Star. — London, England, 1824-08-14 00:00:00

I . • THE AaM Y. • it - About Ire o'clock yOlOllll4ll, "Mating, the lit Battalion of the call o w .= Guards dimmbediftet from. the boats as Paddington, to which . p ugs they had, ease by the Capal frosi Liverpool, after ho w dose duty the last twebte months at Dublin. The p a i s ley Rib Corps, commanded by Captain M , Azespn,ind las* s contest for a medal to Me best marksman. , The scope was . t oknefbock, in Dunibmteabhlre, which conpnands a delightful and e rosive view of.** River and Frith of Clyde and adjoining coat ry, that excellent *parkin having been offend, in a very hand some manner, by Dr. lionessieni, the proprietor. The ability dis played rendered it extremely dillicult to point ont the victor ; but at bat , with general approbatko. Mr. Joni ' a: was announced as sac k and the prize was aceortilogiy him. This Corps i s aseeposed of young Gendemes, whin moth their own clothing and atesenreasents, aid sieve without pay; and they have attained a s iowoegh knowledge of military mans mere* and discipline. The s lay was las, and the swain was agreeable. The Corps embarked at the &wade% Is beats permed for them, with Sags at their sterns. m Band of the Corps played a number of their favourite airs dur ing the passage down the Cart and across the Clyde. After the m ust the Corps dined in mop at Bowling, when an excellent din ner wet served up by Mr. Bent., or the Bowling Inn. After din per several public and eppeoriate toasts were given, which were followed by suitable tunes from the band. The Corps returned to Paisley by Renfrew. ROBBERY OF EARL COWPER'S STEWARD. The person who has been able to give evidence infa your of Harris, as mentioned yesterday, is a Mr. Maisey. He stated at the Secretary of State's Office, that on the Wednesday' in Whitson week he went, accompanied by his wife and daughter-in-law. to Astley's Theatre; on leaving which they went to a public-house at the foot of Westminster-bridge, to procure some refreshment, and that while there, a man, accompanied by a female and two children, a girl and a boy, came and sat down in the same box they occupied. A conversation ensued, in the course of which it came out that both parties had been to the Theatre, and the topic of dis course in consequence became the merits of the piece they hid mutually witnessed, and which it appears was the spectacle called The Battle of Waterloo ; that in the course of the talk, the witness was informed that the man's name was Harris, that the woman was his wife, and the boy and girl their children. About a quarter to one o'clock they left the house in company, but almost im mediately after separated, io consequence of a shower of rain coming down, each endeavouring to make their way home as fast as possible. Witness thought little of the circumstance afterwards, tiU the whole was re called to his mind by the unexpected sight of the boy that morning, whose person be declared he immedi ately recognised. In answer to the inquiries of Mr. Capper, witness gave a description of the person of the man, which was admitted by Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Wilson to cones pond with that of the. prisoner. On the close of the examination, Sir R. Birnie ob th- scarcely possible that the prisoner, could have reached Hertford in burglary ; an opinion in which Capper concurred. ensued among these Gentle the party was dismissed, with under the circumstances, a respite granted. St Mary's, dated the 2sd of last Punt the 17th up to the 23d, was visited by an extraordinary effects bad been most destruc- Cadiz and its vicinity have re , somewhat similar have always previous to the dreadful visita- 'borough terminated on Lttur-I awing been passed upon six in. murder and five for burglary ; of the 'twelve years of age! extraordinary case of murder took ,at Uploads's. A young woman, about twenty-five years of age, pregnancy by her sweetheart, eighteen inches of water, close said sweetheart was working on iy, on examination, was found to be ifferent parts: it had evidently re _ blows especially upon the bead. two days on the Inquest, and re- Wilful Murder, against some per- 4 Charles was tried at the Ros firing a loaded gun or pistol at a went to his house to execute a There was a second indictment, tervant-maid with an assault on Harrison, who went to see the asked by Counsel on the part leg a party of police, armed with Donets, to execute a decree? whoa were acting under a warrant . Rolleston, Counsel for the pri the warrant, which he read most illiterate production an d Bond." It authorized th e con- Molestation should be offered te 6f the decree, to bring the per. rioters, before some of his Majes- Peace." These; said the Learned ‘seating on the instrument, 44 there • for you. Upon my word, if I would not, for my whole estate, Auction read in open Court this ordered Mr. Bond to be fined EL acquitted. as.