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in charge of them could possibly 
prevent it: he had a paper or 
letter in his hand, and his ob- 
ject appeared to be to have put it 
én the top of the flag, if he could 
have succeeded. He appeared an 
_ entire stranger to the place, as he 
attempted to leave it by the en- 
gine court, which is not a tho- 
roughfare. The sentinel having 
stopped him so instantaneously, 
it did not appear whether his ob- 
ject was to steal the flag, or to 
say he had struck the English 
colours. F 
8.—A most daring and barba- 
rous murder was committed at 
Dagnall, in Buckinghamshire, on 
the body of Mrs. Mary Hall, who 
was found murdered in her house, 
about twelve o’clock on the above 
day. There is every reason to 
believe that the horrid deed was 
perpetrated between the time of 
the body being found and nine 
o'clock of the same morning, as 
she was seen for the last time by 
her neighbours about that time. 
The wounds appear to have been 
inflicted by a bill-hook, as one 
was found close to the body in a 
very bloody state. A chest was 
found broken open, and cash and 
notes to the amount of about 3507. 
stolen, and a variety of other ar- 
ticles of property was discovered 
to have been carried off. On the 
discovery of the murder and rob- 
bery, a general alarm took place 
in the neighbourhood, which 
spread through that part of the 
country, and a number of persons 
went in pursuit of the perpe- 
trators ; and two suspicious cha- 
racters were in consequence ap- 
prehended, and were taken before 
the Sitting Magistrates at Great 
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Berkhampstead, and underwent 
an examination. 
9.— Particulars of the Duel be- 
tween Colonels Quentin and Pal- 
mer.—Colonel Palmer had been 
at Bourdeaux, and on his return 
to Paris on Thursday last, found 
that Mr. Lawrell (Colonel Quen- 
tin’s brother-in-law) had left a 
card repeatedly at his hotel dur- 
ing his absence, in consequence 
of which he immediately signified 
his arrival to that gentleman. 
Mr. Lawrell soon after waited 
upon him with a challenge from 
Colonel Quentin. The parties 
met, Colonel Quentin accom- 
panied by his relative, and Co- 
lonel Palmer by Mr. T. Thomp- 
son, the member for Midhurst. 
The distance measured was twelve 
paces, and the challenger, think- 
ing himseif aggrieved, having 
given his fire, Colonel Palmer 
shewed that he was influenced by 
no personal motive, by instantly 
discharging his pistol in the air. 
Mr. Lawrell and Colonel Quen- 
tin having thereupon, in answer 
to an inquiry from Mr. Thompson, 
declared themselves perfectly sa- 
tisfied, the affair terminated, and 
the parties returned to Paris. 
The Duke de Guiche and two 
French surgeons were upon the 
ground. 
10.— At the late Methodist con- 
ference at Bristol, it was stated, 
that the number of the Methodists, 
in England alone, had increased 
more than 12,000 in the last year, 
in Wesleyan Methodists only. 
i3.—In many counties of Eng- 
land, the farmers are giving up 
their leases in great numbers. A 
farm belonging to Bethlem Hos-~ 
pital, which let a few years since 
