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vas added to them who patrolcd 

 during the night round Charingr 

 cross, St. Martin's lane, and their 

 Ticinity. The coroner's inquest icr 

 turned this evening, after a delibe- 

 ration of eight hours, was, that 

 Qeorge Howe, the deceased, had 

 come by his death in consequence 

 of endeavouring to escape from il- 

 legal confinement in a hoiibc of bad 

 fame. 



I7tl^. This morning, between one 

 ^nd two, a fire broke out on the 

 Surrey sic^e of Westminster-bridge, 

 at Astley's amphitheatre, which was 

 soon in a general blaze, and totally 

 destroyed, together with several 

 houses in front of the Westminster- 

 road } a publicrhouse and some other 

 jmalldwellingsdownStangate-stt'eet: 

 and it was with difficulty prevented 

 communicating to the wheel manu- 

 factory, the boat-builders, snd a 

 timber-yard in the neighbourhood. 

 l8th. Mrs. Hanau, the mistress 

 of the house in Johnson's court, was 

 brought to the public- .)fficc,QueenT 

 square; but as no evidence was 

 produced to criminate her, she was 

 consequently discharged. — John 

 Jacques, who Hept a recruiting- 

 office in the next house to that of 

 Mr. Hanau, was also examined 

 relative to a person found sick of 

 the small-pox in his house, who, on 

 the recommendation of Mr. R-y- 

 nolds, a surgeon, had been subse- 

 quently removed to the work-house 

 of St. Martin** parish, where he 

 di?d the !iext morning. He also 

 was discharged. 



19th. The White-horse public- 

 house, Whitcombe-strctt, Charing- 

 cross, a recruiting- house, wlit-rciu 

 Edward Barrat, a marinst, had been 

 ill-treated, was saved this evening 

 from destruction by the intervention 

 9f the military. 



22d. On this and the preceding 

 days some riots took place in the 

 city, in consequence of which the 

 following hand-bill was posted up and 

 circulated in the city next morning : 

 " The lord mayoi sees, with inex- 

 pressible concern, that notwithstand- 

 ing all the caution which has been 

 oiven, and the endeavours of the 

 good citizens to preserve peace ana 

 good order, that the same daring 

 attempts to overpower the civil of-r 

 ficers of this clty^ which were made 

 on Wednesday night, were last night 

 renewed in Shoe-'ane. The inhar 

 bitanfs of this city must be convin^ 

 ced that the authors and actors in 

 these tumults have no other viev^ 

 than that of overturning and de- 

 stroying our laws, pur constitution,, 

 and the liberties which through them 

 we enjoy, in order to introduce 

 among us the same bloody and fe- 

 rocious government which France 

 now jjroans nnder. 



" Tiielordmayor, therefore, gives 

 notice, that, if any farther riots or 

 tumults shall he attempted, he shall 

 feel himself obliged to use the most 

 effectual means to suppress the same, 

 and therefore enjoins you to keep 

 your lodgers, servants, and all others 

 of your family within doors as soon 

 as it is dark, as you will answer for 

 the consequences which may arise 

 from any breach of the peace. 

 " Mansion house, Aug. 22, ITg-i." 

 Plymouth county, New E^igland. 

 This is become one of the most po- 

 pulous distiicts of the United States, 

 notwithstanding the barren and late 

 uncultivated part of this part of the 

 country. The inhabitants are en- 

 lightened and viitiions: crimes appa- 

 rently arc unknown, or, at least, sel- 

 dom ii ever committed ; for a capi- 

 tal execution has riot taken place 

 there for upwards of sixty years. 



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