which appeared not to have any bad effects.

Dec. 31.] We again fuffered greatly this day from the burning heat of the fun, and the parched state of our bodies, and were allowed an additional measure of water, with a larger portion of rum than ufual; in which we foaked our bit of biscuit, and made our meal of it.— About four in the afternoon the clouds began to show for rain, and we made preparations accordingly; but were fo unfortunate as to fee it fall in heavy fhowers all around us, and had barely as much over the boat as would wet our handkerchiefs.

The people this day appeared to be in a more hopeless state than ever, and difcovered figns of disrespect to their officers, which was, however, happily checked in time by the fpirited conduct of the gunner, who chastised the leader in the face of the whole crew, and reftored difcipline. Many of the people this day drank their own urine, and others tried the faltwater. The weather was this day more warm and fultry than at any time fince our misfortunes.

Jan. 1.] We dined this day as on the preceding, and in general appeared in better fpirits, which we confidered on

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account of its being the first day of the new year, a happy prefage of our fafe ty!

Jan. 2.] Clear weather, till about four in the afternoon, when it became overcaft, and blew a fresh gale. We had before this dined on our ufual fare of bif cuit and water, with half a measure of rum, and were all in tolerable spirits; but the gale increafing during the night, and the fea running immenfely high, brought us again into great danger, which, with the difappointment of not feeing land in the morning, as expected, reduced us to our former miferable state of defpondency. At eight in the evening the fore-fail was shifted to the main-maft, and the boat failed under it reefed till about fix in the morning, when the mizen was fet on the fore-maft, to give her greater fteerage-way. At noon the latitude was by obfervation 33 deg. 19 min. and supposed longitude E. of Greenwich 34 deg. 15 min.

Jan. 3.] About seven in the evening the clouds put on the appearance of a very heavy rain, but unfortunately broke over in a moft dreadful storm of thunder and lightning, attended with gufts of wind, and very little rain, fucceeded by a violent gale of feveral hours from the S. W. in which we were near perishing. On this occafion the master and the gunner fucceeded each other at the helm, and, by their experience and judgement in the management of the boat, we were this night enabled to traverse in fafety an ocean of fuch fierce and tremendous feas, in different directions, as we could fcarcely allow ourselves the hope of escaping.

At day-break the gunner, who was then at the helm, difcovered a ship at a Jittle distance from us, lying under her bare poles. Our joy at this fight was great beyond expreffion, and, anxious to fecure fo favourable an occafion, immediately made more fail, and between five and fix o'clock passed close under her, and informed her people of our diftreffes. We then veered about, and put along-fide her on the other tack.

The people on board her crowded immediately to our affistance, and received us in the most friendly manner. As foon as we were along fide, feveral of them jumped in, and affifted in keeping the boat from being stove.

This fhip was named the Vifcounters of Britannie, a French merchantman, Martin Dorce mater, with part of

Walfhe's or 95th regiment, from the Inle of France, to touch at the Cape of Good Hope for a fupply of water and provi fions, on her way to Europe. The officers of this corps were unbounded in their friendship and attention towards us, affording us every poffible comfort, and even giving up their beds for our use. Jan. 6] At noon made the land. Jan. 9.] Blew a violent gale, in which we were very near foundering.

Fan. 18 At noon anchored in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope.

But to return to the hip.-She continued some days in the same state as at the departure of the boats, at the mercy of the winds and waves, without a rudder, and every inftant in danger of being fwallowed up in the abyss. Attempts, however, were made by the crew, occafionally, to reduce the water, when their ftrength permitted, and by wonderful exertions they were enabled to make their way back to the Cape of Good Hope; and they arrived in Table Bay on the 21st of February laft.

On the ship's arrival at the Cape, Lieut. Riou wrote the following letter to the Admiralty, which was received April 28:

"SIR, Table Bay, Feb. 22. 1790. "I hope this letter will reach you before any account can be given of the lofs of his Majefty's fhip Guardian. If it should, I am to beg you will make known to their Lordships, that on the 23d of December the fhip ftruck on an ifland of ice; and that on the 25th, all hope of our safety being banished, I confented for as many of the officers and people to take to the boats as thought proper. But it pleafed Almighty God to aflift my endeavours, with the remaining part of the crew, to arrive with his Majefty's fhip in this bay yesterday. A Dutch packet is now under fail for Europe, which prevents me from giving any further particulars, especially as at this inftant I find it more neceffary than ever to exert myself, to preserve the ship from finking at her anchors.

