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London, England, 1822-09-05 00:00:00

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INTELLIGENCE.

WARWICK RACES—T=B6Y, &Pre S-
IB' Majesty's Plate of 100 p. Four-mile heats.
Mr. Plerpoint's gr. h. Arbutus, 5 yrs old, 1 tat. 61b. 1 1
D. of Riehmeners ch. b Carbonaro, 4 yrs old, lOst. 41b. 2 2
Mr. Griffith's ch. h.'Pleheian, 4 yrs old, lost. 41b. 3 3
The Guy Stakes of 50gs. each, h. ft. for 3-yr-olds.. Eight Sub-
scribers. One mile.
Mr. Sadler's ch. c. Usquebangh Bst. 41b.
Mr. 'names' b. f.• Fair est. -
A Hunters' Sweepstakes of lOgs. each. Two-mile heats.
Mr. Platers b. g. Slug, .5 yrs old, list. 416. 1 1
Mr. C. liracebridge's b. m. Amusement, 5 yrs, 11 st. 41b. 2 2
Sir E. Smythe's b. g. by Election, 5 yrs old, Ilst. 41b. 3 dr
A Sweepstakes of sgs. each, with £5O added. Two-mile heats.
Mr. Sadler's b. m. Pastorella, 4 yrs old, Bst. 91b. l 1
Mr. Pryse's ch. h. Dr. Eady, 6 yrs old, 9st. 131 h. 3 2
Mr. Coventry's b. b. Fitz-Orville, aged, gat. 111 b. 2 3
A Sweepstakes of sgs. each, 15gs. ft. for 3-yr-olds. Two miles.
Mr. Sadler's ch. c. by Usquebaugh, Bst. 21b. 1
Mr. West's b. 1, by Marmion, 7st. 101 b. 2
WEST ILSLEY RACES—Timmer, Sm. 3.
The revival of these Races, over Ilsley Downs, drew a
fashionable company, and there was plenty of sport.
Hunters' Stakes of sgs. each, with 15gs. added; carrying 1 Ist.
Heats, two miles.
Mr. Andrews's Foresight 4 1 1
Mr. Villebois's Violet 1 3 2
Captain James's Prodigal 3 2 3
Mr. Hardacre's Jester 2 4 dr
Sir. Herd's Merryman 5 5 dr
Even on Violet after the heat; and S to 1 on the winner after
the second heat.
The Daley Stakes of logs. each (6 Subscribers), for horses not
thorough-bred. &two-mile heat.
Mr. Jaques's Lounger
Mr. Brown's Joseph
Major Jones's Spindle
SPORTING VARIETIES.
The running at Preston Races, Lancashire, yesterday, will
make a material alteration in the betting relative to Swap, first
favourite for the St. Leger. Jack Spiggot, the winner of the
St. Leger last year, is in a race with Doctor Syntax and Revel-
ler, and should he win, Swap would be backed at even. Both
Swap and Jack Spiggot belong to Mr. Poulett, and the latter has
been the trial horse with the former.
BOXERS.
Spring leaves his public-house in Mary-la-bonne this month, to
go into training for his grand battle with Neate, for a stake of
6CO guineas, on the :6th of November, and the disputed title of
Champion of England. It will be a very heavy betting match
at about even.
Randall and Marlin.—This match is for a stake of 1,000 gui-
neas, and will take place the first week in November. Randall
will train on his former ground, the Hampstead-hills, and Mar-
tin goes with Spring, both being backed by one Gentleman.—
Randall is the favourite, 6 to 4.
Josh. Huclam and Barlow.—This battle will take place next
Tuesday, for a stake of 100 sovereigns, within 40 miles of Lon-
don, on one of the North roads. Betting even. •
PEDESTRIANISM.
Newcastle, September 3.

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had accompanied the candidates for conjugal felicity to La
AP Mullen completed 429 miles yesterday at 28 minutes past
beth Church, for the purpose of having the banns of marriage
.5 p. m. he seems fully determined to accomplish his feat of 1000
duly published, but to their great surprise and disappointment,
miles and poles in 1000 hours, though he is rather teaty Towns-
they were informed by the Clergyman t the panics intending
end finished 562 miles at 21 minutes past 5 p. tn. yesterday, viz.
to marry should go before a Magistrate thud
make an affidavit of
284 backwards, and 278 forwards, he has now 458 miles to
certain particulars required by the new Marriage Act, which
walk backwards and forwards in nearly 8 days, so as to accom-
plish his enterprize of 1000 miles in 18 days. affidavit should be affixed on the Church door before he could
publish the banns: The parties, the Lady said, were both very
Townsend, is consequence of the wet weather on Friday anxious to comply with the terms of the Act in the most expedi.
night, commenced walking on Saturday morning at 6 o'clock, dem manner, but were wholly ignorant of the form of the affi-
and accomplished no less than 24k miles backwards, and 50 for- davit they were required to make, on which point they hoped
wards, at 12 o'clock on the same night. the Magistrate could give them the necessary information.
