The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-19 00:00:00

Time were other eases, bat not of the least interest.

A fir plantation at Aldermarton, in Berkshire, be-
longing to William Congreee, Esq. was last week set
oaa fire by some villains, by which the produce of about
four acres was destroyed.
A subscription has been set on foot for establish-
ing annual races nt Cheltenham in the month of
August. The subscription already amounts to up-
wards of 1,2001. and in aid of the funds it is pro.
posed to give an Amateur Play, and a Ball at the
rooms during the season. The ground thr the race
course has been marked out on Cleave-hill, which
is esteemed the finest turf in England.
Tatspast MATCH.-Mr. Buxton started early on
Wednesday morning on Hounslow Heath, very pri-
vate, to drive a couple of horses tandem to Hare
Hutch, 24 miles, in two hours. The horses, how-
ever, not pacing well together, broke from the trot
twice in the first six miles, and the turns together
occupied more than an hour bethre 10 miles were
performed, and he resigned. Phe match was for
100 guineas.
Jonathan Vest, the great Pedestrian, started
from Blackfriars'-road on Wednesday morning, to go
on foot 50 miles in eight hours, on the Lower Kent-
road, out and in. The pedestrian did rather more
than 14 miles the first two hours, and he perfimned
the other six miles an hour with apparent indiffer-
ence, and returned to St. George's-fields at eleven
o'clock, as if he had been taking a morning's training.
A Grand Pigeon Mateh.—Three Gentlemen of the
Midghant Club against riiree °full England, took place
on Monday on Farnham Downs at '1 birds, 1 a yards
distance from the gun, far ISo guineas a side ; charge
unlimited. Messrs. Adams, Russell, and Holt were se-
lected from the Crack Club, against Messrs. King, Short,

and leans. The sports were as follow : Mr7Admis
killed 19 birds, and the remaining two were severely hit
—Russell killed 18, hut lost one three yards out of
bounds, and Mr. Holt bagged i 6, making a total of hg
from 63. The Club was at first backed to win, but the

Englancl shots were now backed freely 6t04, as they
were conidered safe eighletie bird men. Mr. King killed
20, but lost two out of bounds; Short missed his three
first birds, strange to relate, which brought betting to 2
to 1 on the Club, but he killed the next 17, and missed
the last bird. Mr. Keans had 17 to tye and 18 to win.
and he was backed at 5 to 4 and at 2 to 1, after killing
11 birds in succession. He, however missed the 12th

and 13th, and betting was even. He also missed the
17th, and had to kill the oilier four to win. He sue.
ceeded, and the prize was won by one bird. It was alto-
gether the most interesting match of this sort known for

years.
EXPEDITION OF THE LAN.—At Coventry As.
sizes the week before last, a trial took place which
excited a great sensation in that town. Two women,
the one a housekeeper, and the other dairymaid to a
respectable farmer in the neighbourhood, went into
a linen-draper's shop to purchase some article for the
use of the dairy, when, after their departure, the
shopman missed a small piece of cotton, about the
value of 10s. lie immediately followed, and took
their basket front them, and they followed him back
to the shop. The cotton was found in the basket ;
they were taken before a Magistrate, committed,
and the Grand Jury then sitting found a true bill
against them ; they were instantly put on their
trial, and one was acquitted, and the other con-
demned. nits, in the little space of two hours,
did a woman of previously excellent character, com-
mit a robbery, was taken into custody for it, exa-
mined, committed, a true bill found, tried, and con-
demned to suffer death !!
In the case of appeal of some salesmen of Covent
Garden Market, at the Westminster Sessions, the
Chairman has declared his resolution forthwith to
require that each salesman in the market shall be
provided with a vessel, which shall contain exactly
the quantity of the water-measure, and that it shall
be competent for every purchaser to demand the
measurement of the articles he buys by the vessel or
basket.

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