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O Z: J s Zt, ]s, r7 s. - - <l 3 e lap • A ;PP • w h o /lad signeithe Prtitioniii favonr or 3 ees presented by ati that t h ey alight COWniitit t•ii!e• t., the Iton•i• kh•• itiformatson which they de,crnieki th,risci.es to possess. It was ultimately agreed, t',e Chairman should rt port progress, nil I n7 , k • The 1-louse hut ing !writ rezu ,!, ',Jim wittce was appointed 84min on ; • day, on the motion of the- CH t !:t of the EXCHEQU;:a, several 11 - itou,st s wet. or,lekcd in Ise .• s uinnioned.—Adjuttened to 7,londay. THE BRITISIT PRESS. • L()Ni)()N, SATURDAY, APRIL 4. The Address of the City of London, presented • to I'arliaineut, reeommending the abolition of all unitece4sary places and pensiont, as will in reversion as otherwise, is given in a precc:ling column. it is a most scirited production, and worty of the tirst ('or,o,.:dimt in the kin,;dom.— When such a incisive has been carried a it:otut oite dissenting voice, the evil of which it complains must indeed he manifest and pressir.747. We may, .reforr, confidently hone, that the exarniale of t:.• city of London will excite univer s al imitation t..irougliout the kiazdood The country is much io l,teel to Mr. Ati A lilt MAN, far the zeal and at it ly displayed br• hen in prosecuting this mea- l:are to a sin ecs,f.kl hang. It will entitle blot to the takiks of every grufl foal virtuous min ; a re- YS:.! in be will forget the pitiful malice of of corruption, and the advocates of ,• r...; • /•ie •••••1•111.1.•• Coit.orstion of Glovers and Skinners held aiutlin en the t23th ult. at when the s 1.•.; 'lesolut'- , its went entered into: ...0101Y'd formal!, That wren more barley elapsed s ; ev.le led Into the enFectation that various • t. • Nasal, have remitted to it *ma its Lido. . with. !.real Britain, imitesd of which, *Ain with tee awat ternh and best affected to oar happy constitution, w - iumr t that Z./minim sad discontents have sot been ch- . t.ut inerrawf,hariee 0.4 period. aimaalvefl ucaniteauOy—Tbat our Represeotatioes to the CU.lllnOn COUnri l 101 1 tfIlleted to ewe their him menials to F..eacc a Patiika Cum 'be Loyal Corporation of Dahlia to the linperial Parliameitt, peayilmf a Repeal of the Union I and to co-operate in every IneillOre 'lint may promote ter Unit.l.l, foul comio!idate the force of this country against Gee colon:ui foe." "Other Covporations," says a Dublin paper, "arc preparin i ; to follow up with spirit the exam- ple of the skinners and Glovers. Titer will not be deterred by the assertion, that the effort is useless ; the,- veeotteet, that although - it r ieiv - priiposed in the Irish HOW* of Commons, that the Petition from • Belfast, for the repeal of Prlnineb Law, should he burned by the liati‘nais in College -green ; yet, in, • hi. than *even years after, the law was r-peated— tbty will also recollect, that I.tris was exiled for • supporting their prinelples, which afterwards pro- • cured GIATTAN the dashikis of his country, and a • vets of fifty thossaad pounds." A Dover pilot, who was driven some time since into Sweden. in a gale of wind, and from his long o ahseace was supposed to have been lost, returned Lome on Wednesday night, having come to Eng- • hind in the 1 tit Gottenburgh packet. Ile reports, that the anxivoy of the people of Sweden is uucoin- • monly g,teat for the arrival of the promised assist- save from this country. particularly our ships of war, that the