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o'clock four of the culprits were 

 fixed in the pillory, erected for, 

 and accommodated to theoccasion, 

 with two additional wings, one 

 being allotted for each criminal. 

 Immediately a new torrent of po- 

 puiarvengeance poured upon them 

 from all sides : blood, garbage, and 

 ordure from the slaughter-houses, 

 diversified with dead cats, turnips, 

 potatoes, addled eggs, and other 

 missiles, to the last moment. 



Two wings of the pillory were 

 then taken off to place Cooke and 

 Amos in, the two remaining ones ; 

 who, although they came in only 

 for the second course, had no rea- 

 son to complain of short allowance. 

 The vengeance of the crowd pur- 

 sued them back to Newgate, and 

 the caravan was filled with mud 

 and ordure. 



No interference from the sheriffs 

 and police officers could restrain 

 the popular rage ; but notwith- 

 standingthe immensity of the mul- 

 titude, no accident of any note 

 occurred. 



OCTOBER. 



3. The Coft're-dam at the Lime- 

 house entrance of the West India 

 docks, erected for the purpose of 

 keeping out the water, while the 

 building of the wing-wall of the 

 lock was going on, gave way. At 

 nearly higii water in the afternoon, 

 the workmen employed in exca- 

 vating the earth for the founda- 

 tion, having observed the water to 

 burst underneath the piles, were 

 ordered to remove immediately 

 from the dam. The confidence 

 however reposed in its security, 

 from the immense strength of the 

 braces, &c. was such, that hopes 

 were entertained that it would not 



entirely give way. But in a few 

 minutes, the piles (which were 

 upwards of thirty feet long) were 

 forced perpendicularly into the 

 air, the water of course filled the 

 dam, and the eftects were imme- 

 diately felt in the bason, though 

 not to the extent that might have 

 been expected. Fortunately no 

 lives were lost. 



The situation of the dam was so 

 much exposed that not less than 

 from thirty to forty vessels passed 

 every tide. Many of these, in pass- 

 ing (notwithstanding every exer- 

 tion on the part of the dock master) 

 came with a severe crash against 

 the dam, and from this circum- 

 stance, and the pressure of about 

 fifteen hundred thousand tons of 

 water, the blowing up of the whole 

 was not to be wondered at. 



The monumenterectedin Guild- 

 hall to the memory of lord Nelson, 

 consists of three figures — Britan- 

 nia weeping over the bust of Nel- 

 son — the City recording his bril- 

 liant victories — and Neptune 

 leaning on a Dolphin. The base 

 contains, in basso relievo, the battle 

 of ^Trafalgar, with lord Colling- 

 wood's ship in the state it remain- 

 ed in after the action. A seaman 

 is placed at full length on each 

 side the base, holding the imple- 

 ments of war and navigation. 



4'. Gd/tuaj/.— -Monday night last, 

 thegreatest take of herrings remem- 

 bered here for many years, took 

 place at our roads ; such was the 

 quantity taken, that at 205. per 

 thousand, it was computed that 

 the fishermen would have received 

 no less than 3,000/. for the night's 

 fishing ; notwithstanding which, 

 they seem to have no inclination 

 to take advantage of what Provi- 

 dence puts in their power, for yes- 

 terday evening they entered into 



