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ANNUAL REGISTER, I816. 



are adopted to ensure regular ven- 

 tilation. Tlie looms all look to- 

 wards the centre of a circle (which 

 is divided by brick walls into 

 court-yards for exercise), where 

 the principal task-master resides, 

 and commands a complete view 

 of all that is doing. A chapel is 

 also erecting, which, when the 

 whole is completed, will form the 

 centre of the building. Women 

 are to act as turnkeys to the fe- 

 male prisoricrs, and all coumiu- 

 nication with the male convicts 

 will be entirely prevented. 



Wexford (Ireland) . — A very for- 

 midable banditti have made their 

 appearance in tlie county of Wex- 

 ford. They entered and robbed 

 two farm-houses in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Enniscorthy, and dis- 

 played that regular preparation 

 and determined resolution which 

 seemed to mark consideiable ex- 

 perience in their lawless profes- 

 sion. They were, Ave understand, 

 nineteen in number; their leader 

 armed with a case of pistols and 

 a blunderbuss, and wholly undis- 

 guised ; and his adherents pro- 

 vided with belts, and with arms 

 in good condition. The alarm 

 was speedily given, and several 

 gentlemen, supported by military 

 parties, set out with the laudable 

 determination of seizing or put- 

 ting to death these enemies of the 

 common safety. They had taken 

 refuge in the wood of Killogh- 

 ram, and however difficult and 

 perilous the search was, their 

 pursuers were resolved to dis- 

 charge their duty at every hazard. 

 Some of theni were at last dis- 

 covered, but they refused to sur- 

 render. A kind of action then 

 took place, and about 30 shots 

 were fired on both sides ; a sol- 



dier of the 35th regiment was 

 wounded, and a blunderbuss aim- 

 ed directly at the officer who com- 

 manded the military missed file. 

 Three of the banditti were taken, 

 and afterwards committed to pri- 

 son in Wexford. Various articles 

 were found upon them, and par- 

 ticularly a seal bearing the im- 

 pression of W. S. The rest of 

 the daring body unfortunately 

 escaped. This, it is generally be- 

 lieved, was Captain Grant's corps, 

 headed by himself ; and the im- 

 pression on the seal may be re- 

 garded as designating the pro- 

 perty of Mr. 8tubber, of the 

 Queen's county, who was robbed 

 some time ago. It is material to 

 remark, that this transaction has 

 nothing to do with tlie domestic 

 peace of the county of Wexford, 

 and that the line of conduct pui'- 

 sued by the magistrates and gen- 

 tlemen of that county will speedily 

 subdue these wandering Arabians, 

 or compel them to change their 

 quarters. 



27. Mansion-House. — T. Con- 

 nelly and T. Dixon were charged 

 on suspicion of having set fire 

 to the premises of Mr. Dunkin, 

 tallow-chandler, in Aldeisgate- 

 street, on Wednesday night, when 

 the whole of the dwelling, furni- 

 ture, &c. were destroyed, together 

 with the upper part of the house 

 of Cockeiton and bon, oilmen, 

 adjoining. These two houses, 

 with another on the north side of 

 Mr. Dunkin's, it may be remem- 

 bered, were also destroyed last 

 year by fire, and had just been 

 rebuilt. 



Mr Dunkin deposed, that on 

 Wednesday night, 26th, about 

 half-past 12 o'clock, two men en- 

 tered his bed-room, and having 



drawn 



