The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-15 00:00:00

COUNTRY FAIRS AN,' MARKETS.

At &mastic fair, on .Mond last, lambs met with a
ready sale, at tolerable prices, lint sheep sold low, and
were but little le demand.—(Wesr Briton.)
A pig ten weeks old was sold in Usk Monthly Market
on Monday se'onightfor sixpence, and a penny was given
hack for lac::. The purchaser was Mr. Moon, of the
George Inn, where the pig is now to be seen in full health.
It has been viewed by many gentlemen, who, astonished,
considered it as thi' ;.; reatest proof of the distress that
the country is labouring ender.—(Bristol Mercury )
A very fine milking-cow was sold in the same market
fee4ss., which a few years ago, would have fetched 111.
Fine fat cows, worth, ten years ago. 241. and 251. were
sold for 71. and Si. Fat pigs 12 to 1 llb. per quarter,
fit for Bristol porkers, were sold for Ss. each. Sheep
were offered equally low, but found no purchasers. We
cannot offer more convincingi proofs of the flourishing
state of the country.—(lbid.)
At Shepton Mallet Fair, on Thursday, there was a
larger supply of cattle than has been known for many
years past, which sold at very advanced prices.
'there were a greater number of sheep penned at Si.l
Ann's Hill Fair, near Devizes, on Tuesday last, than for I
several pears past: and though but few sales were effect-
ed in the early part of the day, yet towards noon the de-
mand increased-, and nearly the whole were sold at some-
hat higher prices than at the late fairs.--One lot of,
prime lambs fetched as high as Ws. each, bnt the gene.'
'vat payee may be unused-ot-frovis 6s. to 16w— Rees from
14s. to Ifls. There were a great number of horses, but
few porch .
At Magdalen Hill Fair, near Winchester, on Friday
se'nnight, Lambs' wool sold on better termstban were ex-
petted, viz. 14d. 15d. and 16d. per lb. for South-down ;
Merino lamb 16d. IJd. 2141. and 2211. per lb.; South.il
&wen fleeces 30s. to 325. and Merino fleeces 40a. to 435.
per tod: the quantity exhibited for sale was larger than
las been known for some years There was beta small
and very inferior shew of nag horses and cart colts, and
few were sold. There was a large quantity of old cheese
which met witb.a dull sale, old Somerset fetched front
SOs. to 565. per cwt. ; fine ditto, 58s. to Us.; old Wilt-
shire, 465. to 565. ; a small qu•lntity of tine new front
38s. to 435.; Half Coward, 30a. to 345.; Skins, Hi,.
10 Vs.

At. Li oilfield Fair on Monday, Lean Stork experienced
• tolerably brisk sale. Hood Tethers fetched Ns.—
Ewes, 16s. Lsmbs, from 7s. to 13s. average about 9s. Gel.
'Same horned cattle were exhibited, but most of them
were driven away unsold.
About two hundred shearers appeared at the Cross,
Glasgow, on Monday, upwards of one half of whom were
hired. Wages ran from IL Gd. to is. yd. without victuals.
Tuesday morning between two awl three hundred came
forward. Only two bands, of about thirty each, were
hired. (Inc band went to the neighbourhood of Partick,
and the other towards Catulachie. Wages were Is. 6d.
One man who had °sly a small piece to cot, took away
six men and gave them Is. Bd. for the day.

