the university of Leipsick, that that body ho noured him with a diploma. Till his arrival at Gottingen this child had no other instructor than his father, the clergyman Witte. His Majesty the King of Westphalia, desirous that be should continue to direct the studies of his son to their termination, has granted him a pension, which has enabled him to quit his pastoral functions, and accompany his son to this university. The young Witte is now studying philosophy; he is engaged in a course of mathematics, physics, and metaphysics, and shews the most happy disposition for all the sciences. INCIDENTS OCCURRING IN AND NEAR LONDON, INTERESTING MARRIAGES, &c. STATE OF HIS MAJESTY'S HEALTH. || The following is the official Report of the State of his Majesty's health on Saturday the 6th ult. as presented to the Privy Council by the Queen's || Council: WINDSOR, JULY 6.-We the underwritten, Members of the Council appointed to assist her Majesty in the execution of the trust committed to her Majesty, by virtue of the statute, passed in the 51st year of his Majesty's reign, entitled, "An Act to provide for the Administration of the Royal Authority, and for the care of his Majesty's Royal Person, during the continuance of his Majesty's illness, and for the resumption of the exercise of the Royal Authority by his Majesty," having duly met together on the 6th day of July, 1811, at the Queen's Lodge, near to Windsor Castle, and having called before us and examined upon oath, the Physicians, and other persons attendant upon his Majesty, and having ascertained the state of his Majesty's health by all such other ways and means as appeared to us to be necessary for that purpose, do hereby declare and certify, that the state of his Majesty's health, at the time of this our meeting, is not such as to enable his Majesty to resume the personal exereise of his Royal functions. That his Majesty's bodily health is but little disordered. That, in eonsequence of an accession of mental disorder, subsequent to our Report of the 6th of April last, a change took place in the system of management, which had been previously adopted for his enre. His Majesty's mental health is represented to us by all the Physicians as certainly improved since the 6th of April. We are unable, however, to ascertain what would be the effects of an immediate recurrence to any system of management, which should admit of as free an approach to his Majesty's presence, as was allowed in a former period of his Majesty's indisposition. Some of his Majesty's Physicians do not entertain hopes of his Majesty's recovery quite so con Immediately after this Report was made, his Majesty had a fresh access of paroxysm, and from that time, the indulgence which had been allowed his Majesty of walking on the Terrace, has been withheld. On Monday night, July 15, his Majesty's life was despaired of, his disorder having increased to an alarming height, and, from the most violent paroxysm, he suddenly became so extremely low that the medical gentlemen in attendance deemed it necessary to send off expresses hourly to the Prince Regent, the Royal Dukes, Mr. Perceval, &c. His Majesty has been in a situation alternately of such excessive irritation and deep depression, that the greatest apprehensions continue to be entertained. Messengers have been kept constantly going between London and Windsor, and dispatches were sent off by the Physicians to the Regent and the Ministers every two hours. So violent was the paroxysm on Wednesday, July 17, that his Majesty is said to have never ceased talking for seventy hours. After the paroxysm we have just alluded to, had ceased, his Majesty became so low as to occasion almost as much alarm from his depression as had been previously occasioned by his excitement. Then came on glandular swellings in the throat. The pain from them was excessive, so excessive that the screams might be heard, as we are assured, all over. that part of the Terrace where his Majesty lies. On Friday, July 19, his Majesty, towards the afternoon, became more calm; the pulse, from the application of opiates, was reduced below cighty; and nature being exhausted, and opiates constantly applied, he obtained several hours sleep. Upon waking, his mind was a little more tranquillized than it had been during the preceding evening, and he spoke several times quietly, and in his usual tone of voice. There is no observable decay of the coustitution to excite serious apprehensions. But the Physicians do not view without apprehension the glandular swellings which are produced by the paroxysms, and which remain a considerable time after those paroxysms have subsided. The extreme pain which they excite induces some of the Physicians to apprehend that something may be forming inside, which in a short time may lead to suppuration. It is to the moment of suppuration that they look with anxiety. We have been thus particular in detailing all the intelligence we have. acquired, not disguising any thing, for at such a moment we should hold concealment to be in the highest degree bleamable. The public should be accurately and fully informed. The following Bulletins have appeared since the 15th of July : Windsor Castle, July 16-The symptoms of the King's disorder, since the late accession of it, have continued to increase, and his Majesty has passed a very restless night. Windsor Castle, July 17-His Majesty has had some sleep during the night, and his disorder has not increased since yesterday. Windsor Castle, July 18.