—Tuesday, an Inquest was held !y of Edmund Smith, a young nineteen years of age, apprentice to a borough. It appeared, on the eta itnesses, that about eight c'elock on deceased and another young man, quarrelled and fought on the battle lasted about three-quarters deceased became so ill that he • any longer. The seconds and fear, or not thinking but he left him, and it was a consider ; taken home. When taken from a kind of stupor ; he breathed Medical aid was instantly pre efforts to recover him were used in seven o'clock the next morning.— the rupture of a blood vessel." inmate of Mt. Palmer, the robe severe fright at the late fire is lin consequence. Miss Gough, , will, it is su p recover, but resume her prof:its:jai avocations;, WAS taken to St. Bartholomew's in a damgerous state. served, that it was scarce] by travelling post, could time to be present at the b Mr. Hobhouse and.Mr.Ca A private conversation men, and in the result tk the assurance that, under of the sentence would be i =eft Letters from Port St li month, announce, that trc the whole of Andaluairt i vri and intense heat, and ids e Live. The people of Cad marked, that appearancis i manifested themselves pr tion of the yellow fever. The Assizes of IYLarekm day, sentence of death ha' dividuals, one for murder fatter, one is a boy of two Murioesi.—A most MU place on Saturday last;at named Ann Boddon, abc in an advanced state of was found dead in about 1 to the field where the sai Saturday. The body, on much bruised in differen ceived some very violent b A Coroner's Jury sat two turned a verdict of or Wib son or persons unknown." A man named Robert I common Assizes, for firm posse of constables, who manor-court decree. Th charging his wife and tel a fellow of the name of I decree executed. It was of Charles, what brought loaded carbines and bayor it was stated that they s from a Magistrate. Mr.: soner, desired to see thi open Court. It was ain was signed " Alexander 1 stables, " in case any Mc them in the execution of sons so offending, as riot ty's Justices of the Peace Counsel, in animadveskii is a prophetic warrant fc was Alexander Bond, k have this elegant produ day." The Court order The prisoner was acquit DRAM lIT FIGHT! M- at Warwick, on the trod] snati eighteen or nineteen shoemaker in that borou, urination of the witnesse Sunday evening, the dec of the name of Wilson; e Race Course. The banl of an hour, when the de could not stand to fight lookers-on, either froth would soon recover, all I able time before he was i the ground, he was in a and groaned slightly. 1 cured, but all their dim vain, as he died at see Verdictli Died from tk Mrs. Coulson, an ism maker, who received a Chancery-lane, has died of the Coburg Theatre, i never be enabled to resu and Mrs. Eardlej. who Ilospital, still continues • i i 1 . . _ --. .• • • * ASSIZE INTELLIaIk CE. Totils, A U UST .11: THI ICING V* RUSLICAND OTHIRS. • This case excited coasiderable interest, both,.in this and the neighbouring county, and occupied the anon lion of the Court for nearly thirteen hours. ' The following Special Jury having been sworn— • Sir F. Boynton, Bart. Sir W. Strickland, Bart. Sir . T. Sykes, Bart. P. Salunah, Esq. J. R. Fowlis, litsq. T. Wilson, Nag. H. Illastennan, Esq. H. Croft, Req. J. Smith, Esq . . 8 Swanton, Esq. and J. Reynolds, sad another taienaan.— Mr. PAaa opened the pleadings.—This, he said, was an indictment preferred against the defendant Russel, and others, for a nuisance in the River Tyne. There were various counts, charging them with having laid down staiths and gears in that river, to the great ob struction of the navigation, and also for having kept ships an unnecessary time at anchor before the said staiths, &c. The defendants pleaded Not Guilty. A suggestion having been placed on the record that a fair trial could not be obtained in Newcastle, the venire was removed to the County of York. Mr. BROUGHAM stated the case to the Jury. The de fendants in this indictment were a great Coal Company, whose property lay in the neighbourhood of the Tyne; and they, in order the more conveniently to carry on their own concerns, to lessen the carriage of their coals, and thereby greatly enhance their gains and profits, bad erected large structures, called staiths or gears, which were a kind of railways by which their coals were sent from the shore immediately on board the vessels ; they, in fact, connected the property of the. defendants