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I. 4W E.PORT. N ti P~_ COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 22. MOTIONS. The Lonn CHANCELLOR stated, that as next Tues day was seal-day, he wished it to be understood that he s:lotild hear no motion of which notice bad not been previously given ; and, with reference to the extension of the seal, 4: should not allow, unless under parricu lar circumstances, a motion to be brought in of which notLe had not been given before the seal-day. BOWES V. STRATHMORE. His LORDSHIP made some observations upon this rase, but without giving judgment, which he deterred till to-morrow, when it was his intention to go at length through the evidence in this important case. His Lord ship remarked, that the Master of the Rolls had dis toissed the Peti ion (though without cosh) for want of j arisdiction ; but it might appear that the Court, under all ciicumvances, had a civil jurisdiction, by virtue of which the money obtained from the hands of the Court by the process stated in the bill might be directed to be teplaced iu . statu quo. ALLEN V. GWYNNE. . Mr. 11 EA LD was heard on behalf of the defendant, Thomas Gwynne, who possessed the estate through his father s John Gwynne. Mr. Heald recapitulated the facts, which shewed that no fraud was imputable to the devisee under the mill of David Allen. '[he object of the teststor was Writ so much to benefit John Gel rine, as to disappoint his on n family, of is hom be had so much reason to complain ; he therefore gave the estate in succession to Gwynne's brothers, in case the devisee should die before him. The plaintiff never bad any equity in the case, and had no remedy at law. Mr. Heald mentioned an instance of an attorney be coming the devisee of a client, in spite of refusal on his part; but %%hen the testator died, the magnanimous attorney called together the relatives of the deceased, and divided the estate amongst them to the last far thing. Such was the feeling of the Gentlemen of the county where the lawyer resided (the East Riding of I'mkshire, not a greet way from Beverley), that they gave him so much employment, that he speedily realized a larger fortune than he had given away.— This was nolrle conduct; but others were not to be Charged with fraud if they did not choose to imitate it. Dlr. littatmtsrese followed on the same side. 11 r. I I ART replied. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that this was a very important case. The trial of the action of eject ment had been cf no use, and it did not appear that an i-sue could now be properly sent to a Jury. His Lord ship proceeded to remark that there was some appear s nce of advantage taken of the elder Allen; but the transaction was so old, that it was unsafe for the Court to meddle with it, after the lapse of half a century. The stnalltst circumstance might make out the fraud, and a very small circumstance might turn the scale the Wier way. His Lordship thought that when the deed of c mrpromise was executed, David Allen and Gwynne Were intent upon the will. The Court could not say that an attorney cs.uld not take a devise or bequest of his client's estate, or provide that if he died the gift should go to his brothers, whom the testator did not know: He•tliought that Gwynne had acted indiscreetly in letting his clerk copy *the will from his own draught, ico locking up the or iginal in his closet, without giving Lis -client a copy. His Lordship considered that the Court had jurisdiction to say, that it the will.had been vitiated' by the finding of a Jury, the fine would not avail; but the true question was, whether the fine could be connected with the alleged fraud? The fine need nut have been levied on account of the Lady Mr. Gwynne was about to marry, had the will been good. It was necessary for the Court to go carefully throu'i,h the pleadings, and consider of all the circumstances found there. The case was not only important, but not very ea;y to decide. His Lordship then addressed a serious admonition to the Solicitors of the Court ; observing that nothing was more delicate than for an attorney or a barrister to appear as the absolute devisee or legatee in a client's will. He hoped they would lay this up seriously in their remembrance. