Star.
London, England, 1824-08-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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BGLLOCKSM—NoITHY RACES.
TUESDAY, At:O
. 10.
The Gentlemen's Purse of Twelve Sovereigns for horses, mares, or
geldings.
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Mr. Wetherall's b. c. Footman, 3 yrs - . 1 1
Mr. E.lwards's br. g. Forester, aged -.- SI 3
Mr. Bannister's b. s. Gambler, 3 yrs - - 4 2
Mr. Turner's ch. 1. Lady of the Lake, aged - -3 4
A Sweepstakes fur Ponies not exceeding 13 hands.
Mr. Tiftner's ch. f. Telegraph
Mr. Johlisiiii's b. h. Pontius

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- 2 2

INFIINI,VIAT.
A Slver Cup, value a 5 sov. for horses, mares, or geldings.
Mr. Eawards's b. f. by ennuis, 4 yrs - -' 2 1 1
Nlr. Kent's ch. In. Catln•rine, 5 yr 6 - '• I 9. 2
Mr. WeElk.rall's Footman, 5 yrs 3 c'r
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Mr. Morton's ch. 1. by Raphael, 4 yrs - 4 ,:r
A Sweeptakes for Manes not exceeding 14 hands h;j7l.
Mr. Nlorton's ch. m. Betsey, 5 yrs - - 3 1 I
Mr. MAseley'6 b. rn. N - onsuch - 4 7. 2
Mr. Turner '6 chi. f. Telegraph. - • - I 2 slr

"citicKET.
The fullowillm is a statentent of the game of Cri:ket played at
Dorking, on Mondayr and Tuesday last, besorzen tie Ge::tlemen
of the Dorking Club, and the Gentlemen of the Brighton Ch.!),
And which Wl3 won by the latter Club by six wickets.
1r..) mast:.
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1.4 Innings

33 ht Linings
GS 2d Inniugs

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Total 105 I Total 104
Monday, a single match of cricket was played at Biddendezt, be-
tween Mr. William Dean and Mr. William Brook, for two sove-
reigns, which was won by the former.

gll ESTR I A N ISM.
Thursday eveniog last, at the Royal William Bowling Green,
Ipswich, Tt.wnshend, the pedestrian, performed his extraordinary
feat of picking trom the ground 100 ►tones with his mouth, each
stone laid one yard apart, the furthest 100 yards from a basket, into
which they were deposited, one by one, in forty-eight minutes and a
half. The other feat, that of walking four miles backwards, was
accomplished in fifty-eight minutes and a half, and that of six miles
forwards in one hour and three minutes. The pedestrian performed
his several !asks with perfect ease to himself, and attracted a great
concourse of spectators.
At an early hour on Wednesday morning, two Gentlemen of
Lymingtnn decided a bet, one of whom engaged to run 200 yards
with the Captain of a " black diamond" brig on his hack against
his antagoni.r 400 yards. The race was well contested, and won
by about two yards by the latter, who did the distance In one
minute exactly.

FIG ZITS
BETWEEN JIM TLOWTRS THE SMITH, AND JOHNSON THE BLACK,
TAIRA RT AND BRISTOL HARRIS, ETC.
These fights, the first for 100 sovereigns, took place on Saturday,
at Farris:n, six miles from Godstone, in an open ring, and a fine
day's play was the result. AU the men had distinguished themselves
in combat; and Flowers met defeat only with the Bah tinman.—
Capt. Smith, his backer, laid 100 sous. to 80 upon him on stripping.
E4glit severe rounds, which lasted 39 minutes, were fought. In
the first, Flowers was footed in a rally, by a left-handed telling hit
on the osfruraism hieh drew claret, and set him weeping involuntarily.
2. As game a round as ever was seen, decidedly in fayour of the
smith, who dealt out blows like the hammer upon the anvil. There
were three distinct breaks from rallies, at each of which the Men
separated covered with glory: The black was neatly dropped by a
flush hit wider the right lug, which stunned hint into a vac.intstate,
and brought odds to 2 to 1 against him.
5 and 4 in favour of the Smith, who kept his adversary bleeding
under the piping system, but at the end of the fourth round the
smith was floored by a heavy facer.
5. Equal fighting in favour of Flowers at last, he having again
knocked his adversary down. •

