The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-09 00:00:00

KENDAL. RACES—(PinsT DAY.)—Tossa►Y, Ave. 5.

A Malden Plate of 5:1/. for horses, &e. that never vtou pleat or
sweepstakes of the value of Nt/.. Three-yr olds to carry bit
101 h ; four, list ; eve, list ti.b six, and aged,bst 12ib. Mares
and geldings allowed 3111. Two-ankle beats.
Mr Hudson's clef White Rose

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Mr Slater's bf by Coinus, 3 yrs .... 1 4 3
Sir Philip Musgrave's hr cby Como., 3 yrs 4 5 2
Mr Field's b m by World, 4 yrs .... 6 2 4,
Mr Simpson's b c Brother to Bonny Be,'. 3 yrs 3 3 r!is
Ale Goulden's br c Prince le Buo, 3 3 i 5.... 4 dr

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Mr Robinson's b f by Bigant, 3 yrs .... dr
A well contested race. Favourites at to tarting —9 Irnp so n's
Brother to Bonny Rest add White Rose, tint the latter soon
evinevd her power of taking the lead when she chose; rider,
M. Haf.tewell.
On Monday, before the Races, a match for 50 soy ; two
miles, between Mr Hudson's ch f White Rose, 4 yes, and Mr
Simpsons's b re Bonny Bess, 5 yes, w.ich was won easy by
Whi.e Ruse.

An extraorAinarc feat 11' pei ornsell at Ipswich on Fri.
day last, by Mr. Wilson, clotli.er, of that place, who under.
took for a wager to lotork down 7000 ten-pins in 1000
bowls. which he accomplished in 900; averaging 7 7 9ttis
at a bawl.

Grouse this season are not finite so numerous as was some
time ago expected. The coveys are plentiful, but the num-
ber of birds in each is not large. The young partridges
are not far en uigh advanced to stink of au opinion I.4:sr.:t-
-in thew.—(Gfucgoto Chroniele)

On Thursday morning,• early, the body of a female, apps.
rently between twenty and thirty years of age, was taken
out of the canal, nea, the bridge in the City-road, sal
conveyed to Islington hone•house. She was dresaed in a
fashionably made black silk gown, nearly new, and the rest
of her clothes were of the best kind. A labouring mas saw
her throw herselt in; but, instead of endeavouring to assist
her, he ran for the drags, and by the time the body was
found, life was extinct. No property was found upon
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DISTRESSIIIG OCCURSIENCF.—A most distressing event oe-
c.-rred this morning. some particulars of wlt!ch we have col-
lected in a hasty way. A very interesting youth, of about
fifteen years of age. Henry. second sou of Mr. John Bake-
well, woolstaplar, in Friar-lane, but who has fur some year*
resided with Mr. Samuel Fox, grocer, left home before five
o'clock. and coming down to the shop in High-strert, called up
James Krlk, an apprentice of Mr. Sox's, in order that they
might both go to the river Trent to bathe. As they went along
they were overtaken by a young man of the name of Robert
Latham, apprentice to Mr. Lacy, grocer, In the Poultry, and
they all proceeded together to the second held below Wilford
boat. On arriving at the gate in the field, they observed writ.
ten in chalk, upon the top bar, " 0 eternity ! eternity I" and
the reading of these words called forth some very apposite
observatioas, but little did Henry think eternity was so near,
They went foreard,to a place called thelfolLnearly oppositethe
end of the willows, and here though the unfortunate sufferer had
only heen in ,heTrent twice before, he showed great anxiety to
gointo the water; his companions both agreed it was too told.
but he without hesitation, threw off his clothes, and was
speedily in the Trent. He said, linwever, he would not
deck till James came in, James therefore went in, and La-
tham stool upon the bank, and after Henry had decked.
James began to swim, leaving him to get out, which it was
snpposed-he would do immediately. Latham, who stool
on the bank, observed hint go over head a time or Lisee,
and thought he was ducking. to manse himself ; but soon
becoming convinced that this was not the case, he called to
James, who was at some distance, and he immediately samba
to rescue his:companion. He arrived just as Henry was
going down the last time, and another tumnent would have
saved him. He put out his ham' to grasp him, when he
sunk to rise no more! The alarm was immediately given
to a man els') was fishing, a boat was procured from the
Ferry House, several persons went into the water to seek
for bun, and when we arrived at the spot, two men in the
boat were throwing out drags on either side, will, the
bank was lined with sorrowing friends, all anxious forth.
recovery of his body ; lint up to the moment of our writies
this paragraph, every u;furt to find it, had proved fruit-
less. rids flirting event has plunged several respectable
families into the deepest sorrow, and many friends will cow
dole with them under the heart-rending bereavem.ist,...
(Nottingham &view of yesterday.)

