Star. — London, England, 1827-12-12 00:00:00

COURT CtltCttAß. Tha Doke and Duchess of CLAM:NCI came to tows yesterday y fe as their seat in Bushy Park. Their Royal Highnesses left their k o ißence in the A4ntiralty, in the afternoon, on their Behan to may; having prev'ously, in company with the Princess SOrrna m ama ., and the Princess Raertia Of Carolath, visited the Princess Amma n yesterd4y, at her residence in the King's Palace, St. Jame& _ _ Th e Manse Soma Maritza left town yesterday for her resi dence on Siackbeath. • The Princess Atreus?* visited the Dochris of Kass and the Nacos SOPUIA yesterday, at their residence in the King's Palace, Eton. • __ - Karl Delmar left town on Monday morning for the Royal Lodge joyis t iaor Park, where the Noble Earl had an audience of the tgo, and afterwards returned to town. Th e Duke of WiLWICTON has left town on a shooting excursion for a few days. p r ince Wynn, the Russian Ambassador, and the Spanish Mi ssing, transacted business with Easi Dinner yesterday, at the %Mg* Oise, Downing street. A deputation of Irish Bankers waited nn the CIIMICILLOII of de Envenom' yesterday, at his residence in Downing-street. The deputation bad a long conference with the Right Hon. Gentleman. The Rigbt Honourable &r CHAIM= &mom visited Viscount Omani yesterday, at his residence in Downing-street. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Ile'EJtivf °worry, at Fentao's Hotel; Mr. Broderick Tones, HlOOk•SerVer, from Paris; Colonel and Mrs. Colston, and Miss karington, at their house in Upper Berkeley -street, Portman. spare. hides a tour; Mr. and bliss Wynne, in Gloucester-place,' fllal 'Paris ; Maim Hawkins, in Waterlochplace, from Paris; Mr. pd Mrs. Arthur, In Great Cumberland-street, from Paris; Capt. pmeint,ln ihe'Rt-gettt's Park, from Manchester; Mr. Beaumont, g Gioutester.place, from Leicestershire; Captain Willoughby, g Managua-square; Mrs. and Miss Vernon, in Baker -street; Mrs. and Miss DuMelld, In Baker-street ; Mr. and Mrs. Muncaster, F.mily, at Batts' Hotel, Dover-stret, front Chichester; Mr. sad ?Ira. Preston and Family, at ditto, from Florence; the Rev. Yr. Egerton, at ditto ; Ak. and Mrs. Smyth, at ditto. from Catat bridge ; Lord Althorpe, at the Albany, from his seat, Winston HA Yorkshire ;J. Hobhouse, K. Q . at Fenton's Hotel, S t. James's. Mg, from a tour; Colonel APDosall, at ditto. front Scotland; tin Countess of Mansfield and Lady Caroline Murray, at Nlivart's Haul, Lower Brook-street, from Richmond Hill; the Rev. L. de Bergh, at ditto, front Cambridgeshire; Colonel Jackson, at ditt o , k o , H a nts; .ady and Miss Drumniond, at ditto, from Surrey; die Hon. T. Wallace, at ids house in Purtland.place, from Sitting bowie; Captain and Mrs Gordon, in Albemarle-at eat, from Bath. DEPARTURES. Major Shaw, for Bath; Colonel and Mrs. Jones, from Batts' Axel, for Path ; Mr. and Mrs. Conyers, from ditto, for York ; Mr. sad Mrs. Matthews and Family, from ditto for Hastings; Rev. Hawtrey, from Gordon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, to Hastings; J. J. Guru, £sq. M.P. from Fenton's Hotel, for his seat its Wales ; G. Robinson, Esq. from ditto, for Worcestershire; W. Smith, Esq. fray ditto, fur Bath; R. Hobhouse, Esq. and J. Palmer, Esq. from 'Mimes I !wet, for Huntingdonshire; W. Jackson, Esq. from ditto, !or Brighton ; Sir C. Cockerel!, Bart. from his house in Piccadilly, for his Rat, Sosineot, Gloucestershire. CHELTENHAM, Dseinanna 10. The Spat, ev..n at this inclement season of the 'year, are by no meant ill .wended; the company, however, consists principally of lowish drum India. Many dinner parties and several balls lupe steady been given; and from the number of invitations seat else. wt tapers a round of gaiety.—Sir Francis and Lady Drake ases nursed to their residence in Koynsham Bank; Sir John Caldddl! sad Sit Williant and Lady Hort have taken one of the Midi tea.—Visconut Deerkurst, Lord James Stuart, the Henoisrabla Orin and Mrs. Curzon, the Honourable John and Mrs. ' irony, Sir Robert Holton. Ste. are amongst our latest arrivals...