The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-06 00:00:00

.Y.IVAL INTELLIGENCE.

J IN. s.—Arrived, and sailed for tie Rini
Ilero, Carrick, from Bengal:
P0:iv:n.14.711, JA::. 3:—Arrived the Triumph,
front Bengal, last from Falmouth ; and Dorothy
Sunder', from thii Downs; for flarhadoes. Utait
liarlimit Ilk Majesty's chip Liffey, from Spitlicatl.
\on ru SHIELDS, JAN. 4.—The I. tkly She:
Sadler, that Was upon the Herd Sand, has been
and lironght into Shields ; nearly the tanle of th,
is expected to be saved. His Majesty's cutter
pirLeil up at sea and brought in here live pieces
ber, part of the Lady Sherbrook's cargo.
PLV)10117.11, JAN. 4.—Sailed the Mercury. Timm
Lisbon ; Suffolk, Kenn, for Portsmouth ; Selina,
tinger, for South America; Eagles, Veal; and Br
Baragh, for Smyrna ; Hawke, Anderson, for
and Isabella, Priem!, fur Demerara.

FALMOUTH. JAN. 3.—Sailed the Duke of Kent ,
with a Mail fur Lisbon ; Medora, Speureley, for
fort ; Industry, Williams, for St. Michaels; T.
Strut ; and Ann, Layburn, for London; and Forth
James, for Lisbon.

MIDGHAM PIGEON MEKTING.—The Gold
karil was won at the Annnal Meeting on Monde,
by Mr. Price, killing twenty birds from Nem,
Messrs. Knvvett, Parr, and Simpson, bagged
each, and the former lost one bird ten yatds
Rounds, and another fifty yards. The second
Silver Cup, was won by M'r. Phelps, killing tc
out ofrleven, and then the odd bird, in shootil
tie with Mr. Ferguson.
PLUESTRIANISM.—Yesterday morning,
Stanton, a young man, who, it may be reutenmi
short time ago attempted to run twenty-one t
three hours, in which he failed by five minutt
given time, again attempted s. similar task, accoi
agreement, on the same spot of ground in the'
Park, having recovered ;row a slight strain
received in the prior attempt ; fifty guineas
stake. On starting he went with great sped, .
tinned so to do for the first seven miles (uccatl
lessening his pare), which he performed in one b'
fifty seconds ; the second he petformed in one'
two minutes ; and the last seven miles in one limo,
lost by two minutes and fifty seconds ; his fai:
attributed to a heavy fall, in consequence of slit
the last hour.
SKATING MATCH.—About ten o'clock _
day morning, two gentlemen, named Marriot and
lin, residing in the lurtain-road, Shoreditch,
decide a bet of one guinea and a bottle of wine,
had been made the preceding Saturday eveni
public-house in the neighbourhood, viz. whist
skate three miles in the shortest space of time.
spot selected for the occasion was a large pond.
quarter of a mile square, situate about three
yards front the Cat and Shoulder of Mutton tea-gardens,
in Hackney-fields. The ground was measured,
the given signal (the dropping of a handkerchi
started for the first mile (a quarter in and out;
was equal ; hut for the other two miles Mart
considerably a-head, and finally won the mat.
first mile was done in eight minutes, and the other
in about twenty.
The following occurrence happened on .
last in Hyde Park ; —A person of genteel appearance
exhibiting all the graceful manceuvres on the -
edge, backwards ; but having crossed one of
which intersected every spot, his conduct gas
to the sliders, wb, deputed one of their body
his heels. After many effort.; it was done, by
a stick, and the skater had a desperate fall. 'rime
on recovering from the shock, coolly proceeds,'
off his skates, and then addressed his assail
My friend, we will settle this !mines, oh
The parties met on the north bank. The agi
rial,d off his Coat, the injured party buttoned
nen rounds displayed the superior science of time Gen-
tleman, hat after the third, the aggressor declared he
was satisfied! Indeed he ought to be so, for he had a
most tremendous beating t both his eyes were closed,
and he was covered with blend. As to the other, he
again pat on his skates and resumed his former amuse-
ment, without the slightest scratch.
FATAL PVGILISM.—A severe battle Wins fought

