Star. — London, England, 1824-04-27 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCIL-a-TIIIS DAY. THE KING J. THE INHABITANTS 01St. MART-LA-BONNE. This was an indictment against the above Parish for not kceoing in repair a road leading along the north out side boundary of the Regent's Park. The road is on Crown land, and has been formed at the expense of the Crown, of gravel alone. For the defence, it was contended that the road ought to have had other mate rials, and that it having never been properly made, the parish were not bound to repair it. Several surveyors spoke of the road as having never been properly made. --Verdict for the defendants. Sittings appointed to be held in Middlesex and London, before the Right Honourable fiir CHARLES ABBOTT, Knight, Lord Chief justice of the Court of King's Bench, in and after Easter Term, 1624 : 111 ILTZDT. ' LONDON. Tuesday • Monday • • Friday • • . . May ll 17 28 APTIR Wednesday Wednesday Saturday . . May 12 • 19 • • . 29 Tuesday . . June 1 I Wednesday . . June Sit at half-past twelve o'clock on the 11th, 12th, 17th, and 19th of May ; and at half-past nine on the other days. WHITSIDES V. WESTON. Mr. BROUGHAM said, this was an action brought to recover the sum of 1401. paid for a horse, warranted sound, but which did not answer the warranty. Mr. SCARLET? contended, that the animal was per fectly sound at the time of sale, but wasznaterially in jured in the feet and Limed by the hard riding of the plaintiff. The horse had been driven a long journey at the rate of nine miles an hour, and from undergoing hardship of this description the animal was injured.— Verdict for the defendant. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, APRIL 26. The. Court sat to hear unopposed cases, and those against whom opposition was entered were ordered to be adjourned until the 3d of May; as will also the op posed cases of this day, until the 4th proximo. John Holland Goddard, a fashionably-dressed young Th an, whose case was heard on the 3d ult. came up for judgment, his service of notices being complete. On the original hearing the insolvent was opposed on behalf of Mr. Charles Fores. Mr. Commissioner H. FIRM, in pronouncing judg. ment, adverted to the previously adduced, aii, observed, that, when the insavent was first before the Court, they expressed their marked disapprobation of the insolvent's conduct. It was quite manifest that he had obtained goods of Mr. Forts to a considerable amount, by reason of false pretensions, and which goods would not have been delivered, but for the representa tints then made, for which there was not a shadow of pretext, as the insolvent well knew that he was unable 1 to complete the contract he entered into. The adjudi cation of the Court, therefore, was, that he should not ' Le discharged out of custody, or receive any benefit or 1 protection under the Act, until he should have been in custody for eight calendar mouths from the date of his I petition, and confined within the walls of the prison for :iaudulently contracting a debt with Mr. Fores, at whose suit he was remanded. SHERIFF'S COURT, KENT, APRIL 26. CRAFrEIt v. WEBSTER.—This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, for a libel on his 1 character. The defendant having suffered judgment to go e by default, a Jury was yesterday summoned to the Green Man Tavern, Blackheath, to assess the damages. 1 Mr. CHARLES PHILLIPS appeared for the plaintiff. 1 The defendant conducted his case in person.—The Jury 1 having been sworn, Mr. PHILLIPS said, that he appeared before them on the part of the plaintiff, to appeal on his behalf for such damages as they thought he ought to receive for a gross, scandalous, and malignant libel, published against him by the defendant. For between forty and fifty years the plaintiff had been employed in the service of his Majesty—he had retired from that service, but not without that honourable reward which, in this country, awaited the old age of those who have devoted their youth to the service of that country. Mr. Crafter had rendered to the Government no unimportant advantages —he had, when he entered the service, found that the mode by which troops were removed from the county of Kent to that of Essex, was exceedingly expensive; and he suggested a plan, which, unlike most such plans, had practicability to recommend it, for the removal in question, that tended much to diminish the expense to Government. His suggestion was adopted, and to him self was assigned the task of executing it. It was the former custom to employ a number of