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SPORTING TYTELLICEYCE. The well-known horse Young Woodpecker, bre . ! by the Earl of Eiremont, dtetta tew days ago, at Jerveaux Abbey. He was' .3 years of age, and combated the blood of Herod and Eclipse. ti BE I [INS, AucusT 18, 1817. DONCAsTbAI ST. LROKR• Taken— 3 to t agA Mr. Watt's e. by Whitelock. aken— to I age Duke of Hamilton's R.:sties'. • • $ to 1 agst Sir'!'. Stanley's Wirral!. Id to I azst Lord Milton's Statitbro's 13 to 1 apt lirather to Raphael. Is to I apt Carnation. 14 to 1 agst Mr. Prirsea Ehor. 13 to 20 to I agst any other. Firly-two horses are entered for the 25 GUIVN Suits. NEWMARKZI 3r. LL UL... 5410 1 asst Indus. 7 to I asst Azor. • 72:-.et —7 to 1 apt the Student. FATAL PUG 11.15744. !n consequence ot a ioNg grudge between Wililun Davies, a ling butcher o• Bath, and Samuel White, a chairman to the General Hospital, they had agreed to light at Lansdown Fair, 3 tt.'erday sentiight. Davies niet White in a booth, and chat hived ion out. The latter wished to delay the tattle till the T3'ol was over, on which Dawes gave him a tremendous blow on the side ot his brad. Befog thus provoked, White haazened to the usual spot tor pitched battles; when a fut inns contest took place, which lasted about 40 minutes, and ended in White's fa. vow . . He rode down the hill iu tolerably good plight, but in the course of the wed severely !tit the effeet of the blows he had re. ct iveti, aril died th.• next morning. the Mayer, in his capacity n: Coroner fur the City of Bali, held an blue I on the hardy of White, and a:trr a minute examination ot ad the circumstances, Witeh ;as . ,d nearly five hours, the Jury returned a verdict of--• Mansl-ughter. Davies has abscondrol, but warrants have been argued for his apprehension. GR.- ND SAILING-MATCH. Yesterday, the Subscription Silver Cup given by the Gentlemen of the Funny Clots, was sailed for by the followieg six Gentlemen's pleasure•boats : Names. Tans. Names. Tuns. Swift 5I 4 Atalanta 7 2 Ludlow 4 5 Camilla 7 3 Sphere 4 6 Waterloo 7 Abuul ten minutes past five, at a given sigma, they started from Blackfriais-bridge with the tide, hut with rather an unfavourable bide wind, which caused them frequently to veer from shore to shore. The concourse of spectators W 45 immense on each side of the river and on the bridges, and the river was very much crowded with pleasure and other beats. At starting the Camilla took the lead, and between the other five the contest was pretty equal. They pro ceeded as far as a boat moored oft Wandsworth Mea dnw, and back to the goal, which was a boat moored off Cumberland Gardens . . The Camilla kept the lead as far as Wandsworth, being closely pursued by the Waterloo. On their return the wind proved ex 'ninety favourable, and the Waterloo shot a-head of the Camilla, and kept the lead the remainder of the distance, the other baits being left a considerable distance behind. The Silver Cup was afterwards presented to the victor in Cumberland Gardens. ISL.E OF WIGHT. The Selling-Match in 4. Regatta was so well contested, that, thctigh the ve,sels are supposed to have gone twenty-two miles, U. four head-most came to within three minutes of each other. CAMBERWELL FAIR.—The mutual revels of Cam terw•ell ct mmenced yesterday upon the Green. It was well attended iu the morning by ladies and ju venile visitors, who made purchases of a variety pt tasteful articles, to which fashion had affixed the, name of if ilfingtes, Waterloo, and Cobourg. Tree old; Itinerants. RIUMARDWN, youtig SAUNDERS. and Gni', GEL, with a large Menagerie, form the principal at tractions of the Fair. A shower of rain cast a damp won the ardour of the aftestsoon parties. ' JUVENILE PRESENCE or MIN/L—A few nights since a fire occurred at an On in Leicester, occasioned by the negligence of the ostler. When the fire broke out, two boys, who were going to Worcester to school, ►ere asleep in a room up three pair of stairs ; when alarmed, they attempted to escape by the stairs, belt these were an fire! A, this dreadful moment the eldest, about elev. n years of age, proposed to his corn• pinion to escape by the window ; they immediately threw their hc.aes out of the window, dragged the bed stead weave!, it, and tying the blankets, sheets, and counterpanes together, fastened them to the bed-post, and descended without injury I The ostler perished in the flames. Mansion House.