Star. — London, England, 1823-08-18 00:00:00

NAVAL lATELLIGENCE. • ce:day, Vice-Admiral Sir HARRY NEALE, G.C.B. hoisted his flag in the Revenue, of 73 guns, commanded by Captain Sir CHARLES BURRARD. Bart. (which ship arrived at Portsmouth Mt Nonday from Chatham), as Commander-M-Chief in the Medi• terranean, to which station the Revexot will proceed when the wind is tor. It is expected .that Sir Groace NAYLER and Sir 'I LIMAS TYRWHITT will proceed in her to Lisbon, for the pur pose of inersting the King of Poirruciar. with the Order of the Garter. They will return home in the llessaa. IMPORTANT TO TRADERS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE West limes.— By an Act of Congress. passed in March last, vessels are not permitted to go front this country to tht United States fur the purpose of lording with lumber for the West In dies ; they are now only allowed to go from the West Indies to the United Stares; and therefore, if they sail front England they Must take ciearances from lit ussels. Uednesd ty the Right lion. the Earl of Cructiesvut (his' Slajrsty's Yds:roaster-General) arrived at the George Inn, Portsmouth, from bis sear, Stanmer-Park, Sussex, to embark his second son, as a blid,hipman, in his Majesty's ship ItEvexcie. Jib Lordship's motto, " Vincitamor potria." (The love of my country overcomes,) appears, in this paternal act, most appro priately applied. On Wedne sday! afternoon his Lordship made a visit of inspection to the Qtrixs Cuarmovits, and was received on board with the saluting honours due to his elevated rarik.— Admiral and Lady llLwexwooa have arrived at the. George, to embark one of their sons in the Revs:sok. Early on Monday morning, a small sloop, deeply laden with stones, during the tremendous gale, dragged her anchor at Demon, a few miles below Greenock, and endeavouring to make the opposite coast for shelter, was, when about mid channel. struck with a heavy sea, when the instantly went down, and all on board, two men and a boy, perished. The Louisa, DICKINSON, from Cape Coast Castle to the West Indica, E • led a bolt at sea and foundered. FALMOUTH; AI.GI/ST 113.—Wind S.W. to N. \V.—Arrived the Lord Wellington, Giese, flout London for Lisbon and Nlalaga ; Seanmer packet, from Lishou—salled the sth inst. Sailed the illucher packet, for Lisbon. Poirssiaotrrn, A UCUST 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Aurora, Ila asEx, from Rotterdam ; Agnes, GA auto:, from Pernambuco; Charles, WALKEN, front Riga; Ranger, P.teson, from ditto; Albi9u, lianas, from ditto; and lltrant, Goss, front Havre. The James Sibbald, Forum, fur Bombay, has sprung her bow sprit. It blew a heavy gale from the W.N.W. the whole of Saturday : the outward-bound remain all w,.1!. hat, A L'GUST 17.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrived and remain the •F.liza, Pt-mien, from Antwerp; Ganges, PSAT ; and Blanchard, from ditto, outward-bound; also and remain,. the Lord MI. 'eill., Hewn, front London for Jamaica. The William, Kent, Aguilar, Sir Godfrey Webster, and the rest of the outward bound remain. Six r u.—Arrived and tailed for the River, the Trafalgar, Tiroarson, front St. Mary's, River Gambia. The will of the late Maguis of SALISBURY was proved, with two codicil*, in the Prerogative Court of Cauterbury, on the SOth ultimo, by the Most Ho no.irable JAMES BROWNLOW WILLIAM GAM:OWNS CECIL, Marquis of SALISBURY (formerly Viscount Ca.vsnounae, the son), the Hon. and Rev. GERALD VALERIAN WELLESLET, D.D. and.the HMV. FRANCIS FA ITHFUL, Clerk,- the Executots. -The personal e: tate was sworn to be under £.70,000. MELANCHOLY CATASYROPH s.—Wednesday morn ing, the 6th inst. Miss Mary Hatch (sister to Mr: J. Hatch, of St. Helier) went to bathe, for the first time, at the Deo. accompanied t y her niece, Miss Maria . , Hatch, and her servant, Nancy Giuchy. Miss Hatch was the first of . the party who went into the water, unhappily at a spot where it was about ten feet deep ; but as the rocks on which she stbod were shelving, she did not anticipate any danger ; until, in the act of dip!.i , :g her head, a heavy swell deprived her •of her footing, and plunged her beyond her depth. In this situation she struggled with the waves, and called out for assistance to her servant, who, with an ad mirable courage and fidelity, leaped into the water, and endeavoured to thaw her mistress to the shore. The exertion, however, was too great for the strength. of this faithful creature, and they both' unhappily perished. In the meantime, Miss • Maria Hatch, seeing the perilous situation of her aunt, repeatedly screamed aloud ; and a young man, of the name of Pigeon, attracted by her cries, hastened to the spot, and succeeded in getting out the body of Miss Hatch, uhich still displayed some signs of life, but they were ton feeble to warrant any hope of her recovery. The body of Nancy Gruchy was soon after found, and both were carried to a neighbouring public-house, where every means were tried for their recovery, hut in vain ; the vital spark had fled tor ever, lung be- Ibre medical assistance could be obtained.