MATCH TO TROT FOURTF.EN MILES IN ONE Mr. Swelter, in answer to the application, told the Lady that
HOUR IN HARNESS. . no form of the affidavit required by the new Marriage Act had
been sent to the Office, and advised her to direct her friends to
This match, which excited much sporting interest, was sin-
dertaken yesterday in the range in Attlebury Park, procure a form of the affidavit and then come before him, when
Dens, a there could be no objection to their swearing it.
circle of three miles. It was made by Capt. ROSERTA, to drive
a mare, bona fide his property, with 14 stone in the chaise.— Gmenneez..—Yesterday W. Watts and G. Gordon, journey-
Each three miles was performed as under : men bakers, were brought up. A batch of bakers had got toge.
min. see. main. we. Cher the preceding evening in Bartholomew Fair, and were
First three miles 12 8 Two miles - 8 so pushing everybody before them with great violence. Hawkins
Second ditto - 12 24 _ and another officer interfered, when they were violently at-
Third ditto - 12 20 S 8 31 tacked by the gang, of which they succeeded in capturing the
Fourth ditto - 12 49 prisoners. Hawkins's assistant lost his hat in the scut e and but
The mare never broke from the trot, or she must have lost. for timely aid neither of the officers would have escaped with
their lives.—Alderman Cox directed that the prisoners should be
ARCHERY. prosecuted for the assault at the expense of the City, and they
During the lag week, the Woodmen of Arden held their An. were committed in default of bad. '
nual Grand Wardmote, at the Forest hall, Meriden, which Several pickpockets, detected at work, in the Fair, were com-
was attended, as formerly, by a considerable assemblage of rank mittcd for re-examination.
and fashion of this and the adjoining Counties. Amongst the Bow-svßrrr.—Yesterday, Gearge Gooch, a young man now
company present were the Earl of Aylesford (Lord Warden of very smartly dressed, but who a short time ago was in a state of
the Forest), the Countess of Aylesford, two Ladies Finch, two extreme distress, was brought before the sitting Magistrates,
Ladies Legge, Colonel and Lady Barbara Newdigate, Mr. and Mr. Mtesnuer. and Mr. Huts, in the custody of Salmon, a,
Lady Georgiana West, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Brad- principal officer, charged with forging the name of Mr. J. S.
ford, Viscount and Viscountess Newport, lion. General Finch, Taylor, the Vestry Clerk of St. Andrew's, Holborn, to pre-
Hon. Daniel, John, and CharlesTinch, Mr. Wynn, Hon. and terded copies of bills of exchange, drawn upon,Messrs. Coutts
Rev. Mr. Bridgeman, Hoe. Capt. Bridgeman, Sir Francis Shuck- and Co. Bankers; and thereby defrauding his aunt, a poor aged
burgh, Sir Gray and Lady and Miss Skipwith, Sir Eardley and and infirm woman, of wearing apparel, some trinkets, and
Lady Wilmot, Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Dugdale, Mr. Digby, Mr. money to the amount of £l9 10s. The circumstances of the case
Lucy, M.P. &c. Monday, the Master Forester's Gold Medal. were very curious. About five or six weeks ago, a man named
and the Senior Verderer's Silver Medal were shot for at a hun- Robert Hartley was brought to this Office by the same officer,
dred yards, and won—the former by the Rev. W. Somerville, charged with burglary, committed at the residence of Count
and the latter by the Rev. Coker Adams. Wednesday the Sil- 13ylantl, at Blackheath, and sent to the Maidstone Assizes for
ver Arrow, at nine score yards, was decided in favour of the trial. The principal, indeed almost the only material witness
Rev. Coker Adams; and on Friday the Silver Bugle, at twelve against bins was the prisoner Gooch, who had been a messmate
score yards, was won, after a severe contested sweepstakes with with him in the Navy. Hartley had met him accidentally in the
the Earl of Aylesford, by Sir Francis Shuckburgh, Bart.—The street, and communicated to him that he was getting his living
Gold Digby Medal, " °Mime mere'tti," was adjudged to the Rev. by plunder, and in the course of conversation he threw out some
Coker Adams, as Captain of Numbers ; and the Silver Digby hints respecting the murder of Mn. Donatty. Gooch upon this
Medal, " bene ',serener," to the Rev. T. L. Freer, as Lieutenant waited upon lalr. Taylor, the Gentleman who had the manage-
of Numbers.—The fortunate Lasses of the Forest in the Lot-
ntent of the investigations which took place in consequence of
tery were Miss Skipwith and Miss Steward, the first drawing
that horrible affair, and having told him all that he had learned
the Gold Arrow, and the latter the Gold Bugle. from Hartley, the latter was taken Into custody. Nothing,'
His Memel' has been graciously pleased to express his deter- however, was elicited of a satisfactory nature faith respect to',
urination to honour the Royal Company of Archers with the the murder, but a complete case was made out against him'
