The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-01-20 00:00:00

WESLEYAN MISSIONAR Y MEETING, last evening, at seven o'clock, a highly numerous and Te.pectable Meeting of the Wesleyan Missionary Society, wo k place at the Chapel. Great Queen•stieet, Lincoln's Inn•6elds, for the purpose of receiving the Annual Report a the proceedings of the Home Branch of the Society. lhe Reverend Dr. Clarke in the Chair, who enforced the e nmity of a co•operation,in order to promulgate the doe. trines of Christianity throughout the Universe; remark• i nf , is the memorable words of the great Commander— ., Ragland expects every man to do his duty," in this great rano. The Secretary then real the annual Report of the proce edings of the Home Branch of the Society, which presented very gratifying results from the unceasing eNertions of the Mission tries, in propagating the Scrip• tees; and it appeared that in this branch of the Society, 164 missions bad been established, and 175 schools for the religious instruction of shout 11,564 scholars. The funds of the Society had increased considerably, and a balance was left in hand, but the Report recommended very forcibly the necessity of a larger supply, in order the more extensively to carry on the great undertaking. JOSEPH BUTTERWORTH, Eiq., M. P., in an eloquent speech, recommended its adoption by the Meeting; which was accordingly done, after some observations on the o pposition experienced by the Missionaries is the West Indies. The Rev. Mr. Ramos proposed, " That this Meeting do recognise the solemn obligation of evangelising the whole world." The CHAIRMAN, in putting this Resolution to the Meet ing, recommended, every person to consider well before he acquiesced in the adoption of the Resolution, as he did not wish to bind persons to any thing which be did not consider well. He fervently hoped that Jerusalem, that land, which was once the seat of Christianity, would be again rescued from the Infidels, and restored to the rank it once held in the universe; he was the more anxious on this point, as it was the land where the Apostles first moved their mighty efforts to promulgate religion, and the Reve' lations of Almighty God.—(Cheers.)—He then alluded forcibly to the great struggle of Greece for its liberty against the basest oppression that ever disgraced the annals of Christianity, The Greeks he hoped would soon shake off the trammels of the Infidel tyranny, and he soon enabled to receive the suhlimeconsolations of the Christian Religion, through the assistance of the Missions of this Society. 'l'he subject of the Izte insurrection io the Colonies was notentered into at this Meeting. Dir. CHARLES PIERCE, OF BRISTOL. (PROP TB! TB! BRISTOL SISRCURT OP YESTERDAY. We regret to state, that down to a late hour last evening nothing had transpired which can tend to relieve the minds of his friends from the serious apprehensions enter. tuned as to his fate. On the night in question, cries and groans were hear.' (io the direction of that sink of iniqui ty, hewin's Mead) by a woman and her niece, who reside on Bridewell Bridge ; but the closest investigation of this circumstance, has been hitherto in vain. Smith, a Bow Street Officer, has been re during the past week, assisting the local authorities. The event has plunged the unfortu mate Gentleman's immediate relatives into the deepest silence. The snhjoined letter resperting Mr. Pierce, was ad dressed to the Editor of the Morning Chronicle : TO TUC SUITOR. SIR— We have to request that you *al.'s early as possible, correct a statement which appeared in your Paper of this morning relative to the mysterious disappearance of Mr. Pierre, of Bristol ; that statement being not only entirely unfounded, het being in every respect calculated to wound be feelings of the relatives and friends of that (len tleman. It certainly is true that a man who clean-d the boots of a Gentleman, a new lodger, at Ne. IS, Buckingha►n street, Strand, called at our offi•e a few days ago, conceiving that that Gentleman answered to the description of Mr. Pierce. We, of course, immediatdy called in Buckingham street to make such inquiries as were suggested by the commonica' lion. We found, however, that the Bentleman alluded to wax not Mr. Pierce, but a lientlensan. of Bristol, who is perfectly well known to many persons in town. In cons. sequence of the above injurious report