Star.
London, England, 1822-10-31 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY FOX CHACE

On the 17th inst. about seven in the morning, the well-known
staunch fox-hounds, the property of R. H. Jamcous, Esq. of
Lanharran House, Glamorganshire, ankennelled a fine old fox
at Margam Woods, and after running him three hours anti five
minutes without a check, a computed distance of at least 30
miles, was killed in grand style near Coytrehene, the seat of M.
P. TRTHERNE, Esq. at whose hospitable mansion the numerous

field of sportsmen were most bountifully regaled. This astonish-
ing inhabitant of Margam Woods weighed 261bs. and measured
five feet seven inches from the end of the nose to the tip of the
brush, which honourable badge was carried off by the owner of
the pack.
MATCH TO NOTTINGHAM.

Mr. ABERNETHY, the Amateur North-countryman, completed
his match to go to Nottingham from
me, in 90 hours,romilKsingsland,yes foraterda yesterday. It
was to go the ground on foot,bet
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of 100 sovereigns only; and for another bet of 50 sovereigns,
that he did 135 miles in the first 48 hours. He won both Its
easily, and arrived at Kingsland yesterday, one hour and ten
minutes within the given time, and but little fatigued. This is
beating the Powells, the Barclays, Wests, &c. by much odds.
Mr. Asintsrruv travelled 140 miles in the first two days, halt-
ing six hours only.

UNION HALI..—SZIZURK Or A TROOP Or PLAYERS AND A
WUOLE Aunsowco.—The Office and its neighbourhood were
crowded yesterday, in consequence of the apprehension of a
whole troop of players and their audience, consisting of eight of
the former, and about one hundred and fifty of the latter, men,
women, and children. The table of the Office was covered with
dramatic apparatus, daggers, gold and silver decorati.ms, glit-
tering clothes, thunder, rain, and wigs, &c. &c.

The Players, of whom the most pT.oininent in the Company
were James Lee and John Lee, great in the tragic department,
and John Ryan, the prop of the establishment in the comic line,
and ('atheiae Lee and Jentinsa Royk, the one excelling in the
" terrible," and the other " soft as the shepherd's pipe upon the
mountain" were put to the bar in their professional habiliments.
As the company was rather limited, those who sustained the
principal characters in the play were obliged to appear in the
farce, a regulation which answered the double purpose of being
economical, and putting to the test the merits of the performers,
and it was while the latter entertainment was going on that the
police burst in upon the assembled multitude.
It appeared that a great variety of complaints had been made
by the inhabitants of the Kent-road, and the respectable neigh-
bourhood round about, against " certain scenes" that were ex-
hibited at an old floor cloth manufactory, in Manning-place,
which had been lately converted into a Temple for the Muses ;
that the temple was nightly violated by the presence of pick-
pockets, and females who united another character to that of
thief, and that, in short, the place was rather a habitation for
the Furies than for the pupils of Apollo.
Hall, the officer, stated, that he had procured tickets of ad-
mission, with the words " Dentine dirige MS" upon them,
which he took to mean " Admit the bearer immediately ;" and
that he sent two officers at an early hour to have a look-out
upon what was going on inside. Jane Shore was the first piece,
and when that commenced the house presented a very flourish-
ing appearance. Twopence was the general charge for a seat,
but a penny was seldom refused, until the Manager found that
there was more taste in Surrey than some of his brethren in a
different sort of building had experienced. Witness and Mr.
Staples, the Clerk of the Office, went at eight o'clock, and first
took bold of the door-keeper, who consented to betray his em-
ployer and the whole house, which had at the time 500 inmates,
upon condition of being spared himself amid the general condem-
nation. Hall proceeded with his guide under the audience,. whit
were seated aloft on benches, and enjoying themselves. The
scene was enlivened by the bawling of children, the scolding of
women, and the swearing of the men. Several dogs too had got
admission, and added to the variety of the scene. hall having
crept along until he arrived at the stage, suddenly stood before
the multitude with a drawn cutlers in his hand. There were
two characters on the stage, Akdor Sturgeon and Jacob Jon*
(Mr. Lee and Mr. Ryan), at the time, and the Major was re-
lating his adventures when seized by the collar. The players
made no resistance, but the audience endeavoured to get away.
All were, however, secured. There was a dance above stairs,
and those below scarcely heard a word on account of the noise.
The dancers were taken into custody, to the joy of the audience.
Mr. Lee, the Manager, said he did nut think he was violating
the law when he played. He had been a Clerk in the City,
but the badness of the times compelled him to take to the DT44117‘
The Magistrate ordered all the nude player+ to find ban, end
advised them to apply to licensed theatres, and not emboli to
go about like vagabonds. The women were discharged. • ,
Mr. A 1.1.X11 was a long thaw employed in examining the au-
dience part. Those who gave a good account of theniseleds be
discharged with a reprimand • but those who were known &saw
picioos character+ he sent to briaton

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