... Perfons were taken up, for coining and buying of counterfeit Halfpence; four of them. at a Publick-Houfe in Wild-ftreet near Drury-Lane, and the other two in Well-ftreet, Rag-Fair. Alexander Adams and his Wife were committed to Newgate, and Patten and his ...

... few Hours. It is credibly afferted that an old Lady of 68, of great Fortune, fell deeply in Love laft Thurfday Night at Drury-Lane Playhoufe with a young Gentleman of about 22. * The old Lady, in the Courfe of the Play, took many Opportunities of ogling ...

... On Saturday Morning died, after a long Illnefs, Mr. Harris James, one ofthe Comedians belonging to the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. On Friday lafl: died at Wallington, near Carfhalton in Surry, of an Obftru-flion occafioned by eating too many Walnuts ...

... Princefs Amelia at Woolwich, and were fent on board the Royal George Man of War. On Tuefday Night Mr. Leatham, a Staymaker in Drury-Lane, having fome Words with his Daughter, an only Child about fourteen Years of Age, con- cerning her keeping bad Company, told ...

... defrauded above Forty Linnen-Drapers of this City. ' r Friday Evening as a young Gentleman was handing a Lady to her Coach, from Drury-Lane Houfe, he was robb'd of his Watch ; upon which he purfued the Fellow with his drawn Sword, and, after an obftinate Refiftance ...

... Morning a Woman was taken up on Sufpicion of murdering her Baftard Child fome Time fince, and which was found in a Yard in Drury-Lane, tied up in a Bundle of Rags. , On Monday a Perfon well dreffed, who faid he was King of Weftminfter, was taken into Cuflody ...

... Congrefs will quickly enfue. « • We hear an Appeal will be lodg'd agitinft John Thrift for the Murder of David Fan is in Drury-Lane. Yefterday the Right Hon. the Lords ofthe Regency gave Orders for the Inftallation of. the eight Knights of the Garter at ...

... received Orders tobe ready to embark the Beginning of next Month. On Tuefday Night a Painter ftanding by a Bonfire near Drury-Lane Playhoiife, having fome Words with the Mob, he was puflied into the F'.se. and, though directly taken out, was fuffocated ...

... Boy ! — here, Sir ! Tarn, what N.ws to-day ? Foote, Sir, is advertis'd— •what—run away ! ■No, Sir, he adt. this Week at Drury-Lane ; How's that (cries Feeble Grub) Foote come again? I thought that Fo«l had done his Devil's Dance ; Was not he hang'd fome ...

... all Probability will fetch a better Price, than Hops do at prefent, at another Market* A few Days ago a poor old Woman in Drury-Lane was burnt in her Bed in a moft dreadful Manner, occa- fioned by the following Accident : She had been fmoak- ing a Pipe ...

... has left four Sons and one Daughter. Tuefday Morning died of a Drbpfy, Mr. William Mills, belonging tothe Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. Oi. Sunday Night the Servants ofthe Hon. William Pitt, Efq; Paymafter ofthe Forces, wereftopt By three Footpads near the ...

... Bailey, two of whom were capitally convicted, viz. Catherine Knowland, for rob Ting Richard Ireland ofa Silver Watch in Drury-Lane, and Andrew Grant, for break- ing open the Bell-Savage Inn, and fteaiing 42 1. ss. Six were caft for Traqfportatioq, and ...