The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-09-10 00:00:00

1' ', 11) r SEPT. 8.. The Crecien games, mme especially those cele brated at Olympia, have occupied the attention of tnankittd for more than 3-2(io years, and the latter formed epochs in the history of human events for centutic3. Succv,s exalted the fortunate candidate to a level with the Gods, and defeat was sufficieet to induce the wretched being to think ilife no longer worth possession, Since it could no longer afford en joyment. Kings and Princes hastened from elf parts of the known world, pot only to witness but to at. tempt them.—Deluded, mistaken creatures! had 'hey lived in our days, they would hate despised suCtipaltry sports, unfit for the dignite of man ; but they were barbarians, whose rude mbids were mould. ed iu a different form, and would be unlit for the polish and refinemeut of modern times. The Olym pic games have now fallen into deserved c ontempt : the casing has given place to the slotee stick, Anti tb4 shariot race has yielded to the superior attraotlift of the pig race. Perhaps it would he difficult to 'find any thing snore unequivocally displaying the high breeding and elegant taste of the visitors of 'Margate, than the delight with Which they view exhibitions of the kind .last mentioned. kis certainly a noble amusement ; it is one of those employments which give vigour and strength to the b.kly and mind, and;as a great States man (M r. iaelitest) Once strenuously defended bull-baiting, let our politicians of the present day seriously take into their consideration, whether pig racing is not widen'' , *deserving the protection and encouragement of the Legislature. • Unnecessary cruelty it certainly is not and the only question in such an enquiry should bc; on the balance of the ac count, whether the pig - receives a greater degree of pain from being hunted than the people receive plea- Sure from hunting. Perhaps, however, in the race which took place yesterday near St. Peter's, the former, from an un fortunate accident, predominated. The detail is as ; follows :—The pig's tail having been duly soaped, in order to render it more slippery, and consequently less tenable, the, noble animal was turned out of a wheelbarrow into a large field. The shouts of an I admiring populace immediately induced it to start at full speed, curveting round and round, and grunt ing triumphantly. Soon afterwards, six gallant I youths in white (who doubtless had undergone much' previous training, and ehose limbs had been anointed i to enable them to sustain the fatiguing trial) rushed forward in pursuit. The sight was truly grand ! the noble pig, with high contempt, ran before his' swift-footed pursuers, while his slippery tail dis dained their grasping fingers. For some minutes vie tery was doubtful, the pig defeating his opponents in a!: attempts. At length the heat of the sun began to dry his tail,and his hunters renewed their efforts-I A fine young fellow, rivalling a Hercules in strength, I at last succeeded in lifting the animal from the ground, and with a look of triumph appealed to the spectators. Lord Herbert, of Cherbury, says, that " a fine man on a fine horse is the noblest work of Goo." He had never seen Jemmy Hill with the captive pig. That human beings are subject to re verses of forPuno, is a sad sentence, of an ancient I date. It was proved once more in the case of Jemmy Hill, for the pig being rather above the common size, it was too heavy for the tail, and the skin unfortn nately slipped off; the body fell to the ground, and I the pig again set off, wagging the stump of his dis membered extremity, and most vociferously exciting, by his squeaking, the compassion of the pitying by- I standers. The, lovers of fan, who have often amused themselves for hours with captive mice, can explain what is meant by the skin of the pig's tail Jemmy Hill claimed his prize-pig, but , his competitors disputed his right, and we understand that the point is reserved for the decision of the Jockey Club. This engaging sport occupied the eyes, and subse quently the tongues, of the visitors of Margate for pearly the whole day. All other amusements were swallowed up and lest in it. At night, however, the Theatre was tolerably well 'filled 'to witness the per- I formance of Hoolita, in She would and Sheicoaid not, by Miss Duncan ; but the pig was certainly the hero, and lie and Jemmy Hill received by far the greater Share of.applause. Miss Duncan, in Lou. don, has so often acted this character of ifypolita to admiring thousands, that her fame does not depend' upon a Margate audience, who came cloyed with the I delectable enjoyment of a pig race. To night Wei- ; part gives a musical promenade in honour of the cap ture of Madrid. FORGERY.