presentation of a gold stick, as soon as he shall determine thede- as to the burglary at Count 13yland's, and be was convicted I
vire to he placed upon it. This completes the right of that capitally at the Maidstone Assizes. After his conviction, seve-
Honourable Company, which is thereby placed on the same rap conversations were held with Mm, with a view to obtain
footing with the Honourable Band of Pensioners, whose Cap- some information, if he really could give any, respecting the
tame, bears, as his badge of offiet, an ebony stick with a gold murder; but nothing was learned from him which could be
head, with which he is invested by the Kure. It is a singular relied upon. When Gooch had been some days returned to
leer that the Band of Pensioners, as well as the Scots Guard at town, he waited upon Mr. Taylor, and told him he thought
Paris, who had similar duties to perform, were originally bodies that if he went down to Maidstone, and had an interview with
of Arebers.—Edinburgh Observer. Hartley, the latter would tell him anything that he knew re-
• garding the murder of Mrs. Donatty. Mr. Taylor consented to
TIIE PHENOMENON DOG BILLY. his going, and gave him some money to help him on his journey.
Tuesday night, the Cock Pit in Tufton-street, Westminster, He, however, spent the money in town, and did•not go to Maid-
exhibited an unparalleled scene. The celebrated dog Billy, for stone at all. Meanwhile the prisoner had been practising a very
a bet of twenty sovereigns, was exhibited to a multitude of at gross fraud upon his aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Lonsdale. Mrs.
least two thousand, the chief part of whom were amateurs well Lonsdale resides at Lambeth, and is receiving relief from the
known in the sporting circles. There were not less than twenty parish, her husband being to the workhouse in a state of insanity.
carriages in 'Fulton-street. The match was, that this dog would He went to her and told her, that in consequence of the assist-
kill one hundred rats in twelve minutes. The bet was made by ante which be had given in promoting the ends of public justice,
Dcw, the proprietor, but bets to the amount of several hundreds in the case of his old messmate Hartley, be had got into a situa-
were pending. The fluor of the Pit was whitened, and all the tiou at Mr. Taylor's office, in which he received 50s. a week.—
rat. at &nice let loose. Dew and Cheethani, the rat killers, were In pi 00i of this, he gaye her three documents, which he said
the only persons admitted into the Pit ; the company were are were copies of bills of exchange which he had received from Mr.
ranged in the gallery, and had a perfect view of the whole. The Taylor. These pretended copies ran thus : I
space which the dug bad to exhibit in was twelve feet snopre.— " Messrs. Coutts and Co.
The signal being given, be went to work : the slaughter was " Gentlemen—Ten days after sight, pay the bearer, on de-
dreaclt ul ; in seven minutes and a half they were all slaughtered wand, the sins of ,e---, for value received. "J. S. Towne
amidst loud cheers; and in nine minutes his month was washed "To Mains. Coutts and Co."
with brandy. 'The dog was decorated with fancy ribando and He saki that these bills had been received by him from Mr.
,Ero were offered for him upon the spot. His master declined Taylor, that be had taken them to Messrs. Coutts's, who had
the Offer, but offered to batik him for May pounds against unttlog given him copies of them, and that the production of these co-
in England. - pies would at any time procure the payment of the money for
ANOTHER FAMOUS DOG. ' which they were drawn. There were three bills, two of which
Mr. John Freeman, of Franisden, in Suffolltlipme time were for £lO, and the other for selB. Upon the strength of
since, gave to Mr. Charles Freeman, of Stownplalsd, a mastiff these bits of paper, he prevailed upon his credulous old aunt to
bitch and her whelp, which is now kept by hitheVd which give him ,82. 1::s. (#:2, 10s. of which she borrowed) it: money,
regularly goes twice a week, sometimes thrice, from Stowup- a necklace and a brooch, sad nearly all her husbane'e briers and
land to the parish of Frainsden (in the night), thereby establish- weaiing apparel, he telling her that whenever she chose to pre-
ing a pass between the two parties, being a distance of about sent the copies which he gave her, she would receive the whole
nine napes. Letters are secured upon the dog's neck in tie evils- of the money. Mrs. Lonsdale in a few ds atter did present
Ur. ehe copies at Messrs. Croats's, and was copal that no such bills
jug, by Mr. Freeman. of Srowupland, and are received by
remains bad been deposited there, and that Mr. Taylor wasnot known
Freeman, of Frameden, the following morning : the dog
hmeti., and mum, ta, stownpletel, wleetes lit their house. Information was given to the latter Gentleman,
during the day, never a• , and Salmon yesterday morning appreheoded the prissmer at his
letters are received the following morning.
