The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-18 00:00:00

THE LATE GALES.

About eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the ath inst. a loaded
slap was discovered to be making for the harbour of Scarbo-
rough, apparently in great distress, the sea at times making a
free passage aver her ; when she had got within a short distance
from the pier, her mast went over die side, and the crew who
had been clinging to the shrouds, were seen for few moments
standing in the chains, when a tremendous sea running over her
precipitated her to the bottom, and consigned the unhappy crew
to a watery gravy. The melancholy catastrophe struck the nu-
merous !spectators upon the pier with horror, heightened by the
consideration of being so near to the unhappy sullerers, without
the possibility of affording them the smallest assistance. rowans
evening the hull of the sloop drifted upon the rucks, to the
south of the harbour, when she was ascertained to be the Hope.
Levett, of Wished', which having recently undergone some re-
pairs at Whitby, had proceeded to Shields or Sunderland to take
in a cargo of coals ; part of the materials and some of the coals
arc saves'. A bible was found in the cabin with the name of
I 'cm: upon a blank leaf.
On Sunday last a most violent storm was experienced at
Grimsby, which did considerable damage to the roofs of the
boosei, mills, barns, &e. ; but the most melancholy accident
occurred un the river Humber, winch we recollect to have heard
of. A river sloop laden with coals being very leaky when she
was overtaken with the storm, sent out a boat with one man to
request the assistance ot' a larger vessel which was near them,
:is they hopes' with a few additional hands to run the VCibei
ashore and remain in the shallow water till the danger was over.
When the man returned, he found the vessel already on shore,
and the whole crew, consisting of the master, his Wire, and
four children, all drowned The sight which met this pour
1i1311.11 eyes was horrible beyond description. On the deck of the
sloop lay the master dead, with a add in his anus in the same
situation ; by his side lay his wife with another child in leer
nrunn. and a grown-up daughter was also stretches' lifeless on
the deck. The fourth child, a boy about twelve years of age,
was wadird overboard. We have out been aide to learn tl.e
name of thd, tintimutiatv

