The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-11 00:00:00

Tht RACBIIOIII, driei ORMIPUND.

Various hate been fie opiniolis upon tire differencel
of speed brtween a wrifl-bred greyhoend and a
blood Nurse of some celebrity, if opposed to each
other for a mile, or for a greater or shorter distance.
It has been stated by the bolt and mo.t experienced
judger, that upon a fiat, a horse of this description
would be superior to the greyhound, for either an
eateoded or contracted distance ; but that in a billy
country the greyhound would hate an evident ad-
no.age. Wishes bad been frequently indulged
by different brinclik of the sporting world, that
some 'rhythm *Geld be adopted, by which the
superiority in spited coeld be fairly ascertained;
when, after a variety of suggestions and pro.
position. from one quarter to another, without soc-
cer., the following circemstance accidentally took
place, affording some rays of Information epos what
was prerioesly considered a matter of great lancer.
Itainty :—ln the month of December. 1800, a match
was to here been run over Doncaster .r•-conrse, for
100 guineas, but one of the horses basing been
drawn, • mare started alone, that, in running the
ground, sloe might ensure the wager; when, having
ran about Doe 011 e In the four, she was accompanied
iv a gritybood hitch, who joined her from the side
of the count, and emulatively entering into the cos.
petition, continued to race with the mere for the
other three oiler, keeping nearly held-and-head, af.
fording le excollent treat to the field, by the energetic
exertions of moth. At passing the distatice•post, five
Ito foot was betted is favour of the greyhound : when
' parallel with the staid, it was even betting, and any
person might hate Mien his choke from fire to ten;
the Mare, however, lied the admans by a head at
!the termination.

SUOCI IN G MATE! IT eV ft NI NO.— Yesterday *ern.
in Mrs. Bleat, of No. IL Williens.street,
George's-in-the-Best, treeing occasion to tit up curly
to wash, went out to get somecoals to make her ere,
leaving two children in bed, is she thnught asleep,
end left the candle lighted upon the table. Daring
her absence,- the eldest, shoot eve years of age, got
oat of bed and took the candle to set fire to a piece of
wood she had pat in the grate, when her bed.
gown caught ire, and in a mnment she was 'nut.
loped in bon ; bur mother shortly warned, end
pet them nut by throwing niter overher, and 'mete.
dlately took her to the Landon Hospital, High.
street, Whitechapel, bat she wee besot in so dread.
'Ma manner from the knees upwards, that she died
hewn afterwards in great pain. _

_ . .
A young man eras same of Bartholomew, darted
at tea o'clock on Tuesday morning, on the &sea
rood, to perform 150 mites, In forty.elght hoer., for
itrtager of 100 guineas. -Ho was to pursue his course
tithogh Chelmsford, and return by the Barnet
,rood.
' Monday night the dwelling-house of the Hee. J.
Ilan's, 27, Camden-street, Islington, ' was broke
Into, and robbed of a quantity of plate, ladies'-
dresses, table-linen, &c.
On Monday afternoon, the body of a young wo-
man, apparently about 40 years of age, was found
gassing in the City Canal, by Thomas Wallis, a
'Merman, who took her our of the *aloe, and had
i Itor Coareyed to the Week Hone, Iligh-itreet, Pop-
lar. Sim was quint:intl. and appeared to hare been
be the water erten' dye. Her dress was a desk
silk gown, a shawl wrapped' round one of her strew, .
Meek shoes and stockings, abort four feet silt inch*, i
high, of interesting appearance, and brown hair.'
twisted op with a tomcat-Aril comb in it. She had
ICo bonnet en *Oen fount?, and there Wes & Itemise;
lover bee trestle. Nothliq was blond 'in her person •
Ito lead in a dittorery irho'she ens. A niter i met'
'yesterday at the Bieck llorte,'snd hoard the 4.sideace
of Wallis, who *el the only Orson eleminilid, ~ end
!hating no limn( adduced hob the ram. by her deetb,
I thry retoried a gt.ritiet of —" round droiveidies the
City Canal, but hew she came by her tkirth it hopes.'
able fur et to seg."
lievrte) evening, es Mrs. Lloyd, of Southgate,
I ins coming to town in erne of the l'addinglon stages,
OW had her porket•pickif of ker plitse‘ which eon.
r ,taiorto bilk of Bo td le.be tor 1001. another fur
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