Every thing in the room, fitted à la Turque, fold immenfely high. The richness of the hang ogs, all filk or fatio, of fuperlative quality, the brilliant French plates of glofs which decorated and enlivened every fide of the room, the fofas formed in the moft fumptuous ftyle of Oriental magnificence, the chairs and stools, all gilt with burnished gold, attracted every eye; and it was laughable to fee even our Wiltshire farmers furnishing their homely parlours with the gorgeous accumulation of inordinate fortune, and of effeminate taste. All this indicated no want of money: fome articles fold, notwithstanding, much under value. Even the organ went for no more than 290l.; and every one thought it fell into good hands, the Rev. Mr. Ogle, brother-in-law to Mr. Sheridan, M. P. Two library-tables, also of the most elegant conftrustion andexquifite workmanship, hardly brought one-half of what was expected for them. One could fcarcely conceive fo many purchafers for fuch a collection of finery, incomparable as it was; and, what renders their eagerness the more fingular is, that no one piece taken from the reft can pofbly accord with any other household of "ordinary excellence. The fact is, this extraordinary au&ion has drawn forth all the falfe tafte and fuperficous gaiety of the County; it has pampered the vanity of the old, and fired the pathons of the young with the tinfel of fashion, and the gewgaws of luxury.

Auz. 22. A fhark, upwards of feven feet long, was caught off the Goodwin Sands by fome fishermen belonging to Dover, where it was publicly fhewn, as a novelty in those parts.

Perifmouth, Sept. 1. A Court-martial was held this day on Capt. Ferii, and the officers of his Majesty's late thip Haumbal, to enquire into the caufes of the lofs of that ship in the action with a French squadron in Algeziras-bay. The result was a moft honourable acquittal to Captain Ferris and his officers, who, with the ship's company, were complimented in the most handfome manner by Admiral Holloway (the Prefident) upon the heroic bravery which they displayed on that occafion.

Woodbridge, Sept. 6. "This morning, about 8, we were greatly alarmed by a violent form of thunder and lightning. A luminous body of fire was feen in its pregrets from the S. E. to N. W. which fuck a clumeey, nearly in the centre of the town, and defcended into the attic ftory, where it was attracted by a bellwire, and conducted to a chamber, parlour, hall, and keeping-com: here it ternansted with a must tremendous cor cuffien. A female fervant, who was in the keepingroom, providertially efcaped without fuftaing the flighteit injury. The chimrev-piece and fire-irons in the parlour v.cie.emoved leveral feet into the room;

and other parts of the premises alfo received confiderable damage, but happily no lives were loft.”

Upwards of 150 preachers were affembled at the Methodist conference, held at Leeds. The Methodist focieties have experienced a confiderable increase fince the laft conference; and the Irish miffionaries, who have preached in the native language, have added feveral thousands to the fociety, many of whom were before Roman Catholics.

The theatricals at Dalby-ball, Leicesterfhire, have this year proved ftill more attra&tive than ever. A new and most beautiful theatre has been built by Mr. Hartopp, capable of containing, with eafe, hetween 3 and 400 people. The plays performed this year have been, The Castle Spectre, The Wonder, and Macbeth. Of the entertainments, two were written by Mr. Bilborrow, and reflect high honour on his genius and tafte. The fcenery alfo, which attracted univerfal admiration by its beauty and variety, we understand, to have been painted entirely by this gentleman. The princip! amateur performers were, the two Mr. Hartopps, Mr. F. Mundy, and Mr. Bilfborrow. They were affifted by the whole of Mr. Hamilton's company, and by detachments from the Cheltenham. Stamford, and Drury-lane theatres. The acting was most masterly throughout, an afforded great pleasure to a very numstof and wel-flected audience. After ent night's entertainment, cold collations we provided for the company in all the pri pál rooms of the house, and followedby gay and fprightly dances, from winch lie guests feldom retired till a late hour the morning. Among the company pfent were the Earl of Harborough, Loidand Lady Brownlow, Lady Cullen, Lag and Mifs Welbys, Hon. Mr. Cockayne Hon. Mr. Cuffs, Colonel Noel Noel, M Mr. Phillipps, and a long lift of fashionles, to the number of nearly 400.

