The National Register.
London, England, 1821-02-12 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGIsTER.

other, got shot, and after that a small sort of pather
shared the same fate by the same person. There
have not been any visitors of that description since.
We at first often heard jackadls howling round us,
two or three at a time, in different directions, in the
night, and sometimes the wolf, bat lately they have
left us, and have neither been seeunor heard. The
monkeys are the only things that stop by us, and
they are rather numerous ; they have been counted,
and prove to be 120 in a drove, within 300 yards of
our cottages. NVe sec nothing of the crocodile,
which was represented to us in such frightful terms.
There is a great variety of snakes, and the bite of
some of them is said to be mortal. Very tiny fish
except crabs. There is a great variety of birds, and
some extremely handsome. There is a small sort of
guinea fowl in tolerable quantities. We have no
great quantity of game ; the spring buck lying on
each side of us, about 60 or WO miles, going about
in herds or 500 in each, as is conjectured. There is
no beast to he feared but the elephant ; and they
also lie on each side of us, but fir remote from us.
We' have not us yet been the least troubled with
the Cares, though the Dutch preach up what dis-
turbances may be expected from them. I hope sou
and Mrs, Portsmouth are both well, and also Win.
Shackle; please to tell him, if he means to come to
Africa, to be sure and bring his wife w►th him. If
I had known before I left what I do non, I would
have brought mine ; far a married life here cannot
be attended with so much disadvantage and una-
voidable difficulty as it is in England. IVe have no
rent to pay, nor taxes, nor tiring ; and in a few
years time we shall be able to subsist on our own
produce, in a better state of health than I ever en-
joyed in England.
I feel myself comfortable in a land bereft of ex-
cisemen. Beer I have not seen since we left Eng-
land, though there is some at Cape Town.
I wish you all well in Cowley—all my friends
and acquaintances; and may we all increase daily
i❑ that better part which shall not he taken limn
us, i, the curliest prayer of
Your bumble aud affectionate friend and servant,
JAMES Wart's.

Direct J. Watts, Graham's Toxn, Southern Dis-
trict of Albany, Southern Africa. To be left at
the post-Jflice till called for.

10I'S COLLIERIES.

We are sorry to stale that. disturb:wes, which have
beets followed by fatal results, have broken out in the
mining districts in tie neigmbourhodel of V.',lltogton,
Shropshire, owing to a former reductiou of wages by
the iron-masters. Out Friday the 9d inst. it was fottn.l
necessary to call out the two totoits of Yeomanry, smiler
the command of Lieut.-Colonel (Amide, the numerous
special constables who had been sworn in having
found it quite unequal to their duty of revolting the
rioters front stopping the various winks. Toe cavalry,
accompanied by all the magistrates there, Mond the
ritnersassenthled in a tutuultoosis manner between Daiv-
ley and Maims Lee, to the number of nearly 3,000, and
after they had been urged in vain to disperse, the Riot
Act was read to thesis, and they were again entreated to
return iwaceably to their honors. Unfortunately they
refused so to do, and at the expiration of an hour the
yeomanry 'staved forward to assist the constables, when
they were enabled to secure several of the colliers, who
appeared to act as ringleaders. The cavalry, headed by
the otagistiates, were proceeding to escod. the prisoners
to Wellington, when they were assailed in their passage
bet wren some csitcler lulls. In the confusion which
ensued, some of the prisoners escaped, and to prevent
the rescue of the remainder, it, became necessary (in con-
sequence of the ground on which the rioters posted
thentse:ves being inaccessMle) for the cavalry to make
'lse of their fire-arms. Six id the prisoners were, at
length, conveyed to Weltimtton, and have since beets
committed to the county gaol for trial at the next
V. regret to slate, that one of the colliers was killed on
;he spot by the fire of the yeomanry, and that two were
damleronsly (one of which is since dead) and several
others set erely wounded.
Two troops of the Shrewsbury yeomanry, under Cap-
tains Junk ms and Lloyd, an I the Ftidi of the Shropshire
militia, under Capt. Mortimer. all of whom assembled
at the shortest notice, joined Lietn.-Colonel Ciudde tot
Saturday, and his Mrce was still further Merel-ad on
Sunday, by the arrival of a troop of the pith
Guards. 011 Nlotiday the whole mirched torougo the
various works, with a view of protecting such of the
colliers as had Olen resumed their Idbollfs they did not,
however, meet with the least opposition, and we trme
that the turbulent part of the population have been de-
terred, by their Mrtni.lable appearance, limn the prost-
cohint of their lawless attempts upon the property tit
their employers.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed on the Welling-
ton cavalry for the coolness and modera which they
displied its the execution of the ar,Mons and moldy...
sant duty they were called to perform. Several of mem
were severely wounded, but we hope not damtermi,ly,
by the stones and furnace cinders thrown at them beMre
they fired opon or charged the rioters, which dui not take
place tail after the rescue of two of Ilse prisoners.
\l'e regret to state, that one of the cavalry, Mr. David
Spencer, of Trench-lane, near Wellington, was danger-
ously, though accidentally wounded, in consequence of
his pistol going off in the bolster, which lodged the
cmitents iu its I Piece., We cannot conclude without
additig a di .crvitatt encomium on the troops of the
Sinewsbory yeomanry cavalry, who aucatblca at so