WATERFORD BUTTER MARKET.-111 our last ITe
noticed the snspension in which the butter Trade was
involved by the refusal of beamage. Os Saturday the
Weighmaster issued notice that he would weigh with
Or without beamage, thus leaving the buyer and seller
to adjust matters between themselves. Inconsequence.
203 firkins were weighed, all as we understand, with
beamage. Prices for best neighbouring Butter 77 to
79E—(Crate-I:ford Mirror, lirg. 12 )
Mackerel have lately been sold at Teignmoutb for
sixpence per hundred.
An alarm of fire was spread in this city in the fore-
noon of Friday last, said to have taken place at Rus-
sell and Co.'s waggon-office. It proved, however, to
he an evplosion of a chest, belonging to the meuagere
of the Exeter theatre, which contained combustible
preparations for making what is termed " Greek
fire," &c. and was about to be conveyed to Wry-
moetb. It is (originate the accident did not oi.csir
during the journey, (which, 'from the motion of the
waigoo, is not improbable) as it mould then have
been attended with more serious consequences.—
(Exeter Paper.)
DRRADFCL A C:DINT —GLASGOW, AVG. 11.—Last
night, about I I P.M. the Hercules steam host be-
longing to Glasgow, on her way (ota Greenock to
Cambleton, when off Greenock, unfortunately Cattle in
contact with, and run down, a boat or wherry filled
with poor people from the Highlands, on their way to
tug southe's districts to labium- during the harvest.—
Hot of 45 persons on board the boat, only five escapist
a watery grave, and one of these, a woman, wa,
taken up in each an exhausted state, that she is
since dead. One of the four unfortunate survivors, a
man, has to mourn the lose of his wife, two el.:ligh-
ters, anti a son, by this fatal catastrophe. The steam
Wet had out light*, and also a proper watch, who re-
"peatedly bailed the wherry ; but owing to some fatal
inadvertence, or probably from not understanding
English, the unfortunate boat continued her course
, till escape was Impassible.

PUOILISX.
In the Green hares, near Hares. in Middlesex. fltie'eell
miles front Condon, between the Sprig of Ilfsyrtld
(frown) and the tirely hid (Stockman) tor 2.) su-
varigns aide; and also betneen Harty Greco and
Small.—Six soveteigns to fire. .
Yesterday, at the appointed time fee peeling, the Sprig
of Mertle was not to be found, and i bet, were
altered that he did not make his appearamee at all ; not
front leer, but owing to some mistake respecting the in-
formiltion.as to the bit of turf. After some delay Tail
occurred on the look out for the Sprig, it wsenletertioned
that the tabor cores ghoul I commence the anittretneet
of the day ; when Small and Greets, both reudv tugged
in white uppers, *tiered in the ring, and threw up their
sob coverers with great confidence. Bak, and f;:leeif
Cooper seconded Breen; and Paddington Joomanield
Dick Hall for Small. Contrary to expectation this battle
proved a tery spirited one ma both sides; Small in most
of the rounds (twenty-three) took the Ind, and Kith his
left hand dealt ont heavy pepper on Green's nob; Use
latter not only proved himself &prime man, but he admi-
nistered sense severe punirhmeat to hie opponent. Small
possessed the most s,lenee; and that feature won bias
the battle in 24 minuses.

I; eeee and *Wall had scarcely quitted the ring, when
a post chaise appeared In sight, which contained Josh.
Hudson and Brown. The eight of the Sprig made ail
the amateurs alive again : and Brown was received with
load clapping of Lands. He jumped out of the vehicle.
and ran towards the ring, and in his eagerness to shy
Iris costar, it went right over the ropes. He had a blue
bird's ere tied loosely round his squeeze, and a collar so
high, that, to use the expression of au old sporting man.
it was big enough to make a white waistcoat; in fact, he
was a swell milling core in duodecimo I The I icily liid
and the Sprig shook notulege together, and immedtately
prepared for combat. Bales and Torn Jones handled
the hid; and Spring and Josh. Hudson were for Brown.
The latter hero tied his bit of bine to the stakes; and
Stockman, with smiling confidence, covered it with the
yellorrmaa, ala Belcher. The odds had been in some
f,w instances a few days previous to the battle 2 to I on
Brown ; but 6 and 5 to 4 was the current betting at the
commencement of the battle.

I. On stripping. Stockman, if any tiring, appeired
the biggest chap of the two. After a abort pause, ma.
pied in viewing of each others altitudes, Stuckwat:en-
fiearonred to plant a hit. but Brown got away. _Brown
also stopped a blow well. A short pause. Stockman
rushed in. and a struggle took place at the ropes. u heu
both went down.

