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J. Mitford, Efq.
E. G. Boldero, Efq.
C. Boldero, Efq.

J. G. Micklethwaite, Efq.
J. Newman, Esq.
J. Cholmondeley, Efq.
E. Scott, Efq.
Mrs. Scott.

Mrs. Micklethwaite.
J. Thompfon, Efq.
R. Toulmin, Efq.
Robert Anderfon, Efq.
George Haffell, Efq.
W. Davis, Efq.
H. F. Greville, Efq..

Ambrofe Goddard, Efq. M. P.
George Beft, Efq. M. P.
Thomas Eftcourt, Efq. M. P.
J. M. Sutton, Eiq. M. P.
John Harcourt, Efq.
Lieutenant-General Johnstone.
Richard Benyon, Efq. M. P.
F. W. Sykes, Efq. M. P.
E. Topham, Efq.
Rev. Dr. Gill.
Rev. Dr. Price.
Rev. James Parfons.
Rev. John Pridden.
Rev. Dr. Goodwin.
Rev. R. Rideout.
Rev. J. Martin.

Rev. Mr. Exon.

Rev. T. C. Scott.

Rev. Mr. Sampson.

W. H. Armstrong, Efq.
-Beardfworth, Esq.

W. Bindley, Efq.

J. Grant, Efq.

R. Palmer, Efq.

O. Denis, Efq. T. Holt, Efq. T. Law, Efq. J. Urmston, Efq. E. Corbet, Efq. Higgins Eden, Efq. R. S. Sloper, Efq. G. S. Sloper, Efq. W. E. Allen, Efq. H. Brooke, Efq. T. Brooke, Efq. J. Afkew, Efq. A. Afkew, Efq.

J. Nesbitt, Efq.
T. Wagstaff, Esq.
James Ludlam, Efq.
W. Ludlam, Efq.
R. Daun, Efq.
C. Norbury, Efq.

Broadhead, Efq.

R. H. Brandling, Efq.
E. Wigan, Efq.
W. M. Hill, Efq.
Major Balders.
Major Edwards..
Major Campbell.
Capt. Diedes.
Capt. Elliot.
Capt. Shaw.
Capt. Williams,
Capt. Harcourt.
M. Searles, Efq.
Sayers, Efq.

C. Bishop, Efq.
Victor St. Alban, Efq.
C. Smith, Efq..
W. Smith, Efq.
A. Smith, Efq.

Palmer, Efq.

R. S. Appleyard, Esq.

J. Kirton. Efq.

J. Frazer, Efq.

W. Timfon, Efq.

R. Mofs, Efq.

Southcote, Efq.

E. Cotton, Efq.
G. Fuller, Efq.
Major Jones.
J. Bufhman, Efq.
T. Mufgrave, Efq.
T. J. Tayler, Efq.
J. Tayler, Efq.
J. T. H. Elwes, Efq.
T. Matthews, Efq.
W. Lungdale, Efq.
G. B. March, Esq.
Blagrove, Efq.
Major M'Murdo.
C. Eafton, Efq..
J. M. Raikes, Efq.
G. Hartwell, Efq.
Capt. Lofack.

Wheelwright, Esq.
Salwey, Efq.

T. Peacock, Efq.

C. S. Levre, Efq.
Thomas Winfloe, Efq.
C. Cartwright, Efq.
C. Herbert, Efq.

R. Rambottom, Efq.
T. Williams, Efq.
James Webb.

Fofbrooke, Efq.

G. Worrall, Efq.
S. Yorke, Efq.
Lieutenant Colonel Dutens.
John Smith, Esq.
L. Fletcher, Efq.
J. Gough, Efq.
R. Oliver, Efq.
Kent, Efq.
Croft, Efq.

J. Gould, Efq.
T. Williamfon, Efq.
J. Croke, Efq.
John Waller, Efq.
J. Willes, Efq.
T. Efdaile, Efq.
J. Efdaile, Efq.
C. Cooke, Efq.

Houblon, Efq.

J. Nicholls, Efq.
Luke Foreman, Efq.
T. F. Burgh, Efq.
W. Wefton, Efq.
Capt. Powell.
John Young, Efq.

Humphries, Efq.
M. Schooley, Efq.
Thomas Payne, Efq.
S. Bofanquet, Efq.
J. H. Beaufoy, Efq.
W. Moreton, Efq.
W. Street, Efq.
Mr. Peake.
Mr. Gedge.

Mr. Gibbons.

Mr. Hernon.

Mr. Baldwin.

Mr. Langton.

Mr. Weir.

Mr. Martineau. Mr. George Davis, &c. &c.

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In the church of the monaftery of Minfter, in the Ifle of Sheppy, in the county of Kent, there is a very remarkable tomb of Sir Robert De Shurland, who refided at Shurland, in this island, in the time of Edward the Firft, by whom he was created a Knight Banneret, for his gallant behaviour at the fiege of Çarlaverack, in Scotland. A crosslegged figure, in armour, with a fhield on his left arm, like that of a Knight Templar, and is faid to reprefent him, lies under a Gothic arch in the fouth wall, having an armed page at his feet, and on his right fide, the head of a horse emerging out of the fea, as in the action of swimming. The monument has fuffered much from a cuftom among the country people of cutting on it the initials of their names, by which the figure of the Knight is much defaced.

