Star.
London, England, 1825-11-04 00:00:00

MEETING.

THUIVIDAT. NOVEMBER :S.
Duke of Rutland's Addis ',beat General Grosvenor's Crockery,
Sib, each, Ab. M. 150 soy. b. ft. Won easy-5 to 4on
AJel•zi.
ilallchcap Sweepstakes of 10 sow. each, for shree year old. and
upwards. T. Y.C.
Lo: d Exeter s Polais Royal, 5 yrs old, Itst. 51b. . 1
.Jr. Molony's Clud..-r, 5 yes old, Bet. Sib. . 2
Jr. l'owlett's Logic, 5 yrs old, OA. 71b.
Six others started...—. tile Judge placed hut two.—Three paid.—
Won by a neck.-6 to 1 agst Palais Royal; 6to 1 agst Cinder; 7
to 4._agst Logic.

The knowing ones ate done by the event of this race, they having
laid to to 1 against the w• 'l' freely, and at heavy figures. Logic
was the favourite at 2 to 1.
Mr. Greville's Don Carlos, apt Mr. Thornhill's Reformer, tsst.
71h. each, Ah. .SI. 100 (dead heat)-6 to son Don Carlos
Subscription Handicap Plate of 50/. for three year olds and up-
wards.
tlr. Wyndham's gr. 4, Stumps. 3 yrs old, 7st. 91b. . 1
Col. Wilson's bl. m. Black Daphne, 5 yrs old, Sst. I 21b.
Four others started.—The Judge placed but two.—Won by a
neck.-6 to 5 ages Stumps ;Bto 1 agst Black Daphne.

ANECDOTE OF SHERIDAN.

PROM KELLY 9 RZIONISCINCES.

Mr. Harris, the late proprietor of Covent-garden,
who had a great regard for Sheridan, had at different
imes frequent occasions to meet him on business, and
made appointment after appointment with him, Ant one
of which Sheridan ever krist At length, Mr. Harris.
wearied out, begged his fliensi Mr. I'4i:her, of Bath, to
see Mr. Sheridan, arid' ie.., hill, that unless he kept the
next appointment made for their meeting, all ac-
quaintance between diem must end for ever.
Sheridan expressed great sorrow for what had been,
in fact, inevitable, and positively fixed one o'clock the
next day to call •Ji•011 Mr. Harris at the theatre. At
about three he literally made his appearance in Hart-
street, where he met Mr. Tregent, the celebrated
French watchmaker, who was extremely theatrical,
ant had been the intimate of Garrick.
Sheridan told him that he was on his way to call upon Harris.
" I have just left him," cid Tregent, "in a violent passion,
having waited for you since one o'clocr.."
" What have you been doing at the theatre?" said Sheridan.
" Why," replied Tregent," Harris is going to make Bate Dudley
a present of a gold watch, and I have taken him half a dozen that
be may choose one for that purpose."
" Indeed," said Sheridan.
They wished each other good day, and parted.
Mr. Sheridan proceeded to Ma. Harris s room, and when he ad-
dressed him, it was pretty evident that his want of punctuality
had produced the etftct which Mr. Tregent described.
" Well, Sir," said Mr. Harris, " I have waited at least two hours
for you again ; I had almost riven you up, and if—"
" Stop, my dear Harris," said Sheridan, interrupting him; " I
assure you these things occur more from my misfortunes than my
fault ; I declare I thought it was but one o'clock, for it so happens
that I have no watch, and to tell you the truth, am too poor to buy
one; but when the day comes that I can, you will see I shall be
as punctual as any other man,"
" Well, then,' said Cie unsuspecting Harris, "if that be all,
you shall not long want a watch, for here (opening his drawer) are
half a dozen of Tregent's best—choose any one you like, and do
nie the favour of accepting it." Sheridan affected the greatest
surprise at the appearance of the watches; bat did as he was bid,
and selected certainly not the worst for the cudcau.

