Star.
London, England, 1805-07-15 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LAMMIILTOII RAC S s.—Tuerciay the Hunter's
Sweepnakes of 10 guineas each. pay or play, carry-
ing a t ftone each, four mile heats, was won eafily by
Mr. Balt.taii% chefnut gelding by Star. He walked
the courfe the fecund heat.
The Silver Cup, value 501. given by the Regiment
of Berwickfhire Yeomanry Cavalry, for bodes be-
longing to the Yeomanry of the counties of Rox-
burgh, Selkirk, North Durham, and Berwick, carry-
ing 12 none each, rode by yeomen, two mile heats,
was won by Mr. Mastic.' brown mare, of Nur:h
Durham.
The day was molt unfavourable, raining from fira
to la(l ; bu' a confiderable company were prefent,
and a very great difplay of handfome carriages on
the ground.

Yeflerday evening the principal Members of Admi-
niltration dined with Lord HAIIILOWIT, in Berkeley.
(quart.
His orace the Duke of Gaorrow yellerdny even
ing entertained a large party of Nobility and Gentry
to dinner.

Twenty thaufand men, cavalry and infantry, will
be encamped immediately on the Curragh of Itildare.

On Saturday the Loyal Lambeth and the Loyal
Southwark Volunteers, went each to country quar-
ters to perform permanent duty for a fortnight a the
one at Epfom Downs, the other at Croydon.
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Saturday Tome letters reached town from Malta:
The garrifon is in perfect health ; the Mantas was
the only ship of war there.
A large Britint frigate-built thip, with a tier of
guns, name unknown, had, on the 3d of June, been
carried into the Havannah by a French privateer.
The advanced guard ofthe celebrated Ruffian Em-
bary to China left Peterfbargh on the 14th of May,
to make preparations for the reception of the Ambaf-
fador during his extenfive journey. They are to wait
the arrival of their Chief on the frontiers of Chinefe
Tartary ; and a corps of too Tadfchins,,fent by the
Empet or of China, are to elkort him thence through
the defarts of Yobi and Mongolia. The Philolophers
who accompany this expedition arc very numerous,
and are chiefly feletted from the German fchool.
HYDI Paae.—Yesterday them was rather a mot-
leydifplay of Equestrians. Several Heys heitowed upon
their horfes what they received at/cboo/s (whiptiv),
and there were many Rofinantes more in want of outs
than eXertili.
Kenfington Gardens had a fprinkling of fafhion,
among whom were Lards Ditto:, Duiscaerom,
MAYN•RD, and HOU, BBILZLIST CILAVIIII, Mr. BILK.
LORD, &c.

Fuass.--On Tuefday lall the paper-mill of Mr.
BurrsasitAw, at Great Packham, was (truck by a
Rath of lightning, and materially injured.
Yenerdy, the Coke houfe belonging to HILL'S
powder mills on Hounflow Heath, was difcovered to
be on fire. As loon as the fire was perceived every
exertion was made to remove the brimlt.'ne from an
adjoining flied, The moR fearful apprehenfion was
entertained that the fire would communicate to the
powder mills ; but, by the timely affißance of the
inhabitants, it was got under, without communicating
thereto.
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Hi Him Roan ev.—The Earl of Ur Pr a OSSORT
and upon leaving London on Thurfday laft
for the kitting, to retire to his Lordihip's country feat
at Amptbill Park, fent forward his houfe.fteward and
houfe.keeper in the gig, who were flopped, at three
o'clock in the afternoon, by a highwayman, about a
mile of the Luton fide of Barton-Hill, mounted upon
a beautiful horfe, and prefented to him his doubled-
barrelled tidier, ready cocked. Mrs. Mackenzie asked
what the man wanted but Mr. Bryan foon difccis
vered his butinefs, by the lots of about 301. in notes,
and Come cafh befides, together with a favourite gold
watch and feats, which he begged hard to Cave, but
the highwayman Paid " he was poor and mull
have all" Mrs. M. efcaped, by Mr. B. and herfcif
declaring the had no money about her. The high-
wayman then deliberately rode off along the road
towards Luton, about Soo yards, but perceiving the
Ampthil Rage coming about a mile off, he took the
fields and bye lanes. He was a good looking young
man, apparently about 22 or 23 years of age ; bad
on a drab furtout buttoned up, and a coloured band-
Ittrchief over his chin, but the upper part of his face
was as a man riding out in a cold day.—Lord Os.
soar, who was behind at come diftance, when he came
UP, and heard of it, immediately difpatched purfuers.
who traced the highwayman to Dunstable Houghr
ton, from whence be mull have loon got into the
great road.—This robber has been committing de.
predations in the day time near Stoney Stratford, and
in various other rolp of that cowry for fbmc tiata
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