Called the bowel complaint during this month proved fatal in and about the metropolis. Thursday, Sept. 2.

Between 9 and 10 o'clock this evening, upwards of roo defperate villains ftationed themselves in Moorfields near Fin foury. fquare, armed with large knives and bludgeons, and robbed every pallenger going that way. One gentleman, in particular, loft 441. in Bank notes and cash.

Sunday, September 12.

The Congregation of German Jews in London have letted, after a vacancy of 10 years, a High Priest of their nation, with a falary of 4000l. a year. The choice has fallen on the Rev. Dr. Soloman Hart, a fon of a former High Priest. He is a native of England, but went with his father to the Continent, where he afterwards fettled. On his arrival, he was met at Rumford by the Elders, Robbis, and many other refpectable Jews. The vener ble Chief feemed much affected by the favour ble reception he experienced. As he is a ze1lous promoter of good morals, it is hoped bis example and influence will have a powerful effect in fuppreffing the vice and immorality among the Jews, which often expofes them to hatred an contempt.

This evening a fire broke out at Mr. Hodfell's, mufic-feller, No. 45, High Holborn, which feems to have originated in the back kitchen. The family is the tuft foor had but just time to escape, without being able to fave any property. The want of water was feverely felt; aud about 8 o'clock the fire communicated to Mrs. Potter's, fruiterer, No. 46, which was hortly in a blaze. About 9 the roof of Mr. Hodfell's houfe fall-in. Plenty of water being now procured, the engines poured fuch torrents on the adjoining houses, as fecured them from the progrels of the flimes. Of the two houfes, the bare walls enly remained at 11 o'clock.

Sunday, September 19.

About one o'clock, a five broke out in a ftable rented by M. Cooper, near the pasent fhot manufactory, near Caper's Garden, Lambeth, which confumed the whole of the buildings, befides damaging the cooperage and the lead-melter's adjoining. Nine horfes out of eleven, kept by Mr Cooper, were burnt to death; and one man, endeavouring to draw them from the flables, was fo dreadfully bruifed by the roof falling in upon him, that he is not expected; to live; five others were alfo, naimed at the fame time; and two children were crushed newly to death by the engines coming unexpectedly upon them. Mr. Hitchcock had 2001. worth of planks of wood confumed.

Tucfday, September 23.

This morning a new brig, belonging to Hud, going down the top of the tide, an aground on the hil, at Globe Stars, Rotherhithe. She becled off in the

night, by the bank breaking way to the ballaft hold, whereby the bilged, while the people were in the cabin afleep, who were awakened by the water coming in. They had just made their efcape to the fhore, when the upfet and funk bottom upwards. Saturday, October 9.

Died, at the house of Colonel O'Kelly, in Half-moon-fireet, Piccadilly, his wonderful Parrot, who had been in his family, 30 years, having been purchafed at Briftot out of a Weft-India fhip. It fang, with the greatest cle.roefs and precifion, the CIVth Pfalm, "The Banks of the Dee," "God fave the King!" and other favourite fongs; and, if it blundered in any one, inftantly began again, till it had the tune complete. One hundred guineas had been refuted for it in London. After its death the ftomach was opened, from an apprehension fomething had fluck in it. but no obtinction was difcovered, and probably it died the natural death of old are. This extraordinary bird efcaped the oufervation of our madern Pliny, in his menicir on finging-birds; and we ɖɔ not find that it was noticed by Mr. Pennant in his Natera intory, or his "London;" or by Mr. Lyfons, who paid a tribute to the Cofone's famous horfe, Eclipfe, whofe "bones are buried in the park" at Canons, where, probably, thufe of this cel brated fowl will accompany them.. We would recommend this epitaph from the fatirift:

"Qais expedivit Phittaco fuum Xugt.” Who taught the Popinjoy to fing his long? Saturday, October 30.

The Board of Treafury has adopted a plan admirably calculated to promote cointion among the profeffors of feulpture. A Committee of Tale has been appointed (Mr. C, Loog, prefident), composed of five or fix gentlemen, who are authorized hy the Treasury to examine the models of monuments as voted by the Legislature to those great men who have fallen in the defence. of their country, and to report their opinion to their Lordships.

