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Jackson's Oxford Journal from Oxford, Oxfordshire, England • 4

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WM itent, Which having oft evening. the etehteen fentenee of Destbt Francis 4 and Js. CW, fori steyding a -blick Horse and a bay mare, the property of 8' flg-g Pr.ars "lfK-NKWifir At Dock heVcSiy skrm'mg accounts which have been publilhei relativ, the Convicts Woolwich, we are hafa to find are jolloWng isa truc of the whole affair lfor -Several months paiT ths Conct be jonging tothe hidk nearthe Docie Yard, muster-; ing in all. above five bundred men, bave beeii employd Iii etecting a ncw wail.at the back. of the Goyernor's house.

For sorae time, it. since apoears. thev had olanned an torit Excbvhgi, to9idsn, MciJay, Ai r)s have kad qvery good l'upply of.Wheat this day atf fihjcl -cawscd that zettele 10 go orT, per quai-teV Ijeapefk Barley js very searcej but not dearert iale aisis. have large foiipsy dp which' ihat artisrie likewise to declihe' soll its. per' Pe'ase and Beans are rather lower.

is 4s. cheaper than on Monday Awrflge Pmt.pir quarter tbro" England and Wteks. 68s 1 Barley 31s 8d I Beans 34s sd Rye: 41s sd Oats ao3 id.j 'Pease 36s toi. -H'yps by the U9ps by tbe Pocket. Kent 61.

los. to 8l. fCent yi. os. to.

81. ros. 5ussex 6li os.to Sussex 7I. os.to 81. os.

Ellex 61. os. to 7I. 10s. FarriK.

yl. os. to os. 9. 45.

od. to 5s. 43. od. to 5s.

6d. Mutton, ssi: od. to 5s. 6d.Pork,- js. od.

to 5s. 4J. Lamb, 5s. od. 6s.

od. Beasts 1,700. Slieep.and Lambs, 12,000. -i NEW ATE AND LEADENHALL, AUG. 9.

-Bef: 3s.i 6d. Zs.4d.t0 55. od. Mutton, 45. 4d.

to zs. od. jPork, Zs. od. to Z.

40. Lamb, 4s. 8d, to 56. 4d. AUG.

7. Hay.6l.-6s. 10711 al. ns, COUITR.r FAIR. S.ATURDAV next, Winslow; a 1 Rev.

Joseph Edwards Master of the Frce Gra.mroar. Marlborough, to Miss Birnd, of At Castletown, Ifle. of Man, Mr. Joshua Redfern, to Miss El'izab'eth Corrin, both of that town, Canterbary Ijhbwiii'them'tb besuch'; Benjamin Powell, fo.r'.fheepvßealing, IS-S94S8SMW. muh.

Ravjom, who has already. been the from a lyjng at Rochester, three Me. of ffnp clpching, the property of John Lediyick; William Cvwse, high-Way on Oliver Clarke Allmond, fpr forging seaman's will and 5b. Dortm and for'a burglary thc dwelling house bf EcV. Overigrit, in JJobn Butcbf.r and Samuel 1'or several roberies horsstealing and 'Ww, Fr.ifman, also fnr horse-steal! ng.

0 and rchQr3-iox forged bank'-notes and Charles Allmond, for forging a will powei were separaiely and informed they were not to ex-pect any nierey, from the enormity of their crimes; and are the only three lest for executi'on. To be tianfported for fourteen years Mattbvw Power, for uttering.torged bank'-notes, in which charge he pleaded guilty vi. Stone Sireei, and Vrias receivlng Ien for seyen nd for various periods of imprisonment. At Huntingdon there was only one charged with entering the dwelliogrhouie of John of Yaxley, wich intent to rob hirh'of'his pro-perty. He reeeived sehtence os'jDeatb, bot is reprieved.

At Cambridge; )Vm. Marfi, for stealing from the. rooms of a g'entleman, in Triuity College, divers articles bf Hearing apparcl, vas sentenced to seven years' transportation Wm.Wöollard, for stealing a quantity. of apparel at West Wyckham, be imprisonecUwelve months; and Josep.b Andetfin, charged with heep-steal-ing, was At York several persens been convicted of house breaking, and inferior A ina named to be tried at these for force-ing a girl bf fourteen years-of age into the river at J3o.nca.s-tcr, by which. Ike was drowned Benjamin is also to be tried fora rape on a child about five years old; and Samuel Da-iiehport, for a similar offence on a child about eight years age.

At Salilburyj Jofepb was capitally convicted of stealing three hei fers Henry and Abfilam Hunt were tried Jor uttering forged Bank of England hotes, were acquitted. AtSustolk, among others, one Car was to be tried for in an.attempt,to coramit a rape on an infanc.of. two y.ears Rahkin, Suliivan, and. 3yrnesr were on Wednesday trieiZ at Worejsster, for the murdar pf Si Porter, at Perlhore. jayer were acquitted and the former found guilty referved for the opinioa of the ExtraS es a liittr from an Mottging to the Britifh 'Egypt, daied Damanbour, May A most and meiartcholy accident happened at Alexandria on the i8th of last month.

