The National Register. — London, England, 1811-08-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL itaasTtß. FASHIONS FOR AUGUST. WALICINO DRESS.—A high round robe, With full long sleeve, trimmed with vandyke lace at the throat and cuffs, and orna . vuented round the bottom with a Tuscan border in needle-work. A short capuchin cloak of buff-coloured shot sarsnet, fastened with brooches on the shoulders, and trimmed with deep Chi nese silk fringe of the same shade. A Moorish turban bonnet, gathered into a brooch in center of the forehead. Purple ridi cule, with gold snap and tassels. Half-boots of buff-coloured kid. Parasol with deep Indian awning, the same as the cloak. CHILD'S DRF.SS.—A short-sleeve Spanish vest and trowsers in one ; an Indian dimity waistcoat with long sleeves, and collar trimmed with a narrow border of muslin. High shoes, of pur ple or black Morocco. A college cap, of purple velvet, with erimson band. Err Nista DRESS.—A Grecian round robe, with demi-train, of fine Indian muslin or Italian crape, trimmed with silk or silver fringe; a Circassian sleeve, and bosom finished a la cketnise. r. Roman tunic of Sardinian blue satin, confined with correspond.mt cord and silver buttons in front. A neck-chain and locket f silver filigree or pearl, with ear-rings and brace lets en suit,. Hair worn flat, waving in curls on the forehead, and confined behind with a row of twisted pearl; the same placed across the front. An occasional scarf, or cloak, of thread lace. White satin slippers, with silver clasps. Gloves of white french kid, and fan of carved ivory. PROMENADE DR ES s.—A round rube of India jacconot, trim eci round the bottom with ribbon ; a mantle of fine India mull muslin, or white crape, with richer front, ornamented with drawn ribbon and tassels, terminating on one side in a point finished with a tassel, and corfined to the waist on the same side. A village hat of white chip, with a crown of blended crape and sarsnet, bound and tictl under the chin with ribbon, over a lace cawl, and raised from the face by a short wreath of small French roses. Parasol and ridicule of purple and green shot silk; gloves of York tan; Roman boots of white Morocco. DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE. Late on i\Tonday night died, suddenly, at Devonshire-House, Piccadilly, his Grace William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, Marquis of Hartington, Earl of Devon-iiire, Baron Cavendish of Hardwicke, and Baron Clifford, which last title he possess ed in right of his mother. His Grace was a Knight of the Garter, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Derby, and LL. He was in the Gfid year of -his age, horn the 24th of December, 1743 ; succeeded his father, Duke Wil • barn, October 2, 1764, married June 5, 1774, Lady Georgina Spencer, sister to the present Earl Spencer, and Countess . of Besborouyh, which Lady will be long recollected in the re gions of fashion as the beautiful and elegant Duchess of Devon ' shire; upon whose death the Prince R, gent said, " We have • lost the best bred woman in Englund." Since her Grace's death, which happened a few years since, the Duke re-married to Lady Elizabeth Forster. His Grace is succeeded in his honours and fortune by his soli. William George, Marquis of Harlington, who lately came of age, born May 21, 1790. The yowl Duke possesses a fine person and dignified demeanour ; and, a lthough he has not yet entered publicly into po•itical life, is generally considered as affording a promise of upholding the high her:-di • Lary character of the House of Cavendish among the constitu tional Peers of England. The late Duke did not personally enter much into politics; but his influence and his fortune were Most liberally applied to the exigencies of the party to which lie Was uniformly attached—that of the Whigs. The young Duke is Unmarried. . The Di Ize of Devonshire having died very unexpectedly, his body has been opened by Mr. Home, the surgeon, and other medical gentlemen, who attended him in his illness, and up wards of three pints of water were found in his chest, which was the cause of hiq death. His remains will he removed from Devonshire-house to-morrow morning, at five o'clock. The procession will go as far as Woburn that night, and will proceed on the following day; to Derby, to be dtpueited in the family to 1S lilac ;ma slis Dusbok. • SPOUTING. A pigeon match, for 100 guineas, between two amateurs of the names of Allinghani and Nott, took place on nniday on %Valliant Common, near Godalming, Surrey, at 21 birds, which was won by the former bagging 17 birds to 15. The winner engaged afterwards to kill live birds out of six, and he killed the six for a wager of 20 guineas. DOGOE rr's COAT AND I.3.ancz.