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London, England, 1808-01-12 00:00:00

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By the last letters. from the resident at dOChiii,,,,4
trim that considerable progress had. been mad I,if
farther ifiviitigemi the history and litera..tnies:l6f the
Jews and Christians in the East. The inderatikable"
labouri.of Dr. Buchanan haVe been crowned with fie-
culla? success. The Rajah of TraVancore has furni-
shed Catalogues, and has afforded hith Much assist—
ance in his inquiries. The Dr. has Visited most of the
aritietitSyrian churches, along what is called the Cow.
hill Coinitry; at the foot of the*Ghauts, which divide
the Caiviatic from Malayala. In this sequestered spot
he has &Mid churches in the style of some' of the pa-
rish chtirehes in this country, some of Which •had
neiep bait* been visited by an.EnroPean and • their.
iujcpber ii far greater than had ever been
doctrine' of the Syrian church. are very similar
to those. of the present church of England. Their
liturgy is derived from the ancient chtirCh of An-
tioch.. The present Bishop. is named Marc Diony•
sins, a pioul, leained, and venerable man, of Syrian
eitiac/ion. In one chUrch ;tithe-mountains has been
Muria a vtitume of the Old and New Testaments, in
the Esb-angelo Syriac character, engrossed on strong
• vellum, riehly illuminated, and beautifully written :
some pits °fit are in a state of decay, but the greater
pOrtion is still legible. It is said to have been con-
cealed during the Romish Inquisition, 1599, and it
is supposed to be of Very high antiquity. There are
many other very old and valuable Syriac manuscripts,
some of which are in very high preservation ; these,
together with some of the ancient tablets, containing
particular grants, &c. have been recovered at Tra-
yancore by Colonel Macauley, and farther discove-
.ries are expected to be made.

On Friday night last, the yard of Mrs. Jarvis, a
laundreis, in Pollard's-row, Bethnal-Green, was
*ripped of a great quantity f linen, the pxopeiti.oF
several lidrions, with which the villains made a elm'
decampment.
A notorious cutter of trunks from behind post-
chaises, &c. named Joseph Miller, was apprehended
on Friday night, on the Kent Road, by one of the
Bow-street patrole, and has been lodged in Horse-
monger-lane prison.

On Friday evening Tliompson and G tkvo .
of the Constables belonging to Drury-lane •.
discovered Joseph Huff in one of the avenues leading
to the Theatre ; the officers, took hini to Bow:street,
and he will he brought to the Middlesex Sessions as a
reputed thief, under the Police Act. There is now
every prospect of the streets being cleared of this
dai ing description.of mid-day robbers; the Chairman
of the Westminster-. And Middlesex Seisions, very
properly joining the Police Magiste#l6 in their eier-
tinns tosupPrets this dttc.riPtinn or audacious robbers.
Saturday morning early; a Chelsea pensioner, who
had the day before received his half-yearly stipend at
the Hospital, was found lying in the kennel, at the
end of Parker's3ane, Drury-lane, having been robbed
of his hat, watch; and all his money.

On Friday a labourer belonging to the London
Docks, while stepping on board a ship which was
on the swing, slipped into the bason, and was drowned.
On Tuesday a man returning home from a wedding
in a stase of intoxication, beside. the Maud Foster
drain, Boston, fell in, and before assistance could be
rendered, was drowned.

Mondhy sennight a•shotking affair" occurred at the
Old Anti Mill, near Hull*:—A. boy about 12 years
of age, deaf and dumb, settto Mr. Bailey, the miller,
had by some accident suffered his hand to get en-
tangled between the cogs, in consequence of which
his arm was drawn in among the works. In this
dreadful situation he is supposed to have remained
near half an hour, when owing to the friction occa-
sioned by this accident, and the lightness of the winds,
the•mill stopped. On the miller running up to theheight
of eight stories to ascertain the cause, the poor boy
was found in a shocking condition, and was extrica-
ted as soon as possible, having two or three ribs, his
collar bone, and both the bones of one arm fractured,
and the arm dreadfully lacerated in several places.—
Surgical assistance was immediately procured, and
the arm amputated below the elbow.
A young soldier, a deserter, was brought to South-
ampton last week on his way to the Depot in the Isle ,
of Wight; but Making a long confession to the Mayor,'
of murders, robberies, &c. committed by him and his
ccnfederates—amongst which was the robbery com-
mitted lately at Mrs. Tristram's house at Redbridge,
he was sent to Portsniouth, accompanied by Mr. Vin-
cent, the chief constable, where his confession proved
an imposition. Captain Thompson, •of the Captivity
hulk, identified him, as William King, who some
Months since obtained a conditional pardon to go into
the African corps. He was sent to Guernsey in order
to be conveyed thither ; he had no sooner arrived
there than he committed a felony, for which he re-
ceived 700 lashes. • He soon atter-committed another
felony, for which he received 900 lashes. He lately
made his escape it a collier to.snglaid t and when
being nearly'. detect& M a robbery Bridnort, in
Dorset, he gave himself up as a•deserter. He is sent
back to the gaol at Southampton.
INctuarr.—On . Monday last an inquisition was
taken on the body of a female child, found lying dead
in the parish of Terrington St. Clement, in the county
of Norfolk ; from the Coroner's Inquest, E. Sharrow
•stanig charged with wilfully secreting the birth of the
'said child, and afterwards with throwing it into the
privy.
An inquest was held at &Stott- a few days since, on
Mr. E; Leak, jun. vrho'aecideritall fell froin a vessel
hltb Boston Haven; and'UnifidkdrFet L ' •
An iniquisition was' .4en ;yesterday, at a pbblic
house near Newington, on the body or a riung•htan
named TURNER. It appeared that the deceased was
clerk in a-wholesale house- inSt. Giles's, and went out
with the porter helvnging 'the same house, on Tues-
day morning; to shoot:. small birds. The Meter was
leaping over a ditch; when the' butt of the gun dashed
against the bank, by his missing his step, and the piece
went off. The deceaked was standing On the bank
ready to get over the' ditch -also, and he iteeived the
charge about the head and shoulders: be survive4otily
a few minutes. A byestander witnessed the accident*
anti-corroborated the testimony, Verdict7.,LAicidental,
Drith.