The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-23 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER'

407

Mr. It. Gourly, of Wily, Wilts, -and whose name has LONDON MARKETS.
60 often appeared before the public, attended the magic- CORN EXCHANGE, MOXDAT, Dec. Er.
hates of Salisbury, on Tuesday last, to obtain an order
for weekly maintenance upon the overseers of hie pa. t There was a moderato supply of Wheat and Oats at market
his day; the finest Seed Wheat may be quoted as sun, and the
rish. The court, attracted by she novelty of the tons& best of other descriptions may be quoted at Mks, but with the
was very much crowded. Mr. Gourly attempted to read exception of this, although the trade was brisk, there is no vss
the nature of his application, but was not permitted.— , ration in the prices Own Friday's'inarket. Oats were irtgood
A newspaper was produced', containing a letter from demand at Friday's market price, and buyers pudrehased readily..
him, in which he said it was not from necessity, but Thereti ain was
Ribiritse.st7l/.of Harley at market, and inisccommuence
frosts choice, that he had thrown himself upon his pa- has traken place in Pleiels and citesthan
but both were in demand at
rish. Ile ju,tified the language it contained, by saying, our last statement. Upon the whole, the market was rather
that " hating gained a settlement at Wily, he did not brisk, and the host donate yet appeat to have had any manna
see why he should at all become burdensome to his effect on the arrivals, which continue pretty
friends : he had no doubt hut amongst those he saw
&mumd hint he could raise 101. but this was not what he
wanted, lie wanted labour—he did slot wish to eat the
bread of idleness." On being interrogated as to his- hav-
ing property, he said that " there were 1,5001. invested
in the hands of trustees, but not for his benefit, and
over which he had no controttl." He dented having any
property. The magistrates paid him that respect which
Ins talents aid integrity dent dided, and made the most
ample allowances for those eccentricities which have
proved a source of misery to himself and to all his con-
nections. He was eventually allowed as. per week—
and the once opulent inhabitant of I)eptford Cottage now
labours on the roads through the day, and reposes at
night under the roof of a poor-hutise I
SPORTIHG MATCH —The great Sweepstakes Trotting
111 itch of 20 miles, between Capt. Furresters's brown
snare, Mr. Farquaberson's gelding Glory, and Mr. Hun-
ter's grey gelding, took place on Saturday over a 4-mile
piece of ground, in Lunen! Park, for fifty sovereigns
a side. Glory was matched to do 15 miles in one hour
in November, and winning it easy; he was backed at
nearly even on this occasion against site other two. The
horses went MI at not more 111:111 at the rate of 12 miles
an hour, the mare leading. 'floe first four miles were
done in 19 minutes 14 seconds, the second in 22 mi-
nutes 2 seconds; tbe third in 23 minutes 18 seconds.—
In the 17th the grey gelding was too las behind to have
a chance of winning, and the rider pulled hint up.—
The race stow because neck and neck, between the mare
and Mr. Farquaharson's gelding, and she last four miles
were dune by the mare sii 24 ini ttttt es and 40 seconds,
beating the gelding by about 100 yards, she hating done
the ground in one hour, VS minutes, and four seconds.
The mar • was fretful, and broke into a canter thrice
during the race.
FATAL ACCIDEUIP —A few days ago, the wife of a
man of the name of Taylor (a labourer, at Croome,
Worcestershire, and the father of eight children) was
entreated by one of her boys, a title child about 5 years
of age, to be allowed a fire in an upper apartment for
himself
hiself and brothers and sisters, or they should be starv-
ed with cold. The mother, occupying the fire below.
complied with his request, and lighted one aceordnigly
iti a room upon the first floor. Site had quitted the room
hit a few minutes, and was engaged dressing ass infant
iii arms, when the .
boy in questioo, e. Ito hid set his
clothes on lire iii some F ,raw to itn.tate his fa-
ther (as lie told the other children) smoking his pipe,
presented himself to her on the stairs, enveloped in
Manes. The terrifittl woman rushed to his assistance,
and tat her alarm, 100,, AI !ler hold of the infant, which
fell to the ground with much violence, and was stunned.
She, however. picked it up spin instantly, and clasping
the burning boy to her, in the endeavour to eatingu sh
the flames, set herself and the infant on fife. The poor
woman, as she herself relates, deeming the destruction
of herself and children inevituble, in a state of frenzy
exclaimed, " Oh, Lord, if it be thy pleasure, we three
will burn together," and swooned away! Must rot i-
dentially at this crisis, souse of the neighbours entered
the house, and found the three helpless beings in the
situatimi above described, their clothes still burning.—
Having put out the Mines, and recovered the mother,
smgieal aid was promptly obtained, and the utifortimate
sufferers received every attention, whirls skill and the
best leelmus could StIggCSS. Happily the toothier receiv-
ed iso Soittry of a serious nature; her Wilds were issue
burnt, hut her life is spared to her family; and the
hut, alilinkiA much buret in the face, it is hope. .till
do we I. The only fatal victim of this calamity is the
innocent originator of it ; the mischief he sustained was
beyond the reach of human skill ti avert. After lats-
gotahisg tltrough the night, the poor boy expired.
A most daring robbery was committed on Monday
evetiiiit; last, at the shop of Mr. Wilson, Builisigton
Arcade. It is a double shop, one part for haberdashery,
and the other a grand fancy shop. While Air. Wilson
and his slomitiati were in conversation at the fire in the
former, a young niaii walked into the other, 311(1 carried
oir a writ:te• desk, value fit e gisitteas. On the same
rvesiiiig lie reefed it for sale at a shop of the same de-
scription in Regent-street, which, unfortunately for him,
happens to be kept by his brother, who immediately
recognised the desk, and hash hint taken to the Arcade,
where he found they had not even missed the property.
Mr. Wilson haviint recovered the desk, front a very mis-
taken lenity, lie allowed the prisoner to go at large.

