The National Register.
London, England, 1820-01-10 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR DECEMBER.

The mouth bas been favuuroble to the usual course ut
husbandry et this season. The heavy lands, which re
niained unsown from the heavy rains in November, hare
worked kindly for the seed. The young wheats In the
principal corn districts being tree bum slug or out-
wore', 'meet appeared to plant better. The frost s beset
in timely fairies's big the stultifies for early beans and peas,
which the light laud fainters have beget, to dibble, in lb,.
home diltrict ; and the felluws, in their last filth, will
work kindly fur Lents:ore-sewing, from the seine cause,
The decayed state of the turnips, particularly the forwasd
Swedes, is generally complained el, end lass given a rise to
hey in Sue grazing countries. There remains meth feed
on the gresind, upon which stock will do well, unless
locked up by a fall of snow. Clever...mil, from the
drought of tart tummer, yields but a scanty produce; meat,
' importations, however, are expected from Holland and
Monsters, ',these their mom were good The Wool-staplers
Mese become pretty. active in their researches after all kinds
of .ieei es, and comiiderv"le purchases nave lat• ly heeu made
nt ago as:vance in price. Tee meat markets have had large
sepplies of well fed beef end wettest; hut the tinaitiotield
club did nut afford the usual t.hrutivais of prime
oxen and wedder sheep, probably ening to the subsidieg
rose row extreme fatness. Lean-stock, inisticulaily in good
ared beasts, is become scarce, and of course higher priced.
Vic regret in nest being ride to cline our resorts for 1819
ods a more favourable prospect, from that which the '
btute erarricullitur throsi,„lsout En4land st his time
rreserts. tae oast crop of moss kinds of Kraln 16 found nut
only delcient its produce, but in most parts so farrier iu
quality as scarcely to be saleable ill wheat at ‘l.ls. per °r.
uelow the few prime samples at Mark:lane. View this
and other pressing causer, the occupiers of the soil
finding also the best priers insdermate to their expendi-
ture, are sig r petnions to Pal 'lament, tin :velum all
Ike principal core districts, praying for some legislative
foie'. whacks protecting ditty tei the excessive lagoons-
bees of foreign grain might probably affurd theme.

.Tettsev.—A Messenger of tiut. ilinh Cron of
Admiralty came here lately with a sutuntons u' Jet
its great seal, calling on a merchant. of the island
to appear, to answer to a charge made upon him in
that Court for salvage. The Messenger wns itu-
mediatcly arrested, slid tl.e day brought bctUre
tt'e ”oyal Court, and ten pounds damages to the
merchant. It is presumed by the islanders, that
the execiting of any procoss whatsoever (except
Wan conics from the Royal Court) is a breach of the
rivileges of the island,

