CHRONICLE 
Mancroft, Norwich, a live bat was 
found therein, of a greyish colour, 
where it had probably Jaid in a tor- 
pid state, a solitary companion for 
the dead, more than 32 years, the 
distance of time since the vault was 
before opened. 
Corron.—Iin January, 1806, the 
stock of cotton, in Great Britain, 
exceeded that of the same period in 
1805, from 20 to 30,000 bags, Our 
informant adds, that the import will 
not be less from Orleans this year, 
than from 50 to 60,000 bales, and 
the increase from Carolina and 
Georgia, at least one third more 
than in 1805. 
. The following is taken from the 
New York Evening Post, of De- 
cember 13 :—*‘ On Friday last the 
well known Leib, one of the re- 
presentatives of Pennsylvania, and 
the leader of the Duane party, and 
Joseph H. Nicholson, one of the 
representatives of Maryland, met in 
the congress lobby, about one 
o’clock, when Leib immediately 
called Nicholson a liar, and: there- 
upon commenced one of the best 
fought battles recorded in the an- 
nals of congressional pugilism. The 
fight continued until the 64th round, 
when Leib had received such blows 
as deterred him. from again facing 
his man. He protracted the fight, 
falling after making a feeble hit. In 
the round which ended the fight, 
those who backed him advised him 
to resign, which he did, after a com- 
bat of one hour and seventeen mi- 
nutes. The combatants were both 
very much beaten.” —An admirable 
picture of American legislators. 
29th. About two o’clock in the 
afternoon, the earth from the roof 
of a coal-pit, at Horsforth, near 
Leeds, about twenty yards deep, 
fellin ; two men and a boy were at 
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work in the pit; the boy was killed 
by the earth falling upon him ; the 
men lived some time after, and could 
plainly be heard by the people wha 
flocked from-every part to dig them 
out. One of them survived till four 
o’clock the next morning, at least 
he was never after heard. He had 
previously said that both his fellow 
sufferers were dead. No labour 
was spared to get them out; but 
as the p¢ople increased their exer- 
tions, the earth fell in more and 
more, and at Jast com pletelyburied 
the poor colliers in her bowels. 
Rain Gavuer.—lIt appears that 
the qnantity of rain which fell dur- 
ing this month, was 3 inches 27- 
100ths. That of the correspoading 
mouth, in 1805, 2 inches 44-100ths 3 
in 1804, 4 inches 18-100ths ; and in 
+803, 2 inches 29-100ths. The 
quantity of rain in the preceding 
month, exceeds that of any other 
during the last two years, excepting 
the month of November, 1804, 
when it measured 5 inches 44-100ths. 
The freedom of the city of Lon- 
don, and a sword of the value of 
100 guineas, have been voted by 
the common council, to captain 
Thomas Mastermin Hardy, captain 
of the Victory, (the late lord Nel- 
son’s flag-ship). The lord-mayor 
delivered into the courthis majesty’s’ 
warrant, respeciiag his lordship’s 
rank in the procession at lord Nel- 
son’s funeral. The court voted their 
unanimous thanks to the lord-mayor 
for his conduct on the occasion. 
A court of directors, held at the 
East India House, came to an agree- 
ment. to wear mourning for one 
month, in compliment to the me- 
mory of the deceased marquis Corn- 
wallis. 
Drep.— Dec. 29th. Sir Beversham 
Filmer, bart. of East Sutton Place, 
near 