having obtained cit. colation, it may perhaps be n c •scary for us to 'observe• that o information has ever reached us or our correspond• set, Mr. Palmer, of Bristol, which can possibly le+•rl to the conclusion that Mr. Pierce has left Bristol under the very painful circumstances which the fact of his being in town would suggest ; but that, on the contrary, it is the decided opinion of those who are engaged in endeavouring to throw light on this mysterious affair (though no direct evidence has as yet appeared), that that Oentlernan has unliap. become the victim of some cruel and heartless tour• titter. We are, Sir, yoor very o).ed!ent servants, CRANKS, RICHARD/, and Mamma. 190, Chancery Lane.—Manday morning. HUNT, &cc. We are informed by a very respectable profer. sional gentleman who saw the confession •f Hunt, (which he had written in expectation of being executed at the same time with Thurtell,) in which he positively states that six living persons were doomed to destruction by him and his infamous associates in crime. The names of four gentlemen who have escaped the murderous fury of the abominable assassins are, Mr. Barber Beaumont, Mr. Ald. Springfield, Mr. Holding, and Mr. Woods; there were also broodier,. One of their plans was to shoot their victim with U air gun, and th•n place a pistol, (previously fired oft) in his hands to induce a belief that he had committed s uicide. —Almost every word in Hunt's confession was mis melt, and in every instance he wrote i for I.— (Bads Herald.) The following letter from Probert appeared in the Time, of this mornin g TO Till ZOITOR. 814—Since my liberation from the co u nty gao l at Hert ford, yoo, as well as many ober., have not failed to int' peach me with every crime which you think will tend to destroy my character or peace of mind ; but l e t me tell Too, that the day is at hand when that just Almighty who h,as mercifully saved an Innocent man f rom an ignominious oath, will show my actions in a very different light: but lobe brief, I have only to add, that if you defame my city r acier after this notice, lega l means will be the redress *hid I shall consider myself justified in taking. Your's respectfully, 9 , Grav e l Was. PROBURT. Lane, Southwark. ALARMING FIRE —This morning soon after 7 o'clock the family of Mr. Warwick, the seal engraver, opposite Cathe• /Me Street, In the Strand, were thrown into a state of the greatest alarm, by their house being in many places dis• eted in flames. Prompt assistance being afforded by the nretsan, it was found, that in consequence of the ignition o f some of the combustible materi• in the warernouis, the floor had caught fire, and ambrannicated to the other parts of the building. By very gtestexertion, however, the 6re was confined, and finally t'oed, having only d estroye d part of the back premises, a PPY to say, wasandd done consideinsured.rable mischief. Mr. W a rwick, we are Il !, :14 mortality is still v er y great at T row b r id ge, amongst witen, from the small pox.—There were not less than 14 Ito. refs on S unday last; and on Tuesday five, three of rialdre , from one house. THE STATESMAN IRELAND . ..—..... coNDucr oF TIM POLiCi. angIIONII Or TRIM—JAM. 9, 1824. The King, at thP prnserution of Thomas Carroll v. Serjeant Richard Lawry, Serjeant Bernard Timmons. William Roe, and James M'Culltrgh, Mike Constables. The traversers were charged with assaulting Thomas Carroll, at Summer Hill, in the County of Meath, on the 25th November last. During the trial the Assistant Bar. rimier presided alone. Thomas Carroll having been sworn, deposed that on the 25th November last, the fair day of Summer Hill, he was at the fair ; about half past five o'clock he mat Mr. Barks and Mr. Trotter there ; whilst passing Tracy's house, saw a policeman present his piece twice ; was shocked ; called on him not to fire on the people ; 'proceeded to the market house ; one of the policemen passed, and dropped down in the street ; the policeman was drunk; witness took him up in his arms ; inquired of another policeman who and of what division the drunken man was; Timmons asked wit. ness what authority he had to ask such a (minion, and im mediately attacked witness, and cut at him with his gun across the thigh ; witness took hold of the gun; witness then asked Timmons to go with hint to Serjeant Lantry, who knew witness, and would protect him ; be then let