The Sun.
London, England, 1803-01-03 00:00:00

-MO,rTIILY AGRICULTURAL ,R4PO:a..„

Tti ettnieluding, month of this very prOduetive
!Tar 'has not been less favourable for the purposes
of the Farmer than those that have preceded
From the very mild and open state of the weather,
.the young wheats, especially the early sown crops,
on tie more rich and fertile soils, are in danger of
becoming _too luxuriant in their growth ; and
where it can be done with propriety, will probably,
in many cases, require to be eaten down with sheep.
The late sown crops are, however, coming forward
in the most, promising manner, and have. in gene-
ral, a fine: healthy aopearance. Old Grain still
continues to be sold at good prices ; though, per-
haps, for most sorts of Corn. the markets are
on the decline. Thee unusual mildness of the
weather during the whole of the month, has also
contributed greatly to keep down the price of hay,
and lessen the difficulties of the Farmer in providing
food for his stock. The great consumption of straw,
both as fodder, and for the purpose of litter, con..
tributes to keep up the value of that useful article.
The feeding and ,fattening of the different sorts of,
stock have seldom been combatted with more :Kim),
tage than in the present season. - In those:.distritts
ivhere the business of lamb.suckling is, practised,
there has rarely been leis difficulty in getting the
lambs forward, from the season being so warm and
open. The more rneral operations of manuring
the grass-lands, dirching,• hedging, and gripping,
as wvli as those of breaking uli the keys, have like-
! wise been performed with more than usual
'from the circumstance of the weather being so highly
favourable.
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MARLEOIIOI.II3/4-STRBET.Thrstlay a poor sail-
or, who had been duped by his faithless mistres,,,
applied to the Magistrate for proteaion agaimt her
fury and further pillage. He entered into al: 11;,
history of his land-misfortunes, as be termed th::;:),
which had all been produted by having too great ,a
regard for the fair sex. Sarah Allen, the 'wOrnan
who had wronged' him, he said, Was the wife via
tayfor. He had become acquainted with her and
her husband before he went to sea, and his inti.
macy continued up 'to the time his ship WAS paid off.
While he lay in Margate Roads, Allen had kindly
come to Ve him, and being at that
,time in conk.'
deracy with other journeymen ,against their Inas.
tors, he had borrowed of the Complainant 321.
promising to return it as soon as he got into work,.
and to make him clothes for nothing when he
should Come on shore. A Short time after the
Coint-lainant was paid ow from his ship, and, corn.
ing to trnsti, h,! sought out his friend the taylor,
who at that time had onfortunately separated from
Ills wife: After inquiring into the quarrel, and
not approving exaqly, of the,tayior's morals, he
wore the Lady should not remain Without a pro.
to ter, thrr,:fore took; her to hires lf, the taylor
first signing an agreement to that ,:lred, to prevent
any future action for damages. The ComPfainant
thus Moored, surrendered up the remainder of five'
years' hard earnings, and with it also that spirit
altd courage which had been so often displayed
in the moments of peril and danger,. it appeared
the" Lady goon became Commander in Chief, put
ting him upon short allowance, anti using hith
worse, if possible,' 'than" she had done her former
helpmate:. The money was Soon gone, and though
he endeavoured to gain fresh supplies by mending
china, he found his busincst its no degree sufficient
to maintain them it) the way they had lived before
his ship-money was expended. Mrs. Allen, too,
grew faite.diearted,. and threatened to return to the
taylor, which she had actually done on- Sunday
:morning, last, cat rying with her every thing She
crul;l scrape togyaher, leaving him wholly destitute,
and with only one penny in his pocket.- Her in.
gratitude, he said, had cut hiniAo the heart, and
had :affeetesi him more than all the hardships he .
bad undergone on: ship.buard in his life. He
therefore prayed his. Worship would overhaul "iris
faithless-mistress arid The taylor, that he might get
some of his property bark- again. The case. stands
-over fur a further investigation. • '
Friday a very singnlar occurrence took place
in St. Paul's Church. yard, which might 'haVo been
attended with very serious, mischief :—About' four
o'clock in the afternoon, a man left his horse and
cart unattended at the upper end of the Church.
yard ; tire horse soon after took fright, and ran moss
furiously dOwn the foot-path, on- the North side,
leading to LudgateAill. The passengers seeing it
Was in vain to try to stop the animal, endeavoured
to get oat of the way. A (Gentleman's chariot
escaped being dashed to pieces by the dciterity Of
the driver, who backed:So quickly, as just .to make
room, for the cart to pass. On arriving at the posts,
oearly opposite the Church gate, which are _placed
there for the purpOae of preventing carriages pas's_
ing, it was expeded the horse would haVe been
*topped, ,hut- to. the surprize of every
,body, the
strong animal dragged• the cart over - the posts,
without pulling them down, taking away at the
same tiMe (me of the iron gates belonging to the
Chapter.hattae, which happened to be open at.the
time. He then pursued his route as farieusly as
ever, till coming alongside of ,a hackney:Coach,
standing at Mt.-JOHNSON, the Bookseller's, door,
the wheel ofthe cart came in contaa with one of
thosc.of tire Coach,. and threw both cart and horse
over on the foot-path. -The horse was thus stopped;
some •lives, no doubt, were saved in conse.
(pence.