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After ten minutes conversation , the Jury gave their verdict , that all the defendants were—Not Guilty . LANCASHIRE . —ORMSKIRK , August 7 . A few days since , as two men in the habit of travelling with a bear , and three dancing dogs , were on their way betwixt this place and Wigan , they called at an inn in Newbro' for refreshment ; they secured the bear in a brew-house , and gave him some bread to eat , but unfortunately left the door open ; soon after , a neighbour ' s wife passing by it , the animal having too much chainrushed upon herand tore her so much before she received as .

, , sistance , that she expired an hour afterwards . She was four months gone with child , and has left a husband and four small children to regret her loss . The men are in custody . KINGSWORTII ,- August 18 . A man at this place was on Monday last arrested for debt , but found means to escape from the Sheriff ' s officer . 'Two bailiffs armed , and assisted by three light dragoons , went in quest of him , and found him mowing in a field adjoining his house ; on entering the meadow they took opposite

directions , and called upon him to surrender , which he refused , and taking up a gun and several pistols which he had provided , threatened to shoot the first who should approach him , and kept his word , for they advancing , he wounded three of them , at length being wounded , and weak with the loss of blood , befell ; and he was properly secured , and conveyed to Maidstone gaol . SALOP . —SHREWSBURY , August 19 . There is now in Sir Richard Hill ' s Hot-house , at Hawkstonea Syrian Vinewhich though onlsix oldhas produced

, , y years , several hundred weight of grapes ; the berries are very large , and of a most delicious flavour , and the bunches run from seven or eight to near twenty pounds a piece . —With some of these grapes the Prince and Princess of Orange were lately entertained at Hawkstones ; and one day last week Sir Richard presented Lord Kenyon with a single bunch , which , without leaf or stalk weighed sixteen pounds and a half . ' YORKSHIRE— -SiiErriELn , August 16 . We have this morning received from

our correspondent at Nottingham , an account of a distressing circumstance which happened on Saturday last , near that place , the particulars of which are as follows : —A number of persons have for some time been employed in pulling down a toi arched bridge by the side of the Hood road near Nottingham , in order to erect a new one ; after having taken down the first arch , the others immediately gave way , which unfortunately fell into the water , together with eight persons ( supposed ? 0 be navigators ) who were all drowned . Three of the bodies of the unfortunate men have been taken out of the ruins , and the greatest exertions are making in order to find the remainder .

CORONER ' S INQUEST UPON ' MR . THOMAS YATES . Anlnquisilionwascn Wednesday , Aug . 24 II 1 , taken before Anthony Gele , Esq . coroner for the City and Liberty of Westminster , upon view of the body of Thomas Yates , ( who was killed by a pistol ball ) , at the Gun Tavern , Pimli ' co . Previous to the Coroner ' s examining the evidence , Mr . Beard an Attorney , attended by a Gentleman of the Barrequested leave to remain in the roomin

, , order to cross-examine the witnesses ; but the Jury unanimously set their faces against it , and insisted on ( heir being ordered to withdraw ; which they did with some reluctance . Mary Thompson , a young girl who lived servant . with the deceased and his ¦ wife , deposed , that they had removed from their late residence in Panton Street , and came to reside wholly at No . 9 . Stafford-place , in which house a Miss Elizabeth Jones , who had some pretensions , to the house , as having been left her by ¦ the late Mr . Yatesuncle to the deceasedresided . The Witness

de-, , posed that Mr . Yates did not dare to venture , at any time out of his house to the street , for fear of being locked out by Miss Jones ; and that he , therefore , occasionally used lo amuse himself with his children in the garden . That about . a week ago , Mr , Beard the Attorney , scut a person of the name of John Sellers ,

