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402 for the purchase of books and 

 other necessary articles. Another 

 person of the name of Raniaroff, 

 of the 12th class, has contributed 

 for the support of a school for five 

 years 2,825 rubles, and for tlie 

 purchase of literary aids 533. 

 Another head of a village advanced 

 for the building of a school 1,000 

 rubles, and for its maintenance 

 for si.v years 2,200. Another of 

 the name of Ehamakoff, together 

 with his assistant, Ehaltanoff, 

 have contributed a house for a 

 school worth 3,000 rubles, for 

 supporting it five years 550, and 

 for the purchase of literary aids 

 492. 



29. Berlin. — That fine building, 

 the Royal National Theatre, in 

 this city, is destroyed. This fore- 

 noon, between twelve and one, a 

 fire suddenly broke out in the 

 rigiit wing, which spread so ra- 

 pidly, that in half an hour the 

 whole building was in flames. A 

 violent wind blowing towards the 

 buildings of the Royal Commer 

 cial Establishment, excited great 

 alarm for that also, for a large 

 firebrand was cariied to a part of 

 it, and had nearly set fire to two 

 of the houses. 



The keei)er of the theatre has 

 saved but a few of his effects. It 

 was not i)ossible to think of saving 

 the wardrobe, the decorations, the 

 library, or the music, because in the 

 wing where the fire broke out there 

 were tenhogsheads of clarified oil, 

 which it was also impossible to 

 bring away, and wliichkeptup for 

 many hours a tremendous flame. 

 We have to thank the activity of the 

 firemen and of the police, that the 

 tA\o clmrchcs, between which the 

 theatre stood, as well as the 

 neighbouring houses, did not alto 



become the prey of the flames. 

 Burning coals, carried by the wind, 

 were found in several distant 

 streets. The damage is estimated 

 at above a million and a half (of 

 erowns probably.) When the post 

 set off the lower story was still 

 burning, but the greatest danger 

 was over. 



29. The persons imprisoned in 

 Edinburgh Castle on the charge 

 of treason were set at liberty on 

 Monday se'nnight, after receiving 

 7s. each to carry them home. The 

 following are the names: — Hugh 

 Dickson, Peter Gibson, John 

 M'Laughlin, John Campbell, 

 James Finlayson, Wm. Edgar, 

 John Keith, Hugh Cochrane, 

 Andrew Sinclair, and James Hood. 

 And subsequently the following 

 were discharged from the Glasgow 

 gaol : — David Dryburgh, John 

 Johnston, David Smith, John 

 Buchanan, Peter Cameron, Wm. 

 Robertson, and Aw. Somerville. 



30. Lord Amherst and his suite 

 arrived from China at Spithead, 

 in an extra ship, taken up for the 

 occasion. He was saluted with 

 thirteen guns from the admirals 

 ship in Portsmouth harbour. 



31. Confession of Daniel Mann. 

 — The case of Daniel Munn, who 

 was convicted of murder at the 

 Hertford Assizes, was one of the 

 most atrocious that ever occurred 

 in the criminal annals of tliis 

 country. He was convicted of 

 the murder of John Payne, on his 

 return from Hempstead market, 

 where he was in the habit of sell- 

 ing corn for the farmers, and re- 

 ceiving their money, which he 

 frequently took home with him. 

 The prisoner was intimately ac- 

 quainted with him, and conse- 

 quently knew his habits a? well as 



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