Star.
London, England, 1823-08-08 00:00:00

THE OLD HOUSE OF !ARDS.

Yesterday, in pursuance of a plan to improve the
avenues of. ParliaMent, the materials of the Old
House of. Lords, the Robing-room, and Passages,
Were sold by auction, under the order of the Sur-
veyor-General of hie Majcsty's Office of Works.—
The, demolition of this venerable pile does not ex-
tend to the Painted Chamber, .whch is to remain
some time longer. The whole of the structure to
be, pplled down must, according to the terms of
Sale, be moved off by the purchasers in the course
of fourteen days. The gothic stone arches in the
brick and stonework were not sold, but retained by
the Board of Works.
The Public on this occasion found a good oppor-
tunity to examine the famous subterranean vaults, in
which Gisydo Fawkes acid the other conspirators laid
the powder to blow np King James and his Parlia-
ment. The door to the vault from Cotton Garden, by
which the traitors entered, is now bricked up. The
moment they bad passed that door they were under
the Robing-room, where the King and Royal Family
put on their Parliamentary robes. Some distance
further in the vaults they were under the Royal
Throne, where the King took his seat. Had the train
been lighted, according to the plan of the conspira-
tors, the catastrophe must have been terrible indeea.
The appearance of the vaults is altered by the brick-
ing op of arches and paving; but. no one who has
seen the place can doubt for a moment that every fa-
cility was afforded for the execution of the intended
explosion. The scene of the bloody project will soon
pa s away with the destruction of the building, which
is to be replaced by another range, under the direc-
tion of Mr. Soane. The roof timber is discovered to
be of chesnut, and not of oak, as some supposed. It is
still sound, and would no doubt stand a century
longer. • We are not prepared to state the precise
time at which the building was erected.. The House
of Commons, which adjoins the House of Lords, was,
according to Stowe, a Chapel founded by King Ste-,
phen, in 1141. It was new-built by Edward 111. in
1347, wI had his Court on the spot. The House
having been surrendered to Edward VI. it has been
from that time used as a Parliament House.
_.O .the
authority of Stowe, we may conclude that the ancient
walls and roof have been standing 500 years In the
reign of James .I. the House had a number of smaller
buildings adjoining.

Do W-STREET.—Latorence Cleary was charged with
having stolen 39 sovereigns, the property of T. Foy.
Foy is a bricklayer, who has been able to accumu-
late a decent sum of money, which he placed in the
funds. About a month ago he had occasion for a
part of it, and went to the Bank, where he got
£39 145.6 d. in three £lO notes, nine sovereigns, and
silver ; which notes he changed for sovereigns,- and
putting the gold into the very bottom of his breeches
pocket, and keeping his hand carefully upon it, he
bent his course towards Whitcomb-street, where he
resides. 'As ill luck would have it, however, he met
a female relation .of his in Fleet-street ; and in the
fulness'of his heart, he treated her and himself so
liberally with strong liquors that he got completely
drunk. He parted with her in Wych-street, at which
time he had his money sate, and went home to bed. '
He was a private watchman to a Gentleman in
Waterloo-place., and his wife seeing him unfit for
duty requested- the prisoner, who lodged in the hduse,
and who had been supported by them, 'when out of
won k. for some months, to go on the watch until he
should get better. He, however, excused himself,
by saying he was going to a raffle in Mary-la-bonne,
and went away. - When Foy awoke he missed his mo-
ney—every sixpence was gone. It so happened, that
the prisoner had been for some time courting one
Katlilin O'Connor (a pretty little blue-eyed Irish girl),
but her friends "having a trifle of money" to give
her; held their heads " above Larry and the likeof him,"
and declared she should have nothing to say to him.
On the very night of poorFoy's loss, Larry (prisoner)
went to. Kathlin and produced a good handful of so.
vereigns upon the table, and said—" There, Miss
Katblin O'Connor, just clap your eyes upon teat little
bit of yellow stuff, and- then go tell your father and
mother they need not be so stiff, for I .have a bit of
foitin ye see as well as your own self. Will ye have
I me now ‘Kathlin ?" "O faith, Larry, and I will," said
she, and it was agreed upon that the ceremony should
be performed as early as possible. Meanwhile Larry
told his good fortune to all his friends, and treated
them with gin galore; but it unfortunately happened,
'that he gave very different accounts of the manner
in which he became possessed of the money. To Foy.
and his wife he said he found it in the street, on his
way to the raffle; to another, that it was given to him.
by a girl who had " picked it" from a foreigner; and
to others that be had got it from Kathlin s friends.
These circumstances induced Foy to bring-him before
the Magistrate.
Mr. Mtinaina.—" Well, Larry, will you tell me how you got
this money r•—•• Fait your Honour, VU do that same,' said
Larry. " Your Honour must know, that when Tom—that's
Tom Foy I mane—came home drab, Mrs. Foy said to me,'
says she, Larry, will you go watch for Tom tillthe liquor is
out of him &bit, I'd Monk I'd do that willingly (said I)
but I ant golds to a rank; and as I have no money I shall thank
you to pawn a pair of breeches have for half-a-crown. She
would net pawn to breeches, so I thought rd just can upon a
tocsin of mine by the way sod berry it. 'So, your Honour, I
started off, ant when I got near the Haymarket I seed an ould
~bias is the stones before me • so I pm it a kick and it rat-'
tied, and says Ito myself, Larry you have got summit here,'
and then your Homer I picked It up, and found in it 48 sove-
reigns, and three half-crowns. Blessed be Goo, says I, for all
his mercies! for this must be sent an purpose, that's stare enough.
And so, your Honour, I walked home again, praising Goa for
his bountiful mercies. And that's all I have to say; and long
life to your I 1 onour
Btaxic.—"What did ymt withaesestkintr'—urry.
s-re I wowed itt away directly, your He rear, k was of no use
to tn.';...al mau."
Jing. asked the same questimi afterwards,he said,
he kept it for two or thses days. His wife—for he
had married Kathlin—w. eaped.ia ; and being
questioned, said she saw tb4isockltit; it was a new..
one, and he kept it about a fortnight. The prisoner
said, he was sure it was 48, and not $8 sovereigns-he
had found, and he had 20 left; but he CouTd notgive
a clear account of what he had done with the °tiler-28.
blagistrate.—" I have no doubt this was Foy's money, and I
L-luse send you to prison."—Larry. " Weil, your Honour, I hope
' you'll pay me for it when I come major lam an innocent man.,
He was remanded; and was removed from the bar
amid the wailing% of his 'Dahlia,. and a numetous
host of Hibernian friend's. - . -

