The National Register. — London, England, 1819-10-24 00:00:00

OCT. 24. Norfolk Agricultural Report—The interval between the wrinination of harvest and the co 11111 l eticeitieut of wheat sowing merlin/ but few objects worthy of notice to tile B: 4 rietiluarist. lis late harvests, as in 1816 and 1817, this interval must mcesssrily be very short; but in seasons so early as 1818 and i 19,a whole month has elapsed, which has been principally occupied in carting manure, clay, compost, &c. finishing the year's highway duty, and a variety of jobs of the like nature, for which the extreme dryness of the season has been highly fa vourable. The farm horsea have had comparatively easy work, and a part at least have in most cases been spared to recover their flesh at marsh mother pastures, previous to the eiisisilig wheatsLl, the labour of which is WWII more injurious to them than thu of the longest hat vest. The crops of seed clover are generally gat up in very fair order, but the quantity, it is thought, will he short. There has been a gond deal of threshing during the month, particularly of wheat. This crop casts but very and the quality in but few instances equak the average of hot year. '1 he hosts at the cud of Ala) , evidently had the effect we anticipated at the time, of injuriug the quality, and of curtailing the number of the grains Barley varies Still more in the sample than Wheat. A few parcels are to he seen as plump and good fur malting as those of any year, but fur om . of this descripion, you see ten coarse, than, discoloured samples, which neither maltater nor miller know what to do with. Beans are generally good in quality, hut lamentably deficient in husk and corn, Heligolands in particular. The late rains have considerably: revived the Furnips and Pastures; the former have been as much injured by theagrubs as by the drought and mildew. Those fanners who were fortunate enough to sow late, are by far the best off; many of the firm sown will Fe worth but little, especially the Swedes. Potatoes rim very indifferently ; on account of the drought, they have thrown out second shoots when the rain came, which of course has itijorril the quality of the mot; they are very small its general. Stock of most kinds has been in great demand. As for Lambs, they never were known to sell more freely, nor at higher prices than within she last mouth. Fruus 25.. to 35a. and even in a few cases of very large frames and well known blond, 40s. per head have been obtained. In the mean time, the price of Wool has by 150 means kept pace with these extravagant rates. On the contrary, the buyers have very slackened their demands, and present appearances art far front wan- • !.3 the expectation of any material ad. sauce in the Wool Trade. 13allucf::s come to hand in good coudition, and may be bought at from Ss. to Oa. per stone not of the droves. Hogs did poorly at shack, owing to the dryness of the weather and con sequent hardness of the corn. They are lower than I they were, though, from the want of stores for aeon) shack, these latter are selling much higher to proportion tll3llslioats.—Oct td. the. 14 —.We have little to add to the above, except that the dry weather has prevented many front begin ning Wheat sowing, and still more from going on with what had been begun. Those indeed who drill their Wheals, and who were fortunate enough to have a suf ficiency of land ploughed and rolled before hand, have kept at work: but the prevailing mode being the dibble, it has been found impossible such cases to go on, owing to die land running, and the holes tilling before the seed could be deposited. Crass is springity, ecru fast, from the extraordinary heat of the weather at tills late period oldie Autumn. At S . Faith's Fair on Monday last, but little business was done. The supply of Butter and Cheese was small, and prices as follow :—Cheese 71. 1.0 71. 7s. per wry. Butter 60s. to 6fis. per firkin ; the trade, however, nut complying with these terms, but hide, if any, was sold. The show of horses was large, but few good ones, which met with a ready sale. WITIIILL Fats.— This great mart for horses, hops, and sheep, commenced on Saturday se' 111 l ight. Early in the morning the Down exhibited a scene of the most lively in terest; 140,000 sheep arse to he seen at one view, concen trated 111 one spot. The fineness of the weather rendered the sight more engaging, and contributed nut only to the good appearance of the insects, but encouraged a brisk sale. The pckemillgetteral snits be quilted as foltuw :—Est ea front Ms. to Ws., lambs from '46. to Joe. , wetheis 345. to 50a.