The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-08 00:00:00

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BITTING AT T.4TTERSALLAS, Are. 4.
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DONCASTER ST. LEGF.R.
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to I apt Mr. Leftes's Woodbine.
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II S apt Mr. T. S!ltes's e. 7to 2 eget c. te:t of
Altisldora ; 4 to I asst e. oat of Lisette.
CUMBERLAND INDEPENDENCE I
PUBLIC DINNER AT Rosrt.v.
On Monday last, was the first Annual Meeting% foe
securing the Inderntienve of the County of Cumber-
land, pursuant to public notice. Four hundred and
forty gentlemen sat down under cover of a large tent,
to an excellent cold repast. Amongst those present
were Mr. Graham, M. P. for St. Ives, who was called
to the chair, and supported by Mr. ('urn-en, .4. P. and
Mr. Parker, Mr. Blamire, of Thackwood-nook (wit s
was appointed Chairman for the next meeting :) Mr
Saul, of Greenrow ; Captain Backhouse ; Mr. Hodes:
• Rev. Mr. Matthews ; Rev. Mr. Brisco ; Mr. Dubin-
sou, See. ate. On the health of Mr. Curren Mne
drank, that gentleman addressed the compluy at con•
siderable length, with his usual animation and talent ;
and after the various other touts, most of the other
gentlemen above-mentioned, took occasion to express
their sentiments respecting the object of the day; and
the company separated, highly delighted with the en-
tertainment, and with the effusion of public spirit that
• had been shewu.
EXPEDITION AGAINST THE PIRATES OF T11:4
PERSIAN GULF.
The Bombay papers contain despatches from Major-
General Sir W. Grant Keir, dated the 3d of January,
which state that the inhabitants of Rumps, one of the f
piratical ports, having taken refuge in the hill Fort
of Zyah, Major Warren, of the 65th, was se • with a
detachment to attack it. This fort is situated at the
head of a navigable creek, nearly two miles front the
coast. This place was the residence of Hussein Bin
ft
Ale, a Sheikh of considerable importance among the
Joastnee tribes, formidable by his talents and lawless
habits, as well as from the streneth and adveatageout
situation of his fort. After a short hti; vie-circus de-
fence, this important place was taken. A breach hav-
ing been effected, just as an assault was about to ta!m
place, a white flag was displayed ; and the en rue, after
some little delay in assembling from the different
quarters of the place, marched out without their arms, 11
with Hussein Bin My at their head, to the number of t
398 : and the British flags were hoisted on the Hill
Fort, and at the Sheikh's house. The women and
children, to the number of 400, were, at the same k 1
time, collected together in a place a security, and
without a single instance of either injury or insult t••
their persons or feelings having occurred. The pri,
soners were sent on board the fleet, and the fort and
the Sheikh's house were dismantled. •
Return of the Killed and Wounded of a detachment
' nader the command of Major Warren, in his Ma- • •
jetty's 65th regiment, during the operations before
the fort of Zyah, from the I:4th to the 22d of Dec
lAI9, both days inclusive-23d Dec. I SI9.
Plank companies of his Majesty's 47th regiment.—
Killed, I private; Wounded, 2 privates.
His Majesty's 65th regt.—Killed, I officer, and 2
privates. Wounded, 1 corporal and 12 privates.
Pioneers.--Wounded, I private.
Name of officer killed.—Ensign John Mathieson,
his Majesty's 65th regiment.
N. 8.—1 private 65th regt. since dead of his wounds.
(Signed) Sumas WANRIN, Lieut. 65th regt.
Acting Line Adj. to detachment.
On the 31st ult. James Anderson, Esq. of South-
field, Auchtermachty, commenced reaping a very
strong and luxariant field of barley ; it was sown on
the 6th of April, and is of the early Essex kind.
Swim DLING.—At Guildhall yesterday, a man named
Reed underwent au examination before Sir J. Swap-,
on a charge of being one of a nest of swindlers, who
were said to have committed great depredations upon
the tradesmen in the city by a system of fraud of a
new and most successful description.
Mr. Wm. Perkins, nephew and shepman to Mr. J.
Perkins, wholesale stationer, No. 195, Upper Thures-
street, stated, that on the 18th or 19th of July last,
the prisoner came to their warehouse, and ordered a I I
inantity of cap-paper. The order which the prisoner
gave was written on an engraved shop-card, " Wm.
Simpson, jeweller and silversmith, Birmingham and
Sheffield warehouse, 62, Fleet-market." The prisoner
said, that they wanted the quantity of paper specified
in the order, at the lowest ready-money prices, as they
would be paid fir on delivery. The thing basing a
business-like appearance, there was no hesitation in
sendiug the goods to the ready-money customer, who
lived at Fleet-market. The carman who went to de-
liver the goods returned without the money, and went
several times to 62, Fleet-market, but no money was
to be bad. The excuses which prisoner made was,
that his muter and mistress was not at home. At last
a note was received, purporting to be from the latter, •
saying that the money would be paid early the next
week. Mr. Simpson was not to be seen. No money
could be got from the firm to that day.
Mr. Hanks, a tradesman, residing at 279, High Hol-
born, preferred a similar charge against the prisoner.
'there being many tradesmen present who had
charges of a similar nature to prefer, the prisoner was
remanded until Thursday next, that the complainants
might have an opportunity of taking measures for the
securing of some other of the parties who were eoiti •
by a tradesman present to be now pursuing their ope:
rations in the Borough.
1,.* We observe the Own, of Saturday
I tains the Scheme of the New Lowery, which cultists
only 5,600 Tickets, yet containing 30 Night
Capitals,con-
eluding Two Prises if £20.000, all in Sterling
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Lords Lowther and 0. H. Somerset : and we have no a
doubt it will be a farserite with the Public, as every
Ticket is to be drawn out singly, nth decidieg its •
own fate, sad so other ! !!
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