The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-15 00:00:00

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SUDDEN AND MELANCHOLY 1313.1 TH.
We have this day the painful duty of recording the
sadden and regretted death of fir. ROBERT WARDELL, of
Westbourne-Place, Sloane-square, who died yesterday
sorniog, at half-past four o'clock. On Thursday he
was in the enjoyment of his usual beal•h. At half-past
eight he retired to rest, having complained of excessive
drowsiness, and a pain in the head. At half-past nine
he requested to have a little gruel ; it was prepared,
but when taken to him be was found lying across the
bed, in a fit of apoplexy. The effects of bleeding and
ether applications were ineffectually tried ; he remained
in istate of insensibility till the moment that he breathed

his last.
Of Mr. WARDELL, whose extraordinary character
was well known, we ought to say a great deal ; he
was the father of the gentleman whose name ap-
pears in the Imprint of this paper; it can hardly
he expected of us, therefore, to retain sufficient self
possession to write minutely and with collectedness.
We must not, however, neglect to bestow a just and
crateful tribute on his memory ; for be, who when alive
was kind to all around him, now, that he is no more, de-
serves to and will live in their recollection and in their

hearts.
Mr. WARDELL was a native of the County of York,
and in that part of the Kingdom lie spent the greater
portion of his.life. He was originally designed, by his
Parente, for the Church, and sent to school to receive
'a suitable education. But the diversions for which
Yorkshire has long been noted, possessed to him greater
attractions than literature. lie was fond of riding and
of being amongst horses, and instead of divinity and
theology, the sports of the field, the pleasures of hunt-
ing and horse-racing predominated in his mind, and prin-
cipally occupied his attention ; every pursuit indeed
which required activity or a particular bent of genius
utfdriled him gratification. He was a great agricultural
experimentalist and succeeded in obtaining produce
from a peculiar kind of land which had previously been
unmanageable; he knew the practice as well as the
theory of fanning; was an excellent feeder of stock,
and was famous for having large crops. To this know-
ledge he added that of a most opposite kind ; a know-
ledge of the game of whist; at the age of fourteen he
played it to perfection, add he never met with any one
who was so well acquainted with it as himself; indeed,
to'whatever lie directed his fancy, at any period of his
in that be excelled his compeers. When a boy, he I
was superior to all his juvenile associates, in all their,
lame,emeots ; and when he followed the fox hounds, he
was always the first in at the death, took the highest'
:Ind most dangerous leaps, and commonly carried off the
brush. 11nt, of all the occupations in which he ever en-
gaged, lie pursued none so unremittingly, so earnestly,
or so profitably as the amusements of the tuff. This lie
was fond of from his very cradle, and for 25 years, and
till within three years of the close of his life, the turf
i•xchuleil every other pursuit. He possessed a minute
knowledge of horses, their qualifications, their defects,
their powers, their capabilities, their comparative
xredencies, ie nature of their breed, the calamities to
which they are subject, the proper method of
breeding, of training, of bringing them to an equa-
lity by suitable weights, the way in which
they should be rode in a meaccordiag to the
peculiar qualities of each, in what part of or how a race
was lost or won by jockeyship. He was acquainted with
the pedigree of every race-horse of celebrity that had
appeared' for the last 60 years, and could trace from
Meinory the origin of their stock in this country. He
knew.-whiCb was of the best blood and mess suitable to
breed from ; in short, his information re ewffig bevies'
was such as never was and never will be equalled—
While the late Mr. Pick, was compiling The Turf
It,g;.ster, on the occurrence of every difficulty he
was consulted, and without his assistance it never
stolid have been published; to bins also was the
late Mr. Bartholoinan indebted for bringing into
notice Tic York llorald as a sporting piper, and ren-
dering. it the flourishing concern that it was at sbe period
of his death, a few years ago, by giving to it his assist-
ance in furnishing the sporting communications: lie
also introduced the system of betting now Commonly
practised by cautious bettors, that is, the system of bet-
ting round or betting to book, as it is called. It might
naturally be expected that by being furnished with these
numerous advantages he was able to turn them to good
*count. By industry and perseveranie he acquired a
large fortune, which was dissipated almost as fast as
it was realized by his rendering assistance to false
friends, whose dupe he became by too much credulity,
and a too great facility of disposition. A real or pre-
tended tale of embarrassment invariably excited his
interest mid compassion, and the chiming . knave knew
where to borrow money to long as Mr. Winona. had
it. Anil there are those perhaps whose eye this will
meet, and who, from under his pillowhis sick pillow
too—have received his pocket-book containing bun-
Ilretls of untold Money, from which they had been al-
lowed to take what they wanted for their necessities;
and there are those too who will Shrink when told of
them, that they have abused this goodness of heart, and
the hundreds they halre received have never been re-
turned. I u his speculations on the turf he was not less
unfortunate than in his Goneildi transactibus in meeting
with persons who deceived and wronged bim. For
though his judgment led him to the right side, yet de-
faulters were always so autocrosses to deduct considera-
bly front what became his '1%4; and on the last occasion
alas interesting himself in a race, the defalcations
of those lie trusted were so many and so heavy that thb
fulfilment of the whole of bill engagements was for a
short period prolonged and be ultimately left the Turf
in disgust. 'lle circumstance, however, of his not cola-
pleting these engagements at the moment, had an im-
mediate and visible effect on his mind and his health.—
His delicate and almost romantic seats of honour was
not to be overcome, and the writer of this article does
not hesitate to affirm that his disappointments have
shortened his days. Let it be., however, remembered, that
the whole success be experienced on the Tistf was the result
of strict honor and integrity and judgment. He rejected all
information that might have been commuhiested to him
from the stables by boys, by grooms, by jockeys, or any
description of persons whatever, as to the condition of
any horses that Were about to run, or as to their compa-
rative speed as ascertained in private trials. He ever
complained of unfair practices of this kind, and equally
condemned the persons who yrould thus betray the in-
terests of their employers, and thOse who would encou-
rage thetn.'and endeavour to profit by their misdeed's.
Little need be said of bib domestic life. The tears
that accompany him to the grain. abundantly show how
much he was respected, loved and revered. Hits
widow, we lament to say, is Inconsolable his chil-
dren are scarcely able to use that fortitude which
youth enables them to exert; and all his friends are
struck with the suddenness of the dreadful event of his
death, and grieve for him whose society they have lost.
He was eccentric 'tie trem bat his occentrielties were
of a harmless nature and more frequently excited
'pleasantry, than redlc*ls or disgust. His temper
was naturally sanguine and limacibb that Whatever way
he sbewed that nervous irritability to which hi wmpubject
he skewed that his camning was good—that his heart Was
slatere. He possessed a degree of what might consist-
ently be termed rustic frankness, which to strabgtrs
sometimes appeared espleammt 1 bit which to his in-
timate friends Wass not sal, iambic bat agreeable.
A glance at his political ssediesab will gavel be toted

