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London, England, 1824-09-22 00:00:00

TOITRTIt RACE.

The Great St. Leger Stakes of 2i cash. For 3.yr.01d
list. 21b. ; fillies. fl.t. St. Leger Course. 77 subs.
Mr. Gascoigne's bl. c. Jerry, by Smolensk° . I
Lord Sligo's h. e. Canteen, by Waxy Pope . 2
The following started, but were not placed :
Mr. Ferguson*. eh. c. Equity, by Octavian (1( heatley).
Lord Scarborough's ch. c. 1 oung Calton (G. Nelson).
Mr. IVatts's b. c. Brutandorf, by 111wHork (W. Scott).
Mr. IVigfull's cal. c. Enchanter, by Smolensk° ( Dodgson).
Lord Kelburne's h. c. by Fiiho da Puts (J. Garbutt).
Mr. T. 0. Powlett's ch. f. br Blacklock (G. Ifeekray).
Sir J. Byng's b. f. Ina, by Smolensk° (J. Day).
Mr. liouldsworth's Elephant, by Filhn An Put. (Darling).
b. e. the Miller, of Mansfield ( B rnard).
M. Tauton's hl. c. Streatham, by Illaeklnek (IVarnold).
Mr. Claridge's b. c. Cadiz, by 1.. bOr (K. Johnson).
Mr. Batson's b. e. Serab, by Filmdom (Killrook).
Mr. Udney's b. e. Ta.-amlus, by Sorcerer t Buckle).
Alr. C. I)ay's ch. c. Helen" by Soothsayer (S. Dal).
Mr. Armstrong's b. c. AltirtLihy Filho da Foto (Edwards).
Mr. (lascoigne's bl. f. by Walton, out of Trulla(Oats). •
Mr. AI triton's br. c. thweatry. by Filbo da P 0... (IVhitebouse).
Lord Londonderry's b. c. by Ebor (31. Noble).
Mr. Ferrison's b. c. Mountaineer, by Octavian (Lr).
Lord Milton's br. Hanneh, by Smolensk° (1".. Gbh).
Mr. Lutuley's br. c. llorysthenes (T. Nicholson).

BETTING BEFORE STARTING.
9 to 1 apt Jerry 12 to 1 apt Itnrysthenet
6 to 1 apt Brutanderf 2S to 1 agst Alired
12 to 1 apt Mr. Puslett'. 30 to 1 agst Equity
13 to 1 apt Canteen 30 to I spt 51 iller of Mantic! I
17 to 4 apt Streatham 30 to 1 ags: Cadiz
12 to 1 apt Helenas 40 to 1 apt Tarandus

All the horses went off very close together. Streatham,
soon after starting, took the lead, followed by Taranduk
and made very severe runniri, being at cne time at least
two lengths ahead of the other horses. After passing the
Red House, Brutandorf challenged Streatham, b..t was
soon defeated, and the latter kept his place until he had
passed the distance-post, rhen Canteen and the Miller
came up, followed by Jerry. At the Stand the Miller
had the lead, which he could not keep, for Jerry, when let
loose, won easy by a length. The Miller was third (though
not placed). and Streatham and Brutandorf were fourth
and fifth. Run in three minutes and twenty-eine
The winner was rode in fine style by 11. Smith, and Can-
teen by T. Shepherd.
The general opin:an ia, that Streatham, though rode by
the celebrated «. Arnold, would hale won had he been
jockeyed by Templeman, who steered him at York, under
the directions of the experienced groom who trained Lim.
Upon the whole, though won easy in the end, it may be
considered a tolerable sporting, but not a remarkably fine
race. It will be seen that all the jockeys of celebrity in
the kingdom were in requisition, the veteran Buckle
amongst them.

The sports of the day were wound up by a match for 200 son.
ten each. Last mile.
Mr. Russell's r. g. Leporello. by Don Juan . . .
Lord 3luncaster's g. th. Buellla. by Cottingham . .
A good race. It. Johnson rode the winner in fine style.

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FIGHT BETWEEN STOCKMAN AND JONES.

