The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-13 00:00:00

SAME DAY.

The Silver Cup. value 00es. given by the Corporation of New-
castle. added to a Sweepstakes of 50. each, p.p. for horses.
ar. that never won 100 gs. at any one time in plate or stakes
before the day of naming ; three year olds, 7st.; four, fist.
31b.; five. and upwards. Sat. 10Ib. Mares and gelding.
allowe4 31b. The owner of the second horse to receive
20gs. out of the stakes. Heats, two miles and a quarter
oath. Ty close on Ist March, 1&31.
M. W. Ridley. H. St, Paul.

PRESTON MEETING, IS2I.
For the Cup.
Lord Derby's gr. h. Marauder.
Nor. flibon's b. h. Peter Lely.
Mr. E.G. Stanley's b. c. Sherwood.
Mr. I lorrocks's gr. e. Sk►ieton.
Mr H rnhy's ch. c. by Walton.
Air. Seers h. h. Belmont.
Mr. P. G. Hornhy's br. r. Conductor.
M r.. 1. r l ft on's ch. c. AdroP.
Mr. I I ocketh's ch. e. The Wolf.
Air. Shuttleworth's ch. e.Colehieum.
Mr. Ferguann's to. h. Wanton.
Air. E. Yates's b. c. Guy Faux.
Sir T. Stanley's h. It. Tarragon.
Sir I'. Stanley's ch. c. General Mina.
Lordtirey's c. Conspiracy.
Lord Sesrborough's b. h. Regalia.
Sir T. Mostyn's h. mt. Princess Royal.
Mr. Houldsworth's hr. f. Palatine.
Mr. Sala in's elt. f. Price►ss.
Lord Grosvenor's br. f. Etignette.
trir W. NI ex welt's gr. c.
Lord Kannetly's b. h. Negotiator
Air. Pierre's br. c. by Comes.
Mr. Pierre's gr. I. by Coma.
Mr. Farquliarson's hr. h Figaro.

LATE BATTLE.

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Woaccsrea. JAN. S.—The length to n Welt the battle
was protracted arose, no doubt. ti•oin Spring's left kin,'
being very much bruised is hitting Langan on the fore.
head in the tiatta round ; it was so much injured thin h.:
was net afterwards able to strike an efficient blow with,
that This circumstance, and the ring being broken
into at the Owe of the falling of the amphitheatre, prevent-
prl Spring hating any further opnortnaity of displavisai:
his ti•ry superior "wiener:. lie received but Nth iajurv,
eseept on his band, a blow over his left eye, and somo
scratches in wrestling ; it is his in ention to relinquish the
entirely.rir lt is a matter of snrprise to Lung:Ares friends
hi find tiact he shuns so little pusnislint7nt alront the body,
but his bead and face are dreadfully bruised ; and his ryes
are nearly closed: he claclar!s that lie is not hurt, and is
reedy to light again. It was evi lent that lie haul been
weikeneti by over training ; hr says he is determined to Fe t
to the top of the tree as a pugilist. The delay in Langan 's
arrival in the tine. it now appears, was occasioned by thin
non arrival of Reicher, who was to have seconded him.
There was some mistake also in the appointment of Josh.
11u(k,r),,

JO:UNAL OFFICE, WoßctsTrn, Fe !DAY, JAN. I.—Wft
have mit hien able to oleain paitienlars of the numerous
accid.u•s sustained by the falling. of the galleries, nor cats
a.rr,t.,iu their extent. The following permits are now
ing t our infirm iryt—RicLard Porter, %Slit m, violent
brois a; John C Ash), join. Worcester, fractured thigh and
l•ir ; Thomas Sib Isfor.l, Itrosilo ay. fractured rihs ; John
lishurs, rompounit fracture; Jo!iii Onli!in, fractur-
ed fey; 11.11. Stilton, WOM•strr, eerivas 1•01011•161111:
Jmies fraaley, London, Cumpomi I Itaerore. Field others
were tak•ri to the Infirmary. hot their injuries were
iii,t of so scrim', a nature. At the Hop Pole are—Mr.
Williams. Udelten'sain, fractured leg; amt Mr. Morris.
ffsiCtUreJ /.111). At the Hop Market is Al r. 31antle.
Birmingham, fractured th:gh. It is etip;:oseil- that the
members seriously injured may be ealeolated .t 1U1).
The folloit ins letter is from Spring's competitor :
White Horse, Silver street, Worcester.
Jan. S, I'o2l.

