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. P.MISIAN FASHIONS. Lilac still continue.. the prev.siling eolour. n wits Mali. rahly a &heat.: complzfxian, but in the race of fahion thi, property is wryer thought of Brunettes, one would suppotu were fondest of it. Cropt heads V? all the rage , with 3kdasa /treks in tortuous twist: about the face. Wl:at a enmpos:tion of beeline:4 and ug!;nls, dasw one of our J.:Levin/a present eyes that would omit a heart of atone, and the head-dress n I lee who would turn a heart into stone. Veils still hold their ampere, aad the C a le 'rasa parniJl multiplies its number as th e rays of the stun incrras: their ferrot The black and elute lace shawls are of enormous size. Within these few slays the Bois le Boada.ps and Lnutellairip have been well atten• ed. The petticoat tran•parencia just reach the calf of the kg. and disidar a hue :lick to wondro•ts advantage. Nankeen gaiters and pantaloons, with dark-coloured coat:, art in ge neral use with our young men of fashion.—The display of gelden•baeked combs is not so great as usual, yet the fashion st 11 cor.; num in 14ece. Yesterday morning hi; MAJESTY, accompanied by the Duke of Cum atm. AND, the Princesses So- PHI*. and AV ELI A, attended by General MANNFRS, Malo(l)Lapaow, and Lady PITT, took an airing on horseback in Windsor Great PArk, and viewed the different improvement; carrying on there, till near three o'clock. Her MAJESTY, accompanied by the Princess MAST, attended by Lady HARCOURT, took an air ing to Frogmore. The Princesses Auousr A and ELIZABETH attended by the Marchioness of BATH and daughter, took an airing in a sociable by En gleiield-green and Eghain. On 1 uesday about three o'clock the Princess Maar, accompanied by the Duke of Cum SUL AND and Lady CS A :ILLY arrived at Windsor. The Hen. Mr. DOI7 r to►k yesterday an elegant house in Manchester-square. The Duke of Rut LAND and family will return to town in a few days from Beivoir castle. The Countess of SurnLMLAND, Lady ORD, and Lady G. CAVENDISH, are among the ladies ex peaed in the straw in a few days. The long espfded marriage between Mr. DT TLEDAL E, of Harley -street, the late Amsterdam banker, and Miss CASTLE, the eminent banker's daughter in Bruton -street, is now fixed, and will take place in a few days. The lady %. ill have 30,0001. to her fortune. Lord Nfr.wa a c and Mr. Batsrow visited yester day the new dock at the Isle of Doffs. Lord DUDLEY and WARD arrived in town on Tuesday from his seat at Hemley-hall, near Wolver hampton, Staffordshire. Captain DURHAM of the Royal Navy, was ap pointed yesterday by the Lords of the Admiralty to the command of the Windsor Cattle, now lying at Portsmouth. to which place be will proceed to-mor- row. The Duke of HAMILTON, has taken an elegant Douse in Brompton Grove. The btarchioness of HrAnroar will give her first rout this season at her house in Stanhope-street. Lord CAST LER EAGN returned to town yesterday, from the Priory at Stanmore, where he has been on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of AZLE. COIN. Mn. THELLusom intends to give a grand rout on the 20th, preparatory to her grand masquerade at Foley House. The Marchioness of Hearst:sat, has fiv.d her rand rout for the 2: 7 A1 instant, at her house in Man chester-square. The Marquis of S A1,1511E111 v and family will return to town on Saturday from Hatfield. On the 3 1 st ult. the Hereditary Princess of MEC IC. /EN BU isc Scuts LK I N was safely delivered of a I'rin- Vs beauty of Bonet-ism, we hnpe, will have all the solace on her unfortunate situation, which pe cuniary aid can give. A benefit is liberally ad vertised for her or, one of the Summer Theitres, which, we have no doubt, will be eminently pro- The Duke of Gaarrom, Duke of Sr. Ataates, Lord Sacavotet, Lord JLILIZY, Lord Voi.t.teas, Lord FIVSTON, Lord H. FITZROY, Lord MATHEW, Lord C. 50611211E2, Marquis of 'FITCH* Sir JOHN eIIELL2II, Sir H. C. TELIFEST, L*JMLLY SAVILL2, C. WYNDHAM, Mr. SIIAKkcPEAR, DELHE RATCLIF72, and the whole assemblage of Ama teurs are at Newmarket. Lord and Lady CAIILLTON are expelled in town on Saturday. Lord Du DAS is a leading patron of the internal improvements in Scotland. Miss Dec AMr is expeited to resume her theatrical pursuits to-morrow I she never was in better health and spirits. The seat of Lord Mourrisoalts, at F.aling Grove, has been the scene of much rational hospi tality this Easter. Captain MACHANA R s is much better, but not well enough to be moved. We cannot wonder at the crowds that throng to Asxt.ev's Amphitheatre every night, while such judgment is shewn in the seletion of Entertain ments, and talent in their performance. MARTIN is the name of the waterman who was so fortunate as to recover the forged Bank Notes out of the Thames, near Westminster-bridge. The Grand Jury of the County of Middlesex will sleet, on Tuesday nest, at Hicks's Hall, to tied the Bills