Star.
London, England, 1822-12-31 00:00:00

CLIRISTUAS frESTIVITIES

The Duke of Ga.syroN is entertaining a distinguished party
of frknds at his seat, Wakefield Lodge, Stoney Stratford.
Viscount and Viscountess FALMOUTH Are entertaining a large
party of their friends at their seat, Tregothan, Cornwall.
S:r W. 11011E10N Bart. has a select circle at his seat, Avis-
ford, Sussex.
The Earl of Da arstornt has a distinguished party at his seat,
P.andwell Hall, Staffordshire.
The elarquis and Nlarchiuness of CAMDEN are entertaining a
sl;r.tin,,ouistieil party at their seat, the Wilderness, Kent.
Lcrd GRID:TILLS is entertaining a distinguished party at his
Dropmore Lodge, Backs.
Me Countess of SEAM VOID entertained a %Mall party yester-
da, eveiiing, at her louse, Charles-street, Berkeley-square.

sodden alteration in the currency before-mentioned, appear to
the Committee so have been considerably increased by the ccn-
current operation of the Coinage Act (6 Geo. 11 1. c. 68), by
which, in consequence of the regulatigns for the silver coinage,
gold is made the sole legal tendet for payments except to the
amount of 445. . .
4. That a remission of tazation','al far as is consistent with
the public safety and interests, and with the preservation of the
national faith; and (where practicable) the substitution of Uses
which would press more equally upon the whole community,• in
the room of some which are severely felt by those whose' in-
comes (now greatly reduced) are-derived from land, would be a
great source of relief. .
S. That it would be very desirable to have Country Banks
established in England and trirland, on ptinciples similar to those
adopted in Scotland, which, by augmenting the circulation, and
placing it on a footing of security, would confer an essertiat.be-
nefit upon every part of the United Kingdom, whose interests
are now so doseli combined.
6. That although the Committee do not venture to recom-
mend, „is the present situation of the country, that soy fresh
provisions should be introduced into the Corn Laws, as. now
established, they are of opinion that the permission to wart-haute
foreign grain in this kingdom has an effect very prejudicial to the
wholesome and intended operation of those lams.
7. That by improve* cents in the Distillery Laws, inadequate
reduction of the duty on sPirits, and more freedom to the trade,.
a much larger consumption of grain would take place than at
present—the revenue would be increased—a better quality of
spirits made—and the fraudulent practices which now accom-
pany distillation, with their demoralizing effects; would he pre-
vented or diminished ; and that by adopting 'also a f).tter system
for the manufacture and sale of beer, the- consumption of that
article, and consetniently of barley, would be greatly increased.
The Meeting then resolved—That a copy of the proceedings
of this day be transmitted to the Convener of every County in
Scotland, with a request that he shall take the earliest opportu-
nity in his power of calling a County Meeting, to take the same
into its immediate consideration.
On the motion of Lord Succor'', seconded by the
Honourable Lieutenant-General Purr, the thanks of
Ithe Meeting were voted to the Sub-Committee, for
having conducted the business referred to them ,with
so much zeal, prudence, and ability.
Upon the thanks being voted to the Chairman, he
expressed his great satisfaction that the business had
been brought to so happy a concluSion, and his full
conviction, if the proceedings of that day were acted
upon energetically, by the Counties of Scotland, that
consequences highly useful to the csaiintry' at large
might be confidently relied on.' He partict6rly al-
luded to the plan of making silver, jointly with gold,
a legal tender, by means of which' alone, owing to
the Vow price of silver (4s. 11d. per ounce) compared
to its Mint price (3s. 6d. per ounce), an addition
would be made, at the rate of nearly 12 per cent. to
the prices of all agricultural productions; and another
most important object, an increase of circulation,
would likewise be obtained—for the issuers of paper
money would be enabled to maintain in circulation a
larger amount, when, instead of being compelled to
pay exclusively in gold at a 17s. 10d. per ounce; they
could, in their option, pay in silver, at the rate of
tid. per ounce. lie added, that either silver alone,
or jointly with gold, had been a legal tender in this
countfy, from the most ancient periods of its history,
till the Bank Rtstriction and the Coinage Aet, of
1816, when, for the first time, gold was made exclu-
sively, except for paelents under 40s. the standard
of value.

