• HOAX ON LORD KOLLE.—A few days since, notices were
sent to Lord Rolle that Mr. Swing was in his neighbourhood ; that on a given night there would be farm-houses pulled down, ricks of corn burnt, and thrashing-machines destroyed ; that the labourers would assemble in organized masses ; in fact, that the neighbourhood of Bicton would be subject to Swing law. Lord Rolle very wisely received this advice with proper caution. All the Preventive Service men from Salterton and Exmouth, and all the crew of the cutter in the harbour, were summoned to Bicton, where a large quantity of beef and good cheer was provided. The Preventive men ate the Baron's beef, and all seemed to enjoy the good cheer of the evening, which was kept up with great hilarity. On that very night, a large quantity of brandy was landed on the coast. It is suspected that one or two of the smugglers got themselves sworn in as special constables, and enjoyed the baronial munificence at Bicton as spies, for the purpose of keeping the Preventive men quiet at the baron of beef, at the expense of the Baron of Bicton, while their comrades were running, undisturbed, their cargo on the beach.—Ifren'ern Times.
Munne.a.—A process-server, named Matthews, was murdered on Fri- day last week, at Nobber, near Meath. The body was dreadfully mangled.
WHITCHURCH Swiso.—Three men have been apprehended on a charge of sending threatening letters to Persons in the neighbourhood of Whitchnrch:—one of them is Clerk to the Magistrates.
JUST COMMITTAL UNDER MR. MALTHUS'SACT.—A young woman, named Fanny Fowler, was last week sentenced to six months' imprison- ment in Abingdon House of Correction, for bastardy, it being herlfteenth transgression.
TRANSPORT5.-011 Friday morning, thirty-three of the rioters, among whom was young Looker, sentenced to seven years' transports- , tion at the late Special Assize at Salisbury, were removed from Fisher- ` ton Gaol to the York hulk, at Gosport.—.Reading Mercury.
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