- Yesterday morning the Bishop of Gloucester preached at St. May's. 011 in the afternoon at the Holy Trinity, in aid of the funds for she erection of a Fite Church foPtbe poor of this parish. The intending' ! (lurch will bald 1,500 pertain, and seats for at least a thousand qi will be set apart for the pour; 2,5001. have been aim* , 5001. more being all that is required; Government sup ..equal sum. After the Morning Service, more than 2501. were cii/lected. We fully anticipate, than in hiss than a year three addideual Churches will be completed in this town. . • FLORENCE. EITIACT CT A Larrilt" Lord and Lady NOR LAM have given private theatricals, at theit fine palace, once a week during the autumn. The Merchant of fesoice has repeatedly been acted with great success.' Lady Nottmatese performed Portia, with infinite spirit, taste, and discrimination. Lord NORUANBY'S SkylOCk evinced talent of the highest order. Rickard the Third bat likewise been often represented, with equal ap- 1 probation. Lord NORMANDY, in the character of Rickard, preserved in vivid recollection the powerful tmotiuns created by his old friend, Join KnusLz, when he personated the character, with occasional tlimpses at the nice discrimination of both COOK and v. To the regret of all the English, Lord and Noma/semi return to England during the present month. Their amiable, unaffected, and de tentel affability, together with their splendid hos petality, will occasion a void which it will be difficult to fill up. Prince Somme opens his Palace every katurday evening, and receives company in bis small rooms (they would be very large in England). He lever opens his magnificent gallery and his splendid hell•room till the Carnival ; on those occasions the company often exceed one thousand persons. The Noce expresses himself highly gratified with his tour to England and the noble manner in which he was entertained by distinguished individuals in London..— CODIIINGTOW and her family have taken their departure for Ancona, and intend to join the Admiral; ,oe is very anxious about her son, who was wounded in the attics!) of Navarin.—Lord ItormsTairt who brought 14e rhwatches to England, passed through here—so that id an account of the battle a few days after it occur led. It is said that Florence has not for many years been tray as during the present season. Lord BUROUERSH set with an accident a few days ago, and is still suffer lig under the effects of it. Upon the point of entering 'carriage, he slipped under the horses, which trampled bis legs, which weie severely bruised, and parti "dvly one of his ankles. The horses were providers. litivopped in time, or the carriage must have passed I tet halt. Lady BuitonatteN has been unwell ever 'seethe With of her last ch,hf r she is still confined to l i ler bed, but happily getting better. The winter in I Promises to be very severe. We have already had "dal) fall of snow, and the mountains ate covered *idt The remains of Rostra Hoon are said to be interred in lirklee s Park, under a rude moss stone, a handsome _,I O II railing ow inclose: the spot in which there is a dab, bearing t . following inscription: ' , anderneatb dis lad' steam, idßoben, Earl et Huntington; trek sir as him sa stud, An blpl kauld him "Cahill Head ; Eitk Waits as hl, an is men, Vil Is/eau& perk si agen 2 Obit 24 cal. Dakembris, 1247." Alluding to the importance of exercise and diet, the Spaniards have a proverb, that " The best physician is a barse ; The best apothecary is an us." "RICHARD TINISS and 1," says Dr. KITCHINCR, `were visiting together one evening, when the master of the housr invited It. T. to play at whist. He insured i- ItelY gave him one of his significant stares, and said Nu, 00 ,..... pr _ ay, Sir, what have you seen me do, since I vire into this room, so exceedingly silly, that you ask lit to play at cards!' ' THE ARMY. . Tt la reported that Lieut.-General Sir Grout Meaux" will m end the Marquis of Anotasar, as Muter General plebe Ordnance. LORD FITZROY somusErs LIST. Lord FITZIOT SOUSIIIET, as Military Secretary to the Com mander in Chief, went through his List yesterday, at his Ocoee to the Horse Guards.—A few General, and about fifty other, Officers, transacted Military business with his Lordship. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, SANDHURST. Yesterday the Half Yearly Examination of the Gentlemen Cadets at this Institution took place, before the following Commissionen of the Supreme Board, viz. General the Hon. Sir Eawaan Non, K.G.C. Governor. Lieut.-General Fall/MICK &Untrue.. Lieut.-General Sir Wittnwar GORDON, Quartermaster General. Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir ALISANDEZ Hors, Lieut. Governor of Chelsea Hospital. Major General Sir Hann Tousles, Adjutant General. Colonel BOTLIS, Lieut. Governor Royal Military College. IMUL-001011Ei MAC'S/MOTT. Captain Gunnar, Military Secretary to the Supreme Board. Above twenty Gentlemen Cadets were examined and received testimonials of their proficiency and competency to bold Commis sions in the Army, viz. POTTS", DALSITY, Regr. Cour. I CRAWLIT, DEMICLISIN Lectures. French. German. • Latin. M'Ctuaarr, Watauga, Barr, COLAS/LIT, DARLING, HAMILTON. fluseruares. Lswas. Cl/ALUM, JONES, ALLSY, Dnutives, Gamer, Datiarrr, Durum, A AMITILOIN, DAVIZZATo GALLOWAY* Lamella, E. ANL id* The Doll is g reat their N the twidence in ilk !lusty ; havi tatt, )lasnass, an int Apeg in ye load& lity The Prise 'ho don on hill hay Thr Princ yet piweei sod Somidlon• ord. SA Dm y e yinogisir I M t i ps, and al The Dote tor a tow dal igh prime Lit alb Wa tt , trans' rob Plate A depotati nee the Exemeau WI d i latation b. Ibt The itithl eh. Cwataxn yg FA' 10 oet ibe Edits ys !knot •sen ▪ I/Arington, ~are. hob • foss . Paris ; at ,ad Mrs. At prneott,la a la Gloweese Mootagw , Mu. anti Ml god Family, and an Llrs. Pr , la Yr. Egerton Mdse; LOT , in llsh, Yorks n street, from Or the Countess Betel, Lowe at guilt, at dit ridfrom Hants; tie Hon. T. tb borne; Cap Major She 'an Hart, for P. sad Mrs. tdi Nr. Havrtrel J. Omit, the G. Robin,on her frost ditto, ft llivates lip !or Brighton 71 , for hit Rat, rack The Spas, means ill ate neaten from steady been ex rapret a I tetsroad to t sod Sit Nil Ifl • (Iran and vestry, Sir L lir . Yesterday in sit sad in the af swum of a ro (torch wall I Oat number fir lellenbCd, 5 Olin a eqw bo were collects additional Cl tnt • EIT It AC lag natal ha ea • • palace, oat ; 0 0 of remice Lady Noel taste, and ac •• • evinced tal fo has likewi . t probation. , • &hod, p 3 u ?motions when he 001 glimpses a KEAN. T soul Lady Nos an y . present nal Ightlul a Finality, iv wi • 10 611 up. sit kturday e al rooms (the 11 noes o,.er balliroons `' er. company • Ptinte up • to inglani t • estertainet L ady COD li • departure the is very the action tie dhpatc It el had an i t rod, it is s P egay as sof in With 1 it under .s. Its tatriag it sport his Ii . t tidally ono vopi e c er/ tan, tO b F. , ! l er bed, italy prom a , heavy fa *Or is." 'N • The rem in Litklees p don railin dab, beans ea in a • - Alluding oc Spaniards I it t " RtcnA Al 'Were visit the E ou , t , • ee l) gave ho No, :Rae into I as to play sea NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Chanticleer, of 10 guns, recently returned from the Mediter ranean, is ordered to be paid off at Portsmouth, and recommis sioned. Captain Huai Fosria, who obtained the gold medal of the Royal Society at their last meeting. is to have the command of the Chanticleer, and proceed to the southern hemisphere, for deter mining the true latitudes and longitudes of the principal places in that part of the glebe, and other objects connected with science ' as recommended by that learned body to his Royal Highness the Loau Hiau ADMIRAL. The Hetla is hiring at Deptford for an extensive survey of the western coast of Africa. Captain BOTKLUI Is appointed to the command. DIAL. Dar S.S.W.—Arrived the Ida, Paspeoas, from Leith to Jamaica. Poorsasovo, Doc. H.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W.—Arrived the Nerrid, Jar, from Yarmouth for Leghorn. PLYMOUTH, Doc. 10.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Lovely, Cam• sea, from Newfoundland. Fat-mourn, Doc. 10.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W.—Arrived the Fame, Dvaa, from Loudon to Lisbon. DREADFUL SHIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIVES. Thursday night the brig Ceres, btlim i ging to Messrs. Gamirrame and p. RIN OIL Of Burgh, having landed a cargo of coal. at the yard of Mr. itliczarrnwair, was about to proceed to Wainfieet Haven, for which purpose a pilot was taken on board. The day had been stormy, but in the evening the wind had considerably subsided, and was in fact calmed ; but, owing to the past tempest, the sea continued dreadfully agitated, the vessel dragged her anchor, and began to beat. At this juncture the crew, five in numb e r, became much alarmed, and their piteous cries were heard on shore by an im mense crowd of spectators, and many of whom were, indeed, within call of the vessel. Beery one was anxious, but alas none were able, to assist the struggling mariners, whose situations became more perilous. Urged by their impending danger, it was proposed to launch a boat from the shore; but a slight reflection showed the madness of such a project, the sea then tanning extremely high, so as to render it impossible for a boat to live. •t length, however, it was resolved to procure Capt. Manby's apparatus, which is kept at the hotel,tbe mortar was brought fired,and a shot about to be fired,when suddenly the ship struck with dreadful violence—a moment of dreadful suspense and agony ensued—the vessel now disappeared, and sunk with her crew. In a few hours the floating materials of the wreck drifted en the beach, and with them the bodies of the pilot and master ; the others are still enshrouded in the deep. The name of the unfortunate muter was John Burnlinson, and the pilot Joseph Aloady, on the bodies of whom Inquests were held on Sa turday, before G Maarte, Gent. Coroner, when verdicts were returned of—Accidentaliy Drowned. Hasrinns, Die. 9.