The National Register.
London, England, 1823-02-03 00:00:00

MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL RPPORT.

The accounts from the country, with respect to the erects of
the weather upon the wheat crop, are universally favorable.—
The first dry (roots were beneficial in killing slogs and inamitilo
•ermin, and chrckiog the too great luxuriance of tbeearly sows
wheats; whilst the succeeding stows have proved a cover and
protection. The continuance of *ewere weather, however. has
pot an entire stop to tillage, and oonfined the operations of
husbandry to carting dung and ditch earth for manure, road-
work, threshing, and loading cattle. Front the dry state of the
soil, the pastures have remained productive unusually long, and
a great vtock of fodder has been spared. The turnip mop has
termed out wonderfully productive, and the quality hitherto
greatly superior to espertation ; indeed, bad the winter proved
mild, it would have been impossible to have consumed the crop.
—A circumstance which dors not go to prove a diminished ex-
tent of farming culture. Great quantity of hay has bees spared,
since scarcely any stock but the lambs have stood in need of it.
The greatest difficulty is experienced in Nippon* the labour.
era, who are too generally degraded to the state of paapers.-:-
ilaports still of temente' effects taken in tine, mod indus-
trious families turned adrift-so proceeding equally cruel and
impolitic, melees very nabatantial reasons can be alleged. The
advance on prices before Christmas has not the appearance of
Wing permanent , and barley, oats, and beans, are on the de-
maims. The last crop of barley and oats, it is probable, were
greater thee was *apposed, and. the Mocks is land conaiderable.
Pos.••• are rising is price. Is wool little doing, excepting
Iles weal. Store pigs have risen oaosiderably and unexpectedly.
The mail motet remains steady ; indeed the best articles Ism
posismil • easisidasable price, the times considered. A most
Aiwa wpm% km bees propagated, that Government has it is
isolimoisliel Is lay up wheat with the viva of raising the
Primaskatenti Oaks their endeavours to suable the grower to
sell peolitably at the present.

ROIMART.OII Thursday mo r g some fellow con-
trived, while a poor industrious laundress, residing is
Clement's-row, Kennington Oval, had untied her back,
•tutudiui to her business, to completely clear the garden
eta quantity of wet linen, given her to wash, consisting
of sheets, anniterpaner, ladies and gentlemens' wearing
linen. clothes, &L. with which the ruffian made his
escape. The poor woman, on discovering the robbery,
fell into • state of insensibility, and has been very ill
since from the fright. She will have to make good the
whole of the snide.. Every enquiry and pursuit was
made, but without any acct.
Ou S evening lash, a very unusual scene took
place in Marylehone Church. The Reverend Mr.
Bonifield was reading, the evening service, and had nearly
concluded, when a respectably dressed 111111 rose in one
of the side galleries, and loudly exclaimed, " It is my
turn now 1" and immediately turtling in all directions
to the congregation, announced himself as" the Saviour
of Nlank Intl," and was proceeding to deliver them an
(nation upon his self-created divitiliy, when the organ
commenced playing, and as he raised his voice, the
loudest tones or the Mat 11111 l ent were in vain vied to
drown the soutull of hip voice ; however, he was quickly
silenced, and removed from the church.

The following melancholy and distressing circum-
stance occurred at liallycullinan, near Corofin, its the
county of Ennis, a few days, ago 7.--A poor man named
O'Connor, who left his, wife's father dead, and his wik
herself iti the last stage of weakness, with fewer, going
out to arrange something respecting the interment of Isis
father•in•law, found, on his return, 113 only child a most
miserable mod appalling spectacle, having been, during
his absence, in the sight of the unfortunate mother, who
was incapable of rendering it any assistance, so torn and
wangled by a pig, that it lived but a few minutes.

