The National Register. — London, England, 1815-11-05 00:00:00

NC VV. 5. Undismayed by the fate of Tuffee, who was compelled to OTC in .on7Saturday, Baker, a new candidate for pe destrisn farn, has started to walk 1000 miles in 21 days. The : round is that on which Tuffee attempted this ex traordinary feat. It is on the declivity of a hill near the Cossack .prblie-house, in the fields, a little way out of tlocte.rer. The proprietor of this house is said to have been /:.• ner , on who set this business afloat in these parts, era it k here that the pedestrian stops for refreshment. t ..'0n.,(1 measured out on the hill is in extent but the eie•-l: of a mile. Baker started on Tuesday incirning,.at Iv% 1:to“ five o'clock, and was accompanied to the start ing- p.)st b‘ Messrs. Chambers, son. Epps, and the Gen tlemen composing the ( 'ossack Cricket Club, all of whom loudly cheered him commencing. Ile was dressed in si.wmerman's tialp+..; rap, fustian frock, and trowse 7s , we - ring'•2. pair of . • half-boots, in which he has tra velled several hundreds of miles ; they weigh three pounds and 'fis•e6 quarters. His friends most earnestly requested hie tf• have shoes, in.' in that hey could not prevail, as Ba' - ‘7 i‘isbe , at present to have his favourite boots; he cart hand a thick hazel stick, which he swings as walks ;don"; in his gait he rather stoops; he per fuf•• and three quarters before breakfast, at ha.2llt. o 'clock, resting 'then only 20 minutes; at te, • ,icconipli.hA 2e. miles ; .at a quarter past one, wh•.;• en , to dinn-r. :ke star2ed again at a quar ter paA two o'clock, and a• four had made good 40 miles, and finally .52 at sov..n o'clock, whoa he retired for the night. The grouti was in good order. Baker, yesterday continued his arduous undertaking, and is in the best health and spirits. The following is a correct statement of his daily performance, and at what hour hr began and enied each day. . . • S•ertr•d at Fiiii.lied. Tuesday, Ocr. 31. hilt-past 5 52 n►iles 7•l Hods at 7 Wedresday, 1 November, 4 541 9t; qr before 7 Thursday. Yd, 29 min. before 4 - 64 194 at 8 Friday, 3d November 4 50 244 qr put 7 Saturday. 4.11 Nov. qr past 3 Mon 29 72 Aliles 458 578 Rods. One wile contaius VSJRuds. OLD BAILEY. On Wednesday the Recorder passed sentence of Death upon Samu) Tanner, for maliciously cutting ; 'tephen Jones, for burglary ; Joseph Hayward, for a like offente; Thomas Smith, for houseb reaking ; Char'es Linton, for stealing in a dwelling house; William Price, for robbery; James Casey, kir a highway rubbery ; Dennis Conner, for stealing in a dwelling house ; James Moorliouse;for steaiing in a dwell ing house, and alserwards burglariously breaking out; David Wood, for burglar;; John Maxfield, for stealing privately in a shop ; John Thompson alias Thomas, for burglary ; Edward Clark, for a like offence ; George Sweeting, for burglary ; William Bradford, fur forgery ; William Seabrook, far burglary ; arren Kerr for stealing in a dwelling house ; Christoper Lockers, for stealing In a dwelling house, ard afterwards breaking out of the same; Charles Rider, alias ' Henley for burglary ; William Beavers, Charles Smedley. and George Connor, fora like oft: nee ; and John Carter, alias Redfurn, for stealing privately in a shop. Thursday the Sessions ended, when sentence was passed on the fol. owing Convicts, viz. —John Lane, William Williams,/ and Frederick Hildreth, to he transported for life.—Richard Kippas and Robert Browne, for 14 years.—John Mack. Peter Noakes, William Ealety, John Kelly, Rich a rd Hunt, Wra. !Hunt, John Hale, John Wallis, Michael Riley, Mary Starkey, Wm. Congres , .., Char:es alias Charles William Batson, Gaspar.Tunn, John Marshal, Eleanor Logan, Wil liam Passenger, William Stagg, Robert Briggs, Nathaiii. I Bolingbroke, John Sulliv a n, William Pulle n , W i lli am R e y no ld s , J o hn H o rton, and john Burn, fir seven years. Two were sentenced fur two years-each in the HOW of Correction 3 4 . 0 . 14,00, 4:11P: -ft.g.rl , • 4 , • . 1 • . ~-_' , • • PROriNCIA LS, AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR OCTOBER.- The continuing declension in the prices of Bread Corn, and Mfrs/ grain, is operating sti generally agalitit ti lige buslbodry, that its eon , iegtietsces are likely to extend from. in:livirrinal to considerable national &stress. The accounts from cvtry distr'et of the numerous farm* ”eing abandoned by the tenants in an uncultivated state, must so tat diniirrish our produce of grain. as to render it ci, uhiful whether, a sheet time hence, we may he able to Luse a sufficiency from our own . soil I , r our own consumption. Though exportations have ete.etti pace, of the foreign Wheats. which Government permitted to be brought in to such an impolitic excess, a bulk of it still remains to depress the agricultural interest o f the British dominions, so that it may be fund ddricult 'to apply any saving remedy f r a calamity so extensive and disastrous.