The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-08 00:00:00

FROM TUESDAY'S GAZETTE.

Commission in the West Somerset Regiment of yeomanry
Cavalry.
The Right lion. Henry John George Herbert, commonly
called Lord Porchcster, to be Lieut.

• BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
J. Carpenter and J. P. Carpenter, Wellington, Somerset-
shire, bankers.
BANKRUPTS.
J. Critchlev and T. Itia!ker. Bolton le Moors, ftsticashire,
spirit merchants, to surren.ler Noe. s, 4, and IS. at the lirittce
Inn. Bolton le Moors. Attnrneys, Messrs. Atllingdon, Lire-
'atom, and Faulkner, Bedford-row; and Messrs. Boardman !LW
Merry.ttotka le`M nors.
U. usski,t, Lancaster, woollen draper, Oc". 20, 21. and Nov.
IS, at the Kink's Arms Inn, Lancaster. Attorneys. Nletisra.
. . Frampton, and Loftus, New Inn ; and Mr. Tnonipson,
'Lancaster. • • • • '
' If. Mill and F. K. Powell, Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire.,
!woollen manutmturers, Oct. 27, 25. and Nov. IS, at the New
London Ind, Exeter. ' Attorney, Mr. Blake, Great Ifal•rey•
street. Illackfriars.
J. epple, Candi°, Northumberland. cooper, Or'. 17, IS; and
Nov. IS, at the Black Mill, llesham. Attorneys. Messrs. bell
and Bead, Ilexliam ; awl Alessrs. Bell and Brodricu, 17,4 w
i Church yard.
' C. Cox, St. Martin's lane, Charing' Cross; draper. Orr. 11,
21, and Nov, IS, at 13aslu,,,Itll.street. , Att2raey,
Tauber; Pore gieete FlAsbori square.

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BURGL %EY, ROKKEIY, ANA !WENT TA IICEDEE A
Wuaia Kim:La.-I-A Gentleman rf respeetattiThy and on-
questionable veracity, has coon 1111 l tinted to us the following
account of a robbery, committed. near his residence, on
Monday night last, which was attended with great cruelty
to the unprotected and inoffensive inmates of the It now :
" Ott the night of Monday, the 29th tilt, the dwelling-
house of a poor Protestant farmer, Edo ar,l Mager% of
Agltnavachey, parish of Creggan, in the County df Letitia
was hurglarionsly entered by two men, and rohbed of all
the linen, yarn, wearing apparel, and in aloft of «Very
thing that could be carrital away by them One of the robbers
only was disguised ; and immediately on entering they
proceeded to the bed-room, and while one man held the
light, the other deliberately att mired the old unto of the
house and his wife (an aged woman,) struck earth on their
heads several blows wish a large log of heavy black oak,
and left them weltering in their blood. They then went to
where their daughter (an interesting young woman of 23
years of age) lay, and striae!: her its like manner, till they
litterally broke her skull in several .places. There was a
servant girl in the Loose, but site was not bur. She was
not a Protestant.
"On the following morning Surreal' Nilson, from
Dundalk, dressed their wound., and took several pi-ces of
the skull from the poor girl's head. She still lingers, hot
I neither the old win nor his daughter are expected to sur-
vive. It is not known is Ito the robbers were, but it is
conjectured that'one ut. them was a neighbour, as he knew
the different places to search. After they secured the booty
they drank come cream, and then set tire to some straw
land left it burning in.the Isonse."—(Newry Megraph.)
• LIMERICK, Oct. I.—On Sunday morning, at the boor of
two o'clock, the residence ofJoseph Nubbins, Esq. of Ken-
mare Castle, in this county, was attempted to be broken
into from the kitchen door. The family were awake by the
noise, on which the young gentleman of the house,
immediately tired two shots from the upper windows, which
caused the ruffians to make off—the footsteps of several were
heard. The circumstance occurred within four or live
hundred yards of the residence of Captain Dames, Chief
Constable of Polio e, who on the alarm lost no time in
turning out with a party of his police, and made a diligen
search in the plantations and fields about the neighbourhood;
also the, houses, closely examing the fret, shoes, and wearing
apparel of each individual of the inmates, but could get no
.race of the offenders.—(limerick Chron.)
