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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LUDLOW RACES—WEDNESDAY, Jos 25. The Ludford Stakes of I Ogs. each. One mile and a half. Mr. Charlton's Master Henry, by Orville - Sir W. W. Wynn's Thyrsis - - Mr. Owen's b. f. by Orville - Sweepstakes of ings. each. One mile and a half. Mr. Twamley's Bonny Black, by Soothsayer - Sir W. W. Wynn's b. e. brother to Thyrsis - Lord Clive named Mallard - - ---- --- • - --- A Maiden Plate of l'so. Three mile heats. Mr. Bcardsworth's b. c. Vampire - - 1 1 Sir W. W. Wynn's brother to Thyrsis - - II 2 Mr. Griffiths's ch. c. by Brigliadoro - - 2 dis Sweepstakes of 5,1 s each, with a Cup added. A mile and a half. Mr. Welling's b. g. by Sir Guy - - - 1 1 Mr. Jones's b. m. aged - . - 2 2 THURSDAY. A Sweepstakes of lOgs. each, with .£2O added. Four miles. Mr. Salwey's b. c. The Main, 4 yrs old - - - 1 Mr. Clive named Thyrsis - Mr. Syer named Spectre 3 Ilunters' Stakes of lOgs. each. Four miles. Mr. Aston's b. g. Shiver-ho! 1 Mr. Onion's bl. g. by Black Sultan Mr. Adam's br. to. Miss Fanny Fifty Pounds for all ages. Heats, twice round. Sir W. W. Wynn's brother to Thyrsis - 1 1 Mr. Bodenham's Miss Allegro 2 2 The South Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry Stakes was won by Mr. T. Hickman's Mallard, at two heats. WONDERFUL UNDERTAKING. Captain Hetinzason started yesterday morning at day-break from Teignham, Ilerts, for a stake of 200 guineas, to ride four horses 64 miles in four hours, over twelve measured miles of ground, part of wtielt was turf. The Captain is an intrepid stzeple-chase rider, and though this match is not inferior to that performed by Milton, the horse-dealer, in 1810, the odds were 6 and 7to 4 against hint. Ile started upon a bay blood mare, and did the twelve miles of ground as follows : HRS. NM. SEC. O 44 40 O 44 22 - 0 48 39 O 42 49 O 45 29 O 16 0 Ist 12 miles 2d do. Zd Om 4th do. sth do. 4 miles 4 I 38 --This match was decided as lost by the Referee's watch by two minutes. The rider would have won, but from the time lost in mounting the third horse, which was not very quiet, though the fastest of the three when off. The Captain seemed more mortified than fatigued at losing the match. SPARRING. Rir?wand, the veteran black, called his old friends together at the Tennis Court, in Windmill -street, yesterday, and his merit was well rewarded. The setting-to was good. (direr and Dittun made a very good display, their exertions were much applauded. Carter and lien livrns .vas an excellent set-to; both are left handed men, but the parries prevented them from being often placed, and at in-fighting they afforded much amusement. Cchper (the Gypst.y) and Brotot pelted away merrily at each other. _ _ _ _ . Eates and Spring displayed much real science; their precision was much applauded. Earrysma and &Nig:tins l i d a good turn loose at each other, and .hewed that the) were strangers to fear. After Curtis and Richmond's adopted Mack had a turn, Bic/inv./id and Turner wound up the sports in a good set-to, and all were satisfied. THEATRES K ING'S THEATRR.—The Opera of 1.41 Gazza La ( ra was announced for performance, last night, by Ole special desire of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cioarittnoc. In consequence, however, of the ill r:c,s of one of the principal Performers, the Opera of Don Giosiandi was substituted at a short notice. There was no public recognition of his Royal Hie ... - Less at any time in the course of the evening. Be tides his Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, there were present her Royal Highness the Duchess cf (iLoccswrsa, the Duchess of Kssr, the Marquis and Marchioness of CUOLMONDELEY, &C. The Royal party left the Theatre at twelve o'clock. HAYMARKET TII EA TRE.—.AfiCT the Entertainment of High Life Below Stairs, the Comedy of Exchange Robigry, was performed last night. Mr. TERRY played his original character of Sir Christopher 0-an on-Ty, and proved, as usual, a most efficient repre sentative of the liberal-minded and feeling, but some• what choleric old Knight Commander of the Bath. OXIERRY, as the supposed son of Sir Christopher, the hopeful Mr. Sammy Swipes, was highly comic. The musical Afterpiece of No Song no Supper followed, in which Miss CART W, in Margaret:a, sung with much taste and sweetness. The House was well attended. ENGL VIII OPERA House.