94 Obituary.-Canal Shares.-Meteorological Table. [Jan. At Stonehouse, Lieut. Col. Flight, Paymaster of the Plymouth Division of the Royal Marines. Jan. 17. In his 81st year, Mr. John Davison, of Prospect-place, Paddington, formerly an eminent perfumer in Fleet-street. Suddenly, Mr. Nicolas Parkes, of Unionrow, Queen's Elms, Chelsea. At Wells, Somersetshire, Francis Drake, esq. formerly Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Munich. At Bethnal-green, aged 53, Capt. William Mason, of the 2d Royal Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia. In Milsom-street, Bath, the relict of the late Rev. William Willes, archdeacon of Wells. The Rev. Thomas William Barlow, Rector of Halberton, Devonshire, and Prebendary of Bristol. In the New Cut, Lower Marsh, Lam beth, aged 45, Robert Brooke Kirkman, esq. second son of the late Alderman Kirkman. Jan. 19. At Bermondsey, aged 44, Mr. Willey Meek. Aged 77, Frances, relict of the late John Robinson, esq. of Wellclose-square. Mary, wife of Mr. Thomas Clarke, coachmaker, of Park-street, Grosvenorsquare. Aged 75, Mrs. Elizabeth Dyer, of Juddstreet, Brunswick-square. At Stockwell Common, aged 54, Mr. John Wood. The wife of James Gibbs, esq. of Cavendish-square. Jan. 20. Eliza, wife of Mr. Robert Price, jun. of Clapham. Jan. 22. Aged 19, Frederick, son of Francis Kelsey, esq. of Hanover-street, Walworth. THE AVERAGE PRICES of NAVIGABLE CANAL SHARES and other PROPERTY, in Jan. 1821 (to the 25th), at the Office of Mr. ScoTT, 28, New Bridge street, LondonTrent and Mersey, or Grand Trunk Canal, 1800. ex Half-year's Div. 751. per Ann.Coventry, 9701. Div. 441. per Ann.-Birmingham, 535l. Div. 217.- Neath, 420. Div. 251. per Ann. 51. Bonus. Barnsley, 156l. ex Div. 41. Half-year.-Swansea, 2001. ex Div. 12.- Grand Junction, 2104. ex Div. 47. 10s. Half-year.- Dudley, 581. ex Div. 1. 10s. Half-year. Ellesmere, 631. ex Div. 31.-Rochdale, 417. Div. 24. per Ann.-Grand Union, 247. 10s.-Regent's, 251.-Worcester and Birmingham, 201. to 211. ex Div. 11. -Kennet and Avon, 181. ex Div. 18s. Huddersfield, 13/.-Stratford, 107.-Ashbyde-la-Zouch, 114, 10s. - West India Dock, 1631. ex Div. 5. Half-year. - London Dock, 941. Half-year's Div. 21. — Globe Assurance, 117. 10s. ex Div. 31. Half-year.Imperial, 781. to 80l. Div. 21. 5s. Half-year.-Albion, 401. 2l. 10s.-Rock Assurance, 1. 18s. to 21. Hope Ditto, 31. 5s.-Eagle, 2l. 12s. 6d. Grand Junction Water Works, 481.. Westminster Gas Light Company, 631. ex Half-year's Div. 21. - New Ditto, 107. Premium,— City of London Ditto Original, 251. Premium. tic Stock, 771. per Cent. ex Div, 21. Half year. Carna METEOROLOGICAL TABLE for Jan. 1821. By W. CARY, Strand. BILL OF MORTALITY, from Dec. 26, to Jan. 26, 1821. AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from the Returns ending January 20, 1821. PRICE OF FLOUR, per Sack, January 22, 50s. to 55s. Kent Bags.......... Essex Ditto............. 14. 12s. to 21. 2s. to 21. 6s. to 51. Os. 14. 15s. to 31. 3s. 21. 10s. AVERAGE PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW, January 20: St. James's, Hay 41. 10s. Straw 11. 13s. Od. Clover 4/. 15s. Whitechapel, Hay 4l. 6s. Od. Straw 14. 12s. Od. Clover 5l. Os.---Smithfield, Hay 4l. 7s. Od. Straw 11. 10s. Od. Clover 51, 5s. SMITHFIELD, January 22. To sink the Offal-per stone of 8lbs. Beef.......................3s. 8d. to 5s. 4d. ...........35. 