The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-26 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELIAGENCE.

liseitotrrit, Dec. 84.—Bulled hie Majesty's ships Gloersz
ter. 74 eons. Velorottv, fill, ['intent., 10, Phaeton, 46, st,J,
Wes. 26. for the West Indies.—Wind N. E.
D( the pbtt, the Coral, front Charleston, in twenty-nice
days.
POCTEWOCEE, DEC. t5.--No arrivals or
Wind E. to S.
DIAL; Dec. 26.—Ditto.--Wind E.

FALMOUTA, Dec. Pt.—Ditto.—Wind E.
611 ell sass, Dec. Pb.—The Good Intent, Richardson, Which
hag been on shore at the back of the garrison, was got of
last night without appearing to have austaleet. soy damage.
Ilanwww. Deb. 43.---Arrited-tht. Henry Freeing PacLet,
with waits-from Holland.—Wind

. VAR1101:71t, Dar, 24.—A boat marked Pearce, Shields,
R. Cooper, apparently a jolly boat, was picked op at Cat.'
ter to-day, melt damaged.

SPORTING INTELLIUENCS.

PETERSHAM COURSING MEETING.
MATCIII6II FOR lb S WIMS liken.
_ _ . .

Capt. entitles Rover beat Mr. Chase's bl. b.
“Mr. John's Chloe beet Major Harper's Bhariper.
Mr. asondison's brindle b. best Mr. Owen's Fly.
lie. Bouverie's Rioter beat Mr. Vyse's wb. d.
Mr. Lang's bl. d. brat Mr. Smith's Flora.
Mr. kidney'. Gossip beat Mr. Harrison's Si. b 4
tree maga COP.
Mr. Merrier! Jana beet Mr. Hart's br. d.
Capt. 8511,11.3 wh. b. beat Nr. Owea's r. tl.
Mr. Cooper's Trusty beet Mr. Rodeo's bi. b.
Mr. kite's Polly best Mr. Jebb's Juno.
Mr. Spencer's Frolic beat Mr. hiellish's Fen.
Mr. Hurnberstone's Multiplication beat Mr. Frost's Kid-
napper.
In the First Tie. Polly beat Frolic ; Juno beat Captain
Bnsith's wh. h. rand Trusty best Multiplication.
In the Second Tie. Joao beat Polly, and won the Cup,
Trusty's .wear receiving 6 guineas.

BOXING.
JOINVA FIUDSOS AND WELLS TIM BATS Max.—lt had
been whispered about In the sporting Areas, that a plant
from Bath had arrived in Loudon to take the shine out of
some of the listic heroes of the London ring. Josh. pad
I the new candidate for fighting fame fell ia with mach otber
on Tuesday sight, at a jovial party, when after plenty of
elusiiiss, Josh, became jealous of a rite!, and off he doffed
his loggery, and gave the Bath man a punch on the heed,
which he was too gond to take quietly. The parties retirel
to a chosen spot, petted, and turned to. Harry Holt se.
conded Josh., and Mason the Bath man.

A ntery bitile of 33 Folmar% followed, although neither
'of the men were In right condition. Josh. In his usual b
dog farm went up to his adversary's head, and dealt oil
paidshment; but he found to Wells a mu not easy to be
shoat off. • Josh, was parried and returned epee, Mtd
I went down.

t. Joirb. led In dale round, bat be was thrown a hese).

The next four ►oeads produced something like equial
fight, both proving high-.winged oasts. The claret bustled
about freely, aad the nee got tired. Josh. was thrown
heavily again at the end of the kb mod, and lamed tit the
knee.
7. Jsah. went limping to the scratch end hit away under
great disadvantages, but he was too good tofnur.k. He
pieced a rattling facer on his adversary, who threw him,
and that seemed at this stage of the fight lobe his aim.
la She Ifith round, the pliant Josh. manareed to reduce
victory to a tolerable cert,ainty. He rattled away, sad did
smart execution. It was News-ate to s seal ken.
I I and It Josh. had his work to do, and ►e was thrown
heavily Is the last of these rounds.
The lab Galehed the basilicas ; Josh. bit his adversary
whibesersala where the railideme of two potted& of soul bad
bele ileyeslted—and he glee le.
The fight was for pare love and glory, and Hodson wen
It seder great disadvantages.
UATCIII TO NEWIIVRT.—Mr. R. Abernethy. the pedes-
trian, started at one o'clock yesterday morning, to go from
Park•lone to Newbury, and return, I 111 miles, In SIS hour.
He reached Hounslow at a quarter before throe n'eleek, as t
was at Maidenheed Bridge, 48 miles, at tin o'a oat. HS
passed through 'rwyford, Sktulles, at eight Wel, ch. Tb •
pedestrian travels alone, aid is deslroas of avoid's* puha
gaze. Lite Captain Barclay. his object is to eithertala h s
powers, rather than fur mosey. This uodertakiag is for .t 1
sovereigns.