— Monte lots fetched higher prices ; in one ur two instances, remarkably fine Limbs were mild as high as its, Early in the alteration the hill was nearly cleated of sheep, and sp..ce hut iodide rent huts remained un0.1.1 there sas lin stousnally flue show of horses of all descripf ; hunters sod sings were numerous and good, and fetched good prices. Many drifts of yearling and tau-year old cart colts we.e exhibited ; they bud a quick sate, with high prices, sod, as te.isal, were taken up by the Lou.:on dealers. Bones Of a middling this. sold yes) how. The snle of hops did not commence till Tuesday morning. Alany purchase's were then assembled, and a large choice of h sp, was presented to view The rows sere filled, besides winch many stacks were wider sitil-cloths ; but ou this day little buoncsa sas effected. The ownher of pockets In the country runs this year wins exceeding by SOO (Nickels the poundage of 1.151 year. 'flit number of taro. ham puck. btu tlw Farnham acre a as 3.000, exceeding last )ear's grutuidage about 400 pockets. The weather heilag hoe, and purchasers helm of opinion that the price. de mauded by the planters were (110 high, innuced the tinnier to de. line buy itig until Wednesday when hops took a general mast, and Mtn% large pm [hoses %ere thin made. 'the prices sire various, /1CC11111111,4 to the crondit iiiii and quality ; they may, however, be quoted in the country rows from 41 to el. Its. ; hut w here lucre ass one sample sold ahoy. Its. twenty may be sa.d to be sold under 51. Faeolsum hops fctcheo stunt 41. 4.. to 61. Its. Very littie seas al is year by Kent sample. as is 'molly the case, by hap mere:tact- from the Borough.— (wet goer, 4sus-e v, Essex, and Kent, had not so many pock ets this year as heretofore. The ciieese !air Nos large, and the sale rather du'l. Prices may be milieu is. —ltest old S. set r 7ls to ". I 'retold. 546. to 665. t North W iltshile, 545. to 625.; co% ald. 45- t 5 0 . skis' MO, to 316. he Ambassador from the Ne herlands returned Win un Mondsty, - tVoto a visit to Lord and Lady at their seat, Drupmure Lodge, Bucks. TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. A most brutal and daring attack was made upon the person of JL. lircon, Master of the Academy, Down ham, upon his own preinims, as lie was returning house front a party of friends late in the es ening of the 2d hist titiconscious of hat ins offended any one, much less the wretch implicated, to whose lillllllly he had shewn much kindbess and benevolence. A man named Thottipsam had secreted himself in a haystack (it is supposed with two other confederates), near the gate, and commenced the outrage in, tiolently seizing Mr. 11. by the collar, who acting upon the defensive, struck 1 • a smart blow with Ibis stick, which broke iii its contact with his heath. Mr. 11. thus rendered defenceless, was re peatedly knocked down by hint, Dud abused in a brival manner, till he was literally covered with blood ; many blows were apparently givim by a hurdle stake (the fragments of which were found upon the spot on the following morning, besmeared with blood), which per forated the hat, into which some blixxl was (knell. Notwithstanding the weak state into which Mr. H. was reduced, (loin repeated struggles and loss of blood, he succeeded in pursuing and securing the sit ain till as sistance arrived, which placed I within the charge of a constable, from whom he was rescued by one tit his confederates, and nas at present eluded justice, althout.th a warrant was iiiiii issued I. r ins apretiviisiosi. The Inspector-general of the Irish Prisous to nuns us, that he had visited a mansion of misery in Galway, cal led a '• Bridewell," in which he found to wretched women, of vet was incarcerated Ito less than 12 months, another 3 months, and the remainder several weeks, all being in fetters. " What are their crimes?" said he to the gaoler, naturally enough. The gaoler knew not their chines; lie 'lad no written committals; t.I he cool(' tell was, that lie bad verbal directions front town Nla , ristrate to detain them, and that he detainee them accordingly ! The Inspector.general ordered the unhappy wretches to be libeated, and reported their ease to Government. Friday last an inquisition was taken at Itrnmerhvell, by Mr. Wood, junior, on the body of Mr. It. Onles, who was killed the preceding rllOllllll2 h) a red deer, the property of Mr. Joseph Stammers, of Melton. .1 ere deer :raving attacked Mr. 0. in the sight of two women. and the shocking appearance of the body, left no doubt whatever upon the minds of the Jury, as to the cause of his death. and they returned their verdict accordingly, inakiirg the deer a deodand, and Mr. Siainnters, at the unanimous favors& of the Jury. promised fro shoot the a • 1 insinemately.—Nir. Owles was formerly a res pectable farmer at Gleutliatn, but had retired from bu siness. Swow Sive bd.