Star.
London, England, 1825-08-24 00:00:00

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The unfavourable state ef the weather prevented a numerous at-
tendance. The sport was not good, and one of the races was post-
poned till the fourth day.

rattlar, NODS= AND LAST DAY.
Handicap Plate of £SO, Ste.
Mr. MandreWs b. f. Princess Mary, at. 121 b.
Mr. Holbrook's b. b. Felix, Sst. 101 b.
Mr. Smith's b. F. 3st. I)b. • •
Mr. Lusbington's br. e. Election, 6st. 71b. .
County Plate.
Mr. Brown's b. r. Maid of Kent. 5 yrs old .
Mr. Meek ford'a ch. c. relastpiez, 3 yrs old .
;dr. Holbrook's b. h. Felix, 5 yrs old • .

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Ladies' Plate for the Losing Horses.
i'lr. White's Fortune-Teller, S yrs old . •
blr. ITruwn's b. g. 31arksinan, aged . •

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OXFORD RACES—Suomi Dar—Waaussrair.
The Cup, a subscription of 10 sovs. each, to be paid in spede.---
Four miles.
Mr. Ashorst names Longwaist, 4 yrs old walked owed
A Fate of 50 sovereigns' the gift of the Members of the City.—
heats, two miles each. The winner to be sold for 120 sous. if

demanded, &c.
Mr. Canning's b. c. Congean, 3 yrs old, 7st. 31h. 2 1 2
Mr. 13oast's b. g. Healey, 6 yrs old, Mt. • 3 3 3
Mr. Stevens'. c. in. Ynysymaengwyn, 6 yrs old, 9st. 1 2 1
Mr. Hicks's b. ni. Plover, 5 yrs old, Est. 71b. 4 4 dr
This was a most beautiful race; each beat was strongly contested,
and afforded the highest possible gratification to the spectators-6
to 4 agst Congean—the same egst Nnysymaengwyn-4 to 1 against
Healey, and light odds agst Plover. After the second heat, even
betting between Congean and Ynysymaengwyn.
Handicap Stakes of five soy,. each, with 26 added from the Town
Subscription, for all ages. One mile beats.
Mr. C. Day's Victorine, aged, SA. 121 b. .
Mr. Stevens's Jesse, 5 yrs old, Ist. . .
Mr. Jones*. Congeal), 3 yrs old, Tst. 91b.
This race was as well contested as the preceding one, affetding
excellent sport.

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WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.--Fins: DAT.
A Sweepstakes of 15 wsv. each, for three-yrs old.
Mr. 'f &tees Madame Pak! . . . . walked over.
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The Farmers' Stakes of 5 soy. each, SO added, was woo in two
two.mite heats, by Mr. Painter's b. g. by Fitajawses, S yrs old,
beating eight others.
The Tradesmen's Cup of 100 soy. added to a free Haute" of
10 soy. each. Three wiles.
Sir T. Stsoley's Hajjt Baba, e yrs old • . •
)Ir. Tome's b. c. Sir Gray, 4 pro oido Ost. Alb. . .
Sir T. Staatey's Grenadier. 4 yrs old, Sat. lib. . . .
Sir Edward, the Arm, sod Monroe also started.
• The Ladles' Purse of So son. for Maiden Horses all ages.
Heats two mks.

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Mr. Tonnes Ur. g. Tripoli, 5 yrs al . . . t 1
Mr. Walker's g. g. by Etsjarms,F yrs d 4 . . . 211 t

sac..ni SAT.
The Two You Old Stakes of to rev. etch, 10 added. Three
quarters of a milt.
Mr. Yates% b. f. Little Be. Peep .
Mr. Girard names el. e. blleider 2
Mr. Ilytton's 1,4111111. by • • • . .3
The Hunters' &ekes of 10 sow. each, SO added. Two mile heats.
Mr. Whityreete Dames Idaaasse. S yrs • • . 2 1 1
Mr. Itylieslt br. g. Mr Edward, S yrs . . • 1 1 2

