12 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1812. 



be given without manifest danger 

 to the person who might give it, 

 the signal-gun is fired by the com- 

 mander for immediate dispersion. 

 From only three frames being 

 broken in this town, and its imme- 

 diate vicinity, during the early part 

 of last week, some people flattered 

 themselves that the mischief was 

 subsiding ; this opinion, however, 

 has proved fatally incorrect, for 

 nine frames were broken on Friday 

 evening at Basford, two miles 

 hence; and this morning, about 

 six o'clock, two lace-frames were 

 broken in one of the most popu- 

 lous neighbourhoods in this town. 

 When the depredators had. done 

 the mischief, they discharged four 

 pieces, in open defiance of the 

 civil authorities, and quietly dis- 

 persed. 



On the 5th inst. early in the 

 morning, as a boy was passing on 

 the edge of the river at Waterford, 

 in Ireland, he found a dead female 

 body in the mud. He communi- 

 cated the circumstance to the in- 

 habitants of a house near the place. 

 They returned with him, and 

 found a female corpse, mangled in 

 such a manner as would be horri- 

 ble to describe. On inquiry the 

 strongest proofs appeared that the 

 ill-fated being had been murdered 

 at the termination of the wall lead- 

 ing to the city ; that the author of 

 her death had thrown the body 

 over the wall ; that he then drag- 

 ged it as far into the river as seem- 

 ed to be consistent with his own 

 «afety, and there left it, in the 

 nope of its being carried away 

 with the stream. Fresh blood in 

 considerable quantities was visible 

 ■on the wall, on the adjoining gate, 

 and in some places between them 

 and the river ; whilst the marks of 



footsteps, and the impression of the 

 body were discernible through the 

 whole space from the road to the 

 spot where it was abandoned. A 

 stone of several pounds weight, 

 and nearly covered with blood, 

 was found beside the body, with 

 which it was evident some of the 

 wounds on the head had been in- 

 flicted. There were other wounds 

 on the head that bore the appear- 

 ance of having been given by a 

 sharp instrument. The dress in- 

 dicated the wearer to have been in 

 a humble station, but it did not 

 resemble that of the peasantry in 

 that part of Ireland. 



6. The aggregate meeting of the 

 county and city of Cork was held 

 in that city. It was fully attended 

 by Protestants as well as Catholics. 

 After a long discussion, it was re- 

 solved unanimously, that a petition 

 should be presented to both Houses 

 of Parliament, at the time when a 

 committee, to be appointed for 

 that purpose, shall think most con- 

 ducive to its success. It was also 

 agreed to address the Prince Re- 

 gent, at such time as the commit- 

 tee shall think proper. 



10. Wednesday morning, about 

 two o'clock, the house of Mr. 

 Cumming, at Christleton, near 

 Chester,was attempted to be broken 

 into by two men and a woman, 

 but were providentially prevented 

 by the courage of an old lady, who 

 snatched up a sabre, and immedi- 

 ately attacked the villain who was 

 entering the window, by cutting 

 his hand in such a determined 

 manner, as to cause him to let go 

 his hold, and fall to the ground, 

 leaving several marks of blood be- 

 hind him. It is supposed the 

 wounds may lead to a discovery of 

 tliese olienders. They were seen 



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