Star.
London, England, 1822-10-11 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE..

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S. OCT. JO. 1
PORT SWWISTAISS-•-$111•111A RU? SICOND OCTOMM
Sto 2 apt Augusta (taken) 1 sto 2 agst Gustavus ( I
MIER MAIMS, 1823. j
1 6 to t apt Wanton
8 to 1 apt bro. to Antonio
S to 1 apt Aquillna
outsv, 1823.
15 to 1 each agst the c. by Aladdin, out of Moses dam, and
ill c. by Orville, out of Emily-20 to 1 agst any other.
OAKS, 1823.
Sister to Sultan the favourite, 9 to 1 apt her.
Lord (.),t,etuassaav's Pilgarlick is matched apt Lord Itst-
rtnua's br. c. Ardrossan, Bst. each, a mite and a half, 300 sove-
reigns, h. ft. to be run on Saturday bcfore the neat Doncaster
Meeting.

7 to 2 art Swap
4to I art vlc4tbs
4 to I apt Posthuma

STOCKBRIDGE RACES-OCT. S•

•
The Malden Plate of ‘5O, for all ages.
Mr. J. Walker's Langtonian - 4 1 1
Mr. Manes Coper - - - 5 3 2
Mr. Pearce's Liberty - • 5 2 dr
Mr. Dilly's Champignon - - I. dr
Mr. Willis's br. c. by Haphazard - - 2 dr
Won with ease.

The Coronation Stakes of 25gs. each, for 5-yr-olds.
Air. Russell's b. c. Flibbertigibbet
Palnterston's c. by Phantom.
Mr. George's 1. Hecuba •
Mr. Fleming's b. c. out of. Augusta -
Won with great ease.
wanussosr.
A Sweepstakes of 2*gs. each, for 2-yr-olds.
Mr. FlPming's bl. c. by Smolensk%
Mr. Isherwood's br. c. by Blucher

Mr. Wyndham's g. c. by Granicus
Won 'easy.

Sweepstakes of Sgs. each, with 23 added, for all ages. (5 Sobs-)
Mr. Fleming'4 Blandford - .. 2 1 1
Dar. Pearse's ch. g. Liberty - - 1 2 2
A capital race.

ENFIELD RACES.-001. 10.
The weather to-day was very favourable; the Course was
more numerously and fashionably attended, and more regularity
observed than yesterday.
The Freeholders Purse of t'so, for all ages. Meats, 3 miles.
Mr. Jones's ch. m. Prosqdy, 4 yrs old, Bst. 121 h. 1 1
Mr. Barnard's b. f. by Muley, 3 yrs old, 7st. • 2 2
Win Turner's Coral, 6 yrs old, Bst. 1 elb. 3 3
Mr. Clapham's hr. g. Philip, 6 yrs old, Bst. 4 4
Mr. Dys,in's Volunteer, 5 yrs old, Bst. 91b. 5 dr
Mr. AP Donald's b. h. Sheriff. S yrs old, Rst. 21h. 6 dr
Mr. Friend's Chance Dick, 5 yrs old, zit. 10Ib. 7 dr
Mr. Easton's b. b. Creeper, ageol, ost. lib. dis
Both heats were well contested. It was an excellent race be-
tween Prosody and the Muley 1. and won only by half a length.
Nutty ago the field-5 to 4 agst Prosody-3 and 4to 1 agst any
other. Second heat-5 to 4on Prosody. This was a gond heat,
and won by a length.—Ptarce, the renowned trainer, of Smith=
Bottom, bought Prosody.
The other intended race did not fill. The rain had made such
kffractions that the access to the Course was difficult.
After the Races were concluded a mill took place between two
outside boxers, which excited but little interest.
SHOOTING MATCH.

The Sweepstakes Shooting )Latch between Messrs. MasaiNu-
ns:4, W.:tun:Guar, and an Wedresday, was won by
Mr. Massmatax, killing stveli brace of pheasants, eight nt
partridges, and four hares. It toak plate at Wrentham, in Sur-
rey. It was for 60gs. each. Mr. Wlttoucuss bagged thirty
bad of game, and Mr. Das,Air, twenty-seven.
EDINBURGH, OCTOBEILT.