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JULY 22. • DUNBAR AND OTHERS V. BALDER() AND OTHERS. Thi, cage came before his Honour upon exceptions to tie- Master's Report, and involved a question upon the emistr uction of a will under the following circumstances: The testator, Mr. Grey, a Gentleman who had realised a• fortune in the East Indies, bequeathed the sum of 00.0001. to the plaintiffs, as Trustees, to be' applied to the election of an Hospital at Elgin, in Scotland. He :also bequeathed the interest of 60001. to his sister, Mrs. Williamson, for her tie ; and 4001. gi to each of her children, who might be tying and unprovided for by Marriage at the time of her death :" the residue to be applied to the support of the intended Institution. After the will was proved, the 60001. were paid into Ccurthy the Trustees, and Mrs. Williamson continued to receive the interest during her life. Upon her death, a Petition was presented to the Court to declare who were entitled to the legacies of 4001. under the will of Mr. Grey. It was referred to the Master, and lie re /rated that Mrs. Williamson had left several daughters nd one son living ; of whom he considered the son, and one of the daughters, who was a widow, to be excluded, by the terms of the will, from any claim under it; the others, being unmarried daughters, were clearly entitled to 4001. each. To this report the son stied widow excepted ; and contended, by their Counsel (Messrs. Horne and Wyatt), that under the words children nnprovided for by marriage," they also were entitled to similar legacies ; for the son had not been married at all, and the widow's husband being dead at tne time of Mrs. Williamson's death, she, too, was then unmarried. Besides, she must be considered as unpro aided for, having only a trifling income of 901. a year. Messrs. SUGDEN and Rostima, on behalf of the ti ostees, argued that the testator had no intention of bequeathing legacies to any sister's children, except her daughters who were unmarried at the time of her death ;' for in another part of his will, after complaining of his sister's foolish marriage, which had obliged him to sup i,ort her family for twenty yeas, and remain ten years 1i oger than he intended in India, he said,. " I have left mall legacies to my sister's children, in order that they may not, in their turn, become the prey of unprincipled men." It was clear, therefore, from these words, that ne did not mean to include his sister's sons, as' they eould not become " the prey of unprincipled men." And with respect to the widow 'oeing unmarried at the time of her mother's death, it was decided in several ases reported in Vecey, that the word unmarried" meant " never having been married." - The Vtne-Citaxext.i.ott overruled the exception with respect to t , ie son, whom he consis4ereil the testator did not contemplate as iegatee I but his Honour allowed the exception' respecting the • , :d.w ; tor, although he agreed with the decisions in those casts .. eittd, yet to the rrescut case the widow was in that ' situatior (dltivneh r , st, p. rhapi, in 'an• equal degree with her le".!' experienced sisters) w hich he secnied to have in view—namely, in a situation to become by marriage the prey elan unprincipled man ; and she could not be said, from the trifling income she possessed. to be provided for. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JULY es. Joseph Nevil Eastwood, a Captain in • his Majesty's service, who had fought at the battle of Bunker's Hill, and who was now in his 72d year, came before the Court to obtain his discharae under the Insolvent Act,. l but was opposed by Mr. POLLOCK on behalf of a Mr. Charles Kinder. From the insolvent's examination and the opposing creditor's observations, it appeared that a few months since Mr. Kinder put a distress into the house of a Lady named Sanders, the widow of an Offi cer. She received a pension of 681. a-year from the War-office, and at the time the distress was pot into her house, was confined to her bed by illness. She went to the insolvent, who was her friend, and who, to extri cate her from her difficulties, represented himself to Mr. Kinder as holding the rank of a Captain in his Majesty's set vice, and that he received a considerable pension for his long services. Mr. Kinder was saisfied with those representations, and a.,:cepted his security on a prom's sory note for sixty pounds, and which the insolvent said he was capable of paying, but which was dishonoured. --It also appeared, that his income was greatly embar rassed with annuities, wi;11 warrants attorrey, pro- missory note,, and other securities, and he deda:ed to the C3urt that he could not give a satisfacto:y account of his net inc , me, as he left the entire management of his concerns to a Gentleman named Armstrong, arid to whom the annuities were granted. The insolvent also admitted, th it the greater part of the furniture which was in his house belonged to Mr. Armstrong ; and he declared that lie should not have given the promissory note to satisfy the distress, had not Mrs. Sanders fully assured him that it should have been paid out of her pension, which was then becoming due.