The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-25 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN,

Lurks inflicted by his predecessors and their sangui•
nary myrmidons. If he never did another good act, this
will immortalize him, at least among the Potts. TO see
a marderons faction broke down, must create a happy
sensation in the bosom of every lover of the human
race, and may it be felt in every corner of the United
Kingdom. Oh, Patt ! 1f you'd seen the old Dehoa as
they passed College-green, the scene of their former
infamies, not a word, all was calm, the King seemed
to wish himself past the Statue of William, well know-
ing how hateful was the recollections attending the
author of our National Debt ; but when he came op
to Daly's Club-house, the crowds were so wedged up,
they irkrcely had room to shout; yet the people be-
haved so well, the cheering. were so general, and the
heat so great, that Alderman sent to Peter Car- ,
ney's for 3 tumblers in a jag, which he disposed of
while you'd be saving Paddy Whack. In fact, all the
punch-houses were prepared with pailfuls, ready made,
and served it out by the quart ; tho' I saw very few
who couldn't dance the cross-step. We have just re-
ceived the news of the Tyburn B—, " Oh, bad lack
to Me Crawley's." All gone to the Castle-yard! Devil
fly away with the word 'Las said of the old Floggiegs
as they palled the Exchan-re, and the M—s seem'd
entirely to forget it ! However the Sweet Pea began
to operate upon the Boys, and they call'd out " the
lilues for ever, Glory to the Oxford Blues," they're
the broths of Boys, they never shot a cobler, they never
cut down their neighbours, they're no dunghills ! I
don't know what they niesnt by all this, perhaps you
know more of it at your side of the water; at any rate
you shall hear wore in my next.

YORK AUGUST MEETING, THURSDAY,
93.
Fifty Pounds given by the City of York, to be added to a
Subscription Purse. fur 4-yr-olds, Sst.; five, Bat. I Ilb.—
Fuur miles.-4 IS Subscri hers.)
Lord Scarborough's bl. h. The Black Prince, by Watton
.5 yrs old. (Jackson.) - I
Lord Queensberry's b. c.Gonsal vl, by C. York. 4 yrs old,
(Smith.) - - 9
Lord Milton's b. h. Paltnerin, by Amadis, 3 yrs (Clift.) 3
ft to I agst The Bine; Prince-3 to I apt Gonsalvl-2 to
I on Palmerin.—Won very easy.
Sweepstakes of 3ligs each, lOgs ft.; colts, Ast. bib.; Mlles,
Sst. Vib.—Last mile and a quarter.
Mr. Bidsdale's br. c. Statesman, by Prime Minister.
(Wheatley.) -
Lord Scarborough's b. c. by Catton (B. Smith.) -
Mr. J. Ferguson's h. e. Champaign.. by Octavian
(Johnson.)

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The following also started, hut were not Fiaeed :
Mr. I'. 0. Yowlers eh, (. Mar) gold, by Comus, out of
Lady of the Vale.; dam (Scott) - - 0
Mr. Fletcher's h. g. by Comus, oat of Arabella (Clift) 0
Mr. Franklin,s ch. c. Northern Light, by (Malian
(Jackson) - - - - 0
Mr. C. Marson's ch. r. by Androssan—Remembrance
(Buckle) - - - 0
Mr. Yarburgh's b. f. by Prime Minister (T. Nicholson) I.
S paid.
6to 4 apt Statesman-3 to I apt Lord Scarborough's
h. c.—lo to I ;tut Champaigne.
The Second Year of a Subscription of 23gs each, for horses.
&e. ; three-yrs-old colts. 7st. 41b.; allies, Est. I lib.;
four-yrs-old colts. hit. Sib. ; fillies, Sst. ; Bee, test. 10Ib-;
six and aged. 9st.—Two miles.—( I I Subscribers.)
Mr. Lambton's b. c. Dunsinane, by Macbeth, 4 yrs old
(Nicholson) - - - - 1
Mr.llouldsworth's b. e. Henry. br. to Won. 3 yrs (Nelson) 4
Mr. Fox's Cardinal Wolsey, by C. York, fo) rs (Hullock) It
0 to 4 ou Dunsinane.

BETTING AT YORK ON TIIE DONCASTER ST.
LEUER.
Ito 2 agst Gustavus-6 to I agst Jack Spigot-7 to 1
Statesman-7 to I zest Vingt-nn-1$ to I agst Sandheek
—lt to lagainst Fortuna—l3 to I agst My Lady—lS to
I apt c. out of Altlsidora.
" The light-fingered gentry commenced their operations
as soon as the Races began ; but two or three of the most
netts e Isere talen into custody on the first Jac, which has
been the means of checking their associates, in some degree,
of practising their profession on the unwary."

