Star.
London, England, 1823-07-11 00:00:00

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SINGULAR hl ATC IT.
'The following singular matches for thirty soverdscior:l
an extra bet of forty to twenty, that the performer would cot.
plete the whole, was undert.iken yesterday morning by 11.84
knsop, Esq. a gentleman of fortune. It was to go pa h
twenty-two miles in four hours, to trot a horse saddled ffium:
miles within an hour, and to drive a horse in harness fortsti
miles within an hour. The two horses to be the bona
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piny of the rider, who rode under twelve stone. 'hefi,
march was fern Wren Common to the northward of lap!'
stone, Essex, over five miles of a circle. The first Bye eit,..‘
v:eredone in 42 min. 8 see.; the second in 46 min.lo sec.; tyiti
50 min. 10 sec.; fourth 53 min. 90 see., and the last tvro
in 51 min. 42 ye —Total 3 hours 48 min. 50 sec.—Mr. Bit.
kensop next became an equestrian, at the expiration of the kt,,
on part of the same ground, crossing over to Felton, a di,tartt
of five miles and back. He did Co- five miles in 21 min. 16,4
the horse having broke twice into a gailv and turned tov1;1
the next five miles was performed in Q t min. 12 sr:. acs
break having been made. The horse did the remaining htt
miles in 16 min. t 9 sec. winning by five. The d:i,iag std
took place over even miles on the Ingatestone road, and
the easiest task. The seven miles was done in C 8 min. lOst,
and the remaining seven miles in 28 min. 40 sec.
easy, with three minutes to spare.

A short time ago, Mr. Isaac Nicholson, of re,
wick, caught in one day, in Loweswater Lake,
astonishing weight. and number of fish, by angling,.
as follows ;-90 eels, averaging two pounds each,
60 pounds ; three trout, weighing together sib
pounds ; one .pike, 16 pounds; .10 pike, averagill
3 pounds each, 4slbs. Total 150 lbs. Weight.
The.take of herrings at MarypOrt,Cumberland,4l
week before last, has had no parallel for the last eigh
years. Wednesday se'nnight one boat captured
fewer than 15,000 fir,e fish, and another boat took to
many, that the fisl:ertneti were obliged to throw;
large quantity of them into the sea.

The complete carcase of a horse, in a standil
posture, was lately found in Eaglesfied peat-nio;
where it must have been some centuries. The maim!
was unshod, and, by the teeth, about four years obi
A turkey cock found the nest of a common beau
the stack-yard, with ten eggs in it. lie took posses.
sion, and sat upon the eggs for three weeks, .illther
were hatched; and he is now bringing up the chicle 3
with the greatest attention.
There is at present in the Chapelry of Grisdale,ii
the Parish of Greystcke, Cumberl.md, a remarkaVi
fine lamb, which has eight legs, tour ears, and nu
tails. One of the taijs is a little shorter than the °the;
the ears are like those of lambs, and the four extra ler
have no joints and do not quite reach the ground.
Tuesday se'nnight, as some workmen mere to
ployed at the New Quay, Water-street, Manchester,
hewing the rock in the river, for the purpose ofreo.
Bering it of sufficient depth to admit Nles-r,. Bret,
targh and Co.'s fiats up to the quay, they found
frog' alive in the solid stone, four feet from the surface
of the rock, which was two feet under water, ad
about four feet from the bank. It did not, as ism{
with reptiles found in such situations, die on tied
exposed to the air, but is still living.
A MAD Dno.—Wednesday afternoon. a largemad
dog, of the Newfoundland breed, rushed into an ant.
tion room in Bread-street,.Cheapside, just after the
company had separated, knocked down one of the
clerks, and then ran intothe private counting-hose,
which was full of rich cut glass, a great part of whirl
he entirely demilished. He then retreated,- sae,
the street, through Watling-street to the Old 'Chute,
and entered the ',remises of a Mr. Milner, a packer,
whose workmen he put to the rout, but was at last
secured in a back room and destroyed. We are
happy to say, that no person in either of the premise
was hitter]:

- Yesterday, 'Henry Johnson, a watchman of Poplar, appeal
at, Lamb.letis-street Office, charged with an assault. It appesi
that Mr. Buckhall and Air. Pistor, of Whiteshapel road, Mk
Veadboroughs, having spent the day at the Abbey Arms, Eat
Atm, and being rather firth, the landlord offered the m bisclsit
to get home in. No horse, however, could be obtained, and de
'boat proffered the use of a huge bull, be himself had sowed',
driven. He was forthwith harnessed and started, but, cep*
a heifer in a field, despite of every exertion, he made over able
track of ground, to the imminent risk of the necks of thrive%
until he was stopped by some brickmakers. The road must
length regained, and they proceeded at the rate of eight sib
an hour, hollowed by an immense crowd, till they reached*
turnpike in the East_ India Road, where the prisoner was elk
tioned, and who, by his account, interfered simply to prevent*
mischief that might ensue from the :nob ; but, as the compld*
rents alleged, stopped and assaulted them on the King's highs%
without due cause. The watchman admitting be was &mks
the time was ordered to find bail.

BIRTHS.
At Lochnaw Castle, on the 24th ult. Lady Agnew, of Sall
At Brook Cliff Cottage, Devon, the Lady of the Rev. no
Hddsworth, of a daughter.
The 28th alt. at Conseil Park, the Lady of Sir ANON'
eliffe, Batt. of a daughter.
June 29, at Lochgilphead, the Lady of Capt. Niel INN
lan, of Kilnochanoch, of a son.
June 29, in Fort-street, North Leith, the wife of Lielleni
Charles Smith, R.N. of a son.
Jane 50, at Gieuraltoeh House, West Torbert, the Lady'
Lieut. James Wright, 24th Foot, of twin sons.
July 6, at Brighton, the Lady of Lieutenant-Colonel Aar
Williams, of a daughter.
At Chichester. the Lady of the Rev. Ifr. Watkins, in 6°
Close, of a daughter.

..AEFII4II.
Tuesday, Itobt. Price, Esq. 14. P. foe nere:fordshire.to VW'
Anne-Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Pri
Prebendary of Durham, and Canon Residentiary of Saffeno
July 1, at St. Peter's Chapel, the Rev. Muss. Henry YAW,.
lI.A. Vicar of 13iahop Aliddleham, county of Durham, al°
Rector of St. Cuthbert's, York, to Maria, daughter of theme
Major-General the lion. Mark Napiei.
At Kingston-on-Thames, Capt. Booth, of the 15th, or .1(01*
Hussars, to Elizabeth. Mary, only daughter of the late WO
Webb, of Hain Common.
June 30; at- Lochgalr House, Lieutenant Niel Campbell:o
the 9th Itegiment of Bengal Native Infantry, to Isabella Aix,
daughter of the Ws Charles Campbell, Sag. of Itektittf •

LUMP.
January 20, at Trichinopoly, flindostan, Mungo Park,lol
eldest son of .the late Mungo Park.
March D, on hoard the Hon. Company's** Lindner ft*
China, Mr. William Grant, second son -of the Rev. Geille
Grant, late Minister of Mortlach.
Lately, at Dunse, Janet Adamson, widow of Ms 410114
carter, -agtd 105. •
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