The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-11 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

ci a PLACE HUNTIERS.

An Relive canvass has hei-777—ir some days going forward
for a place ender the Corporation, which is ;lei t her vacant,
nor, we are glad to say, not likely to become vacant t and
a ludicrous scene took place. the other day, at the Mansion
house, between the Lord Mayor anti a few of the candidates.
Mr. Howell, the Water Bailiff, having been, for anion time,
confined bv illness, to his imam, the utmost anxiety was
expressed by some of his most partierlar friends,allout the
state of his health. Hewes even advised by them to expose
hiusselfno more to the performance of his rigosons winter
duties, but to abandon the situation altogether. By
accident, the shutters of the parlour windows were closed
one morning, in that fashion which indicates that the king
of terrors is within. Two of the warmest Mende of poor
Howell, seeing, one after another, that the " flag" was
raised, ran away in grief to inform the Lord Mayor that
the time was at last arrived when his Lordship would ,114•11
an opportunity of proving his friendship ; that the IVater
Bailiff had departed this life, awl that his Lordship's intim.
ence would secure the place to any person who should offer
himself as a candidate. Those gentlemen enumerated their
claims in the most impressive manner. They even
circu-
lated a printed form among the members of the Court of
Common Council, soliciting their votes and interests for the
disposal of the place made vacant by the lamented death of
Mr. Howell, and it appeared that their printed letters had
actnatly been in their own possession betone they supposed
he hisi drawn his last breath. The Lord Mayor, who
did not relish those rapid applications, told the candidates
that lie would inquire into the truth of the report, for lie
hall heard that the Water Bailiff was recovering. " Yon
may depend upon it," said one of the place-limiters, " that
hers dead, and those who say otherwise are interested in
suppressing the troth, in order to prevent me from pursu-
ing my canvass."—The Lord Mayor immediately sent to
the Too n Clerk's office to ascertain the facts, and was in-

formed. that Jlr. Hoeell aasounClllntprored in his health,
and expected to be able to attend a Committee then abort
to sit. But the rendidates had fixed their hopes so strong-
ly on the place, thar the authority of the Lord Mayor and
of Alderman Wood was not credited by them, and they
were at last only convinced by the sight of the• Water
Bailiff signing his accounts. In alluding to this, the Lord
' Mayor yesterday said, lee never heard of so shameful a
' practice, and he should take care to keep by I • he print-
ed applications of those very delicate gentlemen, th.t hr
might refuse his vote to every one of them on any future
occasion.

