The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-08-05 00:00:00

t: SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ' l , • Hut, Amer 4.—Wind W.S.W.—Came down from the River and remain, the Montmorency, Wood, for Quo. hoc; Asia, fur New South Wales; and Richardson, for bliramichi. • EA Lmoortr. Atm.3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Harmony, Lewis, from Newcastle, for Oporto ; Assiduous, Davis, from Plymouth, for Seville.—Sailed the Ann, Williams, for Dram.—Arrived off the Port, the Sales, Crickway, from London,for Newfoundland. YARMOUTH' Avo. 4.—His Majesty's Revenue Cutter, Hawke, picked np on Saturday evening off the Newark Light, 208 balf-ankera of Oeneva, 19 ditto of Brandy, and 40 ditto of Tobacco, which site yesterday lodged in the Custom House at this port. The Censer, Jens, from Hambro' to Havanna, is totally lost on Cape Romain; most of the cargo saved. Extract of a Letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Bor• draux,dated 29th July:—" It is reported that another three saa•ted vrssel is taken, and carried into Cornnna.—The Hull of the Penelope was sold this day for 1325 francs." • PILCHARD Ftsitear.—The driving-bnats have commen esd their annual catch of this valuable fish ;—those belong ing to Looe have already taken upwards of 50,000, and the fishermen regard the appearances as promising.—We trust those interested in the sewn-fishery will take care that the driving-boats observe this season the regulations establieh col by law, as to the distance which they are to fish from the coast, &c. as it is geheially supposed the seen-fishery, upon which so mauy families are dependant, has been ma terially injured of late years, by the driving-boats, which assemble in great numkprs, falling in with the shoals of pilchards on their approach to the shore, touting them into deep water, by disturbing the fish which are in front. —(lPest Briton) THE ORANGE Siiiial:—There is, we understand, a Grand Meeting of "lhertlicrict Masters of the Orange Lodges of Ireland to he held on Monday next, at which the Right Hon. the Earl O'Neill, it is said, will preside. That these gentlemen will, by such a meeting, violate the Con vention Act, there can be co doubt. But this by the way. 1 The object of the meeting is, to devise new flulrs and Re gulations for this formidable Brotherhood, the Act of Par liament tendering an alteration of their Test, &c. iudispen sable.—(Dablia Evening Post, Angnst 2.) The Russian Consul has intimated to the merchants in - terested in the Baltic trade, that he has received from his Government a new Tariff of reduced duties payable upon the exportation of timber from Russian ports, a copy of . which may be seen at the Consulate Office. An article in the hamburg Correspondent, dated Cun ene. 17th of May, says Gen. Soublette has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary on the part of the Republic of Colombia to the Court of Croat Britain. Extract of a letter from Paris, dared August 1 : —"On the lath instant, an English frigate (I have not heard the name) entered the port of Cailiz, after firing 21 guns, and being answered by the customary honours from the walls of the place. The Captain of the frigate did not commu nicate to Admiral Hamelin, the Commodore of the block ading squadron, his intention to enter, nor ask permission to do so. As soon as the English frigate passed the French squadron, all the ships in the harbour hoisted their flags in tumour of the English navy. The news of this event was communicated to Paris by telegranh.—lt has excited great indignation in the French Cabinet, and giien rise to several representations to the English Ambassador. Ad miral Hamelin, in the first place, is highly censured for • having permitted the frigate to pass him without having hailed it, and asked the object of its visit. Above all, it is supposed, that he ought to have demanded of the Captain, whether he had any provisions to deposit in Cadiz, and whether lie meant to carry any passengers out with him? On his word of honour in the negative, he should be al lowed to enter—not otherwise. Such, at least, is the view of the French Cabinet. Sir C. Stuart has expre.sed his confidence that every friendly explanation will be given, and here the matter rests for the present." Extract of a letter from Tripolizza, May 9 :—Frqm the quantity of arms and ammunition taken during the last in cursion of the enemy, it is