The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-10 00:00:00

The horse was then sent for. Its xondition was most de-
Plorable. The stifle bone was oet of joist, an incurable
iejury. The poor animal had fallen' two or tk re* time in the
struggle to walk from Welsher-street to the Office.
Mr.Ceastegas expressed the strongest indignation at
the conduct of the defendant, and fined him 51. There is
r no appeal from the conviction in this case, and the fine wag
paid.
Before Mr. Chambers inflicted the penalty, Mr. Martin,
told the defendant that he would Rot prosecute if the hone
was immediately put to death. The Magistrate of course,
after the evidence, would nut permit a compromise.
The defendant prayed hard fee a 'mitigated penalty, an/
r Me. Martin seconded him.
Mr. en AUDIOS —Uf)on what ground, Me. Martin, do yo‘
wish the fine to he mitigated?
• Mr. Martin—Why then, epos my word, l dotal know.
Mr. CUAttacas regretted that he could iullict no iteaviei
penalty.

DANGER OW WILD BEAST SHOWS.

We copied on Monday an account, front a learning mere
of an occurrence at one of the wild beast shows, at li.rtho:'
lout .w fair, which ha t nearly b:en attecded ith fatal col.
sequences to one of the keepers. A curreapon tree inform, •
us that lie ball oceation to observe, in that very sisoall
that proper precautions were by no means taken to p
tire oz,ctirrence of acrident4. There was a large opeoto
at floe bottom of each cage, thongh whirl. the animal
might have attackel the bystanders with their pairs. as
the croed was suffered to cone as close to them as they
chose, and, indeed, did press ckAa• op to the dons,end
many of them teazel the beasts hy pullini their tails or
manee as they lay down or passed near the lr•dit bats. Out
fool-hardy fellow, in particular, being Iv +if .dc“it, was .
putting hie hands Imo every care and pu11ing.94.4 Lion,
and Tigers by the claws. One of toe keepers wi).
our correspondent thinks, was called by tire nolo
name as the one to whom iie misfor lt,tpn-tie
observed him, and instead of properly cheelting the fellow's
rashness, rattier sparred Wiwi() brave the danger, by otfer.
ing to lay him a crown that he would not put his hand into
every cage without getting it turn. There ought to be a.
rail put on to keep the spectators at a proper Ilistatist; AS
for want of that security any one might, onconvious'7„
whilst looking at the lion, put his hand into the adjoining
den of the Hyena, and get it torn to pieces. 'rheostar h-
en:irks apply so the other ezhibitions of wild. b •mtlat the
fair, most of which contained some very line ani•nati, ewe
well kept as to cleanliness, bet, app trendy, very ill secured

Oa Sunday last Jacob E harti I, 11 ging.erfirZarel hiker of
Whitechapel-road, and T. (lardy. en anctiol-1-r, In Ind=
lane, were returning to London, from Ilford. iu u single Itorsa
chaise ; itnniediately behind them wen Wdliam"ronte.•l
maker, of Leman-street, Goodnian's-fiehts, in another chaise:
besides those gentlemen, both the chaises contains I children.
Toms got first, Hardy wished to reesin the lead, fur whi
purpose he puttied on at a very rapid rate, and wen plate ert
passing by Toms driving from one sine of lite road to the
other. They continued this way anti: both the vehinles eateo
in a sudden contact with each other, and the concussion 11,55.01,
foecihie as to overture the chaise conteining. M.ssrs. aspp
and E twards, and two children. Air. Herdy sets picked le,
ncsrly lifeless, and conveyee.to tcrwn in a very hid state, here
ing his leg badly wounded, anti several ribs broken.. Nr. Hjb
wards and the children escaped with a firer braises.
This morning the inhabitants of the east eedeof fialiegt
gate were alarmed by hearing some piercing aluieks and lot
mentable cries from a female vole,. Oa proceeding to diseojer
the cause, a scene was presented which excited the deeptif
commiseration. A fund mother, whose son, it, deserter. ens
esc Aing out of town under an armed guard, in en almost
frantic state, dashed herself in among them, and with lanterest
fondness, clung by her unhappy offspring, in the rake haps of
rescuing hive. The breve soldiers felt. fur her conditioa, am
were overcome for the moment, declaring they would valley
face an enemy ; and she was at length removed in the mit
gentle manner. though it was not effected without difficulty. 4
She still followed them exclaiming, " my rm.
you ireve your poor mother V' and her omtnries as she pass
along collected a crowd Flt shO was out of tows.—(Glotyde
Chronicie.)
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—On Wednesijay the nth at
as two young men were employed in sinking a pit on do
estate of Colosel Bell of Lathones, near St. An•lrew's,fer
the purpose of working coals, and had reached the bed et
coal, they were in the act of making rooto for working O.
machinery, when unfortunately one of thrtn, a led abed
22 years elate, inadvertently struck through into an all
sink, the. fool air rushing in upon him blew out the Thee,
anti' so instantatbeously overpo.rered him, that he bad only
time to give the alarm to his comrade. %viten he was solfo
cated ; the other escaped sharing a similar fate, by elm-
bering to the surface with much ditliculty by means of a rope
no person being there at the time to render any assistuner.

MATH PROM Till STING or A WASP.—A perrin, whir
name we have not learnt, went into the shop of 11r, Turner,
a grocer, at Theme, on business, about a week afn, eml
while talking a wasp flew into his mouth, and stung his
throat so dreadfully that an inflammation ensue) whie't
prevented respiration, and caused the unfortunate us.in*>
death.—(Wischior Express.)
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As the youngest daighter of Me Belton, fruiterer,
Bryanston-street, Portman-square, was taking down tio
shutters yesterday miming, her foot caught li-tweed ihe
railing, and as she fell the shutter struck her on the chnt;
she was taken in doors, and Mr. Lightfoot, surgeon, sent
for; but the only words she said were, " 0 my mother:
my dear mother!" and immediately expired.