with the river. The large smith was elevated 38 feet above the river; the breadth of the rail-way war 56 feet, and 'it projected into the river, at high water, 192 feet ; the other was the same height and breadth, and projected 172 feet into the water, being a very considerable dis tance, and bearing no small - proportion to the whole breadth of the channel; for that breadth, at high water, was only five hundred and forty-two yards. He might al most stop here, and call upon the Jury to state, under his ILordship s direction, whether they entertained any doubt that these staiths were a nuisance, an obstruction, an im pediment, a hindrance, a detriment, and an annoyance? They occupied 1-9th of the river, which his Majesty's subjects bad a right to navigate, and which they would navigate, were it not for such an obstruction—an ob struction of the height, length, and breadth he had de scribed, occupying several hundred cubical yards, and to be endured only because it added to the great estate and immense profits of the defendants. To be sure this nuisance was not of yesterday's construction ; it had stood for some twenty or thirty years; indeed, so far back as forty or fifty years, there had been erections of a similar nature, but to a less extent, and consequently less prejudicial to the navigation of the river. The largest, or as it was called the western staith or gear, was erected about twenty-five years ago, the eastern rwas erected since that period. He would now call attention of the Jury to the effects produced, neces sarily produced by these staiths upon the navigation of the river Tyne.—[Here —Vansittart, Esq. whose name was called in the Special Jerry list, entered the Court, and was, with the consent of both parties, sworn on the Jury in the room of the talesman3.—Mr. Brougham proceeded. He was very glad that this slight interrup don had taken place—first, as it afforded his clients the benefit of the talents and information of the very re spectable Gentleman added to the Jury, and also as it gave him-an opportunity of making some additions to his statement. He bad alingdy described the extent to which the staiths projected al high water, the proportion of their projection at low water was nearly the same.—' The navigable cheered es lees water was reduced to 200 feet, and opposite the staiths there was a bank of sand running on the south side of the river to a con siderable extent; and here the proportion of the staith at low water was 40 feet. As to a few feet, more or less, it made not the slightest difference, and he men tioned the exalt distances merely in order to keep the facts clear before the Jury. If they should be 'satisfied that the circumstances were as he stated them, and that the nuisance existed, its extent was quite a matter of subordinate consideration. Suppose the Gentlemen of the Jury, who were perhaps unacquainted with navigation, were to be told that a building had been projected into a public road, they could not Joe a moment entertain a doubt of its being an annoyance to a traveller, and a public nuisance ? Now the annoyance Iglu infinitely greater in a stream ai river, for a person's \ course upon a road could not be affected by wind, nor by tide, nor by the accumulation, or drifting of sand, to all o f which casualties a vessel afloat was subject. In this instance the driving down of the piles which supported the staiths necessarily caused a great accumulation of sand round their bases. But he would not detain the Jury by detailing what took place under water, be bad so much of what occur red above board, as he might say, to detail, that it was unnecessary to advert to anything else. The first part of the nuisance was, the obstruction caused to the naviga tion by the buoys and their tackle, laid down for the purpose of mooring the ships that took in coals from the staiths. Formerly these vessels were loaded by a spout affixed to the end of the staith, through which the coals were shot into the vessel's hold. That spout had been removed, and in its place a machine called a drop had been substituted. The drop was so constructed as to lower the coal cart into the ship, and thereby pre vent that breakage and mixture of large with small coals, which took place when vessels were loaded, as formerly, from the spout. This drop added to the in convenience, alit projected forty-one feet from the staith, being five feet more than the projection of the spout.