Star.
London, England, 1824-12-07 00:00:00

COCK-PIT, DUCK-LANE, WESTMINSTER.

Tuesday last there was a great variety of exhibitions at this Pit.
The celebrated dog Billy, who has scarcely a tooth in his under
jaw, was put in to fight, or rather to kill without opposition, 100
rats. The dog seems to improve, notwithstanding his defect as to
grinders, upon every batch. The rats, upon being thrown out of
the basket, ran to the four corners of the Pit, and Billy cleared
each corner of life with wonderful rapidity. Amongst those who
witnessed and admired the ability of Billy were Jack Ketch and
the son of a Nobleman. who actually.got into conversation togez.
ther without being able to give a guess at each other's station or bu-
siness. After the dog had dispatched the rats, in less than twelve
minutes, a badger was tied to the wall, and a bull terrier set at
him. The fight was furious for a long time; at length the do; con.
quered; but the victory was dearly won, both of the pour animals
having suffered dreadfully. Jack and the Honourable Mr.
relished this battle better than the last, although Billy, they admit-
ted had done the job as clean as if he had been bred in Newgate.
A fight between a bull dog and a bullterrier then took place. The
battle was a desperate one. The bull-terrier, although 9lbs. lighter
than his antagonist, vanquished him arms twenty minutes tearing
at him. Jack enjoyed this amusement even more than the former,
and his new friend thought him quite right, and observed, that he
was certainly a judge. " Why, yes," said Jack, " when" [ am
done my own business I likes to see others doing theirs in the
same neat way."

SURREY SESSIONS.—These Session's commenced yes-
terday by adjournment at Morsemonget-lane, before
ROBERT HEDGER, .Esq. Chairman, and several other
Magistrates. The grand and traverse juries having
been swots, and the Chairman having corgratulared
the former on the state of the calendar, several cares
were tried, but they were of no public interest.
" Pray, Sir," said a young-Sitr;!alese who was learn-
ing English, to his tutor, " am I raw when my clothes are off?"
—" Not unless you have rubbed your skin off;—tell me, hy do
you ask ?" He fetched a dictionary, and pointed to" raw, undies:."

By risking less than Five P..unds, you may, for some-
body must, get more than Twenty Thousand Pounds on the 16th
This Montb—tbe thing seems impossible, yet it is literally true—.
look at Caazocesnew Scheme, and you will see the fact as clear as
the sun at noon day.
MARTIN and Co. sold, 3d of November last,.and .sth
of October, No. 5,556,2 Prize of £.20,(,50; No. 9, A-. 2.000; No.
15,079, £2OO ; and judging from their p r.t gu.).l fortune,it most
likely they will sell one of the Two 1.'_:0,000 Prizes which are sine
to be drawn 16th of this 111onth ( I )eceinFer). The Scheme
contains Two Prizes of £30,000, &c. Twenty Thousatto.
Pounds may be gained by the ri..k of only V/. 19s. Twelve lltnit'rcd
and fifty Pounds by the ri, k of only 9s 6d. as evtry r :t
Maims and Co.'s Offices,B, Cornhill, and 120, Oxford-street, ill the •
present Scheine, may receive back, after the 16th Decern!iL r, i
for his Ticket, Shares in the same proportion, provided the Money
h claimed on or byline the 26th December, but not.aftervtards.