Star.
London, England, 1831-09-24 00:00:00

DONCASTER RACES.

Thursday Night
The second horse for the St. Lever, The Saddler, was sold
yesterday evening to Mr. Wagstaff for 3,000 guineas; no.
thing but the excellence of his blood, which will make him
a fashionable stallion, can justify 60 enormous a price ; he is
of the best south country stock, bis sire Waverley, being a
son of the celebrated Whalebone, and his dam, Costrellina,
by Castrel, little inferior. It is curious that the second horse
for the Derby fetched 3,500 guineas, and the second for the
St. Leger 3,000, while neither of the winners would proba.
bly fetch more than 2,000; thus it is that in these great races
the best horse seldom wins. Chorister, winner of the St. Le-
ger, was got by Lottery, dam by Chorus, grandam by Orville,
out of Anticipation (Ulla', is Dyke's dam) by Benirg-
brough, her dam Expectation (sister to Telemachus), by
Herod—Skim, &c. His first race was for the two-year old
stakes at York Spring 1839, which he won by a head,
beating Victoria and several others ; he ran for the Cham-
pagne Stakes same year, and was not placed ; at the time he
was dead amiss. In the York Spring, 11131, he was butch
cleverly by The Saddler; and in the August Meeting won
the Renewed Subscription, beating Fut titude and three others
very easy. His portrait (by Herring) will be added to the
" Great St. Leger Winners." We understand that it is in
contemplation to assimilate the St. Leger to the Derby by
making it 50 soca. each, half forfeit.
The racing this afternoon was remarkably fine, nor was
the interest created by it at all inferior to any Cup Day
for some years past. The Grand Stand was c, owded, and
the number of spectators generally, was much lsrger than'
we had ventured to calculate upon. The weather was fa-
vourable in the extreme ; indeed, throughout the meeting,
it has been as propitious as the best trends of the races
could have desired. The day's sport commenced with the
Gascolgoe Stakes, which, for a wonder, produced a race,
and, which is not a wonder, the defeat of the winner of I
the St. Leger ! The running attogether tends to confirm
our expressed opinion, that The Saddler was the bt,st
horse in the St. Leger. We subjoin particulars.
The Gascoigne Stakes of 100 rots. each, 30 ft, for 3 yrs ell
colts, fiat 61b; fillies, Bst 31b. The winner of the S.
Leger to carry fb extra. St. Leger Coure. II Subs.
Mr. Robinson's Liverpool, 11,t 61b (Scott) 0 I
Lord Cleveland's Chorister, Bst 101 b......
Betting :-3 to lon Chorister. Both jockeys had re.
ceived waiting orders, and, neither being inclined to make
first running, they walked from the starting post to the gra.
vel toad, where Chorister increased his walk to a canter,
Liverpool, as a matter of course, finding it necessary to at-
tend upon him; front the hill to the Red House their pace
was moderate enough to allow a hack to keep company;
I they then went a trifle faster, but nothing like racing
took place till they got to the distance, where Chorister
commenced a killing pace. Liverpool collared him half way
between the distance and the stand ; the rest of the ground
was contested with extraordinary severity, and ended in a
dead heat. After the cup, the deciding heat was run, the
odds, notwithstanding the 41h continuing on Chorister, dimi-
nished, however, to 6 to 4 ; he made the running till within
the distance, when Liverpool challenged, headed him in a
stride or two, and won very cleverly by a good length. Scott
rode the winner exceedingly well.
Three year old Stakes of 200 sots each h ft. St. Leger
Course. Nine Subscribers.—Mr. Hickardson's Lady
Elisabeth walked over.

Two year old stakes of 20 son each ; colts, Bst Slb ; fillies,
Bst 21b. T.Y.C. 51 Subscribers.
Marquis of Sligo's b e Fang, brother to Felt .. I
Mr. Powlea's ch cby Whisker, dby Blacklock .. 2
Mr. Vansittart's cby Whisker, out of Danoletta 3
GLOUC HST BR RACES.
sema• DAY.—Wednesday, Sept. 21.
The Hartpur) Stakes of 5 bOVS. each, with 30 son. added
from the Race Fund. Two mile heats.
Mr. I. Day's b f out of Sloe's dam, 3 yea, 7st 21b 41 1
Lord 6egrave names b g Harry, by Master, 7st 131 b 1 2 2
31r. Sadler's b h Sinbad, 3 yrs old, 7at 31b... ..... . 2 3 3
Mr. Davis's Granby, aged, 9st Glb ........ ..•• ..... 3 4 4
The City Members Plate, value 501. added to a Sweepstakes
of 5 son. each. Two mile heats.
Mr. Griffith.'. b c Tborngrove, 4 yrs old, B.t 71b .. 1 1
Mr, Sadler's ch m Design, 4 yrs, Bst 2 2
Mr. Davis's b f Amelia, by Filbo da Puta,
3 yrs, 6*t 1211► .. 3 4
Mr. L Day's Shark, 4 yrs, Bst. Mb 4 6

