Star.
London, England, 1825-09-20 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH, SLPT. 14.

The match between Mr. Quicke's Antelope of 14 tons, and
Captain Edmund Lyon's Queen I.llab, of 12 tons, on the result of
which very large sums depended, took place in our Roads yesterday,'
in a strong easterly wind. Soon after starting, the Queen Alai, shot
a-head, tacked, and weathered the Antelope, which advantage she
maintained so long as the race continued; but, unfortunately, at a
moment when both boats were carrying a heavy press of sail, through
a heavy squall, the Antelope lost her bowsprit, and was obliged to
give up the curtest. Captain Lyon pursued his course and won
the bets depending on his boat. The Antelope was most ably ma.
naged by Captain Robert White, who persevered until the loss of
the bowsprit precluded all hope f regaining the distance the Ante-
lope bad previously lost.

tinnA Pitt:

7he tession of Parliament for 1825: Eihibiting obi
State of Parties and Interests, the Debates and EA:
actments, and the whole Proceedings of both Houses of
the British Legi4ature during that Period. Td 6i
continued Aumialry. Bvo. London, 1825.
The proceedings of tilt British Legislature Are id
paramount in importance and interest to every class ci
the community, that, on a first view of the matter, ore
cannot help feeling some degree of astonishment the
no one, before the author of the present volume, shoul4
have attempted to record them in a more connectei
and intelligible form than that in which they hail
hitherto appeared. A little reflection, however, on thi
magnitude of the undertaking, and the difficulty of
reducing into a small compass, and arranging under
distinct heads, proceedings so voluminous, so varied;
and frequently so foibidding in their details, as those
of the two Houses of Parliament, must, we should
imagine, soon convince any one that such a task re.
quired very peculiar talents—that of those who pos-
sessed the industry and information necessary for exe-
cuting it with success, comparatively few would think
of attempting it—and that to those who are guided in
their literary enterprises by more palpable inducements
than general utility, the labour would appear out of all
proportion to the profit likely to be derived from it. It
is true, that abstracts of the proceedings of Parliament
generally make their appearance in Magaz;nes, Regis-
ters, and other periodical publications; but these either
come out while the proceedings are still pending, and
consequently give no connected view of them, or at so
distant and irregular periods, that the interest which
they might otherwise have excited is fled and gone. In
all these also, the proceedings of Parliament are only
given in chronological order, and without any attempt
at arrangement, reflection, or comment ;.so that, how-
ever useful they may prove as works of reference to
Members of the Senate, and others immediately con.
nected with it, it is evident that they have no chance
of being pet used and investigated by the community at
large. The consequence has been, that with the excep-
tion of those whose vocation or interests induce them to
make themselves acquainted with ,such matters, there
are comparatively few who know anything of them,
but through the medium of newspapers.
A work, therefore, which should record the proceed-
ings of the British Senate, without prejudice or par-
tiality—arrange them in such order as to render them
easy of access—and written in such a style as to secure
them a fair chance of public attention, was hitherto a
great desideratum in our literature, and was likely, if
executed with care and ability, to be highly interesting
and useful. We own that we were not very sanguine
in our expectations of seeing such an undertaking suc-
cessfully accomplished, and in consequence hegan the
perusal of the present work with no very strong pre-
possessions in its favour. It is but fair, however, to
state that we have been (what we seldom are in such
cases) very agreeably disappointed; and that if the
volume now before us does not altogether come
up to the idea which we had formed of such a
work, the cause is to be ascribed less to any want
of the qualifications necessary for executing it, than
to the imperfection and difficulty which must al-
ways accompany a first attempt. On this ground the
author lays claim to the indulgence of his readers, and
for our part we readily grant it, in fall expectation that
it will neither be required nor needed in future.
The book is divided into eleven chapters. The first-
contains a very spirited, and in general, a very accu-
rate theory of political parties; the second and third, a
very excellent summary of the evidence laid before
Parliament on the state of Ireland ; the fourth is taken
up with the opening of the Session, and the debates on
the Bill for putting down the Catholic Association; the
fifth details the debates on the Catholic Question ; the
sixth is occupied with the various measures which were
proposed and rejected ; the seventh, eighth, and ninth,
relate to the Financial statement of the Chancellor, and'
the changes effected in the commercial and judicial'
system; the tenth and eleventh, give an account of the
miscellaneous measures, and Private Bills. An Ap-
pendix, containing a list of the Members of the House'
of Commons, along with the suppled influences by
which they are returned, and an estimate of their'
talents, and general attendance in Parliament, con-
cludes the volume.
From this account of the contents of " The Session of
1825," it will be easily seen that a very large portion '
of it is occupied with Catholic affairs—a circumstance
which will undoubtedly be matter of satisfaction to'
some, and of regret with others. We are on the whole,'
however, disposed to think that the author judged
wisely in treating the subject at considerable length ;
for although the judicial and commercial reforms were
undoubtedly the most important measures of the Sep.
:ion, and constitute by far its brightest and most lasting
features, yet the discussions on the Catholic Question,
and the evidence taken by the Committees on the state
of Inland, threw so much new light on the anomalous
state of that country, that to have omitted a full and
accurate account of them, would certainly have been a
greater error than to have given them at the greatest
length. The arrangement of the different subjects is
good, and must have been attended with great labour;
the style is neat and perspicuous, and the account of
each measure followed by remarks which display_con-
siderable judgment and reflection.
The work is intended to be continued from year to
year, and we heartily wash it success.
The CabinetiszolesCuriosities ; or, The Wonders of the
World D. d; giving an Account of the most Mi-
raculous tventst itxtraordinary Murders, Dreadful
Shipwrecks, Ghosts and Apparitions, Memoirs of tx-
troop dinary Individuals, Lsves of Impostors, Hoaxes,
History of Giants and Dwarfs, tic BfC. Bvo pp. 432.
London, 1825.
The love of the marvellous has prevailed in ail ages
and in all countries, and authenticated narratives of extraordinary,
events have always been read with intense interest, not merely by
the juvenile but by the philosophic inquirer. There have been
many collections of this sort, but in general they are so intermingled
with monstrosities, as to exdte more disgust than gratification.
The volume before us, which appeared in Numbers, is free front •
this fault, and is certainly the most curious, interesting, and (MN-t-
-ailed collection of wonders and curiosities we have met with,
combining the memorabilia of nature and of art. It is erabellished
with twenty-seven excellent engravings on /coed, ill titratiee of
some of the most remarkable narrativest

