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o'clock they returned to town with 

 the funeral procession, in the fol- 

 lowing order : 

 A party of sharp shooters, tyro aiid 



two. 

 Two mourning coaches, with officers 



in them. 

 The whole artillery company, with 

 arms reversed, and crape tied to 

 the top of the colours. 

 Drums muffled, and the fifes playing 



the dead march. 

 The colonel's charger, led, covered 

 with black, carrying the sword, 

 sash, hat, and boots. 

 The hearse. 

 Four mourning coaches and six, 

 followed by seven private car- 

 riages. 



The processioil was very solemn, 

 and the crowd at the church very 

 great. Minute guns were fired /"rom 

 the field-pieces in the artillery 

 ground for two hours. 



20th. A few days since, a fire 

 broke but in the premises of Mr. 

 Woodcock, cabinet-maker, at Pres- 

 ton, which destroyed his premises. 

 The loss is estimated, at 24001. ; 

 15001. of which was insured. 



A fire broke out this evenina;^ 

 kbout six o'clock, in the ware, 

 houses of Messrs. Hedart and Har- 

 dy, chymists, in Queen street, 

 Chcapside. 'Ihe warehouses and 

 dwelling house were completely de- 

 stroyed betorc 8 o'clock. 



2 1st. About noon this day, a fire 

 ^vas discovered in one of the ofliccs 

 of sir Wilfrid Lawson, bart. of 

 Hrayton-house, Cumberland. In 

 a short time the whole elegant and 

 commodious oflices, composing a 

 spicioussquare (excepting thecoach- 

 house, which was detached from the 

 rest) were consumed, together with 

 a quantity of grain, hay, ikc. 

 JUcing St. Thomas's day, the 



several Wardmotes were held aS 

 usual, for the choice of the common 

 council. The lord mayor attended 

 6n this occasion at 4 several wards: 

 Portsoken, Do«gate, Candicwick, 

 and Farringdon Without ; and, by 

 his urbanity of manners, and firm- 

 ness of decision, gave universal sa- 

 tisfaction. Very few alterations 

 have taken place in the city senate. 

 This evening the patriotic fund 

 amouted to upwards of 74,0001. ; of 

 which 46.0001. arises from contri-' 

 butions at churches, chapels, and 

 other places of worship. 



It is with the deepest regret, w9 

 announce the loss of the Aurora 

 transport, on the back of the Good- 

 win-sands : she had on board 250 men 

 and ninfe officers of the 26th regi- 

 ment, besides the master and sailors. 

 Trunks have been picked up with 

 the 26th regiment marked on them ; 

 but the troops, &c. are supposed to 

 have perished. The following arc 

 the names of the officers who were 

 on board her : major Davidson, 

 captains Hoggins and Cameron, 

 lieutenant Browne, ensign Dalyell, 

 quarter-masters Campbell and ilo- 

 bertson, lieutenant and adjutant 

 Hopkins, and surgeon Deval. 



A singular and awful visitation 

 occurred a lew days ago atPIebden- 

 bridge, near Hallifax. As the corpse 

 of the wife of a labouring man lay in 

 the coffin, previous to interment, the 

 afflicted husband drew near to take 

 a last farewell — he suddenly drop- 

 ped down, and before medical as- 

 sistance could be procured, expir- 

 ed. 



A few days ago, as William Ba- 

 ker, gamekeeper to the right hon. 

 lord Selsey, of West Den, in Sussex, 

 was walking in his lordshiu*s woods, 

 called Bridger's Ditches, he was shot 

 through the body bv poachers. 

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