boats: this cus tom was modified tinder Mr. Crafter's regulation, and a small sloop was engaged, and the boats merely em ploed to convey the troops to and from this sloop. By an agreement into which Mr. Crafter entered with the OrLinaece, lie engaged at the rate of 1 4s. 6d. a day, to furnish the sloop, to keep her in repair, and to pro vide her with all the necessary equipments. The boats belonged to the Ordnance, and they were to be repaired at the expense of Government. The defendant, Mt. Webster, who was a shopkeeper at Greenwich, had for melly been employed under Mr. Crafter ; he had there to: e an opportunity of witnessing, almost daily, the con duct of Mr. Crafter. In the course of that period during which the defendant served under bins, he had occasion , try frequently to apply for Ordnance Stores which the other craft required; for, as he (Mr. Phillips) had before observed, Mr. Crafter was to supply his own sloop with pitch, tar, ropes, and all other matters neces sary to purposes of navigation. He had stated that Webster held a situation under Crafter, and it was ten years since he left that situation. He begged of the Jury to recollect that circumstance. Its materiality would soon appear obvious to them. Mr. Crafter, though a most respectable, was not a wealthy man, and it. wuuld not surprise the Jury to hear, that a female, a near relation of his, set up a shop in the same street where Webster had already been engaged in business, and until that shop was opened the defendant cautiously abstained from uttering even the most distant hint pre judicial to the plaintiff's character. This, however, was not to be endured, and he, who had preserved a more than Pythagorean silence, W ith regard to the alleged delinquencies of Mr. Crafter, was seized with a sudden fit of honesty, and determined at last, if they were to believe him, upon Crafter's ruin, and the preservation of the country. He in the first instance forwarded a copy of his. charges to Sir G. Hosts. The charges were examined by Sir George, and upon that investigation, he found so much extraneous matter mixed up with what might certainly justify, if true, the severest pro ceedings against the plaintiff by the Ordnance, that he requested the defendant to state some specific act of misconduct in Crafter, and it should be strictly investi gated; that as far as he could determine upon the ge neral cLargeb made by the defendant against Crafter, they were altogether without even the shadow of justi -scAtion. The Jury will easily suppose that the deci sion of Sir George was not received with favour by Mr. Webster. It was the decision of an honourable and an impartial man, and of course not very suitable to the spirit in which it was solicited. Webster declared that he could not condescend to go int() acts of individual misconduct. That his charges must be investigated as they were preferred by him, or not investigated at all, and that if Sir George hesitated, there was still a higher tribunal to which he could appeal. The result was, that Sir George Hoste returned the papers of Mr. Webster. Nothing abashed by the decision of Sir George Hoste, Mr. Webster was, in this instance, as good as his word, and he took special care to send the following document to his Grace the Duke of Wellington :- 44 I stated to Sir George Hoste that I had been treated very ill by William Crafter, and his father (the plaintiff in this action); that they had no right to treat me so, for I had saved William Crafter, jun. pounds, and that his father had publicly suffered his vessel to be furnished with rope out of the Ordnance Store, paint, oil, turpen tine, pitch, tar, nails, &c. when at the same time the vessel was hired for 145.6 d a day, and he was to find her in these things. I do not allude to any of the rope, &c. left on board for the use of the Ordnance craft. The above embezzlements were made, to my knowledge, from 1807, until August SI, 1814. At these intermediate times, between the two respective dates, when anything might be wanted for the vessel, the aforesaid, as to what I have stated, has occurred under my own immediate knowledge. But if the Honourable Board should think proper to make an inquiry, I flatter myself that other embezzlements will be found to have occurred in a most disgraceful and flag rant manner, and th at I s h a ll prove by witnes s es th at the plaintiff has been guilty of embezzlement." The Duke, naturally enough, inquired into the cir cumstances of this extraordinary accusation, with that vigilance which never fails that high personage