for the ensuing Sessions at the Old Bailey. Mad.tme BUN AP A RIZ has sent 100 pistoles to Mr. LA BVISILIZ for the box at the Theatre with which let accommodated her. }.aster Monday proved a Mad one inclee.l, to many cf the holiday folks. A frigate was com pletely filled with choice bands, taken on their aqua tic trip to Greenwich Park. The surfer's at Gibraltar have been oviered a ood bruin; they are enjoined to wear black ribbed leather stocks, three inches and a half broad, and whole boots that come within an inch of the knee, and to sit cviilmat a wrinkle. A number of poor children, educated and cloath ad at the expence of the late Dowager Countess of DA RN Lty, attended her funeral in mourning, The French Comedians mean to consecrate the produce of a representation to the discharge of cer tain sacred engagements which Midi was not able to fulfd. Considerable resistance was made to the press gang* on board the Ganges East Indiaman, two of whose crew were unfortunately killed in an affray, re,i were the seamen, employed on the impress ser. s:ce victorious, till reinforced by a Part) . of maniacs. t • , - . ..__.. .. -,..-. I znitaw. Arn:t 9. .___. His Excellency held a Privy Council at 012 on Tuesday last, for the dispatch of business of stare. The Conncil direaed a Proclamation to be issued, further restrkling the exportation of provisions, and encouraging their import—a measure beneficial to dropeople of this country, and particularly good for the poor. Tuesday last, at a most numerous and respeaable meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Belfast and neighhourhood, several resolutions were unanimous ly agreed to, tendering an offer of their services to Government at the present crisis. Affairs here wear a warlike aspea ; the impressing of seamen goes on with increased vigour: Yester day it was thought necessary to disturb the decent solemnity of Good Friday in this city by a horse recruiting party riding through the several streets with a mounted band of music ; and some restric tions under which the officers in the Ordnance d►- partment afted in their preparations for war, imme diately after the King's Message, have been wholly removed, and full scope given to their dxertions within these few days. We have had no public mus ter of our yeomanry corps yet. On Tuesday last, two companies of the Royal Dublin Militia were embodied, which, with the other four companies, were found in billets by the High Constable. These, with two companies of the 21st regiment of foot, now on Dublin duty, are quartered in this city until further orders. The Longford Militia is already embodied. The Assizes of Waterford, which ended on Tues day, have proved maiden. MALTA, MARCH 4. " I shall take the opportunity of the .Expedition sailing to-morrow, with the 13th regimmt, for Gi braltar, to write you a few lines. We are still un certain what is to be the fate of this island. The new Grand Master, Bailie Tommasi, sent a Com missioner here lately to announce his eleCtion, and also to notify his intention of coming here imme diately to assume the Government; in this, how ever, I fancy he will be disappointed, as long as any British troops remain in the island. " Tommasi is said to be perfeCtly in his dotage, and a complete tool of Bonaparte ; and indeed there is a moral certainty of this island falling into the hands of the French whenever we evacuate it, if it is given up either to the Order, or to the Nea politans to defend ; and our Government cannot be ignorant of this. " By our last accounts from Alexandria, the embarkation of the army had begun, and they were expected to sail the 20th of February for this place." GIBRALTAR, MARCH 21. Yesterday the Expedition and Alligator ar rived from Malta, with the I .3th Regiment on board, for this garrison : they sailed from Malta on the sth inst. at which time the troops from Egypt were daily expeFted there. The 2d battalion of the Royals will embark for England, on boad of the Expedition and Alligator, whenever the 13th Regi ment land. " The Duke of Kent sails for England about the end of this month in the Amazon frigate, and, it is in general conjatured, that he will return here again in the fall. " Whatever difference of sentiment may prevail amongst the military, respe&ing his Royal High nesses's conduet, the inhabitants, who, perhaps, judge as impartially, have certainly but one opi nion on the subjeCl, and that is honourable to his Ruyal Highness in the highest degree. They are now vying with each other, in what manner they shall most warmly demonstrate their affection to him, before he leaves the place; and addresses, and also subscriptions to a great amount are going on for that purpose. " The 5 tth Regiment were this day reviewed by his Royal Bigness, and their appearance and discipline were such as retleßed the highest honour on the corps, and their commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Ross : indeed, too much praise c:ainot be given to both the Officers and men of this fine Regiment, for the noble example of loyalty, good conduct, and subordination, they have uni formly shewu since their arrival in this garrison." POLICE. M INSION HOUSE; Velcerday a hawker of books underwent a private examination before the Lord Mayor, charged by Thomas Gray, an informer employed by the Society for suppressing Vice, with selling an obscene book and print upon Snow-hill. He was committed to the compter. Thomas 7. was charged by Mr. Debar, a pastry cook in the Poultry, with uttering counterfeit money. The prisoner had been frequently observed by the prosecutor with bad silver,which lie, ardifferent times had presented in his shop. Having a suspicion that he had some of that description in his pocket, Mr. Debit sent for a constable who searched the pri soner, and found in his possession two half-crowns and eight shillings, the whole of which were bad. His Lordship ordered the offender to• be committed untill the Solicitor fur the Mint should attend his further examination. MAILLSOROUCH-STREIT. garlis Dun, a Hackney-coachman, brought a gende:nan oldie highest respthability, who lives in Upper Harley -street, before the Magistrate, for having refused to give him his full fare fur coach hire. The complainant said, that he was called off the stand in Harley -street, on last Thursday night, by a servant, and ordered to drive to Weymouth -street, where he took up company and drove to Seymour street ; from thence he returned to Weymouth street and took in the defendant with another gen tleman, and drove back to Seymour-street. l'he defendant then alighted, and offered half-a-crown, which the coachman refused, alledging it was not his fare, as he had taken company before ; the gen tleman affirmed that he knew nothing of the former patty, who had occupied the coach, consequently he would not be accountable for any further demand than his own hire. The Magistrate ordered the coachman to apply to the servant who had called him off the stand, to know who were the persons first taken in his coach, and discharged the defendant on paying the regular fare for has own conveyance. _,~. . 771F 371 " WOOLLEN MANUFACTURE. • A 1311.1. To repeal the Provisions, Regulations, and Ilistfic tions, contained in certain Aiks, so far as the same relate to the Length, Breadth, and Weight of Woollen Cloths, the tentering, stretching and straining, and the viewing, searching and sealing of them by Offi;:ers appointed for that purpose, the Boiling of tVool with certain Ingredients, the Prohibition of the Use of Lamb's Wool, the Sale of Woollen Cloths tacked and folded, the pressing of Woollen Cloth, and the Use of Gig Mills, a-id the Number of Looms ; and also, to repeal an AO, passed in the sth Year of th. Reign of Queen Elizabeth, i n ti tu l e d, An Al containing divers Orders for Artificers, Labourers, Servants of HuS bandry, and Apprentices," so far as the same re lates to Apprenticeships in the Trade or Business of a Clothier and in the several Branches of the IVoollen Manufaaure, of Weaving, Dying, and Cloth-dressing, i n th e severa l C ount i es of-Glou cester, Wilts, and Somerset; and likewise for per mitting the Exportation of certain ;:loths unshorn. %ViiEREAS the provisions, regulations, and restrictions, relating to the mixing, dying, warping, weaving, purdhing, but ug, working, fulling, rowing, shearing, terit.lii.g, press ing, or otherwise manuftworing ar making of woollen cloth., or the sale of such cloths, or the length, breadth, weight, mea suring, stumping, or sealing thereof, or the appointment of se relies, sealers, or overseer: to superintend the sealing there of; comarned in several acts of pa-lianieat, statutes, and ordi nances, passed and muds respectively in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of Ina Majesty King Edward the Sixth, and in the second and third years of the reign of their Majesties King Philip and Queen Mary, and in the (Mirth and fifth veers of their said Maje:iti •5' reign, in the forty-third year of the reign of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, and in the fourth ytur of the reign of K:ng James the First, and in the twenty-first year of his sad Majesty's reign, in the tenth rear of the reign of her Ma • jesty Queen Anne, in tate first year of the reign of his Majesty King George the First, and in the thirteenth year of the reign of his said Majesty, and also of an act t'asieci in the thirteenth year of the reign of his Majesty King Richard the Second, pro hibiting the sale of plait) cloths in certain comities tuck al and folded, are, from the present improved and extended state of the woollen manuiacture, rendered impracticable and useless, and others of them wonid, if enforced, create delay and ineon y-nience in the carrying oa the said n , anufacture, to the great