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Thomas King, a private marine, 

 came on the forecastle, when Mau- 

 sereaux stepped behind him, and 

 plunged a knife into his back, 

 which passed through the kidneys, 

 and inflicted a dreadful wound, of 

 which the poor fellow lingered till 

 Sunday morning, when he expired. 

 Mausereaux was observed by a 

 fellow prisoner, who instantly 

 knocked him down, and secured 

 him, or he would probably have 

 escaped without being detected. 

 Mausereaux, oh being confined, 

 made a discovery of the whole 

 plan, and named his associates, 

 both of whom were standing by at 

 the time of the murder. The three 

 prisoners underwent an examina- 

 tion on Monday, and have been 

 remanded for a further hearing, 

 till the coroner's jury have returned 

 their verdict. 



20. A daring robbery was com- 

 mitted at night, in the house of 

 Mr. Rothe, a farmer, at Cothen- 

 hill, Bucks. Three fellows entered 

 the house, by forcing open the 

 back-yard door, and made to the 

 bed of Mr. Rothe. With horrid 

 imprecations, they demanded to 

 be shown his money ; and whilst 

 one stood over him with a blud- 

 geon, the other two ransacked the 

 bed-room, of gold to the amount of 

 more than 1 00/., and notes, plate, sil- 

 ver, &c. to more than that amount. 

 The robbers then fastened the farm- 

 er to the bed, and decamped with 

 their booty. There were four men- 

 servants and a maid who slept in 

 another part of the house, but un- 

 fortunately were not alarmed. 



20. Festival in celebration of the 

 •victory of Vittoria. — The public 

 expectation which had been so 

 strongly excited by the project of 

 this festival, in honour of marquis 



Wellington and his army, was yes- 

 terday gratified by an entertain- 

 ment perhaps among the most su- 

 perb, extensive, and costly, that was 

 ever given in England. Curiosity, 

 and, still more, the desire of paying 

 all respect to the man to whom 

 they are indebted for so large an 

 accession to the national fame, in- 

 creased the list of the applicants 

 so rapidly within these few days, 

 that the limited number was ex- 

 ceeded, and, in consequence, from 

 ten to fifteen pounds was offered for 

 a ticket. 



The stewards assembled early on 

 yesterday, at Vauxhall, to arrange 

 the ceremonial ; and about four, the 

 doors were opened for general ad- 

 mission. 



The dinner was in the range of 

 covered buildings, with the addi- 

 tion of a temporary saloon. The 

 Rotunda held the table of the duke 

 of York, as president. This table 

 was raised on a platform of a few 

 steps from the ground, so as to be 

 seen through the whole range of 

 the halls : it formed a crescent. 

 Two lines of tables for the general 

 guests were placed down the length 

 of the saloon, and smaller tables at 

 the sides occupied the vacant 

 spaces. The occasional saloon was 

 singularly novel and beautiful. As 

 it spread over a large space, in- 

 terspersed with trees, the branches 

 had been made the supports of a 

 splendid canopy of British, Spa- 

 nish, and Portuguese flags. From 

 this rich roof chandeliers hung 

 with a profusion of lights, the 

 ground was covered with cloth, and 

 the tables disposed in a manner tip 

 which nothing could be added for 

 convenience or effect. At five the 

 bands in the garden struck up the 

 «' Duke of York's March," and 



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