where, strange to say, he discovered the lost piece of lace, to the inexpressible joy of the Jew, the satisfaction of their Majesties, and the utter confusion and disappointment of the fair pilferer, who was immediately conducted to prison.

BATH, APRIL 29.-On Monday died in this city, George Ring, formerly a baker, and celebrated as one of the first pugilists in the kingdom. He was rather under the middle size, but the quickness of his eye, and the muscular power of his arm, and his general activity, brought him always off victorious, though opposed to men of far superior size and strength. To, his method of fighting, Ward, Mendoza, Humphries, and other noted heroes of the fist, it is said, owed their celebrity; for he introduced what is termed the present scientific mode of combat. But the glory of George Ring was of short duration : hard blows, frequently experienced, and a life of continued dissipation, brought on premature old age, poverty, and neglect ; at a period when he ought to have been in the bloom of health and vigour, every "puny whipster" could "knock him about the sconce, and he durst not tell him of his action of battery." As a contrast to the above character, we cannot avoid noticing that the celebrated George Maggs, whose fame rang through this country nearly fifty years ago as the champion of England, when he beat the noted Stephens, the nailor, in London, is now living in this city, a hale, hearty, respectable old man; a handsome and venerable pile of stately ruins.

Six of the young naval officers, who lately committed a riot at the Portsmouth theatre, were arraigned at the sessions, and pleaded guilty.—Mr. Burroughs, the recorder of the place, addressed them in a very impressive manner. He made some very strong remarks on the heinous offence of obstructing peaceofficers in the execution of their duty; and the more especially by gentlemen of their profession: and earnestly recommended to them never to draw their swords again, except in defence of their country. He should not sentence them to imprisonment, as some of their ships were on the point of sailing; yet he felt it his duty to pass a sentence, as he trusted would serve to prevent such outrages in future-but, if it failed of that effect, he should feel himself called upon to add imprisonment to fine in any future similar case. The recorder then sentenced two of them to pay a fine of 401. three of 251. each, and one of Iol.

On Saturday, April 23, whilst Mr. Cornell, farmer, of Needham-street, in the parish of Gazely, Suffolk, was overlooking his workmen at plough in the field, a very severe tempest arose, when suddenly one of his ancles received a shock like a violent blow; and on casting his eyes downwards, he saw the lightning playing on his shoe, which affected his face and whole frame so much, that he called his seedsman to support him: but, finding the man's back towards him, Mr. Cornell made an effort to run, and caught hold of the seedsman just in time to save him from falling; and, after leaning upon him for two or three minutes, Mr. C. recovered from a state of stupor, when looking up, he perceived, at the distance of about 100 yards, two of his best horses had also been struck by the lightning, one of which was totally dead, and the other in the most acute agonies, which it survived only a few minutes.

Vaccination has been found, in Turkey, an antidote to the plague; some persons, who had been inoculated with the cow-pock, have escaped infection, although purposely exposed to it. This process has been tried on dogs, but does not preserve them from the disorders so peculiar to them.

MARRIED.

Sir Charles Hamilton, Bart. R. N. to Miss Drummond, only daughter of the late George Drummond, Esq. banker, at Charing-Cross. Major Maxwell, eldest son of Sir William Maxwell, Bart. of Monreith, to Miss Catharine Fordyce. The Rev. Henry Hodges, to Miss Murray, eldest daughter of the late Hon. General Murray, of Beaufort, in the County of Sussex. At Balindean, in Perthshire, Philip Dundas, Esq. M. P. to Miss Wedderburn, daughter of Sir John Wedderburn, Bart.

