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An officer of the 64 regiment walked from New Geneva to Waterford, on Sunday
last (distance near seven miles) in an hour and eight minutes, for a considerable
wager.

A leash of woodcocks were shot last week, by a clergyman near Bridport.

A few days ago as a journeyman carpenter was pulling down an old house at
Hendon, in Middlesex, he found within a wainscot 7000 guineas, the coin of George
the first and second, and several bank notes. With this money he commenced business
as a master in his profession, telling no person of his good luck except his wife: the
foolish woman, had however nearly spoiled all, by disclosing the secret; for Mr.
Bond, as Lord of the manor of Hendon, on hearing of the circumstance, laid claim to
the money and notes, and summoned a jury to inquire into the circumstance, and to
give him power to get all from the carpenter; but Chip had taken his precaution, for
though had told his wife he had told no one else, and stoutly denied the fact before the
jury, who informed Mr. Bond that as no proof had been adduced of the carpenter’s
finding the money on the manor, they could not award it to him

In consequence of an information being given, one of the magistrates went to a
baker’s in Dorset-street, Spital fields, with several of the police officers, and seized
eighty quarter loaves, and eight half peck loaves; which, on being weighed, were
found deficient in the whole 325 ounces. The magistrate distributed the bread among
the poor, and the baker will be fined 5s. per ounce.
We have heard much lately of fraudulent bakers. Why is it not the excellent custom
adopted in London of nailing such delinquents, for one hour, by their ears to their
door posts, as practiced at Constantinople?

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Pall Mall; at the British Directory-office, Ave-Maria-lane, St. Paul’s; by the Printers
of this paper; and by every bookseller in the country, who sells Dr. Siblys Works.

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