Star.
London, England, 1804-07-31 00:00:00

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CIiFI.SISFORD RACES.--ISecond Pay's PLat-
Sir C. Dutas Elrannr I i
hlr. GolZiN's Comer • -
•- 2 0
riYC t) t on Eleanor.
t AST DAY.
Mr. F.rec.i's I It:tn. by Waxy - - I t
Str. WO :an's: P). 3 yrs tld - - 2 1
Twn tot on the field ag.tin!l I.l6tat ; a fine race;
he u•lt T. nn •-ather eAfy ha heat, but that only by

one third of a knell.
SS%eCp:iatlCS sgs. King's Plate Weights.—Two Mile
-Heats.

Cant. Towers' jot Nam., t tit rllh. - - I t
Mr. Etadta's b. h. by Nailer tilt. t db. - s dr
'rvio to Joe Nailor; won eafy, and rode by
lie owners ; little or no betting.
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EDINBURGH

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Time-CO:1y the Hunter's Porte of 50 guineas, was
run fi r over tire Sands of Leith, and won by
mr. R Gllrk fon's hay Inure, Petalna
Mr. Caneuie% chef. !dd. Honeß Carlo -
Fs iday, the Ladies Purfe of go guineas was run
for over the fame entitle, and woo by
Lord Belhaven% Brandon t
Lord Montpelier; 'a Pipator - a dr.
Mr. Hill% Actei.le - 7 - 3
Thurfelay, a young lady at Leith was thrown out
of a gig upon the Sande. by the horfe taking fright
and running off. Providentially fhe was but little.
hurt.
Friday, after the race, Lord and Lady Entine.
Lords Morazoneetair, DALHOUSII, Sir Darla HUN-
TER BLAIR, Mr. and Mrs. DRUMMOND, and feveral
other Ladies went on board the ROYAL Colic',
Capt. CARMICH•I,L, and partook of a cold collation.
&sumo MATCH.--AbOIIL twenty minutes before
two o'clock (even boats flatted from Leith Pier. for
a fubfcriptinn prize boat given by the Duke of Bue-
CLiUGI4. the Eatl of DAL MTH, and Sir JANUS ST.
Ceara Fascist, Dart. and tome other Gentlemen,
to the filhing boats employed In the defence of the
coaft. They hitched north for the buoy ..n the
Cunnet Rock, and having cleared it. they tailed to
the fouth-eat, along the folith weft fide of In te
Keith, for the Heriot buoy, which lies a confiderabl:
defiance from the raft end of the Inch ; and the,
bore up for the harbour, which they reached a little
before four o'clock. Two of the boats contelled the
prize very keenly, and all of them (hewed c•mlider-
able nautical fkill and dexterity. the prize was
gained by the Good Intent, of Fifher-row, WILLIAM
Dias mailer, No. est. Tie fecond boar, entitled to
a prize of five guineas, belonged to Newhaven, and
although they failed upwards of twenty miles, was
little more than half a minute behind the &IL Se-
vere' boats accompanied them all the way, on board
one of which were the Duke of Bocci-Luc , the
Earls of DALICRITH and Home, Admiral VASHON,
and fevered other naval officers. The prize was
moored at the pier-head, and was a very beautiful
boat.—The finenefs of the day. and the novelty of the
fpeClacle, at•ratted a great concourfe of fpeelarors,
particularly on the pier, and allit on the new docks,
and ever y other point which could command a view
of the boats ; and it gives its much pleafure to add,
that no accident of any kind happened.
' On Saturday, a fine boy climbing on a fcaffold
crating in Leith Sands for the races, fell down, and
roue planks falling above him, fractured his fkull,
and he was killed on the fpot..

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Sunday fe'nnight at twelve o'clock, William Lee,l
of Hull, chimney-(weeper, GI off from ~he Gusty&
bottle At the end of Saville Row, to walk from thence
to Driffield and back, for a wager of ten guineas.
He reached Driffield about feven or eight minutes
pall four ; and after flopping a •few minutes there,
let out on his return, and arrived at Hull five mi-
nutes pafl eight on Monday morning, having gone
over the dillAnce of about 45 miles in eight hours
and five minutes, and apparently with great cafe.
The time allowed for performing it was nine hours.•

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PHINOMENA.—About five o'clock in the evening
of the 19th ult. the fun appeared at Paris, a. deep
purple ; the atmo!Phere was cloudy, and the thermo-
meter tiara! at 15k degrees. During the fpace of a
minute the needle was continually turning upon the
conipafs : its declination was t 8 degrees from north
to well in 45 feconds. Reafoning from precedents,
is is fuppcfed that at that intiant, Come volcanic
expl”flon took place fomewhere ; and, according to
M. Limos:is*, the fame phenomena WAS ncticed
' the earthquakes took place at Litton and Molina.
A curious and valuable coin was lately dug up
by a labourer in the neighbouthood of K elfo. in
Scotland. It is pate gold, and in the moil perfea
prefer vati n. On one fide is a moll beautiful head
crowned with laurel, encircled with the words,
" Nan : Cr .47 ." on the other a full lenpli figure,
holding in one hand an olive branch; and on the
fl.:.111 w reed figure in the attitude of hurling
tlorader. This tide is encircl,:d with Augullus Ger-

A few days ttc:) foe Cenllcrnen eanfeJ the fmall
mound near the lea chore to tl•.e eallwald of Leith, to
opened, s. Len, on sf-,;,zii‘,..; to a confultrable
A ctt i.ttiK.l by four flOnee,
e.oei e.I by a f lt was ..t fil).111
mca!tailig two feet by and cuntAined
the Load of man, f cof which woe in any t•der-
able Bate irrci-:rw.r.i.in, except the !Unit and teeth;
laiJ in • cohtr.ricsl dire,nion, and the
Isere s:otina r n (mile of the hones.
tir ~ ugh every fearch was
•.r th.lt Ill:ght Izad to 3 difenvery.
moon,: formouuted wick a
•11.1:,;ng :I,.tht Mane
. c_ ',rue been TtlltloVCd for the
notl,ing Farther is
y r, exiil reft•c.`ting it. It
n br r,•n't:u b9u.,19 01 come
concerned have
r• •r,nelteS With great aff-
•. !,:mate as to tint three an-
t ~oe fo lorill at in be ci•n•
• they arc of very rode
ornamet.ted. They
is down, aid were filled
r.cfd.tv ancrlor coffin was
.'ic fr•rme', hi.t e:•

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