The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-31 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMA:

Corn Market, Wettnsiday, Oct. 30th,
Stu—For the last tiro or three week., the en;
wheat in the country I:4trhes has been' rather tett.
there twine a demand fur seed, has caused advance
or 2s. per quarter. In consequence of this, (aft?
there was a fait supply at Nlark-lane, on Monday'
was a demand for fine samples, which fetched .
quarter more money. Ordinary, remain the same
week. After the seed time, Lircrr supplies and
prices may be expected. It is said, mahinr malt ."'
does not answer. I remain. Sir, yours,

NEWMARKET THIRD OcTOBER OR 110G01
MEETING. 1922.

WEDNESDAY. Oc-rosen
Subscription mate of 412. for 2 yr-olds. carrying Est.
and S yr-olds, Sst. IMb. T. Y. C.
Mr. Wyndham's b. f. by B•stard,9 yrs.. ..
Col. Synge's b. f. by Whalebone, 3 yrs.. ..
Mr. Rogers's be. f. by Seibb. 2 yrs
Ilr. Crockforirs b. c. be Selim, S yrs ..
'Won by head.
Sto g agst Bastard-4 to I agst
Seem.
Ld Jersey's Prrpbet, Sst. 61b. best Mr. Wlilisu..
Harriet. Sgt. T.Y.C. ItiOgs. h. ft.—Won by • length-0
on Prophet.
A Hold Cup value SORB. by a subscription of Mg* each,
3 yr-olds. and upwards. T. Y. C.
tvd Exeter's A thenian. 6 yrs. Sit.
Ld Jersey's Prophet. 4 yrs. Sst...
Mr. Wyndham's Robin Hood. S yrs. est. Sib...
.Jr. llJny's Rermeelde, Syrw Sat. 121 b..
Mr. Crockford's c. by Seam, II yrs. Ovt. Sib...
Mr. Wittiamsou's Harriet, 3-yrs. Inc. bib. ..
Won by a head.
2to I mot Athenian-3 to 2 agst Prophet-2 to
Robin hood.—The Judge placed but S.
Tas Two Taorryco MAITUri rod Tellteg Rio:
SOVERVEINS ILACII.—Mr. WOllll.ll Roan Mere of t
hands, started yesterday in Asbted Park, to trot over
mile circle, sixteen miles and • half. in an hour. carry,
feather weight. The mare performed as follows :
Mln.Sec. I 611 n,
First Two Mr

Jul. 7lO I Sixth
11Wood 7 29 %math
Third ' 7 14 lleichth
Fourth ..... ..7 %I Half M11e...... ...
Fifth .... • —7 ao .

Total 39 minutes.
The next match was to do eight miles in ball as hoar
the same ground. with a gallowsy under fourteen lands,
longing to Mr. Furzernan. This was won easily, with e
than two minutes to spare. Betting was 3to 2 against '
winning.
MATCH TO NOTTINONAN.—Mr. Abernethy, the Aso.—
North-countryman, completed his match to go to Notting'
lam from Kingsland, yesterday. It was to go the ground
on foot. 246 miles, in CM hours, for a bet of 100 sovereign.
only: and for another bet of 3d sovereigns. that he did t"
miles in the first -16 hours. Ile won both bets easily
united et Kings:mid yesterday, one hour and ten
within the given time, and but little fatigued. Tide I.
fag the Powells, the Barclays, West, de. by much od.
Mr. Abernethy travelled 140 miles of ground in the first
days, halting six hours only.
Tag LATE Ma. Erstax.—The extrsordinary overflow
Covent-Garden Theatre, on the eight of the Benefit fo
wife sod family of .nor Emery, is unprecedented; no
rate account however of the tickets actually sold, nor
money received at the door, has yet been given to the
Ik. We therefore subjoin the following, which may '
Bed upon ;-
1030 Box Tickets, at 7s. each £167 '
220 Pitt ditto, at is. ed. .....
Money received at the Dews fi37
294111
THE hate UM. Galatea.—ltri. Garrick was s.
habit of to ikinq a pilgrimage every yeartoher bnsbarol
tomb "In Westminster Abbey, oh tine 11111IIMOgSlAlf of
death. On one of those occasione, she inquired r
vergers whether a certain volume of Shakspeare's
cording to her directions, been plated upon her hush's,
coffin at the time of his funeral? They answere
they did not know, or that they bad not heard of
• circumstance. On opening the vault, for the parpoan
df consigning Mrs. Garrick herself to it, the velum? ,
Shakespeare in question was foood upon Oartiek's r
fia ; the binding was quite perfect, but the riper
much decayed, and the letter-press entirely defaced
Consequence of the dam",
SINGULAR PURNOZIKNON.—A phenomenon occs
in this city, on Sabbath morning, the 20th curt.,
back shop of Mr. Ramsay, High-street. As Mrs.
say was employed in cooking some victuals on tl
she was aliened with a most tremendous crash,
seemed to be connected with the funnel of the chi
and the walls of the house, which led her to in
that an earthquake haul taken place, and that Cllr
was tumbling down; instantly the apartment sees
be in a blaze. She hurried through the front sho;
ascended to the first flat, to inform her husband ;
that 'the apartment was on fire. In the mean tin
IL haul been stunned with a loud noise, which
the room in which he was sitting. and seemed I
tionn the apartment immediately above, as if a lacy
full of dishes had been overturned with violence.
people In the tipper apartment had also been al
arid were rushing, down. When Mr. Ramsay e
the shop, it was filled with smoke. A considerable
elapsed before/ it cleared away, but no flames app.
When the back shop was exausiaed, it was found
two panes of glass in a window which was pl
at right angles to the fire-place, had been driven
amid the fragments carried to a considerable
Thu' particular panes which were broken wen
lowest pane on the left side of the window, as
highest pane on the right side, being opposite t
other in a diagonal line. It was also found that
bet ut bird c.uges, a dusen or more which the preen
eeeni ng were as bright as a polished needle, iv
completely oxidiz,al as if they had lain for a set
years in a damp cellar. All the other metallic
stances were in the same sta'e, and a variety of
articles were changed into the colour cif coeper.
Many of the neighbours heard the explosion, an
the smoke ascending in dark columns from di
parts of the building, and the pieces of broke:
dying through the back court, and concluded 0
walls of the building were just about to give wad
nu material injury happened except that which hi
been related. Mrs. It sussay's face swelled ins:ncdi
afterwards, and continned so for sonic days.
l'lne day on which this extraordinary phenomenon
ha ppenril was calm and louring, anti in the fore
there fell a heavy shower of rain. The mercury
approximating to reeds ruin, on the scale
barometer; tint neither 'bender nor lightning °co
rills. "r in the city or neiglubonritood. Whether n
feels now stated arose from the action of the el
il:niul, or from the falling of any meteoric Wily fro,
sup,rior regions of the atmosphere, seems difficult
termini.. That it cuuhl not arise from the espial
glinposider, appears evident from the edicts prod.'s
tie metallic seaminess contained in the apart's),
(Perthshire Conrier.)
Yesterday, the Lottery began, when no prize I
than 1,0001. was drawn. —lissird and Co. sot t in
No. 577, drawn yesterday a prize of 10031.—Ths
day's drawing will be Tuesday week, when mill tl
lowing capitals nosy he drawn, as there are PO
prises, viz. Three of 20,0001. Two of 10,0001.
5,0001. Three of 2.0001.. an.' I other Capitals.
Ilazard and Co's old and fortunate offices, Rays
change Gate, 26, Cornhill, and 324, Oxford street
of Regent Stteet.