The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-11 00:00:00

LONDON, TliiritSDAY; OCTOBER

sod! SYDNEY died OS the Segfeld !"

ae -'.:t that he lad never been in the Army ; that so
fee haring served Bonaparte at the Isle of Elba,
be bad mover bees eat of France; that it was equally
false that he bad been employed in any capacity in
the Iminse of the Duchess of Montebello; and that his
real ilhintion was shopman to a goldsmith.
This Jury found that the prisoner had held the las-
sneiri imputed to him, but not in a public place, which
ansoonted to an acquittal of the prisoner; who was
instantly set at liberty, after being admonished by the
Proddent to be more cautious of his tongue in Mare.

7lut President of the " Constitutional Association"
has obtained, it appears, through the patronage of the
Earl of Lonsdale, the honour of a seat on the Bench of
tliocity of Carlisle.The Carlisle Journal is highly iedig-
gon the occasion, and contends that one who was not
In the city, and never axed in the city, does not
free litr:tfie city, and flitter had any thing lo do with
ottrOgiteive his eilisiononees on the hustings at the
last electiers,)--was not innitly a very fit-penonage to
be one of Its Alders.. I 'Oh obsequiency, obi.-
Only," exclaims the Editor, " how extensive is thy
isinenee ! When will some of our citizens learn to look'
a Nobleman in the face without fawning—to stand
straight in the presence of the great man, without ' boo-
lag, and booing,' and wriggling and wriggling. Alas !
we are afraid never;—so long as they have any chance of
being made Aldermen, and get a " snack of the clothing,
the foraging, the contracts, the lottery-tickets, and the
poleetical bonuses that the Court has so plentifully pro-
*Wed out of khalf starved country, for thosewho are ready
to lick their feet."
SAINT PAUL'S BALL AND CROSS.-.—The new Bali
and Cross are nearly completed in the construction,
the outline and dimensions of the old have been strictly
adhered to, but improvement has beet, tnetle in the in-
terior, to prevent a recurrence of failure; the iron-
bands, plates, he., which were touch decayed
by rust, have been replaced with copper and gun-metal.
The ball is made of two pieces, the old one consisted
re fourteen, a fair demonstration of the improved
state of this science; it is six feet diameter, and
weighed half a ton before it received its gems and or-
unlearnt,. The whole height of the copper-work is
twenty-seven feet§ and weighs above four tons. The
iron *phial* in tenter, and standards to strengthen tire
copper-work, weigh above three tons, forming tug..
ther a weight of above seven tons.
Hoax IR ARLINGTON-STMT. PICCADILLT.SOMP
mischievous persons have been reviving the stale joke
of a !WAX among the various furnishing tradesmen of
the Metropolis, which, from the duil season of the
year, has been very promptly attended to. Various
svritten orders have been sent to upholsterers, cabinet-
maker*, ironmongers, and others, to furnish different
articles for Lord Arbuthnot, who, it was represented
bad taken and was fitting up a town mansion in Ar-
lington-street, No. 26.---Yesterday, and the day be-
fore, the street was visited by great numbers of these
deluded tradesmen, all in expectation of some good
order, when, to their great disappointment, they dis-
covered that Lord Arbuthnot bad given no orders, nor
is there any number beyond 25 in the street.
A vestry was called last week in the parish of St.
George, Hanover-square, but business could not be
proceeded in, as the requisite number of eight mem-
bers could not be procured agreeable to their local
act, although the Vestry consists of 200 noblemen and
gentlemen.
LoOD CHANCELLOR HARDWICKE.—This great Law-

yrr's attention to business was so great, that on the day
of his marriage he went to Chambers as soon as the
ceremony was over, to inspect his papers as usual.
A Pis.—During last term Lord Norbury was one
day sitting in the Bail Court, when, amongst others,
a person came up to justify in a cause in which he hae
~one security. This person was by trade a tallow-
chandler. A young barrister was retained to oppose
the hail, and he asked a variety of questions with a
view of sho.vi ug that the security was not satisfactory.
The Learned Judge, a little fretted at the eircamloca
lion which the Counsel was using to elicit a plain ob-
ject, said rather impatiently, but jocosely, "Oh, Mr.
—.ask the tallow-chandler at once if he is much
dipped.''
411, Gone out!"—A person calling one day on a gen-
tleman at the west end of the town, where his visits
were more frequent than welcome, was told by the ser-
vant that her master had gone out, " Oh, well, never
mind, I'll speak to your mistresr" " She is also gone
out, Sir." Time gentleman, not willing to be denied
admission, said—" As it was a cold day, be would
step in, and sit down by the fire a few usi 'atm"
" Alt Sir, but that is gone oat too," replied the
girl.
EXTRAORDINARY PRDRSTRIAN Faa7.—At an early

hour yesterday morning a Gentleman, named Miles, and
who it is stated is an officer on the half-pay of an infan-

try regiment, started to perform ten miles within My-
hre minutes, for a wager of 150 guineas, on the Brigh-
ton road, near a small village called Nuffield, a short
distance from Croydon.—The bet was made a few days
since, at a well known sporting house in the neighbour-
hood of St. James's, and time was backed at odds of six
and seven to four. Sr. Miles commenced precisely at
seven o'clock, and performed the distance as follows,
stopping in the course of his running twice, to take re-
freshment :—First 2 miles iu 10 min. 31 sec.; second 2
miles in 10 min. 52 sec.; third 2 miles II min. 6 sec.;
Emil' 2 miles in 11 min. 10 sec. ; fifth 2 miles II min.
14 sPc.—lt will thus be seen that Mr. Miles accomplish-
ed the distance within seven seconds of the given time,
having performed the ten miles in 54 minutes and 53
seconds, which is, we believe, the shortest time on re-
cord in the annals of pedestrianism, in which the ten
miles have been run.
Total importation of Cotton Wool up to the Bth of
October, 1321.—Liverpool, 340,217 bags, &c.—Same
period last yea; 403,437; London 32,903 ; Glasgow
2,592.
Tu:al exportation of Cotton Wool up to the Bth of
October, 1821.—Lirerpoul 30; previously this year
7,173; Louden 641; previously tub; year 37,101;1
.Iklasgomt 0 ; previously this year 234.—T0tal enportedl
.
45,179.

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