where the public interests are concerned. He found, how ever, as Sir George Hoste had previously ascertained, that the charge was without foundation—that it was false and malicious. The Duke of Wellington's deci sion, one might suppose, would satisfy even Mr. Web ster; but no, he had still another appeal. One could fancy this honest man, this disinterested and persevering patiiot exclaiming, upon the rejection of his charges by the Duke of Wellington— " Fir'd that the Duke rejects them—ecleath, I'll print them ;" and so he did, and placed them in the window of his shop, in one of the most public places of Greenwich ; not, indeed, the same charges, but a declaration to the following effect: " Gross and scandalous conduct in the Ordnance. The Ordnance refuse justice, and connive at acts of fraud and embezzlement." This publication did not escape the notice of his Grace the Duke of Wellington. He had investigated the charges made by this malignant man, through the most pitiful motives—he had pronounced upon them his deliberate opinion, and he still saw that the charges were continued, and in such a way as to reflect general discredit upon that department over which the Duke presided. Therefore, high 'and exalted as he was, though such a scandalous libel could not approach his reputation, yet, anxious for the character of the hum blest individual connected with his department, the Duke of Wellington desired Mr. Crafter to bring his action against the defendant, Webster, for this libel, that he would thus enable Webster to try the truth of his charges; and his Grace added, most properly, that unless Crafter proceeded at once with his action, he should no longer continue in the Ordnance. Gentle men, said Mr. Phillips, there can be no doubt that the Duke of Wellington, when he desired the plaintiff to take this proceeding, anticipated his complete acquittal from the charges preferred against him; but I do riot think his Grace could have anticipated the course which the defendant has thought it expedient to pursue.— He has allowed this unfortunate man to commence his action, to incur further expenses, to which his means are most inadequate—by continuing the action, and when the time came for putting his justification on the record, he allows judgment to go by default, thus de claring that he has without excuse, and we shall hear with what extenuation when he comas to address you, slandered the plaintiff so grossly and so malignantly.— The offence imputed to the plaintiff is one which must have, if true, dismissed him from the service with dis grace, if it did not consign him to end his days in a country of felons, far from his home, and children, and friends. I have said that this libel was without excuse —that it clearly originated in private malice, and had no other object than the ruin of the plaintiff's reputation. What excuse you are to hear from the defendant to-day it is not for me to anticipate. He may advert to his poverty. Gentlemen, before a man makes a charge involving the ruin of another, he should be sufficiently guarded to know that poverty is no excuse for misrepresentation. The law on this subject says, he that has not a purse to pay, has a person to suffer, and you will recollect that the ob ject of this man was to reduce the plaintiff to destitution. However, I am told, that he has publicly declared, it matters not to him how this case may terminate; that he sold off all his property immediately after the com mencement of this action, and is resolved upon paying the plaintiff by the Insolvent Debtors' Act. This is the plaintiff's case. I have stated it without comment, and certainly without aggravation. It needs them not. It is a libel upon an old man who is not defenceless, for his honest character is his shield against the calumny. You will give him such damages as you consider him entitled to receive for an attempt made, at the decline of life, to deprive him of that character without which life would lose its, for him, few remaining gratifications. Sir George Hoste said he commanded the Royal En gineers, at Greenwich. The plaintiff had now a pension ; he was apparently more than seventy years of age. I know, said Sir George, Webster, the defendant ; I had some communication with him on the subject of this libel. The communication was at first verbally, but I requested that the charges he had to make against the plaintiff might be committed to paper, and accordingly on the next day Webster delivered them to me ; they were substantially similar to those which I received sub sequently from the