all our demands; among others, to the abolition of the anchorage duty, and the diminution of the export and import duty. The Imaum of Muscat had long been at war with a predatory tribe of Arabs, known by the name of Beni Boo Ali, who, by their naval piracies, had also incurred our displeasure. In October, 1820, captain Thomson, having joined the Imaum's troops with a body of seapoys, marched against this petty foe: he arrived on the 8th of December at their town; and on the following day, an engagement took place, in which the seapoys gave way, and a great number of them were cut to pieces. To repair this, disgrace, general Smith was dispatched with a considerable force, consisting both of Europeans and of native troops. The detachment landed at Zoor, on the 30th of January, where they were forced to remain some time, from a deficiency in the means of transport which the Imaum had promised to furnish. While there, a very gallant attempt was made by the enemy on the night of the 10th of February, to surprise our camp, which was not repelled without some loss on our part. Leaving Zoor on the 24th of February, general Smith reached Beni Boo Ali on the 2nd of March, carried all the fortified positions of the Arabs, and was on the point of storming their citadel, when they surrendered at discretion. The enemy left upwards of 200 killed on the field; our loss amounted to 29 killed and 173 wounded. The tribe was completely annihilated; some of the prisoners were brought to Bombay; the old and the wounded were left with the Imaum; the town was blown up; and every thing near it, that could afford shelter to man, was destroyed. Later in the year, lieutenantcolonel Maxwell, was dispatched against Kitshou Sing, the Maharao of Kotah. In the end of September, an engagement took place near Mongroul, in which the enemy, though their cavalry fought bravely, were defeated, with the loss of 500 men and all their baggage and camp equipage. CXFORD LIBRARY CHRONICLE. JANUARY. lowed the example of her mistress by throwing herself from the same window, which belongs MONDAY, Jan. 1.-This to the second floor back apart morning, between the hours of twelve and one, a sad catastrophe took place at the house of Dr. Uwins, No. 13, Bedfordrow, Red-Lion-square. Mrs. Leathes, an elderly lady (in consequence of indisposition) was lately sent up to London from the country, and placed in the house of Dr. Uwins, where she occupied apartments, together with her daughter, Miss Leathes, in order that she might be under the immediate attention of the doctor. On the above morning, while Mrs. Leathes was lying in bed, and her daughter reading by the bed-side, the female servant, who was in the habit of attending on her, entered the apartment with some medicine; and, having placed the candle in rather an awkward situation, the bed curtains caught fire; when the blaze reached to an alarming height, so that the parties could not possibly get to the door. Miss Leathes was so much alarmed, that she immediately rose, opened the back window, whence she precipitated herself to the area, pitched upon her head, and fractured her skull in a dreadful manner. The servant, perceiving no chance of escape from the immense body of flames, folVOL. LXIII. ment: she broke both her legs and her back by the force of the fall. By this time the flames were increasing, which, together with the groans of the unfortunate females in the yard, attracted the attention of the persons adjacent, and assistance was procured. Miss Leathes, who was no more than eighteen or nineteen years of age, died the same evening. The servant is since dead. Tuesday, Jan. 2.-At night, Mr. Hunter, of Hatton-garden, was attacked near the Small Pox Hospital, St. Pancras, by a single footpad, who presented a pistol at him, and robbed him of four one pound notes and some silver. A man in a loose great coat coming up shortly afterwards, Mr. Hunter told him of the robbery, and that he had fortunately saved his watch; upon which the man presented a pistol at him, and made him deliver it. Bow-STREET.-On Saturday, William Lill was brought to the office, and underwent an examination before the sitting magistrate, charged with feloniously stealing a gown and wig, also a coat and waistcoat, the property of Mr. Ellison, the barrister. It appeared that, on Friday morning, the prisoner called at Alice's B |