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(60 feet dfeep) of the poor-bouse 

 was open, and the rope of it 

 moving: on looking down the 

 well, he was observed nearly at 

 the bottom, there being but 

 little water in it. He was drawn 

 up out of tlie well, and given into 

 the custody of Salmon, whom 

 the gentlemen there engaged to 

 convey the culprit to Bury prison, 

 not considering him safe in any 

 other person's custody. The 

 gentlemen were so much satisfied 

 with Salmon's conduct and exer- 

 tions, that they are about to 

 reward him liberally. 



The first fire broke out on 

 Sunday afternoon, June 28, be- 

 tween the hours of one and two, 

 in a barn belonging to Mr. G. 

 Brooks, a farmer, and raged with 

 great fury for a considerable 

 time, laying waste several cot- 

 tages, barns, stables, and other 

 outbuildings, and burnt out no 

 less than seven families, who 

 had time to save but very little 

 property. The second fire in 

 the same village broke out on 

 the Tuesday evening following 

 the 30th of June, between the 

 hours of seven and eight ; it was 

 discovered when it was breakins; 

 out m some stables belonging to 

 Mr. Martin, which consumed 

 several other buildings, and, 

 besides a large quantity of wool, 

 other propert)/ to a considerable 

 amount. The flames also com- 

 municated to the Parsonage- 

 fiouse, and destroyed the whole 

 of that building, together with 

 the whole of the stables, coach- 

 house, and other out-buildings, 

 to a considerable amount. A 

 third fire broke out at Exning, 

 on Friday evening, the 17th of 



July, which was discovered at 

 the house of Mr. Charles Webb, 

 a butcher, but happilj^, an early 

 alarm being given, the fire was 

 soon extinguished; but the incen- 

 diaries were so determined in 

 their diabolical purpose, that 

 they actually attempted to set 

 fire again to the same premises 

 on the following night, in tM'o 

 different parts at the same time. 



19. Mentz. — Since Prussia has 

 acquired sevjeral fine provinces 

 on the two banks of the Rhine, 

 the Government has been occu- 

 pied with the execution of a 

 general plan of defence for these 

 territories. The old places have 

 been repaired, great works have 

 been continued, and on different 

 points new strong places have 

 been constructed. The Court 

 of Berlin extends also its plans 

 of defence to all the Western 

 Provinces. 



A fortress of the first class has 

 been constructed at Minden, on 

 the Weser, which will cover 

 Lower Saxony, and command 

 Westphalia. Several other forti- 

 fications are erecting in West- 

 phalia, and towards the frontiers 

 of Holland. 



On the side of France, the 

 works of Saarlouis have been 

 repaired and strengthened. At 

 Luxemburg works are continu- 

 ally carrying on, in order to 

 make it one of the first fortresses 

 in Europe. 



Juliers, the works of which are 

 verj' considerable, is to be a grand 

 place d'armes. 



On the banks of the Rhine three 

 large fortresses are to be con- 

 structed between Holland and 

 Bingen, forming a line with 



Mayeuce, 



