The National Register.
London, England, 1808-08-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

pogket-book which he said he knew was about the Gentleman's
person, and on the immediate delivery of m hich his life de-
Gended. Having made this avowal, the ruffian gripped the•
entleman by the shoulder, and was in the act of forcing from a
aide-pocket the depository of notes sought for, when the ser-
vant, perceiving the awkward situation of the villain while
leaning over the vehicle, suddenly slipped from the leading
horse, seized his arm, and, by a gallant, a vigorous, and success-
ful effort, seized the pistol from him. Deprived of his weapon,
the highwayman found it expedient to make a precipitate re-
treat, and setting spurs to his horse, though several persons were
In sight, effected his escape towards Bublin.
Tuesday se'nnigbt the repairs of the steeple of St. Patrick's
cathedral, Dublin, were finished, on which occasion a grand
entestainmcnt was given on a platform which surmounted the
#4ll of Ike spire I In this tremendous situation, about a dozen
persons cat comArtaldy down to dinner, wit hoot any other pro-
tection from the e7.treniity of this wrial platform tlian a rope
rove through a pvrpendicular at each angle. it was sickening
10 the view. - Upon the centrz of the table an Engli,li ensign
was displayed, and the axpicin!, gronD kept it up until nearly
dark ; some had the prudence to descend at an eau ly hour, while
the spirited few who remained amused themselves wits catches
on their descent, which they etre( ted iu perfect safety.

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AUGUST 7.

Ambrosio and Delville, their riders finding there was no chance
of success, however, were pulled in at the distance-poci, the
grand push being only made by Trim and Sasenagli. The latter
was beaten as easily newly as he had heat the former in the Rio.
mile heat of yesterday.
For the Somerset Stakes, Canopus was the favourite. But
the knowing ones were so severely disappointed in their reliance
on the favourite yesterday, that, to u•e a turf phrase, they
fought shy to-day. Several, however, did ail% entnre lark
gns, taking Canopus ['gala- t tiic held, and «hick bore.
• fortunately for dim, was the last in. Lord -I.:;;temout',. b. f.
I merely galloped over the course fur the liipporamptts Stu!ses ;
'and as the 501. or Towo Plate, c•Juld nut be run for by les. tli:!a
three horses, and for which there were only two entered, it uas,
of uecessity, put off to another day.

ED: N nun C. Ju I.tr 28.—0 n Tuesday that fine wooded lotk
immediately opposite to SpringJield paper-mill slipped, with a
dreadful crash, into the river 1%,k, v. iiich run. at toe hmtin,
awl which is No completely choaked op, thot not a drop (Jo' a Act.
passed for several hours. The hank, it hich i. about fi et in
height, had discovered symptoms of agitation toe pretudifig
day ; and, for about :in hour before it rate ti , the ;::itltion
oas extremely violent, and the trees Were eeil all di-
ectum. ; but ~ hen it ben to 11•OVe iu 'A bons.., %‘ fully
grand and terrille,and the noise was equal to the loudest thautier.
The slip is ►uppcird to hate been occasioned by water lodged
in the bank, which had loosened it from its lied.

A siugul it shooting match took place on Saturday se'imight,
at Little Chart, near Canterbury, between Daiis, of
Plockley, and 111 r. Hatch, of Westwell, for ti'.e ;lillie;6, to
shoot at '25 potatoes thrown up in the air, which were alt hit
by the sportsmen, and the wager consequently not decided.
On Saturday se'onight, Mr. J. Hodgman, of FolloAfme, Was
committed to Westgate gaol by the Mayor of Cant,rhory
suspicion of forg,ery. On his being charged is ith the oilence, he
attempted to put an end to his existence at the Union Hank in
that city, by shooting himself with a pi-tol, w nice. howeyur,
he did not accomplish, as the ball, after passiu through his
clothes, and inflict tug a wound against one of his rill-, till upon
the floor. It is t (inject tited that part of the charge of ;mistier
had shaken out °Nile pistol bs carrying it in his pocliet, which
prevented the fatal etlects he meditated.
CANINE AFFE(TION.-011 ‘Vednesday sennig,ht a gentle-
man's groom went to Windsor from Stoke Green, oa hor;,ehack,
;iceompaided by three dogs, two pointers, and a terrier; on his
within about half a mile of home, the horse on which
lie rode took fright, threw him, and ran home, attended by two
of the dog,, the terrier and one pointer. The appearance of the
horse at home without the man naturally excited in the hearts
of the other sersants an apprehen-ion that some accident had
• befallen him, and two of thew, a man and a woman, went in
quest of him. After searching in vain about two hours in the
lane w hich is in the direct road to Windsor, they were induced
to look into the cross road, whither they went through a held;
whilst in the field, the man called the groom's trone aloud,
which was answered by the harking of a dog. The woman ob-
serving, that she thought it the voice of the dog is bleb had not
• come home, they directed their course to the spot whence the
voice proceeded. As soon as they had got into the lane, they
descried a dog at a distance making tow ards them, which proud
to he the very dog. Upon) coming up to them, he discoycred
alternate 411,11111141:11S jll%, ;11111 11111'11'111e5S, and rim before them,
as if desirous of stasis kg them the cause. They followed, hen
low ! he conducted them to the spot where lay- the man ill a
ditch by the road side, apparently lifeless:. They carried hint
home, and laid him on a bed, the dog staying it kit him the
whole time, and by a whining noise discovering hi, an xielYi
The persons who were in the room made several attempts to turn
the dog out, but ee ithout success; they were at length so villa
upon by the creature's manners, that they allowed him to re-
main, when he at length placed himself on the man's bed, and
watched him wit hthe most painful anxiety, and as he groaned,
s') did Ihe dog mouro, proportioning the height and duration of
his ioice to that of the mail; nor did he quit the bed until hi else
o'clock of th(b f(illowiiig day, when the man seemed restored to
his senses. What is more, remarkable is, that front the time
he was laid upon the lied, the man was alternately atlected with
a stupor or total insensibility, and a most ungovernable frenzy,
and in the latter state directed his violence to the poor animal,
treating him most unmercifully, but the dog mould not !cave
him.
On Saturday, July 22, between one and Iwo o'clock, a will
io Dilton, belongini to J. Watkins, Lsq. iv.:s struck by lights*