—The Wheat Seed seaSnri has been remarkably foe; that on clover legs has plant d kindly, but that sown on. tilth lands could not be got in so well, from the want of horses. the num. her of which the distress of the times has unavoidably diminished. The lan crop of Wheat rises well, racist the growth olsoute pause( two or three inland counties, which was materially injured by *blight just More harvest —The Fen Countries of Lincoln, Cambridgeshire. and Ely, have had the finest produce known for many years, partii.v. larly in their Oat Crops, which are fine in weight as well as large is bulk.—Clover Seed has been well got up in general, and being ez.. pected to yield well, has fallen considerably in price. —The •Potaterie Crop falls port in prod.!ee, being of small size, from the extreme dryness of the summer.—Linter Turnips, where they are a plant. have improved much from the late rains ; but those first sown, and also the early Coleseeds, will afford but little feed.—Fortunately the lase year's crop of Hay has been abundant. upon which the stock of m: 3 4 districts must principally depend —The Wool markets are brisker. both for long and short tlecees.—Smithfield Market has been &lames dandy supplied with he:f, mutton, and pig pork, nearly on last month's low prices ; but veal is scarce, anti higher Is. per stone.— , The Fairs in the Home Counties have been crowded with lean stock 'of most kinds, for which there his been but a slack sale on still lower prices.—Horses and Colts for huAundry sues are hardly saleable on any Wins. •••••••40.1M. A dreadful horrid murder and pirridide *as last week cornmittri ' on the body of a poor labouring man,• named Russell, at Hare-lane, near Eshcr. Surrey, who was found about eight o'clock ht the manes ing, in consequence of a neighbour seeing some blood on the enure, his house, in his bed-room, quite dead, his skull being Fractured in three places by the blows of a hammer found lying by him, and ft!! throat cut from ear to ear. Suspicions were enterta ned that the shock. ing act was perpetrated by R. R u,s;ll, his own sun, who was kncwn t o have been on the premises the preceiing evenit g (Tliuraay. die 26th ult.); and the evidence produced b-tote the Coroner, C. jem. men, Esq. on Saturday following. induced the pary to Ming in 11 verdict of Wilful Murder against his son ; he was in c'snsequence a p. prehended at Greenwich, and is now in the gaol at Kingston, prepa— ratory to his trial. The wretched culprit, subsequent to the murder * was married to a young woman at Greenwich, where he was appr•.-... hentled. Since he was taken, he has confesse d thc tact to . a :nuttier. and told him where he threw the knife with which he cut his Wheel throat. His motive appears to have been theft, having rifled the poor man's chest, from whence he took snore than SJI. He is a sailor, and a known desperate character. The following is a list of the Officers and Passengers (ac far as can h: collected from the stuvi%ors), who perished on board the Arnistrot transport, when wrecked near Cape Lagullas, on the Stith May, PEA 1 HE D.— Lieut. Brice, R. N. Ag nt. Capt. Geo. Simpson. Ist Mate, Thlm. Hull. 21 Mate, William Hull. 11 Mate, Gibbs. 4th Mate, Robinson. Doctor Gunner. Boatswain, John Barrett. Carpenter, John Finley. Gunner, Thos. Gowan. Stray tvorts.—Charles Stewart Scott. Carpe. ter's Mate; Philip Shea, seaman; M. Druminoid, ditto ; Wm. Fish. ditto; TllGahli Monsfiell, ditto; Icahn I:twis, dim). . - PASSENGERS.— Lord and Lady Molesworth, with a boy about seven years old, under their care. F ur Children (boys) b longing to an officer of the ;SI regiment, at Columba. Captain Studdart, Royal Scuts. QSrs. J ,mss, with two children belonging to Point de Galls. Mrs. Taylor, an officer's widow. Miss Turssletowit, daughter of the Clergyman, Columba. Mr Godson, ordna , ce storekeeper, and Son, about five years old. Lieut. Callandar, 19th reg;ment. Invalids from the 19:1i 221. Mit, 60th, 84th. and Royal Scots, and near 1 • seamen from the different ships of war in India, with 14 women, i ' eluding passerger and 25 children—in the whole a'‘ , .ut :150 people. N. B. Capt. Whyms, of the i,tb reAnnenti d.e I vu bcatd As* Mx weeks atter leaving Ceylon. ' TUE NATIONAL RF.GISTER. • ( my !EIS' WALKING .314TG11.. -Al Cletken*, 11. "iticfS4'frirjeleit• periods , --4e for im 3risehiment ift Newitate-11 to be privately and S to be publicly whippel-6 jud g e , mews respited-3 hoed 1:. each and di:ramrod—arid II were otesi. by the fate of Toffee, who was compelled charged by proclamation. Sestion, adjourtve.l to the Sib Decensber. ~ •~