Star.
London, England, 1813-09-17 00:00:00

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These itaceOnished yesteiday, with two matches,
there being no Plate nor Sweepstakes. The 'facet
have very considerably tieen improved this season;
and next year the sports will rival Egham. It is in-
tended to give a Gold Cup to be run for on the first
day, and theta will be other attractions addei, to give
eclat to the sports. _
A 'shocking accident happened about two miler
from the course, about eight o'clock in the evening.
1.
A party of four men who had been drinking freely,
,'drove against a single horese chaise with such violence,
as to °vermin it, and kill the horse, the shafts having
perforated the groin of the animal. A Mr. Smith
and two girls were in the chaise, and one of the latter
was taken up senseless, from bruises on the head:
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Some matches for the next Newmarket Spring
Meeting have already been made. Lord C. H. SO•
SIERSET S Angelo is matched against Major Wtta.tates's
Vivaldi, for 100 guineas-25 ft.
The great race betwixt Smoknsi• and Benetrat will
take -place over the two middle miles, in the second
October Newmarket Meeting. 'Betting is about even.
At the' next York Spring Meeting, the Marquis of
QUEFSSIIIiitY'S Retnenbraiscir is matched• against Sir
leV. MAXWELL'S Eagle for 300 guineas—b. ft.
A young Hibernian, a few nights since, met a
person in The Strand, whom he thought he knew,
and who looked at Mtn rather earnestly, when he
thus accosted I beg your pardon—l thought
it was you, and you thought it was ate--but,,it is new
of ur I
A Gentleman, who is just returned from a, tour in
Ireland, met,- during a ride in the neighbourhood of
the Lake of Killarney, wiih two natives,. whom he
addressed upon the cheering prospect of harvest. Of
potatoes, in particular, (re-of them asserted that the
crop was " most bountiful" " Why," asked our
informant; " have yoil commenced digging already r'
" och t Sir, there is good tail, n tor that," replied
Paddy, " only clap your good-looking ear to the
grounds and yuu'il find 'em cursing and grumbling at
one another for want of room,'

PEWTER Pors..—Yesterday being the day fixed
upon for the heating of appeals, at HiAts's Hall,
it yeas expected those from several publicans, con-
victed before Mselistrates of having s nt out eorter
in quantities less than one gallon. would have come
on to Le heard ; on the application of Mr. Kskee to
the Omit, however, to be allowed to go into them,
it was found that the Act (12th Geo. I.) gives the
power of appeal to the Quarter Sessrons. The present
Sessions being only an adjournment, and no petition
'bivingteen presented to the Court tc have the ap-
peals now heard, it was discovered that the Coin t had
'no jurisdiction ;, the matter, therefore, stands over till
the quarter Sessions, in October nest.
Yesterday the Surrey Magistrates; at the Sessions
'House, Newington,• unanimously granted a license
to Vauxhall Gardens. •
Coatis:cies INQUISTS.—Tuesday, an Inquest was
held at the Fir Tice pnblic-houso, in Whitechapel,
before J. W. UNWIX, Esq. Coroner, oo the body of
Archong, a Chitiesc, who was brought to the
London Hospital, on Sundaylast, in a dreadfully
weiuoded state. • • .•..
Mr. Wilson, a pupil of the"*`'Hospitiil, described the
.deceased as haying a compound fractured leg, which
extended to the knee joint, and tao wounds on his
scalp. The leg ts as amputated, but he died the same
bight. On opening the body, a large quantity of ex-
, travasated blood was found in the cavity of the belly,
which witness could r.ot trace to any particul..! wound,
but which he thought the immediate cause of his
death.
Another witness said, he went to the barracks &s
Smithy morning last, and found the inmates fighting
together, in a state of dreadful disturbance. Having
obtained assistance he quelled the riot, and found
some of them badly wounded, whom be sent to the
Hospital, among them was the deceased. The affray
was a general one, and though eight. of those found
fighting were taken up, yet after Lie strictest enquiry,
he could not trace its origin, nor who • were the ag-
gressori. The parties fought with large knives, pitch.
forks, clubs, &c.
The Coroneesaid, he thought the facts of tile case
could only justify the verdict of manslaughter against
some person or persons unknown. This was not to
be wondered at, as the parties were strangers, wh.-ae
'language was unknown, and the similarity of their
dress and appearance so great, that it was difficult for
spectators to distinguish them. Many outcayes of a
similar nature had taken place among the Linear*
and Chinese in that part of the metrop..lis of late
years ; and though no charge of neglect seemed im-
putable to the Overseer appiinted by the Eaat India
Company, on the present occasion, yet. it was to Le
iegietted that the men were subject to no po ocular
restraint ; and it was dreadful to !elect, that in a
neighbourhood like Shadwell, where ,a portion of the
dregs of the kingdom found a commtna.centre, such
a number of strangers of irritable temsrs, addicted
to,intoxication. and half savage, should be permitted
to Foam about the streets, and lurk in.public-houses
to the disgrace of social order, and terror to the
neighbourhood. The subject certainly tequir:d the
attention of the East India. Company, if not of Go-
vernment. In 1806, the Chinamen rose on the Las..
cats,,and such a scene of savage riot ensued, that
every house was shut, and the Magistrates were
obliged to call in the aid of the military. He would
only repeat what he said on that occasion, that it was
to be hoped, a system would speedily be adopted ao
remedy the evil by the removal of these people into
barracks, at a distance from town, or by accommo-
dating them op board hips. Verdict. Manslaughter,
against some person or persons unknown.
Yesterday, another Inquest *as held on' Arlin,
another Chinese, aho Nias carried to the same litispi-
! Sal on Sunday, and who had his skull fractured in
the same affray. The men carried to the Hospital
were six iii all,, two of whom are dead. The evidence
being the same as in the former case, the Jury re.
turned it similar verdict.

Two other Itiquetts were held at the same place,
on the bodies of two Lamm, who were cabbed cm
Tuesday last by some Malay., in their bArriicka. • In
one'of the ewes, the Jury returned a verdict of Wilful
Murder against Abdullab, a Malay ; anti a similar
verdict as to the other case against some rosin un-
known.