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London, England, 1822-05-17 00:00:00

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

At the next Newmarket July. Meeting, Mr. Bation's Mystic,
4th. is matched against Mr. Williamson's Harriet, Bst. for
100 gs. haft.
Mr. Windham's Black-and-ail-Black, Bst. 71b. is matched
against Mr. Hunter's. Gustavus, Bst. 91b. at the first Newmarket
October Meeting, for 200 guineas, h. ft.
The Duke of Grafton's Reginald, Bst. 91b. is matched against
Mr. Bouverie's Tressilian, Bst. %lb. at the same Meeting, for 200
guineas, h. ft.
BETTING AT TATTEItSALL'S, MAY 16.
7to 2 agst Hampden (taken) Bto 1 agst brother to Ante-
-15 to 4 agst A quilina (taken) nio (taken)
S to 1 agst Moses (taken) 16 to 1 agst Frolic
5 to 1 agst Mystic

7 to 4 agst
S to 2 agst Pastille
8 to 1 agst Cat

9 to 1 apt Mr. Doddington's
filly

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7to 1 apt Ajax (taken) I 7to 1 agst Swap (taken)
YORK SPRING MEETING, Mcnoisr, May 13.
Sweepstakes of ..ogs each, for three-yr-olds, 7st. four, Bst. 31b.
five, 9st. six and aged, 9st. 41b. Two miles. (6 Subscribers.)
Mr. Armstrong's b. h. Alexander, 5 yrs old 1
IA Fitzwilliam's b. c. Sandbeek, 4 yrs old . 2
Mr. Grimston's bl. f. Melody, 4 yrs old 3
Mr. Pierse's gr. f. by Comm, 4 yes old 4
IA Szarbrough's br. c. Dynan 4 yrs old S
5 to 4 on Sandbeck.-A good race.
The Filly Sapling Stakes of 50p each, h. ft. for three-yr-old
fillies, Bst. 311 s. each. Last mile and a half. (6 Subscribers.)
Mr. Watt's bay, by Tramp, out of Mandane 1
Mr. Gascoigue's cbesnut, by Conon 2
IA Fitzwilliam's chesnut Dismal, by Word 3
Mr. Pierse's grey, by Walton, dam by Wizard 4
• Even on Mr. Watt's bay.-A very good race.
The Produce Stakes of 100 p each, h. ft. for two-yr-old colts,
Ilst. Slb.fillies,Bst. Two-yr-old Course. (Eight Subscribers.)
Mr. Watt's b. c. by Whisker, out of Altisidora 1
/dr. Ridsdale's Sr. f. by Ftlho da Puta 2
Ld Queensberry's gr. c. Hussar, by liVltister 3
Even betting on Mr. Watt's b. c. by Whisker. Won easy.
Sweepstakes of 20gs each, for three-yr-old colts, sst. 31b. fillies,
Sq. Last mile and three quarters. (Nine Subscribers.)
Mr. 'l'. Sykes's b. c. Negociator, by Prime Minister 1
Sir. C. blarson's bL e. Me!moth, by Soothsayer 2
IA Fitzwilliam's ch. f. Leonella 3
Sir W. Milner 's bl. c. Angler, by Walton 4
Mr. Ridsdale's b. c. Debonnaire, by Comus S
IA Scarborough's bl. 1. by Walton 6
Mr. I'. Duncomb's b. c. by Comus 7
Mr. Brandling's ch. c. by Comus I
10 to 2 apt Negociator.
The York Spring St. Leger Stakes of 250 each, for three-yr-1
old colts, Itst.3lb. fillies, Sat. Last mile and three-quarters.
(Eight übscribers.)
Sir. Petre's b. c. Theodore, by Woful 1
lal Scarborough's b. c. brother to Coronation It
Mr. Wright's b. c. Sir Walton, by Walton S
Mr. Perren's br. 1. by Comm, dam by Cerherus 4
Mr. Fox's ch. c. by Macbeth, dam by Jupiter 5
Mr. lliddell's ch. c. Pity Me, by Woful S
Sir W. Shiner's ch. c. by Caliban bolted
10 to 2 agst Theodore-6 to 2 apt Ld Scarbrough's b. e....-
Won easy. .
TUESDAY, MAY 14.
Sweepstakes of 30gs. each, 10gs. ft. for 2-yr-olds, colts, Bst. sib.
Mlles, Bst.-T.Y.C.-(Eleven Subscribers).
ddr. 'l'. 0. l'owlett's hi. f. by Walton - - 1
Sir. Watts... 4 ch. c. brother to Marion - - - 2
Mr. Lambton's h. 1. by Leopold - - 3
Six to 1 apt Mr. Powlett% f.-6 to 4 on brother to Marion.
Sweepstakes of 20gs. each, fur fillies, 8... t. ,lb. each.-Last mile
' and a half.-(Twelve Subscribers).
Lord Scarborough's bay, by Catton - - I
Mr. Watts's bay, Marion - - - 2
Mr. J. Ferguson's cb. Evens - - 3
Mr. liarri.on's bay, Miss Wortley - - 4
Four to 1 apt Lord Scarborough's bay-7 to 4 apt Marion-
-5 to 4 apt Evens.-A fine race.
The Shorts.-A Sweepstakes of 50gs each, h. ft. for 3yr olds,
colts, Bst. 31b.; fillies, Bst.-Last wile. (6 Subscribers.)
Lord Queensberry's b. e. Orator - - • - 1
Sir E. Dudsworth's b. f. Susan, by Woful - - 2
Mr. C. Marson's bl. c. Alelmoth, by Soothsayer - 3
11 to 1 agst Orator-6 to 4on Susan.-Won very easy.
The Gold Cup, value 100gs.'by 8 Subscribers of 201 s. each, the
surplus in specie ; 5 yrs. old, 6st. 41b.; 4,7 st. Itilb. ; 5, Bst.
71b. ; 6 and aged Bst. 1316. Two miles.
Mr. J. Ferguson's gr. c. Jonathan, by Octavian, .4 yrs old 1
Mr. Potre's hr. h. Sir John, by Smolensk°, 5 yrs - 2
Mr. Lantlitt -.'s br. h. Wsverley, by Whalebone, 5 yrs olds i
Mr. Robinson's b. c. The Lord of the Manor, 4 yrs old 4
Col. Cradock's hr. h. Sir Waiter, by Whitworth, 6 yrs.. old 5
Five to 4 apt. Jonatban-2 to 1 apt. Sir John-3 to 1 apt.
Waverley.-A fine race with the first three.
Match for 100 gs. b. fL-T. Y. C.
Mr. Clark's ch. f. Polly, by Wilma, rec. ft. from Mr. W.
Hutchiuson's b. 1. Sarah, by Bigot, out of Queen Cud.