Stockman is one of those young men, who, by superior
talent, had gifted himself into notice, and very deservedly
too, but he Got too great for himself, by indalTing once to
fight what the ring called a cross. The members of the
P. C. forbade him ever to fight in their stakes again.
This match was made for this said Stockman, to fight a
scientific chap, mice called the Sailor Boy, of the name of
Jones, now a man, for 501. ; and, however, fastidious the
beak at Kingston is to have the peace Lrokcn upon the
plain of Molescy, not within two miles of liis snug resi-
dence, there are plenty of 'Offers from his equals for these
said fights to take places where the backers of the men may
fix. Fairlop (yesterday) or at least the ground contiguous
to it, a quarter of a mile from the celebrated May-pole
public-house, was the chosen sect, where a vast concourse
of flash, half &al), and three-parts foolish, assembled
in some hundreds, from :he swell in his conveyance to
the costerniouger in his and Bartholomew Fair, in all its
glory, nev.:r drew together a more happy lot. The
Commissary-General bad no orders for the P. C. stakes.
The Deputy,who has so often witnessed the games of Fair-
lop, mutely chaunted " Jug like Love;" and at length
Fishwick announced he Lad ropes and stakes of his own,
ant the ring was made. Jem Ward and the brave little
pct, Dick tied the colours to the stake for Stock-
man, and Ben Burn and Dick Crititilc y challenged de-
fiance on the part of Jones, anti the fight began.
Round I. Stockman made the play, lint he over-hit himself,
and necessarily got into a rally. Both scenic(' too cagey to make
any effective deliveries, and no harm was done. In the stniggle
for the fall, Jones, who was the heaviest, got it, but in going taiwn
Stockman, by a dexterous maturtivre, got the best of the tall, but
the ground j' s. suited the hard nobs of the opponents.
2. In a courageous round, Jones hail the best of a smart rally.
In the close, which ended the rally, Stockman weaved (vulgarly
called fibbing); but the sailor kept the lock upon his arm. sal
threw him. Jones shewcd first claret, by a seeming iodination to
cascade.
3. Stockman missed with both his hands; his h .ad was novlditd
away when Jones %prom; upon him. The sailor went in with the
greatest of that which Broughton called ";,neat game." Ilc proved
himself a very clever fellow, and no rush of Sun-km:la's could hurt
him. Ile could either parry Of be otfoi:bive, and Stock::::t3 went
down with the worst of the round.

4. Stockman was piping. Flats sung out. " Who has trained
the man ?"Tne Marc Dick (:urtis, is return, cheered Ma t.ian.
and said. " I wish some of you brawlers would come hare a
trial." No -yriyorns of any sash offer. A strati rally ; both
down. The hour decidedly in favour of Jones.
A. mischizidone, al:hough much meant. Stockman turned
the fight in his favour, and etnickzd his adv,7,ary's lowa jna, Prom
which claret had no denial. Jones had nu inclination to go down,
but he was floored against his will.
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6. Jones began to duck his head, reld when we sav dock, it re-
minded him of the mishaps which were to conic. All the imme-
diate interest of the King's Privy Council could not have mused
him out of the teniiin thirst he was in. It was a. quiet as New-
gale drop but " Timetary 'is not played with there. Jones was here
bent, or at least it was 3 to I against I.lu wintiog.
7. Jones was floored `..y a throttle:.

H. Jones duc!,ing his .head, Stockman met him np with the left
hand, stld administered to him all that a quack doetor could do tr.
a patient, urtil he had pretty nearly Uhl aid untrd him.
After the 111. h rotund Jones had to chance, sad Ben Burn, hi.
second, gave in for him. Stockrr.an, the winner, shook hands
with his ivl/, the fallen, pxketed the bustle, and went home
quite jolly.

A further respite for Harris and Thiris was forwardc.l
on Monday even'ng to licttford Gaul fu' the Home
Departtnett.

OLD BAILE r,
TUESDAY, S►►TLM2EI 21.

ARSON.

On Monday Rnitrt Rail I;.lexpitally indicted for setting fir- t 3
a house. Nu. 117, Strand, with intent to defraud the Sun Fire-car-.
John Frame, the tenant of the house mentioned in the indict •
meat, stated, that in Mardi last the prisoner applied to him to rem,
one room in the house, for the purpose of delinsiting articles of his
trade, which is that of a buildtr. The witt.e.ss agreed to let him
have e back roan on the third floor for this purpose. The prisoner
took • ossession, tad the whom afterward, saw some woollen clot:,
and wearing apparel, with other things, he should value at lOW.
lie had not, however, seen the interior of the room for fur mnetlis
before the I.lth of August, when the fire happened. On the Thum-
day preceding, witness told the prisoner that he wished him to dire
up the mom; when the prisoner paid it would be inconvenient to
hint to do so at thpt time. It offered hint tile use of his ela•
sets to deposit his goods, but he said they tumid nut be large
enough to hold the Sri:ellen cloth and other things he had in his
room. This conerreinion took place a: the Obelisk. in M. licorge'e.
fields. On flue night of the lire, witness left the prisoner (who had
been four or five times In the course of the day) in the house; at
returning at ball:past ten on the none Meth, in consequence of an
alarm which Sid teen given. he went up to the • Jon) occupied by
the prisoner, when he hiurcl a jean coat and a sack on lire on s
shelf in the recess. There were several persons in the room endea-
vouring to put out the fire. The chimney-jamb was also burning.
The sack was suspended by a bradawl. There were empty oil
and turpentine cans standing in the recess. In a stone lonic, near
them, was what appeared to witness to be a mixture of oil and WT.
pentino, The size of the Loom is Pi feet by 12. lii a cupboard in
the opposite corner of the room, was a hat-box fined with smoke,
and a waistcoat on tire and nearly consumed. There was also a
cask in the cupboard, containing oil and turpentine mixed, and oa
the floor were lying a cleat many pie: s of wood and shavings, with
pieces of paper and letters steeped !rt nil. An apron half burnt,
land a sheet of brown paper, were in the cupboard. A crack in the
door of the cupboard. through which any proem from the staircase
might have seen a light if it had been in the cupboard. was stuffed
up with rags. A mahogany door, which lay on the flow of the
' room, was scorched by some rags dipped in turpentine, which had
been laid on it. All the places where the witness obey red the lire
were distinct from each er,her. There was a hole, lour or five inches
each way, or more. bored in the ceiling of the room, through which
the laths were exposed. There were in the room a saw, some
planes, locks, and nails. Of wearing apparel there was only a coat
and a pair of nankeen breeches; and the whole value of the con-
tents of the room was about 51. _ _

