THE NATION . A LOAD or Lovt.—A few days ago a pair of candidates for Hymen's favour were making the best of their way to the Col legiate Church, Manchester, in order to get the bands of matri mony rivetted on them and had reached the middle of Deans gate, when the Oid Church clock chimed three quarters past eleven. The Bride began to tremble in apprehension of disap pointment—she urged her lover to make haste. Alas ! he was born to have many ups and downs iu the world—and his lame ness prohibited expedition ; at one pace only, could he move even on so spurring an occasion. The canonical moments were waning apace—and the bridal party moved too slowly for the impatience of Love, sshich inspirLd the lusty bride with a sin gular resolution—determined to complete the promised joy, she took up her husband elect on her back, and with lengthened strides reached the altar with her 10:41 of love, before the iron hearted hell forbid the banns. She had carri ed her load—and she carried her point. Wednesday morning, as Mr. John Nicols, bricklayer of Hoddesdon, Herts, was ridig with a man in a cart laden with materials, between Hoddesdon and Hertford, the wheel ran against a post by the road side which they had not perceived, and they were both thrown out, and Mr. Nicols was killed on the spot. He was a man much respected, and has left nine children to lamdint his untimely death.—The main escaped unhurt. A violent thunder storm occurred in the neighbourhood of Norwich, Saturday se'nnigbt; during which a ball of fire fell Mrs. upon the barn of , Rackham, at Buxton, which entirely consumed the same and the principal part of her tenant's crop ; the barn was insured, but not the crop. Ten large pigs were also killed, belonging to Mr. Drake, of Meyton Hall, but the boy who was driving them providentially escaped. Two sheep %vete also killed upon Mr Rackham's farm, at Hevingbam. Last week Mr. SaMuel Clark, of Worlingham, Suffolk, en gagcd for a bet of 101. to kih and bag 47 shots out of 50. He killed the first 48, missed the 49th. killed the 50th, and conti nued shooting until he killed the ten following, making 60 shots with the loss of only one bird. Friday, the tOth ult. during a storm of thunder and lightning' as Mr. Hugh Hughes, farmer, was returning from Caernarvon on hot seback, with his daughter mounted behind him, holding him round the waist, she and the horse were struck dead with the lightning. while Mr. Hughes himself received no injury. MURDIR AND ROBBERY.—On Wednesday evening, about seven o'clo,k, as Mr. Wylde, a farmer, of Sundridge-place, was rettaning from Croydon fair, in a horse and chaise, accompa nied by his son and grandson, th y were stopped near the top of Westerharn-hill, by a single footpad, who demanded their mo ney. Mr. Wylde replied, "My friend, you are too late, as I have paid all my money away, in the purchase of some oxen at the lair." The robber presented a pistol at the time be stopped them. Mr. Wylde, however, gave him all the money be had at the time, which was only a few shillings ; with which the vil lain seems d much dissatisfied. He insisted upon having more from tht.m, and said he was sure it was not all they had got. 'I he villain keeping hit pistol presented at Mr. Wylde's head, Mr. W. turned it from his head with his whip; but while he was doing this, the robber, without any threat or notice, imme diately discharged it, and the contents lodged in Mr. W.'s breast and head, and c-used instant death. He expired in his son ' s arms without a groan. There were seven slugs in the pistol, two of them lodged in his head, and five in his side and breast. Mr. W.'s son is about the age of 19, and his grandson 11 years. .—The murderer appeared to be of a dark complexion, Hat vi sage, a large mouth, about five feet seven or tight inches high ; dressed in a short dirty looking smock frock, and light-colour ed breeches, nearly new half-boots, about thirty years of age, and had the appearance 'of a farmer's servant, and, we are cot ;exiled to say, escaped. A deserter from the German Artillery, named Teal, shot bimselfon Monday se'nnight,at Hailsham,Susiex; he was on his way under an escort to isexhill. A Coroner's Jury returned a verdict of Felo de se. Thirty-seven of the convicts escaped front on board one of the hulks stationed off Woolwich last week, by cutting a hole through the bottom when a-ground. Near twenty of them have been retaken. Tuesday, 22d of this Month, will be drawn, the smallest State Lottery ever known. The Capital Prizes are more varioui.— Tickets and Shares are several Pounds cheaper than for many years past, 3 Prizes of 15,0001. 