A Petition was presented on Wednesday evening
to the House of Commons from certain Magistrates
of the parish of St. James, Westminster, against the
abuses of the present system of licensing public-
houses. It was signed by Mr. BEAUbIONT, Mr. JACK
son, and Mr. Atneasox. It stated, that the present
discretionary power of licensing public-houses is not
only wholly ineffectual for the purpose of keeping such
houses in good order, but that it renders the property
of them insecure, and in giving a monopoly of beer
has a tendency both to enhance its price and to dete-
riorate its quality. The Petitioners suggested that the
refusal of licenses should not be without appeal, and
that if it should be thought necessary to restrict the
opening of new houses, that would be most beneficially
done by the imposition of a duty.—lt Is the first in-
stance of a body of Licensing Justices deprecating to
the Legislature the unconstitutional powers with
which they are endowed—and the Petition marks the
bad tendency of tliose powers in clear and strong terms.

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-COI* OPICIRG;S tESCrt-T I FA.:
YAMS ON UER LATE MAJESTY.
*1(1 MING v. IBACULL, ARIMWSMITII, AND WEAVICE.
After the usual motions of Counsel had been di,
posed of—
• Mr. Common Serjtant DENMAN moved the judp,..
went of the Court upon the defendants, for A series
of libels; five in number, published in the months of
February, March, April, and May, in the John 844
Sunday Newspaper.
The defendants having appeared on the floor of the
Court, signified that they had no Counsel, but A maw.
smith put in two affidavits, complaining of ill health.
Mr. COMMON SERJEANT then addressed the Court
at some length in aggravation, and IA as followed by
Mr. BRoUCIIASI.
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The CHIEF JUSTICE, after some consultation with
the other Judges, ordered the defendants to come up
on the last day of Term, for judgment.