—A salesman of hay and straw at the east end of the town, was on Tuesday examined be fore Mr. N %nes, at Bow-street, on suspicion of be ing concerned in forging and uttering drafts 'for the payment of bitty considerable same of moneY 4 : open three bankers in the city, and was committed for farther examination. • A Court-Martial was held en Saturday, at Portil.! mouth, on J. Smith, boats Wain of his Majesty's ship ilfttros, for absenting himself from that ship without leave, and returning in a state of intoxication ; which i charges being proved, he was sentenced to be dis. missed from his office as boatswain, and to serve in j such capacity on board any of his - Majesty's ships as the Commander in Chief may think fit. A very active impress has taken place within these few days in the river, and at the several out-ports. ! So great is the demand for seamen, that the itidul vice hitherto granted by the Board of Admiralty, it allowing the release of individuals under certain restrictions, is, it is said, suspended during the pre- Dent exigency. An ancient Dowager of distinction, wishing to put time Rubella gloss of sixteen on half that had passed as many years above sixty, lately made use of an " infallible composition" for that p'urpose.--Vrhen, in two or three trials, her woolly ringlets underwent' a wonderful change—they became a beautiful scar let, having the appearance of a knot of died cotton — and she was 'untlifebe necessity of applying the cruel razor to her glowing pate, and exthanging a natural • for an artificial wig ! On Wednesday se'nnieht, a men who had been' drinking with a recruiting party during the whole forenoon, at the Mermaid public-house, in Lewin's Mead, iu attempting to take French leave of his ho nourable company, jumped into the rifer Froome, at the back of the house, and was *owned. TITE STATESMAN . rivsO&Emi, ttarivit. ' ' ! I:Vr I Cii81 , 04031011A014" ST.I.T. 9v... testerdiylfrrOntirk.,:ttssisterhy' several other Maglstratesl'etiptinved. to dlshltarge debtors , sttlkler , the lateittroletld. b At. - Ater4lSai'd a ..W.4; eintkild oil, for not haring Wide a er nsipleV disildstit4 Or his' property!'; at. 'was a t radesiekt4 a slititoftiker ' For having . ofitaititidloods .. , 4 from the 'toiuttefby v . . dsentatienr. '"Several dblit&a 'irVieitillo temanded, to give - them kb ' o pportueity'afitnettd,ittg their schedules or their iiotices. , Mrs. Atkinks, en elderly tang'; Was op to — sed 'by Mr. NOLAN;' tnr the Ararat*, •itott• the . wit tripes , session of - pteperty wcirdbittoled in' her schedule; and, namely, oftfiree bendi'ef - the list India Conf.: W ny,- of tool. mith, which mid bad offered for ire . * ivithiti . the year; itttdof Mien,* Ntnltitire; plate, &c. lin a house in Downiqg-street, which she let•to ledg• ilia: 'Mather. trottnd tif . iipliptition . was, that she I had at different times 'got out' of the rules of the King's Bench. This last charge ivas•not, however, • spade out, as the witnesses • could not recollect the I precise time at which she had been seen out of the rules, and as it was proved on the ether side, that i she had frequently applied for, and obtained 'day ':rules, during Term-time. The East India. Bonds were clearly traced into her possession within a 1 twelvemcinth,•by the Gentlertiati to whom she oiler ;.td lhefti'in pledge, but the value of these, she said, She hativent for her support 'while in prison. As !to thelurniture, linen, &c. of the hove in Down i ing-street, she stated, rather unexpectedly, that it belonged to a Mr. Meredyth, to whom.she had been . since married. To prove that marriage, her daughter was brought forward, and swore positively to the fact. On he ling- cross-examined, she admitted, however, that although her mother had property as a widow, her present husband was ouly a