DEAR Si R-I:nargiainted Willi the 11t%.1 of linglisla
Ring tizliting, I look op to you, as the person that matlo
the match, to are me righted. The last hour of the fight
the ring was 0!•11.151 olds persons that treated toe in
a winner that will throw disgrace on the Hagfish Ring.
At the coneltision cf the Isst round, my scconds thought
proper to Fay I sl oniJ light ito tame. This I objected to t
an I ott Cribb asking me if I would light any inure, I told
rispeatedly I was ready and willing. Spring then
wanted to shake lands ; but I told him not till I WA%
better rteisfied. Cribb then thought proper to take his mats
out of the rinz. II remained in it. and claimed the hsttle.
tt hich I think is mina by the laws Of fighting. I was
ready to tight, and Nye time was not expired ; and I acs
!moo ledge no porsOli's right to give in the !viol • for me.
I b sal 41 111111:11 the !,est of it as lie hail ; for, admitting
ilia I was most punished about the bead, lie was worse
in the I.n•ly. I could have continned the Isatlo half an
hour loigar, and in that time would have agreed ta
receive half a iLzen more kicks frrrn his partisans.
bust's'. treatment was fair play, in compsrison to mine.
lint I canomt helkae th it the tientletnen of the Pogilistio
Club will allow this infamous action to pass without Cr.
ss. I make no apology for eking you to call on Mr.
Jackson, to see justice dour ; Inc I am a stranger very ill
used ; and tl•at, I sin coolideot, is soil/dent apology with
you tor ti•is tumble.

You will oblige by answering this :St snnn as possible.
law, your bumble servant,
LANG IN.

To Mr. Belcher.

Several rentlemrn in ddferent parts of this Riding, but
particularly in tile neighbourhood of Wakefield, hare been
itdo la aneeyeil tit late by the depredations of desperate
banns of poacher+. The ten His of S r Win. Pilkington.
of ('hives, Godfrey Wentworth, Esq. of Wool!-7.
and t_Awrlett Waterton, E.n. of %Vidor) Hall, Mayo
hero cleared of it vast quantity of game during the last and
present week. (In Wednesday night, the lest mentioned
Acentiert IN was placed in considerable personal danger, in,
attemptin4 to defend his property. Being awakened by
the report of guns in his plantations, he rose, dressed
ainiself, and issued from the house, accompanied by his
2-4'714,k-epee an I too other won. Going into the woods.
hey l!e ird several shots, anal approached the (planer front
ibey proceeded. Aikatteing, close to the deprelti:
tors, Le f. and they consisted of eight or ten men, weit
armed, oho knew I;i,r, rind presented their guns. say;nl
that they were an 0 Vor nietteh for his inrre, anti tr,uid•giv.;
him battle. His suisll party was indifferently provid
having only three guns, one of which was known :ice Qi
he charge!, and the other two could
Mr. Waterton anil the gamckeeper, however, presented
heir pieces, anal threateueil to shout the first man whii
stirred: the poachers likewise stood ready to fire. A,:
length Mr. W. prudently determined not to incur • Boa
extreme hazard of an encounter with so unequal a force;
and directed his m n to retreat, a! ill pointing their pieces
at the gang. Illeing• got out of the reacts of their tire.
Me. W. hastened to collect the villagers, and soon re.
turned to the woods with twelve man; but the poachers
bad by this time disappeared, and were not again seen nr
heard of. A repetition of this annoyance will scarcely
take place at Walton, for Mr. Waterton is not a man to La
robbed (particularly of his birds) with impunity; but iS
is sincerely to be hoped, that the pernicious system of the
Game which gives rise to these dangerous nocturnal
prowlings, may he abolished in the next session of i'arliaa
nient.—(/seeds Mercury.)
ESCAPE or CONVICTS FROSI TOE Friday
last, John Spencer, aged 29, and James Beckwith, 26.
contrived to escape trout the Hanymede hulk at Chatham.
Spencer was convicted at Sleaford, Lincolnshire, in Jpn.
1822, and Beckwith, at Bradford, Yorkshire, in the July
of the preceding year, and each were sentenced to seven
years' tra,oportation. On the same day, Charles Elliot,
John Dickinson, alias Rknjatnia Snide, and W. Ash, also
convicts, effected theta` escape front the Ethaiion at Wool:
with. glliot wits renvieted to. higlio ay robbery, s tint
Old Bliley Sessions, in Fehruary, 1819.. as was also
Snide, fur a similar off: nee, on the 31 Ju!y. 1822. and boils
were tr,nsported for life. Ash wits also tried at the triter
Bailey 15th Janbary, 1843, when he %tea senteniedna sesest
years transportation. Information was yesterday veeeivirif
4 each of the Police Officer, a lib ao act urate dray: tl ttua of
the !ma.

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