6. The black's left peeper was queered beyond day-light, and he
exhibited symptoms of no luck this time, and it turned out so.
and 8. These rounds were gaily contested, but the black had
lost the use of his best hand knuckles. He, however, had the best
of the last round, by giving his adversary a heavy fall.
9. The black's last effort was a Manly, but disadvantageous stand.
10. A settler for the black, who advanced groggy to the ieratch,
and was hit down senseless. Flowers won with severe punishment.
BRISTOL HARRIS .AND 'FARRAR?, TROII YORK.—.This bAILIe WAS
won by Hams in the second round. It was for 25 sovereigns. Tab-
hart had the best of the first, a hard fighting round, but a ch,ncelit
in the second round cracked his left jawbone, and saved Harris a
troublesome customer.

Tie RlNG.—White-headed Bob and Ned O'Neale fight on the
19th of October. The former is rapidly recovering from his indis-
ptssitlon, and says he hopes the ',Fancy will never be disappointed
again thron3h any fault of his.—The istitcli between Josh ifitidsun
land Tom Cannon is to be made on the 17th, at Cribb's. Josh sayi
I he will not give a chalice away this tinier--James Burns and Ned
O'Neale, the Strealhain Youth, arc to fight on the 21g Dectunber
for setoo. Ten pounds a-side are already deposited.—Langan acid
Shelton arc to meet at Belcher's on ThoricLy, to make their match
for f`:6oa-side. Either party not attending on that evening is to
forfeit £lO.

SPARRING AT THE COCKPIT ROYAL, DUBLIN.
Monday, Pat 1141 ton, the Itish light-weight Champion, took .a
benefit at the above place, which was well attended. A liue,day:s
amusement for the Fancy was the result. I'at set-to with a pupil
of his own, of muscular furor, r thletic powers, and eelebratest
his late victory over the well-known itoger,, the baker. ; hla name
is Barney Connell (Master of the Rolls),• and he is a .iiativeist the
same parish that gave birth, not only to our present Knight
ton), but likewise to our late brave Sir Dalt Donnelly. Dar pupil
dittlayed a degree of coolness and science that reflects high Credit
on his master. Several other professors of the art exhibited, ;lid 'a
number of amateurs set-to, in a style which aliewed that science is
rising rapidly in this kingdom. The sports of the day were wound
up by a fine set-to between Pat Halton and Dunn, celebrated for
his fight with Tont Reynolds on the •Carragh. At the conclusion
Pat came forward and begged leave to call to their recollection the
many times he had been in the field, and his conduct when there;
and he assured them no exertion-should be:wanting on his.parr, if
called to the field to-morrow, to reflect honour to his country,
BERNE BAY REGATTA.-

One of those agreeable sights which are so interesting to English-
men, and which likewise serve to keep alive that spirit. of.emblatiOn
which is essential to the well-being of society, took place on 'Tues-
day last, at Herne Bay. The vessel' started to sail twice round
two boats, moored about two milts apart, making each nutcb
distance of nearly eight miles, the whole of which. was close under
the view of the numerous spectators who crowded the terrace, the
heights, the houses, and the gaily decked vessels which covered the
Bay. The scene altogether was most enchanting.
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CORN EXCHANGE, AIARK-LANE, AUGUST 16.
There has been a good supply both of Wheat and Flour since
this day se'nnight, and the arrival of Wht at this morning was tole-
rably fair from Essex, Kent, and Strffilk. The unsettled state of
the weather, linwever, and general scarcity of 'real fnie samples, in-
duced the millers to give rather higher prices far such, say ls. •per
quarter, but without any improvement in sale of the middling and
ordinary, which still sell very heavily. Barley fleets a dull•sale,
and is a trifle lower. Beans, on the contrary, are taken off on
somewhat better terms. The very prevailing opinion that the poets
will open for Foreign Oats on the 15th inst. occasions a complete
stagnation in this trade, and scarcely any sales can be tff..eted, as
the consumers naturally await the result : we continue to (loose
them as last week. Flour remains as before stated.

