A Hundred Years Ago
The veteran tar, John Crawford, died at Sunderland on the 9th instant. During the heat of battle in the memorable action off Camperdown, on perceiving the British ensign shot from the mast-head of the Admiral's ship, Crawford gallantly ascended and nailed it in its original situation, where it proudly floated at the moment of victory. For this achievenient Governinent allowed him a pension of £35 per annum ; and his admiring townsmen presented him with a large silver medallion, bearing a representation of his daring feat, with a suitable inscription.
NAMES.
The Brabant manufacturer, Hanks, gave his name to the skein of worsted, which still retains-it ; and Thomai Blanket, 'a weaver in Bristol, has given a bedfellow both to ladies and gentlemen:
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