Duke of Wellington, but there was much extraneous matter connected with them. The charges, as far as they were specific, I investigated, but I requested him to sti ike out the extraneous matter, and this he refused to do. As far as I investigated the charges I do not believe they had, in fact, the slightest foundation. In consequence of his refusing to cut away what I deemed redundant matter, I returned his papers to him, and some days afterwards I received them back again with the Duke of Wellington's note accompanying them. I know the shop of the defendant; I saw the placard alluding to the refusal of the Ordnance to grant investigation, in the defendant's window. -The paper which hir.Pumuirs read in his statement was produced. Sir tieorge continued—l read that paper; any ouc might read it; I told the defendant I had read it, and that it csnild not be pasted over by the Ordnance. He replied, " that's what I want." I re ceived a letter Irons the Duke of Wellington, desiring that this action Should be commenced by the plaintiff, otherwise he was not to continue in the service. A note from the Duke of Wellington, to the above effect, was produced by wituesss, and read to the Jury. Witness continued—l must say, from all I have heard of Mr. Crafter, he bears the highest possible character. The defendant declined putting any question to Sir George. The libel liras then read, and Mr. Pnittres said he would now close the plaintiff's case. The defendant proceeded—Mr. Sheriff and Gentlemen of the Jury—As lam placed in the situation of a defendant, unable, from poverty, to engage the services of a Counsel, or even of an Attorney, I hope you will extend to me still more indulgence than is always granted to a defendant pleading his own cause. I can assure you, Gentlemen of the Jury, notwithstanding all that has been said to day by the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff, I was not actuated in this proceeding by malice prepense—for I disclaim all idea of per sonal hostility to the plaintiff. On the 2tith of April, 1315, I wrote the libel, as it has been termed. lat first complained of the ap propritition of the ordnance stores by the plaintiff. I made this complaint to Sir George Iloste, zs he has told you, verbally ; and at his request, in an unlucky hour, I was induced to commit it to writing. But the charges were true, as lam prepared to-day with witnesses to prove. I shall shtw you— Mr. Puntees--I thought this little artifice would be attempted. I object to this, as not evidence in this case. Even in the Court of King's Bench, evidence of this kind could not be received, unless a justification was entered on the record ; but here, where, by the very nature af the proceeding, the libel is adositted,and we are merely convened to assess the damages, I sulsmit, Mr. Sheriff, that such a cours should not fir a monie:•t be permitted The SHERIPP-.—lt is clearly irregular; and I advise the defendant for his own sake not to continue this line of argument. If you (to the defendant' have any witnesses to sbew that the general rep4t:i tion of the plaintiff was dishonest, you can produce them ; but even on that point you cannot exercise too great caution.— The defend ant continued: Then I have only to advert to my inability to pay damages ; and to complain of this action having been brought. against me at a time when the plaintiff well knew I was insolvent, and of course unable to contend with him at law. lam at this moment in insolvent circumstances,with a wife and seven children, who must come to the workhouse if damages to any amount are given against me. I hope, therefore, Mr. Sheruf, and you, Gen tkmen of the Jury, will take these circumstances into your consi deration, and deal mercifully with rue, for which mercy I shall ever feel grateful. The Under Sheriff was proceeding to sum up the evidence— The Defendant—Won't you hear my witnes,e4, G.:nth-nit ? The Jury and the Sheriff exprea‘cd their perfect willinvess. The first was called, and knew nothing except " as to that there piece of rope." Mr. Phillips—Oh, lam not surprised you should recollect the rope—(A laugh)—but we must not hear anything of that now. I believe Crafter was strict? Too strict, I thought.