The Northern fleeting commenced at Inverness on Wednes-
day the attendance, although rot numerous, is respectable. On
Wednesday evetlii.z the Lion. J. SIY.WART, and last night, Colo-
MatM)NlitiLl., of the Cc:l-Areal-It Guards, presided at the
dinner tab!e ; the Chair will, w,: und,r;taltd, be this evening oc-
capied by herd Saeroes. The prizes subscribed fur at last
fleeting by Lord IIeNTLY, :cc. hare been strenuously contended
for by the A 1:,.t1y of them arrived from Glen-
tarry Gil Ttiesd,.y ; and on Wedt:estlay the athletic exercises
commenced on the Race Course at Duncan Crny. .1 corre-
ksondent has favoured us with the following account of them, so
far as they have yet gone:
J. hl'ilae, from Pollory of Glengarry, took cut three joints of
the cow successively ; and the prize being five guineas for each,
this Hightail(' shepherd pocketed fifteen guineas.
Alex. Roy 'Al' Donnell, ftom bunoich, took out the remaining
joint, for whit!) he received five guineas.
The crowd being troublesome on the ground, in order to get
rid of them, one guinea was promised to the jiirson who would
be first at the toll of the Inverness Bridge, and those sums,
amounting to 1:22. Is. were paid by Glengarry, as Steward of
the True Highland Games.
Thursday the games were resumed, when Ronald hi'Donell-
na-Craig, from Leick, took out two joints—Ten guineas.
Alexander Roy hl‘Donntll, from &notch, one joint—Five
guineas. •
The fourth leg having been broke twice, more than one having
tried it unsuccessfully, received nothing.
Lord Saltoun, the Hon. Captain Sinclair, Colonel hlacdonnell,
Coldstream Guards, and Mr. Fraser, Culduthell, being ap-
pointed Judges, awarded—
To Ronald lll`Donell, from Bunoich, u Ust thrower of the
sledge hammer—Fifteen guineas.
To Ronald Al' Dontlbna•Craig, as second best—Ten guineas.

To Allan bkDonell, from Glean, u third Urfa—Fiveguinea,.
HUNTING.

The Brighton Harriers threw off, for the first time this season,
on Monday, at. Putcham. Some pleasant diversion followed,.
and the result was the qualifying of four hares fur the spit. Thij
pick will throw off thrice (weather permitting) every week, viz.
Mondays at Putcham, Wednesdays on the Race Down, Fridays
at the Devil's Dyke.
The first inceting this season of the Dover }Jounds is ap-
pointed fur Morid..y next, on Sutton Downs.

Who shall dispute the palm of, delicacy and po-
liteness with the French, after the follOiving example
of delicate gallantry given by the police of Paris to
our fair country women ?—A rartictilar species of
English rears has become a favourite in• Paris. The
fruttwomen at first cried " druxpoires An laisspoyr
teas iou:s ;" but after a short time, dropping the word
462tfoires," for brevity, or from Parisian malice, the
cry became deux Anglaise pour trois soca." The
police, shocked by this equivoque (which neither bears
nor requires explanation) " invited" the fruitw•omen
to leave off the hazer cry under pain of fine and
prisonmen'tl
A SECOND LANiiilEET.—There is a Gentleman
living in the town of Centreharbour in New Hifisp-
shire, Mr. Caleb Towle, a wealthy and respeitable
farmer, whose height is five feet ten inches, girth
seven lees, and weight 515 pounds. He is obliged to
use a second chair for the more bulky partof his frame.
Ltisolvrry.—A female slave, who lives with the
widow Ford, at the Red Lion Inn, on the Baltimore
road, about forty miles from Philadelphia, is at pre-
sent advanced to her 113th year, in the full posses-
sion of all her mental faculties; and her sight is so
goad, that she is enabled to thread a needle without
any difficulty. From her present health it is prObable
she may live many years to come, as she is seldom
heard to complain. Her business is chiefly to attend
to the servants of the house. Her son, who lives in
the neighbourhood, and is '73 years old, is entirely
blind; he is also partly deaf, and so perfectly help-
less, that he depends on the charity of the neighbours
1* ainibsistence. She has had several children pre-
vbas" to thii one, who died before they reschsd trwi7
hood.—Aontrieas Paper.

