Star.
London, England, 1807-08-26 00:00:00

EGHAM RAGES, TUESDAY, AUGUST as.

There races, which, like Egon), afford a fpertive
holiday to the inhahitants of the Metropolis, com-
menced yefterday on. Runny Mead. The following
is an accurate lift of the (ports of the day :
The gold Cup of tongs value and Bogs in fpecie, after the fecond
boric bat received back his flake, a fubfcrlption of legs each
for all ages. Three year olds to carry 61t glb ; four year olds
7ft 531 b; five year olds Sit 6lb ; fix year olds fift :alb ; and
aged ca. Marts and geldings to be allowed alb. One four.

mile heat.
Ld Egremont's brother to Cardinal Beaufort, Ors lit tolb a
Mr Durand's Mailer lackey, by Johnny, 3 Its Oft 31b a
Mr Forth's Stripling - 3
Mr Fermor's Hippomenes 5 yrs - 4
Mr C. Culling Smith named a br h by Gaiety, out of Maria,
syrs Bft Olb - S
Mr LadbrokesDr c Corfican, by Guildford, 3 yrs 6ft 31b dr
Gen. 1. Gower's Peliffe, 6yrs 811 tolb dr
Mr Blackfenl's eh c Toney Lumpkin,3 yrs dr
Mr Goulburn named Mi(s Coiner, 6yrs dr
Mr Skyner's bl cby Ofcar,out of Meliffa, 3 yrs . dr
Mr B. Torin named Mr I'. Bigg's m Margaretta,S 9n dr
Sir Wm. Gibbons, J. L. Grant, Efq. Mr Howorth, Mr :Moak-
fpear, Mr Mellik Sir Joftph Mai;vbey, Lord Afhbrooke, and the
Duke of Sr. Albans, were Subfcribers, but did not name.
The Stewards could only place two. A very good race. Even
betting on the field againft the Brother to Cardinal Beaufort, and
five to two against Msiter Jackey. Won by a length; Mailer
Jackey having made play in fine style.
The Noblemen and Gentlemen's Plate of 501 free for all ages--
3yr olds to carry sft 9lb • 4yr olds 711 61b ; syr olds 81t 3lb ;
6yr olds 81t Blb ; and aged Bft tolb. Mare.; and geldings to be
allowed 21b. The winner done plate or fweepftakes this year
1 to carry 31b and of two slb extra. The bell of three 4 mile

heats. - -
Mr Ladbrokes br c Sir Peregrine, 4 yrs 71t 91b
Mr Henry's br c Gnatto, 4 yrs 711 t tlb
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Better racing than fur chi.. plate has not been witntied Before
ftarting. Sir Peregrine was the favourite. After the firft beat 7to
4 and two to one on Gnatto, and after the dead heat about the
fame odds. Each heat was well contefted ; the fiat was won by
half a length ; the fecund, it will he perceived, was a dead heat, and
the third was only won by a length. Gnatto made play in each
heat.

The Company on the courfe kept pace with the
fports. Never was the Race Ground better atten-
ded ; the beauty and fafhion in the environs of
Egham were preterit, and the-company from Lon-
don was alto numerous. Her MAJESTY, the Dukes of
CLARENCE and SUSSEX, and the Paiscssses, were
amongft the failtionable villtants, and they took their
Elation in a (land crated for the purpofe, fituated
near the ceming•in poti. The Duke of SUSSEX oc-
cationally rode on horfeback, in convetfation with
the Earl of BARRYMORE. Thz Races went off with
fpirit, and the company left the coutfe in good ha.
mour.

Yeflerday the LORD MAYOR, on infpeling the
Mealweighers' Reports, ordered the pt ice of Bread
to be reduced half an affize, or id. in the Peck Loaf,
to take place to morrow ; when the Q.2.artern Loaf
of Wheaten is to be fold for t id. and Houfehold sad.
The ruins difcovered by the workmen on Dover
Heights lime days back, and which was mentioned
in our Paper, is generally thought to be the remains
of fome chapel built many years fince. It certainly
cannot have been any fortification, as it is not fuffi-
ciently extenfive for that Furpofe. The men have
been bufily employed fince, cleating away the rubbifh,
and in digging farther th€y difcovered feveral hu-
man bones, f nne pieces of painted glafs, and a very
ancient fpur. The circumtlance of the glafs and
bones being found fliengthens the opinion of its hav-
ing been fome place of devotion. Some of the (tones
which have been taken up are very curiotilly carved,
and the foundation of the fame materials built with
finall !tones about double the fize of the modern
;nick.

On Thurfday latt, the young gentlemen of the
Bath School, adjoining Manchetter, having gone to
bathe in the Old River, three of them were unfortu-
nately drowned, near Agecroft Bridge. A part of
the river into which the fufferers went was deep, and,
when their danger became apparent, one of the
teachers who accompanied them, but who could not
fwim, waded up to his neck, with his clothes on, to
have given them aflittance, but his efforts were fruit-
lefs. Medical affittance was -obtained as freedily as
poflible, and every effort made on the bodies to reltore
life, but in vain. The names of the deceafed pupils
are, Newton, Bradihaw, and Loge.

Saturday fe'nnight, Richard Papworth was exe-
cuted at Huntingdon, purfuant to his fentence at the
IA affixes, for healing five Cheep, the property of
Mr. Gorham, of Saint Neots. He was 6+ years of
age, and was born at Offord Cluny, Huntingdonthire.
He declared his innocence to the lati.

At the late Briflol Affixes, the following were the
only caufes of any interell :
CooKE v. PARNE L L.—A Special Jury Caufe; heing
an action inßituted by a refpeaable Solicitor of that
city againff the Defendant, a refpeEtable furgeon,
living at Chepßow, for an unmetitcd Ruder, in la hich
the Jury gave tool. damages.
PH I L POTT v. EVANS.—An affirm by the Plaintiff,
a perfumer and undertaker, living at Gloucefter.
place, Clifton, againft the Defendant, who formerly
kept the York Hctel there, for a libel in the ()tape of
a letter, addreffed to the Rev. Henry Hawes, the
Vicar, and fundry other of the refpeaable inhabi•
tants', charging the Plaintiff with indecent conduct
and extortion in his bufinefs of an undertni.er—in
which the Jury, as a mark of their indignation at the
atrocity of the •charge, gave the Plaintiff a Verdict
for Sol. damages.