Star.
London, England, 1806-10-28 00:00:00

SPORTIAG INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET THIRD OCTOBER, OR HOUGHTON
MEETING.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27. s
Sweepßakts of zoogi each, h. ft. D. I.
Mr C. Browne's Mountaineer, 7d yib rec.
Mr C Brown's Mountaineer, Bft beat Major Wilco's% bro-
ther toVsvaldi, yft dO—H C t 07.11-5 to a on Mountaiocer.
Mr Wyndham 's Glory host Mr Andrew'. Garland, Bft 41b
each—. Two yr old C.
.scgs-5 to 4 on Glory.
1.4 Grahame' jafper, :ft 71b. beat Mr F. Neale's Malvolio,
aft—Two yr old C. tongs h. ft —s to t agft Jafper
Sir C. Banbury's Snug, yft slb. beat Mr. Wilton's Salty, lit tits.
Two yr old C. sop h. to 4 on Snug.
Mr Lad'srakes Achilles, tift. bean Lord Darlingtoo's Hadar,
:ft 31b--Ab. M. Wogs h. ft.-5 to 4on Achilles.
Mr Arthur's lErsinworm, SR Rib. beat Lord Darlington's Zo-
diac, Bftas-Ab. M. 10E51—e7 to 4 00 BlitiltWOrrtl.
Mr Arthur's Cardinal Beaufort beat Mr Watfon's Dreldnosght,
8d alb earls—AD. M. soca' h. ft..—s to ton Cardinal Beaufort.
Mr Mrftlftir Lock's All, SR. best Mr F. Neale's Rqslator.
:ft M M. IL C. zocgs h. ft.-5 to 4 on Luck's All.
Lord Darlington's Pivillion beat Mr Mclilth's StsvAsy, :ft each.
Ab M scogs-5 to a on Postilion.
Lord F. Hemlock's Optician beat Mr Howorth's Enterprise,
SR each. R. NI soogs. b. ft.-6 to 4on Optician.
Mr Arthur's Wretch, IR best Mr Mellifh's OR•lhe-goes,
Ett Ab M atop-5 to roo Wretch.

READING SCHOO'. TRIENNIAL VISITATION.

The pram* of EleBion Adverrifements, and of
Continental Intelligence, does nut permit as to give
as full an account of this celebrity as we with. On
the 15th, t6th, and 17th, an attempt, we believe
unprecedented se this country, was made in this
fchoul—the performance of a Greek play, the rte.
put 7 yrannsu of SOPKOCLIS.
The luccef. far exceeded our expeestims. We
underhand that it was got up in little more than a
fortnight by boys, none of whom bad ever appeased
in a dramatic charaaer. The exhibition of the young
Roams, with the experience of many years, mutt
ceafe to be a prodigy. Without (bite tricks, without
any preparations but thofe of the Itudy of the lan-
guage and of the part, thee young Gentlemen dif-
played fuch genuine feelings, fuch propriety of
manner and anion, fuch command of voice, and fuch
diftinanefs of elocution, as to draw tears from the
eyes of the female part of the audience, who could
undo hand them only through the medium of a tran-
flation. On the Vititation night, the I 7th, they had
among their fpetiators the Vice CHascaLLoa of the
Univerftty of Oxford, the Head of All Souls Col-
lege, Sir WILLIAM Score, Meffrs Taw and Rosters
Fellows of Eton College ; Archdeacons Naas& and
Juries, Mr. Bow Las, and many other eminent literary
el:metiers, who expreffed not only gratification, but
ationillirnent. particularife eacellenee is not in
Our power : we mutt refer our Readers to the Spec-
tators themfelves.

The fcenery was beau:iful. Nothing could exceed
the opening fcene, when, to the found of plsintim
mufic, were !lowly dircovered :he Thebans kneeling•
at the foot of a blazing altar, with fupplicating
boughs in their hands. the dredge were moll ele-
gant. and drialy in the Grecian coriume, with the
pallium, the tunic, the zone, the fandale, with diffe-
rent ornaments, according to the rank of the charac-
ters. The mantle of the blind Tirgfas was covered
with net work, which we found to be as defcribed by
Putzuz, in his Onomaiicort. In goon, the claffical
scholar was highly gratified with every part of if e
dreli. Nor was he leis pleafed to find the Greek
language fpoken with foch accuracy and perfpicuity,
with luch attention to the artificial flops, and to the
vocal arrangement of the particles, that many were
furpriza to find it rendered Cu intelligible.
We need not obferve how ufeful this exercife Muff
be to the boys themfelres, in familiarizing the
knowledge of the language. We have mentioned
this as the 6r& attempt of the kind in our public
tchuels ; we bop it will not be the lat.

