Star.
London, England, 1823-05-17 00:00:00

BURTON WELLS HUNT MEETING, MAY 14.

Ladles' Subscription Plate of .E50,.f0r Hunters, carrying 12st.
to be rode by Gentlemen. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Farrell's Gypsey Lass • - -
Mr. Howard's Frolic -
Mr. Hansard's Diamond - -
S. T. Acres's Folly - -
Mr. Greatoric's gr. g. - -
Mr. Hunt's Juniper - - -
An excellent race—Frolic the favourite.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovereigns each, with 15 added.
Captain Goddard's Monk - -
Mr. WeatheraU's Christopher - -
Mr. Hall's Clara - - -
Mr. Bonverie's Jacob . - - - 4
Mr. Owen's Goldfinder beat Mr. Hanson's Jack Tar, 31st.
each. One mile. 50 sovereigns.
TROTTING MATCH FOR 200 SOVEREIGNS.
Mr. Hansard's, match, to trot a galloway, under 14 hands and
a half, fifteen miles within an hour, and to carry eleven stone,
took place on,Thursday morning in Royston Park, over a 2-mile
turf. It was won as follows:
min. sec.

'1 1

4 2

ist two miles . 7 l 2
2d Ditto - 7 54
5d Ditto - 7 59
4th Ditto - 8
sth Ditto - 7 45
The horse did his work very
once, losing 12 seconds in turnl

2 3
.• 3 4
. 5 dr
6 dr

min. see.

7 58
- 7 58
. 4

6th two miles -
7th Ditto
Last mile

$8 48
te, and broke into a gallop only
ronnd.

A man undertook for a trifling weger on Wednes-
day, on Speen-hill, to take from the ground with his
mouth 100 eggs, a yard distant from each other, and
deposit them at the place from which he started
within fifty minutes, which he accomplished two
minutes within the time.

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As the scenes and materiel of the Theatre were
about to quit Taunton for Yeovil, Mr. Lee, the ma-
nager, who manages a pun as well as he does his
company, and that is excellently, pointing to a large
roll of canvas, remarked to a Gentleman, •' Ah 1-.41y
friend, if this is not a distressing, it is a moving scene.
SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—A Gentleman lately
deceased left to a friend, among a variety of other
property, a chest of tools with which he had been ac-
customed to amuse himself. The legatee having no
use for the chest himself, sold it to a Quaker living
near Brighton, who, on examining it, found in a secret
drawer 1:30 guineas. Fie immediately waited on the
Gentleman, saying, 44 Friend, thou didst sell me a
chest of tools, but thou didst not sell me thy money—
here are thy 130 guineas." The satisfaction of the
other party at this communication may better be,
imagined than described. _ _ _

MELANCUOLY ACCIDENT—Friday se'nnight a fish-
ing-boat belonging to Chatham, while trolling for
shrimps off Sheerness, was upset by a gust of wind,
and a man of the name of Joseph Spooner, and two
lads, were suddenly engulphed in the waves. The
cries of the sufferers soon attracted the attention of
some other fishermen, who promptly made sail to the
spot, but it being dark (two o'clock in the morn-
ing) and the sea running high, with a strong wind,
their humane efforts were frustrated, and the helpless
sufferers sunk to rise no more. We lament to say
that Spooner has left a pregnant wife to deplore his
loss. Neither of the bodies have yet been found.
The following are some further particulars of the
accident, mentioned on Friday se'nnight, by the up-
setting of a toott, between Folkestone and Dover. It
appears the party put to sea for the purpose of catch-
ing mackarel, when they perceived .a gust of wind
coming from the westward ; before they could hand
their sails the boat was upset, and the whole crew
were plunged into the water, when four sunk to rise
no more: ut one, by the all propitious hand of PRO-
viDENcE, supported himself upon two oars; until a
vessel passing by hearing his cries (after remaining in
the water upwards of an how) picked him up and
landed him at Dover, from whence he was, con-
veyed to Folkestone in a post-chaise to relate the me-
lancholy circumstance to the wives and families of
those who had perished. The names of those drowned
are William Pay, Patrick Simpson, George Torusett,
and Edward Richards, who have left wives and
children to lament their loss. The one saved, Mr.
Thomas Cullen. is fast recovering.
Thursday night, about half-past nine o'clock, an
alarming fire broke out in Crooked-lane, at a fancy
wire-worker's. It fortunately took place at the top
of the house, and was got under by the exertions of
the firemen by eleven o clock.
Tursday morning, about two o'clock, a fire broke
out in a house in Little Clarendon-street, Somers'
Town, which consumed that and an adjoining one,
before it was extinguished. It is not known bow the'
fire happened, as both the houses were uninhabited,
and in an unfini4led state. -
EFFECTUAL RELIEF—There is, perhaps, nothing
more distressing to the feelings of a fond mother, than to witness
the sufferings of her infant during the period Of Dentition, and
to be incapable of affording it relief. Those, however, wh!? have
seen the salutary effects of the AtiItRICAN SOOTMIIM SYRUP, know
that it is in the power of that highly valued medicine, to alleviate
the pain of their innocent and helpless-offspring, and often to
snatch them from the jaws of death, when their tender frames are
sinking under the ravages of fever, or the thread of life is nearly
severed by the violent effects of convulsive paroxysms, brought
on by this operation of Nature. Numerous instances of its asto-
nishing efficacy are on record, and the Propdetois, Johnson and
Co. (late Johnson and Williams), 2s, York-Place, (Sty-toad,
readily afford to every inquirer the most ample prods of its ex-
cellent qualities, by a reference to the testimony of Many parties
of unquestionable respectability.—To be had of the Proprietors,
and of all the respectable Medicine Venders in Town and Conn.
try, at as. 9d. per bottle.
ELEGANT GLASSES, FURNITURE, Bcc.--The No-
bility and Gentry are invited to inspect the Ware-
rooms of COoPett and Sow, 93, Bishopsgate-Within,
where is exhibited an assortment of new and second-
hand Plate Glasses, admirably suited to every descrip-
tion of drawing or dining-rooms. The prices are just
reduced 40 per cent. on Plates measuring 100. inches
by 72, and upwards ; and oil those of smaller dimen-
sions the alteration will be found equally important.
The extensive preference given to this Establishment
is thankfully acknowledged by ffie,Proprietors, who,
in their endeavours to evince their gratitude, by ma-
nufacturing articles in a superior manner, at prices
suitable to the times, hope to merit a'coatiouance of
public support. In the furniture department is cow-.
prised every new and elegant article of Upholstery,.
Cabinet, and Chair-work, regulated upon such a.
scab of economy as to demand and ensure the pa-
tronage of rank and fashion.

