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COURT 01 CHANC ' ERY.-17113 DAY 4- • • , szita A ND PETITIONS sire at LORD CHANCELLOR, PREVIOUS TO VESCUALLMAI TER at, 1824. M on day, November 1, First Seal; Tuesday and Wednesday, B an krupt Petitions. Th„ ta day, November 4, Second Seal; Friday, Petitions. SLR, DEMURRERS, AND PETITIONS, REPORE THE VICE-CHAnEL. LOR, PREVIOUS TO RtICHAELHAS TERM, 1824. Monday, November 1, First Seal; Tuesday and Wednesday, Pleas and Demurrers. Thursday, November 4, Second Seal ; Friday, Petitions. DISPATCH OF BUSINESS. Our Readers are aware that his Lordship had intimated that he shouldclose his present Sittings yesterday. His Lordship, however, having been informed that there were several causes of considerable importance,. which strongly pressed for disposal, consented to pre side in his private room; and, pursuant to that regulation, came to the Hall this day at half -past nine o'clock. COMYN V. SMITH. This was an application, praying the Court to order the delivery up of certain deeds and writings, relative to two of the tstates n.imed iu the pleadings ; and also praying the payment into Court of between 12 and 13,0001. in addition to the fund already in the Bink - of England; and that two of the. plaintiffs, the surviving clad • 2n of the plaintiff in the former suit, might be at liberty to receive out the in:erest on the former fund, to be divided in equal shares, as the Master should direct. The Loab Ca.tt4cittaant—Take the order as preyed. LITERARY PROPERTY. BARFIELD tt. NtenotsoN AND KELLY. Mr. HEALD applied to the Court in this case, com plaining that the plaintiff had not the benefit of the order which his Lordship had made in it. The case ii;- volved a question of literary piracy by the defendants, in publishing a book enti:led the Practical Guilder, the matter of which the plaintiff alleged was pirated from • The Archit(ctural Dictionary. The plaintiff had eng:igcd Nichohon to write for the Achitectural Di,iianary, and contracted with him to coofive his literati) exertions on that subject to his vor k. However, in violation of this engagement he conti iboted to the Practical Builder, into which many of the plates and i!oigns were copied from the Architectural Dictiouary. A, Kelly was not a party to the cont rac t, t h e mot i on for an injunction to restrain the publication of the Practical Builder was (as we understood) refused on a f irnei day, and an order made to prevent the pub:ka t:on of any of the plates, designs, Bcc. in the name of Nichn:s rn. On the two first parts of the order birth parties agreed, hut on the third ra: t there was a dif ference between the parties, which reatraineJ Kelly front publishing and selling, in the name of Nicholson, any part of the Practical Builder, wfrich•bad been printed or engraved* since the filing-Of the plaintiff's bill in this cause. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL read his . Lordship's order from tite shin t-hand writer's notes, which 'varied from the order of his Lordship as stated by Mr. Heald. It did not, he contended, prohibit the publication by Kelly, but merely prevented him from publishing or wiling, in Nicholson's name, any part of the book which' had been written or designed since the filing of the bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR, after having reviewed the order, was of opinion that the difference as to the mean ing of the third part of the order arose from the misap prehension of the meaning or the terms " in like man ner," which might mean that the defendant be enjoined in a manner similar to that in which he was enjoined in the fotegoing parts of the order, or it might bear the simple meaning of the word " also," which was the sense in which he intended, it should be understood. His I Lordihip accordingly altered the order to the effect that " the defendant, Thorne.' Kelly, be also restrained, in the nettle of Peter Nitholstm, from publishing or selling any part of the said book or work called the Practical Builder, printed or engraved since the filing of the plain tiff's bill in the cause, s hick has Leen written or de rigned by the defendant, Peter Nicholson, until the hearing of this cause, or until the further orders of the Court. LORD BYRON'S LETTERS. HOBHOUSE AND HANSON •V. DALLAS. An injunction had been obtained by the executors of Lord Byron to prevent the defendant horn publishing private letters