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London, England, 1803-03-16 00:00:00

SEQUESTRATIONS, &e. IN SCOTLAND•

Wiliam Dalrymple, manufseturer, Pittendrum...--Creditors
'fleet in Thain's Inn, Fraferfbaro, asth March, twelve
o'clock, to name interim faeor ; fame place and hour, tsth
April, to chafe truftee.
James Bellingall, might and builder, Perth, has applic2 for a
difcharge.
Malay WOW', thomoaker and leather merchant, has ap-
plied fora difcharge.
Andrew M'Geocb, merchant, Newtn-Dougisarsditors

nttetitiireik"s Inn, M'igic,;, Istb March, twelve o'clock,
to DM= Interim (odor ; farm plotoood hour, zath April, to
chute trance. _ • _

Davidaniii;otnaa Bryce, grecs', Olafgew,..-Credlters enact
in Black Bullion, 13th March. one o'clock, to name interim
fakir; fame place and hour, 6th April, to chafe crafter.
John Waren and Co. mina-adorers, Glafplia—Creditors
meet in Prince of Wales's Tavehs, sad Kock on maim of
imp:mance.
Gape' T. litilanald, and Ca Hollers, Gidanta—Cteditors meet
it. Thounfon's inn, aath March, two o'clock, to karat
traffic.

joiTteo Lim grocer, Glafgow, to be mini:red in Quiff Courts
hod; 14ti Morels and Ittli April, me o'clock...Creditor-
:Peet in Tontine lan, 9th April, twelve o'clock, so isAtudit
flitftee.-Chime to be made by 3d Decerober.

OD Saturday forming lafl, a banditti, to the
amount of 21, compofed of coal heavers, Ste.
formed themfelves into two parties, with a view
to plunder ; and under the pretence of being au-
thorifed prefs-gangs, feized between 40 and 5o
labourers coming from their pay-tables, in the
neighbourhood of Wapping, from whom they ex-
torted about zol. for their liberation. But in the
high career of their fucccfs, two real prefs gangs
coming up, demanded their warrants ; for want
of which, every one of thole non-commiffioned
plunderers were fent off to the difcharge of more
honourable duties in his Majefly's fitrvice. Some
pr.duced proteaions, but the regulating Captain
very junly concluded, that nothing could or ought
to protet fuch audacious impoflors.
Several buildings, Stc. have lately been wilfully
fet on fire in Selby, and in the neighbourhood
A few nights ago, a confiderable quantity of wheat,
in flacks, ll:muting in Willow Lordthip, the pro-
perty of Charl:s Weddall, Erg. cf Selby, was to-
tally deft:oyed ;—and on the night of Tuefday
week, Mr. Nappy's barn, with its contents ; on
Tburfday night, Mr. George Bew's hay flacks, at
Vi"iftcw ; and the night following Mclfrs. Fortier
and Co.'s Foundry, in Selby, all (hared the fame
fate. Several other attempt+ of a fimilar nature
have been mad:, one as late as lag Monday fen-
night, but happily ++ ith leis defiruaive conic-
quences. A guard of fifty men has been appoint-
ed to watch, and hopes are entertained that the
abandoned authors of this villainy willfoon be dif-
come 1. _ _ _ _ _ _

A dreadful catallrophe has happened in the fa-
mily of Emanuel Harrington, a poor man refill-
ing between Bracknall and Sw inky Lodge
On Thurfday morning laf, about one o'clock,
a (intake being perceived, be went down Rain, and
on opening a room in which was a quantity of
heath btoom heads, he faw fome heath dull on fire,
and attempted to eninguith it, but it communi
cated with the brooms immediately, and be was
loftantly fo much *retied that with difficulty he
sot out of doors. Having recovered his breath,
be begged his wife to put the children out at a
chamber window, when the immediately let down
an infant three months old and a boy aged fix
years: the then went into the room over the fire
after a child aged two years, and a girl of nine
years (who were heard juft before) but could not
find either of them ; being almofi fuffncated, and
expeaing the floor to fink, fbe got back to the
other room, and efcaped from the window. The
houfe being old, lath and planer and boards, was
in a few minutes enveloped in Rama. The dif-
mired family went to Ramflads , the neareft houfe,
almoß naked, where they were very humanely re-
ctived, and met with very kind alfittance from fe•
veral good neighbours. About a fourth part of the
bodies of the two poor children have been got
from the ruing is thought the fire proceeded
trout foam homing foot falling down the chimney. j