A man, 88 years of ate, last 'seek snaked from arigbtoo is
Ha%..zz, s dlsuoes of 40 tqUes, by the adddle of the second rlay•
%%:th wry littk fatigue.

NA ',4L INTELLIGENCE.
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Pt*ltotrrn, Aunties IL—WIN S.W.—Arrived, the Royal
George steam-pticket, from Vigo in three days; and the Louisa,
LAWRY, from Gibraltar in eighteen days.
Po ravooTri, AUCIUST T.—Wind W.B. Majesty's ship
Kum; went out of harbour fur Spithead.
DRAT., Accuse 7.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrived from Lontion
and remains, the Aim, for Lisboti, the Me&iteranean, and Rio
Janeiro.—Passed through, the Hyperion, STSWART, from Mira-
miebi ; and the Hiram, Pasoan, from Palermo.—Remaio, the
Princess of Vales, for Jamaica; and the rest of -the outevArd-
bound.
Cusvort-Noose, Amuse T.—Ships Entered At itorards: The
Trial, for lantrici; Auspicious, for Dundalk t• Merlin, apd
Saxony, for liamburgh ; Po, and Ileros, for Calaise •Ilati•of
Chinciirty, for Itotterdam.—Clearing Outwards : The Cont.
merciid Packet, for Tenerife; Charles, for Naples; itlarriret.
for Genoa; Bucphalus, for Gibraltar; Pojor.C.dais ; Fanny,
fir Bilboa ; and Probity, for -Malaga. • •
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On the 25th ult. the Clacirmarinanshire irstistrihry Cavalry,
under the command of Citawroao 'fart, Esq. of Harvitston,
I were inspected at Alio.; by the Right HOU. Lord Aueecooster,
Vice-Lieutenant of the County, in the presence of ,Caistain
Barer., of Kennet, 3lember for the County, and of the other
Deputy-Lieutenants, and many Gentleinen of the neighbour-
hood. His Lordship was pleased to repress himself much satis-
fied with the general steadiness of their movements? .sod wait
the quickness of all their evolutions. Imarrediately.. after..the
review, the troop was marched up to the •raest tensest,. lin
the estate of Alva, to enter the fists, and witness the eons-
' petition for a very elegant silver cup, presented by Captain
Bauer, of Kennet, for the best of :wo mile heats; to be rode by
troopers, on horses carrying le stone weight, which had sashed
regularly during all the time the corps had been hi quart:l.s;
and for two Subscription Pieces. of Plate, presented by tbt
troop, each fur one heat, the first carrying
.13 stone, and' the
second 14 stone. The first race for the Cup was very ably and
very keenly contested for, being, after two very near run
.beats,
won by half a neck only, by Mr. AL/MANDKR Pazuntosit.'s ches-
nut gelding, rode by himself. The first-Subscription Plate was
gained by Mr. blue's mare, rode by Mr. Cow. Watowts and
the second by Mr. DUNCAN'S horse, rode by Serjeant Meatuses.

