The National Register.
London, England, 1811-08-04 00:00:00

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lan afterwards flung the pistol in the soldier's face, and imme-
diately abseondcd. The unfortunate victim of askissination sur-
irived but a few hours, pot long enouith to telate the atrocious
circumstance;' after *Lich he expired in great agony, leaving a
widow and three children to larnept 'his fate. We have no
doubt that every exertion will be made by G.vtrnnu•nt to dk-
Cover and bring to condign puniihmeat the vile as:assin who
perpetrated this most wanton loonier.

PROVINCIALS.

AGRICULTURAL_REPOItT FOR JULY.

in
The Wheat Hariest has very ge.perally commenced, and,
parts of the home e
district, much Corn has ben already carted ;
the quality is very superior on the strong soils ; on the tender
lands, in many parts., the ear is light from bllghts and ws.
The Peas, whicli• are pretty generally housed, sulked
much in most c:;unties by the lure—!hose WIT early SONV
escaped this injury. 'file Beans are much cleared of the
and are likely to be a good crop. 'A mote abundant growth of
Oats, persapfi„ was never known throughout England, than That
of the resent year. Potatoes turn ti productivtly in most
parts. The 1-14 plantations are so much improytti, that the
*peculators in the 130 rough now bet on the year's duly reaching
160,0001. _The heavy rains have proved unfavourable to the
falloived lands, which do not caret' that husband-like appear-
ance which is expected at this season of the year. But few 'l'ur-
aip.growt rs hate succeeded in early plants, from the continued
tavages of the fly ; the latter sowings, however, Inve given a
pretty general plant. Hay has fallen Ance our last report nearly
ttscler ton. The late fairs in the midland c..unties have had a
supplyof lean Beasts, hut the great abundance of feed has
enallibd the drovers to nr.tintain the last month's high priers.
titoro Sheep ate somewhat lower. Smithfield has been rather
thoa of good bbcf for the last forznight, so thet prin.e Scctts and
Devons, not exceeding fourscore stone. have commanded (sink-
ing the offal) foil 7s. per stone. Mutton, Lamb, and
.Veal, be-
ingigeutiful, are lower in price. Wool kteps rising in tb••:4r.d,
although the combination of jol‘sers flainst the new wool fairs
operates at this time ativetbely to the ialmediate interest of the
wer
11:9 •

A few days since a labouring man, engaged at ploughing in a
field at Bignor, near Petw,.rth, Ginn .1 the plough obstructed by
he.a-,ty stone, when he ol•taint d assistance and removed it; it
is of marble, and beneath is a flight of steps of the sane, lead-
tog. to a large arched passage, where they discovered an entire
Roman bath, with tesselated pavement in perfect preservation.
The bath is of bexagonical form, surroundeJ with seats, in
the centre is a metallic pipe; the bottom of the bath is about
two feet below the pavement, and five feet wide; the tesietated
1/19or represents various figures in dancing attitudes, most beau-
tifully wrought. In digging further, they found a dolphin and
various other antiquities of the moat c stly materials. It is stir-
posed. to be the remains of a Roman Palace. A Roman road
has also been discovered leadiug through the field, and supposed
to extend much farther.

• On Thursday, a new erected powder e.1:11, in Rising Wood,
*teat Favetsham, blew up with a dreadful explosion. There
was only one man employed at the time of the accident, who
was so shockinglr bruised that there is but little hopes of his
tecovery.
A foolish distwrbance happened at the Peterborough Theatre
bn.Ftiturciay evening, owing to a gentleman refusing to uncover
this lieail during the time that the orchestra performed " God
!ape the Xing.' Immediately after the interlude, that air was
Called; and the person (notwithstandirg the general cry of
" Hats off") remained covered; a Lieutenant of the Marines
itmitediately thatched it off for him, and -threw it on the stage ;
k !truffle then ritstied:, which was followed by parties fighting
id every directiOn. ' .
On \\Wile:id:l7 se'nnight three boys, bc.tween the ages of nine
and twelve years, who were employed to fril!litett the birds
Who robbed the coin-fields rear Stilton, took it into their
beads to kill somebody with the gun with which they were en-
ertisttd.: at d aecorditTi!,i tried the experiment on a woman
passing thaeway, but as ii was only loaded with poWder she re-
&wed no other injury than in lier gown, which was a little burnt ;
en their MUrn bornetAmwevet. they tut slugs out of a sheet of
lead, and the
.riel,-t .'n-vorriing took- their station in the fields,
tmVthey On olfticil to fire at two children on their way to
. tOfto, liOni Otatly alarmetli Bed: 'and refused to go
Ciiglitt, Ai tliey mist pass that way; until 'a•girl,.iihat 14.
is sia of sage, told them to fear nothing' and fhlluw ber4
mei gilt did:: 'But, on the boys seeing than', they told
• trod -ale had taken the children under her protection',
''• &On -Most answer for it, and immediately the eliksi bPy
actV
tputile Clete to her face, and shot her dead' 66 the
grim
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spot ! On seeing what they lus4donet zan away+ :-but were:
soon taken, ass stre•rinsv lodge-din 'Huntingdon gaol, to take
their trial at the mixt Assizes; which come on in about a fort-
night. The Coroner's inquest, whieh gat on the body, brought
in a verdict of manslaughter. The unfortunate deceased was
an apprentice to a lace-maker, at antral' 'Village niltr Stilton;
and the boys lived at Stilton, one of them is thrson of a post-
Mall, the other of a farmer. Only two were committed for
tad.
On Tuesday last, as Mr. Botting, son of Mr. Botting, of
Infield-place Farm, near Lewes, was dressing the lame foot of a
bullock, the v.ciotis beast kicked him so violently near the sto-
mach, that a mollification ensued, and brought on his pre-
mature death, o:t Saturday last. The deceased was .about 22
Year.; of age, and his loss is greatly regretted by all who knew
him.

Monday, as Mr. John Jennings, a farmer, of Kingsclere,
Hants, was shooting rats, near a barn, a boy who was.'attettding
him Unfortunately got behind a hedge, which his master did not
perceive, and &lug at a rat, the contents of the guirentered the
lad's breast. and he expired in a few hours.
On Monday a most daring robbery was committed near Ger-
rard's-cross, by a footpad, on Mrs. Oldarre and. child, of Bucks,
in the middle of the day, as she was returning home from Dat-
chett, where she bad been on a visit to Mrs. Jones, when a fel-

low jumped out of one of the woods, stopped the chaise, and
robbed her of about 17s. and all the child s pocket money, as
well as a bundle containing the child's clothes, and got clear uff :
fortunati ly she had secreted siz one-pound notes.
FATAL. Enitirry.—A few days since, J. Sadler, a labourer, of
V.Totton Underedge, after drinking three pints of gin at <me
public•house, went to another, and laid a bet he would drink a
quart more, one half of which he took at a draught, and in a few
minutes finished the other, with as little ceremony. He then
began to boa+t of the feat, but was soon interrupted by the
stronger reprover Death, who snatched him to his rude embrace
without a moment's warning.