greitest harmony prevails between the o El NG run his subjects, and that they 'seem really to make every oar ritice in his defence, as long as there appears any prohaltility of onceews. S,•veral stsins w. re voted, last night, in a Com- of Sapply in the (louse of Commons, to make good payments side:hired from the Civil Lit. .moors, th...:n was a sum to the widow of Alt scio Years. , the celehr.;t.:l hut unfortunate ri traveller. , ."" The wind shiftedyeeten.L+ y to the s•-stword, and cm:awned in nearly that point. An arrival from 3.1 the 51eilitor therefore IN. hourly e•sprrt- * tils‘ipste the ask‘:ety e) nett h r the rate tic- . caoalula ff Ora the Co. , tinect, of in isction iu46.lt era. • F. L .f.tanct or 1 letter ten .lovrs, of the Brio], frotu is, 0,,e ref th•• run .htp.i trim • 01 On the 17th 1 1 .It 4, hw tli.• nevi 0...1ihe 11. e Lv.t of IL •a. f. , vs.: ram !az of bei.ta Otos .Z i. la 4 rrff.. rh fnrate t. w 1.• a i •!,on , ,i n. c.....rra. for IL: i n If, stay t l p w ith vie-% -tra r; i!•, .t.oe • of 111., Comma fa.fre il.t n frau al 1. • •eltLe 1'1... I." 111.! 1-.111% ,1, 1 - liontirl f 1:•rt , eni,:laflll, • fo r. , •iti' • • •..ii n• of Ills 7.1 e.rair r, o 1.) ri , • 1 11( • .• o • tic •• 111. • 1 , Y „ . 1.1-t1 a--f‘• .!. • 1 t .• •. ..! !.., r• t.•:i .# • t.. 1 i . l !., ..•. L,.. •:) 7:••• 1. • .`" • th , deat:l 1. !:.*•. V9C.41, CONCERT. Th.' , IC(C.11.11 of ft•lisfA.llAltRISON, WA! (.11EAT.I1:T 74.'• held lust ltl it ut the New lit din,, I laiinver-stinurc, mid was brilli antly it , tendeil. N.moe:te, my 10.•ely limit: to ill.• h. .'r thy awa:a bna made; Eni th • alma. 1 'wide the kow'r, A..al d the couch wit!, maay a Ihra'r! was aunt; With great tusti• tt.id sweetncea by Mrs. 1311.1151.T.Th dud Mr. BAUTI.i.MAN, and received the 'Ant! unbounded applause. Mr. 1 (AllitISON eAttg, S!:tily rise, 0 SGatthern freeze! in Ids finest iIAAKISON. Go4‘, 'anal Bait LEM AN. were most rapturously applaud ed in Mr. brairtilul give, oh Nroirly! wilt rhol an. ioith ste ; and the whole went otf with great Idris. There were prtient— Their Royal Iliahm Fm•K the Dukes of Cambridge and Swartz : Earl Pomfe,t. V,scom I Comm; Luta Sunderland; Lathes Illastiug., D. Smith, sad Datte. .-~ On Thursday inonling, ct,ly, the Duke of l'oak arrived at Windsor, and waited on His MA JESTY. HIS Royal Highness continued with him ail the fore-part of the day, on basilica*. Ile dined with Cie nova:. Finny, EA afterwards turned to 1,011(101I. Priori:46es Au u vsr.t and SJPH I A took their übu4l airing, OD IDraeback. with their atteodn:hts, in Windttor Lark. On Thursday, Far! CAMDEN left town for his seat, Wilderness, Kent. On Wednesday, the Duke of PORT.I.AWri'II fox hounds were out, with a number of attendant:, in Windsor (he& Park. They unkennelled one for. which tffievied very little :port. The Duke of BEDFORD Will give a grand dinner this day to a large party of N obility. Mr. Dalguen'a beitent Concert took.piace, nn Thursday, at Iltr Great Rowing, Ilanover-squnre. Mrs. titt.aut,ros a.ici Mr. Blanca e:e-teil the.: vocal powen., and received great appl:itese. Ili, Rota! Flightless the Duke of Stissex, and near live lutist:l4d Nutii!ity and Fashionables, were present. Lord MtmatavE will give a grmul dinner, oa Sunday : , the loth instant, to a number of Naval Officers. Mr..and Mr, HILL are perforatlng at Nov i:Jude; on Monday next they are to play Ittumg Meadoics and Itosetta. 