"In memory of SAMUEL BENTHAM, B. A. ((on of the abovementioned Samuel), and PHILIPPA (Wilan) he's wife, perfons much beloved and refpected in this neighbourhood. Slender was their wealth, but they were rich in good works, picus, industrious, charitable,fober-muded; they rufted in God, were contented and happy: their virtues a good inheritance for their children. He was many years repiter of this church, and vicar of Weckford; died at Bath, Feb 4. 1732-3, and was buried there in St. James's church. She died August 7, 1747 aged 66. They had & fons and a caughters: Jeffery died Sept. 7, 1719, aged 8. Samuel, fcholar of Trinity hall, Cambridge, ded March 7, 1723-4; aged 19. Urfula died February 1751; aged 27. These three, with their mother, were bu. [ried here, in the Sonth tranfept. Edward, D. D. the King's profeffor of Divinity and canon of Christ's church, Oxtord, died Auguft 1ft,1776, and wasther buried: Jofeph, printer to De univerfity.nJ Alderman of Cambri 22, died June 1, 1975, spelen, and was bu ried in Trummigten eburen. ་ "Jacobus huras cecief & caro. Th« M.A. Sacelli S'u Petr.pad Stockport Cestica. provin oir Ret, Philippa, Edmundes, M. A. de Wixton Courtney in agro Someriet resto, et Galludus, A. M. hyns ecclia cinon minor, fepe it toen morti vain m.ri. l'arentious bene merent hus mente Marin, 1-51, of ere. an accident of fire. The method I propofe is, 1. Where there are terrace-cifterns under ground, there fhould be a pipe or channel from the bottom of them carried to the moft convenient or open part adjoining, with an elbow-pipe coming up to the furiace of the ground. and wide enough to admit a bucket to defcend below the bottom of the refervoir. This would get all the water out of it by the buckets or fuction-pipes of engines, and permanently fecure water, fo valiable at the commencement of a fire. 2. Where the refervoirs are too near the buildings at the time of a fire, the foregoing method might be adopted. 3. Where thefe refervoirs are in the buildings, and above the ground, fimilar pipes fho ld be used, and carried to the beft place near; the end of the leading-pipe fhould be plugged, like the water-works, with a wide perpendicu lar pipe, as before, to admit the buckets &c. to that when the plugs are lo fened, the water inftantly Rows. 4. Where there are lifting-pumps in wells, the difcharge should go into fimilar refervoirs, having the fame leading pipes. 5. Where water-works are carried through the ftreets, I fhould advife that, in the beft place, convenient and fimilar relervoirs be conftructed and filled by a cock and ball when the wa ter pafles through those areets. 6. No manufactory, &c. fhould be without leather-buckets, apt licable to the pipe in which they are to defcend. 7. The tops of thele pipes, on the furface of the earth, fhould be made of one or iron, having a rabbit to „don't an iron-lid, with a handle lying flu h at the top; the whole being level with the ground, the lid may be easily lined up, and the plug loolencd. A beard (P.P.) for private pinz, with the num ber of feet, thould be fuck up in the walls oppofte; and a penalty o profe cution iflicted for opening fuch with out a cauit; when there is a fire ne r, every perfon having a right to open it. 8. The unity of theie refervoirs, fo contructed, ferures to us the perma nent means of extinguifhir g fires u the beginnền"; otherwife great conflagrations Specily erfee. As there may be There are few manufactories, klas, or ans pabac boudings, without a relerYear 6" water,on fr, in, or near the fame. There are ten etimes dat „erous of inconvenient to be got at, when there is wonderful improvements made, I offer the plan to the publick, trifting jeeddy to the the farne, pro lenë prillico, as well as individuals, undertook. Mr. URBAN, Baldock, January 13. Months. 1803. Barometer Barometer at 2 PM. Barometer. Mean of Thermometer within at 8 A.M. within at 2 P.M. Thermometer Mean of Thermometer within. without at 8 A.M. Thermometer without at 2 P.M. Thermometer Mean of Thermo meter without. 29.398 29.403 29.401 33.74 34.53 34.13 32.63 35.31 33.97 Approxim. Approxim. Mean of the, of wind to of wind to approxin. 49.95 45.7153.55 49.63/3417229|41|33|20|29|10|93|18|26|40 Mean of the whole year. GENT. MAG. January, 1804. Note, 26 Monthly Averages of Barometer and Thermometer. [Jan. Note, The barometer was higheft at Baldock on June 26th, and lowett, November 10th. The hottest day at Baldock was July 19th (though the 20th, before the thunder-form came on, was nearly as hot, but after the fiorm was over, the thermometer was obferved to have funk, the fame day, 17 degrees), and the coldeft, February 11th; and farther, the ftrongest winds were on February 27th, and December 25th. The following fynopfis of the weather, as an appendix to the foregoing, may, perhaps, not be uninterelung to fome of your readers. The first nine days of January were very mild