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It gives us pleasure to notice the progress of the noble improvements carrying on on the Weft fide of Temple Bar. Several antient fewers croffed the fite of the in ended improvements in their way to the Thames, and were all of them fo thaktow, as to caute the cellars of the adjoining houfes to be damp and noisome in the extreme, by the foaking in (through the open gravel which here abounds) of the filth from the fewers, instead of the fewers draining them. enture new fewer, fpacious and deep, has therefore been constructed, communicating at about the middle of the narrow part of Ex-Atreet with the old f ver leading to the Thames. Proceeding Northward it croffes the S rand, and in the cen tre of the ftrest intended to lead on the North fide of St. Clement's church it divides; and que branch has been carried Weltw.rd

Weftward along the intended street, almoft to the beginning of Wych-street, where for the prefent it terminates. The other branch proceeds Rathward, along the fame freet, to near the Bar, where it alfo for the prefent termmates. These branches in their courte interfect and take in all the waters of the old fewers. Where the new fewer croffed the Strand, a very antient ftone-bridge of one arch, about 11 feet Jong, was difcovered, covered up five or fix feet with rubbish and moved foil; and, from the hardness of the tone and mortar, was with the greatest difficulty removed. It appears to have conducted pallengers over the brook, or gully, which here paffed to the Thames, before fewers were conAructed and the street raised, and was formerly called Strand Bridge.

Stowe (Survey of London, p. 490) fays, "In the high ftreete was a faire bridge, called Strand Bridge, and under it a lane or way downe to the landing-place on the banke of Thames."-Strype (book IV. p. 105) fays, "Strand Bridge, with the lane under it, was pulled down by Edward Duke of Somerfer, to erect Somerfet Houfe." By this laft account, it should feem that it was farther Weft than the arch late y difcovered, which was proba bly only thrown over an open ditch or lewe. Sir Jofeph Ayloffe, in his luftration of the Cowdry Pictures (Archeologia, vol. VUI. p. 419), fays it was near where Sabfbury-street now is, and that the freet way between Charing Crofs and S.rand Crofs (near where Somerfet Piace is now fitusted) should be paved and maintained at the charge of the owners of the adjoining lands, by Statute 24 Henry VIII. chap. 13 The Stature 34 and 35 Henry VIII. chap. 12. Fecites, that "the way leading without Temple Bar, Weftward, unto Clement's in gates, New inn gates, and Drusy plice; the bridge called Strand Bridge, and the way leading from the faid bridge towards Temple Bar; the lane called Folcue lane, from the garden and tenement of the Bishop of Lichfield; and the gardens and tenement, called the Bell and Proctors, down to the Strand Bridge; were very foul, and full of pits and floughs, very perilous and noyfome, and neceffary to be kept clean, for the avoiding of corrupt favours and occafions of pestilence; and directs the fame to be paved and maintained at the expence of those who had Jane's or tenements adjoining thereto." Thefe authorities fhew that the Strand was not then a continued Atreet, but had only fome buildings fparingly erected upon it.

Can the arch at the head of Effex-Areet be the Pons Novi Templi, or Bridge of the New Temple, by which the Lords and others his Majefty's fubjects ufed to pafs to Parliament and Council at Westminster, after coming by water out of the city and hburbs to the faid place; which being

broken down, the Templars were called upon by Edward III. anno regni 28. (Clauf, 28 Edw. III. m. 6. in Rymer's Fœdera, III. p. 94, Hague edition; Stowe, P. 441.); though Mr. Barrington (Archæol vol. III. p. 71.) chofe to understand pass here, of a flair for landing from the river. (See our vol XLV. p. 513.)