go the gun, and went to Kain's house, where Serjeant Lantry was ; Timmons attacked witness a second time at the door of Kain's house, striking with his gun; and then pot it in a half present, whereupon witness raised it, and went into the house to see Serjeant Lsntry ; when io the house, the landlady said that was Mr. Trotter's son, (mistaking wit nets for him); Lantry exclaimed, no matter whose son he is, put out the rascal ; witness was then forced out ; was punchei with the butt of the gun ; Roe struck him • blow on the side of the head which knocked off his hat ; witness then went to Mr. Trotter's gate ; saw the police come up pursuing the people; they had turned out of Kain's house; they knocked one man down ; saw a Peeler, of the name of Oun, whom he knew ; spoke to him on the treatment be had received ; called on him to protect him till he would point out those that assaulted him ; went with gun to the barracks, and met all the police collected there ; Mr. Trotter told Lantry what happened ; went to the office to have the matter arranged ; asked Lantry to get a candle to identify the persons who assaulted him; Lantry disap peered and did not return ; called Lantry ; went up stairs ; heard a policeman tell a woman to get a candle to look fur the fellow who was gone in, to give him more, as he was looking for law ; met 51'Cullogis at foot of the stairs ; the candle went out; the moment the candle was out wit ness was struck with guns ; ran through the police, who cried out to catch him. After the prosecutor had been cross examined and other witnesses ha•l confirmed his testitnouy, the case for the prosecution closed. For the traverser. were examined, Patrick Magrath, police Constable, who stated, he was the man that levelled the gun at the people at 'Tracy's lions., but that it was not charged ; and that lie did it in consequence of having been struck in the breast by a stone ; and further. that he was the man that fell in the street, but it was not from drunkenness; he was sober; he fell across the stumps of a tree ; he contradicted the witness for the prosecution ; as did also John lownes and Henry Walsh, police consta- bles; the latter of these witnesses accused the prosecutor of constantly heading mobs, and following the police; but when asked why be did not take him up when h. was so acting, he gave no answer. The assistant harri.ter charged the Jary at some length and a verdict of gnilty was found against Timmons, Roe, and M'Cullogb—Serjeant Lantry was acquitted. —On the next day they were brought up for judgment, when Mr. Nugeut of Gis'lerickard, a Magistrate, stated he wished to speak to the character of Titnmoss, On being sworn, he stated Timmons and M•Cnllogh 'were two excellent constables; knew Timmons to have acted with great temper on one occasion, when his piece was broken on him. Lieutenant Despard wished to state why the inquiry did notA o on, - . M. Carroll declined to proceed, as there was no Magis trate, and said he could not expect impartial justice; they, therefore, wished the trial should proceed Were the Civil Authority, The Assistant• Barrister then proceeded to give the judg ment of the Court.—lle stated, be was sorry to find a man of 'flinitions's character in such a situation; believed really the constables were not swearing the truth ; the Jury were of that opinion, and he perfectly agreed with them. The conduct of Mr. Carroll wes very praiseworthy; he acted very properly in bringing forward this trial. Ilse constables would be protected by the Magistrates, while acting nithin their duty; but they had from ignorance of that duty transgressed; they had no right to turn any person out of a public-house, except idle persons, denominated by the law, tipplers, or, those who might be engaged in riots; nor had they a right to stop persons in the streets at any hour, (except in a proclaimed district) provided they were conducting theinlelves peaceably; they had a right to ask any person who he was, and no loyal or well disposed person would refu e giving them an answer. There was some justification for floe, as be was acting under the orders of his serjeant. There was no direct evidence against M•Cullogh, but he 'opposed, as he was standing at the foot of the stairs when the candle went out, the Jury, presuming him to have been the man that struck the blow, found him guilty. .. - As it might be of great injury to the public servire. a. that moment, to confine Serjeant Timmons, the Court would not sentence him to !any confinement; be Amnia pay a fine of 51., M Cullogh 11., and Roe 55., and be discharged. On a subsequent application by the prose cutor, the fine on Timmons was reduced to IL. 