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which the Court of King's Bench 

 had decided to be necessary. 



We insert this article as exem- 

 plifying that ambiguity in the To- 

 leration act whicli produced the 

 bill for its amendment, passed with 

 general concurrence in the present 

 session. 



The Manilla frigate, captain 

 Joyce, was unfortunately wrecked 

 on the Haak sand, off the Texel, 

 on the 20th January. She remain- 

 ed on the sand-bank for two days, 

 during which time the Dutch fish- 

 ing and pilot-boats, under the di- 

 rection of admiral de Winter, 

 made considerable exertions to save 

 the crew ; of whom, about 180 

 were preserved, including the cap- 

 tain. The frigate was completely 

 water-logged, and could not be 

 brought off. She had been sent to 

 the Texel to ascertain the fate of 

 the Hero and Grasshopper. 



30. A man named John Bunton, 

 was lately committed to the city 

 gaol, at Norwich, for burglariously 

 entering the premises of Messrs. 

 Aggs, in the night, and stealing 

 some twist cotton. Tiie conductor 

 of the manufactory has a daughter 

 who superintends the department 

 performed by women, and sleeps 

 in a room adjoining. She was 

 awakened by a noise, when, slip- 

 ping on a great-coat that lay in 

 her room, she ran to her father's 

 chamber, who not being dressed 

 with sufficient speed, she snatched 

 up a large hammer, and went alone 

 in the dark into the manufactory, 

 where she perceived Bunton taking 

 the twist cotton from a loom. She 

 instantly struck him on the back of 

 the head with the hammer, and on 

 his turning about repeated the blow 

 upon his forehead with such effect, 

 as to bring him to the ground co- 



vered with blood. Apprehending 

 Jie might have accomplices, slie 

 shrieked, which brought her father 

 to her assistance, and they secured 

 tlie robber. 



31. Some uneasiness was last 

 week excited at Glasgow, originat- 

 ing in the distresses which have for 

 a considerable time been experi- 

 enced by the operative weavers in 

 that city and neighbourhood. 



For about a year past llie wea- 

 vers have been without full em- 

 ployment ; and those who have 

 been able to procure work have had 

 their wages so much reduced, that 

 few of them have been able to earn 

 more than seven shillings per week, 

 though many of them have large 

 families. 



About ten days ago, delegates 

 from these men waited upon the 

 magistrates of Glasgow, to repre- 

 sent to them their distressed state, 

 and to solicit their attention to the 

 misery of their families. What 

 was the result of this application 

 we have not learnt ; but in a day 

 or two after circular notices were 

 sent to all the operative weavers 

 for many miles round Glasgow, 

 inviting them to assemble at the 

 public Green, as on Thursday last. 

 The magistrates, alarmed for the 

 possible consequences, invited the 

 delegates to a conference ; repre- 

 sented to them the dangers that 

 might-be apprehended from so large 

 an assemblage, and induced them 

 to circulate new notices, prohibit- 

 ing the proposed meeting. 



The magistrates, we understand, 

 have paid particular attention to 

 the representations of these men ; 

 and we have no doubt, from the 

 decorum which has been exhibited, 

 that public order will be main- 

 tained. 



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