Star.
London, England, 1822-11-28 00:00:00

COURSING.

At the Coursing Meeting at Barnacre, near Carstang, last
Monday, there were between 60 and 70 hares seen: 48 runs,
and 2:, were killed.

So abundant are the hares on the South Downs this season,
that the neighbouring packs of hounds are frequently divided by
the starting of a fresh hare or two while in pursuit of the ono
first found.

Yesterday, the Peterborough coach, going down
Baldock Hill, unfortunately upset; the guard *as
killed on the spot, and the coachman also much butt.

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None of the passengers sustained any injury. Thil
guard has left a widow and four children.
Two youths, of the names of SIDNEY and MAR.
RIAT, were drowned on Tuesday evening, in Twick-
enham Reach, by striking the bottom of the boat
against a pile. There were four other young men
and two women in company, who escaped. _

A desperate affray took place in the coverts of Sir
HENRY BUNBURY, Bart. at Mildenhall, on Saturday

night. The gamekeepers being alarmed by the
dis-
charge of guns, went out in a party of seven, and
were attacked by a body of 15 or 20 poachers, who
beat them very severely, and fired upon them with
the muzzles of the guns so close as to set file to the
clothes of to o of them ; but foatinately none of
them were dangerously injured, though one was shot
in the arm, another in the hand, and a third was also
wounded.

Two of the keepers fired in their defence,

and one of the depredators fell to the ground, where
he lay groaning loudly, till the weaker party were .
-forced to fly for assistance; and on their return the
villains were gone, and had carried off their wounded
companion, ss ho had evidently bled most profusely.;
DARING OuTnacz.—As Mr. Charles Williamson
and his wife were, late on Sunday evening, returning
to town from Highgate, they were stopped nearly at
the bottom of the hill by a single footpad, armed
with a heavy bludgeon ; the fellow seizing the reins
of the horse, and uttering many shocking impreca-
tions, demanded his money or life. Mr. W. however,
jumped out of the gig, and putting the reins into his
Lady's hands, manfully attacked the assailant with
the butt end of a stout whip ; the villain feeling
himself thus roughly dealt with, roared out, when
two other ruffians came running up, and began to
rifle Mrs. W. by tearing her clothes, and dragging
her cloak and scarf off her shoulders ; her shrieks in-
stantly brought Mr. Williamson to her assistance,
after settling the rascal opposed to him ; he now
luckily hit down one of the other villains,who, hold-
ing
fast by his great coat, he could not prevent his
wife being brutally forced out of the vehicle, and car-
ried througa,a gap of the hedge close by, notwith-
standing her cries and resistance. At this instant a
cart came down the hill with three persons in it. Hear-
ing the distresing screams of a woman, they cried out,
" We are coming ! we are coming !" pulled up, leaped
out, and run up to the gig, and found Mr.W. leaning
on the horse, with the reins in his hand, quite ex-
hausted. They lost no time, but flew to the Lady's
relief; they soon discovered her in a fainting state,
conveyed her immediately to the carriage, placing
Mr. W. with her, and made the best of their way to
a chemist and druggist, in Kentish Town, where sh*
was relieved. Mrs. W. lost her cloak, scarf, and one
shoe; her outside dress and petticoats were much cut
and torn, but she most fortunately sustained nn ma.!
terial hurt. The villains rade their escape across
the fields, on the first alarm.
EDINBURGH, Nommen 25.—This morning, John
Forrest,
and William Telfair, alias Johnston, were
brought to the bar of the High Court.of Justiciary,
and Forrest having
accused of horse-stealing. The diet against Telfair
lestP°rncedtoeiransportation for life.
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