— A vessel was placed at the end of this drop to load, and it not unfrequently happened, that two, and sometimes three others, were placed abreast of her, waiting for their cargoes; by which the obstruction was so far in creased, as not only to render the passage difficult, but absolutely to prevent other vessels, or even boats, from passing at all. There were other circumstances which rendered this passage more dangerous. They would hear from the witnesses, that the tide often sets bodily in, or, as some of them would say, like a sluice, so great was its force ; so that vessels were at times actually forced against these structures. The passage between the sand bank and these staiths was rendered particularly diffi cult, when the wind was from the South (the staiths are on the North Bank), and they would hear instance after instance in which vessels ran, and sometimes were driven aground, in endeavouring to avoid being driven against the staiths. Before the erection of the staiths,vessels could pass with any wind, and at any time of the tide, but now they could only pass at the last quarter good, or the first quarter ebb, and the rest of the tide was lost, and not even then could vessels pass unless the wind was favourable. [Here Mr. Brougham pointed out to the Jury from the plan the nature of the drop, and the manner in which it projected from the staith in loading the ship.]— . . Suppose' he went no further than sheering that a large poruon of the tide was lost for .all purposes of naviga tion, be conceived that he should be; entitled to call upon the Jury fora verdict. But he would go further. He would show the Jury, that before the building of the staiths, a vessel drawing 14 feet could pass Walls end in all winds, whereas now there was not water for a vessel of more than nine or .ten feet, and even such a vessel could not pass unless the wind was favourable. Mr. BILOMIZAIK then called several witnesses in support of his case. Wir ' Scia lurrx sedrswecl the Jury at great length for the defence, and contended, that notwithstanding all that bad been asserted, there existed not the slightest pretence for calling the structures erected by the defendants a neisance. • • Mr. Justice Barter said, be was most anxious toltry down that which be conceived to be the law of the case as clearly as possible, in order to afford his Learned Friends an opportunity of appealing to the Court of King's Bench, should they deem such a cows:: no. cessary. Aad his opinion was this : wherever there was a power to pass water, there was a right of way vested in the community ge nerally ; net only in the channel, bat to the full extent of high water, such right should yield to nothing but actual public benefit, to be conferred by a different course of proceeding. In his opinion, a river was to be used, nut for the purpose of passage only, but for other purposes, some of which might suspend the right of passage, or nar row its limits. The Learned Judge went on to chew from the evi dence, that in the case in question, the right of river-way was nar rowed, to the great and permanent benefit of the town and county. His Lordship, in conclusion, put it to the Jury, to consider whe ther they were of opinion that a reasonalge space bad been left for the vessels, and that the cominuance of the smiths was for the benefit of the community?—they would of course find accordingly. His Lordship, after some remarks upon the nature of the evidence, left the case to the consideration of the Jury. The Jury retired at ten minuted past eight, and in a few minutes returned a verdict for the defendant.—lt is understood that the case will not rest here. RIGHT OF WATER. COURSE.- HARGRRAVE F. BATLICT. This was a " fishOutof water' case, akhough a water one, and we measly mention !ton account of the examination of a witness of the name of Clark, who, on being asked by Mr. Amasn& if he had ever seen fish in the canal? replied, that he hid never skin any fish in, but he had seen them fly nut of the water ! NORWICH, AUGUST ii. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. HOWARD (CLERK) v. HAWKS. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a Clergyman, and a Gentleman of fOrtone, to try his exclusive right to a pew in the church of the parish of Fundenhall. . _ Mr. H. Coo . eza shortly stated, that both the parties in the cue were persons of high respectability; the action was brought merely to determine a question of right. There was a particular pew in the church of Fundenhall parish, to which the plaintiff had claimed an exclusive title, in right of a certain. house which he occupied in that parish- The defendant, who occupied another house in the parish, denied the goodness of that right ; and (after notice) resisted the plaintiff in the enjoyment of it. A great number of the oldest (and deafest) among the people of Fundenhall were then called to give evidence as