Star. — London, England, 1808-08-26 00:00:00

SPORTING INTILLIGSNCE. YORK RACES, TUESDAY, AUG. 2S, • Sweepstakes of Sags. each, for 2-yr old Colts est. 51b. Finks M. • slb Two Tear Olds' Course. Id Fitzwilliam's b. c. Cervantes, by Don Quixote - 1 Mr. Dimsdait'4 b. f. Fair Candidate, by Delpini - 2 Mr. Thompson's It. E. by Shuttle - - - 3 Sir T. Gaseetigne's ch. c. by Delpini, out of Wryneek 4 Even betting on Cervantes—Won verreasy. itso for 3ttyr bids, sst. 41b. 4-yr olds 7st. 71b. 5-yr olds Bst. Sib. 6-yr olds and aged est. 1211). Four-mile beats. Mr. Aercd's b. e. M'ansford, by Stamford, 4 yrs old 4 1 1 Sir H. T. Vane's b. in. by * Peter Teazle, 5 yrs old 1 2 2 Mr. Nalton's S. c. Ranger; by Hyacinthus, 4 yrs old 2 3dr Even betting on Sir H. T. Vane's mare. Every heat a gopd race. IGHAM RACES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2S. LAST DAY. • A Sweepstakes of Sep. each, 20 fr. for t-yr olds ; Colts to tarty Set. 31b. Mika tat. 21b. The last half of the new mile. Egremont's eh. f. by Gohanr.a . 1 ?.ir Chula; Banbury's b. f. by Sorcerer 2 Ladbrobe's b. e IFinculo - 1:1. R. H. thaDiske of tlarence's Orinderella 4 IL K. H. the Duke of York's ch. h. Silvermere 5 Mr. fernier's b. f. Jocasta 6 Six to 4 apt the winner-5 to 2 apt Jocasta.-4 and sto I apt Sir C. Banbury's b. f. A tolerable good race. Eiham and Staines Handicap Plate of £5O for all ages—the best of three heats, 2i miles to each heat. Mr. Heath's b. h. Rambo, aged sat. 41b. 14 Barrymore's be. Pavilion, aged Mr. Trevanion's b. h. Lewes, 4 yrs old Mr. Cumming's br. b. Jump-cff, aged Ld Stawell's b. Brighton Lass, 3 yrs old Before starting Sto 4 apt Brighten Lass, to 1 agst Pavilion, 3 to 1 apt Lewes, 5 to 1 agst Rumbo and Jump Off. The heat cast a gloom over the countenances of the betting men. Brighton Lass was a great favou rite, and at the tarn into the straight mile, the whole of the horses run on the wrong side of the post. The favourite and Jump Off run in, and Brighton Lass won the heat-...but on the arrival of the other horses at the stand, it turned out that they had returned and gone round the post, and that the two which were afterwards declared to be distanced had not. The Dukes of Yonx and CLARENcr, the Stewards, were consulted, and they decided the heat in favour of Rumbo. The three horses started for the second heat, and the betting was Two to 1 against Runsho-6 to 4 against Pavilion—and S to I against Lewes. The j unior branches of the Royal Family were present in the absence of her MAJESTY. 1 1 - 2 2 3 3 . die. dis. Her MAJESTY and the Princesses have been highly entertained at Egham races, where the Dukes of YORK and CLAR&Nck: presided as Stewards of the race. A handsome platfoilm was by their order prepared for the accommodation of the royal visitors seeing the races ; and, nearly adjoining, an elegant Marquee was erected for the convenience of dining, in which her MAJESTY, the Princesses, and Dukes of YORK, CLA REXCE., and CUMBERLAND, sat down to dinner. They appeared much gratified with the sport; and the weather being extremely fine, the company present were numerous and fashionable. At six o'clock on Wednesday evening her MAJESTY and the Princesses left Egham, and returned to Windsor Palace. Yesterday ills MAJISTY, Princesses SOPHIA, Au Gorr* and AssmaA, accompanied by Lady THYNNY, Generals CARTWRIGHT and FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in Windsor Park, and returned at twelve. Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Birtli-dxy of his Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, it was celebrated with the usual festivities by his tenantry and domestics, at his Grace's different country feats; and at St. Martin's Church in town, the annual tokens of respect were witnessed, namely, the d:splay of co 1 ,urs on the steeple, and the ringing of a merry peal. by the parish bells. ifs Royal Highness MONSIEUR, and all the French Princes, left town, yesterday morning, in four car riages and four, for Bognor Rocks. As several of our modern Jehus are totally igno rant of the origin and meaning of the word tandem," which gives so very emphatic a name to the fashion able vehicle so described, andwhich many of them so triumphantly display, it may not be amiss to acquaint them that it is of Latin origin, and means at length, and therefore aptly descriptive of harnessing two horses after each other, instead of a-breast : and for their further information we subjoin the following EPIGRAM. " dd pep:Jam Oakes, ; ego to intim et is eute nevi." At length Bill Amami Lees his sire laid lute; At length Bill .Pundgeon means to be " the Co ;" At length he soars to manage whip and reins; At length he's " all the Kick" from Bow to Stainer At length he drives upon Newmarkt sod ; At length he drives, until he drives to--swell SIOIACX. DRESS.