The Devonshire Freeholder...
The Times, 1824-07-28T00:00:00

I'he DevonshireFreeholder of Saturday has the following paragraph.-" We understand that orders have been received frorm tihe Admiralty to the Commanderjin-Chief at this port, to enter without discrimination every man that may offer, whether seaman or landsmant; such is the immediate want of men. The 0cean has not yet left the harbour." WI"e are happy to learn that the exDort trade from this port is at present in a state of activity. Tte Excise-ofJicers, during the l:st two weeks, have been rnore busily employed than usual in superintending packing returies. The exports are chiefly to Buenos Ayres, Gibraltar, and the DMediterranean. Three or four vessels are at present loading for the latter quarters at the Broomielaw.-Glas- gore Courier'. In an old number of the LSondon AMagfoazine, for Septem- ber, 1785, is the following article, under the head of " Domestic Occurrence :"-' September 4.-On Thursday a considerable wager, on a circumstance as novel as extraordinary, was determined between two ge3tlemen in the city; the bet was in proortion of five to three, that 3,000 persons on foot, on horseback, and in carriages of every description, did not pass and repass Ludgate.hill between the hours of two and three that afternoon. Six tellers were appoint- ed, and on casting up the numbers, the odds had clearly lost, it ap- pearing that 3,755 persons had gone over the above-mentiored spot within the time given." As this bet took place nearly forty years ago, it would be a curious subject of another bet at this pcriod, when the population of London, its commerce, and consequently its foot- passengers, hackney-conc es, sta_ges, carts, t arriges, and vehicles of every description, have in the interval increased to such a prodigi- ous extent. The decision of such a wager as this day would be a- subject of considerable interest, as well as curiosity. On Tuesday, the 6th instant, Mr. Smith, a cattle-dealer from the neighbourbood of AMoffat, who had been atStagnhaw Btnk, called at Longtown, on his way home, and bought a horse, which he humanely but incautiously ofFered a man to ride on, whom he fell in with when he vw bargaining for it, and who told Mr. Smith that he was travelling the same road. They proceeded on theirjour- ney till they caune to Chapelknow, on the Scotch border, where it appears the cattle-dealer had some business to transact, which de- tainedl him late. They set off, however, at last, and rode about a eouple of miles farther, when his companion suddenly sprung at the drover, and knocked him off his horse; but before the thief had dismoanted and could attack him again, theotherhad goton hie legs and thrown Lis podaketbook, containing 5001., over the hedge,; and wvell for him that he did so, as he was completely mastered im the ggle which ensued, and robbed of the few shillinas or loose silver hle ad in his pocket. As it was quite daik, ir. Smith durat not quit the place, lest he should not be able to find it cut again, or lJet someone should stumble on and keep his pocket-bsok; he wa:r therefore obl;ged to stay where he was till dLy-iight, although much hurt and bruised. After securing his pocket-book in the morning,he returned back to the public-hlouse at Chapelknow, ud gave the alarm, when a pursuit af'ter the thief was immediately set on foot, but hitherto in vain, notwithstanding that the rascal (an Irishman) was well knowr in that part of the country as a notorious chbracter; but of this circumstance lSir. Smith was of coutse completely igno- rant until he learnedit to his cost-CaridskPanrio Some alarming accidents happen&J in Derry and neigh. bourhood within the Lant few days, in consequence of dogs being per_ nitted to run at large. A young gentlemanthere was everelY bit- ten by one, as was also tbe child of a labourer which wa edb lacerated irn the tfce, and much disfigured. 'Ve have bear -. other child that was bitten, but cannot say the extent of thz?Es- chief. At New-buildings. a dog, which had discovered strong symp- toms of hydrophobia, having bitten several dogs sad pigs, rushed furiously upon ,Mr. John Conyngham, a respectable farmer there, and cut him in two parts of the face; the same dog bitConyrgham'& nephew in the thumb. In both instances the flesh was cut away, andt a caustic retned applied, So that we hope a caastrophe above all others afflictive wil be escaped-Belfast Chroniclk. Abolut four o'clock on Monday aftemoon, as a coal-porter was unloading a waggon of coals at the cornerof SouthanTPtOD-build- ings, Chancery-lane, his foot slipping he fell to the ground, and burst a blood-vessel in the calf of is leg. M?edi-al aid was immediately procured from the shop of a chYmist, in Hiolborn, but not until be had lost buCae an immense quantily of blood, that had it not been for timely relief, he must inevitably have bled to death. A humane gentleman of the name.of Pugh,residing at No. 10, Kin's-road, Bedford-row, who was passing by at the moment chatitably defrayed every expense incurred by the scctdevt. an&t made the poor fellow; a handsome present. At Surinam, the eguanina, a species of lizard wbich lives upon flowers and the blossoms of trees, is eaten in fricassees and ift pies. it i3 said tO be very delicate food, and greatly resembling turtle. Its eggs are also delicious. 10 CUREa aTfE BITEor OF VsYIPE:R.A piece of soft sponge should be iommediatelv applied to the wound, then freely apply olive oil to the part a{Fected. Should the bite be in either of the limbs, which is generaily the case, I bandage abould be fastened round the limb with a moderate degee of tightness, between the in. jured part and the-body, and kept on until the pei6onous symptomls ate, or medicai advice procured. Mthen the acci ent hap. 'pens to anadult peronr,give Four orfive grins ofcamnphor, aDdimte- diately after it a tesspoonfil of spirit of hartshorn in a wine-glass of cold water* the hartshorn and water to be repeated at intervals of tdf anhour, as long as the, dangerous symptena coBtinue; but as they subside, the medicne may be discoatinued. One grin of camphor masy be ivent to chlEdren fron four or five to ten year of age, and ten or twelve drops of spirit of bartshorn in half a wine- glass of vatSer, to be given at interv4s as belore dizetedi-.Mric Adviser.-