ON an slim
Wheat, Red (new), 48Psw t:,
60s. Rye, new, 355. 40s.
.- old, 58%.685. - old, 00s. 00s.
White new, 525. 675. Beans, Small, new, 335. 40h.
- old, 60s. 745. - 01d,.405. 435.
Barley, New, .7.25. 58s. Tick, new, 30.. 355.
New,003.25. 345. Oats, Feed, new, 19$. 235..
Grey,o Old, ot OMs. - old, 335. 40s.
Peas,
--..--- Old, 345. 375. - old, Os. 04.
Alaple, new, 365. '3Bs. Poland, new, tfOs. 265.
-- old, 00s. 00s. - old, Os. Os.
White, new, 325. 355. Potatue, new, 2.5'. 30s.
old, Os. Os. ---. old, Cs. Os.
Boilers, hew, 38s. 425. I -- Scotch, 309.315.
old, 00s. 00s. I Flour, per Sack, 50s. 60s.
•RRIVALS Lmir wwt.x.
6,822 I lie;:ris -
677 l'cas -
3,03.'. I Irish Oats - I
- - 8,951 Enzlish Flour, sacks
SMITIIFIELD MARKET, AUGUST 16.
• The supply of all descriptions of Cattle this morning Was good,
but more particularly in Sareio, of whidi there were a great nom-
her. The pt ices of niost of the Cattle are lower this morning.-
' Oxen of superior kind do not obtain more than 4d. per stone; the
marker was rather heavy. r
Beef, per, stone of tabs. 3s. od. to 4s. od. Mutton 3s. 4d. to
4s. 4d. Lamb 4s. Od. to ss. Od. Veal 4s. 6d. t0..55. W.--flay
per load, 4:.10.5: to Si.• 10s. Straw, ii. 85. to. IL 1465. Clover, Si. Os.
10 61. es. ' •

Wheat, English, qrs.
Harley
Aldlt
Oats

715

1.34
3,265
6;475

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tory and !FOR-slop. Vo.
Four numbers of thii new are now be--
fore us. each accompanied with a welrewjaved cop-
per plate. It professes to have "for its ciii 1 aim, the
dissemination of useful practical knowledge among oni
working clUsses; illti,tratud with copper-plate engrav-
ings, executed in the first style of art; published in'
wockly poitions, aticl at a price within the reach of a
hugal workman :"—and so it certainly is ; viz. (3d. The
fliowing is an extract :

" DomnsTre ECONOMY.
" A knowledge of natural things is useful only in pro-
portion as it can be made subservient to tire conveni-
ence', the comforts, and enjoyments of life. We shall
offer, then, no apology for now presenting (rim readers
with the following useful receipts, as this is the season
in which nature produces the fruits that are requisite.
"To>IAKIi ENGLISH CliAMPAGNE.—Taikegreen goose-
berries, fully grown, but not. soft or sweet. To every
pound'of berries, topped and tailed, and then bruised,
put a quart of cold spring water. Let it stand three
days, stirring it twice a day, and then strain it through
a sieve to Separate the skint. To every gallon of this
liquor port three pounds of sugar, and to every five gal-
lons a quart of brandy. Pill the cask, and bung it'
close, %kith a piece of isinglass hung therein. In six
months, if the sweetness be gone, bottle it off; employ
corks of the best quality, and let them be secured with
binding suite.—The berries may be bruised with a
wooden mallet, or with a common smoothing-iron
(Made use of in-ironing clothes), but not so as to break
the seeds.

