The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-25 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGEIVCE.

BETTING AT AT TATTERSALL'S—Nov. 24.

Rteniesworrrm.-11 to 4 agst Reformer—ll to 2 agst Ors
dence-6 to I agst Don Carlos-6 to 1 apt 14 roessa-6 to 1
agst Quadrille—l 2 to 1 agst Reserve.

Dganr.—l I to 4 agst Swiss-15 to 2 agst Refornser-11 to
1 agst Agnes-11 to I agst Ridicule-14 to I agst Cre.sida-
-20 to 1 agst Bess-22 to 1 agst Cydnua-45 to 1 agst
Burly.
All the above odds were taken.

GREAT TROTTING lIATcII FOR 200 110VRNRIGNS.
The Match between Capt. Cranmone's violet mare, and 'qr.
Brydges' Loneasidre roan, tool• place yesterday over four I/111,1
of ground on the Bromley road, fur the above, each carryioar
the Derby weight, Bst. 21b. Much money was pending on th.
event, at even, but the horse fur choice. The match was to
trot against each other sixteen miles, and to start at different
ends. It was dor.e as follows :
THE MARE. THE HORSE'.
min. are. min. sec.
First two miles .... 7 24
Second ditto. 7 27
Third ditto. 7 48
Fourth ditto. . • 7 311
Fifth ditto ...... .... 7 32
Sixth ditto.
Seventh ditt0....... 7 29
Eighth ditto 7 37

60 22 60 34
It was as fine a race as ever was seen, and nicely won. It
will be seen, by reference to the figures, that the horse had ra-
ther best speed, but his pact was uncertain—each broke on .e
only into a gallop.
PEDESTRIANISM.—ConsiderabIe interest was excited here
last week by an undertaking, which, et its first announcement,
staggered the faith of not a few of our judicious townsmen.—
A young man, named Hugh Russell. a uative of Ireland. en
gaged to walk 152 miles En 48 auccessire hours, upon the Dort:,
where a quarter of a mile was duly measured, and marks placed
at each end, Me•eea which he commenced marching and
countermarching, completing half a mile every niund. lie
started at two o'clock on Thursday afternoon, utd finished on
Saturday, at 29 minutes before one—an hour and twenty mi-
nutes within the time specified.—(Dumfrics Courier.) •

On the night of Thursday last, the grounds of Morals
E.q., at Paine's:hill„ were visited by a Kane of
poachers, supposed to be ten in number. Their sport, how-
ever, was soon interrupted by the gamekeeper and his at-
tendants, between whom and the poachers a desperate
reneontre took place, and which probably would have code I
fatally, had not a party of the Bow Street patrol arrived,
by whom the poachers were routed, and five made prisoners;
the remainder escaped, but as their persons are well known,
it is expected they cannot lone elude detection. The !came-
-1 keeper continues extremely ill from the effects of the bloas
be received in the conflict.