—This morning, soon after daylight, an awful spectacle presented itself to' the view of the inhabitants of Lida ' town, and attracted great crowds to the beach. A fine brig of about 250 tons, which had been observed *Leering down Channel, under a press of sail, with a very gentle breeze front the South, at about seven miles from the shore, was suddenly perceived to be on fire, and the flames, in a few minutes, were seen bursting out from the deck fore and aft. A very short time had elapsed, when the vessel's boat was seen to leave her, containing, as was supposed, her crew. The galleys belonging to the Customs and Preventive service, and many others, instantly put off, and rowed with all their might towards thoill.fated vessel. Before they reached her, the crew had been picked up by a fi-hing-boat, and shortly after an explosion took place on board the brig, and the mainmast, with all sails standing upon it, fell overboard. The men proceeding to the assistance of the vessel, held communication with the Captain and crew, and learned from them that there bad beets one barrel of gunpowder only on board, which was stowed away abaft, and it must have been that which exploded. Thus relieved from the apprehension of a species of danger which few men care to face, the different boats made towards the brig, and two of the preven tive men jumped aboard, and lathed tow-ropes round the bowsprit, and the boats commenced towing her towards the shore. At this period the vessel was nearly enveloped in flames ; but the foremast was still standing, and all the sails in full play, which assisted her i materially, the little wind there was setting upon the shore. With extraordinary exertion, the boats crews succeeded in towing her ashore, near the tower, No. 42, in Bulverhithe bay. She was then burnt nearly to the water's edge, and the foremast had gone by the board. She proved to be the Albion, of Newcastle, Btreaeu. Master, bound from London to Leghorn, with a cargo of rum, flax, and other general goods. The blaster stated that he could only account for the fire in this way; One of the boys went Into the after-part of the hold with a candle to get some potatoes, and In a few minutes after a dreadful smoke issued from the hold and cabin. The Captain had a valuable watch and chronometer, and about £4O in money in the cabin, and he rushed down, anxious to save his property; but the smoke was so dense, that he was ob liged to desist, and to snatch a pillow from his cot, and hold it to ►is mouth, to prevent suffocation. It was with difficulty he could ma►e his way upon deck. It is feared that scarcely any part of the cargo will be saved. The vessel is completely destroyed.—A collier from Sunderland, the cargo of which has beet: purchased by Mr. B. Breeds here, and which was to have come on shore to dis charge this morning, was blown to the eastward in a heavy gale last evening, and ran ashore upon Dungeness Point, where she went to pieces, and aU hands perished. Friday se'nnight, a boat belonging to Prestonpans sailed front that place with a cargo of oysters, for a port in the north of Eng land. On Saturday it was overtaken by a severe storm, and on Sunday morning, when attempting to take Hartlepool harbour at low water, through a tremendous swell, it foundered, and the unfortunate crew, consisting of five young men, were drowsed. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Dw. lit. A good deal of Wheat aod Barley of last Monday's supplies re mained over for this day's market, for which there was hardly any demand, consequently, we must quote prices nominally the same as on all other articles participated In the prevalent dullness; but Oats. Beans, and Peas supported last stated prices.—Arrivals: English Wheat, 3,700 qrs. Barley, 6,100 qrs. Oats, 900 qrs. Flour, 6,608 sacks. — lrish Oats, 630 qrs. Oats, 5,400 qrs. SCOT 3 GRlTS.