We understand that two large receiving ships have
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Greeks, under the direction of Lord Cowlwit, which
ships will be immediately towed round to the River,
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_tuns.
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OLDBAILEYSESSIONS, SEPT. 10.
7),:tatis Kell, add Jeremiah Fifa:et-aid were indicted
• r.aving committed a highway robbery on James
on the Sd July last. The prosecutor being totally
Ile to identify either of the prisoners, they were
fitted. They were again indicted For having, on
iame evening.assaulted Thomas Smith, and robbed
)f a hat, value 54. a jacket, value lOi. and of 1 ls.
.oney, his property. The prosecutor was an um-
:lla maker at Deptford, and on the night in question
,s returning from Hendon, at which place he had
employed in making hay, and after leaving the
.an public-house, into which he had gone to get some"
shment, he met the prisoners, who attacked him;
defended himself, but was overpowered, and when
arn was kicked in the face and body by Kelly.
'rile lying on the ground, his hat and jacket were,
away, and his pockets turned inside out, and his
money stolen. When this was done there were no other
ersons but the two prisoners near him, but he could
not distinctly swear to either of them having actually
committed the rubbery ; after that they went and at-
tacked witness's brother ; the patrol was afterwards sent
to look for them, and he brought them back to the Swan.
Several witnesses were called to confirm the facts.
Mt• prisoners were then called on for their defence,
when one of them pretended not to understsnd English.
Woinner said, they had both spoken English since
they had been in custody, and some of the witnesses,
en being recalled, swore to having conversed with both
tLe prisoners in English.
The prisoners did not address the Jury, but called a
wirnesso.lto represented that the prosecutor and' his
brother were drunk on the night in question, and that
;,acing quarrelled with Kelly and Fitzgerald in the
courte of the day, they attacked these two persons at
right; that being resisted, the prosecutor took off his
cut to fight, and threw it down ; that the quarrel be-
ca:)e general among the Englishmen and Irishmen,
and that the latter were at last victorious;
'lir Jury, interrupting this evidence, said they were satisfied,
and tadcred a verdict of Nut Guilty as to both the prisoners.
Ant Harrison and Margaret Wells were indicted fur
stealing some articles of plate, consisting of wine labels,
Ch slices, bowls, punch ladles and spoons, and a pocket-
book and canvass purse, containing some sovereigns,
and a Weymnath note, belonging to Messrs. Kingsford
and Barham, Proptie,ors of the Belle Sauvage Hotel.
The articlrs in question were stolen from the Inn on
the 4th of July, but there was ne actual proof of the
prisoners having committed the robbery. Shortly after
they had been stolen, the prisoners called at the shop of
Mr. Hart, in Iblywell•street, and offered the major pat t
of the plate for sale. They at first felt reluctant to
produce it, but at length they did produce it, and asked
thirty shillings for it, and when some objection was
made to the purchase by Mr. Hart, the prisoners said,
" (five us what you please, you know how it is." Mr.
Hart told them he believed they had stolen the plate,
when they said, " We will leave them, and call for the
money another time." Mr. Hart sent for an officer
and gave them into custody. When the prisoners were
locked up they were searched, and in the place where
they were confined the canvass purse and a sovereign
were found.