CANTERBURY RACKS. Wawasn kw, Ara. 42.
King's Plate of lOU guineas.
Mr. Wyndham's b. e. Robin Hood
Mr. Brown's b. g. Marksman -
Sir 3. C. llonywood's h. nr. Enchantress
Maiden Plate MK.
Mr. Brown's gr. f. b) Young Gclutnna
Sir J. C. Ilonyu ooti's gr. f. Merrynnid
Mr. Ricknood c. in. Rosebud

Tin PSDAY, Aco. 23.
The City Plate of 301.
Mr. F arrall's Carbon
Sir J. C. Hon; wood's Merryalaitl -
Colonel Nlorland's Hoopoe -
Mr. Palmer's Trutne - -

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Carbon came in first the third heat. hut in consequence of
unfair riding., the plate was given to Merrl maid.
The Westwood Cup was won in two heats by Mr. Tas-
sell's b. g. White Rock, beating six others.
At Abingdon ?titres. on Tuesday, Shreckhorn won the
Gold Cup; Mr. Ram.bottom's c. won the Sweepstakes of
23 guineas; Mountaineer walked over for the Abingdon
Stakes, end Pastorella for the 3•yr. Stakes. Scarps
won the Sweepstakes of 3 guineas each, with M. added.
On Wednesday. St. Petrick won the Sweepstakes of . gs.
each; Venture woo the Maiden Stakes at 3 heats; Rosa-
mond won the Hunter'. Stakes, and sister to Regent the
2.yr. old Stakes.
At Yarmouth Races, on Tuesday, Luss won the Gold
I Cup ; Yarico on the Sweepstakes of 20 gs.; Hazard won
the Hunter's Stakes ; rn Wednesdny. Euphrates won the
Members Plate at :? heats; and Tanais woe the Ladies'
Plate at it heats. -

A correspondent observes, 'hit Henry 11. visited
Ireland, and partially conquered it, but on his return
be met with a very unfriendly reception, from some
parsons at Canterbury. Richard 11. visited his Irish
subjects, but on coming to England he found himself
superseded, having been absent without leave : James
11., finding England too hot, according to the
example set by his progenitors, went, as a last resource,
to visit his dear Irish subjects t but still as unfortu'
nate as the others, he there lost and left his crown on
the head of King William 111. The present King is
the first of the House of Brunswick, who has crossed
the Irish Channel, and it is to be hoped that no evil
will result front the expedition.
CIDENT.—On Saturday last one of the Dorking
coaches was overturned at the entrance of Epsom, and
several of the passengers injured; one of them Mr.
Noyes, Solicitor, of Tower-street, had his leg broken
and was otherwise severely bruised, the fractured limb
was immediately set, and bleed take. by Mr. Mestaires.
of Epsom, who accompanied Mr. Noyes in a poet-chaise
to his cottage, near Box Hill, where he remains with
the moat favourable hopes of recovery. -
EXTRAORDIVARY WAogo.—James Watsun, wallet of
the Swan, Upper Ulaptoni who is nearly 70 years of
agev undertook for • wager to draw a gig, weighing
rted

