The National Register. — London, England, 1821-11-11 00:00:00

e .111111111.,. 7 a. • ottte. HOW STK CET. TIM WEDDING RING.-011 Friday a person acting as shopman to Mr. Dobree, a pawnbroker, at Charing Cross, appeared upon u summons to tatisw , 4 the complaint of Jane Junes, a poor but very decent looking woman, for refusing to deliver up a wedding ring, which she had pledged there for a small sum of money. Mr. Jones said, die had lived at Deptford; but being some time ago iu London for a day or two, upon business, her money run short, and she wan obliged to pledge her ring, which was the only thing of value she had about her. As soon as she could raise the money. she COW again to redeem it; a hen instead of her own ring. the defendant gave Mi. one of considerably less value. But it t i n , no t th a t b i le minded : she would not take any other than her own, if it were five times the value. The shopinau declared, that the ring he gave her was the same which she pledged. The complainant said, she was upon her oath, and she would declare most solemnly that it was not the same. Mr. flalls.—" Is your husband living T—Mrs. Jones.— " Yes, Sir, to the best of my knowledge ; but he is gone 11 lung voyage to sea, and perhaps I may never see him again." Mr. Halls suid, he knew what the feelings of women in tier station were upon such occasions, and the pan nbroker must Iliad her ring if possible, or give her another of equal value ut all events. _ _ _ Mrs. Jours went away with the defendant, but soon re turned, and stated, that he refused to give her any other than the one he had befiire offered. The woi thy magistrate im mediately gave an order upon the pawnbroker to pay her the full value of her t inz in money. UN IOX HALL. About seven weeks ago, a poor servant girl, named Bar bara Torrence, left a situation iu w hlch she been iu the Borough, and was proceeding over Blac las inrs-bridge, with her clothes and y tied up in a bundle, when she saw a an, of a decent appearance, stoop to the ground and take up something. • Tile woman ran up to her, nod sheaved her the ring, mid said she would divide the ,property with her.—The servant girl accepted the otter; they walked toge ther to Flect•strect, and having reached ajs welter's shop, the tinder of the ring put it into the hand of the servant girl, nod desired her to go into the shop and ask the price of it, adding, " Leave the clothes with me while you go ill, they are not half the value of that ring." The poor girl did so, but soon learned that the ring was brass, and upon running out for her bundle, found that the L ing tinder had decamped with it. Oil Friday last as the servant was passing through the Borough, she saw the thief in company with a sailor, and charged her with the robbery. The sailor protected the thief, who easily escaped down one of the nariow An officer, who was passing, took the sailor into custody.— The sailor was brought helot c the magistrate; in his pockets were found duplicates which he admitted he had gut from the woman who was accused of the robacry. but denied that he had any acquaintance with her. The sailor's Capt ion gave him an excellent character. Mr. Chambers declared, as it was evident that the sailor bad acted with impropriety, lie should nut go without paying the poor girl thirty shillings, as some reparation for her loss. The Captain became responsible for the sum, in the (twin of not finding the thief. SHIP NEWS. HASTINGS, Nov.4.—Melancholy Shipwreck.—Du ring the gale of yesterday, the Danish galliot Young Murtha, from Boulogne to Bourdeaux in ballast, came on shore between Hastings and Rye harbour, near the Martell() Tower, No. 33, and very soon became a complete wreck. —As the gale increased, with a very heavy surf, it was sviilt the utmost difficulty that a boat could be got off to the assistance of this vessel; three officers of the coa. blockade, however, made the attempt, in a six oared galley; but before they could launch their boat from the beach, they observed one of the crew of the galliot strug gling with the waves, and Mr. Drake, admiralty mid shipman, immediately swain off to his assistance, carry ing him a rope, the extremity of which was hod by Mr. Barniston, who was up to his neck in the surf; and although the si.a was very high, Mr. Drake suc ceded in reaching the unfortuoate man, who was nearly exhausted, and securing the rope round his body, he was recovered from the devouring element. There still remained clinging to the wreck the master, three of the crew, two women, and three children, all of whom could be distinctly seen from the beach. Every exertion was made by Messrs. Drake, Burnett, and Barniston, midshipmen, and a party