The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-18 00:00:00

There were other eases, but not of the least interest.

A fir plantat;ort at Aldermaston, in Berkshire,
longing to William Congreve, Esq. W. 15 last week %et
0,1 fire by some sillains, by which the produce Of about
four acres was de:titled.
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A subscription has been set on foot for establOi-
ing annual races at Cheltenham in the month of
August. The subscription already amounts to up-
wards of 1,2001. and in aid of the fund: it is pro-
posed to give an Amateur Play, and a Ball at the
rooms during the season. The ground for the race
course has been marked out on Cleave-hill, which
is esteemed the finest turf in England.
MATCH.-Mr. Buxton started early on
Wednesday manning on Ilounslow Heath, very pri-
vate, to drive a couple of horses tandem to Hare
Hatch, 24 miles, in two hours. The horses, how-
ever, not pacing well together, broke from the trot
twice in the first six miles, and the turns together
occupied more than an hour before 10 miles were
performed, and he resigned. The match was for
100 guineas.
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Jonathan West, the great Pedestrian, started
from Blackfriare-road on Wednesday morning, to go
on foot 50 miles in eight hours, on the Lower Kent.
road, out and in. The pedestrian did rather more
than 14 miles the first two hours, and he performed
the other six miles an hour with apparent indiffer-
ence, and returned to St. George's-fields at eleven
o'clock, as if he had been taking a morning's training.

A Gland Pigeon Merh.—Three Gentlemen of the
idahain Club against Three ()fall England, took place
on Monday on Farnham Downs at f... 1 birds, I I yards
distance from the gun, for Ist) guineas a side ; charze
unlimited. Messrs. Adams, Russell. and Holt were se-
lected from the Crack Club, against Messrs. King, Short,
and Deans. The sports were as follow : Mr. Adrinis
killed 19 birds, and the remaining two were seserelv hit
—Russell killed 18, but lost one there yards out of
bounds, and Mr. Holt bagged 16, making a total of 52
from 63. The Club was at first hacked to win, but the
England shots were now backed freely at 6 to 4, as they
were considered safe eightren bird men. Mr. King killed
20, but lost two out of bounds ; Short missed his three
first birds, strange to relate, which brought betting to
to 1 on the Club, but he killed the next 17, and missed
the last hod. Mr. Keans had 17 to tye and 18 to win,
and he was backed at 5 in 4 and at 4 to 1, after killing
11 birds in succession. lie, however missed the it'th
and 13th, and betting was even. He also missed the
17th, and had to kill the other four to win. lie suc-
ceeded, and the prize was won by one bird. It was alio-
g4etiter the must interesting watch of this sort known for
years.
ExPr.DITIow Or THE LAW.—At Coventry As.
sizes the week before last, a trial took place which
excited a great sensation in that town. Two women,
the one a housekeeper, and the other dairymaid to a
respectable farmer in the neighbourhood, went into
a linen-draper's shop to purchase some article for the
use of the dairy, when, after their departure, the
shopman missed a small piece of cotton, about the
value of 10s. He immediately followed, and took
their basket from them, and they followed him back
to the shop. The cotton was found in the basket ;
they were taken before a Magistrate, committed,
and the Grand Jury then sitting found a true bill
against them ; they were instantly put on their
trial, and one was acquitted, and the other con.
demned. Thus, in the little space of two hours,
did a woman of previously excellent character, com-
mit a robbery, was taken into custody for it, rut.
mined, committed, a true bill found, tried, and con•
demned to suffer death !

in the ease of appeal of some salesmen of Covent
Garden Market, ut the Westminster Sessions, the
Chairman has declared his resolution forthwith to
require that each salesman in the market shall he
provided with a vend, which shall contain exactly
the quantity of the water-measure, and that it shall
be competent tr r every purchaser to demand the
meaiurea:e.nt of the artieliss he buys by the o;
I,:e•ket.

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