The National Register.
London, England, 1818-06-07 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL BEPOItT.

Sowing the spring corn is at leNfitt finished, end the most
fatiguing, and expensive season within memory. leisure of the limits
which were (Cu long sodden kith wet, tuna remain tinsown.
made by floods, in those parts exposed by situation, ha. been tint.
versal, not only in this country, hut upon the continent ; and the
losses have been to a great amount. The dry easterly winds which
have pre7ai/ed of late, have been beneficial to the lands, but several
accompanying fruits have checked vegetation, and it is apprehended.
haveinjured the fruit blossom, which is generally very luxuriant.._
In some of the northern and b•wkwartl districts, the ren:aining stock
of turnips has come into request, 'from the ba•knarillii ss of the
spring grasses and scarcity of hay ; end the Snots's are found of the
highest eon•equence as a substitute for spring herbage—this root
getting annually more and more into repute. l'otatoe and turnip
fellows foul, and their seasons will be unavoidably backward. 'loth
wheat and springeorn look sickly, not having recovered from the ex-
treme wetness of the spring, and variableness of the weather. The
doves, where the plant is good, have resisted the wuttlier and look
well, as alas eo lucerne and saintbin. Rape, and nutter tares. are a
light crop. In the must fertile and be., tilled oraudrita the r.ports
are more favounsole. both in South and North Britain, spring . r ing
haring beet finished moult earlier. and tinder .i.ea:•-oral . •
spices; and the corn and pulse upon the ground . u,
the exception of wet and inferior souls. Great ,• • •:,
and the present fivounible for the coining crop. ,
strong. and hops a dull and filling market in cor.serpleile,!
:terabit: importation. The hunhirtg season more favoural,'..• :hat,
could have been expecaed, excepting in the most exposed ilistrictr,
where the loss of lambs has been heavy and ruinous. Store ez.ttlt :12
great plenty. and high in price; en acknowledged') mptoiti of ores-.
peaty. Wool, timber. And bark, still c,u the alvr.ace. Straw pigs.
arks cows, and good horses of every description, fettit very-13W'
prit...es. Corn on the deelir.e, front the extencave spring importation.
which must continue to have an effect on the sus/kegs, /tad still amass
should she crops on the ground improve.

Flosit.—A few days ago a 111R1i, in the dress an marine.,
went to the house ot Mr. lateas, tailor, at Faveisham, and
said lie was sr reant to Capt. WeMarkin', then at Sheerntes,
late from Gibraltar; that Capt. Jones, of Chatham, had re-
commended his apartments to his master, which he was to
agree fur; that the family minister! of the master, mistress,
and two boys,and a horse to run in a gig, and two ponies for
the bnv to ride.—'Plat price was agreed on, and lie requested
Mr. Lucas to recommend him to the tradesmen where h.s
master could get best served. Mr. L. did so; mad the fellow
ordered fa meat, wiue, liqors, earthenware, tea, smear,
spices, &e. to a large aliment. In the evening he enjoyed
himself, had- beefsteaks for supper, tasted the porter ans.
other liqnorm, till he was quite mellow ; the next morning he
got up, made a large fire, boiled a ham and a tonene, and art
the ham in the yard to cool, as his master did not like it hot..
He was soon after missing, and no such person as Captain
Richardson has made his appearance.—lt is supposed the fel-
low belonged to a party oftnarines just returned from Franey.
and had formerly ,been quartered at l'aversham.
i.arttrixo.—An extraordinary, as well a, novel, foot met
to a place a few days since en Loco's Grimed, Mary-le-
Bone. Mr. Wildboar, proprietor of the Green Man aril!
Still, Oxforlstreet, a man of at least fourteen stone weight,
and advanced in years, challenged Mr. Bentley, a gentiner-s:
of light weight, and well linoveu ford& agility at crickel-
playing, to run a race of 100 yards, tinder these eirentr.-
stances :—Mr. wlio botiats of being able to step two
yards at a time, proposed trying a match of 100 yards with
Mr. Wildboar, on the principle of moving but oae yard in-
stead of two. The challenge was accepted ; hot the pro-
poser was at a loss to know how :lie yard should be measured.
Mr. Wildhaar said heliad hit upon an expedient for that.
and would bind .1117: to the purpose, by havisig a rape cf a
yard's letigtlititeplay, fixed to a swivel, from kg to leg. Toe
race was far leol. and much beUlog took place. The parties
seemed each very confident of. success upon starring; hot
Bentley botintled along and too.: the lend for the lust Erie
yet-4s. Before he reached Ca .sixtieth, however, his tram-
mels interrupted his toroe,re3s, but he nevertheless continued
to run at shorter distances, occasioned by the rope hecomieg
ertengled with his feet and toes. Its.conaequence of this Mt.
Wildboar kept the lead and eventually-won Use suker,actilst
the laughter and shouts of the multitude ruled:tided. 31r,
11 •alley attributing his defeat to accident, has again dial.
leuged the wintier,and his offer bas been aocept cal.
The resident•: a Sir W. Sutitb,Bart. ut Eftediston,
• Wor-
cestershit e, was on Suuday last discovered to be on fire, dim;
itst intimali•an having been given by the falling of a latice.
alarm bell.whieli was hung near the top of the house. By
the prompt exertions efthe inmates and thighbones, however,
the flames were *subdued without etieetieg. :midi further
mischief than the aseroofing, of the house. This Is the secor.sl
time these premises have been neat ly destroyed by fire.

