The National Register. — London, England, 1822-04-07 00:00:00

TROTTING MATCH B.S. On Monday last the three greatest attempts perhaps ever recorded of trotting, and on which thousands were pending, took place. The first match was that of Mr. Within's horse, which beat the slate coloured American, backed to trot three miles in nine minutes for 190 guineas. It was reported that the louse was lame, and up to the evaning before the start, 6 to 4 was the betting on time at the Tim Tavern, and more than 2 to I was bet before starting, as the horse spewed a little lame in going from Hampton to Sunbury Common, where the match took place. Mr. 1..)3 son's man, Jack, rude the horse, and when at speed the looseness was not apparent, butt the horse was more than three minutes doing the first mile, and there was no increase of speed during the match. The horse broke into a gallop near the George Inn, when about 100 yards from home, and the pressure of horsemen was so great at his heels, that his jockey turned him with ditii• culty, and the match was lost by 40 seconds. Capt. lialfotd's matches to trot eight miles and a half in half an hone, and to carry 11 stone, with a horse bona fidc his property, for VP guineas t and a second match, for a like sum, to trot a horse 17 Mites in an hone, also Ids property, took place on Monday, over a two-mile piece of ground, at Merston vale, Surrey. The eight miles and a half much was done as follows : Min. Sec. First two miles . 7 7 Sc•ennd ditto 7 3 Third ditto Fourth ditto The half mile 2J 57 A mancruvre not dreamt of was here practised. A jnekey of In stone iminediatel) mounted the !BMOC horse, and proceeded on the areoud match, to the astonishment of all ',resent. The horse hail es Wendy been kept in, us the figures under will chew Alin. Sec. The mile and a half making ten mike, mottilting time, clone iu The Math Iwo miles ti Su•venth ditto Eiglit:i ditto List mile :JO 13 The nnneit was 10%1 by 1:1 second. , when the Captain backed the bore to do the 17 oide , within the hour on 'Thursday, and to carry 10:d. ilbs. The watch is fur 200 gttittenA. RENEWAL OP CAPTAIN ITALFORD'S MATCH.—This match, iitr the Captain's horse to trot 17 mil, s, for 260 guineas, was renewed on Thursday, and the 'adore on Monday gave it an additional interest. The horse, upon that occasion, did eight toile% and a half, with 11 stove upon his back, within half an honr, but, on being rushed to do the 17 miles within an hour, the match %vas lost by 13 seconds, and it led to the present one, the hackers dtime thinking too mach had been taken not of the horse to complete the 17 miles so soon after. The ground over which the horse trotted was two miles of !lie same as he performed nit Nlonday. on the Bury road. lie carried 11 stone in the former half hour race, and 10 stone iii the hour race, and in this instance he carried 10 stone and a hall, and did each two miles as follows: Min. See. Min. See. Fit st two miles 6 18 61h two miles.... 7 24 211 'Hilo 311 41110 4th ditto ........ 6 5) The 17th utile sth ditto Belting was even at starting. and 6 to 4 on time after the horse broke into a gallop in the 4th mile, and had to turn. lle also broke in the Ilth mile, but won the race easy at last. Mr. R. Iloulston's match for 50 guinea•, to drive a tandem 15 milts in one hour, and to trot the first seven miles, took place on Thursday, over a four mile flat on the Bromley-road. The horse did the first four miles in 18 minutes and 22 seconds, and the other three in 14 minutes and 8 seconds, leaving 27 minxes for the eight tildes gallop. The horse did the eighth tnile in 3 mi nutes to seconds, the next four in 13 minutes 12 seconds, and the remaining three miles in to monies and 50 seconds, winning the match by 18 seconds. It was a fine performance, and the pacing of the horse at the gallop was a fine treat.—Betting was 5 to 4 on time. G. B. Mainwuring, Esq. has resigned his office as Chief Magistrate of Marlborough -street, which he had held since the removal of Sir Robert Baker from that office to Bow-street. He has also resigned the treasureship of the county of Middlesex.