The mazazinp of Fort in which were more than 40a 1 1 iLT wuw" iyu iiurcy men Were-killed .0 the fpot, ten oJ twelve dreadfully wuuuiu. i ijcic unudpjjy luircrers oeiongeo to tue Artillery, th'e ioth Regimertt Foo't, and the Indian Army. Fourrifcri bteloinghg artillery, who had been amufing themselves about 400 yards from the fort, were all killed by stones and which was thrown to that ilisl-anr. It is supposed that 'fire was communicatcdto'the uy rat looie ineiis naving fallen againlt tne ground, vyhile 41. Lieutenant and-Commissary of the Artillery were in- specting the previous to the place being delivered up to the Turks.

jMot having been at Alexandria at the kme; I am unable tdgive you any fiirther particularsf of this difastrous event. -n ofsome accounts having.been reeeived here of- -the signing of the Definitive Treaty, Baird has al ready eommenced his march his way to Suez, where he his. troops are to embark for India. Heisto stop here on the inst, and dine with the oDccrs of the 6th Regiment of Dragoons. Turkiih troops are marching past this place every day towsrds Alexandria, irf order to take possessiun of that place as foon be evaciiatcd by the Englislj.

They. are de-tcstable raee of barbarians. The Arabs most anxiouDy to be retieved their tyranny and woukd, arti oe nappy to nve under tne Uovernment of, the whofe departure they antieipate with regret. Some of the foldiers have lately' been de-serting to the Matrrelukes. Three of the 88th Regiment, and one of the 6ist, were taken a few days ago in the Defart, On their way to join the in Upper Egypt, They have' been tried by a Court Maftial, and sentenced to be ftot on the Jth inst.

Orie' of the Dragoons was also taken in the act of deferting with all his aecoutrements. ArCaurt Martial will fit on him to-mpr-row, arid it is thought he will (hare the same The Plague had raged with great violence )n many places but ic has entirely ceased st Alexandria fei the last fortnight, andj from the-prese'nt favourable weather, we entsrtain hopes', that it will sliortiy be at an end in every other part of the country. The folkiwing circunlstanee wm give you an idea of this fnghtful distemper, and vs convey some Information to the frierids thofe whofe hames I hlstKii monttibrjrrx.weefesago the Pest Hospital besame quite desti tute of medical affistanjs, who had fallen a sacrifice 0 the diseafe. young hospital mate reeeived tfie Jndan SurT geori go: into the Hospital 'in' his stead he had lUrdly entered th'hv he was seized with the epri-tagiqn and Several1 who were then about'to depart from Ervbt." were tn rfrai Ins. ctiii'jsiesperate seirvicei It' felj to the los ojf'V young rnan, Were orered to ernbarfcjpn bpard thd ajight the' plague and Another young an, pf the name bf Mbrse, was then disembaf and take the place of.

the he also (hared the same fate. The vcltcl by this time had put to sea a s'Snal for! her. so; and Mr. George Bell, who in rptatiori bri.the dreadful list, was orde'ref on into the House; -buf, to my great I know and esteern him) this wprthy and .10 Ai, of vMay General Baird tet't AleX-txirp, for tlie purpose of making neceslary for the. accoinmodation of our Aliatic troops -their maVch tb Suez, where Jhey to for thpir" teyeral on iorh or jtli jttne, the rrani'parts being in leadsneis convey them thitber.

The Slave of Garolina were for-Vsard in the lately diseov-cred plot, and their rifuig Was to have been the general signal for revolt throiigliout the neigbbouring States. The ioth of June was the flay appo'mted for the Negroes in the diftricts of Murfrufooroughi.Bertie, Win-Ton, Wiiidsor, to assemble, commence argeneral rrrassacre of the Whites. The plot wa discbvered by a letteY in the polTeffiort a.Negro directing certain herein named, to ibe ready with their arms at the time Ten of these people were tried at Wiriton the ith of June. By the evidence ir appeared that they were to assemble at Cochran's Ferry on the ioth, and to letze arms, kc. depolited at Mr.

ritt's; arter mur-dering all there, they were to proceed to Free-man Ghapple in Bertie, where an associaticm meeting of the Bapfists was expected to draw together a large collection of people; all the White males and old fernales were to be mnr-dered as also any Blacks who wotild not join t-hern the young -White femaies were to be re- served for wives, and the young female Slave were to be retained as domestics for them. This Part of the was to be commanded by a Mulatto named Frank, -who was executed at Winton on the ath of Tone. A fellow named JKiiig was the leader of another diyision," ana ihs oeen exeeuted, wjtli eight others, at -Windfori tlpwards of ioo Slaves are in cuf. tpdy Bertie connty, and great numbers in Martin, The Militia have been called out, and White in the country has been under arms during many nights, Accounts from Guadalonpeby way of America, represent, that subieqi.ent to the last; advices through France, have taken place the. French and the Insurgent Biacks.

a Black Chief, commanding at Basseterre, the szd of May, srade a siiddenjpufh Petre, burning an'pl destroying all the their way. Thte White arniy followedj and had several fkirmifhes vytth. them -before their arrivat at the Point, which was on-the 371h-b'r a8th, when they had a very fevere engagement, wherein the Negroes were beaten and dispersed, lofingabout 700 men and theext day 4oo.werfiitaken prisoners, and brought to the Points where they were ifnmedi-ately. (hot. Belage- was second in command-in the White army durtng the engagement.