common. sailor ; that she had only seen him once within the last twelve months in the Haymarket ; nor did she recollect that previous to that period he remained more than two or three nights together in the house her mo lAber occupied. Her mother had, at different times, 1 given him part of the money received from the lodgers !in Downing-street, but she did not recollect the amount; nor had he, to her knowledge, made any settlement on her mother, or otherwise contributed to her maintenance. Mr. NOLAN stated, that this modoof defence was quite nnexpected by him. Supposing, however, that any credit could be attached to the testimony of the last witness, who was herself a party in the action under which her mother had been imprisoned, bot who had been forgiven be the creditors, still he main-. tamed that the pretended marriage was a fraudulent one,- intended to defritud the creditors. It was not likely that a widow lady of that age, having property of her own, would marry a common sailor. Af ter that pretended marriage she had retained all her property in her own hands, as was proved by the offer of the East India bonds for pledge, and by her receiving the money from her lodgers in Downing-street. She could, besides, have pleaded her corerlure in many other stiges of the business. without waiting for this last moment. Under all those circumstances, the Learned Counsel hoped that the Court would either disregard the testi mony of the last witness, or consider such a frau dulent marriage as no bar to the fair claims of the creditors. Mr. Ktxnrcx, after having summed up the•evi deuce on the other points, stated, that . on that of the alleged marriage, the Court were divided in opinion; two of the Magistrates giving credit to the daughter's testimony, and two discrediting it altogether. He ordered, in consequence, the case to stand over for next day. Mr. Mansfield, auctioneer, was opposed by Mr. NoLAN, on the grounds that he had broken the rules, and that he had appropriated to himself a.part of the proceeds of goods entrusted to him for sale. The first ground was not gone into; but on the snond the Learned Counsel maietained, that auctioneers came clearly anderAhet clause of the Act, which de prived of the benefit of that • law,, agents having abused their trust. . The Court were from the beginning against that extension of the meaning of the Act : but the Learn ed Counsel strenuously maintained, that any person whatever, having goods or property of any kind to' dispose of for another, was an agent to all intents and purposes, and according to the true meaning of the word, if he had no lien on the property by money advanced. Mr. NOLAN quoted a variety of cases in support of his opinion, which, however, the Court did not think applicable. It was argued on the other side, that auctioneers, had a lien on the property entrusted to them for sale, for their trouble, priuting expeuces, and advan,; ces of the King's duties. The debtor had besides paid 191. out of the gross produce of 6til. 17s. 6d. I the amount of the sale; and from all those circum stances put together, the balance due could be con . sidered only as a debt. The Court were unanimously of that opinion; nisi the Prisoner was discharged. I The Court was crowded to excess, so as to hardly admit of free egress And regress for the Lawyers. - --. l 1 Little busieess was done, comparatively, owing to the protracted discussions. I It was stated in the Freeman's Journal some shy* ago, that a Mr. Campbell, of Drumcondm, seat Dublin, had been shot by the hand of his wife fit of insanity, and that she immediately attempted to destroy herself with another pistol. This horribly statement was officially contradicted next day in the same Paper, so far as regarded the unhappy widow ; the verdict of the Coroner's Jury being, that Mr. , C. 6 6 being insane, -shot himself with a pistol." During the illumination, in Belfast, for the vic tory of the Marquis of Wellington, a squib was tossed throngh a meoefialit's krndo-w, which set fire to the premises, and a liiss of goods, to the amount of 5801. ensued. The French General Monier and his brother, with their servant, who were removed from Cheltenfiem some time since, have broken their parole at Aber gavenny. They left that place on Monday night; Bed are• snriposed to be gone towards Loadon.