2. Siihr : Brown's nose was a little tinged with
claret: straggling again, till both down.
3, This was also a scrambling pally-hasty round, ar
no execution done: It was nothing like fighting.
4. The Sprig acted entirely on therlefenstre, and got
away. The Lively Kid was too much in a hurry to
plant any heavy blows, and always finished the round by
rushing in and endeavouring to have the best of the
hogging. On Brown's struggling to obtain the throw,
Josh. Hudson roared out with the voice of a Stentor,—
" 31y Spriggy, what are you crier; fight, fight, why
don't yon will instead of hying to throw your Min!"
5-6. Nothing. 7. Briton 'hewed the value of expe-
rience, and in going down with his opponent, planted
good .hit.
S. Of no recount. 9. This was a well fought round.
The Lively Kid met with a stopper to hi' rash on the
nub, bat he returned well to the scratch, and a good ea-
chanze of blows occurred, in which Stockntan received
a severe rut over one of his ogles, that produred the cla•
rel. Both down. The if-Mari:24er b0.t.4 loadly shouted,
thinking it looked a little like winning-0 to 4 on
Brost n.

10. 11. Short. but no pees attest *we maids.
12. The Sprig male play, and, in his eagerness to hi',
slipped down; but he instantly got up, and fought tiil
both measured their lengths on the grass.
13. Brown tit Stockman, who slipped down, but he
jumped up again, and was for renewing the b►ttle ;
however, the seconds of Bro.an considered it a round,
awl Brown sat down on Hudson's knee. .
14. The Sprig went down from a slight hit on his
knees, and the Lively Kid ran in to make the most of
it; but he threw op his hands, amidst loud ayplausa
from all parts of the ring.
15. Both of the combatants did not appear in •
hurry to go to stork. In a struggle Stockman was
thrown.

It. Fibbing each other at the ropes, till they finished
the round by going down.
17. Some blows passed, when Brown hit his opponent
slightly- off his balance, and endeavoured to plant a hit,
but he threw np his hands. Foul, fair, &c. as it lotted
the different partisans.
IS. and last. Some fighting in this round, anti in a
severe struggle fur the throw, Stockman having put hi:
finger into Brown's mouth, be challenged the latter wi:h
biting him, as lie was falling down, loud cries of" Fuel,
foul"—" Fair, fair."—A wrangle ensued ; Brown's um-
pire (a stranger it seems and his first appearance in that
haracter), left the ring, and said he hid 10.. t it. Nil •
ther Stoclon.da's Umpire nor the Referee saw the tic-
eunistanee alluded to.

The ring was broken, when Elan threw np Lis ha',
and took the Lively Kid out of the ropes as the winning
man. This event produced a prime Babel-row! and se-
veral expressions rather isisparliameatary escaped from
the lips of the betters towards each other as to winning;
bath sides claiming it. Spring and Josh. Hudson and
Brown remained in the ring, contending if it was not fad
for a man to put his finger into another's mouth, it
was an unmanly trick; but they wo•tisi lizbt the battle
our, and called upon the Lively Kid again to shove him-
self in the ring. This Storkinan refused to do; w:ters
Brown and his seconds left the ground, obierving, they
should insist upon having the hauls-money. The right
hand of Stockman it was said was guise: and the KM
he complained of was but a very slight sufech. The
amateurs separated quite out of humour *his each other;
and the merits of the dispute in question, it seems, is to
be chaffed in the highest court of the Fade!' before the
stakes are given up..,-tdandall, Oliver, IVA, Lennei,
Abhot, the silicon, Champion, and Painter from No.-
nitth were witnessing the above battles.

Sunday morning,. between the hours of four an
taus o'clock, as Mr. Roberts, night constable of Redd If
parish, Bristol, was going down the lane at the bac!:
of Somereet.sqoare, be perceived a man endeavouring;
to conceal hiroseif in an a►h pit under the wall : on
examining him he found biro to be an o!d offender,
bu. wht'e in the act of inestioning to tu, Mr. Cut!.
string, who re-ides in the square, looked over the wall
and exclaimed, „'That ie the fel.ow that has been into
my reline, and left his shots behind hiov."—lt ap.
pared that the man had opened • a small door which
led to the cellar, let himself down feet forerens•, and
taken off his shoes in order to proceed op stairs ; but
very tortunately a female servant belongiag to Mr.
Fysun saw him descend the re.llar, and with great Are-
s-nee of mind went to Mr. Couistring's and rang the
bell; which on the fe;low11 hearing be immediately
ascended, armed with a b oken shovel, and threivened
to murder the girl if she attempted to step bins or
then jumped the wall, and in so doing liisike hie leg
near the anclr—lle was taken to the Ilfi!tnary.