Ilasr.as Court s.--Wednesday, Mr. Mare moved fora wet
of Habeas Corpus to bring up the body of a young Liily of IT
years of age. Ile moved it on the affidavit of her parents, from
Which it appeared that a Gentleman named Moore, raiding at
the Marine Barracks at Portsmouth, bad got the yonng
present under his protection, and he bad declared he wutli gut
give her up. The Court granted the writ.
ectuoare--rint ZING V. MAZY WHItLY.
. The defendant, it will be recollected by our lfeadcrs, w 7,
convicted of perjury in an affidavit sworn by her, on an apoic:.
don to the Court. arising out of the proceedings in the CAA: cr
Maria Glenn and the Bowditches. She was brought up for
ment on a former day, when the report of the trial was rt
She was again brought up on Wednesday morning, when
The Count intimated that moth extraneous evidence h
been gone into at the trial, which might have had some elect La
the Jury.
Mr. Sea rtuvr, on the intimation being given, consented tl
the defendant being discharged on her own recngnizatce, wh:.h
was accordingly entered into, and she was discharged.

An unusual number of visitors 1.14 evening fir ronnrd
to the Lyceum, to welcome Mr. MArnews's
pearance, after his temporaty indispositi9n. Lon:,
before the curtain rose, no place was to obt.iine 1
in the dress circle, which afterwards presented a 661-
liant " line of beauty."
THE MUSEUM, No. IV. published 18th May, an
confirmed weekly (price Bd. or free by post, is con-
tains :-1. Particulars on the Consecration of St. Pancras Mirth,
its Atchitecture,2cc.-2. Improvements and Noi-ances of Sit'
Metropolis.-7.. Eloquence of Mr. Canting.--4 . Superficialio.-
5. Original Poetry, including Extracts from an unpublished
Poem by the Rev. AV. 1.. liowles.-6. Fine Art., : the Ettl:p .
tion, and the British Institution.---7. The Drama : Colnin't
New Play at Covent-Garden—the King's Visit to Drata-Lane
—Masquerade at tale Opera-House—The Opera.-8. deviews
of Gifford's Persius—Waddington's Visit to Ethioria —Words-
worth's Tour on the Continent—Percy Aneedotes.—With Va-
rieties, Facetiz, Places of Amusements now open, &a. &e. •
Published by Jolty MILLER, 69, Fleet-street, ever: Saturday
morning; and sold also by all 11Joksellers, Newsmen, Post-
masters, &c.
Yesterday, Thomas Jag, a ruin man holding the etnatinn of
postillion in the service of his Mouser, was brought before b:r
Rscttaan BIRNIE, at the Public Office Bow-street, by Thomas
Gook, a constable of St. 11111Cei Parish, and another ofizer.
charged with attempting to pick the pockets of upwards cf
twenty persons,pand with actually stealing a watch, a ribald,
and a seal, from the person of a Gentleman a: present unknown.
—Gook, and his brother officer, deposed to the following facts :
While the King was at Drury-lane Theatre on Wednesday ever-
ing,. they were on duty outside, and eney were accosted by a
man in the crowd, who said* that One of the servants wearing
the royal livery was actively engaged in picking pockets. Gook
at first laughed at the assertion of the man, and said it was im-
possible—be must be mistaken : bat his informant awls quite
positive of the fact, and pointed out the prisoner, whose persea
was perfectly Well known to Gook as one of the postillions to
the King. He and the other officer determined to watch hint,
which they did for nearly two hours; and in that time saw hint
try the pockets of upwards of twenty persons in the crowd, but
he did so rather clumsily, and did not succeed. in getting aey
thing. Ile thrust his hand even into the waistcoat and breeches
pockets of several persons, and was by some struck and pushed
away. At length when the door at which the King was to come
out from the theatre was thrown open. the prisoner approached
the side of the portico, and placed himself immediately behind a
gentleman. who at the first creaking of the door bolts had t..ken of:-'
his hat and pressed forward, apparently anxious to greet his Ma-
jesty with a hearty salutat%an. Six or seven minutes, however,
elapsed before the appearance of some of the attendants announce:l
the approach of the King, and at that moment the Gentle-
men huzzacd rather loudly, at which the prisoner clapped his
bands, but hissed loudly in the ear .of the Gentleman at the same
time. The latter, upon hearing the discordant sound so close to
redoubled his cheerings and waved his bat ; and at that in-
stant the prisoner threw both arms round his waist, and drew
out his watch. The officers seized both his arms instantly. and
Gook called to the Gentleman," Sir, you hove lost your watch :"
but the latter replied that he 14e1 not, for that his steel guard dal
saved it, and Gook then saw: the watch hanging by the guard
outside the fob. They took the prisoner away, and desired the
Gentleman to follow ; but just at that juncture the King entered
his carriage, and in the confusion of the moment they lost ties.
Sir RicataßD &arm asked the prisoner, who appeared at tl.e ha:
in undress livery, if he had anything to say to the charze ?-- Uri-
. soner—" Yes, your Worship, I have this to say—that a good steel
of what has been stated is false." lie went on to deny haei:l
attempted to pick any pockets, and said, that he pet his 's
the Gentleman merely to save himself from falling.—Thc
officers solemnly declared that all they had stated was true, a!!(1
related a conversation which they had heard pass between the
pri-
soner and a lad of known bad character,with whom he had shakea
hands familiarly. Ihat lad said, among other things, " If I eats
lay it on to-night, it will be as good as two months' work to me."
This the prisoner admitted to be true.—Sir RICHARD HUME or-
dered the prisoner to be remanded until Monday nest, and es-
pressed a hope that the Gentleman spoken of would then come
forward.
John Stirling, a carpenter, while repairing the roofs of the
rfeslioffrodiffm ethreenttop merchants,
intothe caout
nthtiengl.thooyualseEzofebange,
yes-
terday, Messrs.
cwhsalnbd Co. and received so much injury that little hopes are
entertained of his recovery.

