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hat with which the groom had secured the gliding.( IRELAND. .
,00 'the 17th of December.
The Cosissoti Ranseatar stated to the Jury, that Duar.Tht. Jaw. s.—Christmas day, dating divine
the indictment charged the prisoner with a capital service, a ball of fire passed through the church ofl
felony, and also with a larceny. The former, in re- Tempt Harry, county of Tipperary, which was fol-
iation to the gelding, the property of M. Baxter lowetry a clap of thunder in the body of the church;
only ; and the latter, in respect to the harness, saddle, , the whole congregation were instantly paraliaed, and
&c. which belonged to the-firm of Baxter, Godeal, it was not for some time that they kiiew what damage
and Company.. The larceny they must leave entire- had been done, until one of the congregation propo-
ly out of their consideration, as no person, except sed toresume prayers—fortunately one man only was
the groom, came forward to speak to the ¶'names" of scorched ; but two poor men who were watching a
the farm ; and (the groom's) testimony on that field of turnips, at Dunkerrin, when the storm began,
head differed froll the statement contained in the in- took shelter in a house, and were both struck dead.
dictment. CLONMSL, Dtc. t9.—Last Thursday night, at a
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—Death. very late hour, the house of Mr. William Harvey, at
now King was indicted for feloniously assault-
Coleville, within half a mile of this town, was attac-
lug Elizabeth Jones, putting her in fear, and taking ked by a number of ruffians, who broke in through
one of the windows and committed the most wanton
from her person a bundle containing two gowns, a
sf
black silk cloak, &c. the property of John Ballinger, and excessive depredations. After satisfying them-
n the 2d of January inst.
Mr. Ballinger, a shoemaker, residing in Mary-la-
Bonne, it appeared had employed Mrs. Jones to con- .
vey a bundle from Greenwich, containing the articles :
mentioned in the indictment : when she got into Ox-
ford-street, about nine o'clock at night, being unac- .
quainted with .the road, she requested the prisoner to '
direct her, which he agreed to do—the night being !
very cold, the prosecutrix went into a conk shop, in
Little Mary-la-Bonne-street, and called for some soup, .
part of which she gave to the prisoner for his civility!
selves there, they proceeded to the part or the dwel-
ling oecnpied by one Fleming, who had the care of
the place for Mr. Harvey, and summoning him to
come forward to a window, they immediately fired
1 four shots at him, but fortunately without doing him
any injury. Fleming instantly returned the fire, from
a well-loaded pistol, and shot one of these, deluded
wretches dead on the spot. By the immediate flight
i of all the survivors, leaving the corpse of their com-
panion, it is natural to suppose that some other must
have been wounded, as incases of this kind, the party
uniformly endeavour to carry off the bodies of tl e
—on leaving the shop she went up Mary-la-Bonne-
And the likelihood is, that they removed tl.e
Court, and then, being acquainted with her wave she fallen-
cripple in preference to the corpse. The death of this
bade the prisoner good night. He, however, knocked
wretched man is very remarkable. A very few hours
her down, and violently wrested the bundle from
before he fell a sacrifice to his transgression, Mr.
her—the prosecutrix having cried out " Murder 1
Harvey had settled with and paid him off his account
murder ! stop thief ?" the prisoner was pursued ; he
immediately dropped the bundle, which was pickedfor six months wages, and in consideration that the
up by his pursuer, and, in a few seconds after, he fellow was the chief support of his mother and sister,
was secured. added sixpence a week to his stipulated wages for the
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—Deatlt. last half ye tr ; besides which, he desired him to con-
William Lewis was capitally convicted for stealing .
time at his labour. But he had scarce left his master
goods of Ralph Clay, value R 7, in his dwelling•house. and benefactor, when he was enlisted into the plot for
spnng his proerty and murderig his f set--
William Henry flitlebury, for privately stealing in
liati
yam. Cleary (this WAS his name)n appears to have
the shop of Philip Plumb, a cake of bees-wax, value
been armed with a scythe, the upper part of which
16s. his property, was found guilty., . was rounded as an handle ; and the better to conceal
The following prisoners were convicted of felony, himself where he was so well known, his face was
viz : _ enormously blackened. Fleming was right well