Harrisln in her defence said, that as she was coming
sing London Bridge on the ,horning in question, she
met two young men, who were total strangers to her.
SIT was anxious to get lodgings, and they told her where
she cruld procure them, and they gave her r bag coo-
t uning the property,.and requested her to dispose of it.
They directed her to Mr. 1-lan's house, and on her way
thither she met Wells, whim she requested to accom-
pany her. The other prisoner supported her story by
declaring her ignorance of the contents of the b.tg,.
The Jury found them both Guilty.
Margaret Mull% a very respectable looking young
woman, was charged with privately stealing in the shop
of Mr. Smith, of Gre it Tothill street, Westminster, ten
yards of black si!k, value 31.10 k. Th. prosecutor's
shopman stated, that on the 25th July Ire placed the
silk, which WAS on a roller, in one of the windows; on:
of the panes of glass was broken. After the silk xas
stolen a pattern of it was sent round to the different
pawnbrokers in the neighbourhood, with instructions to
apprehend any person who offered the silk for sale or
pledge. On the 25th day of July last the prisoner
pledged some silk at the shop of a Mr. Jones, and which
resembled that stolen from the window, and was sup-
posed to be the same. The prisoner's lodgings were
then searched, and the remainder of the silk was found
in a drawer. In answer to the interrogatories of the
officers and the prosecutor's shopman, the prisoner then
said she purchased the silk of a costermonger who
lived in Pye-street, and he informed her that his mother
had taken it up at a tally-shop. A roller was also
found in the prisoner's lodgings; this she said had been
used for a rolling-pin, and her husband said it was used
for a jack-towel; there had been some name written on
it, but it was scratched out. The prisoner, when. called
upon for her defence, repeated her former story, arid
protesting she was innocent, threw herself upon the
mercy of an intelligent Judge and Jury.
Mr. Caasswxu., her Counsel, proposed to call evi-
dence to prove an alibi, and assured the Court and Jury
that he should succeed in establishing the prisoner's in-
nocence;
The COMMON SERJEANT observed, that if such evi-
dence was called, the Jury would be inclined to place a
greater reliance on the prisoner's defence, and would
probably be of opinion that there was not sufficient
evidence to sustain a charge of felony. It was for the
Jury to decide, whether they would hear that evi-
dence? The Jury said they were satisfied, and acquit.
ted the prisoner. She was a young woman of very in-
teresting appearance, and appeared greatly distressed
while standing at the bar. The moment the verdict
was pronounced, strangers expressed their joy by clap-
ping of hands, and the prisoner fell senseless on the floor.
Archibald Michie• aged 20, was indicted for having
stolen a cloth pelisse from the shop-door of a clothes
dealer, named Rumbell. The prisoner's father is a
tradesman of great respectability, residing in St.Giles's
parish, and from what transpired about two Sessions
ago, when the prisoner was placed at the bar, it ap-
peared that it was not the want of a good home, of
kind indulgent parents, or a good education, which had
occasioned the youth's ruin. He was found Guilty.
The shopkeeper, for exposing his goods at the door,
was not allowed his expenses.
John Davis, a journeyman baker, was found Guilty
of having embezzled Si. which he had received from a
Lady named Williams, on account of his master.
Catherine Fleming, aged 18, was indicted for having
vbbed 13. Schofield of a snuff-box, value Is. and Ss. in
money. The prosecutor, who is a spruce barber's boy,
baweeh 14 and ,15 years of age, was returning from
Covent Garden. Theatre, when he met the prisoner and
allother damsel at the corner of Charles•street,. Covent

