The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-28 00:00:00

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Owe day last week was sees twat Hastings. • loottao
fly, dressed to as besatifal h scooted lying aboutwitbs
musk livolissas able tits silkiss of somossr.—(itsighilla

Herald.)

Nanterons proofs bare lately been adducted of tbe
unusual mildness of the 'present season, but we
believe the following is one of the most remarkable
we have met with. viz.--that last week. a crow's mess
with two young ones, was found in the parish of Sted-1
ley.—(Werrickshire Adeertiser.)

RINAREABLEL S.OATING OCCVORIPICI.OO Friday
last a party of Mansfield freedmen coursing on Sher-
wood Forest, near the race ground, started a ha►e
which proved " a teaser," leaving her eager pursuers
no other alternative "than to play all they koew,"
and " prove their ateteL" Sprightly pan led the way
o'er hill and dale io gallant style. and confident of her
fleetness, bid defiance to the speed of winds. How-
ever, on coming near the silent tomb of the immortal
poet Thomson (whose remains are interred on the I
open forest) she dashed furiously among the ling, and
making a double. Mr. Mellor's dog Dart came in con-
tact with the poor animal, when for a short time all
sight was lost both of dog end hare ; but at length
brave Dart was discovered laying prostrate oo leis
back; and matchless puss, extended almost breath•
less beneath his loine, was actually taken up alive by
a person present. This remarkable circumstance, we
believe, stands unprecedented is the annals of sporting
history.—(Doncaster Gazette.)

A Teter DISCOVEMID ST BLOOD•U Tees-
day night a labouring teas named Tipper, at Pentad*,
Stanstaad, bad a fat bog, of IV stone, stolen from bin
sty. He made application to the park•keeper of Lewis
Way, Esq. to assist him in its recovery. A eoupkiof
Sleuth blood-hoonds were laid on which ►an on wail
six miles and a half to the door of a cottage at Wbsi
Hearne, when James Goble was taken into custo-
dy, be having killed the bog and cleaned it. The man
is committed to Petworth Under/zit for the offence.

On Wednesday morning, some smugglere, while
pinkies from a host a cargo of spirits, an, Felphave,
were discovered by the Preventive Service, wigameip.
preach with their galley indium, the streggitis 40 kat
into a small boat, when, being overloaded, it sunk, and
one of the contraband adventurers was drowned, and
four were taken prisoners. Their boat's cargo, 11U
tabs of spirits, was conveyed to the stores at Amadei,
and the men were seat to Horsham gaol.
Saturday morning, the kip vagrant cart or covered
van, belonging to Mr. Davis, the paet•maaer fee the
county of Middlesex, crowded with poor urea, women,
and children, in order to he passed to their respective
places of settlement, was overturned on leaving his
door in Vine-street, Little-Oray's-ina-lane. by which
accident many of them were severely hurt, but provi-
dentially escaped atilt their lives. The accideoewas
uccasiosed by some mischievous vagabond taking oat
the linch-pins and nuts that made fast the wheels, in
consequence of which both wheels on the same side
fell WI at once.

Friday sight, a villain made as attempt on the life
of one of the watchmen in the vicinity of liarten-cres-
cent, by discharging a shot at him from either a gun
or pistol, at he was standing at the door of hie watch-
box, getting in after calling the hour ; the ball fortu-
nately missed him, it passed quite through the crown
of his hat, and grazed the lop of Lis hetiC The
watchman sprung his rattle, and although there was
au immediate aianii end pencil, the aseateite eteapmL


Tr_AmAv:

LORD MAYOR'S COMM.

--saw—
Satarday slat Lord Mayor held a Coast, at which
tie Cousaaas &damn sat as Memo,.

TIC Loam mATOR •$D cdalalasmitv d Ist cm or

Lospow it. r. littrivaleelmi.

In this case the defendant is a aorsfreeman. and
hod taboo t►e contract, under the Comstaissioners of
Sewers, for the dust aad sweepings of a district, is.
eluding Bishopegate Ward. The format contractor
was a freeman, and the multi defendant*. taking up
the contract aniseed the name of his predecessor to
remain on the carts, by which means they passed and
repassed through the city without paying the toll ex-
acted from non-freemen's carts, no chaage of *weer-
ship having been discovered until some time after-
wards, whets an action was brought in this Court by
the Corporation against the defendant, to
average ammint of the tolls that would have been re-
ceived bad the carts duly paid. A verdict was gives
fur the plaintiff, damages hi. 25., subject to the fol-
lowing questions for the Court :—First, whether the
Lord Mayor and Commonalty eoeld bring an action
in their own Court. where, he being the plaintiff, gat
as the Judge in ►is own cease ? &goodly, whether a
Jury of Freemen were competent to try a cause I.
which they were interested ? And thirdly, whether
Freemen were competent witnesses in a case where
they were parties ?
Mr. NORTON was for the defendant, and Mr. NOL•
LAND and Mr. Ananix fur the Corporation.

