The National Register.
London, England, 1821-07-16 00:00:00

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MOVING Boo.—Extract of a letter from Clara,
Ireland, June 27, 1821.—" About seven o'clock otr
the evening of the 26th inst. this, neighbourhood
was thrown into great confusion, by the south front
of Ballykillion bog, a large and extensive one, con-
taining one and a half square miles, which never
had been drained, or in any way improved, gave
way to the depth of 25 feet, running with great
violence, and carrying all before it; tore up the
meadow land, and carried it along floating on its
surface. Its direction was across an extensive
; it dislodged a river, and ran with astonishing
violence against an opposite hill, then recoiled and
ran down the valley until it met with another hill
and a road, which checked its progress, after piling
up in large broken fragments an immense heap of
bog, from 20 to 40 feet deep, and covering about
150 acres of choice meadow and pasture land, let
from 2 to 31, per acre, the property of the repre-
sentative of the late Geo. Clibhorn, Esq. of Moats;
its progress was awful, its noise tremendous, and
people could with difficulty, drive off the cattle.—
The water is now confined, the river stopped up,
and the most serious apprehensions are entertained
that the water will again put the huge mass in mo-
tion ; if so, it is likely 1,000 acres of meadow will
be destroyed, unless timely prevented by immense
labour. The draining of bogs ought to be immedi-
ately attended to, and some properly digested plan
adopted; the poor want employment, and it would
be of national advantage to undertake bringing such
huge masses into cultivation."
On Monday morning last, at day-break, the gable
wall of a house, inhabited by some of the low Hiber-
nians, in Little Britain, Poplar, with one tremendous
crash fell from the foundation into the street, bearing
with it the first floor, and leaving the others and
the roof standing. There were upwards of MO
persons hi the house at the time, who had assembled,
according•to the custom of their country, to wake a
person who lay dead on the same floor that gave
way. The corpse was uncoffined, and was precipi-
pitated, together with the greater part of the per-
sons who attended it, consisting- of men, women,
and children, into the street, several of whom met
with severe injuries, and it was for some time con-
sidered that an old woman, whose age amounted to
100 years, was killed, but after a long search she
was extricated from under the ruins without receiving
almost any injury.
ATROCIOUS DEPRAVITY.—About ten o'clock in
the forenoon of Monday week, some person or per-
sons set fire to the fine cover of ling on Sheerwuod
Forest, about a mile sotah-east of Mansfield, below
Mr. Houldsworth's stables. From the dryness of
the ling, and the wind blowing briskly, the flames
took a rapid course for about five hours, reaching
the fine planting and cover called Radler . Hill,
where it quickly broke in at the ninth-west corner,
and had it nut been tiir the prompt exertions of Mr.
Harvey, at tee Bowling-green, with about 20 people
whom he called to his assistance, the entire of this
beautiful planting must also have been consumed ;
but they happily succeeded in arresting the further
progress of the devouring element. Bumblers of
partridges, particularly the young ones, became a
prey in the destructive scene. About twenty-live
ancient oak-trees were likewise greatly damaged,
and one literally burnt to the ground. It is esti.
mated that about fiOu acres of ling, &c. are destroyed.
Mr. H. bountifully regaled the men at his house
with bread, cheese,lß
Another great Capital sold by BISH !!!—On
Tuesday last, the lush Instant., No. 19,515 was
drawn a Prize of £16,000 Consols, which, with
several other Capitals, was sold by &set, at his for-
tunate Offices, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing Cross ;
who also sold, No. 14,041, a Prze of X 21,000, and
several other Capitals in the present Lottery.—The
Billowing is the present hitch Sate of the Wheel !
all of which must be drawn 'lO-NIOIOIOW, the
17th Instant, and the SA7Uan.sV following, being
the final conclusion of both the Lottery and the
Contract, when of course every Prize must be drawn.
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20,000 COl3Ol 40,000
15,M) Cutimns 15.015)
3.000 ('onsets
••• •• 5,445) Cut:sols
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2)' 54) Nloney
it 25 Nlon:y
50 2l Nancy
1015 IY 51I)ser
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Every Ticket drawn Tu-szonaow is sure to Le
a Prize, and o.le half of all the Capitals and other
Prizes must be drawn that Day ; consequently, on
the Next Day of Drawing there will not be any
Blanks. —A few warranted unclrawu Tickets and
Shares arc still on Sale at ()dices, 4, Cornhiil,
and 9, Charing Cross, Londen, his Awaits
in the Country.
The French minister of marine has presented is
report to the King, which the latter has approv,d
ot; retannmetuling the establishttnait of a cobalt). in
French Guayana, on the banks of ill.: It.ver •