Star.
London, England, 1825-11-09 00:00:00

PIGEON MATCH.

The pigeon shooting match at eleven birds each, for 100 soy.
a-side, took plae•r yesterday morning on Finchley Comm,m, be-
tween Messrs. Osborne and Knutsford, of Kent and Surrey cele-
brity. it was well attended, and was won by Mr. Osborne killing
nine birds, and his opponent eight. Mr. Knutsford lust two
birds within a few yards of the bounds, or he would have won.

REMARKABLE CAPTURE OF A HARE.
Wednesday morning last a hare was started from a field opposite
the Nlalmesbury Arms Inn, in Visherton Anger, by Mr. Blake,
which made its way from thence into an adjoining gal den, and into
a wood-house; from thence it returned through another gar.
den, crossed ;lie turnpike road, and entered the kitchen of the
Malmesbury Arms, where it took refuge under tho grate, until a
hot cinder fell upon its back, when a young man, who happened to
be present, took her in his arms, carried her into the highway, and
gave her liberty.

SETTLEMENT OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE COMBERS ♦ND WEAVERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS.

" Leeds Mercury Office, Monday, November 7.
4, The Meeting at Fairweather Green took place this
afternoon, John Tester in the Chair; after some preli-
minary explanations relating to the conflicting state-
ments which had been published on the subject of the
amount of wages earned by the Combers before the
strike, the Chairman announced, that having found that
the Masters could not afford to give an advance of
wages at the price at which manufactured stuff goods
were now selling, a number of the men had applied for
work at the former prices, and some of them had suc-
ceeded; others, it was hoped, would be equally for-
tunate, and those who could not obtain work would
still continue to be paid the usual allowance from the
Union FunJs. In conclusion, they were congratulated
on the recognition of the Union Society by the Masters,
so far as not to require any of their workmen to dis-
own it. With this expLination, and this consolation,
the Meeting, which consisted of from twelve to fifteen
hundred workmen, seemed satisfied, and a vote of
thanks war carried unanimously, on the motion of Mr.
Tester, seconded by Mr. Walworth, to Mr. Wood and
Messrs. Rand, for the readiness they bad shewn to meet
the men on the present occasion, and for theirliberal con-
duct towards their workmen. The meeting dispersed
in perfect good humour at night-fall, it having been
previously announced from the Chair, that no further
Meetings would be held at this place'

The King of NAPLES has given orders to carry on
the excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii sit ith ac-
tivity. His MAJESTY, accompanied by the Queen
and the Princess CHRISTINA, have visited the two sub-
terranean cities, and made minute inquiries into the'
state of the work. The museum is daily enriched by
valuable works of art and antiques. The unrolling and
reading the MSS. continues with success.
CommaraTtort.—Monday, the 31st ult. a tradesman,
named Day, a silk-dyer, was summoned before Mr.
HERSERT, and Mr. SUDDART, the sitting Magistrates
at Arran-quay Police-office, Dublin. The complaint
against Day was, that he had compelled his employer,
Mr. Carroll, to discharge a fellow-workman, named'
Wm. Turner. Mr. Carroll, on being sworn, deposed
that Day told him, that if he did not discharge Turner
from his employment, he (Day) would work with him
no longer. In consequence of this declaration, Mr.
Carroll dismissed Turner from his employment. The
Magistrates considered that the conduct of Day, in
this transaction, was an improper interfe:ence, on his
part, tetween master and workman, and was an offence
that came within the scope and meaning of the last Act
of Parliament passed with respect to Combination.
They, therefore, sentenced Day to one month's im-
' prisonment, and to be kept to bard labour.
Among other projects that of enclosing the large track
of land comprised in Morecombe Bay, Lancashire, is
revived. When the subject was formerly agitated, it
was estimated that the recovery of Lancaster Sands
would cost 200,0001. or 51. 3s. 3d. per acre, at a time
whet. the process was not so well understood as at pre-
sent; on its recovery it was supposed the land would
be worth 401. per acre. Mr. BEATsoN, in his commu-
nication to the Board of Agriculture, says of this pro-
posed recovery—g. There would not merely be an addi-
tion of territory largcr titan either the islands of Guern-
sey or Jersey, but it would tend to improve at least four
times that extent of the interior country, and a safe and
ex pediti-us communication would be opened between the
towns of Lancaster, ‘Vhitehaven, Ravenglass, &c. and
all the intermediate country, instead of a very ciicuitaus
route, or a precarious, dangerous, and often fatal pas-
sage over Lancaster Sands." 01 the dangerous nature
of the preent passage the Newspapers contain the fol-
lcwing recent pawl :—On Friday the 7th ult. the stage-
ccrach, on its way from Lancaster to Ulver.tone, when it
had cros ed about half way over the sands, suddenly
sunk i.r a quick-sand, and the passengers had to leap
into the water, wiiish was duce feet deep, and to wade
for a quarter of a mile •to the nearest drys.ind, from
why nce they had fise miles more to walk before they
could reach a house. The coach rt !pained tom days iu
the place where it sank, and at last was buoyed up by
affixing hogsheads to it, b.) Ate aid of which it fl atcd,
and was then pulled Ashok by some fi,hernien.