The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-01-16 00:00:00

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DUBLIN, Jut.
This day, the infant daughter of the Dubs and
Duchess of RICHMOND was baptised by the name
ef. Sornu Lanox. In the evening a grand ball
and supper were given to celebrate the occasion.
, • Sir CHARLES SAXTON gave yesterday an elegant
entertainment, at his apartments in the Castle,
yard, to their Graces the Duke and Dethess of
Ricnstorto, the Duchess of GORDON, Marquis
.of LILT, Lord MARCH' Lady Maar Lntrox, ami
a few. Others of high•distinction.
• The Countess of Rossnoue gave a splendid
rout last night, at her house, is Merrionatrassa, •
which was honoured by the presence of the Vim.
'Revd party, and an the rank and fashion in town.
Yeeterday ato of two miles was. run in the
Fark, -between .Gswhaht if,c.r.Lea's bay !Ore and
lationt's bay bone, both of the gormless*, the
tam- cites AO stout, tad. the borne 106 lb
ride .by -
•wg*.?"o*- 11.31=4014
the 11th Dragoons. IL very fine dailaboatad
slumbers from the city ais speetitork. •
•• SPOBTING;
• Lord 'Darlington's. %sands afforded eltallbe
sport last week.. On Saturday, the 61h, they met
at • half.past-ten, • at Caldwell village; tried Fox.
berry Whia-r-blank ; found - at Calwell Whin;
raw a short Way -ta the test, end headed back
again .
into the cover ; broke sassy again at the
worth vide of it ; crossed the Staindrop road ..,to
Greystuncs ; headed hick ; recrossed the road, .
and. hunted him down into the.Ttes Banks; broke
:awiy in view up to Ovington, Wycliffe, and raw
to ground lute the Tees Banks, about a mile above,
Thorpe Hall. Tried Votberry again--blank;
,fott4od again at Caldwell Whin, ind.cama„past
Greystones, Caldwell Mill, skirted FOirett Park
user the 6ne large pastures, past Layton, noon the
cud of Gathcrly Moor, and ran to ground in a
drain sear Hartforth. A. large field of sportsmen
were present.
Mr. Fox's hounds met, on Friday week, at the
Cross Roads on 'Branham Moor ; tried Hole..
wood, did not find ;, next tried Ayton Woad,
and immediately unkennellcd a fine fox; be west
oti in a grand style, pointing to Aberford, made $ .
llouble, took a direct line past Sir Thomas IN.
vasour's house, and ran some time afterwards la •
the woods near Sir Thomas's house ; the fox then -• , •
-We for .Towtourayseed the York rend 111:111 to
Moore's house, at •Grhaston, Made a &tett
along the bank of the Whack, and crossed
river near to Uskelfe, passing •Appleton
through - Bolton; a part of the bounds
there 114 a short check, and. were called
back by the itupitidedeire?-• -s..seiasewpoo, - •
o suspected the fox had rested himself in a
small wood, near to Bolton ; only three coo.
of hounds pursued him by way of Cokoa
Copmanthorpc, when he again made a double,
was run up in a grand style to Orton, when
the remainder of the 'hounds came up, and ran
him again a short distance by the river side, and
he was seen to cross . by some foot people, about
three milts from Tadcastei.
This beautiful chase lasted from eleven till after
three o'clock in-the afternoon, and out of a field
of above SO horsemen, 12 only were up whet; the
hounds were called off, three of whom rode ffrom
York, and two from Leeds,the same morning,
and out on the same horses all day.

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Letters from Petersburgh state, that the ex,.
change had, in consequence of the total atagna.
lion of trade, fallen nearly 60 per cent. in • that
capital. The rouble was ay very low as.ls. 441.
On Wednesday last, an inquisition waa taken '
at Great Coxwell, before Mr. Stale, one of the
Coroners for Oifordshlre, on the body of John
Smart, a youth of thirteen years of age. Frota
the evidence it appeared, that the deceased, ;with
several other Boys, on the Thursday preceding,.
had been firing of an instrument, which they --..
called a teueh.gun„ beim part of the barrel'ef an •
old fowling-Plece,-'inid in which they had pUt two '
ounces of -gunpowder and some slugs. , They.then . ‘
placed the same in a direction. for the contents to
strike II tree, and by one orthe boys it was fired
off, when the instrument recoiled, and struck the
deceased on the forehead. He survived until the
following Monday, and then expired in great
agony.—. Verdict, Accidental Death.
PaDESTRIANISISe-.41) artist of _the name of •
Mack, a native of Dorchester, has undertaken
fur a wager of 200 guineas to go on foot 160 miles
in 48 hours. He is to start from T*ickcnham on
Wednesday morning, and pursue his totstsitoiverds
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Boximo.—A detetalned bol!ng -match-. took
place on Friday last,. on /feather Heath, Hants,
a few miles from Odiham,_, between Jais aeatd,
a servant to Captain Favell) and . grotifiat a
rtaemei, for 100 guineas: The soutesetssted an,
hour and forty minutes, They fought biked for
the last ten minutes and.' Brown who we, the
more powerful Man, Was. the conquerot; he
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fought for his own "cash. • - •,,
' ' Saturday evening as two, boys
,wernmousing
themselves with gunpowder at a house in Bird.
street, Oxford-street, a canister; Containing ,
about two pounds, caught: and exploded, by
which accident several paysesraf glass were ,blown
from the windows, the boys were severely wound.
I ed, and a young child in the room, where the ex.
plosion took place, was so badly, burl; that it is
supposed it cannot lire:
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