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sent for the jonrheyman baker from 

 Newcastle-street. The man attend- 

 ed, and persisted hi the statement 

 he had originally made, and had 

 no appearance of guilt in having 

 administered any thing to Mrs. 

 Mann ; his greatest uneasiness ap- 

 peared to be, the fear of losing his 

 place, in consequence of the offi- 

 cers being sent after him. He was 

 not detained, but was desired to 

 attend before the coroner's inquest, 

 and tell every thing he knew rela- 

 tive to the death of Mrs. Mann. 



Upon a full investigation, it 

 appeared that this woman, going 

 to the theatre with her paramour, 

 was seized there with a violent 

 complaint in her head, which be- 

 came of the apoplectic kind, and 

 occasioned her death. The coro- 

 ner's verdict was, '< Died by the 

 visitation of God," and the man 

 was discharged. 



10. Among the prisoners which 

 arrived at Plymouth from Pampe- 

 luna, there were forty women, in 

 so wretched a state, that they were 

 wholly destitute of the appropriate 

 dress of their sex, and were alto- 

 gether in the most extreme wretch- 

 edness. Two ladies, the wives of 

 gallant officers attached to the 

 navy, with the most humane and 

 neady consideration, immediately 

 set on foot a subscription, and the 

 result has answered so well to the 

 benevolent intentions of the amia- 

 ble movers, that the unhappy suf- 

 ferers have been amply secured 

 from the inclemency of the sea- 

 son, and put in a condition of com- 

 parative comfort. 



The Hilsborough packet, on the 

 passage from Portpatrick to Dona- 

 ghadee, was literally covered, in 

 the rigging and deck, by a flock of 

 larks : they had taken their de- 

 parture from some place at or near 



Portpatrick, and, in order to have 

 a rest by the way, swarmed about 

 the packet. So soon as they got 

 near shore, they madea rapid flight 

 for the land. 



Not less than seven boys were 

 drowned in the Trent, by the break- 

 ing of the ice, on which they had 

 imprudently ventured before it was 

 sufficiently strong. The accident 

 happened about two hundred yards 

 above Wilford-boat, in the imme- 

 diate neighbourhood of Notting- 

 ham. 



11. On the morning of the 4th, 

 fifty boats, manned with six men 

 each, proceeded from Kilkeel to 

 sea to fish ; the sea being calm, 

 the wind light and variable, a lit- 

 tle snow on the ground, and slight 

 snow showers. About 11 o'clock 

 the day brightened, and shortly af- 

 ter the sun had a muddy appear- 

 ance through a heavy cloud ; at the 

 same time an unusual swell, ac- 

 companied with wind, set in from 

 the south, so strong, that the inha- 

 bitants on shore were struck with 

 horror for the approaching fate of 

 the men at sea. About twelve 

 o'clock the boats made every exer- 

 tioQ to gain the shore at Analong. 

 When about half way, a dreadful 

 storm, accompanied with a heavy 

 snow shower, overtook them. On 

 their arrival off the harbour, sig- 

 nals were made to prevent them 

 coming in there. Two only suc- 

 ceeded in landing out of six who 

 made the attempt; the rest met a 

 watery grave. 



The remainder of the boats pro- 

 ceeded along the shore, and were 

 driven in at sundry places, some 

 filled at sea, some were upset, and 

 others dashed to pieces on the 

 shore. Mourne has suffered a loss 

 of twenty-seven of its inhabitants, 

 many of whom have left large and 



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