The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-02 00:00:00

SPORTING IgTELLIGgNCE.

Boxtuu.—B y way of ushering in the new year tastily. the
admirers of fistic sports had a full day's play yesterday en
Newman's Meadows at Ashton. Surrey; in taro good fights.
The first was between George Coulthard, a coachman.known
at the Fives Court. and Matthews, the plumber. It was fur
a New Year's Gift of twenty soVereigase and It was worked
hard for.
In the first round Coulthard was hit down from the scrateh
Immediately after shaking hands, but he hit his adversary off
in the second round by splitting his nose, and flooring him
in suffocating claret.
11. This round was contested manfully for eleven minutes,
each refusing to break an inch of ground until bit away. The
rallies were strong, and told upon both. The men were so
crimsoned that they were only recocnisable by black head
and white bead. Conithard Ra 3 footed by a chattering hit
on the jaw.
4. Both were mummers open, and poirspeys at work at
belloirs mending. Matthews was floored, and it was a
bursa to a hen. The blow was a stunning one on the too-

pie.
Three other rounds were fought, hut Matthews was kept
in a state of darse, without hopes of recovery. In the se •
•enth round he was deaf to timy and Coulthard won it In 23
minutes.
Secomn Fin we, on A CHRISTMAS Box FOR 5 Socenetays.
—This was between Green and Perfect, bargemen, and for
their own money. The men were under II stone, hut it wits
a rattling fight. Perfect had the best of the first adz rounds,
but in the seventh he received a ratter on the throat, which
spoiled him, and kept up an inward flow of claret. Green
won it in 1$ minutes.
Johnson, the Gosport black, fought Fowler yesterday,
near Dorchester, Oxfordshire, but the result was not yet
known.

Dzsrnessarra Aceinarr.—As Bond and Purton, of the
patrol, were going off duty about one o'clock yesterday
morning, they were alarmed by the shrieks of women from
an upper apartment at the house of Ildre.Gould, who keeps
an oyster-shop in Bow-street ; at the same time the aped-
meat appeared to them to be in flames. In the next mo-
ment a woman appeared at the door calling for help. Bond
and Porto', with a gentleman who happened to be accident-
ally passing. instantly rushed up stairs to the room in which
they had seen the light, and found the bed enveloped in
' flames ; in the midst of which lay a young woman, who, a
fortnight ago, had the misfortune to break her leg, and wis
in consequence laid up with it at the time. They instantly
and carefully removed her from her perilous situation, and
carried her to a lower apartment. l'hey then returned to
the room, and extinguished the flames before the arrival of
the engines. In consequence 'of the burning cad the pain
caused by removing her, the poor woman is net expected to
live. The accident happened through the carelessness of
the nurse, in dropping the candle on the hed-clothes, whilst
applying some dressing to the fractured limb.
Another fire broke out yesterday morning, about six
o'clock, in the first floor of No. 6, Little Earl-street, Seven
Dials. It was fortunately got under without communicating
to any other part of the building.
About two o'clock in the afternoon of yesterday, a lady
was proceeding down Great Surrey-street, in a single horse
chaise, with her groom; when, nearly opposite Christ
Chutch, the horse suddenly took fright, and set off with
great rapidity. The groom pulled up the horse, and in do-
le; so was suddenly thrown out, and was so severely in-
jured that he was taken to a teirdeon in Stamford-street,aud
every attention paid to his situation. Nobones were broken,
and after being blooded, he recovered sufficiently to ex-
press his thanks for the attention of the bye-standere. The
horse proceeded at a rapid rate down the road, and was
eventually stopped by a person seizing the rein. The lady
retained her seat, and was unhurt.

Yesterday, a Lady and Gentleman, riding in a one horse
chaise, were thrown out of the chaise near Westminster-
bridge, in consequence of the horse having taken fright.
They sustained no material injury ; bat the horse went on
at a rapid pace over the bridge, down Great George-street
to Story's•gate. The horse plunged in through the bars.
neer the centinel, and ran furiously along the Parade, through
the Mall, towar.3 Constitution-hill, where he was stopp-t1
by Guest, the constable. The horse and chaise are now at
the Green-yard.
ATTEMPT AT Sutctiaz.—On Tuesday night, about eight
o'clock, a newel Carein, residing in George-street, Corn-
mereial-road, atte opted to put a period to his existence by
cattieg his throat with a razor, that he had secreted about
his person for the express purpose; about eight o'clock. he
was sitting comfortably with his wife end family in the par-
lour on the ground floor, when his wife perceived a degree
of stupor or melancholy apparently come over him, but did
not make any observation ; some time after this she retired
I up stairs, we believe to put to rest the younger breathes of
the family, when in the interval, the unfortunate man, bent
on self-destruction, inflicted a deep wound in his neci,,
which leaves him with little hope of recovery. On his wife's
return, she observed him weltering in his blood ; sargical
assistance was instantly called ; and he was conveyed to
the London Hospital, where he lies in a very dangerous
state. His distressed tele is inconsolable, and bereft of
every hope of his recovery.
A reprieve arrived at the County Prison on Saturday.
morning (26th ult,) for the two burglary, Lewis and
Oliver, who were left for execution at the late Assizes.
On the happy intelligence being communicated to these
unfortunate men, their feelings were so overcome that
they fell on their knees and remained speechless for
some moments. Their conduct while under sentence of
Beath was most exemplary, and they evinced the greatest
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e wind In a favourable
other buildings must same of Hartley. (who attempted to assassinate Captain
penitence and contrition. We wish we could say till
be recollected that Mr. Owen, of the liellernphon,) bat that is not In our
cater an old offender on
power. This miserable bring appears lost to every senve
king away a sheep from of remorse or religious feeling. The warrens for the
.
Deletterate in secreting execotiog•tif.this wretched man is arrived. dine will 01
lo Lincoln Castle for carried Pato effect on Thursd4y (to- lil4—dguidetwit:
kat offence. Joirkal.)
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