The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-18 00:00:00

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BErtiNa AT TATTERSALL'S, DEC. 17.

Dsairr..:=l7 to 2 nest Marcelins-11 to 1 art c. out of
Landarape—lS to I aro e. out of ti%corrs.— teo te)
e. by Leopold-100 to 6 egst e. out of 002—i00 to 5 agstc.
oat of Mitvevtall's d.
OAKS.—S to I apt r. out of Parasol-6 to I oast f. out of
Meteora-6 to 1 nest f. out of Reserve.
DO\CUTER VT. .F. 6 EL-17 tot seat Marion-1411 to
apt Ajaz—l3 to 1 agst klwap-113 to 1 agst Akarius.

A sabscription, we understand, has been opened at
Ms White Horse, in the Horse Fair, for the purpose
At presenting the victorious Neat with a silver task.;
sal, of the valseof 251. On Tuesday next he will take
a benefit in London, and is expected in Bristol on the
Thursday following.—(Bristol Memory.)
The three boxing matches with men of tame will
take plate this day on Moulsey.hurst; of the great
fight Sampson is rather the favourite. The other twst
fights are between Kendrick the Black and Acton, and
Brow. and Lenney.
Oa Friday sennight, Mr. It. Hatnond turned a deer
off at Swallsam, before a fine field of sportsmen, which
ran is fine style near 30 miles, during whitis they
cross the river twice; and what is most extraordi-
nary, A. Ilamond, B.q. who was upwards of SO years
of age, partook oft whole chase, and was at the Spot
whew-taken, near Lynn ; and on Saturday last Mr.
}K. fiamond's hounds ran a beck from Baron, which
afforded a moat excellent chase towards the sea coast ;
it took the sea and swam about half a mile, Which
being obierved, some passengers on board a ship, not
knowing *bat it coatd be, put oat the Mat, whir%
frightened it on shore ; after this he started, apparently
quite fresh off for Snettishatn, where he was taken
firing this chase he crossed the river at Rising, where
the water was very deep, and seven of the field swam
across.
PIEDISTRIANIBII.WrigIit, the pedestrian, under•
took on Monday to walk 100 miles at Hull, one mile
in and out, in 24 hears, which he accomplished
upon the Anlaby road, 23 minutes within the time.

The Glasgow Chronicle contains an account from
the Owierna Chronicle and Demerara Gate Us. dated
Oet. Ist. of a serious fracas in the Commissary Court,
at Georgetown, between the President and the Meta-
hers of the Court.

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GINIRAL D'EvenEux.—A letter from Mr. B. Young
to Montague Talbot, Esq. dated Salaams, °camas,
September 1, ISM :
This is a Ape climate—s delightful climate. In dm
market of Caraccas you have all the fruits and vege.
tables of northern as tell as tropical climates. lam
in an excellent situation here, which I obtained also
by the interest of General D'Evereaux. lam inspect-
ing Field Officer of Militia of this district, soul Com-
manding Officer of the Battalion of Suridel. I hero
seven towns in the district under my command, and
am, in fact, a little Lord. Indeed, Oetteral D'Eve-
result has done every thing for the officers who have
remained firm to him and the cause 4 not one in On
country whose commission he has not recognised, and
in some instances promoted.
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On Tuesday, Charles Jones, a trail-cloth weaver,
was **mined before Lepton Dobson, Esq. the Mayor,
and B. Gott, Esq., at the Court-house, in this town,
alscohneentsaf aintatlag pusidti ittl
than five female children, of the respective ages of
nine, ten, eleven, and thirteen years. The °fresco
was committed se long ago as June last, but the pri-
soner absconded, and was not apprehended until about
ten days ago, when he was taken into custody at
Chelsea, where he had applied for his pension, and
was detained in consequence of information previously
transmitted by the police of this place. After a long
examination, the prisoner was fully committed to
York Castle, on the capital charge.—(Leeda Mercury.)
Laws., DEC. 17.—it is in contemplation, we under-
eland, to erect in our House of Correction, a Tread
Corn-mill, similar to those lately introduced in the
House of Correction at Brixton, and at some of
the prisons in the metropolis, for the employment of
offenders, committed to hard labour, the benefivial
effects of which is the prevention of a repetition of
crime, as hash been made apparent in places of confine-
went where this sort of labour has been established.
SINGULAR ACClDENT.—Saturday lair, a valuable
Greyhound, belonging to Thomas Tootle, Esq., of
Landport, which was standing at the door of a but-
cher's shop, in this town, was so alarmed by some
rubbish, which was suddenly thrown near him, that
he fell from the curbstone, and broke one of his fore
legs a little below the shoulder. Time broken bone has
been carefully set, and it is thought the poor animal
will recover the use of his leg, if not his speed.
Last Wednesday morning as two of the overseers of
the paeisb of AU Saints in this town, were conducting
a deranged pauper. owned Miles, on the road the
London Coach. to a mad-house, Bethnal ireen, he
contrived, under some pretence, to alight at Nulty-
hill, about twelve miles from hence. and Loosely
made his escape. Assistance was procured and
the fugitive pursued forupwartisof two miles through
a rough country, and taken after seine resistance, in a
wood, where be had concealed himself in a ditch. He
was afterwards conveyed the remainder of his jour-
ney in a post-cbaise, end safely lodged the same even-
ing at his destination.
On Thursday night the preventive officers of Rot-
tingdean, seized un the beach near Witham Gap, a
smuggling boat and thirty five casks of contraband
spirits, which were on Friday lodged in his Majesty's
stores at Brighton. A nsanvospected of hassles sided
the smugglers, was on. Friday conducted into the
town, handcuffed by a drzgoos, who to guard spinet
any sudden assault, armed his unshackled head with a
loaded pistol. The man remains is custody fur a se-
cond examination this day.
Oa Thursday last. a stungeliag logger was cap-
tured by the Selsey Preventive-boat. and a reefing,-
cutter, and sent into Portsmouth. She bad on board
700 casks of contraband spirits, and other articles of
considerable value.
BRIGGTON.—The business of the Cutls Tavern
was finally closed last week, and what remains of
that old establishment, will very shortly be Used to
the ground. The King is the purchaser, sad his Ma-
jesty has been graciously pleased to express Ids men-
tion of giving upwards of thirty feet of its site to the
south, for the improvement of Castle-square, than
which perhaps nothing appertaining to the town can
be more desirable.

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