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Wivpson CASTLE. Tye forigliojected new gateway, which was to open • TIC'S f rOal the court-yar d to .:re m ignificent scenery Great Paris, has been compleied. It is of the ' ;reit • G ol li;:•, of a loftiness anirwidth proportioned to r 'r oje,tic building of which it is now the princi i .a pr o Ich• The new entrance tower, flanking this gAze ': oc , has already attained a considerable elevation ; hut 1 , , e g reatest progress has been made in the space be tween che Beacon and the Qrteen's Towers. An addi. , tort ', upon the original model of the edifice, has b ee n added to this part of the building, thereby remov. ogthat he arfis apearance hi - eh e south and east ,i,f es at the Cag h p le pres ented, w when th viewed from the cou r.rard. The windows are surmounted with gro e. headsfrom the antique. On the east side of the 4 st o i ng the same system is pursuing ; the round F,erch windows have been replaced by others suited f o the original character of the edifice, and the internal fitting up of the principal state rooms is in considerable forwardness. Gim.\D MASQUEUADE AND CARNIIK4L. This long-announced entettaintnent, the first of the own, took place last night in the Argyll Rooms. The company began to arrive hefore ten o'clock ; by bilf.past eleven the rooms were crowded almost to suf focation, with the usual proportion of Turks, Jews, Friars, Sultanas, Nuns, Greeks, Sailors, Quakers, House insit.s,Hivmakers, Shevhe rds, Shepherdesses, Pilgrims, Gipsies, Flower Girls, &c. &c. Amongst the male dominos we observed a tolerable sprinkling of Nubility and Commons of the haut ton. The number of elegant female dominos was greatet on usual. • About half-past ten, dancing commenced in the four laiblooms, the floors of which were tastefully chalked. Qsailrilles were the tavout ite dances of the ni; : thr, and consiiering hog, heterogeneous were the cha.acters co mposing the several sets, and strangers as most of :r.ust have been to each other, they performed wiat tome kable correctness, although there happened one mc,t,iow4l and whimsical departures faint the dicta of tile Masters of the Ceremonies. :A; one o'clock, slipper was announced, when an un roily large portion of the company sat down to a hnquct compiising all the delicacies of the season, and in the greatest prolusion. The wines were excellent, and circulated ht iskly, particularly the Champagne. A, sighu be expected, the dance and promenade were re lard with renovated spirits. Among the characters dime was not much of novelty, 1:n we cannot help noticing—a group of Alay-Day weeps—two excellent g' plies, who plied their cus tuners with apparently palatable predictions—a capital lamiel—a very good Fiends barber—a Catiban suffi ciently repulsive—a famous Mull Flaggon, Sic. The rooms were brilliantly - fitted up, and the bands weie admirably conducted; under the superintendence of Mr. Rowe. BRITISH MIAING LISSOCIATIO.V. Under the above title it is proposed to raise a capital 400,0001. in Shines of 50/. each, for woiking, by is of steam-engines, Minrs in Cornwall, which have ,abandoned or worked to great disadvantage fru.m ;Want. of capital by the adventure's. It is stated as a well-khoan fact, that many valuable Alines of Tin, r,Silver, Lead,.&c. from the above cause, and ,am the want of proper machinery, steatn-engines, &c. Ne been only worked by whims and light water :Is of insufficient power to make the undertakings &able; and in some instances, when the bodes iebeen worked to, the adventurers have been obliged abandon them. lira 4 ,!:»ents have already been made for working lain Sets, which upon the erection of steam-engines, morns are immediately expected. To remunerate the projector of the Company, and as a remuneration for :rangers:eats, the shares are to be issued at 1 per premium per share; the arrangement to be made dr, previously to application for Shares. The Company will be under the management of ten Directors, seven of whom are to-reside in London, and lee in Cornwall. Two ships belonging to the Anglo-Mexican Mining Company, one in the London Docks, and the other in rey Canal, are now loading with implements rd tools used in mining. Both vessels are to sail early Mexico. Drvtzes, SUNDAY NIGHT.