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BRTTING AT TATTERSALL'S, AUGUST 7.
It will be seen DV the siaieutent helow,•that alterations nri
late Leger favourites are •tiditteatrr -loce our lib report. tiit r=
wood is gone back three pdintt, and Tanered foist- Points.
Fanny also scents MI be &screed by het late adinfierg,the halting
become from the first the la•t favonrite of Itorss for some limb
principally talked of. .Clotide Lorraine and Pilaic Royal scent
moving slowly upwards; Hydra gat up this day from 'very high
odds indeed, and left 00 only 30 to 1 aggt her. Thei-e Was a
gOdd deal of betting between outside horses lot the Leger, and
a good shew of company attentieil the main. The Llerhy horses
stand at the saute podtts as in on: last, and the Oaks WAS bart•lT
mentioned.

to t agst Tinker
di to 1 :•ebt.Tancred
!I to I agst Sherwood
11 tar 1 agst l'alais Royal

113NCASTF.11 ST. I.TCER.
1 e to I agst Clatitte Lorralon
So to 1 agit .Hydra
10)0 to tO was svvc rat tinter
I taitto on Pontine.
It ItV.
18 to 1 apt Cressith
45 to 1 agit any otter
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to 1 agst Petsrmer
14 to 1 agst Curiiino

7 to I agst Lyrticssa
De FORD
.p 01.1) errs
to 1 mist Net:welled 3 to 1 agst Lun
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NXWCASILE AND POtTRRY RACES, AUGUST S.
• (oval Immo; si ATr
A Sweepstakes for a Gold Cup of Otte hundred Guineas and
upwards. SubstriptiOis • lop. each. One three-mile heat.
••.. Wilmot Horton, Esq.'s gr. e. Sir lidward, 4 yrs, 7st lib.
lts Yates, F;sq.'shr. h. Adventurer; 4 yrs old, 7st. 12_1b. 2
Sir J. 0. .Egerton, I.lart."s b. e. Malgetyn, 4 yrs old - 3
cliiirAillisstra; Bart.'s b. b. Quicksilver, 6 yrs old, 9At. & 4
• Won easy. 'Three others scatted, but were not placed. Ed
Ace for the Town Plate.
, SALISBURY RACES, AUGUST 6.
MS 'Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. The best of three four-nile hears.
Lord PalMerstoo's ch. f. Blondette, 4 yrs - S 1 I
Mr. Dilly's b. e. Momentous, 4 yrs - - 1 2 2
Mr. Thornhill's h. h. Swivel,• 4 yrs - 3dr
Mr. Farquharson's b. h. Serprise. - - 4 slr
Mr. Mills•'s Vertigo, 4 yrs old - .2 dr
The Gold Cup, by Subscribers of 10 Sovereigns each. Twelve
Subscribers.
Mr. Goddard's eh. c. Wiseacre, 5 yrs old
Mr. Percy's Sir liuldibrand, 5 yrs
Mr. Thornhill's Swivel, 4 yrs old -
Mr. Bennett names Vertigo. 4 yrs -
ABINGDON RACES, AUGUST 6.
A Sweepstakes of Sgs. each, with 25 each added froth the
Racing Fund, for all ages. Two miles.
Mr. T. Bowles names Plover, 3 yrs old - - 1
Mr. Thornhill's Scarpa, 5 yrs old - 2
Mr. \Vroughton names Atlas, 5 yrs old - 3
A Sweepstakes of 15gs. each, fur 2.yr-old costs, Sit. 71b. and
!Mei, Bat. 31b. The last half utile.
Mr. C. Day's. Helenus -
Mr. Sadler s b. e. by Blucher
Mr. Haines's ch. c. by Sasenach
A Sweepstakes of 25gs. each, 15gs. ft. for 3-yr-old colts, ast.
71b. and fillies, ast. Sib.. The last mile.
Mr. Sadler's Triumph 1
Mr. C. Day's blelamPus . 2
Mr. Ramsbottom's Cephalos -
A Maiden Stakes of sgs. each, to which £5O will be added, for
horses that never won Plate, Match, ur Sweepstakes, before
the day of entrance; the best of two mile hears ; 3-yr.olds,
to carry•7st. four, Sit. 41b. bre. 9st. silt, and irge,l, 94. Slb.
Mares and geldings allowed 51:). The winner to be sold for
120 gs. If demanded.
Mr. C. Day's hr. f. Mover, 3 yrs old -
Stevenes br. g. by Poulton, 3 yrs
Mr. Ballet's b. f. Miss Plate-on, 4 yes