—Jersey British Press. NEW SOUTH WALES.—The rapid increase of this Colony may be ascertained from the following state. snents of a Petition to the House of Curttmnns, pre sented on the Bth of July, by Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH, from the emancipated convicts. The emancipated convicts are 7,556 in number; their children amount to 5,859. Of cultivated land they possess 20,000 acres; of land yet uncultivated 212,000 acres; they occupy 1,200 houses in the town, and double that number in the country ; they have 174,000 sheep, 41.5 horses, and of other cattle 48,800; they have 215 colonial ships in constant employment, and have netted in trade a capital of £150,000. POPULATION.—By the last Census, taken in 1821, it appears that the most populous county in Scot land is Lanark, there being in it 244,387 person, and 14,617 females more than males. In the county of Edinburgh, including the city, there are 191,514 persons, and no less - than 15,996 females more than males. The greatest increase 'of population for the last ten years,. appears in the counties of Aberdeen and Ayr, judging from their population, Aberdeen having increased 20,312, and Ayr, 23,345. The sta tionary counties appear to be Peebles and Suther land. The first of these, with a population of 10,046, has only increased 111 in the last ten years ; and the last, with a population of 23,840, has only increased 211. The least populous county in Scotland is Sel kirk, which contains 6,637 persons, and only about 200 females more than males; its increase for the last ten years, however, has been 748. CAUTION•TO BREWERS.—AII information bar been exhibited aptinst Mr. JAMES HEADON, brewer, of Plymouth, by the Collector of Excise, under an Act of Parliament, (Ist and 2d George IV. c. 22.), for selling and sending out divers quantities of beer to various persons without delivering certificates signed by him, or by some person on his behalf, to be left with the beer, from the printed forms in a book delivered to him by an Officer of Excise, arid with printed forms and titles, to be kept in some public and open part ofbis entered premises, certify the date and quantity of beer sold and delivered, to whom sold, and at what rate ; and also for not having made a corresponding entry thereof, con taining the same particulars in the book delivered to him, whereby he incurred a penalty of 2001. The case was beard on Friday, at the Guildhall, before the Worshipful the MAYOR, and EDMUND LOCKTER, EA). Justice, when Mr, Heamow was convicted-in the mitizated petidlty of £lOO. METRQPOLITAN LITERARY INSTI. 2'UTIUN. A General Meeting of the Proprietors of thii stitution took place on Friday evening, at the Socie ty's Rooms, 'll, New Bt ielge-street, Blackfriars, for the purpose of taki:ig into consideration. the Report of the Committee, laid before a meeting of the Pro prietors on the 4th instant. Mr. Alderman KEY having been called to the chair, supported on his left by the Sheriff elect (Mr., W hittaker), Mr. JE.Nritivcs, the Honorary Secretary, then pro ceeded to read the Report. for the consideration of which the present Meeting had been called. Mr. ATTWOOD Small, called the attention of the Meeting to the Report, from which it appeared that the present number of subscribers amounted to more than 200; and the Committee add, that with front 220 to 250 they have no doubt of forming a respect- i able, though not large, Institution. Tie following Resolutions were passed: Resolved, lit—That it Is desirable to proceed immediately to the establishment of this Instltution s by the procuring of a s...lect and useful library, and adequate premises for its reception, and for the general purposes of the Society. 2. That the Committee be therefore authorised to procure house in er "near New Bridge-street, for the purposes of this In stitution, and that, if necessary, ill.) , do advertise for the same. 3. That on such house being obtained, the Committee be em powered to call fiur the remainder of the amount of the shares subscribed. 4. That the Committee prepare a code of by-laws for the go vernment of this Institution. 