The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-07 00:00:00

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
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ROYAL Huse.•—On Monday a Royal Hunt took place at
Windsor, when a fine deer was turned out of the cart fur 111.0
day's diversior, near Salt Hill. The day being fine a nu-
merous field of sportsmen attended. Lord Maryborough at-
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tended as Master of the Stag Hounds.
The deer showed great sport, taking nt first across the in.
closures, by Slough, towards the Dolphin, on the Bath road.
taking on the lett by Langley Church and sqeire 1 frrvey's
Park, towards Denham, making a douhle back throegh the in-
closures towards Ditton Park, where he crossed the Thames,
near Eton, to the Windsor side; the hounds end sportsmen
crossed the ferry after him, end renewed the chase, round the
walls towards Hatchet, when the deer leaped over the gate,
opposite Hatchet Bridge, into the L'ttle Park, when he ran
with great speed, the hounds being close up with him. The
horsemen could not get admission into the Park, he soon
leaped over the high paling, came out again, and re-crossed
the Thames ; the sportsmen went over Hatchet Bridge and fol-
lowed to the right near Lord James Murray's house, by the
Thames side, where he was taken after above two hours and a
half good running.
Roseau,—Of the much talked of battle between Belasen
and O'Neale there is now no chance. Backers are not to be
had. Ward and Sampson are to fight in April, but little inte-
rest is felt as to the result. Spring wishes to remain inactive.
Painter only shows as a secovot. Carter is gone by, or occa-
sionally used at the Fives Court. Shelton is seliont heard of.
Tom. Belcher is quite at home at the Castle. Randall declares
himself satisfied with the past. Martin has retired. Scroggins
is used up. Turner is worn out. Harry Holt and Inglis are
to; gue and pen-sparring. Lorgan and Reynolds are both
eager without the chance of a customer. Josh. Hodson is as
warm as ever in the cause, but his east-end friends think hint
too fat for combat. All the minor professors are s.nding chal-
lenges without meaning, and each has his hired a War uensis to
conduct the difficult matter of correspondence, op, elating meet-
ing', for the sole bent fit of their re yective publicans. Front
ceet events all confidence is at an end, and pugilism may be
fairy considered on the dec.ine. Several of those who, from
the days of Fletcher Read (the great patron of the modern
school). hare taken a livrly i t rest in pugilism, have declarml
their inter tion of r•.ever hettieg or encouraging again the fistic
art, to the eetenr of a single child eg.—The match between
Defoe and Reuben has been arranged for one hundred sove-
reigns. Defoe sto 4 the favourite; the battle to take place
nest Tuesday five weeks. Brown, the Sprig of Myrtle, and
Stockman contend for the championship of light weights on
Tu sday, the 24th inst.—This match is for fifty sovereigns.
A deposit of twenty sovereigns is made, and the remainder, to
con plate the fifty pounds, to be made good on Tuesday the
lien 'est.—Even betting.
A subscription has been entered into at Mane ester, which
is innk:ng great progress, for a cup to be presented to Spring
as a token of regard for his manly and proper conduct on all
occasi ns.

Turner and lagiis the featherbed-maker. were matched on
Wednesday evening, to fight for 1001. in six weeks. Turuer,
although Udine(' off, it decidedly th• favourite.

MAIL Coact' itounsay.-- 1 very extensive robbery
was committed on the York and Sliiel.ls mail on Saturday
last. A leather portmanteau (tinder the care of John Dob-
son, a Clerk in the Tees Bank) containing six paper par-
cels and a pocketbook, in which were Newcastle, Shields,
and Scotch notes, and checks upon the Newcastle bankers,
to the amount of 4,9701. 4s. Si., two memorandums, and a
great number of bills, also belonging to the two Stockton
Banks. The robbery is supposed to have been committed
while the mail was changing braises at Stockton-upon-
Tees, by a man who got upon the mail at York, and tea..
yelled outside to Stockton, where he suddenly quitted the
coach, and although the most diligent inquiry has been
made, no tidings have ben hem' of him. Two hundred
guineas are offered fur any information that will lead
to the conviction of the offender.—(Leeds Intclligcmcer.)
The premises of Mr. Moore, plumber, in Desville's-row.
Hatarnersmith, having been recently robbed of large
quantities of lead, he deemed it nee::ssary to plant a spring-
gun to prevent further depredations, intrusting to an ap-
prentice boy to remove the springs of a looming. This
duty, however, the lad forgot to fu!til on 'Tuesday morning,
and on Adams, one of the workmen, entering the spot, he
received the contents in his legs, from übleb upwards of
60 shot have been extracted. The fright and agitation has
ha'! ,oich aned..•et on the pour man as to cause considerable
doubts of his recovery,
Des•raucitvs FlRE.—Yrstettlay morning, about five
o'clock, an alarming tire broke out in the manufactory of
Mr. Bridgman, wholesale tallow-chandler and welter, at
the back of his premises, Spicer-street, Not-
withstanding the 'lilted aorta of several engines, the
whole of the back premises, including prope:by to the
attic unt of 10,000'. were in a short time, entirely consumed.
Ahuubt GO casks of tall iv, of eight cwt. each ; 72 boxes
filled with candles; about 2,000 Lkaen pounds of dipt
candles : 5 chahlrons of coals, with utensils, and instru-
ments, and wareltou•e:, fell a sacrifice 'o the devouring ele-
ment, it appears that 1110 Ore hist appeared io the cotton
!oft, which the workmen had left at an early hour in the
morning. Nu lives were lost; but MG Bridgman had a
narrow escape, as he ran into tits connting-house to secure
his hooks and papers, and out of is ioich he had s, arrely es-
caped, when tie whole building tell in with a dreadful
crash. Three houses in tieorge's-streer, were completely
gnt•ed ; and the situation 44 the w,avurs, and other
occupants, of John Court, alit the adjoining neighbour-
; hood, who were cutting their webs out of their looms, and
endeavouring, as far as possille, to save their prop.•rty, was
for some time, both pitiable and alarming. Fortunstely
the fire was gut under before it reached torero, and nu
further damage was occasioned.