Star.
London, England, 1823-08-26 00:00:00

hIONIFIETH RACES.

The above Races, on Thursday week, were very thinly. at-
tended, owing to the adverse state of the weather.—Competi-
tors for the Silver Cup given by the Hon. William Maule, Al. P.
Mr. Hugh Watson's b. e. and Mr. Mylne's b. h. ; gained by the
former. For the hunting saddle and bridle : Mr. Merchant's
bl. b, Mr. Young's ch. h. and Mr. Anderson's b. h. ; gained by
the black horse. For the cart saddle and breeching : Mr. Young's
b. h. Mr. Hoggan's b. m. Mr. Coapar's b. m. Mr. Mitchell's b.
; gained by Mt. Hoggan'a mare.

GRAND PIGEON MATCH FOR A GOLD MEDAL,
VALUE SIXTY SOVEREIGNS.

Furzeley Heath, near Swallow&ld, Hants, was the rendezvous
on Saturday for some of the best shots in the kingdom, to wit-
ness the annual grand match for the medal, between fifteen each
of the Ashton and Midgham Clubs, with five picked men on
each side, at 15 birds each, which was decided as follows :
Ashton Club killed 159—Midgbam Club 155.—The Midghant
Club was rsther the favourite at starting, and the gun was
backed to kill each time at two to one. Many bets were pending,
one mates shots against the other, and we have given the num-
ber each side killed from the umpire's books. Other matches
of less note took place, which occupied the whole afternoon.
Many of the landholders in Wilts, Dorsey, and adjacent coun-
ties, have determined norm shout until the 15t11 of September.

ROWING • . .
Yesterday afternoon tbe Myer, above Bridge,presented a ty:l
animated gpectacle; the fineness of the day having attia,-ted all
the admirers of aquatic sports. The mati.h was tor a beau!ild
Silver Cups given by a Gentleman of Tile anudi:
*tions were the same it in the wagers contested by watt !'hien:
The first and srennd beats they *ere to start front Winerlod
Bridge:, go through Westnibwer Bridge, return doWn Cie 4orili
shore, throngh Blackfriars Bridge, and up througia the Cen:re
arch of Waterloo lb idge—to he rowed by six pa:r :4es. Trie
following, dittinvi,hed by the en:nora ataiend to Oteirsturars,
started :

Henry Airth, tithothy aril, piAt ; John .13.4.1e5hy, Janiei
I lugens, light blue; Michael Barrett, Ilubvrt .11,tier,cn, -cutler:
The second heat was contested for b 7 George C(r!'.,..ay, 'Thomas
Wiggin, orange; Charles Moore, sdwird brown, yellow; Paul
Jone.,, Jolla Griffiths, green.
Soon after three o'clock, scarlet, liAt blue, ir.ti piA started
fin the a; sr heat ; after a very excellent contra, lig:it blue came.
in the first ho.lt, conseqheistly winruts of Cie heat. At half
past foar, yellow, green, and mange ro•+t•ed the second heat:
It was no; .so well rowed or evenly contested ai the first. tli'angs
came in the winner.

&I-wily he fore seven, fight blue, orange, gr:en, and pink. being
the winners of tit*: first and second 11,:ats, s,artetl to row the
and grand heat : the di,tanca was the s..me es the hther
hilt fever as they rowed down instead of up, and carte in
finally to Strand-lan>•. It was a very manly and effective strug-
k, and w.. wun in fine style by orange.

A Melting was h.. 1,1 in the Town It til, Windsnr,
laq week, in compliance with a Requisition of the inhabitants;
" to take into consideration the most efficient means of cele-
brating his Alsansiv's arrival at his Palace of Windsor." The
MAxon was in ;lir Chair. Itesclotions were passed that public
.joicings general illumin4inn should take place, an ox Ire
roastel whole, a dinner given to the poor inhabitants of the
,ough, and a puhliadioner, ball, and supper, take place at the
Town Bail. A Committee was nominated to carry the liesta.•
lutions into iffict.