Oppofite nearly to Twining's tea-warehoufe a capital new ftreet is intended, to line with Searle-street, and open (by the lower fide of Lincoln's Inn Fields) the long and much-wanted communication be tween the Strand and Holborn. A branch of the new fewer is now constructing along part of this intended new freet; and the prefent openings prepared for the fame, and the houfes behind the church, prefent the Naturalift with a fine opportunity of examining (as he lately might have done at Snow-hill) the fine ftratum of clay which, with a few exceptions by patches of gravel, forms the furface of the immenfe and famous vale of London, whofe fitnefs for the purposes of the brick-maker, no doubt, in a great measure determined the first choice of this fpot for a town; and has, perhaps, not a little contributed to its amazing extenfion. The top of this dratum, for shout two feet and a half deep, is of a reddi yellow colour, and contains here and there the Ludus Helmontia, or foffils called clayballs. In the remaining depth of five feet, which is at prefent open, the clay is of a dark lead colour, and contains a few Martia! Pyrites, or heavy irregular black lumps, compofed of iron and fulphur, having a fhining filver-like appearance when fresh broken. Six new alms-houfes have been built at the back of St. Clement's church, near to Clement's inn, and are nearly ready for occupation; when the old almshoufes and veftry-room, on the Eaft of St. Clement's church-yard, now fo much in the way, will be immediately taken down. The ground between the new alms-houfes and the street (now boarding in) is intended for a burying-ground, in lien of part of the church-yard on the Weit end, which has been lately new paved and laid into the treet.-The church will, when completed, be furrounded by a dwarf wall, and iron pallifadoes, as the New church in the Strand is; but in fome places it must be nearer to the church than in others, to fuit the streets on each fice. The foundation of the new houfes oppofize to Mr. Twining's are dug out and begun ; and we hope that the winter will not yet come ou, before (everal houfes are erected.

The parish of St. Dunfan adjoining, have been preparing to add to the ple:fing effect of this noble improvement, by repairing and beautifying the outside of their church, near the Bar; and the church of S. Mary le Strand, on the other fide, is at prefent undergoing a thorough repair; and will foon have a very beautiful effect.

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GAZETTE PROMOTIONS.

Whiteball, EV.Thomas Dampier, D. D. Aug. 3: d'elre, to be elected bishop of Rochester, vice Dr. Horfy, tranflated to the fee of St. Afaph.-Rev. William Vincent, D. D. one of the prebendaries of the collegiate church of St. Peter, Weltminster, appointed dean of the fid collegiate church, alfo vice Dr. Horfley.-Rev. Edward Dop é, I.L.D. prefented to the deanry of the inland of Jerfey, vice the Rev. Franc's Le Breton, dec.-Rev John De des, M. A. prefented to the rectory of Eft Merfey, co. Effex, vice Rev. John Tickell, dec.

R recommended, by congé

Downing-freet, Aug 3 Robert Liston, efq. appointed his Mjelty's envoy-extraordinary and minifter-plenipotentiary to the Batavian Republick.-John Hunter, efq. appointed conful-géneral at Madrid.

Whitehall, Aug. 14. Rev. John Ireland, M. A. appointed a prebendary of the collegiate church of St. Peter, Weftmintter, vice Dr. Vincent, refigned.

War office, Aug 14. Staff. Jofeph Otway, efq. late captain in the 48th foot, and barrack-matter at Maker-Heights, to be paymaster of a recruiting-district.-Barracks. George Barnard, gent, from the halfpay of enfigu of the 56th foot, to be a barrack-mafter in Great Britain, vice Otway. War office, Aug. 17. Staff. Lieut.-col. George Burgefs Morden, of the 60th foot, to he deputy-adjutant-general to the forces ferving in the Leeward Islands, vice Tho'mas, refigned. Arthur Baynes, efq. to be deputy-commiff.ry-general of ttores, provifions, and forage, to the forces in the Mediterranean.

Downing-freet, Aug. 21. Sir John Brlafe Warren, barf. K. B. and rear-admiral of the White, appointed his Majeft, 's ambaffador-extraordinary and plenipo entiary at the Court of St. Petersburg-James Craufurd, efq. appointed his Majefty's agent at Rotterdam.

Whiteball, Aug. 24. Rev. Samuel Goodenough, LL. D. appointed dean of the cathedral church of Rochefter, vice Dr. Dunpier, promoted to the fee of Rochefter.

War-office, Aug. 28. Garrifans. Gen. Ralph Dundas, to be governor of Duncannon foit, co. Wexford, in Ireland, vice Sloper, dec.

Whiteball, Sept. 4. Archibald Dickfon, efq. of Hardingham-hall, co. Norfolk, admiral of the Blue, created a baronet, with remainder to his nephew, Archibald Collingwood Dickfon, efq. captain in the navy.