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*OW lames Wat indicted Oa .an assault on Sessuash
Hider with intent to commit rape.. . • .t •
'The prisoner was a reepectable farmer in the neighbour-
hood of aath, tads married man.; the prosecutrig, a girl
of;, l$ years of age, lived with him as his servant. A caged-
ing to her account, on the second day, of key lervire, the
prisoner took the opportunity Whilst his wife was absent
at liathmerketomethe prosecntris wee Alone:with him in
the hunse' to send her up to his berl-chantber to make 'his
'bed, and when she was there be locked the door, and 'cem-
mined the violence for which larnove stood indicted. The
girl immediately retartted to her mother's bees., and -In-
formed her why she bad left the prisoner's service.. The
mothei's testimony in some measure corroborated the evi-
dence given by the proseentrigi but three witnesses ens-
' mined for the defente,contradicted her in several important
particular.. The surge**, who had essanined the proseco-.
• tem arltbin four. days after the alleged
.assault stated, that
she bad at that time neither mark or bruise upon her person,
nor.any other indication of the violence which she said she
had sustained.
• The Joey found the prisoner Not Guilty.
Samuel Yoke was indicted under Lord Elleultdrongh's
Act for maliciously shooting at Thomas Pearce, with intent
to murder. The prisoner was a decent looking young man
of about 23 years of age. It appeared from the evidence of
Pearreohe prosecutor, an old man, upwards of 60 years of
age, shad in the month of April last, in the evening, as he
was riding along, near one of the preserves of Lord Oluton-
bury.in whose service he was a gamekeeper, be beard the
report of a fowling-piece; and going in the direction of
the sound, he perceived the prisoner with a gun in his
hand. He charged him with having been firing at the
game. 'The prisoner at first denied it; but at length said,
Mat if I hare •, I .have lope nothing but what you can
fo !tire me for?" The keeper replied, " No, I can't forgive
you ; you must go along with me to the bailiff." The pri-
soner assented, and the keeper rode along befote him, but
bail scarcely got 40 yards before he heard the report of a
gun close to him, and felt himielf wounded in the back. He
turned round, and perceived the prisoner running away.
The thickness of his coat and waistcoat bad in some measure
preserved hinffrom the effects of the shot, and he imme-
diately pursued the prisoner; but feeling somewhat weak
from the Inas of blood, lie desisted, and turned about, and
had proceeded some distance on his v.-ay home when the
pony on which he rode turned his bead as if he saw some-
thing; the prosecutor turned his head also in the same di-
rection, but it being extremely dark he could see nothing;
but instantly from behind the hedge a gun was fired, the
cantents of which struck him on the face, knocked out four
or lire of hi. teeth, and entirely deprived him of the sight of
one rye. He then with great difficulty got home, and saw
no more of the prisoner till he was apprehended. The facts
were distinctly proved, and the jury immediately returned a
verdict of—Guilty.
The Learned Judge (Bottum:co) immediately proceeded
• to pass on him the awful sentence of death, assuring him
that be must not entertain any hopes of mercy in this world.
The prisoner (who is the son of a respectable turnip% and
behaved throughout the trial as became one in his unhappy
situation) was then taken from the dock.

ANTRIM ASSIZES.