—Friday se'nnightt being St. Andrew's Day, that anniversary was celebrated at Caber, by the natives of Scotland attached to the Scotch Greys, in a style ofaingular pomp. A vast number of the Regiment. clad in Highland costume, marched lute town from the barracks, preceded by a grim.leeking personage on horseback, wearing an immense white heard. and whose grey charger was led by four men. Arrived opposite Caber How, the procession halted, when the door having been opened, the Countess of Cicuseatc, and other Ladle% &c. were addressed by the latter in a speech of some length. The entire were regaled with porter, given by the Countess of Gsesseass, and the evening was spent in great hilarity and good humour. When the Regiment now stationed at Winchester Barracks was encamped one evening near a Burmese town, about the dawn of morn, a lion, of tremendous rise, approached to the skirt of the camp, and dex terously stole away a stripling, and after conveying him a short distance in his mouth by one of his arms, he was discovered by the sentinel and some of the soldiers, who were about to level their muskets at the beast, but, the lad perceiving this, beckoned them to desist, and immediately drew from one of his pockets, with the hand at liberty, a sharp pointed clasp knife, which he instantly thrust into the animal's heart, and the beast,' after mangling his arm with his jaws,chopped down dead :. ~: ..• LITERATURE.. Sylvia; or, The ,May Queen, s Lyrical Drama. By ' George Darley. pp 217,p05t Seri. Taylor. Mr. Dariey, in his P. etacp, intorkss his readers that the work now before us. is partlyjoinded on a trifling story, ."..Liliap of the Vale, 4p lfich he published not many years since. That story being interspersed with lyrical piec. s, he was solicited to arrange it for repre- , sentation on the stage; but, considering it to be deficient in incident ,Ind adventure, he declined doing so. The narrative part of the tale, however, was still loved by its parent : an opera was planned, and the same building materials were employed : accordingly, one or two scenes of the drama now under notice were written with that design, but the Author ultimately gave up his ,esolution of writing for the stage. • Such is the his tory of " Lilian :" now converted into a dramatic poem intitled Sylvia, or, The May Queen. Of the drama, as it now appears, we have but little to say. The scene lies in Italy amongst the Apennines. Fiends, fairies peasants, peasant girls, and peasant mo (hers, demons and deities, lovers and ladye-loves, bet . - rants, shepherds and sylvan scenery are employed, and with little effect. The Author writes elegantly, pettily and playfully; he describes natural scenery nrurally ; and at times evinces much poetic feeling. Nevertl e less the flowers are stiff d with rank weeds. Prose i introduced for the sake of a little fun and comical i 0 loquy ; if it were done well it would not be acceptable —but it is not. It dissevers whatever of interest there may be of the drama, and it destroys all sympathy an] pleasant association. Our Author should read Miss Mitford's dramas. The following extract is a very fa vourable specimen of Mr. Daley *style, and it is really tasteful and pleasing. &cm. Is Love a bird Rostwo. A boy with curls of crisped gold like thine: Lips like the fresh sea-coral: in his cheek The sleepless Laughter cradles; and above Perpetual Sport tides in his humorous eye. This guest of man bath to his use beside A quiver, and light arrows, and a bow; With which be stings his votaries' wilting Muss, Aiming from beauty's hills, or vantagostnieed;. Where be can light ; then (lies (for pinkies be Fleeces the wand'ring gossamer) to tend The wounds his bolt bath made; and often there, Likes good surgeon, pillows till they heal, Or sweetly cruel makes them bleed epic. This Is Love's picture; and his page of life Writ in Time's chronicle. Seim. Sure it must be A marvellous child! Ross APIZO. O , V$ a winsome boy ! And tells such pleuant tales, and sings such songs, With harp gay tinkling like a Troubadour, That icy stens through charitable grates Thrust forth their lovely arms to pamper him And so be often wounds them, while they leave Their bosoms undefended. Seem. I would hear Sone of his minstrelsy. Rasura*. Why so thou halt ; He speaks through various lips; even now through mine. SYLVIA. Ah! thou deeds's' me ; thou art he! but clothed In shape more godlike. Rowers°. No I his deputy, Teaching thee his pure doctrine, and sweet truths. How wilt thou e'er repay mc? 0, will all Thy heart be half enoughJer making thee So wise a scholar In this book of joy ? TALMA'S HEART. -The great*French tragedian died of stricture of the lemur's, which reduced that intestine to the diameter of three