'he Oratorio, hut night, went oil with gecrt spirit. Mr. BILAIIISI was iii tine voice, and re ceived the most rapturous applause. :Th'S. EDWIN, of the Dublin sta : .e. in the part of Ella Rosenberg, was nearly blinded by tile auk w•r<Liess of Storm and Montford, in using their swords in the reneontre in the brat act. Mr. Mites PETER. ANDREWS made a grand explosion, on Wednesday Wit, at his house in Cleve land-tom. The Ball. wile optuord by Earl Puma' awl Lady CMAILLOTTS C.txrstL►_ Sir 1V toist. Gatst.snr, Baronet, of Drakelor, in Llsdryalsini. died ow kisserday tritsellso; where he went for the recovery of his health. His com plaint was a dmpsy in the chest, which, iLetestiog rap;dly, baffled the efforts of art, and terminated his life after a few months' illness: He is succeeded in hi, title and estates by his eldest eon, now Sir Rouse GaEst.str. a minor, who is the issue of a second marriage, be which he laud al.o left another son; by the ticoot Lade GIMLET (sole heiress of his wide, the late Sir Titostss Gat.si.r.y) ha, left three daughters, the eldevt 9f whets is married to the Rev. r. Levert., of Litchfield. , . The Right lion. Earl of lIAILIIING7IIII is early the next month to proceed fiom Dublin fur England ; during his shimmer. the eunitnand of the forces in Ireland will devolve on Lieutenant-Gene ral l t.nt n, who is iintnediately expected in town. Lord Mina's-v.IE, the infAiit of the Earl of Nlotax, is to be christened at. the Noble Earls house, in St. James's-place, on Monday after noon, at fire o'clock. The ceremony is to be per formed by the Bishop of LONDON. His Lortkhip is to he naineil Groans: Act:Fill:4 FRANCIS-411e two former names being the cefs, and the latter his Noble Father's. The Prince of Wm.i . s. the I)iike of KENT, and the Countess of Alms:sat:RlG are to be sponsors. An unfortunate accident occurred in the bowl.: of Sir J4COB Asirt.t.y. at Melten, Nnrfulk, on Wed nrsdny• last, NTiss I.sriaA', his el.le-a daughter, lie in.; Si! I 1114 n' tli.• lire, a spark set - her dress in filmes; the clothes of Alri.ry, who came to her astistatiee, 0041 eAIIOII tier, avid they acre but:, very sev;:rely burnt taro...• the a.IILICS were extin guished. Thor-041y the Loyal Briton, askeintiled in St. James's-s4;iinie. and prem. ?aril tiritteisatiit-Colniirl Ai.r.xs•ocit t 1 ..;‘• Olitccr, with a capital l'ortta:t ot ou Horseback, with an apprei t s:;.“" I, °ter. htt speech of th. Dili!! a NORI.JI Bin tie* 11n.t of Lorda. Sir Hit H 111 RD Pittr.t.tits. lint. Cur.wrolutEn SMiTtl, Ettl. of London, etol I 1)01 •w the Dar, ue eaupanird thr Rettrieic!......c...r. Mr. 11 - .4. - rit- NI AN . • On Tu,•.4IJ:- Sir Timm 11. ACI. ANN Bart. nt t 61.6 1 h.• 2 I tr. Tin , event wit, celz'arated rio t .zr. - it y at liih heat at Kaki -ton, near Et..t,e. where iya.:ri.l4 of two i i ivatlrril of the ILtroo.•:•• t..t.ant• and tni.te4mekt Pitt down to au exrell , .:t :rpm', here. , I ti lt in t!.c• true stile of Itto•i:it::!:! V. .Ifter dinner the wine tin , %ed 1) ,, •1ck tit 7 1: . ! the fe..tiv, Lan tI ; sonic evei;eht - l'! • 1 • IN' err terthta atid cruel 4,:l i noe o rint • t 1 th.- ...4ebration of the birth .:.n of • 0-•.e.n•••1 I Vir nfthis ancient awl worthy • A ,•,•.I w:01 tiir r;1!!VeIlltlic At It l'7.• 4.1 HI 11-1,0 h Li the pork, 1 I N V31.'1 1 . Jill hi !1:1:1:it • of 6 rt: -wa a • I I-1.. 1 •••.1 firm Usti, for onr o n,-. 'foe 1.0.0art0 4 th: I •-• f•,•t for„-,•oten. o hr haring 1 1 , ,. .1.1,ribnt(-1. 