The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-04-10 00:00:00

King, and both appear gratified with the marks of at tschment that are shown them on the road. The Espec tador of the 31 it announces that it has published its last number at Madrid, and that its next number will be dated Seville. The most perfect tranquillity prevails at Ma drid. The Count d'Ablsbal has published a despatch, announcing that a column of the troops of Bessieres has been completely defeated. The journals of the 30th and 31st contain some reports of Generals Mina and Gallas teros, who are following up their successes against the enemies of the Constitution. The French Fonds left of at four o'clock at 82. 75. — The Spanish at 34. A Flanders Mail has arrived this morning, and brooghtthe followingarticle, dated Semlin, March 20:- 0. Since the arrival of a second Tartar at Belgrade, in six days from Constantinopl., nobody of the former city doubts of the conflagration in the capital.—The Turks, who have arrived, openly speak of this dreadful event with their usual indifference. According to the accounts given by the Turks, the arsenal (l'ersana), as well as the cannon foundry, is burnt, besides many houses belonging to the Porte, which were sitoated on the side of Pers. The number of the houses burnt is estimated, probably far beyond the truth, at 70,000, by others at 40,000. The greatest misfortune, however, is certainly the destruction of the arsenal, which deprives the Porte of means for completing its new naval armaments.—There are va rious reports at Belgrade respecting the cense of this fire; some ascribe it to the Greeks, others to the Ja. nissaries, or to the soldiers that returned with the fleet.— They relate at Belgrade that during the conflagration the Sultan tore his beard and exclaimed :—" This judg ment from God on account of the Christian dogs !" We send them, adds the writer, as reports, till the arrival of the next letters from Constantinople, which will clear the matter up." Another letter from Semlin, of March 21, states the number of houses burnt to be from 30 to 40,000. The Brussels Oracle, of April Stb, quotes the accounts from the Algerneiee Zeitrug of the fire at Constantino ple. It adds--" hitherto the letters from Vienna make no mention ofsucb evrnt,whicb give reason to doubt, the accuracy of the intelligence. The Austrian Observer, of March 29th says—" As the letters from Constantino ple of the 10th of March, are expected every moment, we shall soon know what to believe on the subject." To this the Brussels Oracle, of the above date, subjoins.— "The Austrian Observer, is still without any accounts from Constantinople, re any part of Greece and Turkey." The Greeks, it appears, are masters of all Unsay, except Larissa, and the Albanians continue to espouse their taus•. The of Patras and of the Castle of Le panto is supposed to be at hand. In Poland, such is the scarcity of corn, that the Lieut. General of the kingdom has issued ordinances forbidding the distilleries to work after the Ist of May, imposing a duty on the exportation of grain, and allowing the ha. portation of it, duty free. Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, at Genoa, dated March 29: . _ _ " The muter of a coasting Teasel arrived here, from Cette, reports, that on passing the outer Roads of Tou lon on the 22d instant, he observed two line of battle ships and three frigates, at anchor there. It is re ported that 15 ships of war of different rates, are fit ting out in the port, and that orders bad arrived to arm the batteries on the coast, for the protection of the trade against cruisers. The Beet of this State is preparing to fit out." STOCK EXCHANGE, HALF PAST TWILLVZ O'CLOCK.-- his is settling day, and the Market is in the greatest confusion, owing to the news brought by the Expresses. The present turns out to he another great Bear Account. Consols opened at 74i, and immediately got op. They are now at 75k. The business doing is very great. Up to this hour we do not hear of any defaulter. FORSIGN Ft:NM—Spanish Bonds opened at 211. They bare since been done at 291, and are now at 294. We have no rumours of any sort, bat the general opinion is, that the Spanish Securities must get better. Patces or Volution STOCKS.