KILKENNY, Oct. I.—The men, with their horses and
cars, who were stopped near Lazy. Bush, by a party of the
garrison, and brought in prisoner; to Kilkenny, o n 'I hursilay
night, Were discharged on bail by Joseph Bratlish, Esq. the
then Alayor. We (Vic Lciiiver Journal) have received a
long letter front " A Friend" on the subject of our para-
graph concernin a this unconstitutional proceeding, assuring
us that the men intended to transgress the law, and that
their arrest was a merciful prevention of crime. Whether
mitt he the truth or a libel on the prisoners we know not;
but if the fact of their conspiracy could have been substan-
tiated, the Mayor would not have discharged them ; and
if not, the writer ought to know that it is part and parcel
of the common law and of our common christianity, that
" evil is not to be done that good may follow."—(hciaater
Journal.)
Nev cAsTLE Perry SesstoNs.—On Friday last, a case
appeared before the Sitting Magistrates, which exhibited
a more than ordinary spectacle of human depravity, the
principle of which has been unfortunately too prevalent
of late years among the lower class of peasantry in this
country. A dairyman made application, through a ero•
fessional Gentleman, to the Court, to lodge a criminal
information against his landlord or master, for burglary
and felony; it appeared to the Court that the landlord
entered the dairyman's house, and took thereout two
firkins of butter, which the dairyman ha 1 csncea!ed to
convert to his own use. The dairyman and his wife, in
order the more effectually to substantiate the charge of
burglary; instituted the vile charge of felony, inasmuch as
'that the landlord, In the 'act of seizing on the butter,
reported to a box in theroom which was without a lock,
and feloniously took thereont five pounds in notes, which the
dairyman swore he received on the 25th of August last for
two *heifers. at the fair of ltathkeale. From the incohe-
rence of his testimony regarding his sale of the cattle,
and prAncing no evidence in support of his own, or his
knowledge of the buyer, the Court doubted the veracity of
the deponent, who was instantly contradicted by a near
neighbonrof his, who swore positively that the two Iseifera,
alleged to he sold, were on that day in the actual possession
:of she dtiryman, and were never sent to the fair or sold ;
taerefore •ths;charge of felony was set aside—the foulest
'perjury was unravelled—the unhappy delinquelts were
!panic-struck. and reproached each other with the crime ;
the husband .declaring it was the wife who urged Marto
Abe act. The Court and auditory were easharraseed on
of the transaction ; an f, after a few minutes consul.
ttati in, the ['resident addressed the prosecutors in an int-
ipressive manner, informed them toey were guilty of at-
tempting to commit corrupt and premeditated p•rjtwy.
tehlreli-was clearly proved on satisfaa'ory evidence—that he
twee extremely sorry the juris lietion of. that Court did not
'warrsnt 2elssistrates to punish Chem as the :ware and
'kfent of their offence highly d?served ; cons ..qae.it;i they
sbé ulfered todephtt tor the tirrsen:.

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gpoitTifin KrARIETiRS.
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TROTTING 51 tven!t— V gen refrif 'Ape linfongse the Essex
("entry took yesterday from the Waggon House, nd-
*flitting Epping Ferest. between a bay Oa loway, belonging
to Mr. °Minim, of Bowlegs. and Mr ifrodekinson's Minister,
tattither reaching 11, itsit2s. The mate* .was- to trot ten miles
against time over a two retie pit CA of turf and. road, and to
carry fis?..eriett., der. Otiditsm's horse performed the tss'c in :ii
mihatee wed tea siteolltis llodgMuson's horse in 40 min.
and 4S seeendlr. , •
EINOWYria 41A7C.3..LAIRSteh was made st the TUG Tavern,
':oar ArendliSc Mice Tam rraWs; at dtmler, for Captain !Cooker,
of Sloane.sinnre, to shoot egsinst Mr. Roberts Henniker. as
reputed OM shots, woo 'shoidti' kill roost head Of game in
sighthoursi7and to tiornm'eucaorterouions within .hit miles of
London, each to be accompanied by the friendof his opponent.
