The National Register.
London, England, 1808-09-04 00:00:00

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The following instance of canine sagacity is worthy of re.
liord :—A dog bred in Hull, and which had never crossed O.*
flambee, by some accident fell from a London trader, on board,[
if Which• he was, into the sea, of the coast Of Lincolnkhire,
bout six miles from shore. After swimming to land, be found .4
'is away across the county to Batton, a distance of upwards of
I miles, and walking into the ferry-boat, was conveyed acne

the.liumber to Hall, where he. took up his abode at his old
master's, who, as may be imagined, was not a little surprised.
at his return.
A man named James Wood, was tried at the Cumberland
Assizes, for the murder of Margaret Smith, wife of Thomas
Smith, of Longburn, and Jane Pattinson, her sister. He bad
applied for work, as a weaver, at the house of Smith; and ar•
ter being some time there, he took the opportunity, durhig the
absence of Smith, to murder the two women, and rob the house
of some money. Ile was traced to Scotland, where he was ap-
prehended, and confessed the crime. lie was sentenced to death, ,
and was executed on•Tharsday se'nnight.
At Somerset Assizes Duncan Campbell, high constable of the
hundred of Bath-forum, was tried for having fired a loaded pis-
tol at Robert Strong, at Laestlown reed!, the contents of w bleb
entered the abdomen of Strong, and caused his death the third
day after. lie was found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced
to pay a fine of 54. to the King, and to be imprisoned in the
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county prison for three calendar monthi.
TUESDAY'S LON DON GAZETTE.

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PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
W. F. Handley, J. Handley, and Reynnidson, Newark-upon-
Trent, merchants.—E. Smith and J. Smith, Tbarnes, Yorkshire,
dyers.—llardwick.and Cavendish, Manchester.—Carr and Van
Heythuysen, Bedford-row, solicitors.—Jones and Smedley,
Liverpool.—John Williams, Jane Williams, -and Plaigow,
coopers, Liverpool.—Birch and Newton, copperas manufac- '
turers, Failsworth, Manchester.—Young and Morrison, dealers.
BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
William Williamson, Gringley on the Ilill, Nottingham,
cornfactor.
W. Ainsworth, Stockport, Cheshire, cotton-spinner.
BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED.
John Owen Parr, Suffolk-lane, insurance-broker, from Sept.
13 to Nov. I.
Daniel Bloom, Trowse Mitigate, Norwich, merchant, from •I
Aug. 27 to Oct. 8.
James Smith, Little Pulteney-street, tallow-chandler, front
Sept. 6 to Oct. 23.
BANKRUPTS.
John Williamson, Whitegate End, Chadderton, Lancaster, '
victualler, to surrender Sept. 27, 28, and Oct. 11, at eleven, at
the White Bear Inn, Manchester. Attornies, Mr. Parting. f
ton, Oldham-street, Manchester; and Mr. Hurd, Temple, Lon-
don.
Richard finnan and John Gorton, Cnckney, Nottingham,
merchants, Sept. 6, at four, In, and Oct. 11, at eleven, at the
'Star Inn, Manchester.—Attornies, Mr. Cooke, Salford. Lan-
caster; and Messrs. Cooper and Lowe, Southampton-buildings,
London. -
J. Hopwood, Manchester, joiner, Sept. 28, 29, and Oct. 11,
at tit°, at the Commercial Inn, Manchester. Attondes, Mr•
Hewitt, Manchester; and Mr. Ellis, Cursitor-street, London.
George GrifBn, Weldon, Northampton, linen-draper, Sept:
22, at five, '23, anA Oct. 11, at ten, at the Swan Inn, °undies
Attornies, Nlessrs. Robert and Cayrer Sherard, at Oundle.
Thomas Williams, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, wool-enanufac-
teirer., Sept. 7,8, and Oct. 11, at eleven, at the Angel Inn,
Cardir—Attornies, „Mr. Lewis, Cardiff; and Messrs. Price
and Brownd4Linetfin's-Inn.
James Corkili Hayward, Chamber's-street, Goodman's-fields,
purser, Sept. 10. 20, and Oct. 11, at tin, at Guildhall. At-
tornies, Messrs. A. and J. Westons, Fenchurcle-street.
John Alimond, Pickett-street, haberdasher, Sept. 3, 10, and
Oct. 11, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Swab*,
Stevens and Maples, Old-Jewry. •
Anthony Barrett, Swindon, Wilts, shop-keeper, Sept. ISt
16, and Oct. 11, at eleven, at the Greyhound, Bath. Altos.-
ales, Mr. Webb, Fountain-buildings, Bath; and Mr. Malice,
Temple.

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DIVIDENDS.
Sept. 24. John Whitaker, Salford, Lancashire, cotton-oaf
nutacturer, at eleven, at the Sias Inn, Manchester.

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