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Pointe NUTSAnces.—The Pariah of St. Dunstan in the
West have recently rooted the frail sisterhood, by placing
a watchmen wits. candle and lantern at the door of each
suspected hoqse, bearing a large placard with the inserip-
tion--'4 Beware of had houses," ringing a hell 'at the
entrance of welt suspected visitor, !ill at:rowel was convened
to witness the departure; this had the desired effect.—To
get rid of another nuisance in this parish, against a conspi•
coons part of the church yesterday was painted in large
characters—" Public decency forbids;" this was not so
'successful, as decorum was not only again violated, hut
some wag had the audacity to chalk under it—" Private
necessity compels."
Feoat a CoRREspoN DENT AT STRATHELANc—Ahout six
o'clock on Friday morning, the 26th September, the body
of a young woman was found at the bottom of a crag in
the parish of Stratlehlane. The crag is about :35 fret high.
On examination it was found that the integmisenea of the
head werb eat in several places, the skull was much frac-
tdred, and one of the cervical vertebrte was broken or dis•
idtated. She left her master's house early on Thursday
night, About eight o'clock she called upon the plougl;-
Petah; when she merely opened the door, asked what lee
was doing, and what o'clock it was, and upon being talel
that it ikas about eight, she went away, saying that she
most go Mime, fur she would he expected to milk thee cows.
She appeared to be in good spirits, but did not go home,
nor wee she In leer lodgings any part of that night.
When she was found she was quite warm, and perhaps met
with her death only about an hour and a half before. If
she fell over the rock accidentally, it is very strange, for
it was a beautiful muonlight morning ; she had no itlticr-
inept to go there, and She knew the place all ammo!'
uncommonly well, and vont,' not wander. If she threw
herself over it is very strange, for there is nothing in heel
history which couitl lead any one to think that she eventid.l
annuli' suicide. If she intended this, it is not prob
that she would have taken her umbrella with leer in order
to protect that body from the rain which she wis so soon
to destroy ; and it is presumed that the small basket which I
was found in her band would nut have been of any service
in accomplishing her purpose. As it was very heavy rain
during part of the night, and as the body was almost dry
when it was found, it is evident that she was in company
with some person, and under a roof. Nor can we suppose
that a young woman would leave tlee place of leer abode
to ramble the whole night alone on the roads and iu the
plantations of a country place. We are happy to kern
that the Justices of the Peace here, and others, are
doing all they can to find out the perpetrator of the horrid
deed.--(Seotch paper.)
SUICIDE AT 13ATHOATE.— In the afternoon of Sunday
last, immediately upon the close of divine worship, and
while the people were retiring to their homes, the village
of Batiegate was thrown into a state of consternation, by
, the alarm being spread that a man of the name of Brock,
(Sometime
put, a period to his existence by an act of suicide.
previous to the perpetration of the unhallowed
deed, Bruck hid become subject to fits of ntental
dejection, and betaking himself to a life of seclusion,
had devoted almost the whole of his time to books. Two
sister ladies of the place, whose humane and feeling dispo.
sitions do a credit to themselves and their sex, were, it
would seem, is the habit of occasionally administering to
the comforts of this forlorn person; and, on Sunday after-
noon, they hail sent their servant to his little dwelling with
a present of a basso of warm soup. Brock reoognised the
accustomed tap, and himself unbarred the door to admit
the girl ; but she, horror-struck at the sight of blood, that
streamed from an incision in his neck, ran straightway to
the street to call assistance. Meanwhile, the wretched man
had fled to the darkest recess of his miserable habitation,
and, before the people could arrive, either to repair the
mischief clone, or to prevent farther harm, both their kind
interference, and the no less promptly proilered aid of thee
expert surgical practitioners, who were instantly on the
spot, had become unavailing. Brock had breathed leis last.
having inflicted upon his neck a wound, the character
and extent of which evinced a determination of purpose
astonishingly strong : for, it appeared, that not until it had
encountered the anterior sue face of the cervical vertebra.,
had the keen instrument of death brooked thee smallest in-
terruption iq its horrid pragress.—(Scokh paper.)
et.l EVEN r. —On Saturday, an inquest wes
bill in Li Wield, before S. Simpson, bus. on view of tlee
body of J. Oliver, only four years of age, who came by her
death in the following dreadful manner :—lt appears that
the child had mounted a board, which leer (whet. (who is a
shoemaker) had fixed under a window, for the purpose of
patting his tools
.upon, and while in the set of looking
through the window, it gave way, and the poor child
falling epos a knife, it penetrated her body, and caused her
death a few hours after in the greaten agonies. - Verdict,
Accidental deatb,—We have further to add, that so great
was the shock upon the wind of the mother. that she almost
immediately took to leer bed, and expired on Tuesday.—
(Birotincham Chronicle)
• The havoc made by slugs la fruit end vegetable gardens, Is
generally known and lamented, while the best mode of destroy-
ing them is generally unknown or neglected. If pounded eye-
ter shells be slightly sprinkled over the beds they infest, and
thee turned under the surface, the slugs wilt disappear for se-
feral years. The writer of this states it from eXperietier.
Gentlemen in tbs./Welty of Dublin should avail On:nisei yrs of
so easy and unfailing a preservative for their choice dowers
sad vegetables.—(Dublin Morning Post.)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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ATTERTON PARK R tiCES, TevatiziAr, OCT. O.

