Star.
London, England, 1825-11-24 00:00:00

GA ME SHOOTING.

The match between Captain Payton and Mr. R. Cruikshanks,
width should kill most heads of hares, rabbits, pheasants, and par-
tridge* in two days, was finished yesterday, at Warfield, Berks.
The match was fur 50 sovereigns only, with double-barrelled guns,
a brace of dogs each, fetchers and markers allowed. The follow-
ing heads were produced

CAPTA IN• PA TON. MR. CRUIKSHAN[•
H. It Ph. Par. 11. R. Ph. Par.
First day . 11 20 11 7 First day . 722 9 7 '
Second ditto 914 9 9 Second ditto 12 14 12 5
Thal • .
The Captain missed fourteen shots. and i Ir. Cruikshanks nine
only ; and the game was tottnd deficient in bis beat.

Last week a Millie was given by John Tharp, Esq. at Chippen-
ham Park, near Newmarket, to their Royal Highnesses thf Duke
of York and Prince Leopold, the Duke of Rutland,Nlarquis of Gra-
ham, Sir Edward Codringron, Colonel Anson, and Jlr. Grevilk.
The party began shooting at one o'clock, and from the unfavour-
able state of the weather, some of them were induced to return to
the house. In counting the game killed, and wounded birds
brought home at the end of the day—viz. from one o'clock to tour,
they amounted to about 300 bead, 76 of which were pled and white
pheasants. We believe this is the only Gentleman'. seat in Eng-
land where there is such a beautiful variety of pheasants. 'Die Duke
of York shot remarkably well, having killed with his own gun-
-68 pheasants, 17 hares, nine rabbits, one woodcock, one wild duck;
after which the whole parry returned,with the Chippenham family,
to Cbeveley, to dinner.

FIGHT BETWEEN SAMPSON AND BIRMINGHAM
HALL, FOR ONE HUNDRED SOVEREIGNS.
_ _ _

This fight took place on Tuesday, near Bassett'a Pole, between .
Birmingham and Tamworth. Bath men were in excellent condi-
don, and fuU of confidence :•betting b to 4 in favour of Samrant.
Round the first and last.—Cautious .sparriag for three iiiinutes,
when Hall struck Sampson on the body, which Sampson return:d ;
several blows were exchahged, after which a rally tool place, and
then they separated. Sampson then let fiy with his left hand,
which caught Hall on the ear, and followed it up with a tremen.
dour blow with his right hand, full in his face, which felled him as
though be had been shut, and he could not again conic to time.—
The round lasted four minutes and three quaneri : 11411 bled co-
piously, and was at least three minutes deprived of his senses.—
The attendance of the Provincial Fancy was very 'waitron', and
much disappointment was felt at the quick termination of the spurt.

The attention of the University of Orford has been
drawn to the subject of bull-baiting, in consequence of
the late baiting which took place within a few miles of
that city, when a monster in human shape tore from the
root the tongue of his pitiable victim, and handed it
about the ring ! Itr consequence of this barbarity, it is
said that a petition to Parliament is now in preparation,
praying ihat bear-baiting, badger-baiting, dog-fighting,
and similar cruel sports, may be prohibited.
DESTRUCTION OF A GAMING TABLE IN DUBLIN.—
Sunday, twenty-six persons of various occupations—
private gentlemen, attoruies, working tradesmen, and
waiters out of place, were brought before Major S►att
(the Sitting Magistrate), charged by Mr. Farrell, chief
'officer of police, with being found in the gaming-house
of Edward Reynolds, Temple-lane, Dublin, playing at
the game of hazard, at one o'clock in the morning.
Informations had been lodged, and
.a warrant directed
to Mr. Farrell on Saturday. At the hour mectioned he
proceeded, accompanied by a numerous train of peace
officers, and some of the horse police, in coloured
clothes, under the care of Mr. Bell, armed with sledges
and crow bars. Having demanded admittance, which,
as is usual, was refused, a signal was given, and in a
few minutes the door gave way before the well-applied
blows of the sledges. Some of the company were in
the dining room, where there was a large oval table, at
'which they sat; many got out on the roof, but they
were followed and brought back by the peace officers
Hartly, Jones, and Holland : three escaped into the
yard of a wholesale house in Eustace street, forced
through the kitchen window, and into the meet, wh to
their retreat was cut off by peace officer Cox, who Is d
been stationed there for the purpose. Being ask: d by
Major Sloe what they had to say ? many of them ad-
mitted their having gone there to play—others sad they
went. to see persons who owed them money ; them
never was a more wretched-looking groupe inside the
Office. They were each ordered to pay a tine of 40s.
and in elefault to be committee to Newgate. No exer-
tion is ;stfficient to put down this most destructive vice.
It appears that a dinner was given to at least 40 select
gamblers and swinilers, on Thursday, the 10th ins' ant,
at which a veteran, who has realised a consideiabie
fortune by gambling, presided.
:gismo Ismuutscs.—Copper Ores for sale this week at Truro
—Pohl ice 561 Wis. Unity, 1 si—Pentbr. e,tioo Witt .1 :..aiticn,
struthal, 2011—Tresavean. 109—Wheal Damsel, tw—
o Wheal Cu ty Wood, 80.—Total, 2187 t