THE ART OF CUTTING CLOTHES TO THE
Hume Flamm—We have witnessed a Course of Lec-
tures on this subject, delivered at the Mechanics' Insilco-
dos, by Mr. Walker, the tailor and draper of Southampton-
street, Bloomsbury-square, who in a most comprthensive
and satisfactory manner, demonstrated his theory and prac-
tice, clearly shewing his scientific and peculiar method, of
admeasurement of the body, and by which alone as his guide
formed nut every put of the garments which were cut out,
and by his assistant, the different parts put together and
placed on the busts measured, which Sued In the most cor-
rect manner, and, we must add, that a more beautiful style
of coats, habits, ew we never beheld ' • calculated to give at
once an elegant and graceful effect to the noble symmetry of
the humane figure. Mr. W's. talents in this way have not
been confined to this Course of Lectures, he having pre-
viously published a work called the" Tailor's Masterpiece,"
in which he lays down, in the clearest manner, elucidated
with Engravings, the peculiarities of his system.
L. Grehan, P. P. of Rathmalion, writes that
Ireland is become one vast mendicity—and, for the
information of government, 1 average, says he,
the number of poor in this unhappy country, at the
fair standard of four millions! Hear this ye Tory
and absentee landlords—ye harpies, having " ears
that hear not," and " eyes that do not behold."
The accounts from Tampico are to the 23d July ;
a conduct& with 700,000 dollars, and 38 bars of
silver, had arrived at Tampico, and two other
conductas with 100,000 were expected. The
country was tranquil.
PEMBROKE ELECTION COMM ITT EE.—IIIPOR-
TANT DECISION.— Yesterday the Committee upon
the merits of the Pembroke election petition deci- I
ded, Ist. That the election was void ; 2d, That Sir
John Owen, Bart. was unduly returned; that the
petition was nut frivolous or vexations, nor the
opposition to it ; that the conduct of the High
Sheriff was highly culpable—that the Under Sheriff
acted with gross partiality—that the conduct of the;
Assessor was marked with striking incapacity—
aud the Chairman be instructed to make a special
report to the House to the above effect.
DUBLIN ELECTION COMMITTEE.—The Com-
mittee ballotted for on Thursday, to try the merits
of the Dublin election assembled yesterday at half-
past two. Mr. Sergeant Heath appeared on be-
; half of the petitioners ; and Mr. Harrison for the
; sitting Members, Lord Ingestrie and Mr. Shaw.
The petition was read. It is of considerable
length, containing allegations of bribery against
the members, and incapability on the pars of
Mr. Shaw, by reason of his holding a judicial
office, &c. The lists of witnesses were exchanged ;
and an intimation was given that none of those
witnesses would be examined who might be pre-
sent at any of the• proceedings, with the exception
of three legal gentleman from Ireland.
In the month ending Sept. 1, there were im-
ported 368,572 qrs. of corn and grain, and 142,861
cwt. of dour ; the quantity taken out of bond was
only 77,745 of corn and grain, and only 15,248
cwt. of flour. The stock in warehouse amounts to
the enormous quantity of 925,325 qrs. of corn and
grain, and 466,062 cwt. of meal and flour.
Two families of corn have been forwarded to our
office from Prestonpans, which the obliging agri-
culturist describes thus :—" I herewith send you
two roots, each the produce of one pickle; the
one with 84, the other with 73 separate stalks!
There were in the same field several more of needy
equal magnitude. The crop was raised in a dry
sandy link park, which has not been ploughed, ex-
cepting this season, in the memory• of the oldest
person living here." Averaging the pickles at I
only 100 on each stalk, the produce of the two
IParent ones amounts to 15,700 I—Scisisman.

EXECUTION OF A MURDERER IN FRANCE.
Peter Hebard, an inmate of a condemned cell in
the prison at Alby, in France, was for five months
expecting the final order for his execution. The
crime of which he was convicted was a murder
committed under most aggravated circumstances.
He was allowed to indulge in hopes of a reprieve,
and even encouraged to it by the turnkeys, when,
one morning, at 10 o'clock, his door was opened by
the commissary of police, and he was told to pre-
pare for death at roar in the afternoon of that day.
The murderer was a man whose nerves were well
strung. He bowed in acquiescence of the fatal
mandate, and showed that he had made up his
mind to the worst. All the request he made was,
that a priest should be sent for, to whom he made
a confession of his crime, and desired that it should
he disclosed to the public. At the exact hour he
was conducted from his dungeon, and placed on
the fatal car ; but he was scarcely seated thereon,
when he was informed that time execution was put
off for two hours. The unfortunate man imagined
that'a respite had been received, but this KU not
the case. For nearly five years an execution had
not taken place in this department. The scaffold
was partly broken ; one of the executioner's assist-
ants was accused of having done it in order to play a
trick upon his master. The King's Procureur gave
immediate orders for its being repaired, and it was
:bought that as soon as the carpenter had finished
his work the execution would take place. The
prisoner was again brought, at six o'clock, in the
midst of an immense cone Atria of people ; the
2endarmes, with their swords drawn, kept back
the crowd, and cleared an extensive space around
the scaffold. • The prisoner' walked up with a
firm step, and was bound to the board laid
across the scaffold. The executioner and two
assistants had taken their places close to the
unfortunate criminal. Upon the usual signal
the convict's head was placed between the lunette.
The knife fell, but with a trembling motion, and
did not touch the criminal. A cry of horror arose
from the crowd. The knife was again lifted ; it fell
a second time, but without reaching the criminal's
neck ; he then uttered piercing cries. A volley of
stones was discharged at the executioner and nis
men : they attempted for the third time to execute
the sentence of the law, but without effect ; the
knife inflicted only a slight wound, and the reitera-
ted shrieks of the ill-fated man excited %thrill of
horror in the spectators.

