Star. — London, England, 1826-09-16 00:00:00

THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS. Sall% 15. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed, tinder the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, cnnetituting and appointing Sir John Singleton Copley, Knight, Master or Keeper of the Rolls apd Records of the Court of Chancery, in the room of the Right Honourable Robert Lord Giffurd, deceased. THE LATE LORD GIFFORD. _,F_ .. A Correspondent gives the folliwing particulars of the late Lord Gifford ;.—." His father's ptincipal bust- Isess was that of a hop merchant, and since his death the business, until within the last ten years, was car ried on by .bis Lordship's elder brothers, Mr. Wear man and Mr. 'Charles Gifford, both of whom are still living at Exeter, having retired from business. Robert was by many years the youngest of the family, and was educated at a small school kept by a Dissenting Mirrist. , r in that city, not under Dr. O'Halloran, as has been stated. I was his schoolfellow, and at that early age young Robert Gifford was looked upon as a very superior boy, both by his master and his schoolfellows ; and ti e old Gentleman has since told me, that Gifford was the cleverest boy he ever had uncle': him. At the age of 17 he was articled to Mr. Jones, a respectable solicitor, at Exeter, and there soon spewed that he was a young man of very superior abilities. I remember Th. Baring, Q ien Member for Exeter, having been at Alr.Jones s ..ce on business, where he had seen young Gifford, saying to a relation of mine, I have been talk ing with a young man who- will one day be Lord Chancellor. Little did he think how nearly his prophesy would be fulfilled. Mr. Jones had so high an opinion of Mr. G ford that he offered to take him into partner ship, if his nephew, who was then practising in London, did int wish to return to Exeter. Mr. Jones did, how ever, take his nephew into partnership, and Mr. Gif ford, by the advice of his friends, determined on being called to the Bar. He had then no property of his own, and was educated for the Bar, and maintained for seve ral years by his eldest brother, Mr. Wearman Gifford, On being called to the Bar, he immediately got busi ness, and it was soon found, that he was the only man on the circuit who could compete with Leni and Pell. 1n.1814, Mr. Abbott, the prestnt Lord Chief Justice, and Mt. Dauncey (one of the most brilliant orators of his day) were brought to Exeter on special retainers, to conduct a great lunacy question, which occupied nine days, and Mr. Gifford was selected, alone, to conduct the case on the other side. The extraordinary powers that Mr. Gifford then :hewed are alive in the recollec tion of every Barri.ter on the Western Circuit. The man. er in which he conducted this case, I believe, first brought him into the notice of Lord Ellenborough, who recommended him to the Chancellor for a silk gown. The recommendation was not, however, attended to. The subsequent career of this eminent Nobleman is known to every one. As an Advocate, he was shrewd, _powerful, and determined, and never had a client cause to complain of the manner in which his- case was con. ducted: as A- Judge, he was patient and intelligent, and never has any man ventured to question his judgments. In private lite, I may almost say, he was without a fault; this, at least, I will say—never did the grave close over a man more sincerely beloved, and more deeply la mented by all who knew him." A.letter from Dantzic states that in every part of the Continent, Wheat and Rye are only average crops ; and that Barley does not even turn out so favourable, and Oats and I'e.tse are deficient in quantity. The crop of Potatoes has, as far as we can learn, almost entirely failed, and great fears are entertained for the poor. Although not formally declared, it appears that Go. vernment are giving 50,0001. in aid of the subscription for the the distressed manufacturers. It is proposed to inure a portion of the manufacturing population to road-labour. The late providential change in the weather, we are rejoiced to announce, •has produced the most beneficial effects. The luxuriant after grass, which the rains have promoted, will enable the farmer to economise his scanty store of winter fodder; the recovered turnip crops will greatly aid the general necessities of the sheep owners ; and the improved state of the potatoes, which, in Ireland in particular, have recovered beyond all hope, must tend in a high degree, to lighten the demand for all denominations of corn. Notwithstanding the extreme high price of provisions in general, it is rather an extraordinary fact, which may be of some importance to the middling classes to know, that the very best salt cod fish is now selling at Gravesend and Billingsgate markets at ss. to 55.6 d. the score: the fish, averaging one hundred weight, being little more than one halfpenny per pound. Fines.