Star.
London, England, 1821-06-20 00:00:00

ARCHERY.

The Staffordshire Bowmen held their first Target day on the
24th oh. at Sandon, near Stafford, which was well attended by
the Gentlemen of the Society.
BULL-BAITING.
Monday se'nnight, at RumweU, near Taunton, a Bull was
taken to the stake and bound, but it appears not securely enough
for the intentions of his persecutors, for, after son: e time, be
broke loose, and gored and tossed some of the by-stand rs in so
serious a way, that they will have reason to recollect a hull-bait
for the rest of their lives. Not satisfied, the followers of this
sport afterwards succeeded in leading the poor animal to the scene
of his torture two or three times in succetsion, whence, on each
occasion, be escaped, causing considerable mhchief to eight or
nine individuals, and to one young man in particular, a recruit,
who had his leg most severely broken and splintered.

EDINBURGH, JUNE 15.

David Haawart, on whom sentence of death was
pronounced on Monday last, for the murder of the
Dumfries under jailor, is said to be about 19 years
of age. In his declarations before the Magistrates, by
whom his preliminary examination was taken, he de-
scAbed himself to be a native of Edinburgh, and said
that he could not write; but refused to answer any
other questions that should be put to him. In the
coach by which he was conveyed from Dumfries to
this city, he was more communicative. At first be
broke silence, by endeavouring to insinuate himself
into the better graces of a Lady, who indicated an
uneasiness at having the prisoner for her fellow-tra-
veller. He positively disclaimed ever having had any
intention to murder the turnkey ; and represented
his only object to have been to effect his escape. The
mild and somewhat polished manners of the youth-
ful culprit were calculated to engage attention ; and,
finding his conversation without restraint, he pro-
ceeded to disclose the intuitive spring by which his
conduct had been actuated from infancy. The study
and practice of legerdemain, and the performance of
surprising feats, he declared to be his ruling passion,
which seemed to have received its momentum by the
imitative faculty; he having, when very young, been
an ardent admirer of the celebrated He inand Boaz.
To demonstrate by examples his proficiency in the
occult science, he inquired of the Lady what had be-
come of a beautiful ring which he observed upon her
finger when she first entered the coach ? Having thus
called the lady's attention to the loss of her trinket, at
which she manifested much.concern, he next deprived
her of the sympathy of a very polite Gentleman in
the coach, whom he reminded of a certain quantity
of silver which he had lately received in exchange for
a bank-note, and then gave him to understand that
the silver was no longer in his possession, which the
Gentleman, on examining his pockets, found to be pre-
cisely the case. Of course, neither the Lady nor Gentle-
man could now feel perfectly satisfied with this tact
of ingenuity, until their property was restored ; and,
to dispel their alarm, the hapless trickster informed
the Gentleman in which of his (Haggart's) pockets
he would find the money and the Lady's ring, himself
not being able to reach them, owing to his arms being
so closely pinioned ! It was his dexterity in perferm-
ing wonders like these, and the applause he hoped to
gain by them, which, he said, pointed out to him the
course of life he had followed; it was therelot e, he
added, perfectly natural that he should apply his
mind to surmounting the restraints of a prison.

A few cart loads of new hay were brought yester•
day to the Haymarket for sale, and notwithstanding
the late rains, appeared in good condition.

The Report of the Agricultural Committee, for
which a large portion of the Public are looking for-
ward with so much anxiety, has not yet come from
the Press; but we learn, from good authority, that
the recommendations are by no means tavourable to
Land-owuers, though advantageous to the Pu'llic at
large, being decisively in favour of a free Corn Trade.
Coke RUMAIKIN MARI-LANZ' 20.—We have a COML.
derahlr quantity of Wheat at Market, for which there was no
demand this morning even for the finest smtples, and co-se-
quently prices may be considered nominally as on ..inaday,—
Fine Barley is rather more inquired after, and prime samples
are Is. per quarter dearer' but the demand Is very limited. The
Oat trade w.s exceedingly heary. at an abatement of 6d. per
quart:. fa. Braun and Peat nu alteration.