5. That this Meeting, at its rising, do adjourn until the first Friday in October neat, to rereis e the Report of the Committee on the matters above referred to then. 6. That the present Committee of this Institution remain in full force until the neat General Meeting early in October, and that then fresh Committees or alanagcrs be appointed by ballot. —Carrird unanimously. 7. That the best thanks of this Meeting be mast cordially given to the able and active Genctal Committee of the Society. Mr. GYFFORD then moved—" That every proprie tor have the right of joining the General Committee, and of acting as one of that body, if he should think proper to do so." The motion was negatived, and disposed of by an amendment. The thanks of the Meeting were voted to Alder• man ht y, who retuned thanks. The remains. of Cnant.ts,:second Marquis CoRN WALLIS, was this resuming -removed from Old Bur ' lington-street, to be deposited- in the family-vault at Camila, near Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, at which place the body nil' lay in state for one day.—His remains will be attended by his Lordship's tenantry, and' the bier supported by the domestics of the family ; ILOrds SYDNEY and BRAYBROKE attend as chief mourners. The Marchioness and five amiable daugh ' tern have been inconsolable ever since his decease, and were yesterday evening removed to the house of the Bishop of LITCHFIELD, in Hill -street, on whom the title descends. The Marquis died in his 49th year. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Saturday evening the pleasant Farce called Simpson and Co. was performed at this Theatre, with the permission of the Drury- Lane Manager, where it originally appeared. It has lost nothing by being transferred. TERRY performed with great spirit-, and the Farce throiighout was ex ceedingly well performed. This Theatre was never more successful than it has been the preasent season. The commodious size of the House is of gread ad vantage to authors and actors. • it has - been erroneously 'stated in the Papers, that the Archbishop of DUBLIN is one of the Spiritual Peers who are to sit in the next Session of Parliament: This duty will devolve on the Archbishop of THAN, with the other Spiritual Peers named, viz. the Bishops of LIMERICK, RAPHOE, and DOWN. SHOP-LIFTING EXTRAORDISARY.—A very hand some young woman was tried before the Tribunal at Toulouse, a few days since, and condemned to two years imprisonment, for • stealing, in the shop of a goldsmith, a gold chain nine feet long. Whilst look ing at several articles of little value, she had the dexterity to slip the gold chain round her neck. Her defence was not less criminal than the theft. She pretended that having a love affair with the master of the house, he allowed her to take the chain as a proof of his liberality, and that the wife, influenced by jealousy, denounced. her as guilty of robbery. The 31st ult. an Inquest was held at Birming ton, near Chesterfield, before GEORGE GOSLING, Gent. Coroner, on the body of a male infant child, who was suffocated in consequence of getting part of an ear of wheat into its throat, which the mother had given it to play with.—Verdict accordingly. Thursday evening the Rev. Mr. Hughes, of Bat tersea, preached the Funeral Sermon of his friend, the late Mr. Hinton, at the Dissenters' Chapel, in Oxford. About forty Baptist and other dissenting Clergymen attended in deep mourning, with silk hatbands. The Chapel was crowded to excess; and most of the congregation were dressed in black ; which outward mark of respect was accompanied by heartfelt sorrow for the loss of their old and respected pastor. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, AUGUST In. The unexpectedly abundant supplies of last week, and a fair arrival this morning, have checked all disposition for specula tion, and what sales were effected were at a reduction of full Ss. per quarter from the prices of this day se'nnight, for super hue samples of Wheat ; but there is no demand for the inferior qualities, although offered at a still further decline. Barley, Peas, and Beans, are very heavy sale, but not lower than on hit Mon day. The Oat trade is rather feverish, and will continue so until the general average is officially known. Flour dull sale, at 555. per sack. ♦aRITALS LAST WU= Wheat Elfish, qrs. 12,865 I Beam _ _ 1,543 _ ./5 I 1a... Barley - 340 I Peas - 566 M • alt 2,264 Foreign Wisest - ' 190 Oats - - - 4,750 Irish - • 145 Rye - - 8 English Flour, seeks 9,899 SMITHFIELD MARKET, AUGUST ts. There wu a full Market this morning of every description of Car.:le; but the trade was rather dull ,st the prices of this dal se'unight, and it is expected that a number of Beasts will re ma:n unsold. Current Prices.:—Beef, per stone of sibs. 3s. to 4s. 21. Mutton, 3s. Od. to 45.2 d. Veal,4s. Od. to ss. Od. Lamb, 4s. ud. to 3s. Od. Pork, 3s. to Ss. 10d. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, (vekuca Gomm AIVIIIKATIDIP), For the Week ended -kn. 9, 1823, made up . from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Calla sod Towns In Eng land and Wales. Wheat 60a 4d I Oats 23s 3d I Beans- 33s 4d Barley 32s 9d Rye 36. 3d Peas 34s 3d PRICE OF SUGAR The Average Price .of Bcowo or Muscovado Sugar. mot. puted from the Returns - nude in the Week ending 19th Angua, tali; SO& Old. per !wt. ectiosive of Impottation Duties. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MeIRRIAGE. KILKENNY ASSIZES. ------- .41ARY ANNE LEONARD D. ErEBY' HARTFORD. This trial came on before Mr. Justice Jeeps and A i special Jury. Mr. Fox opened the pleadings, and stated that It was an action for a breach of promise of marriage : ' the damages were laid at 1,0001. and the defendant I pleaded the general issue. Mr. DOHERTY. in addressing the Jury, stated that Miss Mary Anne Leonard is the fourth daughter of ; the late John Leonard, who some thirty years ago. married a Miss Bibby, a person of very r,:spectable family and connexions in this city, and (what it may , he material for you to recollect) not very distantly related to Mr. Bibby Hat tfor,l, the defend tnt Mr. I Leonard died some rime in theyear.lBl9,• and the family, which had heretofore enjoyed competence, if not affluence, were considerably reduced in their cir cumstances. Mrs. Leonard and her five children, four daughters and an infant son, removed to a small cottage in the suburbs of Kilkenny, for which she became tenant to her friend and relative, the defend- ant ; and there she and her family have since conti nued to reside. The defendant is now in or about his 60th year, and having had the misfortune of being deprived, about 18 mouths ago, of the partner to i whom lie had been for some years mart ied, and by whom he had several children, in the month of Janu ary last he came to the resolution of endeavouring, if possible, to supply her .place. He mentioned this 'resolution as adopted in consequence -of the advice both of his apothecary and his clergyman. -Mr. Hartfcrd repaired to the cottage of Mrs. Leo nard : but I pray you, gentlemen ; do not for otie moment be led•to suppose, that on that occasion be resembled the Mr. Hartford, who is, I perceive, just now so artfully exhibited before you. Oh ! no, gen tlemen! there is a certain comb of the wig and cock of the hat, a light and gusty air, a gay and debonair carriage, which unmistakeably proclaims when such , projects enter the head of an old man. I doubt that yOu, gentlemen, would have recognized your fellow citizen, had you met him on that morning . " Brushing, with hasty steps, the dewy lawn," exalting as mach the every day appearance of your friend, Mr. Hartford, as he this day falls short of it ; and both disguises, 1 must say, have been equally adopted for a purpose. Arrived at the cottage of Mrs. Leonard, he obtained admission into the room where she and her daughters were seated. Hitherto Mrs. Leonard had only received the visits of Mr. Hartford as her landlord : she but little suspected that he was now. about to appear in the more inte resting and amiable character of a lover: his conver sation, on each occasion, was adapted to the part he had to play. Formerly he talked of the hardness of the times, the difficulty of obtaining rent, and the utter impossibility of living without it. Now, — strange reverse I—the times were much improved.-- money had grown plenty, and the Ministers (God bless them) bad taken the taxes off, so much so that he had thoughts of setting up his carriage—Mr.Bibby Hartford in his carriage! Of all the flies with which a man can go wife-fishing, I do verily believe, gentle men, there is none like a carriage. I know not how it is, but, be it coach, chaise, or chariot—be it green, brown, or yellow—nothing is so attractive. Miss Leonard was aware that, Mr. Hartford had made a kind. and indulgent husband to his late wife : she knesithat be was passing rich; and but one possible objection could now be urged against him—his age; and of this he endeavoured to do away the impression by what is usually termed the puff collateral ; he contrived to drop out accidentally, in the course of conversation, that, in approaching the house, he had found the gate locked, and that he had leaped over the wall. This Rome of sixty. " With Love's light wings did he o'erperch these walls, " For stony limits cannot hold Love out." From January till March, the defendant continued a constant visitor at the cottage, and