The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-12 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

YORK CRAVEN MEETING .—WEDNESDAY,
ERNESDAY, APRIL 0.
The CRAVEN STAKES, (Handicap) 5 sovereigns each. One
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mile and a quarter.
Mr. R. Fergusson's b. e. Toni Paine, 4 yrs old, 1I st 41b I
Mr. Ridsdale's br. g. Pitzwaher, 4 yrs old. Ilst 101 b 2
Mi. Ridsdale's b. g. Bishop. 4yrs old, list 6:b
10 to 4 egst Tom Paine-9 to 4 agst Fitzwalter—Won eat).
A Gold Cup, value 70 sovereigns, by subscription of 7
sovereigns each, for horses, &c. not thorough bred. Two
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111;..Caidwell's ch. h. Speculation, 6 yrs old I
Mr. Stewart's br. m. Lille, 5 yrs old
Mr. Copland's h. m. Bess, aged 8
Mr. R. Ferguson's b. h. Get-away 4
Mr. E. K. Bayard's b. h. Wallflower. . 5
Mr. Bayard's br. h. Cardinal. 6
Mr. Wentworth's hr. b. Farmer 7
Mr. Pigou's b. h. Pilgrim
6to S agst Speculation-5 to 2 agst Lilla-1 to 1 agst NV alt-
flower—Won easy.
Sweepstakes of 23 sovereigns each.—One mile and a half.
Mr. Stewart's b. m. Pecunia, llst Olb
Mr. Fergusou's b. g. by Jupiter, 6 yrs old, Ilst 2
Mr. Pigou's t,r. g. Conrad •• P 4
3 to lon Pecunla.
The Hunter's Stakes of 5 sovereigns each.—Heats, one

mile and a hart

Mr. Hume's b. c. Tom Paine, 4yrs old..
Mr. Stewart's b. m. Petunia, aged 4 2
Mr. Smith's b. m. Jenny Horner, aged 2 3
Mr. Leake's gr. b. Flaxtonian, 5 yrs old 7 4
Mr. Worsley's b. h. Skipjack 3 5
Mr. R. Ferguson's b. m. Jenny, aged 5 dr
Mr. Dancombe's b. g. Get-away, aged 8 de
4 to 1 agst Tom Paine, after Ist heat 8 to 4 on him—lU
to 4 on Jenny Horner—Won easy.

Middleham Craven Stakes. on Monday last, was won by
Mr. Ridley's Comte D'Artols, beating four others. The
Bolton Stakes of 30gs each, was won by Mr. Wilson's b. c.
Ringlet, beating three others. Tuesday, April ti, the 20gs
Sweepstakes was won by Mr. Jacques's b. f. Ringlet, beat-
ing Mr. Fergusson's Octavian ; and the 301. Plate was won
by Mr. Peirse's Baron Bowes.
BOXERS.—SPRING AND Neava.—Notwithstanding that
Spring for holding a watch as time-keeper at the late fatal
boxing match at Brighton, was called upon for sureties for
his keeping the peace, himself in 1001. and two sureties is
00/. each, some amateurs, in a meeting yesterday, were de-
termined that the battle should take place between him and
Neate, and the like resolve was made with respect to She!-
ton's fight with Josh. Hudson, Shelton having been held in
sureties also for usistiug in keeping the ring. How the
forfeited recognizances, were to be paid atter the battles,
was the question.
Two benefits at the Fives Court was first suggested, as
sufficient to pay all the entreated recognisance., as many
thousands would take tickets rather than the fights shou:,l
not take place.
Secondly, By public subscription, without the meeting at
the Fives Court.
Previous to the third proposition being made, one belong-
ing to the Commissary Department proposed that the part.es
should cross the Channel, as the lawyers did. "You cant o
cheap enough by water carriage (said lie), and I know :,:ti
will all go."—(Shouts of "All, all.")
PEDESTR lANISAL—On Saturday last, Townsend complet-
ed his great undertaking of walking from Coventry to War-
wick and back, three times a day for six successive days,
making in the whole 996 miles. Many bets were depend-
ing upon the' result of this extraordinary feat ; and dur-
ing the week groups of persona were collected in various
parts of the line off road, to mark his progress. Hal in 4 ac-
complished his arduous task, his entrance into this city, on
the above evening, was cheered by the acclamations Lf seve-
ral thousand persons, who testified their satisfaction at Ito
successful termination of his labours. A band of music, a:-
tended by torch lights, accompanied the pedestrian to the
White Lion :he appeared fresh and well. Liberal cows:-
buttons have been made in his behalf.

