The National Register.
London, England, 1812-03-01 00:00:00

PROVINCIALS.

MONTHLY REPOR r FOR FEBRUARY.

The continuance of .heavt. rains through the month, with the unusual
ril.mess of :he weather, bas proved injurious to the young Wheats by
forcing them much beyond their seasonable growth. The early Beans
•off:tred, by rotting in the ground, and the general sowing Is
r.nyli retarded from the same cause. A considerable breadth of Oats
have been got in tyon leys in the Eastern Counties; but the followed
lanclf, in almost every district, are found too wet to stir for Barley. In-.
deed most of the preparatory Operations for Spring cultivation have ne-
cessarhy been suspended, from the ungiuial weather which has pre-
vailed through the winter. The young plants of Clover are generally
sled acd the Rye and Winter Tare Plants show well for Spring feed.
The Turnips, in most countries, arc running prematurely for bloom.
The flay tuirkets are :ovver, from tke openness of the season. Cons'
derable droves of Beasts, principally Scots and Irish, are come on
Epping Forest, and have hitherto been sold at high prices Store Sheep
are somewhat cheaper. Smithfield has been well supplied with prime
and Mutton, on terms but little varying from those of the pre-
vAirg month; but Veal and House Lamb fetch rather less inon?y.
The Wool trade has become a little brisker, owing to Merino Fleeces
selling pretty freely for 4s.tid. and the South Down 2s. per pound.

We learn with extreme concern, that in the neighbourhood of I-Ind-
iheetehl, within a short distance of that town, no fewer than twenty
frames or machines have been broken, employed exclusively in the
o;ter of cropping cloth. Serious apprehensions are entertained
the: mi,chief will be conimitted, and the principal manufac-
tereri W;I'J have availed themselves of this species of roi•chanistn, are
prarided with arms and wat.imen, to prevent such depredations.
Fridtty se'nnight, about eight o'clock in the evening, Serjeant Ives,
of the West Essex Militia, was stopped between Stilton and Norman
Curse by a number of fellows, who, after havine knocked him down,
ant nibbed him of his watch and money, wrenched open his jaws, and
'with savage cruelty cut off a piece of die poor fellow's tongue !—lt i.
slid that the Serjeant has lately been very active in suppressing the
iliac-trele, which is still clandestinely carried ott at N:o Ueess
h.:rracks , motives of revenge, therefore, in all probability, instigeeed
the sat guinary ruffians to the commission of this atrocious act. The
Serjeant is not able to speak, but he has given so minute a description
u. his assailants, that, With the exertions that are making fur their dis-
ct;vcry, we hope shortly to announce their apprehension.
Ore of the most dreadful storms of thunder and lightning in the
raemorf of man, took place on Tuesday. In Torbay, the Tonnant
elan of war had 24 men killed or wounded by the lightning; one man
was killed on hoard the Salvador del Mundt); two on hoard a brig; 10
were struck down and hurt on board the Helicon. 'The Cumberland
had al men heat down, but none killed.
A large-decked lugger, laden with contraband goods, having, on the
loth instant, been discovered in the Downs, and chased by the boats of
the Lively cutter, in the service of the Revenue of Excise, and being
boarded by one of the boats, the crew of the lugger attacked the officer
and cutter's men, and; after heating them severely, took a pistol from
oae cf the them, and fired at him,v,oumn him in the head, and threw
her. overboard. A reward of 5;e01. is Nereid for the apprehension of
:he °t readers.

LAW REPORTS.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, SATURDAY, Psn. 29.

WILLAN V. lIOPE.
TUs wag an action brought by Mr. Willan, a considerable mail-coach
ovn:tr, and proprietor of the Bull and Mouth Inn, against his Coach-
wht) was driver of the Leeds Mail-Coach, from London to
garnet.

01 the of September last, the defendant drove the Leedi Mail,
nisit two iiiside passengers, and having passed the Manchester Mail
the two coaches again joined company on Finehley
C9nint,iti where a competition aro,e who would be foremost ; a race
cAirrienceil, and the Leeds Mali pas-ling the Manchester at a furious
rite near Whetston .furnpike, at about Lorty yards beyond the gate,
or.eof the leaders being tiles over driven, fell, and almost instantly
n the antinal.was opened, it was discovered that one of the
arteries next the heart had burst from over exertion, and a vast
s"lntity of coagulated tils!oel was found in the cavity of the stomach. It
'neared that this had beet) a very line horse previous to the accident,
aid was valued at from to 401. The plaintiff's case was proved by
respectable witne,.s..,s.
Li
the part of t ilefAidant it was attempted to be proved, that the
A:k•s Mail had eoni-: !io more thln the usual rate of Mail Coaches in
.g,?(!ral, which by their c,-intract with the Post-Office, were limited to
anil where they It..d hilly roads, wi,..re obliged to make up on the
41.1102 d by g lug t quid,. cr pace ; and the coach in question being
cro`!_Yt'ls Was obliged to go with the greatest expedition ; but 'Web the
weitantination of clef.u.ciarit's witness ccrruborated the ease of
thel,l3iadi
C 4,415, aud the Jury gate hail verdict—Damages-3UL and