Star.
London, England, 1805-08-23 00:00:00

DEAL RACES, AUGUST so.

The Officers of the Brigade of Guards, quartered
in our barracks, have,gratified us with a Honk Race,
to continue for three days, and from which much
(port is expelled. The Courfe is on an excellent fpot
of ground, called Free Down, about four miles from
Deal.—The Matches yefierday were as follow:
Fifty Guineas.—One two.miles seat.
Mr. Rous's di. b. Cantu's, x aft. beat Capt. Henry's br. b. Tinker.
Fifty Guineas.—Two.mile heats.
Mr. Latour's ea. m. Trull, a a t

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Captain Todd's gr. m. Crazy Jane. soft.
Captain Rig's gr. h. MoonaMe, t aft beat Lord Saltown's ch.
m. 13ft. Two miles
Lord F. Bentinck's br. p. Eft. beat Colonel Lambert's br. p.
Punch.—A feather. One mile.
On the whole there was much good running, and
feveral of the heats were clofely contefied. In a bye
race between Mr. Colquit and another Officer of the
Guards, who rode their own ponies, the beat was
won by only half a neck.

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YORE AUGUST RACES, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20.
Fifty Pounds free for all ages ; 3 yr olds, 64. 41b. 4
yr olds, 711. 71b. 5 yr olds, 811. slb. 6 yr olds and
aged, 811. t 21b. Mares and fillies allowed 31b. and
maiden horfes, &c. 41b. Four mile heats.
Sir H. WilHunker's Starling, 3 yrs old -
Mr. N. R. Hodgfoo's Stretch, 5 yrs old - - a dr.
Mr. Garforth's Zan, 4 yrs old - - 3 dr.
Mr. Flint's Seampton, by Screveton, 3 yrs old
High odds on the winner.
A Sweepftakes of togs. each—colts 811—fillies, yR.
t2lb.-I'wo year old Courfe.
Sir H. T. Vanes b. f. by Patriot - -
Mr. Maitre* Flighty, by Traveller - a
Mr. Kirby 's eh. e. by Stamford, out of Belle Fife - 3
lord Fitzwlllianes bay filly, by Sir Peter - - - 4
Mr. Mardi's b. e. Companion, by Bennlogbroogh • pd
Mr. 6. Caldron's b. c. by Sur, dam by Huby - • pd

Five and fit to 4 oti the ivinaer.

ASSIZES, fee.

At Newcaftle affizes an Indiament was preferred
by nne of the Coroners for the Northern Diaria of
Northumberland, %ain't the Townthip of Croolchatn,
for neglecting to give him notice of the death of a
Smuggler, who died in confequence of a wound re-
ceived in rcfißing a feizure by a party of the Royal
Cheviot Legion. The penalty by Aft of Parliament
is aool. As the wound was received in refilling law-
ful authority, and there was no lufpicion of murder
attached to the traufaition, the verdistt was for the
defendants.

COEN WALL.••••CIICIDT AMU •NOTIISR 4. arrisr—The
trial of this caufe, which lafted upwards of fix hours,
excited a very general intereft. It was brought
by the reprefentatives of the late Mr. Tonkin of Pen.
zance again!' the Mayor of that town, for recovery
of the value of two trees which lately Rood in the
centre of Market-Jew-ftreet, and which, by order of
the defendant and Corporation, have been cut down
for the purpofe of widening and effecting the admira-
able improvement which has been lately made in that
greet. It appeared in evidence, that the trees had
been planted by Pone of the Tonkin family 6o years
ago, and that from that time until they were taken
down they had been frequently lopped and topped
by them. But on the part of the defimdant it was
contended, that their ads on the difputed plot of
ground were the acts of the Corporation, as they were
at the time of committing them Members of it ; and
of this opinion were the jury, who, after a (tort deli-
beration, returned a verdict for the defendant. The
plaintiffs endeavoulti to eftablifh, that the Corpora-
tion had, before the fuit was commenced, acknow-
ledged themfelres trefpaffers ; and for this purpnfe a
wiinefs was produced, who for a long time perfilfed
in declaring that he had, by the direction and on be-
half of the Corporation, tendered, unconditionally to
Mrs. Tonkin, one of the plaintiffs, the value of the
trees.—But after a long trots-examination, on a me-
morandum being produced, fubfcribed with his name,
which be a: firit infinuated defendant's Attorney had
in a moment of intoxication obtained from him with-
out his having previoufly read it, he at Lift confeffcd,
that he had flamed it over before he figned it, and
that he might; at the time, have drank two glaffes of
wine. The cirenadtances relating to this tender were
highly honourable to the defendant and Corporation,
and were molt fatisfadorily explained by their Attor-
ney, who attended to make it.—Mr. Serjeant LENS,
in addreffing the Jury for the defence, and the Judge,
in the obfervations which he made on this part of the
evidence, was extremely animated and fevere. This
was one of the Special Jury caufes for which the
Judge granted a Certificate.
SINGULAR LIBEL.—At the Warwick affixes, lag
week, a cattle was tried, wherein Meffrs. Harding,
Oakes,Willington and Heath, bankers, of Tamworth,
were the plaintiffs, and Heath, a perfon of con.
fiderable property, was the defendant. The defen-
dant was accufed of writing and publifhing malicious
libels againft the plaintiffs, with intent to injure the
credit of their bank. The libels were all fimilar, and
confifted of the words, " Frenti sullafelee—in Eng•
lifh, Appearances are dereitfai;"—which were written
in large charatters upon many of the plaintiffs' five-
guineas and one-guinea cafh notes. The defendant
pleaded Not Guilty; but 61 notes fo written upon
were produced in Court, and bis hand-writing upon
them was clearly proved. The plaintiffs did not at-
tempt to (hew any Ipecial damage ; but from the
whole of the evidence the malicious intent of the de-
fendant was fatisfadotily proved to the Court.--
Verdift for the plaintiffs, Damages cool.
JUSTICE Room, GUlLDHALL.—Wednefday a girl
about to years of age, who had been bound appren-
tice out of the pariffi to Mr. Brown, apothecary, on
Snow-hill, was brought before Sir Camtirs Pang
and Alderman Aairast.v, charged with threatening
to murder her matter and mißrefs, and to let fire to
the hcnfe. It was Rated that thergirl was of a molt
depraved and wicked difpofition, that the had fre-
quently Rood in a menacing pofture with a large
carving knife pointed at her mitirefs, and had taken
up a heavy [tone mortar to throw at her matter. Oa

being acted shat (he hacho fay for htr - 4...
denied all that had been alledged, an I Lvg;
ter and inifirefs had ill ufed hey. 'sr Chi./ ;
PRICE obferved, it could not be credited dot nr r,
young as the girl in quellion could CCA .1%1 41• V fe•
rims alarm to the family the lived in. He t••;5 ,f
opinion that no Reps :,ad been taken to reclaim her,
and that the complainants hail. ailed with ton much
feverity ; therefore, as it was evident they were unit
to govern her agreeably to her indenture, he rhorztt
it belt to releafe her from their c.rvice. The kid
was confequently ordered to St. Sepulchre's Wutkr
houre, and Mr. Brown was ordered to oeft.re (Le
money and clothes he received with her when use was
bound by the patina. The unfortunate child
without parents.