AL 11. c distribution of Academical Prizes last week
by th.: University of France, at the Sorbonne, Paris, singular to
say, the first Prize for French Conipo slum was adjudged tit
CHARLES NEATE, an English student fr °ln Oxford. The Duke
and Duchess of Oai.u.ims and all their young family were pre-
sent, one of the Duke's sons being a candidate; they werrioudly
applauded on their =free._ _ _

Mr. MARTIN, of Galway's, late complaint to the
sitting Al,:ernsan at Guildhall, of the want of suffi-
cient attendance, on the part of the police, at Smith,
field, on market-days, in order to prevent cruelty to
animals on the part of the drovers, has had the de.
sired effect, an additional number of them being on
duty oil' these days. Nor is the worthy Member him-
self remiss in his attendance; there is scarcely a Mon-
day or Friday on which he is not present, keeping a
strict eye upon the con.luct of the drovers, &c.. who
offend against the provisions of his Act. They call
him the Swallow Martin, and are quite happy when
he takes his flight.
The Duke de VILLA lIERMOSA, Ambassador from
the Regency to the King of Portugal, is said to have
been robbed by the troops of the Faith who formed
his escort, in his journey to Lisbon: he was compelled
Ito return to Mach id without a shirt, and with some
wounds inflicted by his companions in arms. This
young Grandee of Spain was formerly one of the
warmest partizans of the Constitutional system. He
enrolled himself as a private soldier in the National
Militia of Madrid, and accepted an employ in the
Municipal Police.
Fairtva r. or ST. Louts.—Extract of a private let-
ter from Paris, dared on Thursday last The
greatest pteparations are making in Paris for celea _
bracing the Anniversary of the 25th, the Fete of St.
Louis, the name-day of Loots XVIII. %Wooden tents
or stations have been already ranged along► the great
alley of the Champs Elysees, for the distiibution of
wine and eatables to those who are disposed to 'cram-
ble for them ; temporary theatres have been erected
in the open spaces of the gardens, for the exhibition
of rope-dancing, and other holiday. fetes; fr tmes for
fire-works are aheady made within sight of the
Thuillerics, and appropriate artists have already
trimmed their lamps for the illumination.: of the even•
ing. On Sunday afternoon, the eve of the Festival,
the great water-works sill play at Versailles and Sr,
Cloud; there wilhbe a grand reception at the Palace;
and all the theatres of the capital will be open gratis,
for the entertainment of the Public."

PI CEOS FLYI mc.=—Se. veral persons residing at Liege,
have lately been engaged in the establishment of Pi.
geon stations. A few days since twenty-two pigeons
returned from Paris to Liege, having travelled 75
leagues, as the bird flies, in four hours, which gives
18 leagues an hour. Another experiment has been
made between Frankfort and Liege. A third was made
at Coblentz. The object was to send off for Liege a
great number of pigeons. Two among them arrived
at Liege in 21 hours. The distance is only 30 leagues,
about 12 leaL;ues an hour. Making observations
upon the different results, and following the roads
tipon the map, we are led to conclude, that the ind.
ing of tivers is an assistance to pigeons fiiiJing their
way back, whilst woods and heights impede their
Right, or, at least, occasion uncertainty in the direc-
tion they must take. It ought to be known that the
famous pigeons which travel between Aleppo and
Alexandria are of a particular class—the columba
tabellaria.—Paris Paper.
Saturday night, a fire broke nut at Mr. Jackson's
cook-shop, Narrow-street, Limehou,e, which raged
with the utmost fury until the premises were nearly
destroyed. Adjoining the premises is the poor-house,
in which there are about forty aged persons, and a
number of young children, but being separated by a
strong party wall, it escaped the ravages of that de•
structive element.

During the night of the 27th ultimo, Tho• mAs and
George Black (sons of David Black, Custom-house •
boatman), and Wm. Cock, were drowned, off the
island of Bornholm, from the brig Unity, Captain
LYA Lt., of Dundee, on her voyage to Riga. The two
Blacks, one of whom was Mate of the Vessel, were
both young men, but Cock had been married about
six months ago. Captain SCOTT, of the Juliana of
Montrose, who brought the intelligence, left one of
his mariners to assist in navigating the Unity.

ST. JA M ES'S PA R K.—Most of the Papers copied an
erroneous paragraph respecting the Canal in the
Park. It is not true that there has been any fails re
in the attempt at opening a sewer to carry off the
water; nor is it true that it has been fonnd necessa
or that it is intended to cut a new sewer across ti,e
Parade to Whitehall-stairs. The new piece of sewer
does not consist of more than 4.0 or 50 yards. It is
constructing of brick-work, in place of the trunks,
which have been taken up, and is of a capacity to
admit of the pa•isage of four or five times the
quantity of water which the diameter of the trunks
allowed. All the rest of the old sewer is of the same
capacity with that of the new piece; and iris, there-
fore, only necessary to clean it out, a process which
is now performing.