The Comeoze SIRJEANT said he should sot do his
duty If, is this important ease, he did sot cosset' the

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@amorous authorities cited. aad take due time for con-
sideration before he decided upon the point at issue.
He should most probably be able to give his judgment
at the next Court that should be held.

On Saturday tie despatches for &woolen and
China, by thr ship Thames, Capt. %V. Havisidr, wore
closed at the East India House, sod delivered to the
parser of that ship.

C•SS OW • JeIYMAN.—Mr. Samuel Mania, a re-
spectable eseteher of the society of Friends or Quakers,
was ►ately drawo at Philadelphia, to serve as a jinn
is the cam of a black wan *bunt to he tried for the
warder of his father. Mr. Martin expensed hie on-
williegnem to art in a case to witi.-h the laws affixed
the penalty of death. He was tel• 1 by the court at
his excuse was not legal, and it was explained to him
that the jury bad only to examine the facts—it was
the few that fixed the paoislement. Ist. Still be re.
fused to be 'Grated to try the rause. and the result
was that he was ordered into the custody of the
Sheriff, to be imprisoned for the space of twenty-four
bones, for a contempt of court.—(Aihre freckly Re.
Au alarming fire broke out ea Saturday mandag
about one **click, *a the exteasive prosiest of
Meuci. Rohde sod Co.. smear-retieen, is Lam-
MAW, Geeelmasee-Selda. which entirely costumed the
bask amrfhumes sad stables in which it uriginefed.—
l'he fits raged mail afar six o'clock, soon after which
it was eatirely extinguished. wittiest injuring their
adjoining handier's, a pletatifol supply of water bales'
obtaiaml from the will open the premises, by mesas of
their steam-eagise, mad the ready assistance afforded by
the firemen of the various insurance companies, and
other individuals. The loss is intimated under four
thousand pounds, sad we understood the premises are
insured.

Free —On Tuesday moth's', shoot sena o'clock,
an 'liming fire broke oat on the premises of M►.
Lynch, druggist, Matketotreet, which for a time
tbrea•ened extensive mischief to that crowded part of
the town. It appears that a man was cleaning the
cellar. ii the coarse of which he bad occasion to re-
move a large bottle filled with spirits of turpentine,
which (as each bottles smelly are) was pat in a basket.
Uofortnaatelv, owing to the length of time it had
stood on the floor, the beaked was decayed, and whets the
man lifted it up ►y the handles, the bottom gave way,
the bottle fell on the door, and was broken. The in-
/estimable vapour immediately caught fire from the
needle, and communicated to the turpentine ea the
door ; from the large quantity of which the cellar was
almost instantly filled with lames, which burst oat at
the windows, and coasmanicated rapidly to the shop
above. Oa the first alarm Mrs. Lyng.", with crest pre-
( mind, ran dorm the cellar steps with a blan-
ket, with a view to extinguish the fire. This, however,
was utterly impossible, and the progress of the dames
compelled every !vises on the premises to seek for
safety by as immediate flight. Mr. Lynch had it in
his power to carry olf his books of account; bat hear-
ing Mrs. Lynch below, his fears for her safety induced
him to leave them, and hasten to her assistance;
and it was with some difficulty that they made their
escape, !raving the books to their fate. The whole
interior of the shop was speedily in flames. The
engine of the Royal Exchange insurance Company
being acne at hand, was almost immediately on the
spot, slid was speedily followed by all the other engines
in the town. Unfortunately the tire-plug its the street
was chocked up, and no water could be procured from
it. A supply was, with some difficulty ofstaieesl from
other quarters, and the lire was then speedily got
ander, after destroying the interior of the shop, and
property therein to a considerable automat. fly the
exertions of t►e firemen, who kept a constant stream
of water on the couating-hosee, tlut books were pre-
served from utter destruction, and were ultimately gut
out, much burst. The dames were in some measure
prevented from communicating to the roots above the
shop, by • thick Wilton carpet, which covered the
floor, and was kept thoroughly soaked with water. We
have not learnt the extent of Mr. Lynch's loss, but
are happy to hear that his insurance will cover it.—
Had the fire happened in the night, or the flames
seised the second story, the destruction of property to
as immense amoont must have been the inevitable
consequence. From the height of the building and
t the oarrownees of the street, it would have been dan-
gerous to approach, and impossible to make any 'tree-
teal opposition to the flames. A somber of ware-
houses, filled with goods. are connected with Mr.
Lynch's premises, without the in ntion of a party
wall ; aad if the fire had communicated to th..to, it is
probable that a coallagration like that in Hodson's-
square, about 20 years ago, would have been the re-
sult. (treat praise is due to the firemen of the lowa,
sell of the different insurance offices, fur their prompt
and judicious assistance.—(. VanicAcatcr Geordies.)

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