— Mr. Cootie, who appeared as his advocate, examined him, when he stated that he fought in the memorable battle of Bunker's Hill, in 1775 ; that during his long service he had received several wounds, two of which were in his head, and which, at certain periods of the year, almost deprived him of reason. He al,o said his wife was in a most infirm state. Mr. POLLOCK said, his client, when he put the execu tion in Mrs. Sanders's !Imre, placed so much reliance upon the insolvent's as,ertions, that lie considered he was treating with a person in the most ailuent circum stances. He now had great reason to complain ; he immediately withdrew his execution when the insolvent offered his security, and now he could not recover a tarthing, whereas he should have received it all had he remained on the premises. Mr. COORS, in most pathetic language, implored the Court to take into its consideration the fact i f the insolvent having been led into an error. He had, in the time of distress, come forward to relieve the widcsv of a brother Officer, and to give her some temporary assist ance umtil she arose from the bed of sickness. He might in so doing have been too zealous in her behalf, but the Court were to remember that this might have been oc casioned by his frequent aberrations of mind in conse quence.ot his wounds and his advanced age. The Couassaid, that without taking into consideration any dis- - tinction of persons, it had a duty imposed upon it, however painful' that duty might be to perform. In this cue it had been clearly proved that the insolvent had contracted the debt without having any means of paying it ; and the sentence therefore was, that far, such offence be should be confined for six months within the walls of the priaou. ?SUMMER ASSIZL.S.: CHELMSFORD, JULY 21. James Mallet was indicted for stealing at Stanford Rivers, on the 25th of March, a horse, the property of Edward Rayner. It appeared in evidence, that on the night of the 25th of March, the prosecutor, a farmer of Ungar, had his stable and cart-lodge broken open, and robbed of a horse, a cart, and four sets of harnes3. Oh- the 27th, Hall, the officer of Union-hall police-office, ap prehended the prisoner at some stables in the Borough of Southwark ; and on searching his person found a key which opened the stable in which was the horse in question. The prisoner then directed the officer to another stable in the same neighbourhood, in which were found three other stolen horses, and a regular set of housebreaking implements. One of the witnes-es examined for the prosecution, proved that he was coming to London early on the morning of the 26th of March, and was overtaken by the prisoner and another man, riding in a cart. The prisoner offered to give him a lift, but he declined. He swore pcsitively as to the prisoner's identity. The prisoner declared his innocence, but called no witnesses. Tile Jury, under the Learned Judges directions, immediately found the prisoner Guilty. The LORD CurEr JUSTICE then proceFded to pass the awful sentence of • death upon this, and two other prisoners, named Walter Nwtn and James Moy, who had been con victed of a similar offence during the Assizes. His Lordship told the unhappy culprits, that the crime of horse-stealing had now be come so cilmmon in every part of the kingdom, that it became ab ' solutely necessary, for the protection of such property, that the dreadful sentence of the law should take its course. The prisoners were all deeply affected, and were with difficulty removed from the dock. LINCOLN, JULY 21. John Royte, aged 30, was found guilty of rubbing on the highway, J. Bellamy, and taking three El country bank-notes, and silver to the amount of £l.