" Dr. lilac Culloch„ in his work on wines, disapproves
of the use of brandy in,their manufacture; and recom-
mends adding, to the must, about six ounces of com-
mon crude tartar. We art not disposed to dispute
the ptopriety'af what' be thus recommends; on the con-
tra; y, we think *it may be an improvement; but having
seen wine made according to the above receipt, which
could not be distinguished from French champagne, we
have therefore given it without alteration.
" PRESERVATION OF' FIWITS AND JUICES.
" The common method of preserving fruits is by
means df sugar,. but- they retain their natural flavour
much. better when this is done without the use of such
ad agent; A's the process, though very simple, may be
unknown to many of our readers,. we state the method
of manipulation in few words. It consists in enclosing
the fruit to be preserved, in common quart bottles, or
in jars, corking them with great care, as the success
depends principally on the complete exclusion of the air ;
and in submitting the bottles to the. beat of boiling
water, in a water-bath, for a longer or shorter time,
according to the nature of the article.
" Fruit intended to be preserved, either whole or in
(planers, ought not to be completely ripe, being then
apt to dissolve in the water-bath. Nor should it be
gathered either too soon or too-late. The first and the
gathered elther too soøn or toolate. The first and the
last of the crop have neither the fit.e flavour, nor the
perfume.of those which are gathered in the height of
the season ; that. is, when the greater part of the crop
of each species is ripe at the same period.
" The water-bath best adapted to this purpose con-
sists of a boiler furnished with a cock close to the bot-
tom, to let off the water ; but :any common washing-
copper will serve for domestic processes. When it can
be nude convenient, the bottles should each be put in a
bag open at both ends, with runners to draw them to-
gether at thesboulder, and over the edge or the bot-
tom ; or they May be put in common stockings with-
out injury to the latter. This prevents the necessity of
employing hay or straw, in the bailer, to keep the
bottles from touching. But time is yet another me-
thod, namely, to tie a string round the neck of each
bottle, and hang them upon sticks. The bottles should
not only be well corked, but have a good luting
slueared over the cork and neck, for farther security,
and this should be done before they are put into the
bath. The bottles being placed or hung upright in the
boiler, cold water is to be pooled into it up to their
necks, and then the fire-is to be lighted.
tan -tuisera eon Tali Viissubs.— An excellent
listing fit foe this.purpose is made of bests quicklime,
slacked in the air by adding water till it be reduced to
a towdee which shinild be kept in corked bottles). This
powder, mired. with skim-milk dieese, or with curd of
skim milk, front which the whey has been separated, and
worked to the-thickness of paste, product a luting which
hardens rapidly, and stands the heat of boiling water.
" To attennavn GoosaannßlE4.—Take any quantity,
fall grown, but still hard.; fur ripe gooseberries do not
suit so well. Top and tail. them," and put them into
bottlet—beating the bottles gently on a stuffed stool, to
lessen the vacant insterstices. Cork and lute them; put
them in the copper, separate one from the other, and
pour in cold water, as directed above. Light the fire,
and, before the water boils,• examine the bottles ['tom
time to time, and when the fruit changes colour, and ,
becomes white, draw out the fire, and let off the water.
If it be a common copper, without a cock, lift the
bottles out of the. water with as little delay as may be.

" ANOTHER WAY TO PRESERVE GOOSEBERRIES.—
Proceed as above, Out don't cork the bottles; and when
the fruit begins to change its colour withdraw them
from the water-bath, and having boiling water ready
for the purpose, pour it into each.bottle, so as to over-
top the gooseberries, and fill the bottle half way up the
neck; then cover them with a blanket, and when cold,
pour into each a small quantity, say half a teaspoonful,
of olive oil. After which, cork and lute the bottles.—
The oil serves most effectually as a hermetic seal to pre-
vent air from teaching the fruit, should the corking
prove defective."