—Russian of 1822, 714; Neapolitan 68j; Old Spanish, 36 ditto; New Spanish, 40 30.29 k.; Prussian, 791 ;Colombian, 548.; Chilian, 661. Mr. Croker left this country at the latter end of last week. and is now in Paris. It is supposed that the object of his mission is not unconnected with the appearance of a French fleet in the West Indies. By the Bayonne papers of April 1, we have received the following :—A very rigorous decree in seven articles has been issued by the Government at Madrid, which renders the property of those who are drawn to serve in the army responsible, and if they have none, that of their parents, in rase they delay to join the corps for which they are destined. The students at the Universi ty of Itergara, are said to have all enlisted as volunteers in the militia. We must say a word of what has passed between the troops of Santos Ladron and those of the Pat riots. It mitt be owned that the Constittitionalists, deceived by a guide, fell into an ambush, when they came to levy the contribution in kind which the Cones have decreed. Colonel Salcedo lost coins men, but this is no thing in comparison with what is stated in an official re port of the agents of the Army of the Faith printed at Bayonne ; according to them there were 250 killed, 700 prisoners vilten, among whom were a Colonel and 50 other officers. The fact, however is, that the detachment eonsiated only of 400, who rallied under the walls of It am peluna. Waggons are arriving here heavily laden with materials for the bridge, which come for Strasburg. This will cost lbo,ooo francs, whereas it might have been done for 30,000. We hear from Sr. Jean de Luz, that 680 men of the army of the Faith have left that place and passed the Miasma, fur the purpose of protecting game deserters and some young men who come to enlist in the Army of the Faith. They were attacked by the Regiment Imperial Alexander, and have returned teach weakened. By the arrival of two Hamburg Mails, since one last, we have received the following : Brocenot,u,Nlancu 25.—The Police has not yet disco vered any thing tending to find out the author of the forged lost letters. It is said that Mr. Forselles, his Ma jesty s Consul-General in Finland, likewhe received one of thole letters. Count d'Agoult, the French Ambassador at this Court, is going in the same quality to the Netherlands, and we learn be is to be succeeded here by Count Talleyrand, the French Ambassador in Switzerland. _ Hosea 2tl.—The Motion of Von Hartmansdorff, in the Chamber of the ,Nobility, to petition his Alajesty to be more sparing in bestowing the rank of Nobility, was rejected, after some debate, on the 19th. THE STATESMAN. STATE OF SPAIN. (EXTRACT OP A LETTZR FROM PART a, TURIIDAY, APRIL 8.) The French Consul, who left Madrid on the 26th nit , bas arrived in Paris. The accounts which he gives of the state of the constitutional force in Spain are very die• couraging to all the friends of Spanish independence. By his account Ulman is within two leagues of Valencia, which is undefended either by regular troops or any i great body of militia. The Government has detached the greatest portion of the troops who accompanied the King from Madrid against the insurgent force in that quarter. In Murviedro upwards of 1,000 prisoners were taken, and 16 cannon. Before the Consul left Madrid, 800 of the factions had taken po ion of Padro, within I very short distance of Madrid, and threatened the ' Ca pital itself. Abisbal was exerting himself with the great est energy, but without proportional success, to animate the patriotism of the people, and to organise a military force. A publication was circulating at Madrid proposing changes in the Constitution. It was thought remark able that this work had not been suppressed by the Au thorities. The French army, which entered Spain on Sunday morning, will meet with no resistance from Spanish troops till it reaches Madrid But soon as the head quar ters of the Duke d'Angouletne are established in that ea pital, a Spanish regency will be installed, and the whole functions of Government in the conquered provinces carried on under its mine and sanction. The three Con-1 tinental Powers, it is believed by the French Cabinet, will accredit their Ambassador to this mock phantom of French authority. Lord F. Somerset states, that he met with very few troops between Madrid and Bayonne. The French Con sul testifies to the same fact. The constitutional forces are principally in Catalonia and the Southern provinces. The Spaniards have sufficiently indicated their plan of campaign, by the prompt transference of the seat of power to Seville. Madrid may be surrendered without a blow : its capture will not in the least derange the Spa nish plan of defence. Sta CHARM Bastrvi,ox.