The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-21 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLICENCg.

BETTVIG AT TATTERSALL'S—Vov.
RIMMESMORIII.-3 to 1 sgst Reformer—b to l • agst Don
Carlos-8 to 1 egst Prudence-7 to 1 asst Quadrille.

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DERR7.-43 to 1 agst Swiss-9 to 1 agst Reformer-1e to 1
agst Agnes-124 to 1 agst Ridicule-14 to 1 tut Cressida-
-14 to 1 agst Don Carlos-20 to 1 agst Cyduns-20 to 1 agst
Bess-26 to 1 •gst Banshee.

OMCS.-3 to I aggt Prudence—b to I agst Lyrnessa-21 to I
agst Mr. Prendergast's filly.
• fir. LlCElL—Nothingdone.

PEDESTEI I AI44SNi.

MATCH TO THE.THIRTY SITTII 511Lesrosce, ON THE WM(
RoAD„—Mr. West,the old %I inilsor Pedestrian, started at tev
o'clock, on Wednesday night, to go from Hyde Park roma-,
to the 36th milestone, and back, in 16 hours, for2oo sovereigns.
The Pedestrian reached Slough (20 miles) in ten minutes under
three hours, and he halted at Maidenhead (20 miles) and wert
to bed. lie reached the ittith milestone. and returned back to
Twy ford (34 mil.-s) in 7 hours and 33 minutes. When at t':e
lfith milestone, Le had four Lbws, within five minutes, to spare,.
and he won the match cleverly in eleven minutes within the
given time. Tae Pedestrian wore a flannel dress, and did most
of his task at a walk:
. HORSHAM, Nov. 18.— Verrall continues with unabated vi-
gour walking fifty miles a day. Seven hundred and fifty have
been done by him during the last fifteen days, and there is little
doubt hut the remainiag 230 will be done with ease. Every
day his health improves. lle starts at four in the morning,ac.l
walks ten miles before he takes any refreshment. After fol. r
miles more he breakfasts : he than does twelve more before
dinner; rests an how', and the remising twenty four he ac-
complishes regularly by ten in the evening, allowing himself
sufficient time to take tea and other refreshments during the
afternoon. As the twentieth day will fill on Sunday next. he
intends to walk fifty miles more than 1000 on Monday, **just'
as he himself says, "for Use Jim of it." Fifty sovereigns
have been cffered to him to day by a gentleman of Guilforu',
Ulm does the extra fifty. Many are of opinion that he would
go on for fifty days longer if a good round sum were offered
him. Betting, this evening, three to one on him. To those
who bet at the onset great odds against him; he is very jocose,
and very talkative to all. . . .

Metcalfe, the tailor, started yesterday morning at Shepherd's
Rush. to ran a mile in four minutes and fifty five seconds.—
The race was over a half mile piece of ground, and although
the man did the task well within the time on trial, yet time was
backed at two to one before the start. In running the first he.lf
mile the pedestrian broke down, he was six minutes
the mile. There was a general riot over it, and people refit sed.
to pay.