Letters frora-Demerara, to the beginniug of July; give the rooft distressing accounts of the continued mortality in that country. Natives, as well as foreigners, now, by thousands, fall sacriflces to the virulence of the infection. Su-rinam was severeiy afflicted in like manner, bin not to an eqiial extenti Berbice aiid Issequebo Were comparatively. healthy. About a formight since a vessel arrived in the Rvver from Egypt, commanded byCapt.

Turner, which contained a great nuruber of Egyptian. antiquities, by the French arrny, and become the property of the A few days sirice a numfaer of them were conveyed, by iand, fiom Blackwall, on sledges, to ths LUkilK Museum. Sorne of them were so extremely Massy, that wooden frames were obliged to be padeor many of them, or it have beeil impofTtble to have moved them. They of an immense stone bath, about feh feet lorig on theinsi lide and out with hieroglyphics there is a of smaller dimenlions, likewise covered with Jijeiqgjyphicsj a inassy stone coffin, inscribed with. hieroglyphics; part of.

a prodigious band, irr Hone, belonging to a stattie which have beeil 50 feet in. height tvvo sine marble in Roman habits; a number of nionstersand heads; a niimber of pillars and curious stones a deified' ram's head, which measures about four feet from tlie nose to the crown of the head, and in every other way propoftionate the right is broke is; two ptramidicalobelifk's of marble, the lides are fullof hieroglyphics; a large cylindrical jiiuar, wnicn mealures about 12 feet long and diameter. The whole of them are much de-i'aced from the ravages of The fmallest bath weighed about eleven tons, and there were eleven havses to draw it to the 4V5ufeum the largest' only weighed nine tons, the stone not being so malsy, and there were hine liorses to draw it. A very curious brought over in the sarae vessel, has been presented to the Antiqua, rian Society rt is aboutTeven feet long and tlve feet sqyare it has. threeinscriptions in dift'erent languages, all ipposed.to be on the Tke lagiiages are QreekLgyptian, and Tlie Greek.has been made out, and it proves be an edict of their Priest for de't-fying one of the Ptolemies for his great and good deeds dope for his country.

The harveft Francs promises to be rnost a-bundaijt. This, with ipeace abroad, and quillity withiis are btestjngs which, bot one -year fince, wer wholly unexpected. still languishes. The Capitals are in the few hands.of the Bankers of Paris, and the interefl: is uncomrnonly. high.

These are diffi-culties in the way of rmmercial enterprise, which it is obvious cannov be.fpeedily got over. All tlie different Banks (CaiJ'es) which exist in France are to be melted down into one large establjmmenrj somewhat siniilar to the Bank of England. No osher. Bank is- to have.the ight of putting its bills into circulation. The fengUsti are at present at Paris in great and form a great ma.iority of the strangers- at every place of public resort.

Shopbills in Englisti are mose-nunierous than those in the native ianguage. The Elector of Mentz died at. half pafr four in the eveaing of the izth ulk. at Aschaffenburg. His death is a most seasonable event for the Powers concerned in the indemnities The Herring Fistiery on the banks of the Ifle of Man sontinues produktive beyond all prece-dent Rum sey Bay, which, for eighteen years past had "been entirely deierted, this year contained a slipal of extent ap-proached within sisteen yards of the harbour, in water, "in sorae places, not more than four feet deep.

Many of the herrings, of which several hundred thousand have been taken, weighed upwards.of teii ounces. A aufe was tried at the Lincoln Affizes on Wednesday, brought by an lunkeeper against his guest, for that he had lost 540I. at his he had llept therej atid he had lost it there. The consequene was, a verdict of damages in javptir of Jhe InKeeper, as tlie defendahf could not prove that he-had reaily lost it there. Whatever faults may attach to our young men of falhion, it cannot be said that they are tainted with pr'tde or ambition leaving all grand and glittering pursuits to lofty minds and aspirin? gemuiles, they will, only to be thought good e-baie-drt-vers, and to lower the pride of aad grcaw.

tJ Coritaiomg authentic Awr.T, mjrlcablc I all ln ever appeared in Natun; 6nd 5 U-t, the World to the prelent Yea, XI Cr All rtfpemte t-i No, t.for Aoguffj "tSo, CVo, To hcontmued Montbly, Price o.hOrt -tc-, Eieaantlv nrSnr.il 1 aper f.mi a-very elegant' 1... "uv-e aAlafine Portbait and' ftrikini' 1 hu. mofi- nr, "'kej. nw exittins: in .1. "'ii in ch vornean rlero, NAf0r- Kaparte.