detriment thereof: And whereas the restrictions and prohibitions contained in an act, passed in the fifth and sixth year of his Maje.;ty King Edward the Sixth, as to the use of certain mills, called gig mulls; and in an act passed in the second arid third year of the reign of their said Majesdes King Philip and Queen 4arv, as to the number of lo:nns to be kept, let, or set up tog ether, b 7 any manufacturer or weaver of woollen cloth, would, if en forced, be very prejudicial to the woollen manufacture: And whereas many of the said hereinbefuns inewinned acts have to many years past been considered to obsc,!ete, and the manufacturers and others engaged in the woollen manufac ture arid trade, have, in consequence thereof, incurred various penalties under the said acts, or some of them, in the carrying on eleir respective manufactures and trades: And whereas prosecutions have lately bean threatened on many of the said acts, and doubts are entertaine I whether some of the acts are not repealed by subsequent acts, parsed fir regulating the said manufacture and trade : And whereas the permitting such prosecutions to be pro ceeded in, and the said provisions, regulations, restrictions, and prohibitions, and le:nettle:, and forf e it ur e s , to b e en f or ced, would be attended with very ruinous consequences ti the said manufacture and trade, and to the persons engi.g ad therein : And whereas, for remedy thereof, and for the removal of such doubt: as aforesaid, it is expedient that certain parts of the said several aets should be epealed: May it therefore please Your Majesty, That it may be enacted; and he it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Wiens., by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That all rules, ordinances, orders, directions, provisions, regulations, rat ictinns, prohibitions, fines penalties, and forfeitures, con tained in any of the aid recited statutes, laws, cedinancee, or acts of Parliament, touching the mixing, dying, warping, weaving, tentering, boiling, working, spilling, plowing, shear ing, peutring, dressing, pressing, or otherwise manufacturing ur making f woollen cloths, or the sale of such cloths, or the length, breadth, weight, measuring, stamping, or sealing thereof, or the appointment of searchers, sesilers, or overseers to supetintend Ale sealing, stamping, or measuring thereof, and a! ;:l as to the use of certain mills called gig mills, and also as to the number of looms to be kept, let, o! set up together, by any manufacturer or weaver of woollen cloth, and every clause, article, matter, and thing therein, or in any or either of them contained, respecting the matters aforesaid, shall, and the same are hereby repealed and made void; and every person against whom any anion, bill, plaint, or information, bath been or shall be brought, fur any Inc. penalty, ur forfeiture, or against whom any prosecution shall have been or shall he commenced by reason of ally breach or neglect of aity of the orders, directions, provisions, regulations, restrictions, prolti bilious, fines, penalties, or forfeitures aforesaid, in the ;aid acts, or any or either of them contained, shad aid is hereby indemnifiesl, NM, and discharged from the same. And where's the exportation of woollen clutlis unshorn is prohibited by certain acts of parliament : And whereas beaver , , coatings, cloekingsowandowns, And other descriptionsof are now completely manufactured and finished without being shorn, and it is therefore expedient that the exportation of such cloth should be. allowed ; b it therefore further enacted, that from and after the passing of this act, it shall be lawful for any person or persons to ship or export any b: avers, coatings, cloak ings, swandowns ' and other description of cl o ths c o m pl ete ly mae nads:Awed and finished without being shorn, without being subject to any penalty or forfeiture for so doing; any law, usage, or statute to the contra.; notwithstanding. And whereas by a certain act of parliament in the firth year of her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth, intitillei, " An act con taining divers orders for artificers, labourers, *meant: of hus bandry, awl apprentices," it is enactetl,that it shall not be law ful to any perion, other than such as then did lawfully use or exercise any art, mystery, or manual occupation, to set up, occupy, use, or exercise any craft, mystery, or occupation, then used or occupied, within the realm of England isr Wales, ex cept he should have been brought up therein seven years at least as an apprentice, in manner and form in the said statute mentioned nor to set any person on work in such mystery, art, or occupation, being not a workman at the time, except he shall have bean apprentice as is aforesaid, or else, hay iug served as are apprentice, should or would become a journeyman, he hired by the year; on pain that eery person willingly