—On Thursday, according to annual custom, the coat and badge bequeathed by Doggett the Comedian, was rowed for, and the contest afforded great amtise ment to a number of spectators. The competitors, six in num ber, started from the Swan at London Bridge for the Swan at Chelsea. When at Hungerford, young Thornton, who was second, took the lead, and arrived first at the winning point. The skill and dexterity along Milibank was admirable. The watermen were young and athletic, and more strength and judgment.have seldom been displayed.' After the winner had gained the prize, he was conducted to Hungerford in a wherry with music ; and he will be entitled, during twelve months, to the first fare in the morning at Hungerford stairs. The river was covered as usual with boats. Csin AND MouNeux.—On Saturday the friends of :‘.Toli neux made good their proportion of the sum to be contended for (600 guineas); and the battle, it is said, will take place at Doncaster, on the 28th of September, on a'2 5 feet stage. Crib was the favourite, at odds, after staking; and it was even bet ting that the battle lasted fifty minutes ; 2 to 1 Mohnen,: dii not beat Crib in 45 minutes, and 2 to 1 Crib did not beat Moil neux in 40 minutes. JEM 13EI,C114;1?. This once celebrated pugilist, and a formidable ehamploo of England, died on Tuesday, at his house, the Coach and Horses, Frith -street, Soho, in the 31st year of his age, after a lingering illness of two years, which had reduced him to a mere skeleton. The deceased was a descendant of the cele brated pugilist Slack, of Norwich, whom he far excelled in an dig requisites of boxing, with the exception of strength. He first arrived in London from Bristol, his native place, as a pu gilistic star of the first magnitude, when only 18 years of age, and his first combat was with Paddington Jones, a good man, whom Belcher beat easily by quickness of hitting and a science pecu liar to himself, which excited the surprize and 'admiration of the pugilistic world. His fame was bruited abroad as a phenomenon unequalled, and he had successful turns with Burke, Bartho lemew, Gambol, and Firby, in a short interval of time ; and altbou 1 ;11 only a twelve-stone man, his name was regarded as terrific as his blows were destructive, and he enjoyed unmo lested, for four years, the title of the British Champion.— Whilst in the meridiau cf pugilistic a-dour, and enabled to pu. nish more in five minutes than any o.lier pugilist in double the time, he lost an eye by a racket ball, yet his confidence in him , . self ren :lined firm and unabated, and such led to unsuccessful combats with superiors in weight, and renowned prifessors, the Game Chicken and Crib. By irregular living and youthful in discretion, peculiar to pug lists of first rate, intoxicated with succeszful combats, Belcher had degenerated previous to tiBht., ing his losing battle, but yet with Crib there was the same ani mated man, without the stamina to support it. Since that pe- MYSTLRIOUS CASE. On Saturday last, a lad, about fifteen years of age, was put on shore at Plymouth, from one of his Majesty'a frigates, and sent on to Exeter, and is now in the County Bridewell. His coming on shore, it is said, is in consequence of a most extraordinart and affecting narrative, which he relates, viz.—" That he was forcibly sent on hoard a tender, about six years ago, to prevent his discovering of a murder, commiled in his presence by his master, a gentleman who then lived in the neighbourhood of Liverpool, and who had two daughters, one called Mary, and the other Kersey; the latter, a young lady of about nineteen years of age, having absconded a few days, the fa t her, as he was riding in his carriage one morning, about h;.ff a niik from home. saw her at the window of a house of ill fame, and immediately descending from his carriage, conveyed her home, tonk her into the stable, bound her hard. and feet, and after having masked her face, put a halter round her neck, and hung her ; when dead, he covered her with straw under the manger ; where she remained till twelve o'clock at night, when he took her to% well in an adjoining meadow, threw her in, and covered her with earth." The boy relates thi, account very distinctly, with every particular of names and ;:laces, and T,ys he is very readk to prove the same to the face of his master ; he' further declare, he has repeatedly mentionetl the drams . ..ince on hoard the snip, and !las many tinaes maw'. ludiut to his but user au aupafrr. •••••i. * o 'l a. I**-