The National Register.
London, England, 1821-05-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

so barefaced a way, the property of one dais to
another. The Bank Restriction Act went as far in
the way of robbing creditors, u a Government like
ours can well go; but it has been obliged to repeal
that act, and to give the creditors, in turn, an ad-
vantage over their debtors—an advantage from
which the landholders are now severely smarting.—
Agricultural improvement has, we believe, every
where led to an enlargement of farms, and long be-
fore the Bank Restriction Act passed the farms in
the improved districts had become generally large.
The cause of this is well known.. Farms of a certain
extent can be cultivated with more economy than
very small farms, where a force of horses, &c. dis-
proportionately large must be kept up. So long as
the earth continues to be turned up by horses, the
large farmer will have an advantage over the small
one; and that this will take place for a long time to
come, can hardly be doubted. A time may come,
when an excessive population and the excessive value
of the produce of the soil, the consequence of it,
may render it necessary to cultivate with the spade,
and to withdraw horses; but this is a state of things
by no means to be wished for. Horse cultivation
is now cheaper than spade cultivation, otherwise the
latter would be adopted, and should a change in this
respect take place, the condition of the labourer
would by uo means be an enviab'.e one.

A King's Messenger was despatched to Ports-
mouth last week, fur the purpose of conducting
Gentilini (formerly valet to Buonuparte), and Ma-
dame Julie (,femme de chamln e to Mad. Bertrand),
to Cuxhaven. After eleven weeks passage at sea,
these unfortunate persons (with an infant child),
were detained at Spitheatl for three weeks, without
either being permitted to land, or to see any person
from the shore, except an agent of government. No
reason has been assigned for this inhospitable con-
duct.
CAUTION TO JOURNEYMEN PRINTERS.—The fol-
lowingcurious story is gravely stated in a French paper:—
Towards the close of the last year loud grows and sighs
were repeatedly heard to issue from a corner of the print-
ing office of M. Lilian, of the city of Constance. The
devils (boys in the office) laughed et the commencement,
but in February followma the groans were accompanied
by a loud knocking in the wall. The primers who
cursed and swore at the unquiet spirit also received
cuffs and blows from an invisible hind. One man, who
was the greatest repiubate in the office, seldom entered
without having his hat knocked off. The men in a
state of horror ran to the Capuchins, and begged for the
assistance of the church. Several priests 01 that order
accordingly attended w th books proper to exorcise the
spirit ; but notwithstanding the exorcism, the noise coo-
tinued three days. Toe ghost became more outrageous,
and actually threw the letters in the ollice against tire
the windows. The riotous conduct at last compelled
the compositors to quit that part of the printing,house.
A foreign exorcist they brought a piece of the true cross,
which he laid upou a table, but it had no effect—the
ghost continued his disturbance of the workmen, and
beat one of the Capuchins so severely that he was
obliged to retire to his convent. At last, with the as-
sistance of holy water and blessed sand, they confined
the spirit in a corner of the well. where the Capuchins
brought him to terms., After prayers and fasting, the
evil spirit exclaimed, in a voice which shook the house,
" the curses and blasphemy of the workmen brought me
here to make one amongst them, and I will retire to
trouble the place no more, provided they abstain from
execrations and drunkenness." The house has since
remained uninhabited, and the deception undiscovered.
CALAMITOUS FlNE.—Friday evening, between eight
and nine o'clock, a very alarming end distressing fire
broke out in the house of Mr. Swift, No. 19, Gloucester-
street, Commercial-road. It originated in the room on
the first-floor, occupied by a man named Spriggs and his
family. His wife, after seeing him and two small child-
ren to bed, went out on some bitsinesa, but had not
been long absent before the neighbours were alarmed at
seeing flames and smoke rushing through the windows.
I t being discovered that the family with the exception of
Mrs. Spriggs, were its the apartments on fire, a man, at
ve very great hazard of his life. entered the room, and
lortuttately succeeded in carrying out the two children,
nearly suflOcated, but otherwise having received little or
no injury. The unfortunate Spritt...l was at that time
lying quite motionless. seemingly in a dying state, being
dreadfully homed. He was conveyed to the London
hospital, and every attention paid to him, but all to tin
eitt:el, as he lingered in the 1110S/excruciating pain until
Saturday motning, when he breathed his last. He was
perfectly collected a short time previous to his dea
and stated that the fire was caused, as he supposed, by
his p acing the candle too near the bed curtains, as
h. w. m bed Ant inquest was held oti Saturday it,
tile Lewd-mom of the hospital, before Mr. Unwin, omit
of the coruners for Middlesex, on view of die body,
when a verdict of Accidental Deatli was returned.—
Spr.g.ts w..s a labourer in one of the East India Coin-
pan)'s waielnitises.
A fire lately brute out in a house in Perth, which was
got under so quietly as scarcely to have been heard of,
it was accompanied by circumstances worthy of being
made public. Tire laity of the house going to a bedroom
found the clothes in daisies, IVith singular presence of
mind she caught her child tip, rail into the next room,
where the rest of the children were, and carried them all
out of the house into art adjoining garden. With the
1,515 :wee of the maid, the only person in the house or
within hearing, they wetted a carpet, which they threw
over the bed and exiiiiguished the flames. The fire had
destroyed the sNi.dclow, and was just communicating
se tilt the fluor, when it r, as got under.