HO USZ ()Fromm:Ass.
Very extensive repairs ntid aliei-atinsrs• • of the -PlOttie
of Commons are now in progreis. Tbit'fintisk is in
a state of more complete dilapidation than-it has been
for many years. It is occupied srith'scaffolding and
workmen. The cushions of the benches, Ministerial
and Opposition, as well as those under the gallery,
where Peersi-Peers' and Members' sons, Ambassa-
dors, and er foreigners of distinction, are ad-
mitted to sit to hear the debates, have been entirely
removed; also the secondary coverings of the benches;
all have been conveyed to what is caned the " Long
Gallery," which leads to the upper or' throne end of
the Rouse of Lords. They are there being renovated.
The benches and steps leading to them are, in many
instances, being altered and repaired, so as to in-
crease their commodiousness. The scaffolding is
mainly raised, with the view of promoting some very
extensive alterations in the ceiling, and in the mode
of ventilating the Howe. Between the ceiling and
the roof is a large gallery- or loft, in some parts of
full twenty feet in height, and extending in length
over " the House" in which the Members assemble
to debate ;—the " Strangers' Gallery," and thence
over the passages and gallery-stairs' lobby, being
bounded by the walls terminating the " smoking-
roorn"—an anti-room used. by Members literally for
such purposes, segars being adopted by them.—
This immense loft has a good, strung, but antiquated
floor; and during recent Sessions, particularly during
the last Session, on debate nights, h was no uncom-
mon occurrence for a party of Ladies, from seven to
ten in number, to be assembled in this elevated sta-
tion, chiefly around the centre ventilator over the
chandelier, to hear the debates. They were accom-
modated with chairs, which were stationed around the
gratings or ventilators already existing in the ceiling.
The Members could only be imperfectly seen ; but
those who spoke audibly were very distinctly heard'
in the roof, or " Ladies' Gallery." It is appioach-
able by a staircase that led to the Members' Coffee-
house, previously to its removal by Mr. BgLLAMY,
the present housekeeper, to the upper rooms of the'
stone buildings opposite to Henry the Seventh's
Chapel. This root is a remarkable place, not only
on account of its extent and structure, and of the
ventilating machinery contained in it, but from the
cut ions and Very perfect remains of the original ar-
chitecture of the building that are there to be seen..
The walls are from eight to ten feet high from the
level of the floor previously to the commencement of
the roof; and these walls display the ancient at chi.
tecture, its arches, pilasters, decorations, &c. of the
sharp pointed Gothic style. in some instances they
are partially destroyed, but in many other instances
remain in a remalkaltly perfect state.
Perhaps, excepting the cloisters by the Speaker's
house, &c. there ate not to be seen more distinct re-
mains of the architecture of St. Stephen's Chaprl, and
of ancient buildings near to Westminster Hall, than
are to be discoveted under the roof and above the
ceiling of the House of Commonc. Several very dis-
tinguished architects, accompanied by lovers of anti-
quities, have recently been to view the specimens of
ancient building and decoration here to be found.—
Nf r. Son it is in frequent attendance, as he is superin-
tending the new entrance, &c. to the Parliament
Houses. There are already introduced into the ceiling
of the House of torn Mont, several pieces of open
'frame-woi k, so formed as to appear like ornimen4,
and to act as ventilators, one in each corner of it,
and a large ventilator in its centre, from the middle
point of *licit the grand chandelier was. suspended.
It has been removed, to be altered and improved. In
'addition to the ventilators already formed, two new
ones, of considerable dimensions, are being con-
structed. One of them is directly over the middle
:witches of the StrangersVallery, the present aperture
in the ceiling being about seven feet by two feet.
The open, 'or lattice-woe k, which will constitute
the ventilator, may enable the fair listeners in the
upper station -to take an occasional peep at the Re-
porters on the back bench of the gallery, pursuing
their curious and mystic occupatioos, and nightly
violating the Standing Orders of the Ilonourable
House! This hope is expressed, because there are
still visible considerable remains of the Marquis's
terrific machinery. At the Other end of the ceiling,
over the Speaker's chair, there is another aperture
for a ventilator, to correspond in appearance with
that over the gallery.
Having given a somewhat particular account of
the amazingly large apartment in the roof, and over
" the: House,' and of the uses to which it has been,
and is likely to be again converted, it cannot fail to
be interesting to add that under the abuse, or Cham-
ber in Which the Commons debate, is thegrand dining
room in which Mr. Speaker gives Isis Parliamentary
Dinners. The ceiling of that room,. and its walls,
are also lei hay curious, on account of their antiquated
decorations and ancient style of architecture.