--The new musical Drama, entitled Mc Witch rye Den:dough, attracted last night a full and fashionable audience. It went off with increased effect, the necessary consequence of a first decided success, which at once improves and stimulates the Performers to increased exertions. The metamorphoses of Miss KELLY gave a terrific interest to the Witch, and the other Performers dis played their talents to the best advantage. The state of public feeling makes it peculiarly grateful to no tice the success of this interesting Theatre. the au dience can never cease to feel that it is the nursery of native talent, fostered and patronized by our late la mented So vEttatotc, whose patriotic feelings were gratified in establishing an English Opera House. ltovAt. COBURG Til EA TR e.—The Grand Drama tic Piece of Napoleon Bonaparte continues to attract the most numerous audiences. The Theatre was last night literally overflowed with company. SADLER'S new Scottish Piece of the Rival Clans was repeated last night, with increased effect. The scenery is superb, and the music de lightful. The last scene represents the borders of a lake of real water, and the destruction of a camp by fire, and is really excellent. The whole strength of the company sustained their respective parts with great ability. It was given out for repetition amidst the Flaudits of an overflowing audience. Mr. Bisnor, the Musical Composer, was on Friday thrown irons his chaise and severely hurt; the acci dent was occasioned by his horse falling, owing to a tog crossing the road, at which he took fright. Saturday a man fell florn the shafts of a market cart, on which he was supposed to be sleeping, in the Kent-road, when the wheel went over him, and killed him on the spot. Coroner's verdict—Accidental Death. A letter from Warsaw states that a Russian army of reserve of 100,000 mcn is forming on the banks of the Borysthenes and of the Dwina. The regular mail from Constantinople, of the 25th of June, ar rived at Vienna by the direct route, on the 14th of July. It is evident, from all the letters, that the most terrible scenes continue to succeed each other. In Moldavia and Walachia also the Turks lay every thing waste by fire and sword : unheard of cruelties, aie pereetraied them LAW' INTELLIGENCE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DUBLIN, JULY 05. ' BREACH OF PROMISE.-CALLA M'NAMARA. This cause, which has occupied so much of the time of this Court, and excited so much public in terest, came on again in the form of an action for breach of promise, before Lord NOR/WRY and a Special Jury. It will be in the recollection of the Reader, that this cause was tried, and a verdict obtained for the plaintiff, with £2OOO damages, in December last, and on one of the motion days m last Trinity Term, ap plication was made to set that verdict aside, on the ground of misdirection of the Noble Judge who tried the cause, and the Court, after full discussion, were pleased to grant a Rule for a new trial. Mr. DOGIIERTY stated the plaintiff's case, in sup port of which he called several witnesses. The trial was then adjourned till to-morrow. JULY 26 (SECOND DAY). Mr. Serjeant Joy stated the defendant's case, and witnesses were called in its suppOrt. Mr. HALLOWELL WALSHE spoke to evidence, and the Jury, at half-past seven o'clock, brought in a verdict—Damages £2OOO, and costs. The dziendant's Counsel took a bill of exceptions to the verdict. COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY nt. HON. N. FELLOWES V. THE EARL OF PORTSNIOUTIL This application for a receiver of the estates of the defendant, the Earl of Portsmouth, in consequence of the disunion of the trustees under a certain trust settlement executed by the Noble Earl in the year 1799, was resumed this day before the LORD CHAN• CELLOR, in his Lordship's private room, when, after Counsel were finally heard, his Lordship read through the deed in question at great length, and after making a variety of comments on the extent and nature of the powers vested in the trustees by the said iced, his Lordship concluded by stating, that until it was rendered invalid by a decree, he was hound to con sider it a good and valid instrument for all its pur poses, to be executed by all the trustees jointly ; and his Lordship was also of opinion that the validity of . the deed being put in issue by the suits, it was ex tremely material that that question should be decided. lie would, therefore, suspend his determination on the present application till Saturday next, when his Lordship, on hearing from the parties as to the pro bable period when the causes could be heard, would then inform them what he should do with it. A Notice was posted this day in the Court, stating " That his Lordship could not possibly continue the present Sittings after Saturday, the 25th of August." COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 51. rIPPErr HERNE. This was an action of assault and false imprison. meat, the declaration stating that the defendant mali ciously charged the plaintiff with felony, and caused him to be carried before Mr. Alderman Atkins, and detained for the space of four hours. The defendant pleaded—l. The general issue, Not Guilty ; and, 2. That the plaintiff had feloniously taken and car ried away a box of lace, wherefore the defendant laid hold of him, and gave him in custody of a con stable,.to be discharged by due course of law. Repli cation de ijarin, and issue thereon. The plaintiffs case was this—lle was described to be a young man residing in Somersetshire, carry ing on business in the lace trade as a factor and commissioner. Being informed by a rerson named White, that the latter had a quantity of lace, worth 60 or 1:70, deposited in the hands of the defendant, who keeps the King's Arms I*, Snow-hill, on ac count of a,person named Strange, a lace-manalac. curer, at Whaddon, in Bucks, it was agreed that the plaintiff might have it for CIO. The plaintiff not havinrthe immeliate command of so much money, he communicated the Circumstance to a Mr. Bridges, laceman and hosier, in Wood -street, Cheapside, and the latter agreed to a dvance the money to redeem the lace. having obtained a written order Ire= White upon the defendant to see the article, the plain tiff and Bridges went to the defendant's house and asked to see the lace. It was shewn to them, and Bridges being satisfied that it was worth £lO, paid down the money, the defendant agreeing to deliver up the lace for that sum. The defendant took up the money, and said he must have 7s. more. Upon this there was some altercation, and at length Mr. Bridges gave the remaining money. As soon as the defendant got the money. he put the lace aside, and throwing down a sealed letter, said, " that is all you are to have for your £40." Mr. 13i idges insisted upon having the lace, or the money back, but the defend ant refused both. Upon which the former snatched at the money, said he was not going to be robbed, and, after a considerable struggle, got it back. The defendant, in his tut n, struggled to re-posses himself of it ; but Mr. Bridges dashed his hand through a pane or glass, and gave it to a porter who was in waiting to carry the box of lace, and desired him to take it home. The defendant then detained both the plaintiff and Bridges, sent for a constable, and had them taken to the Compter, where they were detained for two hours, and in about two hours afterwards, upon an investigation of the transaction before Mr. Alderman Atkins, they were discharged. To prove the case, Mr. Bridges, Mr. Thomas White, and Mr. Payne, the Magistratres' clerk, were called. Mr. Bridges did not know where the plaintiff lived, nor did he know anybody who did. Mr. White described hiniself to be a general broker, living at No. 6, Market-street, St. George's Market. He had had transactions in flour, hams, Yorkshire cloth, and one or two in lace. At the time of this transaction he had an office at No. 25, St. Swithin's-lane. About seven years since he returned from Hamburgh, and then had an office at No. 7, Lilliput-lane. He was , now a prisoner in the King's Bench prison, and had lodged within the Rules for the last seven years, but ' had not been a prisoner all that time. He had never gone by the Christian name either of Marmaduke or Bartholomew. To prove the defendant's justification, Richard Strange, the lace-manufacturer, of Whaddon, Sarah Waldock, a servant of the defendant, and John Short, l the defendant's waiter, were called. The first proved that White purchased £7O worth of lace, and had given him £SO in cash, and a bill for the remainder which had been dishonoured. Being desirous of having some more lace, he