DIED,

At Brunswick, on the 21st of March, in the 68th year of his age, Prince Demetrius de Gallitzin, Privy Counsellor of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, and Knight of the Order of St. Ann. At her house in Bakerstreet, Mrs Dunlope; she caught the influenza on a Sunday morning, and in a fit of coughing on Monday evening, burst a blood vessel, and expired in a few hours after. At Paul's Cray, in Kent, the Dowager Lady Hoghton, relict of the late Sir Henry Hoghton, Bart. of Walton-hall, near Preston. At the Swan Inn, Bedford, Sir John Payne, Bart. of Temsford Hall. On the 25th of January last, on her passage from India, Mrs. Popham, wife of Major-General Popham. At Darn-hall, Vice-Admiral Sir George Home, Bart. In the prime of life, Sir John Davie, of Creedy, Bart. Merlin the ingenious mechanic. At Stratford House, Essex, the Right Hon. John Lord Henniker, Baron Henniker, of Stratford-upon Slaney, of Stratford House, and Newton Hall, Essex; Great Blealing's Hall, Suffolk; and St. Peter's, in the Isle of Thanet. He is succeeded in his title by the Hon. John Henniker Major, of Portman-square. Anne Baroness Dowager Camelford, in the 65th year of her age. At Canterbury, aged 68, the Rev. John Lynch, LL. D. Archdeacon of that diocese, Prebendary of Canterbury, and Rector of St. Dionis Back Church, London. Lately, Mr. Conolly. He had for a series of years been considered the first Commoner in Ireland. His estates, including those which he inherited by the death of his uncle, the late Earl of Strafford, produced upwards of 30,0col. per annum. He was married to Lady Louisa Augusta Lennox, sister of the Duke of Richmond, and was related to Mr. Fox, Mr. Byng, and several other persons of consequence. Dying without issue, the great bulk of his fortune is divided between his nephew, Mr. Byng, Member for Middlesex, and his nieces, Viscountess Castlereagh, and the Lady of Admiral Pakenham.

MONTHLY MIRROR,

FOR

... JUNE, 1803.

Embellished with

A PORTRAIT OF MR. PRATT, ENGRAVED BY RIDLEY, FROM AN ORIGINAL PAINTING BY BEACH.

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By J. Wright, No. 20, Denmark-Court, Strand,

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the United Kingdom.

1803.

CORRESPONDENCE..

A Portrait of Mr. Braham, from a Painting by Mr. Charles Allingham, is intended for our next number.

Miss HOLFORD's elegant verses are inserted in the present number. We earnestly solicit this lady's further communications.

MORTIMER is entitled to our best thanks, for his constant attention to us.

We differ in opinion with our constant reader, W. R. respecting the merits of the actor upon whom he comments so severely, and must therefore decline inserting his letter.

J. F. is informed that it has never been our plan to publish the prologues and epilogues indiscriminately. We shall, perhaps, at a future opportunity, in sert the prologue and epilogue to John Bull.

Melancholy Hours, No. V. in our next.

Douglas and Anna, a tale, by J. T. and the verses written at the tomb of Gray, are reserved for insertion.

We hoped, last month, to have had an opportunity of noticing the com munications of an Impartial Observer (York) but were prevented through want of

room.

We beg to be favoured with a continuation of A Tale in the Manner of Ossian. The verses by the same writer shall appear next month.

Lines by Mr. George Bloomfield at the same time.

We find that W. R.'s remarks on a passage in Love's Labour's Lost affords nothing new upon the subject.

The hints respecting the teachers of youth shall be attended to.

Sir Henry Wotton on Queen Elizabeth is postponed till the next number,

E. A. P. (Stamford) will find his favour among the contents of the present number.

We are much obliged to a YORKSHIRE MAN, but the letter he has been so kind as to transmit, does not exactly suit the character of our work,

MONTHLY MIRROR,

FOR

JUNE, 1803.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF

MR. PRATT.

With a Portrait.

In the progress of our work, we have had the pleasure to record the lives of a variety of persons, who have distinguished themselves for their virtues or their talents; but few of them unite a more rare assemblage of qualities that do honour both to the head and the heart, than the subject of the following memoir.

MR. PRATT is a native of St. Ives, in Huntingdonshire, where he was born on Christmas-day 1749-50. His father twice served the office of high sheriff for that county, and many years acted as an upright and assiduous magistrate. His mother was niece of Sir Thomas Drury, who produced her husband fifteen children, most of whom died in early infancy, and of whom our author has long been the only survivor.

Mr. Pratt received the rudiments of classical education at Felstead, a celebrated seminary in Essex, in which county the family seat of Rookwood-hall was situated. This mansion was once the residence of the Capels, and is famous in history for being the place where the princess Elizabeth was concealed from the jealous rage of her sister Queen Mary, till she could be conveyed to a more secure retreat. It appears that afterwards, Mr. Pratt was some time under the private tuition of the celebrated Dr. Hawkesworth, a fact we have ascertained from his elegant dedication of the fifth volume of his "Gleanings," to the Marquis of Lansdown.

Thus, from his original splendour of situation, compared with that mediocrity of condition which has long been his lot, it is evident

That Fortune smil'd deceitful on his birth.

The causes that led to the decay of his family, and the frustra tion of his hopes as a man of independent property, it is not our business to enquire into, nor are we qualified to develope them. It