The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-25 00:00:00

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tasirxrucow, Serer. 19.—We have to observe,
that in consequence of nit order from the Barons of
Exchequer, a ember of workmen hare of late beets
employed to make repairs on the most decayed parts
of the Royal Pace here, by which means this
ruble structure will in future be kept its a better
state of repair for the in;peciion of strangers, of
whom a great many constantly resert here to tee
the sof the place. The town of Linlith-
gnu' is r,int-red memorable for its having been the
w here Iregoist Murray met his deatls from the
hands of ortlotliwellha.re,t, and still more
o from th,. circumstance of the Sieenin League and
Cowman' haying bent) burnt on the itestorati on. In
this 1,,,1are did ilie unfortunate Mir* of, Scotland
first see ; and the room where Ifise";tas born is
i..:111 shoe's. While the workmen were removing'
some riiiitikti out of ore of the rooms in the Palace,
the dirvovereil a lion rampant, made of wood,
about two feet in length. It has beeriLof exquisite
workmanship, and still retains much ,of its pristine,'
appearance, and is in a high state .pf-..preservatiou,
considering the very great number of years it must
base buried. Its mane, which is profuse Intl
abundance of curls, has been richly gilt, and itso
lower parts are painted of a bright vermilion. In
its dexter forepaw it holds the edge 'of a crown.
(raid to he an exact representation of the Stot3
crown), as it were in the act of placing it on its heed.
The hinder legs have tiiifortunately been broken off,
and a lone iron spike is fixed in its right side, by
which it has most probably been fastened to the wall.
The workmen entertain great hopes of finding other
curin'ities, and they 'certainly have great right to be
sanguine in their expectations, as this Palace was
most part elegantly furnished when it was burnt by
the King's troops during the rebellion in 1745, on
the flimsy pretext that it had afforded a night's shel-
ter to the Pretender. Perhaps the Antiquarian So-
ciety will be able to elucidate for what purpose this
golden lion has been used.

BoxING.—A regular determined railing match be-
tween young Baldwin, son of the celebrated Caleb,
and young Barron, son of the like celebrated
knocker, took place in Tothill-fields, by candle
light, on Tuesday, for a subscription purse amongst
a party of amateurs, who had dined at Oliver's.—
Forty rounds were fought, at hit for hit, between
these heroes of the bantam breed. Young Caleb
rolled in mischievously in his dad's style, but Barron
met him firmly, and both milled away until they fell
hreatillfss in every round. Time WA4 given far fetch-
ing mind, and to it they went again, with claret
streaming, until the spot resembled the knocker's
slow:hter•hous,: on a bustling day. They kept up
this gstot. for three-quarters of an hour, with equal
edvatitages, still some money was won and lost at
belting rotrls upon each. Baldwin fought at a disad-
vantage the last sis rounds, manife.ting much weak-
ness, and he was ultimately ohliged to yield to supp.
Jim, Weight. Although Baldwin was defeated, he did
not sully the name.
l Pnl NG ORCllAllDg.—Yesterday Samuel Baxter
end James Watson were charged berme tie Magis-
trates of •;,trrpy with steeling two baskets full of apples
from the orchard of Blades, Esq. near Peckham.
fly the Stat. 43 Eliz. cap. 7. offehtlers of the above
desr.ipto.n are, opott conviction, req-uired.to give to
the comfilainatit such satisfaction and recompeoce
for the d triage he may have sustained as to the Ma.
gistrate shall apnear proper. The Prisoners were
thijoilgell to tray 205,, which hying unable to raise,
they were ordered to be whipped by the constable of
the parish, as the same Act directs.

tiODIMIN IN A PRISON —A man named Jeremiah
.I‘l•Carthy was, a few days ago, committed to the
county jail, Newington, as a Vagrant, he having
been found begging in the streets, althnugh he at the
same time vs.essed a consideiabb, sum of money.—
The latter circumstance soon became known to his
fellow•priconers, and on Tuesday, last, a feNow,
mimed Carpenter, who was confined in the same
ward, violently assaulted him and robbed him of his
money. Carpenter denied the charge in the most
-positive manner, when he was 'used with it ; hut the
property heing.found in a place of concealment near
his cell a detainer was lodged against him, id the
.Governor's hand, for the robbery.
Tuesday night the premiers of Mr. John Shaw, of
Dulwich, Surrey, were broke open, and robbed of
nearly the entire stock of poultry, and 13 rabbits.
The Captain of the 11,9:11 George packet was
knucked down on WI/doe:day nie,ht. chow half past
eleven o'clock, in the Lainheth.reall, by two in, it.
who robbed him of a pocket-book, colitaining save.
ral batik-notes, and also of his watch. The blow lie
received was so violet'', that it deprived him of sense
for a considerable time.

Captain Hawkins, of the F.verthorpe, of Hull,
white at the Daris's Straits lis!tery, being engaged
With a boat's crew in attemptiog to kill a bear in the
water. it made a snatch at Captain 11. seized him by
tie thigh, dragged hini out of the boat and made otf.
ith him ; hut one of the clew throwing a mallet hit
the bear, and caasrd him to let go Captain 11, whom
the boat's crew succeeded in tecovering.
Tuesday night 4A Mr. Elul), Steward, of the Hope,
a trader, now lying at the Glasgow Wharf,Wappitig,
vas goirg through Horton, near the Roseau.).
branch, he wa.t attacked by four ruffians, who atter
beating and kicking him till he became insetisible,
robbed him of 30s. in silver, his watch, gntd chain,'
and two gold seals, two silver pencil .cages, his hat,
porket-handkerchief, and the handkerchief from his
neck.
The house of Mr. John Igo, silversmith, in Ta.
bernacle-street, St. Luke's, wax broken into on
Wednesday morning; and robbed of it greactinitititie,
of silver cuttings and ot her ptprierty..
Yesterday morning a young carmar, named John
Fox, who was Lidoatlingsome. hay wit_ of a waggon
in Mill-lane, in the City, when its Ase: act 'nicely.
ing one of the trusses into the s'ible-yerd do 'hig
shoulder, he by some accident fell down, and the
wheel of a waggon passed- over hie-stomach ; hP w:s
conveyed in a state of insensihility to the London
Iforpital, but was (rite dead on bia arrival.
A few days ago as sortie labouren were at work in
field at ,rabble, in Kent, uncferinitaing some earth,
one of them, a lad, 16 years old;
,ventured under
the part prepared to be thrown dawn, when it tell
uu and broke Lis thigh;