Star.
London, England, 1823-04-19 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN KEETTTIG,7III23: "
FRIDAY, APRIL Is.
SUbacription Plate of reso, for 2-yr-ilb, aarrylnglat.llb. tr•yr-
olds, Bst. 51b. 4-yr-olds, Bst. 131 b. 5-yr-olds, 9st. 41b. 6-yr-olds
and aged, 9st. 81b. D. M.
Mr. Rogers's hr. f. Scratch, 2 yrs old - ' - 1
Mr. J. Walker's b. h. Langtonian, 5 yrs old -
Lord Exeter's ch. c. by Comus, s yrs old - 3
Five others started ; the Judge placed but three. sto 1 ages
Scratch.
Sweepstakes of 100 gs, each, h. ft. for colts, Mt. 71b. and fillies,
Bst. 415. rising three years old. 1). M.
Mr. Wilson's e. by Comus - - 1
The Duke of York's c. by Dominic Sampson - 2
Four paid. 2tolon c. by Comus.
The Hampton Court Stud Stakes of 200 gs. each, h. ft. for tl.e
' produce of mares covered in 1819 ; colts, Bst. 71b. fillies, S.A.
51b. B. M. Those got by untried stallions, or out of untried
mires. allowed 31b.
The Duke of York's c. by Aladdin - - 1
The Duke of Rutland's c. by Soothsayer -
Eight paid. 5t020n c. by Aladdin.
MIDGHANI HUNT MEETING, APRIL 17.
Hunters' Plate of £5O. Heats three miles; carrying 11 st.
Mr. Vyse's bl. Is. Phosphorus - - 1 1
Captain Smith's Eagle - - 4 2
Mr. 11. Udny's hr. m. - - 2 3
Mr. WeatheralPs Mountebank - - 3 4
Mr. Adam's P - Prodigal - - 5 dr
Mr. Owen's Brush - - - 6 dr
6to 4 agst Eagle-2 to I agst Phosphorus. A good race.
Half-bred Stakes of seven sovereigns each, with 15 added.

One two-mileheat.

Mr. Dillon's Porcupine - -
Capt. Humphreys' Trumpator -
Mr. Good's Hercules - -
Seven started. Even on the winner.

Yesterday the Duchess of Gumminess passed the morning with
the Kim, and Prince Lrormn paid his respects to his MAJESTY.
Yesterday Count Mumma had an audience,of the KING.
The Duke of GLOUCESTER rode out ou Thursday for the first
time since his indisposition.
The Duke of Gaorrox arrived yesterday, at his house in
Clarf_Tes•street, from Newmarket.
The Duke of PORTLAND arrived yesterday evening, at his
house in St. James's.square, from Newmarket.
The Marquis and Marchioness of HUNTLY arrived on Thurs-
day, at the Duke of Goabores house, New Norfolk-strget, from
Kimbolton-House, Huntingdonshire.
The Earl and Countess of DARLINGTON and family left Itaby
Castle, Durham. yesterday, for Cheltenham.
The Earl of BRADFORD left town yesterday, for his seat in
Shropshire.
Lord MILBOURTIt arrived in town yesterday from Brighton.
The Countess of Essax had yesterday evening an elegant circle
of distinguished Fashionables.
The answers to enquiries at Sir C. Bostrer.nes, this morning,
was,_ that be had a bad night, and was worse than yesterday.
DEATH or THE COUNTESS or COURTOWN.—This illustrious Lady
expired at Couttown-ffouse, Dublin, on Monday morning last,
in the 54th .year of her age. Her Ladyship died in consequence
of a bilious affection, which terminated in inflammation. The
Countess was the daughter of 'the Duke of recctrucri, by
Moor, the present Duchess, and co-heiress of the late Duke of