supposed that there are a suffi cient number of muskets, pistols, and artigans, to arm 60010 men. Such, however, is the degree of contempt in which their opponents are held, that the Greeks consider 30,01t0 men as fully twnpetent to repel all the forces of Turkey, as it Is now reduced. There is not the smallest apprehension entertained as to any attempt being made on the Mores. With respect to the points held by the enemy,' such is the panic which has long since seized the different garrisons that they would, it is supposed, gladly seize any opening which afforded a chance of escape. Be this as it may, there is no instance on record of any effort on the part of those who are shut up in Petra', Corinth, Negropont, or Motion, showing themselves outside the walls. Closely watched by the Grceka, any attempt of this nature would be attended with consequences which the experience of the past renders it needless to name. Perfectly tranquil on the score of their safety at home, the whole attention of the Provisional Government is directed to securing the passes of Thessaly,and thus cutting off either the entrance of any French troops on the side of Therntopylr, or supplies des tined for the corps assembled under the Pacha of Scutari, at Larissa. Part of the expedition destined to act on the , northern frontier, has already set out, and I shall, in my next, be able to aonounce the departure of the remainder with the Commander-in-Chief. Two large divisions of the feet have left Hydra within the last few days, to watch the motions of a Turkish squadron, said to be on the point of sailing from the Dardanelles. A Meeting was held on Friday, at Congdon's Hotel, Exeter, for the purpose of raising subscriptions in aid of the Spanish Patriots. The meeting was numerously and re spectably attended, and we learn with pleasure that nearly 1004 was subscribed. • A public meeting has been held at Kilainning for the put- pose of opening a subscription to aid the Spanish nation in their struggle forindependence. Resolutions were passed condemning the conduct of the intruders • and a subscrip tion is going on, which will, in all probability, amount to a handsome sum, considering the size of the place.—(Glassow Chronicle.) Saturday night last, the bed-room of Mr. Sibley, land lord of the Dog and Hate public-house, Market street, Bo •,_ sough road, was entered by some villains, supposed to belong to a party who were drinki ng several hours in the house, and robbed of b 0 sovereigns and a gold watch, valu ed at 204 The discovery was not made till the house was shut up, and the family retiring to rest. CUPAR.—WbiIe some people belonging to the village of Kioglassie were employed hoeing potatoes, the rain fell in such torrents that they Isere under the necessity of retiring into their houses. One man continued io the field, but not coming home in the evening, his friends went in search of him. After searching they found him, but life was nearly extinct; and, in a few hours after, he expired. From the appearance of the body, it was difficult to say what bad been the cause of his death. Such bas been the recent mortalitraniongst the ministers • of religion at Huddersfield, that the pulpit of the parish church, the pulpit of the rethodist chapel, and the pulpit •f the Independent chapel, are all at the present moment hung with mourning, on account of the death of their Mi aisters.--(York Herald) . ; lIIE STATESMAN. ILLEGAL CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE. cousrvlt or ARMAGH ASSIZIM Thomas Myens was indicted for that he, being a Popish Priest, did unlawfully celebrate a marriage at Newry, be tween John Timmons, a Protestant, and Bridget blechan, a Papist, they not basing been previously married by a Protestant Clergyman. Bridget Mechan. , —Lives in Newry; witness was married to John Timmons, about three years ago; the marriage was celebrated by Mr. Myen's, at his house in Newry; Timmons then lived in the service of Captain Ogle. Wit ness was bred a Catholic, but cannot say what religion she now is ; she was willing to go with her husband wherever he went ; be goes to church. Captain Ogle's gate keeper, Walter Dunlop, and his wife, were present at the marriage; Mr. Myens gave her a written paper as a certificate of ma.