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TIIE NATIONAL SE(ISTEZ

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

On Monday night an inquisition was held on the
body of Peter Bailey, Esq. the Editor of a publication
called Tie Muse (who died suddenly on Saturday
evening), before Mr Higgs, and a respectable Jury.
The first witness called was John Suer, who deposed
as foliows:-1 sus fifteen years of age, 1 strive my sito-
thees coach, No. 120. On Saturday night, :Asian seven
o'cltick. I was called off the stand, in ijoebec-street. to
the house, N 0.9, Cumberland-place' New-road. ktook
up a lady and gentleman, and was ordered so drive to the
Opera; the gentleman appeared to me its good health.
When I arrived at the Opera-hrmse, 1 was ordered by
the constables to draw down lower. On opening. the
door, the lady told me the gentleman was very poor.y,
and desired me to drive back as quiches l could. W hen
I got into Warwick-street the lady stopped site, and told
site to drive to the Dearest Marmites. I drove to a shop
in Regent-street, but there was nu one at home at this
chemises but a young man, who said he could not be of
any use to the sick gentleman. and directed use to drive
to No. 3, Maddox-hreet. When I cause to this shop I
Covina it Will a shoemaker's. I was then told there was
a medical gentleman living in Ilatioverutreet, bum I
could find none in the street, but was sent to Mr.
Knight's, in Condutistreet. When I opened the door
of thetoach, the lady said the gentleman was dead. 1
I drove steadily the whole way.
John Corheld, a Dissenting Minister, sworn.-1 re-
side in Camden-place, Kensington Gravel POS. I was
' coining up Conduit-street on Saturday night, about eight
o'clock. when I LIN, a hackney coach atop at Mr.
Knight's door, and heard the boy who was netting it
say. " I have got a dead gentleman." 1 immediately
assisted the lady out of the coach, and got in to set what
state the gentleman was in ; 1 found hunt quite dead.
He was taken into the house, and received every assist-
, slice at Mr. Knight's. lie was cut in both arteries and.
111 the jugular vein, without etiect.—This witness fusilier
sia•ed, that he asked Mrs. Bailey if the deceased had
been previously unwell, when he was told that Mr. LE
I had beets poorly for manse time.
Hunter Nicholson, assistant to Mr. Knight, sworn.—
About eight o'clock on Saturday evening the deceased
was brought in a hackney coach to Mr. Knight. On
examining him I found the deceased quite dead. I bled
him, as has been stated by the last witness. but without
success.. 1 found the deceased had been afflicted with
anoriam of the aorta, which had burst, atsJ which was
the immediate cause of Mr. Baileys death.
A medical friend of the deceased atwuded, but was
not sworn. He expressed his surprise at the demoted
having lived so long.
Verdict—Died by the visitation of God.
Om Saturday last an urquuiunu was h. Id before J.W.
Cowin, Esq. Coroner, at the Pites Head, 'lysim,sireet,
Bethnal-green, on view of the reIIIJIIIS of Josepla,AlONS,
Esq. well known ass stock-broker.
'he deceased was of the Jewish persuasion, and lead
recently done considerable business its foreign securities,
the fall in the prices of which. it is stated, greatly embar-
rassed him, and in a fit of menial distraction he pet a
period to has existence.
Mrs. Moses, the wife of the deceased, was exatadnerls
and she stated, that her linsbanta had been for MOM titan
three weeks in the most distressing state of mink that
could be imagined, and wtiicti she attributed to his loss
in !waded property. During each day fur that period,
and at night, his agitauon at intervals was very great,
and he 011 ell lell Isis bed and traversed the TOOlll 1011' hall
au boor together. and 1111 sighs and groan. eutivincel her
that his mental sutterings were very great. On Friday
morning last, after a very restless night, the deceased rose
from his bed about seven o'clock, and went 110W11
and dusting the absence oh the servants he suspended
himself by a cord a staple, which was fastened in.
the wall of the kitchen, And after lie had hung about ten
minutes, he was discovered, and cut down; his face was
much discoloured, and he appeared quite lifeless. There
was no breathing or motion of the body, or perceptible
pulsation,. Medical aid was immediately called in, but
every exertion to.rewore atatersaumsproved unsuccessful.
Verdict—lnsanity.

