Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-06-25

the accumulation OF crimes reach such
an extent.
At the Lancaster county jail 10 Eng.
land, condemned for yarions crimes At
the a'sizes, five were executed pursuant
to the sentence Of the law.
At Newgste, London, about the sane
time, six unfortunste wretchcs suffered
in the above manner. II is remarkstls
that two with their last breath declared
Their innocence Of the charges laid 2.
gainst them. Two females COMPOSED
part Of the unhappy groupe.
A woman near Liverpool was met bv
robbers /; to accomplish their purpo,.
with despatch, and get at her pockets.
they cut Of her clothes close 10 her kin
and thus, nearly naked, threw her into
I ditch the cries Of murder alarmed the
neighborhood, and after q desperate
scuffle the monsters were taken.
The proprietors Of q light coach, run.
ming between Liverpool and Manchester,
distance Of thirty six miles, advertise
thar they perform the route in four hours,
including stoppsges for changing hor-
SEES, &c.
Itappears BY repart Of the proceed
ings Of the House Of Commons, that, the
alarming distemper prevailing In Ireland
il partly owing to the window tax: By
way Of evading it the poorer closes
block up their windows so q, to exclude
the air, and thereby render their houses
so many nurseries Of coatsgion, the cause
Of 20 uany fevers and it was the unatlA
nous opinion Of the faculty that urle,s
their residences we're more freely VENT.
lated . plague would be the consequence.
As this tax produced 250,000l per an.
mum, the chancellor Of the e1chequer
would not consent to it's abolition
motion to this effect was consequently
lost. Twenty pounds penalty is levied
when officers are resisted in examining il
the Law is evaded. The best way to got
clear Of being buried alive in these mi.
SCRABBLE dwellings is to join their emf
grant brethren in America where they
may freely enjoy light and air from The
shores OF the Atlantic to TIE Pacific,
without the visitation Of q window tax
gatherer.
SCOTLAND.
Great efforts are making to effect a
rational Parliamentary reform. Meetings
are we'll attended, but the reformers arc
more moderate in expression than their
partizans in the Populous districts Of
England.
From London paper, .Noy7.
APPREHENSION AND SUICIDE OF An
OUTLAW.
Some time in January last, q person
Of the name Of George Cowen, q ner.
chant in Great PrescOtt-s'reet, became Q
and absconding from his COM
mission, was outlawed. Several Of his
creditors hearing lately that he vas iiy.
ing in great style at Rotterdam. applied
to the Lord Mayor for his assistance in
apprehending him: and, accordingly.
Brand, the Marshalman, was sent over
to Holland with his warrant for.that pur-
pose. The Batavian Government, how
ever, manifested 4 decided opposition TO
the measure, and It MAS only by the
greatest exer.ion Of Lord Clincarty, the
British Minister at that Court, that il
was at length acceded 10. His Lord.
ship was compelled to write home to the
English Government, and obtained ito
sanction to an undertaking, pledging q
reciprocal conduct, before the minister
Of justice at Hague was directed to fur.
nish the necessary authority. This was
done on the 18th Of last month, at ls
o'clock in the day, 4 Brand Immediately
proceeded to Rotterdam, in search Of bis
object, and at Eve O'Clock the same after.
noon he met him walking in the street.
On being accosted BY the officer, he treat.
ed the matter with great contempt, and
asserted that they dare MT take hiw; but
the Dutch authority being shown to him,
he made but little resistance, and was
taken int custody. Ihepopulace, how.
ever, appeared alarmed at the execution
Of a foreign warrant in their streets, and
a body Of them collected immediately,
~ho showed disposition to oppose the
arrest, inssmuch that the officer found it
necessary to get an immediate and strong
reintorcementi and it was only then by
. constant exhibition Of their pistols, that
q rescue was not attempted, and the pris.
oner was lodged in safety. The same
night he Was conveyed by strong par
ty, furnished BY the Commissaire Of Pc
lice to the prison st the Hague and the
Governor was directed to let him have
every comfort consistent with his sale
custody, ill the packet should sail. DO
the mosning ofthe following Wednesday
however, the prisoner requested the per.
ann snnoinfed IN h with him IN precure