--; (Gloucester Paper.) ' • • • PO LICH... ''" • • amitottAtv..• ", lbloirel•Sialtt wad , einlitgedlesterday bete* the Bitting Magistratevirt Hltektie:y Coachman, with slesdibg his gredt coat: - I .Witnees 'Stated, that he was an trackay, Co.acbintin, 're4llitti:ii the 00r/ugh ltactinga?. Biadkpriars i toini :an, going. to. lake hi s klit4tdcyesterd,ay,, .40 4 4 . halt-past oiw o'clock, he . great, seat 444hosounch,. an was soon called from his stinw isylisporaott,..who . told him that his coat was taken. The 'Prisoner was immediately seized. The person whew him take the coat not beitirprelent, the Prises:es was remanded until to morrow. . . tsi .• i,. NaryUmArie.d e irqtmg ,who did not op. pear tb be more thaq twolite years ofd, was brought before - flee Nit tide!, itglstratii h'ef 'mistress; Owe tunnels CeoPev;:. 'Mrs. Cooper, who appeared be tween. sixty and deteiity:i•ears .of age, stated,' that tbelittln girl.had her two or three years, that on last Saturday week, she delivered to the little girl two one r ponntl onto, and . twenty-three shit hugs in silver, torthe purpose of paying it to Mr. Phillips, a neighbour of her's; which *money was never delivered.. The Child utterly 'denied having re ceived the money.; The husband .of Mrs. Cooper, who appeared at least thirty years younger than her self, said, that he heard his wife desire the child to take some money to Mr. Phillips, but could not ex actly say what money it was, or whether it was really delivered to the girl. From the statement of the child's mother, a genteel looking woman, who .had, she said, been the mother of twenty-two chil dren, it appeared that Mrs. Coop..r was furilusly jealous both of her child and of herself; that she had accused her husband.(Coorr) with ravishing the child, in consequence, e which accusation, she had her"examined by a me t dical . gentleman, who could prove that nothing of the' kind had taken place.— The - poor Woman appeared- Very much affected; and there being no proof of the delivery of the money, the girl was discharged. • 14/61SIMi-HOUSE. nomas Taylor was charged before the LORD . :11vrott with steatite; a cesk of hollaryds from the King's stores. He was ohst*reed by an Officer with the, cask ott his shoulder, and the moment he was in terrogated as to the manner in which he came by it, he threw it down, and attempted to escape, but wa: soon seized.—lle was committed for trial. lIIGGAR, AG-G. 27. • Altistice of .Peace Cepa was this day held here, for the purpose of investigating the cause of the af fray, which in a farmer Paper, was mentioned to haft taken 'place hero, OA *Saturday, the 15th, be tween the' ittliabittihti 'lttill*the ;Wrench . Officers on parole. The Caen was attended by Cot. Dickson, of Ilartree, Col. Renton, of Symington, Major An drew Douglas, Mr. Dickson, of Culter, Mr. Brown, of EdmOndstone, and Mr. Wilson, jun. of Wilson. town; and, from 'the resift of their enquiries, it appears, that thii . ice6utit gilen was incorrect in several particolftrf, the impression of the Court being, on the whole, favourable to the conduct of the French gentlemen. Their judgment is in these words : " The Jpstices having considered the above pa pers, and taken the declarations of a number of wit. nesses, as well as of the parties immediately con cerned,i are of opinion, that though considers- j ble irregularities have been committed, yet there seem to be imputable to, persons %dm cannot be dis. I tinctly proved, both on accoOnt of the darkness of j the night when the same happened, and the persons ' present not speaking tile same language, so as that they could understandl@ath other ; they therefore think the most advisable way of terminating the be siness is, to dismiss the same in hoc stain, with a general and earnest recommendation to the inhabit. ants of Biggar in general l , rind, to those who appeat to have been implicate'd tit the matter in particular, to behave with the greatest humanity and civility, as well as caution and correctness, towards persons in the unfortunate situation of the French Officers, now prisoners upon parole in this place ;..14 the same time recommending to the trench gentlemen, of whose I:hgeiour thry ;save a most Avowable report, to avoid every thing that can occasion a misunder standing between them and the inhabitants." The Justices farther assured the French 'gentle men, that, open, their continuing to behave proper it, they might depend upon their being • protected both from injury and instills. . THE LATE Bawt.Ea.