—Between I and 2 o'clock on Friday morning a great fall of snow commenced, accompanied by a violent hurricane. The wind blew from the north west, and has done considerable damage in and about the metropolis. The roads at the entrance of I.ottOon were its several parts impassible, particularly at Wel thatustow, where a number of trees were torn up ny Inc roots, and lay across the highway, compelling travellers to make a circuit of several utiles The snow had also accumulated near a foot steep, and the pathways in the fields were not passable for foot passengers. SHOCKING Eves - r.—Vu the tat instant, William Fawley of Louth, went to nut in the Woods a few miles from tow place, and met with several other persons who had gone to those woods for the saute !noose. /laving gathered some nuts, they were met by one Lre suit others, employed to watch the woods, in order to lodge informakons,according to law,agamst trespassers therein . ; when, after several abusive altercations between the nutters and Lee and his coinpaitions, the litter OAT being armed with a gun) proceeded to take the touts, by fore, tutu their own possession.. Having thus deprived Fawley and many others of the killing, though, strictly torlaw - lid fruits of their labours and amusements, he and one of his comrades, of their own authority, took one of the towers, a sailor, unto custody, and eseuntd him to wardsLoittli, where, asthey told hint, he was to be impri soned in the House of Correction. boon afterwardsFawiey left the rest of the nutters on his return home, and upon the highway, about a mile from the woods, overtook Lee and the other person who had the sailor into custo dy, and alter isalking with them about half a mile fur ther towards Louth, Lee, without further ceremony, or any other authority than his own, arrested Fawley, and insisted upon his going to prison also; threatening; the Sallie 11114 V, mat, if he refined, he would shoot hint. wfey, naturally- sopt.osing the man to 1w only joking. walked away from him, when, hornide to relate, Lye. ,it the di s tance of al,Ght 20 yards, deliberately shot at wounded his retreating captive in time 611 lei:: He ran alum' sixty yards down the lane, anti then, from excessive pain, fed upon the ground. He was soon afterwards c kkkkk eyed, in a cart, to Louth, when: he now lies, such through the unremitting attenuffils of a skilful physician and surgeon, is apparently out of danger,although his leg was deeply penetrated by the shot, forming about 50 distinct wounds. By order of the uI tinstrates, Lee is safely lodged in the prison where he had, shortly before, threatened the unfortunate to tin. of his cruelty with confinement. A most daring burglary was committed on Thers.lay night lam, on the premises of Mrs. C Id, of Hackle worth. Gloucerershire. by a gang of blur desperate vil lains. who broke into the house in the thllowing man ner s---They first attempted to poll down the frame in the back door ; they then attacked :mother part of the house, by ret iiiiiiiiii the *tunes of an oven; but here being ilgjill disappointed; emir removed the tiles font, the root of toe hack kitchen, .by which means three it: them entered (the fourth remaining • irk), owl 140 . eroded to the parlour. where they ransacked the di:to ers o f a b eJ urean ; but out lititlitie •it homy Ilicre, thee went to NI n. 6's ttttt which were Mb and her Niece (a girl alwitt 11111. ,r,115 old); here they inttnrtliately threw M es. G. on the bed, :Ind einered her with the c!or lies. and beg.) at r.liing IlledraWerS), Scf.. from which they took a few silver table swims and some cash. The screams and alarm given by the child, by springing a rattle and cr; ins out tut:War, front the SSI - — window, soon attracted the notice of somt hthe neigh- Lwitirs, and on peering some one alproac v 111.11143 made a precipitate retreat. AGRICULTURAL MaPTING.—Mr. Childe's Agricul- Meetting, and Annual Sale of North Delon Cattl, , and Leicester Sheep, took place on Friday, the 10 Mgt. A large party of Mr. Childe's friends arrived at Kinlet oti the day uelore, and viewed the excellent stock that was intended to be disposed of, and inspected such as are reser% Two years old in call Devon heifers sold floor 2ul. to upwards of 301. each ; and bullocks (of the Sallie age), as high as 401. a pair, and some of the Leicester theaves, at 41. Os. a head. All the eminent friends an agriculture remained at Kinlet until Saturday, and pre. violas to their departur,, many of them insiwcted Mr. Chilli's highly cultivated ;inn, on which their at'eution was particularly directed to the effects that ate evident on the wheat stubblo, that were last year covered with burnt clay ; and to the poor cold tallow' about to be sown %stilt wheat, that have been abundantly dressed with that article; and in investigating the pro cess of converting clay into a most important atiatitire.