Star.
London, England, 1828-12-19 00:00:00

•SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

. TATTERSALL'S.
- The. betilrg poterday was eat Jo the retreat., and conk, dto
a. select few of the principal favourites. The Coalmine colt ad-
vanced a little, and in the ler bets made seemed to have the choke
—l3 to 1 being taken. Canvas was at 15 to 1, VI ill o'.tb'- Wisp at
12 to 1, Prince Eugene and the Espagnolle colt at 16 to 1 each,
and Morris Dancer at 17 to 1. No others mentioned; nor was
any thiog dew on the Oaks. Voltaire is at 10 to 1 ; 1000 to 200
and 1100 to 200 were laid against him and Rowton together.
ANNUAL COURSING MEETING AT SANDY WELL.
The -
Mr. Herbert's Speed 1
llr. Yeardey's-Wiliiug 2
Mr. Baylis's &laity 1
Mr. Cook's Nelson . ..... 2
Mr. Smith's Lily ..
Mr. Beckett's Fly 2
Ni. Long's Spring - 1
Mr. Arkklt's w b 2
Hr. Herbert's Speed 1
Mr. Hutkton's Arrow ..... . 2
Mr. Bampford's Bell 1
Mr. Smith's Lily 2

'up. .
Mr. Hurlstnn's Arrow 3
Mr. Grey's Snap ...... ... .. .... 2
Mr. Turk's Sutton .. ..... .. 1
Mr. Latubert's Mac 2
Mr.-Bampford's Bell 1
Mr. Avery's Swiss 2
Mr. Butt's Brandy 1
Mr. Smith's Phantom 2
Mr. Baylis's Betsey ..... 1
Mr. Turk's Sutton 2
Mr. tong's Spring ... 1
Mr. Smith's Phantom 2

Send ywe:
Mr. Yearsley's Fly
Mr. Limbett's Smoker .........4
Mr. Suter Nettle, bei

Stakes.
Mr. Butt's Nettle
Mr. Beckett's Sprini
t Mr. Yearsley's Fly.

Hempen Stakes.
Mr. Cook's Brandy ..... Mr. Herbert's Spring ........1
Mr. Butt's Fly .......... 2 I Mr. Yearsky's Finder .......Q
Mr. Cook's Brandy beat Mr.• Herbert's Spring.
WEDNI.DAY.•••The Cup.
Mr. Herbert's Speed, brat Mr. Baylis% Betsey.
Mr. Bamptotd's 801,i:teat Mr. Long's Spring.
Mr. Herbett's Speed, beat Mr. Bampford's Bell,
And'wun the Cup in capital style.
The. Andersford Stakes were wou by Me. Butt's Brandy.

friday s partridge alighted in Trippet-lane, where It was caught
by deg. (tom whose mouth It was taken by a person passing.—
Acted Iris •

HOR SE S'l EA LING IN ESSEX.

Wednesday morning • Mr. A. the son of a dignitary
in the Chinch, was apprehended at the White Hart bill,
at Epping. The ciicunistances which led to his. being
secured are rather singular, and mani.est a specks or
foresight and intelligence un the part of the proprietor
which would do Credit even to the most experienced
officer of the Police. At an early, hour on that (Wed-
nesday) morning, Mr. A. arrived at the White Hart,
mounted on 11 higl.-blooded animal, with the possession
which his appearance by no Means correspoaded.—
Whjle in conversation with the landlord, he endeavoured
to conceal his gentlemanly manners, under the assumeJ
dialect of an ordinary hurse•skaler ; but so badly did
he sustain ti e character, and so glaring wrs his a.-
teapted.dibguise, that.the landlord suspected that all
was nor right, and put . some questions to him. The
oaring to these were hesitaiingund evasive—no diner
answer Could-he :received; and this strengthening ti
suspicion that had tte, a already aroused, and supposing
him te be an accomi,lished f, he detained
both him and the animal. In* shut, time alterwaids
a London police officer arrived at the inn, on his Imo
from the Horne Circuit, and a as•mbde acquainted with•
the circumstance; • • • • . .