Sx&txtatn.—The amateurs of this healthful exercise
had another great match, on the Maze Like, Hero, on
Saturday last. he first match was for a sweepstakes
silver bowl, value 25 sovereigns, between the following:
—Messrs. Harewoud, Blenkensop, Hayward, Rogers,
and Smittwom The match took place round a half.tmle
circle, and the distance to be completed was five aides.
• The skaiters went off in fine style our the outside of the
half mile boundaries, affixed by weights, The first half
mile was dune by Mr. Rogers an two minutes and a se-
: coml. He was passed in the second utile by •Nlveirs.
Blenkensop and Smithson. Mr. Hayward fell at the
commencement of the third Mlle, and gave in; and Mr.
Rogers was beat sown alter. Mr. Harewoud, who hail
eimently reserved his powers, slant a-head at the end of
the fourth mile and the race was between hint and Air.
Bleisketisop: It was a Moe struggle in the last stile, and
was won by Mr. kiletikensiip in 19 minutes and 37 at-
cowls. The ice was nut so gond as ou the preceding So.
turday, wheissenie matches took. place, the snow having
adhered to it its parn.—Another match of a mile took
place, between Capt. Smith and Mr. Jenkins, fur a
rump and dozen tor the skaiters. it w•s a good race.
and was won by Capt. Smith in three minutes and two
s,coritts.

Toll Bina BIT.—At the late Quarter Sessions for Glories-
ter, Thomas Hush, a common informer, who lately resisted at
the Phenix Inn, at Cirencester, pleaded not guilty to ass in-
dictment for extorting money from a renieviable farmer at Bag-
worth„ to compound an offence alledged to have been COM-.
milted by the latter, under toe general Highway Act, in suffer-
ing his cart to be drawn by more than the usual umuber of
Moses. The Court sentenced Bush to be committed to llor.e-
ley Bridewell for one mouth. end by his MI% ictiun he is for
ewer disabled Irate being plaintiff or informer in any edit or in-
formation, upou airy statute, 'Popular or penal.

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Ma RIAM ROUGH-STRElT:Sligidar (Use —Mr. Her.
ring, of 33, in the Strand, applied on Friday to Sir Geo.
Parretti, to know if he could compel the attendance of
Mr. Harris, of Great Itusselbstreet, Bloomsbury, and se-
veral other opticians, on Saturday, at the examination of
Chas. Cleft. in custody for 'sassing forged ten and five
pound notes. Mr. Herring stated, that his young friend
who stood by his side, whose name is hues F...clies, of
most reputable lankily and connections at Bury, was
some time since taken into custody by Mr. Harris, and
examined at Bow-street, on a charge of uttering a forged
61. tote.—A•number of othet opticians attended the ex. •
anvinatifsoightn•althougli they all said they believed the
prison* to be the 'servos, yet they would not swear posi.
Lively to him, stud after snifter; days confinensmn, and
bell treated Ina felon, he way discharged. The young=
man a prospects were- ruined by the charge; he lost a •
Sittl3lloll to which he had just been. appointed, his Ot- •
racier blasted, the feelings of his aged father and family
cruelly wounded, and all Irons an unfortunate resem-
blance he bore to the prisoner, Cleft, now Su cuirealy.— -
(l'his resemblance struck Sir Genetic, and every person
wit° saw both, as so remarkable, that, if dressed alike, it
would he very difficult to know one from she other.)—
Mr. Harris and others now refused to come forward and
do the young man justice —Sir George said he was sorry
he had no power to eompel their attendance ; but he was •
surprised that any man of feeling should refuses " but." •
said Sir George, " the young man may rely, that the
public press, which is always ready to redress the injured.
will do him ample justice." The young 111311 shed tears
of gratitude. Mr. Herring, whose zeal in behalf of tile
young man does him great credit, assured the Alagistrate,
that (rout the beginning to the end of the charge, he hail
not the slightest doubt of his friend's innocence, and
that he has ever since supported him, all his friends
having deserted him in consequence of the slain upon
his characs:r.—Sir George told Mr. Herring to attend on
the following day (Saturday) at the offiee, when Cleft is
to be examined, and his themd will be able to stand
" beside himself."