I am, Sir, moft refpectfully, ever your obedient fervant, E. RIOU.

Philip Stephens, Efq;" Hiftory of Caroline Montgomery concluded. [p. 213.]

NO tear fell from the eyes of the dear unhappy woman, no figh efcaped her heart. She defired me to tranquil,

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life the poor boys (who ftill fondly clung round her, weeping for their dead papa), and complaining that the suffered great pain in her head, defired to be put to bed. I remained by her, and endeavoured to excite her tears, while mine flowed inceffantly; but the greatnefs and fuddennefs of the calamity overwhelmed her conftitution, though it fill left to her mind ftrength enough to reflect on the condition of her children. "Caroline," faid the to me as I fat by her, "I fhall probably be in a few hours reduced to that indigence, from which, perhaps, it were better I had never been relieved. But your brothers! for them I fuffer! The proceedings of the prefent Lord Pevenfey leave me little reafon to hope that any will exifts in England which fecures them the ample provifion their father defigned for them. There are, in a box which my Lord left, feveral papers which he told me were of confequence: but they will be taken from me unless immediately fecured. Send therefore for Mr Montgomery, and deliver to him that box."

"She then gave me a direction to him. I had never feen Mr Montgomery, though he was a friend of my Lord's. 1 haftened to execute her commands. He flew to the houfe on receiving my meffage; and, inftead of a man of bufinefs as I expected, I beheld a young man of about feven and twenty, in the uniform of one of thofe Scottish regiments which were received by the King of France after their mafter's affairs became irretrievable. He had been quartered for fome time in a remote province; but being diftantly related to, and high ly esteemed by the late Lord Pevenley, he had conftantly correfponded with him, and had been entrusted with his intentions relative to my mother, my brothers, and myself.

I cannot describe the person of Montgomery. Suffice it to fay, that his figure was even finer than that of his fon, who refembles him extremely. The warm and lively intereft he took for my mother, the manly tenderness which he difcovered when he faw our diftrefs, and the trouble which he inftantly undertook to encounter for us, were powerful incentives to me to admire and efteem him. I then thought him the nobleft of human beings, and a few days, convinced me that he deferved all the partiality my young heart had conceived

for him. The new Lord Peventey, who intended to have reached my mother's houfe before he could have notice of his journey, (and was prevented only by the zeal of the Tutor who had the care of my brothers), arrived on the third day after she had received these fatal tidings. He was a man not much turned of forty, but with a harsh and ftern countenance, a large heavy perfon, and a formal cold manner. He brought with him a lawyer from England, and enga ged another in France, to accompany him to the houfe; where, with very little ceremony, he demanded of my mother all the jewels and effects of his deceased brother. Summoning all her resolution, and fupported by Montgomery, who never left her, she tried to go through this dreadful ceremony with fome degree of fortitude. She delivered, with trembling hands, a ftar, a fword fet with brilli ants, and several other family jewels. She then opened a casket, in which her own were inclofed, and Lord Pevensey was taking them from her, when Montgomery interfered, faying that they were her's, and he should not fuffer her to part with them.

It would be tedious to relate the scenes which paffed between Lord Pevensey, his lawyer, and Montgomery; who, finding it neceffary, engaged lawyers on the part of my mother. A will of the late Lord had been found among the papers which she had put in the poffeffion of Montgomery, in which an annuity of eight hundred a-year was fettled on my mother, and all his eftates charged with the payment of ten thousand pounds to each of my brothers, and two to me. This will the prefent Lord difputed; and the contending parties prepared for law, the circumftances of the cafe rendering it neceffary that this contention should be carried on as well in England as in France.

The fpirits and health of my mother gradually declined. The friendship, the unwearied kin fs of Montgomery, alone supported he., but neither his attention nor mine could cure the malady of the mind, or bind up the wounds of a broken heart.

