Star.
London, England, 1825-04-06 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BERKELEY HUNT DINNER.

Yesterday sennight, pursuant to annual custom, Colonel Berkeley
and the Members of the Berkeley Hunt Club, dined together at the
Plough Hotel, Cheltenham. Their social meeting was never so nu-1
merously attended as on this occasion, by Noblemen and Gentlemen
of consequence and respectability in the county ; and the arrange-
ments for their reception were truly superb. After dinner, the
customary touts were drank with enthusiasm : "The King and the
Illustrious Members of the Royal Family," &c. • After which
Colonel Berkeley proposed that bumpers should be filled " to the
town of Cheltenham, and the happiness and welfare of its inhabi-
tants,' a toast which was received with the warmest acclamations.
Mirth, pleasantry, and good humour, pervaded the happy circle till
a late hour.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.
?MOAT APRIL 5.

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At the conclusion of the Races on Monday, considerable betting
took place, by which it will be seen that Rufus is scarcely a point
the higher for his victory.

9 to 1 apt Webb
15 to 1 apt Legacy
50 to 1 agst Cain
oats.
4 to 1 apt Aline 11 to 1 apt Pastime
4 to 1 apt Tontine 110 to 1 apt Attica
$ to 1 apt Pipylina
St. Leger no alteration.

9 to s agst Rufus

DgRIIT.

13 to S apt Muleteer
11 to 1 apt Defiance

Sweepstakes of 50 WM each, h. ft. for allies, out of mares which
had never produced a winner of above 100 p at any one time be.
fore the day of naming (11th of May, 18ss), Mt. 41b. A.F.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York's, by Phantom . 1
.
IA Grosvenot's Bonduca . . 2
.
Mr. Hunter's, by Orville . 3
Five paid-6 to Son Duke of York's, by Phantom ;7to 1 apt
Bonduca.

Sweepstakes of 100 gi. eacb.h. ft. colts, Ist. 76. fillies, 3st. 41b. R.
M. Those got by undied stallions or out of untried mares,
allowed sib. if both, 51b.
His Royal Highness the Doke of York's c.by Partisanoralked over.
Mr. F. Craven's c. Mirtimus
Your paid—His Royal Highness the Duke of York and Mr. F.
Craven divided the forfeits.
Sweepstakes of Si sous. each, 30 ft. for colts, Sat. tlb. Saes,
Sit. 41b. rising three years old. A.B. M.
Mr. Batson's ch. c. Hogarth 1
General Grosvenor's cb. f. Wings . . . s
Mr. Worthy's cit. f. by Corms
LA Clarendon's c. by Comas . 4
Mr. Rush's c. by Pioneer
Three paid—Even on Hogarth-4 to 1 apt Mr. Worthy's ch.L
The Cleland. Stakes of SO sues each, h. lt. and only 10 son. ft. if
declared, Ate. D. I.
Mr. F. Craven's Longs►aist, 3 yrs, 7st. 141 b. . .
Mr. Lambton's Carnival, 4 yrs, sat. 111 b.
Mr. D• Page's Silkworm, 3 yrs, 7st.
Duke of Richmond's b. c.iHurly Burly, 3 yrs, 7st. 21b.
Sir J. Byng's Hannah,3 yrs, 7st. 41b
Doke of Portlaod's Joseph, 4 yrs, 7st. 121 b.
Mr. Peties ch. f. Verbina, Sirs, 7st. Sib.

Five paid—Even oia tongwaist-3 tol apt Carnival.

This morning, at ten o'clock, the London Quarterly
Sessions commenced in the late Court of King's Rena;
Guildhall, before the LORD MAYOR.
FlRS.—This morning a fire broke out in the sugar-
house of Mr. MARTIN, sugar-baker, Goulston-square
Whitechapel, which entirely destroyed the interior of
the building, leaving nothing standing. but the outer
'walls. By the timely arrival of the engines the further
progress of the fire was arrested.
So great is the demand for houses st Derby, in con-
sequence of the increase of its population, that nine
acres of building ground, called Sitwelrs Field, for
which'lool. only were asked a few years ago, were lately
knocked down for 11001.

