The National Register.
London, England, 1823-01-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER'

The circumstances respecting the attempt to break
into the house of the Rev. Mr. Beckwith, of f illtnaham.
ESE.3I, as hitherto pohlished, are very incorrect: the foll
lowing relation may he depended nit:—Mr. Beckwith,
who is citrate of tieing hoot home too or
three days, leaving Mrs. Beckwith, had desired the
church clerk to steep in the house, as a protection, in
addition to the femal: servant. One morning, about
three o'clock, a youth of Inc name of Fletcher, abut 16
years of age, tapped, by assignation, as it 11J11 since tran-
spired, at the maid servant's win !ow; and forgetting
that the ears as well *as the eyes of love are always open,
he made so much noise as to convince the girl that her
mistress was alarmed. To screen herself from the fact
of having beery the principal actor in the intrigue, she
ran to her mistress's bed room, anti basely betrayed the
youth into a snare of another description, in which his
life narrowly escaped being sacrificed. Mrs. Beckwith,
with more courage than females usually possess, flew to
the pistols, which were loaded, Inn not primed, which
she however perfected, and then went to the window,
%%mere the torasoupecting youth was 1111; Wining, expect-
ing a very different kind of reception. Mn.t Beckwith
foininately tempered her courrae with mercy, and did
not her, notwitintamllng the author of the mischief fre-
qtteotly urged her so to dot 'Die young matt, on ob-
serving his situation, became so much al, d, as to be
iticapaidepl making a retreat, but stood fixed to the spot,
and tviuiout the least reailtalice surrendered himself:—.
taken before the Rer.'l'hainas Schricker, rector of
Beadwell, the most satisfactory proofs of the simplicity
of the youth, aml the bate eh,,racter of the woman, were
exhibited in so gLring a bagel, as to induce the worthy
Maus rite to dismiss the case, of er expressing a strong
disposition to cause the vile tempter to he prosecuted (or
perjury, she haviit sworn not to have ban accessory to
tit: young matt's visit, notwithstanding the clearest evi-
dence was prothwed to the contrary.
PEDESTRIANINSII.-Mr. Ab.-riteilty's match to the GO
mile stone nn the Ninth Road, and back to St. G les',
church.—This amateur pedestrian started nit Thursday
last, from St. Giles's church, to go to nontinadoo and '
back, 124 mile, from the place of starting, in 30 hours,
for a trilling auto, but heavy bets were pending on the
issue of the eve'''. lie did six odic the firs' hour, the
the second, and fire and a half the third. when he halted
to breakfast on a roasted fowl and wine and water. lie
started again, and travelled for three hours, at the rate of
something less than list miles an hour. He arrived at
the do stile stone in 14 hours (8 o'clock in the ermine),
and returned to iligaltswatie, lb miles, where he halted
again, a d went to iced lietdired, front the partial thaw,
and consequently heavy mails, on the low grounds. He
started :gat, at eleven o'clock on Thins:l3y night to do
the remaining 47 miles, and . he Glasgow mail to London
passed him about the 30th mile stone before 3-o'clock,
going at a slow rate. ills friends were wailing Iris 'arri-
val at Barnet, an,' also in London ; bin at hall past nine
'o'clock news arrived at Barnet that he could not pro-
ceed but a short distance through Hatfield, and Iseing
more than three hours behind his time, he relimmishrd
the task. it is -.opposed that the petlestriaii conk have
accomplished this snatch its a favourable seas. 0 0 the
year. lie travelled as private as possible, and wae a
great coat over his flannels through the tows
ART.—Mier a soccessfid attack on the royal patty,
ill 1745, a highlander hid gained a watch, as his share
of the spoils of the vanquished. Unacquainted with its
oar, he listened with equal surprise and pleasure In the
ticking s- I Will W'llefilli;s new seq elution ainosed
him ; after a few limns, however, the watch was down,
Ille noise ceased, and ille dispititeil owner, 'poking on
the toy no longer with ally satisfaction, detertomed to
conceal the misfortune which had belallen it, and to
dispose of it to the first person who offried hint a trifle
in excel:lnge. lie soon tint with a ethltiniee ; but, ..1
par•iiig, he could nit conceal his triumph, and
rznh-
inglyexclaiured, "!Lao, him, sbadeeill.istitight 1"
Tne oar* & attic, a large species of cocoa nom,
nhiell is found only in lit ha, is collet-fled to a variety
of puritoses. The wood, which is andicieutly firm,
except in site centre, may be trail in 'witty ways ; at the
summit of the tree U the cabbage, seinen, tt gib more
hi ter than that of the cuttttt palm, limns an excellent
pickle. A hundred leases make a good house. includ-
ing not °my the roof, but the sides. partitions het wo eii
*pantile:lts, 40011,, god window shun rs. The down ti-
the leaves is put into mat resses and pillows ; their
ttalits lorineil into baskets and brt tttttt ; the hearts
of the younger leaves ctit nun narrow letogdis, train
which hats tor ;loth sexes are made. The fibrous contr.
jug of the nut is titaitufactined into rope, and the shell
•niveraally used as. a pitcher, isa illy Con1.41111m( six or
eight pinta ; divided longitudinally, it mak.s pl nes alt.!
dishes ;. and when s oali, forms dritiking coos.
The following anecdote of Ilse late George Cooke
may possibly lie new to many of our readers —When
George was playing at I,tvcrpoiti, the notiagers fo ttttt I
great difficulty its keeping him sober; but after repeated
tranat;ressirotts, he sup ly promised not to offend agant
during h.s may. In the es eittioa of the clay out which
the promise Was made, George was hot to lie
hen wanted fur Jir Perhinas Macrye phenol—the au-
dience grew itripattem; the ma iiazer m tttttt ecl,a nil all seas
its " most admired disorder." A ter a long search, one
of the mail .gees lotion! Mot at pol.ltinne near thWilreatre,
where he was drinking with itre,tl comp CC and per-
severance out of o eery swan gime "Oh 1 Mr C."
czalaimed the irritated 111411 let. " you have again
Inokeit your solemn promise; did you um tell me you
wow(' give over (hulk ma? "—George surveyed she wa-
it ,ger wish 111001 pro% ok lug coolness, an I said, " I
certainly did matte such a promise. but you caimot ex.
pact a Mail 10 reform all at once. 1 have g ten our;
driektine " in a great ratruate," holding up the glass
clube to the mama. e,'s nose.

A new road through Chichester and Petworth it
about to be formed from Portsmouth to London.—
It will comprise u distance of sixty-nine mile, and
will be ten tnilca shorter than the present Chiches-
ter road.

,g.: 4.7.?"