—Yesterday morning, between four and five o'clock, a fire broke out in the house of Mr. Macklin, a stationer, residing at 69, Tottenham-court-road, which for some time, owing to the combustible matter con tained in Mr. M.'s house, threatened very serious con sequences to the surrounding houses. Fortunately, how ever, there was a plentiful supply of water, which con fined the flames almost wholly to Mr. M.'s premises, which are quite burnt down.—About six o'clock this morning, a fire broke out in the dwellirig-house of Mr. Ntary, Grange.road, Bermondsey, which destroyed the uamo, and damaged the adjoining premises, but the early arrival of the engines, and the exertions of the fire men, prevented its further ravages. 'mut DEltAbf ATlON.—there is, it seems, a vulgar belief in Ireland, that the hand of a dead person placed in milk or cream intended for churning, increases ex ceedingly its fecundity in butter. Acting on this notion, a fellow circulated a report a short time back, that one Bridget Moynahan, a dairy-woman of Limerick, had dropt her pocket, in which he found " a dead man's hand, folded in baize." She summoned him in conse quence before a Magistrate, where he endeavoured to turn the charge into a joke, but it appeared that in re ality he did so to injure the woman in her business; he u as sentenced to stand exposed in the pillory. Yesterday evening the foot-path on the north-side of, Fleet-street was for some time rendered nearly impassa ble, by the collected crowds, attracted by the appear ance of a curious phenomenon in the atmosphere, the spire of S. Bride's Church, when viewed at an angle of about 45 degrees, being seen clearly defined is a re flection in the air. The remains of Ann Perry were yesterday interred in the burial-ground in Gray'a•l'ln•lane. Ambrose, the Murderer, is not yet taken. A bookseller is under trial at Paris, for publishing an edition of the Evangelists without the miracles, which Anne, the pros.cution urges, give the stamp of Divine authority. pRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. [ . ..—.....—. Yesterday a numerous Meeting took plaCe at Free masons' Hall, in consequence of a Placard stuck up on the walls during the week, inviting the public to come and hear certain charges against the Committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society. A little after twelve o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Cox haling taken the Chair, and after some hesitation, the Rev. Mr. WILLIAMS, a Welsh Clergyman, stated, that the Meet ing had been convened by, him, and charged the Com mittee with having misapplied the Funds of the Society, and not only deviated from the principles on which it had been established, but substituted a system inconsls• tent with the interests of religion at home and abroad. The Rev: Mr. CROSBY contended, that charges of that nature could not be fairly discussed in a meeting like the present, and though he approved of some of the charges, moved an adjournment. sine die, which was carried, and the Rev. Mr. Cox quitted the Chair, which was immediately taken by the Rev. Mr. WILLIAMS, and kept for a short time, during which he vainly endea voured to persuade the meeting to discuss his charges. OLD BAILEY. CHARGE OF MURDER. Yesterday, Isaac Bateman, a gardener, aged 36, was indicted for the wilful murder of Sarah, his wife. Mary Hughes stated, that she lives in Fulham-fields, and knew the prisoner and the deceased. They lived at the Old Greyhound hotises, in Fulham-fields, about 150 yards from witness's residence. The prisoner and wit ness's husband worked with the same market gardener. On Monday, the 31st of July, about twelve o'clock •at night, witness was standing at her door, and heard a violent noise at the Old Greyhound houses, like the breaking of crockery; she went near the house iti which the prisoner lived, and heard a groan; the prisoner came out o( the house, and witness said to him, "You villain, you have murdered your wife!" he said he had not hurt her, and went away, and did not return again till three o'clock. Witness screamed " Murder!' and several of the neighbours came to the house; they found the deceased lying on the floor. A Doctor was sent for, and came; the deceased was put to bed, and witness went away, leaving her in care of Mrs. Mason. Mr. Bowling, a surgeon, stated, that he lives in Ham mersmith, and was called to the deceased on the morn ing of the Ist of August, about ten o'clock; be found her face much bruised; she complained of pain all over the belly, and near the heart. Witness supposed her bladder was ruptured; she said she was very bad, and should not be here long. If the bladder was much distended, it might be ruptured by a fall or any violent Mr. Russell, House Surgeon of St. George's Hospital, stated, that the deceased was brought there on Tuesday, the Ist of August. She complained of great pain in the lower part of the belly ; she said, she should not live, and she died the next day. Witness opened her body; the bladder was ruptured, which was the cause of death. The deceased told him, she had been knocked