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leaders, and in a very short time 

 dispersed upwards of '200U, com- 

 mitting; the former to prison. — 

 CBath Journal.) 



The following article appeai'ed 

 in the New York paj)ers : — 



8. Catskill. — During the last 

 week, the Catskill jNIowntains, 

 and the intervening woods, have 

 been constantly on tire. It is 

 said it extended as far sr>uth as 

 Ulster and Sullivan counties, de- 

 stroying in its course propeity to 

 a very large amount. In many 

 instances tlie inhabitants of neigh- 

 bouring settlements have been 

 compelled to sally out to save 

 their dwellings fiom destruction. 

 The smoke and cinders from the 

 fire, together with a thick and 

 hazy atiuosphere, for a great part 

 of the time obscured the sun. A 

 friendly rain on Sunday stopped 

 the progress of the fire, and re- 

 stored the wonted clearness of 

 the atmosphere. 



Another fire broke out in the 

 back partof JIassachusetts on the 

 24th of April, which, aided by 

 the wind and drought, destroyed 

 more than 1,000 acres of wood, 

 and materially damaged a number 

 of the adjacent farms. 



9. Flri's in Suffolk. — About ten 

 o'clock on A^'cdnesday night, 

 some sheds, in which eight bul- 

 locks were fattening, on the pre- 

 mises of Mr. Gi'ay, of Iladleigh, 

 were discovered to be in flames, 

 and, from the rapid progress 

 they assiumed, soon became a heap 

 of rubbish. Fortunately the bul- 

 locks were preserved ; and by 

 great exertion a barn (o which 

 the fire conmuuiicated did not re- 

 ceive much injury ; but an out- 

 house belonging to Mr. Ling, 

 gardener, in which wcie a num- 



ber of fowls, &c. was totally de- 

 stroyed. There is every reason for 

 suspecting this was not the effect 

 of accident. Aboutonein the morn- 

 ing of Wednesday, a barn, &c. 

 I)elonging to Mr. Glandfield, of 

 Martk'sham-hall, near Wood- 

 bridge, Wiis set on lire. Joseph 

 Bugg has be3n taken up on suspi- 

 cion, examined, and committed. 

 (Colchester, Mai/ 4.) 



On Monday last, Benjamin 

 Buxton and James Button were 

 committed to Buiy gaol, for 

 riotously assembling with other 

 persons at Rattlesden, and de- 

 stroying a niacliine, the property 

 of iMr. Morgan. 



Yesterday se'night a small cot- 

 tage at Groton, in this county, 

 caught fire, and was entirely con- 

 sumed. Same day a haulm-stack, 

 on the ))remises of Mr. Harrison, 

 of Timworth, was destroyed by 

 fire. On Friday night, a barn at 

 Drinkston, the property of Joshua 

 Grigby, Esq. was wilfully set on 

 fire, and consruned. On Satiu-- 

 duy night, a laigc barn, belong- 

 ing to Mr. RoUinson, of Stan- 

 ningfield, was destroyed by fire. 

 Same night a fire was discovered 

 on the premises of Mr. John 

 Pryke, of Wickham-brook, when 

 a barn and other out-buildings, 

 with a stack of wheat, and one of 

 beans, fell a prey to the devour- 

 ing element. Two large malting- 

 offices were lately discovered on 

 fire at Haverhill, which v.as ex- 

 tinguished by the inhabitants. 

 On Wednesday n)orning, a fire 

 broke out at the office of Mr. 

 Royal, in St. Michael's Coslany, 

 Norwich, which was got under, 

 after binning one hag of cotton. 

 (Buri/ Post, May J.) 



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