Burrsa.—Owing to the fine promise of the season, good Irish
butter has suddenly fallen in the wholesale market to 40'. ard
7,85. a cwt. A little while back this article of provision w_s
selling cheaply enough, at little more than 90s. a cwt.
Coat. EICHANGII, MARK-LANZ, MAT 17.—Although the sup-
ply of Wheat this week has been rather small, the sales have
been very heavy, except for prime samples, which support Mon-
day's prices; but all other descriptions may be quoted 21. per
quarter cheaper. • Malting Barley has also declined ls. per quar-
ter, but the inferior qualities, for grinding, sold rather freely,
on as good terms as on Monday; as well as fine fresh Oats, the
arrivals having been but moderate this week. In Ikatx. and
Peas there is no alteration.
SstiTurma Waxier May 17.—Our supply of all kinds of
Meat has been very abundant this morning, and even the very
best quality would not support the prices of last Monday. My.
Straw, &c. looking downwards.—Current prices :
Bee, 9s. Od. to 3s. 4d. per stone of Sibs.; 3luttnn, 2s. 01.
to 35. Od. Veal, 4s. Od. to 4s. 6.1. Pork, 2s. Od. to 3s. 4d.
Lamb, 4s. to 41.6d.—Cattle at Market : Beasts, 410 ; Calves, 100 ;
Sheep and Lambs, 10,540 ; Pigs, 110. Hay and Straw per !old ;
Hay, 51. 10s. to 41. 45. Clover, 41. 4s. to 41. 153. Straw, 11. Ss.
to 11.165.

DIED.
March 16th, Dr. Alexander Menzies, Deputy Inspector of
Hospitals at Ilarbadoes.
Tuesday morning, Mr. William Smith, of Horten, a Member
of the Society, of Friends. His ;death was the consequence of a
painful operation ea the breast, recently performed, in the re-
moval el a tumour of more than twenty years growth. lle was
aged 6.l,and is sincerely regretted by a numerous circle of friends.

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