- riage ; she can neither read nor write ; gave the certificate to the Rev. Mr. Stuart. Witness did not recollect what ceremony was gone through; Mr. Myen asked Timmons if he would have the church service read ; there was either a ring or a key used; it was put on her finger and on Tim mons's. Cross examined—She has two children to the man she called her husband ; the eldest is about two years and a half old ; the youngest was about a fortnight old.—[This infant she bad then at her breast ]—There had been no dis agreement between them , and she had no desire that the metch should be broken. She could not swear positively that the paper she gave Mr. Stuart was the saute as hail been given to her by the prisoner, as she could not read it; she had always carried it.in her pocket. The Rev. A. G. Stuart produced a certificate of marriage, which he identified as the same that was given to him by the lest witness. Ile added that he had been anxious to bring the case forward, on account of the frequency of si milar pretended marriages of Protestants, and Protestants and Catholics; his object was to protect the community from the irregular marriages of the prisoner, whose conduct was reprobated as well by every respectable Catholic clergy wan, as by the Mini•ters of the Established Church. John Tiumions—is a Protestant; was married to Brid get Meehan abort 3 years ago ; the marriage was cele brated by the prisoner in his own house, in Monaghan-row, Newry; he went to the prisoner to marry him, in order to free himself from a promise he had made to the woman remembered the ceremony; the prisoner put a ring on wit ness's linger; Walter and Ann Dunlop were present. — Witness paid 9s. 21. to Mr. My ens for performing the marriage. Cross-examintd—Witness did not think himself mar ' tied ; thetwoman said she was his wife, but witness thought utiierwise ; he thought the ceremony a "compound;" wit ness never fired with her as her husband; she load 2 children to him : did not want to get :id of her ; lie was not tired of her ; admitted that be wanted to marry another woman ; was called in Church for that purpose about three weeks ago ; Bridget Meehan forbade the banns the second time ; she was delivered of a second son about a fortnight ago ; he wanted another wife, and " Lord knows how many wires he may hare !" Wit ness believed the prisoner to be a married mail, at least he had a woman living with him. After :he ceremony the woman asked fur her marriage lines, and he sat down and wrote a paper which he gave her. Trevor Corry, Esq.—Knew the prisoner, who was a re puted Popish Priest, Ina uuderstood he had been degraded from his office; never before heard he was married. In consequence of repeated complaints against the prisoner fur celebrating marriages between Protestants and Catholics, the present action had been brought to put a stop to this highly injurious practice. The prisoner was found guilty. There was a general commiseration sliewn for the unfor tunate woman who had been deceived by Timmons ; and the effrontery he displayed, while giving his evidence, ex cited the disgust of all who heard him. _ _ _ The Lean — led JUDGE lamented the necessity of the case, as the law had virtually dissolved the marriage of the parties; be suggested to Mr. Stuart (the Curate of Newry) the pro priety of taking the advice of Dr. Radcliffe, respecting the course to be pursued, and hoped that in the mean tints he would not celebrate marriage between Timmons and any other woman. Air. Stuart assented, and said he had not the leant inten tion of marrying hint. LETTER FROM silt H A ILCOU itT LEES TO CAP THIN ROL K. " Black-Rock, Friday, July 18, 1823. " I do not believe there exists a Roman Catholic in the County of Dublin, or the adjoining Connties, who would hurt a hair of my head ; should General Rock, or any of the Limerick assassins, venture into these parts, on a campaign, and do me the honor of attacking my Castle, I will lay fifty guineas loan old rap, that I will put snore lead into Rock's hinder part, than Doctor Doyle has in his he id, just to ba lance the murderous vagabond in his retreat ; and as to his assassins, 1 sill bag them as fast as 1 used to tumble etch grouse on the 20th of August. I sot always Maly to receive visitors of his sort, and I can bit a bat flying with a single ball. The poor fellows in Dublin have been deluded by the villainous demagogues; and I owe it to them to say, that although on the road at all hours, day and night, never yet have I experienced any thing but the most marked kindness from the lower orders ; but they are not cold blooded murderers,therefore, the humbug above, and all like it, will be ever despised Aid lattelted at, by " HARCOURT LEES." r DOWNPATRIC Assizes.