The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-01 00:00:00

- -SPORTING INTEJ

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GnamTnorrima Marcst.—Vapt. Marrield's brown mare
and Mr. Rahninetun's Amerman herse,trotted the great match
for 409 POTertignn• on MaturJ6Y.estlif aOW mil/A.o,er of
road at Perry Ilesth, Essex, carry 0g n5t..411). each. he
horses started at irritate ends of the Xrt:!..tad. end made an ex-
eollent run. Brtti: Ft even, ned Bto 4 that She winner did not
do Übe ma eh (Liu. mites), In thirty shinatis. It was done as
(chows

lee. min. see.
First three miles the mars did is 11. J the horse 0 66

Secuadditto.

Third ditto ll I .1t i 0

31. I, 31 20
The horse broke into a gallop upon the fret in the last mile,
was turned quick y ;11.1 hut for ttmt ciimustance, it would have
hem; t e nearest t,i .g pOSSIG:e.
WALKING HACKWA/IDS.—A men, of the KATeill:Pombleton,
is going to walk 40 miles, half backwards, in 410 successive
hours, this and two following slava, for SW. a side, on the loner
Deptford road.
WM. WNW Ilan. the pedestrian, performed a feat on the Lon-
don Road which SUrprk4se% stay hitherto attempted by any other
man. lie had unit taken to walk thireen miles in two liners,
which he accompiished it, ore hour and fifty not minutes. The
first seven miles were p..rfor ned in one 'User and three minutes,
which esectly averages tne rate or one mile in nine minutes,
an 4 therefore In the remaining li ty threetemppears rather to
hate exe,teded that average. List night ' t astral and ills.
!re-:sing event took place in this town. Burnet. coach
spring maker. residing in the London had bees in Illy
preceding part of the any to see MM •utlan psi %den, per-
k
form his match against tithe, on the Lundon, l. and nad
come home in the evenini in a state of inehriatisml4:he retired • -
to his lodging room with his wife. displaying itilla.d•ri:ation
11/454,
and using abusive laneuage. They had nut been In ibeir roam
long before Mrs. Burnet ran down stairs in the greatest alarm,
and told the family thst her husband had opened a claspe 1. .
knife and cat her in the 'mod, and while he was saying " I
wish my eyes may drop out of my head," he felt down. The
unfortunate man (awful to relate)lsos lost his eight, which, at
the time of our going to press, lie had yet regained—(Derby
Reporter.)
A greyhound bitch, on Thursday se'nniAt, killed
four hares within three quarter's of ,an hour, all good
counters, without being assisted by any,other dog: the
third Imre started fro:n her seat white the bitch was in the
act of destroying the second. The animal is descended
from the lemon; dog Snowball, and is the property of a
gentleman of East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. This
singular feat was performed on the manor of Colgrave.--•
i (Atttfiaglfam Review)

MONTHLY AORICULT:AtAL REPOST.

The conclusion of n year approaches, which has been parti-
cularly vexatious to the farmer, in both the seasons of hayset
acid harvest,; but which. considering the great tisk of atmo-
spheric vicissitude. will ultimately satisfy all rational expo Ca-
tion. The wheat crop' approaches an average In cpwintity..bat
the quality, in the ag te. is rotv,iderably below th et of a
successful year. %Viten• secured it will improve much by
keeping, at any rate as to maniple. The Lent corn and pub...,
taken together, may be called a large crop. To these trouble.*
of the farmers, have been auperadded the calamity of flood,
in exposed situations, whence heavy and ruinous losses, both
in lite and dead stock, have happened to many. The emcees-
!lien of dry, warm. anti beautiful weather, which we hay.- ex-
perlenceil of late, has been attended with the happiest effect!,
and nothing is probably now left abroad, even in tie latest MS-
triets. Potatoes, so plentiful and excellent a crop upon the
best lands, and in the south, seem to have failed in some peril
of the north, as in Ireland. ruruips Mitl be a large crop, and
cattle food 'tersalty plentiful. The young clovers are most
luxuriant. Smithfield and the great markets have* meet
been defecsive in fat stock, which has for seasons past, %end%
very ready sale. and considerable price. The young is its
are generally a strong and luxuriant plant ; and the slit-
son, on the whole, has been propitious. Corn has been• the
advance for some time, doubtless on account of the inferior
quality of the new crop, but there seams little..xstson to az.
pert farther advande.