First Confui (fnr ltK.1 ine origina ot Harry Gran- ,04 ncan Cor.fu! nf 'J HPHS NEW WONDRRFUL Mtw Sfid 71T Tt iriufsaxit; uWl4 Beng a complete Rc0c.s,Wry of all the WQ ties, and Raritie's of Nature and Art of rhP Wn-Ifl tr0m tne ot the World to the prpsent Period. -omprenendmg a valuable Collection and from Respectable AulhoriHe) of AuWHi tertammg Dcscnptions, and Copper lla.e ntlc f. or tne mott Wonderful. K.emrl.,, I canos, Cataracts, Caverns, other stupendous Phenonvna of the Earthquakes, and the g.n.ral Delun-, ftra peculiar Manners of ftrange currencies, iingular Events, heroic Characters, rr.emorab!e Exir, JT' i from Death and various other Dangers extraordinary Memoirs, Revol Ac'; Includmg, among the gratest Variet T' Matter in this, Line of Literatur fL" Edition pf the Rev. Mr.

James Biographie! Memoirs ad pll 'singular and remarkable Persnns 0f b0 -4 Walk of Homan Life, from tttV" Time, consisting of many very ecct-rni tht P'rfei for long Life, Courage, 1 tionsofGiants, Dwarfs, Mifer's rZ a senuiW and Virtues; vancp- afrnntfhinfT s. n.K.. "itv Xrc. Tanvc. aiiuniimnt? I Providences, heroic currences, Discoveries mL a New and MuW, cre sd ppr The Whole selectfd frnm ehe mJ 1 'L 1 brated Historians.

VoyZ rltnf ni Phyliciansand other of every Age, arid Country, and frnm th, and rare Works and Mannscrip-l 01011 "Wfa By WILLIAM GRANGPR vr N. B. This Valnable Museum Esq Wonders of the W0! fbTCd entirely different f.orn "tr L'S. Titles any milar. the Edito big to admit any Article whatev.r into aZ 1 nicie but what mall be previeofl I rtl fn, hentChJ and attested genuine.

Every Thirif (l pru tro'i whomsoever communicated) IA 117'' ai and all Articles improbabie, fabu 0UJ, fiffi, 1 he first Number of this ufeful and entertam TO, 1, (among rauch other valuable Matter) will? tic 0 Daniel Dancer, Esq hTtt of Middlesex, a most remarkable Exa" 1 accountable. Avarice.The traordJnary Cz( "of WOODCOCK, Of r-J 0Lll1' "-31 -dHjoriosre- who SS iutw of.Febry' ei ht N.ghts. Authentic pnvats Particulars of rhe Hiffo PrZc fr. of Fr.n,..tr.gether wiih markahie Inclinat.ons, wonderful HxpWts and -d, Attamment of the Consolar rkable Cafe of a Man vhn Lihwed a if and.his m.racu ous Recovery, attested by D- Covtr, rf Varmot.tb.The R.cpvery of an Infanoffix old, who was apparently 5r some Tie, br the Rwal '-in, concealei i a Ghfs weil aothenticated-TW Sannif extraordinary Attp-rnpr on the Lifeof Dr. Waddv, at his (Clough East Caftle) in the Coun of Irland, by a Romilb JLa marble Escape of only four Person, in his MajVdy's which was blown up In the Straits July, 179S.

A iingular Account of Chas. Drv, the most extraordinary Raw-Flelh Eater, ant mnei- Devourer of Dogs, Rats, Ca, Candles, br lJr. Johnson, a Letter to Dr. Blane. Tfie wonJttlnl Kecovery of Ann Green, who was hantfd fi.r siiDonsecl Murder, as recorded by Dr.

Plott, in bis Nararal Hist.ay of fordlhire. Description of the Gsvil's Tbk Jumps, near Gpdalming, in Surry, N. B. To prevent Mistakes, please tu -GRANGER's NEW WONDERFUL MUSEUM, and Extraordinary Msgaxjr.e. Lonron Printed for Ralph Sniifh Kirbv, 15, Paternoster Row; seid by Meffis.

Slatter und Munday, aU Booksellers in the Ur.itc'c Kirgdorrr. Authentic Communications of sec- Piin Drawings of remarkable accompr.iir.l wiih genaine for the Wonderful Museum, if attested by real Names and Post paid, will he thkWW reeeived by Mr. Kirfay, who will, when PUes sre n-graved, return the Originals to tne Owaers-w'nh-Pfoof ImptetTions. WoKtiyitie -Aitenthn of tSe but to your Mcrit-, that A 1 ihould acknowleie, in this public M.mncr, tne good Effect l. experienced takin yoor vaiuable' Medicines, the Bbtanical Syrup and Nervous CorJwJ.

