Monthly Chronicle.

rcot like , she desired he would go about his business ; in consequence words arosi-, an .- ' siie took tip a poker to strike him , which unfortunately struck the child in the eye and penetrated the brain . The child languished two days and died . Verdict Accidental Death . 20 . The Duke of York , after viewing the troops on Dnrdham Downs , visited the city of Bristol . He was received in due form by the Corporation , and had the freedom of the city presented to him in a gold box .

On the like ceremony at Bath , it was reported , the gold box was presented to his Royal Highness , but the freedom intended to be inclosed was forgotten 1 21 A country tradesman went , last week to take a place in one of the stages , at the Spread Eagle , Gracechurch-street , to return home . On getting into the conch , he put 3 . parcel he had with him into the seat . Just previous to the coach selling jut , and whilst the coachman and book-keeper were settling the bill , a fellow opened the door , and begged the company to rise that he might take something out of the seat , they ( supposing him the porter of the inn , and that he

wanted io remove some article to another part of the coach ) readily permitted him to take away a parcel , which however afterwards proved no other than that of ihe country tradesman , and with which the pretended porter made off undiscovered . 27 . Mr . Redhead , alias Yovke , was brought before the Court of King ' s Bench at Westminster-Hall , to receive judgment for a seditious libel , of which he was convicted at the last York Assizes , which Mr . Justice Ashhurst pronounced , that he should be imprisoned two in the common gaol of the county of Dorset

years , and at the expiration of that term should give security for his good behaviour for sevenyears , himself in local , and two sureties in 500 ! . each . Mr . Redhead , alias Yorke , took his departure for that prison in the mail-coach , attended by two King's messengers , who , with the rest of the passengers , experienced an overturn of the coach in the course of their journey . Dec . 3 . The shop of a jeweller in St . James's-street was robbed of jewels , gold watches , aud a variety of valuable trinkets , to the amount of 4000 I . A female

servant , who lias absconded , is suspectedof the guilt . 10 . A most daring robbery was attempted . The mate of a vessel in the river , late on Wednesday night , engaged a hackney coach in Aldgate , into which r-. c- put his wife and a young child , giving the coachman directions where to drive . T-. ' -o men , who probably heard the orders , followed the coach into Leadenhallf treet , and there , stopping the coach , they agreed with the driver to let them in , saving they were going the same way as his passengers . The lady in vain remon-Mrated . By the time she reached Fish-street Hill , she felt one of the rnfiians had

his hand in her pocket : she called out murder , on which the coachman drove furiously along ; a number of persons , however , soon collected , and stopped him . 'f'he fellows within attempted 10 escape , but happily without effect , ancl they , together with the coachman , were taken into custody . The lady ' s arm was des- . perately cut by one of the villains , when she cried out , in order to intimidate her . She was taken to a surgeon ' s , where her wound was dressed . 17 . A mob collecting in St . James's Parkin expectation of his Majesty ' s going to the House of Parliament , Mr . Pitt and the Speaker of the House of Commons

passing en horseback at the same time , the mob hissed ancl pelted the former , who , to escape their fury , was compelled to put spurs to his horse , aud make the best of his way ( 0 Downi / ig-street . 16 . Two highwaymen , named Perry and Thompson , were committed to different prisons by Justice Spiller , of Brentford , charged on the oath of Peter Sidebotham with stopping him in a one-horse chaise at Twickenham , about one o'clock on that day , and robbing him of 9 s . in silver . They were immediately pursued and takenwith three rifle-barrelled pistols on them loadedand some

, , powder they had in a paper . In the pursuit after the above highwaymen by a Mr . Chapman , who came up with them at Teddington , he called out to a woman at the turnpike to shut the gate ; one of them got through , but the gate striking against the horse of the other , threw him off , and he was secured . The pursuit being continued , he who escaped the gate dismounted his horse , just at the entrance of Teddington town , and secreted himself in a hedge , where lie was after a ihort search discovered , and taken into custody . -