War-office, Sept. 4. Staff. Thomas Stanroyd, efq. from half-pay of lieutenant of the 17th foot, to be paymafter of a re'cruiting-district-Hospital faff. Girrifonfurgeon Charles Williamton, to be furgeon to the forces, vice Huddlestone, retired. Downing-freet, Sept. 6. John Hooklam Frere, elq. appointed envoy extraordinary GENT. MAG. October, 1802.

and minister plenipotentiary to the Court of Madrid.-Right Hon. Lord RobertStephen Frzgerald, ppointed envoy extraordinary and minifter-plenipotentiary to the Court of Lisbon.

St. James's, Sept. 8. Sir John Borlafe Warren, K.B fworn of his Majesty's most honourable privy-council.

Downing-freet, Sept. II. Francis-James Jackfon, eg appointed envoy-extraordinary and minifter-plenipotentiary to the Court of Berlin.

Downing-Areet, Sept. 15. Lieut.-col. Sir John Douglas, of the royal marines, appointed (by the Duke of Suflex) equerry to his Rosal Hiphefs.

War-office, Sept 18. Brevet Col. Charles Brin tlompeto, of the Prince of Wales's buffers, to be major-general in the army. St James's, Sept. 22 Right Hon. Sir Charles Morgan, bart. and Right Hon. John Smith, fworn of his Majesty's most honourable privy-council.

War-office, Sept. 25. Garrisons. Rev. Wm. Hardwicke, to be caplam to the garrifon of St. John's, in Newfoundland, vice Tickell, dec.-Lieut. Robert Grier, of the 25th foot, to be town-major of Pince Edward's ifland, vice Robertfon, promoted.

Downing-freet, Sept 27. Col. Prevost, appointed captain-general and governor in chief of the island of D vinica.

War office, Sept. 28. Garrifons. Lieut. Winckworth Tonge, of the royal fuzileers, to be town-adjut nt of Cape Breton, vice Fezfimons, refigned. - Hospital-faff. Surgron M'Neil, from the 85th foot, to

be forgen to the forces.

Whitebal', 08. 2. John Martin Leake, and John Erskine, efqrs. appointed comptrollers of army accounts.

War-office, Oct 5. Royal Military College. Surgeon Cha Les Parker, to be furgeon. Whiteball, 98. 9. Hon. Edward Legge, LL.B. appointed prebendary of St. George, Windfor, vice Arnald, dec-Rev. John Barton, M. A appointed prebendary of Cante: hory, vice Legge, refigned

War-office, Oct. 12. Brevet. Lieut.-col. Thomas Barrow, of the 9h Weft-India regiment, to be colonel at Honduras only.

War-office, Oct. 22. Hojpital staff. Jolm Saumarez, efq, to be f rgeon to the forces.

Whiteball. 08. 23. Hon. Richard Bruce Stopford, M A. prefented to Nuneaton V. co. Warwick, vice Champagne, refigned.

of Skipton-in-Craven, elected under-mafter of the free grammar-ichool at Lancaster.

Mr. Martin, appointed mafter of the free grammar fchool at Laceby, co. Lincoln, vice Gray, refigned.

Rev. Richard Walond, M. A. collated to the dignity of treasurer, founded in the cathedral of Hereford, vice Parker, dec.

Henry Addington, elq. (fon of the Rt. Hon. Henry A. chancellor of his Majefty's Exchequer) appointed clerk of the pells in England, vice Barré, dec.

Rev. Wm. Jenkinfon, M. A. fellow of Catharine-hall, Cambridge, elected mafter of the school at York founded by the late Wm. Haughton, efq. vice Bell, dec.

Rev. Robert Walker, Afhwell R. co. Rutland, vice Sherwin, dec.

Rev. Profeffor Wollaton, to a prebendal ftall in St. Paul's cathedral.

Rev. Marmaduke Wilkinfon, Redgrave with Botsfdale R. Suffolk, vice Graves, dec. Rev. Wm. Carey, M. A. Barnby-on-theMoor prebend, in York cathedral, vicę Cathcart, refigned.