—In the reign of EDWARD 111. the follow. ing description of the dress of the English Beau gives the very top of the mode— " He wore long-pointed shoes, fastened to his knees by gold or silver chains; stockings of one colour on one leg, and of another colour on the other leg; short breeches, which did not reach to the middle of his thighsia coat, one half white,and the other balfblack or blue ; a long heard ; a silk hoed, buttoned under his chin, ent. oidered with grotesque figures of animals, dancing men, &c. a::dsometim.:l ornamented with gold, silver, and precious stones. The dress of the English Belle was not less eccentric : " The tournaments or sports were attended by many Ladies of the first rank and greatest beauty, but not always of the most .untainted reputation. They were dressed in parti-coloured tunics, 61t. :talf beiag of one colour, and the other half of another; their tippets were very short ; their caps remarkably little, and wrapped .:bout their heads with cords; their girdles and poucheswere orna-. merge 1 wi . h gold and silver; they wore short daggers before them; they were mounted on the finest horses, with the richest furni ture. Thus equipped, they rode front place to place in quest of these sports, by which they dissipated their fortunes, and ruined their reputations. Their head-dresses underwent many changes in the course of this period ; they were sometimes enormously kigh, rising almost three feet ahoy., the head in the shape of susar loaves, with streams of fine silk flowing from the top of them to the ground." A new edition of a very old book has just been published at Paris : it is entitled, Everlasting Profthe cite, front Me year 1521, to the End of the World. The author is JOSEPH km, of Naples. The Academy of Sciences, at Paris, is said to have transmitted this little work, of 54 pages, to the Minister Louvots ; and, what is still more, to have found it invariably correct for the last one hundred and forty years. The most important prophecy relates to the year 1811. " It will be difficult to preserve the cattle through the severity of winter ; from that year, a peace of a 'hole century will be enjoyed by Christendom; ii.eacl ) wine, and clothing, will then be cheap.". CRUDENfrAM, iiiiGUsT 24. The presence of the Duke of Gtoocitsrez has ad ded infinitely to the pleasures of our first circle. His beneficence and engaging manners are the general theme of every company. His Highness entertained a select party yesterday at dinner. Among the com pany were Lord HUTCHINSON, and his brother the Earl of DoNoucaMona, Mr. TIGHE, M. P. of Ire land ; Sir GEORGE DALLAS ; Colonel MACLEOD Of Colbecks ; Mr. CuastAN, Master of the Rolls in Ire land, &c. &c. WEYMOUTH, dIUGUST 20. This evening the Misses WILLIS gave a Concert and Supper to a select circle of fashionables, and se veral Military Officers. The whole was conducted with much elegance, and no less admired for the happy taste displayed in its disposition, than the ex cellence of its viands. Among the company we particularly noticed— Lord Hinton, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Byatn ' Mr. and Mrs. Col lins, Mrs. Day, Miss Compton MajorHacks sell,erben, Captain Hac sell, Mr. and Mrs. Horn, sev era l of the Hanoverian Light Horse, &c. &e. &c. Among the arrivals of this week are— General and Mn. Johnson, Mr. S. Key, Mr. J. Harding, Mrs. Brenton, Rev. Dr. Ogilvie, Miss Yeats, Mr. Bracher, Mr. Mae. douall, Mrs. Naich, Mr. Paldairet, Mr. Hearn, Mr. Vernon, Mr. C Hatchett, Mr. Hart, Mr. Sedley, Rev. F. Gibbs, Mr. Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Blades, Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Doyle, Captain Hallett, Mrs. Hawkins, Mn. Massa, Miss Hewson, Mrs. Lime, Mrs. and Miss Glover, &v. BRIGHTON. A Lady who arrived here on Thursday evening last, occasionally calling herself Mrs, SPENCER, though that was not the only name she assumed, has rendered herself rather conspicuous in the town, by not only giving orders for jewellery, &c. to a very large amount, at the Libraries, &c. but at the same time purloining various valuable articles, that she had obtained permission to inspect. From repeated incongruities in her conduct, however, it was at length suspected that she was insane, :rid which proves to be the fact. Her mother, Mrs. arrived here on Saturday night in quest of her, and the poor lunatic is now under her protection. Mrs. B. we understand, ascribes the derangement of her daughter to a serious disappointment in a love affair. She was on the eve of being united to an attorney of eminence, when business compelled him to pay a visit to the West Indies, where he fell a victim to the yel low fever within seven days after his arrival. News of the melancholy catastrophe soon reached England, when his betrothed wife "heard the mournful tid ings of his death, and never smiled again I" Yesterday being the 25th of August, the Brigade of Guards, according to annual custom, changed quarters :—those of the first Regiment went from Portman barracks into Knightbridge barracks ; the 2d, or Coldstream, went from quarters on the Publi cans in Westminster into Portman barracks ; and the Sd Regiment out of Portman barracks into general quarters. The Royal Westminster Volunteers marched, yes terday afternoon, to Kennington Common, and had a grand field day, under the command of Colonel Ko la/410M. General Sir D. BAIRD is still in Cork, waiting for transports to convey 11:s troops. Wednesday se'nnight four troops of the llth Dra goons marched into Clonmel from the Cerragh. Ti.e Armagh Militia have marched from Naas to where they are to do duty. Monday se'nnight a Court Martial assembled at Cork for the trial of three Captains of the Ist batta lion 26th or Cameronian regiment, at present stationed at i 'ermoy. The importation of Portugal and Spanish wines has of lite been very considerable ; upwards of 90 vessels have arrived from Oporto since the expulsion of the French from thence. About 150,000 gallons of wine were ent r-d at the Custom-house during the last week, and there are now upwards of forty vessels on our coasts, proceeding to the River. The following are among the last fashionable arri vals at Bath : Viscount Hawarden, Hon. Captain Herbert, Sir A. Home, Sir 3. Cox Hippisley, General, Alm and Miss Morse, Colonel and Mrs. Taylor, Colonel Meyriek, and Captain Jeffrey. Among the last arrivals at the Fraserburgh Baths, in Aberdeenshire, are Mrs. Colonel Forbes, Aberdeen ; Miss M'Leod, ditto ; Miss Davidson, ditto ; Mr. Urquhart of Craipton ; Mr. Milne of Crinsonrnopt ; Colonel Curnine ; Mr. Russell of Ilathen ; Mr. Fordyce, Forgue ; Rev. Mr. Cruickshank, Turriff ; Mr. N. Hill, Edinburgh ; Mr. Ballantine, ditto ; Miss Allardyce, Boyas miU ; Mrs. Russell, Pitullie ; Mr. Fraser, Aberdeen; Miss Frazer, ditto ; Mr. Gammack, ditto ; Mr. Milne, M'Duff ; Mr. Dickson, Glasgow ; Mr. Robinson ditto ; Mrs. Robinson, ditto; Miss Robinson, ditt o ; Mr. Mitchell, Rosehearty ; Mr. Shand, Copland ; Mr. Anderson, Sheffield. The Lakes of Windermere and Keswick have proved more than usually attractive this season of fashionable visitants, particularly the former, on ac count of the splendid regatta annually given upon' ' that extensive and picturesque sheet of water, by J. C. CURWEN, Esq. Not the triumphal entrance of Alexander into Babylon, ever received more enthusiastic plaudits than that every evening given to the grand and in spiring Spectacle of a Nation is Arm:, now perform inz at ASTLEY'S Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge. —Those who expect to behold a made up matter of sing song and dance, will, by witnessing the repre sentation of this piece, find an agreeable surprize by a display of glorious events as they actually 1-Ave taken place. The French are fond of dancing. In Italy they were quite at home in light reel:. In Germany they remained till they became masters of the sombrous waltz ; but we trust they will not remain long enough in Spain to learn the fandango. The cit.