—Trial Nathan, who was some days ago' accused of detrauding his niece, a dumb girl, of a large sum of Burney, appeared yesterday upon tt e second investigat on of the skaanstances of this case. Ihe dumb girl appeared incJosolable. Ile again rested the niant:er In wh . rti she had been deprived at her aumey—again described the conduct of tricot, - and his :mu. sauces that the property confided to his honour, wit; se, !tred in the Funds, and although her language was that of the eyes and hands, and could scarcely be intelligible, except in the repression shivery pcoiperons or very afil!cting circunistantes, the universal sentiment was that abet bad been a sufferer, such as she had de clared herself to he. She could read in the countenances ot all atom her, that there was wanting the testimony el some one who was present at the time of the transac ion between her and her uncle, and the inadequacy of the evidence struck her with such force, that she burst into tear., and skewed symptoms of the deepest sorrow, by nrsing up her hands and eyes as if to esti dawn the evidence of Heaven to her destitute condition. hi LORD MATO& asked whether there was any other witness In prove that he complainant had been in the possession of a large sent of matey, and that any deal.ng of the nature described had been in her contemplatiun before she made the complaint ? Several persons of decent appearance presented themselves, d stated that report had given her the character of being wealthy, -bat she was hiciustrium, and remarkable foe the IfW "silty o her life, and that she was as incapable of acing falsely, of analog a Ishebood. The Loan Manta observed, that he was fearful of the ineM• c.cy of all he had seers et beard, to bring home the guilt iss the silo& of the Jury. Mr. A Lucy appeared as Counsel for the defendant, sad upon tie subject of the evidence; stated it to be his opinion, that suf ficient evident* had not been brought forward to lush yan appeal to ijury.—The matter, after much discussion was, by the advice a Mr Axhavogreed by all ponies to be referred to the arbitra- Ulm of the High Priest, to whom they accordingly repaired. Bow-sr It CaT.--Yesterday morning ilishop the Onion arrived ix town With a man Whim custody, lately employed as porter IN :he house et Messrs. James•and Co. haberdashers, in Pall-mall, ferried' the house of Dyde and Scribe, charged with robbing than of notes and bills to the amount of Li SO, with which be had been entrusted to take to their bankers. He - purchased 178 velars at a shop in Corolla', which caused a strong suspicion that he was gone off to America. Bishop went alter him to /iris lal,where he traced bon out, and found that be had taken Ms place Qv hoard the Columbia Anomie-an ship, wbkh was shortly to sail. Ihe Officer apprehended him in bed on Saturday morning, with a lenice who had totmerly lived as a servent with Messrs. James and Co. in Pall mall. On the Other searching the clothes and kfgage at the man he found the greatest van of the stolen pro- Ptrty. It turned out that the !ciliate had travciledwith him front to Bristol, where they were regtdarly married —reattr ;ht.y were ezanained before I. E. Conant, Esq. and were , , Committed 6.1' further examination. Illwahsoitooon al antv.—Yerertlay John Dist, a yotrh, Is 7 , ar* ry age, was charged with ravishing Jane Newport, .e child *ht.,, years old, the daughter of his master, a boot 41 shoe r. Ihe pri.oner also stood charged wait embezzle . money, eta Itoperty of his master.—file was remanded, -LAW INIELLIGENa. COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST 111. The LORD CHANCRLLOR, Oil taking his test, in Court, intimated that he had ordered that the Ac countant General's Office be kept open for two or tyres days further, to receive any money that may be ordered to be paid into Court ; and that to•morrow he would dispose of all motions for plying money into Court. RING V. cowaN. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this case. Witham Elliott had by hii last will kit £5O each to William, George, Charles, and Judith Ring, and appointed William and Richard Cowen his en-, MOM. _ln the will, which was curiously and sin gularly expressed, it was provided that the residue of the testator's personal estate should be applied to the maintenance and education of Charles Ring; but if Charles died before the age of 2L, it should be equally divided among the others. Charles lived, and the question arose to whom the residue belonged? Had Charles died before 21, there could be no doubt that it belonged to his brothers and sister. But it belonged to Charles himself only by implication. That im plication was not so strong as could be desired ; but st.ll it occasioned in his Lordship's mind a doubt in . Charles's favour so strong as to order the money, £323 :,;s. to be paid into Court, subject to the tutuie decision of the case. It was ordered to be paid