for the feafon; and on the 8th, the turdus vifcivorus was heard to whistle in a grove, near my refidence; fharp weather foon followed, as is generally the cafe when this bird fings fo early in the year. From the 18th to he 21ft, with fome little intermillion, rofty; 22d, 23d, and 24th days, more mild; but on the 25th, the frost again commenced with feverity; for, on the 26th, the thermometer was only 17.5 above zero. The froft continued to the eud of the month. The beginning of February, to the 12th, was mofily frofty, with confiderable fnow on the ground. On the 11th, the froft was 4° more intenfe than on the 20th of laft month. On the 15th, the fnow was moftly diffolved, excepting fome partially, here and there, under the hedges. From this time the weather was mild, attended with wind, and fome rain, to the conclusion of the month. Two days at the beginning of March were inild; fo that the bees were able to come forth, and collect farina from the foow-drops, which were at this time in full blow; but from the 3d to the 14th, dry cold winds New from the North and Northeafi, with a high barometer; during which, the influenza was feverely telt in this country. From this time, to the end of the month, it was remarkably fine and pleasant; there was very btle rain; fo that the roads were mottly dry and duty. From the 1ft to the 17th of April, a fne growing time; the weather was genera's warm, particarly on the 15th and 16th; for, on the latt-menticed day, une thermy neter was 74; a degree of warmth rüher unutual for this outh; vegetation was remarkably forward;" the white-thorn nearly on the blow; but At the beginning of May, fome re- pretty fevere; the 4th to 11th frofty. Yours, &c. your Magazine for November, vol. LXXIII, p. 1029, my short fiatement of the proceedings of the Society for fuperfeding the ufe of climbing-boys in the fweeping of chimneys, up to that period, induces me once more to trouble you upon the fubject. The numerous certificates, figned by very refpectable housekeepers, which have been laid before the Committee, of the cleanlinefs, cheapnefs, and convenience, attending the ufe of the ma chines adopted by the perfons recommended to the publick by the Committee, leave no room to doubt of the ultimate fuccefs of their labours, in effecting the emancipation of the British negroes from the worse than Cimmerian darkness which they are daily compelled to perforate. gan to increase most rapidly, fo that the whole hemifphere was covered with black clouds in the fpace of a few minutes, particularly in the South and Weft. A few drops of rain fell directly after the thunder. It was now a perfect calm, but before 3 P. M. the wind blew brifkly from the South, though many of the clouds came from the N. N. W.; fome rain now fell, and the inceffant thunder bursting over our Mr. URBAN, Gray's-inn, Jan. 11. heads, with the dire aspect of the bil-YOUR indulgence in inferting, in lowing atmosphere, feemed to threaten deftruction to mortals here below. A bout four the wind fet in from the North or N. N. W.; it now blew a perfect hurricane, the rain defcended in torrents, the vivid lightning darting from the clouds, followed by tremendous peals of thunder, rendered the fcene truly awful, grand, and magni'ficent. By 6§ P. M. all was over, and the air was 17 degrees colder now than at the beginning of the form. The apparent circumstances attending this ftorm afford, in my opinion, fome ufeful data for very probable conjectures relative to the formation of clouds; the which I fhall avail myfelf of at fome future period, when tiine and inclination afford me an opportunity of faying fotnething on the fubject. This ftorm was followed by a very remarkable mildew, which nearly ipoiled the wheat crops in fome places. August was mostly fine and bright, and not altogether fo hot as this month is fome years, During the month of September, the weather was remarkable fine and bright; this, with the fineness of the former month, proved more than ufually fortunate for the farmer, by enabling him the more expeditiously to houfe his abundant crop whereas, had this and the preceding month proved wet, it would have been the moft tardy harveft ever known. October was very fine and pleafant, and the days motily bright. But the weather in November proved very variable, though but little rain, and the barometer in continual fluctuation; yet it is well known that this month is the most notorious for extenfive ranges of the mercury. On the 13th, between 8 and 9 P. M. a very vivid meteor, of a blue light, was feen to pafs over this town ; thefe and fimilar phænomena are Bottly attended with a low barometer. December, at the beginning, was rather cold, with a dull heavy atmoSphere, excepting when the froft was It has appeared to the Committee that above one thoufand chimneys have already been fwept by mechanical means; and, in that number, they have not