— Mr. Stafliml, the chief clerk of Bow -street, has announced his intention to become a candidate for the vacant office, and has addressed a circular to the Magistrates soliciting their stiffigges Olt Wednesday afternoon a young man named 'Mor gan, a carpenter, employed in the King's-theatre, while lelltleiatlllrllP Z to sectre a trap-door, slipped the hold he had of the beam; and fell thioti A li the stage and rine floor, a distance of 37 feet, and unfortunately tail ing on his head, fractured his skull in a dreadful man lier. He was instantly taken up by several of the per formers, and prompt medical assistai.ce was midi:tett Lon, but without any avail, as Ile died in about an hour. A Coroner's Illtillebt %Vali held at the Regent's Arms, Regent-street, Westminster, before hos. Higgs, Esq. on the body of Mr. Timitias Brown, a moat respectable tradesman, residing in Frederick's-place, who died stri dettly on Friday last, From the evidence it appeared, that the deceased returned Irian his business as use il io the afternoon, and seemed well; his spirits were al o extremely chearftil. He had drank one cup of tea, and on taking the second, deceased suddenly exclaimed— " Ots dear, what is the matter !" and fell backwards in the chair; lie never spoke after —M r. \V. B. Paitivr, surgeon, of Ri 11111 l ty-terrace, llorseferry-road, said, he &gentled the deceased, and he considered he had died of 1 , Timis apoplexy. The Jury renamed a vuttlict—died of a Jpokhay. - -~+; - ' .bmw.Ms o.ft IINi I • I mi.m.... VIE NATIONAL REGISTER CAMBRIDGE COUNTY MEETING. Thursday, pursuant to a Requisition to the High Sheriff: a Meeting of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of this county was held, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of again petitioning for a Reform in the Commons House of Parliament, as the most effectual means of relieving the present agricultural distress, and securing the future prosperity of the kingdom. The High Sheriff having opened the business of the day J. , D. MEREST. Esq. came forward and addressed the meet ing. With regard to agricultural distress, he said, it was unne cessary to say a word—the tenantry were reduced to ruin—the yeomanry, the pride of their country, were fast sinking to po • ierty—and die labourer reduced from comparative a I uence to abject beggary ; and, lastly, the impoverished landlord was obliged to resort to his capital to keep up appearances. He ridi culed the idea that distress was occasioned by over-production, and that the only relief to be looked to was in the rerility of the land. He alluded to the Agricultural Report, just primed, and declared his opinion that a greater mass of delusion hail never before been set fortlr—(Hear, hear.) It was only by the re duction of taxation proportionate to the low price of corn, that effectual relief could be affmtled. It was asked then, how could the public creditor be paid ? He would answer, by a reduction of the Civil List, Places, Pensions, &e. and lie denied that there was any necessity for a breach of faith with the fundholder until these remedies had been tried. A Reform in the House of Cm mons lie deemed essential, and hoped to see the day when Re form would triumph over Ministerial inftitcnce, and that the House of Commons would become the guardian of the rights and liberties of the people, instead of a machine to extort money out of the pockets of an impoverished and overburdened people. lie concluded by proposing a series of resolutions, declaring that the main cause ofthe distress was in an exorbitant taxation ; and that the removal of a large portion of the public burthens was the only effectual relief; and that a reformed House of Commons was the only security against that system of mis government which had nearly ovens helmet! all classes of society in one common ruin. The Rev. G. A. BROWN supported the resolutions. The Duke of ili:Drono said, he had waited to see whether any gentleman would appear to oppose the resolutions. He had not been in the habit of attending meetings in this county, but he thought it his duty to attend this, and urge a petition fur re form, without which there was no salvation for the country. His opinion was not founded on slight grounds ; he had sat thirty four years in Parliament, and his experience convinced hint of the necessity of it. Agriculture hail long suffered, and was now suffering, without any hope of relief, front the House of Com mons. The report of the first Agricultural Committee was a complete humbug; and although he had not seen the new repot lie believed it was, like the lass, a humbug ! The sole object of the former was to say nothing—to throw dust in the eyes of the people. The expectations of economy and retrenchment had been disappointed ; a reduction of