Star.
London, England, 1824-11-04 00:00:00

COURT OP BURGESSES.

DEFICIENT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
A Court of Burgesses was held yesterday in the Bail
Court, Guildhall, Westminster, for the purpose Of re-
ceiving the presentments made by the Annoyance
Jury," and of hearing any appeals which might be
made against the same.
Tnere were only two cases called on : these were,
Vincent Cuimore, eating-house-keeper, •Carlisle.street,
corner of Great Chapel-street, Soho. One pair of scales
deficient two drachms; and four half-pint measures, de-
ficient half a gill each.—Fined 1(h.
Thomas Agar, green-grocer, 65, Wardour-street, Sohu. One pair
of scales deficient two drachms.—Fined 54.

The other eases of fines, which are extremely numerous, stint'
over to the next Court-slay.

BRITISH AND A VD:RICAN FLAGS.

We some time ago observed,with much p'easure, the
increasing harmony and unison of sentiments and feel-
ings between the inhabitants of Great B, izaiti and the
United States : there are, however, some pelsons we
doubt not, in both countries, who view this good tri
derstanding with jealousy. An instance of this, so la!
as relates to the United States, has reclnrly occurred.
Mr. Addington, our Charge d'Affaires at Washington,
addressed a IVne, at the close of August last, to Mr.
Adams, the American Secretary of Sate, stating in sub-
stance, that as n much inconvenience had been found to
result from the the..of the Union Jack, as a signal tbr
pilots in foreign count' ies, it had been determine) by
the British Admiralty, henceforward, to substitute for
that signal a special flag, namely, the British Union
Jack, with a broad white border added to it ;" and is
conclusion suggesting to the American Government,
whether it might not be deemed expedient by them
to adopt on their part, for the use of the America!,
Navy, some distinguishing flag, as a special signal, for
the same purpose?"
As the ground of this suggestion, Mr. AdJington •
stated what is well known to all persons engaged
the American trade, viz, that much embarrassment,
and, in many in-tances, selious distress and dan-
ger, are at piesent occasioned to the vessels of the
United States on foreign stations. A suggestion so im-
portant, and yet so perfectly disinterested, would, one
might have anticipated, have been received, not only
as it was by the Government, in the spirit of good will
and friendship, in which it originated, but also by every
American citizen, cf every party, with at least affected
satisfactioaT

But it appears from an article in the Philadelphia
Democratic Press, that there are some who have pre-
tended to discover in Mr. Addington's Note, an en-
deavour to dictate an acknowledgment of our naval
superiority, by a compulsory conformity of signals!
No conclusion, however, could be more erroneous than
that which would lead us to believe that the feelings
that pervade many of the American Journals with re-
spect to British que.tions, are those of the people at•
large. The press of the United States is principally in
the hands of Irishmen, who have been obliged to banish
themselves to that country on account of their political
offences ; and they seldom miss an opportunity of
avenging their supposed wrongs, by vilifying the Eng.
lish character, and infusing jealousy and suspicion into
the breasts of the native Americans.

Some idea may be formed of the extension of the
Public Press, when it is known that nearly 20,000 News-
papers pass through the Edinburgh Post Office weekly.
The attention of the passengers was arrested in the
Strand, near Southampton-street, yesterday, by a couple
of ruffians in dirty garb, offending in the most out-
rageous manner every female they met, by exposing
their person s. A gentlemanlike dressed young man
remonstrated, and one of the r uffians immediately struck
him in the month, and was immediately knocked down
by the Gentleman, who was.stated to be a Mr. Finch.
The other fellow rushed upon him, when Mr. F. hit him
in the mouth and dropped him. The Gentleman threw
his coat into a shop, and in three rounds completely
punished the ruffian for his barbarity, and he laid on the
ground thoroughly beaten. The other ruffian escaped,
after the populace had done with him.
Yesterday morning, a person of rather shabby ex te-
rior, called at No. 8, Salisbury-street, Strand, to look
at apartments for his master, and after viewing them,
requested a card of the address of the house, was in-
troduced into the parlour, and whilst the mistress of
the house was writing the card, he contrived to slip a
small note-case into his pocket, containing cash to the
amount of nearly 801. Tire Lady nearly paralyzed on
momentarily losing sight of the pocket-book, furiously
demanded it, and he instantly gave it up, and said it
was only a joke to frighten her, and left the house, she
having no power to detain him, from her agitation.
PUBLIC FLAGELLATION.—Yesterday morning, pur-
suant to their sentences, two men were publicly and
effectively whipped, in the Court-yard of the Old Bai-
ley : after which ceremony; three young men (one of
whom was named Davis) received a similar compliment
in private. Davis was discharged forthwith. Previous
to his leaving prison he had an interview with the Go-
vernor of Newgate, who in a humane manner inquii ed
as to the place of his destination, and the means he had
to proceed thither? The lad said that he was a native
of Worthing, where his friends live, and thither he
wished to go, but was entirely destitute of means to do
so, fur he was pennylpss and in want of trowseis and
shoes. The Governor told him he hoped the punish-
ment he had that morning received, would act as a
warning to him through life, and operate as a preven-
tive against further depredations; after which he was
supplied with trowsers and shoes, and sufficient pecu-
niary aid to enable him to return home, for which he
expressed his gratitude, and at the same time promised
to reform his c3nduct.

