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such a direction, that he instantly 
fell, and died without a groan. 
13th Between 11 and 12 in the 
* forencon a fire broke out in 
the hay loft over the oil-mill of 
Messrs. Watts and Parsons in Tur- 
ners hill, Muarsb-Jane, Chesunt ; 
which in a short time consumed 
the whole premises, with fifty loads 
of oil ready to remove, not without 
suspicion of wilful mischief, the 
mill having been on fire a week 
before. 
13th At the close of the poll 
* for Westminster, the num- 
bers were, for 
Mr. Fox - - 5160 
Admiral Gardner - 4814 
Mr. Horne Tooke = - 2819 
Andrew Robinson Bowes, who 
- waScommitted for an assault upon 
lady Strathmore, and who has been 
in prison eleven years, was brought 
up, and in consequence of the siga 
manual produced in court, con- 
taining his majesty’s most gracious 
pardon, was discharged upon his 
own recogni Zance. 
Lord Kenyon, in summing up to 
the jury on a little wretched play 
debt, said, it is to be lamented, that 
gamingis so prevalent among the 
highest ranks of society, which have 
set the example to their inferiors, 
and who, it seems, are too great for 
the jaw. I wish they could. be 
punisbed. ‘If any prosecutions 
are fairly brought before me, and 
the parties are justly conviéted, 
whatever may be their rank or sta- 
tion in the country, though they be 
the first ladies in the land, they shall 
certainly exhibit themselves in the 
pillory.” 
Charlestown. On the 13th of 
June a most alarming fire broke 
out in Lodge-alley, which. baffled 
all the exertions of a numerous 
goncourse of citizens, who speedily 
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assembled to extinguish the devour- 
ing flames, till Tuesday morning, 
when a considerable part of the 
city was laid in ashes. Those ac- 
quainted with the city will con- 
ceive the damage done, on being 
told, that every house an Queen- 
street, from the bay to the corner 
of Churchestreet ; all Union-strect 
continued—two-thirds of Union- 
street—Church-street, from Broad- 
street, to St. Phillip’s church, with 
only two exceptions—Cha!mers’s & 
Beresford’s alleys— Kinloch’s court 
——and the north sidé of Broad-street, 
from the state house of Mr. Jacks’s, 
four doors below Chaurch-street ; 
and five houses on the Bay, from 
the corner of Queen-street, were 
burnt’ to the ground. The public 
buildings destroyed, are the French 
church, and several adjoining build- 
ings. Phillip’s cburch was on 
fire at different times, and ulti- 
mately must have been destroyed, 
if a spirited negro man had not 
ascended to the top of the cupola, 
next to the vane, and tore off the 
shingles. The private. buildings 
destroyed, and the property they 
contained, are of immense amount. 
Five hundred chimnies, 1t is said, 
have been counted, from which the 
buildings are burnt ; and 150,000). 
sterling, is supposed to be a sum far 
short of the value of those buildings. 
The goodsand furniture destroyed 
are probably nearly equal to this 
sum, 
93d The new college at Hack- 
ww" ney, with 18 acres of land, 
was this day kaocked down at 
5700]. whether to a real or fiétiti- 
ous bidder we have not heard. 
The adjoining house, inhabited by 
Dr. Rees, as president of the col- 
lege, was bought by him, or in 
his name, for 1050i, The fate of 
this building, on which the pro- 
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