The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-12 00:00:00

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The latter end of this week. and probably the greater
portico, of tie nest, will be occupied in the eUllft of
King's Betels, with 'Mal, for Libel, on indictinenti
preferred by the " Coutitatioul Association," and
the "Society for the Suppression of ViceZ' it was
intended that the first. of them (the King v. Dolby)
should begin to day. bats as it stood low in the paper.
it is filed peremptorily to take place. the first thing, on
Friday smarming. The other cues will- follow in the
subsequest rotation :
We Knees to the name each work prosecuted. •
The King v. Dolby. Indictment for libel in the " Po-
litical Mctionaty."
The same v. same. No. 2of the " Pa•quin."
The same v. Benbow. Indictment for a Caricature.
The same e. same. For another Caricature.
The same v. Thelwall. Indicted for a libel in the
" Champion."
The same v. Kelehell. (Candle's shopman.) Indicted
for a libel in the Address to Reformers.
The same fe. Susannah Wright. (Carlisle's shopwo-
man.) Indictment fora blupliemons libel.
SATURDAY'S LIST. ♦LSO SPECIAL. AMISS.
The same v. King. of Chancery-lone, the aowsesan
who had the correspondence respeeting Orton.) In-
dictment, Libel in the" Political Dictionary."
The same v. Clark. Indictment, Blasphemous Libel,
in publishing Shelley's Poem, with notes entire, of
Queen Mab."
The same v. Clark. Also for' Queen
The two i Miaowed. against Clark, are preferred by the
Society for the Suppression of Vice; all the rest are in-
stituted, we are informed, by the Bridge-street Consti-
tutional Association.

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BOXING.
GRAND FIGHT BETWEEN NEATE AND Tint GASMAN
This fight which had excited so much interest and
expectation, not only among the jitney, but among
the public in general, took place yesterday in the
plains above Hangerford, 66 miles from the metropo-
lis. It was one of the most tremendous encoatiters
recorded in the annals of the art, and left far behind
the celebrated battle between Johissos and Big Ben.
Its issue also disappointed most of the knowing ones. •
for thouth both combatants were known to he des-
perate hitters, yet the dreadful punishing right hand
of Gas was expected to bear him through triumphantly.
Neate and Gas entered the ring in high spirits. each
anticipating victory. Tom Belcher and Harry.Harnier
were Neste's Second and Bettle•holder, and Spring and
Shelton Second and Bottle-holder to das.
The first and second moods were to the advantage of
Gas, and betting rose two to one in his layout.
The third round was more equal. though be still main-
tained some superiority.
The foufth round, though not the last, proved decisive
of the fight. Gas, who lass the habit of breaking from •
his man, and then tumbling in with desperate violence,
received himself two treinenduous hits right and left,
which floored him, and took the fight out of him.
Fourteen other rounds were fought after this, but he
Dever recovered sulliciestly to render the ultimatelssaa
doubtful. He was bit stone blind, and punished in the
moot dreadful manner, whilst at the conclusion of the
eighteenth round, when Neale wag declared the victor.
be 'either had lost a drop of bleak nor had a wretched
fags to skew.
Many bets were depending, an 4 much money has
been lost by the issue of this battle, the whole of
which did sot last more than 24 seinates.

OLD Butisv.—TMs day the Court was occupied
tha Wm& khe Jamie& is tbe cue of Was.Cratchley.
who was foiad Guilty of attiring a quantity of bye
Sovereigns.
The Houstrable Company's ship Waterloo, Captain
Alsager, arrived at Bombay 22d July, in six weeks
from St. Helena, and carried the news of the death of

Bonaparte.
Extract from the Agent to LloyJ's at Oibraltar,
dated Nov. 24:—" The Heroine corvette of 28 guns,
commanded by Lient.-Colonel Mason, anchored in this
bay the 19th inst. It is reported that she has cap-
tured many vessels, and that one of them foundered
during a gale with 40 of the corvettes crew on board.
The Portuguese frigate the Perla, Captain da Cunha,
is stationed here for the purpose of cruising in the
Out during easterly winds, to prevent any Tunisian
cruisers passing these Straits ; the truce between these
Powers, which was concluded in 1819, having et-

pi red."
CANitex.—A gentleman of respectability in Canada
writes to his friend in London as follows :
Montreal. August 29, 1921.
"The last accounts we have from England indicate
an excellent harvest, se that the only hope which this
usury now bas in respect to its wheat trade, which
is of vital importance to it, is is the Imperial Paella.
meat, which we bops will not be inattentive to the
prayers of the whole of these provinces, which will be
laid before them shortly. The cities of Quebec and
Montreal hive already agreed to Petitions, and mea-
sures are taking to let every county petition also. Tb's
universal cry, and the strength of the arguments
used I. the petitions, will, we hope. effect something in
oar ravens.. If not, and the same destructive system
be cendered, then the trade of this country must be
at an sad, and we mast devise some, as yet. eithonght
of means, to forego the use of British goods and main-
factures I since under the present system we are de-
prived of the means of paying for them. siirklie looked
over the Report of the Agricultural Consult e wl,l;h
I you were kind enough to send us ; I was st:ock wish
the sareasuableness of the pm), lot some of be pe-
tide's mentioned. Nothing is said in it of the 'Canada
wheat,yet from the general reasoning ma.% use of,
am led to hope'tkat oar petitions will meet with at.

'cation."
RIIMUTION TO CAPIADA.—Wo learn that, notwitb-
staading the earnest and reiterated entreaties of the
'Winne* of Reafrew sad Laaark shires, who pro-
moted the recent emigration to Canada, Ooterament
have decidedly refused giving to Were emigrants the
peceniary bonety of 101. to each, which has been en-
jeyed bye those who went eat chitin this aid the•pre-
ceding yar. Oraa is of land will he given to the set-
tlers as before, and they will be gesteitelusly tarnished
with basbaodry implements, het aethieg farther.--A
(fidialistres piper.) - •
Venn timings. Dec. 12.—Webad 'wry few buyers
of Wheat this meneng, with which artitil our market
madame overloaded, having ao demand fat the tough
and laferioi samples, the value of which is gene nominal,
and even that of rime polity met very heivy sale at
bioadav's prices, although °pottery to geortral expectm.
doe, Were was no reduction in the prise of deer.--ilar-
ley mousiness exceedingly dell in sale, and unly • the
prime molds( samples could be disposed 0f...-Qats are
Is. per quarter cheaper, the arrivals, since Wedgy

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