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seven; the six following malefactors 
Were executed pursuant to their 
sentence, opposite to the Debtors 
or, Newgate, viz. John, Smith, 
alias Ireson; William Wade; Tho- 
mas Sticks, alias Wood; John and 
[Thomas Cook; and Richard Stani- 
forth, for stealing a Banknote, value 
101. out of a letter. They all be- 
haved with adecency that became 
their unhappy situation. » 
Diep, Lately in Skeddy’s alms- 
jouse, at Cork, aged 103, the great- 
grand-daughter of the celebrated 
English patriarch, Thomas Parr. 
_ 28th. On his tour towards Paris, 
Philip Thicknesse, Esq. formerly 
Lieutenant Governor of Landguard 
fort, and a man who made no little 
noise in the world. 
_ 29th. Sir David Dalrymple, of 
Hailes, Bart. better known by the 
name of Lerd Hailes, one of the 
Senators of the College of Justice 
in Scotland. 
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NOVEMBER. 
_ 8th, .A duel took place between 
M. de Chauvigny and M. Charles 
’ Lameth. This affair, which origi- 
nated in a difference of opinion, 
d been undecided for. two years, 
t appears that M. de Chauvigny, 
having learnt the arrival of his an- 
tagonist in this country, gave him 
a meeting, and proposed to fight 
him; which the latter assented to, 
hey parties fought in a field near 
the place of M.Lameth’s residence; 
and he was dapgeronely wounded 
vthe belly, The affair ended by 
bo declaring themselves satisfied, 
giving their word of honour 
at the matter was finally adjusted, 
vigny,the DukedePienne and 
fewer de Chabane; and for M, 
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Lameth, the Duke d’ Aiguillon and 
Mr. Maselet. 
9th. Sir James Sanderson, Kt, 
attended by the Sheriffs, Recorder, 
Aldermen, Common Councilmen; 
Marshals, &c. appeared before the 
Barons at the Exchequer. Office, 
Westminster Hall. . The Recorder 
having gone through the usual ce 
remony of recommendation, Sir 
James was sworn into office, and 
having solemnly saluted the courts, 
they returned to their barges, and 
were landed at Black Friars bridge, 
from whence they proceeded. in 
coaches to Guildhall to dinner, 
where were present the Right Ho- 
nourable William Pitt, several offi- 
cers of state, the foreign ministers, 
and many of the nobility. The two 
city marshals had new uniforms, 
which made a grand addition to 
the procession; their coats, were 
scarlet, richly trimmed with gold 
lace;, their horses were ornamented 
with new saddles, scarlet saddle- 
cloths, richly embroidered with gold 
lace, and. the .city arms on both 
sides, decorated with yellow and 
blue ribbons. 
12th. Enfield. About five minutes 
before twelve o’clock this day, a 
most dreadful accident happened at 
a cotton manufactory belonging to 
Messrs. Clayton and Gaskill, of this 
town., A great part of the roof 
of that extensive building, fell, in 
while all the! hands were :at. work, 
owing to the timbers drawing from 
the walls. A great number of per+ 
sons.are buried in the ruins.» Ses 
veral persons have been taken out 
dead, and many alive, but greatly 
bruised, It is supposed that about 
fifty,.or sixty men, women, | 
children, were under the roof at 
the instant when it fell in. 
sixteen are found. The cries 
those buried are exceedingly dise 
tressing. 