horn his Lordship. Mr. SHADWELL now moved to dissolve the injunc tion, because the letters were actually delivered by the deceased Nobleman to the defendant for. the purpose, and with the admitted design of publishing the parti culars of his Lordship's life. Mr. HEALD contended that the letters were chiefly written by Lord Byron to his mother, as he had at first stated when the Court granted the in j unction ; and be ing priv ate l etters , i n w hi c h t h e defendant had no pro perty or right, or at any rate but a very limited one, and certainly not such as to entitle him to publish them, he trusted that the injunction would not be dissolved. The Loan CHANCELLOR directed the affidavits to be handed up to him, and observed, that although he could not sit after to-day hi open Court, yet in this, and another injunction,respecting the Glamorganshire Canal, he had no objection to give up a morning or two in the course of the ten next ensuing, to hear one Counsel on each side, but he could not hear more than one Counsel. He extended that offer to any other matters which were SO urgent as to tte threatened with great danger by delay or the proceedings till the next sittings of the Court. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, AUGUST 19. 111. A. Magrath, late of Peartree row, Lambeth, clerk in the Office for Liquidating the Debts of the late Nabob of the Carnatic, applied for his discharge, which no cre ditor appeared to oppose ; but the insolvent underwent a ligid examination by Mr. Commissioner Bowser. • The petitioner attributed his insolvency to the accept ante of sundry bills for the accommodation of a friend. The Learned Commissioner observed, that persons were highly culpable who put their names to bills, and ente , cd into engagements of a pecuniary nature, when they well knew their inability to fulfil them. It was ex tremely fortunate for the insolvent that none of the holders of the bills appeared to oppose him ; for had that been the case, the probability was that he would not have received the discharge to which, in their ab sence, he was declared entitled. Mr. P. E. Stroehling,- of Leicester-square, historical painter, was opposed at the i nstance o f M r . E. S o l omon . Tie n olvent stated, that he occupied a picture-gallery LeiceAer-square, the rental of which was 4.oogoineas Year. The pictures in the Exhibition were many of them of his own painting, but part of them belonged to person s ho had paid for them, and left them there for public view some of them belonged to Lady Burge, Monsieur Bourdeaus, etc. &c. In the spring of the pre- ; sent year his landlord put in a distress for a year's rent, an d swept aw a y a ll hi s pictures, fi nished and un fi nished; t"ow belonging to the persons specified were sut kred ir, he sent away; after this he Was arrested, and ' went to prison on the 41h of May ; did not remember 'lmp., that several Noblemen and persons of distinction' Cr,. iiidebted. to him in large.sums of money; never mid :%tr.Soleanon So ; might have said that Lord Peter s,arn • did ; he was painting a picture for bin), for which •. . . his Lordship stipulatd to pay 900 guineas; .the picture was seized under the execution, in an unfinished state.; his Lordship had given no security for the pay:tient, but doubtle)s he would do so ifle was allowed to com plete it; he bad purchased wine of Dennis and Co.. and owed them £2OO, but did not receive all the wine. The COURT appointed the Gentlemen bc.rfLie named assignees to the insolvent's estate, and ordered the peti• tioner to amend h'is schedule, and come up on Saturday next to be discharged. Edward Caudell, a dashing youth, u as remanded for six calendar months within the walls of the prison, for fraudulently obtaining a watch from Mary Carter. The following were discharged without opposition: J. M'Neall, Commercial road, mariner; A. Bigg, Burr-street, Bishops ate, ship-agent; and Bendix, Cutler -street, Hounds- ditch, hatter. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. EXETER, AUGUST ts. HOUSTON, JUN. v. LEY (CLERK). Mr. ErtsKIRE stated to the Jury, that in this case John Houston, jun. was plaintiff, and the Rev. J. Ley defendant. The declaration stated, that the defendant had made an assault upon the plaintiff, and had in flicted several blows on his back and loins ; to which the defendant had pleaded, first, tha: he was not guilty ; and secondly, that he was undeit-master of a grammar school in this county, and that the plaintiff being a scholar, under the age of twenty-one, had behaved him self in an improper manner, and that the blows had been inflicted for the purpose of punishing him. To this plea the plaintiff had replied„, that the defendant had assaulted him in a more violent manna than was necessary or proper under the circumstances, and upon this issue was joined. Mr. Serjeant PeLt. addressed tl.e Jury on the part of the plaintiff, and observed, tliat the question they had to try was, whether the defendant had ur had not in flicted a more severe chastisement on the plaintiff than his relative situation to the young person justified? The defendant had been many years the second master of the grammar school at Tiverton, which stood as high as any school in the kingdom, and had contributed as largely as any establishment of its size, to that moral and intellectual improvement to which England was mainly indebted for the proud station she had attained. The Learned Serjennt then, after giving an outline of the case that would be roved by evidence, called John Candy—l am apprentice to Mr. Houston, sur geon, of Tiverton. He has six children; John is the eldest; I have known him well for three years and a half. Before the beginning of this year he was weakly, but healthy. On Saturday, the 7th Febru iry, I saw John run up to a boy of the name of Bat ne, and, after some conversation, Houston gave him a slap in the face. On Tuesday, the 10th February, in the afternoon, I saw he was very faint when he came from school,. He went to bed, and I went into the room where he was in bed. It was between two and three o'clock in the day. I examined his loins and back, and found the blood had been drawn from fifty-nine places, and he appeared to have been flogged severely. The ap pearances were on the small of the back. I went to him frequently during the evening. Dr. Hutchinson attended him. I particularly examined Ms back 'on Friday, and it was then I counted the 59 places. • • Elizabeth Halkham, a nurse, went to attend John Ifoeston on the 10th of February, found his:back was cut across and stabbed; assisted in changing linen. His shirt was bloody in . the tail. Last. Sunday she ex amined hts backb And found a hollow in it - where she could lay her finger. Cross examined—Doctor Hutchinion was in attend.: ance all the time. Plaintiff's back was pef fectly tonight. Edward Houston sworn—l am brother to the plain-. tiff. I was at 'school with him on the 7th of Febttritry,' when he was punished, Mr. Ley asked him why he struck Master Barne? He said, because he told Mr. Ley told Master Alexander Ciitlard to go out:and fetch the plum pudding which he had • left in a chair. He !Nought a birch rod. My brother was then kfliel;. ing with his hands against a desk. Hide and .Ley, two boys, then held his shirt and hands. His trowsers were down. Mr. Ley whipped him.. He struck him five times, and then he stopped. The birch Was . broken, and then he took the little twig off to make the birch wider, and then he gave him five cuts more, and ran the birch into my brother's back. My' brother then got up and adjusted his clothes. Mr. Ley said to my brother, as soon as be got up, 4 4 You are. acting Tom and Jerry with a vengeance." Dr. Hutchinson deposed, that Master Houston had many stripes on him, adding, I found a confirmed spinal disease, accompanied with distortion, extreme debility, and exquisite pain. Before February 1 knew • the boy to be perfectly straight. Mr. ADAM addressed the Jury for the defence. The' defendant had, for nearly half a century, been engaged in the conduct of Tiverton School, which was allowed to have contributed, as much as any similar establish ment in the kingdom, to the improvement of the youth of the cquntry. He should completely answer• the', charge by the evidence of the persons who assisted 'in. the operation, and if their evidence did not oompletely negative that of the boy, from whose testimony alone they had the* chief part of the case, he should not ex-' pect the Jury to give him their verdict. Mr. ADAM then called the following witnesses: Henry Barne stated that he was a scholar in Tiverton school. John Houston and he were in the same form. Witness was head boy; a difficult part of Exe cises was set for them. John Houston said to witness that on the day when the exercises were put, " he (Houston) should be couching