—ln answer to enqniries to day at Sir Charles Bandylde's honse, a verbal reply was returned, that he was going on as favourably as coal be expected. The ball, however, we learn, has not been extracted. RAMSGATII. APRIL S.-Mr. H. Ball and the late Ma demoiselle Merrsodotti arrived at the Albion Hotel in this town (wog.) on Sunday night. They proceeded thence to Dover, in order to embark for Ostend. Mn.s Hughes Rail, it seem., is not the daughter of Lord Fife; but his Lordship, out of respect to her nio- they, took the charge of her education at the age of five years. Dovaa, APRIL S.—Arrived thiti morning, from Ca• lais, the new steam packet Monarch, Captain Hayward, with the Right Hon. Lord G. Cavendish and family ; also Lord Fitzroy Somerset and suite, after a fine paisage of three hours and twenty minutes. Likewise the Sore reign steam packet, with forty passengers and two car riages. Died, at Brompton, yesterday, to the inexpressible grief of her family, aged 19, Elizabeth, youngest daugh- ter of Sir James Macintosh. An occurrence has taken place within these few days, at the London Docks, which we understand has caused • great sensation among the shipping interest. A ship, it is stated, is detained by the Company, at the request of a party, who are half-owners of the yawl; while the other half-owner, who possesses the register, re quires the ship to be put in repair, to proceed on a voyage. As the Company, it is said, have no claim for charges, it is asked what right have they to interfere in the disputes of tbe owners? The aggrieved party, we are informed, intends to bring the question before a com petent tribunal to decide. OPPOSITION TO THE ERECTION OF • Now LONDON. BEI DOE.—On Tuesday last, a meeting of some of the members of the Corporattoa took place at Guildhall, in one of the Committee-rooms, ins the purpose of adopting some plan to prevent the imam ea new London bridge. Some statements were prodseed, and suggestions made, with a view to effect their object, and a resolution was entered into, that a deputation from this meeting should wait upon the Bridge House Committee, to represent to the members the necessity of chanietag the tendency of their labours.— Yesterday the deputation had the desired interview, and stated the substance of the discussion. A contest took place, which will be renewed in a short time at a public meeting, where the question will be fully discussed. We understand that the City Grand Jury, by whom the bills of indictment preferred against the persons ac cused of the riot at the Theatre, were ignored, have pre pared a petition to Parliament, which will be laid before the House immediately after the recess. A petition will also be presented to the House, on the part of Mr. Forbes. —(Warder.) Chief Justice Bushe is nearly recovered. In consequence of a requisition. James Hamilton Story, Esq High Sheriff of the County Cavan, has called a County Meeting for next Wednesday, " for the purpose of expressing their alarm at the highly unconstitutional measures resorted to by the Attorney General, by the tre ex•offulo prosecution of persons after a Grand Jury had ignored bills preferred against them; and for the purpose of requesting their Representatives in Parliament to use their utmost exertions to prevent the recurrence of such proceedings." Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East In dia House, when the thanks of the Court were voted un animously to James Pattison and William Wigram, Es quires, chairman and deputy chairman, for their zeal and attention to the Company's interest during the last year. Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India House, for the election of six Directors in the room of the Ho nourable Hugh Lindsay, John Morris, Esq., Robert Campbell, Esq., John Goldshorongh Ravenshaw, Esq., Josias Du Pre Alexander, Esq., and Neil Benjamin Ed. inonstone, Esq., who go out by rotation. At six o'clock the glasses were closed and delivered to the scrutineers, who reported, at half-past 7 o'clock, that the election had fallen on William Stanley Clarke, Esq., John Hod leaton, Esq., Richard Chichtley Plowden, Esq., George Raikes, Esq., George Abercrombie Robinson, Esq., and John Thornhill, Esq. Mr. John Hollis, skinner, of this town, undertook to imitate William M‘Mullen's recent exploit of walking 112 miles in 28 sauces:ire hours. Which task lie coin menced at one o'clock on Monday last. The ground chosen for the occasion was a field in Mints Fee% adjoin ing the turnpike road. The early part of the day was uncommonly favourable; hut, towards six in the even ing, rain began to fall, which continued with unabated violence