Star. — London, England, 1826-04-14 00:00:00

r FAMIONABLE . INTELLIGENCE: PARTIES. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury entertained a select party at dinner yesterday. at her house in Arlington-street. Owen Williams, Esq. :11.P. entertained the 11larquis of Ariglesea arid a distinguished party at dinner, on Wednesday, at his house in Berkeley-square. Lord Bexley entertained a distinguished party at dinner, yester day, at his house in Great George-street, Westminster. John Weyland, Esq. had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Cork-street. MOVEMENT& - The Duchess of Buckingham arrived on Tuesday at her house in Pall-mall, from her seat, Stowe, Bucks. The Marquis of Chandus has arrived in town from his seat, Wottpn, Bucks. Lord Suffield arrived yesterday at his house in Park-place, from his seat, Gunton Hall, Norfolk. 'lite Earl of Gosford left town yesterday, for Ireland. The Earl of Dartmouth has arrived at his house in Berkeley square, from Nis seat, Sandwell, Staffordshire. Lord Braybrooke has arrived in town from his seat, Audlcy End, Esser. Viwount De.rburst, ALP. has arrived in town, from his seat in Worcestershire. —. Moseley, Esq. arrived yesterday at Fenton's New "Hotel, Sr. James's street, from a tour; and B. L. Lester, Esq. M.P. from Pool. Departures :—General Coghlan, and J. Goodwin, E 4. far , Brighton. Arrivals at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street I—Admiral and Lady Hammond, from Norfolk ; the Rev. J. C. Iloldsworth, from his seat, Suffolk ; R. B. Moor , El. from Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. White, their seat in Suffolk ; the Rev. Mr. Prettyman, from a tour; and John Disney, Esq. from his seat in Surrey. Departures from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street rain and Mrs. terry, for Brighton; Wm. Sandford, Esq. for Newmarket; and J. Spencer, Esq. on a tour. OLD BAILEY, Aran. 13. Donald-Meredith, aged 17, and Joseph Zamiro, aged 50, were put to the bar, on an indictment charging the former with stealing divers bill and receipt stamps, value 575. the property of Thomas Shirley and James, Smith, and the latter with receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen. • The evidence was conclusive against the prisoners ; and the Jury, after consulting a few minutes, returned a . verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners, and at tlte same time strongly recommended Zamiro to mercy, OR account of the excellent character he had received. • James Knox and George Stephenson West, were in dicted for conspiring to defraud William Davison of divers sums of money, amounting to 5001.—Not Guilty. The whole of the prisoners having been tried, those who were convicted were yesterday brought up before the RECORDER, to receive their sentences. At the com diencement of the Session, there were 389 prisoners for trial. The following 36 persons who were convicted of capital offences received sentence of death, viz. John Edward Oakley, alias Edwards, William Wilson, .WiWam Brown, John M'Nicboll. Joseph Long, Jebn Heaton, Samuel Ir wins, John 1 1 / 4 1'buyre, and William Josses, for burglar y. Catharine Clark alias Pitt, John Chick, Peter Need and W. Leech, for high way robbery ; James Armitage, for horse stealing; Thomas Gur ney, John Smith and Thomas Shaw, for sheep-stealing; Henry Brockity and Dennis Kelly, for returning from transportatiofi : and Claus- Haickam, George Heyborn, George Frederick Stanley, Thomas Kingston, Mary M'Caetby, Martha Plumb, Thomas Job. bins, James Fraser, James Roberts, Emma Farrow. Thomas Eians, John Sullivan, Sarah Forward. William Gibbs, Thomas White, James Hockle y and Archibald Michie, for steali ng swain dwelling-houses from the value of fifty pounds to forty shillings. Martha Plumb, who is a very handsome young wo man, was a Lady's maid in the service of Mr. Tickel, the brewer, at Clapton, and was committed for stealing a watch and other trinkets, the property of her mistress. Catharine Clark is a notorious character. She was in custody Elate few years ago for throwing a man out of the window of a house in Drury-lane. When her name was called, she advanced boldly up to the front of the dock, whilst the other females, who were in the same unfortunate situation, shrunk back from shame. She cast a contemptuous glance around the Court, and then retired among the other prisoners. The lLccoaDan, in addressing them, lamented that in the short space of six wet ks from the termination of the-last Session, a spirit of wickedness and daring de fiance