The National Register. — London, England, 1808-05-23 00:00:00

MAY SO. FISHERIES. Mn. ROSE, after adverting to the Bounties granted for the encouragement of the Fisheries, said it was necessary to make some alterations for the benefit of the Fisheries, which were of the first importance to the country, as not less than 230,000 men and their connections, including boat builders, &c. were em ployed in consequence of the British Fisheries. He therefore* moved, " That 6/. per ton bounty be granted to the owners of every vessel of not less than sixty tons burthen, employed in the Fisheries of Ireland and Scotlaud ; and that 2s. bounty be granted on every barrel of herrings caught in the British Fisheries." --Which motions were agreed to, and the report was ordered to be received on Monday. STEALING ANCHORS AND CABLES. porroß LAWRENCE said, as the House had been just en tged on the subject of the Fisheries, he now wished to call its attention to the fishing for anchors and cables in the Goodwin sands. These were in the first instances secret, and the marks obliterated from the anchors, which were sold as old iron, and the cables were disposed of as junk. It was true, great deli genre was used for the purpose of seizing them, but when the Inspector went into the district where he had jurisdiction, they were removed to another where he had none, and the Ma gistrates had not the power to interfere.—Men of great opu lence, and who held their heads high, trafficked in cables and anchors, which was an encouragement to fellows at night to cut the cables and let the vessels drift to sea, to the great peril of the parties on hoard. The object of the Bill which he would propose to bring in was, that all persons dealing in marine stores should be obliged to give notice accordingly. The se cond object of his Bill was to prevent the obliterating the ;narks; and the third object was to extend the jurisdiction of the inspectors, and to make an alteration with respect to the salvage. The Hon. Member concluded by moving, " For leave to bring in a Bill to prevent Frauds practised on Mer chants, Ship-Owners, and Underwriters, in the Cinque Ports, by Boatmen and others, and for regulating Salvage."—Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. ANNUITIES. The House, on the motion of the Chancellor of the Exche quer, resolved itself into a Committee, to consider of the resoltt tioni respecting the granting tummies in the public funds, to persons not tn►der the age of 50. Mr. Wharton in the Chair. The res . olutions were severally put and carried, and the re pir-t was ordered to be received ou Monday.—Adjourned to Monday. PROVINCIALS. So great a change in the face of Nature within the last fortnight, is perhaps scarcely within the recollection of any man living. At the commencement of this beautifully recorded month, the cold chilling blasts produced a cheerless prospect ; at present every meadow is covered with a rich and beautiful verdure; the fruit trees have burst into blossom ; and the corn lands, rendered to all appearance sterile, by the severity of a long and dreary winter, have assumed the most luxuriant and promising aspect of a plenteous year. The season sheers fine for large crops of grass, grain, and fruit, &c. all over the country, particularly iu Berks, Bucks, Oxfordshire, Rants, and adjoining counties, &c. There is one very fine peach tree in full Worn, and the fruit all well set, in a gentleman's garden at Colnbrooke, which last year produced 130 dozen of hue fruit, and by the gentleman's account of this 3ear's, is very likely to produce three times that quantity. ItlottenicsTrit, MAY 9.5.—1 n consequence of the rejection of the Bill fot fixing the minimum of wages, a very great agitation has been excited amongst the weavers in this town and its vici nity. Yesterday and this day many thousands of them assembled in a field near St. George's Church, by Newton-lane, and ap 'whited delegates to attend the Magistrates with a statement of their grievances, which they assert arose not so much from a scarcity of employment, as fron► the unparalleled reduction which the prices of their work have recently experienced; in somuch, that, after labouring for six days, at the rate of four teen or fifteen hours per day, they cannot possibly earn more' than seven of eight shillings l'a pittance* which will not support nature. Their employers, on the contrary►, insist that,. owing to the stagnation of trade, they cannot aford to pay highe Prices, nod promise to increase them to their wanted standard as soon as a restoration of peace shall enable them. Be this as it Play, a very serious alarm bas been excited. The people have, . A2__.. . 'OP it .ihrmllo this day flocked hither from all the circumjaccat township?, via. Stockport, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Ashton-under-Line, Eccles, &c. and became so formidable, though certainly at first orderly and quiet, that the military from the Barracks (4th dragoons) were drawn out, and all the Volunteer Corps assembled. The Magistrates repeatedly requested the people to disperse, and used every possible means to appease them; but as they per sisted in their right to assemble, and remained unmoved on the field, the Riot Act was at length rend, and the soldiery made several apparently furious charges, merely with a view to en force compliance, at the same time carefully avoiding any serious injury. Notwithstanding this forbearance, however, the mob persisted, and considerable mischief has been done ; one man is killed, and many wouthled. About twenty persons have like wise been apprehended, and ct , mmitted to prison. The utmost consternation still (at eight o'clock, p. in.) pervades the town, and every one dreads the result. Early in the morning on Sunday se'unight, the house of Sir Vicary Gibbs, at Hayes, in Kent, was robbed in the following extraordinary manner :—W ben Miss Gibbs, daughter of Sir Vicary, awoke in the morning, she discovered that all her clothes were mken away; the quilt off her bed, and every thing that was valuable in the room, that could be removed, was :stolen. On giving the alarm, and examining the premises, it uas dis covered that the robbers had, by ty lug some hurdles together, made a ladder, ascended to the top of a colonade which goes round the house, and found easy access to Miss (i.'s romn, she having left her door open, and made off with the property with out awaking her. A large stick was left upon the bed. 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