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Garden. They asked him to treat the)* ind he gave
the% some rum at the nearest public•house, and drank
some himself. They then asked him to accompany
them home; this he consented to, and they took him to
a house in Leg-alley, Long-Acre. There be gave the
prisoner's companion half a crown, but the prisoner, to
whom the prosecutor seemed at first to pay great atten-
tion, claimed some remuneration, and putting her hand
into his pocket, stole the box and money. Her plea
was, that he gave it to her; but she was found Guilty.
At five o'clock, Mr. Serjeant Arabin relieved the Common Ser-
jeant on the Bench; but the cases tried in the subsequent part of
the day were of a trifling nature, and destitute of public interest.

William Godfrey, who lately lived as coachman in
the service of Mrs. Pocock, a Lady of fortune, residing
at the west end of the town, was convicted of the fol-
lowing fraud. He had been in the habit of going to
the shop of Mrs. Deighton, in Davies-street, Oxford-
street, and obtaining from her various articles of sad-
dlery, for the use, by the order, as he represented, of
his mistress, Mrs. Pocock. Oa the Bth of April he ob-
tained a saddle in that way ; but upon Mrs. Wighton's
sending in her bill to Mrs. Pocock for goods furnished
to her up to the preceding Christmas, she learned that
the defendant had never been sent by his mistress for
any articles of the kind. It appeared that he had been
carrying on the deception ever since 1823, and had paid
the first bill in his mistress's name. He was sentenced
to six months' imprisonment in the House of Correction.
Isaac Abrahams was also convicted of a fraud in
going to Itachael Lazarus,and undertaking, upon receipt
of 3s. 6d. to procure bail for her son, who was suffering
imprisonment for passing counterfeit coin, and who
could not be enlarged until he found security for his fu-
ture good conduct.
Tt.e Cu A I [MAN animadverted upon the prevalence of
this system of defrauding the unfortunate, and sen-
tenced the defendant to be transported for the period et
seven years.
Henry Higgins was convicted of the double offence
of passing and having in his possession counterfeit mo-
ney, under the following circumstances:—On the even-
ing of the 6th of July last he attended the Ind.-
pendent Chapel at Hampstead, and upon coming ant,
he stopped at the door, and pulled some hilt-crowns
from his pocket. After looking through them for a
moment or two, as if for a shilling, he told the collector
at the door he wished to give him a shilling, at the same
time tendering him a half-crown. The collector (Mr.
Holyland) took the ball crown and gave him eighteen-
pence. Conceiving there was something particular is
the defendant's manner, and recollecting that bad mo-
ney had been passed in this way at Kentish Town, he 1
skewed the half-crown, which he had fortunately re-
tained in his hand by itself, to his brother collector, Mr.
Dixon, who immediately pronounced it to be bad, pur-
sued the defendant, and brought him back. The de-
fendant returned the eighteen pence, and threw several
half-crowns away, one of which fell close by his
foot, and he endeavoured to stamp' upon it. It was
picked up, and turned out, as well as that which he had
given Mr. Holyland, to be a counterfeit.
He was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment in
the House of Correcticn, and at the end of that wins to
find security for his future good conduct.
Jane Smith was convicted of a similar offence. She
employed a child..five and a half years of age w pass
the bad money for. her. The child was indicted At the
same time, but of course acquitted. • Jitne's two sisters
spending their time at present in the Hbuse of Correc-
tion for a like crime, she was sentenced to pass he'r
twelvemonth in his Majesty's gaol of Newgate.
Several other men and women were similarly con-
victed, and sentenced to either twelve or six months
(accordingly as they had committed the double or
single offence) imprisonment in the House of Correc-
tion. The bad money was principally passed off to
apple-women, oyster-women, bakers, butchers, and
other tradespeople.

