court did not see why Mr Dykes might not have given the minister this advice without identifying himself with the rioters, and his name was, therefore, struck out of the list of defendants.) The next was William Moore, a farmer in the neighbourhood, who encouraged the mob by cries of "Burn them ;" and was the person who threatened Turner and his brother with the press-gang. The next was John Culpeck, a shoemaker, living next door to the meeting-house, who wore a cockade, who was the performer upon the gong, and the person who cried from the window of the meeting-house, "A d -d Pogram," &c. The next two were James Sheldrake and William Gurling, who entered the meeting-house, and being afterwards taken by the constables in the act of rioting, effected their escape with the assistance of William Benton and Charles Bunn, who were the next two moved against: but as a bill of indictment had been found against these first two for the disturbance, though not for the conspiracy, their names were like wise, at the recommendation of the court, struck out. Benton was a wheelwright, who disguised himself as a butcher; he struck at the meeting house door, and offered to fight the constables. Bunn (yeoman) followed one of the ministers on the road, and assaulted him, shouting, "No Pogram." Edmund Hewitt, who was the next, assisted in the rescue and disturbance. The next two were Tuffield and Clow, who came into the meeting-house with the insignia of the riot, bearing with them a basket of stinking sprats, (they had before smeared the place with human ordure), which they threw over the congregation. The last was William Cooke (yeoman), who struck the constable, and assisted in Sheldrake and Gurling's rescue, by knocking him down. The court granted a rule to shew cause against the following six persons,

who had assisted in the disturbance, and against whom no proceedings were depending, viz. Churchyard, Benton, Garrard, William Hewitt, Culpeck, Tuffield, and Clow.

Mr Garrow made it understood to the court, that there had been attempts to proceed in the ordinary course of justice, by indictment, against all these persons, but the grand jury had thrown out the bills.

The Birmingham coach was robbed a few days ago of a trunk, containing jewellery, &c. to the amount of 24001.

A few days ago, a person went to the different clerks of several of the most eminent barristers, and gave them a case for an opinion; at the same time tendering a check, and receiving change. This trick was practised on more than twelve, before the checks were found out to be forgeries.

One of the Martello Towers on the coast of Essex, near St Osyth, has given way. Its first inclination was several feet one way in order to restore it to its situation, the ground was excavated on the other side, and it has now gone back with an inclination in nearly the same proportion the other way. What is very singular, though the fabric must have sustained a great degree of percussion, no crack or fissure appears in the brickwork.

The crew of the Otter sloop of war, which arrived at Plymouth from the Cape of Good Hope, suffered the greatest privations on the passage, OWing to a want of fuel to cook their provisions. They consumed two of their boats, and all the spare timber they had; and when that was expended, they were compelled to eat their beef and pork raw.

A daring outrage was committed at Arundel, on Sunday evening, by a party of the 68th regiment, more than thirty in number, and headed by some officers, who, armed with bludgeons, attacked and knocked down many of

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A poor man, at Norwich, who had been collecting a sum of money notes, deposited it in a drawer; but going a few days ago to pay it away, he found that the greater part of the notes had been destroyed by mice, and not more than two of them out of a number were in a recoverable state.

On an appeal against the assessment of a surveyor of taxes in Warwickshire, who charged a spaniel as a sporting dog, though he was used only for the purpose of a house-dog, the chairman gave the following interpretation of the act :-He stated, that the intention of the legislature most evidently was to impose a higher rate of duty on sporting than on common dogs; that the distinction contemplated in the act, referred not so much to the precise breed of dogs, as to the uses for which they are employed; that any dog whatever, if used for the purpose of sporting, must be charged at the higher rate of duty; and that all dogs employed bona fide merely for the purpose of a house or a yard-dog, without at all regarding the particular species, are liable only to the lower rate of duty.

Monday, at Ewerby, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, an inquest was held on the bodies of two fine children, twins, named Francis and Richard Richardson, sons of a cottager in that parish, who were drowned in a pit near their father's dwelling. The poor little boys were remarkable for the extremely affectionate attachment they bore to each other, and were never happy when separated. One of them, it is supposed, adventured upon some rotten ice in the

pit in which they were found, a few days ago, and the anxiety of the other to save him from danger proved fatal to both.

The report of the Infirmary for diseases of the eye, at Exeter, announces the cure, in the last two years, of 1195 persons; 86 of whom had cataracts, and 33 were born blind.

The boiler of the steam-engine at Providence Mill, Shipley, near Bradford, burst, on Monday se'nnight, at the moment when the work-people were about to renew their labours after dinner. The explosion was tremendous; the boiler was carried eight or nine yards from its seat against the mill, to which it did considerable injury. Five young persons who were near the spot were so dreadfully wounded, that four of them died the same evening, and the fifth on Wednesday.