The renewal of these races produced 'rood sport. under thp
management of „Captain Montgomery, of Hale Hall, *McAs.
and• a. B Ferteseur, Hag.
Sweepstakes Zogs each, with 21 added by the Members of the'
.Atterton Hunt. Heats.
Mr. Coulbournes ch h Glow worm
Mr. llopey.wood'sScorpion :..1 .$

stopeywood's Scorpion
Major Roe:s Truth "I' 2 dr
Mr. Furtescue named Emily - 4 dr •
Tureens% on tue wrong side of the post and were distanced.
. • A fine race.
If Int►r's Stake of4gs etch, with 15 added. I Ist.
Captain Montgomery's Brush 1 1
Mr. Ladbroke's grg out of Arubella's dam.... !
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Mr. Hunt's eh sailimpul 2 I
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Cept. Cord.roy's Whisker
Mr. I.ltlney's Roimr...., 2 a,
Mr. Coulbournr's Monk

6 to 4 oo Ikroitts !Mei tbe beat.

BOXISRI.—Tpt RIV u. Cwswetoss.—At length these men
havoc .me to terms. The F.nglish Charapion Spring. is matt-
ed to fight the Irish Cbampio . Langan, not for love, but for 300
guineas; the fight to take place about midway between Lon-
don and Manchester. Of Sp ins we have little occasion to
speak, he is already well known ; Langan is a stranger in the
P.C. of London, but he is spoken of aw a young man of no or-
dinary powers. B.lring We been eabibitiog at the Manchester
Theatre, and on Tuesday, we understand. took his benefit.—
He immediately goes into training for the contest, which, is is
said, will take place In February. Betting last night 4t04 on
Spring.

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MR. WILLIAM CORR'S MATCH WITH Loan
Second Day.—On Saturday last Mr. Win. Coke took the field
soon after six in the morning, accompanied by Ma node,
Thomas %Vs. Coke, Esq. and by the umpires. Col. Dixon and
F. S. Blunt, Esq. also by his two fri.nds, Sir Henry Good-
ricke, Hart. and F. Iltillyhocke, Esq. Several geniekeepees
attended upon him and some respect rile neighbouring yeomen
kindly assisted in beating f.,. gas... The morning was fa. y
and the turnips so wet the birds would not 1,17 among them.
This was much against Mr. Coke's shooting, and in the first
two hours he bagged only slit Mace of birds. The day cleared
up soon after eight o'clock, and Mr. Coke then made ample
amends for his pr.vlous lust time. He sported over the Fr,J •
mere and a part of the Wighton Manors, and found bird. plen-
tiful among Mr. Denny's fine crops of turnips on the Egnwee
Farm. In one twenty acre piece of Sweish turnips, upon that
farm, he bagged upwards of 30 brace of birds. Mr. colts
finished his day's sport soon after six ii'd a': in the evening.
He had tri en bagged SS brace of partf.d.t‘s and b pheasan a ;
Ibut there being a dispute between the umpires about one bir',
Col. Dixon. for Mr. Coke, gave up the point, and the return
• on the match was settled at S7l brace of partridges slot and
bagged by Mr. Coke on Saturday, the 4th of October, making
in the two days shooting 173 brace of partridges shot and
i bagged by Mr. Win. Coke. We are still without any authen-
tic accounts of Lord Kennedy's proceedings. His Lordship
was lookhr.t very unwell at Donms•er races, and it is ,thought
; probable that his health is in such a state es not to have per-
! milted Min to shout his match. It is underst Kid to be play or
pay. and that on the days fixed ; but if his Lordship has not
shot, many beta will remain wide gide 1. Mr. Coke accompn- -
nied his nephew the whole of the two days sporting, and In mu
last day he loaded a great part of the guns. Lady Anne
Coke was also in the field a considersble part of the day on
Saturday. Iler Lailystdo carried retptshments for the Spotty-
men in her pony gig.—( Vorwirk Mertsury.)'
Lord Kennedy passed through Newton Stewart on Sun.
day last, on his way from 31cnreith, where he had been
shootino fur the great bet pendinit betwixt him and Mr.
Coke. who pref.-es. we believe, sporting on English manors,
On Tuesday, she 'Nth ob., the first day of trial, his Lord-
ship haif,ged 541, and on Saturday, the 4th instsnt, b 2 to-aca
—being in all 132 brace of partridges in two day.. Sir Wm.
Maxwell's lands are considered equal to any in Scotland,
for rearing partridges.