ARSON.
TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF DRAYTON FARM.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 19.—Last night, about half plea
nine, a most destructive fire was discovered at t)-+ tan
Farm, near COAlla:1), about five miles from hones, the
property of V. Padwiek, jun. Esq. Expresses were imme-
diately dispatched to V.* neighbouring towns far engines
and assistance, which was most promptly afferded by throe
respective public departments of tais garrisoe and the in-:
habitants. The first engine that reached the farm ves
from Tipner ; then relit:turd the Portsmouth town erigi,e, •
engines from the Royal Engineer department, Koval.
Marines, &c. &e. ; hut are this assistance conld arrive '
the fire had assumed. so alskuting a feature, that all
attention was directed to two or three stacks that
had not yet taken bre: these were ultimately oblig-
ed to be taken to pieces, and the sheaves carried'
by hand to the neighbouring fields. To accomplish
this object, officers of both services, private satins, and
citizens, were seen vying who should reeder most aid.'
Ere now had assumed a most awful and terrific lisped; fuze •
large ricks were raging in the yard; cow•henses. • brisk
stabling, out houses, &c., had beta completely destroyed,'
land thedevastation of the whole farm, saving the rick abase'
mentioned and the farm house, was inevitable. Every
eeertion was now made to savlthis little reinnart of a vOlaa-
hie property ; this was net accoinpiished till near set
o'clock, after incredible ems ons during the whole night.
The property destroyed falls little short of :46:m
20001. of which is insured. The greatest praise is Genii:4 -
doe to those who conducted, and to those who bore the
arduous fatigue of dragging the engines for *have fire
miles, and we could not but feel gratified (though under
the greatest alarm as to the extent of the fire) to bear the
continued cheering of the different services, in alternately
overtaking and passing each other's engines on the role,
going at double quick time nearly the whole of the way.
At the fire we particularly noticed the daring intrepidity of
Captains Smith and Belson of the Engineers, and Captain
Thomas of the Navy ; these gentlemen, with many other
officers and citizens, were actively employed in direc,ing
and using the engine, and fire hooks amidst the great anl
tottering masses of solid fire, which at every step virrdan-!•
ed them. We sincerely lament the loss the prepricor
must have sustained, but we feel assured he must have feit
some alleviation at the ltrebmpt a,sistance rendered bias
from all parts of the country—distance seemed to be r.f
little consequence, all were eager to arrive with their a;-i.
We muot nut omit to mention the early arrival of a detach-
ment of armed troops from Tipner, who formed a guard to
protect the secured property, nor the facility with which.
the sheaves were removed from the stacker by the provident
arrival of the Royal Engineer fire-waegon with book*, ,
ders, &c. &c. The engineers used these implemente with
the must determined coolness ; indeed, great praise is doe
to all. • One of the destroyed ricks contained 21)0 quarters.
We have now the additional painful task of recording,
that the above fire was caused by an incendiary. The par-
ticulars that we had learnt are, that the Bailiff of the facer
had objected to a pauper, of the name of James Godaia,
sleeping in one of the out houses; desiring him to go to .
the pour house at ‘Vidley, a short distance, where he had
apartments with others of his family. A pauper in an ad-
joining room heard him come to the house a fay hours
before dark, and, in a conversation with his mother, say,.
1" that he would be damn'd if he would not set tire to the
farm, either on that night or the next ;" he then heard Aim
ask ter a tinder box, and distinctly heard the striking of
the steel. as if for the purpose of trying ir. At dark he was
seen near the farm with a light, partially concealed under
his jacket; added to this, it was ascertained that he did not
return to the poor boom till nearly six o'clock the next
mortriug: nailer these oireunotnuces he was immedihtriy
aperehended, and brought down to Mr. 0. A. CALLA*
offise, the Clerk to the County Magi•trates, and underwent
an examination before E. ft. A KNA Ull. Esq. one or the
County Magistrates, when he admitted that he meet to the
sow house and lighted a stick which he had in his hand,
with a view of frightening the bailiff, but that some spat ke
falling on the litter it caught fire, and. being mite!, alarmed,
be ran away, and hid himself in a neighbouring field. A
number of depositions were taken, when he was remanded

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led to Gosport Lalewell, till Sstinday next, when he will un- , 1
er- dergo another examination. Since the above, we learn •
ohe
ms that a younger brother of Godwin has been apprelogodrsk '
ud Godwin is rather a silly looking fellow, about 30 tars of
:n. are. He has suffered huprisonment io Winchester Gaol for .
'"'' robbing the poor house in which he was maintained.)
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a Mr PADWICICS personal dwelling house was nearly a • i t ,
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un boy, his own son, about tbrreyears of age, was pi.pyipg.lie-
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side him ; and shocking to relonwhen lrenrasibou,tb§r,to .., J.,•10. '
re down the uplifted axe, tiseoobild. in bending tl?sto io..takaa.., ::•N''
c—i. something from theist?, thrust its head between it and the
.d. block, and the father being unable to avert the blow, cut
~,r away part of the side of its head. Even although part of .
id tie skull was struck off, yet, by the aid of skilful surgeons,
tore are some hopes of recovery.
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