We stated in one impression of the 31st. that a proposi,,
tion had been made by the Mayor and inhabitants of Saret-
wich, to the Mayor of this Cite, with a view, among
other purposes. to the extension of the navigation of
.the
Stour from Sandwich to this City, and that a eo.ninitteo
consisting of the Mayor and Commonality, with such
other inhabitants as might think proper to join them, bad
been appointed to confer with the Sandwich Committee.
An official communication to that effect having been made
t the Mayor of Sandwich, an answer has been receirod, in
consequence of a meeting of the inhabitants of that town
on the 17tli instant, requesting the Mayor of this City to
he the day and place of meeting, which having been con-
sidered at the Courtrai Burghmxte hell on Tuesday last.:
' it was ordered that the Town Clerk should com:nunicate
to the Mayor of Sandwich, that the Mayor and Committee
1 of this City avou'.l confer with the Mayor and Committee
from Senawich, or. the proposed plan of navigation on
Tuesday, the 16th of Decemher, at Canterbury.—(Kentials
Chronicle.)
Caorcion. —A short time since, some moralonendieg
Magistrates, not Ml [nitre from hence, determined on re-
! forming this town; and a meeting in consequence tool
p!acit; ashen, as a first step. it was determined to remove ttie
facilities and accommodation afforded a cerain species of
crime very general in this neighbourhood, by hunting out
of the town 4 venera‘ile lady, who, dea?iie of the Society for
the. Suppression of Vice, had by is eneouragement.accume-
hated a genteel cornpe:ency. A vati:Oy of methods were
suggested to remove time nuisance; one thought entreaty
might best answer; another was for persuasion ; a tilled,
force; at length a Reverend Divine was called on fur hi.
opinion, —and he, conscious of the interity and purity oft
his life, at once pronounced " e 6erting aflame" as the ony
e.tectnal preventive. This was, indeed, a harsh measly...,
and souse of the worthies leoked vss•ly qdd on the occa-
sion; but as none bad the courage, for character's rake, to
oppose the parson's proposition, it taws carried nest. cwt. A
hoard, hearing in legible characters, " Beware of a had
house," was s.'on prepared, and, with a looters, at:ached
to the door of the fair doenna's mansion. It did not ion";
remain in the situation ; the following letter from the frail
mistress soon had the desired 01'`ect:—
" GENTLEMEN-1f that beef,' is not removed from ay
house in one hour from this time, I will publish the name
of every gentleman who has hen is it during the lest sit
months. Some of your Worships know on whom this WOO ;a
fell heavies!. " Yours, .--"
The last sentence, reader, is enough to explain the riddle
of the vastly odd looks at the meeting. The board was
soon down, and the ni atron carries on a rattling trade seats !
4. Conscience makes cowards of us ali."—(Serrey and.2as-
sex Chronicle.)
CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, Dec. I.—The sopplies of all
sorts of Grain last week were very good, and this morning
there is a tolerably goad addition of samples of Wheat,
Barley, and Peas, from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, with a
fair arrival of Oats from the northern parts. Prime
samples of Wheat are the only kinds that have obtained
the currency of lest Monday. All other qualities are
declined in value 2s. per quarter, with very little trade for
such descriptions. Barley is plentiful, sod has experienced
a further fall of 2s. per quarter. Beans are inure abund-
ant than of late, and they are reduced Is. per quarter.
Boiling Peas are 2r. per quarter lower, and Grey less are
Is. per quarter cheaper. Very good dry parcels of U.lts
have obtained lest week's quotadons,hut other descriptions
meet a heavy sale, and have fallen Is. per quarter since
this day se'nnight. The flour trade is not do brisk as of
late, he :he price. -nattered.

