The National Register.
London, England, 1811-02-10 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTPR

PI?OVINCI44LS..

The Gloucester Election has terminated in favour of Sir B.W
Guise, Mr. Dirttou haviog declined the contest.
The inhabitants of Brighton held a meeting on Thursday, at
the Old Ship, and agreed to present an Address to his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, on his accepting_ the Regency of
the United Kingdoms.
Oxford is about to experience some very considerable im-
provements. A great nuhiber of indifferent houses belonging to
Christ and Bragenose Colleges, on the early expiration of the
present leases, are to he pulled down, and the streets in their
neighbourhood are to be widened, &c. It is also proposed to
open, a grand avenue to Christ's College, by throwing down the
nest of dirty houses which at present obscure its front.
Fox-Hu NT I N G.—On Thursday, the 24th ult. a fox was unken-
nelled at Ystradgunlais, in the county of Brecon, which was
pursued by a number of men on foot to the extremity of the
parish of Llaughor, in Galmorganshire, where Reynard became
quite exhausted, and was killed after a dice, which, in a direct
line, was not less than 30 miles, but in the winding direction.
which the fox took, it is supposed to be nearly 50,thiles. The
pursuers were all in at the death, but could not-muster a hat or
shoe among t them, so eargerly bad they followed their gone,
and the dogs were completely knocked up. The hardy fel:
lows, after taking sonic refreshment, set out 4411 their return

home.
The hounds belonging to T. E. Nichols, Esq. of-the Brooms
near Stone, Staffordshire, have sbewn most excellent sport the
whole of the season, but particularly last week, when they.
found a fox near Norton Farms ; he took a ring for about two
miles, then through Swimicrton Park, crossed the r;ver to Bar-,
laston Woods, was headed about a mile from Lare End, came:
hack over Meer Heath, through Sandon and Draycolt Woods,.
from thence through Chartky Park ; the hounds run into him
in great style upon Cage Hill, near Chartley Castle, after a;
severe run of about twenty-five miles in little more-aati tWO-
hours.
As James deering, Esq. and a friend were shooting, on his;
grounds, in Yorkshire, they observed a large bird in the 'air, at
some distance, which, when they approached, they discovered
to be a hawk. Witli some trsuble they contrived-to shoot it,
and upon examination the craw was found to contain; in addi-
tion to numerous bones of small birds,a large piece of blue cloth,
in which were sewed up two guinea pieces, a seven-shilling
piece, and two sixpences..
One day last week as a dnagoon was on his return from duty
to his quarters, near a small public-house, called Barndean Hut,
to the Forest, rico- Pettersfield, in Hampshire, his attention was
arrested by the cries of some person in distress, which induced
him to ride up to the spot front whence they proceeded, where
his humanity was shocked on beholding a woman tied to a tree,
with the tears which her situation and suffering had produced,
actually frozen to her cheeks, and; horrid to relate, quite naked,
having been stripped and robbed of every article of her dress, by
two villains, who afterwards left: her in that deplorable con-
dition. The dragoon instantly cut the cords that bound he
hands and feet to the tree, and having, in some measure, re-
stored to her the use of her limbs, by rubbing them, wrapped
her up in his cloak, placed her on his horse, and proceeded on
to his quarters, where lie soon after arrived, and as he was con.!
ducting the shivering object of his care into the house, She looked
through a window that commanded a view of the kitchen, slid.;
dertlyshrtink back,•and in-a fuint voice exclaimed,. "There are
thetsto-men that robbed nie of my all, and used me so. cruelly?"
The soldier, in consequence, entered the kitchen, and secured
the men, who were the next, day token before a Magistrate, and
after the necessary .eitiniination, fully' committed to Winchester
gaol. far trial at tile next assi:ses. The poor woman, we need
hardly ;say, was taken .proper care of ;_and the dragoon, we
hope, will be properly rewarded for his exertions in thei
1 cause of hUmanity and justice.
• Tuesday, a Court Martial was held on IVlr..William Aylatt
Woodgate4. midshipman of Abe Tartarus. sloop of war, fur be,
having in an unofficerlike and riotous tnanner at the Plymouth
Theatre, and making use of abtisive languageto Captain Flinn;
when remonstrating with him on-the impropriety of his conduct.
After a long and impartial hearing, he was found.guilty of the .
charges, sentenced to be publicly stripped of his uniform
.by
the Provost-Marshal, on the quarter-deck of his own ship, ren-
dered incapable of again serving liis Majesty, his heirs, or RIC••
cessors, as an officer ; and to be kept two years in:salitary con=
linement in the Marshalsca prison. : .
• • On Friday next the State. I...sttery will begin and finish.--The
Scheme is highly approved of.—Tickets and Shares areselling
iiin great variety of nurturers, and considerably cheaper than for
several I.Gtteries past. Hornsby, and Co. solicit the favours of
the public on the present occasion, at their old-c -ahlished State
Lottery Offices, 26, Comilla, and St. Margaret's-Hill, Borough,
where all Prizes are paid on demand. . ' -