Star.
London, England, 1814-09-06 00:00:00

1011' RACE.

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,PRtuirvpseierisze to he rowed for by eight Watermen of
well-known ability in their profession. The boat was
launched in the morning with a British Union hoist-
ed over her stern, and the following inscription ap-
peared in large characters, " Given in ...qmmemora-
tion of the lace, Sept. 5, 1811." The men who en-
tered the list were--
John Kingman, Horse-shoe-alley—red.
Thomas Harris, Matilde—blue. •
Samuel Hawkins, Wandsworth-pink.
Edward Farlowe, Hungerford—green.
George Bean, Tower—scarlet.
°verge Newell, Battle-bridge—yellow.
Joseph Guthrie, Horsleydown—brown.
Joseph Evans, Tower—buil.
The boat was to be won in three heats. The two
first men of the first and second heat, to start for the
third or grand heat. Four of the above watermen
ply above bridge and lour below, and it was consider-
ed an excellent match, as there could he no other
feeling attached to the contending parties than that
of a laudable desire to gain the prize by individual.
exertion. They were to row from Westminster-bridge
to Vauxhall.bridge, return down the Surrey shore,
round the beacon at Hungerford, and pull through
the centre arch of Westminster-bridge. Each heat
was the same distance. Evans, of the Tower, took
the lead for a short distance, but he was soon left
astern by Edward Farlowe, of Hungerford. On their
return, Evans again took the lead, followed by pink
and green. The last two unfortunately ran foul near
Bishop's-walk, and while they were struggling to take
advantage of each other, yellow ran past isoth, amidst
the shouts of the spectators. Buff and yellow were
the first in, and, of course, they laid aside for the
grand beat. The second contest was between the re-
maining six boats. Soon after five o'clock, the second
heat was rowed, and, in the course of an excellen.
trial of strength, red and green came in first. Buff,
yellow, red, and green, at six, started for the boat,
and, on the return, every. person supposed Kingman
would win, as he was considerably ahead of the others,
but unfortunately the boat astern of him was fouled
bLpnavoidable accident, and the Managers of the
!Nana considered it a matter of justice to give the
contending parties another fair opportunity of trying
their strength. It was too dark last night when the
interruption happened, to renew the race, therefore it
was postponed until this day. The aquatic sports.
were finally relinquished for the houses on the banks
of Old Thames, where restored peace was celebrated
amidst copious draughts of porter, ale, &c. This
was, on the whole, the.beit water spectacle afforded
during the year.

By the Custom-house books, it appears, that from
the sth January to the sth April, there were impor-
ted into this country 157,729 quarters of corn and
grain, and 39,575 hundred-weight of meal and flour.
During the same period there were exported of corn
and grain 263,582 quarters, and 'of meal and flour
67,243 hundred-weight. r -
Yesterday evening, envitbve of bullock! lcavirig
Smithfield, one of the beasoi in its frightileaped into
a swing that stood facing the:Bell Inn, and afforded
much amusement to a crowd aseembled round, whi,
pushed the swing backwards anti forwards far about ,
five minutes, during which time the animal stood
quite still.
Italy, which, though favoured by nature, and }us*
proud of her soil, her productions, and her niunitirbi
ports, mourned for so rainy yeart the despotic rege
latiofis of the deposed tyrant, has begun, under the
auspices of more benevolent Soveteigns, to cherish
the dawn of happier days. Ihe parts of Leghorn,
N.iples, &c. presented last month alhost anintatieg
sight. They were crowded with whipping, and- mer-
chant vessels succeeded each other withrint interval,
bringing cargoes of colonial goods,. the cleptivation of
which had been for a long t?me felt by iti luketriosit
population.
Thursday morning, about- three o'clock,:a 'firel
broke out at a farm near Bishop's Castle, Salop; the
property of CHARLTON KINCHANT, Esq. whilh raged
with such fury that the whole of his barns, stables,
&c. were consumed. . It. was occasioned by a quilt-,
tity of lime being placed near the buildings. •
Mr. Wenranaito, in stating that dun was no want
of Dramatic Authors in the present age, said, that no
fewer than 276 tragedies, comedies, operas, and
farces, had been submitted to the Committee of Ma-
nagement, during their short period of ditty. He
Dave the following account of these pieces:
ramas, considered dpon the whole as unfit for re-
presentation, and which bad been returned to the
writers,theugh in nearly one fourth oldie instances
they had found difficulty in discovering the address 141
Dramas disapproved of, and yet to be delivered a
Dramas disapproved of, but stilt in without any ad-
dress, and which they could not return -
Dramas approved of, partly brought out and to be
brought out
Dramas still under consideration

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