Star.
London, England, 1805-10-30 00:00:00

SPORTING INrELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET THIRD OCTOI3I4t, OR HOUGHTON !
MEETING, 'Ls, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29.
Fifty Pounds for 2 yr olds, carrying a feather; 3
yr olds 79 51b ; 4 yr olds 81191 b ; 5 yr olds 911
alb; 6 yr olds 99 71b; and aged sat tolb. Lel
3 M. of B. C.
Mr. Moorhoufes br. t. brother to Whilkerandos,. 3 yrs old i
Mr.Howorth's br. Is. Norval, 3 yrs old - S
Lord F. G. Ofborne's ch. c.Stmerftltlon, a yrs old - 3
Sir F. Standilh's br. h. brother to Stamford, 5 yrs old 4
Mr. Lake's b. c. Lynceus, 4 Till aid - • - S
Mr. Alfred Blofs's ch. c. by Weal, 3 yrs old . 6
Lord Barrymorea b. f. Gratitude, 4 yrs old - dr
Mr. D. Radeliffc's br. c. Pedeitsian, 3 yrs old - dr
Five to 2 agft Brother to Whifkerandos-6 to 4
agit Brother to Stamford.
A Gold Cup by eight Subfcribers or upwards at togs
each D. I. If more than eight Subfcribers, the
Winner to receive the furplus in fpecie.
Mr. Cave Browne's Stretch, 5 yrs old, Sit - a
Sir C. Bunhury's Eleanor, aged 91t ylb - - 2
Mr Melllfh's Lady Branch, 4 Yrt old, 81t 4th - 3
Lord Barrymore's Gratitude, 4 yrs old. Itt 41b - 4
Mr. Ladbrokes Tallboy, 3 yrs old, a feather • S
Mr. I Aike's Vinuat, 4 yrs old, 511. 71b. - dr
General Gower's Swinley, 3 yrs eld, 611.71 b. - dr
Four to 2AO Stretch-5 to I ROI Eleanor-7 to
2 agli Lady Brough-4 to 1 agtt Gratitude-6 to I
agtt Tallboy.
Mr. Wilton's Pantaloon, 79. 51b. beat Mr. Lake's
Viriuofa, aft. 71b. Two-yr old C. aggs.—Two to one
again(' Pantaloon.
Mr. Ladbroke's Wormwood, 811 71b. beat Mr.
Mellith's Flighty, 59. a alb. Two-yr old C. zsgs.—
Five to four on Wormwood.
Mr. R. Boyce's Brainwortn, 811. 711. beat Col.
Todd's Hippomenes, 79. 71b. Acrofs the Flat, zags.
—Seven to four againtt Brainworm.
Lord Foley's iiippocampus, 811. 79. againft Mr.
Ladbroke's Bullard, R. Acrofs the Flat zoogs.
Off by content.

• ARRIVALS IN TOWN.
Lord Somerville, on Monday, from a tout in Scotland, to his
hook in Hill-itreet, Berkeley-fguare.
Sir John and Lady Harrington and family, front their feat
Moor-park,Old Windfor, to their bode In Berkeley-flume.
Lady Hinehinbrooke, from Smingley to her houfe in Burling •
nn•Rr«t.

The Countefa of Lonfdale, from Brighton to her bode in So.
nicefet-ftreet. . _ ...