heard of above three or four chimneys in which, owing to their fingular conftruction, the operation did not fucceed, and in one of thein it was even impoffible for a boy to afcend. To afcertain the full fuccefs of the machine, a boy has, in fome infiances, been fent up after it, and he has brought down no more foot than he would have done after a boy had fwept it in the usual mauner. The inexperience of the inventors occafioned fome difficulties at the outlet, which they have now, by the benefit of prac tice, furmounted. They can tell the exact moment of the broth having reached the chimney-pot, and, by means of their curtain, can performi their work with as much cleanliness, at 'eaft, as it has hitherto been done. The great obftacle that has occurred, has been with the fervants: to thefe perfons the attention to this depariment of family economy is ufually left, and they have uniformly fet their faces againfi fo dangerous an innovation; and Note, The barometer was highest at Baldock on June 26th, and loweft, November 10th. The hottest day at Baldock was July 19th (thugh the 20th, before the thunder-form came on, was nearly as hot, but after the form was over, the thermometer was obferved to have funk, the fame day, 17 degrees), and the coldeft, February 11th, and farther, the ftrongeft winds were on February 27th, and December 25th. The following fynopfis of the wea ther, as an appendix to the foregoing, may, perhaps, not be uninterefung to fome of your readers. The first nine days of January were very mild for the feafon; and on the 8th, the turdus vifcivorus was heard to whistle in a grove, near my refidence; fharp weather foon followed, as is generally the cafe when this bird fings fo early in the year. From the 18th to he 21ft, with fome little intermillion, arofty; 22d, 23d, and 24th days, more mild; but on the 25th, the froft again commenced with feverity; for, on the 20th, the thermometer was only 17.5 above zero. The froft continued to the eud of the month. The beginning of February, to the 12th, was mofily frofty, with confiderable fnow on the ground. On the 11th, the froft was 4° more intenfe than on the 20th of la't month. On the 15th, the fnow was moftly d..Tolved, excepting fome partially, here and there, under the heges. From this time the weather was mild, attended with wind, and fome rain, to the conclution of the month. Two days at the beginning of March were mild; fo that the bees were able to come forth, and collect farina from the flow-drops, which were at this time in fili blow; but from the 3d to the 14th, dry cold winds b'ew from the North and Northeat, with a high barometer; during which, the influenza was feverely felt in this country. From this time, to the end of the month, it was remarkably fine and pleasant; there was very butle rain, fo that the roads were mott'y dry and duty. From the Ift to the 17th of April, a fue growing time; the weather was genera, v warm, particularly on the 15th and 16th; for, on the laft-mentared div, une thermo neter was 72; a cegree of wand th rather unstad for this mouth; vezeta, tion way temarkable forward; the white-thorn nearly on the blow; t on the 17th, the wind changed to W. S. W. with a finking baromet and on the 18th (windWeft), at 2 P it was 20 degrees colder than on 16th; at the fame time, it contin ftormy, with frequent fhowers of and rain to the end; and veget: was little or no forwarder now, th was at the middle of the month. At the beginning of May, for freshing showers; or elfe the n. was profily dry and cold, with fre finall thowers of hail, and fome mornings, particularly on the when there was ice pretty thick. was moftly cool, with frequent sh which was foon exhaled from ti face of the earth, by the heat aiready received from a trop and from the ftrong affinity whe fubfifted between the air and as was evident by the coolnet. atmosphere at the time. month was mofily hot; the the ter in the shade was 80 and 82, the 19th, which was the hom this year, the thermometer, in when hung against a wall, r. height of 110, which is 1 hotter than the natural temp the human blood; and were it the profufe perfpiration, and ftant evaporation from the the body, it would be imp. thofe who work hard, and är to the direct rays of the fur, to endure the lieat, even in o during the fummer months 24h," we had a nuft, violent ftorm; and here I mult heg, “ patience for a fhort time, w feant a little upon this trag tion of the jarring elem sats, it appears in my journai of . Eary A. M. bright; cloud appear by 16, and at noon obicural, at which time, ti meter, in the open air, flo grees, and the baroneter, the cloids continued, wita merest, tui Ip m. s buried forth two or thr thunder from the Southwar ration of about 70 degrees den difcharge, at a tit. • w pected, excited my attent tentive view of the pot it illued; and I plamy a precipitation of the w. had taken place. Now |