The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-31 00:00:00

SPORTING INTKLLIGSAGS.
CRAMSFURD RACES.—Tiessoitv..lol.‘ 30.

The Oatiend Stakes Of SOP sea, teas ft. and Mg' " d..
dared as alder.—Twu rapes and a half, starting at the
bottom elite Old Course, and to go once rtiend.
Mr. Harrloon's b. g Wish.. 6 yrs old. Bst 4fh,
Marquess.' Badge's h. f. Ti.tsy, 4 )rs old, Nat
Sir Ellab Harvey nd Potemkin, 4 yrs old. 7st. Sib.
Mr. bleatheote's br. to Antelope, 4 yrs old, dot.
Won by three lenallu.
6to 4 agst Quibble-4 to I nest Tipsy-8 to I agst
Potemkin.
The following having declared forfeit by the thee pre•
scribed, paid only lOt, 10s.:—
Mr. Real s Romp, age'„ Bst. 10Ih . Mr. Western and
A. Wright, who did not name.
Ills Majesty's Plate of Moss. by mares of all ages, three r
old, 7st., four, Bst. Mb.. five, Bst, Iflu., alt} and mg
Vat. Mb. Two Ale heat..
Mr. Bat'on's h... Lass. b yrs old, 9 '
Lord Clarendon's b. m. Antiope, b yes slid .. 9
Marquess of Exeter's b..f. 4 yrs old .. •.. dr
Won by a neck.
The first heat was won by half a length—The second b •
heed—The third by a meek.
The betting on the first heat snub ro 4 oa Less—The ono • •
to 9 oa Loss—The third, ti to 4 oa
—nwenn—_
BRIGHTON RACES.—(Oven ins New Coyest.)
MONDAY, JOLY 49.
His Majesty' Gold Cup, valise It.gs. added to a 8....
stakes offal!. each, far all ages. Two mites. •
Lord Rerentoate's b. e. Centaur, 4 yes old .. t.
Deka of Retistwl's ch. e.Carbonaro. 4 yrs old
Sir Hlidelsesed sad Inesetator paid forfeit. :r
The Town Plate of BM. .1
Lord Varewloat's b. f. Twitter .
Mr. Pearce's h. f. by Blucher
Mr. Dockers?* Paintbrush
Lord G. H. Cavendish's b. f.
Both noes were woo easily.;
BOXING ON WIMBLEDON COINISON.
The brittle between Jobs feessisk. *Pori • tad 4"
evernature a peeled for the ring, mid J Leaney,
formidable and brave competitor of Curtis, touts ivae
yesterday, on the spot stated, for a stake of 60 gm'', a.
So good and manly a fight has seldom been witncs.eci.—
An Aina.eur and Achilles seconded Teesdale, and Spring
and Curtis, acted for Lenney. Betting 2tol on Ter'.
dale, and weights about equal.
It lasted as hoer and fifty millets, aid after the Iles.
three roue is it was all hard fighting. These rowels oc-
cupied more than a quarter of an hoer in enanorivriiig.
breaking the ground. Asc. to endeavour to get to eaten
other, and no blood was spilt, or a bit of any conserrenre y
placed, until at the end of the third round Teesdale
placed a hit upon the tip of his adversary's smeller, Nom
which claret hem is abundance, and in a trial of strength
both went down, but Leong gained the fall.
Round 4. Leaney placed a good right handed blow
over his ad • ies left eye, which drew blood in streams,
a rally followed, from which the combatants parted and
=to work, and both went dews, bat Lenney
west strength.
4. Teesdale was pipeing, aid he dropped his hasdd as
was supposed, to draw his adversary to fleet fighting,
Teesdale having the length. A rally followed, bits were
isichaaged, and Teesdale was throws.
6,7, and 8. Teesdale stood unguarded, stooping hii
breast down, and evidently distressed for wind. Lenney
bad made some excellent parries of his adversary's left
1111.11 i, hat belted the worst of the rounds, and was kept
constantly bleeding with left handed solohiag, bet. his
eoefidence remained unshaken.
Teesdale led until the 11th round, Lenney being too
short to get at him, but here be showed some rare gam!
qualification's, and bad the best oflhe rhund, and tbie*
his adversary. The claret flew in all directions.
The 17th round again produced extra pine, and Len-
ney bad none the worst of a smart rally; and in
the 18th both were too mach tired for destructive work.
The 19th was a gallant fighting round upon equality,
and Lenney threw his ad
20. le this round it was no difficulty in naming the
winner. Leeney was bit to a stand, and his head was
ens contesed masa. He, however, went on, and fonglit
some of the remade successfully, until the 42d, when be
was floored with a rem right-handed logger, and was
deaf to time.
RIIMA/t/Ll.—Both 'hewed themselves brave men ; bat
Teesdale ent-fonght his adversary, and had coofidence to
keep on in transient adversity; but he is not the
slashing bitter lei was supposedlte be,although be finishes
well. He has received les quantum of paelsbinent.
B 's WIT .—A liair•dresser at Halifax informed
one of his customers, the other aseroiog, that be bad
just been fleiehing off an attorney in that place, who
had departed soon after to York, to attend his profits•
sional duties at the Assizes. On which the gentles,'
inquired if be. the barber, bad 'ay cause to try theve.
No." replied the operator. " I had . much rather
share a lawyer thee let a lawyer shave me."
A shipwreck as Inexplicable is its origin, as it was
fatal in its cosset' , occurred on Sunday last, the
21st instant, near the month of the river Tay. Early
in the moraieg the mast of a vessel, with all bee sails
set, was observed standing upright in the water, a RV
tle to the E toward of the Lady Bask; and shortly
thereafter the crew of the smack DAUM, when off

Broughty Castie,picked up the body °fames. which was
ascertained to be that of J. Cooper, muter of the sloop
Active, of Dodge. It was now coojectured she wets
the unfortunate I; which proved to be the ens.
Two hosts were immediately dispatched to the spot.
and she was found to be sank under only a few fat
of water. How the accident occurred is noknowas
and must for ever remain so ; the wb sic crew, stontist-
log of the master and his two suns, being drowned is
the deep. The body of the Captsis, when found,
was still warm ; and his watch and the s►ip's papers
were in his pocket; but the b.sdies of his suns have
not yet been got.—tie hes left a sidow' and two
children to lament this affi.ctieg calamity.—(Glessoes

Chronicle.)
Stactus.—Yesterday afternoon, shoat five o'clock. it
respectable looking wan, apparently about 35, was:
walking 'Ion: the Terrace at tireenwieb, and was ob.
word by those who passed to have an air of distraction.'
He suddenly stopped. and potting a pocket pistol to bis
right ear. fired, and instantly fell. He never spoke nor
stirred afterwards. The blood flowed from bath earl,
and the ball having passel entirely through the brain.
part of which protruded through the wound, appeared'
under the skin of the left temple. The spectators of
this fatal scene immediately gathered round, and fife.
Locker, the Secretary of the Hospital, came-out from
bis apartments, and sent Instantly for the surgeona, but
the spark of lift was already tl.d. On his examining
the pockets of the deceased. POMP papers were towed.
which indicate that the unhappy suicide was Mr. IS. 11.
—, a medical student of Ony's Hospital. On subs..
Tient inquiry at that I et,Titution Ir3r9, that this no.
fortunate gentleman was a tingle tone, of excellent cha-
racter, and spent much time its ress.ting religious books.
He is the son of a clergyman in a ,itstAnt county. ilhont
four years since he was c.mfineJ in of the Lunatid
liospita:s in this metropolis, and there can•be no doukt
• recurrence of the dreadful salad/ sarg.l him to this •
fatal deed.