—ln another part of our paned we have given the charge of Judge Moore to the Grant Jury of the County Down—it is as honest es it is clear—jus to the people—creditable to their integrity. their characte r and their tranquillity. Judge Moore, with great nasiona and becoming pride, compared Down and Antrim to the most fortunate Counties of England. In the worst of times, Judge Moore, to our knowledge; less an hilliest man —the greatest quality a Judge can possess. The spirit of the present times is exactly that which, if we know Judge Moore correctly, he would be inclined to act npon—we mean, the spirit of equal and impartial justice. He pre sided in the Criminal Court, and but one cause cause before the Learned Judge worthy of public attention, and this, indeed, was a most important one—it was that of an unfor tunate man who was charged with a murder committed so far back as 1813, in the neighbourhood of Lisburn. He went to Galway after the committ .1 of the murder, and was discovered by a dispute which took place between him and his wife. He was brought .to the North. by • the directions of the Marquess of Downshire, who, on a patient bearing of all the circumstances, felt it his duty to go to the utmost extent of the law. Humanity, as well as Ire land, owes a debt of gratitude to the Noble Lord. Pain ful as such a duty must ever be, still it was his duty, and it should he performed. This unfortunate man has been tried on Tuesday at Downpatrick, and after a laborious and painful inquiry, was found guilty at 9 o'clock at night, and sentenced by the Judge in the most sol.nnn and impressive manner, to be hanged on Thursday (yes• terday). Will man ever forget that the murderer never escapes the hands of justice?—(The Irishman.) A melancholy accident o:curred in April last, on board his Majesty's ship Hind, when off acid. The jolly boat in lowering down. was swamped, owing to a heavy sea at the time, and unfortunately Mr. Bedingfield, midshipman, and one of the boat's crew were drowned, notwithstanding every exertion was made by hoisting out another boat ; but they luckily succeeded in picking up Mr. Langton Browell, the other midshipman, ,and two seamen, though very far astern ; the other seamen clung to the tackle•fall, and were got on board. Mr. Bedingtield's loss is much to he de plored, as he was a most promising youth, and would have been an ornament to his profession. COMPE'fITION OF PIPERS, AT EIJINBUItIeII. Tuesday, the annual competition for the prizes given by the Highland Society of London to the live best performers en the great Highland bagpipe, was held in the Theatre Royal.—The prizes were adjudged as folios s The first, an elegant pipe, handsomely mounted, and adorned with a flag, bearing the national emblem of t•te thistle, and with a silver plate, on which there has since been engraved the proper inscription, with forty merke in money, to John Mackenzie, piper to Duncan Davidson, Esti. of Tullich. '1 he second prize, 60 rnerks, to Kenneth *Rs, piper to the Hon. James Sinclair. The third, 50 nterks, to John Cameron, piper to the sth Lanarkshire local militia. The fourth, 45 merles, to Donald Macdonald, son of Donald blacdonald, pipe maker to the Highland Society of London. The fifth, 40 meths to Wm. Fraser from Breadalbane. The extra prize, of a han•Jsome Highland Claymore, af. forded by the liberality of Mrs. H Siddons, was voted to John Gordon, piper to ihe Athol Club. The prizes to the three competitors best dressed in the Highland garb were voted—the first to John Al acp heison the second to John Macnah—the third to Angus Cameron, all in the list of pipers. The audience were, as usual, highly delighted with the Highland reels and strathspeys, introduced in the course of the performance, in which the dancers greatly exerted themselves. VAUXHALL GARBEN3.