Star.
London, England, 1801-03-17 00:00:00

SPOR7I.VC,

There arc more hnrfes its training for the en-
ruing Spring Meetings at Newmarket than were
known at any former period.
A female fox, after a hard run of an hour and
a half, by Major WI L SON'S hounds, in Cambridge-
fhire, was on Thurfday taken up by a farmer,
when the intlantiv expired in his arms.
A butcher of Norwich, named Kett, on Wed-
nefday undertook, for a wager of 201. to ride his
horfe fifty miles in four hours; he was two hours
and a half in riding the &It twenty-five miles, but
performed the remaining twenty-five in one hour
and twenty-eight minutes and a half, being one
and a half minute within the time allowed.

A wager of 2000 guineas was a few days (ince
decided between Mr. BARCLAY of Ury, and Mr.
Ft. Ere Lit of Ballinfhoc ; the latter Gentleman
bet that Turn that he would walk 90 miles in 21
hours and a half; at the end of 67 miles, which
he accomplilhed in about 13 hours, he was fo much
fatigued as to be unable to proceed further.
MAIN OF COCKS.—On Monday fe'nnight a
grand main of Cocks was fought at HALLION'S
Tennis Court, Rofe-ftreet,New Town, Edinburgh,
between the Hon. Mr. MAULE and Mr. OSWALD
of Auchencruive. The following is a Ratement
of the different battles :

Forty-one pair of cocks—out of which 38 pair
foht, and 18 bye battles.
Federr.—S uXL Y, for Mr. MA t 7 LE--S L £O,
Mr. OSWALD. Mains. byes.
Monday. hfr. Mule, i a
Mr. Ofwald, 4

One drawn battle.
Mr. Manic, 4 a
Mr. Ofwald, 2 I
Wednefday. Mr. M.tule, 3 2
Mr. Ofwald, 3 0
Tburfday. Mr. Malik, 3 2
Mr. Ofa2ld, 3 2
Mr. Maute, s a
-- _ .

Friday.

- Mr. Ofwaki, • •
Saturday, Mr. Maule, 3 0
Mr. Olivald, 4 a
Mr. MAW LE winning by one battle, and the byes
by two.

PLOUGHING MA TT u.—The Cargunnock Farmer
Club had their annual.plotuthing match, on the
sd init. in a grafi field at General J. PLETCHER
CAMPBELL'S, at Boqnhan. Twenty-one ploughs
appeared to compete : The work was done much
to the fatisfaetion of the judges, as well as to a
numerous company of farmers, who obferved with
plcafure the very great improvement in the mode
of ploughing, in that neighbourhood, fine the
club commenced. The firft prize was gained by
Wm. Chryftal, at Fordhead of Boquhan ; the fe-
cond by John M'Arthur, fervant to John Connell,
at Brouk ; the third by Hugh Wright, (errant
to Andrew Connell, farmer at Braehead, of Glen-
titran ; and the fourth by Duncan M4Glalhan,
fervant to John Stewart, farmer at Redhall.—
Each of the ploughmen who gained no prize,
received five [billings from General Camrszta.'s
overfeer.

On Tuefday, loth infant, Sir Wm ttAxt GRANT
of Beldorney was unanimoufly re-eleded Member
of Parliament for the county of Banff.
Lord CAMILFORD has publi(hed a Letter, in
which he exprefiy contradids the rumour, that he
intended- to employ any influence he is fuppofed
to poll& in introducing an improper character
into the formation of the Legiflature. His Lord-
(hip concludes with faying—m So far from being
capable of harbouring a with to add at this mo-
ment to the embarraffments of an unhappy and
dejeded people, it would be the pride and glory
of, my heart (if I had the power) to place fuch
perfons in fituations of refponfibility, as by their
talents and integrity might preferve our Laws,
our Government, and Conftitution."
On Sunday morning lalt a dreadful fire broke
out at the houfe of Mr. Deane, a Baker, in Lock's
Fields, Sorry, which raged with confiderable fury
until the building was dernolifhed with its con-
tents. Unfortunately no water could be procured
in this remote fituation.

The poll-boy, with the mail from Sevenoaks,
was yeflerday morning flopped and robbed, with-
in two miles and a half of Farnborough, of the fol-
lowing bags for London: Hailing% Rye, Battle,
Lamberhorft, Tenterden, Biddenden, Cranbrook,
Tunbridge, and Sevenoaks.
On Sunday morning, the Bth inflant, as Mrs.
Hooper, an old lady, was fitting by the fire fide,
at her lodgings in Middle Brook.ftreet, Wincheller,
a fpark by fome means caught her clothes, by
which (he was fo dreadfully burnt, that the languifh-
ed till Monday morning, when the expired in great
agonies.
Wednefday morning a refpite, till farther orders,
arrived at Reading gaol for Yobse Bram, and
Charles Brows, who were left for execution at the
of for houfe.breaking.
A letter from Newry states, that the Rev. Mr.
COOPIR being under the neceflity of preaching in
the Theatre of that town to a numerous congre
cation, all the places of worfhip having been (hut
againfl him, as the people after difmiflion were
fring ont, part of the floor gave way and many
ell ; but no perfon was materially hurt.
Friday afternoon a labonrer, working on the
hnufes pulling down in Wapping, to make a road
for heavy carriages to carry away the materials of
the houfes taking down, fell from the gable end
of a building, which falling upon him, crufhed him
to death.

On Thurfday morning as a maid-fervant in
fleet-market was cleaning the windows on the
outlide of the !mule, her attention being sttraaed
by fume palling objea, the fell upon the pavement,
and fraaured her &till. She was taken to St.
Bartholomew's Hufpital, with (mall hopes of her
recovery.

I?ert, mei vras yeaerday committed to the Honfe
of o.rrellion in Horfensonger-lane, for having
Liken illegal infurance at a honfe near Dock-head.
Emot.isit STATE-LOTTERY.—TwiLF EH DAII.-••-•
No. 13.8G,2, 4 prize of loool.—No. 7.471, a prize
of Soot--No. 25,355, a prize of ool.—Nos.
36,442, 19,286, prizes of Sol.
THIRTEENTH 3.014 a prize of tool.
Nos. 54,844, 19,7()5, prizes irf SOL •