The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-24 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGINCE.

CHELMSFORD RAGES.—Weviriesnity, Juxv 23.
The Gold Cup of 1300, by subscribers of lOgs each, foe
3 yrs old, 7st ; four, fist 41b ; five, Bst 1215 ; six, 9st
2lb ; and aged, hit 41b; mares and geldings allowe.l
Mb. Zr twelve subscribers, the second horse to withdraw
his stake: the winner to be sold for 50045, if demanded,
within a quarter of an hour afier the race, and legal
tender made within three hours, the owner of the second
horse being first entitled. Three miles. Starting at Via
beginning of the new mile.
id Verulam's Vau. ien, S yr 5..... Lad
Mr Labonchere names Tressilisn, 5 yrs
Mr Western names a b f Veil, S yrs 3
Col. Strutt names :Norma. 5 yrs•
Mr Rush's ch eby Ruben's out of Rosabella, 4 yrs 3
Sir E. Harvey names Mr Page's Prosody, 5 yrs. fri I
Mr Nassau names Mr Forth's sister to Magnus Troll,
3 yrs.. dr
Mr J. J. Strutt names Mr R. Pettit's ch c Benevento,
3-yrs dr
Mr A. Wright names Mr Turner's ch c by Juniper, out
of Niebe, 4 yrs dr
Won by half s length—No betting either day.
The Town Plate of COL, for three-year old colts, Sit 71b ;
and fillies, Bst 4lb the best of three two-mile heats,
starting at the distance post; the winner to be sold fur
23J,45, if demanded, as fur the Cup.
Mr Hush's b. f. by Pioneer, out of Discord.
Robinson 1 1 0
Alr Pettit's ch c Benevento 2 3 1

Mr Brown's b f by Soothsayer, out of Iphijene's
dam, 3 yrs.. 3 4
Mr &oath's ch a Blunderer, by Comus. 4
Ld Vernlam's b c Vaurien .
Won by a length, easy.
Benevento and Blunderer ran one heat far a stakes.—
Benevento won by a length.
TRCTTING MATCH.—On ..4..,r0ny last a trotting match
against titue took place on the Dover road, from t.te 31d
'WI 33th mile-stone. Mr. A. of Chatham, belted that h
w ouid trot his favourite mare Chip the three miles in twelve
at ;notes ; she accomplished the dislitheu with perfect ease
(teasing broke ouce) 1y seconds within time. It is lutt
j ustice to Mr. A. to state, that the match was won by his
steady riding.
CRICKET.—On Tuesday and iVednesday the grand retirn
match at Cricket between eleven Gentlemen of ilarnbledon
Parish and eleven of the Portsea Island Club, was played
on Windmill Down, and won by Hambledon, by HU runt,
as under:—

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ANIBLRDON: PORTSM OUT If.
First Innings ....148 First Innings 53
Ssaral Inning; .171: Secant lawns tit

Total...
A match at Cricket was played on Friday between eleven
of Purbrook end eleven of Cosham, which was won by
Gotham by six wickets.
ROWING Alsrcu.--The Twickenham Annual flawing
Match took place on Saturday. The winner was present el
with a s.lver eup, by Baroness Dow.), in commemoration of
the Vicnry gained over the Freaci Fleet by the English,
under the command of the late Admiral Lord Howe, in
179. The residence of the Baroness is situated on the
spot whica formerly belonged to Pape. Notwithstanding
the unfavourable weat'ter, there were a great number of
Ladies present, 'among whom was the Duchess of Clarence.
CORONERS' INocesTs.—Yesterday morning au intrii-
sition was held before CHARLES JEADIETT, Esq , Coro
ner for Surrey, at the White Lion, near Vauxhall Gar-
dens, on the So iy of Frederic!: Chechini, aged 13, one of
the principal dancers at Vauxhall Gardens, King's Thea-
tre, &c.
James Sullivan, a dancer at Vauxhall and King:s
Theatre, said he was in company with the deceased ; he
and other friends endeavoured to prevail on him not to
bathe,—deceased insisted, undressed himself, and went
1 into the water from the hog ; when np to his middle h
turned round to his companion's, saying to them" their
were frightened." The deceased then turned on his
b ick, and attempted to float towards the boat, bat went
j nnder water and only rose twice. Witness seeing the
I danger he was in, leard out of the boat (with h?s clothes
on) to his assistance, but could not save him; the tide
was very strong, and deceased strz:* carried with the cll.-
rent ; he put up his arms for help, but did not rill
' out ; the accident happened about live o'clock in the
; afternoon.

