The National Register. — London, England, 1816-07-07 00:00:00

.TTIS 7. PROVINCL4LS. AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JUNE. Asa pr t sf of the backwar•iraws of the present season, it has bee said, M'ay did not presait as with an car of wheat. The extternn changclib.eness of the weather which has prevailed so long. gill comic nues ; every flattering priispea of genial warmth has been quickly suc ceeded throughout the spur.g, with the ft:VVIA: of a chilling and parch imr. or damp a t ainsplivre. In Sc:ltland snow bad man' the ground in May, several incites (Imp. Such an tingenial season has neeessarily users unfavourable to all the production* of the earth, in a certAia dr rec. exclusive of rendering term backward, and giving the assurance of a late harvest , so full of rill: and eapentx in the northern part t. The wheats, both on light and cold lands, look poorly, and have a weak and ca n plant, anti the oats have a yellow and unhealthy appearance. Much wheat in the north has been ploughed up, and the laud re-sown with barley. Beans and pease the best crops. The pasaires bare, and the meadows in n backward state, with a very intlitfacut prospect fire a R ut of hay. The win:scorns has been active on all the corn empa. e•iitietitMa has been too generally deficient, from the distreised state of clue country; and the lalsntrers in hilsbandry, patient and subtitle bise throughout North Britain, have endured the greatest pristaians. In t h e s out he r n parts, crops have a MOP! fAVAlrilibe uppearanc::, anti thu hest wheat lands have great promise, also thus:: it heans, pease, and oats. Potatoes and turnips bare been well got intu the ground ; of the latter, the valuable Swedish variety bus been this year cultivated to an unusual eXtent. Hops have a healthier and stronger appearame t h, u radii be expectisl. and the urchanl fruits have binomial stoat luxuriantly. Ilay, around tie metropolis, will be an average crop. sheep-shearing commenced :Arne tune sitter. No alteration in the of wad. Decline in the prices of all the prolucts of the soil. At sack a price hits poultry been within a on ontlo past, that s. a et u,ole has been as:st it for fowls. Tue Duke of 110 Word. at his late recnipt-flay at Watosfotd s lil, rally teturned •!4,0, and 211. per cent. to lois tenanos. at:- our:ling too the cireitolo-titisees under Wale's they Lehi ; and Mr. Wong, his Grave's steward, declared, that the Dake would yet further reduce his reds if it should be foolail necessary t for lii it hi. Grace was not fond of new 11.1:1104 uu :u. rent-roll. On Monday, Tuesday, and ‘Veduesolay Loot. a t wi Li pto l i e prase feast, Mr. John (luotlger, a2eil 101 eaels olay &vowed a hornpipe, sing a s:oolog, and played at four earners o the latter heir; his fat nitrite otonusemein ), t o ti le great gratin. cation et; the CUlltp.in present.--,kooleich 'MS I U RRANCES 1N THE COUNTRY. On Sunday morning, beta ecu seven aait eielit o'clock, an ex press arrived at Bath, front Prow, with the unpleasant iiitelli- Keller of a riot having taken plae.. in that town on Saturday evening. A 'lumber of persons early in the afternoon skewed aymptoins of discouteut at some add,tiosial advance in the mire of potatoes. Their timillseis increased to between 2 and 3000 by seven o'clock, sad they then proceeded to acts sof viohmee. The Magistrates, with the tit t promptitude, read the Riot Act ; and the Frome cavalry, having assembled to preserve the peace, were 'lately assailed with vellies of stone., brick bats, &c.: we lament to say, in this conflict, Col. Wickham re ceived a severe wound in his head, which caused him to be led from the scene of actien : seven or eight of the cavalry have bat', w led or bruised, and us many horses, one having his eye k -kill out. At four o'clock ou Sundae morniee, u de tachment of the Inniakillcu dragoons arrived 'from Broom and sliortly after some degree of order was restored. The Bath cavalry have received orders to hold themsels es in readiness, null are now assembled opposite the Guildhall. The rioters first proceeded to rescue three mew that were taken into cus tody early in the day, but were defeated in their purpose. 