Star.
London, England, 1830-06-17 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

Sia,—The time has arrived when a contest between the preju-
dices of the past and the improvemerits for the future cannot he
longer avoided ; nor Is it for the interest of any party that it should
be postponed to a later period ; for at this moment all individn,s
of every party, are suffering in mind, body, and estate, by fe-
isting chaotic and irrational state of the four great departivet.t •
British society--that is, in the production of wealth, and in its (J.,-
trifistion ; in the of the character of the whole pot ul -
lion, and in the foreign and domestic government of the cuon,rji,
arising from the anal-arrangement of the three preceding .lepart.
mans. It is, therefore, now my intention to meet these difficulte s
fairly and openly, and, as it Is most desirable to prevent the cen
tinusnee of the existing suffering of the industrious classes, fel a
month, or a week, or even a day longer than is absolutely neces, ary,
I deem It a duty to all classes to bring this subject forward in the
most prominent manner in my power, that the public may ascertain
whether or not the condition of the people in this country can be int.
proved by measures practicable for the government to adopt. Fur
this purpose it is now my intention to place before all classes, in th.e
metropolis, the whole extent of the change which is absolutely ne-
cessary, before any permanent relief can be obtained for the existing
distress and increasing evils of society. I will therefore give a course if
lectures explanatory of an entire new /tate of society, in which there
will be no motive created to the existence of any crime—no poverty,
or the least apprehension of it—a beneficial interchange of counno-
ditiee—no desire to possess individual wealth, honour, or privilege,
not common to the human nee- .no prostitution, but the most pun.
chastity, and universal good, and kind and charitable feelings. This
superior state of society will arise from the application to practice of
a knowledge of the laws of human nature, and of the experience of
the past history of mankind, which will effect an entire change of
the existing ignorant and vicious circumstances which are now al.
lowed to form the character and influence the conduct of all rete,,
for intelligent, virtuous, and altogether superior arrangements, in
which it is proposed that all succeeding generations shall be placid
from birth to death.
That all classes may have the means of fairly investigating these
all-important subjects for themselves, I will deliver in my Luna*.
doom, No. 2, Leicester-place, Leicester-square, three Courses of
Lectures, of four Lectures each, die first Course upon Sunday morn.
ings, at eleven o'clock; the second on Wednesdays, at half past
two o'clock • and the third on Fridays, at eight o'clock in the
evening precisely. To make the greatest progress in the shortest
time in a knowledge cf the sub)ject, explanations will be Oven to
questions publicly asked by the audience, but tiro questions and
explanations not to occupy more than an hour—The same Lec-
ture will be repeated on the Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays ;
the first Course to commence on Sunday, the 19th ; the second,
Wednesday, the 22d; and the third, Friday, the 24th instant.
—Admission to the Sunday morning lectures as usual; to the se-
cond course on Wednesday, at half-past two o'clock, by ticket,
which will admit a Gentleman and Lady, or three Ladies ; 10s. for
the course of four lectures, or 3s. for a single lecture ; to the third
course, on Friday, at eight o'clock In the evening, ticket for the
course of four lectures, os. single lecture Is. 6d. Gallery for stewed
and third course half-price. Tickets to be had at the bectureßooms,
No. 2, Leicester-place, two doors from Leicester-square. The pro-
ceeds of these lectures to be applied to promote the knowledge of
this superior state of society in other parts of the British dominions;
that is, to diffuse throughout the population, the means by which
the causes of vice and misery, Ignorance and poverty, and all the in-
ferior and injurious feelings and passions shall be removed by
meeting a virtuous Intelligent arrangement of circumstances, with.
out producing evil to any portion or Individual of the human race.
As the change now contemplated is for the benefit of the Govern-
ment and people, in which your interests are deeply involved ; and
as, to effect this hange, I must oppose myself to the oldest preju-
dices of society, I trust, as your paper is a public vehicle to make
all plans for the improvement of society known, you will give this
letter a conspicuous place in it; but I make no request for you to
advocate any of those principles or measures until I can convince
the population that the system in which it it is involved is founded
upon falsehood and necessarily productive of evil, and that the one
I advocate is founded solely on facts, end necessarily productive
only of good.
49, Bedford-square, June 9. ROBT. OWEN.