The Earl of Pembroke, from his feat Wilton Houfe, near Salif-
bm.y. to Hanover-fquare.
Tbc Bari of Wicklow, from Cambridge to his honk In Baker-
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Lady Mary Fitzgerald, from her houfe in Rent to Chutes-
*tort, Berkelcy.fquare.
DEPARTURES FROM TOWN.
The Earl of Glafgow, from Gordon's Hotel to his houfe at
Greenwich.
Colonel Finch Hatton, from ditto ditto, to Alliford, in Kent.
The harl of Barrymore, from Sackville• Area, to New-market.
The Earl and Counref. of Bdboronsh, from their houfe in a.
vendifh-fquare, on a elk to the Duke and Duellers of Devonibire,
at ChiTwek.
Lady Harrowby and Suite, on a vifit to the Duke of Beaufort,
at Blandford Park, Oxfordfhire. for a few days.
Sir John Frederick, from Pennitton's Hotel, to Burr-Park,
Surreyhe.
T Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Talbot, from their houfe in Berkeley-
(lure, to Worthing, Sae:.
DitaY-LAN a THIATIII.LaII night a Comedy,
intitled A Prior Claim, the avowed production of Mr.
Pet, the Poet Laureat, and Mr. ARNOLD, fon of the
late eminent Compofer, who has married the Lan-
reat's daughter, was performed at this Theatre for
the firft time, and was, upon the whole, very favon
rably received. The Drantatie Perform., and Rory,
are briefly as follow
blr William Freeman - . Mr. DOWTON,
Coked Raymund Mr. BARRYMORS,
Henry Mortimer . Mr. ELLISTON,
Young Freeman - - Mr. De CAMP,
Lounger
Patrick Whatter - - Mr. JOHNSTON,
Mac Gregor - - - - Mr. Doi mea
Robin - • Mr. COLLINS.
Maria - - Mifs Du NCAW,
Emily
Fanny O'Shatter - - - Mifs DSCAMP.
Villagers, &c. Ste.
Colonel Raymond, before his departure for India,
had been betrothed to Maria, the daughter of his
old friend Sir William Freeman : after the abfence of a
number of years, however, he had been reported
dead, and the lady at length had been induced to
give her hand, where alfo her affections bad taken
deep root, to Captain Mortimer, both contradts being
made with the approbation of SirUam. On the
eve of the marriage th, Colonel returns, and demands
the hand of Maria, which the father, in &none., finds
himfelf bound to furrender to him, as does afro the
unfortunate young lady. The difficulties which fol
low, form the principal inter eft of the play, particu-
larly of the two lag Oh, which are by far the belt :
thefe are removed by the noble itruggles of the Colo-
nel, who at length triumphs over his feelings, and
joins the hand of his favoured rival with that of his
former miftrefs. This is brought about rather fud-
denly, but with confiderable effect. The under-plot
is formed of a love affair between the fon of Sir Wil-
liam and a lady (Emily), whom he had confidered his
inferior in birth, and therefore treated with tome un-
becoming condo& ; for this, Iv ever, he atones, by
an ingenuous pal Eon, of whi: 4 their union is alfo
the confequerice.
In this piece there is fcarcely any attempt at no-
velty of charaCter or incident. A kind of Tom auf-
fief= is intended in Lounger, a Metropolitan man of
loofe principles—but he makes little impreffion ; the
part is, however, very well fullained by PALMER;
as is that of a Country Clown by Cot.t.tms; an 1:111mian
by Joa favor; and a Scotfraaa by DORMER. But as
fentimental writing generally charaCterifes the piece,
the principal attraCtion in the performance is with
Dow rpm, as Sir Wilhelm t BARSTMORELas the Colonel;
ELLISTON, as Afortimer ; DECAMP, as TOM Freeman;
Mifs Duncan, as Maria; and rs. H. Simms, as
Emily. Mifs DECAMP has alto a charalter, but it is
below her talents, in that of the wife of the friflunan.
Indeed the attempts at wit and huaiour throughout
the piece are not very fuccefsful ; it is however, in-
terelling as a kind of clramatifed novel, and it is
likely will have a tolerable run. The Prologue, de-
livered by Deemer, had little to recommend it; but
tome points in the Epilogue, fpoken by Mils Dun-
car', told very well—the had alfo a fang in the Co-
medy, in which the was encored. JOHN stos was
paid a fimilar compliment, but it was more Oran the
ditty he delivered deferved. Mifs DECAMP had like,-
%site an air, hut fire did not feem in fiifficient-fpirits
to give it much effect.—The mufic (agreeable
enough) of thefe Tongs, is Paid to be the prodoEtion
of the elder Arnold, deceafed.