The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-07 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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RATH RACES.—Teunsnat. Jim', t (own/mew).
The original lags stakes.
Mr. Day's Mileages, by Soothsayer. 3 yrs 1
Mr. Wlllis's br. c. by Haphasard, 4 yrs 2
Mr. Thonthill's Scarps, 5 yrs
Several others started.
__ Sweepstakes of bye each, with 25 sous. added.
Mr. Thornhill's Scar, by Crispin, Al yrs
rep a.- 1 1
Mr. el Undies, yrs . 1 4 2
- • , Two others started:
The Durham Stakes ; heat, twit mile.
Mr. Pryse's Undies, by Grimaldi, 5 yrs'. 1 I
Mr. Stevens's Careless, 6 yrs. 2 2
Three others started.
'he County Members' Plate; 2 mile heats.
Mr. Russel's Flibbertigibbet, 4 yrs I 1
Mr. Dundas's Grey Robin, 2 yrs
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. LANCASTER RACES, Tuesose, Jun, I.
A Sweepstakes of 10gs each. p. p. for horses, Ac. not
thorough bred. Two-mile heats.
Mr. Rretherton`s eb. g. Mercury • $ I 1
Mr. Ingteby's b. g. Charles • , .... 1 2 2
Mr. Patrickson's r. c.
The Town's Plate of MI. for horses, ite.dof ell ages, that
never won a Plate, Match, or Sweepstakes. Two.mile
'mita.
;Mr. Ferguson's b. c. Sir Anthony, by 0ciav15a....... I 1
Mr. Edward's b. f, by Comus
Mr. Franklin's ch. c. by Walton • 331
Mr. Hotchinsoni b. e. . 4 2

WEDNESDAY.
A Sweepstakes of logs each, with 20 sovereigns 'died, for
all ages. Three miles and a distance.
Mr. Strickland's b. c. Wanton
Fifty Pounds. the gift of Major-general Doveton and J. F.
Camtborne, Esy, Members for the Borough. Two-miles
teats.
Mr. Prrguson's b. c. Sir Anthony, by Octavian .... 1 I
Mr. Kirby's b. c.Orator ' 2 3
Mr. Benson's Shuffle!.
Mr. HO b. c.

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krday afternoon, at helf.past two o'clock.„ a Ca-
binet Conti' was held at the Foreign Office, Downing.
street, which was attended by the greatest part of the'
Cabinet Minister,. The Cabinet sat in deliberktion till.
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near four o'clock.
Matteramt IN UM LIFL—On Saturday was married
at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, the Hon. Mr.
Henry Lascelles, second son of the Earl and Countess of
Harewood, to Cady Louisa Thvnne, second eldest daugh-
ter of the Marquess and Marchioness of Bath.
A public meeting was held at Reading on Tuesday
last, for the purpose of considering the best mode of
raising a subscription in aid of the Spaniards, wh en
resolutions were unanimously passed in furtherance of
that object.
We are sorry to hear that some lawless proceedings
have taken place in tbepeighbourhood of Barnsley, and
that certain houses have been entered by men with black-
ed faces, during the night, who have destroyed the pro-
perty of such of the weavers as have returned to their
work on the terms prescribed by the masters. Of the
folly and danger of these lawless proceedings. the fate of
tke Luddites in 1812-13 affords an awful evidence,—
(Leeds Mercury.)
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Ca liz papers and letters have been received to the 21st
nit. which prove the falsehood of the French aecounts of
the proceedings there in various particulars. The King's
arrival at Csdis took place, it appears, on the eveniug of
the 15th, after a journey of three days. from Seville.—
That of the Cortes was one day earlier, althoogh they
had not left Seville until the 13th.
By a letter addressed by the three Regents to the
I Minister Calatrava. dated the 15th, they formally re-
I signed the Rzecative Government which bad been con-
Ifided to them only while the King and the Cortes shou'd
be engaged on their journey. At the preliminity stee-
ing of the Cortes, called merely to announce their arrival
rat Cads to the Regency, eighty-nine Members attended.
Their first regular meeting contained one hundred sad
ten Members. it is already known measures were taken
to provision Cali;.; gun-boats fitting our, and prepare-
dons of every kind, were making for the public defence.
Mary Frost,of Groohy, in Leicestershire, dieting' Sun.
day last, aged 100 ;—her progeny, according to the Pa-.
Hell Register, was a round dozen, grand ehildree, 46
Igreat grand children, 40; great great grand children
awe.—Total 9S.

Joseph Smith, a remarkable progenitor, lately died at
Halsted, Essex, aged only 76 years. He was born en
the 16th of September, 17:17, and married to his first wife
in October, 1764, by whom he ha .I issue, twenty chi'.
dren; and in the month of October, 17SS, he again mar-
ried to his now widow, by whom be had issue, nine chit
dren. He was therefore the lawful father of 9 children,
and lived to see his third generation—viz. his son's chil-
dren's children, 54 of Wilool attended his funeral, exclu-
sive oldest grand children and their families, who were
prevented from paying their last tribute of respect to
their deceased ancestor, in consequence of living at too
great a distance. The following is a correct statement
of them :

Living. Buried.

Total.

Children - .... 21 ..... ....29
Grand children AS ... 16
Great graved children 42
115 57 172
It Is also a very singular fact, that the first-born son is
now alive, and graodfather to 35 children ; as also the
29th child, who has become the mother of three fine chil-
dren, now living: and the first great grandson is also
alive, and in the 18th year of his age.

lIMP3STURC 01P IRISH LABOURERS.—A system Of im-1
posture, occasioning heavy charges on the rates of several
counties in England, has of late years been successfittlf
practised by many of the Irish labourers whir come over
to England, to assist in getting in the hay and corn har-
vests. It has been ascertained, beyond all doubt, that
numbers of these people save the greater part of their high
wages, and after depositing such savings with an agent
in London (to be sent to them on their return to Ireland),
they proceed to beg, are consequently apprehended as
vagrants, and passed to Ireland free of expence to them-
selves. A great expence, however, is incurreel by the
several counties through which they are passed. It ap-
pears from accounts that have been lately laid before the
House of Commons, upon the application of some Wilt-
shire Magistrates, who are in Parliament, that there has
been a considerable increase in the expence of passing
Irish vagrants. In the county of Berks, in the year
1817, the charge, which was then 5491. 12s. sd. has pro-
gressively increased every year, till in It 22 it amounted to
1,182/. 14s. In Wilts, 1817, the charge was 222/. 165.,
and in 1822, it amounted to 1,0381. la. 6d. In the city
of Bristol, 1817, the expence was 3141.5.. Id., and io
1822, it amounted to 1,5551. 17e. sd. It has more titan
once occurred that a family, who have been employed in
the neighbourhood of Hungerford, have actually walked
up to London from thence, to deposit their earnings, and
to obtain a reconveyauce from London through Hunger-
ford to Ireland as vagrants; and at the last January
Sessions for Wilts, there seas a competition for the office
of tythingman of Charnham-street, Hungerford, or rather
that of pass-master, with the view to the profit derived
from conveying vagrants in that direction. A few years
since the Acts for conveying vagrants by passes were
repealed, except as regards Irish and Scotch vagrants,
and the, present system has arisen from that exception.
Tae.above facts prove that some legislative enactment is
required to pot a atop to such frauds,

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