The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-02-02 00:00:00

VIOLENT ASS AUNGLISH LT INGENTLEM FIANCEEN. UPON THEICM,
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On gouda), the 'nth nit., about feta o'clock in tte 1 *
afternoon. as Mr. George Trevor Spencer, ass of the
Hem. W. R. Spencer, Captain Hollis, N. N. nephew to
the Dean of Winchester, and Mr. John Fordyce, were
on their return from Paris, they got out of the Diligence
in which they were travelling, fur the purpose of walk-
ing up one of the steep hills which lie between Hos-*
loges and Calais : when they bed almost ascended the
hill, they were met by two Preschool armed with don-
ble barrelled guns, apparently returning from sporting.
who after staring at them is a very impertioest and of. •
fensite manner, accosted them with " Viold le nee I.—d
Ass:kis." On Captain Hollis remarking that he hoped
the sportsmen would know them when they met agaitsk .. ,
they cocked their guns, and threetened to fire sport • '
them •at the same time one .f the Frenclinsenpresenteti: . ,
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la ding themselves closely penned. they • .11 rellent- - 4
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ed their guns, th ing to blow out thebe!iStielisnay • 1;,,i;
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one who attempted to follow them ; that • ' h • . •
party, who were totally unarmed, were comp • to . - , '
abandon the attempt. On their arriving at illeetrier.
they gave information to the genrd'armee; es ditty at'^.• :
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the village, who instantly went is search of tie essatebts. • •
At Calais the affair was laid before the Prefect of Pact,
who behaved in the most gentleman-like maser, sad .
made every exertion to discover the perpetrators a( this
anprovoked and cowardly attack upon three nunrmed
strangers. The party were also very math indebted to
the kind attentions of Thomas Yoablatsqee, Esq.. the
English Consul at Calais, who immediate wrote 0 re- -
presentation of the case to Sir Charles Stecnert. la the
event of their being arrested, of which there eat belit-
tle doubt, the gentlemen have all pledged ers.lo '.
prosecute) and we feel confident the V
will most severely visit such a violent - kw
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-ttality upon the cowardly armlets. •. • "...; • '

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liatouton, Fan. 2.—The Wine battery is
shortly to be removed to another site, by which Wins
the road, in that prt, can be widened, which will ho
a great improvement. The Duke of WeMayo* con-
sented to this measure oa Tuesday, Hist:lrace, in tom-
pay with General lit ;Indy, having previously estansioed
the battery.
Some pampers, in making a small piece of sew read
on the Oakland, sear Esstbouroe, have deg tap tititty-
five human skeletons. One was found with a swot*. '
by the side, which was parthased by D. Gilbert, Se q.
It is supposed they have bees buried upwards of WO',
years, as no accesat of it mot be lona Is the bjetoriek:
of the plan.
Against on of die brty
which Mr. WM/dein apnoeas le Matfs
,use-tree in fall bloom!
A FINALS Poacsan.—Daviel Barnard and !Amite •
were so Monday detected by J. Cobden, keeper to his.
Once the Duke of Richmond, is the set of poaching.
The female bad two hares is bee possession.
Seorrtous Soteos.—Last night two men from *l's
neighbourhood of the Strand, were brought op to
Row-street, by the Mendicity Constables, charged
with dogleg wogs, and causing large crowds of low
characters to assemble, to the great annoyance of the
inhabitants, as well as passenger.. The songs con-
tained gross allusions to the person of the King, and
have excited the disgust of many puns, who hare
complained to the Mesdicity Society, and requested
the interferean of their officers. They were com-
mitted to the next Westminster Session..
INXISSIP, JAM. 25.—(Extraet of a Letter)—" I am
sorry to inform you if a melancholy occurrence, that
took place off here this morning, about eight o'clock.
by the foundering of a sloop which went to the bot-
tom, with all on board. The people, who saw her go
d,wo, described her as having barked sails, and
apparently fifty or sixty tons harden. We have blest
examining along the shore, and hate fond in Mooed;
Bay part of the wreck, via. the binnacle, with two
compass boxes, one of them empty. the other contain-
ing a broken compass, marked on the bottom "Bet-
sey Clark," maker's name " John Gray, Liverpool.:"
ao old London porter barrel, branded " Myer% sad
In., London ;" three hatches, about four and a half feet
hug ; the companion folding hatch, painted green;
part of the quarter boards, painted black, with a yel-
low streak; two large fir oars and a small one, oft
which are some barring scales : the steru seats of tie
jolly baat, nemiagly lately painted green. tie sit-•
ti eg part of them black ; and some other small things."
The match for 200 guineas between Messrs. Mad-
dison sad Hocidewortb. to trot three miles and to car-
ry tea stone each. was decided early yesterday mere-
lag on the Staines road.—Betting was 6 to 4 en Mr.
Madding. and even that the winner did not do the
ground is 11 minutes. The cavalcade was thin, a se-
crecy having been observed to, keep the horses from
breaking into a gallop inn noise. It,. Maddison
bloke at half a mile, while leading by three lengths.
but be came up with It,, Hoeldswenth's mare at the
two miles, she having broke into a gallop ales. A
severe race followed, seek sad seek, until within a
hundred yards of home, whoa the little the mare bad
left in her was exerted. and she woa by three lengths
in II celestes sad 48 seconds. It is thought that the
exertion in the horse to catch the mare, after break-
lag, lost the metals.
Mr. Whitartd. of Sutton St. Edinned's a few days. br-
Awe Cbrietmas, eat several headset asparagus grewa is
his garden, equally as good sod large as at the usual
time for mating that vegetable.

We have jest seen a pelisse, {{elegising to a lady of
the first distisetias, surpassing every ding of the hied
we ever noticed its graceful shape, °faintest'
beauty, and seporior style of workmanship. deserves
our highest praise; manfacturrd by a Mr. Mood. of
Beead-Street. Oeldeo.sgoare. who, we are loteresed.
giver lectures sou the art of coming. to fit the hems
shape, aid else es all the ornamestal parts of dross.
:oath fez ladies sad gentlemes.