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attorney ? She replied very serious- 
ly, ‘‘She had no counsel but God 
and no attorney but his lordship,’’ 
19th. A dreadful accident happen- 
ed this morning, in Harp alley, 
Tower-Street. Two old houses, 
one in possession of a publican, and 
both let outin lodgings to a number 
of poor families, fell down, and bu- 
ried the inmates, 26 persons, in the 
ruins. Weatherhelt, the landlord, 
his wife, and son, fell from the up- 
per story, and were found nearly 
together in the rubbish, where the 
cries of the two latter had brought 
the people totheir relief. The hus- 
band was taken out quite dead, by 
the side of his wife; the son and’ 
wife were both bruised, but not so 
as to endanger their lives. A wi- 
dow woman, named Darlington, 
whose husband was killed last year, 
by accident at Woolwich, had a 
child killed ; and a man named La- 
cy lost a daughter. All the rest, 
though buried under the ruins where 
they remained for several hours, 
were taken out alive. 
The same morning, at 10, an ex- 
plosion took place ina house in 
Eagle-court, Red-lion-square, occa- 
sioned by a private stil] bursting 
in the kitchen. The premises were 
much damaged. ‘The kitchen was 
occupied by a person of the name 
of Williams, who ranaway. The 
Excise Officers seized on all the ma- 
terials, besides a quantity of wash. 
20th. This day, the treasure taken 
from the Spanish settlement, Bucnos 
Ayres, was brought to town in 
eight waggons, on cach of which was 
a Jack Tar, holding a flag, on which 
was inscribed the word Treasure ; as 
also on the caravans, R. M. the 
initials of Royal Money. ‘They 
were escorted by the Loyal Britons, 
commanded by col. Alexander Da- 
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1806. 
vison, the rear being brought up by 
the Clapham voluntcers, command- 
ed by col. Bestead. The cavalcade 
proceeded along Whitehall, passing 
the Admiralty, and along Pall-mall 
into St. James’s square, where it 
halted in front of col. Davison’s 
house, and the men received some 
refreshment. At 3 itarrived at the 
Bank, where 1,086,203 dollars, and 
a box filled with jewels and precious 
stones, were deposited. The field- 
pieces and colours taken at Buenos 
Ayres were carried to the Tower. 
21st. A duel was fought this morn- 
ing between Baron Hompesch anda 
Mr. Richardson, of Colchester, in 
consequence of the Baron, who is 
near-sighted, running against Mr. 
Richardson and two ladies in the 
street. On the exchange. of the 
third pistol Mr. Richardson was shot 
through the body. 
23rd. At ten o’clock this night 
the Admiralty telegraph, _ lately 
erected on Haldon, near Exeter, and 
which communicates with Plymouth, 
by some accident canght fire, the 
whole of which, together with the 
glasses, &c. was entirely destroyed. 
29th. At acommon-hall this day 
sir William Leighton, knight and al- 
derman, was elected lord mayor for 
the year ensuing, 
OCTOBER. 
ist. An unfortunate accident 
occurred at the new works, building 
fora magazineat Chatham. A large 
arch, eighty feet long, and sixteen 
feet wide,containing nearly 100,000 
bricks, having been finished, in 
taking away the centres, which 
had been raised for turning it, the 
pressure of the brickwork proving 
too great for the abutments, which 
gave - 