into Court on or before the first day of next Term. A MANIAC. During the hearing of a bankrupt petition in the forenoon, the business of the Court was interrupted by the violent conduct of a young man apparently insane, who has been regularly there for the last ten days, and till Saturday last conducted himself with the greatest decorum. He had allowed his beard to grow to an unusual length, and though quiet. yet gave every reason to believe he was out of his mind. On Saturday he took his seat among the Counsel, immediately opposite the LORD CIIANCELLoR. As he was continually grinning and laughing in the Court, the LORD CHAVCa.LOR gave orders that the Officers of the Court should not permit him tu oe cispy that 'place again, and accordingly on his this s4y attempting to do it, his Lordship's tipstaff (Mr. Blotto) prevented him, and in the most humane manner suggested to him the impropriety of his con duct. The maniac, however. persisted, and raising a large stick which he held in his hand, attempted to strike Mr. 'Bakes, who then very properly seized him, and was taking him 'out of Court, when the maniac appealed to his Lordship for protection against what he considered an invasion of his rights. His Lord ship took no notice of what was said, and the young man was turned out of Court, into which he repeat• edly endeavoured again to colts, but was effectually prevented. He threatened he should go instantly to Brighton, and inform his Royal Highness the Rs- GENT of such conduct, and he would go, though he should walk all the way bare-footed. He soon lorced his way into the Vice• Chancellor's Court, and for-1 malty complained of the indignity he had been' treated with by the Lotto CUANclu.ou's officers. The Vicz-Citaticezt.on said nothing, and then the young man, brandishing his stick, said that by tn.morrow the Coaxcettzott should know, by an order from the PRIM& REGENT, with what respect lie should treat tho Solicitors of the Court. MOblblaUXHEdititiL. &tau& . blYsTlllMoUll MURDER. . Jana isarry, alias liarrir, stood capitally indicted for the willut murder of Elisabeth his wile, on the 30th of March last, in the parish of lliztone, in the county of Monmouth ; and the nolictrnent chargh the murder to have been committed in three ways : first, by striking her on the temple with a .arge stone: secondly, by thrusting a cap into her throat ; and, lastly, by throwing her into a certain pit, and cover ing her over with earth, thereby producing suffoca tion. The prisoner, who is an athle:ic m in, 45 years of age, on being arraigned by Mr. Tomas, the clerk of the indictment, pleaded Not Liuilte. Margaret Goff deposed, that she lives at Buck holt, about SW yards from the prisoner's house; she remembered the deceased ever since she was a child. In the summer of the last year the pristiuer came home to the deceased ; previous to that time she had lived alone ; she gained her living by attending per sons lying in, and by sewing. Witness met her at Monmouth in January last ; -she went before a Ma gistrate ; oti• her return home witness and Ann Evans sat up with her ; she (lid not. go to bed. The prisoner ahused her very much ; the deceased had a, very aggravating tongue. In the morning, when the prisoner cease down, he went towards the de ceased and doubling his fist, put it up in her face ; he told her to fetch all her clothes home, and thew them to him when he came in at night. He also told her to fetch her wheat home, take it to the mill, and get it ground, and make him some bread by twelve o'clock, or he would kick her to pieces ; he knew his duty, and he would make her know beef. He would °sake her better or worse, or he would go to jail or to —. He then went to his work. Mrs. Hannah Howell, on the evening of last Palm Sunday, about six o'clock. saw himon Mr Phillip's land near her house ; he stood there from halt an hour to three quarters of an hour. She talked wills him. Knows the place where the body of the de ceased was found ; when the prisoner went away. be went in that direction. There was no path that way. William Jones lives close to the cottage of the prisoner. Saw the deceased on Sunday the 30th of March, coming from church about three o'clock.— Did not tee her again that evening, nor did he hear'', any noise that night. The following morning wit.' ness heard the prisoner at work in his garden between three and four. Never before heard him at work so early. It was moonlight. About five o'clock the prisoner came to wetness's house, and asked him it be had heard any noise in the night. or heard any body' calling l . he told hint no. H. said then (twills wile had been called in the night by some woman or girl, who asked her toga to the Assizes. Previous to her going she-went up Whim, and told him to do what he could in the garden, for she should not be at home for 11031 C time. On the Tuesday or Wednes day night following, witness met the prisoner in the, icad ; they gat talking about his wife. The priso-1 ner said he did not know what to think had become of her. • Witness said-.