Is. per bushel on malt, and ten per cent. on the salaries of Minisiers, was all the relief afforded. His Grace alluded to the two Postmasters-General, and compared them to the two labourers who were helping each other to do nothing. Their salaries ought to be saved. They were both respectable men ; but was this a time when such persons should draw their increased incom:s from the sweat and labour of the people. whore diminished comforts of life called upon us to abolish these unnecessary salaries ? By 'leaven !" said the noble Duke, quoting Shaltspeare in a very emphatic manner, " I had rather coin my heart, and drop my blood tiir drachms, than to wring from the hard hands of reasants their vile trash by any indirection."—( Loud cheers.) The meeting was then addressed, at considerable length, by the Rev. F. 11. Maberly, Mr. Pryme, Mr Howell, Mr. F. K. Eagle, Mr. S. I'. Realer, Mr. John Fordham, Mr. Gunning, and Mr. E. Foster, and a petition to the House of Counuon, tinunled on the Resolutions, was unanimously adopted. REPORT 01 , THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE. —The Report, which has been presented to the House of Commons, in the first place recommends that no alteration shall be made in the existing Corn Laws until the price of wheat has reached eighty shillings the quarter ; and that so soon as this price shall be attained, then a duty upon im portation to the amount of' five shillings the quarter shall be imposed. The Report further recommends, that after wheat reaches 80s. the quarter, the exist ing Corn Bill shall cease, and a permanent protec:- ing duty be substituted in its stead. The ports are to be open fir importation when wheat is 70s. the quarter, and the protecting duty is to be from Its. to 15s. Thus the leading object of the Report is to increase the restriction on the trade in corn. The object indeed is explicitly avowed. The Re port recommends, us a principle which should re gulate our commercial policy, that the duties to be imposed on the importation of foreign produce shall be equal to all the difference betwcen the cost of raising corn in this and in other countries. Eat ly on Thursday se'nnight three barley stacks, the property of Mr. S. Delf, of 'foperoft-hall farm. were discovered to be on fire. They were situated in a field about half a mile from the liouso, and are supposed to have been set on fire by some incendiary. They were totally consumed. Madame Catalini's concerts at Sheffield were well attended. We know not that a higher compliment could have been paid to her unrivalled talents, than was simply expressed by a blind musician in the gallery. While singing the beautifid air of.-- " Angels ever bright an d fi t i r ," when she had uttered the line —.“ Take, 0 take, me to your care," "Aye," exclaimed the humble son of Apollo, " that they will, fur they'll never let a voice like that go the d-v-1." Mr. Drake, midshipman of the Severn, has been recently presented with a rich gold medal, by the King of the Netherlands, for his humane and sue ' cessful exertions, in saving from a watery grave, a Dutch sailor, one of the crew of a vessel lately wrecked on the Sussex coast, off Winchelsea. The Committee sitting on the state of the Police has made considerable progress. It is hoped that it will be soon ready to lay before Parliament, and that sonic means may be devised ton'_' tnc .nuldie from the swarms of rnt.es ; :;;i n with which the Metropolis • present. Ant ma m.nemEr AWOmemo BOX / VG. ..111. The battle between Peters, the Bath tinman, and Flowers, the coachman, from Dunsdan, Oxon, kept the Rosinantes and their masters in full exercise on Thursday, for want of generalship to avoid inter ference. The match for 40 gnineas a side was to have taken place very snug, between Oakingham and Maidenhead, on Thursday, agreeable to the de sire of the backers. Capt. Hans for the coachman, and Mr. Meadows Fuller, for the tinman. Souks authority men gave their negative to the spurt on the ground fixed upon ; and after a consultation of provincial sages, the men met in a field across Wind sor Forest, at Apsley, Surrey, ten miles from the said authorities, where an obstinate battle was fought, in an open ring. H. Ford seconded Flowers, and Wheeler officiated for Peters. Both men had fame for various successful combats, and the tinman was rather the favourite. The battle lasted 44 minutes, in which ten very gay rounds was fought. to the li, t the dal et flew from the bends of each; and in closing, tan awkward attempt was made to weave, hut they could not get ;Inv hest of it, and the tinanan was thrown from !wing the lightest. 