throughout the night, and it was not until noon the following day that it totally subsided. Notwith• standing the untoward weather, and the darkness of the night, Hol:is undauntedly continued his performance, thong's drenched with rain, and many times in danger of falling from the slippery state of the ground, which greatly retarded his progress. The only rest he took da ring the 28 hours was 25 minutes; and, at l 0 minutes before five, on Tuesday afternoon, lie terminated his feat, having accomplished the whole in 27 ho•tre, 4) mi nutes, and 30 seconds, apparently nut mach fati gued, though be performed three-quarters of a mile over and above the 112. Ile was chaired into the town, preceded by a flag and band of music. Bets ran ex tremely high, and so confident was the pedestrian of his ability (though he had sever attempted any thing of the kind betore) that he actually bet all he was possessed of. I The match was only for five pounds.—;Kendal Clow.) OLD BAILEY.—(Tuts MORNING ) • Before the Recommit and a Middles.: Jory. Ma Faulkner, aged e.O, was indicted for stealing a glass carboy value 205., the property of John White. Mr. White deposed, that he lived in Air -street, Man chester-aquare, where he practises as ■n apothecary.— The carboy in question was a large show bottle, that stood in the window, whence it was taken by the prisoner. The prosecutor was sitting in the parlour, at the back of the shop, and observed him remove it ; he pursued hint, and wben he overtook him, the prisoner threw the bottle down and broke it. Several witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent cha racter. The RECORDER, in his address to the Jury, observed, that it was an idle theft, as the article stolen could not be turned to much advantage. He was found Guilty, and informed by the Recorder, that when the Grand Jury were discharged, he would also be discharged, on paying a floe of Is. BEFORE THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE. James Brion, was indicted forjstealing a Bill of Ex change, value 301. the property of William Devey. Mr. Dewey stated, that be possessed a Bill of Exchange, for 301 which was made payable at a person's named Smith, residing in Milbank-street, Westminster. He sent his Clerk to Smith's with it, when due. Mrs. Smith took the bill from his hand, and presented it to Byron, who was sent for from a neighbouring shop. Bynon said "this bill has beer► fraudulently kept trom me," and immediately put it into his pocket, and gave his card. He afterwards, by re quest of the Clerk, accompanied him to. Mr. Devey's counting-house, and waited some time there; but Mr. Devey, it appeared, had gone to the Coal Exchange, and it being probable that lie would not return till late, the prisoner went away, and was shortly after taken into custody. 1 The prisoner when called upon for his defence stated, that the bill in question was originally given by him to a person named Hatch, to get disc mated for him. Hatch accord ingly took It to Messrs. Johnson and Co. coal-merchants, at Vauxhall, who desired him (Hatch) to call on the following morning,and he would give him a cheek on his banker for the amount. He called accordingly, when he was informed that Mr. Johnson was not at home, and he was again put off He called four or five times afterwards, but was not able to obtain either the cash or the bill. Finding there was every 1 probability of his being swindled out of the bill, he applied to the Magistrates at Union-Hall for a summons to compel Mr. Johnson to account for his conduct. The magistrates Informed him they could not interfere In the business, and referred him to a solicitor to St. Thomas's Apostle, who wrote to Mr. Johnson in consequence. To this Johnson paid no attention. and the Solicitor again wrote to inform him that an action of Troyer would commence against him. This also had no effect, and he (the prisoner) employed an other person named Shearman to obtain the hill for hint. But finding he was likely to he as unsuccessful as before, he resolved to wait at Smith's till the bill was presented, and lake it away. He did so, and gave his name and ad dress to the person that presented it. The Loan Cuter JUSTICE charged the Jury, and in the course of his address, was informed by Mr. Dewey, that Mr. Johnson bad acknowledged to him, since the Prisoner had been in custody, that he,Johnaon, had given no value for the Bill, on account of Hatch, who applied to get the bill discounted, having at the time owed him money. The LEARNED JUDOS, after explaining the law on the case, directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner. George Elliott, aged XI, was indicted for asssultingJames Searing on the King's highway, and taking from his person or. Id. his property. The prosecutor stated, that he is a labouring gardener,end resides at Hammersmith. About a fortnight before Christ mas he came to London to receive the sum of eight shillings from a Mr. Pocock ; and returned in the afternoon towards his own home. He stopped at the Goat public-house, in Kensiogton ; went into the tap-room and called for a pint of porter; the prisoner, in company with three other persons was also there, and invited him to join them. After some reluctance to do so, he complied, and drank with them. In the course of the e►ening be was enquiring for a person named Stocking, when one of the persons said, he knew him, and wonld show him where he lived. The whole party then left the house for that purpose, and when they had proceeded a little below the Half-way House, on that road, and just at the end of the high wall, the prisoner, who was behind him tripped him up, knelt upon his •chest, twisted his bead, and took the money in question from his jacket pocket. Two of his ribs were broken from the violence he received. The prisoner and his compa nions then ran up a lane from the high road and es caped. He described the person of the prisoner to an officer named Prendergast, who shortly after found him at the Marquess of Granby public-house in Kensington, and took him into custody. The prosecutor was sent for, and immediately identified the prisoner to be the person wbo had knocked him down and robbed him. The prisoner made a long defence, denying all know ledge of the robbery, but admitted having beau in the prosecutor's company on the night in question. The LORD CHIRP Justice addressed the Jury, who almost immediately retyped a verdict of Guilty. HAMBURG'', APRlL3.—AchillesMurat,wlioliad waited here a long time for the opening of the navigation, has now sailed for New York on board the atpline, Captain Kohler. _ _ _ ST. PETIMSBURGH, MARCH 21.—Notices bare been rim by the Senate of the University of Dorpat, by or der of the Minister of Public Instruction, that after the 3d of August this year, no Russian subject shall be ad mitted into the University of Dorpat, if be has previously studied at any foreign University. _ _ MELANCHOLY EFFECTS OP PUOILIIM.-00 Wednesday morning last (21 instant) John Roberts and Charles Matthews, the former a tanner's labourer, and the latter a stocking-maker, both of Teakesbory, met in the Mit ton Leys, near that town, to decide by their fists a quar rel which originated in a public-house on the preceding evening; when, after several rounds of Irani fighting, a heavy blow from Roberts upon the ear of his adversary ; caused a concussion of the brain, and killed him upon ' the spot ! An inquest was held on the body on the fol lowing day, before Mr. Best, one of the coroners for Worcesterasire, and a verdict of Manslaughter was re turned, not only against Roberts, but also against Sam. Feathers, one of the seconds, and both of them have been committed to Worcester gaol. Roberta being • young man of very good character, the melancholy si tuation in which he is now placed, has elicited a general feeling of pity among all classes of his neighbours ; and it will doubtless weigh much in his favour, when brought to trial, that it was with very great reluctance he was prevailed upon to engage in this affray. Feathers was not only one of the seconds in this unfortunate transac tion, hut was foremost in promoting the battle, and al most dragged Roberts from iii: work to undertake it.— Matthews's course of life for many years has been such, as, it is to be dreaded, little fitted him for so sudden an appearance before the tribunal of his Maker: he has left a young wife, who is very near the time of her confine ment ; and upon this poor creature's earnestly begging him not to persist in his resolution of fighting . , when he got op in the morning, and hinting her intention of fol lowing him, in order to endeavour to prevent it, he threatened to murder her if she quitted her bed; and those dreadful words were the last she was destined ever to hear him utter! If parental feeling . is not too much blunted in the breast of the Amazon ian mother of the deceased—who was an eye-witness to this fatal combat, • and has herself not unfrequently been a principal actor in similar rencontres—poigoant, indeed, vacs{ be the re ! Section, that it was in a great meseum through her in . strumentality that the challenge was given. and that the I fight afterwards took place.