Hon. and Rev. Archibald Cathcart, M.A. Langtoft prebend, in York cathedral, vice Brown, dec.

Rev. Henry-Cox Mafon, M.A. St. MaryMagdalen R. Bermondsey, ance Hambly, dec. Rev. Herbert Hawes, B.D. St. Edmund's R. Salisbury, and Mellis R Suffolk.

Rev. Robert Hepworth, M.A. Gamlinghay V. co. Cambridge, vice Turnough, dec. Rev. W. Keate, of Laverton, Winfrith R. near Wareham, Doriet.

Rev. Mr. Illingworth, rector of Scampton, co. Lincoln, collated to a prehend in Lincoln cathedral, vice Gordon, dec.; and Rev. Mr. Clifton, rector of Eaftwell, co. Leicester, to another ditto, vice Parker, dec.

The B ihop of St. David's, appointed to the rural deanry of Bocking, Effex, vice Wakeham, dec.

Rev. Samuel Blackall, B. D. anpointed one of the preachers from the University of Cambridge at his Majesty's chapel at Whitehall, Westminster.

Rev. William Howorth, mafter of the grammar-fchool at Ipfwich, elected lecturer of the Tower church in that town.

Rev. Ifaac Leathes, M. A. Mepal cum Sutton R. co. Cambridge.

Rev. Thomas Grefley, Polefworth V. co. Warwick, vice Norton, dec.

Rev. Mr. Francis, Yatefbury prebend, in Salisbury cathedral.

Rev. George Waffe, Ibberton R. Dorfet, vice Daubeny, dec.

Rev. Rober-Ellis Aitkins, M.A. Hanley curacy, co. Stafford,

Rev. Thomas C. R. Real, Hayton V. near Pocklington, co. York, vice Hindmarch, dec.

THEATRICAL REGISTER.

HAY-MARKET.

July 31. Sylvefter Daggerwood-The Voice of Nature-Th: Lir. [ty-third Letter. Aug 2. The Deaf Lover-Ditto-The Six3. The Sixty-third Letter-Ditto-The 4. The Heir-at-Law-—Ohi, [Review. 5. Sylvefter Dagger wood-The Voice of Nature-Paul and Virginia [Large. 6. K. Richard the Third-The Prifoner at 7. The Sixty-third Letter-The Voice of Nature-Paul and Virginia.

9. The Purfe-Ditto-The Follies of aDay. 10. Inkle and Yarico-Irifhman in London. II. The Sixty-third 1 etter-The Voice of Nature-Paul and Virginia.

12. Speed the Plough-Obi. 13. The Sixty-third Letter-The Voice of Nature-The Review.

14. The London Hermit-The Fairies' Revels; or, Love in the Highlands. 16. Voice of Nature-Fortune's Frolick17. The Heir-at-Law-he Review [Ditto. 18. The Voice of Nature-The Deaf Lover-The Fairies' Revels.

19. Ditto-The Follies of a Day-Ditto. 20. Paul and Virginia-The Sixty-third Letter-Ditto. [Lawyer-Dato.

21. The Battle of Hexham-The Village 23. TheHeir-at-Law-The Fairies' Revels. 24. The Sixty-thad Letter-Falfe and True -The Frifoner at Large. 25. A Mogul Tle-The Voice of NatureThe Fairies' Revels. [ter-Ditto. 26. Paul and Virginia-The Sixty-third Let27. The Spanish Barber-The Voice of Nature-Ditto. [Lawyer.

28. The Battle of Hexham-The Village 30. Sylvefter Daggerwood-The London

Hermit--The Porse-Fairies' Revels .31. The Voice of Nture-The ReviewObi. [Letter-ihe Fairies' Revels. Sept. 1. Paul and Virginia-The Sixty-third 2. Sylvetter Daggerwood-Sighs-Ditto, 3. A Mogul Tale-Voice of Nature-Do. 4. Speed the Plough-The Fairies' Revels. 6. Voice of Nature-The Review-Obi. 7. The Deaf Lover-The Battle of Hexhim-The Sixty-bird Letter.

8. The Heir-at-Law-Obi. [Letter. 9 The Road to Ruin-The Sixty-third

10. The