of the laws of the country had manifested itself, and been the occasion of 36 of his Majesty's subjects being charged and convicted of capital offences. He entreated them to prepare themselves for that awful change, and not hope for mercy, lest they should unex pectedly be ordered for execution. He then, in the usual manner, sentenced them to be executed. The following were ordered to be transported for life, viz.: Robert Barton, Aaron Painter (two boys), James Ferris, John • George eluuns, George Lindsey, Lawrence M'Carthy and Dennis M.Carthy (the two last were convicted of the manslaughter of Daniel Sullivan, at Bromley). The following were ordered to be transported for 'fourteen , years, viz.: William Adams, Robert Hughes, and Charles Thorne. The last prisoner bad stolen a large quantity of linen drapery goods from hie master, with which be intended to commence business. The following eighty-five persons were ordered to be troosported , for seven years : • -ae Jbenes4cloore. Richard Dart, James Paine, otherwise Brown, Jabs Savage, Abraham Bates, William litiggs, Charles Morris, Henry Kaye. Thomas. Perkhaa, Joseph Nightingale, Edward Craw . ley, Henry Adams, William Golding, James Alalanty, John Henry Smith. John Own. Eleanor Nicholls, George Scott Benjamin Pearse, James Shaw Frederick Mills, atiChard Wiz, S arah Bart ley, John Brown, C hristopher Cook, John Geary . , John Maynard Henry Robins, Charles Stirling. Thomas Waller, Sarah Whitehead. Sophia Corcoran, Michael denion, George Hay, John White, Thomas Ward, John Pratt. Nathaniel Nutter, James Hutchins, George Bayley, John Williams. William Brown, Thomas Talbot, William Castegao. George Porte:, Tliamas Hickman. Joseph Hub bard, Elizabeth Wood Lloyd, Maria Fay, William Thomas, jun. Francis Rowe, Samuel Russell, William Harris, Charles Powell, David Jenkins, Robert Johnson, otherwise Lord, Thomas Mason, Jeerer Hitchcock, Israel Dunning, Samuel Heat a, WM. Brown, John Cowky, Thomas Foster Elizabeth Nicholls, Thos. Rawlings, ' l John Prichard , Catharine Foster, Elizabeth Dynan, Eleanor Shea, Derma Kelly, James 131 and, John Barrett, Joseph Dunn, • Charles Dunn, Joseph Triphena, George Williams, Thos. Honey, Wm. Thompson. Ann Fitahenry, Thomas Britton, Wm. Rowland, Jas. Williams, Eittil . tl Wilson, Wm. Bayley, and John Wm. Price. Joseph Nightingale is the same person who was ex• amined no 'Saturday before the LORD MAYOR (side STAR of Monday). lle was Wed at an early part of the morning, upon the same evidence as was laid befute the Loan MAYOR, and of course convicted. He is a stout good-looking man. Jahn Heiuy Smith is a person of very gattlemanly appearance. He went into a linen diaper's shop, and requested to be'allowed to wait for a Lady. lie put the two dresses into his hat, where they vele found by the owner. Giles Sussex, an old man, who was convicted for embezzlement, was ordered to be imprisoned Mt year in the House of Correction. Eighty-one prianne.re were ordered to be imprisoned in the House of Correction, and to be kept to bard labour, for different panicle, from six month* to one month. Two were ordered to be , whipped and also to be imprisoned three months. Seven were ordered to be imprisoned fourteen and eight days in Nes/gate. Seven were ordered to be whipped and discharged, and two were Seed one shilling. The sentences of Catherine Mary Briseett, George Reynolds, and Mary Sullivan, were Lopata.— *Vise Seasions were then ad journed mud May il. • , . LORD lANSDOWN'S BILL. • • A Bill, intitulesi Ait Act for di*Ej Prortlisstrr Notes payable at the Place w here th a laved. " Whereas many Banks and Banking Compinies in Great Bri tain and Ireland ave for several years past *issued Promissory Notes not payabM the coin of the reahn at the place where web, notes have been issued, but at mittr places only ; And whereas It is expedient that in future no Promissory Notes should be issued not payable at the place Where they an iseutd•; : be it hereby enacted, thit from and after the datd 'ollie passing of this Act, no Bank or Banking Company in Great Britain or Ireland shall issue in any place any Promissory Note, of any denomination whatever, which shall not be iayable in the lawful coin of the realm at the place where the said Note or Notes shall have been fated, and in every such Note the place where the same shall have been issued shall be expressly mentioned; Provided nevertheless, that if any Promissory Note or Notes shall be issued contrary to the enactment hercinbefore made, the same shall nevertneless he valid against the