and dancing, while they, poor scrubs, were fagging." Couching meant happy and joyful. On Saturday, when they were called up with the lesson, Houston was not there. The master asked witness, as head boy, who was absent? He told him Houston was absent. The master asked' the reason? and witness told him what Houston had said. Another boy was absent, and the lesson was de ferred. Witness saw Houston that evening ;he ran out of his door, and caught witness by the collar. He said, 44 what have you been telling Mr. Ley about me?" He struck witness a blow, which made his nose bleed, and knocked out one of his teeth. He then ran back to his house. On Sunday, Houston met witness, and told him that Goss had told him several sto: ies about. him. Monday was a holiday, and on Tuesday Hous• ton did not come till after breakfast. Witness had told Mr. Ley that Houston had beat him, and on Tuesday this was told to Houston in witness's presence. Hous on said "he'd be d—d if he cared, but if Mr. Ley flogged him he'd net come again." . Mr..Ley called up Houston, and after some inquiries, he said he should flog Houston and Goss. They were flogged. The -birch was- not different from that which had - bee n used on: former occasions. Houston cried out, not more than some, but there were many who did not cry out at all As soon as Nir.Ley flogged hire; he threw the rod to the other end of the'school. Ile certainly did not use it in any other way than in flogging. The back was of the same appearance as i , usual alter fl-gging. Houston re turned us his place, and in about fi, e minutes Houston (when Mr. Ley went out) laughed, and said " he did not care a d—a about it." There was no difference between the punishment inflicted on Goss and Hobston. He had never seen Nlr. Ley punish before. • Edward Hoyle, a day-boy at Tiverton school, proved the con versation between Houston and Goss; s.tw Houston flogged ; he was not severely Bogged. John Copener Ley, a scholar in Tiverton school, &posed to the same effect. Edmund Hyde, the boy who beld Houston whilst he was flogged, corroborated the evidence of the last witness, except that he said that Mr. Ley opened the rod during thr flogging. John Pollen, porter to Tiverton school, has preparrd the birches for the last seven years—(Two rods were here produced, of a very simple construction, and very incapable of inflicting any violent wound.)—These were the description of rods which be generally prepared for the school. Whenever he happened to send a larger one, word was sent back to him, to ask him if it was a rod of broom he sent ? Mr. :hest—Noy►, Mr. Serjeant, you may cross-examine this witness. Mr. Serjeant Pat.l.—No, I shall have nothing to do to-day with that Gentleman. Witness--fhpuld be very happy to wait on you—(A laugh). George Carew—Remembers three or four months ago seeing Houston near the water. He saw him jump in after a reel; bathed with him afterwards, and he was very alert; saw no mark on his back. Ile afterwards went fishing with him; Houston went into the water with his sleeves on. Thomas Mason, dancing-master, was teaching Houston at his school. Houston attended him till the 12th of June from tit, last week in March. Witness perceived nothing in his mode of danc ing to indicate illness. (:rocs-examined—Do you suppose that any extraordinary ex ertion is required to perform the duties of your school du con. ceive that great exertion is necessary. P ay what sort of dancing is practised at your school, is it country dancing ?—The witness bowed indignantly. Air. Pitch examined—l am solicitor to the defendant. Lotto Cunt, Jusemr—Not in this action, Sir; yuo are an at toreey ; we know nothing here of solicitors ; there is no reason why Gentlemen shoull he ashamed of tile title of attorney. . This witness stated that be sent a letter, saying that Dr. Kettle would see the boy, but this was refused. Serjeant PICLI. replied and the Loan Crites Juserea summed up.—Verdict for the plaintiff—homages, 6d. In the next action, Houston, sen. v. Ley, a verdict was taken by consent—Damages, 6d. LEWES, AUGUST is. John Wilson, a mall of respectable arpzaranie, -de scribing himself as a coal-merchant, was indicted for stealing bank notes and cash to the amount of El 603 from the Hero, Portsmouth coach, on its way to Lon don, on tbe 18th January last. The prisoner, in comrany with two other men, took places in the Hero coach, at Portsmouth, for London, a nd stipulated for particular places. The parcel containing the notes was discovered to be stolen, immediately on these men leaving the coach. The prisoner was taken into custody some time after at Hastings, having passed one of the stolen notes to a Mr. Firth of that place, ; nd a roll of the notes was fou-id secreted on his per son.