The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-05-19 00:00:00

THE STA'

• MarcH To no OXIC iIUNIIIISD MILK. ix TWIINTY.
YOUR Hocas.—This match was undertaken on Thurs-
day, by Mr. Pendergrast, a yeoman, in Oxfordshire, for
'"i'lltdte of 200 guinees.—The pedestrian had trained for
the match during the last month, the ground over which
be travelled was a circle of five miles from Woodridge,
',IOC of turf and road ; he started at four o'clock in
'hi-mg, and perford the first five miles in 4
enialutes, he continued tunend upon his pace until he
20 miles in 10 minutes under four hours ; he halted
V•
• .bour,
on at between five and six ate • heart breakfast of
miles a chops, n
and '
hour then pro-
' • . eduntil
' bad done 40 miles, when he halted about two hours ;
• at two o'clock he had gone a mile over half the dis
skitter. He kept on steadily, and did the next 20 miles
• eafoar hours, when be again took refreshment and
adept; lie had seven hours to do the remaining 30 miles,
be kept on at the rate of five miles an hour until be had ,
, oiplcted po miles, when he fell lame ;he had some-
tang uuder three hours to do the next tea miles in, but
" it timid only reach the 92d mile, when he was obliged
resign the herculean labour. It was even betting on
rent.
'O PI Vett iIIQUIVIT.--4MATII•1111r P01,011.-.-All ilWg•
siVon was taken at aWe hoar-on Thursday nights-be-
heel' '• 7• -• :-ii at the King's Head, on the Hemp.'
5te....-zoad, on the body of Mr. Richard Tester, aged
20, who put a period to his existence by taking a quee-
nly of noi.on. The Jnry returned a verdict—" That
th Aeeeased poisoned himself in a state of temporiser
di, rnagetneat. .

trditsrictounits ELECTION Milks
On Friday last In the House of Commons, the Mar-
guess of 'Fitch&ld brought up the Report of the 00.1'
mines appointed tO try the merits of the Petition emo-
plainiag of an ander. return for the County of Warwitik.
—it stated—
That it appeared to the Committee that the smite of
the said Petitions did in part depend upon the right Of
election, and therefore the Committee required the esdill-
sel on both sides to deliver to the clerk of the Commit-
tee statements in writing of the right of election foe
which they respectively contended:
That in consequence thereof the Counsel for the said
several petitioners delivered in a statement as follows:
"That the right of voting fur knights to serve is Poe.
!lament for the County of Warwick is in the Freellekie
era of the said County whose freeholds are of the 'ROW II
value of forty-shillings, and duly assessed to the Lath
tax ; among whom are included, for the purpose of this
right of !toting, those Freeholders whose freeholds are
locally situate in the County of the City of Coventry, or
at least snch of the last mentioned Freeholders us are
not freemen of, or members of, the Corporation of Co-
ventry."
That the Cousel for the sitting Member delivered in
a statement, as follows:
" That the right of voting for knights of the shire
for the County of Warwick, is in the Freeholders of
the County of Warwick only. and that no t.prson, in
vim, of any freehold situate in the County of 'lie City
of Coventry has any right to vote at au el action of
Members for the County of Warwick."
That upon the statement delivered in by the Counsel
for the Petitioners, the said Committee have determined,
That the right of Election as set forth in the said state-
ment is not the right of Election fur the County of
Warwick :
That upon the statement delivered in by the Counsel
for the sitting Member, the said Committee have deter-
mined. That the right of Election as set forth in the
said statement is the right of Election for the County
of Warwick :
That the said Committee have also determined, That
Francis Cawley, Esti, is duly elected knight of the shire
to Wye in this present Parliatuent for the County of
Warwick:
That neither the said petitions appeared to the Com-
mittee to be frivolous or vexatious :
That the opposition to the said petitions dill not ap-
pear to the Committee to be frivolous or vexatious.
LA fr thrsLL; G ENCE.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY IS.