FATAL ACCIDENT.—As two brothers' were waking •
in a chalk-pit at Itamsdell,iwar Basingstoke, one of theirs
went on the top of the pit, fnr the purpose, it is supposed,
of removing the earth, that it might not mingle with the
chalk when it should -fall up. In this employment hir
continued for some little little, and lie knew not that his •
brother, who had remained below, was under ,he chalk •
wall, whichlitLi been considerably sonderniitied.o. ••
Loosened, pall* the frost, the chalk .I:pots-which •
he was employ e way, mad he fell with it to the
bottom of the pit. This person was• not nimits Isurs-br •
the fill ; but, un.recovesing from the shock it•necessarily••
occasioned, he looked round, Istst in.oeiu, for his imir
brother. He was buried beneath. the moss of chalk•
which hail Uri) I It was a considerable time befoie
the body could be discovered, and when it was dog out,
a most sittoleingipeetacle was presented lodic beholden.
—The bowels of the unforiumate tuan were literally
crushed out, and every part of his frame was dreadfully
mangled. Of course the verdict of the Jury was—•-•
Aimideutal Death.

Donca M'Farlatie, Gertmore carrier, was, on Friday
night, attacked by a band of ruffians UST the Garscuhe •
road, about nine miles from Glasgow ; a WOllll3ll was
walking with hint, when two per.ons sprung I the
opposite sides of the road, and made towards him; he
retired two steps, and prepared himseff for an attack--•
they, however, proceeded to the cart, and began to mum •
fnnn behind it a horse belonging to Mr. Graham, of
Gamete. He went forward and knocked down one of -
them. and engaged in a scuffle with she other. At that
itistarti.five other men rushed in to the assistance of the
other two. The woman then loosed the dog, which
was, however, so terrified that it ran off. The only wea.
pun of defence which the carrier had was his whip, Wild
the shaft of which he dealt aUthit hill' with some effect.
The rubbers were armed with sticks. Ito the mean tittle
the woman made off with the horse and cin at a brisk
trot. She went to the first house she met, and called for
assistance; only one maw was its the house at the time, •
who procured the of a lad at a distance, and two wo-
men, and proceeded with lights to the place of esteems-
ter. The carrier had been by this time beat off, alter a
bloody struggle He was met by this party ma tar hoot
the house. pursued by the villains; the lights had the
wishederoe effect ; the villains instantly made off.—The •
carrier had in charge that night about SOL its motley.
and the cat was loaded with valuable pods. Several
of the tellows made a grasp as his • side • pocket, where
the money was deposited. there is little doubt they
were aware or the value of the booty they were in quest
of. The carrier is very much bruised about the face toil
Ludy. He deserves high praise lur his bold and intreptil
conduct.

SUICIDS.--GTOtter's I inquisition was •
held on Thursday afternoon, at the King's Herd, James-
street, Wecaniiiister, before Thoaraas Higgs, Esq. coroner, .•
on she body of Thomas lioney;iwliose death was Deer-
stoned by his own act-i-cutting hirthroat. The deceased •
was a twine of Iceland, where Int had a wile living, and
since his cumin,t to this country lie hail married another,
hut they disagreeitur parted, and hu allowed her a small
weekly stipend His first wile learning his residence.
was daily expected, which caused him to beaver low
spirited, and produced temporary derangetricts:—Verdict •
accordingly.
About half past four o'clock on S lay afternoon, the
driverof a
at Si. George's Chapel, iii the Uk 1 lige4Uad, was- torfi•
mg his Bones at 6 loot pace to re-sucts ey his party to
town, when he fell off the box, and tLae wheel passed
Inv Ills body. lie was taken to a public I ttttt st• chile
but a surgeon who attended finding the lower cam-un-
ties of the sidieret completely parr l)seil, directed lanai
be conveyed to St. George's 110.1 ital. snider an impress,
slots that the spinal marrow was isij ac.l. Should IA
life be saved, it wilt probably be otviii2 in the great depth,
of snow, wind!' lad made the spot as hoe I:c toil ilk.
leather-bed.

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