I 1 was afflicted for several Vears with a viulcnt Scorbutic 1 Di forder as also with Deamess in an alarming Dfgjrc, I could find Benefit for these Cnmpl3ints, althoughj.ap--plied to several of the most eminent of tbe -was perfectly by takir.gthe above Mcdicims. 1, Sir, your ever grateful ancl hurnble JOSEPH ARTHY, Farmer and Malier. Maiden, to the'aoove. Santon Tiliingham, Asiyi 27, 1802. The Publfc are eneraliy prejudiced against that' are advertised in the public Papers, by Ktafw they cannot Credit that one Medicine Qirality of curing Disnrders; but surely that most.be done away in Respect to Dr.

trodam's mucn lebrated Botanical Syrup and Nervous Cordial, 'ben tney loolc at the following List of different Cmes and: performed by the aboe Medicine Capt, Alex. Blake, Mariner, of South SK'ei. ledges to have.received much SenSr 0r. Br. du Botanical Syrup, he being afflicted with the Scuivy and Gravel.

BLAKE. Aug. A Copy of tbe made' by John M'Goioon, Gnt.tr, No. 15, Cburcb Street, Blocks riars Road, at Cm.acu,, London, 1, 1S00. COOMBE, Lnrd Mayor.

Ij-John do hereby make Oatl, 'that have reeeived Benesii by taking pr. Nervous, Cordial, which was reco'mmended to a Medical Man I was cured pf a Bilious Fever, YeHort Jaundice, and Pala'itation cf tfec Hean, JOHN M'GOWAS. Sworn 'at. Cuikihall, this iSth Oay 1800, before me, 1 'erring, Esq. The Nervons Curdial to be Nd at the DoctorV House.

No. 0. Albion Street, seven 1 Iottle? pers, and their Agehts and Newsmen and 0V of all Printers, and yenders.of Aledicf the United Kingdorri. Bropum's Guide' to Old Age or, Advics.tfl Seses, so obtairi'-a f.adical and permanent Cure secret Infirmities Nature, which to djsclose, even-to their Relatives with a 'i'reat'le on rc-male Difeafes, Nervous, HyDOchondriac, and Oinlump; tive 'i added, BstbfiM' jHot-Well Bathers, ifw particulailj teiMWii to in, ano q.iiiuw escaiie, and the morniop or' Thorsriav last was the lime settled co make the expcHuient. -At eight o'ciock, the 11.:" reurn rrorn vrearaiting on ooara tne hulk, about a dozen of these desoeradoi-s want.

im tn rhe keeiper, armed with clasp-kniTCs, and demanded the key vi uie inner gare, ine keeper retuiing to dehver ir.up he. was khockcd dovvn, and the key taken by foree from his pocket, or. sixteen cot into the outer 1 er.deavoured to malte their escape through the naren, out. being opposed by some petsons there at the time, they tb get over the wall; four with dirficalty climbed toits top, and qcickly disappeared but the otheK failed in the attempt. By thife time the alarm was giyen, the keepers had all beeti alarnied and one of them secing a convict approaching with a clafp-knife, threatening with horrid, imprecatipns to murder him, levelled his and sliot- the assailar.t through the head he was killed on the Cpot.

About the same time, another was woundejl in the right side the bullet below the fifth rib. The alarm now became general and notice was kni to the Garrison to the Commanding O.fficer of the Artillery, General Providentiady both Horse and Toot we.re out on duey that imorniiig, it being a fleld day. In less than a quarter of an hour after the express arrjved, the whole rnilitary force, about 2000 men, was placed at every avenue leading out of the towri. The Horse were stationed in Hanging Wood and its environs, and the Fpot marched inftantly to the Dock Yard. When the miijtary amved at the Dock Yard all was quiet 5 the great body of the Convicts were at their daily Iabour; buc the ringleaders, it was supposed, and 5igh? ten others, had efeaped, with the exception of "two, ehe one that' was killid, and the one woun'ded.

After a very strict search of several-hours in, Hanging and the the whole were found cancesled in different places about the Dock Yard. The four to have eseaped into the wood were found by the inilitary, concealed under a.quantity of timber in the front near the.principal entrance from the high road, and jf them refused to leave the place of his conceal-meht, unttl a soldier ran his bayonet four inclies ihto his The offend ers were- carried to the Dungeon and chalned down tbey ireceive their punifhment, No further disturbance. took has ev'er fince reigned. 1 the Coroner's on the ol jobn the. ftot by the and not the Guardias.erroneou fly stated in Tome" papers.

In the Course of the it ap- peared, that to the number of 230 Convicts came afiiore to the Dock Yard, under the care of IvZr. Lookless, Chiek Mate of ihc Francis Cobb was the man who came up to the dpor, and took the keeper by the throat, tiU the Key was taken from him. The Jury brought in their verdict, Hommtle. -Capt. Read, of the says, that he entertained some ideas that the mutiny had been long preebneerted, because the day be-fore, they were heard to say on Board, To-morrow we sliall be at Bromley Fair, in Kent," which was the fair day, one of the Convicts who was going to be flog'-ged, it was difcovered that there was a ball lodged in.

his ftoulder. Dr. Gardner that the other man wKo hap pened to reeeive a flug through the body cannot poflibly reeover, as it is lodged in his iungss may, however, linger some time. Ye.sterday there tvas a' ball from the ancle of one of Convicts AcciDENTS.Yesterday being the'ist day oftheQyster feason, Billingfgate Market was thfonge'd wich people at a very early hour in the morning. So eager were they to gain admission to the oyster bpats, that many feil into the Thames, and one ppor woman was nnfortunately drowned.

