The National Register.
London, England, 1808-12-18 00:00:00

THE NATKINAL REGISTER.,

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ace a great dial more of Meth .asslbey aniwered
tary purposes. It chewed the people how to
selves, When similar cases would occur; and
acted wrong, the 'proceedings ought to be pubs
for his part, wished evertdecree'he had, or w,
was iu every Ner.spaper in the kingdom ; and
Press was to be gagged, God knows where it w
Motion refused.

Box Mot Etinsonnixxitv.---One of the m(
and severe satires that perhaps ever was uttered
by Professor Porson, a shore time before his (let
in a mixed company, among which were nianrel
rary characters, and particularly Mr. S. the poet
very high opinion of his owii talents, the coi
turned on some of hii productiorlis, when, as in,
gat, to extol their merits. 66 I will tell yot, Si
Porson, 66 what I think of your poctical work,
be read, when Shakespeare's and Milton's art
(every eye was instantly fixed upon the Professoi
till then.

hill RD Int.—Ots Sunday evening, about eight
Mr. Wm. White, a respectable farmer, of Ho
nor in Kent, was sitting in his parlour reading,
fired through the window, which instantly
The alarm being giien, immediate search was
the perpetrator, but wittfout effect, A gun,
charged, was ound in a ditch about 40 yai
house, near the Medway ; from which it is pn
the villain escaped by water. The deceased was
and bore an excellent character I he has left !
eleven children 'to lament his loss. The most
aim must have been taken 'by the perpetrator
placed a hurdle before the window to rest '
The elder branches of the family were sitting
fortunate man, and his eldest daughter had j
reach something from an adjoining cupboari
sTiot was fired, which entered at the back part
and came out under his right eye, The gu
musket-barrel fastened to the stock by a nail in
hammered down double in the wood ; the loi
stand at whole cock, but was fastened back b
twine, which is supposed to have been cut at
firing, as it appeared in that state when found.
Holten) Munnea.--iWednestiay the Parthii
Balderston, at Plymouth, was ordered to C,
dispatches. ! Captain B. came on board with tin
and while talking to the Purser on the quarte
of the Master's Mates came behind him and sto
a los!ol between the shoulders through the spi
Captain 13. exclaimed, " Oh, Lord ! ant kill,
the deck and expired instantly. The villain
secured in irons by the ship's company, who m.
ficulty restrained from tearing him to pieces, sl
Captain B, beloved by his ship's company. TI
the body of' Capt, B, was placed in a shell al
swore to the Hospital, for the purpose of a C,
quest. Minute guns were fired from the Pa'
the boat was carrying the body ashore. She si
for her station. Captain B. was about. 2.2 you!
(rent lemanly and good officer.
Tuesday the Lord Mayor ordered the price
be raised a whole assize, or two pence in the
At a Provincial Assize not long since in Irel
torney was upon a capital charge of forgery
was extremely long; when after much bottle'
Council, and the most minute investigation of
it appeared, to the complete satisfaction of a v
Court, that the culprit had forged the Signatut
who could neither read nnr write!

A watchmaker at Views, named Digen. has
wings, by means of which he can raise and ,inN
in the air. He can move forward, but not w
he is, however, of opinion, that he can so far
mechanism as to k able to fly at lb. rate of ci
how.