—Yestentey evening the singularly promlsieg aspect of the weather attracted us to these gardens. to witness the repetition of the Nauticel Gale. We shall not quarrel with a name when there is nothing else to find fault with ; but we could discover nothing Nautical about the place except an illuminated vessel in full sail ; this, however, threw considerable light oil the subject. There was a profusion of amusements; indeed, we felt it rather a " toil of a prea sure" to keep np with them all. They are already well known to most of our readers, atid, therefore, a particular description of them is now unnecessary. We were partici). tarty well pleased with I parts of the conceit. Mammy Goose. Paddy Goose, is a very pleasing little thing ; and was sung by 3liss Tessa-sta. in a very pretty 'tele. We must, also, notice Sweet Home, and Fortune's Blind, you know, by 3lr. Cousee, as well as the Duet by Miss Noel. and Blaster Lostnnunsi, Tell sue, gentle Stranger, and Miss IV:hht A 313' Ah, well-a-day.—The gar dens were crowded till a late hour, as the evening fully re alized its early promises; and, which has b' en for eottse time a rarity, its warmth was at times even inconvenient. The operative weavers of Frome have issued an address to the gentlemen and tradesmen of the town and its vicini ty, descriptive of the causes of their present ilistteire I state, and soliciting aid towards the estabiusliment of a so ciety for the purpose of removing th-ir grievance. About 40 packs of exportation card:, on which the duty had nut been paid, were lately seized by the revenue nib errs, on being attempted to he brought into this port from the Isle of Man. The penalty, in such eases, is 501. per pack, and it is generally enforced with great severity, as the temptation to smuggling is, in such artides, unusually great.—(bieerpool Adv.) ACCIDENT AT BILLINGAGATE.—This morning, a little before one o'clock, on the arrival of the oyster boats at Bil lingsgate, the crowds of persons waiting to make pur chases were so great, that on their rushing forward on board, in their eagerness to obtain precedence. the iron post or cannon the boats were lashed t), gave way, when the vessels, separating from what is called the Jamb lighter. seventeen persons fell into the water. In the contusion that ensued, thirteen only of the numher were picked up— the others, two men and a woman and a boy, whose names arc unknown, it is reported, are drowned. One man was saved by getting into time common sewer, and taken out up to his chin in water. The holies are expected to be found on the going out of the tide. When the accident oc curred it WAS quite dark. Cut i.t) 31 UTIDER.—The body of a male child, apparently a week old, deposited in a coffin, was last Wednesday dis covered in the Fleet Sewer, near Bagnigge Wells. It was taken to St. Pancras workhouse, where, on examination, a deep incision on the hack of the heed, and other marks of violence, were discovered. An inquest bas been taken on the body, and a verdict of Wilful Murder against some person unknown." DREA !WC,. FIRE AT :\ew BrteNiroare—At half-past nine o'clock last night, a itroq dreadful lire broke (nit at the Castle ravern, New Itreiaard, w hich, in a short time, was totally destroyed, together with all the out-houses ad joining.—The engines s.'on arrived on the spot; hut, through the great 11..ticiencv of water, the endeavours of the firemen were fruitless, and fears were entertained that the devouring element would spread its ravages to the ad , tot ninz house!. (a tallow chandler and apothecary.) flap. pily, however, the family and the whole of the inmates were soon removed, together with the horses, carriage., &c.; but, we are sorry to add, that the whole of the stork of Mr. Forties, the landlord, was destroyed. The accident occurred through the negligence of the servant girl, who, while putting the children to bed, carelessly placed the candle too near the curtains.—None of the pro perty was insured. Early on the morning of Friday last, four men descended a mine at Leadhills, which, after a lape of 1 yrars, had been only re-opened a few days previous. The workmen at first dreaded no harm ; but ere long the roof began to yield, and by seven o'clock the whole fell in with a tremend ous crash. Fortunately two of the four men had time to flue to a place of safety, but the others received nn warning whatever, and were to all appearance Intried in the ruins. Above gronnd the accident excited the greatest grief and consternation; and ere many minutes - had elapsed, 150 miners assembled on the spot. and began to dig, as they supposed, for the corpses of their friends. After the most unremitting exertions, they had the happiness of hearing their voices on Saturday morning ; but still their task was one of great danger and difficulty, an d it was not till 11 o'clock on Sundxy that they succeeded in rescuing them from their