lines, causing great accumulation above it, and I I ultimately rupture of the coats, with effusion into the peritoneal cavity. He laboured under anther com plaint, however, which must sooner or later have caused his death, and which is more interesting, as having been more immediately connected with his profession. The heart adhered to the pericardium at its apex, to rang a dark•coloured tumor, connected with the left ven tricle, and which in reality was a true aneurism. The ' walls of this sac appeared to consist of the pericardium and serous membrane of the-heart glued together, and containing layers of fibrin, while the muscular fibres of the ventricle considerably attenuated, were partially extended over, Ahe tumour. The size of the Aneurism was about that of a small egg ; it had displaced the point of the left ventricle, which was thus thrown ,a( little forward. The origin of this pathOlogical condition of the heart, whichLwas. not suspected during his last illness, may perhaps fairly be dated from the following occurrence related . by Talma's family. Some years ago. after great exertion in playing the character of Hamlet, he suddenly felt a sensation of burning heat in the re gion of the heart, and an uneasiness which lasted one or two days, but which did not attract any serious atten• tim. From this time he frequently suffered from pal pitation, particularly after professional exertions. It it probable. that in a mind like Talma's, passions, though ' artificially excited by the cunning of the scene, and the intense and absorbing manner in which he entered into the character he represented, may have produced the same effect upon his . frame, as moral impressions from mensal causes, are•wont to do on others; thus assimi lating in their effects the real and imaginary in the miseries of life. It is probable. too. that had this great tragedian not laboured under the obstruction which proved fatal, he would have expired in one of those tempests of passion which held the spectators in dreadful admiration, and thus (to borrow the enthusiastic lan guage of his countrymen) he would. hove died au milieu de /a gloire i—From the London Medical Gazette No. 1. Therefor• now about 2,500 clergymen connected with the Church Missionary Society, amongst whom are the Bishops of LLANDAI/1 and SALIsEURT. I Ox;ORD, DEC. S.— MURDER. Yesterday morning one of the watchmen of this city discovered a female lying in the streets at the back of Christchurch, in a state of insensibility; and at first supposing that she was stupified by intoxication, be procured a wheelbar row for the purpose of conveying her to some place of safety ; but he soon discovered that she had sustained injury of a nature too horrible and disgusting to be de scribed. The unfortunate womarti whose name was Preece, recovered her senses sufficiently to disclose the dreadful facts of a murder so appalling as to exceed in atrocious brutality any event' upon record. It seems that she had been prevailed upon to accompany two demons in human form, during the afternoon of Thurs day, and drank with them till a late hoar in the night, when they led her down to*, street in which she was found, where with a stake they inflicted such wounds as left no chance of her life being saved. She lingered in the most excruciating torments till this morning, whan she expired. The-poor creature, however, gave such a description of her murderers, as ti►e have the most san• guine hopes may lead to their detection... Gloucester ead Chekenhem Herald. . . -.... .. . . . , . . . . . - • , -,...,.. NEWCASTLE, tic. 11. -•-- • , A supper add dance werinisa - n as Felton Park on i '. Thursday, the 29th ult. in honour of the martian. of THOMAS RIDDELL, Esq. to which all die tenants on the . I t Felton and Loughorsley estates, and the pi inciparrithi. hitants of the village of Felton, were invited.' And 4 11 0 i that the •poor might also rejoice, a large fat ox was killed and distributed among them. The youthful pair were met a little distance on the road, on the Thursday • , preceding, by a great number of the inhabitants, and • the horses • being taken from t"e carriage, they were , drawn, attended by a band of music and great cheer. i ing, home to the Park. •'? A dreadful and fatal accident, occurred to Mr. Joint NICHOLSON (aged 18), son of Mr. Necuoisost, b rus h- 1 maker, of this town, on Wednesday morning last, at Sandyford Bridge, well known in this neighbourhood as " Lambert's Leap." It appears that as he was I that morning riding a spirited mare, in the lane 4 ' leading to the