—The public curiosity .ring the case, Rutherford v. Hope and others, an assault, which was to have been tried at our ap• thing Sessions on Tuesday, is not likely to be stifled. A !,paragraph appeared respecting it, by it was evident Mr. Hayne intended toprefer cross against the prosecutor. The circumstances were i 7, rpired into, and an arrangement commenced, the alt of which was, that the attornies for the prose. 'n consented on the part of the prosecutor to with draw his proceedings on payment of their costs. This :um, amounting to 601. was this evening paid them, ar.d the business settlt • Saturday last, Mr. STORKS, Chief Justice of the Isle of Ely, whilst shooting in his brother's grounds, by bursting of a powder-flask, lacerated his hand to net a degree, that amputation of the thumb was deemed requisite. A Gentleman passing through Bath a few days since, haring a most valuable gold repeater in his pos ession, with the name of Lautier, of Bath, engraved on it as the maker, took the opportunity of calling on him, to express to him his high approbation of-it. Mr. Lautirr looked at it, and examined his books, when be discovered it was a gold repeater he had sent by coach l a a parcel, to a Gentleman in London, several years ago, but which had never reached its destination. He Sueitioned the Gentleman as to the manner in which he 'ante possessed of it, when the latter stated, that he was Captain of a transport vessel; that when conveying convicts to New South %Vales, the watch he then had f eaillt out of order, and that, one of the convicts, hear '‘g bf the ci:cumstance, offered him this repeater, for rich he gave 45 guineas. The Gentleman gave very ttti sigto:y references, and left no doubt in the mind of Lautier as to the truth of his statement. "thrday, between six and seven in the evening , t wo 6.441 en belonging to Helensbutgh, named Duncan 6, , alaue and ll uga ld M'Lachlan, were drowned, by upset in a wherry off the shore of that place. ,"wEtt Room, SPRING-GARDENS.—Last night, Sig ;caesium Professor of Sleight of Hand, from Rome, exist h"e some astonishing and novel experiments in the myster ies ,t hil . art; and it is 130 mean praise to say, that his adroitne ss is ette of deceiving the most vigilant eye. The Professor even of ~sr td t . O propose to some of the Company, vOtos became the me- Gum his illusions, to make them disappear in tutu; but they did d to be so far experimented upon, therefore we were a ""tnafthe opportunity of witnessing et) woo der-working &faculty. Under el 400,01 means of been bar x\Nt want a well-lc Copper,: horn the have her wheels o profi:abl have bee to abanc Arra! tain returns projecto those an cent. prt known The ( Director three in Two Comm the Su and too' Niel DEVI 16pet II for an a proachi gratifies ;*rch i odls ag apire, (Aron Craf t I t wrn, and du Set] ef Ely frie bu met ; (kerne AI since, *salon it as ti exF Lautir f tam m a p ago, h Soeiti tame Cipt a tan itg bi 'hid Sati T sf i )1. ai,vi 6, 1 Li as c hed ' l l6 0, 4 :11) re, 'tau I. ti• 411 bt CI 114 A Short Extract from the Life of General Mina. Pub lished by Himself. Bvo. pp. 107. Every one who has been in the least attentive to the events in the Peninsula, durine the last fifteen years, must have observed how conspicuous the name of Mina has bees in Spanish warfare. The General, now in this country, has just given to the world a most interesting little work, in Spanish and English, entitled, " A Short Extract from his Life"—an outline which he proposes to fill up hereafter. The profits of the publication are devoted by the General to the relief of his suffering fellow-countrymen, and we shall the; efore refer our readers to the work itself, by purchasing which they will not only possess themselves of an interesting vo lume, but aid the cause of humanity. A better means of enabling such persons as can spare a few shillings, and not a sovereign, could scarcely have been suggested, for augmenting the fund for the relief of the Spanish refugees, and we hope that edition after edition will be called for. We shall only remark, that General Mina was born at ldozin, a village of Navarre, on