The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-09 00:00:00

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AGRICUMATRAL REPORT PON NOVEMBER.
From the delay occasioned by a want of rain in the
early part of the autumn, wheat sowing was not gene-
rally finished until the middle of the above month.--
Mali seed, however, was got its sufficiently early in
good and well tilled lands, and rain soon after follow-
ing, those crop. have at pr. sent as luxuriant and fine
an appearance as ever was witnessed in this country; in-
truth, they already stand in need of frost to curb their
exuberant growth. Toe latter sown, from the warmth
and moisture of the weather, have germinated rapidly,
and promise, at no rate to be backward to season. fit
the mean time, should the heavy rains continue, it must
be injurious to the lowland corn, and more especially. if
followed by sudden font.
An experiment has been made in various parts tower
the refuse unsaleable wheat of last season, neatly
double the quantity of seed being allowed. Turnips
have continued to improve, and many cultivators have
been agreeably surprised to find perhaps three-quarters of
a crop of Swedes, where, two months ago, they ex-
pected none at alla The straw-yard has•commeoced al-
most generally, the last crop of clovers and grasses beitig•
nearly exhausted. The difference between the extreme
low price of fruit in-the country, and the very consider.
able one which that which is good obtains in the metro-
pats has excited notice. We have before us letters from
various parts of the three kingdoms, but find nothing of
novelty or of agricultural prosperity, that would be a
novelty to report. The wheat-market has continued
steady for eerie dine, and thence many speculators•sols. .
pose it has been at its lowestebh. lit is farther asserted;
that the usual quantily has not beets sown • this year.
and moreover, that there has not been a surplus of bread
corn in this country; those who have hitherto held
wheat on such speculations, we apprehend, have not
much reason to be satisfied.• Store cattle anti sheep.
have sold readily at some ads ance of late, but the qua-
lities at market, ultiinately, are always foetid to-twernm
the demand, anti in the distant counties,,live stock is
now raid to be even a more losing concern than corn.
There is a spirit arising in the country, embodying
itself in associations and meetings; if it take a right di-
rection, that is to say, clear of partial and faecifql.views.
it is impossible hut some national benefit tatetla result ;
otherwise, such mea.ores can only tend Ad...entbarraas
administration, and must cud in additional dissatisfac-
tion anti heart-burning.
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An inquest was held oil Friday evening, at the Sun'
and Punch Bowl', before Thomas Stirling, Esq. on the •
body of NI r. John Franklin, who came to his death un-
der the following circumstances:—Mary Anne Bender.
son sworn.—Winless was servant to the deceased, who
lived at No. 200, High Holborn. The deceased had
dlately beets in.good health. On Wednesday morn rig.
"about one o'clock, a fire broke out within three doors of
that house; the deceased was iu bed, but on the alarrn
being given, .he got up and looked nut-of the wmd,rw ;
he afterwards went into the yard, and complained severely
of his stomach, saying he was in great agony. Aliost
three or four o'clock winless went into his room, in con-
sequence of healing hint groan. Witness gave him some
warns brandy and water, wit ch he drank, hitt appeared
to get worse ; he would not Isave medical advice, though
pressed so to do. About six o'clock he made a noise 33
if lie was ;mina to sleep, amid iuconacyuetice no-one was
willing to tumuli) him. About halt past seven witness
went to him, and found he was dead. ‘Viiiiess then
sent fur a surgeoit.—Nlr. Heory 'Turner, of King-street,
surgeon, sworn—Witness was sent for about 8 o'clock
to the deceased, whom he found quite dead. He was
nearly 80 years of age, and witness attribtotes his drafil
to the fear occationed by the alarm of fire.—The Jury.
after viewing the body, returned a verdict out—Died by
the visitation of G al.
A LAMMING Flaft.--Abont one o'clock on Arellties-
mowing an alatiiiiiig fire broke out in the premises of
Mr. Lambert; a.cheinist and druggist, No. 203, High
Holborn, which for some time burnt with incredible
fury.- The watchman was the first who alarmed the iii-
mates of the house, by bursting open the door, whet' be
discovered the shop in a blaze, hum which it is con.
lectured that the fire originated in tort Fart of the lonise.
—The family being thus aroused, succeeded in string
themselves by I,..diting aloug the roofs of the adjottitn4
houses, almost in a sta.e of nudity. The suit-fire engine,
accompanied by the parish engine, soon arrived. and
emittr.r need playing itpod the devouring element, hut sit
rapid was the progress of the flames, that the house in a
short time was completely gutted to the ground, con-
suming the whole of Mr. Lambert's stock sun hiratititse;
the strong party wall secured the adjoining houses ; one
a Mien draper, and the other an rx.ensive &tor-cloth
manufacturer. A plemi'ul sup•ily of water being ou-
twitted, about three o'clock the dames were so ormiple.ely
subtitled, that Hu fear was entertained of the ravages ex-
wilding farther. An elderly gentleman named Franklin,
who, for years past resided at Mr Riddell',, within
door or two of Mr. Lainkert's, and who belutszed to the
Admiralty, was so theadlully and nervously affected by
the general danger, that lie was 5e4,11 with an alarmiug
shivering fit, adding to which his age and infirtnittes,
that he expired at v!aht o'clock in the morning.
During the vale on Tuesd week, while one of the
Leith smacks was Off St. Abb's Head on her voyage tit
London, she was struck by a heavy sea, whieu swept
every thing moveable off the deck. The sailors, who
saw the tremendous wave approaching, clung to ropes
and whatever they could lay null or; but a fine yootti{
lad, not aware id rite danger, was carried otr by the stit.ct
before he could grasp at any thing, and was unfortunately
drowned. The sea was runiiiiig so high at the mite,
that no effort cooks have saved

A battle was (ought a kw days ago, in a meadow at
G.ulord, in Berkshire, between Th s I).awsoti, 3*eli
yl,aud another Libourer, aged 115, in consequence of a
quarrel. The battle was fought with much spirit. but
t length vicliry deduct] ie LIYOUT uh I)swson, wi)
nine!) pleased with having beaten his young antagonist
but the old 111.111 did not loud surstsc tus triumph.

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