The Statesman. — 1822-08-17 (London, England)

EXTRAOIDINAST PCITORIIIIINCI..-. CIO Thursday last Viscount Newry. assisted by five qhf his own servants (men not acenatemed to the work) for a coati&table wager, accomplished the Herculean task of rowing from Oxford to Loudon in eightesa successive boors. The 6oat left Oxford on the morning exactly as Great Tom struck Mere, and arrived the same evenlag at Godly* and Searle's Wharf, Stirrer side of Westobtater bridge, one minute and a half aefbre shoe, winning the bet by the minxes and • half only. Hie Lordship and men, by an iscessant application of 18 I hours to the oar, were, an arriving. as may be Datarally expected, in a state of great exhaustion; they, however, performed the undertaking in a gallaat and masterly style. When we consider the time necessarily lost In passing the numerous locks, we believe an institutes of greater skill and prowess is scarcely to be fouled on reoord ; but Lord Newry Is famed for mealy and athletic exercises and laborious employment., which he males as ordinary amusements. MATCH Mt 500 Sovaastocs.—The Trotting Mattis against time. for the above sum, took place on Thursday. over a two-mile piece of grouted to Cartel Ledosure, Herts. Captain Biegley aodertook to ride his mare 16 miles In an boar. upon the trot, and to carry 12st. which was done as follows: Min. Sec. 1 Min. Sec. First two miles, 6 50 Sixth two miles, 7 44 Second, . . . 6 58 Seventh, . . 7 49 I Third. . . . 7 42 Eighth, . . 7 40 Fourth, . . . 7 281 —..--Fifth. . : . 7 42 1 59 53 The horse broke twice in the ram but did not seem distressed in any part of it. Captain Marston acted as novice, and betting was 6 to 4 agst time. Yesterday af.ernoon, between fire aod six o'clock, a fellow of the name of William Gaffney, a butcher, in Newgate-market, proceeded from that place. accompanied by many of his companions (all of whom were in a state of degraded drunkenness) to Blackfriarebridge, for the impose of deciding a wager for half a pint of gin, that Gaffney would not jump from the top of the Bridge into the Thames. The ruMao stripped himself naked (drank as he was) on the centre of the bridge, to the disgust of the numerous passengers. and threw himself into the river. His good fortune favoured him more than his d ; for although it was approaching to low water, he received little or no injury, and from his being a good swimmer, notwithstanding his great intoxication, he got down the river near to the Trafalgar, or Southu ark-bridge. where he was picked up by a waterman. Early on the morning of Thursday the Bth lost, a poor labouring Irishman, in a fit of despair, attempted to comthit suicide. in Mr. Godfrey's barn, at Mittens ; he made a deep incision across his throat, making a oonsideralie woad is his windpipe ; it bled profusely. bat by the timely attendance of Mr. (titling. surgeon, the wound was sewed up and the man is doing well.— Being unable, from the pressure of the times, to earn as much moo-y as be expected, it the cause assigned fur the nail act; be says be has a wife and four children in Ireland, dependant on his labour.—(Stomforif News.)  .11.111KETS. (EXCLUSIVELY POE 7111 STATESMAN)  WES/ SMITNVIILD, Ace. 16, 1822.—The supply of Sbeeßsed Lambs was aborter than it has bees (Or several weeks past. (10100).—Mutton rather dearer; II Stone (Wetbers) worth 2-11. each.—Lamb a very doll trade ; 5 Stone of Good Lamb for 144 , and about nae-fAird of the Lambs tamed out on4old.—Beef short. but the ts::de very keary ; 100 Stone of goo! Beef can be bought ler IQ. 10s. .  At Newgate Market, yeeterlay, Wether Muttcn was 2s. Yd. to Ys. 3.1. per S.uue ; lkat Lamb, 26. ed. to 1:1.; Good Beej;ls BJ.