—Sentence of Death recorded. William Wright, aged 32, was capitally indicted for the wilful murder of his wife, at Great Grimsby, in this county. Robert Hill, a journeyman in the service of the pri soner, who is a hair-dresser,was sent by him, on the 2cl of May, to dress a Gentleman's hair at the White Hart. Witness went, but found nobody there. On his return, he remonstrated with the prisoner for having played him such a trick. Soon afterwards the prisoner took up a comb and a pair of scissors, and said he was going to cut a Gentleman's hair. He was at this time fresh —neither drunk nor sober. His wife Inged him not to go out. She was standing between him and the door. He stretched out his hand as if to put her aside; but without any g.eat violence. She struck the prisoner on the arm with a hammer. After receiving the push,. she sat down, and witness • perceived that she was bleeding. He said to the prisoner, " What have you done? You have killed your. wife." He replied, " 1 hope I have not hurt her ;" and then begged witness to go for a ductor." The blow appeared to have been given at the lower part of the woman's belly. .1 he scis sots were such as at e commonly used by hair-dressers. Ann 'Nlason was looking through the window of the prisoner's 11Juse, and saw the posh given by the pri soner to his v We, which she desctibed to the same affect as the last witness. Witness he:pe.i to place the deceased in a chair. Inc* 'prisoner , expresred great sorrow for !raving vile: • .teprirred sv • intoxicated. This happn; on'allignday, and the de ceasei died on the following Friday. E. Lamdon, a sore rUndthe decerea wounded in the lower exti'emity .of the abdomen. There was little blood then about the woun ', but it appeared that a profuse hemorrhage had taken place, which had been suddenly stopped. On opening the body, the wound was found to be about half an inch deep, and a quarter of an inch in width. The death of the woman was oc casioned by internal hemorrhage. Two witnesses swore that the prisoner was a man of weak intellects, and was frequently teased by the boys of the town. He was neither cruel nor violent, but when in liquor was perfectly insane. The Junns left it to the Jury to decide whether there was any evidence of malice aforethought against the prisoner ? The Jury found him Not Guilty. An indictment for manslaughter, which had been preferred against the prisoner, was withdrawn. James Ingram was capitally indicted for a violent assault on the person of Anne Clarke, the wife of William Clarke, of Sutterton,' in Lincoln,hire. The prosecutrix, a feeble, pile woman, of rather an interesting appearance, and about 30 wears of age, was put into the witness box. She appeared greatly distressed, and gave her evidence with much trepidation. The Court intimated that unless the case could be carried much further, the Jury could not convict. Counsel for the prosecution said, they had no other material evidence ; upon which the Jury found the prisoner Not Guilts. A mob of infaniors women, who were waiting outside the Court, brutally ill-treated the prosecutriv as she quitted it, and before she was rescued from their hands, her clothes were nelirly torn off, without any of the numerous officers of justice attempting to rescue her from such brutal violence. Joseph Walker was iniicted for stealing ten sheep, the property of Thom Is Sl a. r, a fat mer, in this county ; and John ilshion and ti illinns Andrews for receiving the same, knowing them• to have been stolen.—They were round Gully. Mr. Justice PARK ordered sentence of Death to be recorded against Walker, intimating to him at the same time, that although his life would be sp4red, he would be sent out of the country for his life. lie then sentenced the other two prisoners to transporta. tion for 11 years. THE MiUCES Bllttli-DAY, 1325. Mr. Mr. The Dumnitrs, JUL' 19. Mr. Mr. The anniversary of the nativity of King Robert Bruce, was celebrated as usual on Monday the 11th inst. under the walls of his ancient patrimonial castle of Lochmaben, by a numerous patty of Ladies and Gentlemen from the town and neig:tbourhood. At four o'clock, the com• pasty, about sixty in number, sat down to an excellent pic-nic dinner , in honour of the day. •The Honourable the Provost of the Burgh in the Chair; Lieut.