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'ale Daslineal Cop et 100 cov. for an SIM, liddid bil 10 tre. t: e*
• Thee Win:
Mr. Mytton's Rephrates, aged, Ist. 121 b. . . , 1
Lord Mangum's Barefoot, S yrs, Sat. 101 b. . • • 4
Sir T. Stanley's General Mina. 5 yrs, eat. Nib. ; . . 3
Mr. Tsines's Sir Gray, 4 yrs, Bst. . . . • • 4
The All Aged Plate .(S0 Ws Rots tenil adios.
Mr. Oisborne's Misabeth, S yrs old . . . 111 I
NU. lipoid .wisrtles b. f. by Rho da rata, 4 yrs Did 6 1 II
Lord Anson's Sir Rowland, S yrs bid . . r i 4 de
Mr. Mirtotes br. C. by Blucher, S yrs old • • $3 de
Sir G. Pignt's Miss Robson, 4 yrs aid ' • • • 4de
HEREFORD RACES.—Sseown DAY, Toressiaor.

The Foley Stakes, of 10 sov. each, welt se added.
Mr. C. May's ch. f. Miss West, 3 yrs old, 7st. • 1
J. Bodenhans, Esq.'s b. f. by Phowons, 3 yrs aa, 7st. 2 2
P. T. Foley, Esq. names ch. c. Itafik, 3yn old. 7st. 3 3
lA. Warwick's c. by Crecy, S yrs old, 7st. • • 'dr
City and County Guist Cup of 100 'or. added to a Bweertges of
10 sov. each. Four-mile heat.
Major Ormsby Gores gr. h. Rowistose, i yrs old, isst.

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Fly, were drawn.
A Piste of £5O, given by the Hight Hosoutsible lad •enter:.
Two-mice beats.
Major Ormsby Gore's hr. b. Hesperus, S yes old, M. II& ) I
Mr. Davies's gr. b. Lars. S yrs old, Bst. 171 b. s g
Three were drawn.
KESWICK RACES.—Fsart DAY.
A Sweepstakes of S sov. each, was won by Mr.Villimnson's
Miss Minden, beating Mr. Jackson's Moll-of-the-Wood, and lb,
Skiddaw Lass.

A Sweepstakes of 10 soy. each, was wnn by hir.Mansion's
Crecy Jane, beating Mr. his Minnie's Moorduvock, apd alr. Ilse.:•
eon's Sir Robert.

MO) D DAT.
The Purse was won by Mr. Margetsen's Thunderelilf, beating
Moll-of-the-Wood, and Lady Derwentwater. •
A Sweepstakes of 5 soy. each, was won by Moordnoack beatiag
Moll-of-the-Wood, and Lady Derwentwater.

YARMOUTH RACES, AUGUST 16.
The Gold Cup, value u 0 sovereigns, by subscription of 10 sail.
each, with 20 soy. added by the Committee, was wan by Col.
Wilson's b.c. by Interpreter,beating Mr. liumbnitl'ack.b. by &Rm.
Sweepstakes of 20 guineas each was won by Sir 11 I.32COrk'S Mils
Shandy, beating Mr. Huscey's Black Diamond.
The Members' Plate of 50 sovereigns was :ran by Col. Wilson's
b. tn. by Partizan, beating Mr. Rombold's ch. it. by Selina and
two others.

Match for SO sovereigns between Mr. Bevvicke's b. nu Fancy
and Mr. Steward's b. in. Favourite. The first a deal heat. The se-
cond heat won by Mr. Steward's b. in. Favourite.

ItCOND OAT.

The Innkeepers Plate of 50 son. WAS won by Mr. numbed's
eb. b. by Selim, beating Wilson's b. m. by Partizan.'

Handicap Sweepstakes of S saes. each, with 18 sovereigns added,
was won by Mr. Hussey's b. It. by Mikes, beating Mr. Pedgrave's
b. h. Tristram and four others.

BLANDFORD, AUGUST 17.

Our Races commenedl this usurping under the most favoaraltle
circumstances. The turf was sever better in order, nor was the
day's sport ever surpassed. The company was more swards
than it had been known for many years.
The Gold Cap, value one hundred sovereigns, was wan ►y Lori
Palmerston's 3-year old colt, Gray Leg, beating Col. Lunges g. f.
Berangoria, and Mr. White's 6-year-old horse Dupont. .Lord Pal-
merston's horse was ridden byJohn Day. This was an admirable race.
The Maiden Plate, value .150, was well contested between Sir
Charles Rich's Sir Bingo Rinks, by Buffalo, and Mr. Day's 3-yeat
old Carlton Filly, and was won by Sir Bingo Binks.
The Plate, value £5O, was won by Mr. Ryan's ch. e. Salisbury,
after three well-contested ►eats, besting Mr. Farquharson's Water--
too Filly, and Mr. Latour's gr. f. Berangoria. This was a most ea.
carat race, and was won by only a neck.