'and the Prosecutor's expenses 2/. ; and to ten shillings on M'Cul logli, which was paid in Court, and the parties were discharged. Friday morning, about one o'clock, a fire broke out in the workshops occupied 67 Mr. James, soap boiler and tal• low chandler, in Horse Street, Bath, wh ic h, as th e pre * Mises extended through into Wine Street, and were sur rounded by low boasts, threatened destructive cons*. Tiences ; but the timely arrival of several engines belonging to the Fire Ogres of that city, and partici'• larly that of Messrs. Collet and Falkner, and the able assistance of the firemen, many inhabitants, and in peril' cuter, two highly courageous individuals, Mr. lAsarus, of Stal.•street, and the Rev. Mr. Hanby, the latter of whom, " disdainful of danger," ascended the roof of the house, at the peril of his life, a n d w ith h ero i c fi rmness. continued to battle with the merciless element, in directing a supply of water in the most efficient manner, until the fire was entirely subdued. Nor ought we to omit to mention the essential services which were rendered by Messrs. White, Newman, and many others. Mr. Gerrish prevented the fire from extending to his premises by a small hand engine. We underat4nd the whole of the property was insured; the loss, we hear, is considerable, as during the alarm which pervaded the owner, some infamous wretch or wretches stole a watch and cash to the amount of SO/. or &W. besides goods, &e. At the commencement of the fire, some difficulty arose to procure water ; we think every engine should have a water key at tached to it, to open the pipes. in rder that a supply of water may be obtained without any delays on such occasion. RARE INSTANCE Or CONJUGAL AFFECTION I 11—An instance of real and permanent cenjtvgal affection was pro. duced in evidence at the Gloucester county sessions, which has never perhaps been paralleled in the annals of humility. In an appeal cause, a woman who was there as witness, swore that she had never lost sight of her•husband for 12 hours together at any one thew either day or night, during a period of 50 years. EAST KENT SESSIONS. The Sessions for the Eastern Division of the County commenced on Tuesday last, before the Chairman, Sir E. Knatchbnll, Bart. and a full Bench of Magistrates. The only interesting cases were the following:— COACH ROMBERT. James Tomlin, charged with having, on the 27th of October, in the parish of Starry, feloniously taking and carrying away, from off the Margate Mail, a hair trunk, containing various articles, the property of Francis Osborn. A servant of Mr. Di llow proved the delivery of the trunk at the coach office. Benjamin Bailey, driver of the coach, remembered hav ing the trunk on the roof, on the evening in question, and was quite certain that it remained there from the time he left Margate till his arrival at Staines' Hill, at which place likewise he saw it ; but upon his arrival in Northgste he found that the string with which it was tied had been cut, and the trunk gone; the coach had a rail round it, suilici• ently high to prevent the possibility of its slipping off. Susan leers was examined by Mr. Marshain.—Found the trunk in question, enveloped in canvas, shortly after the rubbery, in a ditch near the barracks. Rachael L)cnins was with her at the time ; neither of them had heard of the robbery; she examined the trunk, and at the bottom found two pieces of parchment, and the same night deliver• ed it to Mr. liundys. The trunk produced was the one totted by her. A curious handle knife, the one found near the trunk, was identified as having been given to prisoner, about a we .k previous to the rubbery, by a young man named Thorpe. The material evidence (to constitute the guilt of the prisoner) rested with Sophia Wanstall, a female acquaint. mace, who proved that he had offered her the contents of the trunk to landau him with three new shirts; an agree. went took place with the witness and prisoner, but in consequence of entertaining a suspicion that the goods were stolen, contrary to the representation of Tomlin, she gave the articles