on Monday, at Sealesworth, near Woodford, between
george Clowes, a farrier, and Stephen grist, a paviour,
originating out of a dispute at a public-house, about
Christmas-boxing. Both men started off to fight in a
state of inebriation, and the conflict was manfully, al-
though awkwardly maintained for three quarters of an
hour, when Clowrs fell insensible, and never spoke
again. It seemed his death was occasioned by the rup-
ture of a blood-vessel.
CAVAN. Dec. 31.—We are extremely sorry to learn.
from unquestionable authority, that a serious and pre-
meditated riot occurred a few. days since at Carri 1
iu the county of Leitrim, and was entirely of a religious
party description ' • we are not sufficiently acquainted
with the nature of this unpleasant transaction to enter -
fully into the particulars of it, but its consequences have
been of a very serious nature, several persons having
been severely and some of them dangerously wounded.
Several of the Protestant party sought refuge in some
houses in the town, which were surrounded by the Roman
Catholics, rot the purpose of forcing an entrance, and in
the exchange of shots which took place, several of those
outside suffered severely. Both parties were armed with
fire-arms, pikes, scythes, and other murderous weapons,
and were it not for the tim •ly and spirited interferema
of Aeh. O'Brien, Esq. a Magistiate of that county, wbo
secceeded in quelling the disturbance, and dispersing
the rioters, the consequences would have been mums
more seriotts.—(Cocas Herald.)
The house of Mr. Walls, Maid-lane, Bankride, was
broken into whilst the inmates were asleep on Saturday
night, or Sunday morning. and property taken away to
the value of ab;Mt 13/. The thieves must have hid a
thorough knowledge of the premises, as they went up to
the hrst floor front room, the lock of which they opened
with a skeleton key (it is supposed), and 'took from
thence most of the property. without disturbing say
person, although a young man slept in the adAdog
room.
On the night of the nth ult., the stable and a cow-
bony at Hinton Hall, Salop. were hrokea open, and
Mr. Re Tropp (in whose holding the premises are) was
shot at, aad his bat shot through. A reward of_fibt
pounds, and a free pardon to any accompli is amen
in Tuesday's night's Gazelle, on the convretfa= ei
offender. A reward sod free pardon is also _
114 ea
the conviction of the person who fired a babas 91111
on the 29th ult., at a soldier, belonging to h=
•
Meld of Dragoon guards, now statioued at N
upon-Tyne.
Mr. Johnson, 31, Garden-row, London-road. Ms
recently obtained a complete cure Roos at.
n
motion of the lungs by a single bolas Of a
Thompson's Anti-couaumptive Elixir. bouslit st - •
13olton's Medicinal Warehouse, Royal ligchanga,

