The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-27 00:00:00

SPORTING INPEI,LIGR.VCE.
YORK .AUOUPIT WESTING, P 1111141% A vo. 94. lq I .
Sweepstakes of 3 p. eaeh. with *0 p. added, for bon
&e. of all ages—List mile.
Mr. Lsath,on's br. colt. B orodlno. vri old (T. Nicholson) I
Mr. Kirtn's Is. c. Cannot, 4 yrs mold
Mr. Ilidsdale's b.c. by Cardinal York. 3 yrs old - 3
0 to 4 on Borodino.
The Ladies' Piste—Hews, one ni:lo and three-learters eseit.
Mr. Yarhurgit's b. f. by Prime Minister, Sy rs 01d.60. I !lb.
(T. Nicholson) I I
Mr. Horiley's b. e. Venture, 3 yrs. old. 7st. - V I
Mr. T. Sy ke*'s b. e. by Ilenderskelf, 3 yr.. ist. - 3
Mr. Verb:ugh% lily the favourite.
SATURD4Y. AVG. 23.
Mr. Lambton's hr. eon, Borodino. 4 yrs. old.Ss:. 91b. (T.
Nieleolsoul beat Mr. Lane Fos's' b. h. Cardinal
3 yrs. Ust.

? to I on the winner.
501. given by the Mem Seri f‘o. the City. for horses.
Nests. one mile and a hall esch.
Mr. Lambton's br. c. Borodino. 4 yrs. oil (Nicholao.t) I 1
Mr. T. Sekes's b. c. Alexander. 4 yrs. old - - 1 *1
Mr. C. Nlarson's eh. c. by Ardrosstn. 3 •r 4. old 4 3
Mr. T. Iluteltinvon•e4 h, f. Juliette. 4 yrs. old - 3
Mr. Pencil's eb, f. (linker. 4 yrs. old - - die
• Borodino the favourite.

Batsvot, Roxisto.—Monday a pugilistic contest took
place oa Durhain Down, between Charles Winston and
IVilliam Cox, the former a Mae of Malt. and the other a
liaiht tke Cleaver. Cox Is About twelvestone, ais-I
itrisistoe eleven. The men set-to with great spirit, an 1
after some cautious sparring. Winston attempted to pnt
in several tretnedons hits, which, from not rightly sues-
swing his distance. did not tell, and he fell with RIP
force. Winston drew the first blood by a facer, end had
the best of the scratch for the first ten rounds ; hut vic-
tory declared in favour of Cox, after a stand np tight or
nineteen rounds, ('ox was seconded by Watson aui
Nome. Several minor fights took place.
PCIIRSTRIANIS3I.—The young- man, well known in
Norwich by his ns.lny feats of runnlnc by the %He of
different coaches, undertook to rot sixteen miles in tie I
hours, on the ('pion bawling fermi, at Aylshaen, which
be performed with great ease.
JCVEiILE PLUIRTRIANISM.—A short time since a
boy named Pickett, about 10 years of age. of the pa-
risb of Wroughton, Wilts, went to live with a brother
et Croydon, in Surrey ; after being there for sums
titue a disagreement took place, when the boy started,
and walked all the way from Croydon to Wroughton,
a distance of ninety-five miles, with only two-pence in
his pocket, with which he purchased a peony cake an-1
a pint of mall beer ; haring nu other sustenance o:t
the road.
The EARL Mot* PACICRT.—TWO indastrious men,
belonging to Drogheda, employed in conveying cattle
to Liverpool, were unfortunately lost in the Moira
packet. Francis Donagh, Esq. of Newtown, anal
William Faitlough and Patrick Boylan, Esqrs. of
Drogheda, were saved, after having been sever.tl
hours immersed in the water nearly to their necks.--
William Roche. Esq. of Limerick, who was on boar!
the Moira, on perceiving some of the crew intoxicated,
ordered his luggage ashore, and thus fortunately es-

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aped.
Haynie Naive:J.oE-3.—A curious phenomenon has
occurred at Tockington. A field _is literally covered
with a squall snail, about the size of a large pea, th.e
shell of whirls Is beautifully striped. Souse idle reports
are In circulation of their having fallen from the shoos•
phere, sod one lady goes so far as to say that in walking:
that way her umbrella was cowered with these? Asa
miler eivenneetenee occurred in tile same ikeigmbeatlthrese
years ago.—(Bristol paper.)
Chichester beast market, on Wednesday, notwith-
staellieg the operative effect of harvest, had a snpp!y
of butchers' meat equal to the demand of two days.
The prices were low in the extreme, much being
driven home, not being able to obtain 4d. per lb. !
The quartern loaf in the above city is selling at 8.1.
The harvest around it, whirls is now in las zenith, is
161 abundant. The hills never produced s crop.
Beans and Pease are so plenteous that t x-
pocted to be as low as 3s. per bushel. Fire of
new wheat were sold in Chichester market on Ml-
nesday, by one farmer, at 14/. per load.