the 17th of June, 1781 ; that he serve) in the ranks, and succes., sively rose to the rank of General-in-Chief of the first army, and Commandant-General of High Arragon, to the left of the Ebro. The Public may judge of the active life the General led, when we state, that he gave battle, or sustained the attack, in 10 regular or occa sional actions. We most heartily recommend this truly interesting work to the Public. Trial of the tin). Alexander Fletcher, before the Lord Chity Justice of the Court of Common Sense, and • Special Jury. By the Author of the Trial of tom' Rev. Edward living. Bvo. It has been contended by some persons that the genius and spirit of satire are nearly extinct—this we should deny, had we no other proofs of its existence at the present day than the Trials of Mr. Irving and Mr. Fletcher. The Jury, in the latter case, includes the names of Sir Walter Scott, Mr. Galt, Moore, Camp bell, Rogers, &c. &c. The Reverend Defendant it somewhat severely, but by no means coarsely handled; and the speeches of Nlr. Phillips and Mr. Scarlett are close imitations of their style. The characters of several of the witnesses are also elicited, and the great power assumed by the seceding Church of Scotland is placed in a strong point of view. The work, which is really a very happy satire, is embellished with two coloured engravings. Illustrations of Moore's Irish Melodies, by Westall,l2mo. In nothing, perhaps, have periodicals improved more than in the style of their embellishments. About half a century ago, our magazines gave a portrait, which, with great simplicity and truth, they called " a head, curiou.ly engraved." Now our best artists are called to, aid our magazines with their talents. There is an ele gant work, Arias Pocket Magacine, published at a very low price, which gives iilustration. of the works of living Poets. The little work betoie us contains proof im pressions of the embellishments of Arliss's Ma mazine.— Of the spirit and manner in which they are executed, it is only necessary to state, that they are engraved by Fenner, from original designs by the celebrated Westall. Alice Allan.-7 he Country Town, 4'c. By ALEXANDER WILSON, Bvo. London, 1824. Mr. Wilson, though a young writer (at least so we suspect), is a clever one; his tales not only possess con siderable interest, but display an intimate knowledge of the world, and of human nature. The Tales are six in number; and contain some very excellent sketches of town and country life, both humorous and pathetic. MATHEMATICAL HABITS. Joseph Sauveur, the eminent French mathematician, was twice married: the first time he took a very sin gular precan‘ion—he would not meet the LaJy till he' had been with a notary to have the conditions, which he intended to insist on, reduced into writing, for fear the sight of her should not leave him sufficiently master of himself. This, says Dr. Hutton, was acting very wisely, and like a true mathematician, who always pro ceeds by rule and line, and makes his calculations when his head is cool.—Mechanics Magazine. It has been observed, as a very remarkable circum stance in Paris, during the latter end of the year 1824, that the barometer has, in general. Leen exceedingly high, considering the bad weather that has prevailed, and the great quantity of moisture in the atmosphere; at the same time that the wind has almost invariably been in a quarter that is not considered as having a tendency to rise the mercury in' that valuable instru ment; that is, from thej south-west quarter, which has been the prevailing wind for a long series of time. There has been in Paris almost constant and incessant rain. The only intervals of fair weather that have oc curred, and they but rarely, were when the wind got round a few points to west, or the northward of west, when the rain ceased; and invariably, a few hours after, the wind again got to the south west, the rain again commenced to fall. It would appear as if a revolution had taken place in the laws of the barometer, as far as regards the immediate vicinity of Paris. 