STEALING DEAD BODIES.
William Finale, for opening the graves of Mary Bell and
James Gray, at Friar's Hush, and having stolen their bodies
therefrom, on the 12th July.
William Gray is father of the deceased James Gray ; his
child was ten months old when he died; the body was in-
terred in Friar's It nth on the 9th of July last ; on the 13th
Witness saw the body of his deceived son in the Court
L'/"..Se of Helrast, and proceeded to examine the grave
Witness found it in the came external condition it had been
1.4' o•t the i!av of his eau's interment; Witness's brothers
cog it up, when the coffin was discovered to lance been
broken up, and the hotly removed; the shroud lay torn and
• scattered in anti about the coffin ; Witness also saw in the
Court-house the body of :Mary Hell.
William Bell, husband to the deceased Mary Bell—Hit
. wife died on the 9th of July, and was interred on the 10th
"*. at Friar's Bash; on the 13th saw his wire's'boily in the
Court-house; he went and examined the grave; the coffin
was found empty, the covering had been torn off, and frag-
ments of the shrewd lay scattered in the grave ; some of the
hair that had been b.rn front Witness's wife's head lay in
. tits crave.—[ll. Witness delivered his evidence under
• feelings of groat grief. He said, (in a tone expressive of
nerttat agons) —"Gentleman, and my Lord. it is a very
• • hard trial aro tr man has to bear, to have his wife's body
• torn from the crave, and exposed to the public gaze, in an
. • open Court-house.-1 hope a feeling Jury will do me
jusCce."l
Witnesses were then examined to prove the habits and way
of living of the Pr:soner, after which the Judge addressed
tee Jury, saying, they were not to allow their feelings of
indignation and disgust at the crime alleilged against the
• Prisoner, to obscure their judgment in deciding on his case.
• It appeared to his Lordship, 'lilt the evidence adduced,
ha•l not estahlialic I that the Prisoner bad committed the
offence for which he had been inflicted.
The Jury returned ^ verdict of—Not Guilty.

POLICE.
. MaNstox Hot:sc.—Yesterday Mr. Saunders, a Common
• Councilman and ti+hmonger of Billingsgate Market, :Alen&
ed to complain of an obstruction which, he said, nail
placed at the entrance of the market, and which had occa-
• stoned the fatal accident which occurred there on Tuesday.
He said that a harrier was placed so as to crowd in the vessels
in one part, and he hoped, for the sake of the market and
the ptthlic, that his Lordship would order the obstruction
to he removed.
Mc Loma MA voa said he vvonlil make inquiriet of the
officers who had the care of the market, and hear why the

barrier was treated.
One of the officers of the market came in soon after, and
• stated that the barrier, so far from being a nuisst cc, was
•hsoltitely neresiary to keep the vessels in a proper situa.
. tion. it aas doubtless an inconvenience to the Worthy Fish.
•monger, as the vessels being kept somewhat further off, he
, more to pay to the porters for landing his goods. The
officer said that the account which had appeared in the
Papers ri specting a fatal accident, was without truth. Ile
.• was present, and saw the whole party of old men and
women fall in, and all he, saw fall in, he afterwards saw
Hoot again.
'Bow STREET.--FITTER AND OTLUIRS O. LORD KENYON-
. ..-This was a proceeding under a statute poised for the re.
!, gu:atian or contract+ frtween masters and nts employ.
rd es lationrers, artificers. handicraftsmen; &c to recover
front L mid Kenyon certain Slllll3 of money due to the cow-
,. plainest, as and for weekly waers.
Mr. Abraham, the barrister, and Mr. Edge, solicitor to
Lord Kenyon, appeared on behalf of his Lordship.; and
Mr. Butler, a clerk to Mr. Harmer, attended for the coin-
: plaina-ts.
Mr. Butler stated to the Magistrates (Sir IL BIRNIR and
• Mr. Mt:mut:La) that the couiplainabts in this casebelonged
to that highly useful and respectable class of men, the emu-
, . joosi4ors attached to the daily press, and it was one of the
~ usages of the trade, which had existed, he believed, almost
. ever since the art of printing was known, .fm journeymen
'to giro .11 fnrtinigben notice of ally intention, to quit the
.service of the master in whose employntent they happened
to be, sand this preempt ass equally binding- on the side
of the miter. rite complainants bad ken employed on

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