-His Majesty has had some sleep in the night, but he is not better this morning. Windsor Castle, July 19-His Majesty has passed a sleepless night, and is not better this morning. Windsor Castle, July 20.-The King has had several hours sleep in the course of the night. His Majesty is in no respect worse this morn ing. Windsor Castle, July 21-His Majesty has had some sleep in the night, and is upon the whole a little better. Windsor Castle, July 22.-The King has had several hours sleep in the course of the night. His Majesty is this morning much in the same state in which he was yesterday. Windsor Castle, July 23.-His Majesty continues much in the same state in which he was yesterday. Windsor Castle, July 24.-His Majesty is today much the same as he was yesterday. (Signed) R. HENRY HALFORD, W. HEBERDIN, M. BAILLIE, R. WILLIS. FEMALE DUELLING.-The famous duel between two French ladies, occasioned by mutual jealousy of each other, is no longer without a parallel. We must, however, enter our protest against the practice; for should it become general, the hearts of the rougher sex may be exposed, first to a fatal glance from a love-sick fair, and ultimately to a fatal bullet from an angry one. The following is the story as given in the Newspapers:" A curious report is in circulation in the fashionable world. Two ladies in high life having had a dispute at the Prince's fete, a chal lenge actually ensued, and the parties proceeded to Kensington Gardens, with their female seconds, who took with them a brace of pistols each, in their ridicules. The seconds having charged, by inistake put in the balls first. The Amazons afterwards took their ground, but missed fire, when their difference was adjusted by the interference of their mutual friends." EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.-For seve ral days a boy, nine years of age, belonging to a respectable tradesman in the neighbourhood of Paddington, had been missing. He was at school near that place, and not returning home at his usual hour, search and inquiry was made for him. No tidings were heard until the fourth day, when he was found dead in one of the vaults in St. George's Chapel, Paddington. The body was standing against the wall of the vault. His bag, with his school-books, was on his shoulder: there were several coffins in the vault. It is conjectured that the boy had been led there by curiosity to see a funeral, and that having been inadvertently shut in, he died of fright. PROVINCIALS, INCLUDING REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES, &c. CAMBRIDGE. INSTALLATION OF THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. On the 29th of June the ceremonial took place in the Senate-house. The hour of eleven was appointed for opening the door to admit company. So early as nine o'clock the town was crowded with elegantly dressed and beautiful The women, hastening to the Senate-house. crowd was so great, that the seats in a few minutes were completely filled. At twelve o'clock the procession left Trinity College, and arrived at the Senate-house. His Highness was met on the steps by the Vice-Chancellor. In the confusion occasioned by the rushing in of the company, considerable alarm was created; the heat became excessive, and it was suggested that the best way to remedy the inconvenience would be to break the windows; the hint was no sooner given than it was put in practice. The Under-Graduates, with much alacrity, went to it, and the windows of the Senate were literally broken to pieces. When the procession entered the Senate-house, the band of music struck up an overture; and as soon as that was concluded, the audience testified their respect for his Highness by a sentiment of applause which lasted several minutes.-The Vice-Chancellor (Dr. Douglas) then addressed the assembly in a speech which was delivered in a tone which was inaudible in most parts of the Senate-house. He adverted to the time which his Highness had passed in the University, pursuing his studies with an attention which promised well. He could not, when enumerating the causes for gratitude to his Highness, omit to state the honour of having him as a Member of the University; it was a distinction which called forth expressions of respect that his Highness should have chosen Cambridge as the place for finishing his studies. It was valuable also in other respects, because his Highness was the only member of the royal family who had received his education at an English university. In enumerating the many services his Highness had rendered his country, he could, were it proper, expatiate with pleasure on the well-known alacrity with which he bad obeyed the call of his