Gibraltar Papers to the 26th ult. state, that the
Government of Spain continues to relax respecting the
prohibitory duties on trade. In addition to the cotton
goods lately admitted, 600 tons, a considerable reduc-
tion is about to take place on the fish from Newfound-
land imported into Spain.
Letters and Papers from La Guayra have been
received to the 28th of July. They bring a Decree of
Congress, authorizing the establishment of a Bank in
Caraccas, to be called the Bank of Venezuela. Indigo
and coffee were falling in price.
The Boston Advertiser of the 26th of August, gives
the following distressing account of the mortality in
New York and Philadelphia:—
Deaths in New York, last week, 127—adults, 57 ; children 70.
Of fever, 14; dysentery, 11 • measles, 5; and consumption, 19.
In Philadelphia, 111—adults, 54; children, 57. Of bilious fever i
11 ; other fevers, ; cholera morbus, 13; dysentery, II; andl
consumption, 2.
AWFUL DEATII.—On the 3d inst. at an Inn in Exe-
ter, W. Purriogton, aged 55, a labourer, made a bet of I
Is. with a fellow-workman, that he would drink a gal-
lon of strong, beer within ten minutes ; he accomplished
the task in eight minutes, saying he had two minutes
spare ; but the hand of death was upon him, and in
a short space he exp~it !
COM2INATION6.Z7The master manufacturers of Brad-
ford have had no further meetings since the one we re-
ported last week. We are informed, that on Saturday
last those of the worsted manufacturers in Keighley and
its neighbourhood, who had pledged themselves to sup-
port the Bradford masters, began to dismiss all their
combers and weavers belonging to the Union. Our
informant adds, that some of the best workmen thus
turned off, have been already engaged by those of the
masters who had not pledged themselves to the mea-
sure of dismissal. On Saturday last a meeting of the
worsted spinners and manufacturers of Halifax was held
at the Old Cock Inn there, to consider the circulars of
the Bradford masters. A number of resolutions were
passed, expressive of their disapprobation of the combi-
nations at present existing, and their determination to
dismiss from their employment such men as contribute
to the Union. The resolutions were signed by forty-
three manufacturers.
Thursday, the mail from Glasgow to Perth was over-
turned in the village of Denny, and the driver and one
lof the passengers, a Lady, very much injured. Ms
accident arose from the horses becoming unmanageable
whilst driving down the eminence called Denny Moor,
about a mile from the village. The driver used every
exertion to keep them in, but without success, although
ably assisted by Colonel DICK, of the 42d, who hap-
pened to be an outside passenger.
.A RCM EXUDITION.—We have great pleasure in
announcing, that on Saturday intelligence was received
from Captain Franklyn up to the middle of June—
all well.