EXTRAORDI NA BY FEAT.— A few days ago, two young
chimney-sweeps entering the burgh of Linlithgow from
the east, espied a new tall steam-engine vent, whose
cloud-capt summit seemed to challenge their climbing
powers. Quitting the high road, the young rogues en-
tered the building, and contrived to creep up through
the interior of the vent to the top and after periormin '
many capers and gambols on " the speculative height,
to the terror and amazement of the spectator., one of
them suddenly executed a summerser, pitched on his
hands, and raising his heels in the air, continued to kick
against the clouds for some time, with all imaginab'e
ease. The vent stands detached from every other build-
ing, is seventy feet high, three feet diameter on the
outside, and eighteen inches within, so that our tum-
blers had only a ledge nine inches in breadth to gam-
bol upon. This surpasses the feat of the English sai-
lors, who astonished the land of Egypt by carousing on
the top of Pompey% Pillar.

SPORTING INTELLMENCS.

BETTING AT NEWMARKET.
• TUKSTIAY N IGHT, TWELVI
There has been some brisk betting to-day on the Derby, &a- and
it has taken an extensive range. A sporting Grnt!eman, on Mon-
day, took ico to 5, several times, that he named all the winners
that day—won.
I)Essv-10 to 1 agst Rufus; 12 to 1 agst Muleteer; 15 to 1
agst Bolero; 18 to I agst Legacy ; 18 to 1 4174 Diana; 20 tot
atst llicduil; 20 to 1 apt Canvire; 25 to 1 agst Spinning Jenny;
25 to 1 ag-t Ilartiet's dent.
OsKs • 7 to 1 agst Waltz.; 11 tot agst Attica; 11 to 1 agstSor-
cvry ; 11 to 1 art Aline.
1.103r1t-10 to 1 ilgst Memnon ; 15 to 1 apt Cleveland; 20 to 1
ag-zt Homer; 20 to 1 agst Reagauntlet ; 20 to I agst Mandane;
25 to 1 agst Androzeus; 30 to 1 agst Daredevil; 30 to 1 agst The
.11(14.11113o.

'EW MARKET THIRD OCTOBER, OR HOUGHTON
MEETI NG,

WEDNESDAY, NOIICXSPIit 3.
Mr. l'rendergast's Witch, Bst. 31b. beat Mr. Molony's Humbug ,
late Seltariar, bst. 71b. T.Y.C. 100 sov.-2 to I on Witch.

Ilindicap Sweepstakes of 10 sov. each, fur three years
upwards. T.Y.C.

Lord G. 11. Cavendish's ['riucipessa, 3 yrs cid, 7st. 61b. 1
Doke of Richmond's Dandizette, 4 yrs old, Bst. 31b. 2
Five others -tartett ; one paid. 'Doe .Judge placed but two.-5
to 1 agst Principessa ; '2 to 1 agst Dandizette.
Mr. Prendetgast's Witch. 7st. 61b. heat the Duke of Grafton's
Posthuma, Bst. 91b. I). M. 100 soy. h. ft.-6 to 4 agst Witch.
Subscription Plate of £.50 fur two years old, carrying Est. 71b. and
three years old, Bst. 101 b. T.Y.C.
.
Mr. Rogers's b. f. Scandal, 2 yrs old . 1
Mr. Wortley's b. f. Girouette, 5 yrs old 2
Mr. Wyndbam's b. c. by Whalebone, 2 yrs old 5
Duke of Grafton's ch. f. Gavotte, 2 yrs old 4
Four others started. The Judge placed but four.-11 to $ agst
Scandal; '.; to 1 agst Girouette.

HAVER FORD WEST RACES AND HUNT MEETING.

TIIIIM DAY.

A Handicap Stakes of S soy. each, with 20 added. Two mile heats.
Mr. Peel's ch. g. Little John, aged, 10st. - 1 1
Mr. B. Dayics's b, m. Fiddle-de-dee, 3 yrs old, 9st. 11b. 2 2
Mr. Hazard's b. g. Hope, aged, 9st. 10Ih. - S 3
Mr. B. Davies's h. in. Mima, 4 yrs old, llst.
Mr. Currie's h. g. Counsellor, 3 yrs old, 7st.
Match for 50 soy. a-side. Two miles.
Mr. Peel's ch. g. St. Cowin, S yrs old, 9st.
Mr. J. Davies's ch. g. Trooper, 5 yrs old, list.

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