The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-01 00:00:00

BEFORE THE RECORDER.

A2.the opening.of the Conn this morning, afloat 40
prisoners were discharged by proclamation, no bills
'having bees found against them.
John geittie was then placed at the bar, he being iiw
'mined on the charge of having set fire to a certain
dweillov Louse in New-street, Covent-garden, whh in
tent to injure divers persons. The Recorder emptired "of
Mr. Woollier, the Governor of the prison, w ben the tie.
tamper was lodged. The reply was, on the 11th June;
bat no bill was preferred by the Grand Jury. The Re.
corder said he was entitled to •histlischarge. Conic bowed
and left the bar.
ThornaiShaw, and Sarah, his wife, were indicted fn
stealing two watches, ratite 121, the property of Samuel
Daggs, a watchmaker, in South-st. Berkeley-square. The
female prisoner was charwoman to witness, and hail fee.
quent opportunities of obtaining ingress to the shop. The
male prisoner never came to his house to his knowledge.
The Jary acquitted both prisoners; but the Recortht
ordered the piker to retain the watches, as they had
been felonionsly obtained ; and the parties •who
purchase& them of the prisoner (though innovently),must
seek redress for the inuhey paid in another quarter.
Charles grans was capitally convicted of stealing from
the dwelling-imuse of George Heath, Esq., Barrister at
Law, divers articles of wearing apparel, his property.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S, Just 313.
iv LT STAKES-0 to 4 agst Sister to Guerilla-3 to Ift ggt
Taranclus—lo to I apt t. by Blucher, earn by Election-
-10 to I agst Virgilins-12 to 1 agst % ittoria—l4 to I alst
Double Entendru-20 to I agate. out of Skipjack's dew.
ST. LIME! STAKES.-4 to I agst Tinker—ll to 2 ;1.4
Sherwrrod-7 to 1 apt Tapered-16 to I apt Mr. Peirse
Nornination—:l2 to I agst Miss Fanny-22 to I apt Aurus
—25 tot apt Pallas Roy,al-35 tot apt Prosody.
Many brasiss, 1924.-15 to I spit Pantina —l5 to
apt Agnes-17 to I agst Roserve-17 to l agst Comma--
26 to I apt Myrruidon-23 to I apt Minuet.
o.sca STAKES, L 24.-7 to l apt Prudence.

STAMFORD MEETING, TITURSDAT, JUNE 25.
Sweepstakes of 10gs eami, fur horses not thorough-fired,
and that never woo MI., etc. 11,t. each. Mares and geld-
ings allowed 31n. Heats, twice round tlie•cour,e to
beat. (5 Subscribers )
Mr. Pistol's b. m. Tuneliam Less, 0 yrs old I
sfr. Sprlgg's gr. h. Plson, 5 yrc old. 2 2

Iprlgg'N
Capt. Itsi.ey's b. m. Lick's-All, aged. 3 dis
Mr. W. Ullelt's b. g. Random, 6 yrs old
WI. for Xyr-olds and upwards. Heats, twice round to a
heat.
Lord Exeter's b. c. llolbein, yrs. Bst. Mb.. I I
Mr. Cosst's b. g. Toatlby, aged, Sat. 1:11b X It

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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DIAL. Jone 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the
River, the Isabella, Tate. from Tobago; Margaret, her,,
from Trieste • also the Godham, Moore, last from Peters.
burg, and sailed for Alcona.—Came down from the Riser,
the Pot, Donaldson, for Malta ; Mercury, Thomas, (..r
Oporto • Lord Cathcsrt, Depnell, for ()Jesse ; Orion, Vale
for Newfoundland; and sailed with the Echo, Swordey, for
the Bay of Fundy, and sevmal more of the outward bound.
FALMOOTH, Jane 'd9.—Wind W.—Arrived the' Stormier
Packet, in 0 days from Lisbm ; John and Joseph, fro.n
Rouen.—Sailed the Duke of Marlborough Packet, Ball, for
Lisboa.
PORTSMOUTH, June 30.—Wind S.W.—Sailed the Suser,
Hamilton, for Portugal.
PLYMOUTH, June 29.—Arrived IT. M. ship Trinenlo from
a cruize ; Active, Palmer, from Leghorn ; Olive Branch,
Davies, from Teneriffd ; and Sitters, from Naples; also
arrived the Louisa, Le Bac, in 36 days from Oihraltse.—
Advices have been received here of the loss of the Mount
Stone, of this Port, on the ice, on her passage to New foued-
lend, and that the crew base been lost with her, or are aisee
dead front suffering.

FA i.MOVTH, JUNE "29.—" The Lord Sitlmonth psrlret
has arrived here front Lisbon, whence she sailed on the
Lith instant. She hid on loan, foie-one officers and
travellers of different nations, wtki embarked at Viga, in
consequence of the French having advanced to within
sixty miles of that place. The Duke of Kent packet a 1..i9
arrived lust night from Lisbon, which place she left on
the 17th instant;at which time all was quiet in that eity.'•
In the last three packfts that arrived front Lisbon are
several passengers, stung whom is fun Muuta, and
other Members of the law Cartes or belonging to the
Administration, as well as some Italian and Preach
Officers, who went to Lisbon to join the liberal cause in
the Peninsula.
DEATU or SIR J. F. Mercury, BART.—We 'lmre
this week the painful task of announcing the death of
our worthy and highly esteemed County Itepreseatative,
Sir J. F. aom;ticr, fkirt. This melancholy event took
place yesterday morning. 1k was in the 3Sth year of
his age, and has left eleven children (the eldest of whom
is only fourteen years old) and an afflicted widow,. whore
interebting state gives an additional poignancy to. the
heart-felt grief of the public—(StalArdshire Advertiser.)
This morning, about live o'clock, after the watchmen
had left ditty, several persons were observed removing
the earth from the spot where the body of Abel hiritfitl,;,
the wretched parricide, had been depositwki 'ia the ems—
road at Pimlico. In a few minutes, it was takes out of
the hole and put into a hackney coach,which dove up at
the same time ; the shovels, bce.„ were also pot in, and
the coach immediately, at a quick pace. drove away. •

DiED—Oa the 19th of April, at sea, Henry Barry, Esq.
parser of the London East Indianian. aged tgi.
Oa Sunday morning, Sarah, the wife of James. Arbon iii,
Esq., of Bran.sa ick-square.
Yesterday morning, Mr. Alexander Leslie, of Conduit-
street, Bond-street.