frighttul abode. The hands ofone of the men are a good deal injared,and both,we believe, lay immersed in water the whole time, and in such & position that the .slightest motetnent might have proved fatal to them. On Saturday,xx man at the east end of Dundee, having drank a quantity of beer, was seized with a severe retching. On examination, it appeared that the bottle from which the liquor had been token had formerly .contained shoe blacking. Strong emetics were resorted to, and the person after being confined for some days, is now recovered. An inquest has been held on the body of the Rev. Mr. Serjeant, of Scarborough, who was killers by the overturn ing of the (Fleece) Halifax and Stmflield coach ; and a ver diet of Alan:laughter was returned against the coachman. New METHOD or MARINO JELLY.—Press the juice from the fruit—add the proper proportion of sugar, and stir the juice and sugar until the sugar is completely melted—put it into jars, and In twenfy-four hours, it will become of a proper consistence. By this means, the trouble of boiling is avoided, and the jelly retains more completely the savour of the fruit. Care should be taken to stir the mixture, twit the sugar is'completely melted, and fine sugar should to used. 1 tie following Epitaph is to be seen e Saragossa, in Spain:— Here lies JOHN CARECA, Precentor of My Lord the King. When he is admitted to the choir of Angels, whose society he will erabel::sh, and where he wilt distinguish himself by his powers of song, GOD shall say to the Augels, •• Cease, ye calves ! and let me hear JOHN C &SECA, the precentor of bly Lord the King!" SPORTING INTELLIUENCE. BET'T'ING AT TATTER§ALL'S, Ave. !. DONCASTER ST. LRBIR STARRS.-3 to 1 agst Tiaker-13 to 2 agst Tanered-7 to 1 agst Sherwood-14 to 1 oast Claudio Loraloe--14 to I agst Palats Royal-16 to 1 agst bliss Fanny. Very high odds apt any other. DERBY STAKES, 1824.-8 to 1 agst Reformer. HILLSBOROUGH ROYAL CORPORATION RACES, IRELAND. YALa COUR,E, MONDAY, JULY 21. Sweepstakes of 2 its each, p.p. ; btlgs added by the Governor, and VOgs to the second horse. Two mile heats. Mr Joyce's br h Friday, 9st Ilb Mr Battarsby's eh h Johnny Raw, 7st I.llb 3 to 1 on Friday ; after the heat, 3 to I. I l 2 2 TUESDAY. Royal Corporation Plate for County of Down, bred hunters, ac.; two-mile heats. Four-yr aids, Idat 71b ; 5 yr olds, Ilst 41b; t3yrolds, list 121 b. Ld Donegall's b h Sir George I I Mr Lower's Dr g Bollivsr .. 9 3 Mr Watson's th h Jack a'Lentern .. 0 2 9 to I—Sir George agst the field. WEDNESDAY. ------- • • King's Pate of 1001. for Irishhred horses, 9st 71b each, &c. Four-mile beats. Mr Joyces br h Friday . . Mr Hunter's h h Lumber 1 1 2 2 2 to 1 on Friday before starting . . Queensbury Stakes, fur the produce of Mr Maxwell's horse (Queenstoury), bgs each, to which Mr. Maxwell added 40gs to the winner, and 10 guineas to the second, he who saved his Stake, &e. Two miles. Colts, Sst 4lb ; fillies and geld ings, Sst. Mr Maxwell's b f .. .. I Mr Watson's b f .. .. 2 Mr Carson's b f .. .. S Mr Martin's b c .. .. 4 Mr W. Atkinson's h f .. .. 0 .. 31r Atkinson's the confident. THCRSDILY. Sixty guineas for five, six, sad aged, lle. four-mile heats. Fite year olds, fist 21b ; six, tht I Ilb ; aged 9st. Mr Hunter's eb II !toiler .. .. .. I I Mr Joyce's br b Friday .. 2 2.. .. Mr Irwin's hr h Petworth .. .. .. S S Friday the favourite beforP starting ; after the heat, two to one on ltol•er. Hunter's Stakes of tags each, 15 forfeit, for bunters thnt never won a Racing Plate ow Sweepstakes, to which the Governor added 5043 to the winner. Four-mile heats. Rode by Gentlemen. Four year olds, 103 t lelb ; tire, Ilst tO.b; six, 12st 21b ; and aged, I2st. Mr Joyce's eh Gasket, 4 yrs .. .. 2 1 IA Donetell'i b h Sir George, IS yrs .. I 2 3 Mr Dinning's hr h Governor, 4 yrs .. 3 Od Mr Ferguson's br m Miss Stephens, aged .. 4 0 1 PRIDkY. Sixty Guineas for 3yr olds and 4 yr olds ; 3 yrs, Ost 71b ; 4 yrs Sst.—Two-mite heats. Mr Savage's b h Sarda. spoils, 3 yrs I I Capt. de Nlentmorency's ch f Betty, 4 yrs . 9 If SATURDAY. King's Plate of 10Arts for 4 and 3 yr obis ; four, 7st I lib 1 five, Ost.—Two-mile beats. Mr Rattersby's cb We:come, 4 yrs .. .. 1 1 Mr Itunter's bit Lumber, 5 yrs .. .. 2 3 Mr Joyce's c li Gasket, 4 yrs .. .. 3 dr Mr Irwin's blt Petworth, 3 yrs .. 4 2 .. Sweepstakes of 2gs each, to which the Governor added 200. and the Ladies' Purse for hunters, race horses admitted, carrying 12st eat-h.