dreadful rapidity, that the upper story was soon involved in one general conflagration. No exertions could stop the flames, and the venerable pile was reduced to a melancholy ruin. Nothing was saved but the title-deeds and valuable papers of his lordship's family, and his plate; every thing else was destroyed.

16. A coroner's inquest was held at the Marquis of Cornwallis, Warren-street, Fitzroy-square, before J. Stirling, Esq. coroner, on a view of the body of M. Henry Paliere, a French gentleman. It appeared by the testimony of Mr. Tippet, a chemist and druggist, in Warren-street, that the deceased was recommended to him about five weeks ago by a French gentleman, who now resides with him, and who is a lieutenantgeneral; that during the short time he had lived with him he had at intervals shown symptoms of great dread, and had yesterday morning, between six and seven o'clock, put a period to his existence, by nearly severing his head from his body with a razor; that on gaining an entrance by forced means into his apartments, he was found quite dead, with a bloody razor lying on the floor near him, and likewise two pistols not loaded. Mr. Tippet, on being interrogated if he could assign any reason for this unfortunate circumstance, said, that the deceased had at times expressed a dread of his being apprehended, and clandestinely taken off to France, but for what cause he did not know; that he had formerly held the situation of a commissioner-a place of confidence in the police, under Buo

naparte, and that he had now a wife and two children living in Paris, as he had been informed. After the above deposition was taken, the gentlemen of the jury retired to the deceased's apartments to view the body, when, on examining it, there appeared several wounds which the deceased had received in battle. On their return again to the Marquis Cornwallis, Mr. Johnson and another gentleman, along with the deceased's friend who had recommended him to Mr. Tippet, were sent for, who stated that the deceased had lately exhibited symptoms of insanity, and had daily expressed the dread of being apprehended and carried off privately to France; and further that he had received a letter from Paris about three weeks ago, cautioning him by no means again to return, since which, whenever they were walking together in the street, if any person was coming hastily towards them, he dreaded their approach, fearing that they were then coming to apprehend him. After this being related by them, the jury gave in their verdict-Insanity.

18. From the Maine.-According to letters from Switzerland, another colony of 800 persons is ready to emigrate to America : among them are many ingenious mechanics. In Germany also the spirit of emigration increases anew. From the neighbourhood of Frankfort several families have recently departed for America.

19. The Sheriff of Suffolk, and Mr. Willet, the banker, of Brandon, near Bury, arrived in town at the Secretary of State's office, express, with an account of the

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alarming state of the county, and to request the assistance of government to restore tranquillity. The public have been for some time apprised of various outrages committed in that county, in the breaking of thrashing machines, and the destruction of barns, corn-stacks, &c. by fire, suspected to be wilful and malicious, the agents in which are presumed to be agricultural labourers, discontented because employment and advance of wages did not immediately follow the recent rise in the price of corn. These outrages were, however, only secret and isolated cases. It was not until the end of the week that the discontent of the lower orders broke out into open and general disturbance.

A reduction in the price of bread and meat was the avowed object of the rioters. They had fixed a maximum for the price of both. They insisted that the lowest price of wheat must be halfa-crown a bushel, and that of prime joints of beef fourpence per pound. Mr. Willet, a butcher, at Brandon, was a marked object of their ill-will, in which Mr. Willet, the banker, was, from the similarity of his name, in danger of sharing. This circumstance, and a laudable anxiety to preserve the public peace, induced him to take an active part, and exert all his influence for that purpose. On Friday he remonstrated with them on the dangerous consequences of their proceedings, and promised that their demands should be complied with for a fortnight, which would afford time for the consideration of their grievances, and

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of the means of redress. malcontents appeared satisfied with this assurance, gave Mr. Willet three cheers, and parted, after expressing a wish to chair him, which he declined. The tranquillity thus restored was, however, of short duration.

The disturbance broke out again on Saturday with increased violence, and the malcontents shewed themselves in considerable force. Their whole number amounted to 1500, divided into several parties, marching in several directions, for the purpose of attacking the houses of those persons who were obnoxious to them. At Brandon they destroyed several houses, including Mr. Willet's the butcher; which they completely levelled to the ground. Another party of them proceeded to the village of Halesworth, it is supposed for a like purpose; and the Sheriff of Suffolk, and Mr. Willet, the banker, saw on their way to London, about ten o'clock on Saturday night, a fire near Ely, which they apprehend was the mischievous work of another party of the rioters. They were armed with long heavy sticks, the ends of which, to the extent of several inches, were studded with short iron spikes, sharp at the sides and points. Their flag was inscribed, Bread or Blood!" and they threatened to march to London. The Sheriff of Suffolk and Mr. Willet having laid this representation before the Secretary of State, received from him a promise of every possible protection, and with this assurance they left town on Sunday night on their return home. It appears, from the following exF 2

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Late on Thursday evening, 16th, a inischievous and riotous disposition manifested itself here amongst some of the lowest class (chiefly youths), who, about nine o'clock, assembled in the marketplace, and first began to throw fire-balls about, which seemed to have been prepared for the purpose. They afterwards broke the hall windows, and those of several respectable individuals; and then proceeded to the new mills, breaking all the city lamps in their way. The people at the silk-manufactory being at work, they attacked the windows; and on the lights being extinguished, some of the more audacious broke into the new mills (the windows of which they had first broken), and took thereout a quantity of flour, some of which they threw into the river, and some they carried away in the sacks. On their return from the mills, they broke the lamps and windows of several gentlemen's houses in St. Andrew's, Bank-street, Tombland, Magdalen-street, and other places, and proceed to Dr. Alderson's house, who, on coming out to remonstrate with them on their highly improper conduct, was knocked down.

