Star.
London, England, 1824-12-30 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DENGIE HUNDRED (CHELMSFORD) COURSING
MEETING.
The Second Meeting took place on Tuesday last, when the to:-
lowing matches were run :
Fume DAT.—At Wymarks, Brad well.
Mr. Parker's Ceres beat Mr. Wright's Violet.
Mr. J. Wright's Sting apt Mr. Sach's Elkid—no Course..
Mr. Schrieber's Kaleidescope beat Mr. Parkees Cupid.
Mr. J. Wright's Shy beat Mr. Sach's Edward.
Mr. Wright's Viz beat Mr. Wills's Omen.
Mr. Parker's Cupid beat Mr. Wright's Scaramouch.
Mr. Wright's Valiant apt Mr. J. Bygrave's Duncan—Undecided
Mr. Parker's Clarissa beat Mr. Wright's Venus.
Mr. Parker's Claret beat Mr. Wright's Vulcan.
Mr. J. Bygrave's Dimity beat Mr. Wright's VestaL
Mt. Wright's Viscount beat Mr. Jackson's-B. B.
Mr. Hurrell's Wilful apt Mr. Wright's Vigo—no Course.
Mr. Schrieber's Kaleidescope apt Mr. T. Bygrave's Ajax—tie
Course.
Mr. Wright's Viscount beat Mr. Jackson's B B.
The above matches were well contested, the bares ran stout, and
the sport was altogether superior for the season.
SIOWID Dav—At Down Hall, Bradwell.
Mr. Wright's Violet beat Mr. Parker's Clarissa.
Mr. Tasker's Zebra apt Mr. J. Bygrave's Doubtful—undecided
Mr. Sach's Edward apt Mr. Parker's Claret—undecided.
Mr. Wright's Viscount beat Mr. Schreiber's Kaleidescope.
Mr. Tasker's Zanga apt Mr. Wright's Viz—undecided.
Mr. J. Wright's Sting beat Mr. Sacit's Elfrid.
Mr. Hurrell's Wilful brat Mr. Tasker's Zaduck.
Mr. Wright's Vulcan beat Mr. J. Bygrave's Duncan.
Mr. J. Wright's Shy beat Mr. Tasker's Zebedee.
Mr. Wills's Owen beat Mr. Wright's Venus.
The inclemency of the weather prevented the finishing of the
matches this day.

A letter from Demerara states, that General D'Uft-
BAN'S son, the Government Secretary, was drowned
while bathing in de Essequibo. He had gone to see
the distribution of presents, &c. to the Indians, and
tempted to cool himself by the clearness and freshness of
the water near the Falls, high up the river, he got out
of his depth, and not being a swimmer, perished.
Esuonsaux.—The following is an extract of a letter
df the lid/. instant, from Berlin, giving an account of
two young Esquimau: The North Pole has sent
us, by an American Captain, to gratify the public cu-
riosity, two young Esquimau:, a male and female, from
Baffin's Bay, the former 23 yeirs old and the latter 22;
a dog of the species which the natives of that country
yoke to sledges; a panorama of Baffin's Bay, where
Captain Parry took up his winter-quarters; and clothes,
furniture, and even objects of luxury after the Esqui-
mans fashion. It is known that these people make
their light canoes of the skins of rein-deer and sea-dogs
and steer them with remarkable skill: They are also
skilful in killing fish and sea-dogs with arrows five feet
in length. They kill birds on the wing with the sane
weapon, and scarcely ever miss their aim. At the re-
quest of the spectators, the man pierced through a piece
of coin, at the distance of ten paces. Silver coin pleases
him more than gold. The dog is of a particular rare,
which, according to every api earance, will not propa-
gate the species here ; for, out of ten brought over, he
is the only one that remains alive. He is lazy, and
equally insensible to blosts and caresses. He is tame
towards mankind, but rushes with violence upon cats
and dogs, which he tears to pieces, without having any
thing to fear, on account of the thickness of his skin.—
As soon as the Esquimau: seats himself upon his sledge,
to which the dog is yoked, the animal lays aside his
sluggishness, and draws him with great rapidity round
the room ; but as soon as he is unyoked he falls into his
, accustomed torpors and does not recover from it till be
1 is again yoked."

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