31gLaNctioLe Accinawr.—Tuesday last, a tremendous
explosion of coal ;lamp took place at the iMarqness of Choi-
mondeley'e Colliery, near Pontyberem, Carinarthenshire,
whieh burned four of the colliers in a most dreadful manner.
One was so severely scorched across the abdomen, that ho
hopes are entertained of his recovery; the other three are
also ins precarious state; and what adds to the distressing
event, the former is a married man with a family of small
children eeprn lant on him fur support. The others, we
understand, were unutarried.—(Bristol Mercury.)
Thersilay evening the clouds above the city presented a
remarkable appearance. In drifting to the east, they din-
played a deep purple, casting the shade of that colour on
surrounding objects. One cloud in the west resembled a
huge mass of burning gold.—(l6id.)
After a remarkably fine day on Satorlay last, the even
ing was ushered in with a fog so extremely close and dark,
that at seven o'cluck it was difficult to walk abroad with.
out coining in contact with some unseen object. —This
dense mist was thotight to be toe harbinger of a hard fro-t,
but it ham happened otherwise; for contrary to expectat.on
it was nor succeeded by frost, the weather continuing mild,
and uncommonly pleasant for the season, until last Wed•
neaday, when we bad several smart showers, accompanied
by a strong breeze from the north west, which on Thurvd.ay
increased to almost a storm, but with little °rata rain ;
yesterday the wind had greatly subsided, the wAtner was
dry and moderate, and when this paper went to press
appearances promised a continuance. The favourable sta'e
of the weather during the last fortnight has surprisine
forwarded the operations of husbandry ; nearly the whole 4:f
the potato crop having been got rp without injury, and
most of the wheat intended for the ground from which they
were raised has been sown id safety.—(Carlisle Journal,
Nur, 22.)
ALARMING FIRE.—On Monday morning last, about ..itc
o'clock, Mr. Shrtfield's cotton mill, at Dalstoo, was acci-
dentally set on lire, by a girl falling upon a quantity of
loose cotton with a lighted lamp, which she was in the
act of reaching into iti proper place. The flames spread
with such rapidity over about HVOlbs. of cotton then lying
on the spot, as to prevent the workmen from saving an lA%
opened bag, which they were obliged to relinquish in Order
to p . e themselves from the fire. The alarm having
been given to the neighbours, Messrs. Cowen stopped their
mill, which afforded such an accession of strength in the
active exer:ion of their workmen, that the progress of the.
flames was arrested. A number of wooden spouts, bucket*,
&c. were obtained at a neighbouring dye-house, which
proved of great utility; and Mr. Sheffield having, with
great intrepidity, entered one of the windows nearest to the
lire, an abundant supply of water was rapidly handed to .
hint, and in little more than au hour the fire wascompletely
extinguished. We understand that the property is insured
to an amount which will nearly cover the loss.—(Carlitie
Journal )
SuspiciON OF MURDER.—Tuesday the 4th instant, an inqui-
sition was taken at Eaton Socon, !lefore Thomas Timei, Rent.. ,
coroner for the county of Bedford, on view of the body of
George Palmer. It appeared that the deceased, about half
past five o'clock on the preceding Friday evening was sera
driving his waggon on the road leading from the Southoe to!l,
gate to Eaton Socon : a man named Charles Travell was with
him. Upon the arrival of the waggon at the White Horse Inn,
at Eaton, deceased was missing. Travel' being asked what was
become of Palmer, answered, that he was gone down the tit.
Neot's road. This answer being quite unsatisfactory—as it
was difficult to conjecture what motive Palmer could have fur
leaviog his waggon; and particularly as the St. Neot's riad
was at that time almost impassable by reason of the Hood, a
suspicion was generated that Travell had murdered him. He
was, therefore, taken before Lawrence Reynolds, Esq., a ma-
gistrate, who investigated the affair with great diligence; ant
the suspicions not being cleared up, he was committed to th•
Itedferd county gaol to await a further examination. The
body of the deceased having been found on the 8 inday even-
ing in a field by the side of (heroic!, a jury was summoned on
Tuesday to enquire into his death, and I witnesses were
examined by the Coroner, hut no evidence of a direct nature
was adduced to afftct Travel!, nor did any marks of violence
appear on the body of the deceased. However, the jury ex-
pressed a wish that the inquest should be adjourned till that
roilowing Monday, in order that time might be allowed to c .1-
lea further evidence, and also to examine the prisoner Travel.
Tae jury accorThigly met again on Monday last, and a vari.ty
of other witirsses were examined in the presence of the pri-
,ner : but after a moat niir.n.e investigation the jury were sz-
iisfied *hat no ev deuce had beet brought before them wit::h
tended to establish the heavy accusation which suspicion hail .
raised against the prisoner. They, tnererore, returned an u!-:- •
nimous vvrJict of • fonnd drowned,'—with which tile meg: -
trate, Mr. Reynolds, we-1 perfectly satisfied; and discharged
his warrant of cum.nitinent, and Travel was liberated.—lt a-
but just to observe, that it appeared in evislence that the de-
ceased was rather inebriated, and was seen standing on the
shafts of his waggon leaning against the tilt—the road at the
same time being iuundated with water. It is by no means i.e.
probable, therefore, that by some accident lie slipped from las
waggon, and was carried by the flood latg the ad;oining bet
were the body was afterwards found.