Tire Matrimonial ceremony, like many others, hes
undergone some variation in the progress of time. Up-
wards of three centuries ago, the husband, on taking
hilt wife, as now, by the right hand, thus addrefited her:
" I N. undersygue the W. for my wedded wyfv, for
beter for eel se, for richer for poser, yn sekness and in
heldte, tyl deth us departe (not" do part," as we have
erroneously rendered it, the ancient meaning of departe,
even in Wickliffe's tinie, being. separate), as holy
Churche bath ordeyned, and thereto I plygth . die my
trowthe." So it appears in the first edition of.the
Missals for the use of the fit wows and celebrated Church
0f Hereford, 1502, fol. In what is called the. Salisbury
Missal, the Lady pronounced a mote general obedience.
" to be bonere• and buxom in bedde and at the borde."
Ldit. Wayland, 1554, 4to.—Dihrlim's Bibtogr. Decant.
• Barn:, french. whence our English dittnlo; ‘Thich somerinie•
mesas genteel, but et ethers Orel:Ohl; agetialbtir, geett-rempered:
".Buxom, blythr, and debonair."

INSOLVENT DIIBTOII' raURT,'AUGUST 14.

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A. Parsons, an Irishman, 'who kept a chandler's shop
in St. Giles's, came up to hit-heard on his Petition t.) be
dischaiged, and was opposed by a host or bakers, from
whom he. had purchased cheap bread. The insolvent
stated, that there were scarcely ten bakers in tli Lon-
don with wlioM he had not dealt for bread when-they
had it bad, as the. poor Irish, who were his custnalaip,
were glad to get bread of any kind. It appeareeillrat
he had been sued in the King's Bench, by a person who
claimed a debt of IV. and finally obtained judgment
for forty shillings, and to whom the insolvent swore-he
owed nothing. During the progress of the suit he was
obliged to sell his furniture to his son, who had inhe•
rited some property from his grandfather, for the pur-
pose of defending the action ; and after it was decided
he gave up the business to.his son: It appeared by the
evidence of one of the opposing creditors that the 'limb.
vent had received credit from.him•for part of his debt,
after the sale to his son, by representing that the house
and furniture were his own.

The COURT said they could not remand the insolvent
for the sale of his goods to his son, to defend himself
from a demand which was unjust to the extent it had
been made; but it was clear he had obtained credit in
one instance by a miss epresentation ; for which the judg-
ment of the Court was, that he should be remanded for
six months from the date of his Petition.

Antes Wetherill, convicted at the late Lincoln Assizes '
for the murder of Mr. W. Berridge, at Brigg, and sen-
tenced to be executed on Friday week, has received a
respite for a fortnight.
The French law of the Budget for 1825 was pub-
lished •on Saturday, in the Bulletin des Lois. The ex-
penses of the consolidated debt and sinking-funf are
estimated at 278,085,785 francs ; the general expenses
of the public service at 661,847,395 francs ; and the
receipts at 899,110,385 fr. (about 36 millions sterling.)
Wednesday the 4th inst. a dreadful accident befel
Mr. Francis Dixon, farmer, of Eastwell, Leicestershire;
he was at the annual wake of Ab-Kettleby, near Melton
Mowbray, where there were horse and pony races, for
a silver cop, given by the Rector, and other prizes.—
Mr. Dixon was prevailed upon to ride one of the horses
for the Kettleby stakes, and when at full speed, his nag
came in contact with a drunken man (who spite of all
remonstrances ran across the Course), and both the
animal and his rider came down with a tremendous
crash, by which Mr. Dixon was so terribly bruised as
to occasion his death at two o'clock the following
morning. An Inquest was held on the body by TudSrae
CLARKE, Gent. Coroner, and a verdict returned .of
Accidental Death. It appeared, from the evidence of
a surgeon, who opened the skull of the deceased, that
an effusion of blood was upon the brain, Ad the base
of the skull was much fractured.