.F.N f I'M
Per Wind

S or GRAIN FOR Tkl
er Measure or Eight Babe
1.01111•1 f. VISUNICeD.
S. S. S. S.
26 • 40 26 a 40
ST a 44 ' 37 u 45
40 a 49 40 a 48
90 a 22 20 a 22-
25 a 37 21 a 34
52 a GO , by u 00
18 a 211 19 u 22

•
IR ID A V.
6. 6.
26 • 41
37 a 43
40 a 49
20 a 22 '
21 a $9
52 a 60

0111 IVlteat
New Red Wheat
New White slo
Rye ..-
Barley ••••• •• • I
Pale Malt ....••
Feed ilats
Brew sirPolanddo.
New 'rick Brain
Okl ditto
New Pigeon ditto
11.iiling Pease
Grey Pease
prr
FOREIGN.
American
Dantsic.. • •
Riga and Wismar
Russia mid Vries.
laud ditto -
Rye
Barley
Feed Oats ......
Brea orPolauddo.
PiAeoli ..
Boiling Pease ..
Grey Pease
Linseed per. qr.

19 a 21
21 a 24

23 a 14
23 a 28
26 a 29-
23 a 30
33 a 36
2el a 31
241. a 264

43 a V 3
25 u 2S
2;i a 20
28 is 30
93 a 32
28 a SI
2.11. a 26i.

;i a Y 8
2$ • 29

28 a ..10
a 30
48- a SI
241. a 28:•

a—
-98 a 4J
28 a 92
26 a 2
IS a 20
12 a 26
18 a 2
22 a 22
26 a 20
30 a 3.1
20 a 2.1
32 rx 36

a
S 8 a 44
28 a SS

118 u 44
Y 8• a Y 1•

16 a 28
18 a VO
n a 26
18 a 21
22 a 23
26 a 28
SO a 32 '
26 a 28
32- a 36

26 n
la a 20
it a 28
ld a 21
22 a VS
26 a 28

id u 32
28 a 2S '
22• a 36

AVERAGE PRICE OF Ci i'er Quarter, ut the'r% e
Maritime District.. tit ENGLAND and WALES, fur tie
Week euiliug Dee. 14th, estracted fruits Sattsida
Gazette.
%Vilest... 38; 10.1 I Harley... 294 Sd I Beans 25. ICA
Nye.... 234 Oil `(Oats.... Oats.... Gel Peas ... Yd. Sd

HI OWN Olt MUSCOVADO SUGAR.
Average Price from Ike Returns wade in the Week ending
Wednt-Pdvei last. SO,. Id. per nit..clecinsive of duty.

PRICE OF 'FLOUR,
Per Sack of Five Busliels,or 28014.
Motola. s. s. 111 lay. •. • is -
Fine English Floor 35 a4O Norfolk aSiockton 33 • 3$
Set:011(1S ditto .... 3t) a 34 Wrsl County 35 a 40 •
lUtI .11, 1:11. to 741. the 9.l.arterst Loaf.

P RIC F. OF HOPS, per Cwt.
Pockets. £F. de S. Bap. I 11. ~e ..
Farnham-- G 0 a ti 0I Kent
Kent
Suss.% 2 0 a 2 IS Yearlings .. 1 10 a 2 lit
EII6OX
Yearlings

.OW, hOAP, &c. P. d.
Town Tallow
do. Candle 44 1'
White do
Mclied Stuff
!tough ditto YO 0
Graves 7 0
Good Thep
Qud Soap ...
Mrittleti
Yrlluw 00*
DLERs' HALL.
lon. tid. per dozen—Storer,
per do.

PRICE OF TALI
PRICE or FAT, per stone
OrRIRS.

a. fl.
li'llittchaprl Market 2 3
St. James'. Market
Clare Market

Average .... 2 3
TA LLOW.CIIA:
Price of CANDLES•-••NiOiliflS,
9s. 0,1.

PRICE OP LEATHER, Per l'ound.
dulls, 50 to 651bs ends 2lst to 4 Id
West:nog Hides .. ,. lBd to 19.1
Fine Coach Hider l9d to VUd '
Crop II ides, 55 to 4011 is, fur cutting 193 to 201
Ditto, 45 iu 50Ib.
Calf Skins. 30 iti 40ibs 22d to Vtal
Ditto, 50 to 70Ibs
Ditto, 70 to Sollos
Tanned Horse tildes
Small Seals (Greenland)
Large ditto, per pound ... ..... .. ltti to led- --•

Novel. SEIZURE FOR Rex-r.—.l few days ago a gen-
tleman resichng lit MeCounty of Carlow, went to pay
looming visit to a friend at a few miles ilistatE ; he stop-
ped to take s (efreshment, and to give his horse
(which drew a jaunting-car) a feed of oats; while this
was going on. two saw of Agrippa, who hail been sent
u. diatrain for rent, seized the gentleman s horse aml
ear, which are still detained, together with other goods
and °battles, and which it is 14111'11de may be brouglA
to the hammer in a few days. The question arising out
of this circtintratice may prove very interesting to land-
lords and tcsiatits, as well as to the 1,11111 IC at large, and
if in (scour of the seizure, is likely to put a stop to a
great many morning %ism!
A melancholy affrir happened at Leicester, on Nino-
day afternoon. S 4 boys, on their return nom school,
went to slide on a pond near the infirmary. when the
ice broke and let them all in, and four ot the number
were drowned.