The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-05 00:00:00

SPORTING IN"I ELLIGENCE..

Boartati.—T_be amateurs of real millia' had a full and
rather unexpected day's play yesterday; at Cherley In-
closures, near Werbridge, in two very gallantly contest-
ed battles. The best was a match for forty sovereigns
between Ben Moss. the Warminiter butcher, and Moffat,
a black, lately imported from America, as oubetnd ort
amongat the t Jokiri, and Who manfully did his date.—
Some medillsrs caused the battle to ho removed NM
Berke Into Surrey.
la the first round the black rushed in upon his adver-
sary with the greatest impetuosity, and floored his ad-
versary by a heavy hit upon the chest, but claret was
drawn from his mummer by a counter left-handed hit at
the same time.

2 This round wait in itself equal to a good battle.
from valour displayed, and the various changes. The
Black was jobbed over the right eye with the left band
many times, until the eye-lid covered it. but in thus --rate
of darkee, he dealt out heavy retort blows, until
Mose shewed weakness, and he was thrown heavily.
3. The black had the best o? severe rallying round,
and it was evident that Moss wee trying to darken his
adversary's other eye, but he me awkward 411 it. owl
he wae dropped forward by a Aiattering hitupee the
jaw. . •
4. The blkk received a Leen psl
.4 ; kit epee the eye
not before dimmed, sod Moss 4 B,awayafter L
as uc!'
awhe could. to pltP It timed' sfsnr nr. Ile nes
again floored by a doublet q ft. body, but be was
teo•lood to be denied. ' e-. 1•04..-
F•or mho, roside were fitught4 sbeithe black's lope-
loosilY ixhetitied isiqt- tle say kit bard in these mends,
and at the egil of the eigh7b bailed scarcely a glimmer-
ing of sight, and .510ss *as tiercl.tred the s tutor in•iti
minutes.
A second and tremenddhi battle was fought be-
tween Joel Davis. Intl Carter, a nfticator, which lasted
twenty-seven minutes. Three rostade only wetc fought,
and both were hit to pieces.. They were harry peat.l:-
ers, hut wanted science. Lbwis wda it by crackial his
ad y's jaw.
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Friday. filt.Th Born esti& ip the !Liver_ Medway a
pik., wilghinW ((tampon 'patinas eteten eh vices.
Last week eight expert anglers pursued a salmon fdr
live days. in the River Dirdrfiso. without vireos..
A remarkable fine partridgeoweedaken is a room in
Chandler's-lane. in Nottingleempon Friday morning. be
Mr. Haply, at the Blucher public-ittuse, and killed. It
was first seen. riming over Thniland Ball; it then dew
through Mr:'Wbritt's shhd. and took its flizbt into the
above roosts, where it Wu killtrd as *fore stated.•
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There Ilenrheou, for this some thus past, op Sun-
day nighistfa utmeethig in. Nolson-Itreet of a party of
Protestantism! Cathie Ore to disease religions matters.
They were so keen on Sunday se'onight that they cre•
atatl a good .4eal of interest, and by bait-past sit
o'clock last Sunday the plate was filled, and in Net.
son.street, from Smith'. mercantile academy down
Bell street, there was ale soled [111,3 of peop'e, ail
striving for ailmission, One Irishman was very de.
freasined *ovule, and swore ity Si. PA:riele that the
use who would net fight fee his religion Ira, anwit-
thy a plies in society ; fur his part he would stow! by
it as long as there was Is button on his cost. Ile at
!sorb fond& in. bet not wttbout dissomposing a non's
her of cravats, sad eatesprossing the ribs of the
lieges. One whose ribs had .altered severely. taught
hold of his teat mid tote it off near Ike waist, leaving
only tbree kittens on the bream. On acreage of the
great pressure. and Has appreheesioa that the police
might insulin. the discussion did not proceed, and
the meeting was dissotved for that night.—(rimesov
Paper.)

In Jane last Mr. Hardy, keeper of lichester ga )!,
lost two of his prisoners, convicted at the last sr in
11515.4, 111115 succeeded Is making their escape from
the walls of the gaol. Use was re-taken the 51111
evening i the ether, of the name of .I,llin Hallet, a
most notorious character, evaded the various par-
ties sent in pursuit of him in the neighbourhood of
Kingsbury, Creech, and various parts of Dsisetsliire.
In the coarse of last week Mr. Hardy received private
information that be had been seen in the neighbour•
hood of !linden; and it was possible Hallett might be
met with at Woodbury-hill fair; accordingly, on
Thursday week, Mr. Hardy, jon., and Pike, the turn-
key of the gaol, were despatched in pursuit of him,
and on Friday afternoon, about half past two o'clock,
they succeded in retaking bins, haring fund him in a
booth on the top of the bill, with a nutnher of Gipsies,
and lie is now safely lodged in Ilchester gaol. Oren
praise is due to Mr. Hardy, the keeper of the gaol, for
his indefatigable exertions to retake this notorious
character. A circumstance took place which Ames
the singular depravity of the constepanions of Hallett.
Immediately on its bring known that he 11.11 in cos-
tody, one of the (shows rode off with a bright ckesnot
horse, which he had been riding in the fair, an -I was
at the tiese of his apprehension tied up alongside the
booth, and with which the fellow escaped.—(Terretoe
Coneier.)
In the article inserted in our last, respettinz the
I eccentricity of the Irishman, at :he burial of his wife. at
Viiniesisould, we forgot to notice his putting an old
gravestone, which he (wind in the church yard, at the
head of her grave, and when remonstrated %silo 113111
the name, he. thereon, being inapplicable, he said that
did not 'ignify at all, lie had particularly noticed the
inset iption, and could find the spot, whenever be chanced
to cosie to Wimeswonlil again, as well by that name
-a any other.—(Nottiaglorms Review.)
Much new cider has been sold in the Saudi Hams,
Devon at AS low as ISs. per hogshead.

WATERFORD MARKET, OCT. I.—Bntrer lIEA further
advanced. Yesterday morning, first rittalitieN from
neighbouring fanners, opened at 79g. to Ns. 6d.—but
subsequently got up to SOL cuarently, and in a few iu.
stAnces 64. or Is. over was said to have been paid.

Weighed at the crane on Saturday, 64l firkin/40f which
were front karnsers—?esterday,34o, containing 211
of this description. and 91 of brokers' parcsis.
nresilv. Teri u'elock.—Farmers' Batter is tip tal.!,.
this morning.

Peterborough fair, 01 Wednesday, was very nu-
merously and respectably attended, and there was
iota supply of harms, Leas:, and sheep, and sucii
were a..ld fetched but very low prices. ..Voed war
plentiful. The supply of cheese was hue an 4
this article met a demand at *bout 495. p^r cwt.
Oidaris were disposed of at from 4s. to ss. per bus' 1.
Last week, the workmen employed about :he har-
bour of Aberdeen raised from the bed of the river
Dee, opposite to the head of Biaii.ie Pool, the troatc
ofan immense oak tree, of the same description ai
those with which the river and harbour abound. flow
these trees have come to the places %olive they are now
found, or how long they may have lain, seems rot td

he known ; the uue no.v found contains &boat 310
cubic few. The:4 tree. are g ally toned Ore
(re►h and hard, bat by being loag exposed to the a:r
they easily read.