Every exertion was used to save her from the watery grave, but without effect, as, it js supposed, slie.wentunder orie of the boats. Last night a Coroiier's Jury sst on of Mrs. Salter, of. Wood Street, Cheapfide. Her death roade great noise yekerday in the neighkourhpod, ih.con sequence of an erroneoos report that che kad been mur dercd ky her huikand, wko keeps sn oil-sllpp in Before tlie Coroner's Jury it appeared, that Mr.

flnd Mrs. Salter, couple (about 60 each) Jived on very.oaa rerms togetner, and this occalioned the that the husljand had -heen guilty of murder. Nothiijg appeared, againS; him, A loiiger 'in the house that he had seeh Mrs. Salter in liquor. That on coming oft Wednesday night, ft'e pened the door to him, and he obferved to her, ike was nttle as uluali was icareely.

to walk. Ne morfting, going out early, he- obferved her lying behind the counter he was the first who saw her in that situation. 5he had brvise on her head. A stir-gesn, who examined the bodyj the brtiise could not kill her, and that fiie died by excess of drinking. The Jury found verdict of, Died by tbt of God.

Notwithstandihg: this, -Wood Street was crowded till a late hour, psrticuiarly by the poor dornen rrom tne neign ot U-ab Street, vowing vengeance againfl Mr. Saiter, for mnrdering his wife. On Tuesday evening last, while some womeh, in a srnall cart, at Stratford, were ftaring. at the balloon which went Vauxhall Gardens, jone of. them faaving a child in her arms, let the infantfall, which was nnfortunately run over byacarriage that was pasling instant.

The fchild was taken to ihe Coach and fJarses public-hpuse anu aliiitance lent tor, but djed foon after.J-Towards the end of la4 week a sine child, of betwixt five and years" om, was prougnt to trom the neigiibourhdod of oiammis, burned in a woefcing manner, from whrch ac-cideht it diedon Monday roorwng that lest by itself, its had taken fire 'from the chirhney; the servant, alarmed by its mrieks, burst open the door, and, instead of covering it up, to fmother the flames, as is usual upon such occafions, 'flie very brought it to the open air, in a high wind, the Operation of which proved fatal to the unfortunate The follow'mg very distressing accident oceuirred at Liverpool a Aort time since. Five men employed on board a sljip iri river drarik a quantity of of-a caik in which' a number of rats were afterwards.fapn'. Soon after they wcre-alr seized with symptoms of being poisoned, arid in a few days two of them died. The reft are extremely siefc, but hopes are entertained of tneir recovery. Orriscis, We areinformed that two or three well dressed worden infest the of Bemerk Street' and Oxford Road, with boxes of-lacei which they pretend are sihuggled articles, and exhtbit the same privately for sale, at redueed prices after wjiich their cu is toin-form against the unwary purchaser.

are eredibly ih-formed that a lady has lately subjected herseif to the pay-ment of costs of more -than 30I. by haying dealings with thofe women. Early yesterday morning as Mr. Laiton, of Romford, was coming to London, with pou'try and other goodshe was stopped between Stratford and Bow by three fellows, armed with bludgeons, demanded his money or his tife. Mr.

S. delivered wh'af money he had, to the amount of z. when the made aprecipitate retreat. At an early hour on Friday evening a fellow got over the garden of a in East Place, Lambeth, and some clothes which hung in the garden; he was" obferved by a woman in the house, who ran out, and to secuie him as he was mak'mg his escape he, however, knocked her down, as well as a man who came to her aslistance he then climbed over the wall, and the alarm being raiscd, he was purfued and takeni A most gtrocious'act of criminality was perpetrated a few days fince at Prescot A young womanj a stranger, having entered the town in the evening, and enquired for a was surrounded by five or fix fellows, who decoyed her out of the town, and treated her in rnanne'r so brutal, that, it is said, her death was ithe immediate Wednesday night last a young gentle-mara on horse back was stopped near by fingie highwayman, presented a pistol to his head, at the- same tim.e de'manding his the gentlemaii gave him his purfe, containihg fonr guineas: and some -silver, when the villaio rode oft" -gallop toward, As ufuai a great number of pickpockets and of difFerent tteferiptions attended Portsdown Fair last Weck, jrany Of got off with a tolerably fair booty. A iwaggon iight-fingered tribe who were detected in obtaining money and goods of several by gaming; among whom vnre jobn jorlet, Jabn Jibn Hates and Sarah and who were examihed and committed to Gvsport Bridewell; Mary or nttering base coin, was committed to Portsinouth gaol; the Test were discharged.

