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SEPTEMBER. 
ist. This morning, at six o’clock, 
@ fire broke out at the distillery be- 
longing to Messrs. Smith, Cook, 
and Tate, in Millbank, Westmin- 
ster, which burnt with incredible 
fury for near two hours, destroying 
the valuable steam engine, estimated 
at 5000]. being capable of working 
eight stones at one time, in the pro- 
cess of grinding corn and maJt. A 
great quantity of corn was also de- 
stroyed ; fortunately the dwelling- 
house escaped. ‘The damage is esti- 
mated at 60,0001. which was chiefly 
insured. The first partner in the 
above firm is W. Smith, Esq. M. P. 
for Norwich. 
3rd. Was executed at Ilchester, 
pursuant to his sentence, J. Doerke 
Romney Rouvellet. From the time 
of his sentence, to the hour of his 
execution, he evinced a pious, man- 
ly, christian fortitude ; denied, with 
his dying breath, the crime for which 
he suffered, and said, ‘* that he was 
the victim of a perjured woman, 
whom he forgave, as well as all the 
world.” 
4th. A dreadful catastrophe took 
place in Angel-court, Charing-cross, 
ina house of ill fame. Margaret 
Smith, a young woman, being in 
_ company with a man who used to 
frequent her lodging, and two wo- 
Men, an altercation arose, and she 
_'was-severely beaten by some of the 
party, and suddenly precipitated 
from a two pair of stairs window 
into a cellar below ; but whether 
she leaped out to avoid the blows, 
Or was thrown out by the others, 
we do not learn. Her skull was 
fractured, and also some of her 
limbs ; and in this state she was car- 
ried to the Westminster Infirmary, 
With little hopes of recovery, The 
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two women and the man were taken 
into custody. 
At the execution of Matsell, at 
Birmingham, for maliciously firing 
at and wounding a watchman of 
that town, being desired to give 
a signal the moment he wished to be 
turned off; when every thing was 
ready, he threw up a handkerchief 
that he held in his hand, and ex- 
claimed, ‘* Here goes !” 
Mrs. Forsyth opened her house 
at Broadstairs, that Mrs. Siddons 
might give readings for the benefit 
of the Sea-bathing Infirmary, at 
Margate. The tickets, about 300, 
were 10s. 6d. each ; they were all 
issued by private hands, the name 
of the party being put down on the 
back, and indorsed when transfer- 
red. This benevolent design was 
fully answered, but unfortunately 
ill repaid. While the bustle of the 
company engaged the attention of 
Mrs. Forsyth and family, a servant 
went into a bed-room and stole 2 
box of jewels, worth upwards of 
9001, the property of Mrs. Forsyth. 
{ They have been since returned. | 
Steephill, a beautiful seat on the 
back of the Isle of Wight, has been 
burnt to the ground. : 
7th. At night, some vile incendi- 
ary set fire toa rick of barley, con- 
taining the produce of sixteen acres 
of land, belonging to the hon. John 
Monckton, at Fineshade, near Stam- 
ford, and the same was entirely con- 
sumed, Fortunately no other mis- 
chief ensued, although numerous 
stacks were standing near. At a 
small distance from the rick yard, 
where the fire began, a letter was 
found, without a superscription, 
the contents of which were of the. 
mast diabolical nature, » threatening 
to shoot the keeper, should he dare 
to proceed thirty yards from that 
place ; 