At the affizes at Maidfione a ca, from its novelty, excited an uncond degree of attention: fuch a circumftance has not occurred for half a century. It was a trial of a writ of right, in which Sir John Honeywood was defendant, against Lord Gwydir, to recover a piece of land. The jury confifted of 16 knights. After long difcuffion, a verdict was given in favour of Sir John Honeywood.

The Rev. Mr. Haftings, rector of Eaft
and Wep Leke, in Nottinghamshire, s
given public notice, that he hall fell to
thofe in his parishes, who arein real want,
his crops of the prefent years the follow-
ing prices: wheat at 8s. and barley at 5s.
per bufhel.

A buftard was lately caught at Afkins
Penning, near Thead, and fold to Lord
Temple for 30 guineas.

POPULATION.

Abstract of the answers and returns made puro nt to an Act paffed in the 41st year of his Majesty King George III. intituled, “A Act for taking an Account of the Po pulation of Great Britain, and of the Increase or Diminution thereof;" in fo far as Tuch anfwers and returns have been tranfmitted to his Majefty's principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, up to June 16, 1801.

TOTAL OF PERSONS.

Regular forces, Fencibles, and Militia, on March 10, 1801

Artillery and Engineer forces, ditto

Semen and Marines in the Royal Navy, ditto

Marines at head-quarters, ditto

Seamen employed under the Board of Cuftoms, ditto

Seamen employed in registered trading veffels, ditto

1,326,366 3,580,844

52,978

1,379,344 4,170,744 4,046,817 8,217,561 **The returns are complete only for 14 counties of England; the others are more or Jefs fo: but the counties of Buckingham, Monmouth, Southampton, and Suffex, were found too imperfect for infertion: indeed, above 600 returns are wanting in the counties inferted. Of the returns for Wales two only are complete; and the other returns are Rill more imperfect than thofe for the counties of England. Six Welth counties were Boo imperfect for infertion, and above 30 returns are wanting in the counties inferted. The returns for Scotland are not due till the 10th of November.

OCCURRENCES.

As a party of ladies and gentlemen were amufing themselves in a wherry on the Thames, rear Shepperton, a í Imon leaped from the river, and fell into the boat. In the fruggle to feize the fish the wherry was precipitated down the fream, and was at length overturned; but, the place was fortunately fo fhallow, that none of the parties were drowned, though they were immerfed head over ears in the water. Mr. Smith, who faw the accident, induced. the party to accompany him to his hofpitable manfion, where a change of clothes was procured for the unfortunate party; but the Lady of Mr. Maintone, who was far advanced in p eguancy, was feized with violent convulfions, in confequence of the fight, and expired before morning.

P. 762, a. 1.43, for "Villaboyfe," read "Villebois."

P. 64, 2. l. 44. "John Hawkins, efq.” is brother, not fen, of Sir Chriftopher H.

of her in the fhops, painted by her hufband, and engraved by Bartolozzi. She is drawn with a large muff, as if in very co d weather, and under the print is written "Blefs me! how cold it is !"

P. 771, a l. 5. The caufe of Mr. Lowthian's death was fomewhat fingular → Looking at fome perfons amufing themfelves by throwing the hammer, a few days before his death, the hammer flipped from the hand of the perfon throwing it, and, taking a wrong direction, ftruck Mr. L. on the forehead.

P. 773, a 1.60. Mr. Vincent was prefented to the rectory of Stoke-D'Aubernon on the refignation of Reeve Ballard, 1769, by Sir Francis Vincent, patron, to whom he was probably related.

whom he had a confiderable fortune, he had no iffue; but by his fecond wife he has left two fons and offe daughter. His remains were depofited, on the 17th, in Houghton church, by thofe of his afft wife, who died in December, 1782.

