The National Register. — London, England, 1808-08-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. pogket-book which he said he knew was about the Gentleman's person, and on the immediate delivery of m hich his life de- Gended. Having made this avowal, the ruffian gripped the• entleman by the shoulder, and was in the act of forcing from a aide-pocket the depository of notes sought for, when the ser vant, perceiving the awkward situation of the villain while leaning over the vehicle, suddenly slipped from the leading horse, seized his arm, and, by a gallant, a vigorous, and success ful effort, seized the pistol from him. Deprived of his weapon, the highwayman found it expedient to make a precipitate re treat, and setting spurs to his horse, though several persons were In sight, effected his escape towards Bublin. Tuesday se'nnigbt the repairs of the steeple of St. Patrick's cathedral, Dublin, were finished, on which occasion a grand entestainmcnt was given on a platform which surmounted the #4ll of Ike spire I In this tremendous situation, about a dozen persons cat comArtaldy down to dinner, wit hoot any other pro tection from the e7.treniity of this wrial platform tlian a rope rove through a pvrpendicular at each angle. it was sickening 10 the view. - Upon the centrz of the table an Engli , li ensign was displayed, and the axpicin! , gronD kept it up until nearly dark ; some had the prudence to descend at an eau ly hour, while the spirited few who remained amused themselves wits catches on their descent, which they etre( ted iu perfect safety. PKUV 1 \ Cl4Lti. AUGUST 7. Ambrosio and Delville, their riders finding there was no ch ance of success, however, were pulled in at the distance-poci, the grand push being only made by Trim and Sasenagli. The latter was beaten as easily newly as he had heat the former in t he R io . mile heat of yesterday. For the Somerset Stakes, Canopus was the favourite. But the knowing ones were so severely disappointed in their reliance on the favourite yesterday, that, to u•e a turf phrase, th e y fought shy to-day. Several, however, did ail% entnre lark gns, taking Canopus ['gala- t tiic held, and «hick bore. • fortunately f or d im , was the last in. Lord -I.:;;temout',. b. f. I merely galloped over the course fur the liipporam ptts Stu!ses ; 'and as the 501. or Towo Plate, c•Juld nut be run for by les. tli:!a three horses, and for which there were only two entered, it uas, of uecessity, put off to another day. ED: N nun C. Ju I.tr 28.—0 n Tuesday that fine wooded lotk immediately opposite to SpringJield paper-mill slipped, w ith a dreadful crash, into the river 1% , k, v. iiich run. at toe hmtin, awl which is No completely choaked op, thot not a drop (Jo' a A ct . passed for several hours. The hank, it hich i. about fi et in height, had discovered symptoms of agitation toe pretudi f i g day ; and, for about :in hour before it rate ti , the ;::itltion oas extremely violent, and the trees Were eeil all di ectum. ; but ~ hen it ben to 11•OVe iu 'A bons.. , %‘ f ul l y grand and terrille,and the noise was equal to the loudest th aut i er . The slip is ►uppcird to hate been occasioned by water lodged in the bank, which had loosened it from its lied. A siugul it shooting match took place on Saturday se'imi g ht, at Little Chart, near Canterbury, between Daiis, of Plockley, and 111 r. Hatch, of Westwell, for ti'.e ;l il lie;6 , to shoot at '25 potatoes thrown up in the air, which were alt hit by the sportsmen, and the wager consequently not decided. On Saturday se'onight, Mr. J. Hodgman, of FolloAfme, Was committed to Westgate gaol by the Mayor of Cant , rhory suspicion of forg,ery. On his being charged is ith the oilence, he attempted to put an end to his existence at the Union Hank in that city, by shooting himself with a pi-tol, w nice. howeyur, he did not accomplish, as the ball, after passiu through his clothes, and inflict tug a wound against one of his rill-, till upon the floor. It is t (inject tited that part of the charge of ;mistier had shaken out °Nile pistol bs carrying it in his pocliet, which prevented the fatal etlects he meditated. CANINE AFFE(TION.-011 ‘Vednesday sennig,ht a gentle man's groom went to Windsor from Stoke Green, oa hor ; ,ehack, ;iceompaided by three dogs, two pointers, and a terrier; on his within about half a mile of home, the horse on which lie rode took fright, threw him, and ran home, attended by two of the dog , , the terrier and one pointer. The appearance of the horse at home without the man naturally excited in the hearts of the other sersants an apprehen-ion that some accident had • befallen him, and two of thew, a man and a woman, went in quest of him. After searching in vain about two hours in the lane w hich is in the direct road to Windsor, they were induced to look into the cross road, whither they went through a held; whilst in the field, the man called the groom's trone aloud, which was answered by the harking of a dog. The woman ob serving, that she thought it