The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-16 00:00:00

CORN EXCHAAGS, duo. id.

The Market today has tolerable suppli-s of
wheat, the Samples mostly of second a vl in tutor
quality, and fine fetches a vita I adv..nee; B i.ley
in short supply; and with Malt maintain la+t
prices; Beans of the two kirds l►kewise; of Oats
the supplies are but inconsiderable, and sales in
this tratl.• are q toted rasher dearer ; Have Seed
also; Flour on the terms of oar last curreacy ;
a ud some further arrivals from America.

CURRENT PRI
Whew.. • - 745. 5i.N10,14
Fiat slip) a - - a lei. I.
Rye. 44. lak.
Barley.
14ii. SOL
W. Pea. (Bailers) -90 s.
Orel Peas, 41K.
Beau s4s. tit.

CB OF GRAIN.
Tick Mme. - - - 430. 51..
Mits.
Poland ditto - - - 38.. C..
Potato.. ditto . • • - .
Rape Aced . £414
Floe Flour • - • - Pfo.
Suomi

Oss d the Right lion. Members of the Four.
in.hand Club %elite lately on his return to Lon.
don, stopped at the Red Lion Inn, at Breatfurd.
An old woman wanting to go to London, went to
the Right Hon. Driver, supposing him to be the
coachman, he being standing dote to the horses,
in a true coachmanlike style, and the carriage to
be a star.coer.h, and asked him to take her to
London, outode, to w hi. It h.• 4grred, but pe•saad.
ern her to get inside, observing that they should not
• fall out, when they got to London,abuut the fare.
The groom, who was acting the part of the Beard,
'petted the door fur her, and she went of in grand
style.
At the Derry Assizes, an action was brought foe
a breach of promise of marriage, by a Miss M
migoll against a Major Sin) th. The promise and
correspondence ether nu the action was founded
took place several years ago, and More the lA.
feedant had attained to his present rank in the
army. It was said, that an offer of 5001. was
male the evening before the trial, and on that scan
being rejected, am offer of marriage was also made
and rejected. The Jury found a verdict fur the
Lady—Damages 20001. •
Pas. SIRI ANISII.—T94 rage fur pedestrianism
his extended to Churivy, in Cheshire. Mr. Gray,
the Clerk of the Church, a middle.siged man, of
al:oot 50 'can of age, walked last week 140 miles
in 45 boort. Ile commenced on Wednesday
wonting, at and walked live times to Wigam
and bark ; and on Thursday three times more to
Wigan and back, and two mites on the Preston
road from Chorley and back. loins last visit to,
IVigan and back, he did not much rutted four
hours. A band of music was indispensable at thus
completion of this extraordinary feat, by which,
awl an assemblage of more than 1000 spectators,
this reverend candidate for pedestrian glory was
attended the last wile of leis nodertaling. Bets
were two to erne the first day against him, but the
next day they experienced a change of four to 904
in his favour.

The Mr. HARVEY, who started on Saturday
morning to *elk to Brighton fruw Westminster.
bridge in thirteen sueres,ive hours, completed his
task in eleven hours fifty.seten minutes. A con.
c,leraiale sum has be.n lost, as great ',rids were
belled against him, he having had no training.
Monday evening a Ing-host going down the
River, ran foul of a vessel lying off limehoii•e,
hy which she upset, when the waterm.in was foitu.
oat l$ saved trim being drowned, bb a boat corn.
ing up at the time, just as he was sinking, and
the lug.huat was stove in and sunk.

Labourers are now employed in pulling down
the ruinous walls of Ohl Dritry, ss hich it is sup.
posed will be eff,:ct:d in the course of the present
week.

A sparring eahiliiiion took place yesterday at
the 'fen-room in the Strand, for the benefit uf
the •eteran Maddox, which ss as attended by the
&matte's's. Thu lielcherg, Richman, Cropley,
Porvell, Dogherty, dtc. set to, and afforded
crimidera• le atntqemerst.
BiXt No.—Richman is matched against Cropley
f. r guirway. The battle will be fought in the
middle of the nest month.

Sunday morning early, two persons of the
names of Sealy and S confined in the [louse
of ciirre coon, escaped over the prison wall. In
the afternoon of the same day Trott, one of the
Officers of liatton.gard-n Office, coining through
Cheshunt, reeognizel Smith. t..)( k him into cus.
(fitly, and safety ludg 11 him in his old Tuners.
Th o. her has nut yet be..n heard of.
Yest rd.ty the party.wall of a public-Abuse in
Graft nt.strert, Seven-disk, gore isa, and part of
t tiors, the bar, and stain-Ns descended to the
parlour. Scircral persons had just time enough to
escape the ruins. All the inhabitants were coon.
pilled to make a hasty retreat film the premises.
No lives were lost.

Orpington Church, near Mary Cray, in Kent,
was set on fire• by !he lightning nu Thursday night,
and graily consumed.