'They next proceeded to the fartory of Messrs. Sheppard, with iuteat to destroy the sante; but through the prompt exertions of the Magistrates and Cavalry all wits saved. Great praise is due to the meritorious exertions of the From.. Cavalry on this occasion; and we understand the whole of the North Somerset lismosaury arc under arms to aid the Civil Power, as the de• lulled men have threatened to repeat their depredations on Wednesday next.. A letter from Leicester, eddies 30tle ult. says—" At 12 o'clock last night, upwards of 100 armed men, with their faces blacked, and otherwise disfigured, entered the face-manufactury of 31r. Ifeatheote, in Loughborough, and insisted that the men (be breve 10 and :10) who were at work should immediately lay themselves on the floor with their faces downwards, or that they would pay dearly for their refusal. Being thus taken by allrpri.c, and intimidated at the threats of their assailants, the Avurkinen complied with their wishes, with the exception of a watchman, who, making sonic resistance, received the contents of a gun in his neck, but it is supposed the wound will not prove fatal to him. The banditti then commonest tlis•ir work of de molition, and before tO minutes bad expired, :)0 patent twist lace frames, worth 1001. at least cacti, were quite destroyed. Notwithstandinelll4 active search was set on foot directly after this disgract ful affair, no chic could be discovered to lead to the detection of the offenders ; for as soon as they had effected their object they called over the number of each man, and re tired in good order. The cause assigned far this amide out rage is, of course, not known ; but it is reported, that Mr. 11. lately reduced his workmen's wages, and it is hence supposed that he lets incurred the displeasure of sonic of the laolets banditti." Aberystwith exhibited, nu Tnesday se'nnight, a scene of riot, commencing with au attack on the Sheriff's Officers, while ex ecuting a writ of Pei .Is.mists on the goods of an inhabitant. Some of the ringleaders (brew stouts, mud, &c. at the attorney employed on the occasion, I.:s clerk, and the Sheriff's Officers, knocked down two or three of them, and would probably have deprived them of life, lead it not been for the interposition of I'. Evans, Esq. one of the :Magistrates, who called out a party of the irrth foot . and, atter reading the Riot teL without effect, gave direction. to the military to load their pieces. One of the must daring of the rioters having thrown a large stone at the Officer commanding this party, which struck him on the head, a sol tier instantly t ired at the offender, and the boll grazed his hat. St verdl person have brew taken into custody ; but the desperado that 'Assailed the Officer has eluded his pursuers, by einisarking on board of a vessel on the eve of sailing. Accounts received from Nottingham state, that although fraine-breaktig has ceased for the moment, there is yet great discontent. 'fee workmen and their feudal., are goilig in groupes daily into the workhouses for vi.aut of empluyment. The tn.luuta. tows refuse to assist their wants as formerly, because of ;heir late misconduct in breaking mm hinery. Ou Weise.tlay se'nnight, at midnight, the extensive range of stables, &c. nil the occimation of Mr. J. Web•., of Frame (London and Bristol fill rirt ), was discovered to be en tire, and in a few mows was lownt to the ground ; neat my 20 horses were gut safely tint: but li bays of line foretell wool, a wag g.m. a cart, nee. were destio!ed by the ragiug element. It seeao not to be known how the calamity uriginateil. J. Auiterson, a Largentam real ling at Godaleting, was fully comm.tted to Gail 'ford gaol. umber it warrant front Lord Mid dleton, charged oa oath, ems welt us by his own confession, with baying, till time .lth of Noventher -ast, maliciously set tin tire the prewists of Mr. Mashal, of Godaliaing. Tim NATIONAT. REGISTER. ruL COLLIEIVi. In the neighbourhood of !Vision-moor, where there are many collieries, and a her of iron-watt ks,the workmen, consisting of some thousands, hose been thrown out of employ. They have solicited in vain for work in Warwickshire, Staffordshire, and the r-ighbourhotl. Thus ei.comstanced, they have octed with pittlence and moderation; anti, not wishing to imitate the enlpaine conduct of others, they have hitherto retrained from edmmitting ontrvezes of any description. With a view, however, of drawing particular attention to their ease, they have resorted to the novel experiment of presenting a petition to the Millet! Regent in person, to be accompanied, as it is stated, by a present of three waggon-loads of coals. About fifty men are yoked to each waggon to drag them to town. One (tithe waggons proceeds by the route of Worcester; another by Coventry and Birmingham ; the route of the third we have not heard. The men proverd at the rate of about twelve miles a Jay, and receive voluntary gifts of money, &e. on the road as they pass along, declining of themselves to ask alms; their motto, as placarded on the carts, being—" Rather work ►hat beg." Two of these extraordinary teams passed