—Two-mile-heats. Mr Joyce's eh g Bravo, 6 yrs .. . • 1 1 Mr W. 111•Canee's eh g Pedestrian .. .. 2 9 Mr E. Ruthven's b m V.riety .. 3 3 .. A Farmers' Plate is in future to be given by the Corpora tion for half-bred horses in the Counties of Down and Antrim, the property of persons resident in one of the Counties. A subscription was commenced to build a stand at the Mase Course. TIM 1110 MILES MATCH AND FAILUIIE.—Aaron Blenkensop, the pedestrian, who started on Saturday morning to do the above distance in 46 hours, over a six mile circle, at Blithe, in Kent, was heat at eighty miles. He performed that in IP hours; but from lameness he was unable to proceed. The first 411 miles was done in nine hours, and the failure was attributed to going too fast at first. The pedestrian was matched for a hundred sovereigns to win the same match within a fort night. Friday se'nnight a sturgeon was caught in the river Forth. of the extraordinary weight of lt4llb. It was sent off, next day, to the E!inburgh market, by Mr. Anderson, tecksinan of the tishings where it was caught. CALEDONIAN HUNT.—At the Meeting of the Royal Caledo nian Hunt, held •t Edinburgh on Saturday se'nnight. Lord Strathareu was elected a Member in the room of the late Col. Renton; and they settled filially every thing relative to their Meeting, to commence at Aberdeen on the let of Sep tember. EXTRAORDINARY STAO ItusT.—Satnrday se'nnight Messrs. Upperton, of Wickham, having heard that a Buck had been seen in the neighbourhood of Leominster, they proceeded to the spot, accompanied by two other gentlemen, and Wm. Page, an old sportsman of celebrity, and many years huntsman of theParham hounds, in order to give him chase; their pack consisted of but two dogs, Mr. Page's Piper, and Alr Upperton's Counsellor; they soon found their game, and compelled him to break cover, when, he immediately bounded towards the sea, and back again ; he then led tam a tine pace in the direction for %lichelgrove, from thence in a northerly direction down the hill, into the western part of Storrington ; be then took to the east until he reached Roundabouts, when hr rested, but the dogs were presently upon him and forced him otf at full sp-ed hark to Huston SVarren, and thence to Thakehain, onwards to Steyning, and ultimately to Rock, near Wiston, where he was taken and killed, after one of the roost ardent and gal lant chases ever recorded, over a country of bill and dale of upwards of 40 miles, its three hours and Iti minutes, with only about tire minutes fault, during the whole time. DREA DFUL ACCIDENT AT A ROWING TCR.—Yesterday afternoon, an immense concourse of persons ass •nibled on the shore at Chelsea Reach, to witness a rowing match for a subscription purse and other prizes given by the inhabit ants of Chelsea, to be contested for by five pair sof oars.— Several small guns loaded with pel.bies %%ere placed on the beach to be fired as a signal for starting, and when the competitors came in. Two men named Saunders and Site son, alias Moppy Sisson, were appointed to attend them. When the men were coming into the Adam and Eve, to decide the first heat, Sisson applied a hot poker to the first gun, and it went oft ; on coming to the second, the prime was out of order, and the gun missed Ore; a multi. tude of persons came running and stood round whilst the defect was remedied, upon which the other man, Saund ers, fired the third gun among the people, and the whole of the contents entered the right hip of Sisson, The poor fellow dell insensiblf to the ground, bleeding dreadfully from the wound. Saunders was instantly secured, and carried to the cige. The wounded man was assisted to the house of Mr. Smith, a surgeon in the neighbourhood. On examining the part, a wound of considerable magni tude presented itself, penetrating to the hip bone. Mr. S. ressed the wound, and the poor fellow was placed in a co &h and carried to St. George's Hospital, where be now lies in a very dangerous state. The execution of Jonathan Cook, at Fisherton Gaol, which was mentioned in our paper of yesterday, was, (rota the inadvertency of the executioner, attended with some shocking circumstances. The rope was nut tied as it ought to have been, sad the wretched culprit suffered the most excruciating pain. Two of the attendant* went down 'to keep bias still,' but it was unavailing; Jack Ketch at length mounted the scatfu'd, re-alfixed the rope, and ali wet WOO OW. I rr. I