and
ordered to give heavy bonds for their appearance at Court._" In
September, 1827, some sailors struck in Boston for higher wages,
formed a procession, and marched through the city, making considerable
noise with their cheers, etc. They issued the following proclamation,
which was read by the leader now and then, and responded to with loud
cheers: "Attention! We, the blue Jackets now in the city of Boston,
agree that we will not ship for less than $15 a month, and that we
will punish any one who shall ship for less in such way as we think
proper, and strip the vessel [which he ships in]. What say you?" At
the Common they were met by a militia company, who charged upon them;
some men of both sides were knocked down, but no lives were lost or
blood shed. In the afternoon the sailors were out again with drum and
fife. The paper from which we obtain this information says that they
probably would not get any advance, as it is assured by a shipper that
he found no difficulty in procuring crews at the customary wages.
Probably it was not intended that the military should do more than
endeavor to keep order.

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It is rather surprising that there should have been no conviction for
felony in the County of Essex from 1692, when the witches were tried,
until 1771,--a period of seventy-nine years. It would so appear,
however, from the following extract from the "Essex Gazette," Nov. 12,
1771:--

Last Wednesday Morning the Trial of Bryan Sheehen for committing
a Rape on the Body of Mrs. Abial Hollowell, Wife of Mr. Benjamin
Hollowell, of Marblehead, in September last, came on before the
Superior Court of Judicature, at the Court-House in this Town.
The Trial lasted from between nine and ten o'Clock A.M. till
three in the Afternoon, when the Jury withdrew, and in about one
Hour brought in their Verdict, GUILTY. Mrs. Hollowell's Testimony
against the Prisoner was fully corroborated by the Physician who
attended her, and by the People who were in the House, at and
after the Perpetration of the Crime; by which the Guilt and
Barbarity of the Prisoner was so fully demonstrated, that the
Verdict of the Jury has given universal Satisfaction.

This Bryan Sheehen (who has not yet received his Sentence) is the
first Person, as far as we can learn, that has been convicted of
Felony, in this large County, since the memorable Year 1692,
commo