Pievious to• t is, however, it be necessary to
mention 1.1:.at, in his accounting tor his properly. in:the
animal. ksaid thatfie:linct it, chopped" knottier fitr it;
in Smithfield Markit, and that hr could bring pool
that. such was• the tact, and that he had ob aincd it
honestly. • With this view he wrote a lutes to a pervort
iu Westminster, Which be gave to a coachman. • The
Eke:, bent apprised of this, took his seat up to: tiisitrr.
in the stage. which the coachman drove,
the found that, it-contained a c•inunu.,izoti.
t 6 s d4slirpB.(4prian. w tlr odious he hid lived, to pro '
cure flit. bite 4 pet mon, to swear; on his 'exinninstion, that
ht had„seen.liiio reeking, the eich..rege. , Tue letter, it
is nreJless to 14y, did not teat.. its destiisatic.ii; and when
fie learywsier Jay brought • before a .Magistiate, in the
XiA90.14.4.4101%, air.eicuipAtory witness was 4ent
Tire case uut having lot the p, arrived at maturity,
Welrovikat visit the namei of the several pa lies; but
thong/tribe animal bound. it the accused's possession has
ribt as'yet:bten on ned, :hese is little doult of his cri.
mitially.-, Waling aricher examination, he now re-
'mains at Baikiis G s I.
, • .. •

It. it said that the Ministers will be prepa•ed, on the
of the' Session, to . innounce to Parliament
considerable rettenchmeots in copious departments, and
it is anticipated as pos,i'e, that taxes to the amount of
a million .se ill be redoc, d. Among the
.su! jests for
retrenchment, the Militia Staff, and the Halt-pay of
die Atinrhave been mentioned. •
FLIGHT EiTtIAORDINARY.—One evening last week,
as the man'aho camel: tae Mail between Blaskbutn
and Bolton was going throngh Shorrock Fold, leading
his ',Arse to -the stable, lie was much surpii,ed to rekeive
a rider to his lt,-sina to in the person of a female, sho
jumped out of an upper chantbet window, sid-alighted
safe oft the ho•se's back. It afterwards, to ned out
thattshe: fair Mercury was the spouse. of.a person well
known for his lose of domestic discipline, and who it
seems was about to inflict corporal punishment upon his
afore-said rib for. some dereliction of duty, when she tan
up stairs, and seeing the postman passing by, thoUght
she could not do better than take her flight through the
window; and try ter fortune on horseback. w she
suceeededis Already related. and she was restored unhur t
to her liege lord, who. had forgone his anger in admi
.lation of her vaulting proie.i—Mandiester Mercury.
We learn, from- a source of undoubted authority, that
a cireunistance of the most painful description has
just Occurred in Turkey to two young Englishmen) of
noble family, whose name for obvious reasons we sup
press.. Brway. of frolic. it is supposed, they had most
imprudently. got* admission into a harem, a feat of
which -few Europeans can boast; but being quickly
discovesed, the featful option was off. red to them of
swallowing poison, or submitting to a horrible opera.
tion. One cho-e the former, and having swallowed the
coot tit it cup, instantly dropped down dead. The
other hatiing less nerve, took the other alternative, and
accordingly underwent the operation, after which he
was turned 'out; e Mussulmans having in addition

slit his nose, and cut off his ears. When the accounts
left Turley', be was lying in a most deplorable con-
dition, and his death was hourly expected.—Brighton
Gazelle. •

CORN-EXCHANOF., MARK-LANE,
There being no country buyers at market this morning, the
bleating Trade was excessively ,lull, and to effect sales lower prices
misat be submitted to—say 44. per quarter on Foreign as well as
English Wheat. Barley, owing to she magnitude of the supply,
was also very heavy—the best. Malting samples realising only 415.
per quarter. Oats were heavy sale, but not cheaper.
tproacancrus SINCE 1110110/11r•
Wheat English (qrs.) 3,050
Foreign
Irish, . ••••—• I Oats, English
• Foielgsk." HALO Irish
Barley, Ettglish 10,950 Foreign
Irish -- I Floor (asks)

SMITHFIELP MARKET, Dac. 19.
CATTLE AT 111ARUT.
Bosses 1,113 1 Sheep 'and Lambs 5,070 1 Pip 160 1 Calves 1111
Od to 4t &I Veal . .„ 4s 6.1 to 5s 6d
lissuaer '44 Ss Od 1 Work ; „5s Od 61 od
i• Hay per toad, £5l ss. to' le4 0.. Closet '+O Os. to On 0,6—
&taw ist es. to gel 141.