Star.
London, England, 1808-10-12 00:00:00

THURDAY, OCTOBER 6.
£5O for all ages—four-mile heats.
Colonel Chibier's b. h, Baron
Mrk Hutchcson's c. c. Harmless

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7.
R. 50 for all ages--4hree-mile heats.
Mr. Key's b. c. -
Mr. Boswell's g. f. Delpini
Ldrd Belhaven's b. c. Silvia

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13.
Twenty-Ave Guineas (a handicap 'late).
Mr. Plew's b. e. Temple ;,. - - • - i 1
Mr. Potter's c. h. - 6. 1 9 3
Mr . Carruther's b. m. & - - 4dr
Mr. Collenson's g. h. 4 •• - S 2

After the repeated unfavourable accounts of Mr.
H. Toonn's illness, it affords a little hope to hear,
that his complaint took a turn on Sunday evening,
which it is supposed may be beneficial, and surgical
assistance being required, Mr. CLINE was sent for by
an express in the night. Sir F. BURDETT'S attention
is still unremitting, and Dr. PEAnsot daily watches
over the progress of the disease with his usual anxiety,
displaying every effort within the reach of his distin-
guished professional skill for his patient's recovery.
BREAD.—Yesterday the LORD MAYOR ordered the
Price ta be continued at Is. 2d. the Qtuu-tern Loaf of
Wheaten, and 120. Household.
DRURY.LANE THEATRE.—MURPIIT'S lively and en-
tertaining Comedy of All in the Wrong, taken from
MOLIERE, was last night represented in a manner
highly creditable to the comic talents of the Theatre.
Foremost in the rank of attraction was the Belinda of
Mrs. JORDAN, who succeeded most admirably in de-
picting the perturbations of an ingenuous mind dis-
tracted with love and jealousy. ELLISTON was ex-
tremely animated in Beverley; and, had he affected
less, would have accomplished more. WROUGHTON
and Miss DUNCAN kept up the ball of matrimonial
contention very humorously, as Sir John and Lady
Restless ; and Miss BOYCE was an interesting Clarissa.
The Comedy went off with great spirit- ; was so ap-
propriately performed, and excited such genuine sa-
sisfaction, that we hope soon to witness its repetition.
In the Grand Ballet of Caractacus, the vigorous de-
portment of DgEGN- LI.E, and the sensibility of little
BRISTOW, were exhibited with superior effect. The
lightness, elegance, and precision of Miss GAYTON,
proved that the graces of Trrizsichore are not confined
to the climes of Italy or France, but may be culti-
vated with success in the British school. She was
most loudly and deservedly applauded. The House
was numerously attended.
ABSTINENCE FROM Foo n.—Of the extraordinary case
of abstinence from food, mentioned in our paper a few
days since, the Stall'ordshire Advertiser speaks thus :
" It is not upon light authority that we should choose to give
insertion to the following case; supported, however, as we are by
the credence of the moss respectable Gentlemen of the Faculty,
who are desirous to draw the attention of tho Profession to fur-
ther inquiry on the subject, we proceed to detail the following
particulars, which were formed from the different communica-
tions Df Medical men:
" Ann Moor, a poor woman of Tuthury, in this county, has
lived upwards of fourteen months without food!!—The testi-
mony of the women herself was, of course, discredited; and she
consented to be removed to a neighbour's house, to he watched
for any length of time that was deemed sufficient, to give a colour
of truth to her report. This was accordingly done; and she was
consrastrt.v WATCHED YOE SEVENTEEN DAYS AND NIGHTS,
and regularly visited by three surgeons once or twice a day. Till
the end of fourteen days, she did not even drink any water, which
she bad been accustomed to do in very small quantities, when she
felt a nausea at her stomach : she now finds that this is removed
by wetting her tongue with damp cloths, by which she escapes the
pain of swallowing as before, which was very considerable. Dur-
ing the length of time of the above fourteen months abstinence,
water, and tea, without either milk or sugar, had been her only
beverage. She has been in bed the whole of the time. Her pulse
is very little under the standard of good health; but, as m ay be
expected, her frame is excessively reduced.
" As this extraordinary woman is still living, we recommend
her case to the attention of the Faculty, and doubt not that they
will consider her as a subject deserving of very minute considera-
tion."—Staffordshire Adverti:er.
MANSION House.—A native Hottentot, named Cooper, was
brought up for examination, on a charge of swindling several shop-
keepers and other tradesmen to a considerable amount. The pri-
soner, who seas extremely well dressed, had recently come from
the Cape of Good Hope, as servant to a Gentleman, by whom
he was discharged shortly after his landing in England. The pri-
soner, thus cast adrift in a strange country, was at some difficulty
to make out an exisrence ; but he soon found out, either from his
own invention, or the tuition of some friendly instructor, a very
fashionable mode of carrying en the war, as the knowing phrase is,
and which might have won much applause for a more experi-
enced adept in the science of Way: and Mean:.
Having by some means or other obtained the copy of an order
upon an East India ship's Purser, about to be paid off, he went to
several tradesmen, obtained goods, and promised them payment
from the amount of this order, as soon as he should receive it. He
obtained board and lodging on the same pretence, but never paid
his creditors.
One of the complainants alledged, that the prisoner had obtain-
ed from him goods to the amount of set ss. under the same false
pretence. But as it appeared the offence was not committed within
the City of London, the prisoner was transmitted to Hatton
Garden.
Daniel Cohen and his wife, were charged ley a woman, in whose
house they lodged, with frequent drunken, riotous, and disorderly
conduct ' • and especially on Monday night, when they became so
extremely disorderly, that she was under the necessity of charging
them on the watch. When conveyed thither, they behaved equally
riotous. The man tore the coat and waiswoat of the constable of
the night, and the woman bit his finger nearly off. The man was
ordered to pay the legal fine for being drunk, as that seemed the
cause of his disorderly conduct.