—The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, f9tind the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to seven years transportation. It appeared that the prosecutors had experienced great difficulty and iucurred enormous expense in the fur therance of this prosecution; more than £1,500 was stated to have been incurred in the pursuit of this ob ject, and that overtures had been made to them to foiego their duty, but which they determined not •to listen to, preferring to let the law take its course is a case in which every banker was interested. • A MA IltiltiONlA L HOAL . 4n advertisement appeared- a few weeks since, in one of the London Morning - Papers, which purported to be from a Gentleman in want of a femaleof good dispo 'lop and a cultivated mind, possessing fortune sufficient to give the advertiser (a sorgeen) the means of establish. ing himself in practice, and who was willing to become the partner of his domestic comforts through life, by accepting him as a husband ; answer to which a loungGentlenuin of Bridgwater addressed a letter, ac cording to the directions of the advertisement, describing himself as a Misr Lucy Upland, the daughter of a late merchant in Bristol, and possessing an independent fortune, but who, from the circumstance of her mother having married a second time, wished particularly to alter her situation i n lift, an d w h o wou ld b e g l ad to :hear farther particulars of the. Gentleman. A reply was , receired by return of post from the Gentleman, giving his name John A--zu, expressing the greatest delight at - the La-41s letter and describing himself as a person of rr a -cultivated mind, an equable temper, a moral and religious character, affectionate disposition, domestic hab.ts, and of the greatest respectability." After this a regular correspondence took place, and it was settled that the Gentleman should come to Bridgewater. On Saturday last he arrived at the Globe Inn, where he en gaged a couple of private rooms for a fortnight, and was. waited. on by the young Gentleman, as a particular friend of Miss Upland's, and deputed by her to visit him. Oa Sunday they walked to Church together, and the evening was appointed for an inter view with the Lady, but before the time arrived, two Gentlemen who happened to be at the Globe heard of the circumstance, discovered the hoax, and raised a complete 1. u l h agains t the unfortunate surgeon, who vowed vengeance on the youth, and addressed; him a letter, complaining of his unfeeling and unmanly conduct, saying that he was de termined to proceed against him for forgery, and de manding satisfaction, but before a reply could be sent, the Sociable coach conveyed him from a spot, .the re membrance of which will, no doubt, for ever wring the tortured heart of so ardent and disinterested a lover ! It is to be hoped that this will be a lesson to him for the future, and teach • him that the ladies of Somersetshire are not so prodigal of their fortunes and personal attrac tions as to be duped by the schemes of a speculating Cockney..— Taunton Gautier. SINGULAR AND SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Wcdnesday afternoon, Mr. Charles Wyber, of the Borough-road, went.into the Fleet Prison to visit a friend, and joined a party in the Coffee-room, who entered into the foolish amusement of tossing up a penny piece to the top of the room, and catching the same in the mouth upon 44 descent to the floor. Mr. Wyber v. as consLered a perfect adept at this game; but the pennypiece at last found its way into the throat, where it remained fur upwards of half an hour. A surgeon tried to force it upwards, but being unab:e to do so, he contrived to move it downwards into the stomach. Mr. Wyber was com.)aratively much relieved by the pennypieie being reinoved n out of the throat, and was enabled, in t ie evening, to be carried to his house in a hackney-coach. LamsAii,ams CithAvxxy —These pugilistic heroes are on a spar ring tour. They exhibited in Liv e rpool on Friday and Saturday to very respectable* audiences, at the Golden Lion,, D a l e • street: the amateurs Jezpa.s their astoil i s b ntept At Langan:* improveir eat .but.tboy impute .it to his hying with,. Crawley, two is a lengthy tusi-rate boxer. • • SPORTIVG INTELLIGENCE. w BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, AUG. 19. There was not a dozen Subscribers in the Room to-day, and the • betting was proportionably slack. We heard only one bet taken on - the St. Leger ; and indeed we could not expect otherwise, as the betting on that Stakes so niaterially depends on the result of the Thirty Guineas Stakes. YORK THIRTY COMAS STAKYR. 