'S The Metropolis is expected to be extremely full in the course of a few days, as several Peers and Members of the House of Commons are already arrived in town, previously to the meeting of Parliament, which it is expected his iLtazsze will open in person. THE Niw MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND LITERARY Jouamt.—The Public are respectfully reminded, that the New Series of this Work, which is edited by one of the most distin guished writers of the present day, is conducted on a new and very improved plan, combining the several characters of a Magazine, a Review, and an Annual Register. The First Number of a New Volume, in which Mr. Camrsetz resumes his Lectures on Poetry, appeared on the Ist of January, and those who desire to avail them selves of that favourable opportunity for commencing, are requested to send their orders forthwith, to any Bookseller or Newsman in their neighbourhood. HUNTING. • li. Jolliffe, Esq.'s fox hounds meet to.moarow , at Chald on ; Sa turday, at lyegate Hill. The Surrey fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Godstone ; Saturday, at Pratt's Bottom. The Surrey Harriers meet to-morrow and Saturday, at Kennel. The Hampshire Hunt meet on Thursday, at Nutley Church; Saturday, at Abbotsdon Down. The Hambk•don Hounds meet to-morrow, at Westmeon Hut; Friday, at Botley Turnpike-gate. The Hon. Newton Fellowes's Hounds meet on Saturday, at By cott Plantation. Chumleigh. The Earl of Darlington's fox-hounds meet on Thursday, at Stud ley ; Saturday. at Burton Park. The Lambton fox-hounds meet on Thursday, at Flair ; Satur day, at Kennel. The Suffolk and Eons -bounds met on . Friday next, at Bradfield-outer. - • lit ' ',‘ v.. • • • c -154. . -=< 4 . Nit • _ Ab'tINISTRATA'ONOF ()ATI& IN COURTS 0, ..rusnat „ TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAIt: • SlR—Having occasinmo attenJ yesterday at etc Jus tice !Loom, Guildhall, I was struc k ith the imprnprtety ( f the manner in which oaths . are taken in the admi nistration of justice. Several pi isoner s were brought up from the Compeer, on charges which subjected them to imprisonment, at the order of the Magistrate; the com plaints were heard, and when sufficient had been alleged to warrant a commitment, then the witnesses were sworn, that the evidence they had given against die prisoner was the truth,,. and nothing but. the truth. Ire 'other Courts, I have seen the witnesses sworn before they were allowed to give evidence, and not till the oath had been administered would anything they had said avail. The practice bt yesterday, so reverse, I apprehend, cannot be too soon checked.—l am, &c. January 11,1825. VEIL ITAS. COURT OF CHANCERY-THIS DAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR commenced his Sittings this day at Lincoln's Inn Hall, and it being the fit bt was occupied in hearing motions. IN THE MATTER OF LORD ORMOND. Mr: HART begged to call his Lordship's attention to this cause. Re had been pleased to allow him, Mr. fiat t, to bring this subject under his Lordship's notice on the motion day, and he now begiied to hand up an abstract from the will. The point itselflay in a narrow • compass—it referred to the constluction to be put upon one term in the will,,but then that gave rise to a ques tion of the highest importance, as property to no less thin between four end five hundred thousand pounds, had been sold under the will of her Ladyship, which, until his Lordship gave judgment on the construction of the will, could not be transferred. His LORDSHIP said he would look into the paper, and dispose of the case forthwith. ' JOVES YARRELL. This was an application to restrain the defendant from receiving any of the rents and profits of estates in Glamorganshire, of very great value, until the order of the Court; and praying that another receiver may be appointed, and the respective legacies paid over to the claimants who had been declared entitled to them. The LORD CHANCELLOR—Let the legacies be paid, and the Master inquire whether it be expedient to re move the present receiver?—Ordered accordingly. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY 10. SLANDER. - LAMB V. BROUGHTON. Mr. GURNEY stated the case to the Jury. The plain tiff was a cattle-salesman, in Smithfield, and the de- . fendant a farmer and grazier, in the county of Nor ; folk. The plaintiff had sold cattle at various times for the defendant, and accounted for their price. On one ' occasion the plaintiff reported to the defendant that he had sold a beast more than in fact he had sold. Of .nine head of cattle which he had had from the de fendant, he said he had sold six, while, in fact, the sixth war another man's. Notwithstanding the trans action was thus explained, the defendant called him thief and scoundrel for not accounting for the sixth beast. The plaintiff afterwards called upon him to retract, but he would not. He was, therefore, obliged to bring this action to vindicate his character. Several witnesses were called, who proved the mis-1 take in reporting six sold when only five were sold of the defendant's cattle. The mistake was discovered by finding afterwards four of the defendant's nine unsold. It was proved that one of the six 'beasts sold was marked H, which a Mr. Heath proved to be his mark. The sum claimed for the beast in dispute was 251. Mr. Collins, a salesman, proved that the defendant said, in reference to the plaintiff, that he would not submit to be cheated and robbed. He refused to be satisfied that four and five were nine. The commission for selling cattle was 4s. per head. Ward stated, that Broughton said to Lamb at a cattle fair in Norwich, " Yon ate a thief; you are a rogue. The money which I ought to have had you put in your own pocket." - Grimmer, at the same fair, heard Lamb ask Broughton whether it would be any satisfaction to him if he made affidavit of the sale of the beasts ? and Broughton said that it would. Ml. SCARLETT, with whom was Mr. CAMPBELL, addressed the Jury for the defendant, and relied chiefly on the statement of the last witness that plaintiff's oath would satisfy the defendant. He contended that the defendant had never charged the plaintiff with theft or fraud, but that if he did not explain the accounts, he deprived him of his money, and he was a rogue in doing so. He then criticised the accounts rendered, to shew that there was ground for suspicion. Verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages 51. JONES V. HANCOCK. This was an action to recover damages far injury sustained by negligent driving. The plaintiff was a passenger on the defendant's coach, which, in July, 1823, went from the Bank to Hackney. He had taken his station upon the roof to go to Shoreditch Church, and had proceeded as far as Union-street, Bishopsgate-street, when the linch-pin came out of the near fore axle. The wheel conseiptently flew off, and the coach falling on one side, the plaintiff was dashed against a lamp post. The fall produced a violent shock, and the plaintiff required the assistance of a medical man three days. The defence was, that the accident was unavoidable. The defendant had examined the coach the same morn. ing, with two other persons, and they found all appa rently sound. The cinch-pin had broken, as it was supposed, by a sudden jerk of the wheel against a stone, and it was contended that no human foresight could have prevented the accident. There was no furious or improper driving. The Jury found a verdict for the defendant. The LORD PROVOST, Magistrates, and Council of the city of Edinburgh, have passed an unanimous vote of thanks to the Military and. Naval Officers, and the men under their command, for their active and important services during the late fire. Several daring attacks have been made this season, by unprecedentedly large gangs of poachers, on the property of Colonel KiNoscoTa, in Gloucestershire. Monday se'nnight about 40 men, with white hand-1 kerchiefs round their hats, marching in files, drew up upon seeing the keepers and their assistants (about ten in numbet), and a desperate battle ensued, many of each party being severely wounded. Bat though the keepers made a spirited resistance, they were overcome by numbers, and unable to secure any of the depre dators, who, after the conflict, formed by word of command, and marched off. At a preceding visit of 26 of this band, a number of them surrounded the house of the head keeper, whilst the others shot in the preserve immediately behind the house. % f NATAL INTEZLIGENCE The James, LANG, hal Veal driven on shots near Maritiariti, but sitpected to be got off. A conspieuous green buoy, tiie tWel denomination of a minim siietk, has, by the Trinity Boord, been placed in the patt of the Thames mouth called the Cant, on a snuken sloop, which ends*. Erred vessels . ; in the low state, of the tide, sailing between the ever fathom channel and the Now. From 'hit buoy, hliuster Church bears W. by S. and the Spite buoy E SE. Faraway', JAN. B.