The National Register. — London, England, 1820-09-24 00:00:00

Loos Amts, Or TOMATO BlßlTo—..laote apples are now to be seen in great abundance at all our vegetable markets;. but I do uut find (observes !halms in his late work on fruits) that they are used• by the middle or lower classes of English families, who have yet to learn the art of improving their dishes with vegetables. Tnis fruit hes long been used by the wealthy Jew families in this country; and within these last few years it has come into great use with all our best cooks, as it possesses in itself so agreeable acid, a very unusual quality in ripe vegetables, and which makes it quite distinct from all garden vegetables that are used for culinary purposes in this cauutry. When boiled in soups and sauces it ins parts an acid of a most agreeable flavour: it is also served at table boiled or roasted, and sometimes fried with eggs. This author states that it is a native of Mexico. from whence it was brought by the Spaniards, who as Barham observe., uses them its their sauces and gra, vies, because the juice, as they say, it as good as any gravy„and also, by its richness, warms the blood. Par kinson mentions it as being cultivated in this country as early as 1656; but it was then placed for ornament and curiosity only; and even at the present time they are grown mu. many gardens in England merely bur the sin gularity of their appearance. We learn that oue gar dener at Isleworth gathered 133 bushels last summer from 600 plants only. We have no doubt but he has films(' a ready salethis year at Cotton instead of Covent Garden, as they are much admired by the Italians. Au accidentoccurred the other day, alter the return of the aquatic excursion front Woolwich, in the West nrinster.road, by one of the wheel: of her Majesty's car riage passing over the kg of a young man, who had ineautiousiy approached too closely, which lacerated it so dreadfully, that at first it was feared amputation would be indispensable. The circonistance happened close to surgeon Fox's house, Altlina-piace, whittler the tram. tunate lad was instantly conveyed, and where every pos sible attention was rendered that the nature of the case required. Notwithstanuing the wound isofconaitierable magititila and much contused (the bones being laid bare for several inches), under the judicious treatment and humane attention of Mr. Fox the patient is likely to do well. As soon as the accident was made known to her Majesty, she, with the truly characteristic humanity of a British Queen, soon forgot her own cares to sympathise with her aillicied subject. A messenger waidespatched to the residence of the young man, whose paresis are extremely poor; temporary relief was agustled thew, with an intimation that the professional gentleman should not discontinue his attendance for the want of adequate consld ration, and that, in the meantime, the patient would tan be forgotten. HORMEL' INSTANCE OF ItSLIIIIOIt MADNESO A poor woman in the Groves, near Rockingham, last Saturday, cut her throat, under the painful conviction that she could not be sav ed. We have seldom beard of a more distressing case. Her character was ahugether respectable, and she lived with her husband and lauiily in great domestic comfort. Yet she had persuaded her self that she was an object of divine inexhorable wrath, and her misery because so intolerable that she resolved to end it by committing the dreadful act above stated .--• At the awful nointeet, however, her fortitude seems to have failed her, for the wound inflicted was not mortal, but so severe as to cause an immense effusion of blood, which, when she was di.covered, had brought her to a State of great debility. Still she might have been saved, but unfortunately the young man sent to examine her, on the very point of putting in the needle to sew up the wound, fainted away, oppressed by the distressing sight of the polecat and the blood with which the MOM was deluged. Thus time was lost, and, before further assist ancecoold be obtained, she was a corpse. URDER.—On Tuesday, 6th inv.., John Wright, of Wolverhampton, locksmith, was taken into custody for drowning his son, James Wright. a boy of about five years of age, in the Birmingham canal. An inquest was held on the bridy of the lad on Wednesday, before H. Smith, Esq., Coroner; and we extract the following particulars of this distressing circumstance from the de positions :—Wright'S wife, who had been from him some months attending a sick person, went oil' with another man to Darlaston, on Sunday the 3d ion. Wilfft Wright round them, and brought her house to his lod gings. They slept together, and appeared perfectly reconciled ; but as soon as he went to his work on the next morning, his wife left the house and did nut return. When.he Caine home to his dinner, and found site was again gone off, he became