Star.
London, England, 1830-04-13 00:00:00

MATCHES.
Match-200 soy. h. ft. R. M.

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Mr. Sowerby's Coroner, ast. 71b.
Marquis of Worcester's Felt, &t. 21b.
Match-150 sov.
Lord Worcester's Coulon received GO soy. from Lord Ranelagh's
Sontag.

WRESTLING.
On Friday the annual competition in wrestling by na-
tives of the counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland took place
in the ground attached to the Eyre Arms tavern, St. John's-wood
road. On the present =aeon no individual of great celebrity was
on the list of competitors, but the wrestling was, perhaps, on that
account more uniformly interesting than at former periods. When
the Grahams, the Golding', and the Datums have been competitors,
the spectators felt confident of their success, and felt but little in-
terest in the exertions of men of less fame, and it was only when the
expected champion entered the lists that their attention was aroused
and fixed. It would be tedious to enter into minute details respect.
ing the wrestling on Friday. Suffice it to say that out of the corn.
petitors for the first class of prizes three men remained standing,
namely, Thomas Thwaites, of Brough.hill end, near Appleby;
John Dixon, from the neighbourhood of Wigton, in Cumberland ;
and Timothy Dobson, from Bolton, near Appleby. Thwaites and
Dixon were appointed to wrestle together, and the victor was after-
wards to compete with Dobson ; but as the latter had hurt himself
severely, it was almost certain that he could not again exert himself
effectually, and therefore the wrestle between Thwaites and Dixon
was looked upon as decisive of the championship, and of course ex-
cited much interest. They are both fine young men, about 19 years
of age. After a long trial of skill, in which both wrestlen dis-
played all the resources of their art, a fall took place. It appeared
to be the opinion of the spectators generally, as we know it was of
some excellent judges of wrestling, that Thwaites had won the fall,
and his supposed triumph was hailed with acclamations. Dixon,
however, alleged the fall to be a " dog-fall,"—that is to say, a fall
in which both wrestlers come to the ground together, in which case
the patties wrestle again. After a long consultation, the umpires
decided that a fresh wrestle should take place. Thwaites was con-
fident of success, and willingly acceded to the proposition ; but,
after a severe struggle, he was cleanly thrown by Dixon. Dixon then
wrestled with Dobson, whom, as was anticipated, he threw with the
utmost ease, and thus became entitled to the first prize, a handsome
silver cup, of the value of about 201. Poor Thwaites appeared at
first much mortified at having the laurels which he thought he had
fairly won torn from his brow • but he soon rallied, and congratulated
Dixon on his success. Dobson obtained the second prize of the first
class, Tbwaites the third, and Henry Mossop, of Appleby, the
fourth. These prizes were richly chased silver snuff-boxes. The
first prize of the second class was won by William Fawcett, of
Westmoreland ; the second by John Atkinson, of Westmoreland;
the third by Thomas Bird, of Westmoreland ; the fourth by Joshua
Stamper, of Cumberland ; and the fifth by John Ellwood, of West-
moreland. John Beckwith, of Brough, obtained the youths' prize.
The whole proceedinos were conducted with perfect good order.
THE EPPING HUNT.

According to annual custom the eastern portion of the
metropolis was yesterday the scene of much bustle, some confusion,
and infinite merriment, arising from the numerous holiday folks re-
pairing to the " forest," to witness, or to be partakers, in the cele.
braced " Epping hunt." Notwithstanding the attractions of Green-
wich fair, as well as the threatening appearance of the morning, and
the occasional descent of some sharp showers of rain, the equestrians
mustered pretty strongly ; and what though many of them did not
sit in their saddles with the ease and grace of a Ducrow, yet
the good humour with which each laughed at the other's
awkwardness, in perfect unconsciousness of his own, more
than compensated for these trifling deficiencies. Then again,
if many of the steeds of these adventurous gentlemen were
not remarkable for blood. there was certainly no lack of
bone. With a few trifling accidents, and the fouling of numerous
holiday suits, from the sudden and unexpected contact of their wear-
ers with their mother earth, the whole reached the ground in safety,
and "mime host" of the Bald-faced Stag, as doubtless he had anti.
cipated, found his liquors, as well as the more substantial comforts
of the " corporeal man," in prodigious extent. A sufficient
time having been bestowed on this important duty (for what is
holiday-making, at least among Englishmen, without feasting
and plenteous libation) the attention of the " sportsmen" and
amateurs was naturally enough directed to the expected sport.
—The field, as far as numbers were concerned, might chal-
lenge comparison with many more aristocratic, but infinitely
less celebrated, meetings; and it was laughable enough to observe
the variety of feelings of hope and apprehension in the countenances
of many as they bestrode their Bucephaluses in expectation of the
arrival of the stag. A lingering hour passed away, and then
another and another, until at length hope began to die away in the
bosom of the more adventurous, and their visages to lengthen pro-
digiously ; while the timid—those who had some doubts of their own
horsemanship, and had already east a longing, lingering thought to.
wards home—inwardly congratulated themselves on their probable
deliverance from at least a rolling in the wet soiL But the hopes of
the former party were aroused by the appearance of the well-known
caravan containing the game. AU were now on the tiptoe of ex.
pectation—the door of the caravan was opened, and the deer
forth. So little, however, did the creature appear to drealeelat
"jell hustlers' that be fairly turned round and for a minute or
two fixed his large mild eyes upon the clamorous throng about
him, and it was not until the bounds—they were three in number
—a wiry-haired terrier, a lame shaggy wretch of the mongrel
breed, and a large blackbouse-dog with a tremendous howl,2:llFtrted
startled him by their clout and troublesome vicinity that the
deer thought proper to take to his heels. Dora the hill he
daubed, and after him the whole rout of horsemen, assmen, and
footmen. Now then commenced the real sport. Here might be
seen horses galloping in every direction, while their overthrows and
unlucky riders ruefully surveyed their bemired garments or felt their
limbs to ascertain they had sustained no fractures. Width*, the
stag proceeded to we can but guns; at any rate we have little doubt
of his safety. When we left the Bad many of the hunters were
retracing their weary steps with very different feelings than those
with which they had set out on this "day of adventure.'

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.-APRIL 12.