Some time since Mr. Cunningham, of Craigends,
engaged ‘.vidi another gentleman, for a wager of 20
uineas, di it hr ..vould, on horseback, leap over the
Canal between Glasgow and Pat ley. Ile was t'
h.:ze hi, own day, and his own choosiog of the ground,
the either being extremely inviting on Toes-
tiay la,r, the parties met to see the exploit perforated.
.titer riding up and down for some time, a piece of
prinind was fixed upon, about a mile on the east-side !
Sif Paisley, called Cook's Ridge. Mr. Cunningham
trey put his horse in motion, and accomplished the
lezt with ease. The spirited animal went four feet
over the canal, which, being eleven feet broad at the
place, made 15 feet of a leap in the whole.
A horse, belonging to Mr. Hume, of Carolside,
had a leg broken on the 18th of last July, which
James Ilasve, far rice, in Earhtoun, dressed, by ap-
plying a plaster, and secured the fracture firmly sith
splices of thin wood. The horse was then turned
out into a park, and, at the end of seven weeks, the
fracture, on examination, was found to be comple:ely
dosed. At the end of five months he was put into
the draught, and is now working as one of the farm
horses. The only blemish observable is the broken
leg being rather thicker than the others.
A spot tsman, echo, by touching his horse near the
withers with his whip, taught him' to kneel imme-
diately; when shooting, and a dog came to a point,
he made the horse kneel, and persuaded those pre-
sent tha the horse was an (=UM pointer. A Gen-
tleman ,raving purchased the gelding, was fording a
rivet wi h him, when, having touched his withers, he
was tru • to the touch, down he dropped in the
stream, and soused his new master in the water. The
latter, in a great passion, asked his former owner
-;:hat he meant by selling him a horse that played him
stic;i a nick in the water ?-4.-'4 Ohl" said the other,
you hou:;ht him as a pointer, and at the time he
v;eut on hi, knees, he was pointing a salmon."
Two .lews were distinguished, one for his skill in
d.e other for his fondness of the fair sex.
A lt,c:,'.!em.ln being asked to what tribe they be-
" I don't know ; had they not
ht c.) I s:10e1.l have supposed one of them to
bete - t' c oiler a Hittite."

Sir JA NIES NIAC IC mrosa is expected in Edinburgh,
where he will be present at a public dinner: it is
said he will proceed from thence to Gla,gow, to be
installed in his office of Lord Rector.
It will be gratifying to those interested in the com-
mercial interests of the country, to hear that a Mont-
rose vessel from Ireland passed through the Caledonian
Canal last week, thereby avoiding the dangerous pas-
sage of the Pentland Frith.
A few days since Lord I-ICA-LAND and the Duke of
Buyout:l visited Westmiaster Abbey, for the put Fuse
of viewing the monument to tte niemorrof the late
Mr. FoJG which has lately been placed at the ontsidr,
of the choir, nearly opposite to tke great north en-
trance. After inspecting the monument for ,ortre time,
1 these Noblemen gave orders for the removal- of the
' cap of liberty which had beer placed neac..the laust.
of the dece,tsed. Tire cap 'ha. accoidiaz;ly .40:11 Jf:
MeV C ki. ••• Oust rver. . - :