Bank and. Banking Company issuiug the same, and such Bank and Banking Company shall be liable and bound to pay the same in the lawful coin of the realm, at the place where the same was or were issued by such Bank or Banking Company, notwithstanding the same shall appear to have been otherwise pay able, or payable at any other place. • COMMON COUNCIL. • A Court of Common Council was held yesterday at Guildhall, for general business. Mr. Thomas and Mr. Parma, lately elected Members of the Court, were sworn. Mr. Farm, of the Ward of Bread-street, was appointed a Go vernor of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, in the room of Mr. Grasow. The Committee of City Lands presented a Report on the subject of Bartholoniew Fair, and the several petitions which had been pre sented respecting it, in which they recommended, that in future none of the ground there should be let for the purpose of Shows, Interludes, and Eabibition of Wild Beasts ; which was read and agreed to, and refereed to the Committee to be carried into execu tion acco rdingly. The Committee respecting the Officers and Clerks of the Corpo ration presented a Report for making an additional allowance to the Bailiff of the Borough of Southwark ; and in respect of the annual charge upon the City's Cash arising from the Magistracy hi the Borough and the Conipter there, which was read, and agreed to unanimously. The same Committee presented a * Roport respecting the nature and duties of the °lice, er appointment of Collector of the Ground age on Colliers and Waterbailiage on Coals in the Port of London. recommending a person to be appointed to perform the duty, at the salary of 2004 per annum. The LORD Pd.fami appointed the 27th inst. for the election. - LAW REPORT. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wair GOULSTEIN V. POSE. Arm 13. This was an action of slander and libel, tried at the sittings after last term, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff, damages 1501. The defendant is'Secre tary of a Society calling itself the " Society of Guar dians for the Protection of Trade against Sharpers and Swindlers," and he had published the plaintiff's name in a monthly list, transmitted to the Members of • that Society, as a person unfit to be ballotted for a% a Member thereof; and this was the slander and libel complained of. Mr. Caws= now moved in arrest of j dvnent, on the ground that there was no count in the declaration plicable to the case. The Court granted a rule NW. CRIMINAL INFORMA lON. Mr. TAUNTON moved for a rule to shew cause why a criminal information should not be filed against the Rev. Dr John Wool, a Magistrate of the county of Warwick, for illegally committing a hawker and ped lar, named Wand. The circumstances of the case were these:—Wand applied at the house of a person named Hewett, residing at Rugby, and offered to sell his wares. Hewett demanded his License, which Wand at first re. fuse) to produce, but afterwards offered to shew it, when Hewett would not look at it, and took him before Dr. Wool, who was at first about to inflict the penalty of 101. He then remitted the ppalty by parole, and re. manded Wand to the custody of the constable, until he paid the costs and charger. The Court was of opinion no corruption was shown, but that Dr. Wool bad acted with too much mercy, and therefore refined the rule. IN THE MATTER OP THOMAS lit/SSRL. The prisoner who was committed to Newgate yesterday Som. Ins by Mr. Justice Houton, fur gross prevarication and false swearing was now brought up. • Mr. Justice Houtoyn made his report. The Learned Judge said that the prisoner appeared before him to become bail, yesterday morning in the Bail Court. The amount of the debt in one action in which he appeared to bail the :defendant was 1301. and he attempted to justify to double that sum. In the course of his exami nation, by Mr. Comyn, who opposed him, he prevari cated very much, and positively swore that he had not been arrested in the last year. After that he tendered himself as bail in a second action, and was opposed by Mr. Chitty, in answer to whose repeated questions he swore again and again most positively that he had not been arrested during the last year, nor had he taken the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Mr. Chitty then cautioned the prisoner that he would be contra dicted, because the person who had arrested him was in Court ; and also the necessary proof to show that be had taken the benefit of the Lord's Act. Upon this the prisoner admitted, after some hesitation, that