The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-17 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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NEWNIARKET SFCOND OCTOBEIt 31EET1NG.
FRIDAY, °croak:it IG.
LAM I (melees Japan, beat Major Wilson's Erebus, Est. each.
T. Y. C. 6t04 on Japan.
!And Sacks one's Yonng rack, Rst. brat G. 11. Cavendish'.
Bicrosa, e!st. Glb. 'l. .C. stol on Young }nee.
rsiiardierip Sweepstakes of 30gs. ear!). T. Y. C.
I and G. H. Ca ventlish's Ecelerton, 5-yrs old, Est 41b. 1
Mr. Lake's liritr.n:,ia, G-ym old, 7st. 61b. - 1
Air Shattroeprar's ..,o1::•r, 4-vri old, ist. 61b. - i
6tot on Eccle4ton. sto f apt Britannia. 3to 1 agst Jolter.
Sweerstakes of figs curls, h. ft. I'. Y. C.
Mr. El wes's c. by Orville, krt. Mb. - 1
am. Goiver's f. by Sorcerer, t4it. 'JI b. . - - oo
Mr. Wyndham's!. by Gobano.., :it, - - 1
Gen. aroosv owes Vul peen !a, Est. - - 4
Il4g Was agst .4r. klittes's c. 6to 4 not Mr. ilyndhatn's f.

Our Plymouth letter informs us, that on the 4th
of Burgos, and madel'a
workshe 91 t
ofh rt ehgei r
ci e, :
st t
la
instant,
exterior entered the breach of t.O
Indgment, w Mist our engineers were procerling b
- y
sap. The batteries, according to Lor 1 W
ti. t tutsc.
'roses last dispatch. were iumiedatel) , to op 'u open
the enemy's interior lines, as so • '
soon as we had esta-
blished oar troops within the exterior lines.
Our letters from lianno observe, that
the fleet
from the Eastern Baltic, consisting of about 130 • • sail,
do,titted to Great Britain, had been conteudie;
with sve,terly winds, so that, although it had -
pre.
ceeded :beyond Bornholm, it was under
the necessity
of returning to Matwirk.
His 'Excellency Don EuStlßto BARDS - 3,1 T AZARA,
the s;xuiish Ambassador to the Russian Court, who
landed its England a few clays ago ft em Lisbon, ea
his way; to St. Petersburgh, will proc et 1 from fen.
don to embark for tha! place in the course of them.
suing, W-C,ek.' 'Ms Excellency at present resides wi4
the Spawish Ambassador to this Court,at I • '
hishoe.e
, in Grafton-reet.
P.
w--•It wag yosterda4 reported on 'Change,
that a letnr
; had been
,received from Liverpool, by Ca• IV
•pte
. • ALa Lit,
an American Genleman of considerabl • respen.
that bitity, stating the arrival of a ves.el at i
int purl,
from America, the Captain of which reports the iin.
mediate repeal of the Non- Importation Act to have
been confidently expected at the time the vessel
sailed; and that all Amc rican vessels w.f.,i E t teems,
carried into Halifax, had been released.
Sedate accounts from G 'otteeburgh state, that an
expedition of from 25 to 30,00 e taco had E,..;ied from
I Rign, under the command of General Essex, sup-
; posed to he.destiued ngainst Mittau, where the eneins's
force consisted principally •of Pressians. The re.
1 ports from Riga mention, that great sickness pre.
sailed in °ems:cies Corps, and that °comer him.
self, and two other Generals, were dead.
in the point of disembarkation for the reinforce-
ments for the Peninsula, we have been charted with
!an error in stating such to be Lisbon, now that the
line of march is open frora Coronna : we, however,
repeat our statement of the fact, and feel inclined to
`admit its policy from the junction shish has taken
I place in Murcia between the armies of SOCLT and
.:
t!CiTET.
'1 tie Election foss. Trinity College, Dublin, took
place in that City on Monday. Dr. I.l,licti:e pro.
posed the Bight lion. W. C. Ptusxhe, and was
seconded by Mr. Bones, the Senior Scholar.—
I There being no opposition, Mr. Ptostrr has unani.
I mously elected.
NA VAL AP pot termrviv.--Capoira RTRuit, to the Ausaranthe,
Ottiag fur Cflant.ri servive at Plymouth.
Lieuumant stags, to the Lublin, in the Downs.
Lieutenant WooocAtr, t 4; tie i(ahorie.
Lietiten2ut PaArr eed . II) the I:te,l7.tur.
Admiral %V MUSED is to succeed Sir J. T. DOCS.WOII7II, at
Newfoundland.
General DOYLE is to have a command in the Pe-
ninsula, and is going oot immediately.
Dispatches wete last 'light sent etf from tl:e Ad-
miralty, for Sir
E. _ P ELLEW and Sit flume Poensm,
in to Mediterranean.
The convoy front Gottenburgh. consisti: g of about
9.00 valt,able siips, has arrived; and we tt'C not
tet heard of any damage sustained in tae course of
the voyage.
A re-mount for the sth Dragonn Guards, sad
other heavy eaval,•y regiments in Spain, is ordered'
to march from Canterbury to Portsmouth without
de'nv.
C'JVENT.GARDEN.—A Farce, by the stroige name
of Schneitbrkins, was exidhited for the First dais
last night. The plot of a farce is seldom required to
be of a very imp°, taut texture, and the aoher
at ailed himst.,ll 4,f his full prisilege in this point. it
was made up of some humble devices to carry uli a
lady in the•abseece of her hushaed, Capful+, 1,u,--
wood, by the agency of two dextrous persen-, of
whom Schmeiderkins (M A.TTUEWS) Was one. 1.11,!
actors dial what
.they could for their virts; hot 01
its being found out that the c!iief pnrposo of LISTON:
presence was to caricatnre a song, and of Al vt• titcwi ',
to shew his skill in shifting a disguise, the audieace
grew wearied, and the curtain fell in a clamour of
hisses and applause. MATTnEws also tried a mist'•
rable song, and Ltstost essayed a dull speech ; but
' they were hissed as they deserved. The piece is
. scarcely worth a repetition.
, Mr. M , who is now one of the greatest
Stock-holders we have, takes a Iri ie in rela:ine
in most companies that the first s'ep to his ine.
meow fortune was owing to his purchasing a Lot.
wry Ticket, which came 'up a Prize
of £2,000;
with that money he purchased Stock,, and makes
it a rule each time of receiving his dividend, to
purchase either Ticket or Share, and invest the pro•
duce of them in the Public Funds. As the Stocks
are ntow low, „and the .Lottery will be all drawn'
next Tuesday, there never was a better opportunity
to become a great Capitalist for a few peuuds.