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demned at the late special assize at 

 Lancaster, viz. James Smith, Tho- 

 mas Kerfoot, John Fletcher, and 

 Abraham Charlson, for burning, 

 &c. Messrs. Wroe and Duncough's 

 weaving-mill at West Houghton ; 

 John Hovvorth, John Lee, and 

 Thomas Hoyle, for breaking into 

 the house of John Holland, in this 

 town, and stealing bread, clicese, 

 &c. ; and Hannah Smith, for high- 

 way robbery, by stealing potatoes 

 at Bank Top, in this town. Their 

 conduct throughout confinement, 

 manifested the greatest indift'er- 

 ence and unconcern, as to the aw- 

 ful state in which they were placed ; 

 and all the pathetic exhortations of 

 the i-everend the chaplain were 

 frequently repeated before signs of 

 repentance appeared. Before be- 

 ing turned oft", however, they be- 

 came penitent, and confessed their 

 offences. 



16. The Sarah and Eliza, P. 

 Macarihy, Master, arrived at Ports- 

 mouth on Tuesday, laden with 

 wine, on account of government. 

 Seven friars and three nuns came 

 passengers in her ; they are of the 

 religious orders of the Franciscans 

 and Dominicans, and were obliged 

 to fly from Valencia at the time 

 that place was besieged by Suchet, 

 they having strentiously exerted 

 themselves during theseigein op- 

 posing the French. The friars 

 wear a dress of coarse brown cloth, 

 with a cowl affixed, with which 

 they occasionally cover their heads. 

 The nuns are dressed in black, 

 with long black veils, which they 

 generally wear thrown over their 

 heads, so as to leave their faces 

 quite unconcealed. 



On the 9lh instant, a marine on 

 board the Fyen prison ship, lying 

 in the river Medway, fell from ii 

 stage into the sea, and was sinking, 



when a French officer, of the name 

 of Guillon Khor, jumped immedi- 

 ately, with his clothes and boots 

 on, from the forecastle, which is 

 about thirty-five feet high, after 

 him, and held him for several mi- 

 nutes at the risk of his own lit"e, 

 the marine holding him fast by the 

 collar, which no doubt would have 

 caused the death of the French of- 

 ficer, if his strength had not sus- 

 tained him till a boat came in time 

 to save them ; the marine was al- 

 most lifeless. 



Abstract of non-resident and re~ 

 sident and incumbents. — It appears 

 by the abstract of a return of the 

 number of non-resident and resi- 

 dent incumbents in England and 

 Wales, presented to the House of 

 Commons, and ordered to be print- 

 ed on the 28th ult. that the num- 

 feer of 

 Incumbents in England and 



Wales, is 10261 



Of which are resident 44'21 



Non-residentfrom ex- 

 emption ^671 



Non-residents by li- 

 cences 2111; 



Non-residents not in- 

 cluded in licences 



or exemptions 1017 



Miscellaneous cases of 



non-residents 38 



Total non-residents 5840 



Which shows that of the 

 whole number of incum- 

 bents, thenumber of non- 

 residents exceeds the 

 number of residents 1419 



17. A competition took place at 

 the sale of the Koxburgh Library, 

 for the Decameron of Boccacio, a 

 single volume in small folio, printed 

 in the year ll'?! : it was knocked 

 down to the marquis of Blandibrd, 

 for 2260/. 1 ! ! 



18. Thecommolionsinthemanu- 



facluring 