of seamen, to get a boat off to their assistance; and they succeeded in reaching almost within half of the wreck ; but, unfortunately they were driven to leeward bj a heavy sea and tide, and being obliged to make for the shore, their boat was upset, and they were obliged to swim for their lives. This did not, however, deter them from making a second attempt, fur hauling their boat alongshore to windward of the wreck, they hunched her again, but they had scarcely got through the surf when the boat skipped a very heavy sea, and was upset, and, five seamen, comprising the crov, those brave men were nearly sacrificed to their huniainty, being obliged to swim through a dreadful surf to reach the shore. The scene which followed was distressing in the highest degree; the inlaid' mast was carried away, sweeping into the sea two women with three children, and two of the crew, they were seen for a :hors time sit uggling with the waves, but soon sunk to rise no inure. Two attic crew still remained on the wreck, and were seen on the foremast, to which it is supposed they had hushed themselves, but as the gale in creased, accompanied with a tremendous sea, every at tempt to get to them proved in vain These poor fellows remained in this situation for several hours, but the foremast bein7 carried away at eleven r. M. they must have been precipitated into the deep. The bodies o; two women, two children, and one man have been picked up. The fi►llowing advertibement is literally copied from a New Jersey paper:—" To be mold, on the ith of July. 131 suits at law, the property of an eminent attorney, about to retire front buallCE4e,fr Autt c clivuts arc rich aid übbtivate. THE NATIONAL REGISTER 39 . Norfolk Agricultural Report —Owing to the unusual BOXING. ......- lateness of the season, a good deal of harvest work was necessarily protracted till the beginning of October; Events have so often come off' wrong of late, in much of which was g ot up in a very poor condition.— the sporting circles, th a t th e cog nosce n ti h a ve began The barley in particul ar which was then abroad, sostain• to get awake to certainties ; but in the present bl ed considerable damage f.oiu the frequent rains of that period, and we see but few samples that are tint more or stance they were all of one opinion, and takers of less injured both in colour and quality. The same may 4, 5, and even (i to I could not be found, Oliver be said of the wheat crop, though for the most part liar. was so great a favourite, against W. Abbott. The vested earlier. Of this crop it is as yet difficult to form match was made at the moment when the last fight an opinion; but those persons who have threshed any was over. Ned Brown, stuttering with the merit of considerable quantitie s , speak of it as f a ll ing s h ort o f b the Tuscan grape, having challenged that Abbott what they had expected to the acre. Of the quality , 1 ~ . . s mum testa Josh. Hudson for 101. but Josh. think 1101Cr perhaps was it inure various; and certainly, never . I.. did it require greater judgment both in the buying and mg that it was fun, said, and that truly, that he the sellitig. This may be inferred from the unusual had a match in hand, and as it was for a good stake, range in the scale of prices; ifis. and 235. having some- in six weeks, with the Suffolk champion, he had times been given on the same day. Wheat sowing has no leisure time upon his hands, but Abbott might hitnerto proceeded with ambit% more than the interrop- be accommodated as soon as he liked after that was dons usual at this changeable dune of the year. The off. Oliver leaving Hampton village next had a total quantity of wet has however been small in compa- 1 . 11 c la enger, but he had rather cross the water to the rison with some former years , (that of 1816 for instance) and the extraordinary mildness of the weather will Hurst, and have a turn for agm of blue ruin, than doubtless ensure a speedy vegetation to the newly depo- fight for 101• but, badgered into it, a friend staked sited seed. More than usual attention appears to be be- two guineas aside, to be made ten each, to fight on stowed out the preparation of the seed wheat; and this that day week. The ring was "4 feet, and the se may in a great measure be attributed to the light which eon& were Tom Jones and Scroggins for Abbott, lilakie has thron n upon di e subject in hi s l ate exce ll ent and lien Born and Gibb on s fO r Oliv e r. A s we hay little " 7'rentiss on SUM'," &c. a work replete with good before stated, th e c ert a i n ty was so great, that it wits sense, and plain, correct, practical infuriation, ari d which every farmer would do well to read ; and not only useless