ADJOURNED INQUEST ON TUB BODY OF
GEORGE FRANCIS.
The Jury assembled at the Goat, Pimlico, shortly after
four o'clock.
Mr. Hassitox stated, that he would nut detain the
Jury amrs than an hour and a half by his evidence.
TheCoaosina stated that Fie had received a commu-
nication from Mr. Jones, who wished to come forward
as a witness and to speak to the point of throwing stones
before the Brier
Foreman—He is not somouffieif.
Mr. Hatisox-1 shall not cat! him.
Price George was then called—l live at 235. Oxford-
street, 1 belong to the Colonial Audit Office, in James-
street, Buckingham-gate. My residence is WO yards
eastward of Cumberland-gate. It is within four doors'
of the Hotel, farther from Cutobesland-gate. There
are no houses opposite wine. 1 was at my horse on the
14th of August, on the balcony of the first Saar. Oa
that day, about 12, 1 was induced to. go to the window,
in eon. of a shouting 1 heard in the street. I
preen.ed people coming very (pick up Park-lane, and
crying out the Procession was coining through the Park.
1 should observe there was a piquet of ten men, a trum-
peter. and officer, on the street side of the gate; they
' had ieen there some time bofore, near the gate. The
moment they cried out the procession was coming, the
soldiers were booted, and pelted with bricks, stones, and
mud. No other troops but the piquet were in my view
at the time. The crowd in the street appeared to rash
towards Cumberland-gate, as 1 thought with the inten-
tion of 3 huttigg it.
.hirer—Don't tell as what you think.
Witness-1 saw the people rush to the gate, and
the military trying to open it. There was a contest,
and 1 thought they were striving against each other.
When the officer came up to the gate to see the cause,!
they cried out, " U—n him, unhorse him." The•
crowd pressed upon him very much, and be wed his
sword to prevent them. The other part of the piquet
were being very mach pelted at this time. The crowd
were on the top of the wall, taking from it materials
to throw at the soldiers. 1 saw the soldiers strnck re-
peatedly with bricks or stones. 1 could hear the hid-
:nets struck. 1 saw many instances of great forbear-
ance on the part of the soldiers. tine man particu-
larly. 1 saw a man take part of a brick or stone and
throw it with great violence at him, and struck him
on the head. The soldier seemed stnpifieil far a se-
cond, and when he recovered he galloped to the wall
where the crowd was standing—!o the pert from
which the stone came. He lifted his arra above his
head, but made no attempt to strike with the s.:vor,l
which he had in his hand. He might have strock
many of them at the time. The violence of the crowd
appeared particularly directed against the officer, who
from the blows I saw him receive from stones anal
pricks, must have been a good deal hart. The !mi-
llers had succeeded by this time in getting the ;no-
-elision through the gate. All this while the pelting
%vas going on, and the crowd used their best endeavours
0 get the hearse down Oxford-street towards St.
Giles's. They did not succeed, and the hearse
eventually was turned down Elgeware-roall. The
two front horses' heads were turned towards St. Giles's
by the crowd. Immediately after this the soldiers col-
lected about the turnpike ; the hearse was at the cor-
ner of the road. 1 cannot say for what purpose the
soldiers gathered about the turnpike ; best shortly after
the tiring commenced—after five or six shots hail been
tired, 1 hoard a cry of "'larder '." which proceeded
from nitbin a door or two of Comberland•street, at my''
side. 1 saw a man brought upon the shoulders of sotne
people past my window. He was in a fustian sort of
dress, and 1 believe it was Honey, lie was bleeding
from the left side, but was not dead when lie passed
tne. The hearse then passed, and I saw no more pelt-
ing after this. 1 might have heard about thirty shots
altogether. The soldiers did not always fire at the
people, fur 1 heard a shot pass my ear in the bal-
cony.
By Mr. HENSON.—From the time the first stone
was thrown to the first fire, there might tie :shoat
fifteen minutes. Daring this whole time the pelting
continued, without intermission.
What was the conduct of the troops before the
firing began ?-1 would say that their condnet *as
generally exemplary, and they acted with great for-
bearance. Indeed they showed more forbearance than
what 1 would have shown under the same circuit-
stances.

What do yon mean by generally ?—I mean that
some soldiers, when struck, did charge upon them. and
would have cat at them if they did not get out of the
way. 1 cannot say that 1 saw any of the pistols
fired In the air.
By Mr. fliamen.-1 am in the employment of flo-
vernment. 1 hope I have come here to give an im
partial narrative. 1 have said oil that 1 saw. I omit-
ed the fact of the soldiers cutting the people until 1
was asked, but it was becanse I forgot it. 1 thought
the cutting ought to be taken as a matter of course,
in their own defence. I did not see the soldiers tide

on the people, but at them generally : the people got
out of the way before the horses heads touched them.
The soldiers did not trot their horses, they trete
quicker than that. The crowd was not Always
dense t when the people threw at the soldiers, the
distance was not so small but they could sometimes
get over the Park wall before the soldiers could come
up with them. I did not see the Life Guards come
down so low as my house. They did not go so far
as the hotel. The people who pelted them threw
from Park-lane. I did not see any lower down, but it
was possible they might have come them. There was
not a clear space ftom Park-lane to Cumberland-gate.
A great body had certainly gone to Cumberland-gate.
but others occtspied their places. Those who went
to Cumberland-gate kept their places until they were
charged upon by the soldiers. 1 did not see a man
on h.osebock led by a soldier at the gate, nor a
man with his arms crossed struck by a soldier. Snell
things might have happened. The pelting was with-
out intermission. A person from a balcony up higher.
opposite Cumberland-gate, could certainly see better
than me.

By Mr. tisawana—lt is sworn that there was a
cessation of throwing for two or three minutes before
the firing : will you swear to the contrary say
that there was a small cessation a little before the
firing. The piquet did not remain in Oxford-street,
they went back woe of them through the Park-