Their Lordships heard arguments upon special cases 1
until 2 o'clock; but nothing of the smallest public ,
inte..est occurred.
Mr. Justice 110LROTD afterwards sat at 'Vi.i Pries;
but the business was unimportant.
TUE KIN4I P. BENIIOW.
Mr. genbow was brought up iu the custody cf the
Tipstaff, charted on two indictments with the publi-
cation of seditious libels, in the form of caricatures.
He wa‘ committed until his hail should be cotnplete,
and time allowed for a day or two to plead.
Tilt KING r. I.OLHY.
This defaadant also appeared in custosq.eharged
with the publication of a gross and seditious -ttioli,
and was committed until his bail is complete, with the
!sham time to plead as the last de;enolant.
i ..* These iinlictments were preferred by the Constitn-
. tional Association.

POLICE.

CAI! nos.---FoßoEn Noves.---The resumption of
c.ssit payments by the Bank of England, altisongh it
has in some measure slackened the exertions of the
dea!ers in forged notes, has by no means put an end to
the iniquitons traffic : though it is to be feared it has
tended to render the public less cautious, more espe-
cially with regard to the one pound notes. The fol-
lowing occurrence will show the necessity of vigilant
attention in this partioular :—.llary Stalker a dece
looking yonng woman, was yesterday brought up at
Ouildhall, before Sir Win. Curtis, charged with utter-'
ing a forged I/. note, at the shop of Mr. Bower, stay-I
maker, No. 26, Redeross-street, on the previous even-
ing. Ou the morning of that day. a wean ng
woman bargained for a pair of stays at fts.,•
a it note and received 15s. in change, witho
ing any suspicion. Towards the afternoon, a"h nti
customer of the same description, purchased a similar
article, and passed another 11. note. Shortly after-
wards Rawer learned from the opinion of a neighbour
that both the notes were forged. Judging front the
facility with which the parties had succeeded in pass-
ing the two, Mr. Bower suspected a repetition of such
customers, and accordingly put his family and ser-
vants on their guard: as was expected, between Sand
9 o'clock, the prisoner came in to bargain for a pair
of stays, and after haggling a great deal about the
price, tendered a IL note in payment. She was of
courie detained.ond an officer sent for. and whew
brought up at this office yesterday, was recognised by
Mr. Maynard, the Bank solicitor, as one of a party of
three women who were concerned in precisely a Anti-
lar transaction a short time since at the shop of a trades-
man in Newgate-street. Mrs. Bower not being in at.
tendance, and her evidence being deemed necessary.
the prisoner was remanded for further examination.
Harrox OAR 'tem.—Yesterday Thomas Carter, a shoos
maker, of Leather-lane, was remanded on a charge of
ifiring a pistol, loaded with powder and sings, at Mr.
I John Beeson, of Cross-street, Hatton Barden.
4S

• The Coroner's Jury which sat on the body of •
Fitzpatrick, (the nom who was shot in the neighbonv
hood of Swords, by one of the Barony Constables, as
stated in our paper of yesterday,) returned a verdict,
that " the deceased came by his death in consequence
of is wound inflicted by a ball, discharged from a cars-
bine in the possession of John Dorrington." In con-
sequence of the above verdict, Dorrington (the Con-
stable) has been fully committed to Kilmainham, to
abide his trial.—(Dsibliis Homing Peat, Nay 16.)
A most awful instance of sudden death occurred about
two o'clock yesterday afternoon in Fleet-street. As a
itstleuian and Lady were walking arm in arm, towardh,
\looks Dunstan's Church, on a sudden he gave a start sad
•sned, " 0 Lord, what's the matter ?" and instantly
Ildidown speechless and insensible. He was carried
lOW the shop of a chemist, nearly opposite, where every
hanifiwiry attention was rendered, and two or the.
(gear Medical Ore entleinen who we sent for came, bit-
fliu lies porpeee, as he, neves breathed, nor ,hewed the
!lest algae of life.