—(Glouceoter Journal.) SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. MAL. Arnit.9.—Came down from the river this nfter noon, and sailed, the Salmon River, Granular.: for Pail delphia ; remain in the Downs, the Severn, Frigate; mid Diligence. E. I. Pilot, Yacht.--Wind, North. PORTSMOUTH. 9.—Arrived the Uftclerwood, gimingtr'". from Dem ; Regard, Case, Almeiel s and Lord Ex mouth, Mills. from Smyrna. Sailed H. M, S. Brazen, for America.—Wind, East. PLYMOUTH. APRIL B.—Sailed• the Mount Stone, for St. John's. Newfoundland; Rustler, Leader, for Piper*; and Nautilus, Mitcheli, for Prince Edward's Island.—Wind N. H►RWICH. APRIL O.—Arrived the I ord Nelson packet from Cuxhaven ; and Jane, Ditto, from Gottenburge—Wial E. N. E. ATROCIOUS MURDER AT CLAPHAM', Yesterday the Magistrates of Union-ball received a com munication from Mr. Franks, the Vestry Clerk of Clapham parish, describing a most inhuman murder that was com mitted the preceding night on the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Richards, a widow lady between 70 and 00 years of age, who lived within two doors of the Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, Clapham-common. The unfortunate lady had resided LI the above house for the Jest 30 years. where she was we,l known and respected by all the neighbourhood. Her hus band bad been a pin-maker in the city, and since his death she and another female occupied the house in which she was so cruelly murdered. It appeared that Mrs. Bell, the lady who lived with the deceased, went out on the night In ques tion about seven o'clock, for the purpose of attending* meet ing -house, and left the deceased at home. At a few minutes alter 8 o'clock, s=e returned and knocked at the door, which was not opened to her ; she repeated her knocks twice ; the third time the door opened, and Mrs. Bell walked into the passage ; she repeatedly called out " Mrs. Richards," no answer was given, neither was there any light to be seen.— She advauced towards the kitchen, and just at the entrance she sterabied over something that was lying en the floor, she became exceedingly alarmed, and ran oat of the house im mediately to call for assistance. She obtained assistance, and lights were brought, when a poker, which did not belong to the house, was observed lying outside the hall-door. — Upon going into the house, the body of Mrs. Richards wa discovered lying stretched on the floor, near the entrance into the kitchen ; an apron was thrown over the face, and the greater part of it was thrust into the deceased's mouth ; a mark of violence was also visible on the riaht side of her throat. From her advanced age and Infirmities, she was not enabled to make resistance against her murderers. It has occurred to Mrs, Bell since the Murder, tbtt a person passed out of the house from behind the door, at the time she entered it. The pockets of the deceased appear to have been violently tore from Ler side ; a caddy. which had cm- tained a little money, lay near the deceased's head, empty : a silver watch was taken, together with a doe .ct of s,:cion 4 . There was considerable property in the house up stairs, nut it was left untouched, es no doubt the murderers had been dis turbed In their work of plunder. Hall, chief constable, and Glennon, most active officers, have been sent to Clapham, in order to trace this most atrocious murder. They found in the kitchen of the house a piece of brown paper, foldel up in the form of a letter, and tied with a piece of cord, which had the following address written on the back of it : " Mrs. Bell, hat Mrs. Richard's, Clapham-common," in very ille gible characters. It is supposed the murderer gained ad mittance into the deceased's house on pretence of hay.ng this letter to deliver to Mrs. Bell. Upon the discovery of the appalling circumstance. a vestry-meeting was called, and a reward of 601. offered for the apprehension and cdt viction of the perpetrator or perpetrators. This sum, hew ever, was not considered sufficient fur the purpose, and an other meeting was therefore held yesterday erode', by which the reward was unanimovsly increased to 200 gaiseas ; and a resolution passed to communicate all the pedestal's of this dreadful crime, and the proceedings of this parish in consequence of it. to the Secretary of State for the /lame Department, leaving it to his discretion to take what steps towards effecting the discovery of the guilty he may think proper. The inhabitants of the neighbourhood