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went oflf to the Braunton side of 

 the water, and made their escape. 

 Too much praise cannot be be- 

 stowed on the North Devon yeo- 

 manry, for tlieir exertions and 

 behaviour in quelling the progress 

 of the mob in its infancy. On 

 Saturday night every thing was 

 perfectly tranquil ; soon after 

 which 40 of the Enniskillen dra- 

 goons arrived, and relieved the 

 yeomaniy, who had been on duty 

 during two nights. 



21. Lady Hester Stanhope, 

 who belongs to one of the first 

 families in England, merits a 

 place among the most celebrated 

 and intrepid travellers of the pre- 

 sent age. This lady, the niece, 

 the friend, and intimate com- 

 panion of the great Pitt, was not 

 less attached to him by conformi- 

 ty of mind than by the ties of 

 blood. She enjoys a pension from 

 her country. Pitt, who, as is 

 known, died without fortune, left 

 to his nieces, poor like himself, 

 a few lines, in which he recom- 

 mended them to the generosity 

 of the people of England. After 

 the death of her uncle. Lady 

 Hester formed the project of 

 travelling in the Levant. She 

 first repaired to Malta, and from 

 thence proceeded to Constanti- 

 nople. Wishing afterwards to 

 make a pilgrimage to Palestine, 

 she sailed for the Holy Land, but 

 had the misfortune to be ship- 

 wrecked off the Isle of Rhodes. 

 Cast on a barrenrock, she seemed 

 to be destined to perish of hunger ; 

 but an English ship which ap- 

 peared on the following day took 

 her on board, and conveyed her 

 to Syria. There she travelled in 

 all directions, accompanied by 

 Mr. Jiruce, who lias just been 



tried for the part he took in the 

 escape of Lavalette. She spent 

 several years wandering among 

 the ruins of Palmyra and Hiero- 

 polis, and exploring the valleys 

 of Mount Lebanon. Living for 

 whole months on rice and water, 

 and accustomed to the frugality 

 of oriental habits, from being 

 feeble and debilitated, she be- 

 came a strong and vigorous Ama- 

 zon. According to letters which 

 she has addressed to her family 

 in England, she is now at the head 

 of three tribes of Bedouin Arabs, 

 who regard her as a being of a 

 superior order. She has directed 

 several children, whom she was 

 fond of, to be brought to her from 

 England ; and she declares, that 

 she will never forsake that land 

 of the sun, to breathe the humid 

 and cloudy atmosphere of Great 

 Britain. — French paper. 



22. Norwich. — A Court of 

 Mayoralty Avas held on Friday 

 morning, when strong measures 

 to preserve the peace were deter- 

 mined on : at sunset a captain's 

 guard of the West Norfolk mili- 

 tia was marched into the hall ; 

 the Norwich yeomanry cavalry, 

 under Captain Hudson, assem- 

 bled at the Swan inn ; a detach- 

 ment of the 1st royal dragoons 

 was under arms at the horse 

 barracks ; and the magistrates, 

 constables, and a number of the 

 respectable inhabitants, at the 

 same time were assembled at the 

 hall. These demonstrations had, 

 to a considerable degree, the de- 

 sired effect : nevertheless, a large 

 mob collected, who showed a bad 

 disposition, by breaking a num- 

 ber of lamps, windows, &c. The 

 magistrates and their assistants, 

 therefore, proceeded in a body to 



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