—Wind N. N.E.—Sailed the Magnet packet, for Lisbon, Ruby, CORDAY, for ditto; Meridian., HATCH, for Na. ple4 ; and Rolla, CHILD, for Baltimore. Off the port, the Cuba, WA 'nos, for 1 lavannah. JAN. 9.—Wind N.—Arrived the Hero, Peowtme, from Jersey; and st;:ne coasters, from round the land. Sailed the Marchioness of Queensberry packet, for the Mediteiranean. PLYMOrTH, JAN. B.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Mercy, BLAYLEY, from the Downs, to take on board the cargo of the Colo. , nist. S.:::ed the Louisa, Lower. JAN. 9. Wsnd N.—Off the port, the Royal Charlotte, flay, from Shield. for I. to ; and the John and Elisabeth, from London for St. Mich Lei's. Sailed the Thomas, Hosts, fur the Mediterranean. Ponssarourn ' Jaw. 9 . — Wind N.E.—Sailed the Venus, Ertaous; for the ('ape of Good Hope; Hercules, VAUGHAN, for New South Wales ; Richard and Sibella, fur Jamaica, and the rest of the out ward-bound. The Lord Suffield, foe adras; will be ready for sea on Tuesday. JAS. 10 —Wind N. E.—No arrivals or sailing,. His Majesty's ships PiLuson and NIEMEN went out of harbour. DEAL, Jaw. 9.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived yesterday and remain. the Jernima", Warr, from Jamaica; Baena, from St. John 4, New Brunswick ; and the Charles H. Aberdeen, Dicasesou, from New York. Also to-day, the Olive Branch, —, from the Cape of Good Hope; and the Keine transport, from the Westward...- Sailed the Hon. Company's ship Vansittart, DALRYMPLE, for India; William, Gum", for Trinidad; William and Henry, PARTRIDGE.' for Grenada; David, Caaortt, for Cadis ; Trusty, Rosinsoll, for St. Michael's • Dennison, Reza, for Jamaica ; Nile, BAKER ' for St. Domingo ; a nd the Scotland, Lsms, for Sierra Leone. JAW. !o.—Wind N. fresh breeze.—Arrived the Bellona, M*s. SHALL, from St. John's, New Brunswick; and Fanny Voaie, Les see, from Oporto. Cowes, JAN. 10. Wind N.E Arrived the Mina, Sinews, from llamburgh, out seventy.five days, hound to Bahia, with her rudder damaged; has been out all the late gales. The Master re ports that on the 4th inst. in lat. 56.51. long. 5. 10. blowing a gale W.N. W. he spolie an English bark, name on fier stern apparently " George, of Lynn," from Narva, steering before the wind, with both pumps going, and in a sinking state: in consequence of the boisterous weather, he was unable to render her any assistance. SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, JAN. 10. The attendance to-day was very strong, both in and dut of th• Room, and some brisk betting took place, being principally on the St. Leger. The odds have varied very little since our last. ' DIRIT. to 1 agst Muleteer 9 to 1 agst Rufus 14 to 1 apt Bolero Is to 1 apt Webb IS to 1 agst Duke of York's e. 18 to 1 apt Advance 20 to 1 agst Canvas 20 to 1 apt Legacy 22 to 1 agst Diana 22 to 1 apt Sister to Nectar 25 to 1 apt Defiance 95 to 1 apt Nigel 25 to 1 apt Gohanna 30 to 1 apt Jenny 1000 to 23 apt Macduff (taken) 1 $ to 1 apt Sorcery 10 to 1 apt Attica 11 to 1 agit Aline 12 to 1 apt Waltz 16 to 1 apt First Fly in. 18 to I apt Plpylioa 20 to I agst Zuleika 25 to 1 agst Shoveller 25 to 1 agst Sister to Premises 11 to 1 agst Memnon 30 to 1 agst Mandatie 11 to 1 agst Cleveland 30 to I apt Muleteer 14 to I apt Redgauntlet 30 to 1 apt Crewcatcher 20 to 1 agst Cow Boy 55 to 1 agst The Alderman 22 to 1 agst Homer 40 to 1 agst Rosamond 25 to 1 apt Androgens 1000 to 15 asst Diana 30 to 1 apt His Grace 1000 to 20 apt Scandal NOMINATIONS FOR THE YORK ST. LEGER AND GOLD CUP. Tie St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovereigns each, for three yearhold colts, Bst. 31b. Mies list.