4d. to 5s. 8d. Lamb....... Mutton....... Veal... Pork......... COALS, January 26: Newcastle 32s. Od. to 41s. Od.-Sunderland, 34s. Od. to 41s. Od. TALLOW, per Stone, 8lb. Town Tallow 59s. 6d. Yellow Russia 54s. 190. SOAP, Yellow 86s. Mottled 98s. Curd 102s.-CANDLES, 10s. 6d. per Doz. Moulds 12s. Od. J. NICHOLS AND SON, 25, PARLIAMENT STREET, WESTMINSTER. 52224 470 Day EACH DAY'S PRICE OF STOCKS IN JANUARY, 1821. Bank Red. 3pr.Ct. 34 per 4 pr.Ct.15 perCt. B. Long Stock. 3pr.Ct. Con. Ct.Con. Con. Navy. Ann. 6 Holiday Irish. [Imp. 3 India Stock. p. cent. Ann. Anu. S. S. O.S.S.IN. S. S. India Stock. Ex. Bills. Omnium. Con. Com. Bonds. Acct. Bills. 7 Sunday 8 223 10 223 187종 급 104골을 184 791 87급 후 104읍 중 794 87급 1 104곱슬 18급 4 6979 중 874 2 1046 4 181 10418 33 35 pr. 4 33 34 pr. 14 33 34 pr. 34 32 pr. 5 pr. 14 pr. 714 9446 6 pr. 1 pr. 7170 69770,69 871043 18 pr. 70층 금 14 Sunday RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and Co. at their Old Established Office, Bank-Buildings, Cornhill. S.XVa MINOR CORRESPONDENCE.-Questions, &c. 98 Original Letters of Wm. Lilly the Astrologer 99 Critique on a Passage in 2d Book of Kings 100 Remarks on Temple Church and Monuments 101 On the Advantages of Cottage Husbandry... 103 Pegge's Miscellanea Curialia--Scottish Merk 104 Account of Rendlesham Church, co. Suffolk 105 Right of Property in Cloth at Funerals...... 107 COMPENDIUM OF COUNTY HISTORY--Salop... 108 Account of Girgenti, or Agrigenti, in Sicily 113 Progress of Literature in different Ages..... 116 7 Description of Palia Gadh, in Asia.......... 118 On the Origin of Exchequer Bills..... ... 119 THE CENSOR, NO. V.-Anecdotal Literature. ib. Passage respecting Scogan, the Poet....... 123 Title Page to Joe Miller's Jests..... Extract from Gwinnett's Honorable Lovers' it. Descriptive Account of Rio de Janeiro...... 125 Sir F. Drake's Walking Cane noticed........ 126 London Worthies connected with Suffolk... ib. On the Dress of the Blue Coat Boys......... 128 The Grammar School at Christ's Hospital... 129 Publication of Bigland's Gloucestershire" 130 Letters from the Continent in 1818......... ib. Neglect of Prefaces.Lord Collingwood.... 135 Antient Anecdotes from Valerius Maximus 136 Embellished with Views of RENDLESHAM CHURCH, Suffolk, and the GRAMMAR SCHOOL at CHRIST's HOSPITAL; also with a CHART of the CITY of GIRGENTI, and its Environs, in Sicily. MINOR CORRESPONDENCE. Our worthy friend CLERICUS (of Greenhithe) will excuse our not entering on a subject from which we have, as far as was practicable, studiously abstained. The kind suggestions of our Correspondent HINT are always gratefully received. We shall readily resume the Retrospections of W. B. if we are favoured with them in small portions. The originality of our Romsey Correspondent's "Petition" seems doubtful; but it will appear in due course. A YORKSHIRE FREEHOLDER is informed, that want of room compels us to omit his communication. Several valuable communications, in reply to INVESTIGATOR, p. 20, have been received; but pressure of matter has precluded all, except the one which first came to hand. CLERICUS remarks, "As a further caution to Surrogates (vol. XC. ii. p. 488) a Correspondent in the True Briton' Evening Paper recommends their making particular enquiry as to the due appointment of Guardians of the persons who give consent to the Marriage of the Minors. Mr. Stockdale Hardy, in his Letter to a Country Surrogate,' repeats this