SALE OF SUPERANNUATED PENSIONS.
COURT OP RICHIQUIa.—DUBLIN, NOT. !6.
RUDDOCII o. NORTON.
Ibis seas as action for mosey, had and received. The
facts were, that plaintiff, a superannuated Rev •nne Officer.
hid sold his superannuated allowance to a person named
Datatenville, who had been regularly in the receipt of it
several rare; plaintiff,. however, sought to revoke his
authority Hautenville, and enter again into the receipt
of stub ailoaraece, notwithstanding the sale and deputation.
'Weedier, Pro-collector of Excise, refused to
gidy plaintiff. rod continual to pay plaintiff's. es-
ti/see, Raetenville; is consequence of which. plain-
tiff braneht this action. which was tried during the
after sittings of last Trinily Term, and a verdict had for
l'Arniiiant, subject to points: the chief of which came on
to be argeed this day, which was, whether the Revenue
'allowance in question was saleable or not.
Mr. Barmy, for plaintiff was besrd at ronshierable
length, and contended that inehi an allowance as the pre-
-sent was inalienable—that it was given for the future
support of the superannuated officer ; • and as well for the
safety of the individual as well as the dignity of the Crown,
it should not be saleable—that in the instance before the
Court. the ofh.er was reduced to the greatest state of
Indigenes from having disposed of his pension, and that
the purchaser had long since been paid his purchase
tiosusy by the many gales be had received.
Mr. VOITCII.-1 he pension in this ease was valued by
Mr. Bruce, a notary chosen by plaintiff himself, for that
purpose.
',mimel for plaintiff then attempted to assimilate the
present with the case of half pay °dicers. but the Court
'held there was a wide distinction between them ; one al-
leirance being given for the past services of persons not be
again called into service, and the other to those who were
liable to be again employed.
Mr. Paulette, on baba' fof defend ant,cited the case of Walsh
and Jittlief which had been 'tried in this Court, and was
to the present.
Baron Seim observed, that this was a most snequitahle
action, inasmuch as the plaintiff had deputed a person to
teseive his allowance, and then sought to have it again paid
te
The COURT unanimously decided against the point, and
the verdict for the defendant stands undisturbed.
In reference to the observation of plaintiff's Counsel, that
the dignity of the Crewe would be better consulted by not
allowing such pensions to be saleable.
The LORD CHIRP BARON observed," that it would notbe
for the dignity of the Brown to allow these superannuated
pongees to sell their pensions, and afterwards enter into
the receipt of them."

ARREST OF A GRAND JUROR.
(IROI4 Tilt CORK CONSTITUTION.)
A cireumstmce occurred on Monday last (241 Nov.).
which from its novelty in this patio( the world, the delicate
s.atere of the case, and the respectability of the parties
.c•mcernetf, has been the chief topic of conversation in this
vity. • The facts, as we have been credibly informed, are
teese :—At the usual hour for attendance, Mr. .Sheriff
tante *as proceeding to the Court ; when at the door he
was accosted by Mr. William Dreg*, attorney, who inform-
:rti him that he was wanted by the Grand Jury in their roam.
Mr. Lawe replied th .t he wa.s.herried at the moment, and
watered the Court to ascertain if the jurymen were is
nttenJance t after which he returned to the door, where he
attain met Mr. Gregg, who repeated his previous declaration
• "• that the Grand Jury were destrotis for his attendance, and
that they wete waiting for him " Sheriff 'Uwe immediately
hittied tolls, jury room, accompanied by Mr. Uregg, and
Item:iced at the door.; et Which moment that gentleman put
it writ into the Akin haw', and said that it was against
jttr. William Beare, who was In that room, and insisted
that he shoal i he immediately arrested. On the instant
VII door wds opened by one of the gentlemen inside, aid
Air. Orrin; endeiiroared to force in, tat the door, with
much diffiesity, was closed'against him by the gentlemen
inside.
* Mr. Gregg„,then, with mneh warmth, addresse the
Sheriff, and said he would hold him responsible foe the
• amount of the writ, and again knocked loudly at the doer.
Sheriff Lawe rep!ird that he was not aware of William
Beare bang insist', not having seen him. The door was
again opened, on which Mr. Uregg pushed in and exclaimed
thew him to you, Sir ; there is Mr. Beare, Sir ; do
. .

yeurAuty, Sir ; otherwise, Mr. Sheriff, 1 hold you respon.