extremely agitated and frantic, and continued so during the day. He that night slept with the boy, and on the following morning got ep about seven o'clock, and, taking the lad with him, pro ceeded to Wyrlev canal,-into which he threw him but relenting, jumped in alter hiss, and took him out, and went to a cottage to dry themselves, when he was desired to take the child home, amid put him to bed. He went away with the intention of doing so; but feeling at a loss to account for the state in which they were, lie again resolved upon effecting his purpose, which he ac cordingly did. He then came back to the town, and very shortly afterwards couutitinicated what lie laud done to two of his relations, who went with him to the Bir mingham canal, near Atherley, when one of them went in, and found the body. Upon its being taken from the water, the prisoner manifested the strongest marks of affection towards it. Witness spoke to the uniform kindness nut!) which the prisouer had treated the child, and to the agitated and confused state of mind before and after the perpetration of the ermine. The Coroner's jury returned a verdict of Wilful wader ;" amid Wright has been committed to the county gaol thereupon. At the sale of his late Majesty's prime stock of true Merino sheep, on tile bill inst. the highest bidders did not much exceed the price for the Southdowns. claws of the royal dairy chiefly consisted of the lfurharn amid Tweester breed, which sold at various prices, but the highest did not exceed 301. At darling Fair, tan 'l'uesday, the quantity of sheep offered for sale was very great, Lot ~ o ery few of which W ert disposed of, although offered at very rttitwed prices. TAR NATIONAL REGISTER Ihscovatte Sittrii.—Considerable 'apprehensions have been entertained by many persons for the safety of , the vessels which•sailed last year to the Adriatic Seas, on account of the want of all information respecting them; but titer: fears have not existed with those ac quainted with the subject. It is well known that the object in the first instance, was to explore the Lancaster &mud, which had been represented, by the Commander ,of the former expedition, as entirely surrounded by land, and nearly blocked up with ice. The ships were seen and spokes to in July last year, being then on their pas sage to Lancaster Sound; and as they have been neither, seen nor heard of since, it is conjectured they have made their nay through the Sound, into ,seas hitherto unexplored; for, Wd no passage existed through. it, they must have returned through Davis'. Straits,. and there beets seen by sorne of she Whalers in the last sea son. This conjecture is strengthened by intelligence just received from I.beis's Straits, by which it appears that, iu the present summer, Captain Johnson, in the Coes. &ion, of Hall, sailed up Lancaster Sound eighty miles : he found a large swell and the wind strong against the sea there, being quite clear of ice, the sides of the Sound were about '2O miles apart al the highest point he reached ; be could see 120 wiles, Of thereabouts, further up, and there was no appearance of land or any obstruc tion. Captain Johnson seems to have no doubt that the discovery ships had passed through the Sound, but he heard nothing of them. lie left the Sound on the 23d of August, on which day he met Captain Bell, iu the Kiendrhip, of Hull, sailing up the Sound. The Friend ship, as well as the Truelove, another Whaler, had also proceeded to the northward in Davis's Straits, and have been in much higher latitudes than Captain Ross. The . Whalers, which are now on their return, will of course bring much interesting information , but intelligence from the discovery ships can hardly yet be expected. MAN UVA CTU RING DISTRICTS.—The situation of Birmingham, ascertained as it is by actual inquiry. is such as to strike conviction to the mind of every consi derate man, that we arc in a rapid course of national decline, and that nothing but a change of system can save us from bankruptcy. The case of Birmingham is that of every manufacturing district in the United King dom, and not only of the manufacturing districts, but of the great agricultural body of the realm. We trust the useful example of the Gentlemen of Birmingham will be followed, and that there will be laid before the public a statement of the local situation of every other great town ; for it is only by such expositions, that Va liament can be truly informed of the actual condition of tits country. It as in wain to trait to Custom-home books against such evidence as the Committee of Bir- Miugham have produced, since, however specious the entries on the books may be made for the purposes of fallacy, there can be no dispute as to the decrease of consumption, when all the persons engaged in vending articles of the first necessity concur its their testimony as to the diminution of sales. FOOTPAD ROIIIIIIIRY.