GLASGOW, APRIL 3.—This day the funeral of the late
Principal Taylor took place. It was most numeroply
and respectably attendeed by the Magistrates of Glasgow,
Professors and Students of the College, in procession,
followed by the numerous friends of the deceased. A
great crowd of spectators attended.
EDINBURGH. APRIL 18.—Wednesday the Lord Pro-
vost, Magis rates, and Council, resolved to, present a
petition to Parliament, praying that the duty might be
taken off stones and slates carried coastwise. The duty
on stones amounts to abuut 27 per cent. which I! is
hitherto almost prevented our builders from using toe
Forfarshire stones, except as cisterns; although, tr,ni
the closeness of their texture, and their mOOOllO9l and
durability, they are peculiarly suited fur inside st;:irs,
and for foot-pavements.
The Rev. Dr. WFarlane,of Drymen, has been appoint-
ed by his Majesty, Principal of Glasgow College. The
presentation reached town on Friday morning.
Since the snow disappeared, the weather has been un-
commonly favourable for all agricultural pursuits, so that
the sowing and ploughing have proceeded with rapidit7.
We are glad to find the provincial papers all concur its
their reports of the rapid progress of the oat sowing all
over the country.
The average temperature of the month of March last,
was, at eight in the morning, three degrees colder, and
at eight in the evening, two one-third degrees colder
than in the same month last year. The average greatest
degree of cold during the night was three degrees inure
intense last month than in March, 15•22.
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ligasNock, April 2.—The Uttnlop, Brown, of and
from Greenock, fur St. John, N. B. in working down the
river on Wednesday evening with a pilot on board,ruissed
stays and drove on shore below Ketnpet•k. She makes
no water, and is expected to be gut off to-day with a
trifling damage.
THE POOR COUNTRY OtßLs.—ln the coarse of yeiter.!ay
several Gentlemen, actuated by the most commendable tee'.
ings of humanity, called on Sir R. Birnie, at the office, fur
the purpose of subscribing to the relief of the two poor gir.s,
of whose case a report appeared in our Paperof yesterday ;
the gir;tl having actually set off for their home, the money
was left for the old woman, who was the first to pity the uti-
fortuoate objects, and the means of saving them by her dis-
interested charity. The poor woman, nowever, retired,
without intimating where she resided, and neither the Ma-
gistrates nor Mr. Bowen have any clue to find her.

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Yesterday a numerous and respectable Meeting or the
Wharfingers, Lightermen, Corn and Coal Consumers,
and others interested in the Navigation of the River
Thames, took place at the London Coffee-house, for the
purpose of opposing the contemplated Dety on Coals,
&r. a measure suggested to defray the expenses of the
New London Bridge. Mr. Alderman Lucas in the
Chair.
Mr. Davy, a coal merchant. stated that they tad as-
sembled for the purpose ofespressint their disapprobation
of, and exerting their influence against a tax of the most
injurious tendency to those concerned in the navigation
of the river, and through them to the public at large.—
He alluded to the imposition upon tonnage which Mr.
Sumner's. Bill introduced, and which WAS to be levied
Upon ell craft that should pass under London Bridge,.
The men npon whom the great weight of the tax would,
immediately fall, had never asked for a new bridge, mad
therefore it would be most unfair toi place them in thi%
supposed conditional persona who were to derive a great
hinefit from the new undertaking. He then proposed a
string of Resolutions, the object of which was to depre-
cate all imposition upon tonnage, as a means of raising
a fund for the erection of the bridge,- and the prepara-
tion of the approaches to it.
The CHAIRMAN and several other Gentlemen advocated
the Resolutions.
Mr. Itovrit said, that he certainly concurred, in the
Resolutions, but be submitted that they had not gone
far enough, for it was the imperieus duty of the public
meeting to let the public know that they were not advo-
cates of the new bridge, that they had never asked for
such a thing, and that the Corporation were willing to
grant all they required, which amounted to no more than
the erection of two arches, and that therefore say ditty
imposed upon the public through such means, would be
mast unjust and oppressive. Mr. Routh moved a Rests-
Wien, which was the echo of his speech.
The CHAIRMAN rose to impress upon the Meeting the
necessity of not entertaining the question just intro-
ducad. lie had taken the Chair upon the understand-
ing that the purpose for which they had assembled should
not be mixed up with any other, and it was well known
that he was favourable to the measure to. which Mr.
Routh had juat objected.
Mr. OLDHAM rose to second Mr. Routh's Resolution,
in doing which be said, Le, hoped that if the new bridge
should be really thought necessary for the object of the
petitioners, they would never think of throwing opon
the public that burden of which they ought themselves
to take a competent part; for it was admitted by all,
that so far as regarded the transit over the bridge, the
new structure, with its necessarily confined approaches,
would be much less commodious than the old. There was
another point that most materially affected the question
—the effect upon the navigation likely to arise from the
removal of the. dam of London bridge. lie had fre-
quently cautioned the Corporaton upon this subject, and
he trusted now that the eves of the public were open
through the efforts of the Press to the merits of the ques-
tion, that proper regard would he paid to so serious an
objection. The removal of the Water-works hail, he be-
liters', some effect tipon.tbe navigation,. and there was no
possibility of aseertaming to what extent the several
wharfs and buildisgs on the neighbouring banks might
he injured by the removal of the pens or dam, which
were of so much importance in the existing state of the
bridge.
All the Resolutions proposed were thee passed unani-
mously, with the exception of the last, to which, how-
ever, the Chairman was the only opponent. They were
embodied in a Petition to Parliament, and a subscription
was entered into for the support of the object of the Pe•
tition in Parliament.