• Mr. Win. Beare then rose up, and addressing himself to
the Foreman, required his permission to leave the room. to
which assent was given ; the Fcremso observing that " he
stiould proceed with the Sheriff." Mr. Beare then retired
with the Sheriff to the office of a respectable solicitor on
the Smolt Mall. and entered the required bail. We feel
pretry confidettt that the above is a faithful outline of this
eN raortlin ary affair, which, from the delicate nature of the
eri;iin of the writ, and the sabsequent proceeding, is likely,
from what we can gather, to be a subject for the gentlemen
of the, long robe. Mr. Wm. Beare, who is very young, is son
•
of Col.. Beare.
• At the opening of the Court, Wm. P. White, EN., the
• Inventor% "of the Grand Jury, having privately spoken with
tire Recorder, his Worship addressed Mr. Gregg, attorney,
on the above subject, and stated that it bad just been
o•ninntlicaterl to hint, that a member of the Grand Jury had
'been arrested in their room, on an action in a cause in
which lie (Nlr. Gregg) was acting as agent. This, Mr.
"Neagh, must know, was illegal, and the gentleman. must
'therefore be discharged.
Mr. Gregg undertook to sheet the Recorder that the arrest
was net illegal ; that the protection for a Grand Juror, to
which the Recorder Minded, did not operate in the present
case, as the Grand Jury died not at the time entered upon
their business.
The Rewriter declared, that the Gentlemaa must be im-
niediately liberated. With respect to the protection for
Garet J urors, thq charter and constitutional law was clear
that they lied • right to perfect freedom of person, which
vothing should interrupt. even on their way from their
residence to the Court. On the whole view of the case, be
wilted his advice, that the gentleman shonhl be immedi
atrly liberated, whieh,after some further objections by Mr.
'Gregg, was doge in th winner stated.
Cotner; 'Ass BitrWrii-.--riiiiiiTtiro—vrtag is a statement of
'the facts relative to the late Mr. T. Yates. whose body was
found on the premises of the Golden lane Brewery, as appeared
before the Coronir's inquest taken at the Cherry Tree, White
cress street. It seems that the aforesaid T. Yates was a decays=
ed publican inquiring for work, and when at the Golden lane
brewery, asked one of the men to show him the privy. Having
to pass a reservoir attached to the steam engine, which had
been left open in consequence of repairs which are doing in
that part of the premises, he fell into the reservoir, the water
fri!en which is used fur the engine boilers, and not into a cooler,
es previously stated. When discovered. the body had been
there only a short time. The difficulty of ascertaining who lie
yes arose from is not being known on the premises ; but Isa
vwitsrecognised tho
be the man who had inquired as above stated.
Verdtet—Aecittental Death.
On Saturday an inquest was held at Gosport, on view of the
body of John Marshall, a fis:leratan. who resided there. and
'whose death was occasioned on Thursday last by the wadding
of one of the gaits of the Dutch sloop of war the Courier, firing
a salute, striking him on the head as he was sailing in his boat
at Spithead. trite Jury returned a verdict—" That the de-
ceased was caseally and by misfortune killed by the wadding of
4 girt Grid by Joseph gunner of the above ship." •
• • An inquest was held at Lockwood, neer Huddersfield, on the
body of a man wholost his Me eater the following most ',c-
uret-military eircumationett. In order to ascertain whether there
wen eny.charge in an old gun, he reqnesersil his friend to hold
wliphted candle tOthe touch hole. while heflaced his mouth to
•tthe.pieee and blew dowo the muzzle:: Tnetonsequence• was,
ghat the gun. beteg charged, went off, su.l killed the taper
*enter on the spot.--O van's Mercury.)