down by her husband, who then knelt on her. That violence might have ruptured the bladder, if it had been pre viously distended. Mr. Bowling was again called, and deposed, that the deceased told him that her husband had knelt on her. John Chapman, brother of the first witness, and living in the same house, deposed, that in consequence of his sister's crying murder, he went to the prisoner's house, and saw the prisoner go from the house. He saw him ' , again between three and four o'clock that morning about 120 yards from his house; witness went towards him, and he ran away ; witness called to him, and he came back and gave himself up. The witness told him his wife was dead; he said, he had made up his mind to die for ,the b—y b—h. Witness took him to Hammersmith, and delivered him to a watchman. The I prisoner night have been alarmed by the appearance of the people who collected about his house when he left it. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. BRODERICK, on behalf of the prisoner, submitted that there was no e►idence that the woman seen by the Surgeon and other persons, in the Greyhound houses, was the same that died in the Hospital. All the witnesses were again examined u to that fact, but none of them could speak to it potitively, u no one who had seen the sle ceaied before she was taken to the hospital had seen her there: Mr. Justice Gaau.ss refused to stop the case, but said be would leave it to the Jury to decide on the question of identity as part of the cue. The prisoner being called on for his defence, called Gop to witness that he had not knelt on his wife, and that he had no malice against her, but she being in a state of intoxication, fell in a corner •f the room, where there was a tub, a pail, a chair, and a box on the floor on which she fell. . Ann Mason deposed, that she saw the deceased at two, at six, and at ten o'clock the day she received the injury; at two o'clock she was forward in liquor ; at sir she was tipsy, and at ten she was so intoxicated as to be inca pable of recollecting what might happen to her. She had been in a state of intoxication for the four previous days. The deceased had frequently spoken of the pri soner as a kind and affectionate husband. By the Court —Witness helped to flut the deceased in the cart to be taken to the Hospital, but did not see her after. She complained the week before the injury of a pain in her side.— After the injury she told witness seve. ral times that she thought she should not recover, and that she did not know what her husband had done to her. When witness went into the-house on the night the deceased was injured, she saw a washing tub and other things on the floor. Thomas Denman, a market gardener, deposed, that the prisoner worked for him four years, and was as quiet a man as be ever knew. He had frequently seen the deceased in a state of intoxication. Six other persons gave the prisoner an excellent character for industry, inoffensiveness, quietness, and humanity. Mr. Justice Gartams, summed up the evidence, and made com ments as he proceeded. The Jury retired, and after deliberating about a quarter of an hour, acquitted the prisoner. John Steaks was indicted for being at large in this kingdom before the term bad expired for which he had been transported. Mr. ADOLPHOO stated the case for the prosecution, and after wards called the following witnesses. Mr. Stafford produced the Record of the prisoner's conviction of a felony at Norwich in the year 1813. Jeremiah Herbert, one of the City officers, stated, that in consequence of inf. rmation he received, he took the prisoner into custody on the 34 of July last, at the White Hart in Fetter•lane. Juhn Johnson, the keeper of the Castle, at N'rwich, stated, that the prisoner was in his custody in the year 1813. He was quite positive as to his identity, having had him in custody upwards of five months, dating which time he was in the habit of seeing h:m every thy. He afterwards, pursuant to the sentence he had received, conducted him to Portsmouth, a:4 conveyed him on board a convict ship lying off there. IJohn Cainley silted that he saw the prisoner in New' Soot)) Wales, where he, being a privileged man, was employed as a carpenter. He afterwards saw him on board the Harvey, where he had secreted himself until after that vessel had sailed. The prisoner, in defence, said that hie name Was King, that he had never gone by the name of Shales, and that he had been a sea man all his life. The RIWORDER summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Maria Smith a very decent•looking elderly Lady, the widow of a Lieutenant in the Navy, was put to the bar, charged with stealing three pounds of bacon, the pro' perty of Richard Morris, cheesemonger, of Skinner street, Satnerstown. Mr. Mn, ris stated, that on the Bth July, in the evening, he was his shop, and saw the prisoner looking at 'a piece of bacon in his open window. He turned round for a ornent, and on his looking again towards the place where the bacon had been, he