The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-10 00:00:00

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CHESTERFIELD ORNE RA;ES.•
THURSDAY, MAY K.
Ladies' Plate of 501. for liiroterscarrying list.
Mr. Stone's World • I I
Mr. Heath's lb. c • 4 2
Major James's Flirt
Mr. R. litlney's Gouty . 3 4
Mr. Bouverie's Tim , 5 dr
Both heats were won cleverly.
Sweepstakes of loss. with togs. added from the Hunt Fund:
Mr. orrisoa's Ajax- •• • ►
Capt. Andrew's Loges 2
Mr. Howe's Amelia
Two others started, bat had no place.
Mr. Bouverie's Amazon beat Mr. Goodchild's Jesuit, two
miles, 9st. 21b. each, 80 sovereiscnb.

Bouns.—Sratso AND NE tTL—There has been some
heavy betting within these two or three days, on the ap-
proaching great fight, which is fixed to take plea. on Tues-
day sennight. Both men are in first-rate condition. At
tire time of depositing the last part of 'he battle money on
Tuesday evening, Spring offered to put down another hun-
dred sovereigns extra, agreeable to a challenge of Neete's ;
Belcher, however, refused, on the ground that he had no au-
thority from Neste to that effect.
FESESTRIANISI4.—An undertaking to go from London to
the WS mile-stone on the York road,and back in three days,
was commenced on Thursday morning, for one hundred
sovereigns, by Mr. West. the pedestrian. Zia started at
four o'clock and went to Collier's End, twenty-four miles,
to breakfast. He halted at Buckland, thirty-three miles, at
one o'clock, and passed through Huntingdon at dusk, and
laid down at ten o'clock at Norinau Cross, completing WS
first day's work, tad in good or...tr. He is accompanied by
one horseman only.
FOOT RACE AGAINST TIME.-011 Monday last, Digmore,
the Suffolk pedestrian, started a short distance out of Derby,
on the London road, to go fifty miles in eight successive
hours, which he accomplished Y 9 minutes within the given
time, performing the first i miles in four hours; he thee
rested half an hour for refreshment, and starting again, ac-
complished the remainder of his task in three hours sad
, thirty-one minutes.

DIARY FOR. THE ENSUING WEEK.
MITA THE TINES Of NIGH WATER AT LONDON-IMAGE.

May 11. 13.—SeND. AFT. IIt:CPNSION.
High water—morn. 31 an. aft. 2; even. 38 m. aft. 2:
12, M.—Easter Term ends.
High water—morn. 19 m. aft. 3; even. 40 m. after S.
IS, T.—Old May day.
High water—morn. 4 o'clock I even. 21 to, aft. 4.
14, W.—Jupiter sets 29 min. aft. 9 even.
lligh water—morn. 44 m. aft. 4; even. 13 m. aft. 5.
13, 'l'h.—tisturn rises 8 min. alt. 4 morn,
High water—morn. 31 m. aft. 3; even. 1 m. aft. 0.
IS, F.--Day Increased 7 h. bit min.
High water—morn. 29 in. aft. 6; even. 57 m. aft. 6.
17, 14.—Oxford Terra ends. Moos Ist Qa. AT S nose.
High water—morn. 20 tn. aft. 7; even. 57 min. aft. 7.

MARRIED.—On Friday, the 9th instant, at Herne. not
Canterbury, James Edmeston, Esq. of lionterton, W Mn'
Priscilla, youngest daughter of Isaac Robson, Esq, of Pane
got'. Hackney.
On the Sus instant, at St. John's church, Hackney. Mr.
M. P. Davies, of St. Martin's-lane, to Susannah, only child
of Mr. M. P. Davies, of Ciapton.
On Friday. the 9:11 instant, at St. MarY-la-honne chock.
Mr. James M•Nrill. to Mitts Margaret Dudgeon.
.0n Thursday, ite Bth • iiisottr. al Wandsworth Mich,
Surrey. the Rev, George Whitlock. to Frances Benedict
Anastasia, only daughter ofJohu Prichard, Esq , of Uri)'s•
inn-lane-road, and nicce to the late Sir Willoughby Aston,
Bert. _ _

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