The prisoner was found Guilty. Judgment rcspittil until the
point of law shall be decided in respect of an übjrcti on taken by the
toured for the prisoner, as to the dlserepaney of the proof of pos-
session of the house, from the recital in the Indictment.
ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.
IV. Damson, a respeetable.loolins young mart, meal 22, wca
capitally indicted fur stealing & quantity of plate. from the dwelling.
house of A. S. Gordon, Esq. his master.
The prosecutor stated, that he JITC% Ely-place, Holborn, a-d
the prisoner was his confulendal servant.; it was his usual e
to take pudding at dinner, wben his brother dined 'with Inn,, lie
being in ill health. On a particular day the prisoner supplied a
teakpoon in lien of a dessert spoon ; witness remonstrated, and
said, •• What', this ?"Upon which the prisoner bolted out, running,
cir Without his hat. He should have stated, that before this ib.•
pvisorer had supplied a dessert spoon, which was not the property oi
witnats. The priomer novae returned, nor did he ace him until
about a fortnight back, when he took him into custody ; after-thii
prisoner eloped lie examined his plate clew. and found it nrar!y
st.ipped, and he luul since traced a grcat part of it at ate lasts
brokers.

Cross-examined—Ely-place is In the ptrisb cf St. Andrew, He'.
born ; housekeepers pay a baltyearly rate, for paving and rating
they have ro podr.
31r. llnottgatcx took an objection, on the ground of Ely-place
being extra-parochial.
The Junon said, that it appeared thtt the trial might go on ;
but after a cot:femme with the Dar, he seemed to relax In his
31r. iIROD macs said, that as the indictment stood, the ends c f
justice sited not be defeated, as the indiemient, as it now stem:,
rendered his client liable to 11 years' tralisporiation.
The witness wan recallel—lle related that Ely-place wan built
on the site of a llishiip's mince ; he ...null not remember that he
ever paid any particular rate to the path.). of St. Antinw ; the
saner came to him with a most excellent chnracter..... .

A shopmin of Air. Reeves, pawnbroker, Snow-hill, stated, enit
on sup ry Decisions the prisoner had rledged spoons end other
plate at his shop ; he commenced this system • ith eight ails:-
spoons, on the?.4 of feltrusrylast, end continued It for some time.
Cross.cxamineel—The panmings were at different times; witnesa
was stare as to the identity of the prisoner's person ; no single spoon
or fork was worth nes.

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Plaints, the officer at Ilatton.:rtrden, searched the prisoner's
ire nista. and fot:nd part of the duplicates concealed heti een a tot
of drawers and a bedstead; there sere enty in number.
The pr-petty was produced. and Mem:lied by the prosecutor.
The prisoner made no defence, but called respectable witnesses
to speak to his previous charnoter; antorg whom was a genticton t
in whost service he had lived. and erhu retotaarcudod hint to
Gordon.

Mr. Sergeant Alt ADM summed up the evidence. There were
two points which called for the attention of the Jury t—lst. was
Ely-place in the parish of St. Andrew, flotborn ? Secondly,
Did the prisoner, nt any one time, carry away property to the
amount of 40s. ? lie (Mr. Sergeant A.) thought there was stall.
dent doubt on the first point to induce the Jury to do away wittt
the capital pttt of the charge, and reduce it to a simple felony.
The Jury found the prisaner Guh'iy of stealing, but nut in the
dwelling-house.
T. 'topmast, aged It, was indicted for stealing two itnverei7r.s,
the property of L. Sccu, his master. The prosecutor is a grocer in
Bath.atreet, City-road, and the prisoner was in his occasional em-
ploy. Owing to suspicions he entertained, witness was induced to
muk some money, and watch the prisoner. The money marked
was taken as.: y, in consequence of which the prisoner was appre.
I e tded and the coin found in his box, which was now produced ant
sworn to by the prosecutor. _ _ _ _ .