TILE TURF.
HAMPTON RACES.
The meeting annually held on Blousley Hprst commenced yes.
terday, Lord Lowther, the Right Hon. John Wilson Croker,
Scott Stonehewer, Esq. officiating as sktriids. The weather was
gloomy In the early part of the morning, but afterwards became
extremely favourable, and continued's° throughout the day ; the
company, in consequence, was much more numerous than might
otherwise have been expected, many who had been prevented at-
tending Ascot by the heavy rains having availed themselves of the
present opportunity of enjoying their favourite sport.
Several fashionable, were on the ground, including the Earl of
Wilton' Lord Lowther, Lord W. Lennox, Sir David Baird, Sir 111..
Wood, Sir G. Heathcoate, Colonel Charrete, Hnn. Captain Roua,
Colonel Standen, Captain Byng, Captain Bulkcley, Mr. Croker,
Mr. Moberly, r. Scott Stonehewer, &c.
There were only two races in the list, but they afforded six ca.
pitakheats, some of them being contested with extraordinary severity,
particularly the first, which was a dead heat.
The races commenced a little before two, and terminated between
five and six o'clock, as follow .
The Clarence Stakes of 10 sovereigns each, and 20 sovereigns added
from the fund ; for 3 yr olds, Gst. 121 b ; 4 yrs, Gat ; 5 yrs, Bet.
1016; 0 yrs and aged, 9,t; winners once this year to carry 311,,
twice 51b, and thrice 71b extra; mares and geldings allowed 31b.
The winner to be sold for 150 guineas, Ike- if demanded. Heats
from the distance post once round.
Lord Lowther's Verdict, 3 yrs • • 0 1 1
Mr. Maberly's c. by Middleton—Nanine, 3 yrs 0 3 2
Mr. Sowerby's W. h. Gas, 4 yrs .... . 0 2 4
Mr. W. Day's b. f. Caradori, 4 yrs • •• * 4 4 3
Mr. Stonehewer's b. f. Aranda, 4 yrs
Mr. Vansittart's Linkboy. aged
First heat.—Even on Gas, and 4 to 1 apt Nanine. Gas took
the lead at a good pace, and kept four or five lengths in front till the
turn for straight running, and it appeared hers that his winning was
a certainty. Verdict, however, who bad; been lying second, came
up, and from the distance home ran neck and neck with Gas, finish.
ing it a dead heat. Second heat.—Even' betting between Gas and
Verdict, the former for choice. The running for this heat was pre-
cisely the same as for the last till the last few strides, when Verdict
went up to Gas, and beat him by a head only. Third heat-7 to
4 on Verdict, and 2 to 1 apt Gas.
Handicap Sweepstakes, of 5 aovs. each, and 20 soya. added. The
winner to be sold for 80 guineas, &c. Weights and distances as
for the Clarence Stakes.
Lord Ranelagh's Queen of Arts, 4 yrs ... 1 0 1
Mr. Green's b. m. Lady Louisa, 5 yrs (allowed 71b) 0 1 0
Mr. Sowerby's br. f. Impudence, 4 yes 0 2 2
Mr. Smith's b. f. Yelva, 4 yrs .. • • ... 2 0 dr.
Mr. Lumley's ch. e. Miktus, 3 yrs - 0 0 0
Mr. Dockeray's bl. h. Pilot, aged - ••• 0 0 0
Mr. Boult's b. f. Benefit, 4 yrs .. 0 0 0
Lord W. Lenox's c. Wigram, 2yn 3 0 0
Mr. Henry's Brother to Nessus, 3 yrs - 0 0 dr.
Mr. Messer's ch. f. Xarifa, 4 yrs . . . 0 0 dr.
Mr. Hervey's Syntax, aged • • • oodr •
First heat—lmpudence and Wigwam against the field. lUilettis
and Brother to Nessus made the running to the first turn, where
they were a little out. Syntax was then in front, and directly after
Queen of Hearts went a-head, where she continued to the end, wiu.
ning cleverly by a length and half.
Second Heat.—Benefit took the lead, followed by Impudence to
the turn, where the latter took precedence; at the distance the cock.
tail (Lady Louisa) was in front, and won by about a length after a
middling race. In making the turn Queen of Hearts fell, and hurt
her rider, but not seriously; she was not injured: the betting on
this heat was 8 to 4 against Queen of Hearts.
In the third heat Benefit again made the play, and with as little
effect ; at the turn for straight running Queen of Hearts and impu-
dence singled themselves out, and ran neck and neck to the finish,
the Quern winning by a head only : she is sister to Montle. The
trainer of Impudence affirms that Queen of Hearts did not save her
distance in the second heat, and claims the stake.

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