The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-25 00:00:00

SPORTINU INIELLiUENLE.

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CHE(.42FORD RACRS.—Twoasoax. Jose O.
A Slurps:tikes of ?Nit floverelans each, with 40 added
. fos the Town Plate Fend, for three yrs old, Set 7th .;
fur, 9st 71b ; Heats, the sew mile; mares and geldiogs
allowed 1' lb. The winner)* be :old for WO sots if de-
mands). as for the Cup,—Five subscribers or no race: It
Soren. the second bone to withdraw his Stake.
Mt O. D•u Ivrar's brother to Antonio, 4 yrs .. I
Mt Williamsnn's bit Harriet, by Perkins. 4 yrs... 2 9
Mr J. J. Strait muses ach a Buovento, yrs . ddr
Fast beat woe by 2 leagths--Seeend. by half sleuth.
The Stewards' Piste of 501. for Horses, &e. of different
qualifications : three-years old. 7st four. Set 4th ; fly •
144 1211); six, Oft and aged, 9.st 6lb : the beat of
three two-mile heats, alerting at the distance post ; area
and geldings allowed Slb. The Wiener of a 501. plate or ,
upwards, since the ft at of Hera last, to carry Sib, of
two or more. Sib, and of a Royal Plato, 71b extra : the
winner of a Royal Plate at soy thee before the drat of
March lut, to carry Sib, auto( Use Alegesrlite or Gold •
Cop this Year. 91b extra.
'Mr Ruth's bt by Pioneer. out of %Olt* 421 • • I
Mr Page's ch m Prosody, b yrs ••
Mr Wilson's b m Hiectress, by Orville, dasaigBll4;l4, •
tonian. 5 yrs
Mr R. Pettit's eh env:event:hi yrs
Won by a langth:—Eren betting, sad 11.149.4411Wht 182
Ploneet both woo. • • • . -

.111T6OICIIRIDOE RACKS—Wromokitat;Jeitirl3:
Cotogattou Stakes of Sks each for tbrell-yellt"oldir.
• • Dow mood. , • ' •

Mr Goddard's brother to Haltion,ity Habeas. ilst M.:. 1
Mr Shard's b f Codicil, Sat 41b
Fifty Posed. for Madden Hones, Est 71b.. Two sallebeate.
Mr W. West's bf by Waterloo; 8 yrs old .. 9 1 .1, ,
Mr Fellowes'a br g by Colosios, 3 yn old 9 • f/
Mr H. Jones's 'b fby 'Waterloo, 3 yrs old bolted
AT TATTERS/

ETTMG A-r-rft :...ALTA.—Jour 11.
Br. to 1 eget Tinter-9 In 9 agst Sherwood—.
7 to to 1 agst Tanered-19 to 2 east Miss Faeny-19 to 1
most Patois Royal-14 to 1 agat Claude Lorraine--190.t0 I
apt Mr Gasooigoe's 511y-110 to !eget Prosody. •' • '•
BRIGHTON Cur.--8 to 4 agstSwap. py).
Danny. 1824.-17 to 4 agst Reformer-14 to 1 ept CO*
riune—l6 to 1 agst Pant's'.
Carcurr.—The Greed Cricket Match, In Lord's Ground.
between the Marylebone Cleb nod the Players of England,
*as decided on Wednesday In favour of the Players.
PLAYRRI. 711•IlVLBSONS.

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to Innings .....153 Ist Innings 56
ad Ditto.

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Players wonitylllb rons-6 to 4on Players at starting.

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CORONER'S INQUEST.
Sorioxx DZATN.—Yesterday mornine, at 10 o'clock,
an Inquisition was held before T. S•rint.ixo, Esq. Co•
roner, at the Albion, Vernon Plate, Bloomsbury, on the
body of Sampson Perry, Esq. a gentleman who for.
merly was connected with the public. press, in the sitna.
tion of proprietor and editor. It appeared from tile
evidence that be had latterly become rather deranged in
circumstances; bet although veal considerably in debt,
his creditors Wert:tined tbe highest opinion of hire;
.he
was obliged to go into Whitecross Street Prison; ten{
while be remained there his affairs were placed in a way
of settlement, and on Tuesday last he was ordered to
attend in the Insolveat Debtors' Court. On his way
to Westminster for that purpose, the turnkey who at-
ompanied b'in allowed bins to call and see his w fe, in
aged lady, living in Soothamron Street, Bloomshory,
where he had held a house for 22 years. Having taken
-some refreshment, he proceeded to the Court, and no
opposing creditor appearing, he was declared entitled to
his discharge. He returned from the Court, in exceed-
ingly good spirits, to Southampton-street, merely to din-
ner, as the officer who accompanied him was ordered to
t:•lte him back to prison, from wbedee, es WMinesdays
he would have been discharged. had Le Heed.
Perry bad prepared some dinner, to which he letdown.
laughing and making sem- .inesorous observation ; hot
just as he was conveyine some food to his mouth fell
back in his chair, exclaiming, " Lord, have Exley upon
its !" and instantly, expired. Surgeons were sent for,
but of no avail, the vital spark had fled; and on ex.
attaining the body internally, it was discovered his iteath
was occasioned by the rupturo of the main artery of the
heart. He was 7 years of age, and a gentleman stated
to the jury that his life was full of vicissitude : he
bad been opulent, and extremely poor; he, bad
had friends, and was bereft of threm ; and be had
had many narrow escapes with his life, in situations of
imminent peril, and times of great danger, one of whic's
the gentleman instanced. Daring the French revolt.
tion, he was confined nine times in French prisons; and
during the reign of Robespierre he was confined with
Thomas Paine, and was by the ferocious assassin con-
demned to death, without the then thought unnecessary
form of trial. He escaped his dreadful doom by the fol-
lowing singularly fo. imitate circomatanee :—His prison
or cell door was hung upon a swivel, and by the least
motion would torn round any war. The custom was to
mark with red chalk the doors of the cells of those who
were condemwd to death, and his door was Marked ;
but the turnkey leaving the cell in the morning appoint.
ed for execution, accidentally let the door torn round,
not observing by this motion the door was reversed, anti
the " mark of death" was inside instead aiming out, and
before he noticed the circumis.ance the officers of execn•
tion arrived, and took from every cell marked with red
chalk the victims of revolutionary fury i • and perceiving
'Mr. Perry's cell not marked, they passed it, and when
the gaoler again came round and opened the door, he
was thunderstruck on finding Mr. Perry and Pain alive;
but ere he had time to apprise any person, be was shot
by some of the infuriated mob who had just burst open
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1 the prison, and who liberated the cap ives just as the
monster Robespierre was led bleeding to the scaffold.—
The jury returned a verdict of " Died by the Visitation
of 00D. Mr. Perry's widow is left in very great
distress.