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Prom his aunt; and en searching his potkees, some doe
POLM:re 1 Mother's house. He found upon his person a shirt, yaildeces
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Ilareon-Gaannt.--ilTaw MA Ititaill Ace--Yesterdaysnorning, obtained
plicates for most of the other property were fouod. His mother
.sthpecre:ably-ettired female, was dreadfully
fienedlirdreased young men, each Baying With him a Ye-
sluiced by the recent Act of distressed at his apprehension, although she de-
clared to the officer that she had pledged nearly all she had to
support him, and that she had just then been raising some money
peparaeddianito
entakt:
ptiszpnaeracestosartrytooahthays Tots-
the banns published, and their names affixed upon the church-door.
The Magisttate asked what it was they wanted?
, obtain the things mentioned, he found her living-in a small room
• 1 upon some clothes for his use. When he went to his aunt to
ap- I in an obscure and miserable dwelling.
—" Married!'.' exclaimed his Worship;
They replied, they attended him that they might be married.
plications.made here to separate people, but this is the first time I
" I have had many
The prisoner during the examination appeared perfectly indif-
f was ever requested to assist in marrying them."
ferent; and put several questions to the svitnesses, and made re-
marks upon the evidence, which evinced a degree of shrewd in-
4. The Clerk said, that it was a form required by the new Mar- 1
rine Act. • telligence not often to be met with in a man in his sphere of life.
The first couple then made an affidavit. But upon the second I Mr. Hatch said, that the c-: he did not amount to forgery ;
couple being examined, it was found their form of affidavit was but the prisoner had undoubtedly been guilty of obtaining money
and goods under false pretences', and be should commit him for
defective; the Clerk was therefore requested to recopy it; and,
in the meantime, the Magistrate asked the sir candidates to take re-examination, to give time for the attendance of witnesses,
whose evidence would be necessary to the complete establish-
seats with him upon the bench. As soon as the parties were
grated, the first cue was a charge brought by a woman, named ment of the case against bins.
The prisoner reqbested that an order might be given foe him
Sarah Reynolds, against her husband, for ill-treatment, kc.
Upon the nature of the charge being stated, the worthy Ma-
gistrate, addressing himself to the three Ladies and Gentlemen, to be kept separate from other prisoners, as he had never been
in confinement before, and he did not like to be obliged to asso-
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hoped that this unhappy illustration of matrimonial felicity would ethic with the characters which he should most likhly meet there.
not damp their ardour. He would rather be kept in solitary confinement.—His request
The complainant in the charge theturoceoded to state that wart acceded to, and he was remanded until Saturday next.
she and her husband had been married nearly three years, during Among the property stolen from Count Hyland's, was a pair
which time her husband had often beat and ill-used her. of spectacles, which Hanley pawned, and gave Gooch the dupli-
Magistrate--What is it you wish me to do? cate. The latter obtained money from Mr. Taylor's office to
Complainant—OE! GOD bless you, Sir, all that I want of you redeem them, and having done so, he pledged them again for a
is to separate us. larger sum, and put the money in his pocket.
The husband of the complainant said that no man ever had so QUEEN EQUARlL—Turaday night ..Mr. Stirling, the Coroner for
bad a wife as the complainant was ; that she got drunk, pawned Middlesex, attended at this Office, and had a conference with
his clothes, and did everything that was wrong. the Magistrates about Elizabeth Icalltager, who was consmitted
The officer of the district gave the woman a very indifferent on suspicion of murdering her male infant.