& which the Spaniards made In Denmark round their colours, when they swore to be faithful to their country, is the most glorious Roma Robin re corded in history. Tuesday List a very young Grampus was drifted by the surf among the Oyster beds near the mouth of the Nore ; aft& being cut a little by the sharpness of the shells, it was caught by some fishermen, who hap pened to be witnesses of what passed. DUBLIN, AUGUST 20. Lord WM. RUSSELL arrived yesterday in town from England Monday arrived at Cork, Brigadier-Gereral SLADE, who is goinv, out with the Expedition u n d er G enera l Sir DAVID tAIIID. Tuesday morning, Lieutenant-General Sir Dwt•tn BAIRD left Cork for Fermoy, to inspect the troops quartered there. Major CAMPBELL, now under sentence of death in Armagh gaol, on Tuesday last received a respite from the LORI) LIEUTENANT until Wednesday next. The country house of Mr. ANDREWS, of Castle. street (near Rathlarnham Bridge) was attacked be tween three and four o'clock on Monday morning last, by several depredators, who having gained for cible admission, and beat and abused some part of the family, proceeded to rifle the house, and would, in all likelihood, have taken much more than they did, but for the alarm in the neighbourhood, and the as sistance that was so quickly given. What they car ried away was chiefly wearing apparel. A melahcholy accident happened a few days since at Folkstone :--A gentleman's servant having charge of his master's child while riding a poney through the streets, observed a vicious horse in a gig making furiously towards him, and being solely occupied in saving the life of the child, unfortunately became the victim of his fidelity ; the shaft of the chaise having struck him a fatal blow, of which he has since ex pired. The family are with great justice deeply af fected for his loss. On Wednesday night a gentleman who resides in the Edgeware-road, was returning from Egham races in a gig, which got entangled with a stage coach at Kensington-gore, when the horse plunged furiously, 'and shattered the vehicle to pieces. It then, with the remains of the gig, ran away, and came so violently against the wall of the Park, that it was killed on the spot. The gentleman was carried home in a hackney coach, with little hopes of recovery.. Yesterday a horse ran away with a gig with a lady and gentleman in it, near the Bricklayer's Arms, in the Kent-road, which it shattered in pieces ; fortu nately the parties es ca p e d unhurt ; but while the gentleman was cutting the harness to ease the horse, it kicked severely a bye-stander on the thigh. Wednesday Mr. GLEGG, master of tlieiWelch Harp, public house, near the Temple, dropped down, with out any previous illness, and instantly expired. Yesterday evening a poor aged man, feeling him self suddenly taken ill, sat down at a door in the passage leading from Wine-office-court to Shoe-lane, Fleet -street, when he gave a few deep groans and expired. Wednesday evening, as a tine boy was climbing in a careless manner, the parapet of Westminster bridge, on the Surrey-side, he fell into the River; being immediately observed by some persons, he was taken out in less than a quarter of an hour. But, though every means were employed to restore him, they unfortunately proved ineffectual. A young child has been found drowned in the Thames above Bridge, with a stone fastened to his neck. A reward of 50 guineas has been ofiered by the Officers of the parish of Lambeth, for the appre hension of the perpetrators of this foul crime. The body of a man was seen floating up the ver on Tuesday by some watermen. The body, much disfigured, was brought on shore and deposited in shell, in the watch-house in Strand-lane. Sunday week two little girls, Mary and Hanny Brown, sisters, were unfortunately drowned in th 2. river Caldew, Scotland ; when the younger of the girls had nearly got across the bridge, which is very insecure, the bridge slipped a little, and she was pre. cipitated into the stream, which was very deep. The sister, about twelve years of age, seeing the distress of the other, immediately leaped' in to endeavour to save her; but after having sruggled for, some time, they were both drowned ! Several of their youthful companions were present at this distressing event, but could render them no assistance. On Tuesday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, as Mr. Traeman and another young man we'e returning ftvm Peckham Fair to Bermondsey street, they were stopped in a field near the Kent road by three