op. They were here produced, and identified by Miss Osborn, as her property. It will appear that after the robbery, but subsequent to the caption of the prisoner, he, in company with a wan who had no knowledge of the robbery. waited on Mr. Billow, at whose house Mis■ 0. had been visiting, and stated that he had found a parcel on the road, and Crum the circum stance of its being directed to them, ha t ;conic to deliver it up. The parcel contained part of the property stolen. The prisoner, who was an emanciated looking object, persisted ►n saying, that he fund the trunk on the road, and the bottom having a bole in it sufficiently large to in sert his hand, be took the contents out. The Jury found Mtn Ouiliy-- --- andhe was sentenced by the Court to be transported far seven years. ------ - - - BURGLARY. Rickard IVaddell was placed at the bar, for feloniously stealing, on the night of the 25th November, in the pianist' of Folkestone, six bushels of wheat, the property of John Claringbold. The prisoner put in the usual plea of Not Guilty. Waddell is a farmer, and a man of considerable property, occupying a little land in the Marsh. 1 t would seem that the prosecutor bad been upon terms of intimacy with him ; Raving, however, lost a quantity of wheat from his mill, he immediately on discovering his loss sent samples to di.;er• eat millers In the neighbourhood : and Waddell having been in the habit of grinding at a certain mill of Mr. Crux's, and his wheat being invariably of one sort, Mr. C. hal suspicion that the wheat sent en►sequent to the robbery of the prosecutor, was the same as the sample seat by bun ; and ha►iug communicated his suspicious, the prosecutor went to prisoner's barn, where he found him in company with his sons. Having made prisoner acquainted with the object of his visit, he was told that be was at perfect' liberty to take samples, not only from the wheat on the floor, but likewise from the toss; having sloue so, and bond a great similarity, tie accusal him of having his property ; Waddell told him be was unaware of the circumsiauc•, and as his usual practice was to leave the presuiges open at night the wheat must have been put there by so:ue caner persons ; he, however, told the prosecutor, be was sorry for his loss, and in order that proceedings might end, said he might take the same quantity from his toss in the barn ; prosecutor, however, refused to do so, and the prisoner offered him 121. which be likewise refused to take; the money was afterwards sent by the newsman, enveloped in brown paper ; but the prosecutor baring placed the bull. ness in the hands of a Magistrate, the parcel was not opened ; all this time the prisoner remained at large, and appeared at all the examinations when called upon; and his proceedings were open and candid, not at all indicatia, that he committed the robbery t l►e was appiehended and finally committed to gaol. In the cross-examination of the prosecutor, by Mr. Berens, he said he did not confine the samples be took from one part, , but took them from the sheaves on the toss at different places; he admitted that the prisoner never made any resistance, and that his behaviour was very open and fair ; the wheat might be slightiy mixed in its growth; the barn formed a fence to one side of the yard; did not observe whether the door was in a bad state of repair; thinks not; told the prisoner he could swear to the wheat being his property. By the Chairman—Saw no other wheat on the premises ; saw a quantity of straw. Samples of the wheat were produced, and sworn to as re sembling prosecutor's. The Chlirinan then read over the evidence to the Jury, and they, after deliberating a few minutes, returned a verdict of— In passing sentence on the prisoner, the Chairmar dwelt with great severity on his past conduct; and reminded him that lie had run a long course in iniquity, and instead of his grey hairs going with honour to the grave, the vengeance of the law had at last overtaken him, and he would expiate his crime in that disgrace which the Court in its judgment should think tit to inflict. The prisoner was then sentenced to be transported for seven years. ASSAULT. John Marlow, charged on the oath of John Dilnot, one of the Surveyors of the highway, of the parish of Little hlungeham, with assaulting and beating hies with a shovel abd a stick. The prisoner was a fine athletic young man, above six feet high, and it appeared was employed by :he overseers of the parish, at the rate of sixpence per day. The as sault was clearly proved, and the young man in his defence, said, the prosecutor abased hint for not doing sufficient work,aud without any provocation on his part immediately applied his foot to his posterieur, and in return he gave him a good thrashing. The CUAIRMAN said that however discontented the pri soner might have been with his wages, it was nut his duty to take the law in his own hand ; but to apply to the Magistracy for redress, and sentenced him to 21 days bard labour. Cuatous Waatta.