through Bir mingham on Thursday se'unight, and excited on their approach cousiderable alarm ; but it proved without cause, as the men demeaned themselves with the utmost propriety, and were mach commiserated. As they proceeded through Birming ham they called at the puLlic office, where the Magistrates were sitting, and Ahmed them their petition, which was signed by a magistrate at Dudley : they continued their rotate towards (Ward, exhibiting nothing in their conduct to excite any ap prehension of riot or tumult. In consequence of the number of baud• omit of employ in Wiltshire and Somersetshire, several meetings have been held of the principal people in the cloth trade, to vonaltler what is best to be done. Not being able, after mature deliberation, to find a remedy tier the evil, they have deemed it expedient to lay before Government filo situa tion of affairs. _ _ _ Extract of a letter from Maidenhead, 0 o'clock, Jn1) • 5 --• • " Yesterday morning ('Thursday), [limit., from how street, accompanied by two officers, anis et! at the Son iun here ; and after vomrilting with Sir W. Hearn., and otlit r Jla gistiates of this place...wore in several extra constables; and, as a matter of preraiii.tim ordered n party of military to be under arms. This dime, they sent forward the ollietis from Itow-street to meet the waggon that was approaching front He alley; it was met On Maidenhead thicket, about two miles from hence; mid the crowd 'attending it, on being in formed dna they would nut be permitted to proceed, instantly stopped, and conducted thearsi Ives w ith the greatest propriety. The vvagginiov Melt was 2 tans, Ii cwt. and 121 b., was drawn by II men; and a leader or overseer rode on hot sebaek, and di rected the whole. As soon as it was understood by the Magi.. twigs that the party wished to act in the way most agreeable to the grand aid horities, a negotiation was entered into ; and the coals were permitted to be brought in here by four of ths party and their leader, and were deposited with W. Pytie, Faq, who will distritnite thenl lIIMIng the poor of Maidenhead. The coals wer. , drhwn to this place Ly horses sent out on purpose ; the men refused to sell the coals, but gave them up, as requested, to Mr. Pyne, and received a very handsome pre sent instead. Mr. Weide, Sir Wm. Hearn, Mr. Tyne, tee. WMIt out and negotiated. The poor cethOA 4 were perfectly sa tisfied; but reffised to go, until the magistrates signed a paper that they bad conducted themselves properly. At Herdev, the day before yesterday, they behaved so well, that the May:4 permitted them to go wherever they pleased in the town, and they had upwards of 401. given to them at that place. They left Bilston, with three waggons in company, and parted at Oaforil. One waggon was to he at Beaconsfield last night, and the other ut St. Albans, whets they would, it is supposed, be met in the mule way as those were met with here. They were twmity minutes in drawing the waggon up Such is the account which a correspondent gives of the transaction at Maidenhead : in addition to which, we copy the tialowing information from another paper:— " It was stated in our yesterday's paper. that one body of the colliers, with the waggon of coals front Staffordshire, had reached Nettlebed„ near Henley. Report had 'emanated two other bodies, each w ith a wa.„, 44 : one of them proceeded by the road that leads to London through St. Minn's. They reached that place on Tuesday evening. The home depart nu had sent down magistrates to ea c h of the three roads by which the colliers might approach the capital. Sir N. Conant was dispatched to the St. Alban . % road. The men were found reposing cm and about their waggon. The magistrate stated to them the impropriety of the step they had taken either of their own accord or by the advice of others; that this was not the mode to obtain relief; that it rather traded to prevent the accomplish ment of their object, because it might lead to a breach of the peace. The Colliers listened, it is said, with much itaerest and attention to the remonstrances of the magistrate. It had not struekthem in the light in which he had placed it. They confes sed that they had been ill advised, and evinced a readiness to return immediately to their homes. In consequence of this de claration, the magistrate purchased the coals of them, which acre left to be distributed to the poor, and gave each man as much money as would carry him back to his bionic. The ma gi-trate who hail becn sent on the Uxbridge road has not been able to huh auy party on that road ; and therefore it is believ ed that the only ones were the party that came by St. Alban s, and the party that came by the Oatord-road." EXECUTION OF THE RIOTERS AT ELY. ELY. FRIDAY noosi.