The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-01 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELL'GENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1823.
Wk:DNESDAV, APRIL 3J.
Sweepstakes of 10 soy. each, for 2-yr-old colts, Sst. Mb. and
fillies, Bsr. 21b. T. Y. C.
Mr. Crockford's f. by Sella], out of Sister to Remem-
brancer 1
Mr. Williams's Sister to Twatty .
Mr. Wilson's ch. c. by Waltoo, out of Vourneem
Ld. Exeter's Elf.
Mr. Forth's Sister to Magma Troil.
Sir W. Milner's c. by Counts, out of Neva.
Mr. Bloss's Sister to Alirarle.
Mr. Villiers's c. by Don Cossack, out of Serino.
Mr.Simmond's b. f. by Butcher, dam by Juniper
Sto 1 agst Seim.-8 to I agst Sister to Twatty-4 to 1 azst
Walton.—Won by half a length.—The Judge placed but
two.
Sweepstakes of 100 soy. each, It. ft. A. F. rising three years
old.
D. of Gratton's Hampden, Bst.l),b
Sir J. Bytes's Morisco, Sat. 71b
Mr. Ramsbottom's Bay Burton, 7st. 10Ib
Gto 4 agst Ilampdeu--esen on Morisco-5 to I agst Bay
Barton.—Won by a head.--'I wu l d.
Mr. Hunter's Tressilian, Sat. beat D. of P.)rtiand's Comical.
Bat. 10lb. D. M. 50 sot:.-2 to lon ConticaL—Wou by a
length.
Fifty Pounds by subscription, for 3-yr-olds, ist. 51b., 4-yr-
olds, Bst. I Ilb., and &yr-olds, Ost. 41b. B. C.
Mr. AVyndhares b. c. Wanton, &yrs-old
Mr. Rush's ch. c. by Robens, out of Itosabelia, ditto 2
Mr. Winton &fib. LEruma(bolted soorPafter starting, do 3
10 to Sou Wanton-5 to 2 apt Emma.—W JO by 3 lengths.
BETTING AT NEWMARKET ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
DERBY.-7 to 4 apt Eurilius-7 to 1 apt Brother to
Pacha-11.1 to I apt Pantlna—l4 to I apt any other.
0.a05.-2 to I apt Zinc-8 to I agst Sister to Wanderer
—6 to 1 agst Amazon filly-8 to 1 apt any other.

Yesterday a Gun of Directors was held at the Ea•t
India House, when the ship Buckinghamshire was taken
up and consigned to direct.
Tile LATE COLONEL TIIOIINTON.—The Via of Colonel
Thomas Thornton, Esq. of Falconer's Hall and Boythorpe
In the East Riding of Yorkshire, and of Poct le Rol, in the
Kingdom of France, was proved in the Prerogative Court.
Doctor,' Commons, oil the 2eith instant, by the oath of
Bunts Curling, Esq. his execute r. The estates are entailed
on his daughter, Thornvillia Rockingham Thornton. and
her heirs male and female. In default of issue, to Aniresv
Barlow, Esq. in like manner. The will is dated 2d October
16113.

On Monday last, Michael Mooney, the celebrated
Glasgow pedestrian, comini need the extraordinary task
of walking 105 miles in 24 successive hours, which he
accomplished with apparent ease one hour within the given
time. He walked on a piece of measured groom', on
the new road to Jock's Lodge, Edinburgh. He began
at about two o'clock on Monday, and finished on 'rues-

day.
DEAL, APRIL 2S.—The Marquess of Came 1, from
China, arrived in the Downs, when lluthveo and Smi h,
two of the Bow-street officers, went and brought oo shore
B. Dok,get, one of her seamen, who, by his voluntary
confession, was concerned in the murder of Mrs. Du
arty : he appears to be a man about -10 years of age.—
Ruthven set off for London soon after landing, leaving
Smith in charge of the prisoner, who will take him by
this evening's coach to Bow-street, where he will be ex-
amined. Doggett had continued to do duty as a sea-
man on board the Marquess of Camden, until the officers
took him out this morning.
PRIVATB ASSEMBLY Roost.—Private infer nail in being
given at the Police-office, klat, on-gardf n, on Monday, that
there was a grand Ball to be given that evening at the As-
sembly Room, held by Mr...lames Smitti, a schoolmaster,
Kirby-street, Ilatton-garden, a search-warrant was granted,
and Wiliam Read, see. the head officer and his assistants
deputed to put it in execution, at halt-past eleven o'clock at
night, when the company were in the height of their merri-
ment with music and dancing, the officers armed with cut-
lasses, rushed suddenly into the room, and secured Mrs.
Smith, the landlady, her sun, the three musicians ; five out
of the eight young men, and six young women, all of whoat
they conveyed to the watch-house on Little Saffron-hi:l,
where they were locked up fur the night, gad yesterday Mrs.
Smith and her son, the three musiciaos, five out of the eight
young men, and six young women, all the sons end daugh-
ters of respectable neighbouring tradesmen, were brought
into the office for examina'ion. One of the young females,
on being taken before the Magistrates. fell into strong hys-
terieks, and she was immediutt ly orcered to be taken to a
private room up stairs in the office. The examination then
commenced. William Read, the head off Lier, deposed, that
by virtue of a %%arrant, he. with his assistants, entered the
house of James Smith, 18, Kirby-street, Hatton-gareee,
and in a large ball-room he found all the prisoners at the
bar. There was music and dancing; he secured all 224
lodged them in the watch-house, where he saw them locked
up for the night; that he visited the watch-house in the
morning, and found the door of the watch-house open, and
the prisoners gone; since thr.t the 14 prisoners, then at the
bar, returned; but that three, named J okn J ones, Charles Pans
nell, and H. Cotton, were quite missing. Each prisoner was
examined separately, and severely lectured as to the dal ger
they ran in going to s telt a place, it cot being licensed
according to Act of Parliament. It appearing that it
was not a private party, (but that the company were ad•
milted by tickets) all of whom were respectable, and con-
sidering the room to he deemed, they were discharged.
Mrs. Smith, the landlady, and her son, were also dis-
charged, it being co!sidere.l that she acted under,.. ••.-
fluence of her husband, who kept out of the way, bat
who, the Magiatt ate stated, subjected himself to the pe-
nalty of 1001. ; an I that all the persons found in the roum
were liable to be cominitt-d for three mouths as rogues
and vagabonds. The young' men were kept in custody
till their parents came to receive them. J. Clark, the
houseman at the watch-house, for suffering Jones, Panel
and Cotton to escape, was suspended for 3 months from
his situation.