-46 James, it looks very awk ward ;" he replid —se I don't know what to do about He added." She went on the Sunday night ta A the tOutteve acres Of Mr. Phillips, to tee what ground was to be had to Set potatoes., ,Sad orAiwards coming back from there; ibr Wet lei** girl oh the road ; she came up•to his (the prisoner's) house, and going into the ;tinders said to him: irt , ere's a girl; coming to look for me ; I must go out either to-night or in the morning." " James. (said witness) did you not know where she was going ?" and he replied he did not. Witness said that was very odd ; upon which the prisoner said he did not go into the house to see. Witness then asked him if she bad taken any clothes with her ! He said he did not know, but there were sour: of her loul clothes littering about.— Witness then asked him what time she went ? when he said, 41 As near eight o'clock as I can judge." Robert J mes, sun of the last witness, deposed much to the same effect. John Jones bees at the Buckholt s remembers on Monday, the 31st of March, returning from Mon mouth towards home ; he passed the prisoner, who was at work by the road side hedging. As.he passed by. he-asked witness if he had seen his old woman? Witness said " Not" and asked him it she was gone out? The prisoner said, that alter she came out from Newton church, she went to look at a headland of grumid to set potatoes on, ant that she was going trom thence to Monmouth to help Mr. Barlow, au innkeeper, at the Assizes. Ou the Vsresinesday morn. ing he saw him again as he *as going to Monmouth, when lie asked him again it he had seen his old woman ? and he said, " No." On the Monday fol lowing witness saw him at the Priory Furra, when he repeated the same question, and witness said, r Nu; in the tame of GOD hasn't s'ic come home yet prisoner answered in the negative, when witness asked what sort of humour she Was in when she went away? and he replied, " lr,s good as ever she was." Witness then said, •' Where ' s nu tear of her coming home." Mary Meredith knew the deceased; saw her on Palm Sunday at Newton church, about halt-past three; observed the gown, bonnet, and !bawl, she had on ; saw these things since, when she was era mined before the Coroner's Jury; she walked with her about halt way down the Buckholt. Un the Sunday after (Easier .Sunday) saw the prisoner at iiis own doer ; he called to her, and said he wanted to speak with her I She went to aim. and he went in and sat on a chair. Sot asked him what he Panted? and he said he had lust his old womaii,.and could think what was become of her. lie then repeated the same tale to this witness which be had to the others, respecting her having gone to the Assius. Joseph Meredith is employed to take care of the fences in the Cross-wood. Un Thursday, the lOtli of April last, he went towards that wood. As he passed close to the wood, he observed some trampling near a bit of a gap io the hedge. He looked down into the ditch, and saw the appearance ot a grave. The mould had been dug to about the letigut of a human figure, and was covered over with leaves and grass. Ile had a backer iii his hand ; and on de scending into the ditch, he pushed the hacker into the mould to see it it had been lately moved he found that it had, and he went up to James 'James's house, and borrow e d a spade. wills which he went to the spot, and dug the mould up, at.d at lest came.to a person's bare knee, about a foot mid a halt in the ground be went on till he saw the leg and tout. He then went to see for James James, ant: on finding him they returned to the wood together, and witness :hewed James what he had discovered. James took the' spade to see it he knew the person. He dug un til he came in sight of the hair ; lie then with his hands pulled the mould off the face, when they both recognized it to be Elizabeth Harry, . the deceased. They then covered the body up again and went in Search of the prisoner. They borrowed a gun, and went up to the prisoner, who was hedging on the road side. James, pointing the gun at him, said, 66 you're my prisoner." The prisoner said, 06 have you been to plough to-day ?" Jaques said, " That's not what I wain with you." The prisciner rejo;ned,“ Have you been to plough for all that ?" James said, " I have not; you air my prisoner." The prisoner said, 6 ' you're in tun, Went you f". James said, ." you have lost your wile, ba'nt you ?" 