to the antiquity of the plaintiff's right. In particular, on one occasion, a pole-cat had got under the floor of the church, which intruder was pulled out at the expense of the plaintiff; new boards, green cloth, &c. being then applied to his pew, and the old ones carried away for his pri vate use and benefit. Mr. Serjeant Famm (for the defendant) argued that the exclusive right of the plaintiff was by no means proved. The Loan Cum Baum said that the repairs proved were strong evidence of the plaintiff's title. The Jury would consider, how ever, whether the occasional use made of this pew by persons who oecoPied the house of the defendant, had or bad not been by the license of Mr. Howard? The Jury, after a few moments' consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff. READER (SPINSTER) v. BLOQbf' ESQ. This *as an action for assault and battery. The question, like that on the foregoing case, was as to the tight to a church pew; but the parties did not carry on their dispute with quite so much tem per. The declaration set forth, that the defendant, on a certain day, to wit, the Sist of August, at Wells, bad grievously, with his hands and feet, assaulted the plaintiff. I'd this the defendant pleaded that he had a right and title to a pew in the church of Wells, in which the plaintiff, on the Nat of August, had made a disturbance. Far ther, he (the defendant) suggested that the plaintiff had first clap perclawed him. The replication was, that the defendant had no truth in these allegations; and that in beating the defendant, the plaintiff had amid draiinniaprepris. 31r. Asanapese aris.# "b• risitatlldr• ~44 snit canal scream.; wit nesses to support if. Mr. Course appeared for the defendant, and called one witness to rebut the evidence of the plaintiff. The Loan Omer Beams left it to the Jury to say on which side the evidence was to be believed. 'After a abort consultation, one of the Jury said that they wished to eve a verdict by which each party might pay their own costs. The LORD Cuter Baum( then said that the better way would be for the Jury.to assess what damages they thought fit, and leave the law to take its course as to the rest. Verdict for the plaintiff—Da.. mages,•One Shilling. LEICESTER, AUGUST 12. • Thomas Hickman, aged forty-Dine, was capitally indicted, for that he, on the eth of May last, at Melton Mowbray, in this county, did wilfully, knowingly, and feloniously write to John Fabling a threatening letter, subscribed by him, the said Hickman, With a view to extort money, by charging the prosecutor with an attempt to eenunk a heinous offence. Mr. John Fabling, the prosecutor, said that be was a steward, living at Stapleford, in this county—l know the prisoner.- The let ter which I Dow produce I received on the 6th of May last, in the usual way, by the post. I don't know his band-writing. I have known the prisoner many years. I have not had a quarrel with him very recently. We might have had some words some time ago, respecting some money transactions. This quarrel might have been as much as fifteen or twenty years ago. Mr. William Latham proved the handwriting of the prisoner, and that he admitted having sent the letter to Mr. Fabling. The letter was then put in in evidence, and was as follows : ‘4 Aidersgate-street, 135, May 5, 1824. " Six--You have taken possession of all my property, and dis posed of it in a way very disgraceful to man and manhood ; and yen have ruined an industrious man and an innocent family to serve your friend John Fiore ' ' and to make yourself look great • but you Aid have recollected who yes pa to contend with, and what I can bring against you ; and though it be years ego, I can irutire you for it. You well know that you several times made overturn to me for which I can indite you for. You have done all you can to bring disgrace and ruin on my family, but I can bring more disgrace on you than on can on me, for I have as good a caracter from Nottingham and London as Jo hn Fabling can have at Stapieford and Nissmden. I am determined to have it out with you this time, if 1 do not re ceive compensation for my losses. Depend on it I shall tniits you in a few days. (Signed) " THOMAS HICKMAN." Three witnesses were then called to his character, two of whom were of the Jury. They had known him 20 years, end be was es tiemed an honest and industrious man. Lord Chief Justice Bess then charged the Jury, Mating that this indictment had been preferred tinder en Aet of Parliament passed only last year, which made it felony to write a threatening letter to any person with a view to extort money or other valuable thing, ►y charging him with basing committed any offence, whirl, if