Star.
London, England, 1802-03-23 00:00:00

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IsTany thoufand Perfons were afrembled near the
whole of yefterday, in tome of the fire its in the
City, to fee a wager performed of a curiuus na-
ture. A Porter engaged for a bet of tea guineas,
to carry twenty elicits of Oranges, weighing one
cwt. each (one at a time) from Botolph•lane to
Spitalfields Market, in ten trours. The whole of
the ground, backwards and forwards, is ellimated
at forty-three miles, which he completed in eight
hours and thirty-five minutes, at the rate offome-
thing better than five miles an hour.

A great deal of betting was made or. the occa-
lion, and the odds confiderably againit him at
flartitiorr. Carriages lined all the Itreets through
which he paired. It is extraordinary that the man
performed his journies with the load on his back
in much lefs time than without it.

A Fox was turned ont on Friday, at Knight's
Rail:, about two miles from Brighton. The field
was but indifferently attended, and Rernard, con-
trary to the expeetation of many, afforded but in-
different fport.
The Flixton Meeting, in future, is to be limited
to three days of public courting ; the IA day to
dole with a Cup for the winning Dogs ; and a
Challenge has been given from it to run All Eng-
land over the Flixton Wold.

EXTRA COURSIN9.—A Challenge, it is Paid, has
been fent by Mr. DURAND (the owner of &Vona)
to produce a Greyhound to run any of the Snow-
balls (home and home) for One Thoufand Gui-
neas. This may be confidered as the largeft [take
ever offered on a Match of Greyhounds.

BETTING-ROOM, MARCH 22.
Betted 27b to 40 p. p. agalnit Sir C. Banbury, for the Derby.
Betted zoo to 40 p. p. against the young Eelipfe colt, for ditto.
Betted 300 to so p. p. againit Lignum Vitz, for the Oatlanda.
Betted too to 8o on Marianne againft I.ignnro, for ditto, one

to win, ur no bet.
Offered to bet, the field againft any two, for either clafs of the
Oatlands.
Offered to take 6t to a againit Julia, for the Oaks.

On Thurfday Taft Major FOLJAMBE, Command-
ant of the Workfop Volunteer Cavalry, gave a
dinner to that corps, and the Volunteer Infantry
his Majefly's Minitiers were pleated to difband
a few months ago ; the evening was (pent with the
greatell conviviality, feveraf appropriate toafls
were drank, and the harmony of the company was
much increafed by the exhilarated gratification of
the worthy Prefident.
_ _ _ . _ . . .

The late Mifs W micas has left almoft the whole
of her property, amounting to between z and
pool. a year, to Lady BAKER, at Richmond.
By the death of the Earl of MOUNTRATH, a va-
cancy occurs in the reprefentation of the een's
County, Ireland, Mr. CHARLES HENRY Coois
fucceeding to the property of 12,0001. a year, and
the title of Lord Caltle.Coote, conferred on the
late Earl in 'Soo. The Earldom is estin6/.

The late General O'Hat A died very rich. He
has left by his will his Brother, Mr. BOWNAS, his
Agent • Mr. RALEIGH, his late Secretary, and
Capt. Agent;
his 'Draftees ; and velted in them his
property in the funds, amounting to near 70,0001.
in win to pay annuities to two Ladies, and two
children whom he has left by each of them, with
the benefit of furvivorihip, and inheritance of the
whole to the longeft liver of each family. To his
Truflees he has left a refiduary property that will
amount to about fool. each, and which is all his
Brother takes by the will. To his Mick fervant,
Mov ss, he has left his furnit tire, plate, linen, china,
Fec. and a legacy in money out of his floating cafb,
that will altogether amount to the value of 70001.
and upwards. His plate is particularly valuable,
feveral articles of great price having been prefented
to him at different periods by public bodies, as a
token of their efleem. One piece particularly, pre-
fented by the Merchants of Gibraltar, is valued at
;cool. (telling.
The General's death is much felt and lamented
at Gibraltar. Few men poffeffed the happy com-
bination of rare talents the General did. He was
a brave and enterprifing foldier—a aria difeipli-
narian—and a polite accomplifhed gentleman.—
At the garrifon he kept up a degree of hofpitality
little known there till his taking the Government ;
from 15 to 20 covers were laid daily, and the ele-
gance of the entertainment could only be equalled
by the chearful attention of the hofpitable enter-
tainer.