6 6 Yes (said the prisoner) I have." James then exclaimed, 6 , we both know wifete to find tier; she's murdered and buried in the ditch." " Bur led in the ditch I dear my heait," said the prisoner, 6 6 who could have put tier there ?" Witness then went round. and. said to the prisuaer, 64 you must come along with me to Ivlontnotrili." lie said, I'll take my tools to the house: do you go on duals the road, and I'll meet you." Witness said they would go with him, on which he said, 6. I am innocent. I can take my oath I am in nocent ; I can clear myself; I have put your mother and st veral of the neighbours to look alter her. They can cleat Inc." He added, If when I went up from dinner on Sunday evening from the Priory, I gave her a pound note to buy -some stuff to make a pair ot breeches, She was to have the remainder for her self. She seemed to be well pleased with it, and went away in as good a humour as ever I saw her. It was about twenty minutes before eight, as near as I can judge." Witness and Junes then took him down before the Mayor. Alter that witness went back, with several other people. to take the body up. Witness dug the mould off. There was nothing on the body but the shift, which was drawn half way up her waist ; cap lying near her cheek saturated with blood. It was rumpled up. On taking her out of the ground, be observed a wound upon the right ear, about an inch and a :half long. They then wrapped her up in a blanket, and carried her back to her own house. Cross-examined—The body was found about lull mile from the prisoner's house. In going from the house to the place in which the body was deposited, they bad to cross three hedges. From the grave to the high road it yeas also nearly balfa mile. A person might ,have come across from the high mud to the n • The body was of a blueish coleus. How long it had lain he could not judge. The prisoner made no resistance; but immediately surrendered. lite-examined—The spot where the body was found' could be seen from the.prisoner's house. The earth had the appearance of not having been moved for a week or ten days. Mrs. Hatay was between 40 and 50 years of ages a small figure.—James James cor subosated the testimony of last witness. Aline Evans sat op with the deceased, with Mar garet Go& on the night stated by her; the lived with her father in a cottage opposite to Vat of the deceased s on Palm Sunday morning she heard tome scolding in die goisonees boast,. Ira beard no Tice bot that of the deieased—she eaiiej tit ivilnesi - ht.% tween two and three o 9 cloctee to' go to entre!) With her ; witness noticed her Rowe, bonnet; and that,' $ should know these things if sh- saw them e t re' ; ;he often saw the clothes of the deceased; And kilter her te WCe three bonnets, eight gowns. eight petticoats; and Other articles—the deceased called witness to chew het the shawl she wore on the day in question, when she bought it; she had another sheet, which was now in Cour t; witness Was looking at her clothes in the house, before the body was brought home $ the deceased always kept the key of 'her trunk; in which she kept her clothes, in her own possession a she never would let the -prisoner have it ; tilii 147 was found la the pi itoneos4nx ; witness found in the Louse all the gown, she_ lead ever seen with the de ceased, as well as the elrewl she had been weetinron Palm Sunday $ the latter was folded up in eie bee of the prisoner, with a silk handkerchief e eeh she had worn to church. Witness missed nothee, wept a flannel petticoat and a blanket. witness iteew that deceased slept without sheets ; wit-- • anew that the deceased did-not sleep with her . • sound; witness examined the floor of the room in which the deceased usually slept when she slept with her huseaed r she observed several spots of blood—one very I urge vet. ;which appeared to have been wiped ; there WAS trough of the colour remaining, how. ver, to convinc te r that it was blood—this was about a feet from the end of the bed ; there was blood in two et the - elects beside : there was a spot about the site ~ 1 A pea, near the bed's head, upon the wall: there was also is spot aud a bit of a sire tk again.' the uoor-p tt arid wall, about a lout from the ground. That deor was close at the head of the :talks. It was p!4in blood. There was also a bloody place on the stairs, about halt way down, that appeared to have been wiped. The wail was white•wesned, aud the w-sli seemed to have been rubbed utf. Saw the prisoner hanging out some clothes to dry on the Tues lay alter the disep pear:vice of the deceased. The shoes which the de ceased wore to church were under the bed 1 and ell the clothes which witness had e'er seen her wear were Sound in the house. 