offend ing or doing the contrerv, should forfeit and 'se month : And whereas there ye marry persons who carry on the business of clothiers or woolleu manufacturers in the counties of Gloucester, Wave and Somerset, to a large ex tent, several of whom dye their own wool a id cloth. and who in ti e ' pruseentioe of such business have embarked considerable capitals; and many persons are stow employed in the said coun ties in this woollen manufaseure, in weaving, dying, clot's-skeet int, an.l otherwise, who have not served a seg- darappreist iceship. as required by the last recited act, whereby they are b •cutite I 'a ble to tile penalties inflicted by the said act, and divers vexatious prosacutions have been commenced, or are threatened to be com inelleed on that eccuuist, which it is expedient toprevent ; Be it therefore further enacted, that all clothiers or woollen manufac turers so carrying on bu amiss on his or their own account, in the said counties or Glouceeer,Wilts, and Somerset, and all persons by them employed as weavers, dyer% cloth Brewers, or in any other branch of the wool ea manufacture, and against whom any action, bill, plaint, or information lath been u. shall here after be brought to , any flue, penalty, or forfeiture heretofore incurred or hereafter to be incurred by him, her. or them, for or by reason of his, her, or their having se entered into and carried on the trade or business of a clothier, weaver, dyer, or of any other branch of the woollen manufacture, or havisig em ployed any person whatever therein, contrary to tile intellt and meaning of the said last recites act, shall be and is and are here by indemnified, freed, and discharged fi oils the same ; any thing in the said recited act to the contrary notwithstanding. And, in order to induce persons an carrying on the business of clothiers or woollen manufacturers, who may not have served such apprenticeship, to continue in and carry on the same, and also to induce other persons, also may not have served such apprenticeship, us enter into and carry on such bu siness, sad to enable them to employ weavers, dyers, and other persons, its such intatinfaressre, who hays not served such ap prenticeship ; be it furher enacted, that from and after the *op,. --~;. - ~.;.-,, • pssai,g df this : let, it .' all be la wful for any p rain r.r pn.ort . to carry on the busiriess of lelsithier or woollen amutaf.i. darer, 44'41 Of any of the several branches, in the raid counties of Gloueester, • %Vali,. and S vmerset, and to employ any person or porker. whatever thereitf„ whether la or they shall Irate served us aNarentic-ship or not ; and also fur any wearer, dyer, or other person, employed, or to be employed in the woollen manufactory, in any or either of the said cue sties, tri carry .151 and folow Cie several and respectite heauelies of the aiid ma.- siufautire, without having served any Inch aporentic •iiltip a.: aforesed, and to employ ally person Or persons whatever theie.. its, whether he or they shall have served such an apprentic ship or nut, without incurring or !keit% subject or liable to any of the peualtie- , or forfeitures imposed by the said recited a-t, made and pass d in the *aid fifth year df the reign of her sal; Majesty Queen Elizabeth, or arty other act or acts of Parlia ment whatsuevcr. • And be it further enacted, that from and after qt. pays . ng of this act, it shall and may be law.hl for the defendant hairy action already commenced, or which shall be commenced fur any penalty incurred or to be incurred under any or either of the said statut •s, laws, ordinanc e s , or acts of Parlialm fit, t • apply to 'the Court in which such action shail be 140114 kt, 4:II.- r.fig the sitting of such Court, or to any judge of such Court during the vacation, for stay of proceedings in ally such actem, and *itch Court and Judge respectiv.ly, are hereby raquitod to stay such proceedings acaordingly ; and the plaintiff or plain tiffs in any such action, commeneed on or before the 'fir.' day of January last, on the stay of such ,pr.pceedingi, shall be enti - tled to his costs therein, to be paid by such defen.lai.t ; but in any such action commeneed after the slay of last, the plaintiff or pliintiffs therein shall pay the said defend aet, and said Judge is hereby required to order and direct the plaintiff or plaintiffs in any such action to pay to the defendant his costs therein, together with his reasonable cost' and charges attending any such application, the same to be taxed and ascer tained by the proper Officer of such Court i and in care of any proceedings to recover any such penalty before any of his Ma- Petty's J ustice: of the Pace, by virtue of any or either of the said recited ac's, on the productuli of this act to am, Magistrate befoe whom such proceedings may be commericA, su:li Ma gistrate Is l:eteby required not to proCeed further therein. BANK OF