Francis Rivers, for stealing a writing desk, value
395. the property of Th-unas Handford.
Catharine. Dewse alias Manning, for stealing a sofa
cover, a set of window curtains, and other articles,'
the prope*ity of Moses Crawcour—sentenced to be
transported for 7 years.
Robert Charlton, for stealing five pairs of silk
'stockings, a pair of pantaloons, and other articles, the
property of William Thompson.
William Cattermole, for stealing a quantity of
penny-pieces and half-pence, to the value of II s. the
property of Elizabeth Payne, widow.
Mary Jefferies, for stealing three pieces of ribbon,
value 20s. the property of Thomas Smyth.
Four were acquitted.

pro-
vided as far as one weapon, having a pistol loaded
with seven slugs, two.of which passed through Clea-
ry's neck, and a third through his left breast.

Those who wish to save much in their adventure,
and purpose to have a Ticket or Share in the present
valuable State Lottery, may reap the fruits of their ;
intention by buying speedily. Hourtsav and Co. have
a long time noticed to their Friends and the Public,
the cheap price they are selling at, when compared
with many Lotteries past. The novelty of the Scheme
hits created an unusual demand at HORNSBY and Co.'s
old established Licensed State Lottery Offices, 26,
Cornhill, and St. Margaret's Hill, Borough, where
Prizes to an immense amount have been sold.
In the parish of West Twyford, five miles from
London, there is only one house, and the farmer who
occupies it is perpetual Churchwarden, and Church.
warden of a church which has so incumbent, and in
which no duty is performed. Overseer of the poor is
not necessary. The parish has been in this state since
the time of Queen Elizabeth.
• A miraculous instance of preservation from destruc-
tion occurred in the East Essex Regimental Hospital
at Harwich, in the middle of the night of Friday
se'nnight :—A chimney was blown down into one of
the sick wards, the whole contents of .which,' near a
ton in weight, fell on each side of a bed in which a
sick Sergeant lay ; the bedstead was shattered to
pieces, and himself enveloped under the ponderous
load, notwithstanding which he was extricated from
his alarming situation unhurt—another man, who
slept in the next birth, also escaped without the smal-
lest injury.
Yesterday a boy, while cleaning a two pair of stairs
window at the house of Mr. GrisewQod, sadler, on die
pavement, Moorfields fell therefrom, dislocated his
neck, and died, instantly.
Sunday morning a young man was thrown from a
spirited horse in Whitechapel-road, and so much hurt
as to be taken to the Hospital with but faint hopes of
recovery.

