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the attention of the citizens to the robbers then went up stairs, their suffering fellow-creatures, pic leaving one below as a guard, and ning and lameuting bencath the took what silver spoons and other ruins of their habitations, but articles they could find, and about shortly before the seats of hilarity 201. in cash ; they then came down, and of social intercourse.

and made the family subinit to have 25. The inhabitants of Hanley and their hands and legs tied, which was its environs have presented Tho- done, and they remained in that mas Chapman, only 13 years of state till ten o'clock, when, by age, son of Mr. Chapman, statio- repeated exertion, the old lady got ner, of Hanley, Leicestershire, her hands clear, and relieved her with a pair of silver cups, value husband and son : this was the third 15 guineas, and a waich, with gold time the house had been robbed seals, &c. value 91. 58. as a reward within the last two years, and once for his intrepidity in saving Wm. of upwards of 401. Russel, a child of eight or nine A number of women have attend. years of age, from being drowned, ed within these few days at earl on the 10th of May, 1806. He Spencer's office to request permishad all his clothes on, and leaped sion to accompany their husbands from a height of seven feet from who are convicts, to Botany-Bay. the water, which was from 12 to The noble earl has granted permis. 16 feet deep, and close to the sion to a number of them to go. 'side of that part of the stream Extraordinary Murder.-George called the Mill-tail. The child, Allen, of Upper Mayfield, Staffordwho had also his clothes on, had shire, for some time past had been sunk twice, but was saved by the subject to epileptic fits, but on Sun. intrepid youth's taking hold of day se’nnight he was considerably him as he was sinking a third better, and on Monday appeared time, and swimming out with him. quite well. At eight o'clock in

One evening last week, a man the evening of that day, he retired entered the house of Mr. Bates, to rest; and when his wife followof Ulcomb, Kent, with something ed him in the course of an hour, black hanging over his face, and she found him sitting upright in a pistol in each hand, and pre. bed, smoking a pipe, which was his sented one at Mr. Bates, who is usual custom. In another bed, in near 80, and the other at his son, the same room, lay three of his in. as they were sitting one on each fant children asleep, the eldest a side the fire; in a minute after, boy about ten years old, the second two more came in; they, with a girl about six, and another boy seeming civility, told the old gen- about three. The wife having got tleman they wanted money, and into bed, with an infant at her would have some; he said, he would breast, Allen asked her what other not be robbed, his life was of no man she had had in the house with her; consequence, and seized the arm to which she replied, “ that no man that presented the pistol at him; had been there but himself." He the son and his wife begged him to insisted to the contrary, and his desist, and said his life was more wife continued to assert her inno. valuable than his money; two of cence. He then jumped out of

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neighbourhood, the fury of which “ On the morning of the 10th was beyond anything of the kind instant, about two o'clock, when

before remembered; the the moon had just risen, the Europiazza and corner of the theatre pean barracks at Vellore were were swept away; houses unroofed, surrounded, and at every window and the showers of bricks and slates and divor, a heavy fire from muskethat were flying in all directions, try, and a six-pounder, were pourmade it extremely dangerous for ed in on the poor defenceless solthe inhabitants to approach the diers. At that instant, the Eurostreets; a stack of chimneys was pean sentries, and the soldiers at blown down at the Royal Oak Ion, the main guard, and the sick in the in Guinea-street, which broke hospital, were put to death; and through the roof into the upper the Sepoys then proceeded to the story, where a woman was at work; officers' houses, and put to death all and with the accumulated weight of whom they could find. Colonel the roof and bricks, falling with M:Kerras, who commanded one of such velocity, the flooring gave way, the battalions, was shot while haand the woman was precipitated, ranguinig his men on the parade with the rubbish, through the ground. Colonel Fancourt, the second foor, but was dug from the commandant of the fort, was shot ruins without any material injury. upon proceeding towards the main A man.named Humphreys, a musi- guard; and all were butchered cian in the band belonging to the where ever they could be found. Montgomery militia, who Lieutenant Eley, of the 69th, with seated in an apartment on the his little son in his arms, were both ground floor, was crushed to death. barbarously bayoncted, in the pre.

31. An inquisition was taken at sence of his wife! This scene of Shepperton, before G. Hodgson, carnage continued until about se. esq. coroner for Middlesex, on the ven o'clock in the morning, when body of Fietcher Read, esq. the pa- two officers and a surgeon, whose tron of boxers, who was found dead in quarters were near to the European his bed on Thursday morning. Ver- barracks, contrived to get in, and dict-Died by the visitation of God. then took the command of the re.

Particulars of the dreadful cata- mains of the four companies. strophe at Vellore, in India, from an “ They made a sally from the officer in the company's service, barracks, got possession of the six

. 666 Madras, July 28, 1806. Per- pounder, and fought their way to haps, ere you receive this letter, the the gateway, which a serjeant account of the melancholy cata. Brody, with his European guard, strophe which has occurred at Vellore had most gallantly defended against

, will have reached you. I will, all the insurgents. At the instant, however, give you a short sketch of about half after seven o'clock in it. The troops which, at this time, the morning, they reached the gate, garrisoned Vellore, were six com- Colonel Gillespie, with about a panies of the 1st battalion 1st regi- troop of the 19th dragoons, had ment, No. 1, and 2d battalion of reached the gate from Arcot, ha. the 23d regiment, and four complete ving left that place about six companies of his majesty's 69th o'clock. He was hauled up by a regiment.

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parish with the deceased, were sus pected, in consequence of the unfortunate man (who was constable). having discovered the retreat of 3,241,969 19.6 their father, after he had effected his escape from justice, on a charge of sheep-stealing. They are both 524,246 19 6 lodged in Brecon jail, under the charge of wilful murder.

2. As John Pickles, farrier in 45,000 0 0 the 11th dragoons, near Ipswich, was shooting wild-fowl by the side of the river, some birds having fallen

ted kingdoms, £.3,721,216 4 3 therein, he waded after them; when,