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R. Lyster, Esq. M. P. of Row- 

 ton -castle, Shropshire, who with 

 his family has resided some time 

 on the continent, veiy narrowly 

 escaped assassination lately. In 

 crossing the Simplon, part of the 

 Alps, with his family, on their 

 way to Genoa, the carriage was 

 attacked by a gang of banditti, 

 who plundered them of almost 

 every article, even the seats of 

 the carriage. While the robbers 

 were engaged in their plunder, 

 Mr< Lyster, seeing another car- 

 riage at a distance behind, direct- 

 ed the courier which accompanied 

 him to gallop off and forewarn 

 the party ; but no sooner had the 

 man departed than he was fined 

 at, and wounded by 10 or 12 

 bullets. The Marchioness of 

 Waterford had been plundeied 

 by the same gang just before Mr. 

 Lyster's family arrived at the 

 spot. 



7- Notice has been given offi- 

 cially of an intention to apply to 

 Parliament next Session for the 

 accomplishment of the following 

 projects in tiie neighboiuhood of 

 the metropolis : — A new Tontine 

 Patent Iron Bridge across the 

 Thames, from New Gravel-lane, 

 Ratfliife, to Hanover-street, Ro- 

 therhithe ; the bridge to be of 

 sufficient height for shipping to 

 pass beneath it. A new Fish- 

 market on the bank of the 

 Thames, Billingsgate having be- 

 come insufficient; the new market 

 to be at or near Old Hungerford 

 Market. A new road along the 

 left bank of the Thames, from 

 Westminster Abbey to the end of 

 \'auxhall Bridge. 



8. C)nlers have been issued 

 from the War-Office, that in fu- 

 ture all insane officers and men 



shall undergo a year of proba- 

 tionary medical treatment in their 

 own regimental hospital, instead 

 of being sent, as heretofore, to 

 Bethlem Hospital, on the first ap- 

 pearance of such malady. 



Yarmouth. — A very melancholy 

 accident happened at Gorleston 

 on Tuesday last, by the upsetting 

 of a salvage boat, in coming for 

 the harbour, bv which six out of 

 eight persons were drowned. 

 The boat had gone into the roads 

 for the purpose of looking out 

 for ships : the wind was east, 

 blowing a fresh gale, which oc- 

 casioned a great surf on the bar 

 and beach : they went alongside a 

 brig, Capt. Slipper, who was 

 lying wind-hound in the roads, 

 and who agreed to come on shore 

 with them, and took a boy with 

 him. On their approaching the 

 bar, a man on the pier, consider- 

 ing it dangerous for them to run 

 for the harbour at that time, 

 owing to tlie surf, waved them 

 off: they then got the boat's 

 head to sea, and weie endeavour- 

 ing to get clear of the sui f, when 

 a sea struck them and upset the 

 boat. One man was sa^ed near 

 the north pier by a gentleman 

 A\ ho happened to be near the ^pot, 

 who ran into the sea and caught 

 him ; another was saved by a 

 pilot, who got down the steps 

 ne;u" the pier-end and thiew a 

 rope over him. The following 

 were drowned: — C'aufuin Slipper, 

 and a boy belonging to the \ et^sel, 

 Robert King, Stephen King, 

 Chtarles Legvtt, Jun., aiui Rich- 

 ard Gurwood, jun. pilots, be 

 longing to the boat. 



9. The following narrative nf the 

 recent sufferings of our coimtry- 

 men at Algiers is stated in an 



evening 