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13• 141Ciflitli, SUNDAY More, 12 o'Crocr.
We never recollect Ivitnessfrig Doneaster so Crowded on the day
previous to the racing; this we attribute,to the recent Festival at
tork, and the extraordinary interest ticked by this year's St.
Leger. Nearly ill the lodgings in the town are eitheralready oc-
cupied or taken foe the week, and the cry-out far beds assails you
hievery quarter. Beds are being made up in parlours, kitchens,
and tap-rooms, mostly in every place of public accommodation;
and what will be done by the many hundreds now on the road and
to come, we know not.
Many speculators of the turf have been here for several days
watching the movements of the different horses in their exercises.
This morning there was a grand exhibition of horses in general
on the Course, taking their gallpps and walking exercises. The
Leger ones were of course most noticed ; amongst which we ob-
served Memnon, with his rider, Scott, on his back. Redgauntlet
carried Jem Robinson. Cleveland, who created the greatest atten-
tion, was exercised by Tommy Lye, and Homer by Jackson; all
of them appeared in the highest racing condition, and looked ex-
tremely well. Here the remarks of the different judges in horse-
flesh became very interesting ; each backed his *pinion and planned
his future mode of attack. Many of the other St. Leger horSes
were also to be seen amongst the group, viz. Brother to Addy,
Trinculo, Pastime, Zirza, &c. and they looked well and cheerful.
After leaving he exercise ground this morning, about nine
o'clock, the various rendezvous were thronged by speculators, and
till the New Room opened, in the evening, a great deal of business
imp done, which, at twelve o'clock, left the odds thus:
d to 2. agst Memnon 12 to 1 apt Homer
5 to 1 agst Redgauntlet l e to 1 agst Dauntless
7 to 1 apt Alderman tO to 1 apt Crowcatcher
11 to 1 agst Cleveland to to 1 agst Trinculo
About one o'clock it began to rain, and continued to do so until I
night, which precluded the possibility of seeing the horses again
out, much to the disappointment of those who had arrived during
the day. However it did nut stop the progress of speculation, fur
they all departed for the new betting rooms, an accommodation pro-
cured for the sporting world by Mr. Lee, who, on this vary impor-
tant occasion, has opened subscription rooms, in French Gate, on a
very superb scale. These rooms be has taken on a long lease far
the above purpose, and the experiment is likely to be very success-
ful, there being already nearly bye hundred subscribers. At eleven
o'clock the betting men completely filled th- room, anti betting ran
to a pitch we gave never heard equalled ; there were present the
following Noblemen and Gentlemen, only a small proportion of the
vast numbers already arrived. •
His Grace the Mike of Leeds, Marquis of Londonderry, Mar-
quis of Queensberry, Lord Kennedy, Lewd Kelburne, Lord George I,
Bentinck,Colonel ltussell, Mr. Baird, Sir Jacob Astley, Sir M. W.
Maxwell, Mr. Lambton, Earl of Mansfield, Sir John Ilyng, Lord
Milton, Colonel Aubrey, Earl of Errol, Captain Fitzciarence, Sir
W. Fraser, Sir Hussey Vivian, Charles Duncombe,Esq. M.P.
Dundas, Esq. Hon. Captain PaWett, Hon. Mr. Petre, his Grace
the Duke of Rutland, Marquis of Exeter, Marquis of Worcester,
Marquis of Tichfield, Earl Sefton, Mr. Greville, Mr. Watts, M.
A. Taylor, Esq. M.P. T. Houldsworth, Esq. and a great many
others whom we have not time to enumerate. We shall give a
fuller list in our next. The betting has fluctuated since the morn-
ing strangely, and is altering every hour. At twelve o'clock to-
night, it left off as follows :
AT THE NEW BETTING ROOMS.

21 to 1 apt Memnon (taken) 21 to 1 ago Trinculo
6 to 1 apt Alderman (taken) 25 to 1 apt Addy
8 to 1 apt Redpuntlet 100 to 3 agst Pastime
al to 1 apt Homer (taken) 1000 to 18 apt Browniuck
11 to 1 apt Cleveland 1000 to 11 agst Zirza.
2100 to 100, 2200 to 100, and 2300 to 100 apt Trinculo was
taken by a noted and very spirited betting Gentleman from Man-
chester he has also taken 200 to 1 that be placed Redganntlet.
By the above it will be seen that Redgauntlet, since the morn-
ing, has given place to Alderman, and that Homer (having had a
good trial, some say with Figaro), bas jumped up nearly four points.
It iii thought that 28 or 30 will start. Cleveland is still the lead-
ing horse for specelation, and should he win, it will be the heaviest
Session ever known.