In consequence of these outrages, the mayor and magistrates immediately assembled at the hall, where they continued until a late hour, and the constables and several respectable persons, with staves and torches, proceeded to the mills, but the mob had dispersed. A piquet of the West Norfolk militia was stationed be

fore the hall, and a party of the first royal dragoons, commanded by Captain Phipps, and headed by a magistrate, went down to Trowse-mills, whither it had been reported a party had proceeded, but that happily was not the case; they then returned and patrolled the streets till morning.

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20. In consequence of a cargo of potatoes being about to be shipped at the quay of Biddeford, a great number of people collected, armed with bludgeons and other weapons, to prevent the exportation taking place. The police of the town apprehended three of the ringleaders, and confined them in the town prison. Immediately on the event being known, an immense number of shipwrights and others beat off the police, broke down the prison doors, and released the prisoners. An express was then sent off to the North Devon yeomanry, who promptly assembled: the mob was immediately dispersed. cavalry remained under arms, and patroled the town during the night. On Saturday morning several of the rioters were apprehended, and four of them sent off to Exeter, under an escort of the North Devon yeomanry cavalry. They are now in the county prison. On information being given that a great number of disorderly people were collecting at Appledore and Clewhouses, the cavalry proceeded to the latter, in order to secure about 30 or 40, who were arming themselves with various weapons. Immediately on the troops appearing, the offenders went on board a ship, which was surrounded with the tide, lowering down the boats, and

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went off to the Braunton side of the water, and made their escape. Too much praise cannot be bestowed on the North Devon yeomanry, for their 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 dragoons arrived, and relieved the yeomanry, who had been on duty during two nights.

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21. Lady Hester Stanhope, who belongs to one of the first families in England, merits place among the most celebrated and intrepid travellers of the present age. This lady, the niece, the friend, and intimate companion of the great Pitt, was not less attached to him by conformity 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 recommended 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 Constantinople. Wishing afterwards to make a pilgrimage to Palestine, she sailed for the Holy Land, but had the misfortune to be shipwrecked off the Isle of Rhodes. Cast on a barren rock, she seemed to be destined to perish of hunger; but an English ship which appeared on the following day took her on board, and conveyed her to Syria. There she travelled in all directions, accompanied by Mr. Bruce, who has just been

tried for the part he took in the escape of Lavalette. She spent several years wandering among the ruins of Palmyra and Hieropolis, 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 became a strong and vigorous Amazon. 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 was held on Friday morning, when strong measures to preserve the peace were determined on: at sunset a captain's guard of the West Norfolk militia was marched into the hall; the Norwich yeomanry cavalry, under Captain Hudson, assembled at the Swan inn; a detachment 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 desired effect: nevertheless, a large mob collected, who showed a bad disposition, by breaking a number of lamps, windows, &c. The magistrates and their assistants, therefore, proceeded in a body to

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the market-place, and the riot act was read; several of the mob having surrounded them, and behaving in a disorderly manner, three were taken into custody, and the rest refusing to disperse, after proper time had been allowed them to do so, the military were called in, but were on their appearance received with vollies of stones, and their horses alarmed by throwing a large fire-ball; they soon, however, succeeded in driving their assailants out of the market, and dispersing them in every direction; several who resisted were committed to the gaol, and before 11 o'clock every thing was quiet. We are sorry to add, that several of the yeomanry cavalry received cuts and bruises from the stones, and one gentleman was thrown from his horse, and the animal falling upon him, he was severely injured, but is now in a convalescent state. On Saturday the magistrates issued a proclamation, and having the same forces ready for preserving the peace, the market and streets were cleared at an early hour, without any danger being sustained. On Monday morning the persons who had been taken into custody were brought up for examination, when two were committed to gaol, and several bound over to take their trials at the sessions and assizes.

Bury-On Wednesday evening a number of persons assembled in a riotous manner before the house of Mr. Wales, hosier, in the butter-market of this town, demanding that he should give up a machine called a spinning-jenny (by the use of which they imagined themselves aggrieved), and

threatening destruction to his premises in case of refusal; but by the firmness of Charles Bloomfield, Esq. assisted by the other borough magistrates, and many respectable inhabitants, the intentions of the mob were happily frustrated, and they at length dispersed, although it was found necessary to keep the staff establishment of the West Suffolk militia (whose aid, with that of the different recruting parties here, had been called in) upon duty all night. In consequence of these tumultuous proceedings, a meeting was next day convened by the alderman (T. Foster, Esq.) at the Guildhall, which was very numerously attended (notwithstanding the shortness of the notice), and every one came forward with the utmost alacrity to support the civil power; upwards of 200 special constables being sworn in, a party of whom have nightly patroled the streets; and we have the satisfaction to state, that no further attempt has been made to disturb the peace of the town.

On Sunday and Monday detachments of the 1st royal dragoons marched in here from Ipswich, part of whom will remain till further orders, and the others proceeded on their route to Brandon.

24. Cambridge.-Great alarm has been excited here by the appearance of numerous knots of strange countrymen, coming in with large sticks, for two or three days past. Our mayor, Colonel Mortlock, apprehensive that this might have been preparatory to an intended entry of the Fen rioters, convened the magistracy in the town-hall this afternoon,

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