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The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—Dealt ; hut, with the
proszeutor, recommended the prisoner to mercy.

lIORSE-STEALINO.

J. Baker, eged 2 7 ,;B;;intliciQlor stealing a gelding, value 20/.
the priperty or John Rolfe, on 7th instant, and another count
stated the gelding to be the property of James Rolfe.
John Rolfe stated. that he Is a farmer, and resides at Wreling.
ton Farm. near Beacorafield--on the 7th of neptetnber witness was
earned by the call of a person, named Batumi; witness was
induced to go to the meadow where his horses were safe the over-
night • he found the gate broken open, and then we:.t Itt•me and
saddled his nag, and started on the London road; It: overtook tba
prisoner on Eahng Common' 17 miles from Ikaconstield; lie was
riding the stolen horse and leading another; a itnessasked him where
he came from, and he replied from Ilinningliam • prisoner ap.
rirrather titspicions, and said he had not had the horses long in
irossessior, hut specified no time; he then said a gentleman pat
them into his hands, to take to the Nag's Head, Oxford-street; a:
length he said that he hail taken some beer at Uxbridge, which dis.
agreed with hint, and he got off his hoese, on which witness
mounted, seized him by the cellar, and said 't you have my home:*
Ile made a desperate resistance, and succeeded in mounting his own
pony, and went oil at full speed ; %items followed hint. evertentk
hint, and again seized him; he continued his seat, however, to Ac.
ton, when he tunazd up a byroad, when witness eared his coat,
which gave way, and he still pmeeeded after him at all speed, and
again overtook him, when he Jumped ova a h,slue and con towards
the village ; witness left his horse and ran idler him, and being the
swiftest runner he overtook hint, anti gave him into the custody of
a watchman ; was quite certain as to the identity of the home.
The prisoner, in his defence. said that he was coming fro:n Ri-.
mingham and rode by coach towards Wycombe, where he stopped;
he then proceeded onward on foot anti in a return chaise ; when in:
got near to Ealing a man overtook him and wishe I him to takz the
horses to London, and gave him 7s_ ter his trouble; the person wan
c.. an iron.grey hose and quite a stranger to him.
A witness named Clarke, residing at Glotteestm.platte. %% nu.
hall.mad, said he overtook the prisoner on the night in Ties:ton
welkin.: beside a hay.cart t witness entered into conversation wnis
hint, and said he wanted a horse, as the prisoner had sail he dealt
in :11:m ; he had no horse with hint at the time ; witness stopped
at the Green man, at Ealing, as did the prisoner also; while there
a man mine rap with three horses, one of which he rode ; prisoner
took some beer nut to him; witness saw the man deliver two
horses to the prisoner and give him sone money.
Cross-examined—Never saw the prim-ter bzfere the night in
question; did not request to ride one f lie liames, as he did net
like to ride hare.haelvd ho s s—(.t u I ); was rot at ail su p laid
that a gentleman should entrust a sirai gni with hoses; d aerie
semi the prisoner sine: until tn.day ; witness told prist n r it he
wanted s home, and gave his earth ; thoagnt dint a man lit m K on
the road was host-st r than the London hem-dealer.; the man on
the hay cart was on the load asleep, but he asked witness what a
clock it was—(Laughter.)
By the Connie—First star th• prisoner about* mile and a half
on this side Uxbridge. The card said to be given to the poisoner
by the witness having beea put in, the Foreman requested his lam!.
ship to command hint to write a duplicate, which was compheil
with.

31r..Trotire LITTLEDALE Teelipittlisted the evidence, and the
Jurr, without hesitation, returned a verdict of Guitty— Drett.
Theee being another indictment against the prisoner for a similar
offence, a long conference took place between the Bench and the
filar as to whether they should proceed to the second trial. It was
e length detenbieed, after their Lordships had rail the depositions
taken came the ]Magistrates, that it should be pestpased fee the
incscr.t.
NEW COURT.
(Befre the COmmoNt-griontx T.)

Jahn Wirratar and James Pdris were indicted fcr steeling A
cruet-stand. a act of erects and three silver spoons, the pr.ptrtv
of Henry Burge.
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MT. CAItiI;GTON OEM durted the defence.

A police officer, muted Rowley, roved that ha 'Law the pilferer
Williams come out of the presecutor's house with a taaket, and as
noon as he came out the other riitiner joined him, and he took
them into custody ; ard on examining the Isaac: he found that it
contained the articl.,. in queatios.
The prosecutor being called, did not answer,
The Commou-SanalLATT—There is no proorthat these mirk%
do not belong to the prisoners themeelves. They must be acquittal..
Verdict—Net Gu7t,i.
The Coststott-tir.tot AN T then ordered the prosecutot's rem.