MONTAGUE.
Coss t. Mum F.xmostox.— re/cadences, April i i . A most de.
plorable event bas caused consternation in our city, and the vil-
lage of Auxin. About half-past six o'clock on Wednesday last,
a loud rumbling noise was beard in the coal-pits, near our
gate de Lisle. This noise was cansed by inflammable gas,
called feu grison, which blazed forth with a loud explosion.
We hurried to the place where the accident happened, and every
precaution was taken to relieve the unfortunate persons who
were in the pit. Persons provided with bottles, some, filled with
mercury, others with volatile alkali, descended into this plaCe of
death. There was no cessation of the most indefatigable exer-
tion, and on Thursday evening they drew out almo,t all the.
wretched victims of this terrible catastrophe. The dead bodies
of 19 or 20 workmen lay extended on the earth, and it was im-
possible to present to the view a spectacle more melancholy.—
Not one of them could be recognized, their 'hubs, hearing no
resemblance to their natural form ;their handa and feet were dsitd
up and contracted. A small number, however, has been drawn
nut horribly mutilated. When the grison appears, in general it
does not cause more than blisters; and burns on.the bodies of those
touched by it; but on this occasion, the unfortunate persons have
had their limbs also broken and shattered in the emit drtacifut
manner, without being dashed against say hard body, and rrehap•
merely from the shod of the explosion. Fortunately op that
day there were none hut the workmen in the mine. 'They at-
tributed the accident to the following circumstance :—A youth.
between ten and twelve years old, named Carette' being premed
to comply with one of nature's calls, placed his hat, in which
was • lighted candle, on the ground, the gas which generally
hovers on the surface of the place where it issues, took fire from
the candle, and caused the explosion. This youth was brought
out alive, but with his legs and arms broken; he lived about
eight hours, and gave the details we have mentioned.
&cum/T.—Thursday evening, a poor woman, 74 years of
age, lodging in Kingsgate-street, Holborn,being left by herself,
her clothes caught fire, and she was so dreadfully burnt that
she expired yesterday morning.
EXECUTION OP MARY MIKINNON.—This unhappy
person was executed at Edinburgh on Wednesday
last,. for the murder of William Howat, on the Sth of
February of the present year. Her execution excited
great interest, above 15,030 persons being assembled
around the spot where she suffered. She was dressed
iu mourning, w ith a white frill and weepers, wore a
large shawl, and her face was partly concealed with
a black veil. During the prayer which was offered
up after she had mounted the scaffold, she fainted,
but soon recovered and resumed her apparent trail-
, quillity. She was greatly agitated, however, when
the rope was placed about her neck. After a few
moments spent in prayer, the drop fell, she gas* two
or three convulsive heaves, and appeared to die al-
most instantly. The whole of the multitude behaved
with great decorum, and evinced no great degree of
sympathy with the unfortunate woman. It was ex.:
pected she would address the spectators, but she only
declared her innocence of the crime for which ,he
suffered, and begged that, after her death, her hout.e
might be searched, when alarge,pointed, flat skewer
I would be found. with which the deed was done. Sae
admitted she saw the blow given, but pointed to ano-
ther person as having done the deed. Since her trial
she has reflected very severely on the evicicnce given
by some of'the witnesses; but before thefataltnoment
at rived she was brought by the unwearied exertions
of the Minister who attended her, to a more Christran
frame of mind, and died in peace with all mankind.
—She was about 32 years of age, stout, and' rather
handsome, and has been known to the police of Edin-
burgh for abou, fil teen years as the mistiest de home
of ill-fame. She was constantly impressed with a
hope, to the last moment, that the sentence would not
be carried into execution ; and declared at the scaf-
fold, that if she had known it would have come to
this., she coulti.have employed £12,000 in attempting
her redemption—ignorant of the fact that money has
no weight in the scale of justice. The Gentleman
who was described in the evidence on the trial as Mrs.
M,Kinnon's father, has been induced by that circuits-
stance,-to state that the whole is erroneous, that his.
daughter, of the same name, died ; but the unhappy..
woman persisted in her assertion, even in his• pre-
sence, and was supported in what she said by Cap-,
tain 13nowN, the late superintendent of Police. Ir
stated, that her parentage is not what it het beta
said to be, and that the whole matter will soup
laid before the Public in an official manner. The goys
was given to the Professor of Anatomy foi slitseetmiu.

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