1.1111 s< prer.or- Ate qua .1 . c•f 1••-•.1.1 and stroll?, beer. In we'.l arc I ~”1. ut,tt r•ro . true I. a - Gabe iral e% cry t h" rt. 4:: I (fit.• ..rally oa I : 1 - 2 u1Ck.41.411. L.INCASTER Aft£3. At Lancaster Assizes, the West cane_ sent front the Croat of Chancery, to try the validity ois the Will of tree late Mr. Perrin, of Warriagton, CAUIC on lo•fore Ali% Justice Le Mann It w ill be rettwint bored, that the Testator,. whose property is said to amount to inure than a hundred thou,and pounds. disinherited his only daughter, ifslie should warry a Scotsman ; she did marry st 111 G F.lcsllhea, a native . of that part of tlte United ; she died under age, having survived the birth of her s°:t oily u feat • days. It was insisted on the part of this 1110 W an intina, tire ye:6;6 . 0:11, that the old (:e..tle mall was nut sane for sou 4 tune hams he mark his will. 'Foe cause excited an uriconsusou degree of interest, and a curiosity to hear Mr.•Garrow at tracted en imideiNe multitude—the Court, said to be the largest and best in Lugland, was fill«I to oyertlowH hAire day-light. Never was seen such an asseuitAJze of beautiful women : but, to their minpickable mortification and disappoiatimia, when the .luuh took his seat, at nine o'clie:L, an intimation nas given, that some circuinstances must occur, of a nature not proper for a female audience; chagrin was inarked on every iisage ; • those who haul spared no pains to be adulated. und many from u great distance, reluctantly retired ; some, however, 'ramified, amongst whom were a few grapes of charming young ladies, in the attire of Quakers, who, by the hop of their bonnets, inatialed to Amid it out. llr. tjarrow's address, which: occupied three entire haers, anyone of the best that ever was heard in a Court of Law. At seven o'clock its the evismiss!, *ken he eon riffled', the hurt adjourned to the noxt day, w!,en lie produced several iimairta d oitne se , ; after which, :-ierjeatit Cockell Mode a most pow,A-- Gil reply. The evidence was.,lll3ll{:t. dup with et:- mark:o)lr ,ierspi,:uity by the Judge, and 1:10 Jury, without rettriii: 4 , gave a verdict in fte..ourof the will. Carrow then condos ted duet c. uses for Mr. Geddies, agisMst there London Insniance Comp:mit-44 in each of which he is-covered ;:iat.u.d. WESTMINSTER SESSioNs. An ed Itief was tried, no Thursday afternoon, for pit king ti.e pocket of Captain• liken, of the king's Dragoons. The trial occupied the intui tion of the Court nearly two hours.! The Prisoner wee tit teens', ehont a fortnight bluer, in picking the Pi csecutor's pocket of a silk hantrnerchief, iir St. .IHG:es's-street. The Prose cutor detected his hand at his pocket, awl saw the hartilkerchief in his hard; ou turning round. the Pr.:sown- contrived to couvVy the liatiiiknehier be!iiiid him. On his being• taken to -Low-strect Orrice, Captain. Elton did not wish to prosecute hint, on in-count of the loss of n o te. :ilia the ex penses. Townsend, however, wbu %%11A present, prevailed on him to prosecute; and lie dearly proved the above statement. Mr. I{Narr cross-e%amined him. for the Pri soner, hut nothing came out to alter his statement. Mr. KNAPP then called three It'itti-sses fur the l'rieeoner, who swore they knew him sometime, by the tiarne of Edward James, (the name that he gave w 1 149 lee "Mx tusimelissaiesl), annvissite tamer/tidy of litiCkuiracter. The perplexed the Jury, and the: were for some time deliberating upon their verdict ; but at length found him Guilty. • Mr. laser recognised the Prisoner as an old client, by the name of Egerton. POLICE. BOW.