character. Mr. Stirling informed the Magistrates of the result of the pro-
The Magistrate then directed the husband to enter into his ceedings which took place before bins on the preceding night,
own recognizance to keep the peace, which he accordingly did, when an Inquest was held. The prisoner was acquitted of the
and was discharged. murder of the child, bet was found guilty of concealing the
The affidavits of the candidates for matrimony being now birth. He said the matter was now entirely taken nut of his
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amended, they were severally examined as to the truth of the hands, and all the rest depended upon ter Parish and the Ma-
contents of them, and they having given proper answers to the gistrates. The prisoner was yesterday again brought from prison,
questions, they were signed by the Magistrate. when the parish constables, &c. at:ended. The Magistrates,
One of the Gentlemen asked the Magistrate if there were any from the numerous cases of this sort which have been known,
fees to pay ? . when the mothers could not be discovered, stated that some ex-
ample should be made, and intimated that they would commit the
The Magistrate replied, that the Act of Parliament was totally
silent with respect to fees, and that being the case, he appre- prisoner, but at present she was remanded to Tothil-fields Prison.
herded they could ably be called upon to pay one shilling fur Wonstur-svnerr.—Mrseretous CASE.—The Churchwardens ,
each oath. and Overseers of the Parish of Shcreditch applied to the Sitting
The parties, however, paid with pleasure ; indeed, one of the Magistrate SAMUEL Twyroan, Esq. in behalf of a little appren-
Gentlemen not having small change about him, his Lady most tice girl. They stated that, about a year ago, Harriet Wilkins, .
willingly produced the two shillings for him, and all the parties the little girl, was bound apprentice from St. James's, West-
then left the Office. minster, to one David Fort, of Nn. 1, Thebet's-place, in their
MAELIOROUGS..STREET.—Nrw MARRIAGE Acr.—Yesterday, Parish. They bad been informed by several neighbours to this
an affidavit or certificate under one of the clauses of the new man, that he ill-treated this child, and kepr her in a state of
Marriage Act, was sworn to, at this Office, by a young couple ; starvation. Accordingly, their humanity led them, a few hours
the substance of the affidavit was merely as the Act directs, that before, to visit the child, and ascertain the truth of this infer-
the parties were above twenty-one, and resided in the parish motion. Upon seeing the child the y felt convinced that it was
mentione::, &c. They were only asked on their oaths as to the true, for she presented in herself a confirmation of the story.—
truth of its contents, and the affidavit was signed by the Magls- She appeared pale and emaciated, and reduced to a skin covered
trate. It should be understood, that the Parish Clergyman can skeleton. The Magistrate immediately ordered that the master
sign those affidavits as well as Magistrates, and the subsequent and apprentice should be forthwith brought before bins.
publication of the banns will stand just as good by the one signa- Soon afterwards the apprentice was brought to the Office.—
ture as the other. Her visage was wan and melancholy, and her whole frame bore
UNION-HALL.—Nrw MAMMAL'S Acv.—Yesterday an elderly a:: appearance fully justifying the representation of the Parish
Lady, of high:), respectable appearance and demeanour, applied Officers. Her master also appeared at the same time, and the
to M. SIVAIST, Esq. to solicit his advice and assistance ineffecting case was investigated by the two Magistrates, Mr. Two roma and
the union of a couple of her friends, who were very desirous of Mr. Beene., who were then nn the Bench.
entering into the holy state of matrimony. She stated, that she Mr. Bevuh. examined the little girl as to the nature of an oath,
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which she seemed to understand; but,after being sworn, in answer
to questions as to the treatment she had received, to the astonish.
ment of all, she said she had plenty of meat and drink ; she had
four meals every day, and was treated very kindly by her master.
At the same time her despondinglook and fearful glance towards
him, left a doubt of her being still under his dictation and controul.
Four women, who were neighbours, were then examined,
when one of them said, she seldom saw the child, for she be-
lieved she was kept in a state of confinement ; but three months
ago she came to her, and she perceived the marks of blows on
her arms, and could feel lumps on her head, and the child asked
her for mouldy crusts and cold potatoes, and when given her
they were eaten by the child with the greatest avidity.
A similar story was reLittd by theother three women, to whom
the child said she was beaten and starved by her master. Upon
this evidence the Magistrates ords red her instant discharge, when
the child burst into tears, and a loud fir of crying.
The defendant admitted that he had kept her more confined
than usual, but said he had treated lwr kindly, and seemed to
appeal to the grief of the child on knowing that she was to be
discharged.
Mr. liemx.—At present it is our order that the girl be dis-
charged, and that she be taken care of in the workhouse, for it
appears to me she is now labouring under sonic terror of the
mind. The master will also understand that the inquiry will not
end here, and it will be furtun Ste for him if he can remove the
suspicions against him, but there is something behind which must
remain fur future investigation.
The child was discharged, and conducted out of the Office,
and, as the passed her master at the bar, she cried very Much,
and shook hands with him.