The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-09 00:00:00

CIIESTER RACES. MAy O.

His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. for 4-yr-olde, Bst. 21b. fire,
Bst. 10Ib. six and aged. list.; winners of one plate, match,
or sweepstakes. carrying 51h. ; of two, ?lb.; and of three
o: more, 10Ibs. extra; thrice round.
Mr. Mv%tou's ch. g. Euphrates, aged
Mr. Cif on's b. h. Peter Lely, 5 yrs.
Mr. B ewu's eh. c. D'Arcy, 4 yrs 3
Mr. M Jones's b. h. by Weaver, 5 srs
A Sweepst: kes of gOgs. each, for three-y -old 9;:ies,
each ; once rt. and and a distance, di l not till.
Sixt) Guines. (clear), the gift of the Membel a for the City.
for 3-)r old colts, Oat. Sib.; fillies, Est. tilb.; 4-yr-old
cols, Bst. 41b.; fillies, Sit. lib. ; two mile heats.
Mr. Rogers's gr. e. Sir Edward, 4 yrs 1 1
Mr. Maddy*a ch. c. Silurian, 4 yrs. 2 2
Arson's br. c by Sir O.iver, 3 vro.. 3 dr
Mr. Mytton's br. s. Libertine, by da Puta,3 yri. 4 dr
Sir T. Stanley's b. f. by-Cervantes. 4 yrs. 6 ctr
A Free Handicap of twenty sovereigns each, ten sovereigns
ft. for three and four year olds ; once round anl a dis-
tam e. . _ _ _ -

Mr. Rouldsworth's b.c. by Filho da Puta, 3 yrs. Gst. I
Mr. Yates's ch. c. Mendax, by Soothsayer, S yrs. Ost.lt Ih. 2
Mr. Beardswortl.'s ch. c. Rossini, 4 yrs. ist. ►2lb.
bir T. Stanley's b.c. by Cervantes, 4 yrs. 7st. 121 b . 4
Sir W. W. Wynn's b. thy Comas, 3 yrs. Ost. 21h....... felt
The Cocking was equal at the end of Tue.ttay's
each party having woo 4 mains and 2 bye battles.

Teorrtua Mavenss.— Major R. Gough's two matches
took place yesterday, at Hinton Park, Surrey. They were
for two hundred sovereigns each. The first match was to
trot his Amazonian mare three miles in eleven minutes, and
carry feather weight. The first mile was done in three mi-
nutes and thirty-five seconds, the second in three minutes
and th rty-eight seconds, and the third it three minutes ant
f wty-seconds. The match was woo by seven seconds within
the given time.
The second match was to trot a horse, bean fide his own
property. sixteen miles within one hour, and carry eleven
stone. The match was done over a two-wile piece of
ground.
MIN. SIC. Stilt. SEC.
lit Two miles 1n.... 6 40 6th Two miles 0 37
2d Ditto ditto
3d Ditto ditto
4th Ditto ditto 6 43
ath Ditto ditto 6 40

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It was a close rue race, and won with difficulty.

GREAT PEDESTRIAN UNDERTAKING.—This morninr,
precisely at three o'clock, Daniel Crisp, the r elebrated
pedestrian, champion of England, started from Mr.
Townley's, the Bear and Staff Inn, Smithfield, to wall:
92-I miles in fourteen successive days, being six miles
each day, for a wager of fifty guineas. Many private
bets, some to a large a inamut, depends on the undertaking.
Crisp is patronised by Ceptain Barclay, and backed large-
ly by Thomas Cribb, the pugilistic hampion of Eng-
land. The match was made on last Wednesday night
week by a party of sporting gentlemen, at the huuse of
Mr. Pledger, the Cas le Tavern, bleorfielde, aal the
ground appointed fo •ti e per.ei .lice is from the Bear
and Stall Inn, Smithfield, to the Crown and Anchor Ta-
vern, Northampton, a distance of sixty-six miles, where
he is expected to ar:ir: some time this evening, and ts-
tern to the Bear and staff I on tom irrow evening, where
his arrival is looked for about nine o'clock, a large room
being prepared up stairs for the company who w:11 as-
semble to see hint return. At starting this morning, he
received a %seinen certificate front Mr. Townley, the
landlord, stating the hour he set off, which certificate lie
is to produce on his arrival at the Crown and Anchor
Tavern, Northampton, and on Lis return tn-morrow
night be is to produce a similar ticket from Northampton,
of the time be arrives this evening, and the hour lie
starts in the morning. A t s-ttiiig off this morning, he
appeared in go.nl spirits. Ile was met at the Angel lea
Islington, by Mr. Cribb and several others, who accom
panicd him part of the way, and wished him success.
The following circumstance occurred at the Special
Sessions at Cork, at which Serjeant Torrens pre fled,
on Wednesday last),
" A person named Bearden and his-wife were put to the
bar, the former of whom Serjeent Torrens recognise tas
having been brought before him at Limerick, on a I h irgc of
being absent from home, which charge he had voluntarly
subjected himself to, in order to get himself transported.—
Being disappointed, lie had committed a similar oVence in
this Count), and being desirous that his wife should accom-
pany Wm. lie made her conceal some powder on her person,
whick he instructed her to deny, in order to bring her within
the operation of the law. and then caused her to be searched.
The learned Serjeant said, that these were not the characters
which the law bail in view, aad he was afraid tip), must di.-
appoint them. They were both sent to the House of ludas-
try."—(Dublin Evexi4y Post.)
CORN-EXCHANOE, May 9.—The arrivals since Monday
last are moderate. There Is a dull Wheat trade to-day, end
the prices are hardly so good as lest quoted. In Barley no
alteration. Beans sell slowly, as also do Peas, at last
geotation. Oats do not meet with so readily, but the prices
are fully maintained.
SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAY 9.—The supply was rather
short this morning ; in consequence of which the prices of
all descriptions of cattle were somewhat higher than last
Monday's market.

hIARRIED.—At Ilfracombe, G. F. Herbert, Esq. Limit.
R.N. eldest son of J. llerbert, Esq. President of Montser-
rat, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Capt. Harding,
and niece of Cotntuissioner Bowen, of the navy.
On Wednesday, the 7th inst. at St. Martin's church, John
Barclay, Egg. of Barnes, Surrey, to Martha, youngest
daughter of J. Hawes, Esq. of Spring-gardens.

DIED.—On Wednesday, R. William, son of Mr. Shel-
don, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square.
Lately-, at her resideace,.Westerham, Kent, Mrs. Ann
Green, in her 83d year.
Oa Wednesday morning last, at his house in Vale-place,
Hammersmith, Wm. Hall, Esq. In the SSd year of his age.
At Sisinsile-bridge, aged It years, Mr. Edcword Byrne.
formerly an eminent clothier ; I.e n•teined his faculties to the
last; his wife still survives him ; she is in her 100th year;
to whom he was married nearly SO years; site possesses her
faculties, with the exception of sight.

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