saw that it was gone, and the prisoner had also departed. He followed, overtook, and gave her in charge to a watchman. The bacon he found rsear the spot where the prisoner was ' I taken into curtody4 Mrs. Smith, in her defence, solemnly protested her innocence, and declared that she had passed by the] shop, but bad not touched the bacon. She was standing at a greet'-grocer's shop near Mr. Morris's when she was taken into custody. The little girl, who had seen the other woman take the bacon, was now put into the box, and stated, in a very clear and circumstantial manner, that she having been sent by her mother to purchase some little articles, was at Mr. Morris's shop at the time to which her evi dence referred. She saw the prisoner standing at a green grocer's shop, next door but one to Mr. Morris's, and just at that time the saw a woman, who appeared like a dustman's wife, take up the piece of bacon and walk off with it. She was certain the prisoner was not the person who took it. The prisoner called several persons who gave her an excellent character, and described her as having an independent property. The Jury, without hesitation, aairuiteed the prisoner. . STATE OF NEWOATE. In consequence of the very great number of prisoners for trial this Sessions, and the consequent crowded state of the gaol, the Court have found it necessary to pus sentence daily on those who wee convicted, in order to reduce as fast as possible the number of persons in confinement. At five o'clock yesterday the Court passed the following sentences on the prisoners convicted during the day t Margaret Johnson end Mary Smith—to be transported for four teen years. _ _ Join Bromley, Henry Burket, and Thomas Ferguson --to be transported for seven years. Joseph Emmerson and John Andrews—to be imprisoned three months in the House of Correction, and kept to hard labour . John Anson—to be imprisoned four months in the same place ; and John Davis, for two months. _ John Dean and James Miles were sentenced to be privately whipped and discharged. A cue of Maisolaugleter came before the Court this morning. The prisoner was charged with slaying an individual in a pugilistic affair s but was acquitted. We see by the Sound list, that from the 30th of Au gust to the 2d instant, inclusive, twenty-six vessels bdund to Great Britaiff passed the Sound, laden with grain, principally oats, besides one with linseed. It appears, by the last accounts from Corfu, that Athens had not fallen into the hands of the Turks, as has been currently reported. The town has been de serted by the inhabitants, who have fled to the Islands, from apprehension of the advance of the Turks; but the Citadel is still garrisoned by a small Greek force, under GOURA. . Sheep-stealing has been very frequent lately in the neighbourhood of Leeds. A great mortality has prevailed amongst the sheep in Lincolnshire, and in parts of Scotland, from the attacks of noxious insects. Plunging the sheep in the sea, or a solution of salt and water, has effectually been resorted to by many sheep-graziers. This Reverend REGINALD PYNDAR, of Upper Hall, Ledbury, and Mr. Tuostas (iINN, of Sudbury, have both sustained serious injury, by accidents with the gun whilst shooting. . A young man, who has been several times examined at Gravesend, on the charge of feloniously taking away a horse and gig, the property of a stable-keeper of that place, has been fully committed for trial. He had four or five aliases, but his real name is Simmons, a native of York, and was heretofore possessed of some property. It appears ghat he has been dabbling largely in ficti tious bills; but the constable who had him in custody suffered him to destroy his papers. Tuesday night, a man of the name of Alexander, re siding in Leith Wynd, Edinburgh, in a fit of passion, stabbed his wife in the neck with a knife. The woman was taken to the Infirmary, but the wound was of so serious a nature that she died in a few hours. We un derstand that the parties had frequent jars, which arose from the jealousy of his wife. Alexander is in custody. Wednesday, in an exhibition of wild beasts at Aber deen, a little girl belonging to the proprietor, having a piece of bread in her hand, a Greenland bear, near which she was standing, made an attack on her, and before she could be extricated from his fangs, tore away the calf of l one of her legs. She was carried to the Infirmary. Two horse-dealers by profession, James Reeves, of Westbury, and William Taylor, of Wells, meeting at the latter place a few days since, agreed upon an ex change of their steeds; but the next morning, Reeves, whose bargain had in the mean time departed this life, hastened back to Wells, in order to exchange again. To this proposal, Taylor, after some conversation, assented ; and Reeves, on giving ten shillings to boot, was fa voured with the body of his own horse, which he now discovered was also dead As the shooting season has commenced, the county Magistrates will have much of their time occupied in hearing cases