the voice of the dog is bleb had not • come home, they directed their course to the spot whence the voice proceeded. As soon as they had got into the lane, they descried a dog at a distance making tow ards them, which proud to he the very dog. Upon) coming up to them, he discoycred alternate 4 11,11111141:11S jll% , ;11111 11111'11'111e5S, and rim before them, as if desirous of stasis kg them the cause. They followed, hen low ! he conducted them to the spot where lay - the man ill a ditch by the road side, apparently lifeless:. They carried hint home, and laid him on a bed, the dog staying it kit him the whole time, and by a whining noise discovering hi , an xielYi The persons who were in the room made several attempts to turn the dog out, but ee ithout success; they were at length so villa upon by the creature's manners, that they allowed him to re main, when he at length placed himself on the man's bed, and watched him wit hthe most painful anxiety, and as he groaned, s') did Ihe dog mouro, proportioning the height and duration of his ioice to that of the mail; nor did he quit the bed until hi else o'clock of th(b f(illowiiig day, when the man seemed restored to his senses. What is more, remarkable is, that front the time he was laid upon the lied, the man was alternately atlected with a stupor or total insensibility, and a most ungovernable frenzy, and in the latter state directed his violence to the poor animal, treating him most unmercifully, but the dog mould not !cave him. On Saturday, July 22, between one and Iwo o'clock, a will io Dilton, belongini to J. Watkins, Lsq. iv.:s struck by lights* woaTmy AGRICULTURAL REPORT. The grain crops of all sorts continue to have in general a promising appearance, especially in the midland and northern districts or the Island, ' her:: notch more rain has fallen than in those of the south durieg the present month ; and the fine showers within these few days must ha , :e tended to fill the ears well. The Barleys are every where apparently very full crops ; the Wheats in some cases ra' her thin and short in the ear; and the Oats liken ise occasionally short in the straw, with a deficient oar. In the more southern part:, of the kimr,dom, these crops, and especially the NI heats, are more forward than in the *hove, where they ha..e in common scarcely yet begun to turn. The Beau and Pea crops are not by au% means so promising, the tomer being in many sitntions short and not well podded, and the latter greatly injured by the excessive heat of the season. The Potntoe crops have also undergone mach injury by the long continued beat and dryness of the season, and consequently the deficiency of hoeiraz anti casting up. It i. to be feared that they will prove . a deficient ceop, at least upon most of the drier sorts of soil. Th: lands w hic h were Sow() ith turnips last month, where rain has fallen, have the crops now pu3hint; into broad leaf; but in other canes, they have either been destroyed or are still to put in; notch land being indeed yet to be FOWI) %4 till that crop. The fruit orchards have suffered peat! v, in several dis tricts, treat the violence of the winds, and the late hail storms. The Hops continue in some men-we promising, but would be greatly impnived by rain. The fallnws of the Wheat crops have undergone an excellent preparation, and s' no doubt lie in a fine stale at sowing time. Though the Hay harvest is mostly over in the south, there is still much gria7A to cut in the norther; districts. The deficiency of Grass, from the unu sual heat and dryness of the season, has had the tendency of keeping up the prices of fat stock ; s hile the same causes have bad the (It:et of preventing a rise in the prices of that in the lean kind. ErtiaIITON, Ave— 5.--This place is full of gaiety, There is tin incredible concourse of fas:tioila hies daily on the race ground. The Prince of Wales rides to the Hill on horschack, and returns to the P4villinn in his harouchc, drawn his elegant set of bright hays. The Prioce is in ge,eral habited as Colonel of the 10th Net; Dra;ouos, %ith a star at his hreast, is accompanied by Colonel Li ic,h, amt attended by one groom oulv. A select party dines wit it the Prince after the Itaces. Ills !loyal igh triewi s Wind !•k* v pi , (Ts of 111Q.lie MI the Lawn, to front of th:. baoquetio r t-room. A Ciincert w ithin doors succeeds. At Donalasun's ;Ind Pollard's I,i'.raries, the crowds are int mentle, and nurn::cr!ess are the promenaders on the no. The inteolanna ii4oc, of Lie h m _los in the Kap:wing-room of the PaYil!ion, c iefrds their totitieoce over a considerable part of the Northern extremity of the nit's:, For the Pet worth Sta Les, Trim tra4 the favourite at starting, -though ip a two-utilo neat, V.a. beat ea.ily by Saseitagli 'yesterday. the latter, however, being in heats of four re or strfl:gth of Ink) gait:eil oho the victory. The four arses t-at oft' well together, and a sheet would have covered 41te wbolo of (lien!, at the turn at tile cud of the two first miles. I'