The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-18 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

REFORM.—The Petition for Reform, adopted by the
York Whig Club, on Tuesday the lath of February
last, has received, we underst ind, the signatures of up-
wards of one thousand of the inhabitants of that city.—
The petition deprecates the last Six Act., the lavish of
expenditure of the public money, the influence of the
aristocracy, and hopes for no removal of those evils but
in a radical reform, by attaining a real representative as-
sembly in the Commons' House of Parliament. It further
recommends a reduction In the army—the abolition of
all sinecure places and pensions—a reduction of the SA-
laries, pensions, and emoluments, of all necessary public
functionaries, &c.—a redaction of the interest of the na-
tional debt, in proportion to the increased value of the
currency—the sale of the crown lands, and an extensive
reduction of the e%ormons revenues of the established
church, and the money arising therefrom, to be devoted
to the further reduction of the national debt—an assees•
ment of funded property, towards the maintenance of the
poor—and a thorough teform in the borough system of
representation, &c. &c.
Sin CHARLES BANIPETLDE.—This unfortunate Gentleman,
we regret to state,haa been daily growing worse. The ball,
after breaking the fifth rib, took an oblique direction, and is
lodged in the cavity of the chest. but where the medical at-
tendants have not yet ascertained. Sir Charles. was in a
torpid state on Wednesday ; and yesterday, at four, p. m.,
but little hope remained.—oriting Post).
The answer to enquiries at Sir Charles's house to-day
was, that he had passed a favourable night.
Ma. Owes.—The public Meeting called by Mr. Owen in
Dublin on Saturday last, to take into consideration .the
practical tendency of his plan for the Improvement of Ire-
land, was very numerously attended Mr. Owen com-
menced reading his expose at a few minutes after twelve,
and ended at twenty-five minutes past thres, when the pro-
posed rules were read, at his request, by Dr. Orpen. Dr.
Orpea afterwards argued lo opposition to the plan. Mr.
Owen, at the close of the business, suggested that the Meet-
ing should be adjourned, to afford him so opportnnity of
shewiag that his plan would not in any way interfere wall
the religious education or of
of any sect whatever.
The Meeting was accordingly adjourned to Wednesday
but since the Meeting, Mr. Owen has proposed that, as some
days must elapse before the Report of the proceedings of
that Meeting can be generally circulated and considered,
and as many of the Magistrates, Country Gentlemen, mid
Gentlemen officially attending the Courts, would be mud
engaged on the day first appointed, the Meeting should be
adjourned to Saturday the 19th, to unable him to do sore
justice to the development of the subject.
According to the return made to the House of Cornmeal
of the salaries and contingent expenses of the water-guard
and officers and men employed in the boats for the preventive
of smuggling in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Sib of
January, ISO, to the 6th of January, 139.3, the amount of
the said expenses, so far as attaches to the Custom of Great
Britain. is 140,4141. lbs. aid.
Yesterday the despatches for China by the ship War-
ren Hastings were closed at the East India House, and
delivered to the Purser of that ship.
Advice! from St. Petersburg state, that trade it again ,
very dull. Colonial produce had risen considerably a',
few weeks ago, in consequence of the reports of war,
but it soon fell, and outlaw)s very low. Donations are
collecting in the churches of St. Petersburg, by order of
the Emperor Alexander, for the support of the Greek
prisoners in the hands of the Turks.
Mr. C.Grant, on his appointment to the Vice-Presiden-
cy of the Board of Trade, having vacated his scat
for Inverness-shire, he was on Friday Isla, re-nominated
to his former situation.—(Edda. Star )
Mrs. NPKintion was removed early yesterd ty morn-
ing from the Calton-Hill Jail to the Lock-up-house, ore-
paiatory to her execution to morrow morning. An un-
favourable answer having been received to the second ap.
plication fur mercy which had been made in her behalf,
it was in the course of the forenoon communicated to her
by the Rev. Andrew Thomson, who has been unwearied
in his attention to the unhappy convict. • We understand
that she listened to the dismal intelligence %ilk seeming
resignation.—(lbid.)
ANOTHER EXTENSIVE COACH ROBBER! or BANI
NOTES.-00 Monday last, Mr. Hedwin, a quaker, of Li•
verpool, transmitted e,1i9,51. in old I/. Bank of England
notes, by the coach, addressed to an eminent druggist in
Lombard-street, with the direction upon them, " Glass—
this aide to be kept uppermost ;" W be forwarded to a
respectable banking-house in the same street. Yesterday
the parcel arrived at the druggist's, and was sent to the
banking-firm, and placed in the country-office. On open-
ing the package, the clerk was astonished to find the ex-
pected bank notes metamorphosed into a collection of
waste paper of every description. Notice was instantly
sent to the police-office at Bow-street, hut no clue could
be discovered of the robbery. Information was also
given at the Bank ; but as the numbers of the notes can-
Rotlet be ascertained, it is much feared the ruffians will
be enabkd to get some of them into circulation, it being
strongly suspected, by the officers, that they have fallen
into the bands of the gentlemen connected with " The
Ring." The meal etfer of negociation, by allowing a
certain per ventage for their recovery, as a reward to the
thieves for their dexterity, is expected to commence im-
mediately.
The quarter sessions for the borough of Stamford, on Sa-
turday, and those for the city of Lincoln. on the same day,
presented the gratifying circumstance of no business, there
being at neither place criminal nor accuser, quarrel nor
breach of the; peace.
CORN-EXCHANEE, 13.—The arrivals of the week are
small. There is very little tine Wheat at market, and
prices are rather higher. Barley remains unaltered ;
moreffioney is demanded for Beans, but the buyers hesi-
tate to comply at preseut.—Peas remain as on Monday.
The demand for Oats is considt ruble, and the prices of
that article are rather higher than on Monday.
SMITHFIELD biaaarr.—The above market was ra-
ther short this morning, particularly in the
_supply of
oxen, the prices of which are full as high as On last Mon-
day. Mutton also maintains itstricet