There are, in the district immediately surrounding
Manchester, not fewer than 30,000 power looms; the
product of which, at a moderate computation, gives
employment and subsistence to 200,000 individuals,
and this is a branch of our manufactures which, ten
years ago, was almost unknown.
CAUTION TO OUR PAIR COUNTRYWOMRN.—We are
anxious to urge our fair countrywomen to avoid elcur-
sions on the water, at the close of very warm days. At
that time a dense stratum of cold damp air is apt to
cover the water, which, although it does not rise high'
above its surface, yet is sufficiently so to envelope those
in a boat : and, as the exhaling pores of the skin ire then
in full action, the check which is thus given to the in-1
sensible perspiration may be followed by the !post dan-
gerous results-.
On the first day of Salisbury Races two nototious
persons assuming the character of dealers; while bar-
tering with Mr. Bell, of Wiriterslow, for pigs, they
brought about a challenge which would hew the most
money. The strangers put down some on the table, and ,
tkfr. Bell followed with four one•pound notes, when one
of the strangers taking them to see if he had done what
he said, slipped four bad notes in the place of the good
ones, and before this swindling transaction was disco-
vered, the party decamped with their booty.—A poor
man oa the Race-down was eased of his last pound note
at the game of prick in the garter.
SUDDsI4 DiatYll. The driver of the Portsmouth
coach from Dorchester to Southampton, named gnoiv,
shortly after leaving the former place, on Friday last,
complained of being unwell, and was obliged, on ar-
riving at Milborne, about eight matt from Dorchester,
to quit the coach. Medical assistance was procured,
but in the space of five or six hours he was a corpse.
He has left a wife and six children. It is a singular
circumstance, that no less than three coachmen have,
withia the short period of 12 months, been suddenly
deprived of life at Milborne.
Saturday night, about ten o'clock, considerable alarm
was excited throughout the neighbourhood; in conse-
quence of a general cry that the Caledonian Chapel, in
Hatton-garden, was on fire. Some Gentlemen of the
Committee had been transacting business in the Chapel'
in the course of the evening, and on leaving it between
nine and ten o'clock, Mr. Endes, a locksmith, who re-
sides behind the chapel, looked in on the premises, when
he saw flames issuing from the vaults under the chapel.
The rafters were on fire, and the devouring element
had reached the chapel, where some of the seats were
nearly consumed, and the steps leading to the pulpit.
Alarm was instantly given to Mr. Brant, an extensive
coachmaker, whose premises are adjoining, and imme-
diately his men, with the assistance of the watchmen,
conveyed buckets of water to the spot from a large cis-
tern on Mr. Brant's premises. In a few minutes the fire
engines arrived, but the exertions of the firemen were
almost useless by nearly the same scarcity of water as
occurred in Greville-street, insomuch that the engines
could not work. The firemen, however, assisted in
pulling up the flooring of the chapel, to prevent the ex-
tension of the fire, which, after raging for nearly half
an hour, was got completely under by the supply of
water front Mr. Brant's premises. Bpt for this lucky
circumstance, the chapel, as also Mr. Branes premises,.
must have been consumed. The cause of the fire is al-
together involved in mystery. In the vaults tinder the,
chapel there is a stove, intended for the circulation of
heat through the chapel by means of a flue, but which
has not been used for years. On part of this flue, be-
tween it and the rafters, were placed a number of
planks, which were used as temporary tables on Sacra-
ment-days. Among those planks the dre commenced.,
During the time of Divine Service, or when the Com-
mittee are sitting, the back entrance to the chapel
generally left open, through which therris 4 ready ac-
cess to the vaults ; and irks Opposed Mope person don
veyed on one of those occasions. the materials for com-
bustion, but from what motive is as yet unknown.
Every exertion will, however, be maclettS discover the
. sacrilegious offender.

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