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short a notice, nor would it bt proper to omit stating,
that the remaining troops of the same corps prepared
themselves, and assembled with the greatest readiness to
obey mime call lOr their more active services if necessary.
Inquests sat on the bodies of W. Bird, of the Coal Pit
Bmk, collier, aged 18; and T. Gittins, otherwise bogie,
collier—the two men wit.. lost their lives in the riots.
The Jury immediately returned a verdit, Josiifiahle Ho-
inicide.—lt may he proper to observe' that Bird's father
wientled the implies', and stated, that his son joined the
rioters on Friday, and untartunately lost his life by a
pistol shot from the cavalry.
We are itany to be able to add to the ahove account,
Hutt every thing was (inlet on Tuesday, and it is burped
the ruen lIJVC 5l1:11 the necessity of complying with the
reductions proposed to them by their employers.

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A desperate affray took place on Saturday last, irs
Stowe woods, between a gamekeeper of the Marquis of
litickingodm and a poacher, whom the former cognised •
in the act of soaring. The gamekeeper being a con.
stable, produced his authority to apprehend him, and a
pi,lol n 1 intimidate hint into compliance. The poacher
res,lutely defied the keeper, swearing he would out be
taken alive Toe latter not feeling justified in using
the risml, threw it away am! closed with the other.—
Knit heang men of strong muscular powers the struggle
bar supremacy, was, for some hose, fearfully Contested ;
when the yodeler, throwing his adversary, seized f•
by the tlinidt, and very nearly terminated the encounter
by strangling him. The latter, tort mutely rescued him.
self troth his perilous situations, by seizing the thumb of
the other between his teeth, and obliged him to relin- •
goish his hold. Almost breathless front the coil, they
now sprung 'wool Ilion feet for the purpose of defending
themselves with the first instrument of destruction that
presented itself, here the gamekeeper had the advantage,
for graspb,g his paddle, and striking the other over the
head, he bimight him once more to the ground. The
latter now surrendered himself, but was obliged to be
takes; to Stowe-house, to have his wounds dressed,
which were so considerable, that apprehensions at fins
were entertained for his safety; indeed it is difficult
..tts •
al which of them was most injured. The man halt
After been c 1111 l mined for re-examination.
On Friday lust a fine boy, three years old, whilst -
playing near some buildings in the neighbourlitioa
of Cheltenham, fell upon a heap of quick lime,
which lay like sunny upon the ground ; and before
the accident was discovered, the poor infant was
literally burnt to death. The wretched and uncon-
scious father was the first to remove the body, and
on clearing the features from the lime, discovering
to his astorishment and dismay that it was his own-.
child, sunk insensible to the ground.
Tuesday forenoon, as Mr. John Rop, who kept tit
public-house at Billingsgate, was goingalong Lower
Thames-street, a cart, which had been deliveriog,;.:.
goods at a warehouse, and in which the driver sat -
without reins to his horse, was driving along, Mr.
Roy in attempting to cross the street, was struck
by one of the shafts of the cart and thrown down,
one of the wheels passed over his legs and broke
them in three places, besides the horse trampling on
him. He was carried to St. Thomas's hospital,
where he died, leaving a wit's and two children to
lament his loss.

Ou Tuesday last was rang, at the elegant new
,Church of St. Dunstan's in the East, Tower-street,
by eight of the junior society of Cumberland youths,
a complete • peal of bob major, containing 5,264
changes in three hours and thirty minutes, being
the greatest extent of changes ever rang on those
bells.

PEDESTMANI6II.—A gentleman, of the name of
Billinghurst, matched himselt on the last day of
January, for 100 guineas, to walk 17 miles in three
hours, and he started on Friday morning on the
Bexley road. He walked his first three miles in
28 minutes and 10 seconds, and he was one minute
and a half under the hour doing the six miles. He
kept well on his speed, and was 'racked six to four
to win after having done ten miles io one hour and
39 minutes. But he lust making good his ground
after. One of his uncles began to swell at the Eith
mite, which so much increased, that he resigned the
task after doini; 14 miles in two hours and 2
minutes. A man was offered to be backed oa the
ground to run two miles in ten minutes. The race
was made for ten guineas, and he woa it by nine
seconds. His name did lint come out, but he is of
Siatlindshire, and was called flurry. He was only
known to his backer.

Recorder's Report —On Thursday the Recorder
made a Report to his Majesty in Council of the
prisoners under sentence of k icath in Newgate, whet:
Thomas Elliott, Joseph NVootten, William Bullock,
and Michael Iltrlcy, fur highway robberies; and
Abraham Hemmingwayg, fur sacrilege, were ordered
for execution on Tuesday next.

The City Solicitor has receivel instructions to
defend Mr. Browoc, the Leper of Newgate, on the
question spec,:y to be whether he has the
right to refuse the City Grand Jury to view the
gaol or not ? At present the question is doubt:id,
and the case will he so framed .is to obtain the final
decision of the Judges, and to set the matter ut rest.
The Grand Jury, who, a few sessions ago, claimed
the right of visiting Ncwgate, will of course assist,
as it is a subject of considerable importance, not
only to that body, but the public at large.