THE OLDHAM INQUEgT.—Seven out of twelve
of the Jury have signed the following letter to Mr.
Thomas Ferrand, coroner :
St at,—‘l e, the umlersi,.sied, mediae,* of the Jury compel.
led to inquire Hilo toe came of toe death of John 'Lees, of
Oldham, stodee.tamling Ili,tt our woe...Alin.; to the dote of
that iiivrstigid 000000 according to the altildirillOtne made lay
you, has been Interrupted lu einuaespia our of hour net
having eintielled ulth the retool mesas of the law, by
Vitt. iug the 1.00.1 y, is. company with a., alter we *Cremona
by yourself, hereby totem you, teat we ale note ready tap
faihl the strict letter of our dui), by Arno.; wish yam to view
tae body. At we have already seen the bud), is. company
will, a medical gentleman, as a very early period utter death.
and us you hate al-10 berftre .ern it, tte rooreme awl it
second vie*, (veil in its presi id state, would be amply auCh-
ca. sit to remove the feeiiiiical %hurl! you have
r 11111 l slatted, hod to it hit h ste lute wuat.utwually been
math, p.m let.
W. nook it fight fortlwr w declare to you, that, from a
caacCul and casaba ex mount' of the I.4lllellre lotherto
adduced, ae ore of flow 00000 Inat so sae run- of Joh.' tees
a foul autoder was eon 00000 tied, %serve aoti.wsl a proceed
to tile conciliation of lute enquiry, is. order tont, if swilling of
future evialesiee 11110111 d liredi tat t..4i n • our to Illitlll., wit
III.) fliolll that emir smolt mr.tousi itome wan inhumanly
anal b aril:dowdy assain led a us, ii tug ly a4enibled
fora legal purpiee, who h,ve 1111111'1W relllnilled at
I,,rAeoudwitmimidt.ut the elhlrlUllW of liielf E 11.1,0, We
have alio to aria, that reknit. Hiatt- been carcitialed, I.
Srll Irawcl you UNC lu a,.frula the situations
for ult, you have wag • f.uutirell a. port), its tupt.,u4tmg that
or h tr bees. latopet eu aHa t for it becebstrfy to
tieriart , taloa .41r opitisous as to the Ca tate of the draw of
John Lyre hove be. a fat liked f rim a coo:clew WU/ at teutioo
ao toe es 'dente ; Aid Idiot, 11.142 Allemplb Oren made I.
istettree Ito 10 IoN er% e Prom the WWI line of out duty, wit
,uttald have last them a lab merited lodignat•
(Sigurd) J. J Acavon. J. Kaye,
f. W J. 0 eattll,
G. Boot it, J. ()whim.
J, l.oxrus.

A letter from Buniundee, dated May IS, in a
late Calcutta journal, contains the following shock.
ing
• • -loom ;iti'eMeit in the enernouto of Ine.day the 26th
teat. some of sty brsll.l.llll came I g into the room in
stir grrate.t alarm, say lug • bat an alligator had Jost taken
a wry, about 14 years of age, from one of the giants near
Ilse hamar. Every irony near the place was seer running
ti eke ghoul, lit aid( it plate 1 pioceeded in company
wins a gruiletimu, as fast as postolite, to hopes of tendering
Some absialoitCr. A little 11;11,1 we arrived at the river
11146., AMR.. Ohr oolinigst the bast her of natives col.
leettbd cited ellii unit lie could are it, and on looltiug down
the $ tyro, at a short distance we clearly saw the alligator
wits the imy to in. mouth ; shortly tiller hr disappeared,
ilien rust. tamales, visit elt 'rating Imuseit atilt his brad oat
ii•e oilier II as 4 feet, he still held the boy in Millionth by
the hand, mid tossing him 'Colo one side to the other in
'he Mb earth toe en a. si violence and rage; then, dashing
Min Oil Wr Airtaei of the water, atilt the hope, as w•
imp! um., of iliii;ocao Ina his bosses, the muse ramly to gorge
him This he learaten several time., out nothing at the
in iuiviit eoald tie done ; in the hope of saving the boy's
life; every thing was thought of to recover Ilse body, and
people wet r sent oat for lishettm 15 a earthing near the place a
bun above an hour expittd beguile they came with boats
amid' ag-lines. Ott their al twill or provided them with
these, in the hope of obtaining the boy ; and after drag-
ging with the bite op and Joan the river near the place
where they were *cell. we succeeded in hooking up
both troy and mitigates. The latter, however, made his
escape, but the body of the buy was secured, and though
iheadlully wangled, with the loss of head and shoulders,
was torought on shore, and delivered to the parents for
baths'. '1 he boats were again sent out, and again caught
the alligator; out iu ti.dibbilig him to tile surface of the
water to has maim him, be broke the line. and got away a
reetriel little. It being then very late in the eveuiug,
nothing could be done, hut the fishermen requerted to
attend the twat unitising to make another attempt. This
alligator. as tar as we eau judge, was about la or fees
Ala."