—ln the early part of last November, a wager was made between a medical gentleman of Winchester, and a Mr. D. that the former would not bathe every day till the Ist of January, which be accepted. The bet was, that every day the medical_gentleman bathed, Mr. D. was to give him Is. and vice verso. Mr. D. fiading that the other still continued to immerse himself in the cold abyss," ran from his wager, and we understand that an action will shortly be brought to recover the amount that would have been due fom him to the party who accepted it. The medical gentleman still contirm . es to bathe, wheth er wet or dry,• and says he fin le no IL effect from so doin g ; on th e contrary , t h at i t i s brac i ng to the nerves," and giv es hi m a most exce ll en t appet i te. Seven o'clock is the boar he in general leaves home, and returns about eight. - • INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, hot. 19. The ease of William Pope stood No. 8 in the list. Mr. POLLOCK applied to the Court to call it on odt the regular course, as his Royal Highness the Duke of York, and other individuals of consequence, who had bee n , subpcenaed by the insolvent, were then in attendance to hive evidence; but before the Court would come to the case in its regular turn, their presence was likely to be required in another place. The COURT, under these eircamstances i ordered the case to be called op. His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Sir H. Taylor, and Sir Jimes Cockburn, were, we understood, in the Com missioners' private room, but did not come into Court. Mr. Jullion appeared to oppose the insolvent on a debt of 5-11. Ile stated that he was an agent and accountant, and wished to interrogate the insolvent respecting certain papers in his possession, arid to know why they had not been delivered up as documents relating to his estate. The Cnl6P COMMISSIONER said, lie (Mr. Jullion) would be guided by his discretion. Mr. Jullion asked the insolvent if he bad not state•!, about sixteen months ago, that a Mr. Daggelty owed him a considerable sum of money ? The insolvent admitted that he hail. Jullion asked him if he had not sheave him (Mr. Jullion) a copy of an agreement, purporting to be signed by Sir James Cockburn relative to a sum of money ; and whether he had not that and other important documents in his possession?—The insolvent replied, that he had re tained certain papers ; there was an undertaking from Sir James Cockburn, that Mr. Jullion's debt should be paid, on condition that certain other papers were returned to him (the insolvent). Mr. Jullion inquired where they were? The insolvent said he ha,l deposited them with:a friend, from whom he hail borrowed money. The Cover —With whom ? Insolvent—With a frirnd. I told the opposing creditor I would lodge them if his debt was paid. It was glace I have been in confinement that I deposited them ; I think a day or two before 1 went to prison; but it was after I. had been arrestvd. Mr. Commissioner Bowen —Who is this friend ? I ns•alvent—l am not et liberty to mention his name. Cuter COMMISSIONER—Mid you authority to dispose of these documents ? I nsol vent —I had, and can state why. Mr. Jullion submitted that the papers ought to be lodged in Court. Mr. PLATt then put some questions to the insolvent ; who stated in reply that there were no bonds or securities for money amongst the papers in question ; nor did they relate to his property. They were private letters. Mr. PLATT 'tired if he knew who wrote them : The Insolvent said he did know who wrote them. Mrs. Mary Ann Clarke was one of the parties. The Insolvent proceeded to state, that lie had an un dertaking signed by Sir James Cockburn. He believed Sir James was in attendance. as he had subpoenaed him. Mr, Jullion—Uid you not say that your friend, Mr. Paton's son,was to have a place under Government of SOUL a year ? Th• I asolvent replied that he did. Ho had also said that he should pay all his debts, if h• got up these paper. Mr. J union Did you not oiler me a letter, or a copy of a letter,from Sir Herbert Taylor ou this subject ? Insolvent—l did Mr. Jullion.