C HRS 
A pauper, named John Venn, in 
-Pontefraét. workhouse, aged 84, 
last week hung himself. The de- 
ceased was one of the six marines 
selected to shoot admiral Byng, and 
often said that he was sure his bail 
killed him. 
5th. Two Italians, one named 
Nardi, an artificial flower-maker, 
and the other Grandi, were this day 
charged, at Bow-street, with se. 
verely wounding a young man, of 
the name of Broad, a printer. A dis- 
pute took place that evening in 
Long-acre, respecting the West- 
minster election, when the young 
man received a stab in the arm, which 
cut the principal artery : and, had 
nota surgeon immediately attended, 
he must have bled to death. Ie is 
since dead and the prisoners com- 
mitted for trial. 
8th. The mail coachmeu, on 
communicating the intelligence of 
the return of lord Lauderdale from 
Paris, at the villages as they passed 
along, were cheered by the inhabi- 
tants with shouts of applause ; and 
the general cry was, *‘ eternal war, 
rather than a dishonourable peace!” 
9th. This day the usual civic ce- 
remonies took place. The different 
companies proceeded by water to 
Westminster hall, where the new 
lord Mayor, sir W. Leighton, was 
sworn into office, and returned to 
Guildhall to dinner, where a ban- 
_quet was served up with the usual 
costly. abundance. Amongst the 
company present were, the lord 
Chancellor ; the duke of Norfolk ; 
the earls of Moira, Spencer, and 
Lauderdale; lords Grenville, Hol- 
land, Howick, Mahon, Minto, 
Rendlesham ; sir Samuel Hood, sir 
I. Burdett; Mr. Sheridan, Mr. 
Mellish, &c,—As the procession by 
Water passed Hungerford Stairs, a 
Nel i€ .LE,. 
boat containing 15 persons was 
overset, several of whom would have 
been drowned, but for the exertions 
of the watermen belonging to the 
apothécaries’ barge. 
12th. This day, two young per- 
sons (sisters) were admitted into the. 
house at Cupersbridge, Lambeth, 
belonging to the society called * the 
refuge for the destitute.” They 
were the first objects received inte 
the house. They were reduced to 
very great distress, wholly, as it ap- 
pears, by the neglect and cruelty of 
others, and not from any misconduct 
of their own. Several persons pre- 
viously had been relieved from the 
funds of this very benevolent and 
national undertaking, for which 
the objects wha receive immediate 
benefit of it, and the community at 
Jarge, are indebted to the rev. E. 
W. Whitaker, son of the late ser. 
jeant. . 
This night the house of Mrs, 
Baldwin, an old lady, aged $7, at 
453 
- Broadfield, in Kent, was broke open 
by 8 or 10 ruffians, which they rob- 
bed of money and plate totheamount - 
of.about 148l. 
13th. A few days since in Wherl- 
Abraham and Creuve Mues, iw 
-Crowan, in consequence of a water- 
spout that fell in that neighbour. 
hood, the water fan with such vio- 
lence as to break down the boun- 
daries round the mouths of the 
shafts, and choaked the adit, which 
forced the water back into the lump 
or place where the fire-engine draws 
the water out of the deep part of the 
mines, and where the men generally 
work; 40 or 50 of them made their 
escape up the ladders ; and to pre- 
vent their breath being taken away 
by the violence of the water falling 
on them, they threw their woollen 
shirts over their heads, and with dif- 
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