OLD BAILEY, NOVEMBER 3.
The Sessions being concluded, the RECORDER of
LorcoaN passed sentence upon the prisoners cow/iced.
Sentence of death was passed upon the following:—William
Henry Austin, for stealing letters in the Post Office ; Richard Wil-
liam Jasper, for forgery ; John Edmonds and James Adams, for
horse-stealing; George Davis' Mary More, and Ann Wade, for
house-breaking (Davis, in the day-time); Joseph Hooper, George
Newton, Joseph !ropey, Robert Newton, George Lewis, William
Hill, awl Robert Saunders, for stealing in a dwelling-house.
The following to be transported for life :—David George, Jolts
Yates, Charles Thompson, William Hammond, S. Collins, Ann
Brooks, William Smith, and Thomas Warner, fur stealing pro-
perty in the street.
Transported for fourteen years :—Elizabeth Stetson, Ambrose
Oliver, Joseph Smith, Charles Tandy, James Gore, and John Cur-
tis, for receiving stolen goods.
To be transported for seven years:—Thomas Clarke Burkitt,
Thomas Windus, Joseph Boak, James Davis, James l'entley,
James Taylor, Andrew Anderson. Edward Keene, -- Mudford,
Ilumphry Tomkins, William Seahright, C. Higgins, C. Richards,
Edward Evans, Henry Goats, John Gerrard, George Morland,
John Smith, Glary Ann Wood, William Jennings, Ann Martin,
Margaret Dwyer, George Barnes Cullimore„ Richard Allsworth,
S. Hodge, S. Duckett, William Royston, William Peck, Sarah
Cooper, Dorothy Hammond, George Thomas, John Williams,
John Wilkinson, Sarah &laden, John Curtain, William Knowles,
John Laehley, John Mullen, James Blackstone, J. White, Strati
Ford, Richard Benbow, John Phillip., George Sutton, E. Davis,
Win. Appleton, James Church, and Joseph Coley.
The following were then sentenced to be imprisoned:
In Newgate for one year—Thomas Munns.
In the House of Correction, for one year—Sarah Holmes.
In the House of Correction, and all to be kept to bard labour,
for six months, 8; four months, 1 ; three months, 25, Lady
Barrymore among the number; two months, 11 ; six weeks, 5 ;
one month,ls.
In Newgate, for two months. 1 ; 14 days, 2 ; 10 days, 1 ; one
week, 2 ; to be whipped 5; one fined a shilling and discharged.
Joseph Rowley, who wa., committed for contempt of
Court in having grossly prevaricated on his oath, on
the trial of Hughes and others early yesterday morning,
was ordered to be brought up.
The RECORDER then told him that he had been com-
mitted tor wilful and corrupt perjury, by which he had
not only disgraced himself, but was unworthy of being
any more credited. Though he would discharge him
at present, he was still liable to be prosecuted next
Sessions, by the party against whom be committed the
offence. He warned him against ever daring to 'present
himself as a witness again.
Rowley here said that he had been only mistaken.
The RECORDIIL told him that he was treading on dangerous
ground, and ordered him to be discharged ; adding, that he had
still the power to detain him. He was then discharged.
The Sessions then adjourned to the 15th of December.

ADELPHI THEATRE.— The performances at this
Theatre still attract considerable audiences. A very
clever piete of machinery has been contrived in the new
melo-drama of The Pilot. There is a storm scene of a
new character, extremely ingenious and effective. The
waxer, which is shewn in a state of violent agitation,
extends from the back of the house immediately down
to the trot lamps ; and npon this sea, which fills the full
breadth as well as depth of the stage, a large boat,
capable of holding ten or a dozen men, is seen ma-
nceuvring in the tempest, with Mr. TERRY, Mr. YATES,
MG COOKE, and four or 'five other persons actually on
board. •The wleula contest of this vessel with the
storm, the furling and setting of the different sails, and
the cries and exertions of :hie crew, all arc given with
peculiar vet 'semblance ard spirit;—tire scene, in fact,
last; tea minutes, duting which tone not a word of
dialogue is sr.lceii, and yet it does not become tire-
some. Bes:des this novelty in the Pilot, there ale
some laughalile burlescre incidents thrown into the
Quadrupeds, part ctilatly the imitation of the Drury-
lane Cataract, by purnpng water down a staircase,
and a combat letween two tailors, o',e armed with a
sleeve-board and the other with a bladder. The inter-
lude of The Married Bachelor, too, in which WRENCH
pet forms the Valet, is sufficiently well acted fur any
Theatre: Taken altogether, the entertainments at this
Theatre are extremely well arrangeJ and amusing, and
far above the recent standard of the performances in
genera', at what are called ;he large Houses.
Saturday, an Inquest wasfield at the City of London,
City-road, on the body of Mr. William Venvill, of the
New-road," near Tottenham Court-toad, coachmaker,
wheat it ap, eat'ed in evidence, that the deceased, with a
fiieud of the nafse of Ci,!ck, of Ashton, near aimpton,
Gloucestershire, lam •r, left his home to try a horse in
his four-wheel chaise ; the animal went very quiet un-
til he arrived, at... the Angel, at Islington ; he then be-
came restive, began kick-lig, and then ran off .at full
speed. Mr. Clack was thrown out, and his knee much
injured ; Mr. Venvill sprang out of the chaise, and fell
on his face, still retaining hold of the reins, and he was
dragged several yards, by which his leg was broke,
and the back of his head much fractured ; he lived
about an hour after the accident, but was quite insensi-
ble after hearing the evidence, and taking a view of
the body, the Jury returned a • verdict, of Accidental
Death, and fixed a deodand of 10s. upon the horse.