country in the hour of danger; and on his readiness to render still greater services to the state during his travels. The Doctor then panegyrized his Highness's exertions in the cause of humanity, by taking a de cided part against the Slave Trade; and expres He and ballast on board, the balloon rose, and immediately crossed the south side of Trinity Great. Court, and over King's College Chapel. The aeronaut waved his hat, and was cheered with the acclamations of the spectators, every heart beating with anxiety for his safety. The balloon moved towards the south, steadily and beautifully, rising gradually, or with a slight impulse as Mr. Sadler threw out ballast. It remained in sight about two minutes, when a cloud enveloped it, and withdrew it from the view of the enraptured spectators, with as much quickness as the curtain falls upon an interesting scene of a play. Mr. Sadler alighted in a field near Stanstead, in Es Cressy and of Poictiers were educated; it was here, too, that other heroes of modern date had received their education, heroes whose deeds of valour had crowned them with never-fading laurels, and afforded new proofs of that energy and spirit which bad characterised the British name. His Highness again congratulated the Senate upon the many distinguished characters who had been educated here, was proud that he had received a public education, and should be happy at all times in visiting Alma Mater; but whether absent or present, his chief solicitude should be to support and protect the interests of the University of Cambridge.-During the delivery of the speech it was frequently interrupted by the loudest plau-sex, twenty-three miles from Cambridge. He dits. An Ode, written by Mr. Smythe, was then performed; and the procession returned to Trinity College, accompanied by an immense concourse of people. His Highness was dressed in a black silk robe, richly embroidered with gold; on his head he wore a black velvet cap with a long gold tassel. A very sumptuous dinner was afterwards given to his Highness at Trinity College. In the evening there was a concert at the Senatehouse; his Highness was present, and seemed highly gratified. After the concert the visitors were treated with an exhibition of fire-works, ining to secure the balloon, but the violence of the the walks of Trinity; and a cold collation was afterwards given by his Highness to nearly 3000 visitors, among whom were-The Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Erskine, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, General Gascoyne, Sir Sidney Smith, Sir Vicary Gibbs, Lord Palmerstone, the Bishops of Bristol and Cloyne, Sir J. C. Hippesley, &c. &c. had been long before discerned by the inhabitants of that spot, and some labourers assisted his descent; some time elapsed before they could keep down the balloon. It took the ground in the midst || of a barley-field, rebounded completely over it, and after dragging across a field, was for an instant arrested in its progress by a hedge. The shouts of the people were distinctly heard by Mr. Sadler, when at a considerable height, previous to his descent. In a minute or two after the descent, a man came up, and assisted in endeavour wind soon disengaged the car, which was dragged, with the man, to a great distance, until stopped by another hedge. The hoop then got entangled in a tree, the man' holding on all the while. At this moment another man came up, and shortly after he was followed by a vast number of people, by whose assistance the balloon was secured, but not until it had received great daIn the descent Mr. Sadler encountered a mage. CUMBERLAND. BALLOON.-On Wednesday, July 2, Mr. Sadler ascended in a balloon from the Great Court very severe squall. of Trinity College. He intended that his two daughters should ascend with him, had the weather been fine; that not being the case, however, the second seat in the balloon was at the service of any gentleman, at the price of a hundred guineas. Lieut. Paget, of the Royal Navy, was the gentleman who concluded the treaty with Mr. Sadler for sailing in the air instead of on the ocean. At a quarter past two Mr. Sadler and Lieut. Paget were seated in the balloon, which had some difficulty in getting under weigh. At length it was the aeronautic Captain's opinion, that the vessel would not carry a Lieutenant as well as himself; and Mr. Paget reluctantly stepped out of the car. At twenty minutes after two o'clock, Mr. Sadler having his grappling irons REMARKABLE INSCRIPTION.