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WARWICK ASSIZES, APRIL 10.
BeforiMr.Justice PARR.
lFm. Astbury, a young man of genteel appearance,
aged 25, Mary, his wife, aged 27, and Silvia Phillips,
her mother, aged 73 years, were placed at the bar,
charged with feloniously and traitorously forging and
counterfeiting the coin of this realm, in the likeness of a
balforovrn; in a second count, with the same offence, ex-
cept that it was a shilling; and, in a third count, in a
sixpence, against his allegiance, Sc. There were two
other indictments against Astbury, in which the offence
was stated differently. W. Astbury pleaded " guilty ;"
bat withdrew that plea, by the Courts advice,and plead.
ed " not guilty."
After the evidence for the prosecution was gone
through—
Mr. DENMAN claimed to address the Jury on the part
of the prisoners; bat
The duties, on referring to the statute 8 and 9 of Wil-
liam said that he was not entitled to do so, as this
was the only kind of treason that did not go to the cor-
rupion of blood.
The prisoners being called on for their defence, the
wire of Astbury, who had fainted several limo during the
vial, fell on her knees, and implored mercy for her has-
b.nd. The husband was also bathed in tears, and pay-'
ing the most.affectionale attention to his wife, and
I'e-
plied, in a very subdued tone of voice, "My Lord,vel
nothing to say."
Mrs. Phillips said—" I am innocent, my Lord."
Ilis LORDSRIP then summed up the evidence, and ex-'
pressed great doubt whether the evidence sufficiently af-
fected the females to warrant the Jury returning a verdict
of guilty against them; but left it to them to say if there
could be any doubt of Astbnry's guilt.
The Jury, in five minutes (at 5 o'clock in the evening),
pronounced Wm. Astbury Guilty, and the females both
Not Guilty ; hut recommended the former to mercy, on
account of his previous good character.
y9sLonfOSIIIP proceeded to pass sentence ofdeath upon
the convict, the women having been taken away by his
orders from the dock. Ills Lordship said, that sachems the
extent to which the unfortunate prisoner bad carried on
the practice of coining base money, that although he
should convey to the Crown the recommendation of the
Jury, yet the prisoner could not hope for mercy, and he
advised him to prepare fur the worst. The sentence was,
" That he be taken from thence to the place from whence
be came, and from thence to be drawn on a hurdle to the
place of execution," Sr.
Mr. DRNMAN, io addition to the recommendation of
the Jury, reminded the Court, that the prisoner bad in
the first instance offered to plead guilty ; the Judge re-
plied, that the fact should not be lost sight of.
In the case of Moses Long, convicted at the Suffolk
,Assisee, of a burglary in the house of Mr. John Peck,
BrockMrd, a curious confession was made by the pri-
soner ; from which it appeared that he entered by brrak-
iug a pane onion, marched about the house throwing
upon all, thrSloocs, lay down on a bed and slept, he sup-
posed above an hour; came to another bed-ronni, and
again lay (Joan, but in a few minutes got up again, and
•• squatted down" upon the stairs • went into thekitchen,
and ate a candle which be found there. Ile afterwards
took up a parcel of• Hank-notes and laid them down
again. thinking them letters: seeing something which
looked like a desk, she opened it, arid putting his band
upon some black and w bite stripes—to his great asto-
risliment and terror a noise proceeded from,them, and
he ran away as fast as he could. This was a pianoforte.
The Court was convulsed with laughter at this confes-
sion, from which, and other ciristwistances, it appeared
Viet the palmier, who was anininate of the svorh-house,
wasu man of very weal: understanding. capable of
diatioguishing right kook orong.--(Cheltneford Mean.)