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death. Every article of lead, such 

 as pumps, water-spouts, &c. which 

 can be readily conveyed away, is 

 constantly disappearing. The glar- 

 ing violation of the laws of society 

 and of private property, evinced in 

 these nocturnal visits, though an 

 evil of great magnitude, is, as it 

 were, lost in the contemplation of 

 the more atrocious purposes for 

 which those instruments of death 

 are collected. 



On Thursday night last, the 

 same system of depredation was 

 pursued at Osset, about a mile 

 from Horbury. At half past twelve 

 a party of men, consisting of about 

 twelve persons, surrounded the 

 house of Mr. Butterfield, and de- 

 manded his fire-arms, threatening 

 him with instant death if he hesi- 

 tated ; at two other houses they 

 fired two musket balls through the 

 door. This lawless banditti then 

 went down the common, where 

 they entered every house likely to 

 contain arras, and insisted upon 

 their being delivered up, threaten- 

 ing to shoot the owners if the least 

 delay was manifested. These de- 

 predators were armed with mus- 

 kets and pistols. They obtained 

 on this occasion about six stand of 

 arms. 



13. In the Court of Chancery, 

 in the case of George Ross, a 

 bankrupt, the lord chancellor held, 

 that a person attending on the 

 commissioners under his commis- 

 sion, though not summoned to 

 attend, and though his presence 

 was not required by them, was 

 protected from arrjst by any of his 

 creditors. His lordship accordingly 

 ordered that the bankrupt should 

 be discharged ; and that all the 

 costs, charges, and expenses in- 

 curred by him since his arrest, 



should be paid by his creditors, at 

 whose suit he was arrested. 



15. A'aples. — Vesuvius, which 

 had been quiet for several years, 

 has suddenly broken out. At nine 

 o'clock, on the morning of the 

 12th, loud reports proceeded from 

 the bosom of the mountain, which 

 was followed by an eruption of 

 cinders and smoke. After this the 

 mountain remained quiet for an 

 liour. At eleven o'clock two fresh 

 reports were heard, when the cra- 

 ter vomited forth fire and smoke, 

 which completely covered the ho- 

 rizon. On the 13th and 14th the 

 mountain was calm, but at the in- 

 stant we are writing, the volcano is 

 again in action, and its crater is 

 covered^with'an immense column of 

 smoke. 



15. Chester. — This day Joseph 

 Thompson, and John Temples, 

 found guilty at the special com- 

 mission held for this county, on 

 the 25th ult. for the trial of the 

 rioters were executed, pursuant to 

 their sentences, at the new drop, 

 behind the city gaol. 



About half past twelve o'clock 

 they left the castle ; when the so- 

 lemn procession, escorted by a 

 party of the Oxford Blues, and ac- 

 companied by the proper officers, 

 proceeded through the city to the 

 new gaol, followed by an immense 

 crowd of people. On the arrival 

 of the convicts at the latter place, 

 they were conducted to the chapel, 

 where they very devoutly joined 

 the clergyman in prayer. At one 

 o'clock they ascended the drop, 

 and soon alter were launched into 

 eternity. 



Manchester. — About twelve 

 o'clock en Saturday the awful sen- 

 tence of the law was put in execu- 

 tion upon the eight persons con- 

 demned 