111., "VERINICIIMIINC
TO THE HON. LORD WILLLIM GORDON,

, • DEPUTY RANOER Of HYING PARK, acc. ke.
MY Loan,
1 beg leave t addrers your Lot-4111;p on a fultjetl
which I make no doubt her hitherto efcaoed your
no. ice, but when introduced to your attention, will,
I feel confident, atone for the liberty I take.
I am one, my Lord, among hundreds of his Ma-
., fobjed., who have occafinn almnft daily to go
through the g.tte of Hyde Park, oppofite Stanhope.
Orem. his opened by a poor, lame, ragged wretch,
who remains there the whole day, without any the
Bighreft covering, there not being eves a watch box to
Brehm him from the cold, wind, and rain.
Permit me to alk you, my Lord, if it be fuitable
to the dignity of his Majefly, or the nation, to fuffer
a miferable being, certainly only calculated to !re
• the porter of a workhode or an infirmary, to execute
the office of gate-keeper to Hyde Park ; or if it be,
is it not moll icancialoos and cruel to Coffer him to be
ft eapofed to all the inclemencies of the weather, and
to abide the pelting of the pitylefs norms ?
A poor diflreffed Black was his predeceffor, who,
unable to bear the cutting cold winds, I am informedt
is releafed by death from his miferable poll ; the pre-
fent poor fellow will Coon follow him, unlefs Come
care be taken. I enquired the other day hoer he was
paid, and was informed he depended entirely on the
eleemofinary kindners of the public. Wretched roan!
how many hundreds pafe daily through the gate
without feeling for thy unhappy lot ? and (hall it be
• laid that the gate of the King of England, through
which the Gentry, Nobility, and Royalty continually
pats, is opened by a beggar, who fulifißs on alms
• This entrance is as much frequented as either of
the others, which are provided with elegant lodges,
and every convenience, and the porters with appro.
priate falaries. Why lhonld the opening of Stan-
hope-Rceet gate alone be attended with delay. be (of-
•fend to intuit the feelings, and excite the pity and
difguk of paffeagers ?
I Ihould be extremely lorry, if what I have Paid
&odd tend to deprive the poor man of his bread, m
nothing but extreme neceffiry could induce him to
(ohmic to fuch a fituatioa. He is diligent, patient,
attentive, and of long Coffering, and therefore molt
truly deferves every proper confideration. I rather
hope, that my obfetvations may lead to his being
better provided for in Come way more Coked to his
abilities, and the prefervation of his life ; and that a
lodge, or at leak Come place of flicker, may be erec-
ted for the benefit of whoever may be appointed to
do the duty.
My Lord, I have long felt fore on this fubjea
The approaching cold weather has roofed my feelings,
and forced me to make this appeal to your Lordfhip,
which I would have taken the liberty of doing in a
ptivate communication, but that I thought the fend-
wients of an individual on a public concern more like-
ly to be attended to when comin through a public
and regrettable channel. a.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.

Friday A. Mallen:is was indißed for an affault
upon Sir W. Moore, Bart. on the I eth of May la&
The Baronet Rated, that in purfuance of an agree-
ment he had concluded with the defendant, in 1804,
he had been in poffeffion of a key of a hnufe, No. 36,
Mary la bonne-nreet, in which he refided as a lodger.
Lan Chrinntas he received a notice to quit at Lady-
day, which he did nor obey, confidering it illegal.—
On the firn of April laR, a lodger, who lived beneath
him, quitted the honk, and, in confequence of his
not leaving the door fattened, the Baronet put a
chain actofs it infide. On the fame day the brother
of the prefent occupier, alked the Baronet what he
meant by chaining the back of the door ? The Baro-
net replied, he had only his own fecurity in view,
bet if he did not like that mode of cnnfervation, he

Mould put a lock upon the door. This he did, but
be was compelled to take it off again, end for 33
days the boufe remained in an infecure Rate, the
door being defended by neither lock nor chain. The
Baronet, upon this, went to the defendant, Mr. MAC-
L kaiak, whom he Rill conceived to be the landlord,
in order to Rate his cafe; but Mr. Mackenzie told
him he had nothing to do with the houfe. and defir-
ad Wm to leave the place. Here the Baronet re-
qmelled the Court and Jury to mark what he meant
to Pate—Mr. Mackenzie ufed him rudely, though
be aid not kiwi him dean; but there were ways
enough of bassdhq a man row:* without knocking
him down. If it fhouid pleafe the Jury to find a
verelia agaitift the defendant, he trolled the Court
would sallow him (the profesutot) his typesets.—
The Court told him that was inspotEble. " Then,"
replied the Baronet, " I find that point's fettled."
Mr. Kel&Pf. on behalf of the defendant, proved
that no affauk whatever had been committed. Mr.
histakeazia had done no more than he was entitled
to do, which was merely unstring the Baronet to
the door. The Jury found the defendant—Not
Guilty.
Saturday "'obis Dailey and Jells Draw, journeymen
(word cutlers, in the employment of Mr. Proffer,
Charing Croes, were indiled for Reuling various
firmed. 'silts, &e. on the 24th of September. The
cafe wax fully proved, and the Jury found the 'Kilo-
ners Guilty. The profecutor than addreffed the
Court, Rating his extreme anxiety for the familiesof
the men. He Humid feel highly gratified could
mercy in any way he extended to them, as he was
convinced they were not old offenders. The Court
Oidared diem to be imptifuned three months each,
with a .fuitable admonition not to pot themfxlves
again in the power of the Court, as if they did fo,
they would be inevitably tsanfported.
A man named ilyrel was brought before the Court
by the officers...; St.. James's pai till, charged with de.
feting his wife, and lowing her to be firpported at
itt espenee. Ha denied the charge, aid. Rated that
Ms ribbed runaway from him twelve years ago.—
The woman.. who was in the crowd, hearing this
alpeefion on bee fame. came forward and retorted
upon her (pouf', by afferting that he had run away
from her fourteen years (ince ; three days after which
the had been br ought to bed of / daughter, to whom
fur now principally owed.her fupport. She denied
that the bed ever eloped from him,as ten years elapf.
ed without her knowing where he was ro be found.
tige had married her when (he was a fervent girl ;
his aunt Jake/ the coaneetion, and excited him
.to