-Colonel Carruthers, of Denbie, Croupier. The cloth being removed, the Chairman gave " His Majesty the King"—" the Duke of York and all the, members of the Royal Family." He then craved a bumper, and begged to call the attention of the com pany to the toast immediately connected with the ob ject of the meeting—" The immortal memory cf King Robert Bruce," which was drank with that deep feeling which it must ever produce in the bosoms of all who cherish the remembrance of the mighty of the earth, who have not passed away without leaving a bequest behind them, to benefit all sticceeding generations! ig The . glorious memory of Sir William Wallace, the spotless Knight of Ellerslie"—" the illustrious Captains and Warriors of the Bruce"—" The ancient and pa triotic Houses of Douglas, Johnston, Maxwell," &c. &c. in Dhmfripsiliire, who so eminently contributed to effect the independence of this country, were then given from the •Chaii-. The Croupier,—" The -Most Noble the Marquis of Queensberry, Lord Lieutenant of the Colinty." The Chair—" Sir William [lope and William U. K. Douglas, Esq. our wOrthy•Representatives in Parliament." Mr. Henderson Somerville—ln proposing the " Health of Mr. Hope Johnstone, expressed a wish that the company might soon have to rejoice in the restoration of that Gentleman ro the ancient honours of his Noble House"—(Great applause). Captain Broun—" Gave the memory of the late Mr. Stewart, of Hillside, a Gentleman who always took a warm interest in the celebration of this day, and whose generous exertions in promoting the prosperity of the county, are equally known and appreciated." Major Gordon-Proposed the" health of Mr. Murray, the Lord of the Manor, a Gentleman nniversaUy respected and esteemed"— (Applause). - - Mr. MIL BROUl4—Rose et to propose a toast, which never yet was unacceptable to free men, and which on the present occasion, and following, as it did, the ho nours with which we have just crowned the goblets sa cred to the memory and patriotic renown of those men whom this day should never pass by without calling to remembrance—came with all the force of an emphatic appropt iation. It is the cause for which the Bruce and his brotherhood in arms fought and bled--t The cause of Li berty.' That hallowed cause for which the truly great and good, in all generations, lived and died, transmitting to posterity as 4 the friends of freedom and of men-names that have survived the ruins of Empires, and that will outlive the gilded infamy of even the proudest sub jugator that ever enslaved his race. Upon this spot, sacred to liberty by so many associations ! the nar rowed principles of party spirit should find no utterance; and sure am I, that I should do violence to the enlight ened and liberal views of every one present, were I to confine our sentiments within the limits of any political opinion —(Applause)—here, at least, unchallenged, we may cherish and avow an unfeigned love of that ge neral cause—so native to the generous feelings of every Scottish bosom—so congenial indeed to the honest prin ciples of every man, that whilst we this day witness its achievements in the prosperity and happiness which sur rounds us, and glory in its triumph, we cannot deny our selves the ennobling wish, that its extension may be: over every land and under every clime; that wherever there is a heart to aspire after it—that there it may have , free course to the mighty energies that slumber in every bosom, to assert and maintain inviolate those rights and privileges, civil and religious, which ate the natural and unalienable birth-right of man."—" .The cause of •fiberty over the world"—" the British Constitution, the admiration and glory of the world"—" the Land of Cakes and Brother Scots"—" the Chieftains and Clans and Colonel Carruthers"—" the health of Mr. Douglas of Lockerbie"—" the gallant Captain Hugh Clapper ton" —" the Atmy and Navy" and many other national and appropriate toasts were given in the course of the evening. Meanwhile the music, which had during dinner breathed fa vourite national anthems, gives way to a merry mood—the tables are forsaken—dancing commences, and 0 The voice of gladness sounds elate By turret, Like, and stream !" Nothing could exceed. the beauty of the evening —one party seated at tea—another dancing' below the ruins of the ancient Castle— the splendour and elegance of the Scene, and the recollections of the day, gave all that harmony and elevation of spirit which =never accompany them, and it was only when the shades of night de scendFd, that the party left the sacred ground," where Bruce's tur rets crumbling fall, the -monument of ages passed away." " Let the remembrance of the Brnce's fame, And all his glory every breast inspire: To emulate the first of Alhyrt's name, • To glow with patriot zeal-.