-11TRIET. PICKPOCM ITS. Senses and his gang of pickpockets are again loose upon the public, and eommittiug depreda tions at usid-day in the most daring and outrageous matinee. On Thursday, about one o'clock, at the time a grand funeral was going into St. Clemeut's Church, which attracted a great lvocourse of peo ple, two gentlemen, who had nniatentionally got into the croad, us they ware passing along the Strand, from the conduct of a number of mea (at least ten) Lid no doubt but they were pickpockets ; oue of the gentlemen olisn'ved to the other his s uspi c io ns , an d "on saw them endeavour to pick gentletnati's pallet; from this he had no doubt they were going into the church to plunder the people, and wi s h e d t o p reven t th em if poss ibl e . e crossed over the way, to watch the villains, when one of them came up to him, held up his. fist in • menacing way, and threatened to knock his brains out ; the gentleman took a stick from his friend to defend himself, but the fellow did not strike lam ; alter this they went With all possible stse,tl to. Bow-street 1 Mice, where Mr. ItEan was sitting. who immedi a tely di s p a t c h e d severa l par ties of Officers imal Patrole in different directions ; one of them went with the Gentleman to the sv,t, wisere four of the suspicions mei, were s'ihl loi:er ing about; hut the Officers coming in sight, they ran oli; and all made their escape through sonic 470.111 S near Temple-bar, exrept one, 'shout the tiff ..ers overtook, in conseque!-re of his being ■ little lame in his left foot. He was taken to the and proved to be the notorious Harry H *no-Yin-a, whom our readers will recollect, eseapeti brio.: convicted as a reputed thief, at the last "'sessions, with Bill Sonnies owl Conkeybeasi, iu consequence of the word If t, instead of tf, being in-ertild in the conviction by mistake. The Gen tlemen identiticol Woodford to lie one of the mart artive of the gang iu hitstlisiz the people belong:fig to the funeral, as well ris the spectators, and that he Was tit. fellow who had had the audacity to hold uu iii• list at him in a menacing way. 'Phis fel- Inw is oue of the mast desperate of Soomes's Mr. READ said the question was, whether he should coavict him us a rogue and vagabond, or an incorrigible vogue, an•l sent for all the nfficert and ~ atrole to ascertain shether he had over been eor..etcud before : but that could not be proved. •Pn prevent this difficult• in future, Mr. READ nial.red, that all the officers and patrole skrald pro r,ire book., and make :memoranda of the con -I,:stion nf• Woodford, and all the other ',irk prot'kets brought to the Office; and directed that eery' possible exertion should be male, by the cvenia. to ascertain whether he lirti been convicted 1,-I.lrir, which was dare; hut it could not be ascertained. Nli. Ns.to. theiciore, cwicitt ed him as r rogue and vJgahcad ,TONTIMY Jourrlrt*RAt REPO?, The easterly cold ilry atone, which loom prevailed alumni durinethl bole of tL e 1 aresaut tonna, hare 4' oidiunedto opt-- rate teuetkriallyttpust at! h. more cat.ly and more ins:azimut yowl tallest crops, h r41..,i a sessol.eble cheek to tatter 100 fe.eari wed, vapid math ; while, an the contrary, the sharp ker., r. fau.Ni bete had w nuf.tvonta , Jle etfeet on un.',.t of tie. lite dent Crop* of tins valeshie pain, ite neatly diatriOn. Tin; Asia/ C.MICS hare