given a table of fees in evidence, admitted they could not recover the penalty of 50%. under the statute of George II.; they therefore only went for treble the amount of the 17. 3s. 6d., to which the Court held the plaintiff was clearly entitled; and for which the jury without hesitation returned a verdict.

The banking-house of Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co. was robbed this afternoon in an unprecedented manner. A little after five o'clock, as the clerks were making up the Bank-notes into separate parcels, a genteel looking man went in, and asked for one of the firm; and while the clerk turned round to point where he was to be found, the man snatched one of the parcels of notes from the counter, and made off with it. The action was so sudden, and his disappearance so quick, that though pursuit was immediately attempted, the depredator effected his escape.

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is supposed he had a confederate, who held the door open to facilitate his retreat. The value of the notes stolen was 42002.

FEBRUARY.

1. An uncommon shock or tremulous motion of the earth was felt, about half-past two o'clock, by many people in various directions, at Alfriston in Sussex it continued more than a minute, and sounded in the air like the rumbling of several heavy carriages over stones.

2. The colliers in the neighbourhood of Wellington, in Shrop shire, having struck work, and manifested a disposition to outrage and violence, in consequence

of their wages being reduced 6d. per day; it was necessary to summon a part of the Yeomanry from Shrewsbury. The summons was attended with the utmost alacrity, and a troop soon arrived at the spot where the greatest disturbance prevailed: the magistrates in attendance read the Riot act, but the colliers would not disperse; several of the leaders were apprehended; a rescue was attempted, and in some instances the attempt was successful. The magistrates endeavoured in vain to conciliate the rioters; they became more violent; and it was necessary, from the attacks made upon the Yeomanry, and the determination to rescue the prisoners, to fire upon the rioters. One man was killed on the spot, and two have since died of their wounds. prisoners were then secured, and lodged in Shrewsbury-gaol. The disturbances have since subsided.

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3. Lord Dundas was sworn in lord mayor of York with much ceremony. His lordship is the only peer of the realm that has been in the civic chair of that city since the year 1707, when lord Bingley was chief magis

trate.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.The King v. Jane Carlile.-The Solicitor-general moved the judgment of the court on the defendant in this case, who had been found guilty, at Guildhall, of publishing a seditious libel in the Republican, in the form of a letter to a clergyman at Bristol, justifying the assassination of tyrants. Mrs. Carlile appeared in court with an infant child in her arms. Mr. Justice Bayley, after some severe comments on the character of the libel imputed

to the defendant, sentenced her "to be imprisoned for two years in Dorchester-gaol; and at the expiration of that time, to find two sureties in 100%. each for her future good conduct."-The husband of the defendant is already confined in the same prison.

IONIAN ISLANDS.-By letters from Corfu of the 2nd of January, we are informed that sir Thomas Maitland left that island on the 26th of December, for Ancona and Rome. By a proclamation issued previously to his departure, he states that his absence will be of short duration. The only other subject of interest contained in these letters is, that, notwithstanding the lord high commissioner's absence, the prosecution instituted against count Matiningo, the richest proprietor of the island of Zante, is still to be continued. Count Matiningo's offence is the having signed a petition to the Russian government, complaining of the infraction of that part of the treaty of Paris of 1815, which regulated the government of the Ionian Islands, and which was addressed to that power as having been party to that treaty. The issue of this affair excites considerable interest throughout the islands.

Letters from Rome mention sir Thomas Maitland's arrival at that place, and his subsequent departure for Milan.

APPREHENSION OF NEVEU. Paris.-The Moniteur of this day gives the following particulars relative to the apprehension of Neveu, together with an account of some mysterious attempts to produce a sudden depreciation in the French funds :

This person had been an old

merchant: he was afterwards a broker, and has since been bankrupt. Early in the month, some explosions of gunpowder were heard in the vicinity of the Thuilleries; and on the day when these took place, Neveu is said to have bought twelve pounds of gunpowder at different places, and in different disguises. Several small packets, containing a whitish powder, which is supposed to be poison, have been found upon him, and a belt which contained a considerable sum in gold. He has concealed his lodging very carefully, and there is reason to believe he has lived for some days past with women of the town. He is a native of Rheims.