-witli freedom's ardent fire. And meet" may that Idling high grew tame, Which took its rise front that Sire: 13: t mat: our porthern land thiong,h ages be, hat it haa c yet' INcot—air !ut th-elnee aefirce An • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHELTENHA RACES—Jots 21. A Sweepstakes of 15 snvs. each; colts, fist. 71b. and fillies, 84t. 31h . untried stallions or mares alloWed 31b. but only one illowance T. Y. C. Mt. West's b. c. by Smolensk°, . 1 Mr. Hervey's ch. f. Larissa 2 Mr. Griffith's b. c. by Sir Harry . . - 3 Mr. Pryse's ch. e. by Anticipation, . 4 7to *apt the winner—. 3 to I apt Mr. Pryse's—and 6t04 no the field. West's colt took the lead, kept it, and won easy by a length. The winner Is in the Derby of next year, and will very likely become a favourite. A Sweepstakes of 15 sovs.each. 20 added, for horses that have bzen regularly hunted with any celebrated pack of fox-hounds in Eng land, five yrs, l Ist. 61b. six and aged. 12st.—.Heats two miles.— Mares and geldings allowed 31b.—The winner to be sold tor 150, &c. &c. Mr. T. Gwyntie's Plover, 5 yrs . . 1 3 2 1 Mr. Bally names Clifton, 6 yrs . . 2 2 1 bolted Mr. Brown's b. m. by ustard, S yrs . . 1 0 bolted Before starting, 6 to 4 and 2 to 1 on Plover aro the field. After Ist heat, 4 to I on Plover; after 2d heat. even betting; ar.d after 3d heat, high odds apt Plover. They went at all paces, from a walk to a trot, a canter, and a gallop. A Maiden Plate of SOL for horses that never won 501. at any one time; 3 yrs, Est. 71b. 4 yrs, 6st. 91b. .5 yrs, 9st. 21h. 6 yrs and aged, 9st. 61b. mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 1501. &c. Heats Two Miles. • Mr. Bartley's Congeon, 3 yrs . • 1 1 Major O. Gore's Hollyhock, aged . . . '2 '2 At starting, 5 to 4 on Congeon, and 6 to 4 after the first heat. Both these heats were closely and truly run, each horse taking alternate leads, and making two capital heats. NOTTINGHAM RACES—(Secoms DAY), JULY 20. The Gold Cup. Two miles and a half. Sir T. Stanley's General Mina, 5 yrs, est. 10th. - 1 Mr. Foljamb names Susan, 3 yrs, 6st. 51b. 2. Mr. Houldsworth's b. f. Miss Maltby, 4 yrs, 7st. 121 b. 3 Mr. elytton's br. h. Comte d'Artois, .5 yrs, est. 10th. 4 Admiral Sotheron names Miss Forrester, 4 yrs, ist. I 21b. 5 A fine rite, and won by h alf a nerk. A Sweepstakes of 2:44. each, for horses not thorcugh-bred, was walked over for by Lord ltaucliffr s Theodric. A Sweepstakes of 25gs. each, 15 ft. for two yrs old ; colts, Set. :AI). fillies, Ilbt. T.Y.C. Afytton's b. f. Louisa 1 lhiuldsworth's b. c. Tommy Long Legs 2 County Members' Plate of £6O, for three yrs old. Heat., one mile and a spat ter. The second horse tss receive £lO. Platel's ch. e. Conviction 1 1 Yates's Madame Poki 2 3 5 4 4 Mr. Charlton's ch. 1. by Williamson's Ditto Mr. Twainley's ch. f. by Blucher • Mr. liouldsworth's Maid of Mans fi eld 5 A fine race, the first heat was won by half a head, the second only by a length. BECC LES R A CES—Je LT 19. OP 11 \ "~ '•:.~ . I a ~ The Cup Stakes of 80 um. and 20 added. Heats two miles and a distance. Colonel Wilson's b. c. by Interpreter. 4 yrs. Bst. 41b. Hon. Captain Rous's b. f. Rigmarole, 3 yrs. Gat. 111 b. Mr. Wilson's b. in. Isabella, b yrs. est. 91b. 1 IL 2 2 3 dr. 4 dr. Mr. Neale's b. c. Humbug, 4 yrs. 13sr. 41b. . Two capital heatsi The Gentlemen's Purse of £5O, for all ages. Two miles and a half. Mr. Wilson's Isabella, 5 yrs. Bst. I llb. . I 1 Mr. Pedgrift's b. g. Young Tristram, 5 yrs. Bst. I I lb fl dr. Mr. Ntale's Humbug, Bst. 91b. fell lame. W MN !SBA T. The 'town Purse of £5O for all ages. Heats, Two miles and a half. Hon. Capt. ltous's Rigmarole . 1 1 . . Mr. Neal's Ilumbug • -. . ,Match, 50 sov.—Two miles. Mr. Pedgrift's b. g. Young Tristram, list. . . Mr. Pierson's Young Sorcerer,l i st. . 