are in a state of indescribable dismay ever since the horrible occurrence took place; and one of the Magistrates, in addressing the meeting oa the subject last night, stated that one individual in particular, such was the bold that the dread of murder had taken of his imagination, had been nearly altogether deprived of the use of his senses. A Coroner's inquest *i:l be held ou the body at 12 o'clock this day. Pam—This morning, at a quarter to three o'clock, a tremendous tire broke out at Mr. Gibbs's, the Maiden head public-bouse, in Ram Court, Fleet•street. The whole neighbourhood was in a dreadful state of alarm, by the springing of watchmen's rattles, the vociferation% of Fire! and in the endeavour to rouse the sleeping in habitants. The distress was, indeed, greater than w•e. have witnessed on former occasions—the lateness of the hour, the narrow entrance to the court, and the conse quent difficulty of egress and ingress; women, with in fants in their arms, men half-dressed. rushing impetuous ly through the crowd—some anxiously looking for their families, and other., in the violence of their anguish, ex claiming that they had lost their all—rendered the whole scene one of terrific horror. Two parish engines ar rived instantly, and there was a plentiful supply of wa ter ; !intim inability of their conductors to ormz thlin into play, added to the confusion. The arrival, however, of the more efficient Fire-office engines, cheered the sur rounding inhabitants; and the ravages of the conflagra tion were restrained, but not till a house, in the corner of Sergeants Inn, occupied by Mr. Potts, was consun•ed, and some other houses in Rain-court were damaged.— The flames were issuing so furiously out of the tap-room and bar, before Mr. Gibbs was awoke,that he and his wife and niece, and the rest of the family, were forced to mike their escape out of a ground-floor window ; when he, in his pantaloons only, and the females each with a gown thrown hastily over them, and one w . thout her shoes, ran for shelter to the house of his father-in-law, Mr. Rees, of the Angel Chop-house, St. Clement's Church-yard. The property of Mr. Gibbs was fortunately insured ; whether that of Mr. Potts was also, we hare not heard. It has not been ascertained how the fire originated ; but it is supposed to have began either in the tap•rooru or the bar It was report° : this forenoon that some person had perished in the public-house, but we are happy to add, that the report was groundless. Boxeas.—Bout Aby Bemsco and Halton shewed publicly yesterday at the sporting-house. Helasco exhibits the effects of but one blow, and that is under the left ear. Halt on's face is muc's battered, besides a pair of black eyes. Ile fought lOst. lilb. only, as it now turns out ; and he was much over-matched in weight and fighting Belasc.) waited on the President of the Duffy Club yesterday, to receive the stakes. STEEPLE CILLCP.—A Sweepstakes Match of 18 sovereigns each, took place oil Tuesday, between Capt. Marks and Messrs. Hamilton and Jeffery, of the Snowden Huat. The start took place from Middleham Cottage, near South Minims, to go to Haydon Hilt, near Pinner, Middlesex, a distance of about twelve miles, across a close country. The three, very well mounted, kept together to Caddicot Hill, leaving Elstree on the right; here Mr. Hamilton separated from his competitors; each took a different course, but they nesrly met together again oa Bushey Heath. Capt. Mucks took the best road by the Hermitage, for Pio/I . er Park, whilst Mr. Hamilton pursued a straiter course through East-and. The Captain won the match by arrividg ot the destined spot four minutes before Mr. Hamilton. Mr. Jef fery pulled up a long way from Bowe. It was done in 43 minutes. WALKING MATCH FM TWENTY SOYEREIGNSI-.-1n Officer in the Army (Mr. Webb), undertook, on Tuesday, to walk fair heel and the It miles in two hours, over a piece of ground of three miles. Tlle match took place at Ashford, Middlesex, and betting was six to four on time. The pe destrian did the first mile in nine minutes and 20 seconds, and three miles 1n29 minutes and 40 seconds. The first six miles were performed in two minutes under the hour. wine miles in a minuteend a half under an hour and a half, wad the whole distance in one hour, 59 minutes and 19 secant,. COAL. MARKET, APAIL v. Ships at Market. • Sblps Sold'. Plies. 011 Newcastle .... . 4-f lts 9d. to 4.71. Or. 191 Sunderland 16, 565. 0.1. to 471. 04. i 9 Scotch Coal . 9 Us, k i __ TC ied ke )!I 31d me iko ted, the —of Jay. re,--- bop th e It is s the