PiLLOlLY.—jaar BOA, convifted at the laft fel-
lion, fur the county of Surrey, of a fraud on the
with of Clapham, was, on Saturday noon, put in
and upon the pillory, in the Borough, near St.
George's church, in putfuance of her lenience.
As no part of her trial has been before the pub-
lic, we fubmit the following particulars :—Some
time fince the, by fume means not at prefent
known. obtained poffettion of a male child deaf
and dumb, which the had the art to make ufe of
in claiming for, and receiving reFef from feveral
different parifhes and charities, public and pri-
vate, as well as obtaining occafional donations
from the humane and benevolent, through the
medium of Advertifements in the Public Papers.
Since her refidenee at Clapham, the vigilant eye
of the officers faw Come grounds of fufpicion ; an
inquiry was fet on foot, the refult of which was,
that the child was found nearly flarving, being
left day by day without fond by this inhuman
moldier, who was rioting in luxury on the produce
of her frauds; in the mean time, proof of her hav-
ing got telief from different parlihes, at the fame
time, for the child, being obtained, the was in.
dieted for the fraud, and convieted. Her fentence
was two years imprifonment in the county gaol,
and to Rand in the pillory within the firft three
months.
Yefterday morning, about nine o'clock, as Mr.
GARDNIR, of Q.1..1te1l 5-ftreCt, Cheapficle, was re-
turning to Town, his horfe fuddenly took fright,
at the Turnpike in Worthip-lireet, and ran with
the greateti fury nearly round Fintbury-fquare.—
Here, providentially, the rider, difencumbered
from his ftirrups, threw himfelf off, and receivedno
other injury than a few flight bruifes. The ani-
mal, purfuing his courfe, flew againfl the palifa.
does at the corner of the Square, with a force fo
incredibly irrefiflible as to throw down the thong
iron railing, and break- feveral of the bars, by which
means the poor creature was precipitated into the
arca, a depth of near twenty feet, and killed in-
Rantaneoufly. The horfe was of great value, and
was purchafed only a week preceding the accident:
Monday fe'nnight in the evening, about fifty
pounds worth of muflin goods were Rolen from a
bleacher's cart in Hutchefon-ftreet,Glafgow. As
William Cunningham, formerly imprifoned for
theft, but not brought to trial from a want of evi-
dence, and George Stewart, alfo imprifoned on
fufpicion of theft, and difcharged from gaol on
Friday fe'nnight, were feen in the early part of the
evening attempting to Real from another bleacher's
cart, and took to flight when they found they were
obferved, fufpicion naturally fell upon them, and
accordingly Cunningham was apprehended on
Wednefday, and his honk fearched ; about one-
fifth part of the goods were found in it, along with
the-ends of feveral of the pieces Rill miffing, con-
taining the manufallurers marks and numbers,
which had been torn off to prevent deteetion.—
Cunningham upon this was fully committed to
• Rand trial for his life;—and his wife, Mary
M•Feat, was alto committed as an accomplice.—
Stewart has abfconded. _

Wednefday night, about fix o'clock, a roof
alarming fire broke out in the upper fiat of a fu-
gar honk, at the head of John-ftreet,
By the adivity of the firemen, the games were
confined to the floor where they began, and were
got under about ten o'clock.
On Saturday fe'nnight, about eleven o'clock, as
a poor man, named Bingham, near feventy years
of age, was returning from Bambro' to Clown, in
Derbyfhire, be was overtaken by a young fellow
called Wells, whom he had ken before at a public
houfe on the road, and had told that he had juft
been receiving five Millings, which he was carrying
to his family. For the fake of this pittance the
wretch affaulted the old man, and after robbing,
harbaroufly murdered him, by beating out his
brains with a hedge flake. juft as he had accom.
pined his purpofe, a third perfon, who bad been
with them at the public-houfe,arrived, and fawhim
running away; he immediately alarmed the neigh-
bourhood, and the murderer was traced through
the fnow to his mother's houfr, where he was
taken in bed, with his hands and clothes ye! bloody.
The Coroner's Inqueft next day brought in a ver-
diet of—Wilful Murder againft Wells, who has
been committed to Derby gaol for trial at the
affixes next week. During the fitting of the Jury
the prifoner confeffed the faEt, and declared that
he only intended to rob the old man, but a bled'
Ale, that flood by, advifed him to commit the
murder for his own fccority I
A feaman has been apprehended at Portfmouth
on fofpicion of being concerned in the mutiny nn
hoard the HERMIONE j but upon examination
proves not to be the fame perfon.
A circumflance has lately come to light, that is
nn lefb matter of furprife than of concern to .Is.—
It appears, by the papers of an Officer in the Btitifh
fervice, who died a few days lince, that he has
maintained a correfpondence with BONA AAAAA
which was brought down nearly to the time of his
death. What the exalt nature of this correlpon-
dence WAS, we have not been able to learn ; but it
could not wear any honourable face, fituated as
this country has lately been with the Fray( Cow-
sat.. The dirovery was cotifequent on the death
of the perfon alluded to. His papers have been put
into the hands of Government.—Pertfinovih Pa"