Star.
London, England, 1808-08-29 00:00:00

OXFORD, AUGUST 27.

The Reverend ThouAs ROWERBANK, M. A. Mi.
chael's Fellow of Queen's College, has been instituted,
by the Lord Bishop of LINCOLN, to the Rectory of
Puttenham, in the county of Hereford, on his Lord-
ship's co'.l•ltion, vacant by the death of the Reverend
GEORGE SMITH.

SPORTING lIVTELLIGEI

SOUTH A MPTON, AUGUST 27.

The Southampton Races were most numerously
attended. All the Nobility and Gentry of this town,
and the neighbourhood, for many miles round, were
present. The equipages-and-four exceeded thirty.
The sport the Srst day was not good ; but the second
day (yesterday) it was excellent. Mr. TREVAN lON'S
Bovhalus won the subscription cup of ,rigs. each, and
40gs. added by the Racing Fund. Sweepstakes of
lOgs. each, eight subscribers, one 4-mile heat, was
won by the same horse—a well contested heat.—
Ladies' plate of 50gs. for all ages, was won by Cap-
tain Fl.ssrEx DEN'S Sir. Laurrolot—three 3-mile heats.
A•sweepstakes for 65gs. was, won by Mr.-Desnas's
•(:ambrian, against the Siy-Rocil-Colt—a 3-mile heat,
won by half-a-neck.--Sir THOMAS TANCR ED, Bart.;
and Mr. BETTE.WORTH TREY:V:4ION, were chosen
Stewards for the next year. In the evening, the
Theatre and Ball-room were numerously attended.
This town has not been so full for a long time.

Yesterday her. Royal Highness the Princess of
WALms gave a grand dinner to the Portuguese Am-
bassador, the Spanish Deputies, Mr. CAxmso, &c.
at her seat at Blackheath.

At half after seven o'clock on Saturday evening
Hyde Park Corner was crowded with sportsmen, bu-
sily engaged in laying bets, an immense crowd soon
collected, and after some time had elapsed it was dis-
covered that the object of attraction was a pretty little j
poney without a rider, having a groont on another
horse as his conductor. At a few minutes after eight.
the Exeter 'Mail came up ; both the mail coach and
the poney without a rider, but with his leader on ano-
ther horse, then started together fairly. Large sums
are depending on the event of the journey ; the poney
to rum with a conductor, but no rider, the whole of
the way from London to Exeter, and the mail to have
its usual change of horses, and take the chance of
passengers and luggage. The poney was the favou-
rite at starting. The Exeter Mail returning to Lon-
don met them on this side of Andover ; the poney
trrived at Dorchester yesterday morning, ten minutes
befbre the mail, was quite fresh, and likely to perform
his journey.

We are informed that the Spanish Deputies visited
TWO'S Caricature warehouse in Cheapside, and made
some liberal purchases of the Prints relative to their
own country—Though the visit was unexpected, the
crowd that gathered round the premises to view the
Noble Strangers was immense.
On Tu2sday, a Court Martial was h'ld on Lieu.
tenant J. G. CARTER, jun. of his Majesty's ship
MON:qOLYTH, at Portsmouth, for disrespect to Captain
Kixo, and disobedience of orders. The charges were
proved, and he was sentenced to be dismissed from
his Majesty's ship Monmouth, and to be put at the
bottom of the list of Lieutenants--Sit JOSEPU YORKE,
President.

Saturday, in the Palace Court, Mr. Dalby, of
Bor.d-street, obtained a verdict against a Mr.• Ste.,
Veriwn, for the balance of a debt due by the latter
previous to his backruptcy (under which the plaintiff
had not proved), in consequence of his having sub-
seqUently promised to pay the amount by instal-
-1 meats.

The Earl of CARLISLE and the Corporation of Mor-
petit.—This long-depending cause, which respected
his Lordship's right to the track of land called the
Gnbeon, or High Common, in Northumberland, was
trie4 at the Assizes for that count, when a verdict
wasifound in favour of his Lordslup.
Op Friday was committed to Aylesbury Jail, two
of the Stafford Militia; for breaking open the house
of 'a labouring man at Burnham, while he and his
wife! were' at woi-k in the fields. They stripped the
hottie of wearing apparel, and other articles belonging
to their daughters, who are in service,.' and which
had beets! sent to their mother to wash and mend ; they
stole also a 11. 'note and four shillings in silver, and
the sheets off the bed. A girl in the fields saw them
break into the house, and immediately gave the
alarm ; when they were taken at the Swan public-
house, at Salt-hill, and part of the property found
upon them. One of them, when taken, put the mote
in his' mouth and swallowed'ii ; the other seized a
redhot poker, and made his escape out of the h use
into the fields but was found in a ditch, and taken
by one of the Horse Guards Blue.

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Late on Friday night, or early on Slturday morn-
inn, the public-house, the sign of the Horse and
Groom, Portland-street, .was broke open, and robbed
of a trifling sum of money, which happened to be in
he bar, some spirits, and the le :1d weight of the door.
Friday the Court-house in Osborn-street, White-
chapelv was. robbed, during office-hours, of several
valuable silk cloaks and laces.

At York Races, on Monday, a Gentleman broke
his leg and arm on the Race Course, by his horse fal- '
ling as be was galloping from one side of the course
to the other to see the horses come in.
Cost MARKET, MARK-LANE, AUGUST- ....The
arrivals! of Wheat this day make. but a short supply,
and prime samples at'a small increase in price, but
in other qualities little alteration„--„Barlei
lil:, wise—
Malt dull; and rathci less--White Peas are d'e:uer--.
Beans of the two kinds nearly at cur last eurrencv..:—
There are not many arrivals -cf ruts, but considera-
ble quantities at hand, and so-ales thereof Ructua:c but
little--Prices sour as our last.