true, would subject him to death or transportation, or with any infamous crime. It was in proof that the prisoner did write a letter to the prosecutor, containing a charge; but it did not appear that a com plete crime was charged, and therefore the capital count in the in dictment was not sustained. The Jcry deliberated a very few minutes, and the Foreman then ' said, " We believe the prosecutor to be innocent of the crime charged upon him, and that the prisoner wrote the letter with a view to extort money." The Lona Ouse Jusmen--Tbat is, Gentlemen, you find him guilty upon the second and sixth counts? Foreman—Yes, my Lntd. • Lord Chief Justice Barr addressed the prisoner, and Sentenced him to be transported beyond the seas for the term of his natural life. The prisoner, on hearing the sentence, exclaimed, " .1 did not want to extort money; I only wanted to have my account settled." The Loan Caw Jo:Tics—Then you should not hare sought it in that way; better put a pistol to a man's head, and take his life. Take hint away. Mean' Webster, aged 44, was capitally indicted for breaking open a letter addressed to Thomas White, of Market-Bosworth. in this county, and stealing therefrom .fn, the prisoner being himself the postmaster in this little town. The prisoner pleaded Guilty to the minor offence of embezzling the money, and the capital prosecution was therefdre withdrawn. Lord Chief Justice Barr, in passing sentence, remarked upon the necessity of protecting the property belonging to the public which was conveyed through the L'ost-office. His Lordship then•sentenced , him to transportation for seven years. .SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. JOSE MI MS •!C Cat+sstn.•-7tiis NW& is 4o be mask ea Tuesday, at Tom Cribb's. Josh is ready with his 11001. as his first deposit of the 500 L a-side. SOUTHAMPTON RACES.—Tuoitsuav, Anon 12. The Town Plate of 100 sov. with a subscription of 10 sov. each. Lord Palmerston 's Luaborough - - - - - 1 1 Mr. Farquharson's Champion - - - - - 2 2 Mr. Fleming's Augustin - - - - - S dr. Lord Pabnerston's Lusborough, 4 yrs walked over foe the South ampton Stakes of 25 ewe. each, and also for the Three and Pour year old Stakes of 5 soy. each, with 30 soy. added. The Yeomanry Sweepstakes of 2 sov. each, with a Silver Cup given by '. Fleming. Esq. to the Non. Commbsioned Officers and Privates of the South /hots Yeomanry Cavalry. Mr. Shelley's Black and all Black Mr. Daman's ck. h. Meg Menthes Mr. Kearky's Driver - 1 1 - 2 2 bolted dist. A Sweepstakes of 25 sovereivu eac►, for t►ree-year-old colts and Mlles, Mr. Fleming's ck. e. by ►is Soo of Haphazard, walked over. A Sweepstakes of five sovereigns each, with 50 sovereigns added by the Ladies.—Heats, Two Miles. Mr. Remlog's Augustin, 4 yrs Mr. Russell names b. f. Isabella, by Oranitus The Cocked Hat Stakes did net AIL 1 1 2 2 Fifty Funds ono by the Members for the Town.—Free for all ages.—Two Mile Heats. Dilly's br. m Mike - - - 1 1 Daman's ch. m. Piny. by Witchcraft, 6 yrs - 2 2 Fleming's ch. c. by his Soo Haphasud - 4 3 3 Fleming's Augustin, 4 yrs . - 4 dr. he Farmers and Tradesmen's Sweepstakes of 2 env. tatb, with a Silver Cup, given by J. Fleming, Req. was won by Mr. Drew's ch. m. beating Mr. Westeott's Madcap, and Mr. Farmer's Bean Billy SIIRRBORNE RACES--Anagrr 10. The Prize was won by Mr. Wilnames b. g. RIT, beating tires others. The second Prize was won by Mr. Pople s Whistlejacket, :eating Creeping Jane and Grey Marquis. The Purse of Sovereigns was won by Mr. Phillips's Come-by- Chance, beating two others in two excellent heats. The Purse of Sovereigns for the beaten horses the first day was won by Mr. Hutton's Amiable, in two well-contested beats. WAREHAM RACES—Amon 10. The Cup was handsomely won bYMi:Blaelioch, jun.'s b. h beating two otbers. HUNTINGDON RACKS--Aoetwe 12. Fifty Pounds for three-yr-olds and upwards. Thebeu of thee heats. Mr. Goodlsou's br. e. Sir George, 3 yrs old . 4 / I Mr. Neale's ch. c. The Scholar, 5 yrs old . 1 2 2 Mr. Prince's b. f. by flellm, 3 yrs old . . 2 5 3 Mr. Moss's b. e Merino, 5 yrs old . . 5 4 dr Won by half a length. , WORCESTRR RACES—Aaron IL For the Gold Cup, value 100 soy. and 40 soy. bt specie. Mr. Myuon's b. c. Comte d'Artois Walked over the Count. A Hunters Sweepstakes of Sgs. with SO added by the Members of the County. Twd mile heats. Sir R. Mostyn's Dumpling Mr. R. Foky's ch. m. by Clinker Sir C. Smiths are:land . The Worcestershire Stakes of 10 soy. each. Two miles. Sir C. Smith's Comte d'Aztois 1 1 2 2 3 4r . . Lord Plymouth's Moe Mr. West's Angelico WOODCOT PARK RACES—Avows: 11. I e . 5 Hunters' Stakes of 7 sov. each, for beaten hones. Heats. Major Ander's Sophia . 