2 At Marlow Races, on Wednesday and Thursday last, the fol. lowing Purses and Sweepstakes were run for :—The Members Purse, won by Mr. King's Queen of Diamonds; the Town Pur.t. by Maid of the Mill ; the Plate, by Countryman; the Stemtrds, Purse s by Little Bob; Handicap Sweepstakes, by nelcy's Vise Ward; Handicap Stakes for Beaten Ponies, by May Fly. 2 dr. 1 1 SPARRING. The muster was very strong yesterday, at the Fives' Court, for the benefit of Harry Holt. The great attraction was the fighting mun last engaged, and the sparring being only common place we have no occasion to record it. Ward was there, and he set-to as a finale with Holt, with whom he did as he liked. Previous to the set-to, Tom Jones, the Commissary of the Stage, placed a belt round his loins, and swore he was worthy the Championship o f England. Waal sparred with the belt upon him, and by his time :y exertions be seemed to feel that he had the belt on. Ou the token of regard being presented to Ward, he said, " It shall cause any man some work to take it from me." Cannon was at the Court also, and he did not exhibit those scars which those who saw the battle expected. liolt went borne with more bustle than he could have expected. The Prize Belt is edged with tiger Alt, and con sisted of the colours of Ward and Cannon (blue and crimson), the one above the other. The middle is confined by a large steel clasp, on the front of which is an embossed shield, bearing the following inscription :- 4 This belt was presented to James Ward at the Fives Court, St. Martin's-street, Leicester-square, on the 22d of July, 1825, in memory of his conquest of Thomas Cannon at Slank field Park, Warwickshire, on the 19th of July, in the same year, which battle, at the time of presentation, entitles him to the high and distinguished appellation of • Thy British Champion.' " Cannon declared that he should very much wish to fight Ward again ; but his blunt taas..toid out, having lost sf too by his own de feat. He appeared exceedingly depressed in spirits, and the more especially, as be said be feared he had lost the favour of his backer. He had,however, done his best—man could do no more; and he must submit tohis fate. If two men fought, one must lose, and it had fallen to his lot to be the loser this time. Ward stated, that on weighing after the fight on Tuesday, his weight was but 12st. 21b. Cannon acknowledged to 12st. 81b. but it should be recollected he is ten years elder than Ward, and youth and freshness upon such a day was sure to have the pull. All who saw the battle, however, must acknowledge that there was not much to spare on Ward's side. WHITSTABLE REGATTA. Tuesday last was appointed for the Second Regatta at Whims. Me. At eleven o'clock the sports began. The scene was enchant ing, and after a well-contested and skilful struggle for the victory, the following vessels were declared entitled to the Prizes: Ist Class—The Providence . Capt. Bell . . 26 tons. . The Neptune . Crewington 42 The Prosperous . Bell . . 37 2d Class--The Mary . . Kemp . 15 The Alert . . Nicholls . 15 The Vigilant . Foreman . 13 3d Class—The Delight • --- Waters . 12 The Endeavour . --- Gann . . 12 The Sprightly . --- Reeve . . 12 Two Rowing Matches followed—one in three-oared galleys, the other in boats with a pair. The former was won by Green Linnet, the latter by the Hope. The beach presented a very animated ap peanuice, hundreds of well-dressed females graced the scene, while the spacious Bay was covered with sailing vessels, whose decks were crowded *ids anxious spectators. ROWING MATCH. Yesterday, a new Prize Wherry, given by the Members of the Shark Cutter Club, was rowed for by. seven pair of sculls. The match was between the following picked watermen4— Names. Colours. Plying Places. C. Westwood . . Orange • • Whiteh4ll 3. Castles . . Green • . Wategleo Bridge J. Farlow • . Blue . . Whitehall . P. Walker • . Scarlet • . Lambeth Becket • . Yellow . . Ilungerford G. Maynard . Pink . . Lambeth • G. joins • . Purple • Ihmkside The men were to start from Westnonster Bridge, and ptill with the tide through the centre arch of Putney Bridge. The weather being delightful, the lovers of river sior: n ad: a good must( r.— At half-past five o'clock the men stared, ar d running with the tide in-shore, on the Westminster sde, found themselves close ' together; some contusion ensued, but getting clear; they darted along Millbank.—Westwood took the lead some distance; atVaux hall, Jones went first through the Bridge; • followed by Maynard and Castles. The race then became admit: Isle ; and, after a most arduous and active contest, the prize wes g. Lied by Geo...ge May. nard, of Lambeth. He was bellowed by JUlltf, Westwood, aid Castles. A field of oats, the property of J. C. LANGMCAP risq, was cut 'on nolsorosigh Down last week.