Star.
London, England, 1821-06-21 00:00:00

SPORTV.G IN7E4IGEKCE.

ASCOT ItEATII RACES, WEDNIISDAY, Junvyta.
The Etna was not present, and the Course wastut think
attended, in compat ison wish the first day. 7
1 he Duke of York's nate of £5O far all ages.
Mr. itatnsbottein'•s Shri-Athorn - -
Nlr Wyndh:-. b. C. by Wh.lebone -
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Two only w;:re placed, bat live started-6 to 4or the viii,
ner, which waa code by Buckle.
Tli 'Wingfield Etakes of rOgs. each.
The Duke of Grafton's ch. c. by Woeful - - It
Lop] I.owtler's Cuyp - - - - .t.
Air. D.ttbon's limsErucian • -
- - 3
Four started 6-6 to 4 on the winr.cs.
The Billi.lginar Stakes cf 100-0. catl.
Mr. Laney s Ibla beat Lord Verulam'i V:lrt::net, and No
others, easy-5 to 2on the whiner, Which filly was siscondle
the Oaks.

PARMA a FASIIIONL—The handsomest straw bonnets are aleo
which are the least ornamented. The fashionables hsa rift"'
derably curtailed the trimmings of crape bonnets. Elm is'be
no means so general as formerly ; while rose and lemon coleus
are universally worn. lu some bonnets,the ribbonn encircle thi
crown, and unitiog on the right side pass to the inside, end funk
a bow, or sometimes a flower is placed there as on the outside g
.she bonnet. Garden flowers, especially the hollyhml, aregreat
favourites than Lid-flowers. Somerimes the hollyhocks areas;
negated, being half rose ;.nil half lemon coloured..
CORONER'S 'Mat/EST.—AO Inquest was held yeti
terday before CHARLES JEMNIETT, Esq. at the Awl.
duke Charles, in Kennington, on the body rat Zama
Gabriel, a fine youth, aged fifteen years, who sax
unfortlusately 4;illed by a pistil n'ori ,,,,,,,_0g off ("isle it
was adjusting the flint with the muzzle poitr."..4 ts.
wards his body), when the contents lodged in big
body. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. 1104
A respectable chronometer-maker, that the youA via%
articled to him, and early on Tuesday morning he
was awoke by the boy knock at his chamber doe;
and exclaiming, " I am shot? I have shot myself?
On opening the door, the deceased fell into his arms,
and while breathing a few short prayers, expired.
I The pistol was afterwards found in the shop, 24
bore evident marks of having been rcceptly crib.
charged.—Verdict " Aceideatal D.mtit:
1 Saturday se'nnight, the Upper Ward of Lanarkshim
. was visited by the severest thunder storm that isms
membered by the oldest inhabitant of that piece, sc
companied with a heavy fall .01- hail. Nlr.Wszi.Co.
michael, of Cireenshield-House, near Carnwatlt, ail
struck to the ground, and lay senseless for someei.
nutes. At the same instant, a horse in a cart, abut r,
150 yards distant, was also knocked down, and ten
men near it were forced into a stooping position; tie ,
girls, at a considerable distance, also sensibly kit 61
shock, but fortunately none of them all are matt-
..
rially bust. The hail fell in several places to the
depth of four inches.
ILLUMINATION IIIOTS.—Is! a Precept issued byes
Sheiiff of Essex, directed to the Head Constable
the Half Hutsdred of Becontree, within the said
County, dated the 2d of June, 1821, the sum d
4357 ss. lid is ordered to be paid by the said Half
Hundred of Becontree,. to defray the clmages and
costs awarded to certain individuals, who, by actions :
of law, sought recompence for the injury they sus-
tamed, in consequence of riot in the mends of N►
vember last ; and the said sum of £357 ss. 1.41 A
assessed on the several Parishes within the said 'Hat
Hundred of Becoatree, in the following proport
namely, on
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West Ilam - £125 19 l& Leyton - - - £24 12
Barking - - - 54 9 9 Wanstead - - 15 4 0
Walthamstow - II 19 2} Little Ilford - 4 7a;
Dagenham - 27 16 li
East Hans - - 27 6 0 I
Woodford - - 25 10 1i 1
The actual damages were under £3O; the remaining
sum being the taxed costs in the suits at law. Tlik
assessment can only be considered in the disgrace's(
light of a penalty for riot on the above parishes; fur
the loss does nut ultimately fall on those whose wit
down are broken, or property destroyed, the law having
provided that in all such cases,where the parties offend
ing cannot be discovered and brought to justice, the'
damages shall be made good by the adjoining parishes
FATAL ItEM:LT OF A CRIMINAL CoNNETION.—A man of th
name of Nicholls, aged about 56, residing in Butter-lane, Greae
gardens, Bristol, h. wing become jealous of his wife, separate!
from her about a month ago ; and on Wednesday se'nnight, is
an evil moment, he %%sus tempted to introduce another fenole,s
married woman, named Sonia Sly, as a substitute for Ins wits
The frail fine one was taken to his bed-room ; but the guiltypat
did nut conduct themselves with so much circumspection aide
name of one of them might seem to imply, for a female toad,
suspecting some foul play, laid her ear to the partition which de
vided the apartments, and having received " conhnnation strong
of what was passing within, went for the wife of Nicholls, who
quickly repaired to the scene of action, burst open the door,tol
discovered her faithless spouse in a situation which it is mud
more easy to imagine than describe. A wane ensued henna
Nicholls and his wife, and in the meantime Mrs. by!, fled fro
the house, leaving her cloak and shoes behind her. Conscience
'true,. and terrified, she ran between two and three halal
yards to her own dwelling in Pile-street, where she had left be
husband confined to his bed; and on entering the door she fel
down, and expired in a few minutes afterwards. A Cormel
Inquest sat on the body, and returned a verdict of Apii!fly. I
mob of boys collected around Nicholls's house on Thar*
evening, andofter amusing themselves fur some time with bee
In pieces of tin, old kettles, Ste. they proceeded to acts of IA
lence, breaking the window shutter, and forcing the door odds
hinges. Nicholls, apprelmnsiye diet his life was in danger, I
out through an adjoining tenement, but he w:s discoverel al
pursued by the mob nearly as fir az the Iran-bridge on the Ihd
road, and back again, to the large drug manufactory, at Masi
of Pile-street, where he took shelter. Ile was severely sewn
and a person who attemptel to rescue him was shaniefolly A
treated by the mob
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DIRT /IS.
Saturday, the wife of Mr. Gritlith, of Little Drarf,....
Strand, was delivered of two fine h ws. the week rue"!
his son's wife was likewise delivered of two boys, all likelyser
well, each having three within the year, being an imarase
dM
in the family within that short period.

MARRIED.
Monday, at Mary-It-bonne Church, Lieutenant-C.ol"i 1064.._
to Caroline Jane, third daughter of the late Dyut Buckigiltr
of Hampton Court.
At York, Upper Cann(la, Captain Win. Bourcbie,
Emma, second daughter of J. M. Jackson,

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