Mr. Ileeniker commece d eneyations in Streatham WWI.
foetid flinty of rartrid;• a, and beat towards Reigate. ll*
killed seven brace of birtra, two brace of pheasants, a leish•Of
hares, an7l tiie leverets. tanking twenty-three in' twenty-vight
'shpts. 'Phe Ceptain.'was •tes; fortunate. lie started from
Entine parish, beat tocvardadendskiredOsterly Pak, with bad
I omen. for: tee first hour. Ile fell In with Soma pheasants
around the part:. and crossed the Utbrltice road, as Hoye..
and c,dntinueit cocr..e to Inclosures. lie
twenty-five shot 3. and Wilt I nine ear:ridges, eleien'pheatslnts,
an I ORO hare. losing the mate it by tete,
Itowleto Maacu.-e yesterday a het of 601. was contested
for between Me.'lleadshaw and Mr. West, tooth of d'ialliso..%
atm! Oentionen amateurs of epistle sports. They vetted
from AVestreinstte *bridge at one , preceded by two S
oared voters, is wide!* were their respeorive friends and,um-
pires, to the tires horse resorts Battersea bridge, which heat
was to decide the contest, according to agreement. Ties
struggle alas eireesafte. rielthet-emild get a-hest' till the,
passed tie• College. when %Vest gal ed a pirti.l distance.
owing Pr a crsftwhlch Bradshaw came too close to. and emit'
not avolch Beth kept dose to the shore, anti ultimately it
proved advautsgreas to West; Ito kept the lead all the way.
but was tory phevely set upon by Bradshaw. 'lasing arrived
it.their t6stipetion, a party of friends, who were upon the
bank waiting tea result. hailed him with loud shouts; and vet
boats which were out hav:ng raiser their oars, the entierinet
and etas:dry.; of which, and voices, alarmed several of :he in.
habitants w hot were igeorant et' the Cause. West basing ecutte
in first. was headed out by his frierch in triumph.
SINGULAR WAGER.—.‘ wager Was decided yesterday
morning, at 12 o'clock, on I.ll:,ckheetli, between two Oreee•
wichpensionelts, one of whom hal lost a leg., and the other
his arm. Their age, upon the average, was nearly equal,
115. Tne wieer was, which picked up a huntlte I stone,.
each stone placed a Yard from each other, anal to be put
or thrown into a basket at one end of the distance; in
case of failing in the Crow, the man to come hack and pot
it in the imtket. The first trial was by the one-arm d matt,
who tell ta ice during the perfermanee cf his Nd:, which
he completed in one hour and 22 minutes. The wooden.
legged men. to the Surprise of a great number of persons
who were presen*, deatingEhis opponent, by cluing it in one
hone anal ten minattes.owink to his dexterity in throning.
the stone at Rome distance, only missing one. The wary
was only for 2s. Gd. and a gallon of porter. it exci eel
much mirth.
I XTERESTINO Fox CIIACIL.—On the forenoon of S star.
day the 20.11 ult. a very 411/111Ar ottenrcenee took place
in the King's Park. A fox, a hieh had heen 'tatted in tam
south, entered' and travorsed the Stillness of Ahercorn's
parks, from whence he made his way, by the sonar side
of Daddingtonstone Loch, into the kits„ Cs Poe:, followed
by the Wands, and by lien•lemen and Ladies, and olhera
oidgageil in the chore, as speedily as the varinus ;stet
circuitous rontes they were Wird to take wood' permit.