--.00 Wednesday evening, be fore dark, as Mr. Roland Brampstom, of Bird Street, Oxford Street. was returning home from Kilburn, he was overtaken in the fields leading from thence to Lord's Cricket Ground by some villain; one of whom, without the slightest intimation, knocked him down, and he was afterwards kicked ou the head, which deprived hint of his senses. The ruffians got [ruin bim his watch and the contents of his pocket, about 17v. in silver, and his hat. Mr. Brampston did not recover until roused by souse people returning from work, and he was conveyed home much hurt. These robbers are supposed te be long to suite diabolical gangs about the Edgware Road. About two o'clock on Tuesday morning, the family of Mrs. Sophia Johnson, of Ivy-house. North-end. Ramp stead, were alarmed by hearing some persons in the house. alarm-bell was immediately rung, and after a short time the watchman and sunsets/the ueignbours came to their assistance. On examining the premises, a lighted taper was found on one of the chairs in the hall. Two time-pieces had been taken from the mantle-piece in the parlour, and placed on the floor; and several other articles were deposited in places the must convenient for carrying them of Owing to the precipitate retreat which the delinquents were obliged to make, they had only time to take a lady's gold watch and a black silk pelisse, and the latter article was found in an adjoining held in the course of the morning. Entrance to the house was gained by breaking open with a crow-har a. door leading into the garden at the back of the house, and by the same way the escape was effected. On Wednesday two lads, named Rowe and NVills, were together in a house at Latnellion. year Liskeard : Rowe, in a playful manner, took up a gun, which was an the room, and, not couceiving it was loaded, levelled the piece, and told Wills he would shoot I : unfortu nately he pulled the trigger, and lodged the contents of the gun, a charge of shot, in the neck and bead of his companion, who was so desperately wounded that he lies without hope of recovery. MANCHESTER POL Monday week two meitibeis of the Co 111111 l ttee for obtaining signatures to the Add.eu to the Queen, from the artisans and me chanics of this twin, were taken nun custody on a charge of vagrancy. ' referred by Mr. lielfur, who keeps a barber's silty in Market-street. It appeared, front the statement before the magistrate, that NIL Laud and Mr. 'realow (the two •illenders in question) were soliciting subscriptions to defray the expeuces incidental to the outainment of signatures. Passing from shup to shop, in dui course they arrived at that new in the occupation of Mr. 11.2tfor, by whom they were matelot) , seized, and delivered over into the custody of an officer. Tile next inureing (Tuesday), at IV, the case came on before Mr. Norris. The Burtioghreeve was sitting nit the bench. The defendants were immediately set at liberty, and, the box having been returned to them, they departed out of court with a numerous body of their trends, who had :invaded to witness the proceedings. Os the lath inst. the Mary. of Kincardine, Brown, master, from Riga fur London, went nu the Ridge of Lowestoft, but was got off by assistance from L..westufr, with but hale damage. A prioate soldiee belonging to the Royal Veterans, of • the name of Shannon, was picked up in the-roadway close by the Queen's Head public-house, near Chatham Church, ott Wednesday morning, in nearly a lifeless • state, and was carried to the hospital, where he died the next day. From the account he gave of himself, it was conjectured, that he had thrown himself from a window of the public-house, in a state of intoxicatiou; and as no evidence was adduced to show thee he had suffered injury by any other means._ the Coroner's Jury, which was summoned by K. Made. Esq.; gave a verdict of " Accidental Death. ' On the 16th inst. the Endyrition, of Sunderland, ran • on -board of, and sunk, the Charlotte, of Sunderland.— Three men and au infant i months old, landed at - Lowestoft from the Charlene . The maswr, and the mother of the babe were unfortunately drown e d. On Thursday se'nnight the completion of the Ewes - and Colchester Infirmary was celebrated. This building, • erected in a very airy intuition on the road- to Leaden, - consists ofaeveral spacious and lofty wards, fitted op foe the reception of too patients. Th. Corporation, the Archdeacon of Colchester, e,:c. auended divine service at St. Peter's Church, where *eery excellent sermon from - Luke xiv. 13, 14, was preached by the Rev. C. J. Bloom- D. D. Rector of St. Botolph's Bishopsgate spd of Great Chesterfonl, Essex, who made a very pathetic appeal so - his hearers.