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and was carries' to the sloetor's. When witoe,s 31),1 other, z•ii
tired the house by the front door, there was n er,.;11 deal of
smoke, but they did tint perceive any flume. Mr. Donk in soon
after came back naked, and wished to enter the Noose, hat he
would ant Mater it. No tlamea anpeared in the front mod a con-
siderable time after Mr I). matted into the street. The con•
stable of the night stated, that he ,sainted in breaking the last-
light. When he entered the house, there was no flame apparent.
He saw Mr. Dunkin naked in the street previous to the burst-
ing out of the fire, and picked up two handkerehieti nearly
opposite the door. Price and another servant. inconsequence
of the alarm of their master, cane down stairs and released
hins. Price, in coming down, saw the bed-room open, and a
rushlight was burning, could not say whether the closet door
Was open ; nor did he err any plate. W. Taylor, street-keeper,
assisted Mr. Dunkin in taking five hooka from the iron chest.
%Ir. D. said to witness, " he did not know what he had done
that he should have been served AO." Mr. Tairbrother lives
opposite Mr. Dunkin. He heard the springing of rattles, and
having looked tint of the widow, lie twice beard the cry of
murder proceed from the house of Mr. Duukin. lie imme-
diately went into the street, and soon after Mr. D. ran out.
Without had heard the kneek isle before this. Price, the servant
to Mr. D. was recalled, and stated that lie had not heard the
rattles spring ; nor did he distinguish any knocking at the door.
•I'. Robinson, a fireman, had examined the ruins. On the third
staircase of Mr.Cockerton's house he found a quantity of plate,
some was perfect, the remainder was injured by the tire; the
former belonged to Mr. Cockerton, the latter to Mr. Dunkin.
A party wall which stood between the two houses remained
firm ; and how the plate of Mr. D. was conveyed to the adjoin-
ing premises could not be conceived. Mr. Coekerton deposed,
that he saw his plate in ills closet the night before. Here the
Lord Mayor observed, that the case seemed involved iu more
mystery than ever, and wished to know It Mr. Dunkin could
throw any- light upon the eirenmatance Mr. D. answered In
the negative. Sophia Brown had the care of Mr. Dunkin's
plate; she usually locked it up in his closet; it was not used
un the day before the fire, nor did the see it. Witness heard
a noise in the street before the servants came to alarm her in
her bed room ; size slept on the floor over Mr. I). ; she and her
fellow-servants escaped over the leads, and saw the flames
proceed from the rear of the house in Shaftesbury-place.
Another female domestic deposed to being alarmed when the
servants came to her room; she instantly thourht her master
was murdered, as he had said in her bearing, that the dog had
barked the night before. 'The other servants, however, did
not hear the dog bark, and though it was stationed about the
cellar and passages, it escaped the conflagration. 'The person
who sundered the fan-light, and sabaequently opened Slr. Dun •
kites door, was called, but did not appear. 'This the Lord
Mayor regretted, as his evidence would be material, to show
how the door was fastened. The Lord Mayor, having now
heard all the evidence that could be adduced, wished to know
from Mr. Dunkin what he would wish further to have done.
Mr. Dunkin wished to offer a toward of 1001. for the appre-
hension of the perpetrators. The Lord Mayor then field a
consultation with several persons belonging to fire-offices
(particularly the agent of the Phsenix, where Mr. Dunkin is
mostly insured), who retired to deliberate, and who are to
make known their determination of joining Mr. Dunkin in his
offer of rea•rd. The Lord Mayor added, that he would write
to the Secretary of State upon the occasion, and, independent
of a reward, would endeavour to prormre a pardon fur the
accomplices in this nefarious outrage. Here the investigation
closed. _ _ _

Thursday J. Kingston, a youth, was committed from Guild-
hall, charged with rutting the w arch ribbon of Mr. Holmes, and
steaiing three gold seals and a key, while looking at the ruins
of the fire in Aldersgate-street,
SuonEs DEATH.—A few days ago, a porter, of the name of
Wilson, while carrying a load taom Leath to Edinburgh, sunk
under it,and shortly after expired. thi inquiry, it was found
that, for want of employment, the pour min bad been with.
out food from the day before.

BIRTH.
The Countess of Drawl, of a son.
MAR RIF T).

