The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-27 00:00:00

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Bows.—Crib end Spring returned to Loneibn no Wednes-
day evening last, after a most successful Sparrin To.ir at
Manchester, York, Liverpool, &e. The above boxers had also
RA offer of exhibiting their talents at the Dahlia Theatre, hut,
inconsequence of Spring's match with Langan, they deellin..il
erossing the water till another opportunity.
The bettirg men, who 'sport their money upon tights, haee
now lots of booking upon the following Five Events :
Josh. Hudson sad Ward,'Nov. I I, 1823‘
. Aaron and Leoney In the same Ring.
Bishop Sharp anti Gepsey Cooper. Nov. Ili.
Abv. Belaseo and O'Neale, Dec. 30.
Spring end Langan, Jan. 7, 1824. •
STAMM TO Da MADS 0000 AT VARIOUS TIIILS FOR 1111 ER.
MN* BATTLaS.TeII potibda maid. on Thursday eveming neat,
between Aaron and Lenney; sod the remaining ten pseuds
aside at Mr. Pledger's, on Wednesday, the 6th of. November,
between Ate. Betas o and O'Neale-410 pounds aside to be de
posited on Wednesday, the bth of November; abet the remain,
der of the stakes of twenty pounds aside on Toeidiy, the HIM
of December. '

MARTIN AND DEN:lR.—Martin has written 10 Defoe larthe.
following terms:—
" Your having ios•ilted me several times in the mostalm•
manly way, and the only etcuse you had was, you were diva ;
when I challenged you at Scroggin's benefit for twenty lice
pounds aside, you slid It was not worth polii•ig your cast of
for; by way of accommodation, I will, make it for fifty aside;
if that wool do, the next time you insult me in the manner you
have hitherto done, you shall fight me for " love." If there
is any fight or manhood in you, name your time."

Many of the 'cockney sportsmen are retarnel to the
.Bell and Mouth., and the Swan with two Necks, Lad Line.
Tiny complain of the excessive fatigue glider whit', they
have 'Offered by reason of baying to zet over stiles and
strangle throokli fields of stubble, at the very early hoer
of •tlinie in the afternoon. By the reparts which they
have mate, game is rather scarce, as they mild not pore
chase what they wanted on the toad to town. They say
they could have killed several covies, if the birds hart
not been blessed with wings, which, like their money, titwr
away.

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Tot. WILLIAM PITT COAL bIINZ.—In our last we gave
an account of the dreadful explosion . which took pi irce in
the above colleries on the 13th inst. by which 32 hunsad
brings lost their lives. The following are the nausea of
the unfortunate sufferers oo that .nitlanybOly occasion,-
Joseph Usher, left widow and 4 childrenz-J.Jolin Murray,
sad 3 children ; Jonathan I)4oit, Widow /44i Malt;
Williams Thompson, widow and 5 children ; John Carmel,. .
.a young m James. /Menai:on.. ar *Nig, sun r„...10hn
M`Loto Doti,* aleoirf'36liit;'Ellivisc4:4l4.lAtir 11,1111Ftql
aged 16; John. Mlinire, ".itiAßOye
,r5.10141,0fi.W. "MP,'
Blaylock. and Matthew .-Mayroelie: ??4,....4%.°15n°t4W.t e.
Peter M'Allister, widow and 3 childivfiq
.0‘43 e. .•
a boy; Patrick Markie.:O ainghi man ;.'.Janatar .1-linda,
widow and 1 child; John Corkin. s . boy ; Thomas .living•
3 orphans; Patrick Mattbees, widow; Petrick M'Qlitughlin,
willow and 2 children ; ittamighlkti antioo.
2 children; Thomas Fitzpatrick, a young man ; John
Tweedy, a youogman ; Christopher Pearson, oyoung men :
Fergus Frail, a young man; TboinasOngbeef• asd '
three children; William Sinclair, JpJazi,..Herriusr;:
a young man; Joseph Leathylit.sAy4l,44, Af5k4g00.....•.•
Pd•Cullock boy ; Hitchird.Bmkritigp, tlll)4yr 494-4 • Oils '
d rem ; Atm Bei ahridget.thiefr#4llohakdulliabiltsirigell
Jcstreary nu,
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DaeAuruL A.ccostry.;•44•li lint-settlbmtliit'lri have to
recrird a More toeligicholy iiicideut thin •thi
which occnrred on the seeming of Theetditir'ii.'tittigh-t, at
the house of Mr..Parkor, sea, of hinneletrier; Biriftinxhatn,
orcaeioneadbrtion explosion of a considerable quantity of
gunpowder. It appears that Mr. Parker, who is a fire-
work Maktr. was incautiously drying a quantity of com-
p isi,inn before the tire, when, a spark falling among it, It
ignited, and communicating with an additional quantity
in a cupboard, the explosion was dreadful: There was in
the room at the time, Mr. Parker, his son's wife, (fir ad•
vanceil in pregnancy.) her mother, Mrs. Tandy, and a
pongee sister seven years old, besides his son's child, two '
yews old, all of which were more or less injured. Parker
and the child seven year. old, were cooreved to the Hos-
pital, and both are since dead. His son's wife was kindly
received and every attention given her at the adjoining
public house, where she was delivered next day of a son, •
which is since dead. She now lies in such an afflicting
situation that her life is despaired of. Hopes are enter-
tained that the remaining sufferers way recover.—Marwick I
Adnertiser.