AFONIA'fIe CAMPIIIRE. •
FEVERS PREVENTED from being CAUGIIT,
relieves I:cad-eche, prevents Faintness and Ilystertes by only smell-
ing at i'.
Centur:es ago Camphire was apfroved of sicoveallatlat• r..-!mediey
ova preventive against taking ,ofeetien ; but it should be known, that
common Camphite does not poFSCPS that vitt ue, nor yet the agreea-
ble fgagiance the Aromatic 4 ....tiphire does. .1n short, tbe.Artnintic
Czmpliire is preferable and i leaaanter than ally other remedy, for
resit mg the spirits, prevcntin. • infection, and it ought to be sprinkle...!
about in rooms where persons gre not well; in short, very one ought
to !Laic it little in a bottle abo thon.as it often 14psraeil that when
any friend has gone to see usher who it confinr .1 with it cold.
as in general by colds there Is mere or •Itet ...time fever, std
often toe person who haa, come to . see hint. 11:.: caught
the fever, and been very ill; But b 7 having the Aronn.tic
Ohre. about them, and smell.sg to tt, will prevent ti,a infect
and ci.ght ba used alien going Into crowded plap.too.; tits breath,
one :remanether is very unhealthy. It i, rlso .eckarninen44l to ail
11,2rAr.s who travel, ste.atal sichne.ses ampfgen caught .in coaches.
strange btds, 8:e. but by 'riving the Cigtxphire about them.
and using it, tt will pr.:relit them, froir. rating ..rfetion. Physicians
and other tientlyw.en *ugh: to have it al:cut than:, aS
will prevent their takingatfcraior...vgan ene hone to another.
Ask for l'rince's Arg.,natic Can.:thira. ,n:r bottle. • One
bottle of Aromatic Camphire coats:Lb t..c-quantity of ;ix bottles Shot
is sold fat the genie.
Sok! by the sole Propriettr, Prinae. n John street, Oxford Street
--as there are two Numbars 9 in John Street, one oppoelre the
other. obs-..rve, Pnnca's home is the segronti from the Cogelto...ker's..
Solii also by Bacon hr.,' Co. 150, Oxford Strret„ciaa.:te 21st bond
Street ; Trutt. v 99, Uarison. 59, Fleet .4t.-act g 'higge. g 5
Cheaptgig,,-. Johrgthf..e. Ge, Tote. lltyal Exchtmge ; Arai
by most pv.r..•i:w! liend, vs.
To NV( itunostme those who reside in theeountry.ly cnciosscg,
money ;11 a letter t0351r. l'rinee. 9, John Suva, fjxford Street, Leas-
don, will soil them t y return of coach to any part of the kingtlen..-..
Will keep in all ;limp tea.
Merchants std Captains will receive a liberal allowance for ga. •
portsdon.
CAIIT row.—Pe rarticular to ark for Prince's Aromatic Camphirr,
and observe " PRINCE" on the ler:prier and seals of each bc.4,
without it is pr gcrl tliacr sad ca mot all wcz the rurpoec.
• •

MEETING
OF THE COMMITTER AND mai OR MEM' OF THE
THE ►'CkE ROYAL DkUHY LANE.
• •

Fat:lt:lay week, a Meeting, consisting of most of th 4
Committee and Performers of Drury Lane Theatre,
t,)ok place in the Saloon, pursuant to a eirculur notice.
e:i a subject of very great interest, partieuhuly to the
!utter. There were present the Duke of liedlerd, the
Earl of Fees, Lord Yarmouth, Mr. Peter non:, &e.