ENGLAND. Further Particulars of the recent Dittovery at the Boni. Mr. Bish, on Cornhill, some time ago, sold to Mr. Cowell, broker for the Bank, certain Exchequer Bills, which bad been put into his hands for sale. Those Exchequer Bills were, of course, deposited un der the care of the cashiers, by whom money was issued for the purchas.!. In the end of last week, the person now in custody, holdi.lg an office in the Bank, brought some Exchequer Bills to Mr. Bish, for sale. Upon examination, Mr. Bish found these to he the very bills which he had lately sold to the Bank-broker, Mr. Cowell. He was surprised at the discovery. But, it oecured to him, that there must be merely some mis take in the matter, on the part of the Bank, or its servants. He went to the Bank, and communicated these particulars. An investigation was immedi ately instituted, the result of which discovered, that an assistant to the Cashier had aetually been of late in the praCtice of re-issuing, for his own private be nefit, Exchequer Bills, which, having been bought in by the Bank, had been deposited under custody. Monday and Tuesday the investigation was re- , newed, and prosecuted to greater length. The gentleman was conducted before Brooke Wat • son, Esq. a Magistrate, and one of the Director!: of the Hank. A long and minute examination took place. It was discovered, that this person, a man of modest, unexpensive habits, who has been brought up from a raw youth, under the immediate care and favour of Mr. Abraham Newland, has lived, for the last fifteen years, in lodgings ; and, with an income of about WOOL a year, has not, ap parently, been in the habit of expending more than 2001. has nevertheless embezzled lately, according to report, to the amount of not less (we than 100,0001. sterling, of the property entrusted to his official care. It is not imagined that his error is to be attributed to any other cause than speculating in the funds ; amid their late fluatia tions ruinous to so many of the monied interest.— He earnestly intreated to be left at liberty till Mon day next. His request could not be complied with, He is, we understand, fully committed to Newgate for trial. The punishment for his crime is, by alate act, Prat& He was likely to have succeeded to his patron, Mr. Newland, now greatly advanced in years, in the office of principal cashier to the bank. No character could be higher than his for integrity and honour.- -Mr. Goldsmid is said to have declared that he would have advanced him 50,0001. on his word, just as readily as five far. things. Sadler's Wells is likely to prove mere popular than ever this season. The Managers have only to proceed as they have commenced to insure thee The Morning. Chronicle of yesterday, anxious to give a proof of its great accuracy, says, in its ac count of the recent discovery at the Bank, The. gentleman who had been unfortunately betrayed into such a breach of trust, was committed to the custody of certain of the Bow-stred officers, with one of these before him, one behind, and a third at his right hand. In this part of the story there is no truth. The Bow-street officers had nothiltg to do in the business. The same paper trumped up .a fine story about the murder of Mr. STEEL; one part of the account stated, that a young man, residing in Hatton, in the neighbourhood of Hounslow, had confessed himself an accomplice in this atrocious at. In another part it is attributed to a gang of cow-stealers. The whole account proves to be a mere fabrication. Had any man at Hatton rcadt. such a confession, he would no doubt have been im mediately taken into custody, as there never was a case in which the police ha shewn more activity. In the space of twenty-three days, six people died in Manchester workhouA., whose ages amounted to 507 years. The banns of marriage of 270 couple were published in the collegiate or parish church en Sunday the 3d instant. One hundred and sevemy couple were married on Sunday and Monday; and 136 infants were baptized on Sunday. On Friday last as Mr. Tiioraes FARROW ; inn: keeper of Nordelph, was standing upon the bridge at Downham-Market, in conversation with Mr. WALES, surgeon,of that place, and incautiously lean iug his back against the rail of the bridge, it sud denly gave way, and he was instantly pre,:ipitated not less than twelve feet into deep water. Mr. WA LES immediately threw off his coat and hat, and plunging in to his assistance, caught him (after many efforts) as he was rising the last time exhaust ed, spent, and yielding to his fate. In this perilous moment, Mr. WALES providentially, and with' an almost uuparalleled presence of mind, sprang at one of the piers of the bridge, and clinging - to the same with one arm, supported the drowning man with the other, till further assistance arrived ind relieved them both from their hazardous situation: N . ~._.__ J ~ .~ .~ ~,.- - -~ -.•, ....., I i i M a I- ;