The National Register.
London, England, 1822-02-10 00:00:00

TEE NATIONAL REGISTER

Exam, Fu. I.—A tradesman of this city re-
ceived an anonymous letter, bearing the Exeter post-
mark, on Wednesday, enclosing him a donation of
One Thousand Pounds, and expressing a hope that
it may make his latter days comfortable. A copy of
an advertisement announcing its receipt, was also
sent, with directions for its insertion in a public
print, which was complied with on Thursday. The
fortunate receiver is restricted from making known
the exact amount ; but we understand that it is not
less than the sum above stated.
A Hamburgh Paper says,—" Baron Dalber, who
is at Aschaffenburgh, has written to one of his friends
at Copenhagen, that above 500 brave combatants,
who are going to offer their services to the Greeks,
to defend their liberty, are assembled at Leghorn,
where each of them receives, up to the moment of
embarkation, two paoli and a halt' daily, from Mr.
Warren, his agent in that city. These generous
men, whose only wish is to combat for the sacred
cause of the Greeks, have a great benefactor in the
person of Mr. Wullweber, at the Hague, who has
contributed to this noble purpose the sum of 3,500,000
Dutch florins."
ILCIIESTER GAOL.—In the early part of last week
information was forwarded to town, by Mr. Hardy,
(the present Governor of this prison), complaining
of the conduct of Mr. Hunt, and requesting an order
for his closer confinement. The magistrates of the
county of Somerset also concurred in the necessity of
the measure; and accordingly the required order
was made absolute by Mr. Justice Best, and imam-
diatety forwarded to Ilchester.
Boum° —The fight on Tuesday, and the disap-
pointments altogether, have tended much to give an
additional damp to the system, which is mach on
the decline. Bunstead or Epsom Downs was the
first place appointed for the ring. It was previously
known that it could not take place there, and
Smitham Bottum, many miles across a hilly country,
in one of the roughest days of the season, was next
hit upon, and in spite of wind and rain the cavalcade
was in motion, horsemen following the amateurs,
who frequented the Derby Hunt, over hedge and
ditch, in a complete steeple chase, until few of them
reached home, and vehicles of every description
were at a stand-still in the muddy lanes, and
pedestrians had no chance while the pitiless storm
cooled the blue-ruin within. At Smitham Bottom
there was shelter only for a favoured few, and on
attempting to form the ring a Beak said it would not
suit. A fight, however was determined on more
than ten miles across the country, on a morass,
forming part of Winibledon Common. More than
half of the men and horses could not make a third
start. Another steeple chase followed, and but few
fields were without a knock-up, and not one-third of
those who started to see the light were present.—
None but game ones could reach the place, and it was
getting dusk before operations commenced. Owen
and Randal seconded Hudson, and Shelton and the
Caulker's brother picked him up—five to four on
Hudson. It was stated that the Caulker had the
best of the first round, and lie was the favourite, but
lie received a hit behind the ear in the second, and
in the same place in the third round, which finished
him, after a whole day's dance to see the fight