-A. -great number of counterfeit guineas, halfguiheas, feillings, and sixpeflces, were seund oncealed about Iwr. after a courtlhip of twenty years. At Prestwieh, Mr. Richard Knowles, aged 70, tp Miss Kennedy, aged 7,5.

This js the fourth time he has; married. The Rev. J. Lewis, Rector of Ingatstone; to Miss Heatley, daughter of -Richard Heatley, Esq. of Place, Essex At Lambeth, Mr.

-Samuel Lening, jun. of Kennington, to Miss Frances Line, youngest daughter of the late Frncis Eine, Esq. pf Kingston upon At Greeriwich, W. F. Bayley, Esq.

of Stokelake, Devonslilre, to Miss Ann Nichoison, ehird. daughter of the late William Nicholson, Esq. of Chatham. Isaac Minet, Esq. to Miss Pole, daughter of Sir Charles Pole, Bart, of Wolverton Park, Hants.

At, Wisljeach, G. Compigne, Esq. to Miss Culy, of the Sorj'th Brink. At Mr. Fred.

Greller, of Walb'rbok, Merchant, to Miss Elisabeth Sage, daughter of Edward Sage, Esq. of Wivenhoc At St. Dunstan's the West, the Rev. Richard Burrow Turbutt, Rector 0 Morxon, in Derbyfliire, to Miss Sharpe, only daughter of Benjamin Sharpe, Efq Banker, Fleet Street; and, at the same time, John Robert Sharpe, Esq. of Tibstjelf, in Pcrbysliire.

to MilV Marv wui. iM.UUj lll, Ul daughters of William Turbutt, Esq. of Ogstonjiali. uien. Louisa Hudson, youngest daughter of Sir Charles Grave Hudson, Bart, of Wanlip Hall, Leicestersliire.

Gpip Stmm. Vfn. wwj UCCtj Bedford Square At Kimbolton, William Grey, Esq. late of Bufhmead Priory, in the 64A year of his age; many years a very Magistrate for the counties of Hpndrigdon. and Bedfoid AtChelfea, in his szd year, Mr.

Geprge Ray, of his Majesty's Stationary Office. At KenfingtonJ Earl.Grosvenor, after an illness of two yKJM ant, however, confine his Lordihip till of late. He was the- of Sir Robert Grofveno'r, and the first Peer of his family, being raifed to that rank in 1761, and created an in 1784. He was born in June, 173 and married, Zr, 764, Henrietta, daughter of TJiomas Vernon. bv his wifi.

Anchtar ne fj. c.rT -7 v. wy mii ui iJidlMlsUi his Lprdship's death, one of the largest properties in the country desceixis to his eldest son, Lord Belgrave; At William Boiler, Esq. Collector.ps the Customs irrthaf jfland. AtHigh R.

Daniel, third officer of the Sir Stephen from Bengal. At Iflirigtbn, Mr. C. Moorhon upwards offorty years one of the Clerks in the Bank of England Charles Count Lackhart, of the late General Counc At her house in Broad Street, aged 78, Mrs. -Platt, widow of the late J.

-Platt, Esq. of Mr. Richards, of -Holborn Hill, father of; the Company. At Chlppenham, T. Cruso, JEsq.

late Surgeon in the Hon. India Cprnpany's. servke. Frances Martin, yoiingest daughter of Sir, M. Martin, Burnham, Norfolk.

S. Leathss, Esq formerly aeutenant in the ist Dragoon Guards. At Knigh.tlbiidgez Mr. Letvis, the oldest Bpokseller about London. I'he only remarkabls inltance upon record, of the care t.U!K t.

rTl- ei 1 iHvu uk fatc 1 ippoo suitaun maniketts the snsti lurron or ms luoiects, was tne total Prohibition uf the asp'i of any kind of spirituous liquors and exhilerating Hrogs in his dominions. When Meer Sadduck, his Minister, re-p'reserited to him the loss which he had sustained in the course of a few years, by his against the fale bf these articles, the Sultaun replied, that Kings ftculd be inflexible in their Orders; that God had forbidden the useof them, and that he perfist in exacting a strict obedi-ence to his edicts on that subject." Paul the first was, one day.at Court, sarrounded by several Pririces, and being always inclined to tlie pride of Great Men, he alked Count Rotop-sshin, his faypurite Minister, how it happened that he was not a Pririce It was, please your.Majesty," replied the Count, because my anceftors, who came from Tsstary so Zettle in came in Winter." How could the feason ha.vc.anv efl'ect upon its" Paul. Wliy," replied, the Count; wheriever any Tarkar appeared et Court for first time, the Sover'eign always gave him hii choice either to reeeive a present of.a. Police, er to be made.a. Prince; now as it was a very fevere.