Some days ago several exchange brokers received anonymous letters, requiring them, with the most dreadful menaces, to sell the rentes, so as to produce a fall in the course of exchange before the 1st of February. It is unnecessary to say that these commands did not produce the effect desired by the writers of them. They then had recourse to more efficacious means: this morning, Messrs. Perronnet, Beaumont, and Fallet, exchangebrokers, received letters from the houses of Delessert and Rougemont, requiring them to sell rentes to a large amount. This appeared very extraordinary, and one of the brokers thought fit to apply to the person signing the letter, who declared that his signature had been so adroitly forged as to render it impossible to be detected at the first glance. The other firm has made a similar statement.

From the particulars collected as to Neveu, who killed himself

yesterday, it seems that he has been for several days concealing himself from the search of the police. It has been ascertained that several gunsmiths and venders of powder have declared that a man, whose person they describe, had come to their shops, where he bought about 15 lb. of fine powder, and that at two of the shops he had ordered the box containing the powder to be fastened in a small barrel, and sealed, it being intended, as he said, to be sent into the country. In consequence of this information, the dwelling of the pur chaser (who was Neveu) was discovered. At the first furnished house where inquiry was made, it was found that he did not come there regularly, and with some difficulty it was learned that he frequented another hotel in the Faubourg Poissonniere. An officer of police on going there could get no further information; when, as chance would have it, Neveu happened to enter the hotel at the moment the officer was asking for him; for the third or fourth time. As he had passed for a tradesman from the country, the officer put some questions to him which he answered vaguely and with embarrassment; after which the officer quitted him, but remained upon the watch; a few minutes after he saw Neveu go out and get into a cabriolet. He went to him and acquainted him that he had a warrant for his arrest. Neveu, who appeared quite confounded, offered him money; but the officer took him into custody, and carried him, without having been searched, to the office of the prefect of police. It is said that 1,500 francs in gold, two razors, and a packet

of poison, were found on his person.

It seems he has been recognized by several persons to have been a broker.

On Saturday, the 3rd inst., one of the fishing-boats of Torry was lost, on her return from the fishing-ground. The following is the account, which the only survivor of a crew of six men, William Webster, gave of the disaster:—“ About ten o'clock forenoon, when nearly a mile and a half from land, a heavy swell of sea capsized our boat, and washed us out. We all got on her bottom, and were together for three quarters of an hour. Then another sea separated us, and some got hold of oars, but four of us soon sunk in the ocean. I and my son got again on the bottom of the boat, where I held fast, and kept him, who was fainting, for nearly two hours. At this time, my dear son was washed off, notwithstanding all the help I could give him; and I, with the wreck, was carried by the current four or five miles southward. Now, by Providence, there came a sloop past, the sight of which revived me, and she made for me, but, being to the leeward, she could not reach me. She, however, put out a flag of distress to a brig which appeared; and the people in her, as they came towards the sloop, which they thought to be in distress, spied me on the wreck. They could not get out a boat, but hove a rope to me, of which I got hold; but so very weak was I become, that I could not tie or get the rope round me, but I took it in my mouth and hands, and was hawled on board."

DARING OUTRAGE BY A GANG

OF ROBBERS.-On Monday the 5th, at about nine o'clock in the evening, a number of convicts from Newgate were put into a caravan for the purpose of being conveyed to Sheerness. Amongst the number, were the three robbers belonging to the rescue gang. The convicts at starting were perfectly decorous in their behaviour, and the caravan proceeded over Blackfriars-bridge, guarded by the turnkeys, and followed by Mr. Browne, the keeper of Newgate, in a postchaise. As the caravan was going over the bridge, it was observed that there were several men following them with torches in their hands. On descending the Surrey side of the bridge, one of the wheels of the caravan was chained; and on its arrival at the bottom of the bridge the party were met by a gang, consisting of from one to two hundred thieves, the comrades of the convicts, who surrounded the caravan, as if to take leave of them. The caravan was obliged to be stopped for a moment or two, whilst the wheel was unchained. At this moment, a corporal's guard of lancers fortunately came up to guard the caravan; but the robbers, who surrounded it, were by no means daunted at their appearance, and let fly a volley of stones at the persons who had the charge of the convicts: one large stone dashed to pieces the window of Mr. Browne's chaise, and just missed his head; the other windows were also shattered to pieces. A ruffian hurled a large stone at the lancers, which hit one of them a tremendous blow on the breast, and had nearly unhorsed him: the lancer re