under the game laws. The conduct of the Earl of GROSVENOR, at the Shaftesbury Petty Sessions, on Tuesday, when a man was brought before the Court on an information for having shot game on his Lord ship's manor, is worthy the imitation of other landlords. /Vs Lordship, through his law-agent, forebore pressing for a conviction on the man promising never to offend again ; and who was, of course, discharge,' and restored to his family. At present there are fellows going about to entrap unsuspecting individuals by selriag them game, and afterwards hying informations agai,!st them for having game in their possession. Saturday a fine little girl named Castles, whose pa. rents reside at B Tmondsey, incautiously drank some oil of vitriol which had been left in her reach, and - died soon afterwards. A dieadtul storm and tornado were experienced at North MuskhAm on the 6th. The clouds were so low, Chet they took up a considerable quantity of water, and left the bed of the Trent neatly dry. Tees were scat tered in all directions, and nearly three hundred are broken down. The teaches could not proceed for the obaruction. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DAVIS'S STRAITS FISHERY. Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's, dated Peterhead, Sept. 12 :—" The Active, of this port, which was abandoned this day last year at Davis's Straits, is ar►ived in the Bay. Capt.Griar, of the Perseverance, in the hope of finding the Active,took out with him an extra crew, anti discovered her on the 5d oh. upon a beach, abort a mile from where she was abandoned, and much in the satrie state as she was left, and sent her home under the command of his son. The Cicero, Lie, of Hull, was lost the Ist of July ; and the Del. terity, Rostasost, of this port, on the 21sth of June—the crew saved. The Active left the west land on the 18th ult. and brings the fol. lowing account of the Fishery : Hull ahips—Ariel, two fish, 10th June; Cambrian, clean, 17th August; Lord Wellington, one fish; Progress, one; William Torr, one. London ships--Dundee, two, 10th June; Margaret, one, 28th July. Whitby ship—Phtenfit, two, 10th June. Newcastle ships—Cove, one; Grenville DaY, one ; Lady Jane, one. Kirlsaldy ships—Caledonia, one, 2d Aug. Earl Percy, two, 25th July. Leith ships—Baffin, two; Rattler, one, 17th August. Dundee ships—Achilles, one, 28th July; Princess Charlotte, one, ditto. Aberdeen ships—Dee, one, 17th August; Letitia, clean, ditto; St. Andrew, one, 10th June. Pe terhead ships—Hannibal, Hope, Perseverance, and Superior, clean, 17th August; and Traveller, clean, Ist August." PORTSMOUTH, Strr. 15.—Wind E.N.E. —Arrived the Faconomy, FLOM% from Memel; and Carolina Frederica, —, from Dant sic. A large ship is coming in from the eastward. Sailed the Minerva, — i for Guadaloupe. Passed by, the Sir A. H a m mon d, Au m, from London to the South Seas. Cowes, Sam 14.—Wind W. by S.—Arrived from London, and sailed, the Sir C. Forbes, —, fur New South Wales, with female convicts avid Government stores. Dirac, SEPT. 15.—Wind N.R.—Last evening the wind changed to the eastward, and the whole of the outward bound sailed. Ar rived the Calypso, HOG.% arm, fmm Miramichl—spulte, on the 21st of August, the Alonzo, from Liverpool to Miramichi, out 30 days, in lat. 46. long. 53. W. On the 22d, the Triton, of London, in the Bay of Fundy, out 30 days, in lat. 46. long. si. 25. W. On the 24th, the Highland Lad, fronrLondonderty, with passengers, out 35 days, in lit. 46. 34. long. 47. 50. Sept. 7, the Peterhead, of Newcastle, in lat. 50.30. N. long. 12. 22. W. GRAVICSeND, Sem 15.—Arrived the Diana, JAY, from Leghorn ; Blanchard, lYloaarsorr, from Quebec; and Burleigh, CHANCRLI.OI4 from Odessa. Sailed the Thalia, HAIMOND, for Trieste; and the Aurora, BILOTHWICIC, for Naples. MILroaD Haves, Sem 13.—Wind W. light breeze, and fine. —Sailed the William and Mary yacht, Capt. Maccor.si, It. N. for Dublin; his Majesty's sloop CADMUS, Capt. ilautowint.; and the Royal George revenue cruiser.—Lord CAVIUOR has left hie seat, Stackpole Court, in this county, for his seat, Golden Grove, Car. marthenshire. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ABINGDON RACES—Wzmusasy. Sweepstakes ef 25 tees. each, 15 ft.—Last half mile. Mr. Thornhili's b. f. Christabel " . . . Mr. Maberlyia. f. by Smolensko . Mr. C. Day's b. L by Gainsborough A good race. _ _ Sweepstakes of 25 sots. each,is ft.--The last mile. 6 Subscribers. M. 1. Sadler 's ch. f. Tears . . 1 . Mr. Maberly's Scamper . • • Mr. C. Day's b. c. by Ruben A good race. CURRAGH SEPTEMBER MEETING, 189.6. SATURDAY. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant's Plate of 100 Guineas.-- Four years old, 7st. 11b.. five years old, Bst. Mb. six years old, Bst. 131 b. aged, 9st. Four miles. Mr. Kelly's Miss Foote • . . . 1 Mr. Battersby's Welcome • • 2 Mr. Hamerton's King William . . . 3 Mr. Coppingtr's Oakpark . • . 4 Marquis of Sligo's Larry . . . 