he bad taken the benefit of the Lord's Act. When the prisoner was asked whether he had anything to say, he put in a petition, averting that he bid been so much confused by Mr. Comyn and Mr. Chitty that be did not knew what he swore, and that he had no intention to impose upon the Court, for he was possessed of property worth more than 5,0001. The Loan GRIEF JUSTICZ after consulting with the other Judges said, that if the Court could be induced to believe that the prisoner had been confused, they might deal leniently with him ; but as it was clear that had not been the case, and as it was necessary to snake an example for the purpose of deterring (if possible) in solvent persons from trying to impose on the Court, they felt bound to order that the prisoner be confined in his Majesty's gaol of Newgate for a period of one month, for this flagrant contempt of Court. The prisoner left the Court with evident marks of astonishment depicted ea hts countenance. HIGH COURT OF DELEGATES, Amu, 13. 1011SI7 •GAINST WILSOIL • This was an appeal ftom the Prerogative Court of Canterbury; and it is remarkable that the suit has lasted upwards of fifty Tsars, having commenced in 177 g. It was at present in the state of a process as puma's', and the proctor for the respondent applied to the Court, to pronounce the appellant in contempt. The COURT directed the matter to stand over. till next Court day, in order that he might, if possible, communicate with the other party. The Indian Government purchased the Enterprise steam vessel, lately arrived at Calcutta from England, for 40,0001. List of ships building, ordered to be built, end repairing, at Plymouth Dock-yard: • iiltiLllDlG—Lundon, 110 guns; Cerberus, Circe, Proserpine, Statira, and Tills, 46; Hyacinth, 18; Reindeer and Rolla, 10. °avow To as setts—St. Morse. 110 guns; Hindostan, 80 ; Valiant, 74; Liverpool and Jamaica, S 4; Daphne and Porcupine, 28 ; RaCehorse, 18; Saracen, Savage, Scorpion, and Sealark, 10; Belzebub, Devastation, and Volcano , - Rararansa—lmpregnable, 98 guns; Implacable, 76; Dublin (cutting down to largest elawfrigate), 76. _ POLICE IN fELLIGENct, ouitnuAtt:* Abeam, a middle-iged woman, was *its . flan . et! on the singular charge :—.ller husband is confined in *bite 's:roes-street prison for some offence against the *venue laws ; and, having a little property, be allo s wed her its. a week, for herself and four children. A short time ago she told'her husband that one of the children had died ; and be being greatly affected, gave her 61. tbr funeral erpenses. She soon after told •him - of. the death of a - iiiond child, and again he gave her money. Front some circum stances, her husband became suspicious, and asked her the name of the undertaker, which she gave, but, application being made to him, he denied all knowledge of either the mother or children: To the Alderman she admitted that all the four children were alive and well, and cook an officer to a cellar in Gray's Inn-lane, where she lived, who bmught.them to their overjoyed father in the prison, where Mr. Spencer, the Governor, endeavoured to bring about a reconciliation between the husband and his unfeeling wife. .:7* , BOW-STREET. Two sweeps, George Hunt and Henry talent se, the one aged 14, the other 14, were brought up on a charge of having decoyed John Ebdage, the son of a shoemaker, in Wild street, Drury lane, for the purpose of making a* chimney sweep'of him. John Allgood, 10 years old, the companion of Ebdage, stated, that as he and Eb dage were playing in Covent Garden Market en Saturday, the two prisoners came up and joined in persuading them to become sweeps. premising them money, &c. which so wrought upon his companion, who was only eight years old, that he agreed to accompany them, which witness declining to do, he was driven away. Elaine con. firmed this account, adding, that he walked with them as far as Hyde Park Corner, when Valentine, the elder, put him in a wag gon, in which he was con% eyed to the house of Hunt's -father, a sweep, at arentford. when he received a loaf and a halfpenny.- -After some little time, however, it appeared that his detainers finding inquiries were making, sent Valentine to the boy's father, to ask if he had not lost his son, which led to the discovery of his re treat. The prisoners, in their defence, said that the boy had accom panied them voluntarily, assuring them that he had no parents.