Star.
London, England, 1809-09-09 00:00:00

BAT H, SEPTEMBER 7,

IA

This morning as GARLAND, the coachman, was
driving. a very large carriage, gowded inside and out
with Bathonians going to Bristol fair, one of the
wheels came off near the village of 'fwerton. The
poor fellow finding the coach was going down, sprang
'from the box, but having lost his equipoise by the
suddenness of the fall, he unfortunately pitched on one
leg, which was dreadfully shattered; I have heard it
is broken in three places .
Yesterday afternoon, as Sir Nun; HAWKINS was
sporting on his Kelston Manor, with amend, the dogs
made a point, and the gentleman jumping off his po-
ney in a hurry to get a shot, unfortunately his gun
went off, and nearly the whole charge penetrated the
Baronet's right side, lam happy to add, however,
for . the satisfaction of Sir Joux's numerous friends,
' who may be at a distance from him, and will proba-
,' bly Itave the first account of the accident through the
medium of your excellent paper, that many of the shot
have been extracted, and the Surgeons have a favour-
able opinion of their patient.

WALKING MATCll.—Joseph \\racket, a private in
the East London Militia, aged 67, fifty-one years of
which he has been a soldier, backed by several Offi-
cers of the regiment, undertook for a wager of fifty
guineas to walk four miles in forty minuter. The
ground fixed upp was the Deptford-road, and Mon.
day last the day of performance. In the interval, a
veteran in the West London, in the sixty-first year
of his age, backed by some of his Officers, started
as a rival, and engaged for the same amount to walk
the distance in less time than his fellow-soldier. From
the disparity of years and appearance, bets run consi-
derably against WACKET . at starting, and continued
to do so nearly half the way which the veterans walked
abreast, and, indeed, hand in hand r but this appeal
ing to the respective friends of the parties to be in-
compatible with the rues of rivalry and competi.
tion, and as likely to terminate in a tie, they insisted
upon their separating, and trying their strength and
speed singly. For the remaining distance, the adva• .
tage was evidently in favour of Wacket, who per
formed his task in 38 minutes and a halt; bea-ing hi N
antagonist by. one minute and 35 seconds, to the
great mortification of the knowing ones, who had a
difference to make good, to the tune of 600 g u uneas.

LINCiiSTBR istrzss.
Prescot .Mill

MUSIC.

W. Ryareft, a serjeant in. the i . Loeall 'i•
tia, was indicted for killing W. Wilson. J. Chad-
wick said, he was at the Eagle and Child public-
house on the 22d of May, when the prisoner spoke
to the deceased, about his son's joining his regiment:
he replied, " you shall lave no connection with me
or my son, if I can help it." The prisoner answered,
he would force his son to St. Helen's, where the
corps would be mustered ; upon. which the deceased
gut up in a passion, and said, he would take the
prisoner's neck off, and challenged him to fight.—
This was repeated so often, that at length the pri-
soner accepted it, and they went out to fight. The,
prisoner had not got off his shirt, but as soon as the_
deceased had got off his, he gave the prisoner a vio-
lent blow. A number of blows on both sides passed,
and at length the deceased fell, and was conveyed
into a house. Nothing but fair blows were given.
John Walker, a surgeon, found the deceased af-
flicted with bilious vomiting, great swelling of the
belly and right kidney, and had no doubt of external
WARWICK RACES.—SEPT. 5.
violence being the cause of his death.—Guilty of
His Majesty's Plate of One Hundred Guineas, four-mila heats.
i 1 L.! a nslaughter.
Ld C Somerset's b. C. Scorpion, 4 yrs old - 1 1
Mr. Nanney's ch. c. Apollo, 4 yrs old - 5 e ' J. Hunt was charged with killing a child, about
Mr. liewitt's ch. c. Stilton, 4 yt's old - 2ls three years of age. The prisoner was the driver of
A Sweepstakcs of Ten Guineas each, one-milo teat. i a cart, going through Kenyon, and riding on it
IA Grey's b. c. Stilton, by CheAiire Cheese - le ! without reins, with his back to the horses ; the de-
Mr. Ak'hitmore's Glass Blower, by Expectation
Mr. mills named b. f. Snowdrop, s yrs old, by liighlandlling 3 ceased was playing in the road, when he was run over;
Mr. Kellerman's Cockatoo, by Popinjay - - 4 a boy went after the prisoner, and told him that his
Mr. Canning named Ld C. Some' set's Windsor, by Waxy 5 cart had killed a child ;he replied, he thought not,
M ajor Pigot's Prince Bladed - 6
- 7 but observed, that his cart had neither luck nor for-
Mr. Carr's eh. c. Little Preston, by Cheshire Cheese
Et tune. There bein no actual proof that the cart had
Air. l'aulkner's b. c. by his horso called Woodpecker -
A Hurthrs' Sweepstakt sof logs. each, '2-mile heats. I gone over the child, the Jury acquitted the prisoner.
Mr. Territ's hr. h. Ferguson, aged - 4 2 1 1 R. Pilhington was indicted for killing J. Freeman,
Mr. Prises b. g. Snitterfield, 6 yrs old - 2 2 2
two years of age, by driving his cart over him. The
Ld Gilerusi,y named Mr. Dyott's gr. h. Lichfield - 1 1 0
Mr. Tomes s tn. h. Sir Guy, 5 yrs old - 340 pi soner was driving through Horton Green, and the
A Subscription Purse of £5O, 4-mile heats. ; deceased was playing upon the off-side of the road,
Sir T. M. Stanley's b. g. Viper, 5 yrs old ' 1 1 ' when the off-wheel went over its head and body.—
Mr. T. C Brown's b. h hV .. George, 4 yrs old 2 2
. f The prisoner was in the cart, sitting at the bottom.
S to 1 on 111‘George—wou very easy.
11. Elston, a surgeon, opened the body, and had
SEPTF:NIIIER 6.
:
A Maiden Plate of .C. 50, given by the Members of the Borough, DO doubt but the death was occasioned by external
2-mile heats. I violence on the head.—Guilty of Manslaughter.
M-. Whitmore's b. c. Glass Blower, :S yrs old - 1I 1 R. Lc her was indicted for kitting and slaying
2
Id Stamford's b. c. Stilton, 3 yrs old - - '2
4 21. Betty Gaskill, while carelessly driving his cart ; but
Sir S. R. Glynn's Is. c. Parmesan, :3 yrs old -
Duke of Rutland's Ned, 4 yrs old - - sdr 1 Mary Holland, who saw the circumstance, refusing
A Gold Cup of 100 gs. value, by Subscribers of 10gs. each, togs. ! to appear, although she hid been regularly subpcea-
added by the Stewards. One 4-mile heat. , ned, the prisoner was acquitted.
Mr. Rawlinsott's Grimaldi' aged - - ! ! Susannah Bradky was found Guilty of uttering
air. Kellermantt's L'Huile de Venus, .1-yrs old -
• counterfeit sawn—Death.
Mr. Canri:T. named b. f. Snowdrop, by Highland Fling
G 3 itualdi the faveurite.—Several others started.