— Mr. Phillips—Where's your next witness? A quondam Custom-house officer appeared ; he said he knew nothing good of the plaintiff. By Mr. Phillips--What are you, Sir? Witness—What am I ? Mr. Phillips—Yes. What are you ? Witness—l don't think that a fair question. Mr. PHILLIPS—I think, to an honest man, it would appear a very fair question, but you don't like it. Were you ever in the employ ment of the Custom-house? Witness—Oh, you've got hold of that story, about the cask of sugar. _ _ Mr. Pllll.l.ll'S—Just so; 1 believe you are not in the service of the Customhouse now? Witness—No. Pitn.rirs—l know they were wrong in suspecting you, but I believe they dismissed you'?? Witness—They did. tlr. Plitctirs said it was scarcely necessary, but his client wished him to call two officers now in the room, one of whom had lung known him, and could speak to his chat acter. Colonel Landon, of the Engineers, had known the plaintiff for two years; he bore a very high character. General Grabbetc was also well acquainted with the plaintiff. He had been for five years under his command. He thought him a very honest man, utterly incapable of committing the acts of misconduct attributed to him in the libel. The Simmer, in summing up the evidence, observed, that how ever unnecessary the evidence for the defence might render it, the Learned Counsel had done well in calling the two last witnesses. It was satisfactoryto know, that the plaintiff's character had not suffered from a libel which there w. - .s not even an attempt to justify or to ex cuse. The poverty of the defendant was, as it had been stated by the plaintiff's Counsel, no excuse, for if poverty formed an excuse for libel, the reputation of no man in the community was safe. At the same time the Jury would give damages temperately and mode rately, and not such as would have the effect of immuring this man, for his life, within a prison. The Jury retired for about a quarter of an hour, and returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, c'2OO. SADLEICS BALLOON: MANCHESTER, APRIL 24. Yesterday, Mr. Sadler ascended in his balloon, from I the yard of the old Woollen in Salford. About halt-past four o'clock, the balloon being nearly filled, Mt. Sadler began to prepare for attaching the car to it. He then got into the car, accompanied by R. H. Peel, Esq. an Officer of the 3d Dragoon Guards ; and two Rags, a grappling-iron and rope, and a quan tity of ballast having been deposited therein, the bal loon was partially released fs)r the purpose of trying' whether it would ascend ; but it was found to be too heavily loaded. A quantity of ballast was then thrown out, and another experiment was made; but still the balloon would not ascend. A third and fourth experi ment were equally unsuccessful, and Mr. Sadler found, to his great mottification, and no less to the disappoint ment of his intended companion, that the balloon was not sufficiently buoyant to carry them both. Mr. Peel was therefore compelled to relinquish his seat. The balloon was finally released at seven minutes past five o'clock, and bounded at once into the air in the finest style imaginable, clearing all the buildings without difficulty, and ascending with great swiftness. As the wind was fresh, its progress through the air was extremely rapid, and in something less than two minutes and a half after it left the earth, it passed into a cloud, and disappeared. THE DESCENT.—Mr. Sadler arrived at the Star Inn, in this town, last night, a little before eleven o'clock. It ap pears that as soon after the ascent of the balloon as he could make an observation with regard to his course, he found that he was going in the direction of Liver pool. After he had proceeded, as he . thought, about halt-way to Liver pool, the balloon still rapidly ascending, he entered another current of air, which carried him with great velocity to the south-east. Ile was then, as he judged, from the distended state of the balloon, about two miles high ; but his barometer having been handed out of the car when it was lightened, with the view of enabling it to carry Mr. Peel, and not having been re turned, he was unable to determine his elevation with accuracy. From the time of first entering the clouds, he was constantly enveloped by them, and was exposed to a continued shower of snow, which completely drenched him. Under these circumstances, he thought it expedient to descend as quicklir as possible; he thet e fore opened the valve, and cl:scended with great r api dity. When he came near the earth, which was in the neighbourhood of Monk's Heath, near Knutsford, he threw out his grappling it on, which caught on the stump of a tree, and he succeeded nt ..;.::tting oat of the bal loon, and securing it ; but in doing so he received a blow either from the gr.: iyling-iron or the tree, hich he af.erwards discovered had inflicted a severe wound lon the back of the head. Ile wa