The National Register.
London, England, 1808-05-22 00:00:00

Crown-Office, May 17, 1808.

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can ;The Marchioness of Donegal and Thomond, Lady
Elltiabetb Littlehales, Lady Edward Somerset, Lady Deany
•Floyd, Lady linsunore, Lady Cox, Rte. &c.
PROVINCIALS. .

Pcounnista.—The Ploughing Match for the Premiums of
the Bath and West of England Society took place at Hunter's
hcall in the parish of Kingscote, Gloucestershire, •u the 10th
inst. In a field contiguous to Hunter's Hall, (a two-years
Clover Ley) which was lent by the public-spirited landlord of
that Inn for the purpose. 'rite ground was previously marked out
in half-acres, for the choice thy lot) attach competitors as might
present themselves. At the appointed hoar, three ploughs ap-
peared on the ground. They were all of that denomination of
►loughs, called, Beverstone, the sort almost exclusively now used
in that neighbout hood. One was drawn by two oxen, with a
driver; another with two horses, without a driver; and a third
by one 'terse, without it driver. The two horses finished their
ht►lf acre in 2 nours an:l 28 minutes. The oxen ploughed the
same quantity of ground in 3 hours and 14 minutes, and the one
horse the same portion, is 3 hours and 17 minutes. The per-
formance of the latter was truly extraordinary, and gave rise to
a het on his capability, which is to be decided on the 25th inst.
in the saute field. Taking for their guide the rules laid down by
the Society, the Judges pronounced the plough drawn by the
two oxen entitled to the first premium, and that drawn by the
two horses to the second.

Lord Sheffield's bull, which so miserably gored an ox, at
Fletching Fair, was, by order of his Lordship, killed on Tues-
day last, although it appeared, that this powerful animal was
not by any means the agg,re-sor ; on the contrary, he patiently
endured extreme pressure from fourteen oxen that were yoked
together, and not properly attended to by the man who had the
care of them, until !hr had about half passed him, when on
looking round, and observing the number that was to follow, he
deliberately applied his horns in his own defence, and actually
tossed the I..ellock that most annoyed him to the height of be-
tween four and five feet I which so terrified the others, that they
set up an hideous roaring, which, it is rather extraordinary,
was imniediately answered by all the cattle in the fair-place.
A single tree, of but moderate size, standing near the house
of John Bean, Esq. of Clapham, gives occupancy to 66 couple
of r ioks, wt,asr twsts, it is supposed, contain, at the least, 264
young ones, and whose d'!ily industry, in providing for them, is
the admiration ~f Mr. Beau's family.
o.r Wednesday evening, as the I)over and Canterbury mail
coach was driving on the road near Nortlifteet, it went too near
a bank, and pitched over, when the coachman and guard were
thrown into a hedge, and much scratched with the thorns. A
gentleman inside the coach fortunately received no injury.
On Thursday morning the body of a man named Norrell, was
found hanging in his bed-chamber, at a village near Chichester.
On cutting him down it appeared that he was quite dead, and
that the deceased had very curiowly lined the noose of the rope
by which he was suspended, with velvet. He was about 45
years of age; and nu other cause can be assigned for his com-
mission of the rash act, than a hopeless passion he had conceived
for a girl aged 17 years.
About • 'tie o'clock on Sunday morning last, a man of short
thick st , about 45 years of age, having on a light coloured
coat, thick aistcoat, three-quarter gaiters, and a clean flannel
apron, was seen Imaging on the branch of a small oak tree, near
Menge, in Surrey ; he was suspended by a coarse blue pocket-
handkerchief, most artfully tied for the completion of this rash
act, his toes touching the ground. In his pockets were found a
number of state lottery bills and a piece of old netting, such as
used by fishermen ; he appeared to have been hanging several
hours.

TUESDAY'S LON DON GAZETTE,

MEMBER ftETIJANED TQ SERVE 1N TpE PRESENT sARL;A-

Shire of Sutherland.—Brigadier-General John Randoll Mac-
kenzie, of' Suddie, in the room of the Right llonutiraolo Wil-
liam Dundas.

ARTN ER SM PS DISSOLVED.
Emery and Readell, Bickary Mills, Glastonbury, Somerset-
shire, matsters.—Sherbcook and Maxon, Leeds, linen-drapers.

—Wilson and Allsop, -'Trent, brewers.—Beaumont
and Co..Seethourant, Yt _dire, stone-delvers.—Torbitt and
Brimsll, Nantwich, Cheshire, woollen and linen-drapers.—
Sowter the elder, John Sowter. James howler, and Sowter the
younzer, Ashborne, Derbyshire, dealers in pigs.—Knight and
Major, Folkestone, Kent, surgeons and apothecaries.—Wilson
and Vaughan, Shrewsbury, linen-drapers.—Littlewood, Sorb ,
Jet cock, and Booker, Intake, Handsworth, Yorkshire, col-
liery concerns.