men armed with b:uigeons, who robbed them of their watches and about two pounds iti cash; and escaped. . . I CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yestmity, Mr. CELL, the Coroner for the City and Liberties of Westminster, held an inquest at the Nag's Head, Orange-conrt, 1 Leicester Fields, oh the body of John White, Coach man to the Prince of WALES. The first witness (a helper in the Prince's stables) deposed, that in draw ing out the Caravan to wash it, he perceived a man's head, and on lookin b r , into the inside of the vehicle re-; , • l cognised the d.x ease d. This was about nine o'clock yesterday morning. He was in a sitting posture, with his back resting on the side of the caravan, and his head reclining on his arm. It appeared that he must have been in the cc):11 cellar, previous to his ascend'. ing the caravan, as he was covered, and, indeed, dis figured by coal-dust.—The condition of the caravan I left sufficient traces of violent sickness, and on his head was found a considerable contusion, supposed to be occasioned by his convulsive struggles, when that part came in contact with an iron chain. He was seen at i half past two on Wednesday, by a groom of the Prince of Wales, in perfect health and spirits, 2 t Carl.; ton House, but from that time it does not appear any 1 person saw him alive. The deceased has been for ! many years a favourite of his Royal Highness, and ' ' though not recently in his actual employment as coach- - man, still received his salary, and was permitted to - occupy apartments with his wife and children. What is ve7-y remarkable, he had taken the King's Arms Inn, Kensington, and was yesterday to have taken possession of the house, under a forfeiture of 1001.— Indeed, his unfortunate widow, was yesterday waiting for hours at Carlton House, totally ignorant of the dreadful event, with a view of toing with him to take possession of the house ; and it was not till three o'clock that she was informed of the melancholy cause which occasioned the delay. He has left a wi,zo.v with seven children. The Jury brought in a verdict, " pied by the visitation of Gov.". POLICE. Gcantrar.t.-.--On Wednesday a genteel-looking man, of the name of Bass, was charged by a Mr. Blackader, a clothier, in Newgate-street, with calling at his shop, . o J oraeriog to be sent to the Three Pigeons public-house, Butcher-hall lane, two blaze cloth coats and two pair f Nankin trowsers ; he ac cordingly sent his shopman with them. About an hour atter, he receivL d a message from the shopman to come to him he went, when he found Mr. Bass with one of the coats and a pair of the tmwsers on. He asked him to return the clothes, or pay ror theme He said he would give him a check f r the money, and if he did not accept of that, he might get the money the best way he could; and as to the clothes, be should not have them; and observed; pointing to the other coat, which was lying on a chair, if be touched it, he would indict him for a robbery. The prosecutor asked him, was he jesting ? The p:isoner replied, he was not jesting, for •he was determined he should not have them or the money ; if he thought proper, he might have a check. This he refused, it being past bank hours. At this time a boy came into the room, and said that the check he had received from the prisoner would not be paid until the person whom it was drawn on saw the prisoner. The pro secutor looked at the check ; it was drawn on Messrs. Hankey and Co. bank'crs. He told the prisoner, that check being returned, was but a poor encouragement for him to accept of another The prisoner said, it was no matter ; and took a pen and cancelled it in the usual way that men of business do. There were several persons in the room, apparently the compa nions of the prisoner. A boy came in, and said the coach was ready, and they all got up, seemingly to go off together. The prosecutor stopped the', and said he would send for a constable, and have the prisoner taken into custody; when one of his compa nions, an attorney, said, if he did, he would bring an action of damages against him for false imprison ment ; however, the prosecutor gave him into cus tody of a constable, and used every kind of persua sion to induce him to deliver up the clothes, but in vain. The attorney advised the prisoner to gn to the Compter, and he would