OLD BAILEY &ESSIONS.
Bsnatio.—Yesterday, John Lake, aged 21, was in-
dicted for feloniously making an assault on the body
of Norman M‘Clond, and feloniously killing and,
slaying him, on the 199th inst. and Charks Butler, for
having aided and ;hefted in the said felony.
It appeared in evidence that the deceased, the pri-
soners, and several other journeymen bakers, met at
the Bedford Head, in Upper King-street, the Saturday,
evening prior to the 9th inst. for the purpose of har-
mony, when the prisoner Lake was the Chairman ;
the deceased ridiculed him, and said he was quite un-
fit for the situation ; hence their harmony was turned
into discord, and the landlord was therefore forced to
clear the room. On the following Tuesday, the de-
ceased sent a challenge to the prisoner Lakes with
tiPb sovereigns, offering to fight him on the following
Thnisday evening, in Copenhagen-fields. Lake ex-
pressed his dislike, observing, at the same time, he
had no money to fight for—when one of his compa-
nions put down the stake, and the messenger returned
to deceased, and told him the challenge was accepted,
at which he expressed great satisfaction. They ac-
cordingly met on thE 9th inst. attended by their
friends, when witness endeavoured to. dissuade the de-
ceased from fighting, but he said he wouldoif he died
on the spot. The contest lasted for eighteen minutes,
when the deceased received a blow which•shortly put
a period to his existence. A surgeon was sent for,;
who opened his arm, but could only estract two
ounces of blood. The surgeon then incised the jugu-
lar vein, and took away fourteen ounces ; he died al-,
most immediately. The surgeon opened the head
the next day, and found about four ounces of extra-
vacated blood pressing upon the brain ; believed it
to be the effect of a blow, but there had been in-
stances of such ruptures through violent fits of anger,;
accompanied at the same time by exertion.
Lake said, in his defence, that he considered he
should be thought ill of 's] his fraternity, had he re-
fused the challenge ;he did not fight from inclination.
• Several most respectable witnesses gave the pri-
soners, who were respectable-looking young men,
an excellent character for humanity and sobriety.
Mr. Baron Huta OCIC summed up the evidence, and
the Jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver-
dict of Guilty against both the prisoners.
Kitty Shsene, aged 18, for stealing in a dwelling.
house, was capitally convicted.
J. Wilford and C. Nitro: wereindictesl for burglari-
ously entering the house of W.Coultus, and stealing
divers articles. Guilty—Death, against Wilford—,
Nibbs, Not Guilty.
The following were convicted of felonies:
Thomas Perkins, aged 27, Edward Bruce' 20, and James
Gray, 20, for stealing a saw and steel ; John Swap, 23, for steal-
ing two pieces of linen ; George Whittaker, 63, for stealing a
coat; Mary Devine, 24, for stealing a bundle from the person ;
Joseph Dickinson, 20, for stealing a handkerchief from the per
; George Moss, 10. for stealing from the person a reticule;
and William Doughty, 15, for stealing a bonnet.
The following were acquitted :
William Phipps, Matthew Cola, Thomas Wallis, Jeremiah
Cronie, Thomas Lee, and Thomas klebon.