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turcd an English brig from London 

 to St. Michael's, the master and 

 crew of which were on board. 



The gazette also contained a 

 proclamation, cautioning the inha- 

 bitants of the coast against any inter- 

 course with Tcssels from the Medi- 

 terranean, and ordering increased 

 ▼igilance in cases of quarantine, ob- 

 serf ing that, " whereas from the sea- 

 sou of the year in which the yellow 

 fever has continued its ravages in 

 those places where it has already ap- 

 peared, there is no ground of confi- 

 dence or hope that the comparative 

 coldness, and the temperature of this 

 climate, can aiford any obstacle to 

 its introduction and progress in our 

 kingdom." As a measure of further 

 precaution, a board of health is to 

 be established. 



John Steward was examined at 

 Bow-street, on a charge of throwing 

 a quart bottle from the gallery of 

 Drury-Iane theatre into the pit, on 

 the preceding evening ; by which 

 one woman was much wounded in 

 the head, and another slightly hurt : 

 Mr. Graham required 2001. bail ; 

 which being unable to procure, he 

 was committed to prison for trial. 



A decision, lately, in Westminster- 

 hall, has established the point, that 

 parish olhccrs receiving a particular 

 «um, previous to the birth, from the 

 father of an illegitimate child, to 

 free him from future claims on ac- 

 count of such child, act illegally ; 

 and that the officers cannot, ac- 

 cording to law, do more than ac- 

 «ept a security to indemnify the 

 parish. 



nth. By noon, the hill behind 

 the goal at Hertford was covered 

 with the concourse of innumerable 

 foters, not less than 2500, out of 

 3000, which is the whole number in 

 the county. Tlie friends of Mr. 



Baker filled the road in procession, 

 with music and colours, from Hod- 

 desdon to Hertford, and were met 

 by those on the Ware side of the 

 county at the end of the town ; 

 while those in the interest of Mr. 

 Brand thronged, but not in such 

 numbers, from the Hatfield and 

 AVelwyn side. Mr. Baker was pro- 

 posed in an appropriate speech by 

 Sir John Sebright, bart. seconded by- 

 Sir Abraham Hume, bart. ; and Mr. 

 Brand by Mr. Whitbread and Mr. 

 Hale. The two candidates then ad- 

 dressed the assembly in terms highly 

 creditable to each other, expressing 

 no difference but in politics. About 

 3 o'clock the poll began ; and by 4 

 Mr. Baker was 278 a head. It was 

 resumed next day, when, it being 

 1356 for Mr. Baker, and 1076 for 

 Mr. Brand (total 2632), the latter 

 declining the unequal contest in the 

 handsomest manner, Mr. Baker was 

 declared duly elected, and imme- 

 diately chaired. In the prodigious 

 crowd and press of people and car- 

 riages no accident happened ; except 

 that Mr. Jackson of Buckland died 

 during dinner at one of the inns. 

 Mr. Serjeant Runnington assisted 

 Mr. sherifi" Garrow, for which he re- 

 ceived 501. Mr. Baker took his 

 seat in the house of commons on 

 the Friday following. Thus termi- 

 nated a contest which threatened 

 the peace of the county, but has 

 happily established it on the firmest 

 basis, by the temperate conduct of 

 the candidates, and has, we trust, 

 established in the minds of the 

 electors a just discernment of their 

 true interests and those of the con- 

 stitution, not in the vehemence of a 

 parly contending for a shadow, 

 but in the sober refiection of Eng- 

 lishmen. 



12th. The new bridge at Widford, 



near 