—At dinary (the Rev. Mr. Griffith) performed his last religious otfi ees In the gaol with the prisoners under sentence of death; and about half an hour after, the great bell of St. Mary's tolled the signal; when John Dennis, George Crow, William Wands the elder, Thomas South the youn2er, and Isaac Harley, were brought out, with white caps on their heads, tied with black ribbands, and ascended a cart with elevated seats on each side, covered with black cloth, to be conveyed to the usual place of execution. Several of the Magistrates attended in person, ac companied by not less than three hundred of the must respect able inhabitantts of the Isle MI horseback, with white wands. All the peace officers, with additional ones sworn in special on the occasion, headed by Mr. Edward, and three other Chief Constables, with their staffs of office covered with black crape, forming a large hotly, preceded, and followed the melancholy procession; ftaich was cooducted without mi:itary aid. The procession reached the place of execution about eleven o'clock, where a platform was erected, with a drop, which they ascended. The spectacle was awful, and impressive on the surrounding multitude. W hen they reached the platform, they knelt down severally, and prayed fervently for a considerable time ; the Ordinary then went np to them, and assisted them in their last devotions ; after this, John Dennis addressed the spectators, and declared, that they all confessed the crimes for which they were about to suffer; he then, with a loud noise, sa id, he hoped all who heard him would take example by their fate, atilt particularly a-aborted them to shun drunkenness , whoredom. and sabbath-breaking, which hail bronght them all to that untimely cud." Th.: whole then played again fur saute 171 time; when, on a signal given, the drop fell, and they were launched into eternity almost without a struggle. After hanging the usual time, the bodies were put in coffin, ar•d given to th"ir respective friends fur interment in St. Ma. ry's church-yard the next day. Harley, before he left the gaol, discovered a wound in his side, which he had received in the affair at Littlepoort ; and la mented that hit having three waistcoats on, prevented his death on that day. He said be died the death he expected. South confessed that his case could not have been pardoned ; Crow denied any intention of murdering Mr. Martin ; but was checked by Dennis, who said,—" Yes, yes—he would have been mur dered, had he been found"—meaning by this that he saw the temper of the mob, which he declared he endeavoured to tc strain ; and he added, that he gave Mr. Martin war ll ill g to ket p out of the way. Ileamis acknowledged his general guilt; but denied the wordsimputeol to him by 'Linsley ; and at the gadowa he called out, " I forgive Mr. Tansley that he swore falsely I against me."—The drop fell as he was pronouncing these woreL Dennis and he were the moat awakened; South was the most violent in his gesticulations, but all were resigned. The following is an authentic copy of their voluntary con , fession " We, your poor unfortunate suffering fellow creatures, beg leave to present the public with this our last tlyiag acknowledgment of the jus tice of that sentence, which has sonde toed us to die for the violent outrages we have committed, and hope it will be a warning to all, who may ate. or hear of us, to avoid the like course. We acknowledge and. confess our sins in general, and we most sincerely beg of God to pardon our sins ; fervently hoping, and trusting that Cod Almighty will, for the sake of the all-atoning merits of the Redeemer, receive our precious and immortal souls into his favour, thought we have delayed their in. terests to"this late hour; most earnestly entreating that the Almighty may grant us all our sufferings in this world, and none in the next. We most sim-ercly warn you all to avoid those sins which have been the cause of bringing us here. " By all mans avoid irreligion and vice of every kind, particularly thatuf swearing. drunkenness, Sabbath breaking, and that of a ii 140114.: fill neglect of the means of grace. the only means through the merit of hrist, of our souls' salvation. We sincerely recommend to you. that you attend Cie pull,: worship of God, particularly on the Loris day, and most sincerely pray that all our friends and relations will not pot With:it. repents:we toe death !.it lest that Gal whom they have neg leeted to serve while in health and strength, should say unto them at last. as he 110:6 to every neglecter of salvation--: Because I have called, and ye refasisl; I have stretched out my hands, and no man regarded; • but ye have set at nought all my co:nisei, and would none of my re ' proof. I also will laugh at your calamity, and mock when your feat cometh.' •• JOHN DENNIS. •• AV. 