— They were fully committed. Henry Boyd, Henry Harange, and Isaac Jacobs, three lads, under 14 years of age, were fully committed to take their trial, forstealing a coral necklace from off the neck of a little boy, named Charles Thomson, at Holloway. LAMBE I'll-STREET. Mr. C. Bas'', of Hackney, formerly of Bromley, flour dealer, was brought up on a warrant for rudely kissing a Miss Augusta Ilewson, the daughter of a proprietress of a seminary for young Ladies at Stratford. Mr. Martin attended as Solicitor for the defendant.— The latter, ft appeared, was deeply enamoured of the charms of the complainant, but in consequence of some expression he had incau tiously let escape relative to the school and Miss Augusta's sister, a rupture took place between the lovers in July last, when they were on the eve of repairing to the altar of Hymen. A few days since he met her in the street, and, seizing her hands, ravished the kiss now complained of. The defendant declared he kissed her as a prelude to a reconcition, and he was still most anxions to be reconciled. The Magistrates commended his constancy and peace-making disposition; but Miss proving inexorable, he was bound over to refrain from such liberties in future. LATE FIRE AT THE ROYALTY THEATRE. Mr. Dunn and his sons, besides other persons con nected with the establishment, on Wednesday explor ed the ruins, in hopes of discovering some of the lost property, but their labours were attended but with little success, inasmuch as they only found a bag containing about 161. in silver, part of the receipts of the precediog night, which had been deposited about half an hour before the fire began by the money-takers. The front wall of the theatre, which is nearly 80 feet high, is still standing, but in stub a tottering and dangerous state, that strong wooden barriers have been erected at both ends of Well's-street, and constables are stationed to prevent persons from passing or repassing. We under stand a lady proprietress, named Steele, is the only person that is insured, and she, we are told; had insured her share in the house to the amount of 1,5001. in the Phoenix Insurance Office. By the unfortunate calamity nearly 200 individuals have been thrown oat of employ ment, besides the destruction of all the property they possessed. All the corps dramatique are left com pletely destitute, as they are prevented from procuring any engagement at the summer theatres in the metro polis, or the provincial, the managers having made all their arrangements for the season duiing Passion week, which is their usual practice. Amongst the most ex. tensive sufferers is Mr Dunn, the proprietor, who since the failure of Sir John Perring and Co., where he always kept cash, has deposited the receipts of the house in the treasury. The receipts of that night were between 200/. and 5001.; 161. out of which (as above stated) had been found. In addition to this, a valuable stock of music has been all consumed. Mr. Dunn estimates his loss alone at least at 3,0001. In consequence if this calamity, a number of Gentle men resident in the vicidty of the Theatre have formed themselves into a Committee, for the purpose of taking 'into- consideration the best means of relieving the members of the late establishment. Wednesday they met at the Castle Tavern in Mark-lane, and Mr. Dunn, the proprietor, and Mr. Farrell, the manager, attended. After considerable discussion, it was resolved, that an appeal be made to the public, for the purpose of raising a subscription to enable the Committee to carry into effect the following resolutions, viz.:— That an immediate application be made to Mr. Men, the pro. 'wino( of the King's Theatre, to ascertain the terms on which .he would grant the use of his house for the benefit of the sufferers. That the sum raised by subscription, or otherwise, be placed in the bands *fa treasurer, to be appointed by the meeting. foe the purpose of promoting e interests of Mr. Donn, the proprietor, and the pabuum, in such manner as the Committee may think It. Dispatches were sent off on Wednesday evening from the Foreign °See to the British Asraasssaoa at Buenos Ayres. COVENT GARDEN TNIBATREe•-•The splendid Opera of Ukron was repeated last night to a crowded and brilliant audience. The music was, li.tened to with more quiet attention, and its delicate beauties seemed to be more perceived and felt. Waiaa was arain called for ward at the conclusion, and greeted with shouts of ap plause, and various marks of approbation from every part of the House. We find we were Misinformed, relating to the Abr.