offering odds at any price, Oliver being more read, hut reduce to practice. The price of lean stock is than a stone over his adversary i's weight, and high, compared with the Smithfield and other meat more in length in proportion. markets; but such is the favourable appearance of the THE RATTLE. turnip crop, that the Scotchmen have effected a great Round I. Abbott hit short, and Oliver placed a right handt.d number of sales lately., at fruits 4s. 61. to .ss. per stone. blow upon the eye, which gave it a crimson hue, and Abbott A great many hands being employed in wheat setting, was thrown in a close. Offeting odds was useless. there is at that time no complaint of want of work for 2. Abbott missed a good sight handed hit, and after closing the poor; but when this is over, the farmers look for. both were down. ward to the approaching winter with fearful forebodings 5. Oliver placed a body blow, although not very effective.— not only on this, but on many other accounts. Briar, The men rallied each other to the ropes, whin much hugging taxes and tythes, are now-a-days formidable items, be and pulley hauley took place, and both went down. they as moderate as possible; and very few indeed are 4. Oliver hit his adversary in the throat, and threw hint. prepared to meet them as formerly. We may safely say, ../: A gallant lighting round, and some good exchanges at hitting, in favour of Oliver, who threw his adversary. Them that in those cases where they arc paid in full, (and wore no takers of odds. these are very rare) they are not paid from the profit, but 6th and 7th rounds Oliver threw his adversary from the close. from the capital of the farmer.—lrov. h. b. A good fought round, Abbott making the play. He was ria 'ed, and hit heavy in return, and a courageous rally followed, SINGULAR BE QUEST.—Died, in Tralee, Ireland, ou when rri Abbott drew first blood from Oliver s mouth, but he wits the 16th uh., aged 75, after a protracted illness, Jerry thrown. Sullivan'round, leaving property to the amount of 20,0001., 9. A goo d with exchanges of blows in favour of Oliver, • which he bequeathed to the inhabitants of Tratee, to be who drew blood in return from his ailversa;y's nose, but both added to the sums already subscribed by them for the were unmettled by fast work. Abbott placed a good right handed purpose of making a fund to defray the expe ll e es o f a blow on the h ead, at the close of the round, but he was again thrown. law-suit, about to be carried on in the cowing Wilts The next six rounds Oliver had so decided an advantage in against the Denny fatuity, to open the borough of that hitting, that any odds were begging, but yet Oliver's blows town; and the overplus, if any, to form the continence- made no visible effixt. Abbott was thrown in every round. went of a sinking fund, to secure the future inilepen- i 6. Oliver had somuch the best antis round, dug a sovereign dense of the borough, by defraying the expences of the was begging 13i:1:hi:ler last t u o ll f (:Lalf . acrowr,. rounds, ) Abbott was reduced to popular candidate at any future conwsted election, and a stand still; and whm in he tried every nituocuvre fur a resting thereby encouraging talents and independence iii the place, but Oliver held him up, and weaved at him until he was country; and in case the inhabitants should decline pro- tired too. seeming such suit, then t he id sa id 911111 to he applied in The next four rounds were fought in distress, and produced support of the different public institutions of the town, to nothing to remark upon. tint ut Both mei, were bleeding freely. Oliveralg. This produced time clean knock down blow trn be distributed as the Grand Jury sh a ll t hink fi t . Th e in the throat, after a good rally. history of this man's life is as extraordinary as his be- 26. Oliver received a heavy right handed hit on time ear, and quest :—ln the early part of his career he was fur many h e returned the tye upon the Lye , and both went down. years an attorney's clerk, in which situation, by perse- 26 and 2(i. Abbott seemed very tired of his match, and tried vering industry and rigid economy, he amassed a consi- to get down h as soon t i l ts he could, land (raver was too much ex &rattle sum of money, and, considering himself haunte d 2U:t o r e i r ur l t ut h :a a :lost Laded advantage, and in a close independent, he resolved to become a man of business; Abbott strived to get one knee on the ground, and Oliver ex he did not hesitate long in snaking a choice—he coot- bausted himself with punishing him. menced the trade of a stockbroker, or " ads asnageous 2s. *thou went down froin weakness, and in the 29th he got it cney lender," and in a few years