likewise bees prejudicial is than beet crops a ht. It had bees got in at an carry period, is the 111111.:1.., 21.1 were now just bt is appear biouve the gron.it, by veir.g , a saclike chick to their joint% ;Eva tit, am' ia eoetr more c%puseti situations by almost dritroying, theli.nog Wade.' shots. By the saute ineailv also tit, portion of tlingp shirt, hmil remained from the cutustoprias of the pre pt,omt. hrve Inca touch ilestri.yeit so that a such smaller quango : . of this sort of cattle Cunt has hem heft for ttsc iu tta prescat nnoult than is 'villainy the C:155. The ca.b1 , 28.), cute, seed otDrr sitot!a: pees eatt!e evert, lone, lo.owetr, as oso.d, otolot the i.ever.ty .of the wow". sod 1111194 two be of vast service to the forme". TI., Inter soon tattf. Mid Gibe? llNlficiall rows, iti.re, on most of the latter ilrorriptions of Lind, eaten/NA to I, a pronissing appearance, end ria probably offunl a van da lalo.lc ply of 1 . 41,41 AW stark. •Iflltlig 0110‘. month Wu bees parilcolorty firi.urahle teo all the different ~,cations of • Iv field, 16 lie I:, roi./1:, the state of weAliel in the two prei.eding monthy Imo haen urtveini:y rehordeei. TWe busima of ploughing. mid Las lava performed over a vay prat extent of land. rtuen the v., er.irarte,:nnt price uf peso, n cppoch tome ev.te,....1c apace uf laud th-t - , usual will be town this !.-car wit I , u.ley arm{ &prim wheat, it. situation.* where Imo lost runt ut crop ia grcnvu. A I wen porti•nt et the lath r hot het-i put into the erwutAl. Tbe work of kntkiug au I r..p.uoux the fences haohlewate been wen executed tbrouh oat the ..hoer of the month. 4 Intuit Jos-koars Wm a wery roe Of 1101,14 tint stole atoek abut t. 6tell wiutrred In tbt pwsto,cs, ut cutnae ay../ Out rout eta to the mod proof iu Illtrf 1.1 . .ry • no • Vs floe house feettitte brew fh.tfuratect without ex., mu dint ry expecoe, :I. toot , h.•re at orals hut heels fatti to the noiyx w •••11•Ilt1.11 o:itt • a vf t.ttle 1‘...t i.r St mt.,. use. d• Of j, Sore,' , pt. ntlat our rsru.t, have Livatrlbuted irestiy to ttl•tittnonto..m. • 1Y rite •itt.•.4 aouthe, fly , encl. itv t.f (red fur stuck will prohattly be eu-sieteroute in annoy diste:cte ;there improved I,...‘hondro .. but ;Ittl• t.e lilt otos of the oetither, autistic the with of 1. •c Ir.- t: ftvolte• !t• htil:o•ing c"3,11. J• wta VS the Clni?• , ., :'II!! yuuttet T•5t3116... b ) tlac hl::, wut: .ue e• lbw, al 6,uth {town It o•., !timbrd iktolo woh ninco movies, litun'tieinif !.runt bA err.t ~..w./who The state of the tea:Lev f.t• bas Woo tarn (Avowable to the (*Won owep, wo to attach Zttatet proof that dtireuz Another Protests:a Lleeim,st....,, so fat - , nr of the Irish Catholics. Iw, lgteis !', ~:.t ohlenien a:,:1 t ..ilimeorofthe . • - It is ,übscrilaml M. ;_iumcairits.o,,, Sir Este.talatal J 441.3 FouLis, uod Sir FaiNcii nets ; and 6 of the principal ....reatry. The report of tha ir:eatii of Adasiral Ityntta is unfounded. • On 'flmraday a Committee of the Privy Caurire cil met ut the Cock.:l';', and proceeded to hear ta• Prize A ppealb. 'rue NaYt..—Aceordilt7 to the last re turn, there lir,: in erounii.sion 730 ships, of wliieh 151 are of the line, t.'s from 5o to 44, 173 frig - ides, sloops, suri 2:2 'tined brigs. lkaide• these, arg aarlassiryfrotertriesr malts the grand total 111'1 ships, of which 1(11 sno of the tine. 36 from 501.3 44,246 frigates. 