(' duty on tobacco. The fact is...tobacco, which used to pay 6s. per pound, is hereafter to pay Ss. ; and manu factured, and segars, hitherto charged 18s. are reduced to nine shillings. A daring and atrocious robbery was committed under the archway leading into Mike -street, from Lin coln's Inn-fields, on Wednesday. night iasr. Mr. Sims, a tradesman living in Great Wild -street, had been , dining out, and was returning home °I a little fresh,' between eight and nine o'clock. when at the corner of the archway he was suddenly seized by each arm by two fellows, wio drove him with great rapidity for some distance, while each had his spare hand busily4mployed in rifling Mr. Sims's pockets. When they had com• pleted the ransack, they loosened their hold, but one of them, in order probably to prevent pursuit, turned round upon Mr. Signs, and with a desperate blow with his fist upon his cheek-bone, levelled him with the earth, where he lay for some moments senseless. The blow was given with such extraordinary force as to lay the bone completely bare, and the eye was dreadfully contused and blackened. Mr. Siam was robbed of 19s. in silver (all the money he had about him), his spec tacles, a silk-handkerchief, and his hat. S?ORTING INTELLIGENCE. BUTING-ROOM, TATTERSAI.VB, Aran.l3. The atiendanee, in consequence of this being the Craven Meeting week. was very tlilo. and little business was done. The Racal:. tions were confined to the leading favourites, and were chiefly at the odds as received from Newmarket. The few bets made were at the following quotation : Daum - 20 to 1 agst Bolivar g. 5 so 1 apt The General *5 to 1 agst any aka OA en. . I Ti to 2' agst Pawn . *to 1 apt Magi • DONCASIZIL Sr. LICOICII. 5 to 1 agst Monarch 6 to 1 agst Pude 7 to 1 agst The Moslem 18 to 1 agst Advance 6 to 1 agst Fillagree 6/ to 1 agst Mignionette to 1 agst Bed!atone 18 to 1 agst Barataria 13 to I agst Belzoni 20 to 1 agst any ether 14 to 1 apt Calypso For a more general statement, see our Newmarket Betting in • yesterday's Paper. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1t26. NILWKARIEST, WIDNVIDAT Ishant. Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, theatre's.' of fashionabies was good. In the evening Lord and Lady Selkso' had a grand dinner party, at which were his Royal Highness the Duke of York, the Duke of Grafton, Earl Jersey, Lord Lyttedrack, Sir John Shelley, Mr. Russell, &c. Lord I.owther's Monarch is held in high estimation here, 3,* guineas having, it is said, been offered for him by a sporting Captain, which sum, it is added, has been refused. It is also said that 2,6411 Y guineas have been offered for Itacharl (his Royal Highness the Duke of York's Oaks filly), and refused. Lord Jersey's Middleton, the winner of the Derby last year, has done running, owing to some defect in his legs. He is named of for the purpose of stock. A match, fur 200 has been made for Friday, between Lord Exeter's Enamel, 9st. and Lord Orford'sSwisaGuide, 761.101 b. D. 3L TR U RSDA Y. The day's sport has been admirable, the weather beailtiful, and the attendance numerous. The betting on the day's races has been very heavy, great im portance attaching to them, from the great number of Dcrby and Oaks colts and fillies engaged—considerable alterations may ,h e looked for in the odds in those stakes, from the events of the day's running, which was as follows: Sweepstakes of tOO sows. each, fist. Sib. R. Y. Lord Jersey's 1. Butterfly . I Duke of Portland's 1. by Tiresial . • • Btol on Butterfly. Won by half a length. Sweeptakes of 200 see. each, h. ft. colts, Bst.4lb. fillies, listalb. R. M. Mr. Rogers 's b. c. Waterman . . . . 0 I Duke of Grafton's ch. e. Norman . . • 0 2 Lord G. H. Cavendish's e. by Allegro . . Mr. Hunter's c. by Orville _ . A beautiful race, they all set off at the top of their speed, the abreast, and in a few lengths Waterman took the lead, the others at his heels to the hill, when they all again got abreast, and so con tinued half way up the bill, when Waterman and Norman got a trifle iu front, and kept head to head home, finishing the rAce with a dead heat. Barossa was scarcely a head behind Canvas. 11 to 8 on Waterman; 7 to 2 apt Norman; 7 to 2 agit c. by Allegro. Won by a head. Sweepstakes of 900 soy. each, h. ft. colts, Bst.lb. fillies, Ilst. 3:ls. 1). M. Dube of Grafton's f. Parapluie . Air. Greville'a Rachel . . • Duke of Portland's c. by Thesis's . . 3 • Lord Verulam's c. by Abjer . . • 4 4to 1 agst Parapluie • S to 4 apt Barbel; 6to 4 apt a. by Tiresias. Won by half a length. The Claret Stakes of 2110 soy. each, b. ft. for colts, Sit. 71b. aml fillies, Sat. 21b. riling 4 yrs old. D. I. Mr. Wyndham's brother to Addy . . • • 1 Lord Exeter's Enamel . • . . . • 2 Mr. F. Craven's b. f. Pastime . . . . . 