—Consideralde pains and ex ertions were made !iv Government and all parties concerned,. to ascertain, beyond' a doubt; as to his being insane, &c.—On the evening of the day after he was reported to the Prince Regent . in Council,. the Recorderdid not send the-warrant in the usual and common way, but sent his;eterk, who way ne: companied by Mr. Newman, the Keeper, into his cell, to communicate the awful tidings that his case had been reported to the Prince Regent.in and that he was ordered for execution on the Friday following. He received the awful sentence with greaCcomposure, and the only remarkable obsersra lion that he made was, " Hanged on Friday !" twice. On the evening previoas.to his execution, a special meeting -was held at. the Secretary of 'State's Office for the Hon* Departmenti•Which was attended Iby Lord Sidmonth, and other official Gentlemmi : the Recorder come' feom his country seat, express, to attend the meeting: bfr..liov, the medical gen tleman, attended, but who did not report any symp- Joins of insanity during-Bowler's confinement in .Newgate; Bowler Observed - to Mm, the day previous to his execution, that his being.hanged would cause death immediately, which he considered only as an •event, according to the course of nature, that must have taken place in 'a few years. A. young girl was killed by a landed cart in the streets of Glasgow, andthedriver has been:commit ted to stanCtriatoteNealuedoof homicide. • - Farley, the ictot, hidta'very borrow at Covent-garden Theatiertt tithing over the stage -ia the evening, he fell throogliartfaP-door;inasOme fatal coneaqUence would have -oeLiiired!, „if ' he 'had been :lireftlititted to 'the. btiftoMi 1)0 hickilx, he pitched tifOon his- haunches Mr .tbe did bf beam; did. was safely ed. antriditikh not 'without dithfuil. thil Ira 0. 110.14v,'• LANCASTER ASSIZES. -... 410.••••• COMMEMORATION OF Mli. PITI'S nig/11-DAY BATTY V. PICKERS. This was on assault cause. The Plaintiff is : it accountant at Mauchester, the Defendant is a lican there. It appeared from the &deuce giv?.. l the trial, 'chit it number of persons h a d At tho Defendant's house, to 4 ' coati.. I.wate hirth.day of the late Right lion. , Wiltiam Pitt," at,i the Plaintiff, on coming into the room, had use of some expres!.iotis on seeing a picture c.f " Pilo( . thal weathered the Storm,"• w!licli did not agree with the ideas of the landlord ard his The Plaintiff soo;i after prOposed a tar. t, the name of Ileaugham caught the Defe:,,liv,c., ~„, on Which he immediately threw a glass of wan the Plaintiff's face, and, to cool him still mt.rt-,!...;.0,. I a jug of water over him. A scuffle ensued, in whin the Defendant actually bit a part of one of ell Plaintiff's ears off.--Verdict for the soaves 301. g o .rl u yi e c s kari bearer e ebannral e'rrdeitisibr,:dpio‘4ihh4shil sti t ty,vli i n 1. at: icoye : ar e P iv o : v d er : 1 1 , 2 :tr . :e l s A per .i s , o o n wn s , tyl a ii t s i g d himself hlaying A. came to reside in that part of Maidenhead cro:...t North .addressed to him by pest, he applied to the Posl. Master of Maidenhead to give him a written reemil. mendation to shew fo such persons is he might el..' to deal with. The - Postmaster. observed I •.1 he co : . n h u d e nt a w e cc:_c i wt , a l ot ready inilsyfsottiaTtoedwtoih,nagat housekeeper signekc. To ' this site d, dr: T: l oi w ; : . i ei , and lire, of riostscript,. 64 is ti safe mad, his fortune." With thia . character, and harinr probably heard - how -*Wing the tradesmen, re' Windsor are •to peat with their geed!. At) , ant person who will have the. goodotess to honour this with their . rommania,. Mr. P. occoropanied by an attendant, sallied forth and made a general at. tack upon the town, by giving, what might h:ne been termed, if honest . , -very. liberal Orders, • re vine, books, cabinet, upholstery, ironmoneArv, hosiery, and drapery. goods; plate, and plated eiti; cles, A pert of these he condescendingly took wit., him in his chaise, saying he would settle fer t: whole, by check 3 on his banker, 'when his order. evere•completed. it Is to be observed, that the schen a detiSed for imposition seems-to have defeated the er,d proposed ; for the recommendation above-meetiatie I being addressed to Mr. Anso4.l (Hanson) silrerstuit:. 