covering himself couched his lance at the fellow, and spurred his horse; but at the moment some stones hit the animal, which started aside, and the lance missed its aim, or the robber would have paid his life for his temerity. Mr. Browne now, very prudently ordered the party to drive on, which they did at a brisk rate. All this took place in a few minutes; and had not the guard of lancers come up so very opportunely,

doubt the consequences would have been dread. ful. The convicts behaved themselves well, and did not countenance the attack; but those who belonged to the rescue gang acknowledged, that it had been made by their old associates, and expressed their regret at its occurrence. Many of the fellows attempted to keep up with the caravan, which, however, drove too fast for them. Several women amongst the attacking party fainted, when they saw all hope of effecting a rescue was lost; the rest set up a dismal scream, and the men poured forth imprecations on the prosecutors of their comrades. After some time the whole dispersed, without attempting any further mischief.

7. Late in the evening, a man named James Doyes was brought to Bow-street office from the chapel of ease in Long-acre, be. longing to St. Martin's parish, on a charge of rather an extraordinary nature; namely, for going into the chapel, proclaiming himself to be "Jehovah Jesus, the Saviour of the World!" and commanding the people there assembled to fall down and worship him! The prisoner strutted up to the bar with an air of im

portance most truly ludicrous; and having, in reply to questions from the magistrate, repeated his blasphemous pretensions in the most vehement terms, he was committed, in default of bail.

FIRE AT LIVERPOOL.--The Caxton Printing-office, situate on Copperas-hill, Liverpool, was completely destroyed by fire, with nearly the whole of the stock it contained. Between one and two o'clock, as the captain of the watch was going his rounds, he discovered fire issuing from a window in the north end of the building. He immediately gave an alarm, and a crowd soon collected on the spot. From the first the destruction of the premises appeared inevitable. The fire raged with extraordinary violence, and spread with rapidity through the whole range of the building. The paper in the different rooms fed the flames, and in little more than half an hour after the discovery of the accident, the three upper stories were in a perfect blaze. The devouring element soon made its way downwards, and about three o'clock, this immense pile of buildings presented one sheet of fire. The roof fell in soon afterwards. At this period, the spectacle was terribly sublime. Immense volumes of fame arose from the centre of the building, and issued from its numerous windows. Sheets of flaming paper mounted into the atmosphere from the burning ruins, and, driven by the wind, fell thickly among the crowd and on the adjoining houses, threatening destruction to all around. Many burning sheets were carried to a considerable distance, some as far as Everton, resembling so

many fire balloons flying through the air. The heat caused by the conflagration was intense: it broke several panes of glass in the adjoining houses, and threatened to fire a shed on the opposite side of the street, which, very fortunately, is a vacant space. About half-past three o'clock, the eastern wall, which had been tottering for some time before, fell with a tremendous crush, the upper part into the building, and the lower part into the street. By four, the flames had consumed the stock, and almost all the wood-work of the premises, and the fire began gradually to subside from want of additional fuel. The inmates of the numerous adjoining dwelling-houses had been roused from their sleep by the alarm of fire, and finding the danger so imminent, began instantly to get their furniture, &c. removed out of danger. The scene was truly distressing, and the damage which the goods reIceived in the removal was considerable. Happily, however, the gable end of the office had only two or three windows in it, which effectually confined the flames, and prevented them from spreading to the contiguous dwellinghouses. The wind blew from the south-west, and, had it not been for this barrier, the calamity would have been far more distressing than it is. Copper-plates to a considerable amount, have, however, been saved, as well as most of the account-books, bills of parcels, &c. This calamity has thrown about 100 families out of employment. With other articles destroyed, were 12 printing-presses, 10 copper-plate ditto, 400 drawings, about 700 reams of paper, 10,000 pages of stereo