The betting at a late hour was-
-11 to 1 apt Memnon 17 to 1 apt Dauntless
it to 1 agst Redgauntlet 20 to 1 apt Trinculo
7 to 1 apt-Alderman 30 to 1 apt Pastime
11 to 1 agst Homer 40 to 1 agst Brownlock
14 to 1 agst Cle,voland
MP:CAMS, SOMAS.
The hitting last night, at a late hour, was as under:
21 to it apt Muninon 12 to 1 apt Homer
4 and 41 to 1 apt Redgauntlet 17 to 1 agst Dauntless
14 to 1 agst Cleveland 30 to.l agst brother to Addy
This morning, when the horses took their gallops, the hill was
well attended : Homer was there for the first time ; Cleveland,
Redgauntlet, Memnon, Bob Logic, Ilrownlock, Zirsa; and all the
Ileading horses were there. The moment Hontei and Cleveland
had taken them gallops there was a great panic, and the state of
the odds changod. Homer took his gallop with old Figaro, and
all who saw it (winners on him) were highly delighted. Cleveland
drew many load faces. The odds were-
-21 to 1 apt Memnon Itito 1 apt Cleveland
5 to 1 agst Redgauntlet 17 to 1 agst-Dauntless
10 to 1 apt Homer 30 to 1 apt Brother to Addy
BETTING AT DONCASTER YESTERDAY MORNING.
ST. LUISE,.

5 to 2 apt. Memnon
6 to 1 apt Alderman
9 to 1 apt Redganntlet
9 to 1 apt Homer •

10 to 1 apt Cleveland

17 to 1 agst Daundrss*
25 to 1 apt Addy
33 to 1 agst Trinculo
50 to 1 agst Falcon

Monday sennight. Lord COCHRANE, with his Lady,
arrived at Cumbernauld House, on a visit to the Hon.
Admiral FLEMING. The distinguished guests remained
with the Admiral till Wednesday, when they left the
hospitable mansion of Cumbernauld for Glasgow, where
they arrived in a carriage and four about one o'clock.
They stopped only a few minutes, till the horses were
changed, when they set out for Ayrshire.
Aweur. VISITATION.—The following calamity re-
cently occurred in the family of Captain WILKINS, o!
the Tower Hamlets Militia, at llead.quarters, adjoining
the Blind Beggar, on Bethnal-green :—Mrs. WILKINS,
his wife, was brought to bed the last week in August ;
the maid-servant died in two days after; the infant on
the Sunday following ; Mrs. W. the next day, Monday;
and the Captain himself on the Friday ensuing—all in
the space of ten days.
DEATH !ROM LIGHTNING:-Tuesday, James Dennes,
a servant in the employ of Mr. Body, of Ottham Quay.
te: Farm, in the parish of Hailsham, being at plough,
with a team of oxen, in the field, was struck by a column
of electric fluid fain* perpendicularly upon him, and
the first part- with which it came in contact appeared to
have been the inner side of the right leg ; and both the
power and burning force of this electric shock was so
great, that his spatterdashes and stockings were burnt
into rags, and the skin was stripped off the leg; it en-
tered his half-boot, which was not laced din- e, and
shattered it in pieces from his foot. How far his watch
chain, which was of steel, produced a power of re-
attraction, is not known; but by re-ascending it took
an oblique 'direction over his body, -scorching the left
side of the chest and the face, stripping off the skin the
same as from the leg, and entered his hat, which was
burnt aad torn into fragments; on examining the di-
vided portions, they were found to be remarkably
stiffened, as if strongly impregnated with lava. Ac-
cording to the best account his master could give, who
was but a very short distance from him at the instant it
happened, the duration of the attack, in point of time,
could not have exceeded three seconds before he saw his
man a lifeless corpse on the ground, and the above-.
mentioned portions of his dress on fire.
Yesterday afternoon an Inquisition was taken at the
Five Bells public-house, Lintehouse, on view of; the
body of a male infants whose name is at present unknown,
and who had on the preceding day been taken out of
the water, tied up in a bundle. The circumstance of the
child having been wrapped up in bundle, seemed to
have its due weight with-the Juryeand they returned a
6 verdict of Wilful-Murder against some person unknown.