-The following is a copy of a remarkable inscription on a monument, lately erected in Horsley-Down church, in this county:"Here lies the bodies of Thos. Bond and Mary his wife. She was temperate, chaste, and charitable; but she was proud, wife, and a tender mother; but her husband and peevish, and passionate. She was an affectionate child whom she loved, seldom saw her counte nance without a disgusting frown. While she received visitors whom she despised, with an endearing smile, her behaviour was discreet towards strangers, but imprudent in her family. Abroad her conduct was influenced by goodbreeding; but at home, by ill temper. She was a professed enemy to flattery, and was seldom GLOUCESTERSHIRE. HUMAN SKELETONS-As some workmen were digging gravel at Wainload's hill, on the estate belonging to Colonel Webb, in the parish of Norton, near the city of Gloucester, about three feet from the surface they discovered four human skeletons; but when or by what means they were deposited there, remains for the antiquarian to known to praise or commend; but the talents in which she principally excelled, were difference of opinion, and discovering flaws and imperfections. She was an admirable economist, and without prodigality dispensed plenty to every person in her family; but would sacrifice their eyes to a farthing candle. She sometimes made her husband happy, with her good qualities; but much more frequently miserable—with her fail-investigate.. Alongside the bones were found ings; insomuch that in thirty years cohabitation he often lamented that maugre all her virtues, he had not, in the whole, enjoyed two years of matrimonial comfort. At length finding that she had lost the affections of her husband, as well as the regard of her neighbours, family-disputes having been divulged by servants, she died of vexation, July 20, 1763, aged forty-eight years. Her wornout husband survived her four months and two days, and departed this life Nov. 28, 1768, in the fifty-fourth year of his age.-William Bond, brother to the deceased, erected this stone as a weekly monitor to the surviving wives of this parish, that they may avoid the infamy of having their memories handed down to posterity with a $ patch-work character." DEVONSHIRE. HORRID MURDER.-Lately were committed to Devon High Gaol, Jane Cox and Arthur Tucker, for the wilful murder of a child about fourteen months old. The deceased was illegitimate, and was fathered on Mr. Tucker, who paid a small weekly allowance towards its maintenance, and was kept by the mother of the girl who bore the child. The woman committed for the murder called, and, in seeming fondness for the infant, as it was a fine child, just beginning to prattle, took it away, as it were for an airing, and, after some time, brought it back to the grandmother in such a horrid state, that it died in a few hours after. On opening the body, there was arsenic enough found in the internal parts to have poisoned several persons. Upon examination, Jane Cox confessed she gave the child a pill of arsenic, about the size of a marble, that the child vomited, and brought up some of it, and was in dreadful agonies; and when it seemed a little free from its convulsions, she carried it home: that she was prompted to it by Mr. Tucker, a respectable farmer in the neighbourhood of Hatherleigh, who has eight children, and was to receive a one-pound note for the deed. The poison was left in Mr. Tucker's sheep-pen, from whence she had it. She has since lamented implicating Mr. Tucker, saying, she did not mind herself, but was sorry she had injured him. some sort of metal, probably something they wore about their persons, but so cankered by time as to be hardly discernible of what kind, though it is supposed to have been brass. DISCOVERY.-Lately, in ploughing up a field six miles from Cheltenham and two from Frogmill, the property of H. F. Brooke, Esq. of Henbury, near Bristol, a most beautiful tesselated pavement, more perfect than hitherto found, was discovered. Mr. B. immediately made known the important discovery to Mr. Lysons and other gentlemen conversant in this branch of antiquity, who are now employed in collecting and examining these fine remains. The site of a villa, one hundred and fifty feet in length, has been accurately ascertained; seven different rooms have been clearly traced, and the pavements are enriched with drawings, in the highest state of preservation, of Neptune, Orpheus, animals, birds, fishes, &c. &c. An hippocaust, or sweating-room with its flues, and several pillars of considerable magnitude, are to be seen. Whatever part of this interesting scene can be removed with safety, has been presented by Mr. Brooke to the British Museum. SHOCKING CIRCUMSTANCE —À melancholy circumstance has happened at Mitchel Dean, in this county. The wife of one Bennet having manifested an attachment towards a man of the name of Marfell (her first cousin), Bennet forgave her upon a solemn promise, that she would be constant to him in future, observing, that if ever he caught them together again, he would certainly kill both. However, they were afterwards seen together in a wood, and on the 6th of July Bennet went from home, under pretence of going to Hereford, but returned back at twelve at night, and breaking open the door found Marfell and his wife together. He instantly drew a knife, and attempted to 'stab his wife, which Marfell prevented. Bennet thrust the knife into the lower part of the belly of Marfell, but he being the most powerful, knocked the other down, and ran away. Bennet pursued, and throwing the knife after him, wounded him in the back. Marfell made his escape, but died of his wounds on |