'l'he marks of blood were fresln Martha Evans lived with her father at the Buck bolt at the time alluded to I was well acquainted wi!h the deceased previous to the prisoeer coming home; heard the deceased give the prisoner e greet scelding on the morning of Palm Saneey ; rieard no other voice but her's ; sew her at six o'clock tt.e sane even ing going for a pitehet of water ; she was then diessed AS she had seen her going to church in the afternocre with the exception of hoc shawl. Saw her agaio. the 10th of April last, dead: ‘Vitness examined the house, mod found all the clothes she hal ever seen her wear, and especially there which she he I seen her wear on Pains Sunday—her b .nnets as well as 110 r shawls. Wieress ex .mined the ticking of tee bed In the inner reom ; it was very damp down the side, and rather redder .There the dempness w,e: than else. where ; it appeared to have been spunged ever.-- There was a shirt on the bed in the outer roor.!. the sleeves wild bieom were very damp i ti ee wee teeod u; the gusset under the arm ; the brenru and sleeice I ed been ww...hed, and there were still marks of Hotel visible 3 the gusset had not been washed. Examined the room tee next morisil i g by day-hget, and saw stains of blood on the wall, near the head of the bed, in the outer room. There were no tureens to the bed: on the posts of the banister, going down stairs, see saw the marks of three bloody fingers. Mr. Fairfax Moresby was formerly a Captain i% the Navy. On the day the deceased was found, he went to the cottage of the prisoner, add made some vicernination-. He ntuined the in 7 t morning, and renewed his observatiens. In the first chanitei he SAW venous marks; only one was decisive. It was about three feet burn the foot of the bed : it seat about the eiraunlerence of a sixpence, with several s eallerepleshes About it ; that he was of opteion was bleed. There were other marks much larger. Off the wall, g- ing up, there was one very vivid mark of blood, about the size of a pea. It was a small spot of coegealed blood, and had not been there above twenty-four hems. The whole of that fete of' the wall bad clearly been whitewashed, and this spec seemed to have been cast there by accident. On the doer posts were streak: of blood. tie should say o* going into the house chat it had the appearance of a' mop dipped in blood having been dragged along.__ The N ee was MI3CI3 . VOALieII on by people who hal gone tie the night beeire. Saw a shirr, the ileevea arid breast of stlicli had he..n washed. There were stains un both sleeves and bosom. Sew a piece of rug that was :hewn to him. The marks of blood near the middle ed the room had apparently been there same days. M e , ler:inter, and John Jones, serieant of mare to the corporation of Monmouth, gave shelter evidence. Richard Price produced a shirt, which he saw picked up by John Ruben. in the prisoner's bed room . on the 10th of April. He also produced the piece of rug already described, a cap, and some cotton stock ings. These he received itns W. Combs, the beadle. He also had a gown, a shawl, a bonnet, and a pair ,of shoes, which he saw taken Item the prisorer's house ; aud a piece of ticking which Mr. L irimer cut from the bed. William Combs was at the prisoner's house do the Friday, and found a pair of voickings in a hot along with some damp - lint n. These stockings he pie the last witness. When he saw them, the lower part of the leg alone was damp. There were spot s , on those stock Ines. Mr. Lorimer, Ann Evans, and other witnesses, on ciamining the articles, said they were the smite which they had described in their testimony. Mr. Moresby looked at the shirt; it teas the save* he saw on the bed sit was stained both on the sleevit and bosom. Mr. Prosier, a surgeon, proved that the wound OA the head was sufficient to produce death. The case for the prosecution.twas here closes!. Mr. Justice PARK pow lolled the prisoner what he had to say in his &fence ? He put in a written paper, which was tead. k was evidently written by the bitorney of the prisoner. 'lt had the prisoner's mark to it, -and was witnessed by the gaoler. Mr. Justice PARK, in summing up the evidence, direeted the attention of the Jury to the ccoodUct of the prisoner when he was apprehended; instead of exhibning those leeliogs of h , ,rror, which ihe disco very that was mat's to him. tot the first is e, might bave been expected to excite, he seemed anxiousakine to assert his own irnoccace ; acd to advert to tb:cirt