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London, England, 1829-04-23 00:00:00

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mitted to take his trial at the same Assizes, for a
inst., Wm. Vaughn, the elder, William Vaught, the
younger, James Vaughn, George Ackbuist, and
Thomas Taylor, were apprehended and brought be-
fore the same worthy Magistrate, for a most violent
assault on William Foreman, the warrener of the
Earl a AbergaVenriy, and a young man named Card.
It appears that the complainant arid his companion
were returning home on Good Friday, about ten in
the evening, when the above fire men waylaid the
warrener, and attacked him in the most violent
manner, The warrener is a very courageous
and after fighting for half an hour, the whole five men
were vanquished and cried for mercy. It appeared
in evidence, that this assault arose from an old
grudge, the warrener having detected the Vaughns
as poachers. The warrener was dreadfully bruised
about the face. The worthy Magistrate committed
them to the MeAsioos to answer the assault, but gave
them 21 hours to find bail; he at the same time
observed, that although the warrener had been ex.
tremely ill used, he should not object if the parties
'chose to compromise; and he said this, because he
thought the prisoners had been properly punished
by the extraordinary courage of the warrener and
his companion. We understand the matter was
afterwards compromised by their signing a written
apology and paying the expences, which they thank-
fully accepted. Great praise is therefore due to the
warrener for his forbearance. We mention this
case, as we think from one feature in it, it deserves
to be universally known. The warrener had with him
a double barrelled gun, which he laid on the ground,
being determined not to use it, although he had at
one time four men on him at once, he was resolved
not to resort to his gun, and his reason was, that
"it was not fighting like an Englishman." A gen-
tleman present at the examination asked the war-
rener in a serious tone, " whether-he was of opi-
nion the saying was true, that one Englishman could
beat three Frenchmen ?" The warrener with equal
gravity replied, that " he was sure of it, if they
were not monstrous big fellows." The warrener
is a middle sized, but strong built man.—Brighton.
Gazette.

ON DESTROYING RATS AND OTHER

VERMIN.

(From the Glasgow Farmer's Register.)

Surely the general obligation, of taking all
feasable methods to destroy those vermin which
which prey upon corn, was never so strongly in-
cumbent as at the present time ; and it is to be
hoped that their own interest, enhanced as it it,
by the present rise in prices, will urge your agri-
cultural readers to the most indefatigable exer-
tions. What does it cost this country in corn,
for the maintenance of that enormous stock of
rats and mice, which the too indolent sons of
agriculture suffer to range uncontrolled, and to
propagatr in myriads, as though they were animals
of the chase kept sacred for the necessary purpose
of diversion ? How many of this species of
game has the cultivator of a corn farm of three
hundred acres the honour to feed ? How many
pints of wheat per week will a fine full-grown
rat consume, including the waste ? Suppose a
rat consumes half a peck of wheat in a week,
which, at the present price of wheat, is fifteen-
pence, and that a man has only two score of them
quartered upon him, their board will stand
fifty shillings a week. I would advise your agri-
cultural readers, when they have nothing of
greater importance to take up their attention, to
make a few calculations on this subject ; and, if
any of them be desirous of ascertaining the
quantity of corn a rat will tat, let him take one
alive and make the experiment, allowing however
for confinement, since there can be no doubt
that these animals will consume much more at
their liberty. Ido not pretend to say but that
people employ rat-catchers, set traps, and lay
pastiles and poisons : so did their grandsires,
that is to say, when the vermin get to an in-
tolerable head, they draw them, thin them, and
cull them ; leaving a sufficient stock, about the
increase of which they feel perfectly indifferent
and at their ease, until the enemies return in
shoals, and awake them to fresh exertion. Are
there no measures which would go to the entire
extirpation of these vermin ? I have faith to be-
lieve there are ; it has been said faith will remove
mountains, but I should think persevering exer-
tions fully as well calculated to answer such and
every other end.
I shall now describe the method which I have
followed with success, at no rate a new one ; at
the same time it must be understood that I con-
fine myself to the farm steading or country house
solely, leaving town-warehouses and mills to pro-
fessed rat-catchers.

Every farm should be provided with a com-
petent number of ferrets, and of true vermin-
bred curs, such as are commonly kept by rat-
catchers and labourers. One hour or two should
be reserved weekly, for a general hunt, (in all
accessible and likely places,) when the beer can
or the whiskey bottle ought to pass about, so as
to make the business go down with cheerfulness,
and to keep the hunters mindful of it as a pleas-
ing task. The ferrets and dogs should be in the
care of him among 140 e servants either the best
skilled or most attached to the sport. The holes
and haunts of the vermin, in and around the
premises, are diligently to be sought out, the
master never failing to allow trifling premiums to
those who make discoveries therein. No respite
to be allowed to the delinquents, but a war of
extermination to be constantly carried on from
January to December. If by these- brisk mea-
sures you do not entirely destroy your rats, you
will not fail in time to drive the major part of
them to the steading of your next neighbour, by
which you will have the additional satisfaction of
doing him an unspeakable kindness, if he be an
indolent man.

In aid of these measures, others also may be
adopted, if necessary ; traps for instance ; but
these ought to be of the cage kind, and by no
means such as to endanger the cats, a most useful
species of domestics, fully entitled to our care
and kindness.

The Bishop of CARLISLE (the late respected
Dean of this Cathedral) is on a visit to the Rev. FREDE-
RICK BAILAY, in the Precincts.—Kentish Chronicle.

The estate of Sir P. POLE, the transfer of
which to his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON is now, we
hear, completed, immediately adjoins that of Strathfieldsa)e,
purchase,' for the Duke, by the Parliamentary Commis-
sioners, from the late Lord ItivElls. The Pole estates, as
well in soil as in situation, are far superior to the Strath-
fieldsaye property, and a magnificent piece of water forms
the boundary on one side. Ilcre, it is expected, the grand
National Mansion will be built. The purchase-mc,ney, we
have heard, was 250,000/. (not 260,000/.), and it is con-
sidered cheap.—Strathfieldsaye is about nine miles south of
Reading, and within a short distance of the ancient Roman
fortress of Segontium, now Silehester, where the Emperor
CoNsTArriNxwasinvested with the Imperial purple in 407.