his success out r .ti his a crack on the head, which groggitied blin, and made him drop in , st sanguine expectations. At his deaths he had liens wt it et:i ti is second o is shoulder. A guinea to a shil li ng was in VINO on the estates of several of the grandees in his neighbour -29. AbbiliLl er e . a round to get down. hood. For the last '2O years he was the " Collective Sic Oliver made the play, and over exhausted he was knocked Wisdom" of the " Western Empire ;" his house was, at down. Even betting. times, the resort of ail the knowing ones, and, as lie had at. Oliver made the play, but he received a heavy right. no family, their noctimal orgies were not interrupted by handed blow under the car, where Neate had made it so A ttri b i l ti t; a w n as tl I c if ice w r it: d br ut t D .: f o o l : r t i i n me as . i i t any apprehensions of a curtain lecture, or any anxiety for an ottspring, whose pros isions those revels might lessen. beat. It lasted 11.3 minutes, DEATH g ewßaisnnael[.eavlllibvleorvivi, and went DEATH OF A MISER.—.OII Wednesday afternoon an REMARKS. inquisition was taken at the sign of the Northumberland Oliver is gone by his day ; nature has convinced Arms, corner of Charlotte-street and Goodge-street, h imof it against his own strong opinion, and he Tottenliam-court-road, on the body of AIN Win. liar rison, aged 86 years. The Jury being sworn, proceeded never should attemp to fight again. He has been to take a view of the body, which lay in the room on hit to pieces, as it were, by men above his weighs, tile attic story of the house, No. 8, Bennett -street, Rath- and although fight has been so often taken Omit of bone place, where the deceased had lited for upwards hint, he never was properly convinced of his inubi of twenty-years. The room presented a most wretched pity until now. Abbott is much under Oliver's appearance; the furniture consisted of one old chair, a wht and length, and two or three of his acts in table, a trunk or two, an old stump bedstead, and a bed . • thenght were not manly ; but, to be charitable in of straw, on which the deceased had laid ; in one corner was a heap of ashes, and the cupboard contained a few interpreting, there are times when distress deprives potatoe peelings slid a stale roll. The body of the de- a man of self-acting. Ile is a tolerably good lighter, ceased, which lay in a coffin, presented a most shocking with much resolution, but to be beat by men tinder spectacle, bring a picture of the extrentest misely .and hi s we i g h t. starvation, alitiutiali he had no family, and had property Some skirmishing for trifles, quiw uninteresting in the funds to the amount of 15001. The Jury II AVliii ' , returned, the following evidence was then t a k e n :—Jars. to our sporting readers, thilow e d, to keep the game Ann Gordon deposed, that she was housekeeper to Mts. slave. Catherine Saint Paul, of the Vicarage-house, at Putney. She knew the deceased, and wag in the habit of calling on him when she came to town. lie possessed consi derable property, although he lived in the greatest obscurity, and would let no person but witoess enter his room, the door of which he always kept padlocked inside. The house us which he lived was his own freehold.— The Eastern Division of the Berks Yeomanry dined together at the Town Hall, Maidenhead, on Friday last. On this occasion, we me told that the corps was complimented with a present of 501. front a high personage, as an acknowledgment of the exemplary manner in which they dim barged the garrison duty at Windsor, during the temporary withdrawing of the regular troops to attend the Co ronation. Upwards of 100 sat down to dinner, and the evening was spent in the greatest conviviality• A Remarkable Occurrence. —On Tuesday last two beautiful little birds, Kingsfishcrs, were caught in the neighbourhood of Alresford by a boy, who, it appears, secured theta in the act of fighting, and while they were so intent on their engagement, tla.t they did nut peretive his approach. Mary Frow the niece of the deceased, deposed that her uncle, for the last eleven years, never took oil his clothes, in which he carried large sinus of money sewed up in different parts of his garments. He fur the last four years was quite childish, and never admitted ally person but the last witness into his room. On the night previous to his death he sent for one oyster, half a pint of beer, and a pennyworth of figs, which he eat, and after drinking the porter laid himself down on the straw, where he was found dead. The Gummier briefly summed up the evi dence, and the Jury, alter a short deliberation, returned ven.lict, that the deceased died by the Visitatio❑ of Uod. I I I