2 to 1 agst Cameos 10 to I apt Young catton 5 co 1 agst &reAtli.on 100 to 15 agst Ina (taken) to to 1 agst Caccidt Ptutti DOSCASTSE ST. LEDER. 3 to 1 agst Brutandorf 16 to 1 agst Nlustachie 13 to 2 agst Swiss 16 to 1 agst Canteen to 1 agst Osmond 17 to i agst Altisidora • 12 to 1 agst Ildenus YORK AUGUST MEETING. • TUESDAY, AUGUST 17. Sweepstakes of 20r. each, fur two years old colts, Bst. ,51b. fillies, Bst. 21h. T.Y.C. (15 Subscribers). Mr. flouldsworth's gr. c. Androgens • • 1 Mr. F. Lumley's ch. e. by Interpreter • 2 Mr. Wright'. b. c. Octavius . The following also started, hut were not placed:—Lord Fitz• william's br. f. Beoti ice ; Mr. Crompton's ch. e. Alphonsn; Mr. Wortley's br. c. by Bourbon ; Mr. Armstrong's ch. c. by Walton ; Mr. Jaques's ch. c. by Walton; Mr. Jaqu:s's eh. c. by Whisker. Won cleverly. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Hould,w•orth's gr. c.-3 to 1 agst Mr. Crompton's ch. c.-6 to 1 age: Mr. Wright's b..c. 'The Peregrine Stakes of 50ga. each, b. ft. for three year colts, fist. 21h. fillies, Bst. List mile and three-quarters. (Five Subscribers). Lord Fitzwilliant's b. c. Florismart, walked over. One•tbird of the Great Subscription of 25gs each, .with £5O added by the City of York ; five yrs old, Bg. 71b. six, Bst. 121 b. and aged, 9st. Four miles. Mr. Watt's h. h. Deport, 3 tin old . . 1 Fitzwilliam's b. b. Sandheck, 6 yrs Gilpin took the lead, was never headed; ran'it in 7 min. 32 stc. Fifty Pounds for three yrs old, 7st. 71h. four, Bst. 81b. Maiden colts allowed 21b. and fillies 31b. Heats, one mile and three quarters. The winner to be sold fur 2410g5. if demanded. Mr. Rittm.lale% ch. c. Rhubarb, 4 yrs old Mr. Ferguson's ch. e. North Briton, 3 yrs Mr. Parkinson's 1. Janette, 3 yrs old Col. Cradock's b. c. by Prime Miaister,-5 yrs old I 1 2 2 '4 3 3' tie wcur►suwr. The Sporting World here are in amaze at the resu:t of the Rates of this day. The favourite for that great contest, the St. Leger Stakes, is, to the astonishment of the knowing ones, beaten. The . crack horse of yesterday, at three and a half, and three to one, is now gone back to sixteen to one. An unknown colt has won the Produce Stakes, when the odds were twenty to one against him ; and what must appear singular, the winner is not in the St. Leger. We scarcely need add, that there was an unusual number of long faces, and that the most correct arithmetical calculations will be necessary to bring the books right. The appearance of the Course was extraordinary. The most cunning were outdone, and all they can by possibility effect will not bring them square this time. 'Me following is the state of the odds, and the particulars of the Races: DONCASTILS IT. MCGILL 16 to 1 agst Brutendotf 17 to 1 agst Jerry 18 to 1 apt Serab 140 to 1 agst Altisid o r a 25 to 1 agst Equity 31 to 1 agst Swiss 7 to 1 agst Osmond 10 to 1 agst Mustachio 12 to 1 agit Ilelenus 16 to 1 agst Canteen 16 to 1 agst Taranduo Produce Stakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft. for Ayr -old colts, 85t. Mb* fillies, est. elb. Two miles. (19 Stibscribers.) Ld Fitswilliam's b. c. Whiskeiandos • . 1 Mr. Watts's Brutendorf 2 IA :Milton's b. c. Florismart 5 Mr. Gascoigne's bl. f. by Walton . 4 Sweepstakes of 30gs. each, b. ft. for 3-yr-old fillies, Bst. 21b. each. Last mile and three-quarters. (A Scarborough's b. f. sister to Byram . 1 IA Fitswilliam's br. f. Parthapessa • 2 Mr. Tarlton's ch. f. Gipsy . 5 Mr. Houldsworth's ch. f. Auburn 4 • , One-third of the Great Subscripti.n of 25gs. each, with ,(50 added by the City of York, for four-ytar-old cults, 3st. 71b. fillies, Bst. 41b. Four miles. Mr. Powlett's br. c. Conductor 1 Mr. Lambton's br. c. by Comus 2 Beating Mr. Lambton's Beresina, Mr. Houldsworth's Palatine, Mr. Milrus's Ben Lodi, IA Fitzwilliam's Bordeaux, and Lord Mil ton's Nitrogen. CANTERBURY RACES.