agreed to let White have the box of lace in question for £4O 7s. and deposited it iu the Undo of the defendant, but with accret in amnions to the latter to take the money if it came to satisfy the dishonoured bill of £4O, and not to deliver up the lace. It was in obedience to these in structions that the defendant had acted in endeavour ing to keep the money and detain the box. The other witness proved, that after Mr. Bridges had dashed his hand through the window with the £4O in it, the plaintiff seized the box of lace, and was endeavour ing to make off with it. He held the defendant's wife with one arm, and with the box in the hand of the other, he held it over his head in a direction towards the passage leading from the bar. This was the only evidence to prove the animus fitrandi. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said; there was no pre tence for calling this a felony. It was no more than a struggle for the possession of the property. If a person having even a colour of title to property takes it, that is not felony; but fiis Lordship, in charging the Jury, told them, that they ought to award damages to the plaintiff with that temper and mode ration which befitted a calm review of all the cir cumstances of the case. The Jury found their verdict for plaintiff— Damages £3O. COURT OF EXCHEQUER On the last day of the Sitting of the Court of Ex chequer, Mr. Parkins (the late Sheriff) stated, that in May last an assault was sworn against him by Daniel Price, and that he (Mr. Parkins) had entered into his own recognizances, in the sum of twenty pounds, to appear to take his trial at the ensuing Sessions for Middlesex ; that he accordingly attended; but when the cause was called on for trial, the prosecutor did not attend, and he was acquitted. He had since applied to the Officers of the Session Court fir a certificate of his acquittal, which was necessary to prevent his recognizance being estreated ; but the Officer refused without the production of the con lit, and he found lie could only compel him by making an application to the Magistrates, at the next Ses ion; and in the meantime he had reason to app.-ehend that his recognizances would be cheated, unless the Court should interfere for his protection.— The Chief Baron asked Mr. Parkins if lie had male an affidavit of the facts he had stated ?—Mr. Parkins replied in the negative. Baron Garrow I think, Mr. Parkins, your experience in this Court might have taught you that we can only act by affidavit; but you can make o>..e in a few minutes."—Mr. Par kins—" Thank you, my Lord ; I will make the affi davit." The Chief Baron—" I hope, Mr. Parkins, you will forgive me for offering you one word of ad. vice, which it may be worth your while to reflect on during the long vacation—that is, never be your own Lawyer."—Mr. Parkins," No, my Lord ; but I'll be my own Counsel." Chief Baron—" Well, Mr. Parkins, you know what sort of a client you have got." Mr. Parkins soon after presented his affidavit, and the time for producing the certificate was enlarged. POLICE 111Assro-HousE.—Yesterday IL Lennart!, a stout hale-looking young seaman, was charged with having stolen a shawl from the shop of Mrs. A. Jackson, of Cannon-street, linen-draper. The prosecute ix stated, that on Monday morning she was sitting in her shop, when the prisoner ran in aod snatched a shawl from the line on which it hung, and ran off with it. He ' was pursued with the cry of Stop thief !' when he threw the shawl away, but, after a smart pursuit, he was taken. The prisoner conducted himself with the utmost indifference as to the charge that was made against him, and appeared careless as to what was done with him. It was only after repeated questions had been put to him that he could be got to give any account of himself. He stated that he was twenty : . one years of age, and belonged to Halifax ; that he had been discharged some time since from his ship, and could not get another, although he had tried re-' peatedly. Having no means of relief, he had been obliged to wander about the streets, catching a day's work where he could, and was ultimately reduced to begging; but this having failed him, he must rob or die, and lie had chosen the first. The LORD MAYOR commiserated the situation of the young man; but whose case, it was to be feared, was that of hundreds who had been driven into a career of crime from si milar causes, and from having no resource from tem porary want. The prisoner was remanded, and orders were given that he should be well taken care of. 13ow-F.TaErr.