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, ISM
THURSDAY, ArRIL 17.
The Claret Stakes of 2uOgs. each, h. ft. for cots and fillies
rising four years old ; colts, Sat. ?lb.. fillies. tt.t.. gib. U. 1.
The owner of the second horse to withdraw his stake.
' Mr. Greville's Moses, by Goodison ....... 1
SirJ. Byng's c. Nloriseo, by Muter. out of Aquiline it
Mr. 0. Powlett's gr. e. Swap, by Calton 3
D. of Grafton's Posthuma 4
Mr. Thornhill owned Ajax.
Mr. W. Culfney's brother to Antonio.. ti
Two paid.
sto I agst Moses-7 to 2 agst Morisco-7 to I egst Swep—
t() to I art Postliuma-5 to 2 eget Ajax-1U to 1 agst
brother to Autoitio.—Wou by a length.
Mr. Thornbill'l b. c. by Scud, out of Romp's dam, Itst.
71b. agst Gen. Grosvenor's b. c. Troy. by Filho da Puts.
out of ,Briscls, bst. Sib. 11. M. Gen. Grosvenor to stAke
wogs, to Itrgs. (Dead fleet.) fto 1 agst Scud.
Mr. Dundee's br. c. Encore, by Ditto, out of Yarico, by
Sorcerer, beat Mr. N. 11. Smith's b. c. by Ditto, data by
Trumpator, out of Countess, by Sir Peter, Sst. 71b. each.
A. F. 100 gs. h. ft.-2 to lon Encore.
Sweepstakes of 100,;s. each, h. ft. for the produce of mares
covered In IS19; colts, Bst. 7ib., fillies. list. 41b. A. F.
Untried mares or untried horses allowed 31h. if both. SAL
D. of Graftou's c. Talisman, by Soothsayer—Walked over.
Two paid.
The Dinner Stakes of 300 gs. each, h. ft. colts, Sit. :lb.,
fillies Bst. 41b. li. M.
Mr. Udney's e. Emillus, by Orville—Walked ever.
Ten ;mid.

Yesterday the Lord Mayor held a Court of Common
Conned, in tonseyience of a requisition to consi.kr the
Bill for erecting a new London-Bridge. The resni,ition
was then read, and after a long debate, the. Court came
Ito sundry Resolutions, for which see Advertisement.