—Where is it 1 The Insolvent handed it ;into the Court. Mr. Jullion.—ls that a true copy of Sir Herbert Tayldr i s le'ter? Insolvent —lt is the copy that Mr. P.lin gave m•. I ua• &Wool that the contents had been sanctioned by his Royal Highness the Duke of York. Mr. Jullion.—Upon your oath have you nit secreted these papers for the purpose of applying them afterwards to your own benefit, instead of giving them up for the be netit of your creditors? Insolvent.—Most certainly not. 1 told you that they sho ild be lodged, if the li,d upon them was discharged. The COURT then declared that it was their opinion, that papers should be deposited with the provisional assignee, whether they related to the estate or not. They wished it not to go fo:th to the public that any suppression had taken place. Mr. thaitisow, the King's Conosel who sat on the Bench besi le the Commissioners, here observed, that there was not one word of truth in what had been stated of these pipers as to any such promises as they were alleged to con tain having been made ; and the Insolvent, no doubt, bad been egregiously imposed upon by some one who represent• ed to him what was gross falsehood. He begged it to be enderstood that they had not proceeded from any person connected with the Uovernmev. The COURT finally ordered the case to be lodged with the assignee of the Court for his inspection ; the insolvent to give four days' notice, when he is to come up next to his opposing creditors; and the papers to he returned, of course, if found to be of no benefit to the Insolvent's estate. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT TATTERSALL: S.-JAN. 19. RIDDLESWORTH.-5 to 2 agst Reformer-4 to I agst Pry dente -5 to 1 agst Quadrille-6 to 1 agst Dim Carlos-8 to I agst Cressida. Dener.-3 to 1 agst Swiss-7 to 1 agst Rerwmer-11 to II agst Agnes-14 to 1 agst Osmond-13 to 1 agst Ridicule-15 to I agst Cressida—l7 to 1 agst Don Carlos--2U to 1 agst Horly Burly-20 to 1 agst Jessy —3O to 1 agst Cydnus-40 to I agst Dactyle. OAKS.—Nothing done. DOtiCASTBR ST: LECER.—I 1 to I agst Altisidora-12 to 1 agst Swiss—lB to 1 agst Miller of Mansfield—lS to I agst Rosanne-2tl to I eget Ringlet-20 to 1 agst Mises Cranfield —23 to I agst Osonond-30 to I eget Elephant. STEEPLE CHAIM—The sweepstakes match between Capt. Montague and Mess's. Roden and Armstron for a deposit of fifty sovereigns each, took place yesterday morning. The ground was from Helicon to Hillingdon Common, ' computed at sixteen miles, over a fiat country, and in which there were many dangerous leaps. The competitors made across Hounslow Heath for Cranford Bridge, where they separated and made the best of their way over the tallow. to Hayes, crossing the Uxbridge Road nearly together. Mr. Armstrong's horse Roger refused a leap, and was thrown out a mile from home. The last mile between the other two Oentlemen was a trial of speed, and was won cleverly by the Captain in fifty seven minutes. A duel was fought on Saturday on Hounslow Heath, between Messrs. Kirby and Stevenson. in consequence of a dispute at the Coursing Meeting at Stokenhall, on Thurs. day. Two shots each were exchanged, in the list of which Mr. Stevenson received • ball in his side. Surgical aid was at hand and the ball was extracted, and there was no immediate danger. It affords us real pleasure in being enabled to state. from the inquiries we have made, that the sufferers by the falling of the hustings at the late conflict upon our race course are going on as favourably as can be expected from the nature of their injuries, and that, so far from several deaths having been the consequence of the unfortunate catastrophe, as has been reported, the medical attendants now entertain the mist sanguine hoPes of the ultimate recovery of their gatients, even in the most serious cases. The frabtured limbs hare, we believe, nearly all been reduced with success, and it is hoped that in no instance will the painful alternative of amputation be found time Worced:er Herald. - wl 1 , kr Y 4,. ~'~ i . ti ~. ' ~ "1) i , 1 ,