---Yesterday William Sprott, a water man on the Thames, appeared before Sir R. BAKER, to answer the complaint of A. S. Slater, Esq. a Gen tleman residing in Green-street, Bedford-square, for' ' his having used abusive language. It appeared by the evidence for the complaint, that Mr. Slater and two of his friends hired the defendant and his boat at Old Swan-stairs, and directed him to row them to Hungerforsl. He accordingly rowed them to Hun gerford, and his legal fare for so doing would not have been more than one shilling, but Mr. Slater gave him two shillings, observing that the wind was high, and it had been a heavy pull. The defendant re plied, that it had been " a cF—d heavy pull, and that he aught to give him more!" Mr. Slater objected, and was walking away, when the defendant called after him, " You are a shabby rascal!" The defen dant pleaded guilty, and Sir ROBERT BAKER fined him in the mitigated penalty of twenty shillings and all the costs, which he paid, and was discharged. .1. Clements, a master chimney-sweep, in Chapel place, Coram-street, was brought before the Magis trate, charged with ill-treating his apprentice, a boy of only eleven years old. The little fellow, when de sired to state the nature of the ill-treatment, burst into tears, and said—" Why, Sir, he's always a whop ping on me; and Missis and Ann's always a whopping on me too. They takes me down in the cellar, and whops me over the legs with a cane till I can't stand hardly."—The mother of the child, and several per sons who live in the neighbourhood, corroborated the boy's account.—The master accused the boy of idle ness, and running away from his " profession;" but he denied having corrected him improperly. He drew forth from a pocket, curiously contrived for the pur pose, a birch rod, which, he declared, was the only instrument of correction he had ever used. He also inveighed in strong terms against the ingratitude cf the mother and son, in bringing this suit against him, after he had " kindly consented to let the child learn the religion of a Roman Catholic!" and, finally, he declared it was nothing but a conspiracylo rob him' of an apprentice, now he had had the trouble of 1 teaching him " a ?lava profession, by which lip. LEAKE'S GENUINE PILLS, justly famous for curing, in all its stages, the VENEREAL DISEASE One small Pill is a dose, and the taking of one Box, in a west rise, will soon convince the patient of the certainty of his speed', recovery. 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They are also sold, by their appointment, with copious direr tions, at the Toy-shop, 105, Oxford -street; Mr. Disborooll"e No. 7, Fish-street-hill, nearly opposite the Monument ; and bi one Person in every considerable Town in Great Britain el Ireland. Advice gratis to Persons taking the above, *Oier " the Proprietor's Medicines. MAILS Thu DAY.—...AItIL. DUL Dublin • 1 0 Waterford 1 0 . Guernsey and Jersey 0 0 Holland 0 0 Flanders 0 0 Malta 0 0 au. Dos Lisbon 0 0 France 0 0 Hamburgh 0 2 Gouenburgh 0 1 Leeward Islands 0 0 Brazils 0 ---:-..: HIGH-WATER at LONDON BRIDGE TO-MOB BOW. Mtrning - c 6 minutes after 4 Afternoon - 42 . Printed and published by I.av►i Kai;, lii s .Place, Tlasptc• li.~•. would be able to get his bread like a ffealleinau !" Sir ROBERT BAKER had no doubt the apprentice was an idle lad, and deserved the correction he had received; but as it was not likely they would ever agree after what had takea place, he would recom. mend that the indentures should be cancelled ; and, after some demur on the part of the maste r , t h e; were cancelled accordingly. James Targissin, a Norwegian seaman, was charged with stealing a draught-horse, the property of a Sy r . Parsons, at Wandsworth. The horse, it seems, h a d been tethered in a field at Wandsworth, by its owner, on the evening of Saturday. last; and about ten o'clock the same night the patrol met the prisoner leading it by a long halter, on the Kingston road. The pri. soner, in his defence before the Magistrate declared, in broken English, that he never touched the horse, but he would not deny that he had laid hold of the halter.