caution, and recommends, in all cases where it can be obtained, the production of the Deed, or other Instrument of Guardianship, at the time of granting the Licence." J. W. hopes the doubts of Eu. HOOD will be completely dispelled, when he informs him that the original Stone, in memory of Joe Miller, yet remains close to the one set up by Mr. Jarvis Buck. It is a common headstone, and has always stood there within the memory of the oldest inhabitants of the parish. He further begs leave to state, that headstones never have been admitted into the lower church-yard in the Strand: the stones always forming part of the pavement. WM. ALLEN says, "I am informed that some Letters on the subject of the Christian Religion, noticed in the Gentleman's Magazine, have been attributed to me, but so far from having been the author of them, I have never read them." 2. observes, “I find in Gent. Mag. vol. LXXII. p. 1020, some excellent remarks on the removal of Hatchments from Churches under repair. May I be permitted to suggest, that when they are so discoloured by time as not to coincide with the freshness of the supposed beautifying of the interior of the Church, they may be judiciously arranged and affixed in the Belfry, or other convenient place, that the historian or heraldic amateur (always endeavouring to discriminate between the genuine and un authorized bearings) may not be frustrated and disappointed in his researches after local information, to be derived from objects of this nature. It is much to be regretted, that Monuments, Stained Glass *, &c. are usually mutilated and disfigured when a Church or Hall are undergoing what is called a repair." HISTORICUS inquires for particulars respecting the Rev. Mr. James, who, about 70 years ago, was, it is conceived, a Rector, or Vicar to a parish, probably in the neighbourhood of Harleston, in Norfolk. Ď. K. would be obliged by the information of the author of a poem on Envy, the four first lines of which are as follows, Prosperio, rich and young, Preferr'd the morning air; He walk'd the fields, nor walk'd them long, Ere Rumour met him there. Also, who is the author of the Life of Oliver Cromwell, published in the year 1741; it is one volume thick octavo, with a likeness of the Protector on a pedestal, with his arms, drawn by S. Cooper, engraved by G. Vertue, 1724. The work is published by J. Brotherton, at the Bible, next Tom's Coffee House, and T. Cox, at the Lamb, under the Royal Exchange, both in Cornhill. SECTOR wishes to ascertain whether any biographical or genealogical information is extant relative to Mr. James Puckle, the author of several ingenious Essays, under the name of "The Club?" (See LXXXIX. i. 48.) VICARIUS asks what Collects should be read on the following days at the Evening Service: viz. Dec. 23d,-24th,-30th, and 31st. Jan. 5th, and 24th. And also on Easter Eve. And on what days, in the Ember weeks, is the Prayer for those that are to be admitted into Holy Orders. Mr. J. JONES inquires if the machine, invented by Mr. Godin, of Paris (vol. XC. ii. 553), is capable of being employed on a scale of considerable magnitude, such as raising water to an elevation of 18 feet, in quantities equal to 7 or 8 hundred gallons per minute? A Correspondent asks, "What can be the origin of the name of Blacow? does it not seem in some measure adapted for proclaiming aloud the character of some notorious person?" |