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The executioner and his assistants, alarmed for
their own safety, having been wounded by the
missiles, were obliged to quit the scaffold, and
take to flight. Hebard continued all this time
with his bead fastened to the frightful lunette
(block). In this cruel situation lie remained for
some minutes scarcely without a wound. The
chief executioner once more mounted the scaffold,
but without his attendants; lie made another at-
tempt io separare the criminal's head from his
body ; he twice lifted the knife, but it fell wavering
as before, and missed the criminal's neck. It
should be stated that the last time (the fifth), the
knife, on being elevated, deranged. The crowd
continued throwing stones at the scaffold, and the
executioner was forced to seek safety in flight.
The block being now partly removed, Hebard felt
his head disengaged, and lifted it as from the tomb.
Some of the populace cried out " Bravo r such
was their astonishment at seeing a human being
stand up after escaping the instrument or
death no 111,/ than five times. The unfortunate
man now begged for assistance. A workman ap-
proached the scaffold, but was afraid to ascend it.
After a lapse of a few minutes the youngest of the
executioners, defying the threats and missiles of
the crowd, mounted the scaffold, and had a short
conversation with Hebard. It would appear that
the latter said to him " Free me from those cords !"
for he was still fastened to the plank. The assist-
ant told him to turn his head, and at the same time
seised him by the neck, and gave him several
wounds with a shoemaker's knife. Hebard's head,
nearly half off, hung on his left shoulder, and the
executioner was obliged to leap from the scaffold, and
make his escape amongst the gendarmes. It was
now ten minutes past six. Hebert!, who, in all
probability, still breathed, remained in dsicsitua-
tion for two hours, exposed to the gaze of the spec-
tators. Some persons declared that they could
perceive him move for more than half an hour, dur-
ing which time he frequently opened his mouth.
It was impossible to remove the corpse without
the aid of a strong escort of the military ;
and in the course of the evening the crowd sur-
rounded the executioner's house and broke all the
windows.

It is but justice to state, that the executioner was
not at fault, as it appears, from a report of scien-
tific persons appointed by the Procureur du Itoi,
that the scaffold was intentionally damaged ; and
1 strong suspicion attaches to a former assistant
who had been dismissed by the executioner for
some improper conduct. Hebard was not guil-
lotined ; be was stabbed standing up, and
with a shoemaker's knife. It would be utterly
impossible to give a description of the above
scene. The tumultuous cries of the people were
heard at a considerable distance out of the town.
In fine, so horrific a spectacle was never before
witnessed in this pace. The advrcates for the
punishment of death may acquire a salutary lesson
from the scene of the 12th of September. A base
assassin (Hebard) exited pity in every breast ; and
if Roussille, who fell a victim to his atrocious act,
h id not been a person universally ereemed through-
out the country, the people would have rescued
Iris murderer from the fatal sword of the law.—
Gazette de Tribuneau.r.
A numerously signed requisition bas been pre-
sented to the Mayor of Nottingham to call a meeting
of the inhabitants to petition the Lords to pass
the bill.
FATAL RewcoNTau.—On Thursday evening
an inquest was held at the London Hospital, before
T. Stirling, Esq. on the remains of William
Shenstone, aged forty years, who died in that
institution on Wedenesday last, from injuries
he received in a pugilistic rencontm with a
coal-heaver, named Cannon. From the evidence
it appeared that on Wednesday week, a pile passing
through Union-street,Wapping, he •truck a boywho
had been impertinent t.s him, and Cannon coming
up at the time, he told him his conduct was unman!, ;
a quarrel ensued, iu which the deceased was knocked
down, and in ir a fall he broke his leg, of wh ch in-
.
Jury he subsequently died.—Tbe Jury, after hesriug•
the evidence, returned a sonnet of " M sawing hter,"
against Cannon; and the Coroner made out a war-
rant for his commitment to Newgate to taste his
, trial on the charge.

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