Zirebse
W. PMM, et AMerepte street, of • damitsfor.
At Datoleb, UN lady of J. P. llaspratt, req. of • sot.
At Clapham rise, the lady of A. Goldsnold, eeq. of • ditmestrd.
At Stanford MI, Mrs. A. Salon, of a soO.
Al Versailles, Malady of Lieut.-gen. Fuller, of a daeglster.
Mrs. P. Stet', of Bernard street, Hassell square, of a son.
At Eaton street, Grosvenor piece, the lady of Capt. J. A. pillows,
of the Madras army, of a daughter.
Al Keulangton, tbe lady of Mr. film. Pamtt, of the Castemitsom,
London, of a daughter.

D. Suttee, Jen. esq. of Kensington, to Alargaret, dellghlotOf the lade
T. Rogers, esq. of Demerara.
Al St. Paul's, Covent garden, IWorard, third son of W. Leyte., mg.
of Woodhouse, Ely. to Mary Amelia, daughter of the IMO C. MUM,,
esq. formerly or hurt Marlborough, Rencoolen.
Al St.l'aaeras, W.Wllkd, esq. of Gray's ion square, to Miss Welker,
of Easton square.
At Stoke Newiission, I. Blacken, Junior. esq. of Newington, to
Martha. youusest daughter of the late !teary Alluatt, esq. of ilig►
Wycotab.
At St. George's, Hanover square, Major A. Robson, 19tb regime*.
to Elisu, relict of the late C. Prattle, esq. of Canton, China.
Settle Ware, sir Linde' Gray, one of the judges of the supreme
Court at Itlntlf4ll, to Elisabeth, second daughter of sir S. C. JOfTOI/111,
burl. of lasoarth park, Hants.
Mr. J. H. lloblus, of Gower street, Bedford square, to Sophia.
daughter of J. Aldridge, esq. of Golder's hall. Ilampstead.
At Richmond, C. J. Monkhouse, rsq. of Craven erect, solicitor, to
Amelia Muria, only daughter us the late Rev. R. Al. Dalatosse, of the
former place.

At his seat, Belle Vim, near Southampton, oo Monday the 811th alt.
Sir Richard Rodney Itlish, G.C.B. Admiral of the Red Squadron of
his Majesty's Fleet, ice. AK. aged 9
At Ilargate wall, Derbyshire. F. swain, esq. late of New Reathlllllll
street.
At his home la Southampton street, Camden town, Mr. J. Fiftieth.
aged OD.
At her home, In Upper Brook street, Grosvenor square, In the 1111*
year of her age, the Hight I 1 Ms. Lady Juliana Dawkins.
In Percy street, aged 61, Mrs. Denby, wife of Col. Deoby, and
sister to Mr. hem, of Patcrnoster row.
At !interact, Julio Hodgson, esy. aged 80, many years malt distiller
of the Bailie place.
At fhorneroft, near Leatherhead, Mary, eldest daughter of limos
Stirling, e.y.
At her home, In Salisbury square, Mrs. Elisabeth Pritchard, la the
96th year of her age.
On Monday last, at the advanced age of 91 years, the Marquis of
Drogheda. From the death of his noble lather, who died in 1188, he
inherited the titles of Earl of Drogheda, Viscount Moore, Baron
MeHermit in Ireland; and was himself created a Marquis or Ireland
in 1791, and a harms or Great Britain in 1801. Ile was also a Relight
of -rt. rattiek. Ile is succeeded le his titles by his son, Charts. Vis-
count Moore, now Marquis of Drogheda. The deceased was the oldest
General in the service, sad l 01011e1 of the 181 h Dragoons.
At lamed grove, Mrs. Peyton, widow of the late W. Peyton, esq.
Sir. A. Finch, late of Mile end, aged a.
At Merton, surrey, in his 1844 year, Mr. 1. Newton, fate of Mertes
abbey, calico printer.
narah,dangotcr of Mr. Sanger, of Oxford street, aged 19.
Al I lurnsey. Ihunias, eldest sun of the late J. Whitehead, olg. of
Bankside,southwark. aged M.
In Moutrom place, Rowell square, aged 79, T. White, esq. clerk of
the loner and Upper Frowsty of the Court of King's Bench.