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spondinsT with those of Oxford 

 and Cambridge. 



11. At night a fire broke out at 

 the house of Mr. Tewson, dealer in 

 marine stores, in Narrow-street, 

 Limehouse, which for four hours 

 raged with great fury. The fire 

 caught the op(josite side of the 

 way, and both sides enveloped in 

 flames, continued burning at the 

 same time. It being low water, 

 more than two hours elapsed after 

 the arrival of the engines, before 

 one of them could play. In the 

 whole, sixteen houses, besides se- 

 veral wharehouses, were burnt 

 down, among which were the 

 Crown and Rodney's Head public 

 houses. The flames were not com- 

 pletely got under till nine in the 

 morning; and great apprehensions 

 were entertained that they would 

 communicate to a sugar-baker's in 

 Narrow-street. Fortunately no 

 lives were lost. The fire is suppos- 

 ed to have been occasioned by an 

 apprentice of 3Ir. Tewson's going 

 into the rope-loft with a lighted 

 candle. 



12. An inquest was held at the 

 Garrick's Head, Bow-street, ou 

 the body of Mr. Andrew Signey, 

 who died in the passage to the pit 

 of Covent Garden theatre, on the 

 preceding evening. Mr. Dakin ac- 

 companied the deceased, on Wed- 

 nesday evening, to the theatre. 

 The deceased had been afflicted 

 with an asthmatic complaint some 

 years, and was pressed much by 

 the crowd in passing to the pit. 

 Witness and deceased were separat- 

 ed in the crowd, and as soon as 

 witness saw him after their separa- 

 tion, he was lying on his side appa- 

 rently lifeless. Witness raised him, 

 put him into a chair, and procured 

 medical aid, but it was ineffectual. 

 His temples were lanced, but life 



was gone. A surgeon deposed 

 that deceased died in consequence 

 of a spasmodic afl^ection, increased 

 by the pressure of the crowd. Ver- 

 dict — Died by the Visitation of 

 God. 



Extract of a Letter from Rome, 

 dated Nov. 16:— "The 14th of 

 this month will be a memorable 

 day with the society of Jesuits. 

 The reception of novices then com- 

 menced, when forty were admit- 

 ted. Among these was the eldest 

 son of Marquis Patriza, a new se- 

 nator of Rome ; the son of Marquis 

 Azelio, minister extraordinary for 

 Sardinia in this city; and twenty 

 priests, the most of whom are pub- 

 lic professors at the university. 



29. A violent outrage and rob- 

 bery was committed at the house 

 of Gabriel Fisher, Cherry 3Iount, 

 in the county of Waterford, within 

 four miles ot'Youghal,on the even- 

 ing of the 29th of November, about 

 six o'clock. As Dennis Fisher, son 

 of the above-mentioned, was re- 

 turning into his father's house by 

 the back door, he was seized by 

 three men, each armed with two 

 pistols slung in a belt, and a short 

 gun : they, with two more armed 

 in like manner, who now join- 

 ed the former men, immediately 

 wrested a gun from Fisher, which 

 he was then taking into his father's 

 house, and into which they forced 

 themselves with him ; when in the 

 kitchen they asked Fisher where 

 was his father? who replied, he 

 was in the parlour with his family ; 

 on which they rushed into the par- 

 lour, where Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, 

 with two young ladies, their daugh- 

 ters, and two of their grand-chil- 

 dren, were. These miscreants, on 

 entering the parlour, asked the 

 elder Fisher for his arms ; he re- 

 plied he had none ; one of the vil- 



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