The vane on the tower of the church, is alfo in the figure of a horfe's head. Thefe have procured the building the name of the horfe church. Various are the conjectures concerning the meaning of this horfe. Some pretend it was to mark an excellency he poffeffed in the art of training horfes to fwim; and others, among whom is Philpot, fuppofe it alluded to a grant of wreck of the fea, beftowed on him by Edward the First, extending as far as he could reach with his lance, when mounted on his horfe. But

the

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the popular fołution is the following legend, which has been thus hitched into doggerel rhyme :

OF monuments that here they fhew,
Within the church, we drew but two;
One an ambaffador of Spain's,
The other, Lord Shurland's duft contains,
Of whom a story strange they tell,
And feemingly believe it well.

The Lord of Shurland, on a day,
Happ'ning to take a ride this way,
About a corpfe obfery'd a crowd,
Against their priest, complaining loud,
That he would not the fervice fay
Till fom ebody his fee did pay.
On this, his lordship too did rave,
And threw the priest into the grave;
"Make hafte, and fill it up," said he,
"We'll bury both without a fee."
But when he cooler grew, and thought
To what a scrape himself had brought,
Away he gallop'd to the bay
Where, at that time, a frigate lay,
With Queen Elizabeth on board,
When (ftrange to tell!) this hair-brain'd
lord

On horfe-back fwam to the ship's fide,
There told his tale, and pardon cry'd.
The grant, with many thanks, he takes,
And, fwimming ftill, to land he makes:
But on his riding up the beach,
He an old woman meets, (a witch):

This horfe, which now your life doth
"fave,"

Says he, "will bring you to the grave." "You'll prove a liar," faid my lord, "You ugly hag." Then with his fword, Acting a most ungrateful part, The gen'rous beast stabb'd to the heart. It happen'd, after many a day, That, with fome friends, he

way;

roll'd that

Genuine familiar Epiftle to Lady JEHU, occafioned by a Sporting Adventure.

MY DEAR ANT,

REDFUL non fhillonce!

DRE

my

poor deer Erle and I yure knees the Countifs! would yu beleef it! Oh Jehu Chrifty! afs we ware going two the razes-but my poor hart is broque-indeed-indeed-Ant the tuck our fatonJon Do and Dick Ro, as my deer deer Erle cawls them-and the Broots-for broots the hare, turn uz oute, and ad it not bin for fhea cart that was paffin, yure nevu, yure Erle, and the knees, the Countifs, muft ove hoofed it to the raze ground.

But az your Governeffe old Mudder W ruzed to zay, trifles fhud not wex zo my poor deer Erle and I went in fhea cart to razes, and he didn't mind it a brass varden, and rode a mach 'gainst stable bouy and didn't win neather.

Wat to doo for want of faton I know not. Our caurnets ware on it too-and thofe durty velloes Jon Do and Dic Ro I'm avraid vil durt the carpet with their nafti veet— and the lucked foe nafti I feer the will it wid flayes.

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We ware not long on raze grounde befoare we ware bloneevery boddy new the deezaftir, and won he grinn'd, and anudder ax'd vere vas de grays, and a turd fad it was no matter-and vorth zaid zomezing vere difrefpectvull of U, and ow the nees wos ov a stamp wid de ant, az ow better luck kod not tend us..

I writes dis from the raze ground wile my deer Erle is rubbing down, and hopes to zee U in 2 dayes. Yrs to cummand, In Dutie

P. S. Xcufe pen ink and paipyr.

T.

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Extraordinary INSTANCE of MA

TERNAL AFFECTION, in the ferocious BEAR.

7HEN the Carcafe frigate

went out to make new difcoveries towards the North Pole, feveral gentlemen, feamen and . others, were eye-witneffes, and bore teftimony to the following natural incident:

Whilft the above frigate was locked in the ice, early one morning the man at the maft-head gave

fore thought I would attempt opening his craw, (though I had very little hopes of fuccefs, as his breath was fo extremely foetid that I could fcarcely fupport it), and I began in the following man

Der:

Having laid him on a foft cloth and cut away the feathers, I made an incifion in the right fide of the craw, about an inch and a quarter long; then holding him in a standing posture, I gently preffed out a quantity of victuals, and cleaned the craw, firft with my fingers, then with fome milk and warm water; after I had finished cleanfing it, I fewed up the incifion, anointed it with fome fweet oil, and gave him fome inwardly. I fed him firft with fome bread and

milk, then with grits, and, laftly, with barley by which time (being about a week), he was perfectly recovered.

I now beg leave to conclude, hoping I have not intruded on your patience; and remain,

Gentlemen,

Yours, &c.

A CONSTANT READER.

Dec. 15, 1795.

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ing their way very fast over the frozen ocean, and were directing their course toward the fhip. They had, doubtlefs, been invited by the fcent of fome blubber of a feahorfe the crew had killed a few day's before, which had been fet on fire, and was burning on the ice at the time of their approach. They proved to be a fhe-bear and her two cubs; but the cubs were nearly as large as the dam. They ran eagerly to the fire, and drew out from the flames part of the flesh of the fea-horse that remained unconfumed, and ate it most voraciously. The crew, obferving from the fhip, threw out great lumps of the flesh of the fea-horfe, which they had ftill left occafionally upon the ice; which the old bear ventured for, and fetched away fingly, and placed every lump before each cub as the brought it, regularly dividing, gave each a thare, referving but a small As the was portion for herself.

fetching away the laft piece, fome

of the crew levelled their muskets at the two cubs, and hot them both dead; and, in her retreat, they wounded the dam, but not mortally: which would have drawn tears of pity from any 'but unfeeling minds, to have marked the affectionate regard and piteous concern expreffed by Bb

this