We hare frequently called the attention of the Police
Magistrates and officers of the neighbouring parishes to the
disgraceful and dangerous nocturnal scenes that are pass ng
in Wych Street, Drury Lane, Bridges Sties% Catherine
Street, the Piazzas, and the Strand. No decent person,
after dark can venture to walk with safety through any of
those avenues or the adjoining courts, by which they arc
surrounded. Thieves of the lowest description,assisted by
hOrdes of unfortunate females, assail passengers at every
point and if entreaty will not prevail, insolence, 144
langu ire of the most gross description, is poured upon
them in torrents. retail. children, of the most tender
age, attended by abandoned boys, psrade these streets,
from sari set until alter midnight, for the purpose of pion.
der. Where are the guardians of the night'?

Yesterday morning one of the sisteis of St. Thomas's
Hospital, died in consequence of taking opium. She had
been 40 years in the establishment, and bore an excellent
character. Previous to taking the Gtal draught, she said to
all her companions who were ignorant of her intention-e-.
t• (food bye to you all," and having swallowed the contepte
of the glass, exclaimed—" I have done fir myself." Tire
cause Is at present unexplained.
Yesterday at two o'clock, a youth named Tomlinson,
whose parents reside in Ctomer Court, St. James's, was
crossing the street from Craig's Court to Spring Hardena,
when two stage coaches, a coal waggon, and an errand
curt blocked him up, and as he endeavoured to pass through:
tinder the horses, he was jammed between the wheel of
the cart and the coal settee°, mid as the cart moved on,
he was pulled down under the wheel, which passed over
his aria and smashed it to atoms. He was taken up ie a
state of insensibility, and carried to a surgeon's shop
close by, who dressed the bruises, and advised him to be
taken to the hospital instantly to get it set. The poor
fellow now lies without hopes of recovery.
Yesterday morning- an inquest was held before C. J.
Jesimsyr, Esq., at the sign of the Two Brewers public-
house, Ewer-street, Southwark, on the body of a young •
man named Richard Gear, who poisonedhianself on Monday
ermeing last.
When the Coroner took his seat, one of the jury got tip
and Addressing his brother jurymen. observed—"
men, before we commence business, we had better retire
and view the body of the deceased, in order to be certain
whether he is dead or alive, as perhaps it may be all a
hoax."
AnotherJuryinan." Sir, l hope you are not afraid that
the deceased has come to life again ?"
Mr. Jestarsrr then directed the Jury to slow; the
bo.lv, when the following evidence was afterwards 'ad.
duciel :
Mrs. Anne Gear, mother to the deceased, stated •tbit, on
Monday evening last, between 6 and 7 o'clock. the deceased
came home, and she was informed shortly after, that he was
in the privy backwards, retching violectly. She Proceeded
there, and found him as described. lu reply to witness, the
deceased said he had not been drinking, and that it 'seas
of no use to get him any thing, as he should never want
either victuals or drink agate. He was at langth prevailed
.upon to walk into the house, an he with difficulty
.stag-
gered up stairs, threw himself on the bed, and continued
dreadfully ill until about half past H o'clock. whorl be
expired. Witness, on 4siug his waistcoat pocket,
found two papers. one of which contained a small porstion
of powder, and had written on it " arsenic—poison."—
Witness was then permit/el that time deceased bad poisoned
himself. A doctor was sent for, who decided that the un-
fortunate man had ki.led himself in consequence of having
taken arsenic enough to destroy TO men. She added, that
her son had attempted to destroy himself on three different
occasions before with the same mineral poison, sod it was
only a few days previous to his death that he had thrown
Limo Ili nto the Surrey Canal, uut of which be WILS drasged.
n. arty drowned. She mentioned this circumstance, which
clearly proved that the deceased was labouring nuder in-
sanity at the time he destroyed himself.
Verdict_" The deceased peisomui
.kinaself in a fit of