—He was committed for further examination: MARY-LA-BONNE OFFlCE.—Yesterday, a set offel. lows were brought before Mt. GRlertrus, the Magis trate, in the custody of several officers, charged w i t h being foremost of a gang of badger-haiters, and riot. ously assembling to indulge in such cruel sports,. On Monday night last, Humphries, with a strong party, went to Harper's. fields, to a dog, or cock-pit, paid for their admission, and entered the place, which was fitted up with seats. It was crammed with spec tators, and many were respectable in their appear. ante. On Humphries explaining the nature of his visit, the utmost confusion prevailed. The lights were pu: out, and the parties, with their dogs, begaa to retreat in every direction. The Magistrate severely reprimanded White and his wife, the keepers of the pit, who were ordered to find bail of .0 00, and two sureties in 1:•10 each, to appear at the next General Quarter Sessions. Cos, another c.f the gang, was or dered to find bail of a similar crscript:on, and others were severely adinonid.ed and di'charged, on pay ing the office fees. UNIox-HALL.—Ia consequence of numerous emu plaints having been lately made to the Magistrates of this Office; of robberies being committed oa houses by taking off lead' and carrying away pipes, cocks, Scc. which depredations, it was supposed, were g:eady encouraged by the thieves finding a ready sale for their plunder at some pi . those shops technically called " Marine Stores," the Magistrates granted warrants to search the premises of several of these persona_ The articles taken on suspicion were yesterday exhi bited, and formed a very curious collection, to the amount of many sacks. The pi incipal article taken was lead, which appeared in a variety of forms. sheets, pipes, pigs, but principally lumps, which had been apparently melted in pots and lryiag-pans.— There were also many Wraps of pewter, melted ;a the same manner, and several publicans pots 'i:nd other measures. But the exhibited articics were by no means confined to pewter and lead; there were abundance composed of copper, brass, and iron, and amongst others, there were two brewing-coppers.— The parties, who were all taken into custody to ac count for the possession of these articles, in general stated, that they had purchased the different arti cles in question from persons they did not know, and that they kept no books, by which they could as certain the time* or prices of the different purchases. —The Magistrate informed the parties that having such articles in their . possession, under the suspicious circumstances these appeared to be, was an offence punishable by transportation for seven years, or two years imprisonment. Three of the persons with whom the property was found were committed for re-examination, and the others were allowed to go at large on undertaking to procure the persons from whom they had bought the princival articles. CHEAP 13nean—A person of th:• name of Hofiniid was brow; it to the Office on a charge of selling four quartern loaves at 7 ; }J. each, which were deficient in weight six ounces.—The accused pleaded strenuously in his defence that he did not sell the bread in ques tion as quartern loaves, but simply as loaves, with• out undertaking what they might weigh.—The Ma gistrate informed him his offence was equally penal either way, as, by the Act, he could only sell loaves for 2d. 3d. 6d. Is. Is. 6d. and 2s. or as quartern or half quartern. It appeared that the same person had i suffered a former conviction for the like offence, n consequence of which the Magistrate said it was Im possible to admit of any mitigation of the penalty, which amounted to £7 10s. in which sum he was ac cordingly fined. MARRIED. At Balcarres, on the 25th July, James Head, Esq. of the Hon. East India Company's service, to Cecilia, third daughter of the lion. Robert Lill isay, of Balcarres. DIED. At Mold, on the 29th of June, at the advanced age of eighty three, Captain Jeremiah Martin. Ile had served in the British Army during the reigns of George 11. 111. and IV. comprising a period of 69 years and upwards. At Colombo, on the ith of June, Alexander Cadell, Esq. senior servant on his Majesty's Ceylon Civil Establishment, who had held for many years the situations of Civil and Military Pay master-General of the Colony, and Deputy Paymaster-General I to the King's Forces.