5 3 to agst Brother to Addy; 3 to 1 on Enamel. Won by a length. Mracuts.—Mr. Greville's Lionel Lincoln, beat Mr. Milks Trieculo, Sat. 51b. each, Ab. M. 100 sov. h. ft. 7to 4 apt Liohd Lincoln. Won by a length.. Duke of Graftou's f. by Wahl, me. SO sov. from Lord Orford's 1. by Comus, Sst. 41b. each, A. F. SOO, h. ft. . THE FANCY IN AFRICA. Having heard tgreat deal of the boxers of Hawes. I woe anions to witness their performance. Accordingly I sent one el' my ser vants to offer 2,000 whydah for a pugilistic exhibition. As the death of one of the combatants is almost certain before a battle is over. I expsessly prohibited all fighting in earnest. The boxers arrived, attended by two drums, and the whole body of butcher% who here compose" the Fancy." A ring was soon formed by the master of the ceremonies throwing dust on the spectators to make them stand back. The drummers entered the ring, and began to drum lustily. One of the boxers followed, quite 'naked. except a skin round the middle. He placed himself in an attitude as If to oppose an antagonist, and wrought his muscles into action seemingly to find out that every sinew was in fall-force for the ap proaching combat; then coming from time to time to the side of She ring, and presenting his right arm to the bystanders, be said.* I em aliyena, I am a lion, I am able to kill all that oppose me." The spectators to whom he resented himself, laid their handier' his shoulder, repeating," The blessing of Goo be upon thee,'" Thou art a hyena; "" Thou art a lion." He then abandoned the ring to another who showed olio the same manner. The tight hands and arms ol the pugilists were now bound with narrow country cloth. begin ning with a fold round the middle finger when, the hand being first clenched with the thumb between the fore and mid fingers, the cloth was passed in many turns round the fist, the wrist and the fore-arm. After about twenty had separately gone through their attitudes of defiance, and appeals to the spectators, they were next brought forward by pairs. If they happerted . to be Meads, they laid their left breasts together twice, and exclaimed ," We arc lions,'" We are friends." One then lef t the ring, and another was brought forward. If the two did not recognise one another as friends, the set-to immediately commenced. On taking their sta tions, the two pugilists first stood at some distance, parrying with the left hand open, and, whenever opportunity ffered, striking with the right. They generally aimed at the pit of the stomach, and under the ribs. Whenever they closed, one seised the other's bead under his arm, and beat, it with his fist, st the same time striking with his knte between his antagonist's thighg. In thi. position, with the head in ckinerry, they are said sometimes to at tempt to gouge or scoop out one of the eyes. When they break loose, they never fail to give a swinging blow with the heel under the ribs, or sometimes under the left ear. It is these blows which .are so often fatal. The combatants were repeatedly separated by my orders as they were beginning to lose their temptr. When this spectalle was heard of, girls left their pitchers at the wetly , the market-people threw down their baskets, and all ran to see the fight. The whole square before my house whs crowded to excess. After six pair had gone through several rounds, I ordered them, to their great satisfaction, the promised reward, and the multitude quietly dispersed.—Clapperfon's Diseeeeries in Africa. BIRTH. On the I 3th instant, at Wootton Bassett, the Lady uf tie gm T. H. Ripley. of i daughter. • DIED. ..•41Ilinday, in Great Marlborougi-street, Sir George Alderion. The Ist instant, at her house in London, Mrs. Constable, 1* great ageolooctuiond by taking a poisonous medicine sent her through mistake by her apothecary. Sbe was the relict of the late Francis Constable, of Barton Constable, in the county of York (whore im mense estates in Holderuess within these few years devolved to Sir Thomas Clifford, But. of Than; in the county d Stafford), aal sister to Edmund Plowdeti, Esq. of Hatton Grange, in Shropshire. The Ist ult. at Philadelphia, near Houghton-le-Spring. )Jr. Thomas Fletcher, cooper, aged 111. He enjoyed good health is the week of his death. His grandfather died at the age of 120, ani his sister 10!. His uncle was 105 when be died, and he could read the smallest print the day before his death. 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