Mr. Gregory, the very apothecary who had prescribed marriage to him, having received his instructions, communicated Mr. Hartford's wishes to Miss Mary Anne Leonard. She at once accepted his proposal.. Mrs. Leonard ex plicitly stated, that of which Mr. Hartford himself must have been previously well aware, that her daughter had no fortune, her father had died intes tate, and any property of which he was possessed, being freehold, devolved on his, infant son. 111, Hartford offered not the slightest objection on this or any ether ground, and he then announced his de termination to settle a jointure of £lOO per annum on his wife. Nothing now remained but to appoint the time. Mr. Hartford begged for an early, a very early day ; and Mrs. Leonard and the plaintiff both requested some further time. Mr. Hartford was pe remptory. The Wednesday following must be the day—the happy day. " Delays are dangerous," cried •his friend the prophetic apothecaty, and " Happy's the wooing " That's not long a doing," exclaimed the urgent and impatient lover. Resist ance was vain, and Wednesday morning, at nine o'clock, was the appointed ,day and hour. Matter's being . thug finally arranged, it remained only for Miss Leonard to employ the short interval with' the milli-, nor, and Mr. Hartford with the attorney.—False, 1 fleeting, faithless lover ! The morning a rr i ve d—M rs: Leonard, her daughters, and a few select friends, we: e in expectation of the bridegroom ; the appointed hour came, he'had not arrived; ted o'clock—he comes not still ; elevenno' lover leaped o'er 'the garden wall ; twelve—the hour after which, by canonical regula tion, no marriage can be celebrated, and still no bridegroom, nor tidings of him came. The wedding party which had assembled at Mrs. Leonard's, had not separated, when Mr. Hartford (having waited till after the hour at which he could have entered the Church) rode up-,--he alighted—be came in, but 071-- attired as a bridegroodie took his chair in 'Hence —at length he essayed to speak—he humnMed—he , hawed—and stammered out, that " his family had !discovered all, - and were going to play the devil with him."—Why, Gentlemen, can anything be more h flimsy in the shape of excuse, or. more absurd ? Miss Leonard never supposed that she was about to make a secret match—that she was about to impose on the youth and inexperience of this minor of sixty.: he saw there Mr. Bibby, his own relative, and the bro ther-in-law of plaintiff, who had attended to be pre sent at the nuptials. The defendant then said, that if Miss Leonard would overlook his folly on this cc ' casion, he would repay her by affection—that if she would say that she would - marry him on Friday Om . • • clay hot one following). he would instantly repait tfi the name!, and have the settlement prepaid; Mi 6 Leonarj yielded once more to the importunity of Mil' fOurttbrd. and f:ridAy w as fi le d to be. without fail. 1 . the wedding-day. Ge n tlemen , you will, I am sure ) Illy your own ast on i s h ment , be able to estimate that di Miss Leonard, when I lead you the letter which l' wigs delivered to he r o n the follwwing day by the de 's son t' " Mr: Bibby Ifirtfokl's enmplimerts to Mrs. Leonard, and on due consideratint! think what I proposed would not alum • me. I must bet pardon, for being so trouhicsdaw, although . having every regard for you and Lindy. " April 10, 1823." • , After the receipt of this note, hut bne course was open for Miss Leonard, and that was an api)cal to you, Gentlemen. It -has been said in the ca.e of man, " if once•refthcd, I'll never sue again ;" then, surely,• a woman, when twice rejected and di:ap pointed, .cannot confide again. Accordingly, Mr. Costeiloe, plaintiff's att. , rney,' cal ti.e 18th of April, wrote, but receixed no a:!swer ; on the ‘2,Bth cf. the same month, Mr. Hartford was served w ith the writ, and on the follow log day he had the eff. outcry to re pair again to thu cottage. Miss Mary Anne Leonard saw him approach, and, as was most natural, she re tired to her own room: he followed to the door; he said," he hoped she would notbting him into Court, and that he was ready to perform his promise." Not having obtained any satisfaction, Mr. Hartford le , tired, and fearing that his own evidence might not avail him on a trial, he sent his son, accompanied by Surgeon Pack, in th e course o f t h e same day, to make a regular legal tender to the nlaintiff of a bus. band to the plaintiff,. alleging (notwithstanding the contradiction contained in his note) that the defend ant then was, and always had been, ready to marry the plaintiff. Why, Gentlemen, is not this adding insult to injury? Would