The weather during the last week appears to
have been unusually severe. The snow drifted as
much as eight feet deep in some parts b3ween Sal-
isbury and Bridport, so that nu coach could get
entirely through ; but by the active exertions of the
officers of the mail coach department, and of the
guards, the western mails, though much out of time,
have daily reached their destination, being conveyed
partly by the coaches with six and eight horses, and
partly by chaises, or on horseback—in some instan•
ces to the hazard of the lives of these employed.
The road from Poole to Southampton is also *wend
with deep snow, through which the coach un one
day could not be forced. The road through Shaftes-
bury to Exeter is not quite so much impeded as that
through Bridport. From Bath to Exeter there has
also been great difficulty ; but the mail coach has
' managed to pass, and is the only coach which (lid
pass on that day. tt here the snow is deeptait the
roads are now cut through and a track made, so that
without a fre=.ali fall the wails will travel pretty well.
There are, however, threatening appearances of bad
weather, the snow being very heavy in Yorkshire
and in Scotland, but not having drifted, travelling
is net much impeded. With all these difficulties
the letter carriers have been dispatched each morn-
ini from Loruhard-street, as early as half-past nine
o'eloe': with awry mud arrived.

h is understood that Lord Talbot wishes to have
Loom Jussisv: nmiointed, for the adsniaistration of
knKerneaent in holtsud, while he attend' the oboa
quit:* of his late Countess here.
A young man, known by toe 114111 C of Earl
ran ten wiles on the road leading from Coventry to
Warwick. on Thursday last, iu minuses and
a ball.