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ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM RACES.
• , FIRST. DAY, AUGUST 6.
A Maiden Plate of ASO for hones never haviwt Won any Plate
or Stakes. Three yr-olds, 6st. 71b. 4-yr-olds, Sit. S-yr-
olds, Bat. 71b. 6-yr-olds, 9st. aged, 9st. 21b. mares and geldings
allowed 31b. Heats, one mile and a distance..
Mr: Parceli's br. c. by Blucher, 3 yrs old • - - 1
Mr. Snoad's b. e. by Selim, 4 yrs old - - 2
Sweepstakes of £lO each, with £7.0 added. Three yr-olds, list.
/Cur, est: 41b. Su, est. t lib: sit, 9st, 21b aged, est. 41b. mares
. and geldings, allowed Zgla. ;•Two-mile heats. The whnier of
a Plate or Stakes to carry 7lls, extra, and.of two l'istes or
Stakes 1416. • • *
Mr. Page's c. an. Prosody, 5 yrs old - 1
Ml. Bowles's Ch. h. Vapour, 4.yrs old
Hunters' Stakes:of .E. 5 each, wkh £3O added, for horses not
thorough-bud,. never having wpn a Plate or Stakes of £5O,
Three-yr-olds, est. .four, 9st. five. 1 est. Ala, Ilst. and agod, 12. t.
Heats, two miles.and a distance. •
Won by Mr. •Ashenden's bL g. Sued, ti yet old.
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REGATTA AT Pi:l./Mut/J-li.
• • A Meeting of the Nobility and Gentry of'Plymouth and its
Illeighbourhood was holt on Thursday last, at the Royal Hotel,
in that town, when it was resolved that a. Rorattca.should he held
'there on the SI st of A;6,11g, next (the Rule of Clirenee's birth.
day) and continued annually. Flay guineas avert sAbscribedori
.the spot, and i Committee of Managentx•nt forkwa." A mem-
ber of a principal eastern Yaclit-clab was present, -and assured
the ideating that the Club would attend in Owl! yachts.
QUOITS..
frit!a!,:itt Hamilton, the long pcsisling,awash at quo.a., be.
tween the Lesmahagow and Glasgow players, toy* placr, 5.1 el
each side, toralipg 12 dohs; when each played il'Alots. Art,
a keen:Contest she rt-.ult was; the Gisigew players were
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153 shoes a-he;d of du Lesmahagow players.
RATTING EXtRAORDINARY!
Yesterday, at Tuftons Cock-pit, Westminster, the clop Rigi,
well known in; the sportiest rrwilia, destroyed 103 rats In the
space of nine minutes. Tins fcat was the result of a w.tg4s of
100 guineas.
CRICgET :10tATtit.-•,ISXFORD CIRCUIT. •
fleecroan, Aud..s.—The tit/sinew of this Circuit -having ter-
; 'stinted on iturday, Mr.'Powell (a resident banister) chai.
Weed the rest of the Bar to play Mtn and his friends a match at
wicket pu Monday. The challenge was accepted, and the parties
sect in a meadow of Mr. Powell's at eleven o'clock oil Monday,
rllidecide the match. There were nine barristers and two of
Libels clerks, against Mr. Powell and ten of his Hereford (sleuth.
I:The former had the An: inning!.

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JIAILLISTLIUR euzsgto.
Runs. Dyes. Runs. Byes.
First IPmings - 33. 5 Past Innings -
Second Ditto - 159 15 Second Ditto - 62 0

is I 112 1
The match lasted seven hours, and there were rest at a con-
siderable number of elegantly ilsesied Lidice. The whole perry
were liberally supplied with refresh%sents from Mr. 1'owt•ll•s
house, and the day, which was particularly fine, was spent with
he greatest pleasantry.