2. 'loth fell their musrl:•s at wink, and they turned to with much earnestness. Flowers got at heavy ratifier on the jaw at going in, but there wits no denial about him. lac kept steady nt his vim k, although Pet, rs shewed best science. Flowers's red hair stood an end like that of a pig in a pn•- sion, and a sarcastic grin, while the claret Clewing from his dermater‘, are ,, Meal a melancholy spectacle. Ile, how - ever, floored Peters by a heavy tie up ton the loins, whiciv heat hi v. 3 and 4. These rounds were give ant tlike to the very end of natur e. Peters Cllll6lllled In illVe Pile h t of the first of the rounds 9 but Fd.wers had his tarn in strength, suit he finished Ike a workman. Peters was under in two falls, and both w ere 171.14:1ied out of time. The filth and ti:lt rounds prodneed but little mischief, as both were waiting to get their wind inentluil. They how. ever airmailed again in the Ith round, and an brave men ever stood inure to duty. A chance hit glared Peters's head urn his right shoolderoind a pistol could not have dropped bias inure really. It won Flow era the battle, although the Homan foni4lit the other three rounds wilder every disadvantage. Ilia seconds yielded victory to Fhwers very reluctantly. A purse of something under 51. was col. lected fur the loser. The removal of the dilapidated Gothic work, projecting in front of the eastern entrance of West minster Hall, has thrown open to public inspection three arches, which originally formed three en trances to the Hall. The centre arch is higher than the others. This proves that the Gothic pro jection, so long considered the remains of that ancient building, was nothing more than ornamental work, carried out long after the Hall was built. The structure to be raised in Hyde Park, near Piccadilly, is what is called the Ladies' Monument, in litmour of the battle of Waterloo. It consists of an immense coloss.tl figure cast in bronze, 20 feet high, in imitation of the celebrated statue on the Monte Cavallo, at Rome. The pedestal is already fixed, and the whole is intent:Ceti to be completed in about two months. Having failed to establish himself as an Inca in Granada, Sir Gregor Maegreg,:r has started a new scheme, and has put forth a flaming procla mation, in which he states that the King of the Mosquitto nation has bestowed upon him and his heirs the territory of Poyais, adjoining to the pro vinces of Honduras and Nicaragua, of which he styles himself " Highness the Cacique," and forms a plan for its settlement and cultivation, " intend. ing there to spend the remainder of his days. !! " The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Ro. binson, in bringing forward his plan in the House of Commons for removing the commercial restric tions to which our West India Colonies have been subject, closed his speech with the following en lightened sentiments.—" But no man could doubt that the removal of barriers and the breaking of fetters would contribute to the ultimate advance ment of commerce. Indeed the energies of com merce would only develope themselves under an un restrained system. The remark of the poet as to the influence of climate upon the soul of men was perfectly true when applied to the power of free and unrestrained measures upon commercial inter course. They never could do wrong in gradually endeavouring to remove from commerce the fetters by which she kid been too narrowly restrained. These had been his earliest and most recent opini ons, and he had always wished to promote a free and unrestrained system of commerce." In a letter tram Brunswick, in the Allgemeine Zeitax,r, it is said—" A strong and at the same time interesting testimony to the confidence of foreigners in the honesty and kindness of the Gorman charac ter, was lately afilmled here. A deaf and dumb Englishman came here as a solitary wanderer, with no guide but his dog, without understanding Gor man, and with no other means of existing than hi trade of a printer. He did not meet with the slight. est unpleasant occurrence ali the way from Hain burgh hither, and he contrived to make himself cagily understood by signs in the printing-office of M. Viewer*, to whom he sold his invention of spread ing the ilk with rollers instead of halls." 4 or 'olr...maw --...r _ 111