support an action of damages against the prosecutor. The prisoner had one of the coats on when brought up for examination. John Blackly,. the shopmart of the prosecutor, cor roborated this testimony. Several gentlemen a sserte d, t h at the prisoner was a man of respectable connections, and of property; that he was unfortunate whenever he drank, and al ways got into some scrape. It was but a short time back that he had to pay 901. damages far scandalous expressions, that he had made use of in a drunken frolic ; and they were confident he did not mean to defraud the prosecutor, however appearances were against him. One of them said, he was cost6dent he had money in the hands of Messrs. Hankey and Co. for he not three we e k s a ge, rece i ve d 4001. from them for checks of the prisoner, and they hoped the prose cutor would not push the business any further, as the prisoner would pay the amount of the clothes. Mr. Blackader declared, he had never seen the prisoner before, and if any of the gentlemen who had been present last evening, had made the same statement that they had then, he would not have per sisted in the prisoner's being taken into custody, but instead of which they encouraged him in the fraud. The Magistrate inquired which of them it was that threatened the prosecutor with an action of damages, for they might have been all taken into custody ; and, if the prosecutor wished, it would be his duty to commit the whole, as they were all accessary to the fraud. The Attorney acknowledged he was the person that had made use of the expression ; but the fact was, they had been all taking too much wine. Mr. Blackader agreed to give up the prosecution, on being paid the amount of the bill, which was ac cordingly done, and Mr. Bass was discharged, after receiving a severe reprimand from the Alderman. --------- Bow-STREET.—Yesterday, a pickpocket, named Charles Davy, was brought before Mr. READ, the Sitting Magistrate, charged with having picked the pocket of a Mr. John Taylor, a gentleman in the East India Company's service, about twenty minutes before, in the Strand, of his pocket-book, containing a Bill of Exchange for 311. Mr. Taylor stated, t' 't he had recently returned from rndia, and had arrived in London from Ports mouth two days agN whither he was again about to return in a few days Yesterday morning he was walking through the Strand towards Charmgcross, when he felt his poCket twitched by some person front behind• He instantly turned, and saw the prisoner endeavouring to conceal his pocket-book in his bosom. He seised the prisoner and the pocket-book at the same time, and fortunately recovered his property; bat the prisoner, by an active effort, got loose front his grasp, and ran off. Mr. Taylor directly raised 'the cry of step thief, and the prisoner had not run fifty yards when he was secured and brought to the Office. The prosecutor swore positively to the pri soner's person. A man named Mortimer proved, that he saw the prisoner run, and hearing the cry of stop thief, he seized him until the prosecutor came up. The prisoner in his defence said, he found the pocket-book on the pavement, and the moment he was desired to step he did so. He offered to make oath he did not steal it. The Magistrate, however, com m i tte d hi m f or trial, and bound the parties over to prosecute. UNION HALL.---On the 25th of July last, the dwe% ling-house of Mr. Browne, in Brook -street, Lambeth, was broke open during a temporary absence of the family, and robbed of a large sum of money, and many valuable articles. As it was evident that the business was done by some person well acquainted with the premises, a suspicion fell on a Mr. James Cobb, which was confirmed by his absconding. Col lingbourn, after some diffi cu l ty , trace d hi m t h rough various places to Ringwood in Hampshire, where he apprehended him on Tuesday, and on Wednesday • evening be tras committed to the County Gaol of Surrey, for a further hearing. Yesterday being the general day for hearing com plaints against Licensed Victuallers, in a very exten sive division of 826 publicans, it was much to their credit that not more than five or six were complained of. As many as 20 Licences, however, were applied for 'by bu . i..ti,ig s_peculators, to be determiagd on the 19th of S.pteinlia. 1 I I 1: I .. _. I • . 1 iI L . : i