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Thelloth Regiment of Foot had been ordered to mum from
Penney; to occupy the various stations lately occupied by tba
Thirty-Rite recruits have joined the 34th Regiment at DrionpaA;
dying the last, week. .
Sunday the transporta with the two remaining -Divining, anti
Head (platters of the 32ii Regim:tlt, arrieed at Deg olpott.
• • mutts belonging to the Id.. i 4thi .zo,ts, 40th, 44th, *Bth;
and 66d Regiments of Infantry, marched yesterday morning, front
• Westminster for Chathain. • • •
Detachments of the 4dt and 11th Regiments of ,Light Dragooni
marched yesterday morning, from Westminster for the Cavalry
Depot at Maidstone. • ,
A detachment of the 24 Regiment of Foot, marched yesterday
morning, from Westminster for Canterbury. •
DetachMents belonging to the 96th and 70th Reginients of Foot,
marched yesterday morning, from Westminstea. for Winchester.
Detachments of the 53d and 90th Regiments of Infantry, 'marched
yesterday morning, from Westminster for Portsmouth.
A detachMent of the 35th Regiment of Foot, marched yesterday
morning, from Westminster for the Isle of Wight.
A detachment of the 68th Regiment of Infantry, marched. Yes:
terday morning, from Westminster for Chichester.
Detachments belonging to the 16tk and 83d ftegimerts of In-
fantry, marched yesterday, from Westminster for Harwich.
Detachments belonging to the 50th, 59t12, 45th, 62d, 14th, 41st;
and 3d Regiments of Foot, arrived on the 17th inst. in Westmin-
ster from Bristol, and marched yesterday,• on route to Chatham.
A detachment belonging to the 7th Fasileers marched *artist
'morning, from Westminster for Dover.

CATASTROPHE Al' PORTSMOUTH.

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PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY MONT;
Yesterday afternoon an Inquisition on the body of
Jemima Froggett, was held at the King's Arms, Somers-
town, Southsea, before LONGCROIT, Esq. Coronet
for the county.
The only evidence adduced was that of a mitt named
Prince, a labourer in the dockyard, who accouipinied
the deceased and several members of her family. on the
occasion of the laimch. A few minutes before twelve
o'clock witness approached the bridge, being preceded
the distance of about two yards by deceased, her sister,
and the husband of the latter. Deceased held her
sister's arm, and King, her brother-in-law, walked by
the side of his wife: Witness was close to the bridge
when it fell, and the three persons above named were
on it.—King snatching with one band at one of the
ropes which ran along the side of the bridge al a pro-
tection to passengers, with the other clasped his wife
round the waist, and succeeded in effecting their mutual
safety. In clasping his wife, King, by the suddenne ti
of the motion, withdrew her from the arm of the de-
ceased, who was plunged headlong into the rushing
waters beneath. Witness, as site fell, beard her cry,
For GOD'S sake, Sarah, save me!"
The Foreman of the Inquest inquired of the witness if be could
give the Jury any information as to the apparent 'malty of the
dock gates before the accident ?
Witness answered that be could not, from his personal knowledge..
The CORONER observed, that it wasesearcely neces-
sary for him to. assure the Jury that if there were blame
to be attached to any person to whose neglect the late
melancholy accident could be attributed, and if sum.
lent evidence could be adduced, he would sit there
until the next day for the purpose of investigation. In
the absence, however, of all evidence upon- that point,
the Jury had but one course to purasethat of finding.
a verdict of accidental death.
Whisk verdict was thereupon returnid.
Deceased was the daughter of a poor man who has
now a family of eleven ; she, about three weeks since;
ran away from home, in company with another girl, for
the purpose of following a detachment of soldiers on
their route hence; her friends, however, followed and
brought her back. She was about nineteen years of
age. In her fell she received a deep gash across the
bridge of her nose, and a violent blow, as from some-
thing bluer, along the vertebra of the back.
Deceased was buried this afternoon in the parish church-yard,
and upwards of two hundred of her neighbours and acquaintancb
followed her remains.

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