Ace' °ENT/3.—A dreadful accident occurred at the Bars
racks at Birmingham, the latter end of last week. Mr. .
Davis, a young gentleman about 16 years of age, belong-
ini to the regiment of Dragoons now lying there, was
playing with a powder flask before a fire, by flirting the
powder occasionally into it. A train was formed by this:-
, wrens from the powder that fell on the ground, which
accidentally exploded the flask, and his hand was nearly
blown off. An amputation has since taken place, and we
are glad to hear he is recoveeinz.—We are sorry to state
that Ur. Palmer. of Tamworth, and his L.tdy *ere thrown
out of a gig on Saturday evening last, near Moseley
which unfortunately occasioned a dislocation of the *boulder
to Mrs. Palmer, and a severe contusion on the forehead to
the Doctor ; but we are happy to say that both are in a fair
way of recovery. We have beard that the horse was found
sear Moseley next morning, with the shafts only of the gig .
remaining,—(Aid.)
Yesterday afternoon the neiglihnurhond of Lung-acre
was thrown into the greatest alarm by the following cir-
cumatance Sherlock. appraiser and Auctioneer, in
Belton-streer, after having dressed himself in the morning
went out for a walk, and returned to dinner *Soot three
o'clock. He had not been up stairs more than five minutes,
before Isis wife observed something 'armee in his coon•
tenancy, and all of a sudden he began to rave ins most
terrific manner, foaming at the month, and portraying
other symptoms of insanity. Several nefighbours were
called up stairs to the assistance of Sirs. Sherlock, who
was placed in the most imminent danger of her life, the
unfortunate man basic; attempted to force her out of the
window. Two men, on entering the r;orn, endeavoured to
secure his hands ; but they were overpowered, and one of
them was pitch*l over the staircase, by the maniac, and
was most re o 'sly bn t ; the face and bands Of the
other were dreadfully lacerated. The parr fellow extricated
himself, and ran down stairs int.; the street, where he
stripped off his shirt, and began to beat his head on the
curbstone; be then went on his knees and offered up an
incoherent prayer, after which he ran off, through Brosde
ourt. into Drury lane, and from thence into Wild-street ;
he then returned into Duke-street, Lincoln's inn-fields, sod
rushed into the Catholic Chapel whilst the congregation
were at their devotions. Several persons here *cured the
anfortunate man, and was with difficulty conveyed base,
raving vehemently as he passed through the streets ; and
alt./meads secured by a strait.waistcoat. He was sub.
I solemnly conveyed tains asylum.