Smooth seems my rugged journey to the tomb
When heav'nly music charms me; it has power,
When o'er my soul the storms of sorroW low'r,
Te;;Ot-a noon-day radiance thro' the gloom.
But most the plaintive sooths me. Sprightly airs,
'f hat fire the festive dancer, chear not me;
To one, inured to life's oppressive cares,
111 suits the mirthful melody of glee.
Oh, give me nicking measures ! such as flow
From hosts angelic, when the spirit flies,
Emancipate, from this dull scene of woe,
Back to its native region in the skies;
Where, round the threme adoring myriads throng,
And strike their golden harps—and tune their choral song t.

SPORTING IN7ELLICENCE.

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SCOTCH CIRCUIT tzsrrnum:Ncr.

.TEDEURCII, SEPT. 3.—The Circuit Court of Justi-!
ciary was opened here on the Ist inst. by the Right
Hon. Lord ATIMADALI, when the following persons
were brooght before him for trial, viz.
Charles &mart Merger, weaver or day-labourer in;
the parish of Traquair, accused of committing a rape,
on the person of Isobel Nicol, a young girl of ten
years and six months old, .or of an assault, with in-
tent to commit a rape upon her.
Andrew Wither:tone, formerly a herd, and lately a
sawyer, from Berwickshire, accused of stealing two
sheep, belonging to John Logan, Esq. of New
Edrom, and seven sheep from John Fulton, tenant of
Bessborough Mains, in the parish of Eccles ; and
one sheep, the property of Richard Allan, Mr• Ful-
ton's herd.

Joh', Smith, late cattle-driver from Peebles-shire,
accused of stealing a variety of articles of wearing
apparel, belonging to ":fary Borthwick, residing at
Birks, in the parish of Yarrow ; and also of stealing
two webs, the property of James Bryden, shepherd at
Cardrona, and countrof Peebles.
And Peter Calm, tenant in Brown's-bank, in the
yarish of Biggar, and county of Lanark ' - and Adam
Cairn:, residing at Melton, in the parish of Manor,
and county of I"eebles, bath accused of stealing eleven
sheep from the fat ms of Hopehead and Alterston, in
the parish of Stobo,-and county of Peebles, the pro-
perty of Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope, Bart.
Charles Stewart Mercer was unanimously found
Guilty of the rape libelled, and received sentence of
Death, to take place at Jedburgh on Tuesday 10th of
October next.

Andrenu Illaikerstone was also unanimously found
Guilty, but recsmrnended to mercy, in consideration
of the weak and silly state of his mind. His Lord-
ship, however, also pronounced upon him the sen-
tence: of Beath, to take place the same time with
Mercer, observing that he had not the power of dis-
pensing with the high punishment which the law
affixes to such an atrocious crime, that power being,
vested in his Majesty.
John Sm:th was likewise found guilty, and was sen-
tenced to be transported beyond seas for severs years;
and Pen- and Won Cairns, after a trial of considerable
length, were acquitted, and dismissed from the bar,
the Jury haring found the libel not proved.
There being no other business, his Lordship pro-
ceeded to Dumfries on Monday.

Finr.—A fire broke out on Tuesday night in the 1
house of the Rev. Mr. Rolland, at Baker's Lodge,
between Uxbridge and Rickmantworth, occasioned I
by .a maid-servant setting fire to her clpaths. The
family were spending the evening at a friend's house,
and the servant was sitting up for them. Her shrieks
alarmed two men, who slept up stairs, but the room
had caught fire, and she was running down stairs ;•-•,-
it was with difficulty the men escaped. The poor
'roman was so dreadfully burnt that she died in less
than half an hour; and in less than an hour the house
was completely destroyed.