A fisherman at Lambeth, named Collins, stated that
hearing a yonng man WAS drowned, he proceeded to the
spot where the body was being drape I for ;he threw wit
his net and after making two or three hauls caught the
deceased in it ; that made nu less than 12 persons he had
taken out of the river, and his father 2,i.

Verdict—Accidental Death by Drowning.
Another inquest was held bef3riftli! same (;'toner at roe
Greyhound Inn, Carshalton, on the body of a child eighteen
months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Type, at Carshalton.
Sophia Gray stated, she lived serval), with the deceased's
parents ; oa Sunday morning, about nine o'clock, she we.nt
up stairs and left some fly-water, of a poisonous quality, is
a saucer in the window, and his deceased in the same room ;
on her return in a few minutes, she observed the deceased
infant with the saucer in his hand, and the fly-water all
gone • he was immediately after taken sick, and a surgeol
sent for, who immediately administered medicine to relieve
him, but the leant died in about six hours; the saucer had
only been taken there a few minutes before.
Mr. Edwin Tipple, surgeon at Mitcham, wao attended the
deceased, rendered every assistance possible, but without
effect ; the water with arsenic was such as is generally used
for the destruction of flies.
Verdict —Accidental Death. _ _ _

An inquisition was taken last night before T. Sugurov,
Esq., Coroner for Loudon, at tue Anchor Tavern, St.
Mary at Hial, on the body of Charles Treadle, aged 21..
which was found on Tuesday morning, sear er's
Quay, and floatin,, in the Thames. Ia 44,1mi:1r:ere
found 2e. bd.—Robert Matthews, of Bell-yard, Temple-bar,
brush-maker, said he knew the deceased. On Thursday
last they spent the evening together at a ciub known by the
aanie of the Odd Fellows, on the Surrey side of the water.
which they left about one o'clock, and parted near St. Cle.
ment's Chum.. Tne deceased had then It. 10s. in his
pockets. since which he had not seen him. The deceased's
wife said the deceased left his home on Thursday morning
with two sovereignsiand two shillings in his poekets, since
which site had 'tat seen him.—Verdict—Found &owned..

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An inquest was held last nixht at St. Bartholomew's
Hospital on Thomas nat.—W. French, driver of Mr.
Bayley's, Breotford stage, stated, that the deceased got
upon the box of his master's stage on Thursday after-
noon, and lie drove to Water-lane, Fleet-street, for the
purpose of putting his horses up in Ilincock's-vard,
at the bottom of Water-lane, when in going under the
gateway which leads to the stables, he cautioned the de-
ceased to stoop, which he did, but rising again too soon,
his head came in contact with the beam, which runs
across the gateway, and he was dragged on the roof of
the coach. As soon as he saw the accident he pulled tip,
and helped the deceased down, when. he appeared mock
hurt, and exclaimed That he was a dead man. He was
tak-n in a coach to the Hospital. IL H. Stafford, sur-
geon in the Hospital, stated that he saw the deceased
on Thursday afternoon. On examining him he disco
vered that the:lvertebra of Isis neck was broken, and the
lover Dart of his body ptralysed, and a quantity of blood
effused on site spinal marrow, which was the cause of
iris death, which happened on the Monday- following.--
Verdict—•' Accidental Death"—Dzodand one shilling
on the horses.
A fresh Jury were inpinelled to inquire into the par-
ticulars of the death of John Visual's), a child of 22
months.
Margaret Madman, the mother, said she lives/ in Cork
Court, Snow-hill ;at one o'clock, on Friday last, her
eldest son was sitting near the tire with the child in hi..
lap, when the deceased caught hold of the handle of
saucepan, which was on the fire, containing some poi
toes boiling, and pulled the contents over himself.—Tl
child was dreadfully scalded, and was taken to the 11(
pits', where he lingered until Tnesday last, when It e,
pined, Verdict.--Accidental D-ath.

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