I will not detain you with relating the various expedients for accommodation which were in the course of the first month propofed by the relations of the family, who knew the tendernefs the late Lord Pevenfey had for my mother; that he confidered her as his wife; and that her 002 conduct

conduct could not have been more unexceptionable had the really been fo. Still lingering in France, and ftill visiting an houfe into which his cruelty had intro duced great mifery, the proceedings of Lord Pevenfey woreavery extraordinary appearance. My mother was now con fined almost entirely to her room; and Montgomery concealed from her his uneafinefs at what he remarked; but to me he spoke more freely, and told me he was very fure his Lordship had other defigns than he fuffered immediately to appear. In a few days the truth of his conjecture became evident. I was alone in a fmall room at the end of the house, where I had a harpsichord, which I had removed thither fince my mother's illness. She was afleep. Montgomery, on whom my imagination had long been accustomed to dwell with inexpreffible delight, had been detained two days from us. Thofe days had appeared two ages to me; and his abfence, combined with the uneafinefs of our fituation, and the ftate of my mo ther's health, depressed my ipirits, and I fought to foothe them by mufic. Alittle melancholy air, which I often fung to Montgomery, was before me; it expreffed my feelings; and I was loft in the pleafure of expreffing them, when the door from the garden opened, and Lord Pevensey stalked, in his formal manner, into the room.

I rofe inftantly from my feat; but he took my hand, and with an air of familiarity bade me fit down again; then, drawing a chair clofe to me, he looked in my face, and cried-" Sweet Caroline! fhe will not refufe to fing to me! She does not hate me, and will perhaps be the lovely mediatrix who shall adjust all differences between me and her mamma."

"I have no power, Sir, to adjust differences," answered I, much alarmed at his look and manner. "Indeed you have, my charming girl," cried he, attempting very rudely to kifs me; "and if you will only be fenfible of the fame friendship for me, as your mother had for my brother, every thing he left in her poffeffion thall be hers. Nay, I will make you fole mistress of my fortune, and the fhall enjoy all the claims with her beloved Montgomery."

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the garden, but he caught me in his arms Ihrieked, I struggled to difengage myself, while the wretch exclaimed Violent airs thefe, for the daughter of Mrs Doug. las to give herself! Pretty affectation in a girl who has been brought up on the wages of proftitution!" I heard this cruel infult, but, unable to answer, I could only redouble my cries. The monfter endeavoured to argue with me; but, incapable of hearing, I tried only to efcape him, when the door was broke open with great force, and Montgomery burst into the room.

Without ftaying to enquire into the cause of my fhrieks, he flew at Lord Pevenfey, whom he pinioned in a moment to the wainscot. A fcene followed fo terrifying, that I cannot do it justice. Lord Pevensey, far from apologizing for his conduct, had the brutish audacity to repeat to Montgomery his infulting farcasm againft my mother; and dared to intimate that he himself had taken the place of the deceased Lord. The agony into which I was thrown by the violence of Montgomery's paffion, was the only thing capable of reftraining it. Seeing me to all appearance dying on the floor, where I had fallen, he quitted his adversary, and came to raise and reaffure me. Lord Pevenfey took that opportunity to depart, threatening however personal vengeance against Montgomery, and that he would redouble every attempt to ruin my mother, whom he again infulted with fuch epithets, that Montgomery was with difficulty with-held from following him, and demanding an immediate reparation. Dreadful as this fcene had been, it was fucceeded by one which would have made me forget all its bitterness, had not other confequences followed. When Lord Pevenfey was departed, Montgomery returned back to me; and while I thanked him as well as I was able for the protection he afforded me, he confeffed, with agitation almost equal to mine, that from the first moment he had feen me, he had loved me: that his affection, which had fince increased every hour, had made him extremely attentive to every thing that related to me; and that he had been long convinced of the defigns of Lord Pevensey, and forefeen that to obtain me he would affect delay, and hold out hopes of compromife.

I cannot defcribe what I felt at that moment. I knew not what he faid; in the first emotion of terror and anger, I" Ill, however, as I thought of him," flew to the door, but it was faftened. I then attempted to reach that which led to

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