15th. On Tuesday evening, about eight o'clock, as a young man, the son of a butcher in Wandsworth, was passing on the Wandsworth road, he was stopped by five footpads. One of them presented a small pistol to him; they then dragged him into a field, and knocked him into a ditch, from which they afterwards pulled him out. They then proceeded to rifle his pockets, and robbed him of his coat. They next pinioned his arms back with his neckcloth; and because he looked at them, he received some violent blows on each side of his face. After they had fastened his arms, one of them put the muzzle of a horse-pistol to his nose, and told him to smell the contents, which he should have in him if he looked after or pursued them. He remained in the position in which they left him for about three quarters of an hour, and then ventured into the road, and walked to the Britannia publichouse, where he related what had happened, and got his arms released. The robbers were all dressed like grooms.

A short time since, two of the old swans, and four of those of the last year, whose feathers were about turning white, were stolen from the Serpentine River, in Hyde Park. The bodies were found tied to tries, without the skins and feathers, which have been traced to a Jew who resides in the neighbourhood of Oxford-street, through his sending them to a featherdresser to be dressed. The Jew has been taken into custody, and has undergone several examinations at the Public-office, Bow-street. The skins and feathers have been identified by a man employed in the Park. Yesterday the Jew underwent a final examination, and was ordered to find bail for having stolen property in his posses

sion.

16th.-PLYMOUTH.-LOSS OF THE AMETHYST.-Last night it blew a very heavy gale of wind from the W. S. W., in which his Majesty's frigate Amethyst, of 36 guns, commanded by Captain Walton, drove from her anchorage in the Sound, and about one o'clock ran on a reef of rocks near Mount Batten Bay, near the place where the Pallas frigate was also wrecked some years since; the night was extremely dark, and in consequence lights were hung out from all parts of the ship, and guns were fired from her as signals of distress. Soon after striking, it was deemed expedient to cut away her masts, which prevented her from falling over; but shortly after, from the damage sustained in her bottom, she was found to be filling fast, and in consequence some of her crew took to the boats, and were making for the shore, but were soon overwhelmed by a heavy sea then running into the bay, and it is feared the greater part of them must have perished, as six boats were discovered wrecks on the shore at day-light. A boat from one of the men of war in the Sound

was proceeding to the relief of the crew, but, melancholy to relate, was overset on nearing the ship, and all hands perished, consisting of an officer (supposed to be a midshipman) and 16 men; two other boats, from outward-bound transports lying in Catwater, were also proceeding to the relief of the distressed, and it is feared were upset, and their crews perished, as they have not since been heard of: the Amethyst was riding at single an chor, ready to start for the squadron off Brest. Three of the bodies of the unfortunate sufferers have been washed ashore. The guns that were fired from her, as signals of distress, unfortunately were shotted, which prevented the timely assistance that would otherwise

have been rendered.

A Dover letter relates the following atrocious deed: A gentleman passenger who was washed on shore near Dunkirk out of the Elizabeth India man, lashed to a piece of the wreck, was conveyed to a little hovel by a Frenchman who had found him along shore, to whom he gave 50 guineas, having saved 500. The Frenchman promised to come at night and take him to a place of safety at night, hen went with two others, each having a shovel, when they beat his brains out with their shovels, plundered the body, then dug a hole and buried it in the sand; three or four days after which, the principal being troubled in his conscience, went and confessed what he had done to a magistrate, when his two accomplices were taken up, and the dead body dug up greatly man. gled. The three men have been com mitted to Dunkirk jail, to take their trial for murder...

25th. Extract of a letter from an officer on board his Majesty's ship Franchise, to a friend at Plymouth

"At three on Wednesday morning, in the act of wearing, we unfortunatebab 1979

ly run down the transport brig John and Jane, William Wishart, master, with 219 of the 11th regiment on board, 14 of her crew, 15 women, and six children, making in the whole 254 souls; out of which are saved, Ensign Duff, and 22 of the troops, Mr Wishart, master, his mate, and six of the crew; making in the whole 31 saved, and 223 drowned."

The following extract of a letter from an officer on board the Franchise, contains a more particular account of the loss of the passengers and crew of the transport unfortunately run down by that vessel :

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"Franchise, in Farrich Roads,

Falmouth, Feb. 21. "At three o'clock this morning, the weather being uncommonly dark,squally, and raining, in the act of wearing this ship ran on board a transport brig, and from the velocity with which we were going at the time, the shock was so great, that we very nearly cut her in two, and she sunk under our bows in less than five minutes.

"On striking her, we immediately proceeded to throw all aback, to prevent our going completely over her; she, however, went down almost immediately, but many of the unfortunate crew clung to the masts and spars, which fortunately were entangled in the rigging of our bowsprit.