5 CAPTAIN PARRY'S MATCH FOR 300 SOVF.SEIGNS. Yesterday morning, Captain Parry (not the celebrated navigator), but a real light horseman, undertook to ride and drive thirty six miles in two hours. He first rode and performed twenty-one miles in eleven minutes within the first hour. This part of the condition having been performed in less time than be expected, he commenced charioteering, with betting six to four. The ground selected was a bye road from Hare Hatch to Hemming Wood, on the other bide Maidenhead. The driving part was skilfully performed in a light ve. hick, weight one hundred and twenty pounds. The first horse was too fast for his work, there was little or no trot about bim. it was necessary to take an after chancer, which by way of accident had been prepared to do any fast work required. This second cob was a new Manchester mare, or at least new to the sporting world, said to belong to Mr. Rogers, of Westmoreland. She did her work at the rate of sixteen miles an hour, with great ease, but the match was won with difficulty In three minutes and a few seconds within the given time. STEEPLE CHASE. A chase of this description was run on Wednesday by two Officers belonging to the Dragoons at Leeds Barracks. They started from a field near the York road, and took a direction towards the Roundhay road, and on the east side of Ale HarekiUs, a di-tance of about three miles in the whole. One of the horses, on approaching the first fence, threw his rider, who immediately mounted again ; be shared the same fate at the second fence, and again mounted; and when be had got part way through the third field, he met his rival returning to the place whence they statted, and therefore gave up the chase. A race was run at Haigh Park Race-course, on Tuesday, byfi•e horses belonging to Officers of the Ist (King's) Dragoons, now lying in barracks at Leeds, for 25 guineas each. Mr. Hawkes's horse won by half a neck; Captain Polhill's cause in second. WRESTLING. The wrestling matches at Tavistock, which commenced on Wed• nesday, have excited great interest. Cann, Polkinghorne, Wreford, Woolaway, Jordan, and other first-rate players were expected to be present. Should Pulkingherne make his appearance, the champions would certainly " try a fall" for the honour of their counties; where wrestling has long been cherished as a legacy from their forefathers, the ancient Britons. COVE REG ATTA. Thursday se'nnight, at an early hour, every pleasure yacht or boat on our river was in motion towards Cove, and the steant packets were crowded to excess by almost all the beauty and fashion of the city, anxious to be present at the Regatta. About ono o'clock, every necessary preparation having been effected by the stewards, and the word of command being given, eleven hookers started for the prizes, amidst the delight of admiring thousands, who lined Cove and the adjoining forts and islands In the harbour. After proceeding to the Light house, they came in and traversed the Quarantine ground towards Rostklan; they then returned with a favourable breeze to the place of starting, round the Admiral's flag ship the Semiramis, after a period of three hours' sailing, du ring which the interest of the scene was momentarily increasing. The two first bookers belonged to Aghada, and the third to Kin sale; they came in amidst loud cheers. There was afterwards a race between seven whale boats ; but by the lateness of the hour of their starting, owing to the impossibility of reconciling the local, but provoking differences of the crews, the interest of the race was lost, many families of distinction having retired to dinner. The pleasures of the day ended with a ball, which was numerously and most respectably attended; The Right Hon. Viscountess Ennis more, with a large party, was prevented from attending by the wet ness of the evening, together with a slight illness. On the whole, It was suck a day as the citizens of Cork seldom enjoyed, and the conductors are well deserving the thanks of those for wham they procured suck high and rational entertainment. The most vast* thing done at the late York Meeting was by Noble Peer, who bas backed Reviewer, a cult by Abjer, out of Bluestockings, to win the St. Leger nest year, lot the moderate sum of eighty thousand pounds I Yesterday forenoon a man, strangely habited, with no other clothing than a flannel jacket, with a girth round his waist, and a pair of tight worsted pantaloons reaching to his anat., 'tatted on toot, with Moody's Windsor coach, from Hyde Parkcorner, aryl kept pace with the coach the whole of the way ; when the coach stopped to change horses he also stopped, but took very little re. fresbment. He ran barefooted the whole of the way, and arrived in Windsor before the coach. Wo3dcocks have already wade their appearance in Westmoreland, being a full month earlier than common • one of them was upon Adamthwaite, one of the highest hills in I;ngsled dale, on the Ist instant; and on Wednesday Lint, Mr. EoWano ALLottsv shot no less than thirteen near Ilawkshead. Three crack shot* of Dotrhester bagged 194 brace'of partridges pn the I+t instant.