A. M'Causland, Esq. of Cu'more (Londonderry), to Julia, youngest
dau. of H. Fo:ssmatin, Esq. of St. Petinsburgh.—At St. Petrrsburgh,
W. Ilagard, F:sq. eldest son of W. H. Haggard. Esq. of Park-street,
Westminster. to lslzabeth, eldest dau. of J. Meybohin. Esq. of St.
Petersburgh, and relict of J. Meybohm, Fielder, Esq. of St.
CTOINI, to Miss Barns, eldest dau. of Mr. BATHS. brewer, of Winchester.
—At Manchester, J. Hushworth, Esq. of Elland, to Mary Ann. eldest
dau. of die late C. Evans, Esq. of the General Post Offiee.—Mr. A.
Macredie, bookseller, of Edinburgh, to Harriet, dau. of the late I.ieut.
Col. Skelly. dist!' foot.—C. Bunnester, Banister, son of 11. Burmes-
ter, Esq. of Woodford-bridge, to Miss Garden. only data. of J. Garden,
E.q. of Whitehall-place.—G. A. Woods, Esq. of Isle of Man, to Ansa
Maria, eldest date. of the Rev. W. Coney, of Cookhant, Flerks.—The
Rev. W. Gordon, jun. of Trin. ('ol. Cambridge. A.M. to I.ouisa, only
dau. of T. Jervis, Esq. King's Counsel.—Capt. H. T. B. Collier, R.N.
son of Adm. Sir G. Collier, to Harriet, dau. of R. Nicholas. Esq. of
Ashton Reyna, Wilts.—Dr. Haworth, of lloal Lion-square, to Mrs.
Deacon. of Great Queen-sq.-et. —At Bermuda, Capt. Sir W. Barnahy,
to Mrs. Wood, widow of the late J. Wood, Esq.—Justinian, eldest
son of T. Alstan. Esq. of Odell Castle, Bedfordshire, to Mary, only
dau. of Lieut. Gen. Kerr.—The Hon. and Rev. li. C. Cust, brother
of Earl Bmwnlow, to Anna Maria, eldest dau. of the Hon. Gen.
Needham, M.P. and niece of Vise. Killmorey.—Capt. Pipon, Aide-
de-camp to Major Gen. Witlrington. to Miss Pipon, of Alton.

DIED.
In India, Capt. C. Blacker, of 17th Native Inf.. second bon of Dean
Blacker.—ln Furth-street, Edinburgh, in hts 63th year. G. Willson,
Esq.—At costes-house. mar Edinburgh. the lion. Allan Maconochie,
of Meadowbank, one of the Senators of the Col. of Justice, &c.—J.
Wilson. Esq. late Surgeon of the Royal African Corps.—At Dintogh-
more Ircl-sild, aged Pat. Fitzgerald. He retained all hi mental
and corporeal faculties to the last, and was even certain of the moment
that his existence was to draw to a period. His wife attained the age of
102.—1 n his 82d year, Mr. T. Henry, F.R.S. Pres, of the Literary and
Philos°. Society of Manchester.—ln Upper Wimpole.street, the Hon.
Mrs. Clive. elf.; of B. Cliv., Esq.--..P. Bannerman, F:sq. of Lloyd's
Coffee-house, second son of T. Bannerman. Esq. of Aberdeen.—Sod-
denly. the Rev. J. Joyce.—J. Flanyng, Esq. of Verultim-buddins,
Gray's Inn.—At Woolwich, Harriet, wife of Col. G. W. Dixon. of
the Royal Artillery.—Aged 63. Mr. Taylor. of Rishopi.gate-xtreet.
apothecary.—Mrs. Chalmers, wife of A. Chalmers, Esq. of Throginor-
ton-street—At Paris, M. de Lessert, a wealthy banker in that city.—
Maria, wan of O. Harwell, Esq. of Weybridgc.—At Morden Hall,
Surrey, aged 7;. Sir R. Burnett.—ln Gerrard-strect, Soho, P. Brett.
Esq.—The Right lion. Lady Diana Fleming. only dau. of the Late
Karl of Suffolk. and widow ut Sir M. le Fleming, Bart.—Lieut. John
Macnamara Donnellan, nephew to Adm. Macilarnara, bon of the late
N. Nixon Donnell:in, Esq. of Album Castle. formerly M.P. fur
Tipperary.—After haring ate a viry booty of a pound of
meat, and halt-quartern loaf, R. Seotchsord, a workman in the employ
of Messrs. Plane and Co. brewers, of Maidstone. Ile expired it. the
act of cutting a piece of bread.—At Weston, near Bath. Mr. W. I eve-
grove, of the Theatre Royal Drury-lane. lie had been lodging in the
village some months with the hopes of mattering from the effects of a
ruptured blood-vestal; and flattered himself that he was in a state of
gradutil consalebecner; when a recurrence of the rupture caused his
almost immediate dissolutiou.

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