"In this situation, every exertion was made to save the wretched sufferers. Ropes-ends were thrown out to them, to which they fastened themselves, and by this means a few were saved. I offered to be lowered into one of the boats, to go to their assistance, so indeed did some of the other officers; but Captain Allen thought the boats would certainly be lost, and would not let them therefore be lowered. The darkness of the night, the howling of the wind, the cries of the poor fellows in the water, together with the view of several dead bodies lying on the

"The officers drowned were-Captains M'Rae and Gregsby; Lieutenants Ross and Fuller; Ensigns Glendening, Handcock, and M Masters.

"Persons saved from the John and Jane transport, which was run down by the Franchise frigate, on the 21st inst., on her passage to Lisbon :

"Ensign Duff; Serjeants Brown, Hunt, O'Neale; Corporal Thompson; Privates, Delancy, Valentine, Harr, Mahoney, A. M Lean. B. Burgess, E. Keefe, C. Murphy, J. Parr, T. Reilly, H. Bateman, J. Stott, T. Mooney, J. Young, and one unknown, all of the 11th foot; T. Wishart, master; W. Ledger, mate; E. Veng, John Samuel, G. Smith, J. Yellowson, R. Avering, M. Joseph, seamen.”

28th.-POLICE.-Yesterday, Davenport Sedley, and Gustavus Kieruft, were committed to Newgate by the magistrates of Union Hall, Southwark, upon a charge, founded on the oath of James Karmer, of feloniously stealing and carrying away five bills of Exchange, for 5001. each, together with several other bills, the property of the Marquis of Headfort. The circumstances of this curious case are

as follows:

The Marquis of Headfort being desirous of raising a sum of money on securities, and invited by the specious professions of an advertising moneylender, made application, and was in consequence introduced to Kieruft, who passed as a Swedish nobleman,

and who was aptly dressed for the part he was to act. The marquis was assured by the other person, who was the medium of introduction, that the count was a man of large property; and that although he could not immediately furnish the money to the extent required, yet that his paper was perfectly negociable to any amount, and that the noble marquis might be accommodated by exchanging the count's negociable paper for his lordship's. The marquis, it appears, was not much in the habit of negociations in this way; he, however, gave his own bills, payable at different dates, to the extent of 13,0001. in exchange for such negociable bills as the count found it convenient to give his lordship. The bills of Lord Headfort were immediately transferred to other hands, through the medium of the two other partners, who are still at large. Lord Headfort found out too late that he had been duped.

The first of his lordship's bills that became due was for 2001., which his lordship, by the advice of his friends, refused to pay. How to oblige him to pay was the point to be contrived, and a deep and notable stratagem was hit on. A letter was sent to his lord. ship, signed with the name of a person, who conjured and threatened his lordship, for the sake of his own character, and for the honour of his name, his children, and his family, to pay the bill, as otherwise it must inevitably be put into a course of suit against him; that in this case the writer having been unfortunately implicated in a charge of a horrible nature with an old man belonging to the bank, who was executed in the Old Bailey two years

since, his name would appear on the back of the bill, which, coupled with his lordship's, would go forth to the public, and blast his lordship's character for ever; and to avoid this disagreeable circumstance there was no al

ternative but paying the bill. The noble marquis, alarmed at this insinuation, paid the bill; but on communicating the circumstances to his friends, he was advised to have the writer apprehended, and prosecuted criminally. The person whose name was signed to the letter was, in consequence, appre hended; but denied all knowledge of the transaction.

Under these circumstances it was deemed adviseable to have Sedley and Kieruft, and their two partners, ap. prehended, as well on suspicion of being concerned in the stratagem, as for the fraud in the other way; and the of ficers, on apprehending Sedley, found in his pocket a copy of the aforesaid letter. The parties were committed for trial.

Yesterday morning, W. Trueman, for robbing a woman in Smithfield; J. Cope, for passing counterfeit money; and J. Fruin, for horse-stealing, were executed in front of Newgate, pursu ant to their sentence. J. Whitmore, who was to have been also executed for a rape, has received a respite for a week. Before the culprits were brought out, several police-officers took their stations on the scaffold close to the chain. They were all well armed. This precaution was employed in consequence of information that an attempt would be made to rescue True man, who belonged to a numerous and desperate gang of fellows..

An officer, who was quartered in the vicinity of Vienna, returning home one night, desired a child whom he met with a lanthorn, to light him. The latter obeyed; but never ceased singing all the way "What is white, is not black!" The officer, on reaching his quarters, asked the child what he meant by that ridiculous song? The child replied with great simplicity, that it was a signal agreed on between him and some men, when he lighted any one dressed in uniform. The officer gave