3417 sloops of war, mod e 52 artieti brigs. The 3 funiteur, of 22,1 last. contains the 'Meth. genre of the march of the Iluiftion troops into Fin land. and the aneAt of the Itaulaso Minister et Stockholm', with the siealing of hie papers. &c. It adds the rolloaing reneurka " te:nsh en ustrageuh the rlghU of "Mens whir& is ki:asesi mil ) to harben-aw, has roused tits itsrltraallott of the s hads world. Vista:4 e•Mil the King to/Stacks annyhaio ? That :Russia has Clared sar against hint Wee than sin mouths see ps.rea SII:Ce 1110 1 11111latimati d to him, that all the peiele pies of nentrality had been broken, and that bre "Mame meth England could nut be suffereel, so that war mast urcessarily tulles " Oa the either aide, a French army ii entering Zealand, and all preparations are =akin to seed these ah.,* of Lac. and to Aturnes that they may reign th. re. 11,e Aiwa e England may de:shares congratulate 61mm51iepin in Parha m:ad, as he dad before, on the se. posy Vliath hr grants to Lie : it is pretended also, that Engbui.l is to "iv, St. Thon:ss's to tb, King of Sweden asap .amenolisc Aiwa 1 bus the byre Swedish nation, after haling tear commerce annihilated, is t , rl3 to r i, .11 by Mar in their interior. limy dreadful u calamity it as for a matins to kart who us governed by levity and fully!' On Tue.-day last, between four and five o'clock in the morning, a fire broke out in the nue new bowie of Broouihali, built+ log at ',rearm b 3 the Earl of Eosin, near Limekiln% Scotland ; but through the active exertions affix workmen employed, as. misted b, Ilk Lo:-.1shin's tenantry. anal other% frogs the neighbouring ‘illages of Liniekilosand Charles. town, it was 50011 e%tinguislmid without any great danin:re. • I.laelv on Thursday morning lost, the shop of Mr. Ftstitn, fiercer, (;reat tiewport-strect, Lorre • :line, was 'Abed iii the following manner :--4lav mg broken the fan.light, the thieves, by means of an iii,truinelit, sopposefl to resemble t e ramrod of a ii,uskrt, with it worm screw, reached the goods upon the shelves, and by taisting the in strumem into the goods, drew them to the fan. light. They sueteaetl in .oettiug silk to a con siderable anioilia, probably would to a muds grester. had not the finally been alarmed by the flailing of tins t:ootia off the shelves; the thieves made their escape. We lately ruc:iitioned the apprehension of four Frenchmen and an English wtanun ut Dover. suspected to be irisoners of war who had broken • tlieir larole. The men have been since seat to Deal, and. their female companion, after haring been committed, in the first instance, to the guard-house, was sent to the tr•ti it gaol, where she now lies. On IVeibiesday, by the activity and diligence of Tun was :%IANTIa, Eui. Agent far Prisoners of War at Dover, a man of the name of I'cl:soviet WWI com mitted to prison, on a charge of aiding and assist , ins.; the four Frenchmen and the woman to effect their escape. It appears to Inii•e beta in conse quence of her examination that Pt Dress*: has been spprehended; bet what confession or di.covery she tiny have made, it is imp.. .silk. to lean!, us .trict ostlers were Aive,l Cud tan percou should Le suffered to speak to Pt: vo Is of Fi &nee, married to t:. E2 , - , 101 WOll/111, and has berm many Avian; rmide l :t at . Dovia% He bar hitherto maintained a fair /*!/;1. - liet I. aaii by industry corn !rived to rear a large iuunil , Lot his VIT instances have o , * L.. i l ipeared rather upon the decline. He late!; loTt a h.,,:ar.1-isibit: rn Suargste-street. A