Star.
London, England, 1825-01-24 00:00:00

SPORTING LVTELLIGESCE.

lIUNTING.
His Majesty's Stag-hounds meet on Friday, at Bediont-lane.

EXTRAORDINARY COURSING.
Saturday last, as a few sportsmen were bunting in a field not
many miles lions Bath, a fine fox broke cover from a dry ditch
near which they were standing. Reynard, finding himself closely
beset, immediately returned to the ditch, which, as it was soon sur-
rounded by the sportsmen, be found great difficulty in again leaving,
and consequently afforded considerable amusement. At length,
however, he broke cover a second time, when a brace of dogs, and
the hunters all on foot followed. The dogs having conic up with
hint, were presently joined by one of the sportsmen. Reynard was
then on his back, engaged with the dogs. The sportsman immedi-
ately grappled with and secured him, bringing him from the field
in hit arms, altogether unhurt. As a compliment to Reynard, it
was then agreed that he should not (for some time at least) be
again hunted; and he was therefore presented to Mr. Bridle, who
promised to find-convenient quarters for him in Sydney-gardens.
TROTTING MATCH.
The great trotting match of Captain Robert Ilamsden's horse,
to go S 7 miles in two hours, took place on Saturday, on Farley
Downs, over two miles of circle, on turf. Betting was five to four
on time.—Won with two minutes to spare.

A DELPHI TirEATRE.—The new Harlequinade of Mo-'
they Red-Cap continues to attract crowded houses, and
appears to please the " children of a larger growth" as
much as it does the holiday groups. There is a spirit of
mirth and bustle in this Pantomime, which is admirably
sustained by the various performers. Signor PAULO,
as Clown, is certainly second to none of the present
day, and Nlrs.Seantes 'grace and animation have been
leng acknowledged. 7he Life of an Ador is an excel-
lent lesson to the rising generation.
Thursday, was distributed to the industrious and de-
serving poor of Long Crendon, twelve pair of Witney
blankets, in addition to seventy-two pair; which were
distributed the two preceding-years, making a total of
84 pair, the gift of Lord and Lady Churchill ; so that
119 families, 28 widows, and 21 old, sick, and infirm
persons, have received a blanket from their bounty.
Wednesday sennight,. about five in the afternoon, a
fire broke out in the stables of J. Birch, Esq. of Pudli-
cote Home, near Oxford, which in a short time con-
sumed the stables and ont•buildings, and the articles
therein contained, including a valuable hunter.
ANECDOTE OW THE CELEBRATED SIRJEANT BRAD•
suAw.--This extraordinary min, as is well knows,
took an active part during the mock trialof CHARLES I.
Little indeed is known of him or his history except
what relates to that stormy period of political warfare.
•His paternal estatewas at. Bradshaw Farm, near Chapel
in the Frith, in Derbyshire; ss hich was lately in the pos-
session of one of his descendants by the female line,
BRADSHAW MALLARD, Esq. His residence was at
Purley, near Croydon, in Surrey, the seat of the late
Mr. HORNS Tame. BRADSHAW is supposed to have
died in an obscure manner, before the Restoration.
Some one describes him as having that stern dignity in
his appearance as if he had ever been conscious of having
passed sentence of death upon a Monarch. That, how-
ever, was not the fact, for the Clerk of the Court read
aloud the sentence of death upon the unfortunate
CHARLES I. and all the Members stood up while be
was reading, by way of giving, in the strongest manner,
their common approbation of it. It has been said that
BRADSHAW was a lawyer of small practice, who was
well paid by Caomwsu..and his party for the services
be rendered them upon the K1N13.11 trial. .