The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-14 00:00:00

7'o MEN-SERVANTS IN PLACE,

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It has lately been stated, that at this time, in conseL
(pence of mare• finuilies going abroad for a year or more,
there are not less titan tell thousand servants out of employ.
A hint or two from a friend may not be unworthy of
sour notice.—lf you wish to be retained where you are. it is
your best policy to be faithful ; for if you are found otherwise,
and should be discharged, there is no chance now of your being
hired by any other person.—But Wye', go on in the little per-
quisites and liberties which you have be, n accustomed to take,
as getting at the wine, the tea and stiar, and charging for
things bought at market more than you really pay, the danger
is that you may, for the sake of the little paltry gain, be lost,
without hope of another place. The families that remain at
home grow the more scrupulous who they take into their houses,
because they may have a large choice, and they are not left to
the distress alluring none if they du nut accept the first offer.
If you are not !luminal to y orders, or give offence by a
short reply, it may probably he the last of the kind which you
will ever have to give! It you spend all your wages, snu may
expect the next day to be rainy, and being nuprovided for a
diz.ner or a lodging, and owing a debt to your washerwoman or
shoemaker, the length of time tint you may be out of place
now, is so doubtful to what it was ten years ago, that you may
stand a fair chance of a gaol, or starving. While you are in
place every thing is found for you, without sparing; you have
no reason then for spending all your wages ; and if it be done
in self indulgence in any thing, you are only carrying coals to
Newcastle, and ruining yourselves. The expellee of every
thing, and of your maintenance in a family, is now so great,
that the slightest offence may present a means for your being
stiddenly discharged ; and I therefore warn you of your dan-
ger. Let me advise you so to conduct yourselves, that the
family, or the heads of it, cannot do without you.—Make your-
selves most necessary to your toaster in his ways—must ser-
viceable to your mistress in her peculiarities—and a prime
favourite with the younger branches, that they may say and do
any thing for you, and often tm n the votes in your tkvour. By
some of these MC4114 you will slum have to turn to my advice,
and to thank your ads iser, w ho looks upon you with confidence,
and regards ) our welfare us one who esteems you us
FELLOW CHRISTIANS.

PROVUDONL—The inhabitants of the metropolis arc very in
used in regard to the rate of charges for the necessaries of life.
Although cv,ry thing is so cheap ito the country, it all either
maintains its original price in London, or has a very small com-
parative. reduction. Bread, meat, beer, butter, and cheese, and
bacon, milk (the latter in particular, keeps its original high
price), ought to be reduced nearly one-third ; while at the west
end of the town we pay lid, prime roasting beef is sold in
Leadennall-market at Yd. Hoes keepers should particularly
exantioe their weekly bills for butter, cheese, bacon,
It is not uncommon for the trader to make a difference in leis
charge, for butter especially, of one-quarter, between the house-
keeper whu does, and the housekeeper who dues nut, attend
personally to his affairs.
DREADFUL Srott m.—A letter from Frankfurt, dated June
30, says—On the 28111, a dreadfid hurricane caused horrible ra-
vages near Vibbel, three leagues f this city : the roofs in
some places were torn from the houses, some buildings entirely
destroyed, and above 400 fruit-trees torn up by the roots. 'I he
hail lay two feet deep in the streets and fields. It was so dark
that it was necessary to light candles. The continued rain in
this neighbourhood does vast damage. The new mown hay is
rotting on the ground, and, unless we soon have dry weather,
the standing corn is likely to share the same fide. The vines
look well, but cannot blossom for want of warmth. All the
rivers and streams are so swelled, ilts,t many mills cannot work.
The oldest people do not remember the Maine so high tin such
a long continuance at this season. The consequence of all this
is, the increasing dearness of provisions. The prospect is not
promising kor the wilder.
Another letter from Frankfort, of the Id of July, says, that
atter two days of fine weather the rain had recommenced an,w ;
and should they continue, there was reason to fear an entire
loss of the harvest.

On Tuesday night, at the conclusion of the Opera, as Mr. and Mrs.
Pocock, of Charles-street, Berkeley,,quare, and family, had got into
their carriage at the door of the Opera, and as the coachman was driv-
ing off, another carriage suddenly rushed upon it, caught the hind
wheel of Mr. Pocock's, and instantly upset it. The coachntan was
thrown from nff his box with such force against the wheels of an oppo-
site carriage, that he rebounded back, his head coining under the box
of his own carriage as it fell. The poor man received so much injury
that his life is despaired of. Mr. and Mrs. Pocock and family received
no other injury than the fright. Several other carriages were broken,
all through the obstinacy of the coachmen.
On Wednesday evening an inquisition was taken at the Crown
and Thistle, Bird-street, Oxford-street, on the body of Mrs. G. Riley,
the landlady of that house, who on Tuesday night put a period to her
existence by cutting her throat with a razor. The deceased's husband
had been head waiter at the Gloucester Coffee-house, and had taken
this house only a few months; they lived extremely happy with each
other, until a pod, his nephew, came from the country, whom he Nut
taken into the family, which circumstance had occasioned many quar-
rels between them. On Tuesday the deceased went out, and returned
about in o'clock at night, and was seen to have taken sonic brandy.
She then had a few words with her husband, and retired into one of
the lodgers' rooms, where she remained until about 12 o'clock. and
then came to his bed-room door to get a key, hut refuml to go in at
his request- He opened the door, and found her with her throat cut.—
Verdict--/asanity.
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An Inquest was lately held at Kildare. on the body of 1.. Dove, head
steward to R. latouche. Esq. John O'Keefe, Esq. Surgeon, deposed.
on the view of the body of the deceased, that he came by his death in
consequent* of a pistol-shot, which penetrated the perieranium, and
lodged in the brain. Bridget Coghan deposed, that she was servant to
Mr. Dove ; that in the forenoon of the 25th alt. she was &sired by live
master to go to Shea's, to enquire the privy of his oatmeal. She ac-
cordingly went, and was informed Mr. Shea was front home: she in-
stantly returned, and, meeting with Mr. Eustace, Mr. Latotethe's agent,
he informed her, that her master was dead, having shot himself in the
parlour. When she left the house no person remained with him, and
she was absent only about 2u minutes. E. Ryan deposed, that he was
under steward to Mr. Lamuche : that on the fatal morning he met with
' Mr. P.m-tare. who enquired after Mr. Dove; that deponent rapped at
Mr. Dove's door; but no answer being given, he went in search of bins,
but could not find him. lie then went again to the house, and looking
in at the parlour-window, he observed Dove lying on his back. deal,
and a pistol by his side. W. Euseice, Esq. deposed, that J. Valken-
burg, tinder steward to Mr. Latouche, having that morning complained
to witness that the work was undone, and that he wait at a loss wind to
do, witness rode down to Dove's house, who came down stairs, Ile ap-
pealed to witness to be very ill. who, therefore, recommetuled to him to
return to bed, and get voile blood taken from him : that. after sonic
ronversation, witness went rway, and rode up to the Park. where he
!net wid: the last witness, who ibContipanied him back to Duet's house :
and having rapped several times, Ryan looked into the window, where
he observed Dove lying dead, with a double-harrelled pistol by his side.
Verdict--Fdoic se, and alsu a forkiture of Goods and Chattala.

.TULY 14.