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Au itiquieitton was taken on Saturday helots T. Stir-
ling, Esq. Coroner tor the county of Middlesex, at St.
Giles's workhouse, on the busty of a pont' milornmate
wretch, named Ilatchett, whose death was produced by
the want of the commownteesserries of life, during the
late inclemency of the season. The Jury took a view of
the body; a more luathwine object CaMAO be described
—a heap of bones, covered with rags anti filth.—Only
one witne-s was examined: her name was Maxwell;
atie resoled at 9, Swwwrisoents, Drury-lane. Her at.-
rarance was very little better than the subject of the
Inquest. Wittl,33 stated, that she was at 9, Stewart's-
rents, on Monday, and the deceased cattle to her place
(cellar), and said, ^ Beset kind as to let me buil a potato
or two, which F have got." Winless told her she might.
Deceased then said, " I have no home to go to. and 1
shall be glad if you will let me stay and warm myself by
the fire, and broil a piece of herring, for I am almost
*tamed to death." Witness, seeing the deceased in such
condition, toki her she might. Toe deceased said,
that she should heceiwe Is. od. next day at St. Ann's
workhouse, ant! after some conversation she asked wit-
ness it she might remain all alight in the cellar. Witness
told her that she herself had no bed or covering, and
she (deceased) war, welcome to lie on the floor, as she
was compelled to do. The deceased thanked her, and
they bah laid themselves down. On the following
groaning witness got up and advised the demised to ph
to St. Ann's workhouse for toe money. 'roe deceased
said aim felt unable to get up; witness assisted her, but
she could not MC. lii the coarse of the day the deceased
expired. Inhumation of the circumstance was given .t
the woiltigiusc, and lhe budy was rewoted thither.
Nl'itatess was Of opinion that she deceased died front
want of proper IHMOSilltielli, clothes, and f he se-
verity of the weather. Several of the Jury weir tai opi-
nion that she died from wait of proper s.uteriance,-Ue.
Others thought she could not die for want of total,
because site ate some potatoes and part of a herring un
Monday night. Verdict—N.itura! death.
A '1 aua ,CURT OP A GHOST AGIN, CONJUGAL
FILIiLITII —NI'. Sailitiel Flitter, We lime.ttor uI tilt'
Golden Sloth, was acquainted with a widOW lady rat
excellent character, who resided to Cork. This lady
was inconsoleable Ito toe death ut her tau baited or.
slay was quit by her in sighs alid itteroiaill• littnenta-
nuns, and her pillow at night was moistened with the
tears of tier borrow. Her nusbaird, her dear husband
Was the contioual theme ut her discuurse,•and she
seemed to live for no other object but to recite his
praises, and deplore his loss. One morning her invent
Fisher found her in a state of mental agitation, bordering
on dist-action. Iler departed love, she said,. had
appeared to her it. the night, and ohs% perempiorils
ordered tier to einet the vault,. where his remains were
deposited, and have the eOttin oveilett. Mr. Fisher
remonstrated with her on the absurdity of the idea ; lie
said that the iinensity of her sorrow had impaired her
intellect ; that toe imailloVi was t,:e mere Creature 01
her iiitagisiatton 3 rim legged of her at least to postpone
to some ILIUM period her intended visit to the corpse
of her husband. 'the lady acquiesced fur that • in
in his request; ben tile two succeeding mornings the
angry spirit 01 her spouse stood at tier bed-side, aim
with loud meisaces tepeated his co 11111 l and. S. !hailer,
tnereliue, scot to the Seaton, Slid itiattaSbeingarranged.
the w. eping widow and friend attended w the
diSllllll vault the culhn was opened woo touch melon-
any, and toe lattilut itiatrusi it..toped down and kisseu
the clay-cold lips of u r :coed hushaud. Ilaviiite
reluctlantly parted i 11111 l toe lohoeed coriw, she spent
the relit...older us the day its attn.& atigUISII. U.l Me
GOCCeectilit; intirdiag Fts..er (woo imeneleii to is. lut
kngland of mat day) calico to and ins atilicted friend
adieu. Tile Illaid-seiv Ain WM loin the laity halt not yt.l.
atlK 11. "' Tett her to get up,' said " I wish .0
give her a few words ot cumulation awl advice before
sty departure." Ali! Sir," Wit' tile smiting mill, '•
would be a pity to dis.uro toe new.titarileet toilide So
early in the morning !"—" Waal. new-niartied couple 2
"' My mistress,sir, was imitated las. iii lit."--"
! What ! the fitly who so adored lies
husband, wou was t noted nightly buy his ghost, and Wit)
yeinerday sal trncnllyl.l;aed hit corpses Ndrely you
r--.. Oh! Sir," smit hie maid, sty late matt
poor nun, on In, theant bed, Walk toy oiliness promise
Ma% she would utter Marry any mail alter lila ticCeale
till he and she should uteet the I;IlOti
w iii,
Ito IhMilot, tt gilt would utter ha ppeti till they Mel in
Heaven anti you know toy dear Sir, you lewdly
introduced them lit cash other, Wee tO face, yesterday.—
My mistress, Sir, scuds you her compliments and thanks,
together with this briile.cake, to distribute antolig yowl
young friends."
A very serious misunderstanding has occurred be-
tween the farmers of the I.arislies of Ilantield and Wa-
thyain, in Sussex, and the taitielteepets of the Duchess
of Dorset the tun par its hat Mg been on very had
terms for a long while, the gamekeepers proceeded tO
shoot sonic of the lurchets, and other poaching dugs,
belonging to the tat titers, wiliest brought on very vio-
lent quarrels; and nearly the whole ocieltianirhood,
taking op the cause oh the farmers, whom they regarded
as greatly opmessen, the ganiekLeiteri had recourse
ih
she plan of brill:Lime the affair hetore the Nlagistiates,
the loon of iliformationS, nit the charge to keeping all
unlawful hived oh cloco Ali accitlemal es rCliili shiner,
which tended greatly in increase the alarm, was, that a
detachment of the Ltd Registiviit of Guards stnideill ap-
peared in Ilertfield, where they were billeted,
tan
their way to Portsmouth, and Otis cue 1111 l stance was
immediately colistrued into the ann.', all soiliwry
liar
the preservation of the peace. The atlray, hoe. , has
subsided, it having horn detersimied upon to refer the
disputed pout to Lind Witt. worth, 0.4 lois retsina limn
Naples.
'Ott Saturday last, the Rev. Jeremiah Biunttothes,
Clerk, A.B. was it 111111 l teit to the litecaory of Birlat*lnitat
Si. Peter, in this County. sits the prellelltiiioll of henry
Negus Burroualtes, of Birlinielsaut Si. Peter aforesaid,