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LONDON: Article 2
TO READERS , CORRESPONDENTS , Sec. Article 3
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, AND CABINET 0F UNIVERSAL LITERATURE. Article 4
A DEFENCE OF MASONRY, Article 4
A CHARGE DELIVERED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNION LODGE, Article 8
HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM. Article 10
ON THE CAUSES OF THE HIGH PRICE OF CORN. Article 17
DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO. Article 19
ON FEMALE EDUCATION. Article 21
ESSAYS ON SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH HISTORY AND CLASSICAL LEARNING. Article 23
LOUIS XII. KING OF FRANCE. Article 28
DEATH OF THE GREAT MARSHAL TURENNE. Article 29
CURIOUS PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO THE JEWS. Article 31
Untitled Article 34
DESCRIPTION OF A PORTABLE GYN, FOR MOUNTING OR DISMOUNTING ORDNANCE: Article 36
EXCERPTA ET COLLECTANEA. Article 38
THE POISONOUS QUALITY OF MUSCLES CONSIDERED. Article 42
To the EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 43
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 44
POETRY. Article 52
ODE TO FANCY. Article 53
A POETICAL REVERIE ON THE GOUT. Article 54
ON SEEING A VERY SENSIBLE WOMAN WEEPING, WITH A BEAUTIFUL CHILD AT HER SIDE, IN THE SAME SITUATION. Article 55
ON THE AUTHOR OF THE BALLAD CALLED THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD. Article 56
A PIECE FROM A SERIOUS MUSICAL COMPOSITION. Article 57
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 58
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 60
HOME NEWS. Article 62
OBITUARY. Article 66
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Home News.

After ten minutes conversation , the Jury gave their verdict , that all the defendants were—Not Guilty . LANCASHIRE . —ORMSKIRK , August 7 . A few days since , as two men in the habit of travelling with a bear , and three dancing dogs , were on their way betwixt this place and Wigan , they called at an inn in Newbro' for refreshment ; they secured the bear in a brew-house , and gave him some bread to eat , but unfortunately left the door open ; soon after , a neighbour ' s wife passing by it , the animal having too much chainrushed upon herand tore her so much before she received as .

, , sistance , that she expired an hour afterwards . She was four months gone with child , and has left a husband and four small children to regret her loss . The men are in custody . KINGSWORTII ,- August 18 . A man at this place was on Monday last arrested for debt , but found means to escape from the Sheriff ' s officer . 'Two bailiffs armed , and assisted by three light dragoons , went in quest of him , and found him mowing in a field adjoining his house ; on entering the meadow they took opposite

directions , and called upon him to surrender , which he refused , and taking up a gun and several pistols which he had provided , threatened to shoot the first who should approach him , and kept his word , for they advancing , he wounded three of them , at length being wounded , and weak with the loss of blood , befell ; and he was properly secured , and conveyed to Maidstone gaol . SALOP . —SHREWSBURY , August 19 . There is now in Sir Richard Hill ' s Hot-house , at Hawkstonea Syrian Vinewhich though onlsix oldhas produced

, , y years , several hundred weight of grapes ; the berries are very large , and of a most delicious flavour , and the bunches run from seven or eight to near twenty pounds a piece . —With some of these grapes the Prince and Princess of Orange were lately entertained at Hawkstones ; and one day last week Sir Richard presented Lord Kenyon with a single bunch , which , without leaf or stalk weighed sixteen pounds and a half . ' YORKSHIRE— -SiiErriELn , August 16 . We have this morning received from

our correspondent at Nottingham , an account of a distressing circumstance which happened on Saturday last , near that place , the particulars of which are as follows : —A number of persons have for some time been employed in pulling down a toi arched bridge by the side of the Hood road near Nottingham , in order to erect a new one ; after having taken down the first arch , the others immediately gave way , which unfortunately fell into the water , together with eight persons ( supposed ? 0 be navigators ) who were all drowned . Three of the bodies of the unfortunate men have been taken out of the ruins , and the greatest exertions are making in order to find the remainder .

CORONER ' S INQUEST UPON ' MR . THOMAS YATES . Anlnquisilionwascn Wednesday , Aug . 24 II 1 , taken before Anthony Gele , Esq . coroner for the City and Liberty of Westminster , upon view of the body of Thomas Yates , ( who was killed by a pistol ball ) , at the Gun Tavern , Pimli ' co . Previous to the Coroner ' s examining the evidence , Mr . Beard an Attorney , attended by a Gentleman of the Barrequested leave to remain in the roomin

, , order to cross-examine the witnesses ; but the Jury unanimously set their faces against it , and insisted on ( heir being ordered to withdraw ; which they did with some reluctance . Mary Thompson , a young girl who lived servant . with the deceased and his ¦ wife , deposed , that they had removed from their late residence in Panton Street , and came to reside wholly at No . 9 . Stafford-place , in which house a Miss Elizabeth Jones , who had some pretensions , to the house , as having been left her by ¦ the late Mr . Yatesuncle to the deceasedresided . The Witness

de-, , posed that Mr . Yates did not dare to venture , at any time out of his house to the street , for fear of being locked out by Miss Jones ; and that he , therefore , occasionally used lo amuse himself with his children in the garden . That about . a week ago , Mr , Beard the Attorney , scut a person of the name of John Sellers ,

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