The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1876-12-22 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

LOOK INTO THE EAST. Dec. 7th, 1776.—The sessions at old Bailey ended to day, when 12 people received sentence of death, viz, 2 for coining (one of them a woman), 5 for highway robbery, 2 for housebreaking, 2 for taeft, and 1 for a crime not to be named. We find on the 29th January, 1777, the twelve were executed at Tyburn. The one who suffered for a crime not to be mentioned, just before he was turned off, threw a paper ameug the crowd, on which was written, lam as innocent as the child unborn of the crime for which I am about to suffer; however. as I hope to receive mercy from God I forgive my persecutors, and pray God to do the same." Bth.—A detachment of his Majesty's forces, under General Chirton supported by the fleet under Sir Peter Parker, took p-sses.ion of Rhode Island. 9th.—Saninel Foote, Esq., was charged with an assault on his caachnian. Mr. Foote was acquitted. 10th.—No fewer than seven country parish churches were robbed within the last fertnight. 12th..—A monument to Dr. Pearce, Bishop of Rochester, was unveiled to-day in Westminster Abbey. 14th.—Today was the day appointed for the Public Fast reed Day of Humiliation. It was kept by people of all ranks, in nearly every place, with marks of the most solemn devotion. The ministers and chinchwardens of two adjoining parishes in Hants refused to observe the day according to proclamation. and were therefore called to aecount f,,r their negligence. 17.—Clierbourg Dock, which was destroyed by the English in the lest war, Wa., operrat today for vessels. The elec ion of a Member of Parliament 100 years ago seems to ho.' e been conducted differently to what it is at the ores nt time. for we read-that ,nr the evening oft •-day, at 1..5 p.m., Sir John F,slding, with the high bailiff, &c, ao, 'peered on the hustings at Coven. -g ,nlen. When they had sat there till twelve o'clock silence was proclaimed, and the High Bailiff et (dared a seat in Parliammt to be vacant by Earl Percy becoming a Pe. rin his own right. On which Lord Peer-ham, now in America, was nominated a Cllll,lldat. no othrr candidae appearing, was duly elected. About ten minutes after the election Sir Watkin Lewes appeared on the hu,tings. He declared himiself a candidate and demanded a poll; which being refused on account of his not appearing at the declaration, a warm dispute arose in respect of the time allowed by Act of i'arliament before they pro aeded to elect. Be afterwards invited such of the electors as were desirous of bring:ng the business before the House of Commons to proceed with him to the Swan, in New-street, for the curpose of signing a petition to protest against the preceedings of the day. 19.—A plot to kill the Pope and his attendants by loading the guns of the Castle of St. Angelo with powder and chain shot, and pointing them down a street through which his Holiness usually passes every evening at seven o'clock, was diseovered by mere accident, and of course frustrated. The persons concerned in it have nut as yet hero four.d out. 2 ...—Christmas Day was observed as usual. Their Majesties went to the Chapel Royal, and after the sermon received the Holy Communion. ' 2.s.—Three battalions of Hessians, posted at 'Trenten, were to-day enclosed and captured by the Provincials, except a few who cut their way, through the enemy. 3L—The crew of the Hopewell, of Whitehaven, bound to Jamaica, were reduced some time ago to such distress for want sf fool, that they ate the cats and dogs and rats on board, and had even cast lots as to who of their number should be killed, when they were rescued by a passing ship. . The shock of an earthqu ike was felt at Manheim, Worm, and Spiers. Its direction was NW. to SE., and lasted about a quarter of a minute.  Food for tbe curious may be found in a general bill of all the regi4ered christenings and buria!s from December 12th, 1775, to December 12th, 1776.  Christened— Buried— Males 8,8-9 i Males 9,499 Females 8,421 Females ...... 9,549 -- --Total Last year's Christening i 17,620 Last year's Burials  Total...  Of those who died from December 12th, 1775, to Dec. 12th, 1776, there were : Under 2 years of age Between 2 years and 5 5 „ 10 10 „ 20 20 „ 1.,53 30 40 40 80 50 f t 60 60 „ 70 70 „ 80 00 I, 90 90 „ 100' 100 101 102 104 1 106 Among the foregoing deaths there were registered the following casualties:— Bit by a mad dog Broken limbs Bruises Burnt ......... Drowned Drinking to excess Executed Found dead Killed by falls Suicides 32 Murdered Overlaid Poisoned Scalded Smotherel Stunned Suffocated ...  A 2 .......... ... „...., 2 13 112 .... .. „....... . • 16 3 60