Star.
London, England, 1831-06-03 00:00:00

ANOTHICII ♦CCOUNT.

There is one peculiarity in thtpe raca *hie) we believe is
not possess.d to a similar ex.ent by any wits r awning meet.
in; ia the kingdom. They arc the f4stiral of the county, sit
which even the pocrcst pkniglitioy bop -4 ,o go, peehops
the only bolyday in the year, and nallibas who can ill Wt. t 1
to lose a day's work toil ov. r me y wary miles whit
little in their pocket to speed, f for the gratification
of being at " Paces." It is nut thesefore aorpr,sl.4
that thb meeting. a hie!' is so attractive to the hagibler
eles-ex, should he In bids estimation with those whotikte ti
cleans of enjoying it wlthout lit,litue. '1 he beauty of the
Heath and die surrounding country, Ls easy access, the best
two-mile course in the kingdom. and the spurt *Mehl*. best
horses or the y esr afford to tier loiers toeing, torther with
the interest created by the pee rem of weir Majesties,
and the &bottle splendour of their r: combos* In.
docents:lth. to he met whit in .io utile. place, the pact
of which 4.4 fully evideae.6 by the immense Multitude
that thronged the tune yes'erel.q. For •hree or four hours
previa'. to the conimeeeemene of Cc." the. s, ihe tOmpany were
eagerly advancing tits/aids ilsegtoutoi horn all quartets, their
lines Glapnroadt being dis ingtiiskil for mad. by the clouds
of dust. Every horse carabl of any d •ig :e of speed was in
requisition, am loges of all de. erildions lia.d the roidi,troat
the humble tax-cart and the pocalmousi waggon, SIMI wi.n
villages durosels, obeliered from the seta by an 'widow of
boughs, to the gay bitvinelve also bthaga cols hageg De
behind.their Iti;h bred couleur the re ... of teis mils* as kit .
Fur as de eye could reach, a el's& tilos .!:y, Josh/del by a
single cloud, afforded a topic of most, ulatim to Mee,
and by 12 o'clock the course oppo-its the ftoyal Small, and
front thence down round the turn, aus c..rered with carriage-,
lit many plates ten or twelve deep, aml every pile* di the
booths et gaged
Shortly after 1 o'clock, their Ifajeatiee, accompanied by a
large party, occupying twelve opus carriages, awned an the
jpound, preceded by Load Ansoo, the Yeoman r tickers :a
their green velvet ii emelt, inn! the huntsmen and whipper.,_
to of His Illakety's stag limited.. Loud deers animmixd
their arrival, and followed them up the line of company
through whieb they advanced to the Rosa! Star d.
Their Majesties weer repeatedly cheered, and reteiv.4l
with clapping of _hands whenever they appeared at tl,e
windows.

The number presest Car exceeded the memorable ruts
1814, ellen the Halperin Alexander attended. Con4derMg
the extended line at company. the course was verystffl kept.
Prince letnpol4l was cheered an smearing at the driist.w
with He Majetty.

COCK-FIGHTINO PARSONS.—On Monday list
a main of cocks was fought at Brooke, in Rutland,
between the Rev. Henry Fludyer, of Ayston, and
the Rev. Samuel Shield, of Preston, against di.,
parishes of Oakham Longhorn and Cottesmore,
which was lost by the two Reverend Gentlemen.
Five cocks were fought on each side, the Parsons
losing four cocks out of the three betdes.
CURIOUS RELIC OF ANTIQUITY FOUND AT
Cat MIR v.-.-Durlng the progress of some excavation* now
makie gin a paddock at Orinestz, belonging to Lied Yar.
b. tough, for the purpose of erect stables, the fointdation
of an old stone vrall cardiscovery In the wall are a few
car‘tti htuncs capitals of pillar', and some that hive eve.
gently been founded fur the span of ion arch; 4 dos
makes it probable that they were takLet from the ruins of
St. klary'r Church, which became tlilapklatyd in the reign
of King Henry VII. and its materials were appropriated to
the reparation of private houses. It Is certain that a duel.
ling-house occupied this site is early as tie reign of Ed-
ward 111. and was inhabited by one of the Priests Of a
chantey which was coeval with the foundation of St.
James's Church; for, by an endowment still planed
amongst the records of the Cotporation, It appetite that Ed.
mund de Grinisbye, one of the Clerks in Chancel y, and the
King's Ammo, in the County of Lincoln, endowed a Chap.
lain of this chantry, commonly ralhsi Rayner's Conn-
try, as haring been founded by a person of that name with
seven shop. and certain lands in Grimsby (septem 'l:hopee
dualecim acres t're et gulag' eau prod cum p'sitet in
Orymesbye qui de noble tenent' in Mellen barges), in ti e
I 19th year of that King's reign ; and from the Itsepil.iiiones
ad quod demount of the 10th and 90th et the saitruips, we
'leant that the sure individual gave to each of the two chap-
lains of the ebeetsy a dwelling-hew* and eensin whir Po.
party, out of his own patrimonial estates, for the mainly.
mime of thentarion and their soictesices. etti
houses occupied the site now excavated s' sad the ether was
situated where the firoschsed stands. A Nuremberg taken
has been tamed up, but these ass 1114141/ Plead or yew
abuodanee at Grimsby. On the obverse is a globe sad cosss,
and on the mass that Ones *and Ithc'esine semi* of
Gear de pis placed alternately in circle. The legend t e each
tide is the same, viz.-11A NS SCE VIII RS s NOHICE.