P. 774, a. l. 13, for Bath, r. Norwich. Ibid 1. 31. The late Sir William Plomer died worth upwards of 100,000l. the whole of which, with the exception of a few tri fling legacies, goes to his only fon, Major P

P. 765. A láte celebrated writer on the works, &c. of modern painters, when defcribing the talents of the late Mr. Francis Wheatley, fays, "His firft effays were of that inferior clafs as not to enfure much promife of the celebrity he ultimately attained; there is reason to believe his principal improvement has been made fince his 30th year. Mr. W. was long favoured with the intimacy of the late regretted Mr. Mortimer, who died at Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire, in 1779; and he did not fuffer this acquaintance to pafs away without reaping advantadge from the connexion; by continually copying his draw- Ibid. b. 1. 48. The Rev. George Coulton ings and paintings, he gradually acquired a died on the 10th (not the 17th) of Auguft. ftyle more pure than that which he origiBy his first marriage, 1762, with Anne nally practifed, which was fomething be- daughter and heirefs of the late John tween the manner of Hayman and Grave-Herrick, efq. of Beaumont Leys, and with lor. About 25 years fince, Mr. W. paid a vifit to our filter kingdom, and met with great encouragement from persons of talte and fathion in Ireland. He chiefly painted likenelles in small whole-lengths, and gained fome reputation for his picture of the Interior of the Irish, Houfe of Commons, with portraits of neatly all the members. The point of time he chose was when Mr. Grattan was making his motion for a repeal of Poyning's act. This picture was afterwards difpofed of by raffle in the city of Dublin. On Mr. W's return to England he endeavoured to alter his manner, by copying Grenze, the French artist of much notoriety in domeftic scenes; and in this fort of pursuit he has continued ever fince. He appears to bave imbibed the prejudices of Mr. Greuze fo far as to give his low fubjects the air of French peafantry. It is but bare juftice to obferve that Mr. W. has infinitely more nature, as Grenze is hard and Itony. Mny of Mr. W's late pictures prefent a pleafing difplay of rufticks, in all the variety of fimplicity of rural avocations. His manner is eafy and interefting; but there is a famenets of countenance and figure which, however pleafing, ought to be varied. His colouring has more delicacy than force; and, in aiming at elegance, he frequently, as before obferved, drefles our English peasants in French frippery. Mr. W. has also painted fome pictures, of confiderable merit, on hiftorical fubje&s, for Boydell's Shakspeare gallery, and for the late Mr. Macklin's Poots' gallery.-Mr, W. was a very perfonable man, fond of drefs, and polite in bis manners, which made him a great favourite with the ladies. He was long af*flicted with the gout, to winch, be at .length became a victim. Mrs. W. is a very handsome woman. There is a print GENT. MAG. September, 1801.

Ibid. 1, 39. Mr. Rix left a daughter, who is married to the Rev. Mr. Beloe, by whom the has fix children.We are forry to hear that he has left the whole of his property, with the exception of a small legacy, to a perfon of the name of King, with whom he had long cohabited.

BIRTHS.

ATELY, Mrs. T. O'Neil, of Mary

Lough, in Ireland, a fon and heir.

At Tullow, the wife of Col. Munro, of the Caithness legion, a daughter.

AL Milford, the wife of George Maunfell, efq. collector of Limerick, a fon. At Crinken, the wife of John Blake, efq. -a fon and heir.

At Cork, the wife of Mr. Verdon Evans, attorney, two fons.

At Tyrella, the wife of the Rev. George Hamilton, aston and heir.

In Sackville-Areet, Dublin, the fady of Sir Duke Gifford, barr, a fon.

In Jervis-freet, Dublin, the wife of Dr. Lentaigne, a daughter."

At Invereik, in Scotland, the Hon. Mrs. Charters, a daughter..

At Airthéymine-houfe, ne r Stirling, Mrs. Hands, a fon.

At Barrowgill-caftle, the Countess of Caith efs, a fon.

At Kello, the wife of Mr. Geo. Watt, merchant, a daughter.