above bridge, the animal became unma- . nageable, and ran away with him, when failing to make . . the sharp turn at the bridge, it came with such violence against the battlement as :o knock off several of the coping stones, and, after a pause of a second or so, it sprang, with its rider on its back, over the battlement into I ' the deep and rocky dell below—a height of between SO and 40 feet. A pet , on who was working near, instantly ran to the spot, when he saw the young man lying motion. less on the side of the stream, an d t h e mare stan di ng i i quietly at a shott distance. Assist ance b e i ng procure d , it was found that he was insensible from the effects of the fall. He was immediately taken to the house of . . Mr. Hewitt, gardener, near the spot; and with the ~ mare, which, strange to say, was quite un h ur t, me di ca l f assistance was sought. All assistance, however, we re- gret i to say, proved unavailing, a s h e exp i re d at seven r o'clock the same esening.--An inque s t w as h e ld upon ' I i t the body the following morning, before S. Ratio. Fag. • Coroner, when a verdict was returned of Ac.:iden al I Death, with a deodand of 20s. on the mare. SPORTING-INTELLIGENCE 1 —aes--- • DEPTFORD COURSING MEETING.. The Cup was won by Mr. J. H. Vivian's blue b. Violet. . , The Guineas by Mr. K. Cripp's black b. Emerald. . , - The Derby Stakes by Mr. Guodlake's bl. and wk. d. Grammar. I . The Oakes Stakes by Sir H. Vivian's bL b. Verity.. The Tllshead Stakes (First Class) by Mr. Biggs' fawn d. Belzoni. f The Tilshead Stakes (S e c o nd Cl ass ) b y M r . Cockburn's blue b. • 1 Cressida. . . The Catterick Races next year commence on the 9th of April.--. Newmarket Craven Meeting will begin on the 7th of April Thutsday last the Duke of Beaufort's fox hounds turned out at Eyford ; after an indifferent run from this cover, a second fox veu - l found close by the village of Swell, which made for Batman Wood ; 1 but being hard pressed, he was unable to gain this point, and wee s obliged to make for Woolford Wood, in which he succeeded. Mr. l - Worth lost a valuable hunter, which died on the field. Thursday and Friday last 140 head of deer (principally bucks) were removed in vans from Dean Park, Sussex, to Bushy Park, to 1 Increase the stock of his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence t a ), few of them will be turned out in his 31ajesty's Park Et Windsor: .., The project of securing them in the toile was very interesticg. About 30 of the Royal Doke s keepers assisted on the occasion. 'i i • The Beacon's Hill Coursing Meeting is fixed for Monday next. ! i "dr. Pettit's Tom Tit and Colonel Wilson's Corkscrew are both unable to stir from Beccles. It will be recollected that they both broke down at the Beccies Races last September ; and, singular enough, the mare Miss Hammond (also Mr. Pettit's) died almost immediately on getting there from injury received. It is almost unprecedented that three horses out of six should be mutely spoiled from racing in two days. The finest Stag Hunt ever witnessed in the New Forest took I'i l I place on Friday. The Hound s m et at M r . C ompton ' s M anor I I i House at half-past ten, and drew th e cover to B e ld rewoo d 1 ' Furze Break, where a stag was found, which immediately took # ` a course through different walks, occasionally deviating from ' 1 a right line, to the borders of Beaulieu Manor; th e n, ta ki ng a - • i short turn to the left, proc ee d e d towar d s B roc k en h urst, where the hounds came up, shortly after which the stag was secured at the head of the mill th ere , p r i nc i pa ll y b y t h e active assistance of ' I , i 1 Major Rose and C. Vivian, Esq. whose promptitude was greatly i i ' admired and applauded by a numerous fi e ld o f G ent l emen, among 1 ' whom were the Hon. Sir George Rose, General Sir Hussey Vivian, and many other Officers of rank, who are now so j ourn i ng I n t h e ~ • Forest. The run occupied nearly two hours.