'4G7iICII- LTURAL -DISTRESS bt3CY>F6AND. SPORTI2 i IFTE4LIOSNCL
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A number 'of Counties. in Scotland (Areh Half, • InCrtriittAtiafAW4ttlietiff.►e..Sie
Caithness, Croinartir, rintingarton,' Elgin, 'Fife; biss6-. -•• it , .a-r 1 •,- •-tu•kr..- y• ' - r .414•:
tar, Lastark, Mid-Lothian, Renfrew, Sutherland; and ort.to"t. optlieitity telt •1 -, ,1*- to• i '
aeatterationn
Wigton) had appointed Constnittees to.nteet at Edip- ' to rept:cony 14 to.l sp( nantise
,
mg , for theuro* of considering the Agricultural
h li" .ppll to 1 ais! WA .• ! ,
. 6 trl apt a cla ' • • to 1 agst sister to Sultan'
distreases of the country, and the means of teliefing • - 2.1. •• , • -", ;"lit-
them; . and a Meeting of the Ge•neral-Committee was a ilk I apt' slife-tdaittor • iI . to•l•agie A)livera - •
held at the Waterloo Hotel, on 11114oday, ,the 234 .of t •..: . •-• .• • -
lkcember,.lB22, the Right Hon. Six,lo.4x,S4spr.ntit, :itnto.liejlitagstitSSeriss '"' -. • 77 trao il'agirt' AWajarm ,
..
B.trt in the Clialr, when he laid before that Csiiit mittee, 4i-t4) iest-
' 101. 1 apt ally other - - •
a Report drawn hp by a_ sub•Committee,..appointed
..• ,- •• . - ....ipalic,,,,„,i ,„.. mega. ,
by a former General Meeting on the 1.6t1s becember„ •S",__loterSherorood=.' . .Pi to-it Ant Miss rantiY
'which con'-isted or the.following Members: : . 1 !Loop to 300 apt Mr.. bawls:tea, for Clara, Oatiluils, and
1. The Earl of Itoerseay. Doncaster St. Leger—Swap, 11Faro, Fanny. 8.-i. •'*
2. • vo• .Lord Bamavera. ' ' • ; '.- • Sir bavro Moseitiirt has piirehas4d'ilie celebrated horse WO-
- Sir HENRY Scarawr, Bart. of Allanton.' . •.: goefansr, bY Prime hllnistir, of T: ac te% Rai; ,
4. Jims Vast Autism, Esq. of Sheuthan. • • • HUNTING. '
. •
.it ; !''; 5. GILBERT LAING AIICAJZ3N, Es ti. of Lindertla. • - • ' - • '
6. Gammon Roar.itress Score Lsq. of Benholta. The King's Stag-hounds meet on Friday, at &drone:
. ; The Oakley Hounds ntee'etan Thiarid'.y, it 'hlatiston Thrill;
7. Sir JOHN Stsciaata, Bart. Scorn,
•
Saturday, at Ilowbury-gate.
Ater some discussion, the following 11.f.port was
Lord Artson's , Hounds meet. on Thunfday, at Comte A.b-
unanimously approved of. bey; Saturday, at Osbaston : Monday, at Llbilley.
REPORT. The above appointments will not take place. unless tha wea•
1",!c. Sub-Committee beg leave to e7:press the opi• they permits. To this we may add the following communica-
non, which reached lbws] at a lkte hoar lasi night :—ln*conlie-
mons they have formed, on the important subjeCt re- qnenee of the severity with which the frost has set to, a step
(erred to them, in the following Order : ' has beau put to hunting, and several' members of the 41elton
1. That one great cause of the, present agricultural distress Club have arrived in town.
'arises from the rapid alteration that took place fu the curreney, . FIRLD SPORT.
'in •consequence of 'the Act -19 Geo. 111. c. 49. which has In- Large numbers of wild fowl, of almost all descriptions, are
creased the real value of all money payments, rendered the constantly visiting the levels in Sussex, which have camsed many
gunners to take the field : but as yet no great execution has'
prices of all the productions of the soil disproportionally low,
bee
and occasioned a want of sufficient circulating medium in the n • done in the war of feathers.
rcountry ;thereby • augmenting, to a great degree, the heavy CAUSEWAY HOUSE COURSING MEETING.
I pressure of taxation, and of other burdens affecting these classes MTbriirsdrailc,ina,6Srwe7ntiakweshittenodk placena fi:terlil;.:llifiar -sovereign ereachb:.
who are now scfferitig •; and hence that many persons who have Whip; Mr. Jardine's red d. Surrey ble)at Mr. Eblarell'sb.ioiret;
entered into money engagements, are involved in obligations Mr. Harrison's red and white d. Snap beat Mr. Jardine's red d
which they cannot fulfil without ruin to themselves and their Surrey. The Sweepstakes was won by Snap. Owing to the morn-
ing being rstyfew dogs attended.
families. frosty •
2. That if the provision of the said Act (39 Geo. TIT. e. 49) ALLFIRDA LE COURSING CLUB.
by which " all the restrictions on payments in cash shall linally
.Thillurs2dasynnseumi tititsh•ettini‘ofhis Club was
dhelidf at Workiegton on
cease and determine on the Ist of May, 1825," be carried into
of which belongedg to J. D. e ll3.wDasykmes,tesqe. twoor byto ''''''. Itygl:e rt %eh°
'F.sq. and two to Fa.. C. Knubley, Esq. After several excellent
effect, it is likely greatly to aggravate the severe distress now
existing ; and that Parliament, theref we, should be petitioned -runs it was won by Mr. Eimbley's wb. and be. spotted J. Spanker,
to direct their earliest attention to that enactment. . beating one of Mr. Dykes's and both of Mr. Wybergh's dogs.
3—That the hardships and disadvantages resulting from tha .. .. - BOXERS.