exactly thirty minutes. the celebrated Author of The Memoirs of GoL.riic, the Sorrows of Werter, wikt.2tt by himself, irhlcii have lately been published, excite conbid;:r4ble interest. The tra , .slat'ir jastly observes, that his narrative, which has all the air of a Romance, possesses all the truth of History. It will, indeed, be futiad that his juvenile feelings and early attachments are painted in an ani mated and masterly style—that the characters of his family and friends are finely drawn—and that all the scenes of his youth—all his literary enterprizes—iu short, all the transactions in which he was engaged, are described with a picturr ,lue effect, which readers Ithe story unusually ititervstinz. •: , SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, APRIL ‘2B. This being settling-clay after Newmarket Craven :Meeting a great . many sporting characters of every degree attended the Rooms; paying and receiving commenced at the opening of the slow, and terminated most amicably. It will be noticed that various have been the alterations in the odds on the Derby and Oaks since the betting-day preceding last week's sport, as prognosticated by us in our last. There was a great deal of business done on the Deny, Oaks, and Newmarket Stakes, and but little on the Doncaster St. Leger, at the following odds: =REY. 6} to 1 agst Jesse 7 to 1 agst Osmond 7 to 1 agst Grenadier 8 to 1 agst Reformer 6 to 1 agst Ridicule 17 to 1 agst Skiff 18 ttyl agst Elephant 9.0 to 1 agst any other. KS. 9 to 4 agst Rebecca 6 to 1 agst Blucher filly 6} to 1 agst Viscountess; 9 to 1 agst Angelica 10 to 1 apt Lord Derby's Elly 10 to 1 agst Darossa 15 to 1 agst any other 5 to 2 agst Jegte WIEWMARI sto agst Ridicule to 1 «gat Rebecca I S t to to 1 a lle g s st t Akisidora iss 16 to 1 agst Canteen 20 to 1 agst Diadem IT STAKES. 6 to 1 agst Cydnas 10 to 1 agst any other ST. L a. 20 to 1 agst Rosanne 25 to I agst Money ?dusk t'.s to 1 agst any other CURRAGII MEETING, 1824. TUESDAY, APRIL 20. King's Plate of 100gf. 'for 4-yr-old mares, carrying Bst. 71b. each. Four miles. Colonel Armstrong's Zoe 1 Mr. Kirwan's Harder Mr. gninlan's sister to Narcissus Four others started, but were not placed. Madrid Stakes of X 2.5 each, for two-year-olds. Two-year-tad Course. 'fen Subscribers. Mr. Drowses c. Sligo, Sst. 21b. - 1 Mr. Blake's Bunch c. bt. ilb. Mr. Dodoes Pegasus, 7st. 81b. Four others not placed. WIMNICSIVAY. Wellington Stakes of £3O h. fr. Three-yr-old Course. 11.1 Subs. Marquis of Sligo's Skeleton, ',r. 10Ib. - - I Mr. Kirwan's ilohenlohe, 7st. 101 b. - - 2 Air. Hunter's Roller, 9st. - - 3 Mr. Irwin's Petunth, 7st. 151 b. - - 4 The Hambledon Ilont Races were celebrated this year with un usual spirit, the Gentlemtn of the Hunt having handsomely con- Whored towards the three Sweepstakes, which were well con tested, and attracted much more company than had ever before been witnessed on the Down. Amongst the numerous fashionable equipages were noticed the following : H. P. Delme, J. Ede, R. Heysham, and Millbank, Esqrs. with four in hand; the High Sheriff, (W. Long, Esq.) neat turn out, with four, and postillions; in elegant open carriages—Mrs. Alorant, Mrs. Poore, Mrs. Meere, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Ratte, &c. &c. Sir H. Tichborne, Mrs. Shard, Miss Shard, Admiral Hamilton, R. Norris, Esq. T. Butler, Be+ Colonel Blake, J. Guiton, Esq. Captain Georges, J. Sibley, F. Morgan, W. Lynn, Esq. &c. The remarkable fineness of the day added to the beauty of the Course, gave universal satisfaction; and there is no doubt that the successful exertions of this year will en sure a repetition ; better sport cannot be expected. The ball and supper at the George Inn, Hambledon, were fully attended by all the genteel families in the neighbourhood, consisting of about 120 persons. The supper was excellent. Waltzes and quadrilles were kept up till nearly five o'clock. The first race for the Trial Stakes of seio each, with £2O added, was won by Gossoon beating five others. This was a most interesting race ; within 100 yards of the post, the four first were abreast. Swindon being the favourite at starting, even betting against the field. The winner was run well in by the Waterloo Filly. Mr. Smith's Gossuon, 5 yrs old - - - 1 Mr. Shard's Waterloo Filly, 2 yrs old - - - 2 Duke of Richmond's Swindon, aged - - - I Mr. Morant's Roulette, 3 yn old - - - 4 Mr. Gauntlett's Coa, 2 yrs old - . - I Mr. Jarman's Margaret Bruce, 3 yrs old The next race decided was for the Farmers' Cup, the gift of Mr. Shard, which was much admired, being surmounted by a fox on the top, &c. won by Mr. Legg's b. g. beating three others ; but if proved thorough-bred within a given time, to go to the second horse. Mr. Legg's b. g. - - - - - 1 1 Mr. Saint's Ploughboy - - - - 2 2 Mr. Goldsmith's Sprightly - - - - 3 3 IMr. Clark's Teddy the Grinder - - . 