Mr. Peter Moore opened the business. He stated,
ttat the elieuumstances of the Theatre were such as to
render it itcpossible to go on as they had been going on,
without a very material and immediate change in the
receipts et the dors.; and as that could not be completed,
it became necessary to make an application to those
who had sularies at the Theatre, with the view
of eentinuing the existence of the concern. He took
this opportunity of bearing testimony to the talents of
the performers, whose abilities ware universally ac-
knowledged, and of edmitting that they were fully en.
titled to the salaries they were paid. At the same time
it must be ecknowledgcel, that be and his colleagues
had acted upon the me st disinterested principles; and
the proposition he had tc make would, re doubt, be
received as proceeding from a motive the most worthy.
'I he propreition was, !lett each perfbrmer who heel up-
wards of 41. a Ertel:, should allow a reduction to take
place. The gradation should take place according to
the extent cf the salary. In that of some ore-fhtirth,
of others one-third, and in others, where the salary
were very great, one-half. The actors looked amazed.
Lord Yarmouth also eulogised the talents of the
Company, and declared at once, that if the proposition
was not acceded to, the Theatre must close.
Mr. Dowton.—" Then !et it close. My voice is
lee the voice of an individual open the establishment,
bet I shall never relinquish one firthing of my salary.
I am ashamed to see a set of Noblemen and Gentlemen
attempting to oppress a few individuals. lam myself
the proprietor of marry theatres in the country, by
?owe of which I lac WI. a week, and I should blush
to call the performers together to give up a shilling
fe. my benefit. Talk of Noblemen. I would not wise
offe. nd people of null:, hot I dent think them snpt:-
rior either in fCeling or judgment t.) other 7eoplc."
A conversation tool place, in who ::1 it was said
a Committee-man, that he knew bea of three persons
who bud engngements.
Mrs. Bartley observed, that the principal of refasing
to recognise engagements might be acted upon by any
new Committee, and attempts of course made to de-
prive the perfermers of their salaries at every new ap-
pointment.
A Committeeman.—" Then if you dont wee to
the conditions, time theatre must close. And you may
go to law if ycu please. But what will you go to law
w ith ?"

Mr. Dowton—" We'll go to law with the property.
There is property upon which we can come dwn."
Committee-inan.—‘• If we allow a fortnight's salary
to each of you, will yuu nccept of the proposition ?"
Actors--" No no, no compromise ; wt. will have our

'Jr. Dowton (addressing himself to the Committee).
—lf you are in want of money, give you a draft
for 5001. on my banker, by which you will be enabled
to go on a little time.
The Committee then wished to know, whether they
would consent to give the. concern credit for their
salaries during the season ?
Mr. Dowton I have no objection, provided you give
m-• security.

Committee-man.--Security ! Can you expect that
w-! will give you personal security?
Mr. Dowton.—Certainly ; if you do not, we can't
give credit.
ft was then intimated to the Committee, that the
perforiners wished to he left to themselves, in order to
elme to a regular decision. The Cmainittee withdrew,
Lid the rrovisition was negatived, there being about
up for it, and thirty against it
Ymmeiiiitte!y after the decision all the lower order:
about the .1 heatre rushed into the saloon, and seemed
willing to promote/ the views of the Cotmuiitee by their
votes, but. it nal too late.

MEETENI
OF TIM ritorptE.ross OY DIU'ItY 1. tNr. THEATRE

Tuesday a ono,t numerals and likrtily respectable
Meeting of the Proprietors of I)rury Lane Theatre,
took place in the Saloon, upuu the sorrel of the gene-
ral intere.ts of the Theatre. _ _

_ .
Mr. Den; having been callcsl to the Chair, read the
report of the Sub-Committee. It w.!;) a truly lament-
able one ; the items it is nonceessary to state. It dis-
closed, to the astonishment of the Pruprietort. that
the debts of the concern amounted to upwards of Eighty
Thousand Pounds tittle!, that o Nill had been
brought into Parliament as the only me.:::s of relief to
the concern, to which Bill the Caminittec waited No
the sanction of the meeting of the Proprietors
Mr. G. H. Robins said, when 1w recollected what
Ad bin said every :•ear, tha• uctlii-tg could prevent.

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Elrw,inshitry-square. The Comp:met from the nature of the Lats•
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GF,NUISE WINES from the CAPE of GOOD
Ilttrl,...—Tlll: ROYAL EXCIIANOI.I WIN!: C()MPANV.
No. !.!0, Fenchur, h-street,, beg. lc:No to inform their numerona
Friends, that they have just rectnved A C.1114;t) a Iv I N KS, of a
v..ry superior quality to any hithLrto lir ported, mai a:c sclling them
at the followin; prices. fur ready momy oa:y :
per doz. per doz.
C-.pe Madeira, at 3m. Champaign, at 635.
D. of the brat quality ?4s. liurgutuly 4Ms.
l'iiioni4
Ilar,ac ectud to Fronzh
!lock
The Champaign will be found. en a trial, equal to any France.
produu.s. and taut Lathe price.—A sit le da.....cn may be had as a
5..3,p1e.

PNICLS OF CORN PF.R QUARTL.R.
tN ENCLANO AND WALEM FOR TnE WEEK ENDINLI Nt AY 5?
Whcat 1 RI ye I Barley •Ortts I Ream I Pea....e
Kl. 11 I 55 8 151 10 52 4 F 36 5 I 52 7