Yesterday Mary King and Ann Holmes were charged,
at the Mansion house, with stealing a shawl, in the
shop of Mr. Gray, linen-draper, in Sun-street.
Mr. Gray stated, that the prisoners came into the
shop. pretending to purchase a shawl; that they looked
at different sorts, and pitched upon one at 10s. value,
which King agreed to pay at Gel. or we 13. per we.rle,
and that it should be put by for Holmes, and left 6d.
as the first payment; but. when they were going, he
missed one, and accused them with taking it, which
they denied ; but, on ordering the boy to fetch 2 con-
stable, King put her hand in her pocket, threw it on
the counter, and said she meant to pay for it. On
searching no money was found upon either of them.
They were both fully committed.
Witheri, Quelch and Freeland, (the latter of whom is
a broker) were yesterday re-examined at Marlbo-
rough-street, charged with having broken into a
watchmaker's apartment in the Brazen Head public-
house, Lisson-street, Paddington, and stealing 20
watches, on Christmas Eve. Quelch was admitted
evidence ; and he stated, that he accompanied Withers
to the prosecutor's house, when he first divulged his
intention of the robbery. Withers having procnred
a ladder, he ascended to the work-room, on the first
;Boor, and stole the watches; one of which the wit-
ness picked up, which led to the detection of the
thieves, he having pledged it at a pawnbroker's;
when he was taken into custody.—He also stated,
that he followed Withers to the house of Freeland,
'who got up, being four o'clock in the morning, and
received the property. He received tel. 9s. as his
share, the next morning.—The prisoners were fully
committed for trial,
Saturday night the apartments of Mr. Wake, of
Spitalfields, were robbed of wearing apparel and
other-things, to the amount of about ie3o.
Saturday morning, at half past eight o'clock, as .•a
porter was carrying a chest of tea on his shoulders, in
Curzon-street, May.fair, a man, dressed as a sailor,
accosted ar.d bid him to put down h; load at Lady
Reed's door. He then introduced some legerdemain
toys; and told him he would tell his fortune for a cer-
tain sum of money, to which the man readily consen-
ted,' and, while in the act of his necromancy, some •
more people came up, to whom he told the same I At
DIED.
Dumfries, in the fled year of her age, Mrs. Swart widow
story, and defrauded them likewise, and white he .pf the late Rev. John Ewan, Minister of Troqueer. '
was thus cajoling the flats his confederates contrived i At English Harbour, Antigua, on the 16th Lily Last, Mr. ham
by an improved slight of hand to conjure away the Angus, Purser of his Majesty's ship Amsranthe.
At Whithora Manse, en the morning of the tflth ult. Isaac
tea, which was valued at k 7. Davidson, D.D. Minister of that farish.
Thursday noon "the brewery of Mr. Tanner, in i At Glasgow, on the 4th inrant, in the 634 year of Ms age,
Castle-street, Reading, was discovered to be on fire, Mr. John Reekie, Teacher of the Greek and Lain languages. e'
occasioned by a chimney net being properly secured Though his whole life had been laboriously devoted to the indruc-
tion of youth In the principles of Greek and Roman Literature,
front some timbers in a loft over the cooperage. The
he acquiref"nd
kaneritieal
fth acquaintance with the
'timely arrival of engines belonging to, individuals as ancientet found insclassiceen to
and a profound
well as those from the three parishes, prevented the languages, which has not been surpassed in anyineet
perioudre-eafntdhetris
fire extending beyond the room where it originated ; ' petbapa without parallel in the present. A happy sagacity, aided
by a memory uncommonly retentive, enabled his unwearied
so that the more material inns of, the premises were
seal to surthount many obstacles w Bich bad baffled the most ee-
not at all injured.
• lebrated scholars; and his numerous manuscripts display in every
Tuesday night, about eight o'clock, a fire broke out ' page, proofs of original end luminous investigation. It is to be
in the stables attached to the Fountain tavern, Gos-
lamented as an irreparable loss to the learned world, that these
port, but by the exertions of the military, &C. 11 WAS
writings, rich in new views and illustrations of many of the most
intricate and obscure pages of antiquity, sacred and profane,
got under without any ♦very serious damage. ' should have been left by his death, ie the state rather of desnl-
, Friday last, a servant-maid in ChapeLstreet„.Soho, tory notes, than of commentaries it for publication. His exten-
sive library is composed chiefly of the scarcest and moat valuable
`gave a child, about six years old, a candle to hold,
editions of the chinks, ate.. supposed to contain a collection of
while the servant went to clean one of the windows
d Creek rammarians, perhaps unequalled by any other in the king-
at the outside. While cleaning it, the candle commu.
1 , in. His vast erudition lets not encumbered as we often see
nicated to the child's cloaths, and before assistance it, with pedantic state and solemn ostentation ; 'on the contrary,
could o
plainest
tmanandn most er, a tor a II:
es
otantry,
could be given, the infant was burnt to death. The
beralhe wmdlepchanictositienglo ;moa setoby ticat atillifiel,tin the
drapli
unfortunate child was at nurse, and the parents, since dve style,e, his stories ofkarnng. His last Illness was lingering
and they heard of the melancholy accident, are almost ffu naa the Irstiniess of. a philosopher, and
iistracted. i cantempleted he Wee-with the pious resignatloo of a Chsieiian.
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Mr. J. Clark, who died lately at Cirencester, owed
his death to having swallowed an apr;ctit stone in the
course of last summer, which lodged in a part not
likely to create serious injury ; but, on i sudden im-
mersion into the bath a tew days ago, the concussion
caused its removal to so dangerous a pan, that his
immediate dissolution followed.

Id.
At Edinburgh, the Lady of Captain Campbell, of Ardslioisb
of two tons.

On the lit instant, at Stepney, the Rev, Philip Rose, to Mts.
Lonisa Sutherland, of Stepney-green.
Rowland, Mainwaring, Esq. of the Royal Navy, to Sophia Hen-
rietta, only child isf the late Major Doff, of the 29th Foot.
On the 9rh inst. Mr. Aksandcr Grakini of Morningtes, to
Miss Isabella Duncan, daughter of the late leer. William Duncan,
Minister of Abernethy.