Winter when my. grahdfather came to Court, be had sensc enough to prefer the Pejice." o'ciock Thursday morriing an S- tne of Mr. Pan-niffe, i'tijvlatthew's, Ipfwich; b.nt bythe exertions of the 'MM regiment, of Light Dragoons, who immedately repaired-to tlie spotwith engine, Tuefelay night another large factory at Trowbridge, belonging toi'Mr Nafli, was consiimed by fire. Seven 'who are supposed to be accessaries Jn tjiefe diabolical proceedings are now in custody, The country where suefi factories are establislied now in and foldiers, aided by tlie jnhabitants, dp duty the w.holefofit'h;e poor man ot 'the name'cGstridV, who kept a green grocer's ihop at tKe corner of. Street who laboured under meht for fome time (owing, as it for fear of comingto want) put an end to existen, by.han.

mg.mself out bullu.str,ade5 at the stair.head. early. the morning few days nee, leavingia, widow and two or three small the ppor. woman. wasMng in the Course of.

the fpllow.ng week, and time' before chere could be any tidings. found pf Sun-day last Wm. Dari.ng, servant of Jphn Beaumonfs, Esu. his eK.stence,, by swallowing a large quantity bf 13 iupposed thatlove. was the raufe of this rag, act, ANOT.HER Tbii: Day; in one Volume, ond may bad es all tbe Bpoltsellers, Prjce.

AN, ENTIRE NEW. AND With. a Portrait of the Authof. intituled, GUIDE HEALTH'; whiclr in a ori-! Clfe Manner the simple and'e'ffi-catious with proper Mode treatment the vi Abortion, or -Chlorosis, or Greeri-Sickness, Consemp-tion, 5emale Difeafes, Fluor Albus, Flatulence or Wind, Gleets, GhonorrhcEa, Hypochondriac, or melancholy Complaints, Indisposition attendarit on Pregnancy, Iri--digestion, luyenile Indtscretioris, Lowness of Spirits, Mcnstrual Evacuations, Nervous Difeafes, Onanism, bf Secret Venery, Pregnancy, Phth'isic, or tough, Seminal VVeakness, Turn of Life, Vnereal Difeafes; WithiAn 1 to both' Sex s', to o'btain a radica'l atid permanent Cure for thofe secret Inizrmities of Na'ture Delicacy pften forbids tb.disciöst,''even so. their 'nearest Relatisjes; a Treatise'rbn Female Difeafes," Nervous, Hyppchondriac, and ConsumpriveGomplainft.

To which rs an EssA.y.WnKe Vsn'e bai Disease, Gleets, Seminal Weaknefifahd abit of a private Nature with Parents, Guardian, Tutors, and thofe who have' the and Education of Youthi Likewise Advice Fathers, par-ticularly thofe who are afflicted with Nervous Com-plaints the whole interspersed and ittustrated with a Variety of authentic Facts, riever- before pubjislied'. By SAMUEL SOLQMQN M. D. Preparer of, thofe. tlie Co-dial GUeatJ and the Aiiti-tapetiseues.

-71 gBiiucuiaii was icitucii trum incvicaoie destrbction. floctor Buchari and Mr. Price, who have siiperinte'nded the Pest seeing such a among the youog Surgedns, humanely took all the duty on themselves. We.expect to be able tp depart this-country about the middle June." Apcrt Sketch pPebson and Char acter of TOUSSINT This ceiebraKd Negro isof the middle He at a sine eye, and his glanc.es ar rapid and penetratirE. Ex-tremely foker by habUy hin activity in the profecution Kis enterprizes is He is an excellent horfeman, and travel's on occasiOn with incopcsivable rapidity, arrivlng frequently at the end his journey- alone, or almost unat tended, hisAides-derCampand his domestics being unable to follow him in journies which are ofteh of fifty or leagues.

He sleeps generally in his clothes, arid gives very little time either tq repofe or to his meals. dress is usiially a Generals uniform. He has alway's 'a hand-kerchief twisted round his head, over which he wears a rnilitary hat. His dilppntion is.dark and taciturn. He feldom speaks the French language, does iii is very 111.

All his acticjis are covered with such a pro-found veil of hypocrZiy, that tslthough his entire lifehaa been 2 series of treachery or crimes, all who approach him are into an opinion of the purity of his intentions. His is a and frightful mixture of fana- ticism and fierce paflions. He without remqrse from the altarto premeditated and from. devo-tion to the dafkest cantrivances of perstdy. He appears always surrounde4 for whom he affects uncom-raon veherati.on.

PrieAs generally draw up his He lately had confeffors. But all this ex -terior of ny other than with which he-firids irreful tp passibns of.his heart, more.successfully tp Sixect the bliqd tke'e-groes. He abufed ehe of his KenefactorS He betrayed succeifwely the Spaniih, Englifh, White France under Royal France, his pwn blond, his country, his bwn faction, arid the religipn which he profestes to refpecti If such be a true portttzit, it is wqll for the world that his power is at.an 7 bis "sah ofTouffdint's charaBer by tbefol-' loiving aneedote the iStb of June, 1794, after heanm andtdkingtbe.sacrament ivitb mummn' markt cbunb, ptountcd bis horse, and Junoandinghyhh troopsjheSfaniavds, umfitktt tmundj coolly wdtrtd mm. all.

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