The Nottingham trade is se good, that many females
earn from SOs. to V. per week.
It is now determined that all Regiments of Yea.
manry Cavalry, consisting of not less than three troops,
will assemble this year on permanent duty, six days,
exclusive of the days of marching.
The workmen are proceeding with great spirit in the
restoration of that fine specimen of pure Gothic archi-
tecture, St. Saviour's Church, Southwark. In repair-
ing the choir, the workmen have discovered the re-
mains of a magnificent Gothic screen, which it is. the
intention of the patishioners to,vestore.
Yesterday morning thefarand Jury for the county of
Middlesex, found a true bill against Williams Proierto
for horse-stealing.
The jsil of Newgate contains 447 prisoners, who are
either copvicted of or charged with crime. Of this
aggregate, there ate SOS who await their trials at the
approaching Sessions.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, APRIL 6.
Our Market continues in the same stagnant state as on Monday,
and is expected to remain so until something is known of the con-
templated alteration in the Corn Laws; but prices are sontinally
the same as last market day for all descriptions of Geld'', although
adverse winds have prevented the arrival of supplies, lilivinebed
since Monday but 1570 qrs. of Wheat, 760 qrs. of Barley, 16601
qrs. of Oats, and 2310 sacks of Flour.

LENT ASSirES..

MAIDBTONP.. APRA 4:
Stephel &Sikh and 46randist Wick= were indicted for
a burglary and robber?, to the amount of nearly 1001.
in the house of Mr. Thomas Thompson, at'Seele. in
the night of the 12th of November last; and /boas
Bloomfield was indicted as a inky receiver of part of
the stolen property.
Two men, named Clarke and Butler, travelling tin-
kers, were indicted at the last Winter Assizes for the
same robbery, and were, under circumstances of great
susp'elon, acquitted. It has since turned out that they
were perfectly innocent of the offence.
Tne principal witness to support the present indict-
ment was an accomplice named Thomas Avis, a noto-
rious end desperate burglar, who admit ed, on his
cross-examination, that he had been concerned in no
less than 22 capital felonies within the short space of
18 months. From his evidence it appeared, that the
prisoners Smith and Wickins, and himself, had planned
a robbery in the house of the Countess of Ahoyne, on
the night of the 12th of November, but finding some
of the domestics up at the time they arrived at the
premises, they changed their arrangements, and pro-
ceeded to the house of Mr. Thompson, a Gentleman of
substance, residing at Fawke-common. They at rived
'there bets; een 11 and 12 o'clock at night. Mr. Th imp-
s= and his wife were from home on a visit, leaving a
groom and two female servants in the care of the house.
An entry was immediately effected through a wash-
house window, by means of a centre-bit and other im-
pkments of burglary. Avis, the accomplice, remained
outside, whilst his companions till Id the hogs* of a
considerable quantity of household linen, wearing ap-
parel, and a traylul of silver plate, consisting cf forks,
spoons, ladles, &c. They were on the preini.es alto-
gether for about two hours. What occurred inside the.
Louse was described by the man and the maid servants.
From their evidence it appeared, that about three
o'clock the females were aroused by two men entering
their bed-room, with their faces blackened, each having
a candle in his hand. One of them immediately w:th-
drew, whilst the other went to the foot of their bed, and
demanded where the prosecutor's money and plate were?
The girls, almost terrified to death, screamed for help.
Tim ruffian held a bludgeon over them, and threatened
murder if they made any noise. He then proceeded to
search the drawers and cupboards in the mom, and
from cue of the latter he took the plate-tray, and
banded it to his companion. By this
-time the cries
of the females aroused the groom, who slept on the
same floor. He came to the door, and the sound of his
voice alarmed the thieves, who immediately fled, car-
rying off the property with them. According to Avies
story, the plunder was eqtally divided between him
and his accomplices, and that nett day he saw the latter
go into the house of the prisoner Bloomfield, and leave
there some part of their share of the booty. Mr. Th.ins-
WO advertised a reward of 1001. for the apprehension
and conviction of any of the persons concerned in the
robbery. The two men, named Clarke and Butler,
above mentioned, were taken up on suspicion, in conse-
quence of their having been seen near the premises oa
the day before the robbery, and were then discovered to
have in their tinkery barrow a screw-driver and an old
razor, converted into a chisel, which exactly resembled
two instruments of the same description which the
thieves had left in the house upon their retreat. The
tent in which Butler and Clarke lived was afterwards
searched, and these implements having been found in
' their barrow, they were taken up, 'tied, and acquitted.
On the lit and 2d of January last, in consequence of
information given to Mr. Thompson by a brother-in-
law of Avis, the prisoners Smith and Wickens were ap-
prehended, and then Avis voluntarily surrendered, con-
fessed his guilt,aad implicated his ace( mplices.He admit-
ted, on his cross-examination, that be knew Clefts and
Bader to be innocent of the robbery, and yet allowed