4dr ___ __ . _ _ __ _ . _ _ _ The Hunters' Simkes of £5 each, with £25 added for horses not thorough-bred, next followed, which also excited the liveliest inte rest, as Bagatelle was a stranger from the other side of the county; before starring he was backed highly to win by those who knew Mm, and three to one after the first heat was readily accepted by those who knew Cockatoo, which horse won the two following heats very cleverly ; Sinbad's rider lost a stirrup the first heat, conse quently was distanced. Mr. Nunes' Bagatelle, aged Mr. R. Morant's Cockatoo, aged Captain Price's b. f. Mr. Ewbank's b. m. Captain Collyer's Sinbad - dis. Lastly wai run the Thorough Bred Stakes, £5 each, with £25 given. A good race between Swindon and Sir William; both de pending on their condition, went oil' at score, ran every inch of it, and were both . beat before tht y reached the post. Five were en tered, only two started. Blandford fail lame in coming. Duke of Richmond's Swindon Mr. Doughty's Sir William -1 2 2 -2 1 1 - 3 3 dr - 4 & 1 1 2 2 Mr. Shard's Hounds finished the season by meeting at Berry Lodge, the seat of T. Butler, Esq. Hambledon, the day after the races, when they shortly found a good fox, but the scent being in different, gave it up. ARCHERY. Friday, the ilopetoun Prize was shot for in Hope Park, Edin burgh, by the King's Rody Guard, the Royal Company of Archers, and won by James Tod, Fsq. W.S. The day was fine, and a nuns ber of genteel spectators were on the ground. MATCH TO GO FOOT FORTY-FIVE MILES IN NINE HOURS. The Leicestershire Pedestrian started yesterday morning, at four o'clock, to perform the above task, and to walk the first two miles. The ground chosen was two miles of turf and road over part of Banstead Downs, on the Brighton road, for one hundred sovereigns, and the man was backed to win at .5 to 4. He won with much ease, and had five minutes tif spare. /30XERS. Li a paragraph which runs through the Dublin papers of Thurs day, it is stated, that Langan came from Fagland in order raise money to enable him to make good the stake for the ensuing fight with Spring. Torn Cannon, the. Windsor champion, was present at the fight on Tuesday last. He is an uncommonly fine-made athletic ntan, of nearly six feet in height, and perhaps thirteen stone weight. At the conclusion of the first fight, Josh Hudson, eager to be doing busi ness, went up to Cannon, and challenged him. Five pounds a-side were deposited immediately. Gipsy Cocper is by no means satisfied with the result of his late contest with Reid. and has announced publicly his determination of having another shy at the Chelsea artist. P. Im:rm.—Some of the public prints have, by mistake, /aid out poor Inglis; but so far from being dead, the feather-bed maker is fast recovering from the effects of his late contest. Ned Stockn - lan says he can be backed against any man in England of his weight, fur IDOL or he will accommodate Barney Aaron for SOL RICH UPHOLSTERY SILKS, &c. COOPER anti. SoN, Upholders, No. 93, Bishomate -street Within, ri;pectfully solicit the attention of the Nobilty and Gentry to the sup,rb and elegant manufacture of Silk Damasks, Tabourets, &c. which, in consequence of the raved Duty on Silk, they are row enabled to offer on terms so comparatively moderate as must estandsh this magnificent description of Furniture tor Drawing.rooms, Boudcirs, ::;aloons, &c. in preference to the inferior articles hitherto in use. Fami:ies who prefer the rich ...ad beautiful style of the Al. ient Gothic, will find sante handsome spe cimens in that particular order; and as C. and Son a•e the real manufacturers of the articles sold in their Ware-rooms, and employ none but first-rate .workmen, they are enabled, for splendour, taste, and soadity, to compete with :my estahligunent is the metropolis, and (they with confidence affirm) at prices decidedly advantageous. The papering and decorative st)le of work continued as usual. Ap. praisements made, and Funerals furnished, with the greatest atten tion to economy. —Ladies and G_•ntlenteu desirous of avoiding the bustle of the City, will hml an easy and pleasant access to Bishops gate•street, by taking the route of the New Road and Citrroitd, throu4it Fimbury-square.-93, Bishopgate-street • mt 4>~ ~+~r ~_: ~. 0 \ • L