The conqueft of Egypt, independent of its po-
litical confequences, has enriched our country with
a number of rare and ancient Monuments, tome
entirely perfect, and of the bigheft and molt un-
doubted Antiquity. Colonel TURNEIP. has brought
home in his Majelty's Ihip EGYPTIENNE, a itone
of Black Granite, found by MIINOU. at Rofetta,
and intended to be fent by that General the firft
convenient opportunity to France; it is charged
with three infcriptions, in three different lan-
guages and charaders, commemorating a Gift of
Corn from Ptolemy Philadelphus to the inhabitants
of that part of the country : the firft is in Hiero-
glyphicks, the fecond in the old Coptic, or vulgar
charader of the ancient Egyptians, and the Taft
Greek; as the whole are perfed, and the two
LA but translations, it may reafonably be fuppofed
of the firft.—lt is expeded by the Seawall: of the
two rival countries, who have examined it, that
it may be poffible, by its means, to recover feveral
of the Hieroglyphicks, an perhaps with other af-
fiftance the whole of their alphabet. Upper Egypt
prefents to the aftoniflied Traveller the fuperb re-
mains of immenfe Palaces and Temples covered
with thefe charaders; even the rocks in fume places
are covered with them, and they are found through-
out the country from the Mouths of the Nile to
the borders of Ethiopia. Let us fuppofe for a
moment we can decypher and explain them, and
what an interefting Volume does Egypt unfold to
• the Hiltorian, the Antiquarian, and Philolopher ;
we become acquainted with the hi:tory of the firft
ages now involved in impenetrable darknefs ; we
view the facred writings, and thefe venerable mo-
numents explaining away the myffical defcriptions
and expreffions of each other, while we behold env
laboured kypothefis of many a learned man giving
way on all Ades and tumbling into ruin.

INtELLIGEAtt.

MAILS THIS DAY.—WIND S. W.
AtttY6a. DUI.
1 Dublin,
t Wucrfurd,
o Harnburgh,
o French, 0
t DAch, 0
Thi; morning arrived a Mail from New York, brought to
Falmouth by the Priam Emelt packet in 29 days.

YARMOUTH, MARCH 22.

• Sunday afternoon arrived the PRINcr of WALES
Packet, Capt. 'l'Ho. HEARN, with Mails and Par-
fengers from Helvoettluys: the Mail was imme-
diately forwarded to town, but the Paffengers.
being chic .y foreigners, did not land here till this
morning:the Packet left Ilalvoetfluys on Saturday
evening. The Nancy, HAu.F V mailer, from Black-
ney hound to Liverpool, is put in here in diilrcfs.
—Sailed for the B titie the Transfer, MOOR ; and
Eliza, Coot. ca ; and the Vrkrdfeliaep, TORN'S,
to the Streights.—Remain in the Roads the fol-
lowing flips Of war, BLENHEIM, MONARCH, VE-
TERAN, PRINCESS OF ORANGE, ASIA, RAIIA/NABLE,
AGAMEMNON, POLYPHIIMUS,ASSIS rANct, and the
RANGER Hoop. which arrived here this morning
from Leith, where the has been cruizing for force
time pall. No Packet has yet arrived from Cux-
haven.

CAMPBELTOWN, MARCH 12.
Lettcr from on l)oard the Ship Three Williams.

Since the Thtee Williams failed from Liverpool,
this day week, for Demarara, we have experienc-
ed, till Monday night, when we put in here, molt
boitterous weather, and untoward winds, which
made it necefrary for our fafety to take shelter in
this port. Betides the misfortune of bad weather,
it was neceffary to put into Tome port to repair a
little damage done to the Three Williams, oc-
cafioned by a large Guincaman getting foul of us
late on Saturday night 'all, which carried away
our jib-boom, anchor, and the figure; and had it
not been for the great exertion of Captain Molt-
P.AY at the time, both ihips would have dathed
againtt each other, and inevitably gone to the
bottom.

GREENOCK, MARCH 17.
Arrived ye Berday Ariadne, Jou NSTON, from De.
merara, in 33 days ; Thetis, SMITH from Charlet.-
ton, in 38 days; Mary Ann, WALKER, from Trini.
dad, in 6 weeks.—This morning paired to Port
Glafgow, the William, from Grenada :fpoke two
days ago, the Favourite, M`GREGOR, from Kingf-
ton, Jamaica, for this port ; as the wind is fair,
fne is expected in the courfe of this day.—Sailed
from the Tail of the Bank yellerday, Achilles,
Wool), for Jamaica; Recovery, CAMPBELL, for
Ncw York; Herberts, GEORGE, for Grenada; and
Diana, CA M P BELL, for St. Vincent's.

MARCH lg.—Arrived on Wednefday the Lean-
der, STEWART, from Curacoa m 46 days : was
19 days before the got clear of the Mona paciage,
and fince had a very good run home. At the time
of her failing they had not received any official
account of the fining of the Preliminaries of
Peace : they had it only by -a report from the
main.

Arrived yefterd.ty morning early the Favourite,
*GREGOR, from Kingaon, Jamaica: failed
from Port Royal en the fame day with the
APOLLO and SEINE f:iptes. We have reafon to
think by the account; hrought by this veffel, that
the French expeditiiiii, or at leaft part of it, has
arrived at St. Domingo. On the 2d of February,
at 8 A. M. faw five fail of the line and two frigates
under French colours, tacking to and fro in the
Bite of Leogane, between the Platform and St.
Marc. They were manctuvering a good deal*
throwing out fignals, Petting and fhortening
He conjeaured from their appearance that they
had been refufed admittance into the Mole.