4 0 r.

r: HE STA;

his own country dearly ; he detested Piti's
and bated Bonaparte from the moment be *peanut a
despot the was a warm supporter of his country's rights,
and a firm advocate of the people.
Some of our readers may think that we have iiiimewhat
unprofitably occupied thus a portion of our paper, but
we are aware that there are thousands and tens of thou-
sands to whom will prove interesting this sketch of
the most extraordiaary man that ever lived.—He was
the best of busbands—the kindest of fathers—the sin-
cerest of friends.—Alas ! what a chasm has he left !

We have heard, from very respectable authority, that
his Majesty will not visit his Hanoverian Kingdom
during the present year; and that he may shortly be
expected at the Pavilion.—(Brighton Herald.)
The Lord Mayor gives his last quarterly dinner this
day, at the Mansion House. His Lordship, with a de-
termination which does him lasting honour, has re•

solved to adhere to the letter and spirit of the King's
parting injunction, by excluding all offensive toasts on
this occasion. Several respectable Catholics have been
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invited. We have heard, -but we own we cannot ere-

dit it. that an attempt will be made at this dinner to
revive, in spite of the Lord Mayor, the obnoxious party
toasts—but this is impossible. it cannot be that any
man or men should so act, seeing that INFAMY—

eternal and unbounded infamy—most fall upon those
who shall violate the concord so happily brought about
by the presence and advice of our beloved Sovereign,
George 1 V.—(Dublia .Aforaing► Post, Sept. 12.)
We have heard that his Majesty's expenses whilst
* this country, was not less than ten thousand pounds

er week.—(Aid.)
PARIS, Sari. 6.—(Private Letter.)—The chief sub-
ject of Parisian solicitude at present is the approaching
visit of the King of England. Many and various are the
conjectures, and long and learned the disquisitions upon
the important point of the first meeting of the two filo-
narchs. It seews there are considerable difficulties

lying in the way; for as it is impossible that Louis di.e•
unit can, from the state of his legs, stand up to receive
his Royal and Illustrious Brother George, it is said, that
to prevent all compromise of dignity, a magnificent
state chair is preparing for his Majesty of England, in
which be is to be rolled into the presence of the Grand
Monarque, who, at the same time, is to he pushed for-
ward to meet him. There is an Officer of the Household
whose peculiar duty this is—he is called posse /wand/.
By this ingenious contrivance all difficulties may be put
aside, both Monarchs preserve their dignified equality
undiminished, and no dangerous precedent will be esta-
blished fraught with dire and dreadful consequences to
the state and privileges of future Louises and Geo
Yesterday morning the reigning Duke of, as
Meinengen, accompanied by Baron Baumback,
Yiorcke, and Lieutenant Edward Hall, R. N., left tOwn
for France.

