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families from the top to the bottom. A large sack of chimneys belonging to this house having lost its former support and protection, and owing to the high winds, gave way on Friday night about six o'clock, and falling in upon the roof, brought the whole down through all the floors successively. A man named Anderson, and his wife, in the third floor, were carried down with the ruins, and almost literally crushed to pieces. About half an hour afterwards they were dug out of the ruins, but without any signs of life. Their son, a boy about twelve years of age, was carried also down by the ruins, but escaped nearly unhurt. The father and mother were found in each other's arms, and in a state completely mangled; the bodies were conveyed to the Apple Tree, a public house in the neighbourhood. The father was an old soldier, who, in the field of battle, had had many an hair-breadth escape. A poor woman, who lived in the cellar, with four children, had just gone out about a minute before the fatal accident, with all her children, to a neighbouring shop for a candle; otherwise they must have been crushed to pieces, as the whole floors of the house came down. It is supposed that another man has lost his life, but the body has not been found. Very fortunately the different families in the house were from home at the time.

11. The nineteen journeymen printers of the Times office, convicted of a conspiracy, received sentence; Robert Howlett and John Gee, to be fined one shilling and imprisoned two years in Newgate.

William Clifton, Stephen Beckett, and George Westray, to be fined

one shilling, and imprisoned eigh teen months.

Stephen Hurley, Henry Byrue, and Thomas Woolley, to be fined one shilling, and imprisoned twelve months.

Roderic Paskin, Edward Kidd, William Williams, Corbet Latham, William Coy, James M'Cartney, John M'Intosh, Nathaniel Collins, Malcolm Craig, John Chapman, and John Simpson, to be fined one shilling, and imprisoned nine months.

Two of the prisoners begged hard for some abatement of their punishment.

John Newbolt Hepburn, convicted of a detestable crime, pleaded his innocence in a speech purposely composed: he alluded to an anxious request which he had made to the learned judge, before whom he was tried, at the close of Mann's evidence; namely, that the deposition of Mann, before the magistrates at Bow Street, might be read. in order to be contrasted with his testimony upon the trial. With this request his lordship was pleasto promise compliance, but terminated his charge to the jury without reading those depositions. He now implored of the court, that in reporting his conviction to his majesty with the judge's notes of the evidence on which it was founded, the report might be accompanied by the depositions of the witness Mann before the magistrates: and, from an examination of the contradictory statements of that witness upon the charge against him, he should look with humble but confident hope to the mercy of his sovereign.

The recorder desired to have the written statement which had been U 3 read

19th, at six in the evening, she was in company with the Vautour, Captain Lawless. It was then blowing very hard; and in the course of the night the gale increased excessively, blowing in most tempestuous squalls. In one of these sudden gusts she is supposed to have upset, and every soul on board perished. The next morning her boats, some spars, &c. which were upon her deck, were picked up by the Vautour, but no other vestige of her has ever been seen.

24. Sacrilege and Robbery.-On Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning, St. Paul's cathedral was robbed of the whole of the church service of plate, of considerable value. The difficulties and ingeDuity required to get at the property, prove the depredators to have been complete masters of their profession. The plate carried off consists of the following articles, all ilver gilt:

One large embossed chased waiter, with the emblems of the Lord's Supper, weight 128 ounces.

The covers of a large folio Bible, richly chased, 110 oz.

Ditto of a prayer-book, 100 oz. One large plain salver, with an angel's head engraved in the centre,

108 oz.

One smaller salver, engraved with a glory, 67 oz.

Two rich chased waiters, with very fine alto-relievo figures, occasionally to use in the centre,

153 oz.

Two very large chased altar candlesticks, 330 oz.

Two smaller candlesticks, 200 oz. Two very large rich chased flagons, 260 oz.

Two smaller flagons, 130 oz.
Two chased chalices, with sexa-

gon feet, and two salvers for tho covers, 112 oz.

Two small salvers richly chased,

31 oz.

And one pierced spoon.

Several of these articles were used on the 21st inst. at a private ordination by the Bishop of Lincoln; and after they were done with they were locked up in the plate-room, immediately over the vestry, in iron chests, which had on them padlocks as well as other locks. There are two doors to the room, an inner and outer one; the former was entirely iron, the other plated, and of uncommon strength. To these principal doors there are several passages leading, all of which have doors always locked, through which persons must pass before they reach the plate-room; and it is only known to a few persons to what apartment they lead. All these doors remained locked, and it was not until Sunday morning, when the plate was wanted for the church service, that the robbery was discovered. The person who had the plate under his care opened the passage doors with the keys belonging to them, but the lock of the main door he could not open' until he had procured the masterkey. He there found the chests containing the plate had been broken open with an iron crow, or some such instrument, after having opened the padlock in the usual way. Notice was immediately given to the magistrates at Bow Street, and Mr. Read the magistrate, and Mr. Stafford the clerk, went and inspected the apartments, &c. in the afternoon, and the most vigilant means are using to detect the villains guilty of this sacrilege.

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nion, that the robbery of the above cathedral is what is called, in the slang language, a put-up robbery, or that the quantity and value of the plate, the place where it was kept and the way to get at it, were all previously well known, and the crime committed by persons perfectly acquainted with the place. The weight has been erroneously stated at 700 ounces whereas it was 1760 ounces. It had very lately been newly double-gilt, which gave it the appearance of gold. The robbers must have passed nine doors or gates before they could get at the property. The masterkey was kept in a closet where one of the vergers usually placed his silver staff; but that was not stolen, although it is supposed the key was used to effect the robbery. It is thought by some the locks might have easily been picked with skele ton keys. An attempt to steal the plate from the above cathedral was made twenty-seven years since. The robbers then got as far as a closet where the keys were kept; but whether they were prevented from proceeding by being alarmed, or by their light going out, was never ascertained.

A man has been taken into custody upon suspicion of being concerned in this sacrilegious depredation; he was formerly a servant employed therein. It appears, upon

further inquiry, that there was a master-key to all the doors leading to the room wherein the plate was deposited; and that it was not unusual for that key to be publicly shown to any person who might express a wish to see or examine it. The officers of police have no doubt but that by means of taking an impression of the key in wax, the robbers gained access thereto. The person taken up on suspicion has been discharged, no proof appearing against him.

26. About three o'clock the king of Sweden attended at St. James's Palace, to make inquiries after the state of his majesty's health; he signed his name "Count de Gottorp."

30. Loss of the Elizabeth, extra India ship, Captain Jackson, off Dunkirk.-The Elizabeth was anchored off the South Foreland on Thursday preceding (December 27) but drifted from thence into Calais Roads, where she knocked off her rudder, and cut away the mainmast. No assistance coming, after her repeated signals, the captain put off to obtain it; but when about half way between the wreck and Dunkirk, his vessel drove on the outer edge of Dunkirk brake, Dunkirk steeple bearing S. by W. and instantly went to pieces, when all on board perished except twenty-two, who landed at Dunkirk,

APPENDIX

APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE.

Dispatches, &c. from the London of the Hazard sloop, announcing his