The National Register.
London, England, 1811-02-03 00:00:00

P.ROVIIVCIALS.

MONTHLY AGRICULTUR.AL REPORT.
The appearance of the wheat still continues sickly on that
side, which, uncovered by the suow, remained exposed to the
action of the northerly and easterly winds during the late frost ;
and the differ nee in hue and healthy countenance, between
this, and that part covered and protected,.is very striking. The
changes, however, of wheat in the grass, so continual through.
out every season, are of very little consequence ; the Arestiht
unfavourable aspect will be readily improved by good wer
Bean planting, the immediate object of etnploymcnt, is rather
backward in
general ; but the la .ti works well, ha-ring received
considerable i)cnetit from the frost. All the rartous operation*
of husbandry, proper to the season, are going forward without
impediment, and almost universally, with degrees of improvree-
-
ni,T.t, and support from ample funds, peculiar and highly c
ditable to ihe present times. The practice of drilling, or sow-
ino, in rows, in order to fac.litate the extirpation of weeds, is
said to have declined hi some particular districts, but to be in•
creasing yearly, as a general practice.
The stock cf turnips and cattle food at present, very sufficient
and goo , d rein:it:ling unhurt by the frost. The stock of catiie
itself, very great, and markft 3 going on in the general routine.
Store pigs, a1th0..4,71i in considerable pkitty, very dear; much
pork expected to be made. Great demand from Ireland to:
breeding stock of this description. The fiorin graii, the uses- of
which have lately been discovered by tr. Richardson, of CionJ
fecle, in Ireland, itrider experimental culture in various parts ,f
En&aTY.I, Scotiand, and WitieS, aid great hopes entertained of
its utility. The wheat markets have been fur some time at a
stand; but to expect then. cheaper, seems out of all probabilityb
since the crop has at last turned out considerably below an ave-
rage one; and tin increasing demand, both for home consump,
tion, and that of our armies and ai!ies abroad, will be fully
equal to our power of supply, however considerable may be the
imp orts.

Some time ago the Exciseman of a Scotch village, having
drink rather freely fell asleep on his way home.,.atid was found
next morning, almost lifeless from cold, by syme colliers going
to their work, who, whether from motive"' 9f humanity, or to
gratify a waggish disposition, we know not, carried him with
them to the bottom of the pit, where leaving him to his repose,
they commenced their labour. After some time he awoke, ut-
terly at a loss to discover where he was; but filled with horror
at the darkness that surrounded him—th-e noise of the water
running in every direction—and the glimmering of lights at i
dishaice, by which he was el:abled to discover, at intervals,
figures that bore a resemblance to the human form ; these were
both male and female, and smoking, as the colliers generally do,
with very short pipes, there appeattd, to the imagination of the
terrified %Night, to issue from their mouths and nostrils vo-
lumes of e and smoke. In fact, he was s.2.riously impro.ssed
with an idea, that the Scotch Song—The Dell's awa turth; Ex-
ciseman, had been verified in his case, and that lie had arrived
in the Infernal Regions. On being asked by, as he supposed/
one of the imps of his Satanic Mai,:sty, what red was ? he replitd
with great trepidation—" Oh, I. was a gaug 'the idler warld,
but I diana ken what I'm to be in this."
SUNINIART PcNtslimr.N T.—The following ludicrous circum-
stance occurred on Tuesday week at Bristol: Two Jews being
taken is the act of stealing several articles from the 'Stables of
the White Hart Inn, were hauled into the yard by two stout
feliows, whither the whole fraternity of the curry-comb were
immediately summoned. The long beards of these disciples
were then stuck together with pitch, ths•ir hands being previ-
ously tied behind them; and, while thus face to face, a profu-
sion of spud", mixed with irf.blibore, was administered, hich
caused tlLoat to sneeze in such a manner, that by the frequent
and violent rubbing of noses one against the other, a copious
stream of blood i,sued from each nostril, while the enraged
culprits were kicking and capering about in all directions.; and
it was not until they asked forgiveness, and vowed never warn
to commit depredations upon people's property, that they we
released from their delectable situation, by cutting their beards
asunder with a p..ir of shears.
There was lately found on Tyninghame Sands, near Dunbar,
the dead body of a large wolf.—There were several
of
wounds on
its head, and a cut on its neck, and, from the appearance
the body, it had not been long dead. It was immediately
skinned and stuffed, and is in good preservation. The colour is
light dusky yellow, black ridge down the back, and nearly
white in the belly and breast. It has a sharp snouts erect ears,
strong fore parts, and a bushy tail. The length from the snout
to the tip of the tail is six feet. The legs are shorter than user
all described. It is conjectured the creature had been an
board toms of the vessels lately wrecked the eeast.

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