their lives to be placed in jeopardy without any attempt
to come forward is their justification. The houses of
the three prisoners were respectively searched. In the
house of Bloomfield were found several pairs of sheets,
and a shawl, which were identified by the prosecutor
and his wife. The initials marked on the sheeting had
been ingeniously picked out, but the traces were per-
fectly visible. In the house of Smith were also found
some pieces of sheeting, one of which was alfo identi•
fled in the same manner to be the property of the pro-
secutor. The accomplice was corroborated in several
collateral particulars of his story.
No witnesses were called in definite.
The Jury, after an elaborate summing up on die part of Mr. Baron
Gamma, found all the Finnan Guilty.

The Comm sentenced Bloomfield to be transported for 14 year,
and sentence of Death was pronounced so the other prisoners ;
upon whom, the Learned Judge told them, the judgment of the law
must be executed.
APRIL S.
PIIKVIIIITIVE SIRVICII—RIOHT 07 MIMICS.

THI ZING V. PINNAW.

Mr. Betjeant TADDY stated the case for the prawns.
tion. He said that the question which be submitted to
the Jury was important, not only to the prosecutor
(the Earl of Harborought, but to the public in general.
Tbis case was that of every subject who had any regard
for their liberty. The facts were shortly these s—Oa
the 28th of August, 1828, the Noble Lord entered on
board of a vessel at Ramsgate, with the view of teach-
ing Dover that evening. He arrived there late at night ;
and as the tide had ebbed, he could not enter the bar-
bout. He landed just below it, at a place called the
Knowles, about half-past eleven at night. After he
had debarked, he walked towards the York Hotel; bat on
his way thither was stopped by the defendant, who was
a seaman in the Preventive Service. This person in-
sisted on searching him : his Lordship asked *list
authority he possessed for exercising this poser ? The
only answer made to this request was, that his Lord-
ship must not ;sleeted farther. • This, however, his
Lordship refused to do, as no authority had been pro-
duced. The man then drew his cutlass, and in a
menacing attitude said, es By the H sly Ghost if you
don't stop I'll cut you dawn." His Lordship lemon-
:traced against this flagitious conduct, and declared
that if the man carried his threat into execution, ht
had.
eirecwoultdupbeonahaillaitY;offorilionurdbri; This,
Lordships wirtmiter,pt mg to
proceed to the Hotel, the seaman drew forth a pistol,
and threatened to blow his brains out. Lord Herb*.
rough thought it proper for his safety to apply for the
assistance of the crew in the vessel which he had left,
and two of them were accordingly called. Meanwhile
the defendant fired the pistol; mid as this acted as a
signal to the seamen stationed at other parts of the
coast, the Lieuteaaat came to the spot. The delentlaat
afterwards withdrew, and his Lordship proceeded to
rthe York Hotel. The Learned %Jeans submitted that
the proceeding on the part. aI Pinnate Iles gaits

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