—Upwards of 601. was collected. at the church-door, —After the sennon4 numerous party par-- took of a dojeasti a la fetnelseite in one of the wards of the - hospital. The health of the preacher was proposed by N. Jarrett, Esq. with thanks for his sermon, and a - request that it might be printed, to which, however; Mr. '• B. begged to deolitie according. At the conclusion of the repast dancing commenced, which was kept up with • great spirit to -a late hour in the afternoon. The Latin miry was opened for patients on Thursday hut On Monday se'nnight as a servant of Mr. Neal, of Whissonsett, was returning home from Fakenhain with a horse and gig,.in crossing the river at Hempton Mill the horse put his bead down todrink, and the bridle rein being loose, it is supposed his foot got entangled, as on • pulling him it was found he could not get his head up, in consequence of which the horse was pulled round into the pool s which was a hole lb feet deep, heinne diately sunk, with the gig and driver. Although assist- • ance was at hand, it was not possible to save the horse, and it was with the greatest difficulty the man's life was saved, by means of a rope being lowered to- him • before he was (pile exhumed. Last week a match of- cricket was played at Millen hall, .between the clubs of that town and Stowmarket and on Monday last the return snatch was to have been - - played at Thoruey Green, - near Stowmarket, but the wetness of the day prevented its taking place. VERT RIMARILASLE Friday reek, as • Thomas Laidl. , w, stonemason, was employed in the inside of a well, at Newtown of Rocklin,- a few miles from Carlisle, he was completely buried by the falilizeira of the walls mute:nth. He was standing upon-a • - some yards from the top of the well, when he perceived the walling and earth beneath to give way, and almost. instantly the whole top pan fell in upon him, with an immense quantity of mould, which completely buried the poor man nearly. five yards below its surface. The other workmen upon the spot immediately began to • clear out the rubbish, to save, if possible, the life of their fellow workman, although they entertained little hope* of success. Afier lifting away the stones, many of-which were very large, they heard the voice of the unfortuuate men through the earth ; he was calling to them to work - by the rope, front which a bucket was suspended.- After - three hours' labour, they came to the-unfortunate sufferer, - who was so firmly fixed in the ruins, that-it was difficult to move his lege. It is calculated that no less than ten cart loads of rubbish lay upon him, and yet, it svas very remarkable, he was extricated not only with life, .but without sustaining any material injury.. He was able to pursue his usual occupation on Monday, harirsg-hotessly one day's work by his misfortune. ROBIDERT *NO ATTEMPT TO Motu:mt.—Thursday night, between eight and nine o'clock, as Geo. Welfare, one of the constables at the 'l'oivii Hall, Southwark, was • walking over the Dover-road, his-attention was attracted by a inoauiisg noise, which seemed to proceed from a • stuall field at the end of Dover-street. He hinteued to where he thought the voice proceeded from, and as he approached closer, he beheld a man stretched on the ground. 'lite officer lifted him up, but it was souse time before he could persuade him he was safe. At klig1•1 he suffered himself to be cat ried into the road, and trout thence to a surgeon, -where he was properly dressed. There were three desperate wounds on the head, and one on the cheek, supposed to have been indicted by some heavy weapon; his clothes were torn and bloody. aermunt he gave of the circumstance was, that be was a stranger to the neighbourhood ; that while cross ing the field where the officer found him, he was attacked by a it ttttt her of thieves and women, who beat him with sticks until he was stunned, and then took his- watch and pocket-book, in which lie Mad 51. in Otan i besides a few shillings in silver, with which they made off, leav ing him in that deplorate shutout's.. '!he attack was so sudden, that lie could not identify any of the robbers. A Lucw.r PARISH 1-4:1 the returns to Parliament., • respecting the weans possessed by the several parishes in England to educate the poor and others, it is stated, that in the parish of St. Michael Hassishaw, (London), " there are riot any poor inhabitants !I!" and the mine return mentions that there are no endowments for the education of youth ; and that there are tau oilier instittia. tions for the purpose of education. The parish contains 650 inhabitants. An action. of Grin. Con: wherein Mr. William Henry Hall was plaintiff, anti Major Geo. Darrow ddendant, was tried at the Supreme Court at Hali fax, on the ifOilt of July. The plaintiff's case was established by a number of witnesses, and the Jury, atlez an address from tho. Hun. Judge Stewart, and - I ball an hour's deliberation, found a verdict for We. plaintiff—Aux:ages, 4001.