Star.
London, England, 1824-04-21 00:00:00

BETWEEN GTPSEY COOPER AND READS.

The match for these men bting off last week, they turned-to yes-
terday for a purse of twenty guineas. Betting six to four on Heade.
It was decided in nineteen rounds and twenty-nine nfinutes, in fa-
vour of Beads, who won as really the better man. The Gypsey
began like a hero, and ended like a mongrel. When he could not
lead he was sure to fall away, and gave in at last, though nut much
beaten. Wade is a brave man, and will yet puzzle the Itin,g.

BETTING AT NEW
Lit

lARKET, APRIL 19.
13 to 1 cost Hurley Burley
17 to 1 apt Elephant
17 to 1 apt Don Carlos
20 to 1 apt any other.

S to 1 agst Osmond
1111 to 1 agst (irenaditr
9 to 1 agst Reformer
11 to 1 agst Ridicule
11 to 1 agst Jesse

2 to 1 agst Rebecca
8 to 1 agst Viscountess
10 to 1 agst Barossa

12 to 1 agst Laurel Leaf
15 to 1 agst any other

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1824.
TirK4nAlr, APRIL 20.
Sweepstakes of 100 sov. each, h. ft. D. M.
Duke of Gralion's b. c. Skiff, Sat. 71b. - - • 1
Mr. Rogers's ch. c. Silkworm, Bst. 41h. - - 2
General Grosvenor's b. c. Virgilirte, sit. 4th. - - :•'
Seven to 4 apt Skiff-5 to 2 agst Silkworm.
The First Class of the Oatlands Stakes of 50 soy. each, h. ft. D. I.
Mr. Udny's Count D'Artois, 5 yrs old, 7st. loll). - 1
Colonel Wilson's or. e. by Junipx, 5 yri old, .7st. 51b. - 2
Mr. Greville's Prernium,s yrs old, 7st. 611,. - - S
Mr. Wyndham's Pinwir., 5 yrs old, 7st. s:b. - - 0
Seven started, but the Judge placed only three. One paid.
Six to 4 agst Count I)'Artois-4 to 1 agst Col. Wilson's br. c.-
6 to 1 agst Pinwire.

The following is an accurate statement of the distances of each
Course at Newmarket. It is at this season calculated to refre3h
the memory of the regular Sportsmen, and be interesting to the
younger ones, inasmuch as they can judge f, ,r themselves with fa-
cility, not only of the distances to be run, but of the probability of
a horse winning or I)...ing beaten :

Lk.Z4GTIIS or cuotsLs AT NE'.V)!AREET, &C.

pt. P. V.
D. C. the Deacon Course 4 1 138
Last Three Miles of shun 5 0 43
I'. M. M. Twu middle Alilcs of ditto 1 7 185
Last mile and a distance of ditto - 1 1 156
R. C. Round Course 5 4 187

D. I. Ditch In
:1. F. ACIAIji the Mut
An. Al. Atic:iv.er lilc

- - - 2. o 97
. - 1 4 24
. . 1 0 18

Ab. M. Abingdon Mile - - 0 7 211
-
11 M. Rowley Mile - - 1 0 1
D. M. Ditch Mile - ... 0 7 178
11. M. Maury Mile - - 0 7 203
Audley End Course (from the starting post of the
T. Y. C. to the end of 13. C.) - 1 6 0
(Ineanont (7ourse (from the Ditch to the Duke's Stand) 1 5 £l7
From the Turn of the Lands, in 0 • 5 184
T. Y. C. Two-year-olds Course (on the Flat) - 0 5 136
New T. Y. C. (part of 13. 31) 0 5 156
Y. C. Yearling Cuurse - - - 0 2 147

EASTER ToESDAY.—•-The holiday folks were in As full
glee as on Monday : the groups of " all sorts" on the
road to Greenwidi literally blocked up the thorough-
, fare; to that great mart for fun and frolic.
Kennington Common has been frequented by a nu-
merous assemblage of respectable visitors to witness the
various groupes of cricketers and trap-ball players dur-
ing the holidays. The Magistrates of the Soucy Dis-
trict very wisely issued placards to prevent the " black-
guardism" which formerly disgraced that ncilghbour-
hood on Good Friday ; and the police were on the alert
to prevent the depredations which were formerly com-
mitted under the pretence of opening the season with
the usual gymnastic exerch.es.
An importrnt addition to the public buildings in
York will shortly be male by the erection of a Al iisic-
hall, capable of accommodating 2,000 persons, upon a
scale so magnificent as to vie with any other similar
erection in Europe.
ALARMING OCCURRENCE.--A few days since, at
Moresby, near Whitehaven, while a child was playing
by the road side, it was trampled down and much
bruised by a fat cow, which had become furious Min)
driving to market. The child's sister, who saw the at-
tack of the enraged animal, immediately ran to its
rescue; but the cow no sooner saw this, than she gave
chtte.e to the girl, who, in her flight, took up a mason's
pick, whic: she threw at her pursuer, and it most for-
tunately alighted on her neck, the point penetrating to
the spinal marrow. The beast instantly tell, and thus,
in an almo.t miraculous manner, the child and the sister
were preserved from the fury of their dangerous enemy.
MORTALITY.— We have seldom had occasion to re-
cord a more melancholy and affecting instance of nior-
talky than has occurred in the family of Mr. Robert
Henry, merchant, of Wooddead of Fyvie, during the
lira week. Mrs. Henry, who had been delivered of a
child the week preceding, died on Sunday, the 23th
ultimo; the little infant ended its brief existence on the
30th ; and Mr. Henry, who had previously been in per-
tea health, was seized with an illness about the time of
the death of his wife, which terminated his life on the
31st; and all three were interred in one grave upon
Friday last. Few people in their station possessed so
large a share of public respect, and their premature and
unlooked 1.,,r deaths have created a very general feeling
of deep regret in that neighbourhood. They have left
behind them five children, too young to estimate fully
the loss they have sustained.
ExmosioN OF Fute•rtair.—One of those melancholy
accidents, occasioned by the explosion of fire-damp, oc-
curred at the Old Church Pit Colliery, near Swansea,
on Wednesday last, whereby four men lost their lives,
18 have been dreadfully scorched and lacerated, and
four have received compound fractures. It appears
drat the colliers received strict orders from the agent
not to approach a certain part of the pit; but disregarding
these injunctions, the fatal result was as above described.
DEATH or A WELSH BARD.—Sunday last, after a
short illness, Edward Jones, Dard to the Prince of
WALES, breathed his last, aged 72.—Mr. Jones was a
native of Merionethshire, in North Wales. He pub-
fished, about thirty years ago, a Work intitled Relics of
Ike Bards, which contains much valuable historical in-
formation ; also a collection of Welsh Airs, arranged
for the harp, an instrument which Mr. Jones performed
on after the manner of his forefathers, that is, he played
the treble with his left hand and the bass with the right.
Mr. Jones possessed a library of rare books, both MSS.
and printed, many of which he has latelydisfosedof..
He was a member of the Royal society of Musicians,
the Governors of which, on hearing that he was totally
unable to follow his professional pursuits, panted him
an annuity of fifty pounds; but he only lived to enjoy
the first payment of the Institution's. bounty.