— They agreed in opinion with Mr. Citable, that by drain. inn in the first instance, and afterwards applying burnt clay, the pooreNt cold lands may he rendered of infi n irdy inure value wan has hitherto been supposed by the must • agriculturist. Oii %atiirtlay night la.t the ennitting-room adjoining tea shop of les.rs. Gresham anal AViroilward, of Bristol'. *al ✓utted. Time thieves succeeded in taking down ter iron bass of the window, and thereby obtain,d all They ratioteked the desk and thawers, but fortunately only a small sum of money had been left Mr evening pre y 1111 l s, with which they decamped, without ettecniniiiir Wither depredation. Hitherto the villains have not been detected. The fishermen belonging to 1111akeney en Monday N.( discovered, jowl over the liar, several floating balf-aukers of gin, which led them to a further search, and after a statist time they brought up 193, which most have been de posited there upwards of 12 months, as they were rovereil• with weeds, and oysters growing upon them; the rope that held then. together was quite r.dien, and gave u which led to the discovery. The liquor appears nut to be ignored, best is a little discoloured. DARING lIIGIIIVAT Itosseatt AND ATTEMPT AT MURDLR.—On Thursday eveuing lasi, as Mr. Strick land, hrouna Manufacturer, residing at No. 4, Penning ton. place, Lansbeth, ne r liercules-buildings, was re. turning home from Woolwich, in company with a Nlr. J •g, they were followed by a gang of fellows tires wed in smock-frocks, apparently come from their work, until they arrived in a lonesome road, between Wool wich and Greenwich, where else fellows in a moment were lost sight of, which circisinstance released Mr. S. and ids friend from the idyl of bring beset by robbers. They did not proceed touch further behoe two ill-look tug fellows j ped ewer a hedge, and seizing Mr. S. and ' IDS ffit'llll by the coilars, presented loaded pistols to thesis and wreak-nett to blow out their brains if they did not immethauely Miser up their property. Mr. Strickland haul a stick in his possession, and attempted a resist time, which ended in a most desperate struggle. its vi hid, one of the pistols w is discharged, and the hat of Mr. S. W.IS grazed by the contents. His friend made a blow at the miter, whose pistol missed fire. Some other fellow a seer obsessed at a distance, who, it is supposed, stood to give an a' one if necessary. In the struggle, Mr. S. and Mr. J. both lost their watches. The null,, rs, after this. mule titer the hedge across the fields, and escaped.— Mr. St n:Hand was once brfitre attacked in a similar manlier, near the saute spot, and robbed M a considera ble •nitiont. G E Vl' SHOOTING MATCH.--.A renewal of the groat shnotun4 mat h between CaptainThornhill, and Strong, the game keeper of J. A. Thorn, Esq. of Oxon, look place on Thatudlay ; and from the confidence of the parries, after shooting an equal windier of head of gam , ' on Monday, iii Hertfordshire (v 7 each) the snatch because very interesting in the sporting world, and the bet was doubled between Mr. Thorn, for his keeper, and the Captain. The spot selected to start from on this match was within four triilesof Maiden. head Ticket, on the road to Oxford, anal each had his pony and his adversary's friend as an umpire. Caps, flidrunt Al, heist his course towards Hare Hatch, on the 1t adis. road, and hail good pheasant. sport, and trout theme on to H :Mawr, Sec. a distance of about La wiles. He ha.. 32 shots, and bagged I I pheasants, 14. partridges, and A hares. Strong.afirected his coarse towards Henley Mills, by the lato Gen. Conway's Park, and from thence he crossed the Thames to the ()alio& shire Hilly, and closed his day's labonr there. 110 bagged nine hares, seventeen• partridges, and three iihea. • 11.1111 i, in 2t4 shout, and lost th.r match by oar only.— Time were some heavy even bees pending. M r.Thorns hill has long been eonsialereal the best shot in the county of Hants. Fri.lay afternoon the neighbourhood of Nortonsfal. gue W. 13 thrown into the gre.rest ronstertiation and aliiron by the cries of fire, which proceeded from I. house of Mr. Knight, oil and eolotarman, which orio - tinder the following circumstances :—Mrs. Knight was attending a rot containing some tarnish tthiclt was nulling on the fire in the back pallour.autl by some 1111:01121 the vessel was upset, and in an instant Nirs. K. was env, loped in Ai nes-111Yr shrieks hrought her litw• hand to her assistansw. who, in canicavontist2 to cont.. finish the tunes, was act 4:rely I..irned. Mrs. Kenitra ran into the card all rro 00000 led by fire, and on her %soy tistryinan tie pass ug', the Illtnes set the to toms Intl:en gine, which stood by, anti burnt with the realtsi cal... tiny, tnreatening tnt.ll destruction 'why whole twig:o. hohrhontl. Al 11411.:,111 the partAt and other enpti-N ar. need, and hat lug a I/11410111 /111 , 1 , 1; ni tt Orr, it wj it g, nutlet wii hoot spreading further than the lit whirl, it began. Sir Win. Blizard was i aaaaa yelliately sent for to attend Mrs. Knight, who was burnt in 4 twist dreadful manner, and huh; Itol/cs arc cutctsailltol. ul her ty'vntery.