it be possible for any girl who had a sense of pride, or regard for her future happiness, to accept a husband under such circum stances, when by process of law she h a d b een o bli ge d to compel the performance of his already- broken proniises? Oh! no, Gentlemen, s For what is wedlock forced, but a Wit; " An age of discord, and perpetual strife ?" Gentlemen, I am at a loss to conjecture what defence my Learned Friends on the opposite side mean to rely on. With the recent authorities which are to he found in every newspaper, they ill not assert that a wi dower of 60 cannot . contract marriage,• even though he have children by a former wife; or that a Lady may not derive comfort, honour, or happiness from such an alliance. I protest I should regard such an assertion at the present day as little short of scanda lung magnatuir. As to the defendant's appearance, it is a strange Jury question—rdegustibus non dispa tandum—that was altogether a question for Miss Leonard, and she chose to accept him. I cannot be lieve that the defendant will to-day instruct his Couna sel to disparage and deprecate his person, in order.to protect his pocket. If they attempt to do so I. hope he will exclairn—" non tali auxilio." But, Gentle , men - iiillfey•shoulik:atternivt• it, I must dispute the fact ; and if that be the defendant whom [have now the honour of seeing seated opposite to me, though I cannot flatter him by saying that he resembles what I would figure to Myself as Romeo, " On Love's light wings O'erpeochlog garden walls!" yet I am satisfied that. he is not as bad as it is °W. ously their intention to represent him, from the disha bille in which they have so studiously seated him just opposite to the Jury. Mr. Joseph Gregory, Mr. Thomas Bibby, and Bar naby Scott, Esq. were examined, and proved the facts stated by the Counsel. Dntscott stated the defendant's case. He elo• quently expatiated on the inaptitude of the defendant for matrimony, and the conseque nt i mpro b a b i li ty o f hisentertaining any genuine affection for the plaintiff. He told the Jury he would produce evidence of the most unimpeachable veracity to satisfy them that the weakness of his client had been practised on by the plaintiff and her family. The only witness produced for the defence was Mr, W. Hartford. Mr. SHIEL spoke to evidence.—ne insisted that the defence which the defendant had endeavoured to in stitute, should greatly aggravate the daMages. Mr. Justice Jess then recapitulated the evidence with great precision. The Jury then retired ; and after about half an hour's deliberation, returned with a verdict fur the plaintiff—Damages 1.Y25, an 4 6d. colts. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE BLANDFORD RACES.—THURSDAY, Mask 111. Members' Plate of £5O. Two miles and Elul: buts. Colonel Latour 's e. h. Linztonian - - . I 1 Mt. Friend's Evergreen 2 - Mr. Farquharson 's b. m. by Haphazard - - , 3 dr The Langton Stakes of sgs each, for horse. which have never won. Gentlemen riders. Best of beats. the new course. Mr. Bigg's g. g. by Swinly - - 1 1 Mr. Grove Named ch. by Haphazard - 2 2 Mr. Peach's Miss Platen - - - - 3 5 'A Free Handicap of sgs each. One mile huts. Langtonian - Spinetta - Champion I.* 1 1 2 3 - - 2 The sport this day was very good; all the heats beim well contested, and the weather proving favourable, the Downs had to boast pf a much larger assemblage of equipages of all kinds than on the first day. The ordinaries and balls were particu larly well attended on both days; especially the ball on the se. cond evening, at which thzre were nearly 300 of the youth, beauty,' and fashion of the county. J. Spurrier, Esq. of High. Hall, is appointed Steward for the ensuing year. CRICKET. The Return Cricket-match between the Percy Club at Mary. Is-bonne and the Albion Club, at Kennington, was played 'at Lord's Ground, cm Friday . , in favour of the Percy Club. ALBUM • rates , . Ist Innings • - 1. Si 1K Innings Ild ditto - t. . 61 • &I ditto 149 149 'so COCKING. A Main of Cocks was fotight during Chesterfield Races, by the Gentlemen of Staffordshire and Derbyshire, for .C 5 a bailie, and Xi 00 the main. Feeders—Gosling, for Staffordshire; RA cligt, for Derbyshire. Gowen. N. Is. I, RA Tclurra. W. a. Thursday - 1 2 Thursday - - Friday •- • • 6 2 Friday - 1 2 Durum 14 Huntingdon Meeting, a Main of Cocks was aim fought between the Gentlemen of Huntingdonshite (Floating feeder), and the Gentlemen of Cambridgeshire (Porter, feeder ) , for 10 sots. a bade, and 200 the main. Fttatixa. at. b. •Poaria. sr. a. m a ,,d ay - - 6 5 Tatiday - -1 2 Wednesday - - 5 Wed nesiay .Q 2 Thucaday . 6 2 Thursday - - 1 3 • .. • . • .t!rf!