Field Marshal Lord Beresford has purchased a free-
hold estate in the county of Carlow, in Ireland, for
55,0001. the present annual rental amounts to 2,5001.
We understand that the King has been graciously
pleased to order an additional month's pay to each of
the crew of the Lightning steam-packet which had the
honour of conveying his Majesty to Ireland, and like-
wise the sum of 201. to Mr. Johnson, the Engineer.

The name of the poor woman who was forced into
the sea at Kingstown by the pressure of the crowd, on
the day of leis Majesty's embarkation from Ireland, is
Boyd. Her son was under sentence of death for
thosalabory etf a mad at UnckbroOk. Rathrgrukollll—.
Her agitation and anxiety was so great that benign
had literally failed ber; her petition, however,
reached his Majesty, and her son's life bas, in con-
sequence, been saved.—(Dublin paper.)
By advices of a late date we learn that the fever,
which had appeared amongst the shipping at Barce-
lona, was not so fatal as bad been reported. It was
still confined to the Lazaretto, where nine persons had
died, and twelve others remained. The Spanish
Cones will meet at Madrid on the 24th of the pre-
sent month; and among other iniportast objects for
consideration, one will be submitted for the purpose of
taking effectual measures to restore tranquillity in
the Spanish Colonies. The yellow:fever has broken
out at Xeres, anti two persons have died of it at
Fort St. Mary',; but proper precautions have been
takes by the Surgical Board to prevent its spreading.
The Portuguese Cortes, in ail Extraordinary Sitting at
Lisbon, on the 4th of August, received the report of
the Committee respecting the diplomatic agents of
Portugal abroad ; and the following answer was di-
rected to be returned to the Minister's communication,
viz. That with respect to the appointment of new,
agents they were duly informed of it, and with regard
to the observations in fa% our of the Marquess de Ma-
rkin, Saldanha, and Count Oriole, they had already
made up their minds on the subject of Diplomatic
Agents abroad." The importation of wine and all
sorts of spirituous liqdors into Portugal is strictly pro-
hibited.
DUBLIN, SEpT. 12.--ZATTEMPT At Ronnaat.---
About the hour of seven o'clock on the afternoon of
Saturday, the Bth inst. when Ambrose Cox, Esq. of
Clara House; accompanied by hit steward, were on
the way froth the house to the town, and within ten
perches of the street, they were set upon by a gang of
ruffians; consisting of five or six, Who knocked (fowls
the servant, gave high several binises, mitt, and col.
tusions on the bead, and in one moment, left bill in a
senseless state, and finally, succeeded ih carrying off a
gig box, Which the man carried, that contained; in
Blink paper, promissory noteb, &c. Tilde t 6 the antoeht
Of several hundred paunch sterling; The old gentle-
than, Mt. Cox, gave the alarm immediately (having got
only one stroke across the right band;) and so c
tiguous was he to both the house and the towb, that J.
Cox, Justice of Peace, and Ambrose, job. Bhp.
aided by the Pollee, Barony Constadles, and Idhabilithts
rushed through the demesne in the direction the robbers
had taken, and so clbse was the pursiiit and diligent the
search, that in a very short space of time they retarded,
bearing, as a trophy of triumph, the box, dnopened and
unmolested, which the gang deposited in a ditch, in con-
sequence of the rapidity of the chase; however; the
perpetrators as yet elude the vigilance Of justice. Me_
dical aid was immediately administered to the wan; as
Doctot Skellern was in minute attendance, yet he Kea in
a deplorable state. A large reward will be offered for
tbd apprehension and conviction of the patty, oratudf
than; and it is to be hoped it will hate the
effect.
On Ftiday, the 7th Batas. t, Zedarsireieinfese7- -
was Aliened at Arawslitli by do g
the rivet Arun, five differest tithes ha the Owes sf.,noto
boars.—When the great eartl4•oo 6.'4'
plass on the Ist of Hove ulna 1764, •
stance occurred, and Sikh OM film a
waters) although tut trthankthe ttiitiia

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