BANKRUPTS.
Elliott Dawson, Hinckley, Leicestershire, hosier, to sur-
render May 30, at five, 31, and June 28, at eleven, at the Bull's
Head Inn, Hinckley. Attornies, Mr. Jarvis, Ilinckley ; or
Mr. Ware, Gray's-Inn.
Thomas Buxton, Langfield, Yorkshire, liquor-merchant,
June 13, 14, and 28, at eleven, at the White Liou Inn, Halifax.
Attornies, Mr. Sutcliffe, Mytholsn, Yorkshire; or Mr. 'W ig-
gles wort h, Gray's-Inn-square.
John Ogden, Oldham, Lancashire, hatter, May 27, Jnne 14,
and 28, at eleven, at the Roebuck Inn, Rochdale, Lancashire.
Attornies, Mr. Townsend, Staple-Inn, London; or Mr. Ban-
nister, Rochdale. _ _

Richard Skaife, Liverpool, ironmonger, June fi, 7, and 2S,
at eleven, at the Star and Garter Tavern, Liverpool. Attornies
Mr. Dawson, Castle-street, Liverpool ; or Messrs. Shephiad
and Addlington, Bedford-row.
John Hindle, William Hindle, Lawrence Kenyon,and Ashton
Stansfield, of Seatecliffe within Accrington, Lancaster, calico-
printers, June 3, at five, 4, and 28, at ten, at Rich. Barnc,
innkoeper, Haslingdon, Lancaster. Attornies, Mr. Yates, Ilas-
lingdon; or Messrs. Wordsworth and Strickland, Staple-Inn.
William Piper, Chester-street, Kennington, Surrey, brick-
layer, May 24, June 7, and 28, at twelve, at Guildhall. At-
torney, Mr. Howard, Hare-court, Temple.
Frank Parkinson, Kingston-upon-Hull. merchant, June 3,
4, and 28, at eleven, at the George Inn, King ton-upon-liiill.
Attornies, Messrs. Rosser and Son, Bartlett's-buildings, Lon-
don; or Messrs. T. and C. Frost, hull.
Daniel Ileeley, Birmingham, taylor, May 30, 81, and June
28, at twelve, at the Shakspeare Tavern, Birmingham. At-
tornies, Messrs. Bleasdale, Alexander, and Holme, New lun;
or Mr. Meredith, Birmingham.
John Bradley, Leeds, Yorkshire, June 1,2, and 28, at eleven,
at the Three Legs Inn, Leeds. Attornies, Mr. Thomas Lee,
Leeds; or Messrs. Sykes and Knowles, New-Inn.
Samuel Fenning Parke, East Smithfield, liquor merchant,
May 21, at twelve, 31, and June 28, at ten, at Guildhall. At.
tornies, Messrs. Smith and Setre, Great St. Helen's.

DIVIDENDS.
June 11. Richard Vaughan, Fore-street, linen-draper, at
one, at Guildhall.
June 24. John Last, Brighton, Sussex, builder, at eleven,
at Guildhall.
June 11. James Lebastian Wiltimott, Stamford, Lincoln,
linen-draper. at twelve, at Guildhall.
June 25. James Finden, the younger, Clipstone-street, St.
Mary-le-Bone, carpenter, at Guildhall.
July 5. Francis Oliver, Tottenham High Cross, coach-mas-
ter. at ten, at Guildhall.
May 28. William Heath, Chippenbam, Wilts, clothier, at
ten, at Guildhall.
June 25. Thomas Dixon, Godalmin, Surrey, timber-mer-
chant, at one, at Guildhall.
June 13. John Vese, Preston, Lancaster, cotton-manufacturer,
at twelve, at th 3 George Inn, Preston.
June 8. Joseph Vipond, Penrith, Cumberland, flax-dresser
and grocer, at eleven, at the New Crown Inn, Penrith.
June 14. Joseph Hill, Fountain-place, City-road, dour-
factor, at ten, at Guildhall.
June 14. John Perkins and George Bethel, Oxford-street,
woollen-draper, at ten, at Guildhall.
June 14. Robert Wright, snd John Angell, Wardour-street,
Soho, taylors, at one, at Guildhall.
June 11. Joseph Lomnitz and Wolf Risson, renewal-street,
merchants, at one, at Guildhall.
June 11. Richard Paley, Leeds, soap .boiler, at ten, at the
Hotel, Leeds.
Julie 14. Thames Thomas, Camomile-street, merchant, at
ten, at Guildhall.
Jane 11. John Clewett, Cecil-street, Strand, taylor, at
twelve, at Guildhall.
June 14. Moses Hare, Exeter, cabinet-maker, at eleven, at
the Globe Tavern, Exeter.

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