'WANDS. THOMAS SOUTH. '~ The marks of -7 GEORGE CHOW. ( •' ISAAC HARLEY." In the pre.enccuf BL to. Gaoler. A trot cntiy, 11. 11. ntaILEY. lIE%RY LAW, Acting Magistrates for the Ile of El;. June ten. ItslL. From the LONDON G.METTE, Titeasj, July C. (This Gsrett., announces that the Prince of Cobourg has been ap. pointod a Privy (7ounsellor; that G.m. Sir G.• Drummond and Adnti rd I. PCllew have been invested with the ensigns of Knights Com numders of the Bath ; and that the honour of Knighthood has beta, conferred on Colonel Sir T. Arbuthnot and Lient.-Colonel Sir Dundas.] Crosen•Olrre, 2. New I\irmurn to aitooe in i'ARLIADIEWT. City of Rocliciter—lamcs Barnett. Esq. in the room of Sir Thomas Madden Tnompami. Bart. who has accepted the office of Treasurer and Receiver of Greenwich Bonital. .13A NKRUPTS. J. Vry, of Witheridgc. Devonshire, farmer, July 43, 2t, Aug. If, at the Barnstaple Inn. Exeter. Att. Mr. Berry, Crediton. R. 'Ey ‘,,N, or Duffield. Derbyshire. maltster, July 19, 'l9, Aug. 13, at the King's Amts, Derby. Att. Mr. Savage, Great Winchester-at. W. Ric ttARDSON, of North Shields. ship-owner, July 3.1% Aug. IS, at the G.:orge, Nort't Shields. Atts. Roll and Co Bow Church-yard. T. CaPEwELL. of UR:meter, Stafhtrdshire. grocer. July 16. 17, Aur. 13, at the White Hart, Uttoxeter. Ate. Mr. Gaskell. Gray's-inn. W. FOSTER. of Liverpool, grocer, July 2'2, .23, Aug. tl. at Mrs. E. Ellis's, Liverpool. Ate. Mr. Winte, John-street. Redfool.row. H. n VTLE it., late of Leamington Priori, Warwickshire, butcher, July 10, it, Aug. 13, at the Wu:A-Pack, Warwick. Atts. Baxter and Co. Furnirars-inn. F. B. BLAND, of Torkington, Cheshire, calico-printe July 15, 17, Aug. 13, at the Warren Bulkeley Arms , Stockport. At t s. E d ge andl Co. Norfolk-street, Strand. a. SMITH, late of Birmingham, water-gilder. July 12, 13. Aug. 15, at the Rein Deer, Worcester. Att. Mr. Blandfonl. Temple.l C. WIGHT, of Birmingham, plater, Ju r l t r 12., 13. Aug. 13, he Rein Deer, Worcester. Att. Mr. Blantifu , Temple. W. BUCKLEY, of Famley, Yorkshire, moult:tamer. July 4,17. Aug. 13, at GuildhalL Att. Mr. I lighmoor, Scot's-yard, Cannou-street. DIVIDENDS AT GUILDHALL. July 23, G. Curtis, late of Garden-row, St. George's-fields, blaesing. manufacturer. July 13, R. Noble, of Chipping Ongar, P.,sex, bricklayer. Aug. 5, J. West and T. J. Culliford, of Great Winchester-st met, Mato. ranee brokers. Nov. 5, B. Gilchrist, of Row-lane, soda-water-manufacturer. Aug. 6, T. Watson, of Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, bricklayer. July 27, C.. Parsons, of Edgware-road. coal-merchant. Aug. 10. W. Getlge, of Angel -court, Throgmortun-st. wine-merchant. July 27. W. J. Nl'Master, of Red Lion-st. Clerkenwell, watch-maker. Aug. 13, J. and 'l'. Poynton. of Brook-street. Holborn, hardwaltmen , July 13, A. Anderson, of Philpot-lane. merchant. July 23. T. Waghorti. of Chatham, butcher. July 9. D. and R. Illaeltford. of Loatbanl-strect, taxmen. July 27, I. Cooke, of Graveieutl, carpenter. DIVIDENDS IN THE COUNTRY. July t 6 r, A. Laugher, of llinninghain.eoal-merchant.at Birmingham. Aug. 13, R. Turner, of Kingston-upon-Bull, grocer, at Kingatou apon-I lull. Aug. 6, 1. Browne, of Sandford. Devon, fanner, at Exeter. CERTIFICATES. 317 I N ilantmoild, of Glanifonl-Briggs. Lincolnshire, merchant—G. CaAOll, of Eton, grocer—l. Davenport, or Slough, but...her—S. Carter, of CheapUde„ war:thou:win:tit—T. W.,r ringain. of Portsmouth. grocer—J. Adlington, of Gutter-lane, work ing-jewellcr—E. Gaspard. of G....orge.street, Minories, inerebant— M. Rivers. a New Alm :ford. Southiunpton, nuiltster-I.l`ocoek, of Sid.. monton, Southampton. farmer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Gibson and S. Foster, of Wardrobe-place, Doi:tore-Commons, tare. dealers. J. %Lion:and .1. ItAinforth, of Bolton•lc-\loon. Lancashire, glauber milts-onomfacturers. T. and J. Wilburn, of Durham. ironmongers. %V. Carr and Co. of Sheffield, hutton-motild-manufacturers. W. Godfrey and .1. Smith, of Ilenley-upon-Thames, carpenter* W. Pewter and Co. late of Clay-street, Ntary-le-bone. smiths. W. Shaw and W. I). Alexander. of Birmingham, taxil-diatkrai .1. Esse \ and W. Wardley, of Il.atnett, Salop, surgeons. 11.iwkins and J. Pearson, of Portsmouth, linen-drapers. 1. Savery and Co. of Bristol, hankers. .1. Gibion:uid T. Clive. of Wigniore-strctit, Given 'l.llkuu‘rfloaJ. Northuarlaull,