4 at whose shop P. had selected upwatds of-2 0 1. wort!' of goodi, Mr. It. thinking he pe4eired a necuift.st dissimilarity of writing in . the P. S. ritel'(e former part of the note, doubted the antOst,icity of whole, and therefore would not part with his I without making further enquiry. Mr. Haeson's doubts being further communicated to his neighhourF, P.'s further progress was arrested, and the boek..Ale dispatched his apprentice to demand payment for, or a restoration of his books; and in case of tion-eom. pliance, to inform Mr. P: that prOmpt measures would be taken. To all this P. answered with tlr. true spirit of a Bravo, " he did not fear the worst." flowerer a few nights since he thought proper to make a secret retreat, intending, no doubt, to lay some other place Under similar contributions, by x, Stet'. 3..Yestertlay morning a man was found dead, weltering in his blond, and Ms heal shockingly fractured, in the area of a house in Cure berlanchstreet. On examination he proved to be a watchman and from different circumstances, it is supposed that he sat for rest sake upon the parapet, fell asteep, and tumbled while in this condition. A mode of depredation has been' successfally pole• tised at the west encl . -6E6e teem, more particularly in Upper Seymour-street,• on Friday last, whin about two o'clock in the. day, a man, dressed like a poulterer, went down an area, and said to a Ser. rant girl, whe. was shaking a stair-carpet, that h had brought the currants ordered ; and, on la..ine desired to carry therm into the kitchen, went in oath them, but, instead of passing, on to where he was desired, turned into the pantry, and, replacing tits pottle of currants in his basket, with all the plate he could immediately find, covered them uitlitia cloth, and repassing the girl in the area, observe.t she hail a ditty job, and escaped before she had foam' net that his journey had terminated in the patio ) , where she found the pottle deposited. The Qeiarter Sessioas, 'and the Sessions of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, will begin flicks's flail, when the several Traversers out upon bail will 1..% Clerkenweil-green, on Monday nea t, put on their respective trials, and the Court will pre. coed in the same until We.dneei ty evening, when as adjournment wilitake place of the Petty Jury wait Friday, on which thy the-trials of persons in cus tody will cioninente • This datthe several personeconfined in the !Meer prisons of the MetrOpolis, and felonies and misdemeanours, were rempe ed at I charged with varies early . hour, to the Gaol of Newgate, .preperatory their. respective trials at the ensuing. commissian . tof Oyer and ,Tecminen, which. commences at Jus t i ce Hall. in the Old Bailey, on Wedneedarnext. tr i te nember of prisoners for various offences is great Ike. • 0' ' • yond example. • itIItTII. On Sithday, at Blackhentn-bill, Mil. J. linirler, of a on. Dt tItRIED. On lltitordny !hit; at fleeht • Barfnevt, lierlfnrdsl:/r-: Mt. • N. Ctunmine; **gem*, of Chelsea, to Mins •Svnytk; vlaug:ocr of the kyr Dr. S. Smyth, of the sione.l ll4 ce• •t• •'' On TitetdsY. l)e..llrx. J. Whig. of Thvirry zehire. hrtcl to Charlotte, only dn g hter of Wnv."llaft.r.• of /Wheat:v. . pip): ' On 1r,i0n.1:1% , , the 7th Ind: 'his liaise,' TV berweti, lemo, Pat. • SatnedsN, at Brightsa, .11Irs. Ellis wife of fsl` Kenniaeton. On the 94th or Aug. Mrs. Ciadork, wife of Whims CrstlmA. Uta thiwil, hear Richmond, Awl:shire. A few tkiN q Rillt!e, Ralph Paine, E.iltlunnerly storikeeper 6 r his Majesty's Dock.yarti, at De,•tforl. lie Ws. hetresthed §utn m oney to endow an hie:pita', to be crecard tbe,..V" road, Chatham, for the heoefit of the w w idnt .4:11p-* rtr:'' • The spot of ground for thi s p ur p ose he piarcha•eJ Shine yel• °tr. • tan Eith ult. at Gateshead , iwbellasfiharpe, w id o w of J: Sharpe, pitman, nt the greaser of 111 yeAss. i• r • the ballsinal register of the purisitp.that she was chrtstew l f 17th of August, 108. •rt-i: 7." ;Ptje7ed nti'u.Mi9ll l it i tLoTwe At "! timt Fetes: ev - i r