--One mile and tbree•quarters Lord Kelburne's ch. c. Daredevil, by Viscount of Leeds's Crowcatcher, by Blacklock Mr. Petre's b. c. ltothelan, by Tiresias Mr. Vergusson's ch. c. Cymbeline, by Octavian Mr. F. Lumley's gr. c. by Interpreter—Buzzard's dam Mr. T. O. Powlett s b. c. by Phantom—Emmeline • Mr. Watt's Memnon Mr. T. Pierse's b. c. Homer, by Cain*. Mr. Wright's b. e. Octavius, by Bourbon. The Gold Cup, 100 son. by a subscription of 20 sovs. each, the surplus in specie. —3 yr olds 6st. 41b-4, 7st. 121 b.—S,.—S, Bst. 71b.- 6 and aged Bst. 17Ab. Two miles Lord Kelburne's Jerry, 4 yrs old b. c. Osmond. 4 yrs old Lord Scarborough's br. f. Georgians by Amadis, 4 yrs old Mr. Russell's br. h. Abron, 5 yrs old Mr. llolyoake's br. c. Mustachio, 4 yrs old Duke of Leeds's br. c. Blue Beard, 4 yrs old Lord Londonderry's ch. 1. Bigottine, by Bigot, 4 yrs old Mr. Ferguson's ch. c. Mountaineer, 4 yrs old Mr. Wbittaker's br. h. Lottery, 5 yrs old Mr. Watt's b. m. Mute, 6 yn old Lord Kennedy's Negotiator, 6 yrs old. GREAT TROTTING MATCII. The great match for 500 sovereigns, of Major Bouvet'le's fast trotting mare, good at 17 miles, in one hour, on saddle, took place yesterday, round the mile circle, in Ashtead Park, in harness, with feather weight. The mare was matched to trot, carrying any weight, 27 miles In two hours. At this season of the year it was greater than that performed by Traveller, and previously by Giles's Lightheel, of Leadenhall-market, both of which did twenty-eight miles in two hours, with time to sparet The start took place at nine o'clock in the morning, and it was the finest timed race, per. haps, ever seen. The ground was crowded; betting 5t04 on time; sonic hundreds the stakes. The mites were performed as follows, and we give the time to shew the nicety of the stride of the mare ; TA. S. 4 15 4 12 4 14 4 18 • 4 20 • 4 20 4 21 • 4 2? . 4 22 . , 4 25 4 26 • , • 4 30 Ist mile ns. s. 4 10 4 11 ▪ 4 .9 • 4 S • 4 12 4 7 4 9 4 10 • 4 11 4 10 .1 4 9 12 4 6 13 S 40 This performance is the fastest in harness on record : it beats that of Giles's, and also that of Traveller. The mare had more than - 14 minutes to spare on the match; but the ground was rather under the mile, and the day, perhaps, was better than one selected in the spring. The mare did her miles to a few steps, and never once broke, for she cannot gallop. CUPAR GOLD CUP, 1824. The following case was referred by the Stewards of the Cupar Races to the Jockey Club :—By the Cup Articles, it was declared that the winner of a cup or hundred, in the yeart 884, should carry 51b.extra, of two or more,slb.extra. When Mr.Maule's horse,Led. stone, started for the Cupar Cup in the month of September last, a protest was taken that be should carry 31b. extra, as winner of the • Montrose Cup he the month of August preceding. Mr. Maul., - however, contended that his horse was not bona fide the winner of a cup, am no decision had then been given by the Jockey Club, to whom the case of the Montrose cup had been referred. The , tester, Mr. Carnegie of Charleton,owner of the second ' on the other band, said, that Ledstone had won the as the Stewards who judged the: weights had declared in the first instance, and was therefore bound to carry The Jockey Club baying, upon the 6th of October la Mot:trose case in favour of Ledstone ; the Cupar quested the Stewards of the Jockey Club to inform t or not they held Ledstone to have been the winner of cup previous to their decision, and consequently, whether was liable to carry the alb. extra? DECISION OF THE JOC'KEY.CL Nowiaaaxer, Dec. 14.—1 t is the opinion of the' Jockey Club, that Ledstone having been adjudged case submitted to them, to be the winner of the ought unquestionably to have carried 31b. extra, for according to the articles for that cup. And that not extra imposed by the Cupar articles, as the winner , not entitled to the cup or cups. , , . IL I • r li. 7 , • . •I . . . 1 . :I t s ' 54 . ..'. i .. •••• . : 1 I ~ P ' .. . ! - I V - Y 1 ,u . . , y .! 1 •..iii . i• i i li; .4 ..; 1 i 411 pi .f.‘ 1 4 t •., . , t i • I I i I i . 1 ' i 1 red. Ine pro. 1 ,,L lsorse,Balmain, e Niontrose cup red them right rry 31h. extra. i 1' r last, given the it Stewards re- i them, whether )f the Montrose hither or not is 13. Stewards of the by them, In tbe Montrose Cup, • the Cupar cup. having the lib. r of a cup, be 1 s