The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-20 00:00:00

The following is the copy of a letter from the
Cape of Good Hope, which may be some consolation
to the parents and friends of persons emigrated to
that country
TO AIR. JOHN NIIIRS, MEI/SSE:SHAM, *tress.
" Bathurst Town, South Africa, Aug. 15, 2821.
" Dear Father,—We take this opportunity of writing to you,
and hope this letter will find you all in good health, as it loam
us and our family, thank God for it. All our children grow like
hops, for we live on the fat of the land. My husband gets 21. •
month with all our living, half a pound of tea a month, and one
sheep in two days; when one sack of flour is gone, it is only to
send for another: here is no standing still for meat, bread. or
money, so pray do not make yourself uncomfortable about us, foe
I think we can do b Ater than ever you did in your lifetime. We
have got some cows, sheep, and goats of our own; whereas, if we
had stopped in England. we should not have got a sheep's tall
with our children. I have nothing to trouble me but that I have
not all of you here with me, for we hear very bad news of Eng-
land, and let the times be as good as they can, you caonot be so
comfortable as we are here. If my brother John can come, Go-
vernment will give lens one hundred acres of' land ; that he may
cut his own wood, and earn 12 or Is Shillings a day. If any of
you can come out, be not afraid, for we had a pleasant voyage.
and were only 11 weeks before we got here safe. This is a very
pleasant country, and not so hot as we expected. There is plenty
of coffee growing here; tobacco grows in our ganlen; manes.
lemons, figs, and peaches grow here. The price of beef is ORS
penny per pound; we cars buy a cow for 20s. with a calf by her
side. Sheep and goats as. 6d. ; brandy Is.; wine 6d. per bank.
The country abounds with flowers, and we make hedges of
orange sad myrtle trees. alooc, &c. I have no more to say. but
if we should never see you again in this world, I hope to moot
you in a Later.
From your affectionate son and daughter,
" FRANCIS and *AKAN Nisi's."

Anecdote of the King.—A poor man named Grant.
living on the estates of the Hon. W. Malle, in the
neighbourhood of Montrose, and 108 years old, pre-
sented a memorial to the King thro' Sir Benjamin
liloomfield, lately, in which he stated his extreme
distress and old age to his Majesty. Amonst other
arguments for royal bounty, he informed his Ma-
jesty, that if he was not the oldest of his Majesty's
loyal subjects, he was at all events the oldest of his
Majesty's enemies, for that he was present, in 1746,
at the battle of Culloden Muir, in which he taken
the side of Charles Stuart. In consequence of this
application, his Majesty has ordered one potmd a
week to be paid to the old man during his life, and
the same to be paid to his daughter, who now takes
charge of him, and is upwards of 70 years of age,
should she survive her father.
Anecdote.—The French Journal of the Aube, of
the lit ult. contains the following pleasing anec-
dote :—" The Pastor of a Commune in this depart-
ment, was informed that Ithe singing-master of the
parish had seduced a girl of the village, wbc was
with child by him. took upon himself to publish the
banns of marriage between them from the pulpit on
the next Sunday. This impruvisatore effusion took
the young couple by surprise ; the singing-master
turned pale and the wench red, but the effect pro-
duced by the hint in face of the congregation was
an immediate and legal union of the parties.
HYDROPHOBIA dreadful malady having
made its appearance amongst the Goosnargh har-
riers, Lancashire, it has been found necessary to
shoot every dog belonging to the pack. Some symp-
toms of the disorder were observed in one of the
'hounds some time ago, and he was accordingly
chained up, until it could be proved whether or not
he was really affected. He, however, broke loose
on Saturday, and joined the rest of the pack. with
evident signs of being in a rabid state. As there
could be no security against the complaint breaking
out in any of the animals, the only course was to
destroy every dog, which was accordingly done
on Sunday and Monday last. H. Parker, Esq. of
Whittinghant, has also judged it prudent to order
the destruction of all his dogs, although some of
them were very valuable.
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As Mr 'Short, of the Norwich Company of Conn.
(haw, was shooting one day last week, near Ipswich,
his gun burst, and his hind was shattered so sevarely,
that it isicarcti autputation wtU be nceLssary.