Yesterday morning a lady and gentleman were
driving dawn Parliainent-street in .a single-horse
chaise, when the horse took fright and ran off at full
gallop. The wheel of the chaise became entangled
n coal-waggon, and both were thrown out by
the shock and seriously hurt, but no boiies broken ;
the horse also fell, and the shafts of the chaise were
shattered. The horse was sent hone by a groom, and
the lady and gentleman returned in a hackney-coach.
Yeiterday forenoon, as one of the Paddington stage
coaches was driving to town down the City-road, a
Gentleman on the box with the coachman suddenly
checked his hand, made him pull tip, jumped down
and pursued a fellow up one of the small streets at
the back of St. Luke's, having previously called out
'to a person passing to stop a Gentleman, whom he
pointed out as having been robbed. When the Gen-
tleman had been apprised of the circumstance and
stopped, he discovered, to his no small consternation,
that he had been robbed of his pocket-book, contain-
ing property of various kinds to no less an amount
than £2OOO. He did-not, however, remain long in
suspense, for the Gentleman who had witnessed the
theft soon returned with the robber, and a person
who had seen the latter throw the pocket-book away,
picked it up and restored it to the delighted owner.
The pocket-book had been carelessly placed in an
outside coat pocket, from which it was projecting,
and the Gentleman on the coach saw the thief taVe
it out and run off with it, when he nimbly pursued
and took hiss, akar a smart rusi,atilmitt a quartir
• a mile.

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• e6Prffr-illBilnt I'idierati.
The ManageWO of *ig WAY *OW nig"
is indePatigable in search after novelty- 50457
a night Las passed over since the seaion corninence ,
without either anew performer or *new cast of cha-
racter-being submitted to the judginent' of the au-
dience. Last night Miss LACY, from the Dublin
Theatre, made her first_appearance as Rrividera, in
the Tragedy of Venice Preserved. The. Public will
no doubt feel an additional interest in the fate of this
young Lady, when they understand that she is tbs.
grand-daughter of Mr. LAcY, who was joint Patent.
with Mr. Cianatc.L in Drury• Lane Theatre. It must
also be a satisfaction, not only to the Public gene-
rally, but to those who have to record the account
of her complete success, to know that her venerable
relative is still living to enjoy the satisfaction of such
intelligence. arwaY's celebrated heroine has, per-
haps, been more frequently used in cases of intro.
ductory experiment than any other in the range of
the Drama ; she has, therefore, experienced a greater
variety of fortunes. Miss LACY'S name must be added.
to the list of those who by talent, taste, and feeling,
are qualified to give this high portrait the life of dra-
matic action. Her figure is tall and dignified, her
deportment is graceful, and her countenance, though
not marked by prorninency of feature, k capable of
expressing strongemction in all its transitions. Miss
LACY displayed considerable powers in many scenes.
Her best and most effective were those in which she
discovers to her husband the base attempts made on
her honour by the conspirator ; • her interview with
Jeer, wherein he reproaches her with having
tempted him to betray his friend, and the scene with
her father, in which she urges him to intercede for
Pierre and the rest. of the conspirators—to save their
lives. Mr. C. KESIBLE played Jo, Ter;it is decidedly
one of his best characters. "He last night exerted
himself to the utmost to earn applause, and his ex-
ertions were deservedly successful. . Assort played
Pierre, and was applauded in several of his scenes,
especially in that with the Conspirators, and in his re-
proaches of Agri , on the discovery of his treachery.
The Afterpiece of No Song no Supper followed, in
which Mr. T. I'. Conics, from the English Opera-
[louse, played the character of Robin. He was well
received, and made a successful debut. Previous to
the Piece commencing, an apology was made for Mr.
TAYLOR, on the ground of severe indisposition, and
Mr. rSAACS was substituted for him in the character
of Crop. The audience accepted the apology with
their usual good nature.