—Haningire Chronicle WALKING MATCH. Yesterday morning a young man of the name of Hutchinson, a known excellent pedestrian, undertook, for a wager of 204 tp walk, fair toe and heel, from the foot of Ltindon.bridge to Gres-owlet' 1 Old Church, in Zg minutes. The pedestrian had not the choke of . the road he should take, the match being made on condition that be . should proceed through the Borough up to the Elephant and Castle, t • along the high road to Greenwich, and on arriving there he should be allowed to take , the nearest cut to the Old Church. The wea. . rher was exceedingly unfavourable ; a considerable quantity of rain having fallen daring the night, made the road in a very unfit state it '1 liar walking ; but, notwithstanding all the disadvantages, th e betting t starting was 5t04 in his favour. Two sporting Gentlemen ac- - i , ompanied the pedestrian in a one-horse chaise, to see every thing I air. The distance the pedestrian had to wakens about f o ur mil es and a half, and although he made the most strenuous exerti o ns t o 1 • . , , win the match,he ultimately lost it by five minutes. At th e con- 1 elusion of the walk he appeared much distressed. . . SPARRING AT THE TENNIS COURT. Yesterday Jem Burn, the Bow' Boy, had his benefit. The house . 1 was a bumper, far surpassing any other of the season, and the setting-to was of the first-rate description t a few similar exhibitions would do much for the Fancy, when prime men attend to spar, and 1 ' , 1 with the intention of doing their best. The other business of the day not a little heightened the interest of the proceeding s . 1 Just Ward and Jem Burn opened the' play, and it is no slight compliment to Burn to say that he acquitted himself respectably— . I more could not have been expected from hint. Ben Burn bad all the best of Ned Neal. Uncle was on so good terms with himself, that be now talks of looking out for a match in i the spring of next year. The promised trial between Harry Holt and young Dutch Sam next followed, and put the attention hi the amateurs on the stretch. . Harry, who is a first rater with the gloves, bad certainly in this to . e encounter youth and freshness, which made the odds-much against hith ; 'added to which, Harry is a publican, arid is much exposed to late hours and irregularities. that tell on a mast even in a sharp en- counter with the gloves. The set-to was perhaps equal to any that has been shewn off lately. Harry kept on equal terms for some time, and neither gave a chance away ; but Harry's stamina failed I I him, and the young one peppered away In his best style, till he had . . it all his own. The bout was followed by loud and long applause. . Peter Crawley bad a friendly turn with Dick Acton. - 1 Tom liklet!or and White-headed Bob next appeared amidst an uproar of approbation—it having been announced by Tom, by way : - of a challenge to Bob last Court-day that he would meet him in a fair trial without ceremony. On commencing, Tons was tuber impetaous, and Bob alive to his predicament, would not keep out to take Tom's one two jobs, but bored*, and closed, which threw I I „ Torn, in his present condition, off lhe,beiltsroin one of the dem j i .1. To came down, and injured his leg a littik,lwkich was a great ins.. i pediment to him afterwards—and Bob, on inroad Teem, went in, i I and with a hit mid-head, made Tom rather groggy. libp's (tient), - - wen vociferous with " Well done,•Bob ;" and the company alto. gether were not sparing of their applause. . I' Conies, the runner, made an excellent stand up to the Sailor Boy. Di* Curtis and Tisdale made a good set-to. The wintl.up was, . Jem Bun and Saunders—Jem returned thanks to his friends, and closed the performance. In the course of the day there was a good deal of speech-making. Whiteheaded Bob appeared, and abruptly stated that he would ' . 1 l fight Tom Cannon any morning. On this Cannon pr e s en tly mounte d and gave a kind of elucidation of the preceding sp eec h i n a com i ca l k . statement that rather involved something oY a " delicate investiga- i tion" description, relating to Bob's amatory propensities. Bub at- tempted to reply, but could not obtain a h e a r i ng . . Tom Belcher said be was empowered to sta k e la for Ward te fight Ned Neal for Mi. a-side, and if Ned liked it, h e (Jens) would 't. pay forfeit for hint to Ned Baldwin. Josh Hudson replied that he was authorised to stake for Neal for a match with Ward, but not until his fight with Bob had come off. • • Alec Reid announced that he would fight Manchester Davis, Bishop Sharpe, or any man in En g l an d w h o wou ld enter t h e r i ng, - 10 stone weight, 100 guineas to wet His money was ready. Dick Curtis now- stepped forward, and said be would give any - man a few pounds more than half a stone, and fight 1504 to INV.-. . . Reid could not undertake to peel less than 9st. 131 b. but he watial • appear comfortably at 10 stone. . . Yates Spring stated, he bad the rag ready to plank against Tape , Reddle, for 254 a-side, and if be could persuade his friends to male it sot be would iou up.hiecaatot for Tens - Gaynor . at the Meat Fancy &li-day. - • • * i it , - . .