3 of 5,000, 3 of 2,000, 6 et 1,000, 12 of 500, and up wards of 2,700 of 100, 50, 25, and 20, —all to be drawn Tuesday, tlio of October. In the late October Lottery, upwards ut 19000 Tickets were sold; in the present there are only 13,500'rickets, and from the universally approved Scheme, and great Demand, it is likely all use Tickets mad Wares will be sold befit the Drawing. WOOL TRADE. We extract the following from the supplement to Lord Sheit. field's Report of the 27th of July last, at Lewes, on the pre sent state of the Wool Trade : it is dated September 12. " Persons concerned in the import of foreign wools say, that notwithstanding the importation in the half year ending sth of July last, has been 3,140,6761 b. scarcely a bag has been received which 4101, three years ago, have been esteemed of prime quality, and but comparatively a small quantity of superior second-a. A gentleman who has just returned from Spain, whi ther he went last autumn, for the purpose of inspecting the flocks and contracting for the fleeces, says, that if the country were immediately relieved from t he destructive warfare in which it is at present planted, many years must elapse before the flocks would recover their former state of perfection. There is now scarcely a pure flock in the country, and from the impossibility of obtaining the usual succession of pasture, and other causes the fleeces are generally' very much deteriorat e d in quality. He accounts for the importation of wool this year by the fact, that it has been composed chiefly of the inferior wools which Spain was accustomed to retain for the consump tion of her uvyti manufactures, very few of which have been able to continue at work. 64 The sheep's wool imported into Great Britain on an ave rage of four years, ending the sth of January, 1811, was 7,865,5671 b. and the quantity imported in the half year ending the sth of July, 1811, was 8,140,6;61b5. of which 9,147,6961b5. was from Spain and Gibraltar, and 872,6811b5. from Portugal. " The quantity of wool disposed of by auction at the annual sale in Ireland on the 24th and 25th. of July last, exceeded the sale of the preceding year, by 1.305 fleeces, and has increased since the first institution in 1806, from 100 to 5249 fleeces. The late speculations' and derangements in trade do not seem to have affected the wool trade of Ireland,. nor has It suffered . by the combinations or practices of jobbers. " The Farming Society of Ireland reports, that the introduce Lion of the Merino breed into that country has exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the manufacturers, and promises amply to repay the . expenses of the import of Spanish sheep. " The intelligence of our breeders will soon, by crossing, bring these sheep to such form as we deem more perfect, and it seems proved that the wool of the Spanish, crossed on Ityeland and South Down, is Cully equal to the old breed of Span]. if the constitution of the sheep that first arrived from that country does not completely resist our climate, their descendants bred in England will acquire sufficient hardiness, and even by degrees be brought to bear the fold, if it should be required, as well as our own sheep ; and the closeness of the wool, and the crt.st of a waxy matter which peculiarly belongs to thy breed, ought to preserve them better from the inclemency of the weather than the slighter fleeces of the English fine-wooled sheep. The foot-rot to which the Spanish sheep seem liable, aught be avoided by attention and care." BOXING. TUE BATTLE BETWEBN CRIB AND MOLINEXIX. The battle between the formidable champion Crib, and the powerful Molineaux, which has for some time past been the first and only consideration amongst the sporting world, took place on Saturday at Thisseltun Gap, in the county of Rutland, eight miles from Grantham, bordering on thrle other counties. A 25-feet stage was erected in a stubble ground, without the slightest interruption, and before twelve o'clock several thou sands of persons had collected, one-fourth or which were No bility and Gentry from the surrounding country. Not a bed could be had within twenty miles of the seat of action on Friday night. Captain Barclay, by a science of training peculiar t.b himself, had reduced Crib from upwards of 16 stone to his present weight, by Scots living, but ire had still kept his stamina. pure. Molineux ban not to boast of patrician patronage, and consequently his training was left chiefly to himfell ; and, although he has conducted himself steadily, yet the want of that of that sort of countenance, which gives men confidence, suL jected him often to despondency not favourable to training. From this circumstance alone may be attributed the immense odds, which were 3 to 1 oh Crib, and 6to 4 about the first knock down. The combatants mounted the stage at twelve o'clock,'and at 18 minutes past (having viewed each other with significant glances), they prepared for combat. Gulley and Joe Ward seconded Crib, and Riennian and Bill Gibbons se conded Molineux. THE SET-TO. Round 1. Sparring for one minute. ivheti 7 Crib made play, right and left. The right-handed hI , Jw told slightly on the body at the Moor, who returned slightly on the head. A rally tol lowed, in which three blows were exchanged, when the Black 6Q7 6...= se