Star.
London, England, 1824-04-09 00:00:00

S PORTIA G INI ELLIGENCE.

BETTIG-R(R)11, TATTRRSALL'S, APRIL 8.

The inqmrtant Sakes of the Itiddlesworth at Newmarket,whf.A
will take place on easter Monday, attracted to the Sohs,:ription
Room a great assemblage of its frq:lenter4, and many engagemeirs
were consequently entered into. would he unnecessary to gispl
a detailed account of the prevmt rite of odds an iter4es Co: Flu: dif.
ferent Stakes in nomination, after f tins so expiici" in our ::.pm t of
Monday last ; let it suffice, that the only altertaions wottli eteize
which have taken place since that day on any horses whatever, _re
in the two first favourites for the Derby Stakes, at Epsom, w'oet
have changed places ; consequently, it may be said, Banshee (oi-
mond.). has jumped up from 8 to 1, to 7 to 1 agst !ran; an.f Agnes
(Grenadier; is gone hack from 7 to 1, to 8 to 1 asst him. The others,
of course, stand as before.
PONTEFRACT SPRING MEETING.
Fifty Pound Plate, by subscriptiotoof sgs each, run for by Lot Al
which have been regularly hunted in the Badsworth country.—.
Gentlemen riders. Two miles.
Mr. Watson's hr. h. Tom Paine, 5 yrs old -
Mr. Goodbran's b. f. Creeping Jane, 4 yrs old - .
Match, 50gs. Rode by the owners. Two miles.
Sir P. Musgrave's hr. h. Sampson, 15st. lib. . 1
Mr. Sac'aville Fox's br. h. Salim, 15st. lib. -
Gold Cup, value 50gs given by the Badsworth Hunt, for horses
that have been regularly hunted in the Badsworth country three
months previous to the day of running. Gentlemen riders.—
Two-mile heats.
Mr. F. Leatham's b. h. Screw Driver, aged - 5 2 1 1
Mr. E. Petre's hr. h. Sant, 6 yrs old - 1 3 5 '2
Mr. Denisoit's b. h. by Runaway, 5 yrs old - 2 1 2 5
Silver Cup, value 50 gs. given by the Hon. E. P..tre, for horses
bona fide the property of Farmers residing w..10n the Bads-
worth country.
Mr. Guodhran's h. f. Creeping Jane, 4 yrs oid
Mr. Gee's h. h. White Nose, aged
Mr. Aloore'li b. f. by Antadis, 4 yrs old
Mr. Lot.g's b. h. Champagne, .5 yrs old

DUMAN, PHIL 5.

The First 1l ice for the Shamrock Challenge Cup, vast
place flu Tuesday last, over Moore's Course.
Alt. Coy lc% c. m. Dandia
Keil)'s b. m. Off She tints
Mt. Kennedy's h. m.
The day being remarkably hoe, attracted a numert.us and
la;)1c company.
TANDEM DRIVING.
Captain Simmonds, of Halfortl House, Royston, tmt
Wednesday, to drive a tandem at a trct from the 40th
mile-stone, touching on Godmanehester, hi an Lour :Ind
100 sovereigns. The articies specified, that if either horse
a lollop they were to be pilled tip for thirty seconds
turning. The homes went oil well together, and did tin
miles in eight minutes, when the leader got upon the fl•et,
from the trot. The Captain was within time at ten miles,
going on at a winning rate when the leader gallopped,
was another pull up. The ground was never after remit
the horses were stopped at the sixteen ;stiles, as six minutes •
was left, which lost the match.
BOXING.

Thomas Cannon, the Windsor Bargeman, and Gant'
of Ben Burns, were matched yesterday to fight for fifty
on Monday the 12th of April.

DUEL PREVENTED.-At an early hour
morning, a meeting took place in a field ab,
quartet s of a mile beyond Lambeth, bctweei
C—, Esq. and Captain D—, late of the Roy;
the former Gentleman attended by J— H—.
latter by E— L—, Esq. When the parties
sembled, very considerable delay occurred
justment of the preliminaries as to ground and-
vt hid), however disagreeable to the combatants,
mately prevented any resort' to hostilities, at
the present. The ground having been laid ,
what is called French-drain, Captain ll—'s
jected to the Gentlemen fighting along the Tie&
would, he jut,tly observed, prove an almost •
director. This point being conceded by the
patty, the distance was measured across;
batants agreed to fire by signal, and had act
ceived their pistols, when Mr. STOMFORD, a M:
for the county of Surrey, leaped his horse into ,
attended by some of the patrol, who had suspei
Gentlemen's hostile intentions, by seeing them
early an hour. Captain D— and his second
flight, but were intercepted, and the principal
coeds at each side were eventually bound over
the peace. A difference on a game of billiat
to have first caused the quarrel ; and words
which being deemed offensive, cards were int
changed ; and had not the interruption thus tit
turned, the life of one or both might have been

DI A RRIED.
Yesterday, at St. George's, Hanover-square, Henry George
Esq. son of Robert Ward, Esq. late M.P. for Haslemere,
second daughter of Sir John Swinhurne Bart.
At Edinburgh, on the 30th ult. Robert Whigham, E6f
patrick, advocate, to Jane, eldest daughter of Sir Robs
of Beechsvood, Bart.
March 25, Lieutenant W. Absoloo, R.N. to Labi
daughter of P. Webster, Esq. Barns of Craig.

DIED.
DI rcb 24, at Hobkirk Manse, Mrs. Jean Scott, wifr
B. Dickiesun, Minister of Hobkirk.

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