PEDESTRIANISM.
Saturday evening the celebrated pedestrian, Mr. John Towns-
end, a nat!ve of Susses, completed his arduous undertaking of
walking 64 miles a day for six successive days, in all 384 miles. He
walked twice a day from the Bear Inn, Brecon, to the Wheat Sheaf
Inn, Hay, and back again, and two miles in and out on the canal
bank each evening after his arrival at Brecon. The distance from
Hay to Brecon is fifteen miles. At the completion of each day's
task he appeared quite free from fatigue.

EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES—An article from Leghorn,
of the 29th ult. announces tl.e arrival from Alexandria,
in Egypt, of the Cleopatra merchantman, having on
board the remainder of the fumous Museum of Egyp-
tian antiquities, which has been in Leghorn for thee;
four mouths. Five cr.lossal monuments of gralite,
among which is a rircophagus. have now arris ; a
beautiful Sphinx, and many other curiosities, which are
frequently mentioned by writers on Egypt and Egyp-
tian Antiquities.
A cotton shawl, manufactured by Africans from the
grow.th of their own country, has been ,received at
Baltimore. It consists of five pieces, woven three yards
in length, and six inches in width, sewed together, and
is considered a favourable specimen of the arts, yet in
their infancy amongst that rude people. Cotton, oldie
quality of which this shawl is Manufactured, is_said to
grow in abundance over a track hf country extending
to 40 degrees of latitude, and SI or 70 of longitude, in-
habited by many millions of naked human beings.

BIRTH.
Sunday, the Lady Siizabeth Drummond, of a son

MARRIED.
At Dingwall, on the Bth current, Captain Tbutuu Munro, half-
pay 42d Reglement, to Min Akrandrina SPRenzie, daughter of
the late Kenneth 1116Kenzie, Esq. Dingwall.

DIED.

The 14th inst. at Burton upon-Trent, Myrtilla, the wife of Sir
J. D. Fowler.

At Piershill Barracks, on the 14th inst. Samuel Scott, Mg. stir-
geon to the Carbineers.
August 18th, at Walton, Miss Murtln, eldest daughter of the late
Sir Henry Martin, Bart.
At Carrickfergus, on the I 2th,inst. the Rev. Richard Dobbs, one
of the Aldermen, and Deputy Mayor of the said town.
The 29th ult. at Whiteckurob, Salop, after a few days' Moen,
aged 42, Edward Kirkpatrick, Esq. and on the Gth inst. from ex-
cessive grief for kis loss, aged 35, his sister, Mrs. Eliza Anne
Sandford, widow of the late Thomas Sandford, Est of Sandford.
in the same county.
Sunday afternoon, between five and siz o'clock, a respectable
looking *omen, walking in the Tea Gardens at Chalk Farm, sud-
denly fell down and expired immediately.

COURSE OF EXCI
Amsterdam l2 2 C.F.
Ditto at sight 11 19
Rotterdam... l2 3 •
Antwerp l2 3
Hamburgh... 36 10
Alton 36 11
Paris,3day'ssight 25 25
Ditto .........2 U 25 SO
Madrid 37

lANGE. AUG. 23.
Seville 36}
Gibraltar ...... .. 31
Leghorn .... 491
Genoa ..... 45
Venice 27

Malta
Naples
Palermo ..... 122 d per os.
Lisbon sl*
Rio Janeiro 49
Dublin

Barcelona ........36
Bilboa ... ..361

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PRICES OF GOLD AND SILVER. .
Foreign Gold in Bars ... 117 10e
Silver, in bars, standard 0 0 1
New Dollars... ........... ... ......

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Waterford 1 0 Planaburob • 1
Suerouty and Jerarry • 0 lhandero • 0
Ltionea . 0 0 Bown*Ayros • 1 :
Goctenburgh 0 0 &NG . 0 10 .
Malta 0 0 A 01046. 0 Ow: 1. " •
Holland 0 1 Leeward Imbeds •____f_ d_ 1';; i 4: . •

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