—Auousr 17. The first Year of a Sweepstakes of 10 soy, each, for all ages. Two miles. (Five Subscribers.) Mr. Farrall's b. m. Sprite, 5 yrs old, Bet. 71h. . . . 1 Mr. Brown's b. c. by Pioneer, 3 yrs old, 7st. . . , ,Sweepstakes of 5 sov. each, for 3 yrs old, 6st. 41h. four, 7st. 71b. five, Bst. 21b. six, Bst. 101 b. and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed Sib. Two mile heats. (12 Subscribers). Mr. Whitelide's br. b. Picton, 5 yrs old . •- • 1 1 Mr. Farrall's b. f. sister t o Si r H u ldib ran d , 3 yrs old ' , ydr The first year of a Sweepstakes of 20 soy. tech, for all ages. Four miles. (Three Subscribers). Mr. Farrall's b. m. Sprite, 5 yrs old, Bst. 41b. . walked over The Kentish Hunters Stakes was not run for. W EON LIDA T. His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. Mr. Whiteside's br. h. Picton Mr. Page's Evergreen Mr. Brown's Marksman Mr. Coleman's Fortune-teller Mr. Waller's Irene 1 1 4 2 5 dr 2 dr 5 Sr County Members Plate of £5O. Mr. Watkins 's Remnant .- . Mr. Farrel's Peggy Mr. Sould's Soothsayer . DUMFRIES, AUGUST 17. 1 I Y 2 3 dr THE Moons.—Thursday last was a great day on the moors, if we judge from the numbers who were " up and at it" by the peep of dawn. The " feathered people" are well known to be early ristr:, and yet so eager were the rising generation of sportsmen, that t tr. a few of them had opened the campaign before the blackcork bad half concluded the labours of the toilet, by shaking the dew drops from his glossy wings, and otherwise trimming his pinions for their morning Bight.—The sport of course varied with the nature of the ground, the steadiness of the dogs, and the skill of the sportsmen.— Various Gentlemen bagged from eight to ten brace, a few a greater and many a smaller number; but all agree.that the birds, thou; h wall gtown and strong on the wing, are much less plentiful tl :a was at one time anticipated. This is accounted for )3y the severe drought that followed the hatching time. It is a part of the in stinct of moor-fowl to build near a t ill, a marsh, or a brook ; but these, in most cases, were completely dried up, and hence nut a f w . of the pouts perished while accompanying their dams in their search • after water. With pat tridges it is quite otherwise. With them the breeding season is about three weeks later, and as the rain began to fall just as they were emerging from the egg shell, they were saved from the calamity that overtook the denizens of the hills and moor-. THE FOUR HUNDRED :11ILES MATCH. This is most decidedly the greatest undertaking ever tried by any pedestrian, and it excites much sporting interest, particularly at York Races, in which County Itlacgowal, the pedestrian, is well: known. It has been stated that onTuesday morning at nine o'clock, he was going on from four to five miles an hour, having travelled nearly 130 miles. He halted a short time and took refreshment at Bawtry, and reached within two miles of Wethethy, 191 miles, at ten o'clock on Tuesday night. He proposed doing half the dis tance, t o the two hundredth mile stone in 54 hours. He is backed at York Races to win. His time; as before stated, is five days and twelve hutusk • CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LAREs AUGUST 20. Arrivals of English Wheat, 5,590 qra. Oats, 5, 100 qrs. Irish Oats, 1,200 qra. Flour, 3,400 sacks. Though the arrival of Wheat and Flour since Monday has been moderate, the waling trade is in a very dull state, and except for superfine parcels, may be corisidered rather lower than otherwise. Barley, Beans, and Peas, continue steady in value, but in Oa s there is n•abusiness doing, as our consumers are anxiously waiting the result of the naiette average of to-morrow, which will decide the question whether the Ports open for forek,n importation. In other at tides we have no alteration to notice. Lonili.n Averages for the week ended Augustl4.—Wheat, 8,523 qrs. at GI s. lid. Barley, 466 qrs. at 31s. Bd. Oats, 11,561 qrs. at 275. Sd. Rye, 4 qrs. at 365. Beans, 876 qrs. at 355. Ptah 206 qrs. at 37.5. sd. • SMITHFIELD MARKET, AUGUST 20. There is the same supply at market this morning as usual on Fiidays, and the prices of all descriptions of Cattle may be quoted mock the sante as on Monday. Trade very dull. Beef, per stone of sibs. 3s. oil. to 4s. Od. Mutton 3s. 64. tri . Is. 6d. Lamb 31. Lod. to 4s. Kid. Veal 4s. Od. to ss. Oft Jr _ _: ~,: < I .AkAl ,• ~1 a ;~ i • • d • ' ! t