A person brought into oar office. a brands of so ar-
ple tree. furnished with leaves and fruit ! The fruit
wee of the species known by the name of French Cod-
lins, and was as large as a cbesnut. The branch eras
taken from so orchard somewhere in this neighbour-
hood.—(arighron Chronicle)

A PLIF. 011 A NEW Way To BLIND A ITUIPDAND.—At
the Thames Pollee-office cia Monday, the following singulor
ease came before the Sitting klagisttete, J. C.Brcdetip,
Req. The parish officers of Shad well attended to bind a
boy about ten years of age, an apprentice to a sweep. The
youth had been for some demon trial with the gentleman et
the black cloth, and liked the 011$141111, andante, Bob liked
his apprentice ; all appeared ready, and the parties is the
office, w hen the pariah officer pointed out the meater, de-
corated in clean array, and the apprentice; but the Ma-
gistrate said, No! the parties were not all present, he had
not seen the parents of the youth. Here eoliths's°, sod ap-
parent difficulty arose; the officer begged thelbtaelstrate to
transact the business without the parents belnepresent, and
I( be would look at the boy, who is free' of the city, cud
question him, he felt assured he would see so apparent ne-
cessity. but the Magistrate said No I he would not break
through a general rule; he was long pressed, but without
avail. The officer then said, the fact was, the child was of
respectable decent parents. but illegitimate ; and since the
birth theu.other had married into high respectability, and,
her husband was totally Ignorant of her ever having had a.
And. and she eou.d not have time to attend the office with-
' (Allis kaowledge, which a ould create discord ; though he
said she had been In the workhouse, and to the sweep, to sea
the boy ; he strongly requested the Magistrate to proceed
without the mother, that profound secrecy might be kept :
hot eo (surely, says the Magistrate, If the perrin or to,
high respect can place her illigitimato son in the workhouse.
mud from thence hind him to the trade of a chimney aw - NT.
'and in both plates visit him, most undoubtedly the can iv-
tend the office. and be .examined In a private room. T. e
oortitylllegistrate being inexorable, the agleam reCred With,
his charge.
. &CAPS Of Five PRISOVIONS PROD TITS UNARM& Gain::
—On the morning of Tbareday last, it was discovered the.
the following prisosers had made their escape from the New
County Gaol, viz.—David Leaky. ten. John Carom, Pie-
trick cstiume, and Dosed Reedy, who were capitally cm--
'feted at the last Assizes for the abduction of Miss Goma),
but judgment respired for the opinion of the twelve Judges;
and Dank: Doody, who pet off his trial for the mailler of
Buckley. the Crown witness.' An inquiry was Immediately
Institaled beforesuch Members of the Committee of Super-
intendence as werethen in Lowe, when it appeared that these
men had been secured by the ternkey, is the ward at night-
fall on the evening before,aud when harshened to open the
ward at day-break, he foetid the outward door of the build-
ing open, end the lock banging on the hasp, without having
sustained any Injury ; the Intel ior deers leading is the Nabs
remained locked, but a bar was eat mid fereed in three of
them, so as to admit of the paesage of a OSLO through. earl
the doors of the five cells Is which the prisoners had been
contined were open, . and the locks remaining without the
!east Injury. It further oppeered that the mai had made
their way through the privy into the sewer, and haring le-
feeted a peerage by removing the memory os one side of
the grate. pieced to secure it, they incily forted thdr way
through the.itreh of the sewer outside theysii wa I. it was
manifest that aseistasea Mad havisbnee eisen.trom the oe.•
side, end thetthe preparation for the escape molt hate
curled a cent/del-able length of time, TlMPripileoce au/
exertions of the Pollee are ulcerate, nrisopt: tit dun. _
(binserint CAruoii le

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