OLD BAILEY, Tills MORNING.--SHMUe/ Wad&Af/011,
of bill-sticking notoriety, was this morning placed at the
Bar, capitally indicted for ravishing Ann Thomas, a girl
aged 11 years, on the 17th of February last. The facts,
as detailed in evidence,were of too disgusting a nature to
lay before our readers. %Paddington was busily employ-
ed in taking notes of the proceedings. and eta's:king
the witnesses against him; but could not dicguise the
fears with which he was agitated. The trial was isrocecd-
log when our paper went to press.
Tue CLAPHAM MUMDER.—The following is from a
coteruporary :—Two individuals have been apprehended
at Putney, under strong circumstances of su-piton of
bring concerned in the 14te atrocious murder of Mrs.
Richards, of CI Them. They underwent examinations
Info -! the Magistrates at the Spread Eagle Inn, Wands-
' worth, where it appeared the prisoners bad been seta
lurking alsout the neighbourhood, and answering the
description of two persons suspected of the murder, they
were pursued and taken; they resisted the officers, sad
endeavoured to escape. They gave their names Winder-
bank and Stendridge, and *have the appearance of sada,
or attendants on stage coaches. The prisoners were dr-
tained in the hope of bringing forward evidence to
implicate them in the horrid affair.
About a fortnight since, a gentleman,(a deal er ineattlr,
from Liverpool) who lodo,ed at George's-quay, proceeded
to a respebtable tavern, where he passed the evening.
On his way house from the tavern, he was accosted by a
cyprian, and in a few minutes after the usual eons/Al-
iments which accompany introductions of this descriptten
were over, the gentlemen missed his pncket b4ok, eon-
laioting2W. She was immediately secured sad brought
to the watch-house, where she was starched, but nuth..ng
was found on her that could tend to 666 inate her.
Whilst she was in confinement, a message was brought
to the pentleman who lost the money, stating that some
of it was found, and on his proceeding to the watch-house
47/. was handed to hitn by a watchman. The girl was
subsequently tried before the Recorder, found guilty.
and sentenced to be transported for seven years. In con-
sequence of some information given by this girl on Sun-
day last, • watchman, named Peter Harris, was taken
into custody at one o'clock on Monday morning last;
be was searched.in the watch-Louse, and on his person
was found :JUL all in 51. eutes. Ile has been fully slow-
witted to Newgate to take his trial for being concerned
in the above robbery.—(DeNto Morning Port.)

MARRIED.—On the 1711% inst., at St. Andrew's, II
born, Mr. William bepard SMith, of James-street, Co%eu...
garden, to Mary Anno, daughter of the lete Mr.
w.
Cooper, of Kidderminster.
Yesterday, at Marylebone church, Mr. Birkett to 3liss
Vaughan. both of Bolles-street, Cavendish-square.
On the lotth inst., Mr. G. Rudley. of Bridge-street. to
Lydia Milward, eldest daughter of errs. Seddon, of Alders-
gate-street.
On the 16th inst. at the Friends' Meeting-house, Winch-
more-hill. John Sims, M. 0., of Cavendish-square, to f.ydis,
third daughter of William Dillwyn, of MOIRA-lodge, Wan-
hainstow.
On Thursday, the 3d Inst., Mr. M•Lean, of the llnymer-
ket, to Louisa Weals, second daughter of Oro. Brewis,
Esq , of Walworth.

DIED.—On the 16th inst., Joseph Blister, Esq. of Oxford-
street, aged 63.
Yesterday morning, of en apoplectic fit, Mr. E. G. Vld-
del, late of Watling-street.
At his house, Bedford-row, East-street, Kent-road, air.
R. Madgshon, In 8341 year of his age.
At Si. John's Rectory, Southwark, in his Csth ver. the
Rev. W. Janis Abdy. M.A., mole than 411 years thelesideLl
minister of that Pariah.
On Monday last, the llth inst., J. Perkins, Esq.of Token-
house-yard.
Yesterday, the 16:h inst., after a few days illness, Mary,
the second daugater of C. A. Thomson, Esq., of Massa"'
house, Chiswick, Midnlese‘.
On the 14th of March, nt Malta. in concequenca of a fre i
from his horse, J. Bea, Esq. merct ant, (of the firm of Jaws
Bell and Co. of tt.at island.)
On Sunday, the 6th lust , Mrs. Elisabeth, Ike a;*e of
Giles Arey,isopseller, tlound-ilit.... age i ,11.
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