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BOARD OF EXCISE, J.IN. 5.
Tux pilau V. TotAuT.
'this was an info-ligation exhibited against the u.
fentiants Who is a grocer, for obstructiug J. Burton, an
Excise officer. in the execution of his duty. The in-
formation, wl.ich is tonmied upon the litth Geo. I. cap.
Pt. subjects the licensed party, on conviction, to a pe-
nalty of 1001. or not less than one-fourth in mitigation.
Mr. MATO having stated the short lams of the case
WI the part of the Crown, produced the following evi-
dr ice:—
Houton, the officer, said, that on the day stated in the
i feriiiatioe, he went, in pursuance of his duty. to exa-
mine the stoek of the defendant. The latter is a retail
grocer, livi:tg in Ratcliffe-highway. Ile arrived at his
house about two o'clock in the afternoon. It was on a
Saturday, and there were one or two customers in the
shop. As Awn as be could speak to the defendant he
t .ht him he was court to take his stork. The defendant
expressed great surprise, refused t.o assist bin, and
turned his attention to the customers. Ile again re-
e:oested him to proceed in taking the stock, but he was
only replied to with abuse. The defendant manifested
eery degree of oposition, and in the course of their
conversation called him " a tar, scoundrel, thief, and
l.ighwayman," and told him he would " physic bins for
coining on a Saturday." After considerable delay and
opposition he succeeded in getting soave of the teas into
the scale, but the defendant chewed no disposition to
assist in getting them out. The witness desired that
the samples which were in the windows might be taken'
ant, but the defendant would not suffer it. Ile proceed-
col in cousequence to take them out himself, but was also
resisted in this by the defendant, who declared that no
man should take them out. After some further alter-
cation and delay, witness was at length compelled to
seek the aid of in offijer, in order to enable him to per-
form leis duty. He was detained there wore than two
Lours; but had the proper facilities been given him, be
would have been enabled to take the stock in abort 21)
scinutes.
The witness underwent a long cross-ex:itioilietion by
the defendant, in the cottse of which be admitted that
ti:-re were at times a number of customers in the shop,
to whom of course Mr. Voisey could not pay attention,
it he applied himself solely to the taking the stock.
Stephen Kingsford said, he was lit ailborougli of St.
fiecorge's-io-the-East. On the day stated in the infoisis-
ation, Burton applied to him to go to the shop of the
clefeudaut. Upon arriving there, the officer proceeded
to take stock, and desired Voisey to take the samples
tout of the window. The defendant replied, that they
should uut be taken out. There were at the time at
least two or three custom Mr. Toierig,Appeued to
he very much uut of temper; but witness diol not hear
bin, use any opprobrious language towards the officer.
1 his witness was also cross-examineol with some inge-
nuity by the defendant. He repeated that he heard no
foul language from him to Burton.
Mr. Mayo said, the charge was not for foal or abusive
language, but for obstruction and delay. The officer
bad sworn, that he could, if not interrupted, take the
stock in twenty minutes, but was unable to du so within
two hours. He contended that the offence was clearly
established.
The defendant said. that his case seas rather a cruel
one. He was a retail grocer in a populous neighbour-
hood, and on Saturday, as might be expected, his shop
was constantly supplied with customers. On such a day,
however legal it might be, it must surely be inconve-
nient in the extreme to be called upon to take stock.
The hour, too, be considered, added considerably to the
iuvonvenience, for he contended that the officer did not
arrive until full three o'clock, when his most busy time
emumenced. He bad then, it is true, some customers in
his shop, but he did all he could to facilitate the stock-
taking. Ile denied, in the most solemn manner, having
abused the officer, or used the langtiage attributed to
him. As to the taking the samples out of the window.
he admitted that he did object to it, but when it was
considered that it was Saturday. and that the replacing
of them would take up nearly the whole of the evening,
lie thought he was about to be put to an unnecessary in-
convenience. If he had in this instance acted wrong,
I.e was sorry for it ; but he again assured the COIIIIIII3-
bloners, that he had neither resisted the taking of stork,
nor used improper language to the officer. This he
should prove.
Lewis Jones said he was porter to the defendant, and
r^membered the Exciseman cowing to the shop on the
olay mentioned. He did not conic until three o'clock,
w:ien his master and himself •ininiediatel)i got the canis-
ters and scales. The books were also got out directly.
The stock taking commenced in five minutes ; be was
not sure it was uot twenty, nor was his master entirely
engaged with the customers. so as to compel the officer
to walk about and wait ; be never heard his employer
say, that he would " physic the officer for a scoundrel
tor coming on the Saturday." The Exciseman, he
taought, might be there an hour before the offic..r was
called in. During the whole time there continued to
be-a number of custoriaers in the shop. His master never
uttered a word of abuse.
The defendant again complained of the very inconve-
nient time at which the officer visited his shop, and said
that bad he attended solely to him, he must have turned
all his customers adrift, and become subject to a very
severe loss. It was quite unusual, he said, to take stock
on Saturday.
The Court said, they were far from desiring that the
officers should act arbitrarily, or put individuals to in-
convenience; but they had a duty to perform, and the
Act of Parliament was as imperative upon them to take
the stock as it was upon the defendant and others to u-
sist them in so doing.
Burton, the officer, being recalled, stated, that on
the day in question he marked the time by the clock at
iVelkfose-square, not 200 yards front the defendant's
home. It was two when he arrived there, and past four
n-lien he left.
The Court having deliberated for some time, said,
that the case appeared to be established, and, under all
the circumstances, they felt themselves bound to inflict
upon the defendant the mitigated penalty of a fourth of
the full sum, with an intimation that he might petition
the Board, if he pleased, for a still further remission.—
Penalty 25 guineas.
PEPPZIL
Mr. Beard, a grocer, was charged with having in his
-entity of imitative pepper
that

possession a quantity of imitative pepper.
His defence was, that the article produced in evidence
was not his, and must have been conveyed into his place
by some evil person, if not the officer.—He was fined iu
the penalty of 101.
Mr. Dowling, a grocer, was charged with a similar
offence, namely—having a quantity of spurious pepper
in his possession.
The defendant pleaded that be had before been con-
Acted by the Court, and trusted that would be a suffi-
cient punishment.
The art thought this rather an aggravation, and
againiWvicted him in the sum of 10/.
POLICE.
—mow-
4111aNstom-iiess.—Ao interesting ggirl, about thirteen
vSCrs of "Evs,,,Fas brought before e LORD %hum,
atothe tligniearqf a Gentlemsn, who found her in one of
tiwa:llll4rsious neighbourhoods iu the metropolis,
wit 4.tectdr or s halfpenny.