5 1 4 1 . Mr. Sim's Remembrancer . 4 14 1 1 . Captain Howard's Phis . II 3 1 3 Mr. B. Forth's Pilot . 3 II S dr . Mr. R. Udny's Frolic . 4 3 de Mr. Brook's Mermaid 5 dis . . _ Two others started—A doe rasa and Mermaid RH in the second heat, but there was no mischief done. Sweepstakes of 10p. each, with IS added. Mr. Howorth's &Inky Mr. Henderson named Roger Mr. Ferguson's by Hamlet 1 . 2 • Five started-4 to 4on the winner. Mr. Dyson's br. g. Frost beat Mr. Oven's Pilot. Two miles. 50gs. EXTRAORDINARY FEAT. A bet to a considerable amount was decided on Thursday night, at eleven o'clock, between a Mr. B—n and a Mr. A that the former would not go along three bridges, and the sides leading to tkep, pa foot, in seventeen minutes, which was woo by Mr. Ws d•W i r kto ten minute. and a half. Mr. B. started at the London side of Biackfrlars bridge, and finished at the Surrey side of Lou don bridge. PEDESTRIAN ISM. Wednesday a grand match of running took place at Charing, between 22 Gentlemen of that place, and 22 of Pluckley, which ended in favour of the former, Pluckley getting only four runs, and Charing raven. Alter the match was over, the whole of the company sat down to an excelknt supper at the Swan Inn, Charing. —A match of running took place on Saturday evening in Dean Park, near Wingham, between the Gentlemen of Boabington and Appleton, against the Gentlemen of Deal and Crockshire, which was won by the former getting 7 to 3. MILL-RINGING. Monday was rung, on the eight bells of the Collegiate Church of &. Peter, Wolverhampton, a very curious peal of 5.040 graudsire triples, in three hours and twelve minutes, comprising TS bobs and 170 singles, divided into Ave parts ; the first contained the 24 it fives; the second, the 24 six fours; the third, the 24 six threes; the fourth, the 24 six twos ; and the last part, the 24 six sevens.— The peal was conducted by Mr. John J. B. Lates,and contains Ave mote calls than any peal ever rung. It was produced by Mr. Thee. Thrnstans, of Birmingham. It is positively state% that none of the money wichh was remitted to Zante on account of the Greek Loan has been paid over to Prince MADROCORDATO j and that Mr. HAMILTON BROWN, the friend of Lord BTRON, who is a Gentleman every way equal to the mission, will proceed forthwith to the Morea, for the purpose of de ciding, from his own observation, the course proper to be adopted. Colonel GORDON does not go out until December, before which time it is expected that the Greek Government will be organised with much vigour. A private letter of a recent date from Zqnt-, s a es that COLOOOTRONI, Plant° Bev, and the other seceders, are all animated with goodwill to the cause, but that they have remonstrated with Prince MADROCORDATO OA his want of energy. Tuesday, at ten minutes before four o'clock, P.M. Mr. C. Brown, who accompanied Mr. W. W. Sadler, last October, in his balloon from Derby, made a successful ascent in an entirely new and magnificent balloon, from Hibberson's Garden, Sheffield, in the presence of an immense concourse of spectators. In addition to 10,500 feet of gas, furnished by the Sheffield Gas Com pany, a quantity of pure hydrogen gas was generated upon the spot. The entire quantity with which the grand machine was inflated was but just sufficient to render it buoyant, when the adventurer had fixed him self in the ear; in consequence of which he was pre cluded from taking in more than three or four bags of ballast of eight pounds weight each. These he speedily threw overboard ; and, in tact, had actually taken off his boots to lighten the weight, by throwing them over also, had not his ascent been accelerated. His rising, when quite clear of the buildings, was grand in the ex treme, and alter about two minutes from his clearing the ground, very rapid. At the termination of ten minutes he entered an envious ," countered a storm of snow, and invisible to the countless multitui field, and completely covering The greatest altitude to which and the time which his voyage , and a quarter. He made his descent in the parish of Haley, in the Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, al difficulty in procuring effective last procured, and was accompanied music, &c. and received much attr lities from the astonished rural i• l~ , y ' ~r ' I, *1 • • cloud, in which he en- I. ad immediately became Ludes assembled in Shef- I •; the surrounding hills. he reached was It mile, it , e occupied was an hoar • , escent in Westwood side, Lie of Axholme, near . 1 and encountered much ' ! assistance, which he at . i ianied to the town with 1 attention and many 6.16. . inhabitants. . ; ~., 1 i _ . . 1 . . • T I - . I 1 1 I. ... - r4