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A:ASSAM! AM) THE GIPAY.—The money to be made good on
thi; fight at Tom Belchet's this day week, and the fight to take
place the last Wednesday in January. Betting neatly equal,
but Cabbage for choice. * .
Dittmar. Yourlt Alin TVS BIRMINGIIIAK MAN.—A match was
made on Friday last, between James Wynn, the Bristol youth,
'and Wm. Hall, the Birmingham man, at itandall's, the Hole-
in.the Wall, Chancery-Lute ;_to fight an the first Tuesday in Fe.
'livery. in a ,94-feet ring, within 20 miles of London; each
party to choose their own umpire, and Mr. Jackson referee, for
Leo a-side, or £55, provided toe Bristol youth can advance E.
more; X 5 aside deposited in the bands of Randall, and,the re-
maincirt td•be made good the week before fighting, at Randall's,
between. the hours of eight and ten.
PIGEON. SHOOTING MATCH.
Rosisre, Dec. .1/I.—Testerday being the day appointed for
deciding the bets made at the Pigeon Shooting Match on the
9th ism. the patties met in Tapston farad,at the appointed
time. Twenty dozen of birds were cooped for thi day's sport,
w'hicit commenced at half-past twelve. The following is a state-
ment of the fast match : .. . . • . .
Mr. Lloyd - 0• i 0 Mr. Aldridge - 0 0 0
Mr. Whehie • - 1 1 0 Mr. Sears'
4nl
- 1 ,1 1
Mr. Todd - . 1 0 0 Mr. Cooper - 1 0 1
Mr. Maclitelt .... I'a. 6: •,filr. Young 1•0 1
Mr. Watson '; - 1 1 0 Mt. W. Tlheld --- - .1 0 1
' Mr. Drew '' -.•1"1 .. la • Mr:Malaita*. .- 0. 0.0
• This was well contested; scerasly a lskstescaped without
carrying a shot with it. *
Upwards of twenl* edit! matches succeeded; gild some es.
calent *pail Was produced.. At four o'rioile ease lasnorino Jp•vi*,
sat down to dinner, which was served up in the brat style, at
the White Horse ism ; and the evening was:spent wish the to-:
moat conviviality,
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. HORSE-BACING. BY MAPHINEBY! •
•
• Mr. JOHN Accsw, of, Pennicuick, neariEdhiburgh, has eon-
structed a curious machine, which impels two horses round a
circle. The horses and • riders Kaye the exact attitude, and ap-
parently all the. Militated emulation of a well-cOntested horse-
race.; and have this necessary characteristic, that even the
maker of the machine cannot say which horse will gain. With
a little •
more trouble it might occasionally be converted into a
fox-hunt, by lifting the 'neceasary appendages of huntimen and
donnas.

BULLOCK HUNTING.
- Tester Jay morning, aboin twelve o'clock, a wild bullock
made its escape from Smithfield and bent its course from thence
down Snow-hill, along Holborn, and so on through St. Andrew-
street, Seven Dials, followed by a numerous concourse of per-
suns, who hooted and bellowed after the irritated beast, in con-
sequence of which it was excited to an extraordinary degree of
madness. It ran with great velocity through the streets to the
danger offhe passengers, and cleared all before it until it arrived
near Broadastreet:St. Giles's, where it tossed several individuals,
whom it gored terribly and left them senseless on the ground.
stood little' chance in its way, and several of them
were treated vrithle ctremetny by so unpleasant a visitor,
who upset them with his horns and scattered their humble con-
tents on the road. It was ludicrous to see the owners of these
,portable shops escaping the ferocity of the animal. On its arri-
val in the Seven t.Dials a street-keeper', named Kendrick, was
endeavouring to stop its progress, when it made a run at him
and witis great force. it sent him into the air, and he fell with
extreme 'violence on the stones,wbere he. lay insensible weltering
in blood for some time. It still went on down Karl-street, and
at length it was drove into the yard of Combe and De'afield's
brewhouse, where it was kept until it was slaughtered. Ken-
drick was carried away for assistance in a dangerous condition,
having received some dreadful injuries. .