When all were assembled in the park, they prrsented a
most tmeotommi an beanirtil, picture; does anal riders
siedietioses at fell speed aver the le* level spares; an 1 then
eautioosix steppiog among the rocks, and over the an.mnito
of the bull high groundln—soinetimca alighting and
carefully descending their steep sides. At one time, the
hounds scented mot to be aware of the precipice before
them, over Which it was feared, in their eager porsuit,
they would haze been lost, but they turned short and
escaped the danger. When all came in sight of the
village of Dorldingstone. the scene was beyond description
beautiful—dogs, huntsmen, Ladies and Gentlemen ire
scarlet uniform', in the most pleasing groups, all over
the picturesque scene which that side of the King's Park
at all times presents to the eye—tvbile the echo of the
horns. dogs, horses, dint' the %T ice of the riders, awakened
a perfect contrast-to the usual every day stillness and
solemnity of that region of comparative solitude anti
silence. lteytterd found shelter in some retract of the
roelts, where he Could not be found, when the whole
hunt proceeded southwards te yards Liblierton ; an I tho
usual silence and solitude of the hills and glens of the
Royal Park were r. stored, the sheep rested in peace, anti
nothing was heard lint the waivers of the passing
breeze.—(ErlittlotryA
PEDESTRIANIsm.—A man of the name of Townsend has
undertaken to walk 50 miles Within cleat( hours, for six
successive days. Monday nammin.; he Gemmel:teed Oh
most arduous task on the lower Deptford-I-ball, and did
six miles in the first hour. After resting ten minutes be
again statted at the rate of live miles, and continne.l his
task with every expectation of completing it without fa-
tigue.
We this day record another unnecessary. painful, and
laborious walking feat, by a branch of the Mt:Mullen
family of peile:rrian notoiirty. Oa Thursday, .14ines.
elder brother of William, who some time ago welkei on
oar ramparts 102 miles in 21 successive hours, undertook
to walk on the same plush, anti within the same space of
time, 1W miles. lit started at six minutes past two
o'clock p. m. and yesterday completed his arduous self.
imposed task 22 minutes within the time.—(//erteick
Ad-
ecrlisc r. 11/W. 4.)

A ICON3rlrcr. 577, %OK CAIJOUT,—IrIiIe Mr. .70111 F.Pra•-,
ton, of Stratford, was ,:thing for sturgeon, on the 21Ith i tar..
at the mouth of the lintitaltonm, in a canoe, he saw a moister
making towards him, which he supposed, from his size, his
mown befit open, to be the far-famed and long sought-for sea
serpent. lie thought, Ai ha himself states, thst now was the
time to immortalize hinicelf. The monster advanced swiftly
up, and when wiLin proper distance. Mr. Stratton s!rtick him
with the licrpoou (gesteral:y used is taking sturgeon) just at
the hack of time 'ins next, the head, which occasioned him to
otter his course speedily. Ile towed the canoe an I three men '
with unparalleled swiftness half a tulle, when, from loss of
blood, they came up withtiltii, gave him ano:her 'harpoon. and'
hauled him alcinsiiie; and, wit) the asiristanee of a Scow,
wh ch immediately came off from the shore With•four men, they'
took him.on board. Ile proved to he a shirk, measuring. from
the extrinue parts of his heid end tai', 1 I feet ti inches, and 7
feet in circumference. A porvise's held. was taken from his
inside entire ; a sheep's leg, wilh time wool on, from the for,.
shoulder down ; a hen entire with its feathers on: ti.) gallens
.of oil Were retracted from IN liver. Ills slsin was sold for
,two dollars. Ills jaws were takea out, and are now to he seen
at Captain J osepii S. Porter's store; they contain live rows of
ivory on each jaw, and can be eta en over the largest man's
ailtoniders.— (Srideport (Connecticut) Farmer.)
A French b,v, WIIJ was regiling the esrs of the reline a
few weeks since with certain " Chansons Francsis," fell int .
the hands of the police,.oad was sent to le:nut:4ord tread milt.
!under the new ,tcl, pr at month. A gentleauso, who visited
:the gaol, was accosted 1.,5, tatlOOPS m. Italia from the summit-
of the wheel with thf Pllowjag fortuity: " En. Monsieur.,
thow many Tred Mils is hetween Ills and Len:fres r "About
Iten thy tfat•—hnt wkytlO yol atilt?" " ilecitvie -I most sing
nil de way to I.ondto, end. mr.„ettediii dat 't am, I s'iathe
tc:t' monfis,b?foi.t'llkt',.!ere.''. t• "' -* '
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