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To Restore and Improve Meaty Rour.—E. Davy, Esq.
of the Cork Institution, has discovered that the carbo-
nate of niaguesia, in small quantity, has the property of
restoring to its primitive star, flour which has a musty
smell and taste, front dampoess Jnd tit her causes. " One
pound of the carbonate of nia•otesia (common magnesia
of the shops) is to he combined with 21,0 lbs. of ty
flour; that Is, in the minor proportion of thirty grains
of the carbonate to one pound of floor. Itisto be leav-
ened and baked in the usual way of making bread. The
loaves will be found to rise well in the oven, to be more
light and spongy, and also whiter than bread in the
common way. It will likewise have an excellent taste,
and will keep well. The use of magnesia in bread.
making is well worthy the attention of the public ; for
if it improves musty flour, how must it improve bread in
general? Bakers may be deterred from its use by the
general legislative 'inclination of drugs in bread.making ;
but farmers, and families who make their own bread,
will no doubt be glad to adopt so cheap a process of im-
proving their flour
COURSING.—:\ short time ago two gentlemen of
Dumfries, fond of the amusement of coursing, perm.
trateil a little way into Annadale, followed by two ex-
cellent grey hounds which were held in leash by a little
boy, ready to be untied on the first emergency. In their
way to the grounds selected as the scene of the morning's
sport, the party started, rather unexpectedly, a very large
hare, which bounded away before them over bent and
furze, moss and heather in excellent style, inspiring a
pleasure which none but sportsmen can feel. With all
her fleetness, however, poor piss had not proceeded far
before she attratted the notice of the captive greyhounds,
which, darting away with a sudden spring, fairly over-
whelmed the tiny keeper, and left him sprawling in the
mud, at a respectful distance. The gentlemen of course
banned this cross accident, and seemed satisfied that the
dogs, harnessed as they were, might raise all the hares in
the district without being able to harm one of them.—
But on gaining the rising ground, they were agreeably
surprised to find that the sagacious animals, in plaoe of
pulling different ways, had so timed their running, that
they were visibly gaining on the hare in spite of the col-
lars which held. their necks in durance, and the long
cord or chain that dragged at their heels. This chase
was a pretty long one, and, in endeavouring to escape
from the dogs, the exhausted quadruped made many a
turn and doable: but here too, they greyhounds evinced
their sagacity, and although they once fell backwards
into a ditch, they extricated themselves so quickly that
they soon killed the poor hare, after one of the finest
runs ever witnessed. We have only to add, that this
fact may be implicitly relied tin, although it is probably
without a parallel in the annals of coursing,
The Champions Annour.—lt was found impossible to
select from the armour belonging to Government a com-
plete and eligible suit for the Champion at the corona-
Ll4lll of his present Majesty, ecnsequently that worn by
the Champion on the occasion was a borrowed one.—
But as amongst the privileges enjoyed by the hero was
that of being allowed to rifle off both with horse and
armour, his Majesty was pleased to etre directions for an
entire new sett to be made fur his Champion : this is just
now completed, under the auspices of his Grace the
Duke of Wellington, Master General of his Majesty's
Ordnance : it is of steel, iralished to the highest state of
perfection, and fastened with brass rivets. l'he connex.
ton of the gorget, gauntlets, lasses, brasses, calves, cuiras-
ses, and leg armour, is accomplished in the most tioished
style, and allows the free Ilse of the limbs to the wearer.
The cascpie and beaver are unique and elegant, thought
we are of ()pillion that apl • similar to that worn at
the coronation would render the lout mural* more com-
plete. It is both light and elegant. We understand
that the expense of' this magnificent present will bear
hard upon 300 guineas.
PEDESTRIANISM.—Mr. Conytigham, the pedestrian,
started front Westininster-laridge at nine o'clock on
Thuisclay morning, to do the 200 miles match its three
days, for 200 guineas, and completed it on Sunday moral-
ing, between Harehatch and \l aide° headontich latigued.
Ile ilia fin miles its the first 24 hours, travelling through
Horsham and Chichester. He did 68 miles through
‘Vittchester, Itonosey, and Salisbury, to near Devizes,
the second 24 bouts; and the remaining li3 miles in 43
hours. He travelled the first two days nearly five miles
all hour, and had only three hours rest; but the third
slay he got sore, and had oulyahree hours rest. It is the
greatest petforitsait?.e we have any recollection of, and
would beat any horse.
A clod took place on Saturday morning last, opposite
the Green Man, Blackheath, between a gentleman oldie
name of Kelly and Mr. Burns. Mr. Kelly was accont-
p tined by his friend Lieut. Si retch, and Mr. Burns, by
Latowles. The first lire was without ether, Mr. Kelly's
pistol hating flashed its the pas; Ills antagonist's boll
passed through the skirts of Isis coat. At 'ns period a
reconciliation was proposed by Mr. Kelly's second, hot
rejected on the part of Mr. Rums', except upon terms
which Mr. Kelly's friend lelt hound to decliuc. The
parties then fired a second time, when Mr. Burns re-
ceived a slight wound its Iris breast.
A very serious accident had nearly befallen the Earl
Bathurst on Ft Solay last, while proceeding in his carriage
to attend the King at Carlton Palace. His Lordship
It id reached the end of the King's garden wall, in Si.
James's Park, when one of the horses became soddenly
seized with fits, and staggering forward a few paces fell,
and commenced plunging, with his feet till he threw the
other horse; from this situ ttion the Noble Earl was ex-
tricated by the prompt assioance of the bye-,t3ntiers
's servant was im-o ed Only dispatched to lilt' Palace, anti
the \largnesof Lotidinsiterrv's cunace !Visioned for the
1•:ai I. The heroes.; was tibliet•tl no hei•ist lit pieces before
tile horses could be got sip, and the carriage was lest tits
the spot until fresh horses were sent fur.
AVlille the name of i;oBatelle has been denounced by
some magistrates, as improper to be played in public.
houses, how insist their IIetVCS he shook, while going io
(-hooch on Sunday moresiiie, and hearing the Dice rattle
in tile gambling-houses at the west-end of the town I

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